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My name is Daniel Burd, a grade 11 student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute. I performed my first “science” experiment involving planting and observing growth of different types of tomato seeds on the balcony of our apartment in Waterloo eleven years ago. Since that time, the ideas and concepts behind the way things work have constantly aroused my interest and have posed numerous questions for me to consider. At school, I am on ABCD Student Council, Charity Controller, Environment club, a peer tutor, and Norse Star newspaper. When I was five years old, I started to play the piano and I have completed my grade 8 piano and grade 2 rudiments at the RCM. Currently, I am learning improvisation and jazz. My jazz music role model is Oscar Peterson. I am a member of Nordic Skiing club, ROW swimming club and Waterloo Tennis Club where I am training for tournaments. I am a volunteer at K-W Science and Technology Children’s Museum. I help organize heritage events in K-W area and I run a charity dog-walking business in my neighborhood for people with disabilities. I fluently speak English, French and Russian and I enjoy spending free time with my friends. |
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Division: | Biotechnologie / Innovation environnementale | Catégorie: | Sénior | Région: | Waterloo-Wellington | Ville: | Waterloo, ON | École: | Waterloo Collegiate Institute | Sommaire: | Plastic bags, made from polyethylene, are very popular in our daily lives and have a harsh environmental impact on our ecosystems. Two microbial strains belonging to the genus Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas were isolated from a soil microbial consortium and their ability to degrade polyethylene was investigated. |
Prix | Valeur | Le Prix Manning en innovation Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation | 500,00 $ | Bourses d'admission de la Faculté des sciences de l’Université Dalhousie Bourse de début d’études de 4 000 $ Sponsor: Université Dalhousie, Faculté des sciences | 4 000,00 $ | Bourse de recherche de 1er cycle du CRSNG Médaillé d'or, sénior Sponsor: Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) | 5 625,00 $ | Prix d'admission en sciences de UBC (Vancouver) Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $ Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | 4 000,00 $ | Bourse d’études de l’Université Western Ontario Médaillé d’or - Bourse de début d’études de 2 000 $ Sponsor: Université Western Ontario | 2 000,00 $ | Bourse d’études de l’Université Western Ontario Médaillé d’argent - Bourse de début d’études de 1 500 $ Sponsor: Université Western Ontario | 1 500,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l'Université d'Ottawa Médaillé d’or, sénior – Bourse d’études de 20 000 $ (5 000 $ par année pendant 4 ans) Sponsor: Université d'Ottawa | 20 000,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l'Université d'Ottawa Médaillé d’argent, sénior – Bourse d’études de 3 000 $ Sponsor: Université d'Ottawa | 3 000,00 $ | Médaille d'argent - Innovation environnementale Sénior Sponsor: EnviroExpo, présenté par VIA Rail Canada | 700,00 $ | Médaille d’or - Biotechnologie et les sciences pharmaceutiques Sénior Sponsor: Fondation pour la recherche en santé de Rx&D | 1 500,00 $ | Prix Platine d’EnCana - Meilleur projet senior Sponsor: Encana Corporation | 5 000,00 $ | Prix d’EnCana - Meilleur projet de l’Expo-sciences Sponsor: Encana Corporation | 10 000,00 $ | Total | 57 825,00 $ | |