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CYSF · 2026

Worms Vs. Waste

Gold Medal

We will be feeding mealworms plastic with probiotics and vitamin C and see which one allows mealworms to eat more plastic

WT Green Microalgae Under Changing Light: Patterns of Physiology and Hydrogen Production

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Due to population growth and technological advancement, global energy demand is on the rise. Yet 86% of the world's energy is from burning fossil fuels, with only 8% from sustainable methods…

XAI-Driven Biomarker Discovery for Early Alzheimer's Detection

Translational Medical Science

Dementia affects 55 million people globally, projected to reach 139 million by 2050. Although deep learning models achieve 90–98% accuracy for dementia classification, clinical adoption is h…

XenoFold AI: A Novel Application for Chemistry-Led, AI-Powered Candidate Enzyme Design for the Xenobiotic Degradation of Pollutants

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

XenoFold is a chemistry-conditioned generative framework designed to computationally propose enzymes capable of degrading xenobiotic pollutants. The system integrates reaction-aware molecula…

XNeoCrypt: An Interpretable Ranking Framework for Prioritizing Noncanonical Tumor Antigen Candidates

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

With over 1.8 million deaths from lung cancer annually, it is imperative to develop immunotherapies that precisely target these tumors while minimizing off-target effects on healthy cells. A…

X-TREME-OMICS: A Novel Systems Biology Framework for Probing Genetically Complex Multisystem Disorders

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Genetically complex multisystem disorders (CMDs) affecting neonatal populations arise from coordinated regulatory interactions across genes, tissues, and organ systems, yet their underlying…

Year 2: Development of R.A.M.P.A.T. (Rapid, Affordable, Modular, Printed, Aerial Tiltrotor) for Emergency Response

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award

When disaster strikes, the difference between life and death often comes down to timely information. First responders need an aerial view immediately, but current drones capable of both vert…

Year 3: Identifying Cost-Effective Advanced Catalysts Using an AI-Enabled Digital Twin of a PEM Hydrogen Electrolyzer

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Hydrogen has emerged as a promising green energy storage solution due to its on-demand energy release through fuel cells. However, major barriers to wide-scale adoption remain: inefficiency…

Year 5: Developing a Novel RNAi Based Biopesticide Optimized via Bioenhancers to Target the miRNA Bantam in Spodoptera frugiperda for Environmentally-Friendly, Cost-Effective Improved Pest Management

Plant Sciences Second Award

The fall armyworm is a destructive pest affecting more than 80 plant species, most notably maize, resulting in an estimated $9.4 billion in annual agricultural losses. As the global populati…

Year 5 Study of Developing a Novel, Eco-Friendly, and Economic Alternative to Construction Materials, Utilizing a Composite Prototype of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polycarbonate, and Agave sisalana Fibres

Materials Science

Various factors, such as inflation, tariffs, deforestation, disease, and increasing manufacturing costs, have led to scarcity and high material costs in recent years. Annually, billions of p…

Year III: Development of M. mercenaria Neoplastic Hemocytes as a Novel Alternative Experimental Model for BCL-2 Interactions in Blood Cancers: An Application for Targeted Drug Studies

Animal Sciences Third Award

Anti-apoptotic B-cell leukemia/lymphoma (Bcl-2) proteins are overexpressed in around half of human cancers, linked to tumorigenesis, chemotherapy resistance, and poor prognosis. Effectively…

Year Two: Toward Expansion of the Standard Model Using Multi-Hadron Final States and Muon Neutrino Reconstruction

Physics and Astronomy Second Award

Neutrino oscillation measurements aim to find fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model, but precision is limited by our inability to distinguish genuine signals from interfering nuclear…

CYSF · 2026

Yogurt Instinct - Do Supermarket yogurts have more live cultures than homemade

Gold Medal

My project is about comparing the probiotics present in supermarket yogurt compared to homemade using them as starters.

You Know Yourself Best: How Self-Cognition Affects Working Memory

Self-cognition (the awareness of one’s thoughts, identity, and mental processes) plays a vital role in cognitive functions such as attention and working memory. While research has identified…

CYSF · 2026

Youth Mental Health, Smoking, and Heart Disease

Bronze Medal

My project is about how mental health and smoking in youth can increase the risk of heart disease. It aims to show how mental health and smoking can affect heart health.

CYSF · 2026

YYC Radon Comparative Study

Bronze Medal

Our project is about measuring and comparing radon levels in different communities of Calgary. The purpose of this is to tell people if they need to control the levels of radon in their home…

Zephyr: A Military-Inspired, Hand-Built Fixed-Wing UAV on a $400 Budget

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Fixed-wing UAVs have greater efficiency, flight range, and speed compared to traditional multirotor drones, making them more suitable for applications like geological surveillance, weather s…

CWSF · 2026

Zombie Fires: A Novel Detection Method That Is Environmentally Sustainable and Cost Effective

Natural Resources Bronze Medal

My project discovers a new and improved way to detect one of the worlds most unheard of, undetectable fires. Also known as overwintering and holdover fires, zombie fires are one of Canada's…

α-Synuclein Aggregation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: An Experimental Analysis of Comorbidity in PD and Synucleinopathies

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)

α-synuclein aggregation is a hallmark of Parkinsonian disorders, where the normally flexible protein misfolds into β-sheet–rich fibrils that disrupt cells. Despite its importance, the specif…

CWSF · 2026

ΛCDM+S - Thermodynamic Cosmology: Simulating The Universe's Expansion Without Dark Energy

Aerospace Platinum Award

Even after nearly three decades of intense research, cosmology fails to fully explain the physical origin of the universe's accelerated expansion. The standard model of cosmology, ΛCDM, asso…