USAP Community School Students Excel at 2026 Zimbabwe Science Fair

20 USAP Community School students were selected as finalists for the 2026 Zimbabwe Science Fair hosted at Gateway Secondary School this past week. Students had an opportunity to present posters on their projects to a panel of judges, their peers, and guests. Our students showcased their passion for science, their determination to create projects for impact, and their curiosity to also learn from their peers from other schools across Zimbabwe. 

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8 USAP Community School students received awards for their projects andUSAP Community School Physics and Robotics Instructor Alistar Panashe also received a Research Teacher Award for her support and guidance for students entering the Science Fair. 

🥇Gold Medallists

• Newman Mvenge - “PeerPower: The AI-Driven Platform for Trackable Peer Tutoring”

🥈Silver Medallists

• Mbusiseni Khumalo - “High-Efficiency, Affordable and Sustainable Hybrid Emissions Control Device”

🥉Bronze Medallists

• Theophilus Ncube - “Power from organic waste: Using Zimbabwe’s Organic Waste as Fuel for Clean Home Lighting”
• William Fundirwa - “Combating Veld Fires in Zimbabwe: A locally-based smart fire prediction and detection system that provides early warnings to rural communities”
• Sindisiwe Mkiza - “Neonatal Incubator With Phase Changing Materials” 
• Mufaro Dzanasi - “A Proposal for High-Sensitivity Calorimetric Detection of Pre-Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections”

Scenicon Research Awards

• Sindisiwe Mkiza - “Neonatal Incubator With Phase Changing Materials” 
• Wish Mushweweshiri - ECOSYNC: A Reinforcement Learning Governor for Dynamic CPU Core Parking and Energy Optimization.” 
• Unathi Phuti - “Turmeric as Science! - modification of Curcumin through Fe(II) oxidation to increase it's antibacterial activity against non-pathogenic E.Coli K-12.”

• Mbusiseni Khumalo - “High-Efficiency, Affordable and Sustainable Hybrid Emissions Control Device”

Visit our Youtube Channel to hear the students’ reflections on their experience at the 2026 Zimbabwe Science Fair: