Science Fairs 2025

In March and April 2025, Laurentian SETAC volunteers judged primary, intermediate, and senior-level science fair projects at the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair in Hamilton, Ottawa Regional Science Fair, and Peterborough Regional Science Fair. Laurentian SETAC sponsored two awards at each fair to projects that conducted research in a field related to environmental chemistry, pollution, contamination, remediation, environmental protection, ecology, or toxicology.

Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair (March 20-22)

• Judges: Lara Alves Beese, Abithiny Selvarajah

• Junior: FruitPlast: Pioneering Sustainable Plastic Production from Fruit Waste - by Aryan Mohanty  

• Senior: Re-evaluating AQHI: A New Model for Assessing Wildfire Smoke and Benzo(a)pyrene Health Risks - by Jacob Michael LeBlanc 

Ottawa Regional Science Fair (April 4-5)

• Judges: Jillian Rohonczy, Hardeep Gill, Wilson Lau, Adelle Strobel, Mark Vanderkloot

• Intermediate: Running Hot or Cold? How temperature affects the efficiency of a hydrogen fuel cell - by Nadia Michel Gulah-Rusnak

• Senior: Green Cement: Treating Microcystis aeruginosa blooms with modified clay and carbon-negative concrete - by Allyan Boodwani 

Peterborough Regional Science Fair (April 8)

• Judges: Elise Millar, Tyler Dow 

• Junior: Beat the Blaze! Developing a novel, biodegradable treatment to limit environmental destruction from wildfires and drought - by Claire Sehn

• Senior: Microplastics: What is the correlation between the distance from the city centre and the microplastic concentration in the water of Lindsay? - by Gregory Murray 

Thank you to all of the judges who participated on behalf of Laurentian SETAC and congratulations to the students for their excellent work!