National Mathematics Talent Quest 2022-2023 Winners

Name Title School Year
Mae M Fibonacci in Nature Citipointe Christian College 1
Tiffany T Mathematical Investigation Citipointe Christian College 4
Grace B MasterChef St Patrick’s College, Townsville 8
Jamie M So you can Dance, Mathematically St Patrick’s College, Townsville 9

Mathematical Investigations

Mathematical Investigations Division 1 Years Prep No entries

Mathematical Investigations Division 2 Years 1-2

Entry No Name Title School
 1st  551 Archer W Analysis of Equal
Distribution
Citipointe Christian College
HC 621 Georgia B Tessellations West End State School

Mathematical Investigations Division 3 Years 3-4

Entry No Name Title School
1st 325 Gabriel H

Zachary C

Jonas T

Australia in 10 years (2033) Citipointe Christian College
2nd 353 Maisie H

Julia H

Benefits of Riding to School Mitchelton State School
3rd 18 Rhys B Sugar in Drinks Wishart State School
HC 314 Alex C

Eli W

Time to solve Rubik’s cube Citipointe Christian College..

Mathematical Investigations Division 4 Years 5-6

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 345 James R Maths is Powering my TV! Mitchelton State School

Mathematical Investigations Division 5 Years 7-8

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 562 Henry B GDP and life expectancy Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
2nd 441 Peter C

Xander W

When Music Meets Mathematics Brisbane State High School
3rd 544 Wilson S Crime rates in Cairns City Freshwater Christian College
HC 437 Kenny V

Kosta I

Pedro S V

No Winners in Monopoly Brisbane State High School
HC 404 Joshua T

Deepanjan N

Efficient School Travel Brisbane State High School
HC 436 Aiden C

Micah L

Brisbane Bus Issues Brisbane State High School

Mathematical Investigations Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 485 Eugene J Transformers and Olympiad Mathematics Brisbane Boys College
2nd 568 Yvette J Optimising Packaging Design Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
 3rd 539 Nicholas C Reduction of aileron St Thomas More College

Mathematical Investigations Division 7 Years 11 – 12

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 583 Aratrik S Model of Mt Cootha Trail Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
2nd 581 Leon L Investigating Density of clarinet reeds Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
3rd 584 Adarsh S Intensity function using Fourier Analysis Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 605 Callum L Tone Equal Temperament in music Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 578 Kelvin C Modelling Heron’s Method Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 585 Tina Tao             Volume of Chess Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Classified Collections

Classified Collections Division 1 Years Prep

Entry No Name Title School
1st 313 Aliyah B Animals that live in GBR Mudgeeraba Creek State School
2nd 341 Henry B Sharks Mudgeeraba Creek State School
3rd 33 Amy B Sounds in my back yard Wellers Hill State School

Classified Collections Division 2 Years 1-2

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 618 Kaitlyn H E Classifying Leaves West End State School
2nd 406 Ashley R Fruit Salad Mudgeeraba Creek State School
3rd 405 Flynn B Deep Dive into Sharks Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 42 Evolet A Shells Tingalpa State School

Classified Collections Division 3 Years 3-4

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 337 Lachlan T Vehicles in Society by Purpose Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 51 Oliver D Rockin’ Minerals Mitchelton State School
HC 343 Grace R Animal tracking technology Mitchelton State School

Classified Collections Division 4 Years 5-6

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 324 Phoenix P Botanical Bounty Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 356 Phoebe T Botany- Australian Flowers Mount Cotton State School
HC 367 Layla C Botany- Plants of Australia Mount Cotton State School

Classified Collections Division 5 Years 7-8

Entry No Name Title School
1st 287 Saaya P Bird feather collection Marymount College
2nd 288 Frankie B Shell Classification Marymount College
HC 99 Scarlett N Shell Growth According Water Temperature Sunshine Beach State high School
HC 289 Malachai T Seashell Collection Marymount College

