2001 Awards and Prizes

40th ANNUAL VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR 2001

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Awards and Prizes, with 2000's winners are sorted by type.

Overall Awards
Division Awards
Specialty Awards:
Nationally Initiated
Provincially Initiated
Nominations for a Provincial Winner
VIRSF - Local Award Sponsors

OVERALL WINNERS
FIRST             130      Yichuan Wang                 Card game of 24                   10                  Reynolds Secondary
SECOND        115      Catherine Buschhaus       Fending off Formica rufa II   10                  Independent
THIRD            103       Kaetlynd McRae              Round up and wipe out         8                  North Saanich Middle
FOURTH         123      Julia Hulbert                    Cytoplasmic streaming           9                  St Margaret's
FIFTH               29      Jessi Henry                     Squirrels and forest pests       7                  Dunsmuir Middle


 

 

Second Fending Off Formica rufa II Catherine Buschhaus Independent

THIRD Round Up and Wipe Out Kaetlynd McRae North Saanich Middle School

 

 

FOURTH Cytoplasmic Streaming Julia Hulbert St. Margaret's

 

 

Fifth Squirrels and Forest Pests Jessie Henry Dunsmuir Middle School

DIVISION AWARDS

SENIOR DIVISION WINNERS
FIRST          113        Mira Motet                Shy ketchup                             10                   St Margaret's
SECOND      114        Nidhi Nagpal             Vitamin C content                    10                   St Margaret's
THIRD          117        Ashley Cabecinha     Memory                                    10                   Parkland Secondary 
FOURTH      118        Stacey Lysejko         Drinking water                          10                   Parkland Secondary 
FIFTH            86        Anna Smith              The Beiji - saving a species      10                   St Andrew High


JUNIOR DIVISION WINNERS
FIRST           134       Ben Cunningham         Look Ma - no hands                                  8     George Bonner
SECOND        98       Kayli Johnson             Tyvek - a leaky condo solution?                 8     North Saanich Middle
THIRD           110       Iraina Miles                 Mass of rain droplets                                  9    Glenlyon-Norfolk
FOURTH       128       Hilary Piets                 The gripping truth                                      9    Glenlyon-Norfolk
FIFTH            125      Jonathan Schubkegel   Solenoids: electromagnetic propulsion     8    North Saanich Middle]



INTERMEDIATE DIVISION WINNERS
FIRST         60   Katrina Andres       Arsenic and invertebrates             7                 St Margaret's
SECOND    51   Dan Sanders          Maglev: the car of the future         6                 Somenos Elementary
THIRD        56   Geoffrey Boux         Why does my hand hurt?              6                 Glenlyon-Norfolk
FOURTH    16   Blair Campbell         Fresh H2O outdoors                      7                 George Bonner
FIFTH        77   Anne Buschhaus     Climbing colours                           7                 Independent



ELEMENTARY DIVISION WINNERS
FIRST          40   Arielle Garrett           What's in blue blazes?                      5       St Margaret's
SECOND      15   Alexander Whiticar    Wings, lift & Bernoulli's theorem      5       Willows Elementary
THIRD         46    Rico Brett                 Burning fabrics                                 5       Parksville Elementary
FOURTH       2    Alison Keller             Recycling rocks                                 5       Glenlyon-Norfolk 
FIFTH         26    Carolyn Edgeworth    Can a filter save your life                  5       Cilaire Elementary

HONOURABLE MENTION

ELEMENTARY (no particular order) 
9	Adele Duimering                   A solid soap solution	                     5	St. Margarets
4	John Collette                         Absorbency of disposable diapers 	 4	Beacon Christian
35	Janelle Henry                        Burps or sit-ups?	                               5	Happy Valley
37	Ashley Koot                           Natural Dyes	                                         5	David Cameron
44	Cameron Wipper                  Your weight in space	                     5	Cilaire Elementary
46	Rico Brett                               Burning Fabrics	                               5	Parksville Elementary


