52nd Annual

April 6th and 7th, 2013Hosted at the Ford Center for Excellence in Manufacturing at St­Clair College

The Windsor Regional Science, Technology and EngineeringFair is affiliated with Youth Science Canada, the umbrellaorganization for more than 100 regional fairs from across thecountry. Our top participants will compete at the Canada WideScience Fair in Lethbridge, Alberta, this May.

We would like to thank our sponsors for their generosity that allows us to host a science fair each year. With their continued support, we look forward to putting on a fair for many hears to come.

Abraham's JewelryAl-Hijra AcademyAmico Infrastructure Inc.An-Noor Islamic Private SchoolAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning EngineersAvinus Web ServicesCanada South Science and Discovery CentreConseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-OuestD. C. McKloskey Engineering LtdDillon Consulting LtdDr. Mohamed MoussaEnWin UtilitiesEssex Kent Chapter of Consulting Engineers OntarioEssex Region Conservation AuthorityFacca IncorporatedGolder Associates LtdGreater Essex County District School BoardGreater Windsor Horticultural SocietyHaddad, Morgan and AssociatesIntrepid General LimitedIsaac Technologies CorporationMad ScienceN. J. Peralta Engineering LtdOntario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and TechnologistsOntario English Catholic Teachers' Association - ElementaryR. Lucente EngineeringRenu KitchenSt-Clair CollegeStantec Consulting Ltd.University of Windsor - Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Windsor - Faculty of EducationUniversity of Windsor - Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Windsor - Faculty of NursingUniversity of Windsor - Faculty of ScienceUniversity of Windsor - Office of Research ServicesWE-tech AllianceWindsor Essex Chapter of Professional Engineers OntarioWindsor Islamic Association

Media SponsorsAM800 - Radio Canada, La première chaîne, AM1550, 105,5 FM - CBC Windsor, 97.5 FM

Food Sponsors - Chochi's Pizzeria - Essex

Special AcknowledgmentsÉcole secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and the United Way

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WRSTEF 2013 ParticipantsComputer science and math

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Jan Dohring iAdd

Ella Hooper Time Is Money

Gurvir Chana iOS App: iStudyTime

Senior (Gr 11-12)

James Monminie Mage

Earth Science

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Aidan Sirbu Cloud in a bottle

Tailai Wang & Stefan Price-Aguirre Salinity to Sanitation

Mohammed Mustavi Mini Greenhouse

Natasha Gombai & Avery Campbell Quelle eau peut faire un plant pousser le plus?

Nigora Abdulnazar & Maria Meer Tornados

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Ben Dupuis Global Warming

Rikin Katyal From Trash to C.U.R.E.

Senior (Gr 11-12)

Christelle Ntetani & Carmen Salloum CO2 dans l'air

Energy

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Januda Walgama Solar Dryer

Mackenzie Beltran & Keira McManus L'energie de la pluie

Joshua Mathews Electrical Energy from Mechanical Sources

Shayma Elalem heated ride

Anish Aggarwal Bacteria Power

Ali Mollahassani Lux & Voltage

Katie Kerekes Le biogaz

John Thibert Hydro electricity

Catherine Andary Mefiez-vous des charges fantomes!C'est l'energie qu'on conso

Hadi Seblani & Chadi Seblani How Do We Get Energy From the Sun?

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Reece Levac & Andrew Bézaire Hydro vs Aero

Courtney Gregorian Archimedes Screw

Maya Beydoun & Firas Atris Magnetic Accelerator

Ty Boucher Meilleurs scources renouvelablesMeilleur planète

Danh Phan Spin with the Wind: Designing the Ideal Residential Wind Tur

Jeremy Mathews & Yfan Zheng Converting Thermal Energy into Mechanical Energy

Intermediate (Gr 9-10)

