The Tasmanian Science Talent Search – 2016

Drones, Droids & Robots

Presentation of Prizes Program Themed Sections of Poster, Photographic Essays, Creative Writing and Digital

Interactives – 12.00 MiddayTechnology, Engineering, Research Investigations and special awards – 2.00pm

Tasmanian Science Talent Search – 2016Winners of the sections with the theme of Drones, Droids and Robots

Congratulations to all our winners

Poster SectionEarly Childhood Division (Prep,1 & 2)Equal First Prize1.Rose Jones Youngtown Primary2.Isabelle Lohrey Youngtown PrimarySecond Prize3.Lane Peters Bracknell PrimaryThird Prize4.Levi Davey Youngtown PrimaryMerit Awards5.Amber Vanderheide Youngtown Primary6.Sienna Watts-Barker Youngtown Primary7.Samuel Powers Youngtown Primary

Lower Primary Division (3 & 4)First Prize8.Minesha Chung Westbury PrimarySecond Prize9. Brandon Roberts Rosetta PrimaryThird Prize10. Alyssa Bonfili & Zyla Williams St Mary’s CollegeMerit Awards11. Sean Harbottle Rosetta Primary12. Taylor Wheeler Bracknell Primary13. William Parker Bracknell Primary

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize14. Nathan Burnes Westbury PrimarySecond Prize15. Esther Leng Mowbray Heights PrimaryThird Prize16. Rithvik Gollapalli Hutchins SchoolMerit Awards17. Christo Then Boih & Palsuk Roluah Mowbray Heights Primary18. Tyran Gibson Mowbray Heights Primary 19. Cohan Burridge East Launceston Primary20. Jamie-Lee Drummy East Launceston Primary21. Imogen Brown, Cecilia Hutchinson & Cait Hawkins St Mary’s College

Junior Secondary Division (7 & 8)First Prize22. Katrina Roe & Hope Preece Launceston Christian SchoolSecond Prize23. Bonnie Armstrong & Emily Russell Launceston Christian SchoolThird Prize24. Hanna Socorro, Isabelle De Graaf & Annie Jessup Launceston Christian SchoolMerit Awards25. Ellie Taylor & Sophie Robinson Launceston Christian School26. Sarah Park Launceston Christian School

Intermediate Division (9 & 10)First Prize27. Brittany King Star of the Sea CollegeSecond Prize28. Makeila Lyons-Anlezark Star of the Sea CollegeThird Prize29. Hayden Martin Star of the Sea College

Photographic Essay SectionLower Primary Division (3 & 4)First Prize30. Amy Taylor Westbury Primary

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize31. Kaiden Chung Westbury PrimarySecond Prize32. Oliver Banks & Medi Safari East Launceston PrimaryMerit Awards33. Angus Farquhar & Jack Ancher East Launceston Primary34. Ella Gretschmann & Mali Crase East Launceston Primary53. Ryan Barr & Reuben Street East Launceston Primary36. Leon Smith East Launceston Primary37. Millie Gutwein & Tahlia Wynter East Launceston Primary

Junior Secondary Division (7 & 8)First Prize36. Caitlin Lewis & Georgia Hiller Launceston Christian School

Intermediate Division (9 & 10)First Prize37. Lilly Spaulding & Nikita Crawford MacKillop College

Creative Writing - Prose SectionEarly Childhood Division (Prep-2)First Prize38. Amber Vanderheide Youngtown PrimarySecond Prize39. Amelie Djatschenko Scotch Oakburn CollegeThird Prize40. Ashely Clarke Youngtown PrimaryMerit Awards41. Aiden Burnie Youngtown Primary42. Sienna Watts-Barker Youngtown Primary

