Find out who the winners were in the National Science + Engineering Competition 2013!
The National Science + Engineering Competition Finals 2013 were the biggest yet. Over 50 prizes were given out to our competitors, and our judges have all said that the standard of projects was incredibly high this year.
Core Prize Winners 2013
UK Young Scientist of the Year
- Emily O’Regan, Newcastle College
An investigation into the courtship, mating systems and time budgeting of a captive flock of Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) with respect to breeding success
National Science + Engineering Competition - Senior Science & Maths Runner Up
- Claudia Fryer, Upton Hall School FCJ
My summer with Archimedes: Measurement of compact porosity using a volume displacement method
National Science + Engineering Competition - Senior Science & Maths Highly Commended
- Meriame Berboucha, Heston Community School
Diminishing cancer proliferation - Joshua Sauer, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Data processing at the molecular level - Kimberly Meechan, Gillingham School
Bird tracking by the power of light: Testing light stalks as an aerodynamic option for geolocators.
UK Young Engineer of the Year
- Fred Turner, The Crossley Heath School
Genetics at home: Building a PCR machine and other equipment for setting up a home genetics lab
National Science + Engineering Competition - Senior Engineering & Technology Runner Up
- Barnaby Lamper, Claudia Sanchez Jimenez, Hannah Stone and Jack Balsdon, Kent College (Canterbury)
Jeans Blue - an improved method of extracting natural indigo
National Science + Engineering Competition - Senior Engineering & Technology Highly Commended
- Fred Warburton, Oakham School
Child's high chair - George Edwards, The King's School Canterbury
Gas level sensor - Sai Maithili Jayanthi, Kendrick School
Design and development of an ultrasound training-aid phantom
National Science + Engineering Competition, Junior Science & Maths Winner
- Bethan Hudson-Lund, Sophie Weston, Imogen Gander, Felsted School
Do heat protection hair products work?
National Science + Engineering Competition - Junior Science & Maths Runner Up
- Saheefa Ishaq, Redmoor High School
Keen to Kleen?
National Science + Engineering Competition, Junior Science & Maths Highly Commended
- Kelly Wong, Natalie Keel, Beth Charmling, Thomas Telford School
Eye Spy - What causes red eye in photographs? - Phillippa Nightingale, The Blue Coat School
The stickiness of chewing gum - Sara Zaidi, Kingsbury High School
Combating cancer: The power of healing through natural remedies
National Science + Engineering Competition - Junior Engineering & Technology Winner
- Gareth Reid, Grosvenor Grammar School
Write-to-Read
National Science + Engineering Competition, Junior Engineering & Technology Runner Up
- Adam Cope, Patrick Holt, The Long Eaton School
Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink: Renewable energy powered water pump for use in the third world using compressed air energy storage
National Science + Engineering Competition - Junior Engineering & Technology Highly Commended
- Lucy Champion, Mollie Purser, Westcliff High School for Girls
Automated music page turner - Ben Crawley, Jacca Stephens, Aaron Crowhurst, Cory Marchant, Richard Lander School
Richard Lander racing greenpower project - Kyle Fryer, James Jones, Brogan, Piggott, Emiline Scott, Emmanuel College
Safe house systems
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Science & Maths Winner
- Moiz Ali, Zak Andrabi, Zain Anwar, Hamza Sardar, Stretford Grammar School
Making clouds in a bottle: A study and analysis of cloud formation on Earth and Mars
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Science & Maths Runner Up
- Victoria Cox, Lucy Brogden, John Cleveland College
Colour my appetite
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Science & Maths Highly Commended
- Shannon Deeley-Tucker, Tessa Ley, Andrea Saji, Thomas Pratt, Jade Harvey, Harriet Crook, St Cuthbert Mayne School
Albert & the Einsteiners: Crazy chemical reactions science show - Madhi Elango, Aniruddh Raghu, Ankeet Tanna, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Backyard fuel: The feasibility of domestically produced cellulosic bioethanol - Lisa Patterson, Aimee Russell, Ballyclare High School
Playing music through foil in a magnetic field
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Engineering & Technology Winner
- Alexander Youden, Hymers College
Golf swing training aid
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Engineering & Technology Runner Up
- Emma Willett, The Petersfield School
A saucepan overheating alarm
National Science + Engineering Competition - Intermediate Engineering & Technology Maths Highly Commended
