Current & Past Winners

PAA’s Behavioural Science Award 2025

Calgary Youth Science Fair – Calgary

10-12 April 2025

Natania Varghese, a student at Queen Elizabeth High School, won the PAA Award for her project, “Two Cultures, One Brain: Who’s Really in charge? An AI-Powered MRI Analysis into the Neurobiological Correlates of Acculturation and its Impact on Cognitive Flexibility, Moral Decision-Making, and Identity Formation”.

Edmonton Regional Science Fair – Edmonton

8-9 March 2025

Cathy Rong and Jessie Song, students from Old Scona Academic School, won the PAA Award for their project, “Preventing Tragedies, Transforming Outcomes: A Machine Learning Approach to Early Detection of Adolescent Opioid Risks”.

Sophie Taki and Abigail Pak, students from Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School, received an Honourable Mention for their project, “The Placebo Effect”.

PAA’s Behavioural Science Award 2024

Central Alberta Rotary Science Fair – Red Deer
6 April 2024

Jillian Reid, a Grade 7 student from Cremona School, won the PAA Award for her project, “Thinking Reaction.”

Calgary Youth Science Fair – Calgary
11-13 April 2024

Emori Cumming, a grade 8 student from Renert School, won the PAA award for her project, “Police Reported Violent Crime: Childhood Factors in Adult Offenders.”

Edmonton Regional Science Fair – Edmonton
10 March 2024

Mohammad Shehadeh, a student from Edmonton Islamic Academy, wont the PAA award for his project, “Using Machine Learning and Utilizing Graphite’s Conductive Properties to Improve Teacher Instruction Based on Students’ Mood.”

Adelyn Noh, a student from Stratford School, received an Honourable Mention recognition for her project “Optimizing Your Chitter Chatter.”

PAA’s Behavioural Science Award 2023

Edmonton Regional Science Fair – Edmonton 11 March 2023

Bethany Worssa, a student from Aurora Academic Charter School, won the PAA award for her project, “Fidget or Not.”

Nandika Senthilkumar and Zenia Pereira, students from Aurora Academic Charter School, received an Honourable Mention for their project, “Alex, the AI That Doesn’t Exist.”

PAA’s Behavioural Science Award 2022

Central Alberta Rotary Science Fair – Red Deer
26 March 2022

Skyler Herzog, a Grade 7 student from Glendale School, won the PAA Award of $100 for her project, “Animal Impact on Human Mental Health”.

Calgary Youth Science Fair – Calgary
9 April 2022

Misha Kapadia & Sania Grewal, students from Westmount Mid/High School, won the PAA Award for their project, “Music, Mood & Memory”.

Edmonton Regional Science Fair – Edmonton
16 March 2022

Ishaan Upadhyay, a student from Aurora Academic Charter School, won the PAA Award for his project, “A Colourful Memory”.

Layal Salame, a student from Edmonton Islamic Academy, received an Honourable Mention recognition for her project, “The Health Concerns of Sleep Apnea”.

PAA’s Behavioural Science Award 2021

Central Alberta Rotary Science Fair – Red Deer
10 April 2021

Amaya Braatz, a grade 7 student from Hugh Sutherland School in Carstairs, was the 2021 PAA Award recipient for her project “The Pinocchio Effect”.

Calgary Youth Science Fair – Calgary
17 April 2021

Alia Damji from Branton School was the 2021 Award recipient for her project “Comparison of the sense of direction between males and females”.

Edmonton Regional Science Fair – Edmonton
17 April 2021

Hannah Abdo, a grade 9 student who attends Edmonton Islamic Academy, was the 2021 PAA Award recipient for her project “Does Age Matter?”.

Om Upadhyay, a grade 9 student who attends Aurora Academic Charter School, was an Honourable Mention for his project “OCD & ADHD: “Compound” Science Fair”.

ERSF was judged by Tamara Stuart, representative of PAA.