The 36th annual Rotary Algoma STEM Fair saw 74 grade 7-12 students competing for a chance to represent Algoma at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
The annual event was held at the George Leach Centre on the campus of Algoma University on April 11.
Over $12,000 in prizes and scholarships were awarded at this year’s fair, including the Tenaris Award for first place in the junior, intermediate, and senior categories.
Awards from the event include:
Algoma Award - Third Place Project - Junior Category
- How Can We Increase Our Growing Season in Canada?
- Students: Colyn Nanni, Layne Keene (Grades 8, Mountain View Public School)
Algoma Award - Third Place Project - Intermediate Category
- Are Gravity Batteries an Effective Replacement for Lithium?
- Student: Isaac Biemann (Grade 9, St. Marys College)
Algoma Award - Third Place Project - Senior Category
- The Effect of Carbon Chain Length on the Enthalpy on Alcohols
- Student: Bryan Bourcier (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Don Wallace Memorial Award - Second Place Project - Junior Category
- Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?
- Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)
Don Wallace Memorial Awards - Second Place Project - Intermediate Category
- Infestalert: An AI Powered Early Insect Detection System
- Student: Ila Giroux (Grade 10, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Don Wallace Memorial Awards - Second Place Project - Senior Category
- Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?
- Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)
Tenaris Awards - First Place Project - Junior Category
- Runoff Report: City Impact
- Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Tenaris Awards - First Place Project - Intermediate Category
- How the Algoma Steel Mill Reduces Snow PH and Increases Exposure to Particulate Matter
- Students: Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt (Grades 10, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)
Tenaris Awards - First Place Project - Senior Category
- The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)
- Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Benjamin Cohen Memorial Trophy - Third Place, Best of Fair
- Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?
- Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)
Tenaris Award - Second Place, Best of Fair
- Runoff Report: City Impact
- Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie Award of Excellence - First Place, Best of Fair
- How the Algoma Steel Mill Reduces Snow PH and Increases Exposure to Particulate Matter
- Students: Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt (Grades 10, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)
HealthGear Medical Health and Safety Award
- The Effect of Temperature on the Equilibrium Constant of Calcium Hydroxide
- Student: Yaksha Contractor, Senior (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
SDS Award for Excellence in Mathematics
- Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?
- Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)
Algoma Steel Computer Science Award
- Infestalert: An AI Powered Early Insect Detection System
- Student: Ila Giroux (Grade 10, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Sault Naturalist Green Award
- Runoff Report: City Impact
- Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Sault Naturalist Green Award
- A Comparative Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources
- Student: Hanzalah Yousuf Jadoon (Grade 7, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Tenaris Award for Innovative Use of Robotics
- Automatic Pill Dispenser
- Students: Magnus Macdonald, Oliver Zambusi (Grades 8, Holy Angels STEAM Lab)
Profession Engineers Ontario Award for Excellence in Engineering
- Can an Airplane Fly Without Airfoil Shaped Wings?
- Student: Eleanor Hubbard (Grade 7, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Profession Engineers Ontario Award for Excellence in Engineering
- How Can We Reduce Plastic Waste?
- Students: Gabriel Sawchyn, Ben Stephens (Grades 8, Grand View Public School)
Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 11 - $1,000 Scholarship - Algoma University
- Is Sustainable Container Housing Feasible?
- Student: Levi Schwandt (Grade 11, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 11 - $1,000 Scholarship - Algoma University
- Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?
- Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 12 - $1,000 Scholarship - Algoma University
- The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)
- Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 12 - Biology - $1,000 Scholarship - Algoma University (Biology/Environment)
- How Do Varying Salinities Affect the Amount of Dissolved Oxygen in Distilled Water, Measured by Winkler’s Titration?
- Student: Caitlin Tripp (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project - Comp Sci - $1,000 Scholarship - Algoma University (Computer Science)
- The Effect of Carbon Chain Length on the Enthalpy on Alcohols
- Student: Bryan Bourcier (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project - $1,000 Scholarship - University of Ottawa (Science, Engineering, or Health Science)
- The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)
- Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project - $1,000 Scholarship – Lakehead University
- Is Sustainable Container Housing Feasible?
- Student: Levi Schwandt (Grade 11, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)
Most Deserving Senior Project - $1,000 Scholarship – Carleton University (Engineering and Design, or Science)
- Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?
- Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)
Alfred R. Askin Shields – Most School Participation, Elementary
- Holy Angles STEAM Lab
Alfred R. Askin Shields – Most School Participation, High School
- Korah Collegiate & Vocational School
The Rotary Club of Sault Ste Marie is sponsoring five students to represent Algoma at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, New Brunswick from May 31 to June 7, 2025.
The students are Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt, Zackary Dixon, Jacob Dixon, and Ila Giroux.