On December 19, 2021, Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference was held at Meisei Junior High School and Meisei Senior High School, Meisei Gakuen, Osaka. The conference featured 86 poster presentations and 12 oral presentations. All programs, including poster presentations, were conducted while taking measures against infectious diseases.

Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference had 13 companies and universities participating as partners. In addition, a total of 12 researchers, including graduate students, PhD students, and working professionals, participated as research coaches to participate in discussions with presenters at poster presentations.

Please click here to see the abstracts of the day's presentations.

Award Results

<Oral Presentation

Science Castle 2021 Kansai Competition, Grand Prize

O-008 Changes in the fish fauna of Ishikawa - a study of its factors
Shohei Umekawa Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi High School
The Science Castle Grand Prize was awarded to the project for its logical and quantitative analysis, consideration, and proposal on how to restore the river ecosystem by evaluating the river environment by tracing the data back to 60 years ago.

Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference, Otemon Gakuin University Award

O-009 Disposal of waste cabbage with millworms
Kazune Yanagitani Seifu Junior and Senior High School
The Otemon Gakuin University Prize was awarded to this project for the reality of its problem-solving approach, which aims for low-environmental-impact processing and effective utilization of waste vegetables from schools.

In addition, 11 oral presentations, excluding the Best Presentation Award, were awarded the Excellence Award of Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference, in honor of their oral presentations selected from among those submitted this year.

＜Poster Presentation

Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference Poster Grand Prize

P-035 How to effectively lower loft temperatures
Heki Saito Takatsuki Junior High School

Science Castle 2021 Kansai Conference Poster Excellence Award

P-018 Research on control methods using biomass-based materials for fading of dyes
Ashihara Saho Takatsuki High School

P-022 Relationship between sweet and sour tastes in colas
Kouna Tao Takatsuki Junior High School

P-028 Analysis of differential equations of time and displacement between two objects
Haruka Yokoi Toyo University Himeji High School

P-030 Water Purification in Streams with Used Disposable Warmer
Yuna Ito Sanyo Jogakuen High School

P-039 Effects of baby oil on the skin when washing face with baby oil
Mayu Kataoka Nishiyamato Gakuen High School

RIVANES will continue to support research activities of middle and high school students.
We would like to thank the presenting teams and all those who assisted in organizing the event.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
Educational Development Division, Osaka Head Office, LIVANES Corporation (Attn: Togami)
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