SciFest STEM Champions 2011 - 2024
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Since 2011 the overall winner/s of SciFest represent Ireland at the following year's Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a one-week STEM fair, held annually since 1950 in the USA. At Regeneron ISEF some 1700 students from some 400 affiliated science fairs in over 60 countries, regions and territories compete for a range of prizes. Since first participating in 2011 SciFest students have won a total of 15 major awards at ISEF.
Year |
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Students |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2024 |
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Maura Moore-McCune |
Ciaran O'Connor |
The King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 |
VIPMOD: Vision Impaired Person's Moving Object Detector |
2023 |
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Jack Shannon |
Yvonne Nolan |
Clongowes Wood College, Kilcock Road, Clane, Co. Kildare |
Ireland’s Carbon Sinks – Remote Sensing for Monitoring Peatland Restoration |
2022 |
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Rachel Griffin, Luke O'Sullivan, Liam Waldron |
Maire Spillane |
Killarney Community College, New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry |
A Group-Theoretic Approach to Pythagoras’ Theorem |
2021 |
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Clare Reidy |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Cosmic Radiation Protection Simulation |
2020 |
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Caoimhín O'Leary |
Niamh Shannon |
Ardscoil na Mara Tramore Co. Waterford |
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Patients' Exercises to Measure and Improve Recovery |
2019 |
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Timothy McGrath |
Marieke O'Connor |
Community College Killorglin Killorglin Co. Kerry |
An R&D Study on Using a Nutrient Treatment Biofilter to Combat Oceanic and Freshwater Dead Zones which Harnesses the Intrinsic Potential of Halophyte Species |
2018 |
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Adam Kelly
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Louise Sullivan |
Skerries Community College Balbriggan St Skerries Co. Dublin |
An Open Source Solution to Simulating Quantum Computers Using Hardware Acceleration |
2017 |
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Aaron Hannon |
Kevin Boyle |
St Muredachs College Sligo Road Ballina Co. Mayo |
Developing a Facial Care Device for People with Limited Hand Dexterity |
2016 |
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Caolann Brady |
Karen O'Callaghan |
St. Wolstan's Community School Celbridge Co. Kildare |
Hum Your Way to Better Health |
2015 |
|
Louis Madden |
Sharon Magennis |
Largy College Analore Road Clones Co. Monaghan |
Bringing Genetics to the Masses: The Next Step in Genetic Research |
2014 |
|
Christopher Carragher |
Kathryn Higgins |
Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney Co. Monaghan |
An Electronic Device to Enhance Independent Living for those who Suffer Memory Loss |
2013 |
|
Paul Clarke |
Dr Brian Smyth |
St Paul's College Sybil Hill Raheny Dublin 5
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A Polynomial Time Algorithm for the Undirected Hamiltonian Cycle Problem |
2012 |
|
Simon Bluett |
PJ McCormack |
CBS James's Street Kilkenny |
Easyflick, Innovative, easy to use and safe circuit and lighting control for every house |
2011 |
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Eoghan Flynn Ruairi O’Neill
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David King |
Blackwate Community School Lismore Co. Waterford |
Polyfuel: A Novel Solution to Fuel Shortages and Disposal of ELPs |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award Winners
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Boston Scientific joined SciFest as a project partner in 2014. Each year a panel of judges from Boston Scientific selects a number of projects from the 16 regional Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award winners to compete at the National Final for the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award.
Year |
|
Student Name |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2024 |
|
Maura Moore-McCune
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Ciaran O'Connor
|
The King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 |
VIPMOD: Vision Impaired Person's Moving Object Detector |
2023 |
|
Emma Greaney, Madison Brouder
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Donal Enright
|
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
Rehabilitation Nation |
2022 |
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Fionn Rush |
Máire Morrissey
|
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
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Can Artificial Neural Networks Aid Hearing Impaired Individuals to Lip-Read? |
2021 |
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Anna Smyth |
Emma Buckley
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St Andrew's College, Booterstown Ave, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
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The Effects of Temperature on a Hydrogel-based Drug-Delivery System |
2020 |
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Dara Newsome Conor Bradshaw David Hughes |
Eimear Nolan
|
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk Mounthawk Tralee Co. Kerry
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Specs - An Adapted Spectacle System for Dementia Patients |
2019 |
|
Oisín O'Sullivan |
Donal Enright |
Desmond College Newcastle West Co. Limerick |
iScope - The Design and Development of an Enhanced Digital Stethoscope for Remote Auscultation |
2018 |
|
Nicole Marinos |
Denise Quilter |
Christ King Girls' Secondary School South Douglas Road Cork |
Visual Communication Device to Promote Patient Participation and Wellness During Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
2017 |
|
Aaron Hannon |
Kevin Boyle |
St Muredach's College Ballina Co. Mayo |
Developing a Facial Care Device for People with Limited Hand Dexterity |
2016 |
|
Lucy Leonard Michele Mann |
Elaine Howlin |
Tullamore College Tullamore Co. Offaly |
Investigating the Difference in Bacterial Contamination when Handling and Using a Device to Insert Contact Lenses |
2015 |
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Cillian Gartlan |
John O'Rourke |
Patrician High School Carrickmacross Co. Monaghan |
Harnessing Patient Information to Mitigate Risks Associated with Stroke Treatment |
2014 |
|
Oisín Keniry Edmond O’Halloran Bobby McCarthy
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Crona McCarthy |
Pobalscoil na Tríonóide Youghal Co. Cork |
Agriscan |
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EirGrid Cleaner Climate Grand Award Winners
EirGird joined SciFest as a sponsor in 2021 and became a project partner in 2023. Each year a panel of judges from EirGrid selects a number of projects from the 16 regional EirGrid Cleaner Award winners to compete at the National Final for the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Grand Award.
