Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) 2022 Finals
concluded successfully with
Two Hong Kong Secondary School Teams winning Grand Prizes
The Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) 2022, organised by the Creative Education Unit of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG), was successfully held on Facebook live last weekend. There were 80 shortlisted overseas and local high school teams, who showcased their amazing scientific findings and innovative ideas to solve everyday problems under the theme of Sustainable Development. Nine Hong Kong teams made it to the Finals, of which Two Hong Kong Teams took home the Grand Prizes – Silver and Bronze Award in their respective categories.
Team from South Africa, seized the Grand Prize – Gold Award in the Physical and Engineering Category with “Automated Inflation and Pressure Regulation for Recreational and Professional Cyclists”. This is an invention that helps cyclists quickly inflate their tires without climbing off their bicycles. Another Gold Award winner from South Korea, won with his “PESH: Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Using Sloshing-induced Impact Force”, a novel sloshing energy harvester which generates energy when its piezoelectric patch is hit by a violent water flow. Hong Kong team from Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College won the Grand Award – Sliver Award with their project “EMG Rehab System – A Package for Stroke Self Rehabilitation”, they invented a transitional package based on orthodox rehabilitation treatment for stroke patients.
In the Biology and Chemistry Category, two Singaporean teams won the Grand Prize – Gold Award. Team with project “Minimally Invasive Annuloplasty Using Shape-Memory Materials” constructed novel shape memory rings using Nitinol alloy and MMA-PEGDMA polymer to reduce trauma of annuloplasty surgeries of valvular heart disease. While the joint winner won with their project “Effect of different NPK ratios on the mass and chlorophyll content of the kangkong plant”. The student found the ideal Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium ratio to maximise crop yield to ensure adequate food supply and achieve economic benefits. Also, Hong Kong team from Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School got the Grand Prize – Bronze Award with their project “The Use of Brine Shrimp to Test for water pollutants” investigating the impact of different pollutants on the growth of brine shrimp.
[Details of results are listed in the appendix]
The GYSTB 2022 attracted 125 school teams from 27 countries and regions, including the United States, Ireland, Sweden, South Korea and Singapore etc. Each team was comprised of not more than five students from Forms 1 to 6 (or equivalent).
The team developed their projects in relation to the theme of Sustainable Development, using theories from physics, engineering, biology or chemistry to investigate science topics or create innovative and practical inventions. They then presented their inventions or investigation projects to professional judging panels formed by academic and industry representatives. During the Judging, teams successfully demonstrated their understanding of scientific knowledge, resilience as well as presentation skills.
Kenneth LEE Kin-lok, Supervisor (Innovation and Creativity) of the HKFYG expressed his amazement at the level of innovation that each team showed. “It was full of surprises! I really found it encouraging that the students utilized their creativity and scientific minds to show their blueprint for sustainable development, and came up with innovative solutions to everyday problems. I very much hope that the students enjoyed every opportunity to exchange and learn, and will use this as a foundation on which to improve their problem-solving, resilience, communication and collaborative skills,” said Mr Lee. He also encouraged the students to persevere on their scientific research journey.
An online voting campaign of the “Visitors’ Favorite Award” which has already begun will run until 26 June. The public are invited to vote for their favourite projects. Please visit https://ce.hkfyg.org.hk/gystb/ for more information about the voting details, the winners, and their projects.
The GYSTB is organized by the Creative Education Unit of the HKFYG. The Competition is a showcase of global youth scientific achievement and innovation. The event aims to promote science and technology, provide a platform for global youth to develop their creativity and scientific mindsets, and facilitate the exchange of scientific ideas, interests and abilities among young scientists all over the world.
Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl 2022 Results:
Physics and Engineering Category
Award | Project Title | Country / Region |
Grand Prize – Gold Award | Automated Inflation and Pressure Regulation for Recreational and Professional Cyclists | South Africa |
Grand Prize – Gold Award | PESH: Piezoelectric energy harvester using sloshing-induced impact force | South Korea |
Grand Prize -Silver Award | Building an Automatic Weather Satellite Ground Station with Data Analytics Forecast | Ireland |
Grand Prize – Silver Award | EMG Rehab System – A Package for Stroke Self Rehabilitation | Hong Kong |
Grand Prize -Bronze Award | Rotational Placement and Mathematical Patterns: an Experimental Study | Sweden |
Grand Prize -Bronze Award | Investigating the Bioelectric Effect for Treatment and Subsequent Inhibition of Nosocomial Biofilms | Singapore |
First Prize | High Efficiency Photovoltaic Panel for Cold Climate Regions “ANTI-SNOW” | Turkiye |
First Prize | Intelligent Driver Drowsiness Detection System | Hong Kong |
First Prize | Marine Guard | Hong Kong |
First Prize | High Capacity, High Stability and Low Corrosive Al-treated Ionic Liquid Electrolyte with Al-deposited Carbon Anode used in Aluminum-ion Battery | Macau |
Second Prize | Prototype and testing of pure hydrogen generator | Sweden |
