Waterford Institute of Technology Award Winners 2020


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Major Award Winners

Award Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award
Students Cian Farrell, Enda McCabe, Ben Kinsella
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
What is the Minimum Amount of Time to Wait Before Allowing School Children Retrieve Items From a Car Boot
Teacher Michael Lawlor
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Award Runner-up Best Project Award
Student Caoimhín O' Leary
School Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Project
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Human Joints to Measure and Improve Recovery
Teacher Niamh Shannon
Award Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award
Student Caoimhín O' Leary
School Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Project
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Human Joints to Measure and Improve Recovery
Teacher Niamh Shannon
Award Specsavers Making a Difference Award
Students Eamonn O'Reilly, David Drennan, Zac Mchardy
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
The ethics of greyhound racing
Teacher Michael Lawlor
Award Intel Best Technology Project Award
Students Caoimhín O' Leary
School Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Project
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Human Joints to Measure and Improve Recovery
Teacher Niamh Shannon
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Award Institute of Physics Award
Student Mateusz Zielinski
School Scoil na mBraithre, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Project
Tesla Coil
Teacher Maria McSweeney
Award Newstalk Best Communicator Award
Students Cian Farrell, Enda McCabe, Ben Kinsella
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
What is the Minimum Amount of Time to Wait Before Allowing School Children Retrieve Items From a Car Boot
Teacher Michael Lawlor
Award Environmental Award
Student Eoin Bourke
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
Reducing CO2 Levels in the Atmosphere using Renewable Energy
Teacher Michael Lawlor
Award ESERO Discover Space Award
Student Daniel Cairney
School St. Mary's C.B.S., Millpark Road, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Project
Space Debris
Teacher Emma Flemming
Award ESERO Discover Space Teacher Award
Students (Teacher Award)
School St. Mary's C.B.S., Millpark Road, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Project
Teacher Emma Flemming
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Award Irish Science Teachers' Association Award
Students Oscar Redmond, OISÍN CLOKE ROCHFORD
School St. Mary's C.B.S., Millpark Road, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Project
Tooth brush bacteria levels
Teacher Emma Flemming
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Award Merit Award
Student Cillian Norton, Eoghan O'Neill
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
An Investigation into the Time of Day at which your Body Works the Hardest During Exercise and Comparing this to the Participants' Perceived Exertion
Teacher Michael Lawlor
Award Merit Award
Student Aoife McNamara, Caoimhe Woods,
School Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Project
Big Sister Surveillance
Teacher Treasa O Leary



Category Award Winners

Category: Junior Life Sciences

Award First Place
Students Oisín Cloke Rochford, Oscar Redmond
School St. Mary's CBS, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Project
Toothbrush Bacteria Levels
Teacher Emma Flemming



Category: Intermediate Life Sciences

Award First Place
Students Cian Farrell, Enda McCabe, Ben Kinsella
School Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh
Project
What is the Minimum Amount of Time to Wait Before Allowing School Children Retrieve Items From a Car Boot
Teacher Michael Lawlor



Category: Intermediate Technology

Award First Place
Student Caoimhín O'Leary
School Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Project
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Human Joints to Measure and Improve Recovery
Teacher Niamh Shannon

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