Year |
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Students |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2024 |
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Matthew Daly, Rory Maguire |
John Toner |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
How "Green" are the Local GAA Clubs? Comparing the Carbon Footprints of our Rural GAA Clubs |
2023 |
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Rebecca Cullen, Freyja Cleary, Clementine van Steenberge |
David Cullen |
Loreto Abbey Secondary School, Dalkey, Co. Dublin |
Making Waves |
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International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Participants
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At ISEF some 1800 students from over 420 affiliated science fairs in approximately 80 countries, regions and territories compete for a range of prizes. Since 2011, SciFest students have won a total of 12 major awards at ISEF.
Year |
|
Student |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2023 |
|
Jack Shannon |
Yvonne Nolan |
Clongowes Wood College, Kilcock Road, Clane, Co. Kildare |
Ireland’s Carbon Sinks – Remote Sensing for Monitoring Peatland Restoration |
2022 |
|
Rachel Griffin, Luke O'Sullivan, Liam Waldron |
Maire Spillane |
Killarney Community College, New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry |
A Group-Theoretic Approach to Pythagoras’ Theorem |
2021 |
|
Clare Reidy |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Cosmic Radiation Protection Simulation |
2020 |
|
Caoimhín O'Leary |
Niamh Shannon |
Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore Co. Waterford |
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Patients' Exercises to Measure and Improve Recovery |
2020 |
|
Conor Casey |
Sarah Abbott |
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare Co. Kerry |
AMSIMP: Using Machine Learning to Improve Numerical Weather Prediction |
2020 |
|
Dara Newsome Conor Bradshaw David Hughes |
Eimear Nolan
|
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk Mounthawk Tralee Co. Kerry
|
Specs - An Adapted Spectacle System for Dementia Patients |
2019 |
|
Timothy McGrath |
Marieke O'Connor |
Community College Killorglin Killorglin Co. Kerry |
An R&D Study on Using a Nutrient Treatment Biofilter to Combat Oceanic and Freshwater Dead Zones which Harnesses the Intrinsic Potential of Halophyte Species |
2019 |
|
Alice Shaughnessy |
Christina Kenny |
Calasanctius College Oranmore Co. Galway |
Omnidirectional Magnetic Driving System |
2018 |
|
Adam Kelly |
Louise Sullivan |
Skerries Community College Balbriggan St Skerries Co. Dublin |
An Open Source Solution to Simulating Quantum Computers Using Hardware Acceleration |
2017 |
|
Aaron Hannon |
Kevin Boyle |
St Muredachs College Sligo Road Ballina Co. Mayo |
Developing a Facial Care Device for People with Limited Hand Dexterity |
2016 |
|
Caolann Brady |
Karen O'Callaghan |
St. Wolstan's Community School Celbridge Co. Kildare |
Hum Your Way to Better Health |
2015 |
|
Louis Madden |
Sharon Magennis |
Largy College Analore Road Clones Co. Monaghan |
Bringing Genetics to the Masses: The Next Step in Genetic Research |
2014 |
|
Christopher Carragher |
Kathryn Higgins |
Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney Co. Monaghan |
An Electronic Device to Enhance Independent Living for those who Suffer Memory Loss |
2013 |
|
Conor Foy |
Edel Farrell |
Coláiste Chiaráin Croom Limerick |
To Design and Manufacture a Device to Improve the Timing among Crew in a Rowing Boat
|
2013 |
|
Paul Clarke |
Dr Brian Smyth |
St Paul's College Sybil Hill Raheny Dublin 5
|
A Polynomial Time Algorithm for the Undirected Hamiltonian Cycle Problem |
2012 |
|
Simon Bluett |
PJ McCormack |
CBS, James's Street Kilkenny |
Easyflick, Innovative, easy to use and safe circuit and lighting control for every house |
2011 |
|
Eoghan Flynn Ruairi O’Neil |
David King |
Blackwater Community School Lismore Co. Waterford |
Polyfuel: A Novel Solution to Fuel Shortages and Disposal of ELPs |
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Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair
The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF) is hosted each year in September at the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park in South Africa and is an invaluable platform for young scientists to showcase their innovative ideas and research, fostering collaboration and learning among peers from around the world.
