BC Students Win Big at the 2025 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton

The 2025 Canada-Wide Science Fair highlights the success of Canada's most promising young innovators

Vancouver, BC (June 12, 2025) - The Science Fair Foundation BC is excited to announce the winners from BC and the Yukon for the 2025 Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF), which just concluded in Fredericton, New Brunswick, from May 31st to June 7th, with many local students winning big.

From a vast participant pool, 385 students representing 96 regional science fairs were selected as finalists, advancing to the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF). Amongst this group, 53 students from BC and the Yukon took home awards for their exemplary projects.

The Canada-Wide Science Fair showcased the achievements of 385 finalists from across the country. With a keen eye for curiosity and creativity, this talented group gathered for a national week-long event to earn their spot as the top minds in Canada

The BC and Yukon award and scholarship winners are listed below. You can also read the full list here.

The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award 
Senior 
Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada 
$1,000 cash and certificate 

• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 

Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association Award 
Junior 
Sponsor: Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association 
$500 cash and certificate 

• Neo Chan – Greater Vancouver – BC  
  • Sign-O-Lingo: A Computer Vision Model for Learning Sign Language 

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Visionary Award 
Junior 
Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 
$500 cash and certificate 

• Ronin Faber, Willem Vuurmans – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Quiet Propellers for Marine Conservation

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Visionary Award 
Intermediate
Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 
$750 cash and certificate 

• Justin (Jiaxing) Guo – Greater Vancouver – BC
  • Development of a Non-Fouling Physicochemical Filter for MNMPs in Post-Primary Wastewater Effluent 

Excellence Award - Bronze 
Junior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Emily Mineault – Northern British Columbia – BC 
  • How do teachers differentiate AI writing from authentic writing? 
• Brenden Crowley, Tahirah Soles – Central Interior BC – BC 
  • How aspect, colour and wood type affect temperature in artificial birdhouses 
• Joel deFouw – Cariboo Mainline – BC 
  • AI-Powered Green Energy 
• Ronin Faber, Willem Vuurmans – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Quiet Propellers for Marine Conservation 
• Kristina Tannert – Central Interior BC – BC 
  • A Salty Solution to an Icy Problem 
• Chase Wang – South Fraser – BC 
  • FreshGuard

Excellence Award - Bronze 
Intermediate
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Riya Dua – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel Approach to Plastic Waste Degradation and Bioelectricity Generation via Microbial Fuel Cells 
• Annaliese Froehler – East Kootenay – BC 
  • Explore Elk Valley: Using EEG 
• Omar Imrani – South Fraser – BC 
  • Life Link 
• Christopher Lin – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Modeling Human Movement: ML-Driven Biomechanical Analysis of Throwing Motion Using BiLSTMs 
• Angie Liu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Hydrogel-Based Contact Lenses as Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Systems 
• Sriroopa Vijayanarayanan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Effects of the APO 
• Lilou Lefebvre, Olive Passmore – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Early Skin Cancer Detection 

Excellence Award - Bronze 
Senior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Dennis Golubev – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Sticky Situation: Achieving Pesticide-Free Pollen with Enzymatic Synthesis 
• Nonit Gupta – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Early Voices 
• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 
• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 
• Ke Xu – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • A Modular Peristaltic Robot with Torsion Tower Structures Based on Diagonal Crease Method 

Excellence Award - Silver 
Junior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Arsiema Fentabil – Northern British Columbia – BC 
  • Stinky Poo = Happy Me and You! 
• Neo Chan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Sign-O-Lingo: A Computer Vision Model for Learning Sign Language 

Excellence Award - Silver 
Intermediate
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Justin (Jiaxing) Guo – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Development of a Non-Fouling Physicochemical Filter for MNMPs in Post-Primary Wastewater Effluent 
• Ryan Huang – South Fraser – BC 
  • Energy Generation for Urban Spaces: Harnessing the Power of Our Roads 
• Jora Singh Nahal – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel AI-Powered Voice-Controlled Cross-Platform Computer Accessibility App 
• Sitka Land-Gillis – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Wax It to Win It: a Golden Algorithm for Team Canada 

Excellence Award - Silver 
Senior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resista 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 

Excellence Award - Gold
Intermediate
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada 
Medal and certificate

• Grace Lee – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Application of Nanozymes for Improved Dual-Species Biofilm Inhibition 
• Xiuming Li, Zi Xin Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Plastic Brain: Examining BDNF via Age, BMI, Sex, Depression, and Acute Exercise for TBI Research 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Arsiema Fentabil – Northern British Columbia – BC 
  • Stinky Poo = Happy Me and You! 

• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 

• Xiuming Li, Zi Xin Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Plastic Brain: Examining BDNF via Age, BMI, Sex, Depression, and Acute Exercise for TBI Research 

• Isaiah Pereira – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • The SmartSleeper: Optimize Your Sleeping Environment 

• Xiuming Li, Zi Xin Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Plastic Brain: Examining BDNF via Age, BMI, Sex, Depression, and Acute Exercise for TBI Research 

• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 

• Grace Lee – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Application of Nanozymes for Improved Dual-Species Biofilm Inhibition 
• Xiuming Li, Zi Xin Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Plastic Brain: Examining BDNF via Age, BMI, Sex, Depression, and Acute Exercise for TBI Research 
• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Justin (Jiaxing) Guo – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Development of a Non-Fouling Physicochemical Filter for MNMPs in Post-Primary Wastewater Effluent 
• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Ryan Huang – South Fraser – BC 
  • Energy Generation for Urban Spaces: Harnessing the Power of Our Roads 
• Jora Singh Nahal – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel AI-Powered Voice-Controlled Cross-Platform Computer Accessibility App 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 
• Sitka Land-Gillis – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Wax It to Win It: a Golden Algorithm for Team Canada 

• Riya Dua – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel Approach to Plastic Waste Degradation and Bioelectricity Generation via Microbial Fuel Cells 
• Annaliese Froehler – East Kootenay – BC 
  • Explore Elk Valley: Using EEG 
• Dennis Golubev – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Sticky Situation: Achieving Pesticide-Free Pollen with Enzymatic Synthesis 
• Nonit Gupta – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Early Voices of Parkinson’s: Machine Learning for Optimal Early Parkinson’s Detection 
• Omar Imrani – South Fraser – BC 
  • Life Link 
• Christopher Lin – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Modeling Human Movement: ML-Driven Biomechanical Analysis of Throwing Motion Using BiLSTMs 
• Angie Liu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Hydrogel-Based Contact Lenses as Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Systems 
• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 
• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 
• Sriroopa Vijayanarayanan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Effects of the APOBEC3B Enzyme on Gene Expression Related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 
• Ke Xu – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • A Modular Peristaltic Robot with Torsion Tower Structures Based on Diagonal Crease Methods 
• Lilou Lefebvre, Olive Passmore – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Early Skin Cancer Detection 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resist 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data

• Riya Dua – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel Approach to Plastic Waste Degradation and Bioelectricity Generation via Microbial Fuel Cells 
• Annaliese Froehler – East Kootenay – BC 
  • Explore Elk Valley: Using EEG 
• Dennis Golubev – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Sticky Situation: Achieving Pesticide-Free Pollen with Enzymatic Synthesis 
• Nonit Gupta – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Early Voices of Parkinson’s: Machine Learning for Optimal Early Parkinson’s Detection 
• Omar Imrani – South Fraser – BC 
  • Life Link 
• Christopher Lin – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Modeling Human Movement: ML-Driven Biomechanical Analysis of Throwing Motion Using BiLSTMs 
• Angie Liu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Hydrogel-Based Contact Lenses as Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Systems 
• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 
• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 
• Sriroopa Vijayanarayanan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Effects of the APOBEC3B Enzyme on Gene Expression Related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 
• Ke Xu – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • A Modular Peristaltic Robot with Torsion Tower Structures Based on Diagonal Crease Methods 
• Lilou Lefebvre, Olive Passmore – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Early Skin Cancer Detection 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resist 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 

