THE THIRTIETH LONDON DISTRICT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR
G. A. WHEABLE CENTRE FOR ADULT EDUCATION
7-8-9 APRIL 2000
(Still a couple of omissions as of April 10)
1. Special Events
Technology Challenge
FIRST PRIZE: Eggxecutors - Central Elgin
David Wise, Scott Northcott
Jeff Wilkins, Mike Madter
SECOND PRIZE: 12" Posse - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Tom Reichelt, Ryan Degouw
Greg Beharriell, Michael Galpin
THIRD PRIZE: Fried Eggs - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Wade Spencer, Vernon Martin
Jessica Webes, Kelly McCormick
2. Youth Science Foundation Regional Science Fair Awards
AECL Research Award
NEEL MALHOLTRA 98
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
WHAT AN OILY WASTE
Peace Through Science Award
CHRISTINA CASTELLANI NICOLE PERRIER 22
JOHN PAUL II SEP. SCHOOL, LONDON
ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE
Chemical Institute of Canada Award
ALMEDINA SOGOLJ 159
H.B. BEAL SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
PRODUCTION OF BACTERIAL CELLULOSE IN SHAKEN CULTURE
Intel Award
JOSH WOOD 50
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
WHAT IS MP3?
3. London Regional Children's Museum Awards
JOHN VERNON GREG WESTMAN 38
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
WHAT GOLF BALL SHOULD YOU USE ON THE GREEN?
JENNIE SHAPIRO 62
HILLCREST SCHOOL, LONDON
FLUID MECHANICS
BRIAN SPRAGUE 77
BYRON NORTHVIEW SCHOOL, LONDON
LISA BURMAN GEORGIA CAMPBELL 99
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
GUMBALL DROP
TEJA VORUGANTI 130
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
ECLIPSES
4. Western Fair Awards
ASHLEY EDDY ELENI PARTALAS 15
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
WHICH DETERGENT WORKS BEST?
MARK BITTORF 66
WESTFIELD SCHOOL, INGERSOLL
WHY DON'T HENS BREAK THEIR EGGS WHEN THEY SIT ON THEM?
LEIGH-ANN ALLEN 110
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
CLEAN AND CLEAR
AMY BANKS 147
WOODLAND HEIGHTS SCHOOL, LONDON
EFFECT OF SMOKE ON PLANTS
LIZ LUCAS ANNA HAASEN 149
MOUNTSFIELD SCHOOL, LONDON
WIND ENERGY
REBECCA SAGRIFF JANE THUSS 154
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SEP. SCHOOL, DELAWARE
WAITING TO EXHALE
5. Labatt's Food and Nutrition Award
JORDAN SQUIRES GREG MOORE 70
BONAVENTURE MEADOWS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON
MOLD
ANGELA ROBINSON 136
JACK CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON
FUELED BY NUTS?
