From left, students Omar Imrani, Sreya Kurup and Chase Wang made the podium at this year's Canada-Wide Science Fair, the nation's largest youth STEM event.
Three Surrey students are rejoicing after a strong showing at this year’s Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF), taking home three awards and a combined eight entrance scholarships totalling $18,000.
Sreya Kurup of Frank Hurt Secondary and Chase Wang and Omar Imrani of SAIL each received excellence awards for their projects in the categories of Disease & Illness; Agriculture, Fisheries & Food; and Digital Technology, respectively. The trio were among 390 Grade 7 to 12 students from across the country who travelled to Fredericton, N.B. to compete in the 63rd annual fair, the nation’s largest youth STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event.
Grade 11 student Kurup took silver for Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation, hypothesizing that combining colupulone and n+adlupulone beta acids from hop extract with antibiotics would reduce antimicrobial resistance and more effectively treat Staphylococcus aureus, compared to the individual effects of each treatment. Kurup took bronze in last year’s CWSF for a project exploring the effectiveness of natural antibiotics such as vitamin C and ginger on bacterial growth.
Grade 10 student Imrani received bronze for Life Link, an emergency services app designed to improve response times, enhance accessibility and ensure critical help reaches those who need it more efficiently by integrating data storage, GPS location tracking and multilingual support.
Grade 8 student Wang also received bronze for FreshGuard, an artificial intelligence-based food tracker that helps users manage groceries more efficiently and reduces food waste by generating recipes for what they have at home and sending notifications on food reaching expiration.
Kurup, Imrani and Wang were invited to attend nationals after winning at the South Fraser Regional Science Fair earlier this spring. Together, the group brought home a combined total of 11 medals and awards, some of which had cash prizes attached to them:
Sreya Kurup, Frank Hurt Secondary
- Excellence Award (Senior) – Silver
- $2000 Entrance Scholarship Western University
- $2500 Entrance Scholarship University of New Brunswick
- $2000 Entrance Scholarship University of Ottawa
- $2500 Entrance Scholarship Dalhousie University
- $4000 Entrance Scholarship Mount Allison University
Chase Wang, SAIL
- Excellence Award (Junior) – Bronze
- $1000 Entrance Scholarship Western University
Omar Imrani, SAIL
- Excellence Award (Intermediate) – Bronze
- $1000 Entrance Scholarship Western University
- $3000 Entrance Scholarship Mount Allison University
Events such as the CWSF are invaluable for fostering STEM enthusiasm among students, providing a stage to showcase innovations beyond local school and regional fairs.
Congratulations to all the Surrey Schools students for making it to the CWSF!
To learn more about the Canada-Wide Science Fair, click here.
From left, students Omar Imrani, Sreya Kurup and Chase Wang made the podium at this year's Canada-Wide Science Fair, the nation's largest youth STEM event.
Three Surrey students are rejoicing after a strong showing at this year’s Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF), taking home three awards and a combined eight entrance scholarships totalling $18,000.
Sreya Kurup of Frank Hurt Secondary and Chase Wang and Omar Imrani of SAIL each received excellence awards for their projects in the categories of Disease & Illness; Agriculture, Fisheries & Food; and Digital Technology, respectively. The trio were among 390 Grade 7 to 12 students from across the country who travelled to Fredericton, N.B. to compete in the 63rd annual fair, the nation’s largest youth STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event.
Grade 11 student Kurup took silver for Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation, hypothesizing that combining colupulone and n+adlupulone beta acids from hop extract with antibiotics would reduce antimicrobial resistance and more effectively treat Staphylococcus aureus, compared to the individual effects of each treatment. Kurup took bronze in last year’s CWSF for a project exploring the effectiveness of natural antibiotics such as vitamin C and ginger on bacterial growth.
Grade 10 student Imrani received bronze for Life Link, an emergency services app designed to improve response times, enhance accessibility and ensure critical help reaches those who need it more efficiently by integrating data storage, GPS location tracking and multilingual support.
Grade 8 student Wang also received bronze for FreshGuard, an artificial intelligence-based food tracker that helps users manage groceries more efficiently and reduces food waste by generating recipes for what they have at home and sending notifications on food reaching expiration.
Kurup, Imrani and Wang were invited to attend nationals after winning at the South Fraser Regional Science Fair earlier this spring. Together, the group brought home a combined total of 11 medals and awards, some of which had cash prizes attached to them:
Sreya Kurup, Frank Hurt Secondary
Chase Wang, SAIL
Omar Imrani, SAIL
Events such as the CWSF are invaluable for fostering STEM enthusiasm among students, providing a stage to showcase innovations beyond local school and regional fairs.
Congratulations to all the Surrey Schools students for making it to the CWSF!
To learn more about the Canada-Wide Science Fair, click here.
We respectfully acknowledge that Surrey Schools resides on the traditional, unceded and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: The q̓íc̓əy̓ – Katzie, the q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ – Kwantlen and the SEMYOME – Semiahmoo First Nations: the stewards of this land since time immemorial. We highlight this history knowing that relationships and partnerships based on respect with the Indigenous peoples of this land are important for truth and reconciliation.
