Congratulations to UP ALCHEMES for successfully holding Research Fair 2012, the biggest high school science research fair in the country!
RF 2012 with the theme “Flashpoint: Igniting the Nation’s Next Wave of Innovations” received immense participation with more than 420 participants coming from 38 participating high schools from all over the country. It was a two-day event composed of the exhibit presentations, closed-door defense, workshops for both students and advisers, and the final presentation of the Top 5 teams. It also featured performances from the UP Streetdance Club, UP Concert Chorus, UP Repertory Company, and UP ALCHEMES’ own creative groups.
Out of 127 research entries from all over the country, these five research projects emerged to the top:
4th Runner-Up
Platelet Augmentation by Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) Leaf Extract in White Mice
by Wendy B. Baga, Lovely Therese C. Coronel, and Aleli N. Gayadao
of Doña Hortencia Salas Benedicto National High School.
3rd Runner-Up
Production of Arthrospira platensis Algae (Spirulina) under LED Lights
by Williard Joshua D. Jose
of Philippine Science High School - Main Campus.
2nd Runner-Up
Design and Construction of Soil Liquid Limit Apparatus Applied With Fluid Dynamics Principles and Shear Strength Model
by Shaira A. Cariño, Nikki Joy E. Galindes, and Jayson Sime D. Jeremias
of Philippine Science High School - Bicol Region Campus.
1st Runner-Up
FTRI Touchscreen Blackboard
by Jose Sarahnel Isaguirre, James Edward Fernandez, and Ron Jason Aborita
of Pasig City Science
Champion
Anti-Angiogenic Property of Gmelina arborea Methanolic Crude Extracts Using Duck Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Assay
by Lizette S. Mella and Kendra Ivana S. Sy
of Philippine Science High School - Bicol Region Campus.
Thank you to all those who participated and contributed to the ignition of RF 2012!
