` Junior TechnologyHighly Commended

Project Title: Motor Vehicle(Project No. 5)

Students: Emma O’ Carroll

School: Coola Post Primary School

Teacher: Eimear McCarthy

Junior TechnologyHighly Commended

Project Title: The Chemistry of Ice-cream:

Lowering the freezing point of water(Project No. 3)

Students: Kate Brehony

Emma Conway

School: Coola Post Primary School

Teacher: Ms. Laura Davey

Junior TechnologyFirst Prize

Project Title: Bike Collision Prevention Sensor

(Project No. 4)

Students: Conor Hanahoe

Ben Maloney

School: St. Muredachs College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

Junior Physical ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: Fire ashes- an undervalued nutrient(Project No. 15)

Students: Ella McNamara

Anna Hazlett

School: Lough Allen College, Drumkeerin

Teacher: Patricia Keane

Junior Physical ScienceThird Prize

Project Title: Strawberry DNA(Project No. 23)

Students: Aoife Hayden

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderren

Teacher: Oonagh Redmond

Junior Physical ScienceSecond Prize

Project Title: Getting on the Right Track(Project No. 22)

Students: Niamh Carolan

Emma Birney

School: Magh Ene College, Bundoran

Teacher: Yvonne Higgins

Junior Physical ScienceFirst Prize

Project Title: Orbital Eccentricity(Project No. 18)

Students: Sara Nikin

Maja Nikin

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderren

Teacher: Oonagh Redmond

Junior Life ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: A habitat study of Juncacaea in North Leitrim

(Project No. 34)

Students: Shannon O’Hagan

Lara Mulvaney

School: St. Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton

Teacher: Edel McPhelim

Junior Life ScienceThird Prize

Project Title: Boiled Water notice? Beware!(Project No. 36)

Students: Jennifer Hogan

Pauline O’Grady

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderren

Teacher: Oonagh Redmond

Junior Life ScienceSecond Prize

Project Title: Do you inherit fingerprint patters?(Project No. 51)

Students: Catriona Snow

Caoimhe McDonagh

School: Coola Post Primary School, Riverstown

Teacher: Eimear McCarthy

Junior Life ScienceFirst Prize

Project Title: What makes us tic?(Project No. 28)

Students: Sarah Smyth

Leah Blake

Chloe Williams

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderren

Teacher: Oliver Brady

Intermediate TechnologyHighly Commended

Project Title: The Smart Cane(Project No. 64)

Students: Sara McFadden

Jade Whiriskey

School: Davitt College, Castlebar

Teacher: Pauline Boyle Sweeney

Intermediate TechnologySecond Prize

Project Title: Flash Run!(Project No. 68)

Student: Siofra Kelleher

School: Ursuline College, Sligo

Teacher: Anthony Carolan

Intermediate Technology

First Prize

Project Title: Biology Now(Project No. 65)

Students: Catriona Mallon

Aoife Neyret

Nathaile Fundu

School: Davitt College, Castlebar

Teacher: Pauline Boyle Sweeney

Intermediate Physical ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: Using natural minerals to filter out water impurities(Project No. 89)

Students: Rory Gacquin

School: C.B.S Roscommon

Teacher: Louise Gallagher

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Intermediate Physical ScienceThird Prize

Project Title: Wild Rhubarb, a nuisance or can it be used?

(Project No. 78)

Students: Claire McHale

Kathryn Tiernan

School: Davitt College, Castlebar

Teacher: Aaron Tonry

Intermediate Physical ScienceSecond Prize

Project Title: An investigation into the effect of strength characteristics on Gaelic Football players sprint and jump performance.(Project No. 87)

Students: Kyle O’Driscoll

Peter Connolly

Conal McGowan

School: Magh Ene College, Bundoran

Teacher: Yvonne Higgins

Intermediate Physical ScienceFirst Prize

Project Title: Mirages and the refraction of light in(Project No. 80)

Students: Ava Connolly

Lara McDonagh

School: Ursuline College, Sligo

Teacher: Anthony Carolan

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Intermediate Life ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: To transplant or not to transplant(Project No. 101)

Students: Sarah Murphy

Emma O’Horan

Kelly Hannick

School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Gorthnor Abbey

Teacher: Niamh Brehney

Intermediate Life ScienceThird Prize

Project Title: The awareness of unnecessary usage of front fog lights on vehicles(Project No. 122)