Yussef Ourchane Light Energy

Amy Zuccato Silencing The Band

Steven Liu & Sukhraj Sanghera The Circle of Energy

Matthew Nelson & Domenic Thachuk Road Side Breeze

Senior (Gr 11-12)

Meagan Fabel Fun in the Sun! Increasing the Efficiency of Gratzel Cells -

Engineering

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Ameen Nazzali Led Lights

Adam Gaisinsky Bridges

Brent Charron Solar Furnace - Let's Store Our Free and Friendly Heat

Omar Mustafa & Brett Paquette 9 volt Battery vs ECO Battery

AnamTa Masoodi & Jessica Yu Triangles VS Squares

Khloe Rowse How much weight can egg shells hold

Bilal Ahmed Spud Power

Lisa Korolyov The Automatic Shoe

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Nadin Moussa SSSH..It's Too Loud

Mariam Ismail Greenest of the Green Insulation

Amena Shamisa iSolar

WRSTEF 2013 ParticipantsKiran Menon & Satya Bhandari The Power of Fuel Cells

Syed Moeed The Cheaper Fuel Cell?

Nasreen Sussi Turbine Tournament

Candace Brooks-Da Silva Non-Newtonian Propulsion: A Novel Method Using Frequency

Abhi Gupta A Mechanical Sunflower that Turns With The Sun

Ladan Hassan Modifying the Wind Turbine

Idrees Syed Robo Arm

Sarah Sawan & Reem Sawam No Name

Garett Fabel Stay in the game maintain your brain part 2

Haiqa Arain Hydrogen The Fuel Of The Future

Suvo Das Shake with the Quake

Prushoth Vivekanantha Maglevs - The Transportation of the Next Generation

Sarah Odeh E-Wheel

Intermediate (Gr 9-10)

Collin Barker Whales to Wind: Increasing Turbine Power Generation

Alexander Deans iAid 4 Eyes

Sean Cerkauskas Portable Electric Generator

Senior (Gr 11-12)

Brynn Charron Wind Amplification - Using Jet Engine Technology

Environmental

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Zeina Salem Green Science Recycling Water

Sarah Beyan Acid Rain

Erika Boismier & Erica Boismier Une éruption d'un volcan classique

Sarah Hussain GLOBAL WARMING AND CO2

Benjamin Steinwender What makes the best erosion stopper

Abdullah Mohieddin Improvment for natural home lighting

Sarah Bou Harb Effet de serre

Mohamed Elbreki How Can A Magnetic Field Affect The Germanation Process?

Marcus Deans Eco-Wastewater Vac

Brett Parent What Can Trees Tell Us?

Zoe Driedger Building Beaches

Areeba Fatima Global Warming

Yousef Emara Water Conservation Using Hydrogel Polymers

Nida Almas CoolinG with ColourS

Mohammad Bari Charge Up Under Sun Bath

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Adam Cupryniak Water Filtration

Claire Murphy & Matthew Bolton Énergie renouvelable économie + quantité d’électricité + en

Jade Green Don't Waste your Waste

Sheilina John L'eau pour les plantes

George Papp Let It Burn

Zahra Elahi & Noor Abdallah Which Blade?

Alyssa Brunone & Mariah Fuchs Sunbathing

Asma Bari Salt, Salt, Go Away

Mubashar Khan & Safioddin Treki We're Surrounded by Pollution

Malak Hammoud HOT SPOT

Carly Jacobs Runoff Reduction: for Commercial and Residential use

Matthew Graham & Shahriyar Rahman Carbon Capture and Storage

Deji Opeola which furnace filter strains air particles best

Sara Ghannam Plastic Goes Green

Meera Feerasta Trash to Treasure

Catherine Pham Let's Clean Up An Oil Spill

Yazeed Alomari Hydro Electro

Brandon M is your house warm?

