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| Pakeeza is a grade 11 student attending Brooks Composite High School. As an avid volunteer she contributes her time to numerous local and global organizations such as the hospital and WE organization. Pakeeza is involved with several youth boards and clubs and is Chair of the local library's Teen Advisory Board. Pakeeza has gained leadership skills as a result of her involvement with Student Council and has been able to further these skills by attending provincial and national leadership conferences. Pakeeza is also a member of the Alberta Education Minister's Youth Council. Pakeeza has received numerous academic awards such as the Highest Academic Achievement Award at her school as well as awards for math competitions. Pakeeza enjoys writing and has had her work published in student prose anthologies. Pakeeza hopes to one day pursue a career in medicine. Pakeeza got the inspiration for this project when learning about photosynthesis in biology class last year which encouraged her to explore how this natural phenomenon could be applied to solar cells. In the future Pakeeza would like to investigate commercializing this innovation. Pakeeza recommends students thinking about doing a project choose a topic they are genuinely interested in. |
| Pakeeza Mushtaq
A Novel DSSC Using Bio-Photosensitizer Pigments and Diatom Frustules
| Défi: | Énergie | | Catégorie: | Sénior | | Région: | Southeast Alberta | | Ville: | Brooks, AB | | École: | Brooks Composite High School | | Sommaire: | Drawbacks of sillicon solar cells have prompted research into new photovoltaic devices such as dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs). Current ruthenium-based DSSCs are costly and toxic with poor efficiencies. This project focused on the development of novel DSSCs using bio-photosensitizer pigments from algae and plants as well as diatom frustules and activated charcoal counter electrodes to optimize voltage production. Promising results indicate potential for commercial applications. |
| Prix | Valeur | Prix de l’énergie renouvelable
Sénior
Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation | 1 000,00 $ | Prix d'excellence - Sénior
Médaille d'or
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | | Prix du défi - Énergie
Sénior
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | | Bourses d'admission de la Faculté des sciences de l’Université Dalhousie
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 5 000 $
Sponsor: Université Dalhousie, Faculté des sciences | 5 000,00 $ | 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'admission de l’Université du Manitoba
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 5 000 $
Sponsor: Université du Manitoba | 5 000,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick
Médaillé d'or – Bourse d’admission de 5 000 $
Sponsor: Université du Nouveau-Brunswick | 5 000,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l'Université d'Ottawa
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: Université d'Ottawa | 4 000,00 $ | Bourse d’études de Western University
Médaillé d’or - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: Université Western | 4 000,00 $ | Prix Jeunesse innovante
Sénior
Sponsor: La Fondation Gwyn Morgan et Patricia Trottier | 1 000,00 $ | | Total | 29 000,00 $ | |
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