2024 71st QUEENSLAND SCIENCE CONTEST WINNERS
Classified Collections Division 1  No awards

Classified Collections Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

133

Alex M

Fossils of the Eromanga Sea

Wellers Hill State School

2nd

2759

Cedar B

A Collection of exoskeletons

Mitchelton State School

3rd

2836

Ajeet D, Isaac B, Leo S

What animal group do bears belong to?

Cannon Hill State School

HC

69

Kei A

Kei’s Cuttlefish Bone Collection

Pimpama State School

HC

156

Yuki P

Toohey Forest Native or non-native

Wellers Hill State School

HC

131

Leo P

Marine Treasures at Hastings Point

Wellers Hill State School

Classified Collections Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2756

Annika H

Plants of Kedron Brook

Mitchelton State School

2nd

2666

Georgia B

Spiders at my house

West End State School

3rd

2912

Thomas and William S

Classifying Bioluminescence

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

2922

Atlas DB

Beaches

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

Classified Collections Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2810

Lillian F

Butterfly Family Classification

Mitchelton State School

2nd

151

Felicity F

Local Leaf Classification

Mount Cotton State School

HC

2711

Lucas A

My Gem Presentation

Mount Cotton State School

Classified Collections Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2761

Sofia B

Native Plants of Australia

Marymount College

HC

2752

Andrew M

Rainbow Lorikeet Food Sources

Marymount College

Classified Collections Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2817

Ava J

Weeds in Bonogin Valley

Marymount College

2nd

2815

Milla D

Aves et arbores

Marymount College

HC

2970

Archie S, Rudi A

Brisbane Insect Collection

Villanova College

Classified Collections Division 7  No awards

Communicating Science Division 1

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

HC

136

William M

Types of Birds

Tingalpa State School

Communicating Science Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

166

Vincent S

How birds fly (stop-motion)

Kalkie State School

2nd

2877

Flynn L, Kai M

Rain Rain go Away!

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

3rd

2735

Ras CS

What is colour?

West End State School

HC

138

Evolet A

Life Cycle of a Frog

Tingalpa State School

HC

2816

Sophie W

Saving Turtles

Mitchelton State School

HC

177

Archer W

Colour Blindness

Citipointe Christian College

Communicating Science Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

140

Maddie R

PKU

Tingalpa State School

2nd

2850

Duncan B

DNA Barcoding

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

3rd

2884

Michael R

Spinning soccer balls

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

2873

John D

Does AI have a heart?

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

2640

Gabriel H

ENETIC Energy

Citipointe Christian College

HC

2814

Saskia B

Saving Turtles

Mitchelton State School

Communicating Science Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2876

Krishav G

Understanding Bipolar

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

2nd

2885

Nathan X

Science of Paradox

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

3rd

149

Oden O

Local Pond Study

Mount Cotton State School

HC

99

Elliott B

All about Black Holes

Wellers Hill State School

HC

2859

Ethan F

How to build a Hovercraft.

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

150

Isabelle R

What is Damaging our Planet?

Mount Cotton State School

Communicating Science Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2729

Dylan D

Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity

Balmoral State High School

2nd

2768

Tess D

Bees Knees Board Game

Marymount College

3rd

2962

Levi C

Kicking in AFL

Marymount College

Communicating Science Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2804

Tiffany L

What is IVF?

Marymount College

1st

2813

Charlotte M

How do Cochlear implants work?

Marymount College

3rd

2808

Kailis B

Drugs and the Human Body

Marymount College

HC

2687

Chloe H

Evolution of Bipedalism

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

HC

2919

Isabella C

Effect of vaping

Citipointe Christian College

HC

2686

Nicole Y

Diet evolution of the Panda

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

Communicating Science Division 7

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2786

Freya P, Elsie B, Emma W

Subject 1 – Physics Game

Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 1

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

163

Vance B

The Fastest Shoes

Kalkie State School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2650

Spencer C

Spaghetti Bridge

Wellers Hill State School

2nd

2870

Henry Z

Robot Ball collector

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

71

Raiden D

Pulleys

Pimpama State School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2881

Logan R

Are communicating cars safe?