Jackie Flammia & Josie LoMascolo Solar Powered Desalination

Arpana Balachandar Urban Stormwater Management- Green Initiatives

Sadia Almas Greening Your Car

Intermediate (Gr 9-10)

Dalal Nohra & Andrea Abraham A Nutty Situation

Luke Meloche Projecting vegetaion in a changed climate

Marah Damdoum Before it falls

WRSTEF 2013 ParticipantsMelanie Asselin & Kalista Pouget Suds & Buds

Health

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Taqwa khalaff terminator taqwa

Hamzah Riaz caffeine and blood pressure

Colin Jeun Who Ya Gonna Call? Germbusters

Bianca Nygaard Are Your Hands Dry?

Cameron Chevalier & Rory Osborne L'eau en bouteille: l'argent gaspillé?

Maryum Ajaz Tooth Alert

Lana Alomar Magnificent Breakfast Cereal

Sarah Reid & Brynn Bondy Où se trouvent le plus de bactéries dans l'école?

Rebecca Parker Coke vs. Fluoride: Taint ova till It's over

Madison Dilkens Quelle breuvage pourrit tes dents le plus effectivement

Nathan Levy Attack of the Chili Peppers

Elias Said & Jack Bordignon Quelles type pain moisi le plus vite ?

Brendan Eccles & Jonathan Beens What Whitening Toothpaste Works Best on Stains?

Megan Briese Fat Attack

Syed Safwaan Spoiled By Oil

Maysa Tarabain It's healthy...isn't it?

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Aya Abu-libdeh & Jenny Le Food For Health

Nada Alhaddad Taste Buds

Eman Dannawey & Julia Kaf-alghazal The Osmotic Aftermath

Mohammad Khan Right Dominance or Left

Megan Jorritsma & Matthew Veselinovic Les Bactéries? Partout!

Emily Gahima Plein de sucre

Meer Feerasta Consumers Digest

Fina Pirrone & Simone Gignac La pourriture de la nourriture

Mackenzie Beach can the presence of a dog reduce test anxiety with grade 2 s

Maria Jose Exercise: To Control Diabetes

Ginger Bridgewater Pepé Spray

Luca Milani Ambidexterity

Michaela DiFranco La Guerre des dentifrices

Ardit Berberi & Jacob Abiad Aspartame - Friend or Foe

Christian Gualtieri Effects of Soda Pop Tooth Decay

Hadia Alvi Nose Tasters

Ashley Van Rijt Passer le beurre s'il vous plaît

Lauren Miles & Elyse Morassutti Les hamburgers, bons ou non?

Natalie Michie Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir!

Brooke Gaudry Mmm hamburger et frites!

Yolande Haffar & Natalie Pallisco Oh la la! L'influenza

Ceana Ussoletti Pensez avant de manger

Jihad Murra how hard was i hit ?

Pravallika Baka Electronic pollution

Sophia Fallea & Olivia Morassutti Ahhh! Les chaussettes de compression

Mariam Fakhuri the truth is in the tooth

Yeganeh Rasouli DNA Extraction

Shannon McNeil How Warped Words Effects the Stroop Effect

Austin Teshuba How does talking and Texting Affect Reaction Time

Intermediate (Gr 9-10)

Gerrid La Sala Improving a Dialyzer

Mackenzie Bially How Music Beats Affect Heart Beats

Alexandra Robinson Moving to the Beat of Your Heart

Life Sciences

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Kurtis Lachance Does age and gender affect reaction times?

Talia El-Halabi bust the rust

Melanie Drescher The Radish Trials

Audrey O'Connor & Vicky Kis Quelle substance aide a empecher la glace de fondre?

Danielle Robinet Earth Worm Stimulus Respose

Moeen El-sharif Multitasking : Mental Boost or Brain Drain?

Katie Zsargo & Trista Gombai Quel types de maïs soufflée éclatent le mieux?

WRSTEF 2013 ParticipantsAya Wahid Smoking and how it effects your sense of smell

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Madhumitha Yadiki Artificial Photosynthesis

Haley Charbonneau Les odeurs, snif snif!

