2022 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair

2022 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair was held on 26 Jul (online judging) and 29 Jul 2022 (onsite). A total of 71 teams from 24 schools participated in the first ever online research competition.

Here are the participating schools.

• Anderson Secondary School

• Anglo Chinese School Independant

• Cedar Girls' Secondary School

• Chua Chu Kang Secondary School

• Compassvale Secondary School

• Dunman High School

• Evergreen Secondary School

• German European School Singapore

• Nan Chiau High School

• National Junior College

• Ngee Ann Secondary School

• NUS High School of Math & Science

• Pasir Ris Secondary School

• Paya Lebar MGS(S)

• Pei Hwa Secondary School

• Raffles Girls' School

• Raffles Institution

• School of Science and Technology, Singapore

• Singapore Chinese Girls School

• Springfield Secondary School

• St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

• St. Joseph's Institution

• Temasek Secondary School

• Whitley Secondary School

Awards for 2022 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair

Upper Secondary (East Zone)

Gold - Cedar Girls' Secondary School (An investigation of the different types of ice cubes on their ability to cool a drink)

Silver - Cedar Girls' Secondary School (Enhancing the growth and shelf life of broccoli microgreens)

Silver - Ngee Ann Secondary School (Investigating the strength of paper made from different fruit peel waste for sustainable packaging)

Bronze - Dunman High School (Development of antimicrobial coating for inhibition of microbial surface colonisation in marine environments)

Bronze - Temasek Secondary School (Efficient and Reusable Common Man-made and Natural Waste for Cleaning up Oil Spills in Singapore)

Merit - Ngee Ann Secondary School (Investigating the feasibility of producing environmentally-friendly eggshell plates)

Upper Secondary (Open)

Gold - Raffles Girls' School (Feasibility of Construction of a PM 2.5 Air Filter using Sugarcane Bagasse)

Silver - Raffles Institution (How Our Pets Can Save The World: Investigating The Use of Animal Hair and Activated Carbon Synthesised from it in adsorbing spilled oils in oceans)

Silver - NUS High School of Math & Science (Projectile motion of cylindrical projectiles)

Bronze - National Junior College (Mathematical Modelling of Dengue Fever in the 2020 Lockdown Outbreak)

Bronze - NUS High School of Math & Science (Optimisation of the wing structure of Gliders)

Merit - St. Joseph's Institution (Investigation on the effect of different types of surfactants on the colloidal stability of magnetorheological fluids)

Merit - National Junior College (The effect of explosive strength training on overarm softball throw for female youths)

Merit - Evergreen Secondary School (An Investigation into the Bisphenol A and phenolic contact between Thermal receipts on exposure to human skin)

Lower Secondary (Open)

Gold - Raffles Institution (Optimisation of Biophotovoltaic Fuel Cells)

Silver - Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) (To investigate which natural enzymes tenderise food better)

Silver - Raffles Girls' School (Comparative study on natural plant fibres as water filters)

Silver - Anglo Chinese School (Independent) (Evaluating How Learning Rate and Batch Sizes Affects The Performance Of Deep Neural Networks on the Segmentation of Computed Tomography (CT) Lung Scans of COVID-19 Patients)

Bronze - Dunman High School (Investigating the effectiveness of natural oil sorbents on the removal of oil spills)

Bronze - German European School Singapore (To what extent does the temperature of water affect the anti-oxidant level of Green Tea?)

Bronze - Nan Chiau High School (Table / Desk Cleaning device)

Merit - Anderson Secondary School (To Investigate How the Amount of Caffeine in Black Tea is Affected by the Duration left inside the refrigerator.)

Merit - Pasir Ris Secondary School (Investigating optimum conditions for mealworms to feed on plastics)

Merit - School of Science and Technology, Singapore (Investigation of the effect of the exposure time of coronal discharge on the percentage of area of bacterial growth)