2010 winners announced
Ethan Butson, Jonathan Sapolinski and Giselle Bell were the three top place getters in the 2010 BHP Billiton Science Awards. Jonathan and Giselle will represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).
Ethan Butson, from The Illawarra Grammar School in Wollongong NSW won first prize for his project investigating the use of radiochromic film to detect UV radiation.
Jonathan Sapolinski from Redeemer Baptist School in Sydney won second place for his project which developed a universal metric for luminance contrast. Jonathan will take his project to the Intel ISEF in San Jose, California in May 2010 where he will have the opportunity of competing with 1500 school students from around the world.
Giselle Bell from Trinity Anglican School in Cairns won third place with her project which researched ways of keeping water hot and a means of refrigeration using simple materials without electricity, designed for use in developing countries. Giselle will also take her project to Intel ISEF.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation award a prize for the project that best communicates original research on sustainable agriculture. In 2010 this prize was awarded to James Francis from Shore School, Sydney for his project that studied the efficiency and effectiveness of different sheep drenches by examining faecal egg counts of sheep.
The BHP Billiton Science Awards are run by BHP Billiton, CSIRO and the Australian Science Teachers Association.