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28 young scientists from the Québec delegation
Montréal, Thursday, May 16, 2013 – Young Quebecers were rewarded for their excellence this
afternoon in Lethbridge, Alberta, at the awards ceremony capping the 52nd Canada-Wide
Science Fair, the competition that each year welcomes more than 500 budding scientists and
their projects from across the country. Of the 40 members of Québec delegation sponsored by
Merck Canada Inc., 28 earned distinctions in the form of medals, scholarships and special
awards.
Dr. Mauricio Ede, Medical Director, Merck Canada Inc., offered congratulations to the 28 winners
from Québec, citing their virtually boundless ingenuity and creativity, and urging them to
persevere in their scientific careers. “Innovation is at the heart of everything Merck does, and we
feel that our dedication to investing in the next generation of scientists and researchers is a
perfect fit with that vision,” he said. “This Science Fair provides students with invaluable hands-on
experience in scientific research and a glimpse of just how rewarding a career in this exciting field
can be.”

Winners
The names of members of the Québec delegation who were honoured at the Canada-Wide
Science Fair are listed below, by region.

Photos of the winners and their project summaries are available by visiting tsection of our website at www.exposciences.qc.ca. You can also access the information
directly by clicking on “fact sheet” after the name.
EST DU QUÉBEC
Project: Autopsie d’une extinction
Olivier Cloutier
School: École secondaire Paul-Hubert (Rimouski)
• Silver Medal – Senior – and $300 cash Award
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $2,500 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • Challenge Award – Resources – Senior - $1,000 cash Award sponsor by Youth Science MONTRÉAL (FRENCH SECTOR)
Project: Un gant pour malvoyants
Yassine Bouanane
School: Cégep de Bois-de-Boulogne
• Gold Medal – Senior – and $700 cash Award
• University of Manitoba Scholarship -- $5,000 Entrance Scholarship
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $5,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Western Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • Challenge Award – Innovation – Senior - $1,000 cash Award sponsor by Blackberry • The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award– $1,000 cash Award • The Manning Innovation Achievement Award – $500 cash Award
Project: Une huile contre la scoliose!
Layla Takche et Nihad Ladoul
School: Marguerite-de-Lajemmerais
• Silver Medal – Senior – and $300 cash Award
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $2,500 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

Project: Une présence mortelle
Karim Ghandour
School: Collège de Montréal
• Silver Medal –Intermediate – and $300 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship
QUÉBEC ET CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES
Project: Quand un et un font trois!
David Drouin
School: Cégep de Sainte-Foy
• Silver Medal – Senior – and $300 cash Award
• The Manning Innovation Achievement Award -- $500 cash Award and $4,000 Manning
Young Canadian Innovation Award which will be presented at the Annual National Awards Gala on October 16th • Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $2,500 Entrance Scholarship • University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship • UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship Project: Un effet phénolménal!
Kamille Leclair et Lina Bensaidane
School: Collège Jésus-Marie de Sillery
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $300 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

Project: Des protéines et des plantes!
William Enlow
School: Séminaire des Pères Maristes
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
Project: Cruise Control 2.0
Nicolas Tanguay et Rémy Rodrigue
School: Polyvalente de Charlesbourg
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship

Project: Ça pousse dans le JELL-O!
Eloïse Chakour et Laurence Leblond
School: École secondaire Mont-Saint-Sacrement
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship MONTREAL (ENGLISH SECTOR – Montreal, Montérégie, Rive-Nord)
(projects from Hydro-Québec Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair)

Project: I swear to tell the truth
Beatrice Glickman
School: École Saint-Georges de Montréal (campus 1)
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship Project: Hold on to your hats!
Erika MacInnis et Olivia Cardillo
School: École secondaire Westwood, cycle 1
• Bronze Medal – Junior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
Project: Can Imodium Affect Glioma?
Madison Meehan
School: The Study
• Bronze Medal – Intermediate – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN
Project: Efficlasse : l’école du futur
Francis-Olivier Couture et Pierre Clapperton Richard
School: Séminaire de Chicoutimi, services éducatifs
• Gold Medal – Senior – and $700 cash Award
• The Manning Innovation Achievement Award -- $500 cash Award and $4,000 Manning
Young Canadian Innovation Award which will be presented at the Annual National Awards Gala on October 16th . • University of Manitoba Scholarship -- $5,000 Entrance Scholarship • Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Award - $5,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Western Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship • Challenge Award – Information – Senior - $1,000 cash Award sponsor by Intel of Canada Ltd.
Project: Douleur et distraction
Louis-Philippe Huard
School: Charles Gravel
• Gold Medal – Junior – and $700 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship

Project: Le son qui nous guide
Erika Blackburn-Verreault
School: Cégep de Jonquière
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship • Canadian Acoustical Association Award -- $ 1,000 cash Award MONTÉRÉGIE
Project: Pour faire chuter les chutes
Katherine Sirois
School: Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Durocher)
• Silver Medal – Intermediate – and $300 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

Project: Turboréacteur turbocompressé
Marc-Antoine Georgiev
School: Collège Français Secondaire (Longueuil)
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
Project: Ouïr pour vivre
Charles-Antoine Massad
School: Polyvalente Marcel-Landry
• Bronze Medal – Junior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship


MAURICIE, CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC
Project: Quantifier le non quantifiable
Etienne Beaulac
School: Institut secondaire Keranna
• Bronze Medal – Intermediate – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
OUTAOUAIS
Project: Pergélisol : bombe climatique
Camille Cazelais
School: Collège Saint-Joseph de Hull
• Bronze Medal – Senior – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship
• University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship Project: Langage, histoire d’enfants?
Marianne Drolet-Sénéchal
School: Séminaire de Sherbrooke
• Silver Medal – Junior – and $300 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

COTE-NORD
Project: Alternative essentielle II
Lilia Brahimi
School: Centre éducatif l’Abri (Port-Cartier)
• Bronze Medal – Intermediate – and $100 cash Award
• University of Western Scholarship - $1,000 Entrance Scholarship • Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Award – $750 cash Award
The Canada-Wide Science Fair is taking place from May 11 to 18 at the University of Lethbridge.
The Québec delegation’s participation is made possible through the financial support of Merck
Canada Inc. The CDLS-CLS Network, which organizes the Science Fairs in Québec, is also
supporting the delegation, with co-ordination being provided by the CDLS (Conseil de
développement du loisir scientifique). La Presse is the delegation’s media partner.
Information:

In Montréal:
Conseil de développement du loisir scientifique

Proud to support the Québec delegation
to the Canada-Wide Science Fair

Source: http://www.exposciences.qc.ca/documents/file/pc2013_communique-all-results-16mai-anglais.pdf