• Dennis Golubev – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Sticky Situation: Achieving Pesticide-Free Pollen with Enzymatic Synthesis 
• Nonit Gupta – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Early Voices of Parkinson’s: Machine Learning for Optimal Early Parkinson’s Detection 
• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 
• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 
• Ke Xu – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • A Modular Peristaltic Robot with Torsion Tower Structures Based on Diagonal Crease Methods

• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 

Western University Entrance Scholarship 
Open 
Sponsor: Western University 
Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship 

• Grace Lee – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Application of Nanozymes for Improved Dual-Species Biofilm Inhibition 
• Xiuming Li, Zi Xin Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Plastic Brain: Examining BDNF via Age, BMI, Sex, Depression, and Acute Exercise for TBI Research 
• Dewey Liang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Identification of Novel Gene Signatures for Chemotherapy Response Prediction in Cancer Patients 
• Isaiah Pereira – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • The SmartSleeper: Optimize Your Sleeping Environment 
• Lucas Wang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Probing Galaxy Disk Sizes Using the Largest Ever Catalogue of Ca II Absorbers 

Western University Entrance Scholarship 
Open 
Sponsor: Western University 
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship 

• Arsiema Fentabil – Northern British Columbia – BC 
  • Stinky Poo = Happy Me and You! 
• Neo Chan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Sign-O-Lingo: A Computer Vision Model for Learning Sign Language 
• Justin (Jiaxing) Guo – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Development of a Non-Fouling Physicochemical Filter for MNMPs in Post-Primary Wastewater Effluent 
• Angelina Hang, Noah Oliver Pang – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Novel Cost-Effective Method of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibres 
• Ryan Huang – South Fraser – BC 
  • Energy Generation for Urban Spaces: Harnessing the Power of Our Roads 
• Sreya Kurup – South Fraser – BC 
  • Antibiotic Resistance in S. aureus: Effects of Quorum Sensing Inhibition and DNA Fragmentation 
• Jora Singh Nahal – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel AI-Powered Voice-Controlled Cross-Platform Computer Accessibility App 
• Jason Zhang – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • Catching Cancer: Optimizing the Diagnosis for Breast Cancer Subtypes with Gene Expression Data 
• Sitka Land-Gillis – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Wax It to Win It: a Golden Algorithm for Team Canada 

Western University Entrance Scholarship 
Open 
Sponsor: Western University 
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship 

• Emily Mineault – Northern British Columbia – BC 
  • How do teachers differentiate AI writing from authentic writing? 
• Brenden Crowley, Tahirah Soles – Central Interior BC – BC 
  • How aspect, colour and wood type affect temperature in artificial birdhouses 
• Joel deFouw – Cariboo Mainline – BC 
  • AI-Powered Green Energy 
• Riya Dua – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • A Novel Approach to Plastic Waste Degradation and Bioelectricity Generation via Microbial Fuel Cells 
• Ronin Faber, Willem Vuurmans – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • Quiet Propellers for Marine Conservation 
• Annaliese Froehler – East Kootenay – BC 
  • Explore Elk Valley: Using EEG 
• Dennis Golubev – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Sticky Situation: Achieving Pesticide-Free Pollen with Enzymatic Synthesis 
• Nonit Gupta – Fraser Valley – BC 
  • Early Voices of Parkinson’s: Machine Learning for Optimal Early Parkinson’s Detection 
• Omar Imrani – South Fraser – BC 
  • Life Link 
• Geneviève Pearce-Gagnon – Pacific Northwest – BC 
  • In Search of Speed 
• Owen Qu – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • FLARE – Optimization of Gradient Descent 
• Kevin Su – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • BATI: A Self-sustaining Fish Tag for Marine Ecology 
• Kristina Tannert – Central Interior BC – BC 
  • A Salty Solution to an Icy Problem 
• Sriroopa Vijayanarayanan – Greater Vancouver – BC 
  • The Effects of the APOBEC3B Enzyme on Gene Expression Related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 
• Chase Wang – South Fraser – BC 
  • FreshGuard 
• Ke Xu – Vancouver Island – BC 
  • A Modular Peristaltic Robot with Torsion Tower Structures Based on Diagonal Crease Methods 
• Lilou Lefebvre, Olive Passmore – Yukon Stikine – YT 
  • Early Skin Cancer Detection 

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