SciFest National Final 2024

Student Projects

At the SciFest National Final 2024 award-winning students compete for a number of prestigious awards. The final represents a culmination of a year's work for the students. The 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 and a competition for the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Grand Award, open to selected winners of the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award at the regional fairs.

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

To view the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Grand Award Finalists' projects please follow this link.

NATIONAL FINALISTS

No. Students School Project Title
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Megan Bohan

Ríona O'Farrell

Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo

Feathered Frequencies: The Invention of a Bird Deterrent Sound System to Eliminate Bird Strikes

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Oscar Rey

Ben Ma

Harry King

Sutton Park School, St Fintan’s Road, Sutton, Co. Dublin

ParaFibreBuilds – Strength in Construction

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3 DCU Zuzanna 1.jpg Zuzanna Komon St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin

Are Geiger-Müller Counters Reliable in Detecting Background Radiation Levels?

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Ethan Dewhirst

St Columba’s Comprehensive School, Glenties, Co. Donegal

A Comparative Study of the Physicochemical Characteristics and Health-Promoting Properties of Donegal Heather Honeys vs Manuka Honey

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Ashton Mui

Niall Manson

Callum Baillie

Ballymena Academy, 89 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

A.R.I. (Autonomous Recycling Industry)

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Addison Carey

Celbridge Community School, Maynooth Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Enhancing Data Security in AI Training Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Secure Methodology Development

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Soumyadeep Saha

Swapnil Pahari

Ardscoil Rís, North Circular Road, Limerick

Lumos – Using Large Language Models to Assist the Visually Impaired

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Lillie Li

Miles Bueno

Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick

Finding Habitable Exoplanets on the NASA Database with the Help of AI

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Conor King

Patrician High School, Castleblayney Rd, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan

CNK Agri Solutions

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Emmalise O'Boyle

Cara Mullen

Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Investigating the Effect of Microplastic Concentrations on Plant Growth and Nutrition

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Seána Dunne

Miriam Senior

David Fitzpatrick

Mountrath Community School, Dysartbeigh, Mountrath, Co. Laois

Extracting Latex from Dandelions and Using it to Make a Glue to Find a Sustainable Alternative Source for Latex

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Hannah Rainey

Nicole Lally

Dominican College, Taylor's Hill Rd, Galway

Man’s Best Friend to the Rescue: Using Furry Filters to Improve Irish Waterways

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13 ATU Galway Orla 1.jpg Orlaith Connors Gort Community School, Ennis Road, Gort, Co. Galway

MITES BEE GONE! An Investigation of Irish Honeybees and Their Natural Control Mechanism of the Parasitic Varroa Mite

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Robyn O'Hanlon

Emilia Aherne

Elodie Wallace

St Conleth’s College, 28 Clyde Road, Dublin 4

Mushrooms vs Normal Building Material

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15 MTU Cork Lily .JPG Lily Cahill Kinsale Community School, Kinsale, Co. Cork

Investigating Whether Childhood Imaginary Companions Impact Social Competence and Coping Skills in Teenage Years

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Abbie Mazzelle

Emma Heaphy

Presentation Secondary School, Greenville, Listowel, Co. Kerry

Would People Live on an Island if it Had the Necessities?

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17 IMG_2321.jpg Alice Giles St Mary’s College Arklow, St Mary’s Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

We Mosst Remove Heavy Metals from Water: A Biological Solution to Heavy Metal Pollution

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Kate Smith

Kamila Swider

Anna Brooks Silva

Coláiste an Átha, Kilmuckridge, Gorey, Co. Wexford

What's in Your Concealer?

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Robert MacSweeney

Rockwell College, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

A Statistical Analysis of Fatalities on Irish Roads Compared to Norwegian Roads from 1996 to 2023

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Daniela Perju

Grace Garrigan

Loreto High School Beaufort, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

SkillBuilderz

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Michaela Gillooly

Glenamaddy Community School, Church Street, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway

Own Your Cycle, Own Your Game

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NATIONAL AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICES FINALISTS

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Shauna Esmonde

Loreto Secondary School, St Michael's, Navan, Co. Meath

A Study into Biocompatible Patch Designs for ASD Closures in TGA Patients

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Maura Moore-McCune

The King's Hospital School, Palmerstown, Dublin 20

VIPMOD: Vision Impaired Person's Moving Object Detector

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Bláithín Brady

Ursuline College Sligo, Finisklin Road, Sligo

Chromatic Waves

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Nell McMahon

Desmond College, Station Rd, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

Facial Rehabilitation: A Technological Approach for Bell's Palsy Patients

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Kamaya Gogna

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

A Continued Study on Using Machine Learning to Identify Radiolucencies on Panoramic Dental Radiographs (OPGs)

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Cian Rafferty

Patrician High School, Rockdaniel Road, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan

The NRG Guard: The Modified Mouth Guard that Allows the User to Install a Sport Solution into a Pocket on the Mouth Guard, Slowly Releasing the Solution

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Gráinne Ní Chróinín

Gaelcholáiste Charraigh Uí Leighin, Carrigaline Education Campus, Carrigaline, Co. Cork

No More Ice, Ice Baby!

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Max Grogan

St Andrew’s College, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Machine Learning Powered Intruder Detection System in the Context of our Medical Appointment Computing System Software (MACSS)

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Dana Carney

Mount Saint Michael, Claremont, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

Secure Hands: Aiding Ireland's Emergency Services with Interpretation of Irish Sign Language (ISL) Using a Mobile Application

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Laura Brennan

Aoibhilinn Heath

Caoimhe Greene

Desmond College, Station Rd, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

Smart Otoscope

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NATIONAL AND EIRGRID CLEANER CLIMATE FINALISTS

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Fionn Campbell

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

A Crystal-Clear Way to Slow Down Ireland's Energy Crisis

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Matthew Daly

Rory Maguire

Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway

How "Green" are the Local GAA Clubs? Comparing the Carbon Footprints of our Rural GAA Clubs

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Manus Ó Baoighill

St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar School, St Patrick's Close, Dublin 8

BeeCause

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Áine Ní Fhearraigh

Muireann Haicéid

Kerry Magner

Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, Na Doirí Beaga, Leitir Ceannain, Co. Dhún na nGall

Cé Mhéad Leictreachais is Féidir le Roth Uisce Simplí a Ghiniúint, agus an Leor é Chun Roinnt Soilse a Lasadh?

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Isobel Grimes-Merrigan

Niamh Kearns

Loreto Secondary School, St Michael's, Navan, Co. Meath

Investigating the Diurnal Effect in Clean Energy Production

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Cian Murphy

Musa Njie

Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick

What Material is the Best Insulator for Housing?

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Mar Doblado Fernández

Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí, Seskin, Bantry, Co. Cork

The effects of Imported Plants in the Irish Environment (and Worldwide)

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