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2012 Canada-Wide Science-Fair: 21 Quebec exhibitors honoured!

The 51^st Canada-Wide Science Fair was held May 12 to 19 in Charlottetown, P.E.I. More than 500 young people from every Canadian province and territory participate to this renowned science competition.

 

The outstanding performance of 21 exhibitors from the 40-strong Québec delegation, sponsored by Merck, was acknowledged during the Awards Ceremony.

You can find pictures of the winners in the Awards and winners section.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

 

MONTRÉAL

Laurent V. Joli-Coeur (fact sheet)
La quête de l'ombre jovienne
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
• Best Project Award - $10,000 cash Award sponsor by Research in Motion (RIM)
• Platinum Award – Best Intermediate Project - $5,000 cash Award sponsor by Research in Motion (RIM)
• Gold Medal – Intermediate – and $1,500 cash Award
• Discovery Challenge Award – Intermediate - $750 cash Award sponsor by Youth Science Canada
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship

 

Arnaud Desrosiers (fact sheet)
Bioremédiation des NTC
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
• Silver Medal – Senior – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $2,500 Entrance Scholarship
• Preselection for the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize

 

Minuoja Chandramohan (fact sheet)
Du cacao pour une peau saine!
OBNL Les Scientifines
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

 

RIVE-NORD

Yassine Bouanane (fact sheet)

Soleil, où es-tu?
École secondaire Saint-Maxime
• Gold Medal – Senior – and $1,500 cash Award
• Energy Challenge Award – Senior - $1,000 cash Award sponsor by Youth Science Canada
• Science for Peace and Development – member of Team Canada-MILSET in Expo Sciences International (Abu Dhabi, summer 2013) sponsor by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
• University of Manitoba Scholarship – $5,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $5,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship
• UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship

QUÉBEC ET CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES

Laurence Dubé and Simone Adam (fact sheet)
Un champignon emballant!
Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier
• Gold Medal – Intermediate – and $1,500 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Australian National Youth Science Forum Award - invitation to the Forum at the Australian National University in Canberra in January 2013

 

Simon Lemay-Lauzière (fact sheet)
Rubik2D2
Séminaire des Pères Maristes
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
 

MONTÉRÉGIE

Jacinthe Mc Lean and Marie-Ève Mc Lean (fact sheet)
Renouv-eau
École secondaire Mgr-Euclide-Théberge
• Silver Medal – Senior – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $2,500 Entrance Scholarship

SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN

Louis-Charles Desbiens and Vincent Maltais (fact sheet)
Le mystère de K5
Séminaire de Chicoutimi - Services éducatifs
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

ESTRIE

Gerry Nour Chamaa and Manu Rangaya (fact sheet)
Immunofluorescence
École Mitchell-Montcalm, Pavillon Montcalm
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $700 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

 

Benoît Corriveau (fact sheet)
Discours des mots ou des maux?
Séminaire de Sherbrooke
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
 

MONTRÉAL (english sector - Montréal, Montérégie, Rive-Nord)

(projects from Hydro-Québec Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair)

 

David Lasry et Eran Ittah (fact sheet)
A Change of Heart
Herzliah High School (Snowdon Campus)
• Bronze Medal – Intermediate – and $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Australian National Youth Science Forum Award - invitation to the Forum at the Australian National University in Canberra in January 2013

 

Tamar Sifri (fact sheet)
The Battle Against Aging
The Study
• Bronze Medal – Junior – and $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
 

ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE

Benoit Petit and Stéphanie Clavet (fact sheet)
Bananiers : Un défi équatorien
Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Campus de Rouyn-Noranda
• Bronze Medal – Senior - $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship

COTE-NORD

Jessie Beaulieu (fact sheet)
Polyrecyclage II
Cégep de Sept-Iles
• Bronze Medal – Senior - $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Preselection for the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize
 

EST DU QUÉBEC

Olivier Cloutier (fact sheet)
Périr la bouche grande ouverte
École secondaire Paul-Hubert
• Bronze Medal – Intermediate – and $300 cash Award
• Western University Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship

 

The Québec delegation included 40 young men and women selected during the Super Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec, 2012 Québec Final, held in April. Their participation is made possible thanks to the financial support of Merck and the CDLS-CLS Network. La Presse is also a media partner of the delegation.

 

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Source:     Conseil de développement du loisir scientifique

Information:  
Montréal:  

Andrée Peltier
Tel.: 514 846-0003
Cell.: 514 944-8689

 

Charlottetown:   

Chantal Thibodeau
Communications Officer
Cell.: 514 772-3460 (May 18th , in Charlottetown)
Tel.: 514 252-3027, ext. 3460 (May 21st)