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My name is Caroline Mahut and I am 17 years old. I was born February 1st 1999 in Burlington, Ontario. I am a Grade 11 student in the French Immersion Program at M.M. Robinson High School. As I have a polish heritage, I am fluent in the Polish language as well as French and English. My favourite hobbies include reading, playing piano and cross country running. I am also a member of the Polish girl guides and attend Polish language classes. I am officially a lifeguard as I have recently finished the NLS life-guarding course. My project inspiration was based off of a question that I asked myself in my physics class: Why do we waste so much energy when braking a vehicle and how can we reuse this energy that is dissipated as heat into the environment? This inspired me to find a solution to this question, which was also the purpose of my project. If you are interested in participating in a science fair, it is best to start with an exciting topic that really interests you and keep exploring new ideas that improve it. |
| Caroline Mahut Slowing Down To Power Your Town
Défi: | Innovation | Catégorie: | Sénior | Région: | Bay Area | Ville: | Burlington, ON | École: | M.M. Robinson H.S. | Sommaire: | The purpose of this project is to design a road based system that is able to collect the energy that a vehicle normally dissipates as heat while braking and transform it into usable electricity. The system designed was a series of road mounted resistive pedals that reduced vehicle velocity on a downhill sloping road while simultaneously energizing hydraulics that power a turbine driven electricity generator. |
Prix | Valeur | Prix du défi - Innovation Sénior Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | | Prix d'excellence - Sénior Médaille d'or Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | 250,00 $ | 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 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 $ | Total | 22 250,00 $ | |