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Major Award Winners
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Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
| Students |
Alice Shaughnessy |
| School |
Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Co. Galway |
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Omnidirectional Magnetic Driving System |
| Teacher |
Christina Kenny |
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| Award |
Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Students |
Paweł Blok, Fionn Harte |
| School |
Presentation College Headford, Headford, Co. Galway |
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To Track Objects using Optical Flow |
| Teacher |
John Toner |
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| Award |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Students |
Aisling Hardiman, Maria Dolan, Katie Curley |
| School |
Ardscoil Mhuire, Mackney, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway |
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How effective are homemade toothpastes compared to commercial toothpastes |
| Teacher |
Caroline Fergus |
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Specsavers Making a Difference Award |
| Students |
Diarmuid Hayes |
| School |
Coláiste Iognáid S.J., Sea Rd, Galway City, Co. Galway |
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Mathematical analysis of car tyres |
| Teacher |
Ms Clodagh Mitchell |
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| Award |
Institute of Physics Award |
| Students |
Anthony Carey, Liam Murphy |
| School |
St. Mary's College, St Mary's Rd, Galway City, Co. Galway |
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An Investigation Of The Factors Affecting Hydrogen Yield In Electrolysis |
| Teacher |
Anthony Carey |
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| Award |
Environmental Award |
| Students |
Ruairi Kelly, Adrian Tuffy, Ultan Tuffy |
| School |
St Muredachs College, Abbeyhalfquarter, Ballina, Co. Mayo |
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The Effects of Spreading Slurry on Earthworms in the Soil |
| Teacher |
Cliodhna Boyce |
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| Award |
Newstalk Best Communicator Award |
| Students |
Aine Fahy |
| School |
St. Brigid's School, Convent Of Mercy, Tuam |
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Can water generate electricity using tidal wave action? |
| Teacher |
Lisa Kilgarriff |
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| Award |
Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Kate Gaffrey, Roisin Joyce, Grace Ward |
| School |
St. Brigid's School, Convent Of Mercy, Tuam, Co. Galway |
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Investigation to see which type of water has the most chlorine |
| Teacher |
Orla Casby |
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RSC School Chemistry Award (Royal Society of Chemistry Republic of Ireland Section) |
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(School Award) |
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St. Brigid's School, Convent Of Mercy, Tuam, Co. Galway |
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| Teacher |
Orla Casby |
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| Award |
Discover Space Award (ESERO Ireland) |
| Students |
Lucy Garrett |
| School |
Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway City, Co. Galway |
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Proving Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion |
| Teacher |
Laura Thornton |
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| Award |
Discover Space Teacher Award |
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(Teacher Award) |
| School |
Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway City, Co. Galway |
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| Teacher |
Laura Thornton |
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| Award |
Maths in Science Award |
| Students |
Diarmuid Hayes |
| School |
Coláiste Iognáid S.J., Sea Rd, Galway City, Co. Galway |
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Mathematical analysis of car tyres |
| Teacher |
Ms Clodagh Mitchell |
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| Award |
Irish Science Teachers' Association Award |
| Students |
Aoibhe O'Flynn, Chloe Flaherty, Bronagh Kelly |
| School |
Choláiste Bhaile Chlair, Lakeview, Claregalway, Co. Galway |
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How Safe is your phone |
| Teacher |
Niamh Burke |
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