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Atlantic Technological University Sligo Awards 2026

Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Michael Mulfaul
School St Patrick's College, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Project The Autonomous Physicist
Teacher Niamh Keogh
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Students Sean McGettrick, Jack Glenister
School Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo
Project Breaking Point: The Danger of Training Load and Insufficient Recovery
Teacher Michelle Higgins
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Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Students Conor Casey, Conor Moore, Michael Mullaney
School St Muredachs College, Sligo Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Project Buzz Health
Teacher Cliodhna Boyce
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award
Students Oscar Bodeker, Conor Mc Carrick
School Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo
Project Turning the Tide on Plastics
Teacher Michelle Higgins
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Award Intel Technology Award
Students Matheo O Regan Farineau, Iarla Hannon, Michael Duffy
School St Muredachs College, Sligo Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Project Game Over
Teacher Aishling Ruddy
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Award Keenova STEM Excellence Award
Student Makary Wawro
School Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo
Project Radiation Revealed: A Quantitative Analysis into Everyday Radiation Sources
Teacher Michelle Higgins
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Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Student Gouri Bhanja
School Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Project AI's Impact on Critical Thinking Among Students
Teacher Anthony Carolan
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Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students Charlotte O Connor, Molly Mc Guinness, Laoise Niland
School Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Project To Subtitle, or Not to Subtitle, That Is the Question
Teacher Anthony Carolan
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Award SciFest 20th Anniversary Award
Student Lydia Urquhart
School Calvary Academy
Project Lemon Drop Sparkle Squares!
Teacher Elsie Urquhart
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Award SciFest Physics Award
Students Suraiya Syeda Islam, Fatima Mohammad Ahmed, Greta Gabryszak
School Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Project The Coop-erative Mix
Teacher Anthony Carolan
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Award SciFest Chemistry Award
Students Noa Pierna Granada, Maya Abou
School Community School, Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim
Project To Investigate the Effects of Cleaning Products on a Variety of Stained Cloths
Teacher Deirdre Dwyer
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Award SciFest Maths in Sciences Award
Student Michael Mulfaul
School St Patrick's College, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Project The Autonomous Physicist
Teacher Niamh Keogh
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Award SciFest Social Science Award
Students Sean McGettrick, Jack Glenister
School Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo
Project Breaking Point: The Danger of Training Load and Insufficient Recovery
Teacher Michelle Higgins
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Award Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award
Student Rowan Neary
School Colaiste Mhuire, Ballymote, Co Sligo
Project Do Oranges Decompose at a Faster Rate With or Without Its Peel?
Teacher Donna Tighe
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Award SciFest Communication Award
Students Suraiya Syeda Islam, Fatima Mohammad Ahmed, Greta Gabryszak
School Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Project The Coop-erative Mix
Teacher Anthony Carolan
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