We are pleased to announce that the following projects have qualified to be part of the SciFest National Final 2023 on Friday November 24 at the Marino Conference Centre in Dublin. Well done to all students and teachers.
National Finalists
Best Project Finalists
| Venue |
ATU Donegal |
| School |
Abbey Vocational School, The Glebe, Donegal Town, Co.Donegal |
| Teacher |
Jamie Brennan |
| Student |
Ciara Cannon |
| Project |
SSAM Coating : Creating Self Sustaining AntiMicrobial Surface Coatings through Nanoscience |
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| Venue |
ATU Galway |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
| Teacher |
John Toner |
| Student |
Angelina O'Neill |
| Project |
Application of a Range of Biomaterials Towards a more Sustainable Future |
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| Venue |
ATU Sligo |
| School |
Coola Post Primary School, Riverstown, Via Boyle, Co Sligo |
| Teacher |
Shona Gorman |
| Students |
Sean Jordon, Mark Cranley |
| Project |
The Perfect Turbine |
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| Venue |
DCU |
| School |
Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co Kildare |
| Teacher |
Yvonne Nolan |
| Student |
Jack Shannon |
| Project |
Ireland’s Carbon Sinks – Remote Sensing for Monitoring Peatland Restoration |
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| Venue |
Dundalk IT |
| School |
St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan, Co. Meath |
| Teacher |
Fiona Leavy |
| Students |
Mya Doocey, Mia Galligan |
| Project |
P.E-riod |
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| Venue |
MTU Cork |
| School |
Clonakilty Community College, Clonakilty, Co Cork |
| Teacher |
Patrick O Keeffe |
| Students |
Eoin McCarthy, Eoin O'Murchú, Jack Chambers |
| Project |
Mycoremediation: An Investigation Into The Ability Of Oyster Mushroom Mycelium To Break Down And Digest Microplastics |
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| Venue |
MTU Kerry |
| School |
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Mounthawk, Tralee,, Co. Kerry |
| Teacher |
Fiona O'Connor |
| Student |
Yasmine Odugbesan |
| Project |
How Effective is the Carotenoid Lycopene in regards to UV Protection? |
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| Venue |
NorthWest |
| School |
St Mary's College, 35 Northland Road, Londonderry BT48 0AN, Co. Londonderry |
| Teacher |
Ann Blanking MBE |
| Student |
Rebecca Lewis |
| Project |
Investigating the Effect of Acid Rain on Metals used in Buildings and on Metal Chlorides in Soil |
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| Venue |
SETU Waterford |
| School |
Loreto Secondary School, Granges Road, Kilkenny |
| Teacher |
Fiona McGrath |
| Student |
Surabhi Gunjur Sathish |
| Project |
IRIS: the Intelligent Recycling Sorting system |
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| Venue |
TU Dublin Blanchardstown |
| School |
St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin |
| Teacher |
Kevin Delahunty |
| Student |
Amy Roche |
| Project |
An investigation which aims to modify ship propeller design to reduce noise pollution, lessening the impact on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) |
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| Venue |
TU Dublin Grangegorman |
| School |
Sutton Park School, St Fintans Road, Sutton, Dublin 13 |
| Teacher |
Joanne Hanratty |
| Student |
Vedh R Kannan |
| Project |
Counting on a Cure: Using Mathematics to Target Metastatic Cancer Growth |
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| Venue |
TU Dublin Tallaght |
| School |
Our Ladys School, Templeogue Rd, Terenure, Dublin 6W |
| Teacher |
Emma Griffin |
| Student |
Nikishi Polgolla |
| Project |
An Investigation into the Use of Herbal Plant Extracts that are Effective against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Skin Infections |
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| Venue |
TUS Athlone |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
| Teacher |
Elaine Howlin |
| Student |
Fatima Karimi |
| Project |
Growing the Future! Investigating the Growth of Mycelium Packaging using Button Mushrooms. |
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| Venue |
TUS Limerick |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Co. Limerick |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
| Students |
Taha Njie, Aidan Oscar |
| Project |
Heart Monitor ECG Using Arduino |
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| Venue |
TUS Thurles |
| School |
Rockwell College, Cashel, Co Tipperary |
| Teacher |
Helen Murray |
| Student |
Chen HongYu |
| Project |
Analyze the Point Cloud Map Fusion Algorithm of Multi-UAV VSLAM in Dynamic Scenes and try to Optimize the Solution |
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Runner-up Best Project Finalists
| Venue |
ATU Galway |
| School |
Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway |
| Teacher |
Jean Carr |
| Student |
Claire Leuridan-Slevin |
| Project |
Comparing Progression to STEM Courses and Careers Between all Girls' and Co-Educational Schools |
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| Venue |
ATU Sligo |
| School |
Mercy College, Chapel Hill, Sligo, Co. Sligo |
| Teacher |
Ryan Coyne |
| Student |
Olivia Rocha da Rocha Brito |
| Project |
Investigating Gene Expression in Glioblastoma using RNAseq |
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| Venue |
DCU |
