Singapore Science & Engineering Fair 2024
The Singapore Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF) is a national competition organised by the Ministry of Education, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Science Centre Singapore (SCS).
This year RGS submitted a total of 13 projects in the SSEF Main category and 4 projects in the SSEF Junior Scientists category. Under the guidance of the RGS teacher-mentors, the RGS projects received 1 Silver Award, 3 Bronze Awards and 1 Merit Award under the Main Category. They also received 1 Project Distinction and another Project Merit under the Junior Scientists category. 6 teams also received special awards for their projects.
Congratulations to all the teams and teacher-mentors for their good work!
SSEF Main Category
|
No. |
Name of Students |
Project Title |
SSEF Judging Result |
Special Award(s) |
Teacher-Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Felicia Tan Ee Shan (Y5) and Goh Rou Hui Ashley (NJC) |
Chat, is this real? mm-Double Confirm! : A Multimodal Network for Singapore-context Misinformation Detection |
Silver |
|
Mr Shaun De Souza |
|
2 |
Hasini Senthilnathan (S404), Li Xinghe (S405) and Xiang Siyue (S409) |
Bronze |
|
Ms Carmen Hoo |
|
|
3 |
Lim Si En Alvena (Y5), Yong Qing Ya Ranice (Y5) and Tessa Yap (Y5) |
Simultaneous Bioremediation of Wastewater and Generation of Electricity using Laccase enzyme from Trametes versicolor |
Bronze |
|
Dr Jeffrey Lee |
|
4 |
Abhineshwari Narayanan (Y5), Nainika Gupta (Y5) and Rachel Goh Rui En (Y5) |
Leaving No Crumbs: Laser-Enabled Upcycling of Silica in Rice Husk Ash for Novel Applications in Chemical Sensing and Photonic Circuitry |
Bronze |
Nil |
Ms Cheong Szu Chuang |
|
5 |
Aathmika Viju-Pany (Y5) and Quek Tian Yin Esther (Y5) |
Neoantigens in Immunotherapy: From Theory to Practice
|
Merit |
Nil |
Mr Shaun De Souza |
|
6 |
Yan Yu En (S403), Chong Chloe Nouf (S414) and Zhang Youxin (S411) |
Synthesis of Magnetic Iron Oxide and its Applications toward Methylene Blue Removal |
Participation |
|
Ms Cheong Szu Chuang |
|
7 |
Sanvi Gupta (Y5) and Iniyaa Srinivasan (Y5) |
Deep learning-based algorithm for frequency estimation of noisy signals |
Participation |
|
Mr Shaun De Souza |
|
8 |
Ling Keng-Hwee Carissa (Y5) and Yeo Hui Yu (Y5) |
Design of flat lens with Printed Circuit Board (PCB) fabrication technology |
Participation |
|
Mr Shaun De Souza |
Junior Scientist Category
|
No. |
Name of Students |
Project Title |
SSEF Judging Result |
Special Award(s) |
Teacher-Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Jin Zhiyan Eva (S313), Clara Tong Rui Sze (S307) and Hannah Sin (S313) |
Investigating the bioactive compounds present in Lion's Mane Mushroom
|
Distinction - Project (Junior Scientist Cat) |
N.A |
Dr Lim Ai Khim |
|
2 |
Pandian Mallikasree (S305), Chai Chang Xuan Cheryl (S312) and Soh Kit-Ann (S306) |
Development of bioplastics supplemented with natural products as alternatives to synthetic plastics |
Merit - Project (Junior Scientist Cat) |
N.A |
Dr Prama |
Congratulations as well to our RGS Alumnae Yin Yue and Aseera Jannath (Class of 2022) who received the Gold Award! They will be representing Singapore at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) that will take place from 11-17 May 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
