2008-9 Winners
Science/Maths stream
UK Young Scientist of the Year 2009
Peter Hatfield, Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Plasma Prominences
Runners-up
Hannah Johnston, Wreake Valley Community College, Enzymatic Reduction of Pro-chiral Ketones
Mathew Smith, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Synthesis of New Anticancer and Antimalarial Drugs Using Focused Microwaves
Highly Commended
Imogen Barker, Nottingham Girls High School, Investigation into Lip Plumping Technology
Rachael Deller, Royal High School, Ice Cover and Ocean Conditions in the Arctic Northwest Passage
Adam Hunt, The Grammar School at Leeds, Pif1: The Last Barrier to Tumorigenesis?
Veronica Ilkow, Channing School, The Use of Western Blotting and Flow Cytometry to Confirm Receptor Expression in Different Cell Lines
Maya Mistry, National Institute for Medical Research, Investigation into DNA Helicases through mutagenesis
Caroline Poulter, Ralph Thoresby school, Should very premature babies be kept alive?
Sandeep Sehmi, Langley Grammar School, Characterising Surfactants using Chromatography
Haadi Shalabi, Nottingham High School, Stop the Infection
Mitu Shroti, University of Liverpool, Investigation into methods for achieving pluripotency in mesenchymal stem cells
Hannah Stuart, The King's School Canterbury, Original research into a cancer-linked cell signaling pathway
Engineering/Technology stream
UK Young Technologist of the Year 2009 (now called Young Engineer of the Year)
Chris Jefferies, Pershore High School
Setting Intsruments for a Proximity Probe
Runners-up
Jack Henderson, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi, Bike Claw
Ciara Morgan-Feir, St. Patrick's Academy, Biomass Boiler for Dale Farm
Highly Commended
Philippa Clark, Wyke Sixth Form, Trumpet Scales Tutor
Andrew Cowan, Sutton Grammar School, Supermarket Change Machine
Christopher Guest, European School Culham, Mapatrack - Mapping Website for GPS Trackers
Andrew Hyams, Sir John Lawes School, Electro-mechanical device
Christopher Lawrence, Bedford School, Fount Funnel - A device to help reduce spillages
Owen McMeel, St Mary’s Grammar, Wire Wise
Ciara Mooney, Sacred Heart Grammar School, UV Absorption Monitor
James Morgan, St Colman’s College, Rubble Rake
Danielle Morrison, Balcarras School, DMX
Samuel Wood, Devonport High School for Boys, F1 in Schools technology challenge
Date Published: July 01, 2011