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Major Award Winners
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Best Project Award |
| Student |
Soumyadeep Saha |
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Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Optima – An Investigation in the Effect of Intelligent and Dynamic Text Presentation on Reading Efficiency |
| Teacher |
Diane Condon |
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Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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AI Driven Planting System to Help Combat the Ongoing Air Pollution Crisis |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Student |
Tomás O'Sullivan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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ElderCare |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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AI Driven Planting System to Help Combat the Ongoing Air Pollution Crisis |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
Judges' Recommendation Award |
| Student |
Sarah Hurley |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Bó-Watch: An AI-Powered Livestock Monitoring System |
| Teacher |
Olwyn McInerney |
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| Award |
Intel Technology Award |
| Student |
Sarah Hurley |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Bó-Watch: An AI-Powered Livestock Monitoring System |
| Teacher |
Olwyn McInerney |
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| Award |
Keenova STEM Excellence Award |
| Students |
Oluwatobi Ipadeola, Sarah Lehane |
| School |
Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, Limerick |
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Flexicare - An Ergonomic Prevention Tool for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Teacher |
Eoghan O'Brien |
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| Award |
Regeneron Life Sciences Award |
| Student |
Dylan O’Donnell |
| School |
Gaelcoláiste Luimhnigh, Clare Street, Luimneach |
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SeptiSentinal: Using an AI Trained Database for Early Sepsis Recognition |
| Teacher |
Pól Ó Drisceoil |
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| Award |
Business Excellence Institute Award |
| Student |
Tomás O'Sullivan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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ElderCare |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
SciFest 20th Anniversary Award |
| Student |
Minenhle Ndlovu |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Dim the light: A Multigenerational Investigation Into The Effects Of Light Pollution On Artemia |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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SciFest Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Skandan Lakshmanan, Christin Tiju Joseph, Ean Siju |
| School |
Mungret Community College, Mungret, Co. Limerick |
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ECO-VOLT: Utilizing Clean Energy From Dirt in a Battery System to Power Sensors in Agricultural Devices |
| Teacher |
Thomas Collins |
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SciFest Maths in Sciences Award |
| Student |
Mandisa Jili |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Luck Misled – A Simulation-Based Investigation of the Mathematical Structure Governing Monopoly, Compared to a Study on Human Perception of Probability, to Quantify the Gap |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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| Award |
SciFest Social Science Award |
| Students |
Caoimhe Greaney, Ben Walsh, Conor Fennelly |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Time To Think Stool |
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Donal Enright |
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| Award |
ESERO Ireland Discover Space Student Award |
| Students |
Trijal Rai, William O'Carroll |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Mass Drivers: Electromagnetic Launch Technique |
| Teacher |
Jenna O' Neill |
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ESERO Ireland Discover Space Teacher Award |
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Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Jenna O' Neill |
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Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award |
| Students |
Trijal Rai, William O'Carroll |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Mass Drivers: Electromagnetic Launch Technique |
| Teacher |
Jenna O' Neill |
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| Award |
SciFest Communication Award |
| Student |
John Shanahan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Public Awareness and Reaction to the New Organ Donation Law |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
Category Award Winners
Category: Junior Life Sciences
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Aidan Hogan, Dawid Andralojc |
| School |
Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, Limerick |
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A Study Into Today Teenagers' Political and Geographical Knowledge Compared to 1991 |
| Teacher |
Eoghan O'Brien |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Olivia Eustace |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare |
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An Investigation Into the Fauna of an Unclassified Turlough in the Burren, Comparing It to Other Turloughs in the Area |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
John Shanahan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Public Awareness and Reaction to the New Organ Donation Law |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Trijal Rai, William O'Carroll |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Mass Drivers: Electromagnetic Launch Technique |
| Teacher |
Jenna O' Neill |
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Second Place |
| Student |
Christopher Gerety, Oran Dunne, Noah Copley Brown |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Can We Power Our World With the Food We Waste? |
| Teacher |
Robyn Hickey |
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Category: Junior Technology
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First Place |
| Student |
Daniel Doherty, Alex Sheerin |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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"Head Safety First" - A Scrum Cap That Signals Potential Concussion |
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Donal Enright |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Saoirse Riri |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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"Lighting the Way" - A Safer, Smarter Crutch Design for Improved Mobility |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Hafsa Raiz |
| School |
Coláiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street, Limerick |
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MyWorld |
| Teacher |
Samantha Prior |
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Category: Intermediate Life Sciences
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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AI-Driven Planting System to Help Combat the Ongoing Air Pollution Crisis |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Second Place |
| Student |
Ryan Barrett, Pat Meade |
| School |
Limerick City East Secondary School, Fernbank, North Circular Road, Limerick |
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Suíle - Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Using the Eye |
| Teacher |
Shane Barry |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Dylan O’Donnell |
| School |
Gaelcholaiste Luimhnigh, Meal Síor Anraí, Luimhneach |
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SeptiSentinal: Using an AI-Trained Database for Early Sepsis Recognition |
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Pól Ó Drisceoil |
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Fourth Place |
| Student |
Shona Brody |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare |
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Examining the Relationship Between Microplastic Abundance in Water and the Bivalves Living in It |
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John Sims |
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Fifth Place |
| Student |
Minenhle Ndlovu |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Dim the Light: A Multigenerational Investigation Into the Effects of Light Pollution on Artemia |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Mandisa Jili |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Luck Misled - A Simulation-Based Investigation of the Mathematical Structure Governing Monopoly, Compared to a Study on Human Perception of Probability, to Quantify the Gap |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Sam Davern, Daithi Maguire |
| School |
St Anne's Community College, Killaloe, Co Clare |
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What Makes a Hit? Predicting Popular Songs Using Data |
| Teacher |
Fionnuala Quirke |
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Third Place |
| Student |
Edward Furlong, Senan Power |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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DIY Emergency Water Filter |
| Teacher |
Ciara Danagher |
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Category: Intermediate Technology
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First Place |
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Oluwatobi Ipadeola, Sarah Lehane |
| School |
Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, Limerick |
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Flexicare - An Ergonomic Prevention Tool for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Teacher |
Eoghan O'Brien |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Nell McMahon |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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OcuSmart - Smartphone Ophthalmoscope |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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Category: Senior Technology
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Soumyadeep Saha |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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Optima – An Investigation in the Effect of Intelligent and Dynamic Text Presentation on Reading Efficiency |
| Teacher |
Diane Condon |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Sarah Hurley |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Bó-Watch: An AI-Powered Livestock Monitoring System |
| Teacher |
Olwyn McInerney |