INTERMEDIATE (no particular order)
19	Glenn Mathieson                                 Shake and quake	                  7	George Bonner
20	Giordana Venturi                                 Citrus Fruit Electricity	        6	Bench Elementary
22	Kristin Morch                                      Short Term Memory                    7	Frank Hobbs 
39	Chris Smith                                        Electroplating                      	        7	Gordon Head
47	Nicholas Coward                                Wacky water wheels	        6	Bench Elementary
48	Doug Kent                                          Truss me	                                      6	Bench Elementary
49	Andrew Faunt                                     Meet me at the mall	                  7	Gordon Head
57	Justin Aiyadurai                                  Plant growth	                            6	Uplands Elementary
59	Rebecca Kerswell                               Soap and bacteria	                  6	Bench Elementary
64	Dale Ingham                                       I spy with my peripheral eye     6	Bench Elementary
70	Max Nemanishen                               Landslides	                            7	Glenlyon-Norfolk
73	Kevin Beerman                                   Landslides	                            7	Cilaire Elementary
81	Christopher Huisman                          Can I colour your emotions    7	Gordon Head
119	Byron Rotgans                                   Bending beams	                  6	Gordon Head


JUNIOR (no particular order)
88	Robert Bailey                                       Any benefits in cigarettes?	          9	Glenlyon-Norfolk
111	Danielle Tate-Stratton                           To pump or not to pump	                    9	Glenlyon-Norfolk
127	Melissa Smyth                                     Antifreeze - a hot and cold issue  	9	St Margarets
SPECIAL AWARDS
 

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP ($500)
130	Yichuan Wang			Card game of  24	          10 	Reynolds Secondary

DR. MASANORI AOKI AWARD ($100 + travel to CWSF)
130	Yichuan Wang		           Card game of  24		10	Reynolds Secondary

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD ($300 + travel to CWSF)
103	Kaetlynd McRae		          Round up and wipe out	 8	North Saanich Middle

NATHAN GEMINIANO AWARD (trophy + $100)
not awarded

ALEXA GEMINIANO AWARD (trophy plus $100)
115	Catherine Buschhaus                   Fending off Formica rufa II	10	Independent
National Awards
AECL RESEARCH COMPANY SCIENCE AWARD (certificate)
65	Devon Wilson		          Getting high on gas	7	George Bonner

CHEMICAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA (certificate)
16	Blair Campbell		Fresh H2O outdoors	7	George Bonner

INTEL ($100)
130	Yichuan Wang		Card game of  24	       10 	Reynolds Secondary
Provincial Awards
ALZHEIMER SOCIETY ($50)
22	Kristin Morch		           Short term memory		7	Frank Hobbs

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS - Michael Crooks Physics Prize ($50)
110	Iraina Miles		           Mass of rain droplets		9	Glenlyon-Norfolk

AVENTIS CROP SCIENCE AWARD (book prize)
109	Kelsey Dusting		Long live the carnation		8	Phoenix Middle

BC HYDRO AWARD ($100 + Perpetual Trophy/keeper)
101	Kit Burke		          Thermocouples		9	Glenlyon-Norfolk
 
BC MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LANDS & PARKS AWARD
2	Alison Keller		           Recycling rocks	          5	Glenlyon-Norfolk

HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF BC/YUKON (plaque)
129	Jill Middlemiss		Pulmonary embolism	7	Chemainus Elementary

INFORMATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 
(YOUNG SCIENTIST INNOVATOR) AWARD (perpetual trophy)
124	Rebecca Rogers		Eyewitness testimony	   8	   St Andrew High

SCIENCE COUNCIL OF B.C. AWARD ($100 to student + $500 for teacher)
29	Jessi Henry		          Squirrels and forest pests       7	    Dunsmuir Middle

SOCIETY FOR CANADIAN WOMEN IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ($100)
123	Julia Hulbert		          Cytoplasmic streaming	       9	     St Margaret's

BCAA AWARD ($100)
75	Andy Collins		           Super streamlined cars	      6	     Oceanside Middle

CHEVRON CANADA AWARD ($100)
95	Maria Unterberger		Requiem or recovery?	 	9	Glenlyon-Norfolk

DIVISION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCES
(DAWEG) - $50
98	Kayli Johnson		Tyvek - a leaky condo solution?	8	North Saanich Middle
For Nomination (Provincial Awards)
BRANIUM.COM
18	Adrian Wardle                       Interactive intervals	                    6	Bench Elementary

