CYSF · 2026
5,4,3,2,1 but is it clean?
Gold Medal
Testing the 5 second rule and bacteria growth on food dropped on the floor.
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CYSF · 2026
A CFD-Based Investigation of Baffle Geometry on Fluid Sloshing Forces: From Comparison to Optimization of Smart Baffle Designs
Gold Medal
Using transient multiphase CFD simulations to compare and optimize Smart Baffle designs by analyzing sloshing behavior and wall forces, advancing safer and more stable liquid tank transporta…
CYSF · 2026
A Comparative Study of Different Pharmacogenomic Approaches to Treating ALL
Gold Medal
A study that compares different treatment drugs used for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), in the context of a pharmacogenomic approach, which is one that is personalized and tailored to a p…
CYSF · 2026
Addressing the Underlying Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Physiology of Upper-Body Stretching in Healthy Adults
Gold Medal
This project will examine the impact of upper-body stretching on hemodynamic outcomes (primarily systolic BP, diastolic BP, and mean arterial pressure) in healthy adults. This will illuminat…
CYSF · 2026
Advancing Handwritten Braille
Gold Medal
Adapting the traditional braille slate so you can write from left to right.
CYSF · 2026
Advancing HVAC Filtration: A Hybrid Acoustic Agglomeration and Porous Sorbent System for Energy-Efficient PM and VOC Capture
Gold Medal
Engineering an integrated acoustic–molecular purification system leveraging stochastic numerical modeling and experimental validation to optimize PM + VOC removal and energy efficiency for a…
CYSF · 2026
AI Enabled Smart Walking Stick
Gold Medal
I have made a smart walking stick that's AI enabled to help people with visual impairments to navigate more easily. This will be done by AI recognition.
CYSF · 2026
AI-Powered Skin Cancer Monitoring System
Gold Medal
My project is to develop an app to have continuous monitoring of potential skin cancer. The app will allow the user to take pictures of the suspected area overtime from which an AI model wil…
CYSF · 2026
A Multimodal Neuroimaging and Omics approach for Rational Dual Therapeutic Design in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Gold Medal
Research and finding patterns in omics expression and brain anatomy to design an alternative therapeutic approach for ALS, aiming to create a synergistic and more targeted approach than curr…
CWSF · 2026
A Multi-Omic “Digital Embryo” Framework to Model Early Human Preimplantation Development In Silico
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Nearly 50% of IVF embryos arrest before they become viable pregnancies, and the molecular mechanisms causing this failure remain poorly understood. The Digital Embryo is the first multi-omic…
CYSF · 2026
Analyzing Space Weather Risk: Correlation Between Sunspot Activity and Coronal Mass Ejections
Gold Medal
A Coronal Mass Ejection is a release of plasma from the Sun, due to magnetic fields. This causes disruption to satellites, hindering communication. This project aims to study CME data from s…
CYSF · 2026
Analyzing the effects of calcium and collagen on bone strength
Gold Medal
we will research what effect does calcium and collagen have on bone structure we will do three tests co-mpression,tension and bending
CWSF · 2026
An Autonomous Sail-Powered System for Non-Invasive Multimodal Marine Monitoring
Natural Resources Gold Medal
Much of the ocean remains unmonitored, allowing harmful human activities such as illegal fishing to drive marine ecosystem collapse. To address this, an autonomous, sail-powered trimaran was…
CWSF · 2026
Anorexia Nervosa in the Eyes of Neuroimaging: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI and MRI Studies
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Anorexia Nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder that primarily impacts teenage girls. This condition is especially challenging due to the lack of concrete biomarkers, such as structural ch…
CYSF · 2026
A Portable intelligent Rope inspection System (iRiS) for Work-at-Height Safety Ropes using AI
Gold Medal
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 k…
CWSF · 2026
APTAi: De Novo Aptamer Design for Proteomic Biomarker Detection Using a Physics-Informed AI Model
Disease & Illness Platinum Award
Sepsis claims 11 million lives annually, but current diagnostics are costly and often ineffective. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA sequences that are promising for detecting proteomi…
CYSF · 2026
Are children’s breakfast cereals in Canada as healthy as they claim
Gold Medal
My project is about the cereals that a human chid consumes daily and if it is healthy or not
CYSF · 2026
Assessment of Solar Irradiance Patterns and Solar Power Potential in Calgary using Data Analysis
Gold Medal
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…
CYSF · 2026
A Technical Method of Responsive Cellophane Films for Real Time Spoilage Detection
Gold Medal
This project identifies a way to fabricate a spoilage detecting film in which changes color based on the pH value and presence of ammonia within the food contained. The film will be made usi…
CYSF · 2026
A Two Pronged Analysis of Linguistic Idiosyncrasies
Gold Medal
As the title indicates, this is a two pronged analysis of idiosyncrasies in both speech and writing. The first prong will be the development of software to track mouth movements, and the sec…
CWSF · 2026
Augmenting Balance and Spatial Awareness in Parkinson’s Disease: A Wearable Assistive Tail
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
This project explores how a wearable tail could help seniors with Parkinson’s disease maintain balance, reducing their risk of falls. Using built-in sensors to detect when they are unstable,…
CYSF · 2026
Augmenting Balance and Spatial Awareness in Parkinson’s Disease: Quantitative Postural Stability Analysis of a Wearable Assistive Tail
Gold Medal
This project explores the structural balancing effect of a wearable tail for seniors with Parkinson’s disease, enhanced with features that enhance spatial awareness to mitigate fall risk.
CYSF · 2026
Automated Varroa Mite Detection Using Deep Learning and Data Augmentation
Gold Medal
Using limited real sample images of sticky boards used for Varroa mite monitoring to train a convolutional neural network that detects and counts mites.
CWSF · 2026
Automating Asteroid Detection Criteria to Strengthen Citizen Science for Planetary Defense
Aerospace Platinum Award
About 55% of the estimated 25,000 near-Earth-asteroids 140 metres or larger remain undetected, with millions more in the main belt uncatalogued. The 2013 Chelyabinsk event, where a 19-metre…
CYSF · 2026
Bloom busters
Gold Medal
Our project intends to alleviate the effects of eutrophication by comparing phosphate-capturing beads to determine which best absorbs phosphorus in water.
CYSF · 2026
Blown Away or Built to Stay? A Wind Uplift Investigation of Roof Shapes.
Gold Medal
I will create pyramid hip and gable roof shapes with cardboard. Both models will be tested under controlled wind conditions by using a hairdryer to determine which roof shape performs best.
CYSF · 2026
Breaking Barriers : Design and Validation of Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitors of MMP-9 for Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease
Gold Medal
I developed a machine learning pipeline to identify and structurally modify and validate novel MMP‑9 inhibitors for Parkinson’s disease using QSAR modeling, multi‑objective optimization, and…
CWSF · 2026
Bye-Bye Plastic Mulch!
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Gold Medal
The plastic mulch film, a plastic sheet applied to agricultural soils, increases crop yield through its benefits such as moisture retention and weed suppression. However, due to their potent…
CYSF · 2026
Bye-Bye Plastic Mulch!
Gold Medal
Development of a biodegradable mulch film in order to reduce microplastic pollution in soil and replace current biodegradable films which have been deemed to be unsafe.
CYSF · 2026
Can AI help de-extinction?
Gold Medal
About de-extinction and how AI can help de-extinction