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MENTION
Grade: 8
2026

Nature vs. Nurture

Alex Ham-Franiel
St. Vincent De Paul Elementary Junior High School

Is nature vs. nurture still an interesting debate? This discussion has gone on for many decades, but how did it really begin? My project details the studies, research and general knowledge that scientists have discovered about nature vs. nurture.

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GOLD
Grade: 11
2026

Neurobiologically Informed Schizophrenia Therapeutics: Multi-Modal Characterization and In Vitro Modulation of HERV-K Neuroinflammation

Sara Waqas
STEM Innovation Academy High School

Designing and testing andidates for precise schizophrenia treatment developed with a neurobiologically precise lense.

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Awards
CYSF Travel Award
Faculty Women's Club Award, University of Calgary
International Science and Engineering Fair Participant
BRONZE
Grade: 5
2026

NeuroSleep: How REM Sleep affects your daily mood, focus, and reaction time.

Muhammad-Yahya Khan
Shehneela Farheen-Khan

The purpose of this project is to find out whether going to bed earlier increases REM sleep and improves focus, mood, memory, and alertness the next day.

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GOLD
Grade: 9
2026

NeuroWeave-60: A Computational Framework for Network-Level Analysis of Seizure Dynamics Using Multi-Electrode Arrays

Muhmmad Usman
Calgary Islamic School, Akram Jomaa Campus

Analysis of neural electrical activity recorded using microelectrode arrays to compare normal and seizure-like brain network behavior through computational and statistical methods.

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BRONZE
Grade: 6
2026

Nightmares in kids

Kiera Ruan, Zoe Winkelmann
Westmount Mid/High School

The study of nightmares in kids and why they have more nightmares than adults.

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BRONZE
Grade: 6
2026

Noise - Aware Smart Headphones

Kashvi Suresh
Fairview School

The purpose of this experiment was to help people who are usually in noisy environments and these Noise-Aware Smart Headphones will automatically decrease the volume of the sound in the headphones to prevent hearing loss

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SILVER
Grade: 9
2026

No More Salty Sight

Aadya Jha
Mount Royal School

Investigating contact lens lysozyme aggregation by tracking the kinetics and mechanisms of home-purified egg white lysozyme subvisible aggregation at varying NaCl concentrations measured via a DIY silicon PIN photodiode turbidimeter.

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BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

NPK Eutrophication Madness

Amare Lakhani
Reneeta Lakhani

In this experiment, I am testing the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium-rich fertilizers on Barley to see how its health and growth will be affected by eutrophication.

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SILVER
Grade: 6
2026

Obsticale Alert Module: ClearPath

Krystal Falokun
Fairview School

I have made a simple yet creative solution by combining both coding and low vision to make a pair of glasses called ClearPath. These special pair of glasses beep when an object is 30cm away or closer.(Project topics: Vision, Technology, CS, Engineering)

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