Classified Collections Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 290 Oliver K Aboriginal bush medicine plants Marymount College

Classified Collections Division 7 Years 11 – 12   – No entries

Scientific Investigations

Science Investigations Division 1 Years Prep

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 191 Peter L Falling Marbles Wellers Hill State School
2nd 535 Joshua T Bubbles are round or sphere Citipointe Christian College

Science Investigations Division 2 Years 1-2

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 352 Ronan G Looking at Pollution Mitchelton State School
2nd 62 Hunter E Growing plants on Mars/Neptune The Southport School Preparatory School
3rd 542 Lillia Y Coloured Flowers Investigation Genesis Christian College
HC 73 Kai M Cars? The Southport School Preparatory School
HC 411 James P

Jesse S

Gummy Bear Osmosis Wellers Hill State School

Science Investigations Division 3 Years 3-4

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 550 Connor B Best Paper Plane Design Emmanuel College
2nd 558 Franklyn B MCSS Galactica Experiment Mudgeeraba Creek State School
3rd 548 Trini K Sustainable and Efficient Water Filter Citipointe Christian College
HC 105 Matilda LW Scientific Investigation – colourful Cabbage Graceville State School
HC 622 Isabel H Bacteria on food investigation Junction Park State School

Science Investigations Division 4 Years 5-6

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 52 Ci O Exploration_inquiry: Native bees, tree resin Kelvin Grove State College
2nd 512 Phoebe S The Fastest Hiking Stove Good Shepherd Lutheran College
2nd 620 Annabel B What things are dirty West End State School
3rd 298 Elyssa W Colour effect on temperature Whitfield State School
HC 115 Reilly O Which food is the strongest? Chevallum State School
HC 369 Harrison B Germs Vs Sanitizer Pimpama State School
HC 513 Nina H The Coolest Paint Ever! Good Shepherd Lutheran College

Science Investigations Division 5 Years 7-8

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 612 Soumya B Sparkling Bubble Experiment Brisbane Girls grammar School
2nd 139 Kate R Battle of the Bottles Robina State High School.
3rd 459 Isaac R Germs in the classroom Brisbane Boys College
HC 190 Iszabell F PV Cell Extended Experimental Investigation Park Ridge State high School
HC 388 Charlotte E 20m Surface sprint Marymount College
HC 390 Harlin B Different farm animal manure Marymount College
HC 187 Safia W PV Cell Extended Experimental Investigation Park Ridge State High School

Science Investigations Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 487 David R

Alistair H

Lachlan B

Seed oil biodiesel energy outputs Brisbane Boys College
2nd 594 Nicholas C Organic Pitch over Method Rockets St Thomas More College
3rd 501 Kathleen G Rate of Respiration in Yeast Mount Alvernia College
HC 483 Amelie T Kick Angle & Distance Mount Alvernia College
HC 486 Eliza B

Ella A

Effect of Caffeine on Bacteria Mount Alvernia College
HC 354 Amali N

Brinlyn M

Miranda S

Better Together Mount Alvernia College
HC 355 Amber G Effectiveness of Antacids Mount Alvernia College
HC 380 Olivia Loth

Mia Wise

Cosmetic Foundation and Bacterial Growth Mount Alvernia College

Science Investigations Division 7 Years 11 – 12

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 61 Jordan K Dynamic techniques to reduce drag Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
2nd 148 Rig G pH impact on Maillard Reaction Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
2nd 278 Kelvin C Sodium thiosulfate rate of reaction Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
3rd 66 Ntara N             A comparative study Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
3rd 151 Jua O Vinegar and equilibrium Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 143 Anna G Rice growth and heavy metals Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 145 Yuval K-L The evolution of human vision Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 155 Lana W Ionized calcium in milk Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 393 Jet K Rolling water filled bottles Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Environmental Action Projects

