HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 9
2026

A plant farm that generates electricity from air noise

Mahmud Khodjimatova, Mohamed Mohamed
Horizon Leadership Academy

Our project creates a field of artificial plant leaves with built in vibration sensors piezo disk that capture air noise and convert in into small amounts of electricity the leaves collect sound vibrations send the energy through wires and power a small v

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GOLD
Grade: 10
2026

A Portable intelligent Rope inspection System (iRiS) for Work-at-Height Safety Ropes using AI

Isaac Cheng
Western Canada High School

Guiding Question: How might cameras and machine learning be utilized, along with current inspection techniques and occupational procedures, to inspect, monitor, and report the condition of kernmantle climbing ropes and work-at-height safety lines?

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Awards
CYSF Director's Award
BRONZE
Grade: 5
2026

Apples Vs Browning

Ariel Young
Nose Creek Elementary School

My project is on apple browning. It's about how much apples brown and which method of preventing it will last the longest. I tested lemon juice, salt water, baking soda, honey water and a vacuum seal machine. The control group used water alone.

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BRONZE
Grade: 11
2026

Applying Genetic Screening to Personalize Cancer Treatment

Ali Al-Mayahi, Sayem Rahman
Calgary Charter School Hub – Almadina Campus

This project shows how genetic screening is applied during a patient’s cancer care. It explains how a sample is collected, how the DNA is examined, and how the results guide the doctor’s decisions. The goal is to show the real steps that connect a patient

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BRONZE
Grade: 5
2026

Are cats really cleaner than dogs?

Lena Belal, Naomi Arenas
Louis Riel School

We will be testing 4 cats and 4 dogs using petri dishes to see if cats are really cleaner than dogs.

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GOLD
Grade: 7
2026

Are children’s breakfast cereals in Canada as healthy as they claim

Hla Alshaikh
Calgary Girls Charter School

My project is about the cereals that a human chid consumes daily and if it is healthy or not

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Awards
CYSF Director's Award
SILVER
Grade: 10
2026

Are There Really "Butterflies" in Your Stomach? A Systematic Review of the Neurobiology of Romantic Love

Abdul Shahzad
Sir Winston Churchill High School

This project conducts a systematic review of fMRI and neuroscience research to investigate how romantic love is represented in the human brain, focusing on consistent patterns of activation in reward, motivation, and attachment-related neural systems.

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SILVER
Grade: 7
2026

A robotic (smart) fire suppression system

Hamza Metwally, Hasan Metwally
Calgary Islamic School, Omar Bin Al-Khattab Campus

PROJECT TOPICS:ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE.project: SMART fire suppression system that will use sensors and a smart camera to identify where a fire is and spray it.This will reduce water damage because it will only spray on the fire no where else

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GOLD
Grade: 6
2026

Assessment of Solar Irradiance Patterns and Solar Power Potential in Calgary using Data Analysis

Arushi Paul
Fairview School

I collected NASA power data to analyze solar energy potential and electricity trends in Calgary and Alberta. I also analyzed how sunlight varies throughout the days, months and seasons. The analysis also showed how many days are sunny, cloudy or mixed.

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Awards
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Elementary Award
ENMAX Energizing Innovation Award Elementary