6. Queen's Enrichment Mini-Course Program
RANJIT SINGARAYER 202
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
BLOSSOMING BLOOMS
SANTIAGO ALVAREZ 140
MOUNTSFIELD SCHOOL, LONDON
ANIMATION
7. Peoples Choice Awards
FIRST PRIZE: RANJIT SINGARAYER 202
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
BLOSSOMING BLOOMS
SECOND PRIZE: JANET WAN 46
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
PROBIOTIC TREATMENT OF CHRONIC BACTERIAL BIOFILM INFECTIONS
8. Lawson Research Institute Awards
ABIELLA SCHNEIDER-FRIED 8
BRENNAN VINCENT ALLAN SYKES 13
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
THE EFFECT CELL PHONE EMF HAS ON THE GROWTH OF CANCEROUS
CELLS
Runners-up:
JANET WAN 46
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
PROBIOTIC TREATMENT OF CHRONIC BACTERIAL BIOFILM INFECTIONS
RAM NAIDU 157
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PLANT EXTRACTS
9. Faculty of Education Awards
EYSTATHIOS TZARAS 23
TAYLOR HALL T. J. LEEPER 32
JENNIE SHAPIRO 62
JASON MARRONE PAUL TINGEY TOMAS GVERZDYS 81
LEIGH-ANN ALLEN 110
RANJIT SINGARAYER 202
SENIOR DIVISION (Grades 11 and 12)
11. Combined Life Science
FIRST PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
SECOND PRIZE: CHANDREW RAJAKUMAR 48
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
BETTER BRAKES: TAILORED FOR HUMAN PERFORMANCE
12. Combined Physical Science
FIRST PRIZE: EYSTATHIOS TZARAS 23
LONDON CENTRAL SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
EFFECT OF PVA PREPARATION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
SECOND PRIZE: CALEB MCCREADY 76
NORTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, PARKHILL
ELECTROSTATICS
THIRD PRIZE: JESSIE MCCREADY 57
NORTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, PARKHILL
THE DOPPLER EFFECT
REBECCA DIXON AMANDA REDMOND 74
NORTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, PARKHILL
THE PHYSICS OF SOCCER
ROBERT BRUNNENMEIR 75
NORTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, PARKHILL
MICROWAVES AND OVENS
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
JENNIFER STEEPER 55
JANET WEBSTER 56
NATHAN LEALESS KAREN VERMUNT 104
13. Combined Technological
NO ENTRIES
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (Grades 9 and 10)
14. Individual Life Science
FIRST PRIZE: RAM NAIDU 157
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PLANT EXTRACTS
SECOND PRIZE: JANET WAN 46
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
PROBIOTIC TREATMENT OF CHRONIC BACTERIAL BIOFILM INFECTIONS
XUN LI 47
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
CONTROL OF HUMAN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE MIGRATION BY
SMALL G PROTEIN
SYDNEY SIMS 127
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
DO CATS EXHIBIT PAW PREFERENCE?
THIRD PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
CHRIS BODEN 49
CHRISTINA KATSIOS 107
DINESH BHAYANA 144
15. Individual Physical Science
FIRST PRIZE: RACHEL WOOD 125
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
THE SCIENCE OF BREADMAKING
SECOND PRIZE: ELIZABETH LEUNG 133
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
DOES THINSULATE REALLY KEEP YOU WARMER THAN OTHER
MATERIALS?
THIRD PRIZE: JOY YUE DENG 105
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
FACTORS AFFECTING ICE STRENGTH
16. Individual Technological
FIRST PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
SECOND PRIZE: NEEL MALHOLTRA 98
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
WHAT AN OILY WASTE
17. Group Life Science
FIRST PRIZE: KARA BARFETT NICK MONTGOMERY 152
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SECONDARY SCHOOL, LONDON
MONITORING THE GROWTH RATE OF YEAST MICROBES IN A GAS
PHASE MEDIA
SECOND PRIZE: ERIN SCHULTHIES HADLEY WILMOTT 106
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
VISUAL MEMORY
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
LINDSAY VERES MEREDY SHARPE 61
18. Group Physical Science
NO ENTRIES
19. Group Technological
FIRST PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
SECOND PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
THIRD PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
CHRISTINA CASTELLANI NICOLE PERRIER 22
JUNIOR DIVISION
20. Individual Life Science:
FIRST PRIZE: LEIGH-ANN ALLEN 110
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
CLEAN AND CLEAR
DANIEL BANKS 148
WOODLAND HEIGHTS SCHOOL, LONDON
MAKING SENSE OF OUR SENSES
RANJIT SINGARAYER 202
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
BLOSSOMING BLOOMS
SECOND PRIZE: ABIELLA SCHNEIDER-FRIED 8
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
TAYLOR GODBOUT 88
RYERSON SCHOOL, LONDON
AMERICA VS CANADA
ABBY O'NEILL 119
NOTRE DAME SEP. SCHOOL, LONDON
HOW DO ODORS AFFECT YOU
MIRA PAVAN 129
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
WASTED PLANTS
THIRD PRIZE: BRENT WIANCKO 132
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL, LONDON
PLANTS HELPING PLANTS: EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ANTI-OXIDANTS
AMBER HARWOOD 134
JACK CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON
BYE, BYE, BYE VITAMIN C
KATIE SAWA 513
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
HOW DO I GET THERE?
