| Biography |
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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
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Bay Area | | City: | Burlington, ON | | School: | M.M. Robinson H.S. | | Abstract: | 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. |
| Awards | Value | Challenge Award - Innovation
Senior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Excellence Award - Senior
Gold Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $250.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $5 000.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award
Senior Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $4 000.00 | University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Manitoba | $5 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $4 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $4 000.00 | | Total | $22 250.00 | |
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