Amelia Ng Organic v.s. Inorganic

Delaney MacDougall Les Bacteries en folie/Bacteria Hysteria

Steven Nesbitt My Heart Skips A Beat

Scott Grewe Lights, Plants, Growth

Shaheer Ajaz Best Aquarium Environment

Ethan Stewart taking iron out of cereal

Rania Iskhiria The Growth of Rock Candy Crystals

Nour Al-safadi Dead Bugs

Jawad Saad Is It Reliable or Not?

Intermediate (Gr 9-10)

Siera Simoni Growing Media

madison jeffery & Gabrielle Policella Ready Set Grow!

Graham Venney & Nicole Chapple Effects of Coloured Light on the Growth of Plants

Physical and chemical sciences

Novice (Gr 4-6)

Mahmoud Al-Sahli Blobs in a Bottle

Laura Flores How would you Insulate a Basement? Capacity of insulation t

Mazen Damdoum Go Bananas

Daniel Yun Electric Flow

Nicholas Papp The Distillinator

Nigel Barker Hydraulics Pneumatics: Putting the Squeeze on Fluids

Cole Matlock Brain Shock

Deyaa Almasri Edible Batteries

Heather Reid & Ally Trenholm Quelle absorbe le plus de chaleur?

Nicholas Saad & Edward Aboukassm Le mais souffle

Chloe Bertelli & Juan Fontecha comment faire des cristeaux

Noah Sulaiman Stretchy Elastics

Julian Niessen Where did the Vitamin C go?

Erika Hnidei & Sarah Bott Est ce que l'oeuf flot dans l'eau sallé?

Ilyaas Osman affects of video games

Mohammad Sohail The Conducting Water

Junior (Gr 7-8)

Allison Boismier & Aleksandra Draca Dioxyde de carbon: visible ou non?

Ricardo Muniz-Rodriguez & Peter Vu High Pressure Low Pressure

Cynthia Gu & Dani Lee Water Electrolylsis Efficiency

Anthony Tortola Material Testing

Arianna Valente Liquid Density

Niya Vanganur desalination+electricity?

Tasnia Nabil Temperature and Atmospheric Effects on the Performance of So

Jesse Bang Slippery Sticky

Sponsored Awards for WRSTEF 2013 Al-Hijra School Academy Environmental Sciences Award A medallion and $50 cash prize will be awarded to the best Novice, Junior and Intermediate projects, and $100 to the best Senior project that demonstrate excellence in environmental conservation, preservation or regeneration. Special consideration will be given to projects relating to natural bodies of water or water systems. Sponsored by Al-Hijra Academy. An–Noor School Health Sciences Award A $100.00 prize and a gold medal are sponsored by An-Noor Private School and presented to the top projects in the novice, junior, intermediate, and senior divisions. This award acknowledges projects with the outstanding scientific quality designed to highlight the dynamic aspects of health and the human body. Projects should be presented with motivation and be artistically displayed. The hope is that projects such as these will enhance the quality of life for all humanity. Sponsored by An-Noor Private School. Avinus Web Services Technology Award A $50 gift card is presented to the best deserving project that shows innovative use of computer science concepts. Sponsored by Avinus Web Services. Consulting Engineers Award The best overall project in engineering and technology will be awarded a plaque and $100 award. Partners must split the prize. Sponsored by the Essex-Kent Chapter of Consulting Engineers of Ontario. CSDECSO French Project Awards The top novice and junior French projects will each receive $100 award, with another $100 cheque going to the teacher advisor for the project. Partners must split the prize. Sponsored by the Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest. Energy Conservation Award Medals and a prize will be presented to the best Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior project related to conservation of energy. Sponsored by the Windsor Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, (ASHRAE) Engineering Award A plaque and $100 prize will be presented to the best Junior, Intermediate and Senior Project related to Engineering and/or applied science. Partners must split the prize. Sponsored by the Windsor-Essex Chapter of the Professional Engineers Ontario. EnWin Quality Presentation Award This award will be presented to students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 who have demonstrated excellent research skills via their oral presentations. Students will receive a certificate and a cash award. Sponsored by EnWin Utilities. Essex Chapter of Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists Award Deserving projects in engineering in the novice, junior, intermediate and senior divisions will receive a medal and a cash prize. Sponsored by OACETT.

