Results for Science Fair 2016
Here are the results for the 2016 NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair.
Congratulations to all the winners and huge thanks to everyone that entered. The standard of projects this year was outstanding!
Please note that the prize value indicated may not necessarily be awarded to a single exhibit nor the full value awarded. Special Prizes may be sub-divided at the Judge’s discretion, and be awarded to a number of exhibits.
| Prize | Class | Student_Name | Project_Title | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Commended | 1 - 105 | Ollie Taylor | Mirror Mirror | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 4 | Emma Shea | Smiling - real or fake? | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 78 | Demi Araboglos | Stabproof vest to mimic pangolin | St Mark's Church School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 85 | Bronte Walshe | Instant Noodles Instant Burns | St Oran's College |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 88 | Grace Richards | The Stroop Effect | St Oran's College |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 113 | Eva Juriss | Whiter Teeth; Brighter Smile | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 169 | Lauren Dugdale | Which colour works best? | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 175 | Zoe Ashton | Impact Power | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 179 | Max Waiker | Force required to hit a football | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 18 | Noah Stock | What bait attracts crabs the fastest? | Hutt International Boys' School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 65 | Sarah Clarke | Slip and Slide | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 27 | Nathan Blackadder | Microwaves Effect on Plant Growth | Upper Hutt College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 31 | Dilan Magan | Colours of elements | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 45 | Emily Daymond-King | Are We Really Alone? | Wellington Girls College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 15 | Jamie Locke-Weir | Testing vs calling. Which activity affects reaction time the most? | Saint Bernard's College |
| NumberWorks'nWords | 1 - 42 | Jaime Toplis | Are you drinking enough? | Northland School |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | 1 - 64 | Ileshaa Dias | Honey I killed the fungi | Seatoun School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 1 - 1 | Beth Cooper; Kate Black | Positive Paws | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 1 | Beth Cooper; Kate Black | Positive Paws | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Capital City Science Educators (Doreen Gates Memorial Prize) | 1 - 37 | Eric Vaclevek | Condensation conversation | Newlands Intermediate |
| OPUS International Consultants | 1 - 37 | Eric Vaclevek | Condensation conversation | Newlands Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 37 | Eric Vaclevek | Condensation conversation | Newlands Intermediate |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 1 - 84 | Anna Wilkinson | My big fat experiMince | St Oran's College |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 84 | Anna Wilkinson | My big fat experiMince | St Oran's College |
| ESR | 2 - 102 | Jame McKenzies; Tony Huang | To Germ or NOT to Germ; That is the Question. | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 109 | Bram Clarkson | Cookie Monster | Seatoun School |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | 2 - 122 | Cleo Thurston | Gluten-free flour v Ordinary flour | St Anthony's School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 2 - 127 | Elizabeth Sullivan | Beth's Best Energy Burn | St Benedict's School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 2 - 153 | Samantha Woolley | How Fit is that Fitbit? | St Oran's College |
| OPUS International Consultants | 2 - 163 | Emily Rampton | Slowing Soil Erosion. | Wadestown School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 2 - 172 | Max Falconer | Mercury in Rubbish | Wadestown School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 2 - 183 | Tom Hercus | Concussion in Junior Rugby Players | Wellesley College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 2 - 28 | Oliver Errington | Improving Wi-Fi connectivity in your home | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 28 | Oliver Errington | Improving Wi-Fi connectivity in your home | Karori Normal School |