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

2nd

2936

Jack E

Desalination Device

Wellers Hill State School

3rd

2883

Gabriel H

Hydro electric turbine

Citipointe Christian College

HC

2966

Asha W

Terrible Turkey

Wellers Hill State School

HC

2862

Griffin S

Engineering for Earthquakes

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

73

Zenon D

The air-propelled car

Pimpama State School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2845

Cooper B

Oceanic Discoverer 4

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

2nd

75

Irene K

Reading Pal

Pimpama State School

3rd

74

Len A

Len’s Heat Energy Project

Pimpama State School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2709

Willem C, Clancy W, Lachlan K, Brandon D

Solar Powered Plane

Sunshine Beach State High School

2nd

2779

Jemilla C

Reef Safe Sunscreen

Marymount College

3rd

2708

Carter C, Luke W

Plastic Collecting Robot

Mount Cotton State School

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2802

Elise N

Optimised Awnings

Marymount College

2nd

28

Piper L, Reesha S

Creating a Cheap Water Filter

Mount Alvernia College

3rd

47

Caitlin R

Designing a Vertical Garden

Mount Alvernia College

HC

20

Dakota B

Making Ancient Perfumes

Mount Alvernia College

Engineering and Technology Projects Division 7

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

159

Jared L & Nikita K

Modified drivetrain for RC car

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

2nd

2765

Ahmed M

Automated Vertical Garden

Woodridge State High School

Environmental Action Plan Division 1 No awards

Environmental Action Plan Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

206

Matilda K

Climate Change in Samford

Samford State School

Environmental Action Plan Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2940

Archer V, Blake M

Protecting Curlews in West End

West End State School

2nd

2734

Leonardo A, Vladyslav S, Jack W

Solar Watering System/Homemade Sprinkler

Wellers Hill State School

3rd

2631

Lotta Z, Isabella S, Emily S

educe Litter

Mount Cotton State School

Environmental Action Plan Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2872

James N

Phanerochaete Chryosporium decodecompensator

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

2nd

17

Aniruth V

Ozone Depletion

St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School

Environmental Action Plan Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2702

Olivia C, Liv M, Isla G

Air pollution caused by cars

Sunshine Beach State High School

2nd

2704

Jasmine C, Mila J, Alice G, Darcy G

Protecting Australia’s Wildlife

Sunshine Beach State High School

3rd

2777

Ivy P

Fire ants in SE Queensland

Marymount College

HC

2778

Finn W

Impact of Floods

Marymount College

Environmental Action Plan Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2800

Grace S

Planet or pollution?

Marymount College

2nd

196

Rachael D

Oil Spills and Birds

Somerset College

Environmental Action Plan Division 7 No awards
Mathematical Investigations Division 1 No awards

Mathematical Investigations Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

157

Felix L

Measuring Shapes

Wilston State School

Mathematical Investigations Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

184

Gabriel H, James C

Geometrical secrets behind birds’ flight

Citipointe Christian College

2nd

2785

Sebastian B

How Big is the Solar-System?

Pimpama State School

3rd

2784

Zenon D

Round Robin Jiu-Jitsu Competition Times

Pimpama State School

HC

189

Maxwell H, Theodore N

Fast Food

Citipointe Christian College

Mathematical Investigations Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2958

Thishara S

Parabolas in long jump

Good News Lutheran School

1st

2932

Charmaine K

Measuring Tall Objects

Citipointe Christian College

2nd

2868

Hugo L

Mitchie Toad Busters

Mitchelton State School

3rd

2964

Kanishk P, Alex K, Jaiden R and Vivaan G

Wake up!