Second Prize | Producing Fresh water from air using Thermo Electric cooling | Qatar |
Second Prize | Food Waste Up-cycler | Hong Kong |
Second Prize | NLP Powered Wheelchair with Road Condition Intelligence for Disabled Locomotor | South Korea |
Second Prize | The New Biodegradable Filter for Face Mask | Hong Kong |
Second Prize | Developing a Low-Cost Portable Electronic Nose for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer By Using Convolutional Neural Networks | Macau |
Third Prize | New Identity for Regular Tetrahedron | Georgia |
Third Prize | A study on the vibration damping structure using the inner skeletal structure of the Anthocidaris crassispina | South Korea |
Third Prize | Magnetic Nanoparticles Decorated Titanium Dioxide Nanocylinders for Cancer Therapeutic Delivery | Thailand |
Third Prize | Optimizing the Landing of a Spacecraft Using Q-learning | South Korea |
Third Prize | Hurricane in the cup- vortices’ trochoidal motion and the effects of instability during diffusion in liquids | Poland |
Third Prize | Cryptocurrency as means for hedge fund | South Korea |
Third Prize | EMR Blockchain Network Using Asymmetric Key: How to Safely Manage a Patient’s EMR | South Korea |
Third Prize | Intelligent Evacuation System Using AI | Qatar |
Honourable Mention | Chronograph based on the Arduino hardware computing platform | Ukraine |
Honourable Mention | IV Fluid Controlling and Monitoring System | India |
Honourable Mention | Automated System for Cleaning Solar Panels using Atmospheric Moisture | Qatar |
Honourable Mention | A Novel of Ankle Support from Blended Yarn Between Hemp Fiber Bamboo Sheath Fiber and Cotton to Prevent Ankle Injuries | Thailand |
Honourable Mention | The model for determining the influence of force fields on the drag of aircraft | Ukraine |
Honourable Mention | The Motion of Bodies in Curved Plane and Space Affected by Gravity | Georgia |
Honourable Mention | Creation of a demonstration installation of Chladni figures on the basis of affordable modern technologies at home | Ukraine |
Honourable Mention | Melanoma Skin Cancer Classification via Region-Aware Hierarchical Feature Aggregation | United States |
Honourable Mention | Remote Irrigation System | United Arab Emirates |
Honourable Mention | AI Eye | Hong Kong |
Honourable Mention | Digital Image Zooming Using Interpolation | Georgia |
Honourable Mention | Secure-Online Voting System Using Homomorphic Encryption | South Korea |
Sustainable Development Award | Prototype and testing of pure hydrogen generator | Sweden |
Sustainable Development Award | Food Waste Up-cycler | Hong Kong |
Biology and Chemistry Category
Award | Project Title | Country / Region |
Grand Prize – Gold Award | Minimally Invasive Annuloplasty Using Shape-Memory Materials | Singapore |
Grand Prize – Gold Award | Effect of different NPK ratios on the mass and chlorophyll content of the kangkong plant. | Singapore |
Grand Prize -Silver Award | Calcium Phosphate/Collagen Ratio in Bone Grafts Influences Bone Repair in a Rabbit Tibial Defect Model | Singapore |
Grand Prize -Silver Award | The Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Targets the Human PRL Oncogene | Singapore |
Grand Prize -Bronze Award | The use of brine shrimp to test for water pollutants | Hong Kong |
First Prize | The efficiency of TLS-01 lunar regolith simulant on sunflower seed germination for future astroculture | Thailand |
First Prize | Deep learning Line Bot to screen COVID-19 from sound wave analysis | Thailand |
First Prize | Nature takes on nature: investigating the effects of juglone on japanese knotweed | Ireland |
Second Prize | Forma-Rid Chitosan Gel | Hong Kong |
Second Prize | Prevent fresh food spoilage by use of phytochemical plant extracts | South Africa |
Second Prize | ACE fertilizer | Hong Kong |
Second Prize | Detection of Diabetes and Blood Glucose Level From Gas Analysis of Human Breath | Qatar |
Third Prize | Improvement of Fe₃O₄ Ferrofluids-Based Antimicrobial Activity through Particle Size Control Assisted by Biocompatible Surfactants | Indonesia |
Third Prize | Amplifying the Atmospheric Water Harvesting Capabilities of Calcium Chloride Via a Cellulose Sponge Medium | Indonesia |
Third Prize | Edible Film With Fish Freshness Sensor Technology Based on Parijoto Fruit Anthocyanin Indicator (EDI BERSERI) | Indonesia |
Third Prize | The study of efficiencies of ‘Pistia Stratiotes’ for absorbing heavy metals and treatment of soft acidity wastewater. | Thailand |
Third Prize | Development of cotinine test kit for detection of secondhand smoke exposer | Thailand |
Third Prize | Bone and plant fibre composite bioplastic | Macau |
Honourable Mention | Evaluating the Inhibitory Effects of 5 Types of Beans on Trypsin/Chymotrypsin | Sweden |
Honourable Mention | Study of Shiga-Toxin-Producing E.Coli Specific Gene Expression | Georgia |
Honourable Mention | Innovation of Biocellulose Sheet Mask Based on SCOBY with Antioxidant Serum from Rice Bran Oil to Reduce Microplastic Waste | Indonesia |
Honourable Mention | In silico research of the potential role of a number of compound class N-acylethanolamines as inhibitors of E-protein of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 | Ukraine |
Honourable Mention | Antimicrobial Effects of Rice Extract on Acne Causing Bacteria Cutibacterium Acnes | Thailand |
Honourable Mention | Study the quantitative of microplastics accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract of aquatic animals and the efficacy of gut microbiota on microplastics elimination | Thailand |
Honourable Mention | Biomass Waste Utilization for Synthesis of Zeolite A As A Low Cost and Potential Absorbent for Removing Dye and Heavy Metal Applications | Thailand |
Honourable Mention | Fabrication and study of optical properties of TbPO4 for cancer cell recognition | Vietnam |
Sustainable Development Award | Forma-Rid Chitosan Gel | Hong Kong |
Sustainable Development Award | ACE fertilizer | Hong Kong |