Students: Pearse Ruttledge

Daniel Ruane

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

Intermediate Life ScienceSecond Prize

Project Title: 7 is Scarlet(Project No. 124)

Students: Eimear Kearins

Ailbhe Morgan

Ava O’Grady

School: Ursuline College, Sligo

Teacher: Anthony Carolan

Intermediate Life ScienceFirst Prize

Project Title: Listen to your elders(Project No. 95)

Students: Roscha Davitt

Meadbh Spain

Emma Christie

School: Ursuline College, Sligo

Teacher: Anthony Carolan

Senior TechnologyFirst Prize

Project Title: Enable arm – the shaving device for people with limited hand function(Project No. 146)

Students: Aaron Hannon

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

Senior Physical ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: Achieving the heights(Project No. 148)

Students: Kane Philips

Bryan Molloy

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen

Teacher: Oliver Brady

Senior Life ScienceHighly Commended

Project Title: A comparative study of the eating habits of teenagers in different countries and the investigation of possible links to obesity trends.(Project No. 154)

Students: Wiktoria Lesniak

Elisha Harte

School: St. Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton

Teacher: Edel McPhelin

Senior Life ScienceSecond Prize

Project Title: We do what we do, not what you say(Project No. 152)

Students: Marina Sweeney

Patrick Callaghan

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen

Teacher: Oliver Brady

Senior Life ScienceFirst Prize

Project Title: Test for Fluoride in different water(Project No. 156)

Students: Harry Davis

Amy Sheirdan

School: Lough Allen College, Drumkeerin

Teacher: Patricia Keane

IT Sligo, Business Innovation Award

Project Title: The TERA

(Transcutaneous Electrode-based

Raynaud’s Apparatus)(Project No. 150)

Students: Jennifer Bewey

Michael Martindale

School: Coola Post Primary School

Teacher: Ms Lorna Davey

Discover Space Award(ESERO Ireland)

Project Title: Orbital Eccentricity(Project No. 18)

Students: Sara Nikin

Maja Nikin

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen

Teacher: Oonagh Redmond

Discover Space Teacher Award

(ESERO Ireland)

Project Title: Orbital Eccentricity(Project No. 18)

Teacher: Oonagh Redmond

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen

Irish Science Teachers Association Award

Teacher: Oliver Brady

School: St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen

NCE-MSTL Maths in Science Award

(National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning)

Project Title: Is there a connection between a child’s handwriting and their parents?(Project No. 99)

Students: Mathew Aris

Austin Bourke

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

BioPharmaChem Ireland Chemistry Award

Project Title: To investigate artificial and organic fertilizers an grass growth(Project No. 43)

Students: Darragh Perrin

Haji Deen Swarray

School: Drumshambo Vocational School

Teacher: Pauline McBarron

Royal Society of Chemistry School Award

(Royal Society of Chemistry Education Division)

School: Drumshambo Vocational School

Teacher: Pauline McBarron

Newstalk

Best Communicator Award

Project Title: To transport or not to transplant?(Project No. 101)

Students: Sarah Murphy

Emma O’Hara

Kelly Hannick

School: Jesus & Mary Scondary School, Crosmnolina

Teacher: Niamh Breheny

Sustainable Energy Award(SEAI)

Project Title: Clean Green Energy: Who wins the race?(Project No. 10)

Students: Sam Dawson

Damien Clarke

Timmy Kane

School: Drumshambo Vocational School

Teacher: Lorraine Devaney

Intel Award(Best Physical Science or Technology Project)

Project Title: Bike Collision prevention sensor(Project No. 4)

Students: Ben Maloney

Conor Hanahoe

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

SciFest 10th Anniversary Award

Project Title: Wild Rhubarb, a nuisance or can it be used?(Project No. 78)

Students: Claire McHale

Kathryn Tiernan

School: Davitt College, Castlebar

Teacher: Aaron Tonry

Best Question at SFI STEM Talks Award

Student: Karen Gaughan

School: St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Foxford.

Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award

Project Title: Enable Arm – the shaving device for people with limited hand function.(Project No. 146)

Student: Aaron Hannon

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

Abbott Best Project AwardRunner up

Project Title: Bike Collision prevention sensor(Project No. 4)

Students: Ben Maloney

Conor Hanahoe

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle

SFI / Science Foundation Ireland

Best Project Award

Project Title: Enable Arm – the shaving device for people with limited hand function.(Project No. 146)

Student: Aaron Hannon

School: St. Muredach’s College, Ballina

Teacher: Kevin Boyle