| Capital City Science Educators (Doreen Gates Memorial Prize) | 2 - 30 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | Anxiety affects us | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 30 | Thomas Fitzpatrick | Anxiety affects us | Karori Normal School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 43 | Emma Littlefair | Protein Denaturation - How can I cook fish in acids? | Muritai School |
| VUW School of Chemical and Physical Sciences | 2 - 60 | Jack Garr | What a Drag. | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 60 | Jack Garr | What a Drag. | Northland School |
| Te Kawa a Maui - School of Maori Studies | 2 - 71 | Pakira Pancholi | Minecraft and Mods | Otari School |
| ESR | 2 - 88 | Rachel Zhou | Let it float | Queen Margaret College |
| VUW School of Chemical and Physical Sciences | 3 - 12 | Jasper Hobbs | Which wing | Saint Bernard's College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 12 | Jasper Hobbs | Which wing | Saint Bernard's College |
| ESR | 3 - 15 | Aishani McGrath | Kill the Spill | Samuel Marsden Collegiate |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 30 | Andrew Latta | Heisenberg's uncertainty principle | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 30 | Andrew Latta | Heisenberg's uncertainty principle | Wellington College |
| NIWA | 3 - 7 | Kit Jones | Protecting Paua | Rongotai College |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | 4 - 19 | Liam Anderson | Electrolysis with a magnetic twist | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 19 | Liam Anderson | Electrolysis with a magnetic twist | Wellington College |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | 5 - 6 | Morgan Bole | How to shock a plant | Queen Margaret College |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | 5 - 8 | Shweta Iyer | The heat is on | Queen Margaret College |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 5 - 8 | Shweta Iyer | The heat is on | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 8 | Shweta Iyer | The heat is on | Queen Margaret College |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | 1 - 33 | Sam Schroder; Jared Causer | Liquid Voltage | Naenae Intermediate |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | 2 - 161 | Annabel Peacock | Shells in Acidic Sea Water | Wadestown School |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | 2 - 161 | Annabel Peacock | Shells in Acidic Sea Water | Wadestown School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 1 - 10 | Adithya Ramaswamy | Up; Up and Away | Hutt Intermediate |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 1 - 94 | Seren Rix; Victoria Li | Super Vision | Tawa Intermediate |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 94 | Seren Rix; Victoria Li | Super Vision | Tawa Intermediate |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 165 | Hamish Baguley | Relations and Revelations | Wadestown School |
| NZ Soil Science Society | 1 - 50 | Scott Robertson | Where does the Grass Grow Greener? | Northland School |
| Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 27 | Yolanda Frean; Freda Chatwin | Rat-a-tat-trap | Kelburn Normal |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 27 | Yolanda Frean; Freda Chatwin | Rat-a-tat-trap | Kelburn Normal |
| Met Shop | 1 - 40 | Aidan Riches | Will a hurricane affect the Hurricanes? | Northland School |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 1 - 68 | Max Boennic | Taming the Wildfire | Seatoun School |
| NIWA | 1 - 91 | Alysson Ormaza | Stream Health %EPT | Tawa Intermediate |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 108 | Bella Hay | How fast is your food? | Seatoun School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 13 | Raegan Pine | A Weighty Question | Hutt Intermediate |
| eCubed Ltd | 2 - 14 | Benjamin Penno | Sticky Business | Hutt International Boys' School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 14 | Benjamin Penno | Sticky Business | Hutt International Boys' School |
| NZ Antarctic Society | 2 - 166 | Hamish Nicholls | Antartica: Acid rain and acid ocean. | Wadestown School |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 2 - 184 | Claire Pinlac | Soils versus Earthquakes. | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 25 | Jamie Mackenzie and Sam Grimwood | Home automation | Karori Normal School |