Environmental Action Project Division 1 Years Prep     No Awards

Environmental Action Project Division 2 Years 1-2       No Awards

Environmental Action Project Division 3 Years 3-4

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 603 Leonardo A-S

Oliver S

Recycling wastepaper at WHSS. Wellers Hill State School
2nd 16 Matilda C

Katia H

Sarah S

The Koala Crossing Saint Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School
HC 599 Eva B Stop Poaching Genesis Christian College
HC 22 Matias C Stop Littering! Wishart State School
HC 547 Dhriti D Recycle Paper Save Nature Genesis Christian College

Environmental Action Project Division 4 Years 5-6

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 281 Josie W Coffee Cup Waste Wellers Hill State School
2nd 87 Ethan F The Problem of E-Waste The Southport School Preparatory School
HC 326 Audrey M From Waste to Wardrobe Mudgeeraba Creek State School

Environmental Action Project Division 5 Years 7-8

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 525 Emi O

Tylah C

Layla M

Charlee G

Protecting GBR from sugarcane runoff Sunshine Beach State High School
2nd 286 Grace S Plastic Consumption Marymount College
3rd 285 Kara B Apex Predators Marymount College
HC 607 Anuj D

George S

Australia’s Mitey Problem Brisbane State High School

Environmental Action Project Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 203 Eadee D Coral Farming Marymount College
2nd 202 Charli R Sustainable seashore solution Marymount College
3rd 204 Isabella M Protecting the reef Marymount College

Environmental Action Project Division 7 Years 11 – 12

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 156 Lana W

Jua O

Removing dust on solar panels Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
2nd 71 Giselle C Sand Dune Vegetation Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
3rd 68 Victoria Q Litchi chinensis cortex Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

Engineering and Technology

Eng & Tech Division 1 Years Prep

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 321 Jaxon W The Super Critter

Catcher Net

Mudgeeraba Creek State School

Eng & Tech Division 2 Years 1-2

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 21 Oliver N The Sampler- Pool water samples Wishart State School
2nd 70 Griffin S Flippy the Robot The Southport School Preparatory School
HC 55 Raiden D The Launcher Pimpama State School

Eng & Tech Division 3 Years 3-4

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 79 William W Killer Smoke The Southport School Preparatory School
2nd 26 Jayden P The Water wheel – Irrigation Wishart State School
3rd 470 Jack E The Climate Cooling Chair Wellers Hill State School
HC 373 Zenon D The Tsunami and Waterproof House Pimpama State School
HC 50 Annika H Powering homes of the future Mitchelton State School
HC 11 Aniruth V

William L

The Hadal Groover Saint Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School

Eng & Tech Division 4 Years 5-6

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 7 Sean B

Oscar L

Byron L

Engineering Project: Portable Water Purifier Glasshouse Christian College..
2nd 119 Cooper B

Aaron N

Bryce S

Engineering Project: Flood Proof Pants Glasshouse Christian College
3rd 473 Flynn B Free Fuel Water Heater Mudgeeraba State School
HC 125 Allegra C

Liam W

Isaac C

Negative Pressure Asbestos Removal Chamber Glasshouse Christian College

Eng & Tech Division 5 Years 7-8

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 296 Elise N Automatic rain sensing windows Marymount College
2nd 593 Rudi A Sound proofing Villanova Villanova College
3rd 294 Jakira M 100% sustainable house Marymount College
HC 576 Micah E TomatoAI  instruction sheet Kepnock State High School

Eng & Tech Division 6  Years 9-10

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 409 Carlos M

Charlie T-Sr

Educational economic market simulated Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
 2nd 499 Georgina L
Sophia M
Economical Bridge Building Mount Alvernia College
3rd 489 Ella R Designing Marine Substrate Mount Alvernia College
HC 484 Ava C Building a Biofilter Mount Alvernia College
HC 89 Yanyan Z Barbie and Ken’s dream car Queensland Academy for Health Science
HC 292 Terrell J Neuroscan AI Marymount College