Lower Primary Division (3 & 4)Equal First Prize43. Amy Taylor Westbury Primary44. Millie Starrett Riverside PrimarySecond Prize45. Isobella Ertler Forth PrimaryEqual Third Prize46. Toby van Essen Forth Primary47. Neelam Grub Forth PrimaryMerit Awards48. William Connolly Forth Primary49. Kirsty Parker Forth Primary50. Chelsea Scolyer Forth Primary51. Grace Walters-Simpson Forth Primary52. Hugh Shaw Launceston Preparatory School

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize53. Sienna Fell East Launceston PrimaryEqual Second Prize54. Anna Mackenzie, Lilyanne Richardson & Shay Richardson Perth Primary55. Taylor Emms Youngtown PrimaryThird Prize56. Joude Hammond East Launceston Primary

Merit Awards57. Tayla Fruin Mowbray Heights Primary58. Paige Nicholas Mowbray Heights Primary59. Campbell Cooper East Launceston Primary60. Chloe Davis Scotch Oakburn College

Junior Secondary Division (7-8)61. Zarra Barry Launceston Christian School

Creative Writing - Verse SectionEarly Childhood Division (Prep-2)First Prize62. Patrick Duncan Forth PrimarySecond Prize63. Esse Williams Forth PrimaryThird Prize64. Samantha Fletcher Riverside PrimaryMerit Award65. Oscar Smith Riverside Primary66. Archie Brook Forth Primary67. Edwin Gluyas Forth Primary68. Oliver Jago Forth Primary69. Bradley Davis Forth Primary

Lower Primary Division (3 & 4)First Prize70. Erin Dunlop Riverside PrimaryEqual Second Prize71. Ava Connell Riverside Primary72. Jakeeta Baylis Riverside PrimaryEqual Third Prize73. Euan Best Riverside Primary74. Zachary Gourlay Riverside PrimaryMerit Awards75. Mitchell West Riverside Primary76. Max Slater Riverside Primary77. Chantelle Purton Forth Primary

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize78. Tamzin Arnold Summerdale PrimarySecond Prize79. Melissa Anderson East Launceston PrimaryThird Prize80. Charlotte Brooke Forth PrimaryMerit Awards81. Rubi Evans Summerdale Primary82. Jorja Sigtenhorst Riverside Primary83. Alexander Smith Ltn. Preparatory School

84. Elly Layton Forth Primary85. Felicity Purton Forth Primary

Junior Secondary Division (7 & 8)First Prize85. Chloe Hawkins Launceston Christian SchoolMerit Award86. Emily Rigby Launceston Christian School

Digital Interactives SectionLower Primary Division (3 & 4)First Prize87. Olivia Darcy Scotch Oakburn CollegeSecond Prize88. Harriet Bingley Scotch Oakburn CollegeThird Prize89. Harry Newman & Iona Hamilton Scotch Oakburn CollegeMerit Awards90. Amy Taylor Westbury Primary

91. Chloe Robins & Sophie Marshall Scotch Oakburn College

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize92. Oliver Newman & Sasha Yuvchenko Scotch Oakburn CollegeSecond Prize93. Amelia Hughes & Kate Atherton Scotch Oakburn CollegeEqual Third Prize94. Sven Stopford & Archi Jones Scotch Oakburn College95. Chloe Davis & Ashlea Ranson Scotch Oakburn CollegeMerit Awards96. Stephanie Wilks & Alice Lindsay Scotch Oakburn College97. Lachlan Frame, Lachie Robins & Joe Kurien Scotch Oakburn College98. Zac Von Stieglitz East Launceston Primary

Thank you to our amazing teachers.Student success at school is very dependent on the support of parent so as a profession the teachers in our schools thank you for your ongoing support and recognition of your children’s work. Many of our students only have an opportunity to be part of today because of the teachers who make it possible. On behalf of the Science Teachers Association of Tasmania and the students and parents here today, thank you to the following teachers who go above and beyond the requirements of their schools and systems to support your children and provide them with opportunities beyond the classroom.