| OPUS International Consultants | 2 - 25 | Jamie Mackenzie and Sam Grimwood | Home automation | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 25 | Jamie Mackenzie and Sam Grimwood | Home automation | Karori Normal School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 2 - 31 | Will Hayman | Robotics Engineering | Karori Normal School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 58 | Adam Williams | Paper helicopters: Making them go slow. | Northland School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 2 - 58 | Adam Williams | Paper helicopters: Making them go slow. | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 58 | Adam Williams | Paper helicopters: Making them go slow. | Northland School |
| Te Ropu Awhina | 2 - 64 | Ruby Patete | Kumara; Kumara; I love Kumara | Northland School |
| Society for Maori Astronomy Research and Traditions | 2 - 67 | Maarie Apanui-Barr | He Whetu Ki Tua | Otari School |
| Te Kawa a Maui - School of Maori Studies | 2 - 67 | Maarie Apanui-Barr | He Whetu Ki Tua | Otari School |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 3 - 13 | Keanu Templonuevo | Coffee ground briquettes vs sawdust and paper briquettes. | Saint Bernard's College |
| OPUS International Consultants | 3 - 13 | Keanu Templonuevo | Coffee ground briquettes vs sawdust and paper briquettes. | Saint Bernard's College |
| ESR | 5 - 4 | Charlotte Hollywood | Resistance is fertile | Queen Margaret College |
| Capital City Science Educators (Peter Jennings Memorial Prize) | 5 - 4 | Charlotte Hollywood | Resistance is fertile | Queen Margaret College |
| Wellington City Libraries | 5 - 4 | Charlotte Hollywood | Resistance is fertile | Queen Margaret College |
| NumberWorks'nWords | 5 - 4 | Charlotte Hollywood | Resistance is fertile | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 4 | Charlotte Hollywood | Resistance is fertile | Queen Margaret College |
| Wellington Botanical Society | 1 - 104 | Isabel Riseley | Fractals in Foliage | Wadestown School |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | 1 - 104 | Isabel Riseley | Fractals in Foliage | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 104 | Isabel Riseley | Fractals in Foliage | Wadestown School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 1 - 109 | Jack Morrah | Do the Labels Lie? | Wellesley College |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 11 | Andrew Hazeldine | Mean screens - Are your eyes being bullied?" | Hutt Intermediate |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 2 - 11 | Andrew Hazeldine | Mean screens - Are your eyes being bullied?" | Hutt Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 11 | Andrew Hazeldine | Mean screens - Are your eyes being bullied?" | Hutt Intermediate |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 1 - 9 | Abilash Sivasith | Lets 'C' What's in your food | Hutt Intermediate |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | 1 - 9 | Abilash Sivasith | Lets 'C' What's in your food | Hutt Intermediate |
| IPENZ | 4 - 20 | Will Holmes | Collateral chairs | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 20 | Will Holmes | Collateral chairs | Wellington College |
| Fourth in Class 1 | 1 - 62 | Claudia Alloway | Drop; Cover; Hold | Seatoun School |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 1 - 62 | Claudia Alloway | Drop; Cover; Hold | Seatoun School |
| OPUS International Consultants | 1 - 62 | Claudia Alloway | Drop; Cover; Hold | Seatoun School |
| Fourth in Class 3 | 3 - 43 | Elena Salmond | Which sonobe unit structure can hold the most weight ? | Wellington Girls College |
| OPUS International Consultants | 3 - 43 | Elena Salmond | Which sonobe unit structure can hold the most weight ? | Wellington Girls College |
| Fourth in Class 5 | 5 - 12 | Autumn Minnear | Curing the Myopia Disease | Wellington Home Education Network |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 5 - 12 | Autumn Minnear | Curing the Myopia Disease | Wellington Home Education Network |
| Third in Class 1 | 1 - 81 | Matthew Harvey-White; Sam McKee | Wind Turbine Efficiency | St Mark's Church School |
| Met Shop | 1 - 81 | Matthew Harvey-White; Sam McKee | Wind Turbine Efficiency | St Mark's Church School |
| Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association | 1 - 81 | Matthew Harvey-White; Sam McKee | Wind Turbine Efficiency | St Mark's Church School |
