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Major Award Winners
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Best Project Award |
| Students |
Taha Njie, Aidan Oscar, |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick |
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Heart monitor ECG using Arduino |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Student |
Oisín Jackson |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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A statistical analysis of the relationship between precipitation and river discharge in the Aille River catchment area |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Students |
Emma Greaney, Madison Saracoglu |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Rehabilation Nation |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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EirGrid Climate and Delivering a Cleaner Energy Future Award |
| Students |
Aisling Farrell, Maebh Collins, Vivian Amaeze |
| School |
Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, South Circular Road, Limerick |
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Turn it off or keep it on - which is more energy efficient? |
| Teacher |
Eoghan O'Brien |
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| Award |
Intel Technology Award |
| Student |
Miles Bueno |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Co. Limerick |
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Teaching an AI to play 'Snake' |
| Teacher |
Elaine Strong |
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| Award |
Institute of Physics Award |
| Student |
Matthew Furlong |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Co. Limerick |
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How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
Business Excellence Institute Award |
| Students |
Emma Greaney, Madison Saracoglu |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Rehabilation Nation |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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| Award |
Smurfit Kappa Sustainability Award |
| Students |
Lucy Murray, Maud Nicholas |
| School |
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Laurel Hill, Limerick
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EnviroScan |
| Teacher |
Caroline Clifford |
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| Award |
SciFest Communication Award |
| Student |
Flourish Olushola |
| School |
Coláiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street, Limerick |
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Whistleblower: Using technology to tackle domestic violence |
| Teacher |
Samantha Prior |
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Accenture Maths in Science Award |
| Students |
Daniel Vaughan, Rory Linanne, |
| School |
Meánscoil na mBráithre, Ennistymon, Co. Clare |
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Realities of Imaginary Numbers |
| Teacher |
Sean Murphy |
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Regeneron Life Sciences Award |
| Students |
Aoife Henry, Éabha Halley, Kate Murphy |
| School |
Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, South Circular Road, Limerick |
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Taller Together - An Investigation into the Benefits of Earlier Diagnosis and Earlier Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) in Adolescents in Ireland |
| Teacher |
Eoghan O'Brien |
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| Award |
SciFest Chemistry Student Award |
| Student |
Ruben Massey |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick |
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Which Antacid is the Best at Curing Indigestion? |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
ESERO Ireland Discover Space Award |
| Students |
Heather Shanahan, Elizabeth Boland |
| School |
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Laurel Hill, Limerick |
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Venus 500: Space Debris Collection |
| Teacher |
Caroline Clifford |
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ESERO Ireland Discover Space Teacher Award |
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| School |
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Laurel Hill, Limerick |
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| Teacher |
Caroline Clifford |
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Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award |
| Students |
Thomas O'Regan, Patrick Byrne, O'Connell |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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The Lunar Effect on the Movement of The Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) |
| Teacher |
Molly Crilly |
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Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award |
| Students |
Alice Davoren, Emily Cullinan |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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An Evaluation of the Use of Biochar in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urea |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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Category Award Winners
Category: Junior Life Sciences
| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Thomas O'Regan, Patrick Byrne O'Connell, |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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The Lunar Effect on the Movement of The Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) |
| Teacher |
Molly Crilly |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Amina Costello |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Limerick |
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Does sound level affect concentration? |
| Teacher |
Niamh Naughton |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Melody Ivo, Sophie Keane |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Disconnect to reconnect! A statistical investigation into the Phubbing phenomenon and it’s prevalence within different generations in our society today |
| Teacher |
Aoife Culhane |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences
| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Ruben Massey |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Limerick |
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Which Antacid is the Best at Curing Indigestion? |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Matthew Furlong |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Limerick |
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How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Category: Junior Technology
| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Miles Bueno |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Limerick |
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Teaching an AI to play 'Snake' |
| Teacher |
Elaine Strong |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Laiba Mir, Lana Qaddoura, Wagma Jan |
| School |
Coláiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street, Limerick |
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Keepin it Halal |
| Teacher |
Samantha Prior |
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Category: Intermediate Life Sciences
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First Place |
| Student |
Ciara Barrett |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Locus Focus |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Alice Davoren, Emily Cullinan |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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An Evaluation of the Use of Biochar in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urea |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Ross O'Carroll |
| School |
Mungret Community College, Mungret, Co. Limerick, |
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An investigation into the use of aquaponics to grow crops instead of using traditional artificial fertilisers. |
| Teacher |
Thomas Collins |
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| Award |
Fourth Place |
| Student |
Lucía Hernández |
| School |
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Laurel Hill, Limerick
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Irrigation Innovation |
| Teacher |
Caroline Clifford |
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Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences
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First Place |
| Student |
Oisín Jackson |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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A statistical analysis of the relationship between precipitation and river discharge in the Aille River catchment area |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Alana McKinnon, Aisling Vaughan |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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Mobile phone coverage and the topography of North Clare |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Elissa Shiels, Caoimhe Greene |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Measure the speed of light using a microwave |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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Category: Intermediate Technology
| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Taha Njie, Aidan Oscar |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin , Croom, Limerick |
Project
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Heart monitor ECG using Arduino |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Flourish Olushola |
| School |
Coláiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street, Limerick |
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Whistleblower: Using technology to tackle domestic violence |
| Teacher |
Samantha Prior |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Lucy Murray, Maud Nicholas |
| School |
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Laurel Hill, Limerick
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Project
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EnviroScan |
| Teacher |
Caroline Clifford |
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