Janet Lloyd – Youngtown PrimaryJessica Phair – Bracknell PrimaryAngela Ellston – Westbury PrimaryLindy Devereux – Rosetta PrimaryKim James – Bracknell PrimaryLauren Ridge – Bracknell PrimaryMichael Trottman – Westbury PrimaryMarcella Glachan – Mowbray Heights PrimaryPatricia Knight – Hutchins Junior SchoolNicki Airey – Mowbray Heights PrimaryJulie MacKenzie – Mowbray Heights PrimaryPaula Huett – East Launceston PrimaryJessica Crawford – East Launceston PrimaryJenny Noble – St Mary’s CollegeJanette Boyle – Launceston Christian SchoolRussell Hendra – Launceston Christian SchoolJennifer Crowden – St Mary’s CollegeMatt Kiupers – Launceston Christian SchoolKaren Tame – Star of the Sea CollegeJohn Bardenhage – East Launceston PrimaryRosemary Grahan – MacKillop College

Melita Turale – Forth Primary Leanne Purton – Forth Primary Jane Archer – Riverside Primary Emma Eustace – Forth Primary Alicia Page – Forth Primary Rosanne Oates – Riverside Primary Shelly McNair – Riverside Primary Maria Wheatley – Riverside Primary Jacki Johnstone - Forth Primary SchoolAndrea James- Summerdale Primary Darrin Timms – East Launceston Primary Daniel French – Forth Primary Danielle Carstens – Riverside Primary Edward Barnes – Launceston Preparatory Naomie O’Loughlin – Scotch Oakburn CollegeJulie Wells – Forth Primary Scott Prebble – Perth Primary Emma Haynes – Youngtown Primary James Geale – Mowbray Heights Primary Nathan Batten – Scotch Oakburn CollegeSandra Long – Scotch Oakburn CollegeMillie Bennett – Scotch Oakburn CollegeRenee Hodgetts – Scotch Oakburn CollegeClaire Cullen – Scotch Oakburn CollegeAmy Jory – Exeter Primary Janine Davison – Illawarra PrimaryPeter Stephens – Lauderdale Primary

Karen Dick – Perth Primary Belinda Brannam – Rose Bay High Marcel Brown – Don CollegeTom Newman – Bracknell Primary Tameika Munday – Burnie Primary Laura Wilcox – St Brigid’s Catholic Primary Tamika Green – East Launceston Primary Di Smith – Newtown Primary Carol Davidson – Riverside Primary Gordon Brown – Burnie Primary Alison Watt – Summerdale Primary Angela Edwards – St Thomas More’s Primary Michael van der Ploeg – Table Cape Primary Rebekah Cohen – Burnie Primary Sophie Edwards – East Launceston Primary Patrick Horan – Kingston High Michaela Guest – Hutchins SchoolSimone Summers – Burnie High Karen Walter – St Mary’s CollegeJennifer Earle – St Mary’s CollegeElizabeth Sabljak – Home EducationRobyn Aitken – Kingston High Heather Russell – Wynyard High Peter Crofts – Hutchins SchoolHeather Omant – St Mary’s CollegeAnn Burke – Hellyer College

Marty Goss – Elizabeth College Pervis Marker – Hellyer College

Tasmanian Science Talent Search – 2016Winners of the Technology, Engineering and Research

Investigation SectionsTechnology SectionEarly Childhood Division (Prep – 2)First Prize1. Year 2 O’Loughlin Scotch Oakburn CollegeSecond Prize2. Harrison Gibson Exeter