Essex Region Conservation Authority Award Projects related to either the conservation of soil, wildlife, forests, or flood and erosion protection in all divisions will be considered. Eight framed certificates and a Family Conservation Season Pass will be presented to the winning projects. (1 or 2 students per project). Sponsored by Essex Region Conservation Authority. Golder Associates Award A certificate and $100 award will be presented to two engineering projects that best exemplify the following categories. One award will be for an “environmental” project (focused on improving the environment and providing benefits to human health in developing countries) with the other award being for a “geotechnical” project (focused on earth engineering and development). Partner projects will have to share the award. Sponsored by Golder Associates Ltd. Greater Essex County District School Board Prize This prize will contribute $2,000 towards the travel expenses and cost of sending one of the top science fair project winners from the Public School Board to the Canada Wide Science Fair this May. All categories will be considered. Sponsored by Greater Essex County District School Board. Greater Windsor Horticultural Award Medals and a gift certificate will be given to the students in the Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories showing excellence in the horticultural field of study. Sponsored by Greater Windsor Horticultural Society. Innovation Award An-Noor Private School will sponsor and present a $100.00 prize and a gold medal to the top Engineering projects in the novice, junior, intermediate, and senior divisions. This award acknowledges exceptional innovative projects applying principles of engineering and technology, expressed with resourceful enthusiasm. The hope is that projects such as these will enhance the quality of life for all humanity. Sponsored by An-Noor Private School. NSERC University of Windsor Promotion of Science Award This $1,000 bursary celebrates both science and engineering achievements. This money will be divided to recognize extraordinary achievements in the disciplines of life sciences, physical and mathematical sciences, and engineering. The prize money will be divided among the top female in engineering ($200), the top student in life science category ($200), top student in physical and mathematical sciences and engineering ($200). This prize will also contribute $200 towards the travel expenses and the cost of sending one of the top science fair projects winners to the Canada Wide Science Fair. An additional $200 will be given to the top performing high school for the purchase of scientific equipment. Sponsored by Dr. K.W. Michael Siu, VP of Research on behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Mad Science Award -- Why MY teacher is Great! All students (grades 4 to 6) at WRSTEF will receive a complimentary Mad science presentation while at the fair. In addition Mad Science will sponsor a draw for ten MAD Science T-shirts for those students that state “Why my Teacher is Great!” Sponsored by Mad Science. Powering the Future -- Electricity for the Next Generation This award will donate a $100 cash prize to the best Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Projects relating to conservation and production of electrical Energy. Sponsored by EnWin Utilities. Science City Membership Draw This award consists of a 1 year membership to Windsor’s Science Centre, Canada South Science City located at 930 Marion Ave. This membership also includes free entry to affiliated science centres in Ontario including the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Science North in Sudbury, and many others. Winners will be determined by draw with two memberships selected from students who enter a draw. Sponsored by Canada South Science City.

