Projects that have won awards at ORSF are recorded on this web page.

Best in Fair
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Canada Wide Science Fair Finalists
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Does low oxygen before hatching affect zebrafish growth? Saeko Sakuraba
Posture Perfect: Leveraging Machine Learning to Enhance Posture Awareness and Correction Anerie Patel
Finding Needles in Haystacks: Quantum Dot Microneedle Strategy to Counter Toxicity in Drug Delivery Karan Kirpalani
Nuclear Batteries – No Recharge Required Alyssa Morena
Le ProtecGlace: au secours des toitures en hiver Ayana Torres
The Eye Spy Scanner; The Window to Your Health Raneem Salah
Greenifying wastewater treatment Aliyan Boodhwani
Sprouting in Space Jet Kearns and Millie Nolan
ORSF Popular Vote
Defying Drought Zayn Boodhwani
Sanofi Biogenius
The Frigeau Emily Krause and E’lise Nguyen
Carleton University Scholarship for Engineering and Science
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
University of Ottawa Scholarship for Science and Engineering
Does low oxygen before hatching affect zebrafish growth? Saeko Sakuraba
Best in Age – Junior
Would metal alloy help treat gastroesophageal reflux disease? Ahmed Ellaithy
Best in Age – Intermediate
Posture Perfect: Leveraging Machine Learning to Enhance Posture Awareness and Correction Anerie Patel
Best in Age – Senior
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Challenge – Junior
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Sprouting in Space Jet Kearns and Millie Nolan
Curiosity and Ingenuity Sticky Kicks, Improved Traction for Indoor Basketball Shoes. Finn Nelson
Digital Technologies ChatGPT vs Teachers: Can AI in school be used to help teachers? Kiran Lalu
Disease and Illness Would metal alloy help treat gastroesophageal reflux disease? Ahmed Ellaithy
Energy L’Illuminateur Audrey Campbell Nowlan
Environment and Climate Change La fin des feux de forêt Luca Vats
Health and Wellness Stances Toward Vaping on Social Media Anna Lalu
Natural Resources Can You Handle the Heat? Madeline Trainor
Challenge – Intermediate
Agriculture, FIsheries and Food Les OGM et les allergies aux arachides Alexandra Bertrand
Curiosity and Ingenuity Exoplanet Statistics and Biosignature Analysis to Predict the Relative Probabilities of Life Amol Sriprasadh and Akshit Erukulla
Digital Technologies Posture Perfect: Leveraging Machine Learning to Enhance Posture Awareness and Correction Anerie Patel
Disease and Illness Finding Needles in Haystacks: Quantum Dot Microneedle Strategy to Counter Toxicity in Drug Delivery Karan Kirpalani
Energy EcoTraQ (carbon footprint calculator) Hasan Ahmed
Environment and Climate Change Mapping Noise Pollution and Assessing the Effectiveness of Highway Traffic Sound Barriers in Ottawa Tamsen Taylor
Health and Wellness A Novel Approach to Predicting Post-operative Complications through a Machine Learning Model Misgana Biniam
Natural Resources Coffee Power: Utilizing Waste Coffee Grinds as an Electrolyte in Batteries Natalia Wesolkowski
Challenge – Senior
Curiosity and Ingenuity Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Disease and Illness Integration of Ranibizumab and a Modified HDL Complex in Drug-Eluting Contact Lenses to Treat DR Angelyn Joseph
Environment and Climate Change From Dairy to Durable: Transforming Milk into Bioplastic Fatima Ali
Health and Wellness SAVE, système automatique de ventilation externe Lucia M’Voukani
Natural Resources Waste for Waste: The Valorization of Waste Cotton Textiles into Cellulose for Pollution Remediation Emilia Wesolkowski
Interdisciplinary – Junior
Honourable Mention
ChatGPT vs Teachers: Can AI in school be used to help teachers? Kiran Lalu
The Use of Alum and the Effect it has on Aquatic Plants Zara Saxe
Defying Drought Zayn Boodhwani
L’alarme muette Elliott Holmes
Spoonfuls of Sustainability! Paul Lahaie-Boivin
Sauvont l’ouie, une oreille a la foie. Reduire la degradation de l’ouie parla science. Elliott Bernier
Le ProtecGlace: au secours des toitures en hiver Ayana Torres
Third Place
Sticky Kicks, Improved Traction for Indoor Basketball Shoes. Finn Nelson
RéparDOS Maxim Engelke
Can You Handle the Heat? Madeline Trainor
Gérons le son! Anne Mister and Annabelle Tasset-Scherer
La fin des feux de forêt Luca Vats
The Brightest Glow In The Darkest Scene Luoling Cao
Second Place
Evolution of PC performance Julien Chouaib
Title Unavailable Quinn Moriarity
Sprouting in Space Jet Kearns and Millie Nolan
Stances Toward Vaping on Social Media Anna Lalu
Efficacité des produits naturels antibiotiques Penelope Ryan
First Place
Would metal alloy help treat gastroesophageal reflux disease? Ahmed Ellaithy
