The 12th Scifest@WIT took place on 1 May 2019 at the WIT Arena
Almost 100 projects competed in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Technology categories
Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
Investigating air flow around a satellite launching rocket |
Sam Dunning |
Coláiste an Chraoibhin, Fermoy |
Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award |
Viirtual Reality Technology and its Impact on Future Learning |
Evelina Ziznevska, Mihaela Bet, |
Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
Breathe Easy, Live Easy |
Ellie Quinn, Bríd Madigan |
St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross |
Specsavers Making a Difference Award |
MediTeddi |
Ella Lyng, Jane Prendergast, Sinéad Ryan |
St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross |
Intel Award (Best Technology Project) |
Using rainwater from gutters to generate renewable electricity |
Cathal McCurdy |
Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí Cill Channaigh |
Institute of Physics Award |
Clash of the Ash – High Tech Cool Tech |
Niamh O’Shea, Niamh Ogilvie |
St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross |
Environmental Award |
How the hair on your head can save the seabed |
Clare Doyle, Nhan Slevin, Emma Geoghegan |
St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross |
Newstalk Best Communicator Award |
The effect of electrolytes on an athletes performance |
Niall Hogan, David O’Flynn, Michael McGrath |
Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore |
RSC School Chemistry Award |
Jaqueline Ryan |
Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel |
Chemistry Award |
Bubble Bottles |
Caoimhe Woods, Hannah DeLongue |
Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel |
Discover Space Teacher Award (Teacher Award) |
Maria McSweeney |
Scoil na mBraithre, Dungarvan |
Discover Space Award (ESERO Ireland) |
Blackholes and relating topics |
Eolann Murphy |
Scoil na mBraithre, Dungarvan |
Maths in Science Award |
How does your calculator work? |
Ellen Maye |
St Augustine’s College, Dungarvan |
ISTA Award 1st Junior Project |
Cervical Check and the HPV Vaccine – Information, Opinion and Fake News |
Róisín Ní Chadhla, Jovana Gajic |
Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore |
GSK Life Sciences Project Award |
Children with autism cannot wait |
Ella Devereux |
St Mary’s College, Arklow |
Eirgen Intermediate Project Award |
Magnetic plastic is fantastic |
Sinead O’Brien, Heather Roche, Orlaith Gaffney |
St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross |
Sanofi Award for Innovation in Methodology |
The effect of breathing rate on time in swimming and difference in lung capacity of a swimmer and a non swimmer |
Ross O’ Loughlin, Conor McInerney, |
Coláiste Bhríde, Carnew |
MSD Social and Behavioural Sciences Award |
Assessing parental attitudes towards the HPV vaccine for adolescent boys in the South-East |
Clíona Dunne, Katy Hynes, |
Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny |
Bausch and Lomb Display Award |
The effects of temperature on crystal growth |
Paulina Markowska, Klaudia Malodobry |
Christian Brothers Secondary School, New Ross |
WIT Merit Award |
Imscrúdú ar éifeachtúlacht Cuileann ar an borrphéist Trichophyton verruscom |
Pádraig O hOldain, Bo Connery Butler, |
Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Cill Channaigh |
WIT Merit Award |
Quick Pen |
Desiree McCarthy, Aimee Hennessy |
Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel |
WIT Merit Award |
How Does Your Personality Type and Predominant Cognitive Functions Affect Your Views on Artificial Intelligence? |
Marianna Cavallazzi |
Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School, New Ross |