Winners of Young Scientists Tanzania 2017 were

 

1st Place

Prosper Gasper and Erick Simon from St Judes Secondary School in Arusha emerged as the winners of YST 2017. Their project titled "The use of Mobile Networks as a Fire Alert System".

Students:        Prosper Gasper and Erick Simon 

School:            St Judes Secondary School

Project:           The use of Mobile Networks as a Fire Alert System*

 

* Click on all project titles for project poster

 

Runner Up

Students:        Mawata Matukuta and Annagrace Malamsha

School:            Kilakala Secondary School

Project:           Effectiveness Of The Maru Hotpot In Maintaining Heat In Food

Biological & Ecological

1st 

Students:        Bryson Quambaita and Geoffrey Nassar

School:            Mzumbe Secondary School

Project:           The Turning Point Towards The Flourishment Of the Agricultural Sector In Tanzania

 

2nd

Students:        Redempotius Respicius and Baris Rajab

School:            Ihungo Secondary School

Project:           Local Way Of Detecting Soil PH In order To Improve Agriculture Sector

 

3rd

Students:        Brenda Crispin and Beatrice Crispin

School:            Aquinas Secondary School

Project:           Production Of An Alternative Mosquito Repellent Using Local Organic Material

 

 

 

Chemical, Physical & Mathematical

 

1st 

Students:        Editha Timothy and Specioza Magesa

School:            Premier Girls Secondary School

Project:           Use Of Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer To Determine The Contents Of Toxic Metals In Soil From Densely Populated Mwambao Bagamoyo And Sinza-Dar Es Salaam Areas

 

2nd

Students:        Justine Justine and Dennis Albin

School:           Bariadi Secondary School

Project:           Utilising Plastic Waste

 

3rd

Students:        Lameck Masau and Nadia Kabwe

School:            Edmund Rice Sinon Secondary School

Project:           Simple Hot Shower Invention for Large Groups

 

 

Social and Behavioural

 

1st 

Students:        Julius Luchiga and Stanley Paul

School:            Ilongero High School

Project:           The Household Hunger Score Project

 

2nd

Students:        Elizabeth Hange and Salma Mbano

School:            Loyola Secondary School

Project:           Pink Box Project

 

 3rd

Students:        Masha Mbwana and Heavenlight Mshomi

School:            Mtwara Girls Secondary School

 Project:           Is Science Teacher Shortage a Problem in Mtwara?

 

Technology

 

1st 

Students:        Francis Shirima and Adolf Katambi

School:            Maua Seminary Secondary School

Project:          Educating Deaf Using Speech Recognition

 

2nd

Students:        Khatibu Mgunya and Yasin Bahati

School:            Same Secondary School

Project:           Automatic Wireless Charger

 

3rd

Students:        Frank Kapinga and Joel Kajiru

School:            Kibaha Secondary School

Project:           Sound Controlled Electric Switch

 

 

 

Special Awards

 

Songas Special Award

 

Region: Ruvuma

 

Students: Clemence Tafiti and Emilian Haule

 

School Kigonsera High

 

Project title: Making A Simple Electric Circuit as Security System

 

 

 

READ International Library Refurbishment Award

 

Region: Kigoma

 

Students: Lucas Kibila and Stide Shedrack

 

School Mwananchi

 

Project title: Is the Bryophyllum Plant a Natural Laboratory Reagent?

 

 

 

First Car Rental prize

 

Region: Arusha

 

Students: Swaumu Makongoro and Raynarious Zakaria

 

School Arusha Modern

 

Project title: The Dependency on Petroleum in Arusha

 

 

 

Human Development Innovation Fund Award

 

Region: Unguja

 

Students: Abdul Rahman Banisheyba and Hudhaifat Hamdan

 

School Suza

 

Project title: Edible Bug Juice

 

 

 

Institute of Physics award

 

Region: Singada

 

Students: Ester Madoro and Mariam Senge

 

School Kijota

 

Project title: Can Rosella Flowers From Our Environment Solve The Problem Of Importing Litmus Papers?

 

 

 

Tyndall Institute/IPIC special prize

 

Region: Tanga

 

Students: Maryam Mwanga and Asila Ibrahim

 

School: Mkwakwani

 

Project title: An Inexpensive Local Solar Water Distillation in School Laboratories

 

 

 

Statoil Award

 

Region: Tanga

 

Students: Zuhura Riziki and Focus Seth

 

School: Macechu

 

Project title: ICT For Solution Of Students Results Problem In Primary Schools In Tanga City

 

 

 

Teacher Award - a special award recognising commitment in supporting their region, school and students

 

Teacher: Hilda Mwaja from Nasa Secondary School, Simiyu

 

 

 

Karimjee Jivanjee Special Education Scholarship

 

Students: Stephano Chacha and Naima Mohamed

Vingunguti Secondary School