Institute of Technology Carlow Award Winners 2021

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Major Award Winners

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Award SciFest Best Project Award
Student Chloe Dore
School St Marys College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
"Lives are at Stake, When you're not Awake!"
Teacher Joanne English
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Leilani Phillips, Senuri Wickramaratne
School St Marys College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
Investigating the Indoor "Silent Killers" During the Pandemic!
Teacher Joanne English
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Award Institute of Physics Award
Students Shane Roe, Fionn Crowe
School Coláiste Bhríde Carnew, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
Project
Can speed be measured accurately without the use of radar
Teacher Alison Moran
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Award Fenergo Communication Award
Students Eve Hannay, Páidí Shannon, Dylan Fisher
School Coláiste Bhríde Carnew, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
Project
An Investigation into whether Students on School Sports Teams have lower Occurrences of Depression than their Peers
Teacher Jonathan Gleeson
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Award Environmental Award
Student Sarah Flusk
School St Marys College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
Is there any benefits or a driver, who drives 30,000 km per year, switching to a fully electric car.
Teacher Joanne English
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Award Chemistry Award
Students Leilani Phillips, Senuri Wickramaratne
School St Marys College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
Investigating the Indoor "Silent Killers" During the Pandemic!
Teacher Joanne English
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Award RSC School Chemistry Award (Royal Society of Chemistry Republic of Ireland Section)
Students (School Award)
School St Marys College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
Teacher Joanne English
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Award Accenture Maths in Science Award
Students Sarah Reynolds, Aoife Kavanagh
School Colaiste Lorcain, Castledermot, Co. Kildare
Project
How Has the Lack of Finishing Primary School Affected First-year Students?
Teacher Amy Murphy
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Award Irish Science Teachers' Association Award
Students Emma Ní Fhaoláin, Aislin Konings Ferrari, Caitlin Ní Luain Gormliath
School Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Bóthar Urmhumhan, Cill Chainnigh
Project
SciFest Cuirtéis
Teacher Lughaidh Ó Néill
Award Merit Award
Student Tomás Ó hOldain
School Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Bóthar Urmhumhan, Cill Chainnigh
Project
An Éifeacht ar Riochtaigh Caora ar an Ráta Fás Uain
Teacher Lughaidh Ó Néill



Category Award Winners

Category: Intermediate Life Sciences

Award First Place
Students Freya Crooke, Nicole O'Donovan, Donna Gammell
School St Mary's College, St Mary's Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Project
Is Being Environmentally Friendly Having an Adverse Effect on the Livlihood of Farmers?
Teacher Joanne English



Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences

Award First Place
Students Lara-Rose Duncan, Shauna Rochford, Niamh Kinch
School Coláiste Bhríde, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
Project
Does Music Genre Impact Running Performance?
Teacher Ashling Byrne



Category: Senior Life Sciences

Award First Place
Students Eve Hannay, Páidí Shannon, Dylan Fisher
School Coláiste Bhríde, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
Project
An Investigation into Whether Students on School Sports Teams Have Lower Occurrences of Depression than their Peers
Teacher Jonathan Gleeson
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Mar
21 2025
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Mar
21 2025
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Mar
24 2025
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