SciFest National Final 2023

Student Projects

At the SciFest National Final 2022 award-winning students compete for a number of prestigious awards. The final represents a culmination of a year's work for the students. This year’s national final also includes a competition for the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award open to selected winners of the Boston Scientific Medical Devices award at the regional fairs. Plus

To view the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award Finalists' projects please follow this link.

No. Students School Project Title
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Juliette Kelleher

Aoife Lynn

Honor Lynch

Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, 53 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

The Einstein of Enzymes: A Battle Against Plastic Pollution

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2 ATU Galway 2 .JPG Sean Allen Roscommon Community College, Lisnamult, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon

A Novel Alternative to Synthetic Fertilisers

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Sinéad O’Mahony

Éabha Egan

Grace Murphy

Sacred Heart Secondary School Clonakilty, Convent Road, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Can Clonakilty Bay Clean Itself and also Reduce Methane Emissions from Cattle?

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4 SETU Carlow 4.JPG Mary Kelly St Mary’s College Arklow, St Mary's Rd, Abbeylands, Arklow Co. Wicklow

A Biological Solution to Local Pollution

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Hannah O’Mahoney

Rachel Regan

Kate Carr

Ursuline Secondary School, Templemore Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

How Can We Adapt to a World Where Facial Expressions may be Invisible

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Sheryl Merin Scaria

Bianca Gouws

Presentation Secondary School Clonmel, Dungarvan Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Sensory Stimulation on Infants and Toddlers to Reduce the Effects of Autism

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Laetitia Nouaha

Melissa Asare

Sidra Shahzad

Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mental Wellbeing of Teenage Girls

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Eoin O’Sullivan

Diarmuid O’ Connor

Dunshaughlin Community College, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath

An Investigation into the Use of Seaweed as a Feed Additive in Ruminants

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Lily O’Reilly,

Yasmin Callaghan

Ella Rose Meade

Enfield Community College, Enfield, Co. Meath

A Comparison of Fitness and Flexibility of Irish Dancers vs non-Irish Dancers

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Dara Shortall

Dean Burns

Moate Community School, Church St, Moate, Co. Westmeath

Developing Modified Buffer Strips to Increase Biodiversity and Water Quality in Grassland

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Mairéad Lohan

Tommy Morris

Roscommon Community College, Lisnamult, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon

An Investigation into the Recovery of Adolescents Moving from the Sympathetic to the Parasympathetic Nervous System

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12 MTU Cork_Lyle Hatchett (3).JPG Lyle Hatchett Clonakilty Community College, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Low-Cost Air Conditioning Kit

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13 Laura Brennan.png Laura Brennan Desmond College, Gortboy, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

Mela No More

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Liam Waldron

Rachel Griffin

Luke O’Sullivan

Killarney Community College, New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry

A Group-Theoretic Approach to Pythagoras’ Theorem

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15 ATU Donegal 1A.jpg Hughie McShane Abbey Vocational School, The Glebe, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal

An App to Improve Writing in Children with Dysgraphia

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Aaron Dignam

Ciarán Leddy

Senan Bryne

St Joseph’s Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin

GaelTalk - a Virtual Reality Immersive Irish Language Learning Experience

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17 TU Dublin Tallaght 4.jpg Maura Moore-McCune The King’s Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 15

VIPMOD: Visually Impaired Person’s Moving Object Detector

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Seán Clerkin

Dara Courtney

Joshua Brandon

Largy College, Analore Road, Clones, Co. Monaghan

A Four Seasons Photovoltaic Self-Charging Rover – the Mars PSR

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19 TUS Limerick 12.png Maha Shahzadi Coláiste Nano Nagle, Presentation Campus, Sexton St, Limerick

Eataware

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Abigail O’Brien Murray

Olivia O’Shea

Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Can the Introduction of an Archimedes' Screw Mechanism Improve the Efficiency of an Overtopping Hydro-Electric Turbine?

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Micheál Deely

C J Burke

Abbey Vocational School, The Glebe, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal

A Dyslexia Lamp with a Difference

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Alex Scott

Anna Woodward

Ursuline College, Finisklin Rd, Sligo

CoolAid: A Wearable Hypothermia Prevention Device

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Boston Scientific Medical Device Grand Award Finalists

No. Students School Project Title
22 Cool Aid.png

Alex Scott

Anna Woodward

Ursuline College, Finisklin Rd, Sligo

CoolAid: A Wearable Hypothermia Prevention Device

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Adithi Vijayakumar

Institute of Education, 85 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2

Reducing Stress Through a Smartwatch Style Device

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24 ATU Galway 1.jpg Fionn Rush Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare

Can Artificial Neural Networks Aid Hearing Impaired Individuals to Lip-Read?

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25 Rachel Feeley.png Rachel Feeley Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry

A Surgical Forceps Incorporating Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

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26 Aoibhilinn.png Aoibhilinn Heath

Desmond College, Gortboy, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

E.A.T. “Eat Assistive Technology”

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27 John David.png John David O’Donnell Patrician Presentation Secondary School, Rocklow Road, Fethard, Co. Tipperary

A Wheelchair Attachment Making it Easier for Users To Climb Steps

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Jim Culhane

Paula-Eve Culhane

Comprehensive School Tarbert, Listowel, Co Kerry

CPR Pedal Chest Compression Device

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