Sugar Rush: Determining the Best Carbohydrate Aid for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Sarvin Panu-Metsaranta
L’Illuminateur Audrey Campbell Nowlan
Glycemic Index vs Glycemic Load Khadija Ahmed
Nuclear Batteries – No Recharge Required Alyssa Morena
Interdisciplinary – Intermediate
Honourable Mention
Hydroponics vs Aquaponics: The Battle of E”fish”ency Rohan Thukral
Third Place
Finding Needles in Haystacks: Quantum Dot Microneedle Strategy to Counter Toxicity in Drug Delivery Karan Kirpalani
Second Place
Les OGM et les allergies aux arachides Alexandra Bertrand
First Place
Posture Perfect: Leveraging Machine Learning to Enhance Posture Awareness and Correction Anerie Patel
Interdisciplinary – Senior
Honourable Mention
Integration of Ranibizumab and a Modified HDL Complex in Drug-Eluting Contact Lenses to Treat DR Angelyn Joseph
Third Place
Développement d’une micro-radiosonde Aria Olszewski
Second Place
Does low oxygen before hatching affect zebrafish growth? Saeko Sakuraba
First Place
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Special Awards
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Motion Sensors (How they work) Janna Ibrahim
“Empowering Accessibility: A Smart Home Solution For The Future” Mahmoud Salah
EcoTraQ (carbon footprint calculator) Hasan Ahmed
Honeywell Aerospace Obtaining Astrophysical Parameters by Solving Geodesic Equations in Plebański-Demiański Space-Times Alexander Abesteh
Développement d’une micro-radiosonde Aria Olszewski
Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Sound Characteristics & Efficiency Amani Kaur Bhullar
Ontario regional chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (L-SETAC) The Use of Alum and the Effect it has on Aquatic Plants Zara Saxe
Waste for Waste: The Valorization of Waste Cotton Textiles into Cellulose for Pollution Remediation Emilia Wesolkowski
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) Conducting an CRISPR Cas9 knockout to provide a solution to Peutz–Jeghers syndrome Niyati Thondapu
Nuclear Batteries – No Recharge Required Alyssa Morena
The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Defying Drought Zayn Boodhwani
Comment rationaliser dans la culture des plantes ? Annelise Takam Talon
Canada Post EcoTraQ (carbon footprint calculator) Hasan Ahmed
Posture Perfect: Leveraging Machine Learning to Enhance Posture Awareness and Correction Anerie Patel
A Novel Approach to Real-Time Visual Information Retrieval and Translation via Augmented Reality Aisha Baliyan
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine’s Transitional & Molecular Medicine Award A Novel Approach to Predicting Post-operative Complications through a Machine Learning Model Misgana Biniam
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Award The Eye Spy Scanner; The Window to Your Health Raneem Salah
Sugar Rush: Determining the Best Carbohydrate Aid for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Sarvin Panu-Metsaranta
Efficacité des produits naturels antibiotiques Penelope Ryan
Social Science Award Carbon Monoxide Levels in the Cockpit of a Single Engine Aircraft Safal Kaur Bhullar
Engineers without Borders Bagging Up the Future Emma Ollinger
Coffee Power: Utilizing Waste Coffee Grinds as an Electrolyte in Batteries Natalia Wesolkowski
Ottawa Horticulture Society Sprouting in Space Jet Kearns and Millie Nolan
Croissendre Pablo Pantieras
Water Association The Use of Alum and the Effect it has on Aquatic Plants Zara Saxe
Keep it Fresh: An investigation of the toxicity of rock salt and “eco-friendly” de-icers on Daphnia magna and Lemna minor Nadia Golah-Rusnak
Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club Antcicles Isaac Armijo-Chan
Un pas vers un avenir durable: La purification de l’eau à l’énergie solaire Vincent Fono
Does low oxygen before hatching affect zebrafish growth? Saeko Sakuraba
Ready Set Grow Annabel Cheam-Zhan
Indigenous Children’s Wellness (ICW) Greenifying wastewater treatment Aliyan Boodhwani
Best in Fair
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen StorageAlyssa Morena
Canada Wide Science Fair Finalists
Amélioration d’une toîtureAyana Torres
Dress Up: Gender Bias in Character DesignAbigail Jennings
Énergie VolcaniqueLuca Agnello
Gérons le son!Anne Mister and Annabelle Tasset-Scherer
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen StorageAlyssa Morena
M.è.P.Emily Krause and E’lise Nguyen
Timelike and Null Geodesics around a Reissner-Nordström
Black Hole
Alexander Abesteh
The Spark of Life: an exploration of electricity in neuromuscular
junctions, insulin secretion, and cardiac regulation
Ria Patel
ORSF Popular Vote
How can a New Material Improve the Future
Environment?