BC FEDERATION OF NATURALISTS
29	Jessi Henry		             Squirrels and forest pests	 	7	Dunsmuir Middle

CANADIAN LAND RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION, BC Chapter (W.E. Coates award) 
60	Katrina Andres		Arsenic and invertebrates	          7	St Margaret's


CRYPTOZOOLOGY AWARD
78	Aryana Naddelin		Ogopogo: fact or fiction	                   7	Chemainus Elementary
Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair Local (Sponsors) Awards
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGISTS OF BC
35	Janelle Henry		Burps or sit-ups?                    	5	Happy Valley Elementary

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS OF BC
 19 Glenn Mathieson Shake and quake 7 George Bonner
 23 James Round Caught in a wind tunnel 7 Gordon Head Elementary
 38 Steven Evans Mars vehicle 6 Happy Valley Elementary
 39 Chris Smith Electroplating 7 Gordon Head Elementary
 47 Nicholas Coward Wacky water wheels 6 Bench Elementary
 51 Dan Sanders Maglev: the car of the future 6 Somenos Elementary
 63 Cameron Bjornson Bridge design 7 Bench Elementary
 87 Lyle Berzins Hydrodynamics 9 Glenlyon-Norfolk
 92 Nicholas Bonderoff The Scorpion ballista 8 Dunsmuir Middle
 98 Kayli Johnson Tyvek - a leaky condo solution? 8 North Saanich Middle
DRS. ROSEMARY & WALTER BALFOUR AWARD First($50) 15 Alexander Whiticar Wings, lift & Bernoulli's theorem 5 Willows Elementary Second $25 44 Cameron Wipper Your weight in space 5 Cilaire Elementary B.C. HYDRO AWARD (Medium sized shield + $50) 83 Andrew Young Electromagnetic induction 8 North Saanich Middle B.C. INSTITUTE OF AGROLOGISTS SENIOR 115 Catherine Buschhaus Fending off Formica rufa II 10 Independent JUNIOR 103 Kaetlynd McRae Round up and wipe out 8 North Saanich Middle INTERMEDIATE 69 Nigel Burke Gamma Radiation and Seed Growth ELEMENTARY 2 Alison Keller Recycling rocks 5 Glenlyon-Norfolk DRS. J. BROWNING & D. BERRY AWARD ($50) 46 Rico Brett Burning fabrics 5 Parksville Elementary CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL & OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH (CMOS - 2 book prizes) 43 Christian Rowe Does Nanaimo have acid rain? 4 Cilaire Elementary 110 Iraina Miles Mass of rain droplets 9 Glenlyon-Norfolk CHEMICAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA, VANCOUVER ISLAND SECTION (2 x $50) 40 Arielle Garrett What's in blue blazes? 5 St Margaret's GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, PACIFIC SECTION (book) 13 Sarah MacKay Rock collection 4 Cilaire Elementary 19 Glenn Mathieson Shake and quake 7 George Bonner GORDON PATTERSON AWARDS (3 x $50) 40 Arielle Garrett What's in blue blazes? 5 St Margaret's 56 Geoffrey Boux Why does my hand hurt? 6 Glenlyon-Norfolk 60 Katrina Andres Arsenic and invertebrates 7 St Margaret's ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA 51 Dan Sanders Maglev: the car of the future 6 Somenos Elementary 133 Joshua van Es Fuel cell power 9 Glenlyon-Norfolk 115 Catherine Buschhaus Fending off Formica rufa II 10 Independent UVIC SOCIAL SCIENCE CHAIRS (BOOK PRIZE & SCROLL TROPHY) 2 Alison Keller Recycling rocks 5 Glenlyon-Norfolk UVIC SCIENCE CHAIRS (BOOK PRIZE & SCROLL TROPHY) 134 Ben Cunningham Look Ma - no hands 8 George Bonner VICTORIA MEDICAL SOCIETY 26 Carolyn Edgeworth Can a filter save your life? 5 Cilaire Elementary NORTHWEST SCIENTIFIC SUPPLY AWARD 123 Julia Hulbert Cytoplasmic streaming 9 St Margaret's

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