Good News Lutheran School

HC

147

Alexander L, Jessica C

Benford’s Law Meets Cricket

Wilston State School

HC

2933

Jerry C, Frederick T, William Z

Fitness Watches and Health

Citipointe Christian College

Mathematical Investigations Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2712

Timothy L, Andrew Z and Thomas H

Game Theory

Brisbane State High School

2nd

2727

Jerry Y, Aidan W and Rocky T

Best seat on Airplane

Brisbane State High School

3rd

2701

Mia J, Sienna and

Amber S

Inflation Nation

Brisbane State High School

HC

2703

Avni S, Daisy K and Suri Y

Building Brisbane’s Best Burgers

Brisbane State High School

HC

2697

Viktor H, Caleb L and Ashwin P

Tetris and the perfect clear

Brisbane State High School

HC

2695

Reet B, Elke H and Suri Z

Painting with Polish

Brisbane State High School

Mathematical Investigations Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2925

Henry B

Adolescent Mental Health App

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

2nd

2892

Timothy Z

Most Valuable Property in Monopoly

Brisbane Grammar School

Mathematical Investigations Division 7

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

104

Llewellyn H, Josh L, Hemish D, Junpeng H

Readiness for Pets

Brisbane Boys College

1st

2638

Ivan L

Approximating 𝛑 through probability experiments

Cleveland District State High School

3rd

2747

Rudro R

Hitting a six in Cricket

Queensland Academies Creative Industries

HC

2860

Kelvin C

Sag length of Power lines

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

HC

2863

Michelle K

Modelling the ideal Assemble Six

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

HC

2864

Heidie P

When to travel to Svalbard

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Poster Presentation Division 1

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2831

Maddie B

Day and Night

Mitchelton State School

2nd

160

Logan R

Crocodile Poster

Kalkie State School

Poster Presentation Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

202

Evelyn D

Types of Volcano

Holy Family Primary School

2nd

2665

Eve H

All about ladybugs

West End State School

3rd

2667

Kaitlyn H

Life cycle of a butterfly

West End State School

Poster Presentation Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2950

Trini K

What makes a boat float?

Citipointe Christian College

2nd

2796

Grace R

Save Polar Bears

Mitchelton State School

3rd

2664

Chelsea H

All about friction

West End State School

HC

167

Aurora S

Green House Effect Stop Pollution

Wishart State School

HC

2634

Isabella C, James H, Isla

Bush Safety Poster

Mount Cotton State School

Poster Presentation Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2948

Charmaine K

Electrical Food

Citipointe Christian College

2nd

2826

Andrew M, Lucas H

Computer development in our society

Citipointe Christian College

3rd

2967

Cecilia S

Seismology

Citipointe Christian College

HC

2924

Serena W

How do antibiotics work?

Citipointe Christian College

Poster Presentation Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2656

Zsombor B, Alex T, Eli H

Cane Toad Identification

Sunshine Beach State High School

2nd

126

Oliver T

A life on Mars

Brisbane Boys College

3rd

113

Shumo G

The mystery of Egypt

Brisbane Boys College

HC

112

Josh G

The speed of light

Brisbane Boys College

HC

115

Oskar H

The Science of Model Planes

Brisbane Boys College

Poster Presentation Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2641

Aditya B

Saving Bees with Gene Editing

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Poster Presentation Division 7

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

98

Jenny P

Mass-luminosity in Active Galactic Nuclei

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

2nd

39

Summer X

Seaweed-Based Bioplastics

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

3rd

37

Siddharth A, Ian L, Ermia F

Noise Cancellation

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

HC

38

Katherine L

Investigating anthocyanins in Australian flora

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Scientific Investigations Division 1

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2783

Keane N

Friends on our Hands

Emmanuel College

2nd

2738

Celeste D

Building cities to help plants

West End State School

3rd

2645

Imogen M

Evaporation

Wellers Hill State School

Scientific Investigations Division 2

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2871

Hunter E

How much sugar in drinks?

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

2nd

137

Scarlett A

Bird Feeder Study

Tingalpa State School

3rd

2639

Esther M

Esther’s Slide Investigation

Wellers Hill State School

HC

2661

Ariana L

Does time affect flexibility?

Wellers Hill State School

HC

2824

Eden K

The E Project

Mitchelton State School

Scientific Investigations Division 3

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

200

Claire D

Water Quality

Emmanuel College

2nd

2658

Gabriel H

Plastic Legacy

Citipointe Christian College

3rd

139

Delilah B

Balloon Powered Car

Tingalpa State School

HC

66

Avyaan J

Tooth about Drinks

Oakleigh State School

Scientific Investigations Division 4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2716

Percy M

Mag(Lev)nificent

Wilston State School

2nd

2717

Dot & Audrey M

Fire

Wilston State School

3rd

2894

Rylan T

Sunstroke, Solar and Speed

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

2886

Ashton P

Effectiveness of Acne Treatment

The Southport School Preparatory School (Anglican)

HC

76

Evie D

Rustmania

Pimpama State School

HC

142

Peyton P

Can an egg bounce?

