The students from Donegal had another successful year at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, with one entry winning two top awards.
Coláiste Ailigh student Cormac Breathnach won the award for ‘Best Project in Irish’ and 1st Place Biological and Ecological Junior Individual for his project.
The study looked into the impact of the lack of ash available in hurling and explored the need to try out other trees in Ireland.
BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2020 Awards
Ruth Murphy, Legal Director, BT presents the Biological and Ecological Junior Individual 1st place Award to Cormac Breathnach, Colaiste Ailigh, Donegal for his project ”An eifeacht ata ag easpa fuinseoige ar chursai iomanaiochta agus an ga ata le trial a bhaint as crainn eile chun camain a dheanamh in Eirinn. “
Category: Biological and Ecological – Junior – Individual Stand: 4100
Photo Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography 2020
Cormac Breathnach in centre flanked by his proud parents, Coláiste Ailigh principal Mícheál Ó Giobúin and science teacher Shane Ó Breacáin to the right and left respectively.
Cormac with fellow Young Scientist Exhibitors, Principal Mícheál Ó Giobúin and Science teacher Shane Ó Breacáin.
Cormac sharing some hurling tips with Minister Joe Mc Hugh.
Two projects from Scoil Mhuire were highly commended, including Jennifer Doherty’s look at ‘exercise recovery time in teenager’s dependent on the type of sport’ and ‘a classification of fingerprint patterns among Irish adults’ by Andreea Radu and Philomena O’Brien.
Abbey Vocational School students Ella Doherty and Ailbhe Loughney were highly commended for their project on ‘Flax as an alternative to heavy duty plastic strapping’.
The overall winners in the 56th BTYSE were Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, both aged 16, from Coláiste Choilm, Cork. Their project was a statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias.
Here are some more pictures of the students’ projects:
Jane Faulkner, Ciara Friel and Erin Britton, Students from Abbey Vocational School, Donegal pictured at the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with their project, ‘Can Education Reduce the use of Single Use Plastics?’
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photo
Emma McDevitt, Alana Browne, Orla McLaughlin and Celine Callaghan, Loreto Letterkenny Co Donegal visiting the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2020 in the RDS Dublin.
Iain White – Fennell Photography
Minister of State at the Department of Health Catherine Byrne TD with Shannon Ni Cholla, Aine Ni Bhaoill and Ornament Ni Duibheannaigh from Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal at the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS. Their project is entitled ‘Eifeachtai drugai agus alcol I Deagoiri’.
Photo: Peter Houlihan/Fennells
Ella Breslin, Aoife Browne and Shannon Bowman, students at Magh Ene College, Donegal with their project ‘An Investigation into Job Satisfaction among General Practioners North and South of the Border’ pictured at the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photo
Alan Shanley, BT Ireland and Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD met Shyam Shaji, Gareth Neely and Daniel Padmore, students from St Eunan’s College, Donegal at the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with their project, ‘Using 3-D Printed Generators to Convert water in Pipes into Electricity’.
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photography
Pictured at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2020 is Alessandro Cian, from Cholaiste Cholmcille, Donegal. His project is titled Does Plastic effect the quality of the water in it.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Tiarnan Farrell, a student at Mulroy College Donegal with his project ‘Are Yee Drinking That?-The Electrochemical Detection of Nitrates in River Water using a Modified Copper Electrode’, pictured at the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photo
Former MEP and science teacher Marian Harkin made her annual visit to the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS, Dublin. She is pictured with John Fallon (left) and Connor Gorman Hogan, Magh Ene College at the project they submitted with fellow student Emma Lingard Innes. The project was entitled ‘An Investigation into Herbivore Stress on Lettuce Plants’.
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD meets Chloe Ni Chiarain, a student from Colaiste Ailigh, Donegal at the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with her project, ‘Imscrudu ar an tionchar at ag ceimic in uachtar greine ar ar gcraiceann’.
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photography
ABP showcased a number of environmental innovations to students and visitors at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Pictured at the ABP stand at the recent BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition are (Left to Right): students Eliana Campbell, Jennifer Doherty, Philomena O’Brien and Andreea Radu from Scoil Mhuire Buncrana, Co. Donegal, with John O’Sullivan from ABP Bandon.
