Science/Maths stream
UK Young Scientist of the Year 2009
Peter Hatfield
Simon Langton Grammar School for
Boys
Plasma Prominences
Runners-up
- Hannah Johnston, Wreake Valley Community College, Enzymatic Reduction of Pro-chiral Ketones
- Mathew Smith, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Synthesis of New Anticancer and Antimalarial Drugs Using Focused Microwaves
Highly Commended
- Imogen Barker, Nottingham Girls High School, Investigation into Lip Plumping Technology
- Rachael Deller, Royal High School, Ice Cover and Ocean Conditions in the Arctic Northwest Passage
- Adam Hunt, The Grammar School at Leeds, Pif1: The Last Barrier to Tumorigenesis?
- Veronica Ilkow, Channing School, The Use of Western Blotting and Flow Cytometry to Confirm Receptor Expression in Different Cell Lines
- Maya Mistry, National Institute for Medical Research, Investigation into DNA Helicases through mutagenesis
- Caroline Poulter, Ralph Thoresby school, Should very premature babies be kept alive?
- Sandeep Sehmi, Langley Grammar School, Characterising Surfactants using Chromatography
- Haadi Shalabi, Nottingham High School, Stop the Infection
- Mitu Shroti, University of Liverpool, Investigation into methods for achieving pluripotency in mesenchymal stem cells
- Hannah Stuart, The King's School Canterbury, Original research into a cancer-linked cell signaling pathway
Engineering/Technology stream
UK Young Technologist of the Year 2009 (now called Young Engineer of the Year)
Chris Jefferies
Pershore High School
Setting Instruments for a Proximity
Probe
Runners-up
- Jack Henderson, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi, Bike Claw
- Ciara Morgan-Feir, St. Patrick's Academy, Biomass Boiler for Dale Farm
Highly Commended
- Philippa Clark, Wyke Sixth Form, Trumpet Scales Tutor
- Andrew Cowan, Sutton Grammar School, Supermarket Change Machine
- Christopher Guest, European School Culham, Mapatrack - Mapping Website for GPS Trackers
- Andrew Hyams, Sir John Lawes School, Electro-mechanical device
- Christopher Lawrence, Bedford School, Fount Funnel - A device to help reduce spillages
- Owen McMeel, St Mary’s Grammar, Wire Wise
- Ciara Mooney, Sacred Heart Grammar School, UV Absorption Monitor
- James Morgan, St Colman’s College, Rubble Rake
- Danielle Morrison, Balcarras School, DMX
- Samuel Wood, Devonport High School for Boys, F1 in Schools technology challenge