Hutchins scoops up awards at the Tasmanian Science Talent Search
91¸£Àû congratulates the following award winners, presented with their awards in March 2013, following 2012 submissions to the Tasmanian Science Talent Search.
James Burgess (Year 11) – Investigating the water quality in the Derwent upstream and downstream from storm water outlets.
- Veolia Environmental Services Award for the best environmental project from a southern school
- BHP Billiton Awards State entrant
Johannes Peters (Year 11) – Investigating the effect of distance and temperature on the magnetic field strength and the pulling force of magnets.
- UTAS School of Mathematics and Physics Prize for most outstanding investigation involving Maths and Physics
- Third Place Research Investigations Intermediate Division
- BHP Billiton Awards Semi-finalist
Gavin Yang (Year 11) – What type of aquatic plant is most effective when used as agricultural fertilizer?
- Third Place Research Investigations Intermediate Division
- BHP Billiton Awards Semi-finalist
Ian Fulton (Year 11) – Investigating the refraction of sound through a gas lens.
- Merit Research Investigations Intermediate Division
Shifan Patel, Connor Schmidt, Edward Johnstone (Year 9) – Where did that sound come from? Investigating the effect of position on the perceived direction of sound.
- Merit Research Investigations Junior Division
Students and staff of 91¸£Àû
- IMBROS Award for the school submitting the best Research Investigation relating to water analysis of an environmental problem.
Peter Crofts
- BHP Billiton Tasmanian Teacher Award
- ANZAAS Teacher Award