A selection of brainy Donegal teenagers are impressing the judges and visitors at the annual BT Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin this week.
There are 12 sets of groups and individual youngsters from Donegal who are showcasing projects on their research into a wide variety of topics. The 21 students at the event are examining topics relating to maths, health, media and the environment.
Competition is heating up in the RDS, Dublin as the award ceremony is just one day away.
Magh Éne College, Bundoran, has the most amount of groups from Donegal at the exhibition – with four projects on display. Other schools from Donegal include Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, Coláiste Ailigh, Choláiste Cholmcille, Carndonagh Community School, Deele College and Gairm Scoil Chú Uladh.
Yvonne Higgins and TY students from Magh Éne College, Bundoran
Speaking to Donegal Woman from the event, Magh Ene Science teacher Ms Yvonne Higgins said she is immensely proud of her students’ work and the achievements of Magh Éne College in the science field.
“It’s a great achievement for the students to get to this stage of the competition. Less than a quarter of people who enter get here. From more than 2,000 entries only 550 projects are accepted.
“We’ve been entering the BT Young Scientist competition for the last 10 years, with 48 projects and 100 students representing the school in that time. This year we have seven girls and two boys and it’s great to see how many girls are showing an interest in science,” said Ms Higgins.
Two Magh Ene students have reported on a survey of parental attitudes in the North-West towards the HPV vaccine. Tara Dolan and Chloe Kilkenny’s analysis of the views of parents with daughters who had the vaccines has been gaining much attention.
Tara Dolan and Chloe Kilkenny
Other projects from the school include A Case-study into Public Awareness of Microbeads in Personal Care and Household Products, An Investigation into the Effects of Trampling on Ground-dwelling Insects in a Sand Dune Ecosystem and An investigation into developing a more efficient method of drying woodchip for use in boilers.
Best of luck to all students at the exhibition.
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