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2022 Griffith University Gold Coast Science Competition

 
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The award presentation for the Griffith University Gold Coast Science Competition was held last night in the QAHS Lecture Theatre. Congratulations to all participants on the exceptional quality and diversity of entries. We are proud to announce that QAHS was declared the Best Overall Senior School. We were also declared joint runner-up in the middle school category, which we entered in for the first time.

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The individual achievement of the students awarded is detailed below:

PositionNameCategoryDivisionTopic
1st Olivia AshleyCommunicating ScienceYear 9/10Evolution of the Eye
2nd Benjamin CordingCommunicating ScienceYear 9/10Effects of Soil Composition on the Process of Decay
1st Linda LinEnvironmental Action projectYear 11/12Electricity Generation from Carbonated Water and Hydrogen Gas
2nd Stanley WeyEnvironmental Action projectYear 11/12Comparisons of spectra absorbency between UV-filters and their impacts on marine ecosystems
3rd Thien TranEnvironmental Action projectYear 11/12Adsorption of Anionic Azo Dyes by Clay-Alginate Composite
1st Georgina CrowtherCommunicating ScienceYear 11/12Evolution of Homologous Structures
2nd Daniel KotcharianCommunicating ScienceYear 11/12Alien Species- Cane Toads
3rd Genevieve ChakuthipCommunicating ScienceYear 11/12Effect of Ocean Acidification on Staghorn Coral
1st Anze MaricScientific InvestigationsYear 11/12Different Concentrations of Anti-Platelet Proteins in Rinkhals (H. haemachatus) Venom to Prevent Platelet Clotting as a means of Treating Blood Abnormalities
2nd Nya PiamrojanaphatScientific InvestigationsYear 11/12The effect of capsaicin on yeast (S.cerevisiae) cell death to determine its potential ability to reduce aggregation of amyloid beta plague in neuronal cells which can lead to Alzheimer's disease
3rd Dylan McSweenScientific InvestigationsYear 11/12A study on Baculosomes and antibiotics as a combination for therapies of antibiotic-resistant strands of bacteria


We thank our science teachers, lab staff, IT and administration staff who assisted students throughout the competition, to enable such fantastic results.

Anir Lal
Head of Department - Science and Teaching Faculty – Biology

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Last reviewed 09 September 2022
Last updated 09 September 2022