CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
The H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as Bird Flu, is an urgent threat to global health. This virus is a significant problem, infecting millions of birds and 42 d…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
Sepsis is one of the deadliest conditions in modern medicine, an extremely fatal cascading immune response to infection that kills more people each year than heart attacks and strokes combin…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
J’ai conçu une serviette hygiénique biodégradable capable de changer de couleur pour montrer si le niveau d’acidité d’un liquide est normal ou non. Cette idée est intéressante, car les servi…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Grief is a strong feeling of sadness that happens when someone loses a person or something important. It affects kids and teens differently because their brains are still growing and learnin…
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
Energy
Millions of sensors in bridges and infrastructure require battery replacements every year, which creates toxic waste and consumes resources. However, there is a free source of energy all aro…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
I developed a low-cost device to measure tremors, which are small, involuntary movements often seen in conditions like Parkinson’s disease. I was inspired to do this after seeing how difficu…
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
This project aims to improve the current triage system by using wearable technology to monitor vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen, blood pressure and temperature. By continuously collect…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Accurate wind forecasting is challenging due to wind patterns being affected by weather, geography and seasons. Traditional methods of predicting wind are often incapable of capturing all th…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
Bronze Medal
This project created machine learning models trained from axolotl regeneration data to identify which human genes that show patterns similar to those involved in axolotl regeneration. Two ma…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Dementia is a global health concern that affects approximately 57 million senior citizens worldwide. This condition presents as a variety of behavioral, cognitive, and physical symptoms that…
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
Environment & Climate Change
Bronze Medal
Peatlands are the largest terrestrial store of carbon globally, and Canada’s peatlands hold 25% of this store. Climate change leads to increased wildfire intensity and frequency, which can d…
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
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Can sound waves affect how plants grow? I tested whether a high-pitched sound (8 kHz) at different loudness levels (0 (no sound), 55, 65, and 75 decibels) changes how radish plants grow. I g…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage cells by harming DNA and reducing normal activity, especially in northern regions where sunlight reflects off snow and ice. This study explores birch ro…
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
My community in Northern Manitoba has been threatened by close wildfires making me wonder how forest fires affect soil and plant growth. I collected soil samples from three fire areas north…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Bronze Medal
By 2050, the world needs to produce 70% more food to feed an estimated 9.1 billion people, yet climate change threatens every grain. Winter wheat offers a clever solution for colder climates…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Bronze Medal
Post-harvest Agricultural Produce is frequently compromised on farms, during transportation from farms to warehouses and retail stores. Spoiled produce is subsequently thrown out from grocer…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
This project studied how different salivary acidity levels similar to that of males (neutral) and females (acidic) affect tooth enamel by quantifying structural damage and recovery over time…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Bronze Medal
My grandparents live near the Englishman River on Vancouver Island, where big floods often happen in the fall and winter, soon after salmon lay their eggs. I wanted to learn how these floods…
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
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Bronze Medal
After moving to Nova Scotia, I noticed a lot of seaweed along the beaches. It would wash up in large piles, start to decay, and attract flies. At first, it seemed like waste, and I wondered…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
This project explores how different levels of UV (ultraviolet) light affect a mushroom's ability to produce Vitamin D. To test this, identical groups of mushrooms were grown in the exact sam…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Bronze Medal
Canada’s multi-billion dollar canola industry had a bumper crop in 2025 but faced unprecedented challenges due to tariffs and international trade uncertainty. We made biofuel from five seed…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity
Bronze Medal
Cargo screening is important for checking shipping containers for illegal or dangerous materials. X-rays are often used, but they are harmful and expensive. A newer method, called Muon Tomog…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Mon projet examine les effets du sel de voirie sur les lacs de la Nouvelle-Écosse. J'ai été inspirée par les effets visibles du sel sur ma pelouse, ce qui m'a amenée à m'interroger sur son i…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources
Trying to help the planets ongoing battle with plastic pollution, my project is about biodegradable plastics and if they can heal themselves meaning repair themselves after being damaged. I…