SciFest@NorthWest Award Winners 2023

Major Award Winners

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Award Best Project Award
Student Rebecca Lewis
School St Mary's College, Northland Rd, Derry
Project
Investigating the Affect of Acid Rain on Metals Used in Buildings and on Metal Chlorides in Soil
Teacher Ann Blanking MBE
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Amelia Doherty
School Foyle College, 122 Northland Road, Londonderry
Project
What 2 Wear Sustainable Fashion App
Teacher Karola McShane
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Award EirGrid Climate and Delivering a Cleaner Energy Award
Students Caitlin O'Hanlon, Eimear Boyle,
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
Green Hydrogen Production and Use
Teacher Pauline Murphy
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Award Intel Technology Award
Students Orlaith Mullin, Niamh Shevlin, Aoife Patterson
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
Sign Bot
Teacher Barry McManus
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Award Institute of Physics Award
Students Jessica McGuiness, Amelia O’Neill, Alisha Kelly
School St Cecilia’s College, Bligh's Ln, Derry
Project
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). An Investigation of the Impact of Different Balls on a Model of the Brain.
Teacher Paula McLarnon
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Award Business Excellence Institute Award
Students Aine McRory, Joel McGrath, Sarah O'Donnell
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
A Super Smart School
Teacher Lauren Teague
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Award Smurfit Kappa Sustainability Award
Students Ellen Sweeney, Clara Kelly, Kaylee Kelly
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
Bio Bobbles
Teacher Barry McManus
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Award SciFest Communication Award
Students Samantha Doherty, Holly Duddy, Hermance Graleau
School St Mary's College, Northland Rd, Derry
Project
To Adopt or not to Adopt
Teacher Paula Molloy
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Award Accenture Maths in Science Award
Students Alex Peace, Conor Keyes, Peadar Devery
School Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Kevlin Road, Omagh Co. Tyrone
Project
Slip or Grip
Teacher Oran McGranaghan
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Award Regeneron Life Sciences Award
Student Aoife O' Hagan
School St Mary's College, Northland Rd, Derry
Project
Food Colour and Perception of Taste
Teacher Ann Blanking MBE
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Award SciFest Chemistry Student Award
Student Kaycee Deery
School St Mary's College, Northland Rd, Derry
Project
The Investigation, Development and Evaluation of Natural Sunscreen Preparations
Teacher Ann Blanking MBE
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Award Irish Science Teachers’ Association Student Award
Students Ava O'Donnell, Riona Quinn
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
What's In Your Bottle?
Teacher Pauline Murphy
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Award Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award
Students Skye Douglas, Joseph Clarke, Danielle Raffert
School St Ciaran's High School, 15 Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Project
Smart Feeding Trough
Teacher Barry McManus

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