PrimaryEqual Third Prize3. Jack Porteus Exeter

Primary4. Kate Bartlett Exeter

PrimaryMerit Award5. Tristan Ringk Exeter

Primary

Lower Primary Division (3 & 4)Equal First Prize6. Maddi Clark Illawarra

Primary7. Amy Taylor Westbury

PrimarySecond Prize8. Sophie Coetzee Rosetta

PrimaryThird Prize9. Sienna Winter Illawarra

PrimaryMerit Award10. Fred Lawrence Lauderdale

Primary

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize11. Sienna Fell,

Millie Gutwein & Tahlia Wynter East Launceston Primary

Second Prize12. Mary Bradfield East Launceston

PrimaryEqual Third Prize13. Kaiden Chung Westbury

PrimaryThomas Peel, Jasper Wolfe & Kade Cooley East Launceston Primary

Merit Awards

14. Jayden Eldershaw & Orland Arrieta-Shadbolt Perth Primary

15. Hugo Hurst East Launceston Primary

16. Kayla Hughes-Roberts, Charlie Wyatt & Liana Connie Perth Primary

Judge’s Special AwardsFirst Prize17. William Cook East Launceston

PrimarySecond Prize18. Marcus Degenaar Illawarra

PrimaryThird Prize19. Rithvik Gollapalli Hutchins

School

Engineering SectionUpper Primary Division (5 & 6)First Prize20. Ethan Sturzaker,

Max Sherriff & Jacob Singline East Launceston Primary

Second Prize21. Isaac Fry East Launceston

PrimaryThird Prize22. Isobel Goss,

Emma Ferrall & Simone Loo East Launceston Primary

Junior Secondary Division (7 & 8)First Prize23. Bronson Billing Launceston Christian

School

Intermediate Division (9 & 10)First Prize24. Zane Farnum Rose Bay High

SchoolSecond Prize

25. Mitch Torok Rose Bay High School

Research Investigation SectionEarly Childhood Division (Prep – 2)Equal First Prize26. Prep/1 Bracknell

Primary27. Lars Brown Andrew’s Creek

Primary

Lower Primary Division (3 & 4)First Prize28. Erin MacKenzie &

Summer Cherdron Bracknell Primary

Equal Second Prize29. Caitlin Farrell &

Hallie Schuuring Bracknell Primary

30. Allanhah Carr & Adele Roberts Bracknell Primary

Third Prize31. Amy Taylor Westbury

PrimaryMerit Awards32. Sophie Brown Andrew’s Creek

Primary33. Maya Papas Burnie

Primary34. Kirri Duncan Burnie

Primary

Upper Primary Division (5 & 6)Equal First Prize35. Hayden van der Ploeg Stella Maris

