Please follow this link for details of the Category Award winners.
Major Award Winners
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Best Project Award |
| Student |
Aditya Surendran |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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An Adaptive and Scalable Byzantine Fault Tolerant Consensus via Logarithmic Communication Scaling |
| Teacher |
Aishling Gillen |
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| Award |
Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Student |
Mohid Sohail |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Recycle Right! |
| Teacher |
Adele Browne |
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| Award |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Student |
Leen Jomaa |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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CureXpore - An Investigation Into Innovative Approaches for Targeting Cancer Cells Beyond Conventional Chemotherapy and Radiation |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award |
| Students |
Elyssa Zaidi, Antonia Kassaris |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Terrasolar: Developing Plant-Based Dyes for Use in Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Judges' Recommendation Award |
| Student |
Simona Gaubyte |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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GaitScope: Wearable At-Home Gait Monitoring in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia to Detect Subtle Deterioration Patterns and Guide Physiotherapy Between Assessments |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
Intel Technology Award |
| Student |
Simona Gaubyte |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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GaitScope: Wearable At-Home Gait Monitoring in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia to Detect Subtle Deterioration Patterns and Guide Physiotherapy Between Assessments |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
Keennova STEM Excellence Award |
| Students |
Liam Gill, Syed Moeez Ur-Rehman |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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MyceliClean: Harnessing Fungal Bioelectricity for Off-Grid Water Sterilisation |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Regeneron Life Sciences Award |
| Student |
Muhammad Ibrahim Tariq |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Can Plants Act as Medical Based Biocompatible Scaffolds |
| Teacher |
Julie Coyle |
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| Award |
Business Excellence Institute Award |
| Student |
Eduarda Ramos de Oliveira |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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ReThread - An App Which Supports Sustainable Fashion by Redefining Style With Eco-Friendly Innovations Through Repair and Up-Cycling |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
SciFest 20th Anniversary Award |
| Students |
Anna Kinahan, Ellen McHugh |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Lamb Watch |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
SciFest Physics Award (Senior) |
| Students |
Annalise Doran, Aaron O Sullivan |
| School |
Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co. Galway |
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Kinetic Motion and Energy. Can It Power Our Homes? |
| Teacher |
Carol Cunningham |
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| Award |
SciFest Physics Award (Junior) |
| Student |
Fern Keyworth |
| School |
Loreto College, Harbour St., Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Dark Matter: The Search and Science |
| Teacher |
Sarah Moran |
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| Award |
SciFest Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Mary Casey, Sheenagh Lawlor, Aoibhe Barry |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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H2O Shield: A Protection Spray for Walls During Flooding |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
SciFest Maths in Sciences Award |
| Student |
Ruth Seery |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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What Kind of Correlations Exist Between Students' Academic Abilities in Certain Subjects? |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
SciFest Social Science Award |
| Students |
Ciara Lappin, Grace Dolan, Ellen Madden |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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MorethanMakeup: The Female Athlete Struggle in the Eye of the Sports Media |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
ESERO Ireland Discover Space Student Award |
| Students |
Amy Clarke, Daisy-Jane Rogers, Lily Kenny |
| School |
Our Ladys Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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From Sheep to Space - Investigating Wool as a Reinforcement for Future Space Habitats |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
ESERO Ireland Discover Space Teacher Award |
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| School |
Our Ladys Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award |
| Students |
Mary Casey, Sheenagh Lawlor, Aoibhe Barry |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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H2O Shield: A Protection Spray for Walls During Flooding |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
SciFest Communication Award |
| Student |
Simona Gaubyte |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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GaitScope: Wearable At-Home Gait Monitoring in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia to Detect Subtle Deterioration Patterns and Guide Physiotherapy Between Assessments |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
NISO Health and Safety Award - First Place |
| Students |
Anna Marie Mullan, Blathin Moran |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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SenseSafe |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Spectrum Signs Display Award - Individual Senior |
| Student |
Michelle Hughes |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Studying Patterns of Enforcement Effects on Driving - Investigating the Effect of Speed Enforcement Methods on Driver Behaviour in Ireland |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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Spectrum Signs Display Award - Individual Junior |
| Student |
Shauna Okoh |
| School |
Loreto College, Harbour St., Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Cardboard Self-Defence Arm |
| Teacher |
Sarah Moran |
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Spectrum Signs Display Award - Group |
| Students |
Grace Hallissy, Lexie Grady |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Eco Oasis: Using Locally Sourced Organic Materials to Produce Biodegradable Plant Oasis |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
Category Award Winners
Category: Junior Life Sciences - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Nathan Dolan |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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From Leaf to Relief - Engineering Plant-Derived Emergency Scald Treatments from Irish Flora |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Second Place |
| Student |
Lokanayani Allepally Samboju |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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High-Tech Saffron Farm |
| Teacher |
Peter Geraghty |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Mahrukh Usman |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Effectiveness of Painkillers Based on Their Water Solubility |
| Teacher |
Peter Geraghty |
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Category: Junior Life Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Grace Hallissy, Lexie Grady |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Eco Oasis: Using Locally Sourced Organic Materials to Produce Biodegradable Plant Oasis |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Mia Davis, Lily Gallagher |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Anti-Slobber Solution |
| Teacher |
Peter Geraghty |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Aoibheann Quinn, Sophie Duffy |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Ca-ASH-ing In on Plants: Utilising Calcium From Perished Foods as Supplements |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Meabh Kelly, Faye Higginbotham |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Beads, Leaves and SPF Dreams |
| Teacher |
Rachel Hobbs |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Nemhain Doolin, Caoimhe Molloy, Caitlin Byrne |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Extending the Harvest |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Willow Connolly |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
Project
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How Temperature Shifts Your Sound |
| Teacher |
Noreen Flynn |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Jamie Berry |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Summerhill, Athlone, Co. Roscommon |
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How Absorbant Are Household Textiles, and How Do They Work? |
| Teacher |
Fiona Corry |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Cora CassellsDunne |