| School |
St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin |
| Teacher |
Kevin Delahunty |
| Student |
Kamaya Gogna |
| Project |
Using Machine Learning To Identify Radiolucencies on Panoramic Dental Radiographs |
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| Venue |
Dundalk IT |
| School |
Coláiste Chú Chulainn |
| Teacher |
Deirdre Dunford |
| Student |
Lorcán Garvin |
| Project |
Investigating the Amount of Microplastics in the Sand at Beaches Around Co. Louth |
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| Venue |
SETU Waterford |
| School |
Blackwater Community School, Ballyanchor Road, Lismore, Co Waterford |
| Teacher |
Danielle Murphy |
| Student |
Cathal Barry |
| Project |
Where is the Truth: The Effects of Media Propaganda on Young People in Ireland |
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| Venue |
TU Dublin Tallaght |
| School |
Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School, Booterstown, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin |
| Teacher |
Katie Burrowes |
| Student |
Gabriela Giuliese |
| Project |
How does Hard Water Affect Hair Strength? |
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| Venue |
TUS Athlone |
| School |
Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar, Co, Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Eva Acton |
| Students |
Robert Brennan, Hugh Murtagh |
| Project |
A-Ok, A Digital Communication Wristband for Student with Autism |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award Finalists
| Venue |
ATU Sligo |
| School |
Mercy College, Chapel Hill, Sligo, Co. Sligo |
| Teacher |
Ryan Coyne |
| Students |
Olivia Rocha da Rocha Brito |
| Project |
Investigating Genetics in Glioblastoma Through RNAseq Data Analysis |
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| Venue |
Dundalk IT |
| School |
St Oliver's Community College, Rathmullan, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
| Teacher |
Andrew Donnelly |
| Students |
Leah Newman, Craig Lawlor |
| Project |
Can Arthritis Sufferers Benefit from Leverage? |
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| Venue |
MTU Kerry |
| School |
Tarbert Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Listowel, Co Kerry |
| Teacher |
Rachael O'Donoghue |
| Students |
Jim Culhane, Paula-Eve Culhane |
| Project |
CPR Pedal Chest Compression Device Mark 2 |
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| Venue |
TU Dublin Grangegorman |
| School |
St Andrews College, Booterstown Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin |
| Teacher |
Laura Brogan |
| Student |
Max Grogan |
| Project |
PeacefulPals: Revolutionising Mental Health Wellness through AI-Guided Therapeutic Intervention |
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| Venue |
TUS Athlone |
| School |
Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar, Co, Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Eva Acton |
| Students |
Robert Brennan, Hugh Murtagh |
| Project |
A-Ok, A Digital Communication Wristband for Student with Autism |
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| Venue |
TUS Limerick |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
| Students |
Emma Greaney, Madison Brouder |
| Project |
Rehabilation Nation |
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| Venue |
TUS Athlone |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Limerick |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
| Students |
Emma Fallon, Sofia Mc Gorisk |
| Project |
From a Distance - A Risk Assessment Machine Learning Algorithm for Vulnerable Adults |
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EirGrid Climate and Delivering a Cleaner Energy Future Award Finalists
| Venue |
ATU Sligo |
| School |
Coola Post Primary School, Riverstown, Via Boyle, Co Sligo |
| Teacher |
Shona Gorman |
| Students |
Sean Jordon, Mark Cranley |
| Project |
The Perfect Turbine |
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| Venue |
DCU |
| School |
Loreto Abbey Secondary School, Dalkey, Co Dublin |
| Teacher |
David Cullen |
| Students |
Rebecca Cullen, Freyja Cleary, Clementine van Steenberge |
| Project |
An Investigation of Waves |
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| Venue |
MTU Kerry |
| School |
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Cloon Beg, Tralee, Co Kerry |
| Teacher |
Tríona Uí Mhaolchatha |
| Students |
Grace Ní Ifearnáin, Emma Ní Ifearnáin |
| Project |
An Exploration of Heating Methods for a Home Biodigester |
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| Venue |
SETU Waterford |
| School |
St Pauls Community School, Paddy Browns Road, Waterford |
| Teacher |
Gerard Lohan |
| Students |
Leigha Kinsella, Alex Simpson, Josh O'Donoghue |
| Project |
Solar Panels: A Brighter Future for our School using Microgeneration Technology |
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| Venue |
TUS Athlone |
| School |
Moate Community School, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
| Students |
Nathan Downes, Daniel Lynam, Éanna Maxwell |
| Project |
Can Native Waterweeds Solve Irish Farmer’s Feed and Environmental Problems? |
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| Venue |
MTU Cork |
| School |
Sacred Heart Secondary School, Convent of Mercy, Clonakilty, Co. Cork |
| Teacher |
Claire Holland |
| Students |
Meabh O Sullivan, Sarah Harte |
| Project |
Cycle4Charge |
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