Students of the Quinte area not too long ago showcased their skills at the annual Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair (QRSTF), with choose students advancing to the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
On Saturday Aprril 11, 2026, St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School in Belleville hosted over 80 elementary and highschool students, from Grades 4 to 12, from throughout the Quinte area.
The students introduced tasks from a big selection of scientific disciplines together with environmental research, engineering challenges, well being sciences, and computational pondering.
The tasks got here in the types of experiments, case research, and improvements. All tasks had to be made by particular person students, or a part of a duo.
The truthful created a chance for students to current their scientific findings and begin conversations about the way forward for science and know-how.
QRSTF introduced many awards, most notably, three tasks had been introduced with the Best in Fair award in junior (Grades 4 to 6), intermediate (Grades 7 to 8), and senior (Grades 9 to 12) divisions. Each scholar was awarded a plaque and an $100 money prize.
Ethan Guan, a Grade 4 scholar from Bayside Public School, gained the junior division for the undertaking ‘Play with Clay, Save the Bay’.
Charlotte Guan, a Grade 7 scholar from Bayside Public School, gained the intermediate division for the undertaking ‘Carbon Buster: A Novel Prototype to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Exhaust Systems’.
Surya Narayan Santhakumar, a Grade 11 scholar from Eastside Secondary School, gained the senior division for the undertaking ‘VisionIQ: A Novel Multi-Model AI Approach for Visual Impairment’.
In addition, five students had been chosen to compete at the Canada-Wide Science Fair happening in Edmonton, Alberta from Saturday, May 23 to Saturday, May 30, 2026. Each scholar obtained an all expense paid journey to the truthful the place they’ll signify the Quinte area amongst nearly 400 students from throughout Canada.
The five Canada-wide Science Fair finalists are detailed under.
Charlotte Guan and Surya Narayan Santhakumar had been named finalists for his or her tasks.
Emily Esperanzate, a Grade 12 scholar from Nicholson Catholic College, was named a finalist for undertaking ‘The Estrogen Effect: Modelling the Impact of Soy-Derived Phytoestrogens on Eukaryotic Cell Growth’.
Eli Poyner, a Grade 9 scholar from Eastside Secondary School, was named a finalist for the undertaking ‘Helping Hands: Modular Prosthetic Hands Designed for Global Accessibility’.
Finally, Alicia Zhang, who’s a Grade 7 homeschooled scholar, was named a finalist for the undertaking ‘How Biochar Could Clean the Bay of Quinte’.
For extra info, go to the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair website.