Ursula Ní Mhochóir, Lorraine De Nais and Janine Ní Chonchúir with their project on wave energy and coastal erosion. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí didn’t come away empty handed from the BT Young Scientists Exhibition in Dublin at the weekend.
The exhibition drew entries from 1,200 students and was held over four days last week in the capital.
Laura Ní Eidhin, of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí (pictured here at the ITT Scifest in May) was ‘Highly Commended’ for her project. Photo by Dermot Crean
Second year student, Laura Ní Eidhin, was ‘Highly Commended’ for her project on ‘Reducing carbon dioxide emissions and road deaths’.
The Gaelcholaiste’s other entry from Transition Year students, Ursula Ní Mhochóir, Lorraine De Nais and Janine Ní Chonchúir on ‘Using water energy buoys to reduce coastal erosion whilst generating electricity’ won a ‘Display Award’.
Other Kerry award winners were Emily Cahill of Presentation Secondary School in Milltown who came third in the Intermediate Social and Behavioural Science category and also won a special award from the Psychological Society of Ireland for her project on ‘An investigation into the influence of gender equality education on the attitudes of children towards gender roles in the workforce’.
Two groups from Killorglin Community College won Highly Commended and Special Awards for their projects.