Year |
|
Student |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2024 |
|
Maura Moore-McCune |
Ciaran O'Connor |
The King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 |
VIPMOD: Vision Impaired Person's Moving Object Detector |
2024 |
|
Kamaya Gogna |
Danny Murray |
St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin |
A Continued Study On Using Machine Learning To Identify Radiolucencies on Panoramic Dental Radiographs |
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Broadcom MASTERS International Program Award Winners
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Attendance at the Broadcom MASTERS International Program was an experiential award for top delegates from middle school science fairs around the world. The delegates represent approximately 25 countries and the programme consists of a series of educational activities, including a visit to the ISEF competition.
Year |
|
Student Name |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2021 |
|
Grace Ni Ifearnáin |
Tríona Uí Mhaolchatha |
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Tobar Mhaigh Dor, Trá Lí, Co Chiarraí |
Nature Takes on Nature: Investigating the Effect of Juglone on Japanese Knotweed |
2020 |
|
Eoghan Ó Fearáin |
Siobhán Laighneach |
Coláiste Ailigh Cnoc na Móna Leitir Ceanainn Co. Dhún na nGall |
Beef or Leaf (An Rian Coise Charbóin a Bhaineann le hAistí Bhia Éagsúla) |
2019 |
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Orna Collins |
Ciara Ní Dhrisceoil |
Castletroy Community College Castletroy Co. Limerick |
Plastics with Potential – Toward a Sustainable Biodegradable |
2018 |
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Éabha Kenny |
Padraig Harlow |
Convent of Mercy Meán-Scoil Muire Gan Smál Co. Roscommon |
The Investigation of how Microwave Radiation Affects Living Organisms |
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Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) Participants
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GYSTB is organised by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. Since 2020, 13 SciFest National Finalists (10 projects) have participated, winning a total of 10 major awards and 3 honorable mentions between them.
Year |
|
Students |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2022 |
|
Grace Ni Ifearnáin |
Tríona Uí Mhaolchatha |
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Tobar Mhaigh Dor, Trá Lí, Co Chiarraí |
Nature Takes on Nature: Investigating the Effect of Juglone on Japanese Knotweed |
2022 |
|
Hari Pranavam |
Michael Harkin |
St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal |
Building an Automatic Weather Satellite Ground Station with Data Analytics |
2021 |
|
Erinn Leavy Sophie McCardle |
John White |
St Vincent's Secondary School Seatown Place Dundalk Co. Louth |
An Analysis of Physiological and Running Metrics in 3 km Cross Country Running in Comparison to Track and Treadmill |
2021 |
|
Giulia Baratta |
Hilary Rimbi |
St Andrew's College Booterstown Ave Blackrock Co. Dublin
|
Toxicological Investigation of Pesticides Using Paramecium as a Model Organism
|
2021 |
|
Conor Casey |
Sarah Abbott |
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare Co. Kerry |
AMSIMP: Using Machine Learning to Improve Numerical Weather Prediction
|
2021 |
|
Caoimhín O'Leary |
Niamh Shannon |
Ardscoil na Mara Tramore Co. Waterford |
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Patients' Exercises to Measure and Improve Recovery
|
2021 |
|
Dara Newsome Conor Bradshaw David Hughes |
Eimear Nolan |
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk Mounthawk Tralee Co. Kerry |
Specs - An Adapted Spectacle System for Dementia Patients
|
2020 |
|
Ruth Madden |
Colette Smith |
Largy College Analore Rd Clones Co. Monaghan |
The Microplastic Filter - A Small Solution to a Global Problem
|
2020 |
|
Timothy McGrath |
Marieke O'Connor |
Community College Killorglin Killorglin Co. Kerry |
An R&D Study on Using a Nutrient Treatment Biofilter to Combat Oceanic and Freshwater Dead Zones which Harnesses the Intrinsic Potential of Halophyte Species
|
2020 |
|
Alice Shaughnessy |
Christina Kenny |
Calasanctius College Oranmore Co. Galway |
Omnidirectional Magnetic Driving System
|
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International Environment & Sustainability Project Olympiad (INESPO) Participants
INESPO was an international environmental solutions STEM competition for second-level students. In 2015 it took place in Amsterdam and in 2016 in Utrecht. More than 50 countries participated each year and in the two years that SciFest students were involved they won a First Place Award and a Second Place Award.
Year |
|
Students |
Teacher |
School |
Project Title |
2016 |
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Lúc de Barra |
Lís Ní Chíobháin |
Coláiste Raithín Bray Co. Wicklow |
An Investigation of the Potential of Pine Needles as a new Alternative Biodiesel Source |
2015 |
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Ellen Fitzgerald Aoife Dolan Niamh Nyhan
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Una Mayock |
Sacred Heart Secondary School Clonakilty Co. Cork |
Non-integrated LED Bulb
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