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Oakville students were big winners at BASEF by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff 13 | Thursday, April 17, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville students came home big winners from the recent Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF). Seventy local elementary and high school students won a variety of awards, with one of them earning a trip to the international fair and four of them heading to the national fair next month. Youths officially received the recognition at BASEF's 54th award ceremony April 1 at Mohawk College in Hamilton. St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School Grade 11 student Calvin Rieder will now head to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA May 11-16. He was among the top three high school students who will represent Canada. The 17-year-old told the Oakville Beaver he's excited for the opportunity to compete at an international level with his project: Passive Manipulation of Thermal Radiation ­ Dual Purpose Condensers to Provide Potable Water. Rieder, who placed second overall in the fair next to Hamilton student Catharine Bowman, said he previously competed at the national level and liked the experience of sharing his work with others. "It's really an amazing experience. You meet so many people from all across the country with interests in science and engineering," he said. Oakville Christian School won the Best Junior School award at the Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair (BASEF), which took place March 26-29. Representing the contingent sent to the regional science fair are, in back, from left, Karen Philipos, Emily Vieira, Maria Ghobrial, David Houldsworth, Dante Tatone, teacher Beth Heska, Aidan Britnell, Mark Gobran and Julia Tymstra. In front are, from left, Jonathan Grebe, Blake Correia, J.J. Beed, Eduard Brenninkmeijer, Zachary Roth and MacKenzie Clasper. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @ halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) "You get to talk about the work that you did and go on really cool science-related trips -- it's one of my best experiences ever." Rieder also took home a Gold Merit Award, Procor Engineering Award, Ricoh Sustainable Development Award and McMaster University Faculties of Science and Engineering Tuition Award. He said he's honoured to receive the recognition. "I've done a lot of work on this topic of condensing water for drinking, so it's really cool how this year it all really showed," he said, noting his previous three projects experimented with atmospheric water condensers to extract drinking water from the air. "I was able to successfully condense water and so it's just amazing to be recognized after all these years of work." Abbey Park High School students Nart Barileva and Aagnik Pant, Oakville Christian School student Eduard Brenninkmeijer and Emily Carr Public School student Jack Mogus each earned a trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair taking place in Windsor May 10-17. Barileva and Pant presented their project: Solvent-Based Cellulose Crystallinity Minimization to Increase Cellulolysis Efficacy. It earned them a Gold Merit Award, the Chemical Institute of Canada (Hamilton Section) Award, Dr. Colin J.L. Lock Memorial Chemistry Award, McMaster University Faculties of Science and Engineering Tuition Award and McMaster University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Award. Brenninkmeijer's project, Flood Water Purification at Home, won a Gold Merit Award, HamiltonWentworthOccasionTeachers-Presentation & Aesthetics Award and Primary Fluid Systems Earth and Environment Award (third). Mogus' Jocks, Girdles and Guards ­ A Dilatant Anomaly project won a Gold Merit Award, see Years on p.14 Appleby Summer cAmpS June 23-AuguSt 29, 2014 diS Scovery cAmpS c (AgeS 4-7) SportS & Adventure cAmpS (AgeS 7-15) ArtS & mediA cAmpS (AgeS 7-15) Science & SucceSS cAmp mpS (AgeS 7-15) With more than 50 programs and over 220 weekly sessions, Appleby Camps has something for everyone! Led by highly qualified App pleby staff, we offer low camper to instructor ratios, daily swims, nutritious lunches, family events and shows, all located on our beautiful 60-acre lakeside campus in eside c southwest Oakville. New Summer Camp programs for 2014 include Martial Arts, Stop-Motion Animation, Adventures in Math, VEX Robotics and Overnight Temagami Canoe Trips to complement our outstanding sports, arts and science camps. Before and after care is available. Make us your choice for summer friendship, sports and fun! to learn more about Appleby camps, please call 905-845-4681 ext.113 or visit www.appleby.on.ca/camps