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BT Simon YOUNG Meehan, SCIENTIST Coláiste Choilm, 2018 WINNER Cork. Investigation of the antimicrobial plants against effects Staphylococcus of both aerial aureus. and root parts of selected
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Heffernan, Runner-up Colaiste Group: Darragh Treasa, Cork. Twomey, Feeding Neil 9.6 O’Leary, billion Andrew people by enhancing 2050. The barley effects crop of yield. Pseudomonas Fluorescens L321 on BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL 1st place Junior Individual: Sean, Collins, Kinsale Community School, Cork. To investigate the distribution of microplastics in the marine and aquatic environment in my local area 2nd place Junior Individual: Cindy O’Leary, Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Clare. Do Irish mussels contain microplastics?
3rd place Junior Individual: Chloe, Ní Chiaráin, Coláiste Ailigh, Donegal. Imscrúdú a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi a bhfuil amaláis sheileach ceangailte le strus agus scrúdú simplí amaláis sheileach chun leibhéal strus mhic léinn a thomais a fhorbairt. 1st place Junior Group: Aoibhe Briscoe, Ellie Concannon, Kate, Owens, Coláiste Iognáid S.J., Galway, Think Before You Drink: Microplastics. 2nd place Junior Group: Sam Hendrick, Elle MacHale, Sutton Park School, Dublin, Investigating The Forces Transmitted When Heading a Football.
3rd place Junior Group: Cara McCrystal, Susie Holahan, Daisy Gavigan, St Joseph Of Cluny, Dublin. Do some people have a genetic excuse for not liking vegetables?
1st place Intermediate Individual: Maeve O’Connor, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Addressing the global goals for sustainable development: An investigation into the use of CRISPR-Cas9 for targeted genome editing in Solanum tuberosum. 2nd place Intermediate Individual: Oscar Despard, Sandford Park School Ltd, Dublin. Sourdough Bread: an electrophoretic and chromatographic analysis of gluten content and degradation, with consequences for coeliac disease. 3rd place Intermediate Individual: Diarmuid Ó’Duigneáin, Gaelcholáiste Reachrann, Dublin. Cé mhéad baictéir a mbíonn ar barr buidéal uisce a bhí roinnte idir foireann spóirt go léir? An ligeann sé do ghalair scaipeadh?
1st place Intermediate Group: Dylan Bagnall, Richard Beattie, The King’s Hospital, Dublin. Identifying Bats from the Roost – Using an Inexpensive Raspberry Pi Bat Detector and PCR. 2nd place Intermediate Group: Thérèse Hamm, Jack O’Donovan, Moate Community School, Westmeath. Fridge Free Freshness. 3rd place Intermediate Group: Sean Soden, James Byers, Jack Daly, Glanmire Community College, Cork. To investigate the effects of micro-plastics on aquatic plants.
1st place Senior Individual: Conleth Aspel, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Short Term Fasting Influences the Chemosensitivity of Oesophageal Cancer Cells.
2nd place Senior Individual: Amy Richards, Loreto Secondary School, Wexford. Use of Essential Oils for the Control of Bacteria. 3rd place Senior Individual: Thomas Hayes, Yeats College, Galway. Heart Valve Design and Prototype Development.
1st place Senior Group: Sara Rafter, Abby O’Sullivan, Wesley College, Dublin. An Investigation into what Exercises Can Improve the Accuracy of a Person’s Peripheral Vision: A Case Study of Rugby Players.
2nd place Senior Group: Stephanie Robinson, Jonny Elder, South Eastern Regional College – Lisburn, Antrim. Antifungal uses of oregano to stop the growth of mould on silage. 3rd place Senior Group: Aine Dillion, NIamh Creevy, Katie Curran, Magh Ene College, Donegal. A test of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis on a rocky sea shore in Bundoran. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL
1st place Junior Individual: Isobel Hynes, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. A statistical analysis of the Impact of internet parenting style, parental attitude and family functionality on the susceptibility of an adolescent to internet addiction.
2nd place Junior Individual: Lily Fitzgerald, Kinsale Community School, Cork. A Statistical Analysis of Dental Phobia And Anxiety Prevalence And The Effects They Have On Regular Attendance At The Dentist.
3rd place Junior Individual: Aimee Reilly, Colaiste Dun an Ri, Cavan. Rural Roundabout Wreckage: A statistical investigation to examine and improve the current driving practices in my local area.
1st place Junior Group: Miriam Murphy, Sarah Healy, Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Blarney, Cork. The positive and negative Psychological effects of Type 1 Diabetes on children.
