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Dundalk Institute of Technology Award Winners 2025

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Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Athish Anandan Srinivasan
School St Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 EEG based BCI
Teacher Sinead Kelly
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Krzysztof Kazimierczak
School Coláiste Dún an Rí, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Project
 Hydrelesis
Teacher Amy Kellett
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Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Student Athish Anandan Srinivasan
School St Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 EEG based BCI
Teacher Sinead Kelly
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award
Student Lewis Mohan
School Breifne College, Cootehill Rd, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Project
 pHishy Waters: How Acidic Gases Are Changing Our Seas
Teacher Jennifer McManus
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Award Intel Technology Award
Student Mason Carroll
School St Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 The Consciousness Paradox: Simulating Self-Awareness in AI and the Question of Reality
Teacher Sinead Kelly
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Award Mallinckrodt STEM Excellence Award
Students Rory O’Grainne, Fergus Nolan, Conor Dolan
School St Mary’s Diocesan School, Beamore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 SleepBoosting
Teacher Sophie Caine
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Award SciFest Physics Award
Student Krzysztof Kazimierczak
School Coláiste Dún an Rí, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Project
 Hydrelesis
Teacher Amy Kellett
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Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students Alex Albrecht, Dylan Loughran, Ronan Kenny
School St Mary’s College, Nicholas Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Project
 Are Natural Cleaning Products Effective at Removing Stains Compared to Branded Products?
Teacher Emma McKenna
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Award SciFest Communications Award
Students Finn Blackmore, Anthony Becton
School Laytown & Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School, Mill Road, Colpe, Drogheda, Co. Meath
Project
 How Do the Different Types of Music Affect the Heart Rate?
Teacher Ciara Campbell
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Award SciFest Maths in Science Award
Student Andra Barlescu
School St Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 How Sleep Impacts Academic Performance!
Teacher Sinead Kelly
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Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Students Hollie McCabe, Adelija Petrauskaite
School Colaiste na Mí, Navan, Co. Meath
Project
 Speechumpy Communication Development Game
Teacher Kate Richardson
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Award Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award
Students Aoibhín Mc Donald, Rhiannon Mc Mahon, Zyon Muringayi
School Castleblayney College, Dublin Road, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan
Project
 Bird Flu - Should we be Worried or Wing it?
Teacher Celine Keith
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Award SciFest Chemistry Student Award
Students Cathal Minogue, Destiny Ikeda, Seán O'Shea
School St Mary’s Diocesan School, Beamore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 What Teas and Sugar Does a Kombucha Biofilm Prefer?
Teacher Sophie Caine
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Award ESERO Ireland Discover Space Award
Student Katelyn Dunne
School Loreto College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Project
 How to Develop the Most Sustainable Planetary Rover for Mars
Teacher Stephen McGroggan
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Award Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award
Student Isabell-Ita O’ Reilly
School Largy College, Analore Rd, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Project
 A Teenager’s Guide to Understanding Dementia – Made With Love
Teacher Colette Smith

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Category Award Winners
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Award DkIT Best Senior Life Science Award
Students Deizija Sinta Zaharevska, Jakub Kopczak
School St. Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 Can Waste Fish Tank Water be Used as an Alternative to the Chemical Fertiliser Urea?
Teacher Amanda Duggan
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Award DkIT Runner-up Senior Life Sciences Project
Student Andra Barlescu
School St. Oliver’s Community College, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 How Sleep Impacts Academic Performance!
Teacher Sinead Kelly
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Award DkIT Best Senior Physical Science or Technology Project
Student Ciara Neary
School Breifne College, Cootehill Rd, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Project
 Eco-Glow Bin
Teacher Kerri-Ann Thornton
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Award DkIT Best Intermediate Life Sciences Project
Students Danu McGann, Eloise Finucane, Bronwyn Corcoran
School Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath
Project
 Green Means Go! - A Front of Package Traffic Light Labelling System Designed to Help Consumers Make Sustainable Choices
Teacher Chloe Sheridan
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Award DkIT Runner-up Intermediate Life Sciences Project
Students Eoin Larkin, Jack Wang
School Dundalk Grammar School, The Crescent, Dundalk, Co Louth
Project
 Green Means Go! - A Front of Package Traffic Light Labelling System Designed to
Help Consumers Make Sustainable Choices
Teacher Peter Weldon
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Award DkIT Best Intermediate Physical Science or Technology Project
Student Clodagh Gaynor, Noelle Ndubi
School Our Lady’s College, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Project
 lantPulse - Optimising Plant Health
Teacher Laura Rahill
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Award DkIT Best Junior Physical Sciences or Technology Project
Student Danielius Gavelis
School Largy College, Analore Rd, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Project
 The MMRV (Monaghan Mini Rescue Vehicle)
Teacher Colette Smith
Award DkIT Runner-up Junior Physical Sciences or Technology Project
Student Dearbhla Leavy
School St Vincent’s Secondary School, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Project
 An Investigation into the Effect of Arm Strength and Core Strength on the Ability to Perform a Handstand Successfully
Teacher John White
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Award DkIT Best Junior Life Sciences Project
Students Sarah Henshaw, Judith Deering
School St Aidan’s Comprehensive School, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Project
 Exploring Snus Use and Its Impact: An Investigation into the Prevalence and Effects of Nicotine Pouch Use Among Students in Our School
Teacher Joanne Corbett
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