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Atlantic Technological University Galway Awards 2026

Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Johnathan McPhilbin
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 Fair-or-Foul: A Novel Tool Using Computer Vision to Detect Bias in Sport
Teacher Deirdre Halleran
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Eve Kennedy
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 Memory Metal Crumple Zones
Teacher John Toner
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Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Students Deepta Suresh, Janefrances Muoneke
School Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway
Project
 Stent-Based Artificial Pancreas
Teacher Dee Everard
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Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Runner-up Award
Students Liya Walsh, Crystal Quin
School Coláiste Muire Máthair,St. Mary's Road, Galwa
Project
 NeuroSwell: A Smart Headband to Help First Responders Provide Faster, Targeted Care for Brain Swelling
Teacher Sinéad Phillips
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award
Students Annie Finegan, Serah Jomish
School St Jarlath's College, Tuam, Co. Galway
Project
 Tote-Ally Not Plastic
Teacher Ciara Fox
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Runner-up Award
Students Adonis Kleckovas, Rudransh Vyas, Ethan Furey
School Coláiste Muire Máthair, St. Mary's Road, Galway
Project
 Electric Footsteps Reducing Carbon Footprints
Teacher Caoimhe Dowling
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Award Intel Technology Award
Students Katherine Daly, Sarah Cheatle, Mia Reid
School Rice College Westport, Castlebar Road, Westport, Co. Mayo
Project
 Motivate Me
Teacher Sharon Costello
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Award Keenova STEM Excellence Award
Students Mashal Shahid, Franciszek Matysik, Gega Kolbaia
School Coláiste Muire Máthair, St. Mary's Road, Galway
Project
 FoodCheck
Teacher Sinéad Phillips
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Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Student Rachel Coghlan
School Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath
Project
 ChewGreen: Unsticking the Problem with a Biodegradable Alternative
Teacher Mairead Cusack
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Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students James Coy, Evan Reilly
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 Agriscience
Teacher John Toner
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Award SciFest 20th Anniversary Award
Student Aadila Aliu Iyamah
School St. Patrick's College Lacken Cross, Killala, Co. Mayo
Project
 A Novel Approach To Empowering Communication With F.A.Y (Freedom To Assert Yourself): A Unified System For Individuals With Speech Disabilities
Teacher Paula Bolton
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Award SciFest Physics Award
Student Stephen Toner
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 A One-Way Measurement of the Speed of Light
Teacher John Toner
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Award SciFest Chemistry Award
Students Julia Matysik, Tiffany Djoukang
School Coláiste Muire Máthair, St. Mary's Road, Galway
Project
 A Clock Ticking on Health: Measuring Food and Drink Sources for the Presence of Antioxidants Using the Iodine Clock Experiment
Teacher Anthony Carey
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Award SciFest Maths in Sciences Award
Students Annabel Ward, Lauren Ward
School Coláiste Iognáid, Br. Na Mara, Gaillimh
Project
 Citrus vs. Berry
Teacher Daniela Donghi
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Award SciFest Social Science Award
Students Rebecca Trimble, Sophie Cox, Kevin Horvath
School Roscommon Communiy College, Lisnamult, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Project
 Barriers to Belonging: Exploring Educational Disadvantage Through the Lens of the Roma Community in Ireland
Teacher Elizabeth Glancy
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Award ESERO Ireland Discover Space Student Award
Students Matthew Daly
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 Using Modern AI Models to Analyse Legacy Data from Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes
Teacher John Toner
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Award ESERO Ireland Discover Space Award
Students
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
Teacher John Toner
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Award Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award
Students Ailbhe Hartnett, Sophie McKenna
School Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway
Project
 A Poor Woman’s Telescope in This Economy 2.0
Teacher John Toner
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Award SciFest Communication Award
Students Nathan Doyle, Alex Hanley
School Roscommon Community College, Lisnamult, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Project
 Can a Computer Respond to Emotional, Moral and Creative Tasks as Effectively as a Human?
Teacher Elizabeth Glancy
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Award Tionscadal is Fearr as Gaeilge
Students Emma Ní Churraoin, Clodagh Ní Uigín, Nina Ní Choncheanainn
School Coláiste Croí Mhuire, An Spideal, Co Na Gaillimhe
Project
 Aireachas i n aghaidh na Meáin: Cén tionchar a bhíonn ag machnamh & teilifís ar ráta croí an duine
Teacher Dr Margaret Uí Chéidigh

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