2nd place Junior Group: Holly Warren, Emily Jane O’Mahony, Éabha Crowley, Bandon Grammar School, Cork. Are You Ready For Life? 3rd place Junior Group: Amy Molloy, Roisin Finnegan, Pobalscoil Neasain, Dublin. A statistical analysis examining why the prevalence of Lyme Disease is more common in the south of Ireland. 1st place Intermediate Individual: Niamh Petrie, Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Roscommon. Creating Change: How reading can create empathy for marginalised groups.
2nd place Intermediate Individual: Dylan Donohue, Adamstown Community College, Dublin. Why Do Trans People Have Some of the Highest Suicide Rates in the World? 3rd place Intermediate Individual: Michael Lough, Roscommon Community College, Roscommon. Attitudes to Public Green Space in Rural Irish Towns: An Investigation into Perceptions and Use of Roscommon and Longford Town Parks. 1st place Intermediate Group: Molly Browne, Sinead Moynahan, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. A Quantitative Study To Show the Effect of Female Role Models on Girls choosing STEM subjects at Second Level. 2nd place Intermediate Group: Liam Hoogstad, Sam Spillane, Stephen Moore, Midleton College, Cork. Light Emitting Sleep Assister (L.E.S.A.).
3rd place Intermediate Group: Keri Murphy, Hazel Lehane, Brian O’Kane, Coláiste Choilm, Cork. The Sense of Being Stared At: A statistical analysis of extra sensory perception (ESP). 1st place Senior Individual: Coláiste Ailigh, Donegal, Iarlaith, Mac Fhionnghaile, Triall eolaíochta chun taispeaint an tionchar atá ag “cúpla deoch” ar do thiomáint 2nd place Senior Individual: Isobel Moloney, St Andrew’s College, Dublin. What’s the deal with the HPV vaccine? 3rd place Senior Individual: Hana, Gallagher, Loreto College, Dublin. An Extroverted Education? A Study of
Personality-Based 1st place Senior Group: Bias in Thomas the Classroom. Gomes, Donnacha Henchy, Limerick. Jack Asking Murtagh, the Future Crescent about College the Present Comprehensive, – The Statistics Ireland. of Cognitive Conflict in Relation to Refugees in 2nd place Senior Group: Tadhg Carew, Jack Quirke, The Abbey School, Tipperary. The Effects of Non-Selection for Physical Activities on Adolescents’ Mental Well-Being.
3rd place Senior Group: Olivia Moriarty, Tamila Khussainova, Mercy Secondary School, Kerry. An investigation into the teaching and learning of Junior Certificate Physics and the promotion of STEM to female students. CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL 1st place Junior Individual: Yaduvir Arhangi, Synge Street CBS, Dublin. Extensions of Escott’s Infinite Product Method for Calculating Square Roots. 2nd place Junior Individual: Marton Goz, Synge Street CBS, Dublin. An Unusual Problem Involving Sums of Powers of Natural Numbers. 3rd place Junior Individual: Ava Canney, St Mary’s College, Derry. Investigating the amount of synthetic dyes in various foods and drinks using a homemade spectrophotometer. 1st place Junior Group: Rache, Lordan, Emma Kelly, St. Brogan’s College, Cork. A Chemical Investigation of the effects that an Open Sewer Pipe has on the Sea Water Quality of Five West Cork Beaches.
2nd place Junior Group: Rachel Werner, Catherine Moyseyeva, Dominican College, Wicklow. The physics of the trebuchet catapult. 3rd place Junior Group: Nathan Delamere, Luke Doyle, Avondale Community College, Wicklow. A Comparison of Predicted Weather Versus Actual Weather. Is There as Much of a Difference as People Think? 1st place Intermediate Individual: Harvey Donnelly, Wellington College, Antrim. Modelling Electrochemical Cell Reactions. 2nd place Intermediate Individual: Benedek Goz, Synge Street CBS, Dublin. An Unusual Continued Fraction Expansion for the Base of Natural Logs.
3rd place Intermediate Individual: Chirag Joshi, Synge Street CBS, Dublin. On the Constant Occurring in Haruki’s Lemma. 1st place Intermediate Group: Adam Kelly, Sam Enright, Skerries Community College, Dublin. Generalisations Of n-Space Geometric Projections and Transformations.
2nd place Intermediate Group: Danielle Greasley, Jenny Seery, Athlone Community College, Westmeath. Classroom CO2 levels and its effect on student cognitive performance.
