The Big Bang Competition 2025 winners
The Big Bang Competition judges were so impressed with the knowledge, passion, enthusiam, skill and creativity of this impressive group of young people.
Congratulations to all our amazing winners!
Overall winners
Big Bang UK Young Engineer of the Year
Aaron Lord, from Greenhead College in Yorkshire, was awarded UK Young Engineer of the Year for his project ‘Autopill’.
Inspired to support those taking regular medication, particularly people with dementia and memory difficulties, Aaron created an automatic pill dispenser.
The ‘Autopill’ allows users to insert their pills for the week and includes a pulsing light and bleeping noise to signal that pills are ready to take.
Big Bang UK Young Scientist of the Year
Alice Morrish from Invicta Grammar School in Kent, was crowned UK Young Scientist of the Year for their project ‘Quantum Karate’.
Combining her 2 passions, Alice’s science project explores the physics behind karate to provide a better understanding of the sport.
Big Bang UK Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens
Muhammad Shah, from Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet in London was crowned UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens.
Muhammad's project ‘Icarus’ was inspired by his love of the outdoors and trekking. He created an alternative telecommunications system for low-cost and effective emergency communications in remote areas.
Core prize winners
Senior engineering category
Grace Palmer, a student from WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) has won the senior engineering award, for their project titled ‘Thrive Transfer Aid'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Timi Banjo from Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, with the project 'Multi-Table'
- Dhruv Paul, Ramcharan Pogathota, Vishruth Senthil Kumar, Aidh Siddiqi and Yuvraj Singh from Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, with the project 'Project Step'
Senior science category
Eesa Chariwala, from Runshaw College won the senior science award, for their project titled ‘Selective Fullerene Theranostics'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Hasan Chowdhury from Roundwood Park School with the project 'Utilising Semiochemicals from Soil Microbes for Insect Pest Management'
- Aoife O’Hagan from St Mary's College, Londonderry with the project 'Investigating the photocatalysis and antimicrobial ability of titanium dioxide using UVA , UVB and UVC'
Senior technology category, supported by Siemens
Sophie Cradock and Harry Hannam, students fromThe Thomas Hardye School have won the senior technology award, supported by Siemens, for their project titled 'How Predicative AI can save the oceans'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Luca Giannini from Sutton Grammar School for their project 'Smart Station'
- Ziemowit Mrozinski from New College Pontefract for their project 'The Gesture Mouse'
Intermediate engineering category
Om Kuravinakop, a student from St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, has won the intermediate engineering award for their project titled ‘Hand-held Air Quality Monitor For Asthma Patients'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Maxim Kyrychuk and Lucie Vanstone from The WREN School, for their project 'A 3D Printed Rocket System for Education'
- Ines Bevil, Mahika Chandna and Eibhlin McNulty from Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School for their project 'Baby Pillow'.
Intermediate science category
Henil Shah, from King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford won the intermediate science award, for their project titled ‘Investigating antimicrobial resistance in bacteria in my home'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Shahween Karim from St Roch's Secondary School, for their project 'Fruits Richer in Antioxidants'
- Laochra Hill and Ronan Scullion from St Colman's College - Newry, for their project 'Using biochar to absorb phosphates to help reduce blue-green algae in Lough Neagh'
Intermediate technology category, supported by Siemens
Mykyta Telychko, a student from St Joseph's Boys' School, Creggan has won the intermediate technology award, supported by Siemens, for their project titled 'Interactive dictionary for learning sign languages using computer vision and open databases'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Roland Christopher from The King's (The Cathedral) School, for their project 'Vocal Biomarker Monitoring for Mental Health'
- Sushant Lankothu from King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, for their project 'Smart Bin'
Junior engineering category
Gayatri Thiru, a student from Invicta Grammar School, has won the junior engineering award for their project titled ‘Cleaning Oil Spills with Nanotech'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Oliver Wainman for their project 'Firestorm Protector'
- Shannon Campbell, Erin McDonald, Michael McCall, Martha Steel, James Todd and Moyin Yusuf from St Aidan's High School, for their project 'St Aidan's - A Theme Park for the Future'
Junior science category
Olivia Brookfield, Emilia Dixon and Willow Taylor-Black, students from Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, have won the junior science award for their project titled ‘Cool Comfort'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Lizzie Wills from Invicta Grammar School, for their project 'Could a sustainable material ever truly replace plastic?'
- Hannah Hussain from Woodford County High School, for their project 'What is the most effective and efficient way to separate oil and water?'
Junior technology category, supported by Siemens
Lucy Turner, Megan Joyce and Niamh Price, students from Freman College, have won the junior technology award, supported by Siemens for their project titled ‘AI-driven cancer diagnosis: testing image analysis software'.
Congratulations to the runners-up:
- Girish Uppal from Dartford Grammar School, for their project 'Urban Farming Transformation with AI-Powered Sustainable Vertical Greenhouses'
- Eshaan Mukku and Tanish Mukku from Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet for their project 'Dr.Bob the AI Medibot'
Place at 66th London International Youth Science Forum 2024
Awarded to Ava McGurk from St Dominic's High School, Belfast for their project 'The Invalidation of Emotion Through Toxic Positivity and Its Long-Term Effect on Mental Wellbeing'
The Energy Institute Climate Change Award
Awarded to Oliver Linehan from Hinchley Wood School for their project 'Aerion'
The Intellectual Property Office Award for outstanding innovator
Awarded to Aina Dyandra from Park View School for their project 'Aerate: If Clean Air Was a Breath Away'
The Network Rail Innovation in Transport Award
Awarded to Suhandan Thangadurai from Madras College for their project 'Now You See Me Too'
The EUK Education Teacher Award 2025
Awarded to Fakhrun Nabilah from Eden Boys' School, Preston
IHEEM Innovation in Wellbeing & Healthcare Engineering Award
Awarded to Vaishnavi Rudra from Chelmsford County High School for Girls for their project 'Health Hub'
The UCL Engineering Inclusive Design for a Fairer World Award 2025
Awarded to Snehal Das from Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet for their project 'Creating a product to aid children with learning difficulties'
The Accenture Award for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence
Awarded to Devansh Srivastava from Dartford Grammar School for their project 'FarmGPT: AI-Powered Crop Health Monitoring for High-Yield and Sustainable Farming'
The Stantec Developing Future Communities Award
Awarded to Krish Lavan and Dylan Blackwell from Coleg Cambria for their project 'OMAA-Bot (Odometry Mapping Automatic Agri-Bot)'
The ECITB Teamwork Award
Awarded to Chloe Clarke, Gwendolen McLeod, Sofia Neilenko and Grace Ward from The Thomas Hardye School for their project 'Tree Generator'.