Munster Technological University Kerry Award Winners 2025

Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Clodagh de Búrca
School Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Surviving The Storm
Teacher Tríona Uí Mhaolchatha
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Award Runner Up Best Project
Students Alex Thompson, Eoin Cashman, Kamil Zoltek
School Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Project
Analysing Ballistic Trajectories Of Dust Particles From The Apollo 16 Lunar Roving Vehicle To Evaluate Acceleration Due To Gravity On The Lunar Surface
Teacher Kevin P McCarthy
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Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Students Emma Heaphy, Abbie Mazzelle
School Presentation Secondary School, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Project
Glucosmart: Ai Powered Diabetes Assistant
Teacher Jessica Keane
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award
Student Arush Satyavolu
School C.B.S Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Teacher Cathal Halton
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Award EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award - Runner Up
Students Moira Butler, Aisling Dillon
School Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Sea Savers: Engineering Sustainable Artificial Coral Reefs
Teacher Roisin Riordan
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Award Mallinckrodt STEM Excellence Award
Students Feidhlim Ginty, Conan Seion, Torran Millar
School Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
How Can The Mechanics Of Origami Be Applied To Modern Engineering
Teacher Eimear Nolan
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Award Intel Technology Award
Students Julia Cronin, Abigail Hurley, Jessica Jijoe
School St Aloysius School, Sharman Crawford Street, Cork
Project
Can You Hear AI?
Teacher Sheila Flynn
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Award SciFest Physics Award
Students Luke Fealey Eric Michael Sheehy, Darragh Keane
School Colaiste na Riochta, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Project
Fall For Science: Tracking Gravity With Smart Tech
Teacher Maram Alnaimat O'Reilly
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Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students Divyanshi Shukla Paullyn, Claire Arce
School Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Biodegradable Paper Bags
Teacher Caroline Hurley
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Award SciFest Communications Award
Students Namarig Ahmed, Mariam Tsiklauri, Lea Mecanovic
School Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Eco-Mindset
Teacher Caroline Hurley
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Award SciFest Maths in Science Award
Students Benedek Hernold-Csorba, Kai Seino
School Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Fractal Footprints: Mapping The Mathematical Patterns Of Cities
Teacher Eimear Nolan
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Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Students Riona McMorrow Moriarty, Anna O'Sullivan, Sophie Leen
School Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
The Benefits Of Exercise On Brain Health & Memory
Teacher Helena Madigan
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Award Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award
Student Chris Neerakkal
School C.B.S Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Sustainable Biostimulant Approaches To Counteract Nitrogen's Impact On Climate Change
Teacher Eilin Enright
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Award SciFest Chemistry Student Award
Students Oluwatomiwa Abigail Adetunji, Jolin Weng, Jeri Maeve Samonte
School Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Peeling Back The Science: Purifying Fast Fashion Run-Off With Orange Peels
Teacher Fiona O'Connor
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Award ESERO Discover space student award
Student Jarlath Malachy Wruck
School Mean Scoil Nua An Leith Triuigh, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
Project
The Role Of Dark Matter In The Andromeda Galaxy
Teacher Ilona Ní Dhúbhda
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Award Irish Science Teachers Association Award
Students Gearoid Hingston, Ben Deegan, Cian O'Halloran
School Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Project
Manual Communication and Learning Device for Children Or Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities
Teacher Fiona O'Connor
Nov
12 2025
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Nov
12 2025
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Nov
12 2025
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Nov
12 2025
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