The Science Castle 2018 Kyushu Conference was held on December 16, 2018 at the Minamata City Community Center Main Building (2-10-26 Hama-cho, Minamata City). There were 56 abstracts presented from 20 schools in 8 prefectures in Kyushu and Yamaguchi.

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Below are the award results of the presentations.

<Oral Presentation

Science Castle Grand Prize
O-12 "How and When Do Insects Regulate Body Temperature?"
Kumamoto Prefectural Toryo High School

Science Castle Special Award
O-10 "The Mystery of the Endangered Japanese Knotweed!
Oita Prefectural Hita High School

Minamata Environmental Academia Award
O-5 "Why are the Yakushimaezemi there?"
Kagoshima Kokubu High School
O-8 "Studies on the control of root-knot disease by lactic acid bacteria
Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Agricultural High School

Kumamoto Prefecture Next Generation Venture Creation Support Consortium Award
O-1 "Can we prevent dozing off? ～The Challenge of Preventing Dozing by Color Stimulation"
Kumamoto Prefectural Second High School

Science Castle Riverness Award
O-7 "I cut all the mousou-chiku: Relationship between bamboo forest and vegetation".
Meiji Gakuen High School

＜Poster Presentation

Science Castle Best Poster Award
P-27 "Research to Improve Drone Stability in Flight"
Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School

Science Castle Best Poster Award
P-11 "Relationship between biome and amphibian venom in deciduous pools on the river bottom."
Yamaguchi Takagawa Gakuen Takagawa Gakuen High School and Junior High School
P-23 "Germination and Growth Inhibition by Cherry Leaves"
Saga Prefectural Chienkan High School
P-31 "Relationship between gravitropism and phototaxis in the chacolithophagus slug."
Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Kita High School
P-42 "EV Scooter Production for Building a Low Carbon Society"
Minamata High School

Science Castle Poster Special Award
P-13 "Ultraviolet Absorption Properties of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide"
Shinwa High School

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