| School |
Coláiste Chiaráin, Summerhill, Athlone, Co. Roscommon |
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Does Warm Up Affect Serve Accuracy in Tennis |
| Teacher |
Fiona Corry |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Mary Casey, Sheenagh Lawlor, Aoibhe Barry |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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H2O Shield: A Protection Spray for Walls During Flooding |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Emer Shortall, Áine Ryan |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore. Co. Offaly |
Project
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Wobble Wonders |
| Teacher |
Elaine Howlin |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Elyssa Zaidi, Antonia Kassaris |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Terrasolar: Developing Plant-Based Dyes for Use in Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Category: Junior Technology - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Mohid Sohail |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Recycle Right! |
| Teacher |
Adele Browne |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Harsha Malladi |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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The Flywheel Transmission |
| Teacher |
Ms Julie Coyle |
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Category: Junior Technology - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Dylan Hanly, Coby Masterson, Donnacha Doyle |
| School |
Colaiste Mhuire, College St, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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DiaCare+: Revolutionising Diabetes Management |
| Teacher |
Eva Acton |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Edel Walsh, Orlaith Colleran |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
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DiAssist: An AI-Powered Diabetes Management App for Teenagers |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Grace Mullins, Sophie Doyle |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
Project
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GaelGo |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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Category: Intermediate Life Sciences - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Muhammad Ibrahim Tariq |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Can Plants Act as Medical Based Biocompatible Scaffolds |
| Teacher |
Julie Coyle |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Juliet Jaison |
| School |
Mercy College Roscommon, Convent Rd., Roscommon |
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The Gut Reaction: Investigating the Effects of Zero Sugar Drinks on Beneficial Gut Bacteria |
| Teacher |
James McLoughlin |
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Category: Intermediate Life Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Lavonder Serhan, Sophie Browne |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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CurveCare |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Ciara Lappin, Grace Dolan, Ellen Madden |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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MorethanMakeup: The Female Athlete Struggle in the Eye of the Sports Media |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Clodagh Scally, Katie Guinan, Sarah Guinan |
| School |
Tullamore College |
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The Battle Against Superbugs: Are Our Household Disinfectants Strong Enough? |
| Teacher |
Ava Dunne |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Nicole Morgan, Amy Kilmurray, Katie Savage |
| School |
Loreto College, Harbour St., Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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MES Card |
| Teacher |
Sarah Moran |
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Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Leen Jomaa |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
Project
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CureXpore - An Investigation Into Innovative Approaches for Targeting Cancer Cells Beyond Conventional Chemotherapy and Radiation |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Liam Gill, Syed Moeez Ur-Rehman |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church St., Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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MyceliClean: Harnessing Fungal Bioelectricity for Off-Grid Water Sterilisation |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Harry McCormack, Seth Walsh |
| School |
Castlepollard Community College, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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How Much Pressure Can Different Types of Eggs Take Until It Breaks |
| Teacher |
Aoife Brady |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Ruby Gethings, Caoimhe Connolly, Sarah Geraghty |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
Project
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The Sweet Side of Grass |
| Teacher |
Ava Dunne |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Riona Quinn, Ruth Prendergast |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
Project
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Power of the Tilt |
| Teacher |
Ava Dunne |
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Category: Intermediate Technology - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Aditya Surendran |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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An Adaptive and Scalable Byzantine Fault Tolerant Consensus via Logarithmic Communication Scaling |
| Teacher |
Aishling Gillen |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Simona Gaubyte |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
Project
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GaitScope: Wearable At-Home Gait Monitoring in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia to Detect Subtle Deterioration Patterns and Guide Physiotherapy Between Assessments |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Hogan |
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Category: Intermediate Technology - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Anna Marie Mullan, Blathin Moran |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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SenseSafe |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Aideen Derwin, Lauryn Larkin |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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NeuroScope: An AI-Powered Application for Analyzing Speech, Text, and Cognitive Performance to Support Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Disorders |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Students |
Abhinav Varma Bhyrraju, Tomas Piskorowski |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Pareto-Optimal Urban Transport Systems |
| Teacher |
Aishling Gillen |
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Category: Senior Life Sciences - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Emily Mc Darby |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
Project
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Menopause, Mind and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change |
| Teacher |
Elaine Howlin |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Michelle Hughes |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Studying Patterns of Enforcement Effects on Driving - Investigating the Effect of Speed Enforcement Methods on Driver Behaviour in Ireland |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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Category: Senior Life Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Daire Fagan, Conor Seoige, Alex Markey Archabold |
| School |
Colaiste Mhuire, Harbour St., Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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GAA Grind Strength in Struggle Power in Pain |
| Teacher |
Eva Acton |
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Category: Senior Physical Sciences - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Annalise Doran, Aaron O Sullivan |
| School |
Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co. Galway |
Project
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Kinetic Motion and Energy, Can It Power Our Homes? |
| Teacher |
Carol Cunningham |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Students |
Ciaran McCaffrey, David Gilmore, Joshua McDonnell |
| School |
Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co. Galway |
Project
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Are Solar Panels Really a Good Investment? |
| Teacher |
Carol Cunningham |
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Category: Senior Technology - Individual
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Ailbhe Joan Dwyer |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Dive Assist Robot |
| Teacher |
Ms Rachel Hobbs |
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Category: Senior Technology - Group
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| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Anna Kinahan, Ellen McHugh |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Lamb Watch |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |