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CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health problem where bacteria are becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. This increases the need for new solutions. In my project, I st…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Worldwide, medical problems in tubular organs, including emboli in blood vessels and foreign objects in the digestive tract, remain major threats to human health, while current surgical trea…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Silver Medal
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are supermassive black holes found at the centre of galaxies. AGN BL Lacertae contains an accretion disk and high-energy jets emitted perpendicular to the disk,…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
One-third of individuals with schizophrenia are treatment-resistant, largely because the disorder’s biological mechanisms are poorly understood, and as a result, current treatments fail to a…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Alzheimer's disease affects over 55 million people, projected to double by 2050. Current pharmaceutical treatments including Donepezil and Memantine primarily alleviate symptoms without addr…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
Deafblindness is a combined disability of vision and hearing impairments that create significant challenges to communication and information access. Many deafblind individuals rely on interv…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where gluten causes damage to the small intestine.¹ A gluten sensor could allow patients to check their food. Current sensors are best at detecting w…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Silver Medal
Have you dealt with pesky squirrels raiding your bird feeder? This project tested whether the colour of an object affects how much squirrels are attracted to it, and if this is related to ho…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Diagnosing and treating ocular diseases quickly and accurately is essential, as prolonged ocular disease not only affects patient morbidity, but can also lead to permanent eye damage. Curren…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Cancer is often deadly, not always because it cannot be treated, but because it is found too late. In this project, I built two low-cost systems that use artificial intelligence to help dete…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
For acne treatment, conventional Western medicine focuses on addressing direct symptoms and causes and has been effective for some people, but often has harsh side effects. Chinese herbal me…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Dental cavities are widely considered the most prevalent chronic disease globally. For over a century, dental x-rays have been the standard for diagnosis. However, new technologies are emerg…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
Plaque is a widespread health problem leading to cavities, pain, gum disease, and eventual tooth loss. Many popular mouthwashes address this by using alcohol to nonselectively kill oral bact…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Silver Medal
Cooking smoke kills millions each year, but most solutions need electricity or expensive fuel. Can the fire itself power a fan to remove the smoke? This project develops a self powered smoke…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
This study aims to improve cancer treatment by using patient-derived tumor organoids. Traditional two-dimensional cell models cannot fully represent the real tumor environment, so drug testi…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Can vaping hurt you? My project studied the dangerous effects of vaping chemicals on zebrafish embryos. I investigated how both vaping liquids and their aerosols affected the survival rates…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
I created RAISE (Recovery Analytics and Intensity Surveillance Engine) as an individualized early-warning system to prevent Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a condition where an…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
Mon projet est un bracelet vibrant qui donne un rythme pour parler et indique quand respirer aux personnes qui bégayent. Le bracelet est fabriqué en tissu extensible avec un moteur vibrant e…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Silver Medal
Many robotic hands are expensive and too complicated for most people to build or understand. For my project, I designed a simple solution called Robotic Grip that costs under $50 and uses 3D…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources Silver Medal
Water pollution is poisoning aquatic ecosystems and threatening human health, with 73% of Indigenous water systems described as "medium or high risk" (The Council of Canadians), while curren…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
80% of stuffies (~500Million lbs) are discarded in landfills / year! Polyester-fibre stuffies=highly-consequential pollutants; their high surface area=more microplastics & toxins insidiously…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Non-Polar Organic Contaminants (NPOCs), including Chlorinated Organic Pollutants (Cl-OPs), oils, and Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylene (BTEX), are harmful contaminants that threaten ma…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Radon is a harmful gas that can build up inside homes and increase the risk of lung cancer, especially in places like Alberta. This project developed and tested a device, "SMART-RADON", to m…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Climate change is a pressing issue facing people around the globe. Its impacts are devastating: extreme weather events, droughts, water scarcity and wildfires like the one in Jasper two year…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Lead pollution is a major environmental and health problem, and current industrial treatments are damaging to the environment in both production and end-of-life disposal. In this project, Ce…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Silver Medal
Petroleum-based insulation foams make up a substantial portion of the global insulation market, yet they yield significant negative impacts on the environment. Current biobased alternatives…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Silver Medal
Wildfires are becoming more common and severe. Grass crops (such as wheat, barley, oats) are an important source of economic activity and nutrition in Canada. How does wildfire smoke affect…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
I developed "The Magnetic Net" to clean up oil and hidden plastics from our rivers . While most tools only catch trash floating on the surface, my project targets "sinkers"—heavy plastics th…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
500–800 years. That is how long a single disposable pad can remain in the environment. Despite being used by millions of people daily, most menstrual products are uncomfortable, environmenta…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Silver Medal
Commercial aircraft design has remained relatively unchanged for decades, and the conventional design has been optimized to the point where large gains in efficiency are unlikely. Aviation i…