Hattie from the Upper VI won the top prize in her age category in the National Science and Engineering competition. ‘The Big Bang’ UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair in Manchester was the exciting setting for the finals where contestants showcased their projects to over 10,000 visitors and the judges. Hattie will now go on to represent the UK at the European Science and Engineering Fair in Portugal in September.
Hattie received her award as winner of the Science prize in the Intermediate Age category in a prestigious ceremony at the end of the two day ‘Big Bang’ event. She gained a Nuffield Bursary last year and spent four weeks in the summer working with her mentor, Professor Nick Long in the Chemistry Department at Imperial College, London. She carried out a project on the controlled uptake and release of carbon monoxide (CO) for biomedical imaging applications and worked alongside the research team. Professor Long praised her - ‘Hattie showed ability and maturity way beyond her years. She fitted in well and was so competent in the laboratory that she was mistaken for a new Ph D student!’
Hattie is one of the first students to be taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma at The Abbey and has an offer to read Chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford next year.