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MANILA, Philippines?Six senior students from Quezon City Science High School received two silver medals for the Philippines at the 2009 International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project (I-SWEEEP) Olympiad in Houston, Texas.
Simon Anthony Lorenzo and Hannah Carize Sangalang won a silver medal for the Philippines with their project entitled ?Development of Carbon Nanomaterial as an Electrode Voltage Source? in the Senior Engineering category.
In the Senior Environment competition, the Philippines also won a silver through the work of Rowell Castro and Jereel Aron Sahagun entitled ?Preparation of SnO2 Nanomaterial Using Vacuum Evaporation Technique for Photocell Application.? Castro and Sahagun were the valedictorian and salutatorian of the 2009 batch of QCSHS graduates.
Lorenzo and the three other silver medalist credit De La Salle University professors Dr. Gil Nonato Santos and Dr. Maria Luisa Enriquez for helping them in providing the materials and technical know-how in the scientific procedures for their projects.
In addition, Carissa May Enriquez and Kevin Bryan Jose received an Honorable Mention award for their project ?Development of an Organic Battery Using P-Toluene Polypyrrol as a Potential Electrode Voltage Source and Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Vinegar as Electrolyte? in the Senior Energy division.
Project advisers Noel Diaz, Pilar Carmona, and Jose Ramon Lorenzo?all faculty members of Quezon City Science High School?accompanied the six students in Houston to assist them during the actual competition. QCSHS principal Zenaida Sadsad also joined the RP delegation.
Three senior and three junior categories composed the 2009 I-SWEEEP Olympiad. The Philippines joined all three senior competitions while all three junior categories were open to US entries only. The senior project competition was open to all high school students under 21 years old from around the world.
The Filipino kids presented their projects in front of an international jury at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. They competed against the best projects from more than 60 countries around the world as well as all 50 states in the USA.
I-SWEEEP was organized by the Cosmos Foundation, a non-profit educational organization in Houston with a mission to establish college preparatory K-12 schools focusing on math, science, engineering, and computer technologies in an effort to provide a world-class education to public. Cosmos Foundation currently operates 19 high performing public STEM schools in Texas.
Cosmos Foundation organized this prestigious event with the support of K-12 public school systems, leaders of industry, and higher education institutions. I-SWEEEP works with local, national, and international science fair organizations to bring together the top-ranking participants and qualifying projects from these competitions.
