{"id":13624,"date":"2023-01-23T09:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T09:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moatecs.com\/?p=13624"},"modified":"2023-01-23T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T09:16:32","slug":"four-major-awards-for-mcs-students-at-the-bt-young-scientist-technology-exhibition-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moatecs.com\/four-major-awards-for-mcs-students-at-the-bt-young-scientist-technology-exhibition-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Four major Awards for MCS students at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was another fantastic year for MCS at the 2023 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition as the students were awarded four major awards. A record number of 22 students in 9 groups presented their projects over the four days of the exhibition in the RDS, 11th<\/sup> \u2013 14th<\/sup> January.<\/p>\n

TY students Aine Shortall and Kate Whyte won both the Teagasc Special Award and second Place in the Intermediate Biological & Ecological Sciences Category for their project \u2018Paratreatology: A Sweeter way to treat Equine Parasites\u2019. Aine and Kate both have a keen interest in horses and are aware of the challenges faced by horse owners in controlling equine parasites. In their project, they developed a natural herbal remedy to control such parasites.<\/p>\n

Two groups of first year students presented their projects at the RDS and both won awards in the Junior Biological & Ecological Sciences Category. \u00a0Terry Heffernan, Domhnall Molloy and Kerry Sun were awarded Third Place for their project \u2018Garden Greening: Designing a Biodiversity Pillar to Remedy the Problems of Modern Gardening\u2019 while Lilly Daly, Millie O\u2019Donovan and Leah Winters were awarded Second place in the same category for their project \u2018Bio-Enzymes, A Cooler Way to Wash\u2019.<\/p>\n

Two other projects were Highly Commended for their high standard. TY students Niamh Kelly, Evanna Farrell and Emily Winters for their project \u2018Driving the Elderly to a Safer Future\u2019 and Katie Creggy, Hannah Higgins and Aoife Ross for their project \u2018Plan Bee: A Natural Nutritious Feed for Bees during Autumn\u2019.<\/p>\n

Four other groups of Transition Year students presented their projects at the exhibition. All did so with impressive knowledge of their project and great pride.<\/p>\n

Nathan Downes, \u00c9annna Maxwell and Daniel Lynam with their project \u2018Can Native Waterweeds Solve Farmer\u2019s Feed and Pollution Problems?\u2019 Lauren Finan and Trina Fox\u2019s project was titled \u2018Evaluating the Effectiveness of Farming practices at reducing Laminitis Incidence among Irish Connemara Ponies \u2018. Sarah-Jayne Hasson presented her project \u2018Talent or Gender? The Real Secret to a Good Game\u2019 which she prepared with Roisin Slevin. \u2018Lifestyle vs Low Carbon Footprint: Identifying the Factors that Influence Public Support for Environmental Initiatives\u2019 was presented by Arina Tsarkova and Brendan Egan.<\/p>\n

All the students worked diligently preparing their projects since September with lunchtimes and late evenings spent either in the lab or in front of a laptop, all with the huge support of their teachers Ms Mair\u00e9ad Cusack and Ms Irene O\u2019Sullivan. They developed valuable skills in presentation of their work, communication as well as scientific investigation.<\/p>\n

The students reflected on their BTYSE experience.<\/p>\n

\u2018BT Young Scientist was a great experience. Although we didn’t win anything we had an amazing time, meeting new people and having fun at the exhibits at the venue. If I had the chance I would 100% do it again\u2019. Daniel Lynam<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2018BT was an experience to remember, although there was a lot of work involved in preparation for the competition, it was worth it when we stayed for 3 nights away in Dublin making new friends and memories.\u2019 Niamh Kelly<\/em><\/p>\n

MCS and the Moate community would like to commend the students on their superb preparation, presentation and achievements at BTYSE.<\/p>\n

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Back Row: Leah Winters, \u00c9annna Maxwell, Nathan Downes, Sarah-Jayne Hasson, Trina Fox, Daniel Lynam, Lauren Finan, Aoife Ross, Hannah Higgins, Katie Creggy<\/p>\n

Middle Row: Millie O’Donovan, Leah Daly, Kerry Sun, Niamh Kelly, Evanna Farrell, Emily Winters,\u00a0 Brendan Egan, Arina\u00a0Tsarkova<\/p>\n

Front Row: Terry Heffernan, Domhnall Molloy, Kate Whyte, Aine Shortall<\/p>\n

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The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2023
Therese Gunning, Legal Director BT Ireland presents the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023 Biological and Ecological Sciences Category 2nd Place Junior Group Award to Leah Winters, Lilly Daly and Millie O\u2019Donovan, Moate Community School, Westmeath for the project ‘Bio Enzymes: A Cooler Way to Wash’<\/p>\n

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BTYS Declan Troy, Director Research at Teagasc Aine Shortall and Kate Whyte<\/p>\n

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BTYS Kerry Sun, Domhnall Molloy & Terry Heffernan, Second Place Junior Category<\/p>\n

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