Josephians Attain Science Awards
1 August 2022
Josephians won A*STAR Science Awards and medals at the Singapore Science and Engineering Fair. See all the results.
A*STAR Science Award (Junior College) 2021-2022 (2 years)
Loh Zi Quan Keith (ML611) and Christopher Koh Jie En (MN616) are the proud recipients of the A*STAR Science Award (Junior College) 2021-2022 (2 years).
Initiated in 2006, the A*STAR Science Award (Junior College) programme is awarded to Singaporean JC1 students who have obtained outstanding academic performance in Science and Mathematics subjects and have a deep interest in research. The Award aims to spur the passion for Science and research among these students through the monetary award and a range of activities, one of which is the completion of a 5-week Research Attachment Programme (RAP) in one of A*STAR research institutes during their December school vacation in JC1. The Award is given for 2 years, with a competitive renewal for the 2nd year based on their excellent academic results in JC1.
Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) 2022
The Singapore Science and Engineering Fair is a national competition organised by the Ministry of Education, A*STAR, and Science Centre Singapore. Consisting of 2 rounds of competitions, students selected for the final judging round will present their projects in front of a panel of judges - scientists and researchers from universities and research institutes. The SSEF gave students an opportunity to design a research poster, gain experience in public speaking and polish their communication skills through research project presentations and by answering questions.
In 2022, 11 students represented SJI to showcase their research projects conducted at the National Institute of Education, National University of Singapore, and A*STAR research institutes.
Five students who completed their research projects as part of the Science Research Programme at NUS were awarded a Bronze Award and a trophy:
Purushothaman Sanjai (ML615) – Team Leader, Timothy Tan (FN601), and Benedict Chua Wei An (ML615)
Koon Wei Pheng (LE607) and Tan Ying Liang Torance (LE608) – Team Leader.
Three students were awarded a Merit Award - Christopher Koh Jie En (MN616), Nguyen Duc Minh Anh and Nguyen Thien Minh Tuan (FN403), while Loh Zi Quan Keith (ML611), Quek Yi Ming and Koh Zer Ray Ansley (MN403) received Certificates of Participation for their team project.
L-R: Torance, Wei Pheng, Timothy, Sanjai, Christopher, Keith, Ansley and Yi Ming