Singapore Science & Engineering Fair 2021
RGS students earned Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit Awards at SSEF 2021, with one project selected to represent Singapore at Regeneron ISEF.
Singapore Science & Engineering Fair 2021
The Singapore Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF) is a national competition organised by the Ministry of Education, A*STAR and Science Centre Singapore, and is affiliated to the prestigious Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which is regarded as the Olympics of science research competitions.
Just as in 2020, SSEF 2021 took place virtually in lieu of safe distancing measures. A total of 470 projects were entered for the competition, of which 320 were shortlisted for the final judging on 31 March. RGS registered 24 projects for the competition, of which 19 were shortlisted for the final judging. Under the guidance of RGS teacher-mentors, the RGS projects achieved 2 Gold Awards, 3 Silver Awards, 2 Bronze Awards and 3 Merit Awards. 4 teams also received special awards for their projects:
| Names of Students | Project Title | Award | Teacher-Mentor | |:-:|||| | Hilary Chee Xin Yi
Zhang Haiyun
Samushkova Anastasiya
(Year 3) | Constructing a Prototype of Air Filter out of Plant Materials | Distinction (for Project)
Merit (for Video) | Mr Chan Sau Siong | | Isabel Kye Li Ho
Chan Kai Ling
Joella Hau Ryae Ning
(Year 3) | Prototyping Biodegradable Food Containers made from Durian Rind Material | Merit (for Video) | Dr Prama Sundari | | | | | |
In addition, the school-based project ‘Constructing a Prototype of Air Filter out of Plant Materials’ has been selected to represent Singapore at the Broadcom MASTERS International at the Regeneron ISEF.
Congratulations to all the teams and teacher-mentors for their excellent work in the competition!
Our RGS teams hard at work during the final online judging.
