2010 Semi-Finalists

Julia Donnelly
Year 8 (2009) Canberra Girls Grammar School, ACT
Project title: The Effects of Caffeine, Exercise and Apple on Pulse and Reaction Time

Portia Lawson
Year 8 (2009) Canberra Girls Grammar School, ACT
Project title: The Accuracy of Weather Forecasting

Tim Grey
Year 8 (2009) Canberra Grammar School, ACT
Project title: An Investigation of Design Factors Affecting the Loudness of String Instruments

Alexander Vuong
Year 8 (2009) Canberra Grammar School, ACT
Project title: Heat Loss Through Domestic Water Piping

Charles Bingley
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Which Feed is Most Economical and Worthwhile for Young Merino Sheep

Linda Chen
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: All's Fair in Love and War

Sio Collett
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: E10 or Not E10?

Winnie Knight
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Round and Round the Garden

Xiaoyao Ma
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Sunscreens: Which One is Better?

Kris Paice
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Systems (CAES) Used with Renewable Energy as an Effective Baseload Electricity Generation System

Bethany Parson
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: How Big can it Get?/How do Elastomers React to Stress and Strain

Brandon Van der Kolk
Year 9 (2009) Lyneham High School, ACT
Project title: Vase Life of Cut Flowers

Franziska Jerjen
Year 9 (2009) Telopea Park School, ACT
Project title: Cracking Australia's Weather Code

Ayesha Ranim
Year 8 (2009) Telopea Park School, ACT
Project title: Testing the Stroop Effect

Krista Hagen
Year 11 (2009) The Canberra College, ACT
Project title: The effects of Greywater from Eco Friendly and Non Eco Friendly Washing Powders on Lawn Growth and Colouration

Elena Shevchenko
Year 11 (2009) Ascham, NSW
Project title: Maintaining Bacterial Growth within Water Categories to Facilitate the Storage of Grey Water within Households

Jeffrey Gregory
Year 9 (2009) Barker College, NSW
Project title: Light Fastness of Dyed Paper

Owen Forbes
Year 10 (2009) Baulkham Hills High School, NSW
Project title: The Effect of Glove Padding on the Impact of a Punch

Daniel Caine
Year 9 (2009) Cranbrook School, NSW
Project title: Amphipod Populations in NSW Coastal Waters

Melinda Blake
Year 10 (2009) Hornsby Girls High School, NSW
Project title: The Movement of the Celestial Poles

Karina Leung
Year 9 (2009) Kirrawee High School, NSW
Project title: Grey Water Irrigation

Juliette Talj
Year 10 (2009) Mt St Joseph School, NSW
Project title: Caffeine and its Affect on Blood Pressure

Benjamin Gibson
Year 7 (2009) Redeemer Baptist School, NSW
Project title: Pollution Solution; Clean, Efficient Biofuels

Benjamin Watt
Year 10 (2009) Shore School, NSW
Project title: Mulches: Their Fire Retardant and Moisture Saving Ability

Ellen Newsom
Year 11 (2009) St Ursula's College, NSW
Project title: How the Amount of Shine on a Cricket Ball Effects How it Swings

Natalie Tridgell
Year 9 (2009) The Hills Grammar School, NSW
Project title: Model Aircraft Motor Efficiency Comparison - AC versus DC

Hugh Millar
Year 8 (2009) The International Grammar School, NSW
Project title: Constructing a Space Suit: The Best Fabric

James Boyle
Year 12 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLd
Project title: How Effective are Eucalyptol, Lemon and Citronella Oils as Natural Products for the Eradication of Potentially Disease-Carrying Anopheles Mosquitos?

Emma Brooks
Year 12 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: The Relationship Between the Albedo of the Natural Substances Covering the Surface of the Earth and the Temperature of Air

Rhian Edwards
Year 10 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: Effect of Graffiti Removal with Oils

Chantel Ersser
Year 12 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Spectrophotometric Determination of Phosphate Levels in Commercial Washing Powders Labelled as ÔContaining No Added PhosphateÓ

I-Ji Jung
Year 10 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, QLD
Project title: The Existences of Bacteria in the Rain Water Tank

Anna Kang
Year 12 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: The Spectrophotometric Analysis of the Fermentation of Possible Non-food Crops and Food Wastes as a Source of Ethanol Fuel

Alison Killen
Year (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Energy Output of Filtered Waste Vegetable Oil

Rika Matsuura
Year 10 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Environmental Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Metals

Gemma McMahon
Year 12 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: What is the relationship between Increasing Human Population in a Coastal area and the Health of Nieghbouring Marine Environments

Emily Rose
Year (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Length of Pneumatophores Due to Water Vehicle Usage

Tom Sheppard
Year (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Energy Output of Filtered Waste Vegetable Oil

Heesun Yoo
Year 10 (2009) Queensland Academy of Health Sciences, Qld
Project title: Environmental Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Metals

Jake Anderson
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Bye Bye Baggie

James Burman
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Keep it Cool: Roofing Insulation

Meelima Challa
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Investigation of Shock Absorbency of Shoe Midsole Foams

Sarah Hillcoat
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: The Effects of Greywater on Plant Growth and the Environment

eva Lambert
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: The Effects of Turbidity on Photosynthesis of Aquatic Plants

Christopher Raymond
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Underwater Ears

Brendan Shute
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Catching the Wind

Sari Simpson
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: These Boots are Made for Mashing

Cary Wang
Year 12 (2009) Trinity Anglican School, Qld
Project title: Cooking Soil

Gwylim Klippel-Cooper
Year 12 (2009) Glenunga International High School, SA
Project title: Eco Plastic - The Future of Plastic?

Dylan Peukert
Year 11 (2009) Glenunga International High School, SA
Project title: Conserving Water with Water Storing Crystals

Margaret Gayen
Year 10 (2009) St Peter's Collegiate Girls School, SA
Project title: Swing your hips now (come on baby)

Kristina Millar
Year 10 (2009) St Peter's Collegiate Girls School, SA
Project title: Swing your hips now (come on baby)

Emma Chin
Year 10 (2009) Unley High School, SA
Project title: Mobile Phones and Electromagnetic Emissions

Benjamin Harrison
Year 12 (2009) Urrbrae Agricultural High School, SA
Project title: The Effect of Soil pH on Legume Nodulation

Kate Travers
Year 10 (2009) Distance Education Tasmania, Tas
Project title: What Conflicting Mental Tasks Reveal About Thinking: The Stroop Effect

Alexander Gaggin
Year 9 (2009) Marist Regional College, Tas
Project title: Cool It

Savannah Holwill
Year 9 (2009) Marist Regional College, Tas
Project title: Living Without Your Gall Bladder

Nathan House
Year 12 (2009) Marist Regional College, Tas
Project title: Potatoes to the Rescue

George Dargaville
Year 10 (2009) The Hutchins School, Tas
Project title: Testing the Effectiveness of Red Blood Cell Membrane Stabilisers

Hannah Cotterell
Year 8 (2009) Wynyard High School, Tas
Project title: UV? Its a Burning Question

Frank Bird
Year 9 (2009) Kingswood College, Vic
Project title: Comparing Energy Saving and Incandescent Light Globes

Ella Burke
Year 10 (2009) Shenton College, WA
Project title: Sunscreens vs Sunblocks

Thomas Crowhurst
Year 11 (2009) Shenton College, WA
Project title: Cellulosic Bioethanol

Isabel Hemming
Year 11 (2009) Shenton College, WA
Project title: Cellulosic Bioethanol

Jasmin Sekhon
Year 10 (2009) Shenton College, WA
Project title: Sunscreens vs Sunblocks