Dublin City University Award Winners 2023

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Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Jack Shannon
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
Ireland’s Carbon Sinks – Remote Sensing for Monitoring Peatland Restoration
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Kamaya Gogna
School St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
Project
Using Machine Learning To identify Radiolucencies on Panoramic Dental Radiographs
Teacher Daryl Dunne
o
Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Students Holly Smyth, Ruby Kennedy, Niamh O Carroll
School Coláiste Naomh Mhuire, Sallins Road, Naas, Co. Kildare
Project
Board Magnifying Device
Teacher Nadine Hennessy
o
Award EirGrid Climate and Delivering a Cleaner Energy Future Award
Students Kateryna Skorokhod, Freyja Cleary, Clementine van Steenberge
School Loreto Abbey Secondary School, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Project
An Investigation of Waves
Teacher David Cullen
o
Award Intel Technology Award
Students Tara Redmond, Katie Devine, Aaron Kearney
School Boyne Community School, Trim, Co. Meath
Project
Any-Time Rain
Teacher Maria Byrne
o
Award Institute of Physics Award
Students Mya Hennessy Schmidt, Kate O' Donovan, Johanna Chapman
School F.C.J. Secondary School, Bunclody, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Project
Expose the Manicure
Teacher Pauline Wheeler
o
Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students Sinead Byrne, Ellie Coffey
School Coláiste Naomh Mhuire, Sallins Road, Naas, Co. Kildare
Project
Green Habits- An App that Helps Users Create Eco-Friendly Habits
Teacher Nadine Hennessy
o
Award Smurfit Kappa Sustainability Award
Student Manus Ó Baoighil
School St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School, St Patricks Close, Dublin 8
Project
Sustainable Building Materials
Teacher Ash Hussain
o
Award SciFest Communication Award
Student Charlie McGriele
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
An investigation into the optimal environmental conditions for mould growth
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award Accenture Maths in Science Award
Students Hugo O'Leary, Gavin Keane, Matthew Ruddy
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
Didymos Destruction - Altering path of an asteroid with rockets
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Students Stephanie Cherish Dan, Leah Mullen
School St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
Project
An Investigation which Compares the Effectiveness of Fermented Foods against E.Coli (K-12) Compared to Lactic Acid Bacteria
Teacher Helen Teehan
o
Award SciFest Chemistry Student Award
Students Eliza Bielak
School St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
Project
Investigating How People Generate Their Own Oxidation Field and Change the Indoor Chemistry Around Them
Teacher Daryl Dunne
o
Award ESERO Ireland Discover Space Award
Students Éabha McBride, Layla Nolan
School St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
Project
Using machine learning and classification algorithms to determine degeneration in vegetation
Teacher Daryl Dunne
o
Award ESERO Ireland Discover Space Teacher Award
Students
School St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
Project
Teacher Daryl Dunne
o
Award Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award
Student Joe Molloy
School Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin
Project
Programming Educational Software To Teach Children Science
Teacher Stephen McGroggan
o
Award Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award
Students Patryk Wrobel, Isolde Clifford, Keeley Martin
School St Mary's College, St. Marys Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Project
Robot Planter
Teacher Jade Reddy
DCU Merit Award Winners
o
Award DCU Physical Sciences Junior
Students Riain Singh, Rayann Narensamy
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
Is There a Relationship Between Bottle Shape, Opening Time and Fizzieness of a Carbonated Drink?
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award DCU Technology Junior
Student Fionnán Boyle
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
AI vs Humans - Which is Better at Recognising Human Emotions
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award Merit Intermediate
Student Abigail Buckley
School Community College Dunshaughlin, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
Project
Cancer Awareness
Teacher Claire Tuttlebee
o
Award Merit Senior
Student Sarah Campbell, Leah Loughlin Carraher,
School Rockford Manor Secondary School, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock, Co, Dublin
Project
A Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Menstrual Cycle Syncing on Performance in Elite Females' Sports Teams.
Teacher Kelly Ryan
o
Award Merit Group
Student Alicia Duffy, Emma Gojak, Maeve Bilag
School Rockford Manor Secondary School, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock, Co, Dublin
Project
Flower Power : An investigation into the antimicrobial properties of rose petals and their effectiveness in treating acne.
Teacher Kelly Ryan
o
Award Merit Individual - Senior
Student Matthew Kelly
School Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare
Project
Should All Farmers Be Made Plant Trees?
Teacher Yvonne Nolan
o
Award Merit Individual - Intermediate
Student Aziz Meral
School The Donahies Community School, Streamville Road, Dublin 13
Project
Automatic Fire Extinguisher
Teacher Graham Conway
o
Award Merit Individual - Junior
Student Catarina Nepomuceno
School Coláiste Naomh Mhuire, Sallins Road, Naas, Co. Kildare
Project
Towards a Greener Future: Mapping the Age-Environmental Concern Correlation in Irish Schools
Teacher Nadine Hennessy
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Mar
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