Primary36. Arlo Taylor St Brigid’s Catholic

PrimaryEqual Second Prize37. Amelia Reynolds East Launceston

Primary38. Ryan Kostiuk New Town

PrimaryEqual Third Prize39. Wylie Howell &

Toby Cannell East Launceston Primary

40. Cameron Howie Riverside Primary

41. Miranda Burns Burnie Primary

Merit Awards42. Marley Brown &

Myshayla Carroll Summerdale Primary

43. Olive Morris St Thomas More’s Primary

44. Keiran Simpson Table Cape Primary

45. Jake Grant East Launceston Primary

46. Zen Mercer East Launceston Primary

47. Jarvis Henderson & Zaki Anis East Launceston Primary

48. Maya Ferguson Burnie Primary

49. Dayla Bowman East Launceston Primary

50. Millie Gutwein East Launceston Primary

51. Finn Latimer New Town Primary

52. Matilda Allen East Launceston Primary

53. Monique Pinkiewicz & Beth Hutchings Summerdale Primary

Junior Division (7 & 8)First Prize54. Connor van der Ploeg Marist Regional

CollegeSecond Prize55. Emma Spurr Kingston

HighEqual Third Prize56. Riley Stevenson &

Ethan Medwin The Hutchins School

57. Georgia Blake & Arnaka Bourne Burnie High School

Merit Award58. Summer Pilkington Burnie High

School59. India Stammers Burnie High

School60. Caitlin McDonald &

Grace Burbury St Mary’s College

61. Lucy Eade St Mary’s College

62. Ethan Sabljak Home Education

63. Callum Dungey & Alec Eastman-Peck Kingston High School

64. Kaylee Simpson Wynyard High School

Intermediate Division (9 & 10)First Prize65. Fergus Charles,

Charlie Moss &Alex Titchen The Hutchins School

Second Prize66. Eloise Deconinck St Mary’s

CollegeEqual Third Prize67. Jennifer Wild Burnie High

School68. Maeve Grieve Burnie High

SchoolMerit Awards69. Ashley How Wynyard High

School70. Lukas Pilkington Burnie High

School

71. Harvey Chilcott The Hutchins School

72. Isobel Kuo St Mary’s College

Senior Division (11 & 12)First Prize73. Lachlan Dick Hellyer

CollegeEqual Second Prize74. Thomas Young The Hutchins

School75. Thomas Dunbabin The Hutchins

SchoolMerit Awards76. Charlotte Ragus Elizabeth

College77. Hannah Coombe Elizabeth

College78. Harrison Evans The Hutchins

School79. Warawut Chomkul Hellyer

College80. Daniel Greene Hellyer

College

Thank you to our Tasmanian Science Talent Search Judges.Every year members of STAT council contribute to the success of the Tasmanian Science Talent Search by taking on a judging task. To continue the long tradition of professionalism and integrity teachers who have students entered in the TSTS have no part in judging those sections. STAT also invites judges with expertise beyond that of the STAT council to ensure that, not only is the high standard of the process upheld but specialist knowledge is accessed when required. Indeed – it is not unusual for the student’s to be much greater experts than the official judging panel.In 2016 we need to thank the following members of STAT Council, STAT membership and UTAS for their continued support.

From UTAS – Dr Dave Wood, Jeannie-Marie LeRoi and Bruce Duncan.From STAT Council – Rosemary Anderson, Ann Burke, John Bardenhagen, Jill Reade, Denise Devitt, Darrin Timms, Jenny Dudgeon and Sonya MatthewsSTAT Members – Heather Omant, Tony Powe, Michael van der Ploeg and Ian Pattie

Tasmanian Science Talent Search – 2016Special Awards

Congratulations to all our winnersBHP Billiton Science and Engineering AwardsThe Tasmanian Science Talent Search is the pathway which enables students, with exemplary work in Engineering and Research, to enter in the BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards. This is a most prestigious event and just to be invited to attend is a marked recognition of student achievement. In recent past Tasmanian students and teachers have performed well at the national level. Indeed, in 2016 Tasmania had 5 of the 26 finalists in the Secondary Division and 2 of these became the national winners, representing Australia at the Intel Science Fair in the United States of America. We have also had two of our teachers win the national award which is great representation for our state and for STAT.

This year we can congratulate 38 Students who have been invited to submit their work in either Engineering or Research. In Engineering, there were 7 primary and 3 secondary entries and in Research Investigations there are 8 primary and 20 secondary entries. The celebration of successful entries will take place early in 2017 and we congratulate all our students for making to the national level. Of course, we wish them well.

Winners of the 2016 Special Awards:1. Bell Bay Aluminium Award for the “Best Research Investigation of the year”

Connor van der Ploeg of Marist Regional College – Bloomin’ Algae2. Riverside Lions Club Award for the “Best Environmental Research Investigation”

Daniel Greene of Hellyer College – Natural Liquid Fertilizer Comparison for the Home Gardener

3. Norske Skog Award – “Best Lower Primary Investigation involving testing materials” Maya Papas & Kirri Duncan of Burnie Primary

4. Imbros Award for a) the “Best Secondary Investigation into Water Quality” – Hannah Coombe of Elizabeth College – The Effect of Infrastructure on the Derwent Riverb) the a most promising young Primary Scientist - Hayden van der Ploeg of Stella Maris Primary School

5. Australian Institute of Physics – Tasmanian Branch Award – “Best Primary Physics Project”Arlo Taylor of St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School – Light Work: Refraction, Wavelength and Speed

6. Cement Australia Awards fora) “Best Intermediate Research Investigation” - Fergus Charles, Charlie Moss & Alex

Titchen of the Hutchins School – Increasing Wind Turbine Efficiencyb) “Best Set of Junior Research Investigations” – Burnie High School c) “Best Set of Upper Primary Research Investigations” – East Launceston Primary School

7. Forest Education Foundation Award for the “Best Research Investigation relating to Forestry”Charlotte Ragus of the Elizabeth College – Soil Creep – A land management issue.