Tingalpa State School…

Scientific Investigations Division 5

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2775

Cory L

Propellors With Different Blades

Marymount College

2nd

2818

Ci Hui O, Zachary M, Zephyr M

Ibis Colonies in Urban Parks

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

HC

59

Mia J

Kitchen Cleanliness

Robina State High School

Scientific Investigations Division 6

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

2753

Kipper M, Gabby C

The iciest instant ice pack

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School

2nd

2914

Mayuri K

The Space Gun Scientific Investigation

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School

3rd

8

Bronte B

Effect of Pesticides on Bacteria

Mount Alvernia College

3rd

2757

Amelia W, Gemma C, Taite W

Whitening wonders with toothpaste

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School

HC

2751

Georgia M, Kayla F, Hunter W

The 5 second rule

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School

HC

198

Trishi S

Type of interference on memory

Somerset College

Scientific Investigations Division 7

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

1st

132

Helen B

Diffraction Pattern of a Spring

Queensland Academy for Creative Industries

2nd

2651

Aika B

Measuring Infrared waves from smartphones

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

3rd

2636

Elizabeth L

Investigating pendulum tuned mass dampers

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

HC

2689

Dante P

Anticoagulant Properties Nattokinase in Blood

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

HC

152

Taksh M

Standing waves on a violin

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

HC

94

Mokhyada N

Tannic Acid: Blood Glucose Regulation

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Australian Acoustical Society (Queensland Division)

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2692

Elizabeth L

Tuned mass damper equilibrium

QAHS

Winner

2637

Ivan L

Energy transfer in coupled oscillators

CDSHS

Winner

2822

Helen B

damping in a drinking straw

QACI

Winner

2862

Griffin S

Engineering for earthquakes

Southport

Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2683

Benjamin C

Impacts of current postmortem treatments

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

Winner

33

Victoria Y

Stability of Sand

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Winner

2658

Gabriel H

Plastic Legacy

Citipointe Christian College

Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2915

Elijah H

The sun and the seasons

Citipointe christian College

Winner

2950

Trini K

What makes a boat float?

Citipointe christian College

Winner

2658

Gabriel H

Plastic Legacy

Citipointe christian College

Winner

2928

Mae M, Mira S, Cassie L

Air Pollution Comic

Citipointe christian College

Winner

2948

Charmaine K

Electrical Food

Citipointe christian College

Winner

2809

Seoirsin G, Khyati Mand Erica L

Super Genes

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Winner

83

Heidie P

Chlorella’s Growth A Colourful Exploration

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Entomological Society of Queensland

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2666

Georgia B

Spiders at my house

West End State School

Winner

2653

Madeline L

Bug Hotels

Wellers Hill State School

Birdlife Queensland

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2940

Archer V and Blake M

Protecting Curlews at West End

West End School

Winner

146

Sophia H

Eastern Curlew

Somerset College

UQ School of the Environment – Entomology Prize

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2777

Ivy P

Fire ants in SE QLD

Marymount College

UQ School of the Environment – Marine Biology Prize

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2779

Jemilla C

Reef safe sunscreen

Marymount College

Winner

39

Summer X

Seaweed-Based Bioplastics

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Mergard Medal – Best Visual Poster Division 1-4

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

2831

Maddie B

Day and Night

Mitchelton State School

QAMT – Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc Bursary 

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

184

Gabriel H, James C

Geometrical secrets behind birds’ flight

Citipointe Christian College

Wiiner

104

Llewellyn H, Josh L, Hemish D, Junpeng H

Readiness for Pets

Brisbane Boys’ College
2024 UQ Young Scientist of the Year

Place

Entry No.

 Name

Title

School

Winner

200

Claire D

Water Quality

Emmanuel College

Winner

98

Jenny P Mass-luminosity in Active Galactic Nuclei

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology