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BA CREST Science Fair 2005
Projects as varied as studying students’ attitudes to vaccination, developing a hepatitis B genotyping tool and designing a bridal gown for actress Liv Tyler were amongst those awarded prizes at the prestigious national BA CREST Science Fair. The fair, held at the Royal Society, London, on 28 February, showcases science and technology projects from students aged 11-18 across the UK and was described by host Vivienne Parry as the “science Oscars”.


The BA would like to thank AstraZeneca, the Research Councils and QinetiQ for their sponsorship of the event and the Royal Society for its support.
 

Best CREST Bronze Project – First Prize
Title: The Safe Socket
Winner: Sean Murphy, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Newry, Co. Down
Prize: £1500 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Bronze Project – Second Prize
Title: Brrrrunel’s Bridge
Winners: Clifton High School, Bristol
Prize: £750 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Silver Project – First Prize
Title: A Study of an expanding Gull Colony.
Winners: Helen Martin, Our Ladies College, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland
Prize: £1500 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Silver Project – Second Prize
Title: Cone and rod plotting - Does age or gender affect distribution?
Winner: David Vickers, Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby, Wirral
Prize: £750 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Gold Project – First Prize (Joint)
Title: Analysing protein interactions in mycobacterium tuberculosis
Winners: Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Elstree, Herts.
Prize: £750 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Gold Project – First Prize (Joint)
Title: Vandal Proof Fire Hydrant
Winners: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster
Prize: £750 to go to the school science department.

 

Best CREST Gold Project – First Prize (Joint)
Title: Project to design, test and build an Antenna Test Cap
Winners: St Swithun’s School, Winchester
Prize: £750 to go to the school science department.

 

AstraZeneca Young Scientist of the Year Bronze
Title: Brrrrunel’s Bridge
Winner: Lorna Neill, Clifton High School, Bristol
Prize: £750 to go to student to further her studies.

 

AstraZeneca Young Scientist of the Year Silver
Title: All Dried Up
Winner: Craig Howard, Afon Taf High School, Merthyr Tydfil
Prize: £1000 to go to student to further his studies

 

AstraZeneca Young Scientist of the Year Gold
Title: An Evaluation of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Students in Ireland to Vaccination.
Winner: Laura Brown, Loreto College, Dublin
Prize: £1500 to go to student to further her studies

 

AstraZeneca Young Technologist of the Year Bronze
Title: The Safe Socket
Winner: Sean Murphy, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Newry, Co. Down
Prize: £750 to go to student to further his studies.

 

AstraZeneca Young Technologist of the Year Silver
Title: White Tie and Diamond Bridal Gown.
Winner: Paul Aspinall, Severn Vale School, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire
Prize: £1000 to go to student to further his studies.

 

AstraZeneca Young Technologists of the Year Gold
Title: Working model of seismic-mass isolated automotive test rig.
Winner: Adams Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire
Prize: £1500 to go to students to further their studies.

 

QinetiQ Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar Prize
Title: Development of Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping Tool.
Winner: Caroline Clark, Filsham Valley School, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
Prize: To attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar in December 2005

 

London International Youth Science Forum Prizes (Joint)
Title: How true is it that patients with osteoporosis cannot develop osteoarthritis and vice versa?
Winner: Jonathan Ariyaratnam, Bolton School Boys' Division, Bolton
Prize: To join the two week forum of lectures and visits held at the Royal Institution and the Institute of Electrical Engineers.

 

London International Youth Science Forum Prizes (Joint)
Title: Fibroblast growth factor signalling in embryonic stem cells.
Winner: Kevin Keelan, Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby, Wirral
Prize: To join the two week forum of lectures and visits held at the Royal Institution and the Institute of Electrical Engineers.

 

EU Contest for Young Scientists Prizes (Joint)
Title: How fishy are prawn crackers?
Winners: Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Glasgow
Prize: To attend the 17th European Union Contest for Young Scientists to be held in Moscow in September 2005

 

EU Contest for Young Scientists Prizes (Joint)
Title: Advance warning of lubricated bearing failure system
Winners: The King Edward VI School Morpeth
Prize: To attend the 17th European Union Contest for Young Scientists to be held in Moscow in September 2005

 

International Science and Engineering Fair Prize 2005
Title: Commissioning a DPD-3 Diode system
Winner: Gurjit Singh, St John's High School, Dundee
Prize: To attend the International Science and Engineering Fair contest to be held in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2005

 

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