The SciFest National Final 2021 can be viewed at http://www.scifestfinal2021.ie/. The website includes all details of the finalists projects, a page to view student videos for the STEM Outreach Award, full details of the programme and the link for the live Awards Ceremony which took place on Saturday the 27th November.
SciFest National Final Took Place Virtually for the Second Year Running
The National Final of SciFest, Ireland’s largest and most prestigious second-level STEM fair programme, took place virtually on 26th and 27th November 2021. SciFest encourages a love of STEM, is free to enter and open to all second-level students.
The Finalists
At the SciFest National Final award-winning students from the 16 regional SciFest@College STEM fairs gathered online to compete for a number of prestigious awards. Click on this link to view details of the SciFest National Finalists 2021.
The Awards
The overall winner, the SciFest STEM Champion 2021, was announced on Saturday 27th November. This award included an opportunity to represent Ireland at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2022 which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia in May. Other awards included the opportunity to represent Ireland at the Hong Kong Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) 2022 and to attend the Berlin Long Night of Science. The event also included a special competition for selected winners of the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award.
The Projects
The SciFest 2021 National Final attracted both Irish and international audiences. Visitors were invited to view the projects online, to vote for their favourite project in the STEM Outreach Award and to connect with this next generation of scientific leaders and innovators.
The Programme
The SciFest National Final 2021 can be seen below. For more information on the speakers and their talks please follow the Read more links.
To view the talks please click on the icon in the View column. All talks are now available for viewing.
Friday 26 November
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| 7.30 p.m. |
Dr Niamh Shaw, Irish engineer, scientist, writer and performer |
Welcome to the SciFest National Final 2021 |
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| 7.35 p.m. |
Dr Kandis Boyd Wyatt, Professor, STE(A)M advocate, and Global Speaker, Washington, DC, USA
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Adding the A to STEM |
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| 7.50 p.m. |
Patrick McCarthy, davynutrition, Performance nutritionist from Ireland but based in Boston, USA
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Life of a Performance Nutritionist |
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| Saturday 27 November |
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| 10.30 a.m. |
Professor Dave Goulson, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, UK, and Author of numerous books
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Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse |
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| 11.00 a.m. |
Saorlaith Ní Shuibhne, DBFL Consulting Engineers
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Honest Advice From Real Engineers |
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| 11.15 a.m. |
Dr John O’Donoghue, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Education Coordinator for Ireland
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Making Chemistry Accessible to All |
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11.25 a.m.
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Sarah Kate Sweeney, SciFest Alumna, SciFest@CIT 2015, Second Year Physics & Astrophysics student in UCC
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Advice From Someone Who’s Been There |
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12.00 p.m.
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John Doran, Educator, Author, TEDx Speaker
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Engaging
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12.20 p.m.
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Dr Éanna Ní Lamhna, Environmentalist, Broadcaster and Author
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The Vital role of Trees in Combatting Climate Change |
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Lunch
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2.00 p.m.
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Dr Tracy Fanara aka "Inspector Planet", Environmental Engineer and Communications Expert, Staff Scientist and Environmental Health Programs Manager at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, FLorida, USA
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Water Crisis |
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2.20 p.m.
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Professor Ian Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Co-Director Global Brain Health Institute, Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin
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How Confidence Works |
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2.50 p.m.
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Megan McDermott, Boston Scientific Galway (Chair)
Conor Casey, Ellen Fitzgerald, Anna Fidler and Eoin Hayes (Panel)
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SciFest Alumni Panel Discussion |
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4.00 p.m.
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Awards Ceremony
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Introduction: Dr Stephen Davitt |
Science Communicator
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SciFest 2021 International Shoutout |
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Prof. David FitzPatrick |
President of TU Dublin and Chair of the Board of SciFest CLG
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Caoimhín O'Leary |
SciFest STEM Champion 2020
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Ms Norma Foley, TD |
Minister for Education
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Presentation of Awards |
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Details of the awards being presented may be viewed here
- SciFest Excellence in STEM Awards
- Boston Scientific Excellence in STEM Awards
- Regeneron ISEF Regional Awards
- SciFest Scientist of the Future Award
- ISTA Award
- THEA Award
- SciFest Life Sciences Award
- SciFest Social Sciences Award
- SciFest STEM Outreach Award
- Intel Technology Award
- Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award Runner-up
- Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award
- Berlin Long Night of Science Award
- SciFest STEM Champion 2021 Runner-up Award
- SciFest STEM Champion 2021
- Teacher of Excellence Award
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