Eng & Tech Division 7 Year 11-12

 Entry No. Name  Title School
1st 488 Rahul K Improving Australia’s Emergency Call Service Brisbane Grammar School

Communicating Science

Communicating Science Division 1 Years Prep

  Entry No Name Title School
1st 540 Vincent S Ibis Comic Strip Kalkie State School
2nd 284 Ryan B Comets, Asteroids & Meteors Emmanuel College
3rd 316 Finlay R Why are Frogs Green? Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 569 Lucas R Moon Tides Game Kalkie State School
HC 34 Cedar B How To Make Invisible Ink Mitchelton State School

Communicating Science Division 2 Years 1-2

  Entry No. Name  Title School
1st 440 Isabelle B The Solar System Mitchelton State School
2nd 69 Harvey T All about Teeth The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
3rd 103 Saskia B Building an Electromagnet Mitchelton State School
HC 47 Rahael F The Water Cycle Tingalpa State School
HC 48 Scarlett A Volcanoes Tingalpa State School
HC 419 Gretel M Pollination Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 76 Thomas S The Moon and the Tides The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
HC 46 Oscar F Layers of the Forest Tingalpa State School

Communicating Science Division 3 Years 3-4

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 335 Lucy T What is a Black Hole? Mudgeeraba Creek State School
1st 80 Shawn S Music and the Brain part2 The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
2nd 29 Dhilan P The Magnus Effect Wishart State School
3rd 78 Tom C Nano technology The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
HC 336 Aria B The Amazing Brain Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 45 Mitchell K Tasmania’s Unique Flora and Fauna Tingalpa State School
HC 295 Sara S

Lucy A

Maya G

Solar system into perspective Wellers Hill State School

Communicating Science Division 4 Years 5-6

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 92 Ocean D-B Immunity The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
1st 407 Imalia R The Nose, Knows Mudgeeraba Creek State School
1st 517 Dylan D Electricity Sources Cannon Hill State School
2nd 613 Presha S Human Impact on Rivers Genesis Christian College
3rd 479 Joshua G Lights, Camera, Action Mudgeeraba Creek State School
HC 95 Jethro E Space exploration The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
HC 93 Eden P-P Music and cognition The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)
HC 346 Cleo A 6          Cyclone Attack! (A Graphic Novel) Mount Cotton State School

Communicating Science Division 5 Years 7-8

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 399 Tiffany L ADHD medications effect the brain Marymount College
2nd 172 Oneth S Why Are Plants Green? Kedron State High School
3rd 559 Jackson S The European Rabbit in Australia Somerset College
HC 401 Ally B The digestive system Marymount College

Communicating Science Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name  Title School
1st 476 Alex C Escape room game Marymount College
2nd 543 Ruby S The Respiratory System The Glennie School
3rd     415 Leah G Science of a piano Marymount College
HC     82 Aimi O-A Fungi in the forest ecosystems Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

Communicating Science Division 7 Years 11 – 12

Entry No Name Title School
1st 74 Sophia R How Beaver Dams Shape Ecosystems Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
2nd 438 Natascha W Youth Health and Fitness Kawana Waters State Collage
3rd 83 Aimee C Coral Conservation Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

Poster Presentation

Poster Presentation Division 1 Years Prep

Entry No Name Title School
1st 430 Grace C Life of a Duck Wellers Hill State School

Poster Presentation Division 2 Years 1-2

Entry No  Name Title School
1st 439 Louis C Evolution of snakes Wellers Hill State School

Poster Presentation Division 3 Years 3-4    No Awards

Poster Presentation Division 4 Years 5-6

Entry No Name Title School
3rd 140 Duncan V Medical innovations, good vs bad Mitchelton State School

Poster Presentation Project Division 5 Years 7-8

  Entry No. Name Title School
1st 114 Ashleigh C Deforestation St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
2nd 113 Ritz F Coral Reefs St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
3rd 474 Kacie W

