Young scientists shine at Eskom Expo
Learners in the region who advance to the Eskom Expo International Science Fair, which will be held virtually in October, will compete against the best performing young scientists around the world and learners stand a chance to win prizes and bursaries, along with scholarships and various opportunities.
The Johannesburg regional finals of the Eskom Expo for young scientists saw several promising researchers from the region display their science and innovation research projects.
A total of 152 learners from the region gathered a Wits University Flower Hall on July 23 to showcase their innovative science, engineering and social investigations, while 55 judges who are educators, specialists and scholars in the various competition categories and Eskom Expo enthusiasts evaluated and gave scores to the 120 projects that were on exhibition.
The regional expo was one of 35 regional expos planned in all provinces across South Africa – the first Eskom Expo since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, the most number of entries were in the engineering category with 48.
There were also a significant number of entries in the biomedical and medical science category, along with the energy category which led Eskom Expo’s Johannesburg Regional Science Fair director Jane Wasonga to applaud the learners.
“The learners showed great excitement by seeing their hard work finally being exhibited at the regional expo. The region was further excited to note the large number of entries from female learners, a testament to the fact that we are well on our way to developing female scientists in the country,” Wasonga said in an interview with Alex News.
Twenty-one learners received bronze medals, while 31 received silver and 10 received gold. Learners of Parktown Girls High School received the most number of gold medals and medals overall.
The Eskom Special Award winners at the event were:
- Best Female: Anika Kumar from Bryanston High School
- Best Innovation: Liam Greyvenstein and Nathan Jansen from Curro Krugersdorp
- Best Energy: Brenden De Greef from Crawford International Ruimsig
- Best Development: Mosa Motselebane from Parktown Girls High School.
Learners in the region who advance to the Eskom Expo International Science Fair, which will be held virtually in October, will compete against the best performing young scientists around the world, and learners stand a chance to win prizes and bursaries along with scholarships and various opportunities.
Details: Jane Wasonga 082 857 0890; jane@exposciencejohannesburg.co.za
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