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| My name is Rohan Gupta and I am a grade 11 student at Oak Bay Secondary. My inspiration for my project came from my passion for environmental sciences as I have been working immensely with my surrounding ecosystems including Bowker Creek. Presently, I am the Co-Leader of the Environmental Club, in which I actively lead in environmental activities such as Bowker Creek cleanups, invasive species pulling, and restoration projects. Therefore, doing this project I was able to further work with the effects of pollutants in stormwater on the environment, as it is not currently treated in the City of Victoria. Moreover, in the future I would like to isolate certain heavy metal ions present in the stormwater and test their effects on surrounding ecosystems. The advice I would give other students about doing science fair is that to never give up and to always stay passionate about your project. You will always face adversities while working on a project, however the sooner you can realize that it will be easier for you to overcome them. Overall, besides from science fair I am the founder of the STEM club in my school, and I love volunteering at hospitals, connecting with patients. |
| Rohan Gupta
Cytogenotoxic Effects of Local Stormwater on Allium cepa L.
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Vancouver Island | | City: | Victoria, BC | | School: | Oak Bay Secondary | | Abstract: | My project focuses on the effects of stormwater on onions root growth, and I used onions becaouse they have a conserved genetic structure and their roots get exposed to the pollutants very easily. Currently, many places in Canada do not have a fundemental treatment plan for stormwater, so the poluntants present in the water enter the ocean having a direct effect on marine life. |
| Awards | Value | Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Senior
Sponsor: Canadian WEF Member Associations, the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, and Jacobs | $300.00 | Excellence Award - Senior
Gold Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Challenge Award - Environment
Senior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | 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 New Brunswick Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship
Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of New Brunswick | $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 | $27 300.00 | |
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