Science/Maths

 

Junior

Winner: Andrew Johnston -  'Square eyes'

Runner-up: Madhi Elango - 'The effect of pH on watercress'

HIghly Commended:

  • Jack Fulker - 'Liquefaction'
  • Nadine Gallagher, Rachel McGuire and Holly McLaughlin - 'Waste and your environment'
  • Tamara Gibson, Emma McCook and Francesca Graham -  'Scientific spuds'

Intermediate

Winner: Jessica Wynn - 'An assessment of air quality at sites of concern within the district of North Hertfordshire'

Runner-up: Jason Long - 'An introduction to RSA cryptography and modern integer factorisation methods'

Highly Commended:

  • Holly Rees - 'An investigation into mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation'
  • Isobel Routledge - 'The effects of fluctuating temperature on the development of Aedes aegypti L. and Culex pipiens pipiens L. mosquito species'
  • Umair Hasan Jamal - 'Determination of hydrogen in titanium by inert gas fusion thermal conductivity to ASTM E 1447'

Senior

Winner - UK Young Scientist of the Year 2011: Hannah Eastwood - 'Green Rust - the Good Gal'
 

Runner-up: Jessica Birt - 'Behavioural ecology of the Pteronura brasiliensis (Giant Otter) at the Chester Zoological Gardens'

Highly Commended:

  • Natalie Mitchell - 'Auto-focusing in fluorescence microscopy'
  • Lauren Fowler - 'The effects of perivascular adipose tissue on mouse mesenteric artery contractility'
  • Nathan Katz - 'Study of recombinant PERK'

 

Engineering/Technology

 

Junior

Winner: Shea Quinn, Caolan Magee and Gavin Fox - 'CPR Assistant'

Runner-up: Casey Turner, Leigh Roberts, Darcie Lacey and Martha Gregory - 'Trickii Twister'

Highly commended:

  • Luke Heath and George Day - 'Foam tech car seat'
  • Daniel Huddart, Emily Dunn, Sophie Holland and Rhys Harbison - 'The Nyctolight'
  • Heather Booton, Charlotte Alton, Charlie Byrne, Anna McKinney and Frankie Pearce - 'SwitchGreen'

Intermediate

Winner: Emily Bentley - 'Teddy bear child's alarm'

Runner-up: Paul McKeever and Bryan Murphy - 'Specs detector'

Highly commended:

  • Callum Lawson - 'Educational robotics kit'
  • Aseem Mishra - 'Drum kit trousers'
  • Ciara Mooney - 'The UV light absorption monitor'

Senior

Winner - UK Young Engineer of the Year 2011: Andrew Cowan - 'Search and rescue robot'

Runner-up: Bethan Dobson, Georgina Flower, Sarah Parsons and Charlotte Porter - 'Calibration system to assess turbine running tip clearance'

Highly commended:

  • Bleddyn Mon - 'Beach boat sailing simulator'
  • Thomas Ladyman - 'Robotic spider'
  • Benjamin Moss - 'Use of low powered lasers and fibre optics in the design of a robotic finger'

 

Special Prizes 

Society of Biology

Andrew Johnston - 'Square eyes'

Institute of Physics

Abigail Davies - 'Making waves'

Chemistry

Junior: Alex Searle-Barnes & John Luckett - 'Is there a future in biofuels?'

Senior: Saranja Sivachelvam - 'The role of Cocrystals in pharmaceutical drug development'

RAEngineering

Bethan Dobson, Georgina Flower, Sarah Parsons and Charlotte Porter - 'Calibration systems to assess turbine running tip clearance'

Google

1. Jason Long - 'An introduction to RSA cryptography and modern integer factorisation methods'

2. Sakunthala Panditharatne - 'Fire for video games'

Research

Isobel Routledge - 'The effects of fluctuating temperature on the development of Aedes aegypti L. and Culex pipiens pipiens L. mosquito species'

Maths

Junior: Madhi Elango - 'The effect of pH on watercress'

Intermediate: Sakunthala Panditharatne - 'Fire for video games'

Senior: Natalie Mitchell - 'Auto-focusing in fluorescence microscopy' 

BAE Systems

Alex Batchelor, Lauren Downing, Astrid Blee and Leah Edwards - 'Perfect cup of tea'

Shell

Emily Bentley - 'Teddy bear child's alarm'

Siemens

Heather Booton, Charlotte Alton, Charlie Byrne, Anna McKinney and Frankie Pearce - 'SwitchGreen' 

EU

1. Natalie Mitchell - 'Auto-focusing in fluorescence microscopy'

2. Holly Rees - 'An investigation into mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation'

3. Martin Thompson - 'Optical characterisation and mechanical design for accurate imaging'

ISEF

1. Jason Long - 'An introduction to RSA cryptography and modern integer factorisation methods'

2. Thomas Ladyman - 'Robotic spider'

1851 Design

Casey Tuner, Leigh Roberts, Darcie Lacey and Martha Gregory - 'Trickii twister'

1851 Technician

Chris Clewitt

SSAT

Science: Sydenham School, London

Maths/Computing: The Skinners’ School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Technology: Cockshut Hill Technology College, Birmingham