The BT Young Scientist awards took place last night in Dublin.
A Dublin student has been named the 2017 BT Young Scientist of the Year for his project on protecting sensitive data.
Shane Curran’s “qCrypt” system won the overall prize.
21 Awards went to schools in the South East
Broke Down by County:
TIPP:11
KILKENNY:6
WEXFORD:2
WATERFORD:2
Special Awards:
School County Project Name Category Presented to
Alexion Presentation Secondary School,Tipperary for 'Diabetica' (Aoibhin Foley, Caoimhe Woods)
St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Solar Sleeve Chemical', (Joseph O’Donoghue)
“The Intellectual Ventures Insightful Invention Award”, St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Unlicensed to Kill' (Liam Ryan, David Moran)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Using Deep Neural Networks to find offensive text and use this to help combat online harassment Technology' (John Ryan)
Category Awards:
3rd place intermediate Group The Abbey School Tipperary for Effects of non-selection for physical activities on adolescents’ mental health'. (Tadhg Carew, Jack Quirke)
1st place intermediate group Loreto Secondary School – Kilkenny 'An intervention to investigate if increased education on the topic of Osteoporosis and the importance of Dairy will increase Calcium and Vitamin D intake in Teenage Girls' (Ella Brennan, Jessie Oyenuga)
3rd place intermediate Group St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Unlicensed to Kill' (Liam Ryan, David Moran)
2nd place Senior individual St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Using Deep Neural Networks to find offensive text and use this to help combat online harassment' (John Ryan)
OTHERS:
Coláiste Pobal Osraí – Kilkenny for 'Anailís staitisticiúil ar thionchar cuairteanna chúraim dheonacha ar dhearfacht mheoin othair gheiriatracha'.(Maeve Shaw)
Presentation Secondary School Tipperary for 'Diabetica' (Aoibhin Foley, Caoimhe Woods)
Blackwater Community School Waterford for 'Close The Gap'. (Fiona Martin, Sally English, Oisín Ormonde)
St Joseph’s College Tipperary for 'Solar Sleeve Chemical'. (Joseph O’Donoghue)
Cistercian College Tipperary for 'What fitness types are best for our horses?' (Seán Clancy)
Meanscoil Gharman Wexford for 'Funky Focail App' (Níamh Tennant, Olivia Morris Nolan)
Loreto Secondary School – Kilkenny for 'Elderly Mobility: Move to Improve?' (Amy O’Connell, Sinead Flynn)
Loreto Secondary School – Kilkenny for 'Intelligent Tablets – Does your learning intelligence suit your tablet?' (Lucy Keane, Sophie Shine, Anne Holohan)
Ursuline Secondary School – Thurles for 'To investigate the effect on the milk for processing of the possible overuse of peracetic acid when sterilizing milking machines and bulk tanks.' (Sarah Ryan, Lauren Cloonan, Laura Maher)
St Kieran’s College Kilkenny for 'hydroelectric waste water turbines' (Daire Cassin, Jim Kirby, Bill Bryan)
Loreto Secondary School – Wexford for 'An Investigation into the Public’s Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance' (Amy Richards, Rebecca Thomas, Sadhbh Cullinane)
De La Salle College Waterford for 'KidsCode Technology '
Coláiste Mhuire Kilkenny for 'Energy Monitor Technology '
