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CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Bronze Medal
When two galaxies collide, they should leave behind visible scars. But some collisions happen in massive, old galaxies where the evidence fades so fast that every detection tool declares the…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
I started my science fair project last year. I used a smartwatch to monitor my REM sleep. I ate different types of food before bed to see if it would affect my sleep cycle. The smartwatch I…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
My community of Leaf Rapids was severely impacted by wildfires last year. I see the effects of our burned forests every day. This project studied how ash from fires affects plant growth. I g…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Congenital heart defects (CHDs), which affect nearly 1% of live births worldwide, arise from disruptions in tightly regulated signaling pathways governing early cardiac morphogenesis. This p…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
Before any long journey, our ancestors prepared with prayer and ceremony. Smudging with sage cleanses the eyes, ears, and mouth. It clears the mind and offers protection. This was survival.…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
The maintenance of regular physiological function in plants depends on this careful balance between carbon uptake and water retention, which is regulated through changes in stomatal aperture…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity
In rowing, maximum efficiency is achieved through optimizing the rigging and oars and by perfecting the technique, in addition to strength training. Various approaches exist to the recovery…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
In this digital age, we give away our data everyday; by accepting website cookies or wearing smartwatches that track everything from heart rate to sleep cycles. The data we generate can be u…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are an important component of a leading drug delivery system. They protect the medicine they carry, increasing its bioavailability and stability and notably used i…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Problem: Traditional water testing is a long process. By the time the lab finds a contaminant, people may have already drunk the water, or it may have affected the environment. We need a way…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Bronze Medal
Every year, families accidentally throw away tons of good food just because they forget what’s hiding in the back of their cupboards. To solve this, we created Echo Pantry, a smart system th…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
11 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans every year. To recover these plastics, we employ problematic methods such as nets, traps, skimmers, and filters. Relying on manual labour, they…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Bronze Medal
White pollution—the buildup of plastic waste—poses increasing threats to our global ecosystems by damaging water sources and food supplies. Traditional agricultural plastics greatly contribu…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
I am a Remote Control car fan. I drive my cars throughout the year. In the winter, the battery drains faster than it does in the summer time. This led me to have the question of how does tem…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Ultrasound imaging is an advanced tool used to examine internal structures of the human body, while light imaging is commonly used in laboratories to examine smaller structures. But how well…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Gold Medal
The hazelnut industry faces severe threats from the hazelnut weevil (Curculio nucum), with infestations affecting up to 80% of yields. Relying on pesticides is environmentally unsustainable,…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Platinum Award
When my father was hospitalized, overworked staff struggled to check his vitals regularly. That experience led me to remote heart-rate monitoring, then to a deeper problem: optical heart-rat…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
Every lacrosse player wants to improve their shot speed, but few have a coach every time they practice or a radar gun to measure the speed of each shot. I built a motion sensor that attaches…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Le GBA1 est un gène associé à la maladie de Parkinson qui n’est que partiellement comprise même à ce jour. Pour tenter de tirer au clair les effets de l’inflammation et du silençage du GBA1,…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Bronze Medal
Individual ants possess limited cognitive capability, yet collectively they accomplish complex tasks without central command. This is enabled through stigmergy, an indirect, decentralized co…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Bronze Medal
During manual inspections of enclosed or hazardous spaces, hundreds of accidents occur every year; however, traditional legged robots, which rely on actively controlled joints and high-bandw…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Millions of people are affected by chronic wounds each year because they are extremely difficult to treat due to protective biofilms that block treatment. Current wound care methods are ofte…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Global warming is causing climate disasters in Canada. The present study builds on previous science fair research by engineering a novel product from compost material to limit the effects of…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Critical bone defects remain a major clinical challenge, often requiring pre-formed grafts or substitutes that can trigger inflammatory responses and delay healing. This project focuses on d…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Water biocontamination is a global health crisis. The microbial blooms in biocontaminated water cause many different infectious diseases and lead to over 1.7 million annual deaths worldwide.…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
Canadian emergency rooms face a systemic crisis, with patients routinely waiting over 20 hours on stretchers. ERgo is a discrete-event simulation engine designed to tackle the chronic overcr…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to 1/3 of the global population (Habtye et al., 2023). Immunocompromised individuals face a high risk of parasite reactivation, which can cause seve…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Gold Medal
Microplastics (MPs), are emerging as a significant environmental and health pollutant of increasing global concern. MPs, defined as tiny water-insoluble plastic particles less than 5mm in si…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Conventional chemotherapy often fails due to systemic toxicity and acquired drug resistance. To address this, I developed a multi-targeted therapeutic matrix using synergistic phytochemicals…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
All over the world, drought is an increasing issue that is a major threat to our produce. To try and help minimize that problem, I decided to test different plant watering methods and see wh…