This year, Desmond College had 13 projects accepted in the Young Scientist Competition. This is the largest number of projects accepted from any one school in County Limerick and the 3rd highest number of projects in the whole country.
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Below are details of our exhibits:
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1. Social and Behavioural Sciences: Intermediate Group
Title: Let’s Call it Quits!
Overview: this project aims to investigate the most effective method to aid people who are trying to quit smoking.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery
Students: Lorna Browne and Sinead Nix
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2. Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Senior Group
Title: Herba Fermentato-silage effluent: Turning problems into products
Overview: Our project aims to make a useful product out of silage effluent. We shall attempt to distil the effluent to enhance its nutritional qualities.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Students: Rose Magner, Lisa Barrow and Laura O’Mahony
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3. Technology: Junior Individual
Title: You’ve Got Mail!
Overview: An automated visual and audio wireless system to inform you of post in your letter box.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Student: James O’Connor
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4. Technology: Junior Group
Title: INVIGIL8: A Personal Portable Security System
Overview: A self-charging suitcase which acts as a security device capable of detecting C02 and fire, and to double as a theft and intruder detection system.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Students: Sean Duffy, Killian Enright and Warren Gleeson
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5. Technology: Junior Group
Title: A simple device to ensure the secure closure of manure storage tanks and prevent the leaking of manure to the environment.
Overview: This project investigates the possibility of creating a device that will prevent the leaking of slurry storage units on farms which affects the environment.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery
Students: Eoghan McMahon, Michael O’Flynn and John Brynes.
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6. Technology: Intermediate Group
Title: Chimney Turbine
Overview: We plan to make a chimney turbine that will sit into a chimney and create energy/electricity.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery
Students: Mark Danaher and Ciaran Nolan
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7. Technology: Intermediate Group
Title: A simple hygiene device for business and domestic use
Overview: This device to promote bio- security and hygiene between farms and other businesses and prevent the spreading of disease on the farm and at home.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery, Mr Tom Byrne
Students: Tom Flavin, John Delee and Chris Scannell
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8. Technology: Intermediate Group
Title: A simple device to aid caesarean sections in cows.
Overview: This project investigates the use of an attachment to a calving jack which may be used to help vets in carrying out caesarean sections
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery, Mr. Tom Byrne
Students: Martin Madden, AJ O’Connor and Conor Barry
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9. Technology: Senior Group
Title: Self sanitizing handle
Overview: It is a sanitising door handle that cleans the handle of germs before you touch it.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Students: Michael Upton and Cieran Scanlon
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10. Biological and Ecological Sciences: Junior Group
Title: A urine fertilizer
Overview: This project investigates the possibility of using urine as an alternative to commercial fertilisers in the growing of plants.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery
Students: Shane Lee, Liam Upton and Jack Fanning
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11. Biological and Ecological Sciences: Intermediate Group
Title: Can you tell me the time of day by your body temperature?
Overview: This project will investigate if it’s really possible to tell the time of day based on your body temperature.
Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery
Students: Orlaith Condon and Nikita Derwin
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12. Biological and Ecological Sciences: Senior Group
Title: An environmental alternative to pesticides for the control of wasps
Overview: Wasps control other species of pest insects. Rather than kill wasps we propose to use natural methods to control and NOT KILL wasps.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Students: Shauna Gayer and Eileen O’Flynn
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13. Biological and Ecological Sciences: Senior Group
Title: Soft Shell eggs; a solution for free range growers
Overview: An investigation into the phenomenon of soft shell eggs in free range hens and the variables that affect its occurrence along with a solution.
Teacher: Mr Donal Enright
Students: Kate Brislane and Louise Copse
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