Anton Mikhailov
Sanofi Biogenius
H.O.E. Down: Using Humectants, Occlusive agents
and Emollients to treat Psoriasis
Jenna Guerrero
Carleton University Scholarship for Engineering and Science
Landfill Waste Diversion: The Degradation of
Fabrics
Emilia Wesolkowski and Natalia Wesolkowski
University of Ottawa Scholarship for Science and Engineering
The Spark of Life: an exploration of electricity in
neuromuscular junctions, insulin secretion, and
cardiac regulation
Ria Patel
Best in Age –
Junior
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Alyssa Morena
Best in Age –
Intermediate
Timelike and Null Geodesics around a Reissner-
Nordström Black Hole
Alexander Abesteh
Best in Age –
Senior
The Spark of Life: an exploration of electricity in
neuromuscular junctions, insulin secretion, and
cardiac regulation
Ria Patel
Challenge –
Junior
Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food
Topsy TurvyAlex Clysdale
Curiosity and
Ingenuity
Dress Up: Gender Bias in
Character Design
Abigail Jennings
Digital TechnologiesI Spy with my Robotic EyeSophie Kao
EnergyHydrogen Fuel of the
Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Alyssa Morena
Environment and
Climate Change
What Wall angle stops a
Tsunami the best
Dylan Pantarotto
Health and WellnessTopsy TurvyAlex Clysdale
Natural ResourcesM.è.PEmily Krause and E’lise Nguyen
Challenge –
Intermediate
Curiosity and
Ingenuity
Timelike and Null Geodesics around a Reissner-
Nordström Black Hole
Alexander Abesteh
Digital TechnologiesSentry, the backyard defenderOlivier Audet-Yang and Nikolas Charette
Disease and IllnessUsing Robotic Slime in Cancer TreatmentRaneem Salah
EnergyArtificial Photosynthesis, Making Fuel From Thin AirJamie Drysdale
Environment and
Climate Change
EutrofiltreIsabelle Dumetz and Judith Parker
Health and WellnessLes Bactéries : Les Tuers CachéesFélix Bussière and Emi Theodat
Challenge –
Senior
Curiosity and
Ingenuity
The Spark of Life: an exploration of electricity in
neuromuscular junctions, insulin secretion, and cardiac
regulation
Ria Patel
Disease and IllnessThe link between ADHD and Parkinson’s disease, and
the use of Phosphatidylserine as a natural alternative
solution
Maïka Harvey
Environment and
Climate Change
Landfill Waste Diversion: The Degradation of FabricsEmilia Wesolkowski and Natalia Wesolkowski
Interdisciplinary –
Junior
Honourable Mention
Light reflection off of
different 3D objects
Toby Kaplan
S.M.S.N c’est assez!Olesia Malyna and Chiara Mutangana
Amélioration d’une toîtureAyana Torres
A Breath of Life from the
Underwater Realm
Mika Lee and Junhan L
Amélioration d’une toîtureAyana Torres
Sounds GoodZayn Boodhwani
Too Much of a Good ThingNadia Golah-Rusnak
Topsy TurvyAlex Clysdale
Third Place
Eco-HeaterRosalie Chan
I Spy with my Robotic EyeSophie Kao
Does temperature really
matter when you power
your world
Eva Li
Gérons le son!Anne Mister and Annabelle Tasset-Scherer
From Trash to Tiles –
Recycling HDPE Plastic
Into Home Building
Materials
Joey Smolkin
Got Oxygen?Aisley McGuire
Second Place
Les Boissons ÉnergiséesAvery Wojtyk
Énergie VolcaniqueLuca Agnello
What Wall angle stops a
Tsunami the best
Dylan Pantarotto
Prevalence of Gender
Bias and Stereotypes in
Different Generations
Aleem Kassam
Colour changing heat
sensitive sustainable mask
Mahmoud Salah
EchoVisionDylan Carson
First Place
Hydrogen Fuel of the
Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Alyssa Morena
M.è.P.Emily Krause and E’lise Nguyen
Dress Up: Gender Bias in
Character Design
Abigail Jennings
The Green MachineShaelyn Carriere
Rust BustersRose Artelle
Interdisciplinary –
Intermediate
Honourable Mention
Using Robotic Slime in
Cancer Treatment
Raneem Salah
Third Place
How can we make crypto
mining cleaner and more
efficient?
