Students selected for science opportunities
Thirty-two senior secondary school students have been selected from around New Zealand by the Royal Society of New Zealand to attend both international and national science events.
These students were selected from over 300 applicants because of their particular passion for science and their academic performance in their science studies.
All students travelling to international destinations will be supported by the Talented School Students Travel Award funded by the Ministry of Science & Innovation. The students travelling to Youth ANZAAS will be supported by FREESTA (Freemasons Charity Student Travel Award).
London International Youth Science Forum and CERN, Geneva
Six senior secondary school students from around New Zealand have been selected to discover the excitement of fundamental science research at CERN in Geneva and then travel on to the United Kingdom to attend the London International Youth Science Forum.
The youth forum will explore the future developments in the sciences, with lecture demonstrations, specialist seminars and debates led by a team of scientists and experts and scientific visits.
Students selected:
- Gabriella Templer, 17, ACG Parnell College, Auckland
- Rachael Wiltshire, 18, Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Wellington
- Andy Chen, 17, Macleans College, Auckland
- Robert Shin, 17, Macleans College, Auckland
- Rachael Love, 17, Takapuna Grammar School, Auckland
- In sung Hwang, 17, Massey High School, Auckland
USA International Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama
Four senior secondary school students have been selected to attend the International Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama in July.
During their time at the International Space Camp, the New Zealand students will be joined by over 150 like-minded students from 23 different countries.
They will be immersed in a programme that is designed to promote space science and exploration. Activities will include hands-on astronaut training, as well as learning about the mental, emotional and physical demands astronauts must face.
Students selected:
- Callum Brazier, 16, Paraparaumu College, Kapiti
- Darina Khun, 16, Wellington East Girls’ College
- Connor Hale, 16, Tawa College, Wellington
- Ashlee Parkes, 17, Westlake Girls’ High School, Auckland
Youth ANZAAS (Australia New Zealand Association for Advancement of Science), Dunedin
Twenty-two senior secondary school students from New Zealand have been selected to attend the Youth ANZAAS (Australia New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science) event in Dunedin. They will be joined by 21 secondary school students from around Australia also.
Over the six days the students will be immersed in many science activities and lectures that have been organised in conjunction with the University of Otago and the International Science Festival. They will visit the Anatomy Museum, Department of Zoology; New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Invermay Agricultural Centre.
They will listen to and participate in workshops on Neuroscience, Genetics and Food Chemistry and hear international scientists such as Dr Alice Roberts and US Astronuaut, Stephanie Wilson give presentations.
Students selected:
- Apurva Kasture, 17, Palmerston North Girls’ High School
- Jackson Dowie, 17, ACG Senior College, Auckland
- Joyce Wong, 16, Riccarton High School, Christchurch
- Beth Yeung, 17, Rangitoto College, Auckland
- Carlos Smith Diaz, 17, Cashmere High School, Christchurch
- Shanthi Gore, Mt Albert Grammar School, Auckland
- Gomathi Rajasekaran, 17, The Manurewa High School, Auckland
- Lixing Wei, 16, Westlake Girls’ High School, Auckland
- Jenny Cao, 16, St Cuthbert’s College, Auckland
- Kester Rebello, 16, Marcellin College, Auckland
- Richard Ngo, 17, King’s College, Auckland
- Rhiannon Bond, 17, Bethlehem College, Tauranga
- Charles Norton, 16, Nelson College
- Steven Robbie, 17, James Hargest College, Invercargill
- An Ran Chen, 17, Macleans College, Auckland
- Rachel Taylor, 17, Menzies College, Southland
- David Barredo, 16, Otahuhu College, Auckland
- Jamie Beaton, 17, King’s College, Auckland
- David Bishop, 17, Nayland College, Auckland
- Kate Puanaki, 16, St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, Napier
- Daniel Oram, 17, Mt Hutt College, Canterbury
