Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Kelpos Robotics addresses the global prosthetic crisis, where high costs limit access to only 3% of low-income individuals, by engineering a modular, sustainable, and theoretically affordabl…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) survives nutrient stress by rewiring metabolism. Prior ketogenic-diet (KD) evidence indicates increased TCA-cycle activity and higher glutamine (GLN)…
Software Design
Twelfth grade students frequently encounter challenges related to their academic performance, which could be due to limited study strategies and ineffective learning habits. KeyserKat aims t…
Chemistry
Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects over 13.3 million people annually, yet early diagnosis remains difficult because renal damage often develops subclinically before overt dysfunction becomes…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Is your favourite drink good for your kidneys? This project explores how different drinks affect how well a kidney filters liquid. I built a simple kidney model using layers of materials and…
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
This project investigates how social media use affects teen sleep, focus, mood, and academic performance. The question researched in this project is "How does using social media affect kids…
Technology Enhances the Arts
Fourth Award
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese restoration technique for repairing broken objects, making them more beautiful and cherished over time. Rather than hiding damage, kintsugi highlights repa…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
We are all familiar with the conventional parachute. However in recent years, a new variety of parachute — which draws elements from the Japanese art of kirigami, has been in development by…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
First Award
Assistive grasping of slippery, delicate, or thin objects remains challenging for individuals with hand impairments. Current prosthetic hands and assistive grippers often rely on rigid linka…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Assistive grasping of slippery, delicate, or thin objects remains challenging for hand-impaired individuals. Current prosthetic hands and soft grippers often rely on rigid linkages or bulky…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
Binary neutron star (BNS) mergers emit gravitational waves and eject neutron-rich matter, powering a short-lived infrared transient known as a kilonova. Immediately after the merger, the hyp…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Kivalliq Hydro-Fiber Link The Kivalliq Hydro-Fiber Link is a project run by the Inuit owned company Nukik Corporation. This project is striving to connect Nunavut’s region of Kivalliq to the…
Software Design
Culinary recipes are complex, semi-structured objects that combine a mix of language, nutrients, steps, and much more to define how a food item should be prepared. Since this can be difficul…
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Rehabilitation following knee injury is commonly guided by intermittent clinical observation and subjective self-assessment, leaving a critical gap in objective, continuous feedback during e…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Did you know that every year, about 300 million cattle are killed, and out of those 300 million cows, 99% are turned into leather, creating more greenhouse gases and deforestation? Now you m…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Gold Medal
Labrador tea is a common northern herbal medicine used Indigenous communities to maintain overall health. This study aimed at investigating whether polyphenolic compounds found in Labrador t…
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is prevalent in hospital-acquired pneumonia, with mortality reaching 70%, and chronic cystic fibrosis infections. The reason the anitbiotics don't work is the LasR quo…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
When flight testing different paper plane designs, it is important to maintain consistent launches of each plane to make fair comparisons. Manual methods are straightforward but are usually…
Plant Sciences
Pollution and dust accumulation are a growing global concern. Researchers are using several engineering and biological methods to mitigate and combat dust pollution. However, the methods nee…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
Whether plants—which lack a nervous system—can exhibit "intelligent" behaviors such as learning and stimulus discrimination remains a fundamental question in biology. I addressed this questi…
CYSF · 2026
Ever wondered what a solar storm sounds like? In my research, I use an “auditory lens” to turn Nov 2025 solar data into music. I want to show how sonification makes astrophysics inclusive, p…
Translational Medical Science
Translational research on neurodegenerative diseases is constrained by the cost, long timelines, and variability of generating mature neuronal assay substrates, which also limits scalable pr…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
J’ai fait une recherche sur la technologie diabétique pour voir s’il y a plus de choix pour les personnes comme moi. Ma recherche donne plus d'informations sur ce qui est offert et ce qui se…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Bronze Medal
Les colorants artificiels sont utilisés dans l'alimentation car ils produisent des couleurs vives. Cependant, ils peuvent avoir des effets potentiellement préoccupants sur la santé. L'un des…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division)
Fourth Award
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CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources
Le moniteur de ressources à domicile s'agit d'un système de trois moniteurs de ressources différentes qui assurent le monitorage d'une ressource spécifique et qui sont tous reliés à un site…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
Honorable_mention Award
When I see which one can produce more energy we can start seeing other things that can produce more power that will not affect the environment and l am starting with a lemon. I also want to…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity
Bronze Medal
Ce projet traitera du noir absolu et vous permettra de découvrir s'il est possible de l'obtenir. Vous apprendrez pourquoi les chercheurs s'y intéressent, ainsi que les expériences qui ont ét…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
The LEO Medusa is a customizable printed circuit board designed to make electronics and programming more accessible for students of all experience levels. It is part of LEO (Light Embodied O…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Ce projet est au sujet de la thérapie qui inclut les chevaux. L'équithérapie est bénéfique pour des personnes de tous les âges et de toutes les Raconte l'histoire J’ai commencé l'équitation…