Yenul Sumathipala
Second Place
Sentry, the backyard
defender
Olivier Audet-Yang and Nikolas Charette
First Place
Timelike and Null
Geodesics around a
Reissner-Nordström Black
Hole
Alexander Abesteh
Interdisciplinary –
Senior
Honourable Mention
The link between ADHD
and Parkinson’s disease,
and the use of
Phosphatidylserine as a
natural alternative
solution
Maïka Harvey
Third Place
Model Mass Driver For
Future Payload Launches
Alex Burns
Second Place
Landfill Waste Diversion:
The Degradation of
Fabrics
Emilia Wesolkowski and Natalia Wesolkowski
First Place
The Spark of Life: an
exploration of electricity in
neuromuscular junctions,
insulin secretion, and
cardiac regulation
Ria Patel
Special Awards
American Society of
Heating, Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE)
Harnessing Energy From SpaceAkshit Manikanta Erukull
Amélioration d’une toîtureAyana Torres
Blanchir ou noircir nos villes: la solution au
réchauffement climatique
Kaila Bouzi Laryea and Shannon Collins
Honeywell AerospaceI Spy with my Robotic EyeSophie Kao
Building on Mars, Brick By Brick: Investigating
Practical Ways of Using Martian Regolith for
Construction
Emilia Shumelda
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Alyssa Morena
Ontario regional
chapter of the Society
of Environmental
Toxicology and
Chemistry (L-SETAC)
What is the Best Method of Applying Fertilizer to
Avoid Surface Runoff?
Laura McCoubrey
The Future of Forestry: an Investigation on the
C02e Emissions from the Forestry Industry
Anerie Patel
Canadian Nuclear
Laboratories (CNL)
Conducting an CRISPR Cas9 knockout to provide a
solution to Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
Niyati Thondapu
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storag
Alyssa Morena
The Canadian
Meteorological and
Oceanographic
Society (CMOS)
Énergie VolcaniqueLuca Agnello
A Breath of Life from the Underwater RealmMika Lee and Junhan Li
Canada PostFrom Trash to Tiles – Recycling HDPE Plastic Into
Home Building Materials
Joey Smolkin
Stop snoops with STEM: Which materials block
RFID signals the best?
Lily Giorno
Sound InsulationVita Faid
University of Ottawa
Faculty of Medicine’s
Transitional &
Molecular Medicine
Award
The Spark of Life: an exploration of electricity in
neuromuscular junctions, insulin secretion, and
cardiac regulation
Ria Patel
University of Ottawa
Faculty of Medicine
Award
S.M.S.N c’est assez!Olesia Malyna and Chiara Mutangana
S.O.S. FantômesEmmanuelle Azzi and Geneviève Bertrand Nadon
Les bactéries dans les bouteilles d’eauVictoria Roy and Daniella Ebeid
J.R. HallGot Oxygen?Aisley McGuire
Too Much of a Good ThingNadia Golah-Rusnak
Ottawa Horticulture
Society
Végéto BioluminoRhea Djiva and Ruby Folz
Sentry, the backyard defenderOlivier Audet-Yang and Nikolas Charette
Water AssociationToo Much of a Good ThingNadia Golah-Rusnak
Ottawa Field
Naturalists’ Club
Helping Winter Birds Thrive: A Study to Determine
the Best Seed Blends For Eastern Ontario Bird
Feeders
Iain Ogilvie-Warnock
The Future of Forestry: an Investigation on the
C02e Emissions from the Forestry Industry
Anerie Patel
Colour changing heat sensitive sustainable maskMahmoud Saleh
Soil SymphonyAbigail (Zirou) Tan
Chemical Institute of
Canada (Ottawa
sections)
Landfill Waste Diversion: The Degradation of
Fabrics
Landfill Waste Diversion: The Degradation of
Fabrics
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Hydrogen Fuel of the Future – Dry Hydrogen
Storage
Indigenous Children’s
Wellness (ICW)
The Green MachineShaelyn Carriere

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