The Big Bang Competition 2024 winners
The Big Bang Competition judges were so impressed this year with the knowledge, passion, enthusiam, skill and creativity of this impressive group of young people.
Top prizes
| Award | Project title | Team members | School |
| UK Young Scientist of the Year 2024 | Drug Delivery Method & Dissolution Rate | Sarah Ansaf | Woodford County High School |
| UK Young Engineer of the Year 2024 | Portable Pollution Monitor | Pacha Pritchard | Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern |
| UK Young Technologist of the Year 2024 supported by Siemens | SOLAR | Rakesh Vaddepalli, Benedict Dooley, Ciaran Scanlan, William Dang, Archit Chinnari and Ayush Shah | The Blue Coat School |
Core prizes
Engineering
| Award | Project title | Team members | School |
| Junior Engineering Award | A Theme Park for The Future | Genevieve Brennan, Naimh Clarke, Sam Brown, Rosa Hodge, Jamie McShane, and Kevin McGuigan | St Aidan's High School |
| Intermediate Engineering Award | Green Pot: Growing the future | Keon Robert | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet |
| Senior Engineering Award | Treatment of Sarcopenia in the Elderly | Om Patel | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet |
Science
| Award | Project title | Team members | School |
| Junior Science Award | The Autistic Brain in Social Situations | Taliah Rothschild | Invicta Grammar School |
| Intermediate Science Award | A wound dressing to indicate infection | Becca Connolly | St Mary's College, Derry/Londonderry |
| Senior Science Award | Cyanobacteria in the Ionosphere | Catherine James and Tanisha Dalmia | Reach Academy Feltham |
Technology supported by Siemens
| Award | Project title | Team members | School |
| Junior Technology Award supported by Siemens | Remake the Waste | Elisa Marsh-Lorenzo, Rafaella Fasham, and Lorna Skippen | Olchfa School |
| Intermediate Technology Award supported by Siemens | Smart Food Storage Container | Akhilesh Karthikeyan | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet |
| Senior Technology Award supported by Siemens | AutoMate - The chess board for everyone | Joseph Birch, Finely Stirk, Arya Bhattacharya and Shenglun Hutton | King's College London Maths School |
Special Awards
| Award | Project title | Team members | School |
| The Stantec Developing Future Communities Award | Improved global refugee shelter design | Will Dally | Haberdashers' Adams |
| The Energy Institute Climate Change Award | Carbon CycleCapture | Albert Read | Wallington County Grammar School |
| The Civil Aviation Authority Future in Aviation Award | Accessible travel: is AI the future? | Betsy Ellis | Invicta Grammar School |
| The Intellectual Property Office Award for Outstanding Innovator | Smart Water Efficient Home System | Vivaan Singh Rajawat | St Bartholomew's School |
| The Network Rail Innovation in Transport Award | AI-Enabled Traffic&Pollution Prediction | Aaditya Jhamb and Rocco Stefka | Wimbledon College |
| The 65th London International Youth Science Forum | Targeted Fire Suppression System | Shivam Singh | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet |
| The Special Award for Practical Science | Gordon Taylor | Alleyne’s Academy |