Congratulations to the 2014 Clean Tech Competition Finalist Teams!
1st Place Winners!
Team: Aurum – Hwa Chong Institute, Singapore
Paper: Detection of Melamine using Gold Nanoparticles synthesized with an Environmentally Friendly Method
Team Leader: Ms. Yoke Keow Peh
Team Members: Timothy Ng and Benjamin Tan
2nd Place
Team: Anti Ionisers – Anderson Junior College, Singapore
Paper: Effective Water Treatment: The Use of Bioclay in Removing Heavy Metal Cations to Solve Water Pollution in Vietnam
Team Leader: Mr. Ho Kian Tong
Team Members: Chi Yew Soong, Ding Yue (Stella) Kee and Quynh Nga Nguyen
3rd Place
Team: ABC Pollution Police – Raffles Girls School, Singapore
Paper: An external fitted device over exhaust pipes of vehicles that reduces sound and air pollution, as well as charges electronic devices
Team Leader: Ms. Foo Ling Ling
Team Members: Shun Yu Goh, Chloe Hing and Balachander Prashanthi
Remaining finalists teams (alphabetized by Team Name)
Team: Algae Fuel – University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Illinois, USA
Paper: Algae Production in the Ganges
Team Leader: Dr. Sharlene Denos
Team Members: Kedar Vaidya, Diego Gundersen and Randall Hornbaker
Team: Bactricity – Monta Vista High School, California, USA
Paper: The EGG (Electrical Generation by Winogradsky Columns)
Team Leader: Ms. Kavita Gupta
Team Members: Vibhav Altekar and Anshul Ramachandran
Team: CJJ – National Junior College, Singapore
Paper: CJJ Purifier: Using Phytoremediation To Effectively Clear Haze Pollutants
Team Leader: Ms. Ning Hwee Tiang
Team Members: Choo Wei Leow, Jamie Teo and Jolene Ngo
Team: Durio – Hwa Chong Institute, Singapore
Paper: Use of Durian Waste in Multi-purpose Filter for Water Purification
Team Leader: Ms. Yoke Keow Peh
Team Members: Wei Heng Tan, Ruobing Han and Bryan Lim
Team: RemedAID – Hwa Chong Institute, Singapore
Paper: Determining the Effectiveness of a Carbonaceous-Iron-Sand Portable Filter in Removing Heavy Metal Ions from polluted waters
Team Leader: Ms. Yoke Keow Peh
Team Members: Sheu Xiang Leong, Gary Lim and Yuxiang Tan
Team: S.C.R. – Anderson Junior College, Singapore
Paper: Utilization of Nannochloropsis alga in a cheap system to convert waste carbon dioxide gases into oxygen gas and to produce biofuel
Team Leader: Ms. Resma Gulzar Mohd
Team Members: Royston Long, Christopher Nah Hui Kang and Swaathi G S
Team: Vitis vinifera – Yishun Junior College, Singapore
Paper: Design of antimicrobial water filter incorporating home-made silver nanoparticles using different fruit extracts
Team Leader: Mr. Chua Chee Siang
Team Members: Jacin Ng