2009 Semi-Finalists
James Gibson
Year 9 (2008) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Does Aranda Rock?
Vashanthika Gnanasekaran
Year 9 (2008) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Does Cooking Vegetables Decrease Vitamin C Content?
Ellen Quinn
Year 9 (2008) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: The Capacity of Duckweed to Uptake Nitrogen
Jeremy Ellingham
Year 8 (2008) Canberra Grammar School, ACT
Project title: Dogs’ Water Consumption
Sean Qui
Year 8 (2008) Telopea Park School, ACT
Project title: An Investigation into the Effects of Drink Acidity on Tooth Enamel
Tianxi Luo
Year 9 (2008) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Losing Vitamin C
Oskar Newton-McKay
Year 7 (2008) Alfred Deakin High School, ACT
Project title: Aquatic Habitats: Resilience to Climate Change
Louise Sternicki
Year 10 (2008) Endeavour College, SA
Project title: Solubility of Pain Killers
Dylan Peukert
Year 10 (2008) Glenunga International High School, SA
Project title: Saving Water in the Garden
Harrison Cowie
Year 7 (2008) St Leonard's College, VIC
Project title: Rocket Design: Which Fins Work Best
Georgia Macdonald
Year 8 (2008) Fintona Girls' School, VIC
Project title: Preservation
Danae Kopanidis
Year 10 (2008) Wesley College, VIC
Project title: How Sweet is Sweet? Testing for Sugar Content in Cereals.
Lina Butenschoen & Christine Hartley
Year 10 (2008) Shenton College, WA
Project title: An Investigation of learning Behaviour in GMO Mice with Abnormal Brain Organisation
Holly Bradley
Year 8 (2008) Kelmscott Senior High School, WA
Project title: Effect of Pine Needles on Soil pH and Native Seedling Growth
Alexander Gaggin
Year 8 (2008) Marist Regional College, TAS
Project title: Turn it Off
William Lutwyche & Jacob Lintner
Year 12 (2008) The Don College, TAS
Project title: Differential Heating and Cooling in Greenhouse Gases
Megan Williams
Year 10 (2008) Exeter High School, TAS
Project title: The Thinning Shells of Sea Life
Alice Shuster
Year 10 (2008) Burnie High School, TAS
Project title: Enhancement of Tasmanian Soil by the Addition of Agrichar
Connor McArthur & Randall Chalk
Year 9 (2008) Wynyard High School, TAS
Project title: Sub-Zero Survival
Luke Shuster
Year 7 (2008) Leighland Christian School, TAS
Project title: Which Clothes to Wear When Bushwalking?
Gemma McMahon
Year 11 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Abundance and Diversity of Pollutant Tolerant Water Bugs in Gold Coast Waterways
Sean Certeza
Year (2008) Keebra Park State High School, QLD
Project title: Which Type of Sunscreen Provides the Most Protection Against Ultraviolet Radiation?
Fiona Tai & Qian Fu Qiu
Year 10 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Effects of Golf Course Runoff on the Growth of Fresh Water Green Algae
Jane Sunderland
Year 12 (2008) Kingaroy State High School, QLD
Project title: The Time of Day and Habitat and its Effects on the Macroinvertebrates in the Stuart River
David Leggett
Year 10 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Effect of Hydrophilic Bumps on a Carapace
Pascal Hendricks
Year 10 (2008) St Pius X College, NSW
Project title: Aeolus
Josephine de Costa
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: Pinhole Cameras and Imaging Sunspots
Alice Rose
Year 11 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: Sewerage Investigation
Madeleine Donald
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: Does Size Matter?
Sally Hall
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: The Effects of Caffeine on Daphnia magna
Holly McComiskie
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: Biomechanics - Human Gait Cycle Analysis
Nathan Fanning
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: Making it Shipshape
Victoria Truskinger
Year 10 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Effect of Dishwashing Detergent on Escherichia coli
Sophie Greenall
Year 11 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Effect of Industrial and Agricultural Development on Currumbin Creek
Amelia Van Ewjik & Amelia Gibson
Year 8 (2008) Telopea Park School, ACT
Project title: Investigation into iPod Use and Hearing Loss at Telopea Park High School
Georgia Smith
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: An Investigation into Sustainable Living
Jenna Brosseuk
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: Energy Efficient vs Environment Killers
Emily-Kate MacDonald
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: It’s Getting Hot In Here
Damian Hill
Year 12 (2008) Trinity Anglican School, QLD
Project title: The Effects of Fertiliser Nutrients on Sugarcane Growth
Elena Shevchenko
Year 10 (2008) Ascham, NSW
Project title: Inhibiting the Growth of Bacteria in Rainwater or Greywater
Tony Bose
Year 10 (2008) Keebra Park State High School, QLD
Project title: Tidal Power as an Alternative Energy Source
Jordan Chueh
Year 10 (2008) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Effects of Car Exhaust Emissions on Aquatic Plants
Jessica Dunn
Year 10 (2008) Bowral High School, NSW
Project title: Do Willows Affect the Quality of Water in Rivers
Sam Wightman
Year 11 (2008) Mullumbimby High School, NSW
Project title: Acidic Drain Water from Acid Sulfate Soils and the Addition of Agricultural Lime
Alexander Kelly
Year 10 (2008) Shore School, NSW
Project title: The Effect of Coffee on Short Term Memory
Mitchell Stewart
Year 10 (2008) Shore School, NSW
Project title: Antioxidants in Age Relation to Reactive Oxygen Species
Robert Gillespie
Year 10 (2008) Shore School, NSW
Project title: Are Octopus Left or Right Handed?
Katrina Papadakis
Year 9 (2008) Sydney Girls High School, NSW
Project title: The Effect of Music on Plant Growth
William Chan
Year 8 (2008) North Sydney Boys' High School, NSW
Project title: The Relationship Between Blade Angle and Power Output in Wind Turbines
Annie Feng
Year 9 (2008) The International Grammar School, NSW
Project title: Solar Energy