Science Rendez-Vous Showcase Award Three outstanding projects will be selected to be showcased at Science Rendez-vous on May 11th, 2013, at the University of Windsor. Sponsored by Science Rendez-Vous. Stantec Consulting Award Projects shall be related to application of engineering principles or research for improving the quality of our environment and/or infrastructure. A plaque and $100 prizes will be awarded to the best Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior projects. Sponsored by Stantec Consulting Ltd. Technology Award This project should be related to engineering technology, tool and mold making and/or applied sciences. A medal and $50 prize will be presented to the best projects in Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Categories. Sponsored by FACCA Incorporated. Top Participating Elementary School This award celebrates the involvement and encouragement provided by the teacher and school in supporting student participation and encouraging excellence in grades 4-6. The top five participating elementary schools will be entered in a draw to receive a Mad Science Presentation for their school. A minimum 250 student population applies for each school attending the Fair. The teacher contact will choose the date of the school presentation by contacting Mad Science, Windsor. Sponsored by WRSTEF. Top Three Participating Secondary Schools This award consists of electrophoresis kits and microscopes to be given to the top three participating secondary schools based on the number of medals received on a per capita basis. Sponsored by Isaac Technologies Corp. University of Windsor -- Department of Earth Sciences Prize The award consists of a $100 prize to acknowledge the best project related to Earth or environmental sciences in the intermediate and senior project categories. Partners must split prize. Sponsored by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. University of Windsor - Faculty of Education Excellence Award This $500 award bursary celebrates the involvement and encouragement provided by the teacher and school in supporting student participation and encouraging excellence in grades 3-6. It is given to the school that receives the most medals (bronze 1 pt, silver 5 pts, gold 8 pts.) and is based on a ratio between school population and medal standings. A minimum 250 student population applies for each school attending the Fair. A school may win the award only once in a three year period. Sponsored by Faculty of Education, University of Windsor. University of Windsor – Faculty of Engineering Entrance Award This award provides a $500 tuition entrance award to a winner in Grade 11 or 12, who then pursues a degree in engineering at the University of Windsor. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor. University of Windsor – Faculty of Engineering Prize This prize will contribute $2,000 towards the travel expenses of one of the top projects so they can attend the Canada Wide Science Fair. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor. University of Windsor -- Faculty of Science Prize The University of Windsor Faculty of Science Prize, as judged by a panel of three professors from the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor, will recognize the best overall senior science project. This prize will contribute $1,500 towards the travel expenses of the winning scientists so that they can attend the Canada Wide Science Fair. In addition, each member of the winning team will receive a Faculty of Science lapel pin, a certificate,. Projects in Life / Behavioural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics will be considered for the award. Sponsored by University of Windsor Faculty of Science.

University Of Windsor -- Faculty Of Nursing Health Sciences Award This award seeks to acknowledge the best three Novice/Junior, Intermediate and Senior projects which demonstrate experimental research in the field of health. Medals and $50 bursary will be presented to the three best Novice/Junior, Intermediate and Senior projects. Sponsored by Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor. Vision Therapy and Research Centre Award A special prize sponsored by Dr. Mohamed Moussa and An-Noor School will be presented to the top 10 achieving projects in the novice, intermediate, junior and senior divisions. This award recognizes projects with exceptional scientific significance constructed to enhance the understanding of the impact of vision as a leading capacity. Sponsored by Dr. Mohamed Moussa. WE-tech Alliance Mentoring Award All Canada-Wide Science Fair finalists will have the opportunity to be mentored by members of the WE-tech Alliance in the area of entrepreneurship, and furthering their skills in public speaking and presentation. Sponsored by the WE-tech Alliance. Windsor Islamic Association Awards of Excellence – Gold In recognition of their achievements, all silver medal winners at the fair will receive a $15 gift certificate. Sponsored by the Windsor Islamic Association. Windsor Islamic Association Awards of Merit A unique and highly regarded award which serves to award projects in any category or age group which demonstrates special effort and motivation. A $10 gift certificate will be awarded to 35 enthusiastic students. Sponsored by the Windsor Islamic Association.

10am – 4pm CAW Student Center University of Windsor

For all ages Hands-on experiences

Fun and extreme demonstrations

Chemistry Magic Show, 10am Phunky Physics Show, 1pm

CSI Windsor * Fire Tornado * Play frisbee with a robot * Robocup Science Passport * Amazing Science Chase * and much, more…

Science Rendezvous Saturday May 11, 2013

www.sciencerendezvous.ca/2013/windsor  

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