3rd place Intermediate Group: Padraic Cullinane, James Moloney, Conn Dineen, Clonakilty Community College, Cork. A Quantitative Analysis of Marine Microplastics on the West Cork Coast.
1st place Senior Individual: Fionn Ferreira, Schull Community College, Cork. An investigation into the removal of microplastics from water using ferrofluids.
2nd place Senior Individual: Eimear Kyle, St Finian’s College, Westmeath. A Data Analytical Approach to Classifying Odours according to their Chemical Properties.
3rd place Senior Individual: Tony O’Halloran, Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Cork. Applications of Queuing Theory to the Public Orthodontic Treatment System.
1st place Senior Group: Caoimhe Cronin, Shauna Murphy, St Mary’s Secondary School Mallow, Cork. Assessing the enhancement of radioactivity in plants grown in selected Cork soils; environmental implications of long-term use of Phosphate fertilizer. 2nd place Senior Group: Haroon Hussain, Gleb Kurilenko, Synge Street CBS, Dublin. Exactly Solvable Perturbations of Planetary Orbits. 3rd place Senior Group: Grainne Duggan, Caitlin Ni Shuilleabhain, Dominican College, Dublin. Using UVC Photometry to measure the caffeine content of various drinks. TECHNOLOGY 1st place Junior Individual: Liam O’Mara, Castletroy College, Limerick, Hel-Mate – A concussion monitoring device. 2nd place Junior Individual: Eoin Sheridan, Gallen Community School, Offaly. A solar thermal collector efficiency measurement device and analysis.
3rd place Junior Individual: Caoimhín O’Leary, Ard Scoil Na Mara, Waterford. Clearwater: Correct UV energy for safe drinking water. 1st place Junior Group: Ellen Martin, Rachel McAuley, St Killian’s College, Antrim. Smart Desk.
2nd place Junior Group: Éilis Pluymers, Fionn Reilly, Celbridge Community School, Kildare. Careful Crossings. 3rd place Junior group: Conor Heenan, Stephen Long, Iain Kelly, Hazelwood College, Limerick: No keys, no problem!! An innovative key finder to aid individuals locate misplaced keys. 1st place Intermediate Individual: Gregory Tarr, Bandon Grammar School, Cork. Using facial recognition and AI as assistive technology for moderate stage dementia patients. 2nd place Intermediate Individual: Alex, Goodison, Coláiste Iósaef, Limerick, FILTER | An algorithm to help detect and combat Fake News. 3rd place Intermediate Individual: Patrick Sheridan,
Meánscoil Na Mbráithre, Clare. Investigating the energy impact of crypto-currency mining.
1st place Intermediate Group: Claire Cooney, Ellen Murphy, Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, Limerick. Baby on Board- a device that prevents hot car deaths from occurring. 2nd place Intermediate Group: Oliwier Krawczyk, Nikola Tarczalowicz, Sean Cahalane, Clonakilty Community College, Cork. SON Multisystem Console.
3rd place Intermediate Group: Kian Trant, Séamus Knightly, Conor Crowley, C.B.S. Secondary School, Kerry. BEAP: Blind and Elderly Assistance Project - Artificial Intelligence for the blind. 1st place Senior Individual: Devin O’Keefe, St Michaels College, Dublin. A Deep Neural Network to translate American Sign Language into English.
2nd place Senior Individual: Andrew Nash, Coláiste Muire Crosshaven, Cork. Machine Learning in the Treatment of Molar Cancer. 3rd place Senior Individual: Agustin Plaza Reino, Scoil Chonglais, Wicklow. Music Through Neural Networks. 1st place Senior Group: Jack Scott, Simon Paine, TJ Lindsay, Cookstown High School, Tyrone. PiView Renewable Energy. 2nd place Senior Group: Harold Ibarlin, Elvis Nzekwe, Filip Gajda, North Monastery Secondary School, Cork. An Economical Sensor That Leads To The Conservation of Water, Using Sound Frequency.
3rd place Senior Group: Niall Black, Orla, McNaughton, Ciaran Cairns, St Killian’s College, Antrim. Cot Death Eliminator. SPECIAL AWARDS BT – Northern Ireland Best Project: Harvey Donnelly, Wellington College, Antrim. Modelling Electrochemical Cell Reactions. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Intermediate, Individual). Science for Development Award: Timothy McGrath, Killorglin Community College, Kerry. An Investigation into using CRISPR-Cas9 to genomically edit Paramecium Caudatum to purify Vibrio Cholera infected water in 3rd world countries. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Individual).
