| Biography |
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| My name is Stephanie Chan, and I am a Grade 12 student at St. John's-Kilmarnock School in Breslau, Ontario. I represented the Waterloo-Wellington Region at the 2009 Canada-Wide Science and Engineering Fair, and was awarded a Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Science Bronze Medal and an Automotive Silver Medal for my project on the production of ethanol from food wastes. At my school, I am on the Senior Girls' Basketball and Volleyball Teams, the debate team and two choirs. In addition to the sciences, I am very passionate about music, art and mathematics. Currently, I am working towards my certification as an Associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT) in Piano Performance. After high school, I would like to pursue a career in medicine at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. |
| Stephanie Chan
The Race to Remediate Crude Oil Spills
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Waterloo-Wellington | | City: | Cambridge, ON | | School: | St. John's-Kilmarnock School | | Abstract: | The effectiveness of crude oil biodegradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus niger was investigated in contaminated marine shoreline microcosms. Results indicated that the microcosm containing both microorganisms was superior in bioremediation power than either one alone. As shoreline cleanup costs can reach up to $294,000/ton of oil, the combination, at $192,858/ton, is cost-effective and works. |
| Awards | Value | Renewable Energy Award
Senior
Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation | $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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