National Science and Engineering Competition winners announced

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Young Engineer of the Year

After many months of testing, the winners of the National Science and Engineering Competition have been declared.


The Young Engineer of the Year was revealed as Shawn Brown in recognition of his Solar Bike, a bamboo framed electric trike. The Young Scientist of the Year was revealed as Thomas Hearing for his project in mapping Monmouth beach and the eroding ammonite pavement.

The prizes, which were presented by the Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, include a cash prize of £2,000 and an experience prize of their choosing.

Young Scientist of the YearCommenting on the competition, Lord Mandelson said: "The winners of the National Science & Engineering Competition are living, breathing proof that science and engineering in the UK is at the heart of a strong and thriving Britain over the coming decades.”

Find out more from The National Science and Engineering Competition website.

 

The Winners on video

Shawn Brown


 

Thomas Hearing


 

More winners:

Senior age category

Winners

  • The winning team in the Science/Maths category was Rebecca Chroston & Emma Donoghue from Dollar Academy
  • The winning team in the Engineering/Technology category was Charles Crossfield, Lucy Huggins, Sam Quemby & Heather Walker from Oakham School

 

Runners-Up

  • Science/Maths: Eleanor Ogilvie, St Paul's Girls' School
  • Science/Maths: Luke Cann, Ashleigh Clayton, John Hodgson & Samuel Walder, Kingsley School
  • Engineering/Technology: James Popper, Marlborough College
  • Engineering/Technology: Josie Hughes & Tristan Hughes, Farlingaye
     

Highly Commended

  • Science/Maths: Claire Cerins, The Cavendish School
  • Science/Maths: Adam Griffiths, St John Plessington Catholic College
  • Science/Maths: Sian Williams, Sir William Perkins's School
  • Science/Maths: Claudia Clarke, Reesha Dyer, Felicity Eperon & Bina Prajapat, Rugby High School
  • Engineering/Technology: Michael John Lynch, St Marys Grammar School
  • Engineering/Technology: David Boyd, Cambridge House Grammar School
  • Engineering/Technology: James Buckley, King Edward's School, Birmingham
  • Engineering/Technology: James Paolo Carlos, Tomasz Iwaniak, Christian Reddington & Joseph Storer-Martin, Saint David's Catholic College
  • Engineering/Technology: Bhadevi Beharry, Laura Douglas, Emma Smith & Kathryn Smith, St. Anthony's Catholic Girls' School
  • Engineering/Technology: Tamara Kohler, Alice Mathews & Jennifer Sarsfield, Wimbledon High School

 

Intermediate age category 

Winners

  • Science/Maths: Harriet Jones, The Abbey School, Reading
  • Science/Maths: Keith Alexander & Erik Bews, Kirkwall Grammar School
  • Engineering/Technology: Andrew Cowan, Sutton Grammar School
  • Engineering/Technology: Dominic Burr, Ben Carr & Stoyan Kostadinov, Pershore High School

 

Runners-up

  • Science/Maths: Lauren James, Bablake School
  • Science/Maths: Hakam Bhullar, Samantha Chuma, Abigail Falola & Sinduya Sriskantharajah, Imperial College London
  • Engineering/Technology: Aseem Mishra, Hymers College
  • Engineering/Technology: Emma Butler, Lauren Donworth, Rachel King & Jess Wilks-Brown, Glenmoor School
     

Highly Commended

  • Science/Maths: Luke Barnes, Writhlington School
  • Science/Maths: Ben Havery, Kingdown School
  • Science/Maths: Kate Macdougall, Monk's Walk School
  • Science/Maths: Frances Addison, Natasha Kilpatrick & Emma Meads, Rugby High School
  • Science/Maths: Timothy Hellis, Douglas McColl & Michael Williams, Hutchesons' Grammar School
  • Engineering/Technology: James Lambert, Cheltenham College
  • Engineering/Technology: David Muir, Duncanrig Secondary School
  • Engineering/Technology: Zach Dean, St Thomas More Catholic School
  • Engineering/Technology: George Jones & Gavin Scott, Ysgol Dinas Brân
  • Engineering/Technology: Eric Wieser, Andrew Wightwick & Oliver Wightwick, TechnoBotts3 Robotics Team
     

Junior age category

Winners

  • Science/Maths: Douglas Oates, Hutchesons' Grammar School
  • Science/Maths: Rachel Rawlinson & Aysha Waheed, Sydenham High School GDST
  • Engineering/Technology: Josh Smith, Chelmer Valley High School
  • Engineering/Technology: Paul McKeever, Bryan Murphy & Piaras Murphy, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School
     

Runners-up

  • Science/Maths: Sarah Benham, Simon Balle School
  • Science/Maths: John Luckett & Alex Searle-Barnes, Malmesbury School
  • Engineering/Technology: Anna Forrester, Port Regis School
  • Engineering/Technology: Rachael Drabble, Imogen Stennett & Nicol Ward, Handsworth Grange Community Sports College

 

Highly Commended

  • Science/Maths: Seamus Curtin, Lathallan School
  • Science/Maths: Duncan Smith, Dollar Academy
  • Science/Maths: Scott Griffiths, Hutchesons' Grammar School
  • Science/Maths: Charlotte Cadman, Lauren Compton & Victoria Palin, Thomas Telford School
  • Science/Maths: Morgan Daniels, Sophie Landau & Georgia Lever, Watford Grammar Schools for Girls
  • Science/Maths: Thomas Foster, William Hughes & Jake Needle, Thomas Telford School
  • Engineering/Technology: Alea Hayes & Rhianna McPartland, Oakgrove Integrated College
  • Engineering/Technology: Kelvin Craig, Gareth Evans, Gabby Jackson, Conor McHugh & Fraser Thomson, Knox Academy
  • Engineering/Technology: Mark Adshead, James Bannon, William Burden & Christian Jones, Newland House School

 


Date Published: August 12, 2010

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