29 August 2024
Bishops College boys excel at the 2024 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.
Seven science projects were selected to compete at the 2024 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists a couple of weeks ago, with six of those projects winning a range of accolades including 2 Gold medals , 4 Silver medals, 2 Best-in-Category awards, and a selection to the International Science Fair (1 selected and 1 reserve).
Gold Medalists:
* Zac Rosenberg (Developing a smartphone app for calculating projectile motion based on different golf club angles to determine the optimal club for each shot)
* Jeremy Liddle & Cameron Macbeth (Enhancing Propeller Efficiency with Biomimetic Design inspired by Whale Fins)
Silver Medalists:
* Alex Tadross (Testing the best mesh designs for catching debris in storm water pipes to combat flooding and soil erosion )
* Aarav Desai & Kieran Govan (Making microbial fuel cells more efficient)
* Troy Stockdale & Matthew Kriel (Fighting Cape Town wildfires using sound waves)
* Matthew de Jager & Daniel Bursey (Producing electricity through piezoelectric transducers pressured by environmental and appliance noise)
Best in Category Awards:
* Zac Rosenberg For Best Engineering Project - Sponsored by University College Dublin
* Aarav Desai & Ketan Govan - Royal Society of Chemistry Award for Best Chemistry Related Projects
International Science Fair selection (ISF):
* Zac Rosenberg (selected for ISF)
* Alex Tadross (reserve for ISF)
School Award:
Bishops School Award
* Science teachers award for commitment to the development of young scientists through external competitions.
Congratulations to all our boys for their remarkable achievements and for representing Bishops with such excellence. We wish them the best of luck at the ISF!