2023 – April 1, 2023

Earth and Environmental Division sponsored by the Town of Deep River:

Grade 5/6: Olivia McWhirter – Which method will make this water safe to drink?
Junior: Zak McCabe and Elizabeth Hartwick  – what materials/shape creates the best rainbow using light refraction

Engineering and Computer Science Division sponsored by the Petawawa Legion:

Grade 5/6 – 1st: Dhara Alexander – Types of electric circuits
Grade 5/6 – 2nd: Ava Young and Mackenzie Harrigan – Water and Juice Dispenser

Junior – 1st: Mark Wendland – Tank vs AI Tanks Computer Game
Junior – 2nd: Logan Lynde – Learning to fly
Junior – 3rd: Joey MacKinnon – Happy hour drink mixer
Junior – Honourable Mention: Juliette Fischer – H2O Alarms

Health Science Division sponsored by SRB Technologies:

Grade 5/6 – 1st: Caitlyn Wolfe – Pump Up the Music!
Grade 5/6 – 2nd: Hayley Howat – Seeing is Believing! How to find your blind spot
Grade 5/6 – 3rd: Oliver Phinney – And The Beat Goes On! a study of the heart
Grade 5/6 – Honourable Mention: Ahnaf Sarker – Polygraphs

Junior – 1st: Jordyn Scantland Proulx – The power of Lysol wipes
Junior – 2nd: Norah Lynde and Zaina Ali – Mold 101
Junior – 3rd: Maxwell Tippeneskum – Moody Teens
Junior – Honourable Mention: Ellinor Gjære, Hanna Tucker and Farida Khalifa

Life Science Division sponsored by the City of Pembroke:

Grade 5/6 – 1st: Hayden Woods – Testing Candy for Glucose
Grade 5/6 – 2nd: Lydia McCabe and Julie Harrison – Effects of Calming Techniques on Horse Heart Rate
Grade 5/6 – 3rd: Abigail Baker – The Periodic Table
Grade 5/6 – Honourable Mention: Quinn Bonville – Can a hamster get through a maze with scent

Junior – 1st: Maggie Alexander – Who’s Cell Phone Is The Grossest?
Junior – 2nd: James Shaugnessy and Vaghn Croteau – Measuring Electrolytes

Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

Grade 5/6 – 1st: Eva Charette – Taller: Why we’re taller in space
Grade 5/6 – 2nd: Jovie Hersak, Hannah Vaughan – M&M Experimental
Grade 5/6 – 3rd: Nathan Delage, Sam Donihee – Strongest Tape
Grade 5/6 – Honourable Mention: Brooke-Lynn Sheppard – Invisible Ink

Junior – 1st: Jackson Vossos – Nerf or Nothing??
Junior – 2nd: Sonia Ahmad, Alice Yang – Marble Roller Coaster
Junior – 3rd: Alexandria Chaput – The Magic Indicator
Junior – Honourable Mention: Stella Ziegler – Does the moon affect your sleep?

Best Energy Project sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

James Shaugnessy and Vaghn Croteau – Measuring Electrolytes
Carson Rey-McIntyre and Sam Ha – Electric Dough
Juliette Fischer – H2O Alarms

Petawawa Legion Award for Best Project Improving the Lives of Veterans

Joey MacKinnon – Happy hour drink mixer
Caitlyn Wolfe – Pump Up the Music!
Hayden Woods – Testing Candy for Glucose

Best Nuclear Project sponsored by the Canadian Nuclear Society Chalk River Branch

Logan Lynde – Learning to fly
Abigail Baker – The Periodic Table
Eva Charette – Taller: Why we’re taller in space

Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) Award

Joey MacKinnon – Happy hour drink mixer
Logan Lynde – Learning to fly

RCRSF Judges’ Choice Award

Kenny Harrigan and Isaac Nugent – What Makes a Better Sugar Snake
Zoë Seguin and Charlotte Stitt – How much Salt does it take to make an Egg Float?

Best Environmental Innovation sponsored by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Olivia McWhirter – Which method will make this water safe to drink?
Norah Lynde and Zaina Ali – Mold 101
Jordyn Scantland Proulx – The power of Lysol wipes

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Budding Young Scientist Award for best first-time regional fair project

Jackson Vossos – Nerf or Nothing??
Mark Wendland – Tank vs AI Tanks Computer Game
Caitlyn Wolfe – Pump Up the Music!

Best Grade 5/6 Project Sponsored by the Renfrew County District School Board

Eva Charette – Taller: Why we’re taller in space
Caitlyn Wolfe – Pump Up the Music!

Grand Prize Winners sponsored by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Mark Wendland – Tank vs AI Tanks Computer Game
Jordyn Scantland Proulx – The power of Lysol wipes
Maggie Alexander – Who’s Cell Phone Is The Grossest?
Logan Lynde – Learning to Fly