The Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair attracted students from across the Quinte Region, with more than 80 participants showing off their projects and competing for a chance to showcase their work at the upcoming national level competition later this year.
Students present their work, showing off what they’d discovered to both spectators and a panel of judges. Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News
The fair took place over Saturday, held at Centennial Secondary School. Parents, educators, and other spectators wandered the exhibition hall and took in the projects the younger generation were working on.
One of the project displays, showing the method of a student’s experiment, and its results. Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News.
A panel of judges evaluated the projects which covered a wide range of scientific disciplines. Judges made their decisions based on creativity, scientific thought, and the clarity of communication.
Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News.
After the showing, attendees gathered in the school’s auditorium for the awards presentation, with the most outstanding projects earning special recognition for the students that worked on them. Many of the students were recognized for their effort, with judges picking a top project in three age categories.
In the junior division, the top prize went to Charlotte Guan and her project titled “Blue Tide: A Blue-Green Algae Eliminator.” For the intermediate division, the winner was Eloise Adair Rooney with her project “Can Quantum Computing Help Cure Genetic Disorders?” In the senior group, Hassan Khan with “SynerGNN: AI-Driven Prediction of Antibiotic Synergy Against Klebsiella Pneumoniae” took the top spot.
Five projects earned an all expenses paid trip to the national level science fair, which takes place in Fredericton in May.
Those winners include senior group top award winner Hassan Khan and intermediate winner Eloise Adair Rooney. They were joined by Isabella Guan with her project “VacuShield: A Revolutionary Device To Evacuate Surgical Fumes,” Eli Poyner’s “Helping Hands,” and Catriona Currie with “Beneath Stoco.” A wide range of smaller awards were also presented to students, recognizing their efforts in specific scientific fields.
