Her project earned a gold medal at the Bison Regional Science Fair, where she also received the Best Environmental and Climate Change Project Award, a SHAD scholarship, and an award from the University of Manitoba. Amy was later selected to represent Team Bison Manitoba at the Canada‐Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, where she received the Canadian Nuclear Society Nuclear Science and Technology Award.
Research Project: Beneath the Surface
Using a homemade cloud chamber, Amy collected soil samples from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta to investigate radon activity across the Canadian Interior Plains. Her research found that Manitoba samples showed the highest levels of radioactive activity among those tested. As radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer worldwide, Amy hopes her work will help inform both the public and policy makers about this often‐overlooked environmental health risk.
Amy at her booth at CWSF 2025