- Peter Ballantine, Kingsbridge Academy
Lazer-cut furniture project - Tom Duckett, Luke Pullman, Alex Coplan, Bryanston School
Illogical development - Maths Buckit - Uddhav Vaghela, Yarm School
Ultrasonic blind spot car detection system
Special Prize Winners 2013
The Society of Biology Prize
- Cecylia Watrobska, The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
Crested crisis: Determining the microhabitat preferences of Great Crested Newt Larvae
The Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
- Emma Sharman, The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
Pin cushion no longer? Improving diabetic treatment - Joshua Sauer, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Data processing at the molecular level
The Institute of Physics Prize
- Edward Duckworth, The Thomas Hardye School
Tidal waves: An investigation into the tidal effect on spectrogram background noise
The Royal Academy of Engineering Prize
- William Gao, Johnny Tam, Ben Guthrie, August Hepp, Matthew Morson, Merchiston Castle School
Bionic hand
Research Councils UK Prize for the best use of Research
- Phillippa Nightingale, The Blue Coat School
The stickiness of chewing gum
Google Trailblazer Prize
- Jenny Morris, Neale Franklin, Hymers College
Biomedical instrumentation: ECGs and the Eyecatcher - Alan Egan, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Using colour to build better user interfaces
The UKFT Textile Edge Prize
- Klara Prela, Swetha Thayalasamy, Fionnuala Greensmith, Celine Ababio, Kelly Bocarro, Shannon Taylor, Ursuline Academy Ilford
Sus-tain-ables: What makes the best insulation & mud as a building material?
The EEF Manufacturing Prize, sponsored by EEF The Manufacturers Association
- Emma Willett, The Petersfield School
A saucepan overheating alarm
The IBM Smarter Planet Prize
- Kyle Fryer, James Jones, Brogan, Piggott, Emiline Scott, Emmanuel College
Safe house systems
The Science Museum’s Communication Prize
- Tolani Oyediran, Amirah De Bourg, La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
How strong is Velcro?
The Broadcom Masters Place
- Sara Zaidi, Kingsbury High School
Combating cancer: The power of healing through natural remedies - Saheefa Ishaq, Redmoor High School
Keen to Kleen?
London International Youth Science Forum Places
- Sai Maithili Jayanthi, Kendrick School
Design and development of an ultrasound training-aid phantom - James Shaw, Gateacre Community Comprehensive School
A palaeomagnetic study of the Etive Dyke Swarm, Scottish Caledonides: A record of rapid continental movement in Early Devonian times
Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar place supported by Saudi Aramco
- Caroline Peters, St Edward's College
Potential cure for AMD: Studying artificial substrates & flow systems for a cell transplantation treatment for age-related macular degeneration
The Intel ISEF place Awarded by the British Science Association
- Oliver Page, Royal Grammar School
The future of hydrogen fuel cells: Comparison of the alkali stability of radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes containing pendant benzyltrimethylammonium, benzyl-3-methylimidazolium and benzyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium head-groups.
The Intel ISEF place Awarded by Young Engineers
- Erin Nolan, Wirral Grammar School for Girls
One step at a time: A device to help crutches and walking aids on sand & mud - Sam Wheelhouse, Nottingham High School
Man overboard!
The BAE Systems Prize for Leadership
- Kirsty Munns, Matthew Lane, Thomas Speed, Daniel Caplin, Zoheb Boodoo, Owen Griffiths, Connor Hicklin-Mighall, Riddlesdown Collegiate
Integral Incorporated - YSE Competition
The Shell Prize for Sustainability
- Ella Nicholson, Amanjit, Somal, Aine Duffy, Amani Uddin, Floriane Fidegnor- Edoh, Sorcha Grant, Ursuline Academy Ilford
Science Angels: Agriihouse revolutionising third world agriculture
The Siemens Green Sustainable City Award
- Ronan Lavery, Venkatesh Kamath, Ryan Savage, Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School
Willing to 'brake' the mould?
CREST Prize for Creativity
- Gareth Reid, Grosvenor Grammar School
Write-to-Read
CREST Prize for Real World Context
- Julien Toh, Liverpool College
New strategies in surviving sepsis: Supporting the battle against the nuclear fallout
Young Engineer for Britain Duke of York's Award for The Most Creative Use of Technology
- Alan Egan, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Using colour to build better user interfaces
Young Engineer for Britain Award for Engineering Excellence
- Erin Nolan, Wirral Grammar School for Girls
One step at a time: A device to help crutches and walking aids on sand & mud
