Schools all set to participate in Young Scientist Exhibition

A HOST of local school students are taking part in this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition which kicks off in the RDS on January 10.

Now in its 60th year, the exhibition gives students the opportunity to showcase their own scientific experiments and studies, after being shortlisted to take part in the event.

Three exhibitions will be showcased by students from Coláiste Pádraig CBS in Lucan, including a ‘B-Well’ project centre on health and wellbeing.

The two other projects are ‘Developing Genetic Algorithms and Testing their Viability in place of Traditional Neural Networks’ and ‘Gravitational Lensing Simulation Using Python’.

A group of students from Kishoge Community College in Lucan will present their work on a smart facial recognition system for medical settings.

Three projects will be presented by pupils from Our Lady’s School in Templeogue, looking at if Ireland is radioactive, while a project titled ‘Grow beyond your limits’ will look at health and wellbeing.

Their other project is investigating the active components in gooseberry (nelli) extracts that are effective against antibiotic resistant bacteria found in skin diseases.

Two groups from St Colmcille’s Community School in Knocklyon will also present their projects at the exhibition.

Their projects are titled ‘Haemochromatosis – why does Ireland have the highest rate in the world and what can we do about it?’ and ‘Just How Filthy is Your Reusable Water Bottle?’.

A group from Tallaght Community School will present a project titled ‘Mind the gap: unravelling student study habits’.

The BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2024 will be held from January 10, with the winner being announced on the final day of the exhibition, January 13.