April 22, 2009
DSBN Students to Compete in Canada Wide Science Fair
Two student scientists from the District School Board of Niagara will head west this May to compete in the Canada Wide Science Fair in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Students Bindu Kovvuru and Supritha Nilam earned their tickets to Winnipeg by winning Canada Wide Science Fair Awards at the Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at Brock University in late March.
For her project entitled “Phytoremediation: Using geraniums as hyper accumulators in phytoextracting lead from our environment”, Bindu took home a number of awards, including a Brock University Entrance Scholarship, the Gallea Environmental Award, the Brock Biology Award, the Brock Chemistry Award and the University of Guelph Plant Science Award.
Supritha’s project “Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics – Part 2: From Lab to Land”, is a follow-up to her 2008 project, which also earned her the right to compete at the Canada Wide Science Fair. In addition to winning the Canada Wide Science Fair Award, Supritha earned a Brock University Entrance Scholarship, the Ontario Agricultural College Award and the Ontario Horticulture Society Award.
Sir Winston Churchill was named as the school with the most outstanding representation in the secondary category.
DSBN Science and Environmental Consultant Sean Hanna says students’ participation in these events allows them to “demonstrate their keen interest and innovative approach to questions of science. These students all have very bright futures ahead of them.”
The Canada-Wide Science Fair is the country’s largest extra-curricular youth science event. This year’s edition will showcase the talent and efforts of more than 500 students between Grades 7 to 12. Projects are judged in various categories, including life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, biotechnology, engineering, computer science and the recently added environmental innovation category.
The fair runs from May 9 to 17.
DSBN Award Winners at the 2009 Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Canada Wide Science Fair Award
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Supritha Nilam, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics
Brock University Entrance Scholarships
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Supritha Nilam, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics
Senior Division – Second Place
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Senior Division – Third Place
Supritha Nilam, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics
Senior Division – Honourable Mention
Emilia Ling, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Effects of a Daytime Nap on Campus
Vale Inco Award for Schools with Outstanding Representation
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Juvenile Division – Honourable Mention
Mackenzie Hunter, Anna Jones, Col. John Butler Public School, Are Compact Fluorescent Lights Safe?
Junior Division Winner – Enbridge Gas Award
Andrew McBurney, Princess Margaret Public School, Biodegradability
Junior Division – Third Place
Mackenzie Wiens, Col. John Butler Public School, Anthocyanin Extraction in Cherries and Grapes
Varsha Jayasankar, Power Glen Public School, Antioxidants – Do they Really help extend a fruit’s shelf life?
Junior Division – Honourable Mention
Valerie Dykstra, Jordan Public School, Measurement of airborne pollutants through wet disposition
Haydon Irving-Crabbe, Vineland Public School, Ant Quake
Canadian Militia Awards
Evan Verworn, Thorold Secondary School, Wireless Energy
United States Army Certificates
Emilia Ling, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Effects of a Daytime Nap on Campus
Even Verworn, Thorold Secondary School, Wireless Energy
Meridian Credit Union Award
Mackenzie Wiens, Col. John Butler Public School, Anthocyanin Extraxction in Cherries and Grapes
Brock University Psychology Department
Emilia Ling, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Effects of a Daytime Nap on Campus
Niagara Electrical Association – Robert Burke Memorial Award
Mackenzie Hunter, Anna Jones, Col. John Butler Public School, Are Compact Fluorescents Safe?
Ontario Agricultural College Award
Supritha Nilam, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics
The Dr. Doyle Award
Ustina Huh, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, The Role of Motivation in Performance on the Leger Shuttle Run
Ontario Horticulture Society Award
Supritha Nilam, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Anti-Oxidants and Plant Dynamics
Consulting Engineers of Ontario – Niagara Chapter Award
Even Verworn, Thorold Secondary School, Wireless Energy
Hydro One Networks Inc Award
Mackenzie Hunter, Anna Jones, Col. John Butler Public School, Are Compact Fluorescents Safe?
Gallea Environmental Award
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Brock Biology Award
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Brock Chemistry Award
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Vineland Reseach and Innovation Centre Award
Varsha Jayasankar, Power Glen Public School, Anti-Oxidants – Do they really help extend a fruit’s shelf life?
Carly Dunbar, West Park Secondary School, Death by Salt
University of Guelph Plant Science Award
Mackenzie Wiens, Col. John Butler Public School, Anthocyanin Extraxction in Cherries and Grapes
Bindu Kovvuru, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Phytoremediation
Niagara Peninsula Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Varsha Jayasankar, Power Glen Public School, Anti-Oxidants – Do they really help extend a fruit’s shelf life?
Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Award
Mackenzie Hunter, Anna Jones, Col. John Butler Public School, Are Compact Fluorescents Safe?
Valerie Dykstra, Jordan Public School, Measurement of airborne pollutants through wet disposition
Haydon Irving-Crabbe, Vineland Public School, Ant Quake
Catherine Gavaris, Col. John Butler Public School, Clean Dirt?