2005 Merit Award Winners

Categories:

Biology and Microbiology

Danielle Cheeseman
Bishop Druitt College
Fingerprint Investigation

Sein Wen Tie
Willetton SHS
Colour and Eye Witnesses

Kara Hammond
Willetton SHS
Killer Talk

Rosie Duffy
Willetton SHS
Killer Talk

Meaghan Kenward
Willetton SHS
Killer Talk

Maddie James
Cavendish Road State High School
Which Gender has the better Memory?

Sifat Khan
Cavendish Road State High School
Which Gender has the better Memory?

Dara Robinson
Cavendish Road State High School
Which Gender has the better Memory?

Caroline Auricht
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Bacteria in Saliva

Kathryn Johnston
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Bacteria in Saliva

Claire Dickson
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Bacteria in Saliva

Roanne Young
Willetton SHS
Colour and Eye Witnesses

Jacinta Kelly
St Joseph's Catholic High School
All Fall Down

Steven Clementson
Warrandyte High School
Mozzies around the home

David Pech
Belconnen High School
Mice in urban areas

James Condon
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Auditory Localisaiton: The 'cone of confusion' in humans' ability to determine where a sound is coming from

Emily Mostratos
St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Manta Ray indentification database development progam

Angela Gamble
St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Manta Ray indentification database development progam

Nigel Thomas
Somerset College
Postive Attitude=Better Performance?

Sivashanth Gnansekaran
Lyneham High School
Does dyeing your hair weaken it?

Catherine Bapty
Willetton SHS
Body Mass Index Vs Blood Pressure

Jessica Alcamo
Balmain Primary
Mould Growth

Neeharika Maddula
Balmain Primary
Which liquid do roses last longest in?

Gillian Watson
Balmain Primary
The effects everyday liquids have on plants

Cici Zhu
Balmain Primary
What effects do different liquids have on plants?

Cassandra Gleadhill
Willetton SHS
Body Mass Index Vs Blood Pressure

Joel Biddle
Toowoomba Grammar
The Home Gardener's Manual on How to Grow Duckweed for Goldfish, Profit & Pleasure

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Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ryan Dethian
Willetton SHS
The investigation into the speeding up of copper purification by using vibrations

Melanie Hughes
Willetton SHS
Tampon Trauma

Michelle Krish
Willetton SHS
Tampon Trauma

Kate Swift
All Saints Anglican School
Energy Drinks and Kids

Katrina Rachmat
Wenona Senior School
Is the melting time of certain frozen substances altered by what they consist of?

Melissa Davies
Loreto College
Testing the whitening effect of different types of toothpaste

Imogen Ramsey
Loreto College
Testing the whitening effect of different types of toothpaste

Josie Guiliano
Loreto College
Testing the whitening effect of different types of toothpaste

Rosie Dickson
Presbyterian Ladies College
How blue is the orange juice?

Rachel Gedge
Cavendish Road State High School
Boiling or Microwaving? which one is better for our health?

David Johnston
Galston High School
Investigation into the corrosive effects of Ethanol on Aluminium

Bianca Crowe
Cavendish Road State High School
Boiling or Microwaving? which one is better for our health?

Rhiannah Wong
Willetton SHS
Unseen effects of incense smoke

Leanne Ngai
Willetton SHS
Unseen effects of incense smoke

Kimberly Chang
Willetton SHS
Hair

Vaness Bruney
Willetton SHS
Hair

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Environment & Earth Sciences

Helna Czajka
Presbyterian Ladies College
Water conservation in the garden

Brenton Kirkbride
Keera Park State High School
The effect of diffused light on plant growth

Kaidon Anderson
Biggera Waters State School
Catchment tanks to stop cigarette butts from washing down drains and going into the ocean.

Nicholas de Rozario
Christian Brothers College
Particulates in our Air

Ammar Kecanovic
Willetton SHS
Insalting the Sound

Megan Bonner
Willetton SHS
Insalting the Sound

Joanna Ward
Willetton SHS
Insalting the Sound

Rujuta Natu
Willetton SHS
Insalting the Sound

Crystal Law
Willetton SHS
It's raining salt!

Biyanka Kamandur
Willetton SHS
It's raining salt!

Ram Nair
Willetton SHS
Bio-gas from kitchen wastes.

Paul Pallister
Willetton SHS
Bio-gas from kitchen wastes.

Laura Lopez
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Tsunamis and the shoreline effect

Ira Deveson
Lyneham High School
Native and foreign bird preferred habitats

Joan Li
MLC School
Insulate Me - An investigation comapring insulation qualities of different materials

Geoffrey Hudson
Belconnen High School
An investigation into three methods of repelling pest insects

Zac Shafron
Lyneham High School
Investigating effect of coffee grounds on plant growth

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Physics, Engineering & Technology

Josiah Poyitt
Redeemer Baptist School
The application of Magnetohydynamics to the desalination of water.

Luke Shakespeare
Stanmore Public
Scientific Analysis for Rock Climbers

Minh Tran
Belconnen High School
Observale road signs

Tori Large
Nashville Primary
Do the thermal curtains keep the temperature in the classroom col in summer and warm in winter?

Dylan Coles
Nashville Primary
Does the thermal curtain influence Queensland classroom temperature?

Mitchell Bycroft
Willetton SHS
Hasta La Vista Linty

Corey Miskiewicz
Willetton SHS
Hasta La Vista Linty

Stirling Caiulo
Willetton SHS
Hasta La Vista Linty

Josh Bee
Belconnen High School
Observale road signs

Andrew Perry
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Investigating the most efficient set up for powering LED's with a wind generator

Wesley Tan
Redeemer Baptist School
Is there free energy in my backyard

Cleon Pinto
Baulkham Hills High School
A physical model to manage developments on coastal zone against 'tsunami-line' waves

Prashant Shankar
Willetton SHS
Pressure loss vs length, diameter and initial pressure of irrigation piping

Karunakar Krishnan
Willetton SHS
Investigating the effect of oxidation of iron on its magnetic field

Phillip McShane
Willetton SHS
Investigating the effect of oxidation of iron on its magnetic field

John Iskra
Willetton SHS
Investigating the effect of oxidation of iron on its magnetic field

Wu De Jian
Balmain Primary
Flying Machine

Owen Simpson
Lyneham High School
Band-aids and adhesion

Jeremiah Balton
Redeemer Baptist School
A study in measurement: Investigating the wide range of temperature readings for varying thermometer positions when boiling water

Thilini Perera
Lyneham High School
Proving the Iceberg

Kate Harcourt-Cooze
Lyneham High School
Summer Clothes

Advait Thakur
Lyneham High School
The Bernoulli Effect

Danlu Liang
Lyneham High School
The best colour light seen in fog

Aaran Boom
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Light Efficiency