8. Tasmanian Alkaloids Award for the “Best Research Investigation Relating to Agriculture”Lachlan Dick of Hellyer College – Salinity Solutions

9. World Education Forum (Tasmanian) for the “Best Project with relevance to Climate Change”Ashley How of Wynyard High School – Manureable Energy – Biomass to Biogas

10. University of Tasmania, Science, Engineering and Technology Awardsa) for the “most committed Primary School involvement in the Tasmanian Science Talent

Search per head of population – Bracknell Primary School b) for the “most committed Secondary School involvement in the Tasmanian Science Talent

Search per head of population – Kingston High School 11. NRM North Award – for the “School new to the Tasmanian Science Talent Search with

the most entries per head of population” – Forth Primary School 12. BHP Billiton Award for the “Tasmanian Teacher taking part in the BHP Billiton Science

and Engineering Awards” – Simone Summers of Burnie High School

13. CSIRO Awardsa) For the teacher, most encouraging of senior entries in the 2016 Tasmanian Science

Talent Search –

Aimee Woodward – Fahan Schoolb) For the teacher, most encouraging of intermediate entries in the 2016 Tasmanian

Science Talent Search – Heather Omant – St Mary’s Collegec) For the teacher, most encouraging of primary entries in 2016 Tasmanian Science Talent

Search – Di Smith – New Town Primary Schoold) For the best entry in the Upper Primary Engineering Section – Ethan Sturzaker, Max

Sherriff & Jacob Singline – East Launceston Primary Schoole) For the teacher with an ongoing commitment to Engineering and Technology – John

Bardenhagen – East Launcestonf) For the teacher with an ongoing commitment to Engineering and Technology in a rural

school – Karen Dick – Perth Primary School14. Rowe Scientific Awards (7-12) for:

a) The rural school committed to TSTS in 2016 with the most entries per head of population – Wynyard High School

b) Intermediate Engineering – Zane Farnum and Mitch Torok of Rose Bay Highc) Junior Engineering – Bronson Billing of the Launceston Christian Schoold) Senior Physics Research Investigation – Harrison Evans of the Hutchins Schoole) Senior project with a health-related theme – Warawut Chomkul of Hellyer Collegef) Intermediate Biology Research Investigation - Eloise Deconinck of St. Mary’s Collegeg) Intermediate Agricultural Research Investigation –Lucas Pilkington of Burnie High

Schoolh) Intermediate Chemistry Research Investigation – Jennifer Wild of Burnie High Schooli) Intermediate Microbiology Research investigation – Isobel Kuo of St Mary’s Collegej) Best Secondary Research Investigation with a food theme – Harvey Chilcott of the

Hutchins Schoolk) Best Secondary Research Investigation with a maths and physics theme – Thomas Young

and Thomas Dunbabin of the Hutchins Schooll) Sustainability Award in Intermediate Division – Maeve Grieve of Burnie High schoolm) Sustainability Award in Junior Division – Emma Spurr of Kingston High School

15. Rowe Scientific Most Promising Young Scientist Awardsa) The most promising young scientist – Senior Division – Lachlan Dick of Hellyer College b) The most promising young scientists – Intermediate Division – Fergus Charles, Charlie

Moss and Alex Titchen – The Hutchins Schoolc) The most promising young scientist – Junior Division – Connor van der Ploeg of Marist

College

STAT and the Tasmanian Science Talent Search thank all our Sponsors for 2016