HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 8
2026

Impacts of pets on heart rates and perceptions associated with pet ownership?

Aidan Lindseth, Isabella Lindseth
H. D. Cartwright School

Impacts of pets on heart rates and perceptions associated with pet ownership.

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SILVER
Grade: 11
2026

Improving Algorithmic Transparency: A Comparative Study of SHAP and ELI5 for Younger Gen Z Retail-Level Investors

Jennilia Peter
Ernest Manning High School

Algorithmic trading is often viewed as a "black box", creating barriers for retail investors. The goal is to identify how narrative & visual explanations impact user trust & mental model accuracy to make trading more transparent for the rising generation.

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BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

Improving drivable model cars with safety features

Ethan Tang, Evan Sang
Queen Elizabeth High School

Using Arduino sensors to put real-world car safety features into an RC car

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BRONZE
Grade: 8
2026

Improving Grip Performance in an Articulating Model of Prosthetic Hand Using Different Materials

Ayaan Ali, Timothy Nguyen
Connect Charter School

This project investigates how different materials affect the grip of a prosthetic hand. We will test materials such as rubber, foam, fabric, silicon, and plastic using a model prosthetic hand (articulating hand) to determine which materials are best.

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GOLD
Grade: 6
2026

Improving solar panel efficiency

Archer Pederson
Louis Riel School

In this experiment there will be a stationary solar panel and a solar panel that tracks the sun. I will measure and compare the energy made by each solar panel to determine how much more energy a tracking solar panel can generate(and understand why).

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Awards
Fraser Head Elementary Award
Solar and Renewable Energy Award
HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 10
2026

InfraSolar

Milo Palmer-Weight
Queen Elizabeth High School

It’s a solar powered cover engineered to address a global infrastructure problem and reduce risk of power outages through renewable energy and a more environmentally friendly and trustworthy system.

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BRONZE
Grade: 11
2026

Innovation for Treatments on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Zimmel Nadir
FFCA High School Campus

Innovating ideas on how to treat the prion disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, before conditions in a patient become critical.

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SILVER
Grade: 12
2026

Inside the Pain: The Science Behind Endometriosis

Zahra Osman
Lester B. Pearson High School

This study aims to promote awareness regarding how endometriosis is a painful and debilitating condition, and advocate for further research on the disease

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BRONZE
Grade: 9
2026

Instantaneous NACA Airfoil Optimization Based on Customizable Inputs Using a Deep Q Network

Josh Doran
West Island College

In this project, I created a Deep Q Network which takes three inputs, angle of attack, Reynolds number and a target lift coefficient, and creates a 4 digit NACA airfoil that minimizes drag while achieving the target lift at that AoA.

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