CWSF 2015 - Fredericton, New Brunswick Biochar Filtration of Phosphorous A process was developed to convert wood into fertilizer, by experimentally filtering and storing residual phosphorus from a contaminated water source. A key component of this process was the production substance from wood known as "biochar," through pyrolysis. It was experimentally determined that implementing a radial flow filter (containing biochar as media) would be a sustainable, cost-effective solution to preventing eutrophication. Ted is a 16 year old grade 10 Student at in Collingwood Ontario. This year Ted was elected Vice President of his student council, and is a member of a local concert band. Ted is an avid outdoors-man and enjoys fishing, hunting, and hiking whenever possible. Rugby is another passion, as Ted has been a 10 year member (longest serving member) of the Georgian Bay Titans Rugby Club. Ted has a drive to learn and discover new things, and when he can he spends his free time researching how things work or about historic events. Excellence Award - - Silver Medal Sponsor: $2 000 Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship Total $2 000
CWSF 2014 - Windsor, Ontario Phosphate Filtration of Potato Wash Water The development of a novel phosphorous filtration system was undertaken. The filter was tested using agricultural potato wash water, with the goal of reducing phosphorus levels. The purpose of this project was to capture and reuse phosphate from a concentrated point source flowing into the Great Lakes. This filter was most successful with five filter media elements removing 95% of phosphorus. Ted is an Honours student who won a Bronze Medal at CWSF 2013. He is also an avid fly fisherman & hunter who enjoys living on a rural property on the Niagara Escarpment in ski country in Ontario. His passion is for railways and he has taken many trips by train across Canada as well as Switzerland.Ted enjoyed visiting his sister this winter and skiing at Zermatt. Ted is also a member of Osler Bluff Ski Club. As a member of the Georgian Bay Titans Rugby Club for the past 8 yrs. he is looking forward to playing U16.Ted has also had a large organic vegetable garden on his farm, and ran a seasonal roadside business. Ted also enjoys acting in musical theatre. He has played "Jake the Peg" in a Summer Vaudeville Theatre Camp in Meaford and he has also played John Burke in Titanic, both in 2012. He continued acting with a variety of roles in 2013. He plays the Tenor and Baritone Saxophone in the Concert Band. This year Ted also taught himself to play the piano.ted looks forward to working with Greenland Consulting Engineers in Collingwood this summer. Ted plans to pursue Civil Engineering at University. Excellence Award - - Silver Medal $300 Sponsor: $2 000 Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship Total $2 300
CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge, Alberta Fishy Filters: Reducing Phosphorus Levels in Lakes & Rivers in Central Ontario Ted is an Honours student and an avid fly fisherman, who enjoys living on a rural property on the Niagara Escarpment in ski country in Ontario. As a member of the Georgian Bay Titans Rugby Club he has most recently been playing with the U14 Team as well as playing 7's with the U15 Team. His passion is for railways and he has taken many trips by train across Canada. In 2011-2012 Ted's class had Outdoor Education every Monday in all weather for a year. Ted has also had a large organic vegetable garden on his farm, and ran a seasonal roadside business for a few years selling vegetables. He also grew the largest giant pumpkin for 18/under at the Great Northern Exhibition in the fall of 2010. He has helped at a nearby "Sugar Shack" making Maple Syrup in the spring. Ted also enjoys acting in musical theatre. He has played "Jake the Peg" in a Summer Vaudeville Theatre Camp in Meaford and he has also played John Burke in Titanic, both in 2012. He plays the Tenor and Baritone Saxophone in the Concert Band and in a local Band Club. Ted plans to pursue Civil Engineering. Junior An experimental evaluation of aquarium filers to remove phosphorous from water was undertaken. The purpose was to determine if removing phosphorous from water with inexpensive, commonly available fish filters was possible. It was concluded after Simulated Dam and Urban testing, among other tests, that the highest performing filter removed up to 66.6% of phosphorous from polluted water with an activated carbon filter. Excellence Award - Junior - Bronze Medal $100 Sponsor: Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship Total $1 100
CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge, Alberta Samantha Stuart Project Unlike: A Novel Psychometric Screener to Quantify Facebook Overuse Samantha has a love of science, music, and the arts. She is a top academic, and an award-winning Grade 11 student at Collingwood's. This year she has taken on the task of organizing and editing her school's yearbook, is a member of the girl's volleyball team, and performed the title role in her school's production of Hello, Dolly! In the summers of 2011 and 2012 she performed with Singers Onstage, a youth operetta company in Washington DC with principal parts in both shows. She plays the flute, piccolo, and baritone saxophone. Samantha scored 100% on her Advanced Rudiments exam with the Royal Conservatory of Music, First Class Honours on her Grade 5 Voice, and is currently working towards her Grade 8 Flute. At the 2012 Canada-Wide-Science-Fair in PEI, she won a bronze medal for her project on measuring behavioural motivation on social-networking websites. This is her fifth science fair project. She was inspired to study Facebook Overuse at the CWSF last year when a PhD candidate, so dependent on Facebook he couldn't complete his thesis, approached her booth and asked for her help. Samantha plans to pursue Materials Science Engineering at the University of Toronto, or McGill. Information Senior A novel psychometric screener (designed to quantify Facebook Overuse) was drafted, statistically validated, and built as a web application. The screener was based upon two psychometric scales: one of novel creation measuring the intensity of an individual's psychogenic needs on Facebook, the other measuring their level of usage. This screener has applications in clinical psychology, behavioural-addictions, and could expand to assist the diagnoses of social-disorders. The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award - Senior The Manning Innovation Achievement Award $500 Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Foundation Statistical Society of Canada Award Sponsor: Statistical Society of Canada Excellence Award - Senior - Gold Medal $700 Sponsor: Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship $5 000 Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award Senior Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship $5 000 Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Manitoba University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship Senior Gold Medallist - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Ottawa Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship Total $25 200
CWSF 2012 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Sam Stuart The Twitter VS Facebook 2012 Health The Twitter VS Facebook 2012 is an online, survey-based psychology study. In Part A, the human needs that non-consciously motivate people to use Twitter and Facebook were scientifically determined. Part B of the study?derived from a second dataset and new hypothesis? was dedicated to the development of a viable Social-Networking Hierarchy of Needs, and a Predictive Social-Networking Behavioural Model. The study was conclusive. Samantha has a love of science and music. She is a top academic, and an award winning student in Grade 10 at Collingwood's Pretty River Academy. In 2011, at her regional Science Fair, she won a gold medal and Best of Fair in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Samantha is also a part-time, Blogger and was invited to Montreal in 2011 as media to report on Canada's second National Reading Summit. Samantha has worked for a Veterinary Service and interned with a Website Design and Interactive Communications Agency. It is the combination of her love of Science, and her understanding of Social Media that inspired her 2012 Science Fair Project. She recently toured China as a part of Grade 11 World Politics Credit. In summer 2011 Samantha was the only Canadian to be accepted to the Singers Onstage Youth Operetta programme in Washington D.C. Samantha plays the flute, piccolo and baritone saxophone. She has performed in multiple community events and is working on Grade 8 flute and Grade 5 Voice with The Royal Ontario Conservatory of Music. Samantha plans to pursue Material Science Engineering, with a graduate degree, following three generations of engineers on both sides of her family. Excellence Award - - Bronze Medal $300 Sponsor: Nuclear Waste Management Organization Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship Total $1 300