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
ABIELLA SCHNEIDER-FRIED 8
PAULA JOHN 11
CRAIG MARA 31
FLORINE MORRISON 84
ALEX WOLFE 114
NICOLA CIRCELLI 128
VICTORIA MILLS 137
ANDRA OLAVESON 146
21. Individual Physical Science
FIRST PRIZE: JOHN STAINES 25
PARKVIEW SCHOOL, KOMOKA
HOW WINGS WORK
SCOTT CARSON 33
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
WARM ICE, COLD ICE
KYLE HARRIS 145
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
THE PHYSICS OF CHEATING IN BASEBALL
SECOND PRIZE: RYAN CORBY 34
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
MEASURING AIR PRESSURE
JENNIE SHAPIRO 62
HILLCREST SCHOOL, LONDON
FLUID MECHANICS
NATHAN RINGELBERG 65
WESTFIELD SCHOOL, INGERSOLL
TORNADOES
LEAH MOL 72
ST. PATRICK SEP. SCHOOL, WOODSTOCK
NATURAL INDICATORS
CHRISTOPHER DICKMAN 109
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
EARTH BUSTERS
TEJA VORUGANTI 130
MATTHEWS HALL, LONDON
ECLIPSES
ALEX GRAHAM 131
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL, LONDON
WATTAGE OF THE SUN
SARAH JONES 153
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SEP. SCHOOL, DELAWARE
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY
THIRD PRIZE: ANGELA ROBINSON 136
JACK CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON
FUELED BY NUTS?
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
ALI SAADI 43
AMANDA RUGG 54
MATTHEW TROVATO 82
ANGELA ROBINSON 136
22. Individual Product Evaluation
FIRST PRIZE: EMMA COLLIFFE 86
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL, LONDON
BRAND NAMES AND THEIR BUYERS
SECOND PRIZE: SCOTT LEITH 122
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
SPOT THIS!
THIRD PRIZE: SAMANTHA FOSTER 96
ST. PATRICK SEP. SCHOOL, WOODSTOCK
WHICH ANTACID IS THE BEST BUY?
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
JAMES COX 9
23. Individual Technological
FIRST PRIZE: SANTIAGO ALVAREZ 140
MOUNTSFIELD SCHOOL, LONDON
ANIMATION
JOANNA SIDHU 143
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
TURNING THE TIDE ON ENERGY RESOURCES *TIDAL POWER*
SECOND PRIZE: JOSH WOOD 50
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
WHAT IS MP3?
THIRD PRIZE: CHRISTOPHER MRNIK 121
NOTRE DAME SEP. SCHOOL, LONDON
HOVERCRAFT
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
KANGCHENG LI 16
MERIDITH MUNN 63
MARK BITTORF 66
BRIAN SPRAGUE 77
JENNIFER DENOMME 80
FIONA AINSWORTH 205
24. Group Junior Life Science
FIRST PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
SECOND PRIZE: JODY HODGINS ZACHARY HODGINS 28
CARADOC SOUTH SCHOOL, MELBOURNE
STEM vs LEAVES
BETH ROMANO JEN BISHOP RICHELLE HOEVENAARS 93
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
CAFFEINE: WHAT YOUR DRINK IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK
THIRD PRIZE: JEFF HEPBURN CAM EVERETT 7
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
BLACK LIGHTS
KYLE LITTLE MARK LEBEL 19
NORTHDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL, DORCHESTER
DOES FERTILIZER HELP?
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
ELYSE FOSTER REBECCA WILSON 3
TAYLOR HALL T. J. LEEPER 32
CAITLIN DRAKE MICHAILA ZANDRI 39
LEILA NATTAGH ERIN LEPPARD 83
SPENCER McDOWELL CHUCK JACKSON 115
REBECCA SAGRIFF JANE THUSS 154
25. Group Physical Science
FIRST PRIZE: SHAUN STEWART CRAIG VECCHIA 101
JACK CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON
BAT WEIGHT OR BAT SPEED?