Irish Science Teachers Association Award: Molly Browne, Sinead Moynahan, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. A Quantitative Study To Show the Effect of Female Role Models on Girls choosing STEM subjects at Second Level. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Intermediate, Group).
National Council for Special Education, Róisín Foley, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Spotting Dyslexia: A quantitative study to investigate dyslexia symptom recognition among Irish primary school teachers of children aged 5-7. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Intermediate, Individual).
HP “Innovation4Good” Award: Devin O’Keefe, St Michaels College, Dublin. A Deep Neural Network to translate American Sign Language into English. Technology. (Senior, Individual). The CSO Open Data Award: Claire Gregg, Loreto College, The Green, Dublin: An Analysis of the Housing Shortage in Ireland using Agent-Based Modelling. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Intermediate, Individual). The Department of Agriculture Food and The Marine: Caoimhe Cronin, Shauna Murphy, St Mary’s Secondary School Mallow, Cork. Assessing the enhancement of radioactivity in plants grown in selected Cork soils; environmental implications of long-term use of Phosphate fertilizer. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Group). Williams LeaTag: Adam Kelly, Sam Enright, Skerries Community College, Dublin. Generalisations Of n-Space Geometric Projections and Transformations. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Intermediate, Group).
Road Safety Authority: Claire Cooney, Ellen Murphy, Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, Limerick. Baby on Board – a device that prevents hot car deaths from occurring. Technology (Intermediate, Group). UCD College of Social Sciences & Law Award: Susie Gill, Sarah Kelly, Adrianne Ward, Loreto College, Dublin. Let Science Influence The Voting Age. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Intermediate, Group).
Lilly: Grainne Duggan, Caitlin Ni Shuilleabhain, Dominican College, Dublin. Using UVC Photometry to measure the caffeine content of various drinks. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Group).
EI Electronics: Éilis Pluymers, Fionn Reilly, Celbridge Community School, Kildare. Careful Crossings. Technology (Junior, Group). Institute Of Physics in Ireland: Dónal Close, Siân Donaghy, Loreto College Coleraine, Derry. Water Bridges. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Group)
Irish Research Council: Dylan Bagnall, Richard Beattie, The King’s Hospital, Dublin. Identifying Bats from the Roost – Using an Inexpensive Raspberry Pi Bat Detector and PCR. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Group). The Science at Trinity Global Challenges Award: Thomas Gomes, Donnacha Henchy, Jack Murtagh, Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick. Asking the Future about the Present – The Statistics of Cognitive Conflict in Relation to Refugees in Ireland. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Senior, Group).
Alexion: Lisa Kelly, Eve Regan, Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Galway. A wearable device to provide elderly care. Technology (Intermediate, Group).
Veterinary Council Of Ireland: Cora Sharkey, Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea Community School, Roscommon. An investigation into the best absorption material for horse bedding. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Group).
Health Product Regulatory Authority: Emilie Donaghy, Grace Carragher, St Wolstan’s Community School, Kildare. An investigation into the use and awareness of e cigarettes among teens and a comparison of genders. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Intermediate, Group). Research and Innovation in the Built Environment Award: Eoin Sheridan, Gallen Community School, Offaly. A solar thermal collector efficiency measurement device and analysis. Technology (Junior, Individual).
Science Foundation Ireland: Patrick Sheridan, Meánscoil Na Mbráithre, Clare. Investigating the energy impact of crypto-currency mining. Technology (Intermediate, Individual). Cisco “Data Privacy” Award: Emma Babos, Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Our Lady’s Grove, Dublin. VPN – One in Every Home. Technology (Intermediate, Individual). The Intellectual Ventures Insightful Invention Award: Fionn Ferreira, Schull Community College, Cork. An investigation into the removal of microplastics from water using ferrofluids. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Individual).
IE Domain Registry: Alex Goodison, Coláiste Iósaef, Limerick. FILTER | An algorithm to help detect and combat Fake News. Technology (Intermediate, Individual). COMREG – Commission for Communications Regulation: Yasmin Ryan, Aaron Speer, Oscar Doyle, St Andrew’s College, Dublin. Guided Emergency Evacuation for the Visually Impaired. Technology (Intermediate, Group).
BT – Best Project in Irish Award: Iarlaith Mac Fhionnghaile, Coláiste Ailigh, Donegal. Triall eolaíochta chun taispeaint an tionchar atá ag “cúpla deoch” ar do thiomáint. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Senior, Individual).
