Such a great privilege to be able to attend the BT Young Scientist Event in the RDS this weekend. Immensely proud to see County Wicklow so well represented by the amazing young people in our community and to have an opportunity to speak to them. Huge thanks also to their schools and teachers for supporting them through the process.
Well done to all those who applied to participate and to the following students and schools who made it into the exhibition.
1. Project Title: Innovative Recycling: Sustainable Distillation of Ethanol from Waste Hand Sanitiser for Perfume Production - Alannah Lynch, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
2. Project Title: Breaking The Cycle: Evaluating the investment in non-addictive alternatives to current medications - Erin Mills, St Marys College Arklow
3. Project Title: Better sleep and brighter moods in teens: Is Vitamin D the solution? - Ashley Cahatol, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
4. Project Title: "I still haven’t found what I’m looking for"- Evaluating the attitudes of teenagers towards Youth Mental Health Services in my local area - Kate Macadam, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
5. Project Title: Lactic Threshold: What is the best source of nutrition to reduce the build up of lactic acid in muscles - Eoghan Waters, Dylan Rice & Chester Medidas, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
6. Project Title: Flow Forward: Your one-stop hub to end period poverty! - Jadesola Fatus, St Marys College Arklow
7. Project Title: One Step at a Time: Should we invest in kinetic flooring in Ireland? - Aoife O'Neill, St Marys College Arklow
8. Project Title: An analysis of the abilities that different age groups have to detect artificial intelligence and how it can spread misinformation on social media - Isobel Weadick, Goda Baranauskaite & Aimee Ciara Keogh, Glenart College Wicklow
9. Project Title: Déja vu: Does it happen to you? - Teodora Bot, Emer Rowe & Nina Dobrzanska, Greystones Community College
10. Project Title: An investigation into how different materials absorb impact - Elliot Wright, Daniel Zharkoy Murray & Harrison Lynch Reynolds, Greystones Community College
11. Project Title: The impact of Nitrogen Dioxide and common Volatile Organic Compounds on ozone production: A comparative analysis under artificial and natural UV light - Adam Kopec & Richie Johnson, Greystones Community College
12. Project Title: NeuroLingo: A mobile app for the self-management of stuttering - Oisin Ward, Greystones Community College
13. Project Title: Wrist Wellness: Pressure Alert System, Kirsty Weldon, St Marys College Arklow
14. Project Title: SecureX - to create a safer verification and authentication method through code to fit the computer systems for GenAI and to avoid computer breaches - Shriya Mishra, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
15. Project Title: The differential impact of climate change in regions of Ireland - Isabel Deane-Jermiin, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
16. Project Title: Are environmentally friendly fertilisers a viable alternative: comparing the impact of different fertilisers on crop yield - Elodie O’Brien, Woodbrook College.
17. Project Title: A comparative study of the diversity and frequency of fungi between native and planted forests in Wicklow - Poppy Mullally, St David's Holy Faith Secondary
18. Project Title: We Mosst Remove Heavy Metals From Water. A biological solution to heavy metal pollution - Alice Giles, St Marys College Arklow
19. Project Title: Fás Plandaí: an é truaillú an miniú? - Dannie Doyle & Cian Bryne, Gaelcholáiste na Mara
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