SECOND PRIZE: SHELBY WARDEN ALEX LACEY 24
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
PARALLEL SERIES AND DIMMERS
THIRD PRIZE: RYAN ABRAMS BRYAN BLACKMORE 94
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
COLLECTING SOUND
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
SCOTT MacDONALD MICKY LIZMORE 5
RACHAEL BARTOLACCI KATE BURNETT 141
LIZ LUCAS ANNA HAASEN 149
26. Group Product Evaluation
FIRST PRIZE: SAIRA OBRAI STACY CHAMBERS 117
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL, LONDON
LIPSTICK DURABLILITY
SECOND PRIZE: JOHN VERNON GREG WESTMAN 38
STONEYBROOK SCHOOL, LONDON
WHAT GOLF BALL SHOULD YOU USE ON THE GREEN?
THIRD PRIZE: RICARDO O'DONELL CLYNTON WILSON 118
NOTRE DAME SEP. SCHOOL, LONDON
POPCORN - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
BECKY OLSON MEAGHAN WALZAK 51
27. Group Technological
FIRST PRIZE: NOT AWARDED
SECOND PRIZE: BRENNAN VINCENT ALLAN SYKES 13
ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL, LONDON
THE EFFECT CELL PHONE EMF HAS ON THE GROWTH OF
CANCEROUS CELLS
GORDON CLARK ROBIN GREGORY 40
BYRON NORTHVIEW SCHOOL, LONDON
THE POWER OF HYDRAULICS
EMILY HARPER-HAWKINS KASSANDRA JAMEISON 160
LORD ROBERTS SCHOOL, LONDON
LA TOUR EIFFEL
THIRD PRIZE: JASON MARRONE PAUL TINGEY TOMAS GVERZDYS 81
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
RADIO ACTIVE
MICHAEL HAYES MARC HERSCOVITCH 204
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL, LONDON
FORENSIC SCIENCE - OLD AND NEW
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
GRAHAM SPRIEL MATT PEPE 20
LISA BURMAN GEORGIA CAMPBELL 99
HELEN WRACK-ADAMS JOSIE SQUIRE ROBIN BURNS 163
MICHELLE HUTCHINSON ELIZABETH GOODALE 164
28. University of Western Ontario Summer Jobs (3 jobs)
XUN LI 47
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
CONTROL OF HUMAN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE MIGRATION BY SMALL G PROTEIN
SYDNEY SIMS 127
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
DO CATS EXHIBIT PAW PREFERENCE?
KARA BARFETT 152
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SECONDARY SCHOOL, LONDON
MONITORING THE GROWTH RATE OF YEAST MICROBES IN A GAS
PHASE MEDIA
29. Trips to the Canada Wide Science Fair
EYSTATHIOS TZARAS 23
LONDON CENTRAL SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
EFFECT OF PVA PREPARATION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
SANTIAGO ALVAREZ 140
MOUNTSFIELD SCHOOL, LONDON
ANIMATION
JOANNA SIDHU 143
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
TURNING THE TIDE ON ENERGY RESOURCES *TIDAL POWER*
RAM NAIDU 157
WELDON PARK ACADEMY, LONDON
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PLANT EXTRACTS
RANJIT SINGARAYER 202
BLESSED KATERI SCHOOL, LONDON
BLOSSOMING BLOOMS
30. Secondary School Having the Best Senior Exhibit in the Fair
EYSTATHIOS TZARAS 23
LONDON CENTRAL SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
EFFECT OF PVA PREPARATION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
31. Secondary School Making the Best Overall Contribution to the Fair
in the Intermediate Division
A.B. LUCAS SEC. SCHOOL, LONDON
32. Elementary School Making the Best Overall Contribution to the Fair
ST. GEORGES PUBLIC SCHOOL, LONDON