| Biography |
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| My name is Malak Elbatarny. I am currently 15 and a Grade 11 International Baccalaureate student at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario. I was originally born in Egypt and then moved to Kuwait for two years before living in Southampton, England for another five years and finally settling in Canada. My travels have certainly provided me with invaluable experience and insight. I speak Arabic, some French and even some Latin in addition to English. I enjoy participating in many extracurricular activities such as DECA (a business club), volunteering at a research lab, and participating in youth community initiative groups. I also participated in a variety of sports clubs in and out of school including karate, basketball, swimming, rowing, and tennis. I anticipate going into medicine post-secondary possibly in the field of surgery. |
| Malak Elbatarny
Making Connections: introducing the artificial nerve
| Challenge: | Health | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Frontenac, Lennox & Addington | | City: | Kingston, ON | | School: | Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute - KCVI | | Abstract: | The purpose of this project was to design, build and test an artificial nerve composed primarily of optical fibres. This device acts as a replacement axon re-connecting damaged neurons. The device was tested successfully both ex vivo and in vivo (on a locust). |
| Awards | Value | CSSE Engineering Innovation Award
Senior
Sponsor: Canadian Society for Senior Engineers | $1 000.00 | Excellence Award - Senior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $700.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $2 500.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $2 000.00 | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $2 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $2 000.00 | | Total | $10 200.00 | |
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