Three students from the Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD) picked up some hardware at the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Regina.
Dhvani Patel, a grade 11 student at Westwood Community High school was awarded a silver medal and was the “Challenge Division: Resources Senior” winner. His project was about “SMART Agriculture Technology”, it focused on increasing productivity for farmers, reducing their water and other things.
Dhurmil Shah, also in grade 11 at Westwood placed second and received one of eight “Youth Can Innovate” awards. Shah’s project was “Enhancing Electrolyzer Performance: Discovering the Separation of the Faradic Currents” it looked at economical and efficient ways to produce hydrogen.
The youngest member of team Wood Buffalo, Shaaf Babar, a grade seven student at Ecole McTavish Junior High School won a bronze medal. Babar showcased a mobile application (app) called “Street Smart” that detects bumps or potholes and tracks their location for the municipality. Also in the app was a feature that allows residents to share feedback with the municipality through twitter.
“What an incredible event! Working with these brilliant and ambitious young people is such a rewarding experience. We have been so fortunate in our region to have the support of families, teachers, school boards, as well as community and industry sponsorship that allows us the opportunity to share our students’ success on the national stage,” said Vicki Dawe, a science teacher at Westwood High School, she accompanied the team to the fair.
Superintendent of FMPSD Doug Nicholls noted that these projects have long-term local and global benefits to make our community and world a better place.