Abbott “Life to the Fullest” Award: Andrew Nash, Coláiste Muire Crosshaven, Cork. Machine Learning in the Treatment of Molar Cancer. Technology (Senior, Individual).
Nokia Bell Labs: Gregory Tarr, Bandon Grammar School, Cork. Using facial recognition and AI as assistive technology for moderate stage dementia patients. Technology (Intermediate, Individual).
HEAnet: Joe Arundel Mc Sweeney, Niamh Connolly, Áine Levis, Schull Community College, Cork. An investigation into the difficulties faced by Irish youth due to a lack of sexual education in schools. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Senior, Group). Irish Patents Office: Liam O’Mara, Castletroy College, Limerick. Hel-Mate – A concussion monitoring device. Technology (Junior, Individual).
Met Éireann: Jack Scott, Simon Paine, TJ Lindsay, Cookstown High School, Tyrone. PiView Renewable Energy. Technology (Senior, Group). Environmental Protection Agency: Aoibhe Briscoe, Ellie Concannon, Kate Owens, Coláiste Iognáid S.J., Galway, Think Before You Drink: Microplastics. Biological and Ecological (Junior, Group). ABP Food Group Farm Safety Award: Alexander Brady, Jack Brady, Colaiste Chraobh Abhann, Wicklow. The Use Of A Mechanism On The Gates Of A Livestock Trailer To Decrease Farm Injuries. Technology (Intermediate, Group).
Geological Survey of Ireland: Edward Moss, Conor Mc Crossan, St Columba’s Comprehensive School, Donegal. Coastal Erosion in South West Donegal (1951-2017). Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Intermediate, Group). Health Research Board: Thomas Hayes, Yeats College, Galway. Heart Valve Design and Prototype Development. Biological and Ecological (Senior, Individual).
National Parks and Wildlife Services: Darragh Fleming, Colm Looney, Ethan O’ Neill, Coláiste Bhréanainn, Kerry. Using science to reduce collisions between deer and vehicles. Biological and Ecological (Junior, Group).
Royal College Of Surgeons In Ireland: Tony O’Halloran, Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Cork. Applications of Queuing Theory to the Public Orthodontic Treatment System. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Individual).
TEAGASC: Darragh Twomey, Neil O’Leary, Andrew Heffernan, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Feeding 9.6 billion people by 2050. The effects of Pseudomonas Fluorescens L321 on enhancing barley crop yield. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Group). Jack Restan Display Award: Sarah Hennessy, Megan Freeney, Eah O’ Gorman, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Tipperary. An investigation of the effect of different materials on bee health. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Group). TRAVEL Perrigo Best Biological and Ecological Project: Darragh Twomey, Neil O’Leary, Andrew Heffernan, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Feeding 9.6 billion people by 2050. The effects of Pseudomonas Fluorescens L321 on enhancing barley crop yield. Biological and Ecological (Intermediate, Group).
Analog Best Technology Project: Donovan Webb, East Glendalough School, Wicklow. River-Nanny – Analysis and Monitoring River Ecosystems – Balancing Drinking Water Use with Natural Environment in a Changing Climate. Technology (Senior, Individual). RTÉ Best Social & Behavioural Project Award: James Knoblauch, Harry Knoblauch, Oran O’Donoghue, Coláiste Bhréanainn, Kerry. An Investigation into conformity and how minorities can influence it. Social and Behavioural Sciences (Senior, Group). Intel Student Best CPM Project: Fionn Ferreira, Schull Community College, Cork. An investigation into the removal of microplastics from water using ferrofluids. Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences (Senior, Individual). TEACHER AWARDS Analog Educator of Excellence: Mary Gorey, St Joseph’s College, Tipperary. Intel Educator of Excellence: Donal Enright, Desmond College, Limerick. BT Educator of Excellence: Larissa Kelly, Schull Community College, Cork. Perrigo Educator of Excellence: Modwena Geoghegan, Scoil Mhuire Strokestown, Roscommon. FR TOM BURKE BURSARY Maeve O’Connor, Colaiste Treasa, Cork. Addressing the global goals for sustainable development: An investigation into the use of CRISPR-Cas9 for targeted genome editing in Solanum tuberosum. FOUNDERS MEDAL Joe Clowry helped to develop and run Young Scientist in Tanzania and now in Kenya which are modelled on the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. MATRIX – Best Overall School Northern Ireland Best School: St Killian’s College, Antrim. NAPD – Best overall school Republic of Ireland Best School: Synge Street CBS, Dublin.