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
WINDSOR
ISLAMIC
ASSOCIATION Essex-Kent Chapter
AM800CBC Windsor 97.5 FM
Media Sponsors
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
Office of the Provost Vice-President, Research Faculty of Science Liaison & Student Recruitment Office of Research Services
Local Partners: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Windsor Branch, NSERC, Canada South Science City, Let’s Talk Science, Devonshire Mall, Windsor Regional
Science, Technology, and Engineering Fair, and Great Lakes Science Olympiad.