Rian brings award-winning project to Department of Agriculture showcase
A COLÁISTE Chill Mhantain student was among a number of teenagers to showcase their projects from the 2019 Young Scientists Exhibition at a special event in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine at Johnstown Castle Estate in Co Wexford.
Rian Byrne presented his project, examining if Hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde (HMF) levels in honey affect the quality of honey and the effects of the honey on human health, alongside students from Wexford, Kilkenny and Waterford. Rian’s project won the first ever Food Safety Authority of Ireland Award at the Young Scientist Exhibition and also took second place in the junior (individual) section of the Biological and Ecological category.
A spokesperson said the Department was delighted to engage with students from local schools and to provide them with an opportunity to showcase the quality and innovation of their projects, which ranged from farm safety initiatives to environmental projects to help protect water quality in Ireland.
The event concluded with an awards ceremony at which each student was presented with an award to mark their participation in the Young Scientist competition. Each school was also presented with a tree, the native species Mountain Ash, from the Coillte nursery to be planted in their school grounds to mark the occasion.