National Science and Engineering Competition Winners Announced
After many months of testing, the winners of the National Science and Engineering Competition have been declared. The Young Engineer of the Year was revealed as Shawn Brown in recognition of his Solar Bike, a bamboo framed electric trike. The Young Scientist of the Year was revealed as Thomas Hearing for his project in mapping Monmouth beach and the eroding ammonite pavement.
The prizes, which were presented by the Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, include a cash prize of £2,000 and an experience prize of their choosing.
Commenting on the competition, Lord Mandelson said: "The winners of the National Science & Engineering Competition are living, breathing proof that science and engineering in the UK is at the heart of a strong and thriving Britain over the coming decades.”
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| Duke of York's Award for Creative Use of Electronics awarded to James Buckley from King Edward's School. Presented by Dr Mohammad Dastbaz The Dean of the School of Computing and Information Technology from the University of East London www.uel.ac.uk/cite/ |
Find out more from The National Science and Engineering Competition website.
UEL was amongst the prestigious bodies and organisations sponsoring the National Science and Engineering Awards at this year's Big Bang: UK Young Scientists’ and Engineers’ Fair held in Manchester this month.
Prof. Mohammad Dastbaz (Dean of the School of Computing, Information Technology and Engineering) and Sarah Pallett (Communications Officer) attended the fair and awards last Friday and were impressed with the high level of research and inventions that were on display.
Prof. Dastbaz presented the prestigious Duke of York Rose Bowl award. The winner of the Duke of York Award (for creative use of electronics) was James Buckley from King Edwards School in Birmingham. As part of his prize James will get the opportunity to visit Buckingham Palace along with UEL for the official presentation from the Duke of York later this year.
Mohammad said "That there were an impressive range of innovative projects on display here and it is also great to see so many female pupils interested in engineering and science with very impressive projects."
The fair includes the National Science & Engineering Competition and features compelling and exciting shows, workshops and presentations and displays that cover the entire spectrum of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The awards included a special appearance from Lord Mandelson who presented a number of awards and gave a short speech where he praised the young talented entrants, saying they were very important for the future of the country and ended by saying "Your country needs you!"
For more info follow www.thebigbangfair.co.uk and for info on our courses please visit www.uel.ac.uk/cite
More winners:
Senior Age Category
Winners
• The winning team in the Science/Maths category was Rebecca Chroston & Emma Donoghue from Dollar Academy
• The winning team in the Engineering/Technology category was Charles Crossfield, Lucy Huggins, Sam Quemby & Heather Walker from Oakham School
Runners-Up
• Science/Maths: Eleanor Ogilvie, St Paul's Girls' School
• Science/Maths: Luke Cann, Ashleigh Clayton, John Hodgson & Samuel Walder, Kingsley School
• Engineering/Technology: James Popper, Marlborough College
• Engineering/Technology: Josie Hughes & Tristan Hughes, Farlingaye
Highly Commended
• Science/Maths: Claire Cerins, The Cavendish School
• Science/Maths: Adam Griffiths, St John Plessington Catholic College
• Science/Maths: Sian Williams, Sir William Perkins's School
• Science/Maths: Claudia Clarke, Reesha Dyer, Felicity Eperon & Bina Prajapat, Rugby High School
• Engineering/Technology: Michael John Lynch, St Marys Grammar School
• Engineering/Technology: David Boyd, Cambridge House Grammar School
• Engineering/Technology: James Buckley, King Edward's School, Birmingham
• Engineering/Technology: James Paolo Carlos, Tomasz Iwaniak, Christian Reddington & Joseph Storer-Martin, Saint David's Catholic College
• Engineering/Technology: Bhadevi Beharry, Laura Douglas, Emma Smith & Kathryn Smith, St. Anthony's Catholic Girls' School
• Engineering/Technology: Tamara Kohler, Alice Mathews & Jennifer Sarsfield, Wimbledon High School
Intermediate Age Category
Winners
• Science/Maths: Harriet Jones, The Abbey School, Reading
• Science/Maths: Keith Alexander & Erik Bews, Kirkwall Grammar School
• Engineering/Technology: Andrew Cowan, Sutton Grammar School
• Engineering/Technology: Dominic Burr, Ben Carr & Stoyan Kostadinov, Pershore High School
Runners-up
• Science/Maths: Lauren James, Bablake School
• Science/Maths: Hakam Bhullar, Samantha Chuma, Abigail Falola & Sinduya Sriskantharajah, Imperial College London
• Engineering/Technology: Aseem Mishra, Hymers College
• Engineering/Technology: Emma Butler, Lauren Donworth, Rachel King & Jess Wilks-Brown, Glenmoor School
Highly Commended
• Science/Maths: Luke Barnes, Writhlington School
• Science/Maths: Ben Havery, Kingdown School
• Science/Maths: Kate Macdougall, Monk's Walk School
• Science/Maths: Frances Addison, Natasha Kilpatrick & Emma Meads, Rugby High School
• Science/Maths: Timothy Hellis, Douglas McColl & Michael Williams, Hutchesons' Grammar School
• Engineering/Technology: James Lambert, Cheltenham College
• Engineering/Technology: David Muir, Duncanrig Secondary School
• Engineering/Technology: Zach Dean, St Thomas More Catholic School
• Engineering/Technology: George Jones & Gavin Scott, Ysgol Dinas Brân
• Engineering/Technology: Eric Wieser, Andrew Wightwick & Oliver Wightwick, TechnoBotts3 Robotics Team
Junior Age Category
Winners
• Science/Maths: Douglas Oates, Hutchesons' Grammar School
• Science/Maths: Rachel Rawlinson & Aysha Waheed, Sydenham High School GDST
• Engineering/Technology: Josh Smith, Chelmer Valley High School
• Engineering/Technology: Paul McKeever, Bryan Murphy & Piaras Murphy, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School
Runners-up
• Science/Maths: Sarah Benham, Simon Balle School
• Science/Maths: John Luckett & Alex Searle-Barnes, Malmesbury School
• Engineering/Technology: Anna Forrester, Port Regis School
• Engineering/Technology: Rachael Drabble, Imogen Stennett & Nicol Ward, Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Highly Commended
• Science/Maths: Seamus Curtin, Lathallan School
• Science/Maths: Duncan Smith, Dollar Academy
• Science/Maths: Scott Griffiths, Hutchesons' Grammar School
• Science/Maths: Charlotte Cadman, Lauren Compton & Victoria Palin, Thomas Telford School
• Science/Maths: Morgan Daniels, Sophie Landau & Georgia Lever, Watford Grammar Schools for Girls
• Science/Maths: Thomas Foster, William Hughes & Jake Needle, Thomas Telford School
• Engineering/Technology: Alea Hayes & Rhianna McPartland, Oakgrove Integrated College
• Engineering/Technology: Kelvin Craig, Gareth Evans, Gabby Jackson, Conor McHugh & Fraser Thomson, Knox Academy
• Engineering/Technology: Mark Adshead, James Bannon, William Burden & Christian Jones, Newland House School
