BT Young Scientist 2020

The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition took place at the RDS in Dublin, from the 8th to 11th of January.
A total of 14 projects from Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board post-primary schools qualified, with seven of our schools represented.

Director of Schools, Donncha Ó Treasaigh congratulated all of the students, teachers and schools who were successful in reaching this prestigious exhibition, “Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board schools have an outstanding reputation in being extremely well represented at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition each year in every category and discipline. It is particularly noteworthy that our schools feature very prominently in the awards and the Teacher Awards also.”

Donncha expressed his sincere gratitude and praise of the organisers and judges of the BT Young Scientist Exhibition who he stated “showcase the brightest and most innovative in our region, and inspire our young people and schools to meet the challenges in our world today, in making a meaningful difference to the quality of lives of countless people with their creativity and ingenuity”. He also thanked the Limerick and Clare based companies who support the exhibition with very generous special prizes across a wide range of specialisms including Analog Devices, Cook Medical, Johnson and Johnson, Limerick for Engineering, Regeneron and the University of Limerick.

A summary of the schools, number of projects and titles of the successful projects are outlined in the table below;

School Number of Projects Project Title
St. John Bosco Community College 1 Slurry Pit Laser Saves Lives
Desmond College / Gaelcholáiste Uí Chonba 3 1. Bernoulli's Principle from “Whooh – Haah” to Hurling

2. iScope - The Design and Development of an Enhanced Digital Stethoscope for Remote Auscultation

3. Exercise is the "KEY"
Mungret Community College 2 1. To Investigate The Attitudes of Irish Secondary School Students Towards Global Catastrophes

2. Are you Cancer Aware?
Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh 1 1. Le h-antaibheathach nó gan antaibheathach sin í an Cheist
Coláiste Chiaráin 2 1. Comestibles

2. App to identify poisonous mushrooms and plants
Castletroy College 4 1. Crash Barrier Ambulance

2. VAR AI-Efficient Intelligent Decisions

3. A Plastic For Our Planet -Toward A Sustainable Biodegradable

4. Bin Buddy - A Smart Sorting Bin
Ennistymon Vocational School 1 Bliss Code
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