Area students show off science skills and engineering know-how
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McMaster played host to nearly 400 of the area's brightest young minds this weekend, taking part in the 50th annual Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF).
Students in grades 7 to 12 took part in the fair, showing off exhibits that studied topics which ranged from how best to cut an onion to new ways to fuel a lawnmower.
"I never fail to be impressed by the sorts of things the students come up with each year," said BASEF Chair Ray Kranyak. "These are very intelligent young people."
Grade 8 student Ian Coomes won the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Pinnacle Best-in-Fair Award for his project on bacteria growing on clothing and four students won the right to travel to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, California in May. Sixteen students will also head to Peterborough for the Canada-Wide Science Fair in May, hosted by Trent University.
See photos: Team BASEF at the 2009 Canada Wide Science Fair
"It's a really great experience for these students to be around like-minded individuals," said Kranyak. "They are the future leaders in the fields of science and engineering."
The Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair provides a forum for students in the Hamilton area to develop their scientific skills and prepare for national and international competition. It is one of the oldest and largest science fairs in Canada and relies entirely on volunteers and sponsors. This year's fair took place at McMaster's Ivor Wynne Centre.
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