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Go Green! Secondary School Aquaponics System Design Competition 2021
The Aquaponics in HKUST project aims to demonstrate an aquaponic farm yielding fishes and vegetables with the least consumption of resources. The project also hopes to demonstrate that green business is profitable and can promote environmental awareness, thus demonstrating a workable aquaponic farm to be implanted in an orphanage in Cambodia to help their community to be more self-sustained.
Topic of the competition
Build an aquaponics system in your own school which is maintained by students and teachers that provides food.
Awardees
Award |
Team |
School |
| Champion | Campus Aquaponists | St. Paul's Secondary School |
| 1st-runner up | CSWCSS F.4 | Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School |
| 2nd-runner up | 100%Cpure | Carmel Pak U Secondary School |
| Best Presentation | Cheung Teen Green Chasers | Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School |
Here is the video recording of the briefing session: https://bit.ly/3wCb8YC
14 Apr 2021 (Wed) 23:59
1 May 2021 (Sat) 23:59
Proposal submission link: https://bit.ly/3gNcJFd
22 May 2021 (Sat) Morning
Prizes
- Champion: Trophy with souvenirs
- 1st-runner up: Trophy with souvenirs
- 2nd-runner up: Trophy with souvenirs
ALL participants will receive certificates.
Eligibility
- All current senior secondary students (Form 3 to Form 5) from Hong Kong Secondary School are welcomed.
- Each team should have 3-5 students.
- Maximum number of teams per school is 3.
Why Join?
Joining the competition will help you develop and prove your
- Craftsmanship
- Creativity
- Leadership
- Presentation skills
- STEM knowledge
Competition Deliverables
Different deliverables are expected from your team in two rounds of the competition. Details are as follows:
First Round
- A presentation deck to explain the details of your aquaponics system and its implementation plan (max. 10 slides in PDF format)
- A pre-recorded presentation video to introduce your team's aquaponics system (min. 3 minutes and max. 5 minutes long)
First Round submission link: https://bit.ly/3gNcJFd
Final Round
- A presentation deck to explain the details of your aquaponics system and its implementation plan, together with improvements from the first round proposal (max. 30 slides in PDF format)
- A prototype model to better demonstrate the design of your aquaponics system
- Live presentation to introduce your team’s aquaponics system and your prototype (either live present your prototype or pre-record a video of it and show during your presentation) (min. 9 minutes and max. 15 minutes long)
Judging Criteria
First Round
- Scientific Knowledge
- Presentation
- Accessibility and Feasibility
- Effectiveness and Efficiencies
Final Round
- Accessibility and Replicability
- Scientific Knowledge
- Aesthetic
- Presentation
- Effectiveness and Efficiencies
Judges
First Round
(in alphabetical order)
Prof CHAN, Ho Wai Dennis
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST
Prof CHAN, Kwan Kit Jason
Assistant Professor of Science Education, Department of Chemistry, HKUST
Prof LING, Li
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
Prof LIU, Y.S. Marshal
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, HKUST
Final Round
(in alphabetical order)
Prof BOOKHART, Davis Boyd
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST
Head, HKUST Sustainability Unit
Prof LAU, P.S. Arthur
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Education, Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST
Prof LING, Li
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
Mentorship
In each round of the competition, at least one student mentor from HKUST will be assigned to your team to provide guidance and aid communication between your team and the organiser. Details of the mentorship will be released during the briefing session, and once the mentorship starts, your team is expected to meet your mentor at least once before the First Round submission deadline.
Application
Please refer to your teacher's email about this competition.
Enquiries
Please contact the organising committee via email at aquaponics@ust.hk or call Ms Man at 2358 5843.
Competition Organising Committee Members
Team Leaders:
CHAN, Ching Him Harry (EVMT, Year 3)
CHAN, Ka Shing Clement (EVMT, Year 4)
LEE, Sze Chun Vanessa (FINA, Year 3)
Members:
CHAU, Man Sang Mandy (FINA, Year 2)
LEE, Zenobia (SSCI, Year 1)
LEUNG, Hoi Ting Tinky (MATH, Year 2)
MAK, Tsz Yiu Sherrie (MGMT, Year 2)
MOK, Wing Ki Winky (EVMT, Year 3)
ONO, Kouta Castillo (SBM, Year 1)
PARAMESWARAN, Samyuktha (SBM, Year 1)
SINGHOF, Michelle (SSCI, Year 1)
WONG, Tsz Hin Donald (EVMT, Year 2)