| Third in Class 2 | 2 - 128 | Emily-Kei Brewerton | Any 'One' for Seaweed Tea? | St Benedict's School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 2 - 128 | Emily-Kei Brewerton | Any 'One' for Seaweed Tea? | St Benedict's School |
| Third in Class 2 | 2 - 63 | Ruby Marsillio | # Hacked | Northland School |
| Third in Class 3 | 3 - 21 | Michelle Lee | Talking on cell phones effect on reaction time | Samuel Marsden Collegiate |
| Third in Class 4 | 4 - 21 | Kate Pickard | What are the effects of pest management on bird populations in Wellington? | Wellington East Girls' College |
| Third in Class 4 | 4 - 23 | Brooke McCaw | Social Media use and Teenage Empathy | Wellington Girls College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 4 - 23 | Brooke McCaw | Social Media use and Teenage Empathy | Wellington Girls College |
| Third in Class 5 | 5 - 10 | Joseph Ivory | Portable Water Power | Wellington High School |
| Auckland University Science Scholars Programme | 5 - 10 | Joseph Ivory | Portable Water Power | Wellington High School |
| eCubed Ltd | 5 - 10 | Joseph Ivory | Portable Water Power | Wellington High School |
| Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association | 5 - 10 | Joseph Ivory | Portable Water Power | Wellington High School |
| Second in Class 1 | 1 - 43 | James Gibson | M&M Colour Chromotography | Northland School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 43 | James Gibson | M&M Colour Chromotography | Northland School |
| Second in Class 2 | 2 - 66 | Tom Boers | Face your Fears | Northland School |
| NumberWorks'nWords | 2 - 66 | Tom Boers | Face your Fears | Northland School |
| Second in Class 3 | 3 - 14 | Tomas Senek and Alexander Watson | Can a door create green sustainable power source? | Saint Bernard's College |
| IPENZ | 3 - 14 | Tomas Senek and Alexander Watson | Can a door create green sustainable power source? | Saint Bernard's College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 14 | Tomas Senek and Alexander Watson | Can a door create green sustainable power source? | Saint Bernard's College |
| Second in Class 4 | 4 - 1 | Sheridan Boyd; Zavier Boyd | My Little AI | Heretaunga College |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 4 - 1 | Sheridan Boyd; Zavier Boyd | My Little AI | Heretaunga College |
| Second in Class 5 | 5 - 11 | Mrinali Kumar | The Natural Chill - Manuka honey frosting | Wellington High School |
| Kainic Medical Communications | 5 - 11 | Mrinali Kumar | The Natural Chill - Manuka honey frosting | Wellington High School |
| First in Class 1 | 1 - 45 | Lucy Harris | The Strength of Eggs | Northland School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 45 | Lucy Harris | The Strength of Eggs | Northland School |
| First in Class 2 | 2 - 134 | Ystefano Ubaldo | H.A.S.T. = E | St Benedict's School |
| First in Class 3 | 3 - 8 | Reuben Campbell | Breakpoint 3-D Printing | Rongotai College |
| Callaghan Innovation | 3 - 8 | Reuben Campbell | Breakpoint 3-D Printing | Rongotai College |
| University of Otago | 5 - 2 | Isobel Bremner | Sound from Water | Onslow College |
| VUW Faculty of Science Faculty Prize | 4 - 5 | Carlos Mendonca | Uptake of nitrogen pollutants | Onslow College |
| First in Class 4 | 4 - 5 | Carlos Mendonca | Uptake of nitrogen pollutants | Onslow College |
| Capital City Science Educators (Peter Jennings Memorial Prize) | 4 - 5 | Carlos Mendonca | Uptake of nitrogen pollutants | Onslow College |
| NIWA | 4 - 5 | Carlos Mendonca | Uptake of nitrogen pollutants | Onslow College |
| OPUS International Consultants | 4 - 5 | Carlos Mendonca | Uptake of nitrogen pollutants | Onslow College |
| Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for best overall exhibit | 5 - 1 | Catherine Pot | A simulation correction technique for the Van der Pauw method. | Onslow College |
| VUW Faculty of Science Prize Innovation Prize | 5 - 1 | Catherine Pot | A simulation correction technique for the Van der Pauw method. | Onslow College |
| First in Class 5 | 5 - 1 | Catherine Pot | A simulation correction technique for the Van der Pauw method. | Onslow College |
| Auckland University Science Scholars Programme | 5 - 1 | Catherine Pot | A simulation correction technique for the Van der Pauw method. | Onslow College |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 5 - 1 | Catherine Pot | A simulation correction technique for the Van der Pauw method. | Onslow College |