Canada-Wide Science Fair winners:

Gold excellence awards:

• Kailas Chari, Maple Grove public, Oakville, Grade 8. (Freezing point depression of different salts in varying concentrations in solution) • Markus Kunej, North Park Collegiate and Vocational School, Brantford, Grade 12. (The echo belt: navigation technology for the visually impaired)

Silver excellence awards:

• Mitchell Clapperton, Guy B. Brown public, Waterdown, Grade

7. (Automated bottle opener)

• Christopher Lamont, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, Hamilton, Grade 7. (Use of technology to reduce medical complications: development of a smart cast)

Bronze excellence awards:

• Neha Gupta, Sir William Osler public, Dundas, Grade 8. (A hydrogen fuel cell as a renewable energy source using water electrolysis)

• Krish Joshi, Robert Bateman High School, Burlington, Grade

9. (Tackling Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm resistance: synergy of bacteriophage and grapeseed phenolics)

• Monica Mahut, M.M. Robinson High School, Burlington, Grade

10. (Wats up: water activated transportation system uplifting physics)

• Stefanie Mahut, Rolling Meadows public, Burlington, Grade 8. (TWEET: torsionally whirling environmentally esthetic turbine)

• Collor McCourt, Oakville Christian School, Oakville, Grade 8. (Pee-tricity)

• Anthony Saturino, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, Hamilton, Grade 7. (HCDPS - hot car death prevention system)

• Ellie Xu, Garth Webb Secondary, Oakville, Grade 11. (C.O.D.I.A. computer operated & delightfully intelligent assistant)

Youth can innovate award:

• Christopher Lamont, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, Hamilton, Grade 7. (Use of technology to reduce medical complications: development of a smart cast)

Challenge award - environment:

• Kailas Chari, Maple Grove public, Oakville, Grade 8. (Freezing point depression of different salts in varying concentrations in solution)