Ruby J

Lauren R

Save The Squash Bees Boonah State High School
HC 106 Sophie M Feral Horses St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School

Poster Presentation Division 6 Years 9-10

  Entry No Name Title School
HC 144 Rio S Refraction in Liquids Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Poster Presentation Division 7 Years 11 – 12

   Entry No Name  Title School
1st 166 Rina L Mass Luminosity Relationship Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
2nd 167 Emily Z Bacterial inhibition in bandages Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
3rd 169 Lawrence Y

Arjun P

Gabriel P

Gamma ray radiation attenuation Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
HC 164 Nerissa D

Mary D

Saanvi P

Illuminating a Photosynthetic Future Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Bursary Awards

Australian Acoustical Society (Queensland Division) – $800 (split max 5)

Entry No Name Title School
498 Jenny P Earthquake damage potential Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
605 Callum L N-Tone Equal Temperament Systems in Music Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
418 Hanel K

James B

Dami L

Harmonious Exploration of Instrumental Acoustics Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
197 Xavier L Physics of the Piano Wellers Hill State School

Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated – $300 (this may be shared with others)

Science Investigations, Classified Collections, Communicating Science, Environmental Action

Entry No Name Project Title School
105 Matilda L Scientific Investigation – colourful Cabbage Graceville State School
591 George T

Xavier L

Jackson M

Wonderful Worms Villanova College
171 Justin K pH profile of soil bacterium Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Up to $350 (this may be shared with others)   Science Investigations, Communicating Science, Engineering and Technology

Entry No Name  Project Title School
396 Myah M Beetroot diet infection detecting sutures Marymount College
150 Juha O Salinity and germination Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
105 Matilda L Scientific Investigation – colourful Cabbage Graceville State School

Entomological Society of Queensland -$250 (this may be shared with others)

Science Investigations, Classified Collections, Communicating Science, Environmental Action

Entry No Name  Project Title School
600 Amelie P, Alyssa R Stopping the Varroa Mite The Glennie School
606 Mitchell R Effectiveness of hive beetle traps Harristown State High School
573 Eva J Bees and Fibonacci Kalkie State School
362 Sophie K Entomology – Study of Butterflies Mount Cotton State School
41 Callum T Spiny Stick Insects Tingalpa State School

The Royal Australian Chemistry Institute (Queensland Branch)

Entry No Name                                        Project Title School
513 Nina H Coolest Paint Ever Good Shepherd Lutheran College
411 James P,

Jesse S

Gummy Bear Osmosis Wellers Hill State School
125 Allegra C, Liam WIsaac C Negative Pressure Asbestos Removal Chamber Glasshouse Christian College
170 Justin K Reaction Kinetics of Aspirin Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
169 Lawrence Y

Arjun P

Gabriel P

Gamma Ray Radiation attenuation Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
155 Lana W Ionized calcium in milk Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers

Entry No Name Project Title School
325 Gabriel H

Zachary C

Jonas T

Australia in 10 years (2033) Citipointe Christian College
485 Eugene J Transformers and Olympiad Mathematics Brisbane Boys College

Society for Petroleum Engineers

Entry No Name Title School
164 Nerissa D, Mary D, Saanvi P Illuminating a Photosynthetic Future Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
26 Jayden P The Waterwheel -irrigation Wishart State School

Birdlife Australia

Entry No Name Title School
540 Vincent S Ibis Comic Strip Kalkie State School
287 Saaya P Bird feather collection Marymount College

UQ School of the Environment Prize Bursary Award

Entry No Name Title School
489 Ella R Designing Marine Substrate Mt Alvernia College
606 Mitchell R Hive Beetle Trap Harristown State High School

UQ Young Scientist of the Year

  Name Project Title School
352 Ronan G Looking for Pollution Mitchelton State School
487 David R

Alistair H

Lachlan B

Seed oil biodiesel energy outputs Brisbane Boys College