Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

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Stands at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in January, 2005.
Stands at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in January, 2009.

The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (Irish: Taispeántas na nEolaí Óga agus Teicneoilíochta), commonly called "the Young Scientist", is an annual competition that has been held in Dublin, Ireland every January since 1965[1] for encouraging interest in science in secondary and primary schools, currently sponsored by BT Ireland. There were 1,616 entries for the 2009 contest, [2] five hundred of which were selected for the Exhibition at the Royal Dublin Society. In each and Technology Exhibition advance to participate in international events such as the European Union Contest for Young Scientists and the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar.

There are four categories in which projects are awarded to: biology, physics, social and behavioral sciences and technology. There are three levels of entry accepted.[1]

One of the founders of the Exhibition, Father Tom Burke, died in March 2008.[3] An award at the event was named after him in his memory.[3]

Aer Lingus sponsored the competition for the first 33 years.[1] 2010 was the tenth year in which the Exhibition was sponsored by BT.[4] It has produced at least one author (Sarah Flannery) and one millionaire (Patrick Collison).[4] Many of the past winners have gone on to establish international companies on the technology they developed. One of the most notable was Baltimore Technologies.

To apply to compete in the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, one must fill in a project form, that includes details of the projects and the participants. Judges then decide on the projects that they wish to display at the RDS in the exhibition. About one third of the projects that apply get in. Each project has a stand that displays information on the project. The general public are allowed to view the projects during the three days of exhibitation. During these days, the projects are judged and an award ceremony is held. there are prizes for each section, and prizes supplied by different parties as well.

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[edit] Winners by year

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[edit] Winners by age

Year Winner Age School Project Title Notes
1954(?)–1996 N/A — — N/A
1997 Michael Flynn 17 Christian Brothers College, Cork A COMPLEX study of chaotic behaviour in Irish weather Data retrieved from Irish Times archive.[5] Additional later life data unavailable.
1998[6] Raphael Hurley 15 Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Cork The Mathematics of Monopoly Gained a BSc (Hons) Joint Honours in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from University College Cork in 2005[7]
Was named UCC Graduate of the Year in February 2006
1999 Sarah Flannery 16 Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney Cryptography - A new algorithm versus the RSA Wrote a book on her algorithm and number theory in general, In Code: A Mathematical Journey (ISBN 0-7611-2384-9)
First place — 11th European Union Contest for Young Scientists
Gained a BA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge in 2003, worked for Wolfram Research for a period and in 2006 was working with the EA Software Company in California, United States[citation needed]
2000 Thomas Gernon 16 Coláiste Rís, Dundalk, County Louth The Geography and Mathematics of Europe's Urban Centres First time in the competition's 36-year history that a Social & Behavioural Sciences project won the top award[8]
Graduated with First Class Honours in Geology from University College Dublin in 2004, going on to complete a Ph.D. at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol[citation needed]
His research on the dynamics of volcanic eruptions has taken him from diamond mines in Botswana and Arctic Canada, to many active volcanoes around the world, including those of Iceland, Italy, Greece and Far Eastern Siberia[citation needed]
Currently lecturer of geology at Trinity College, Dublin[citation needed]
2001[9] Peter Taylor, Shane Browne and Michael O'Toole — — Investigating symmetrical shapes formed by polygons
2002[10] David Michael O'Doherty — Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin The Distribution of the Primes and the Underlying Order to Chaos. Mathematics undergraduate at Cambridge
2003[11] Adnan Osmani 16 St Finnian's College, Mullingar, County Westmeath The graphical technological and user-friendly advancement of the Internet browser: XWebs Osmani filed for a patent for his networking socket and web browser in 2003.
2004[12] Ronan Larkin 16 Synge Street CBS, Dublin Generalised Continued Fractions
2005 Patrick Collison 16 Castletroy College, Limerick Croma: a new dialect of Lisp Became an overnight millionaire at the age of 19 when he, alongside his 17-year-old brother John, sold their software company Auctomatic to a Canadian firm for more than €3 million[13]
2006 Aisling Judge 14 Kinsale Community School, County Cork The development and evaluation of a biological food spoilage indicator
Third place — 18th European Union Contest for Young Scientists; First Junior Category Winner[14]
2007 Abdusalam Abubakar 17 Synge Street CBS, Dublin An Extension of Wiener's Attack on RSA First place — 19th European Union Contest for Young Scientists[15]
Originally from Somalia, had not used a computer before arriving in Ireland twenty months earlier[16]
2008 Emer Jones 13 Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, County Kerry Research and Development of Emergency Sandbag Shelters Youngest ever winner[17]
First winner from County Kerry[18]
First time her school had entered[18]
2009 Liam McCarthy and John D. O'Callaghan 13/14 Kinsale Community School, County Cork The Development of a Convenient Test Method for Somatic Cell Count and Its Importance In Milk Production Kinsale Community School became the first to hold two separate national award winners after Aisling Judge's 2006 win.[19]
First place — 21st European Union Contest for Young Scientists[20]
2010 Richard O'Shea 18 Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Blarney, County Cork A biomass fired cooking stove for developing countries
2011[21] Alexander Amini 15 Castleknock College, Dublin Tennis sensor data analysis
2012[22] Mark Kelly and Eric Doyle 17/17 Synge Street CBS, Dublin Simulation accuracy in the gravitational many-body problem
Age Winner School Project Title Year
13[17] Emer Jones Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, County Kerry Research and Development of Emergency Sandbag Shelters 2008
13/14 Liam McCarthy and John D. O'Callaghan Kinsale Community School, County Cork The Development of a Convenient Test Method for Somatic Cell Count and Its Importance In Milk Production 2009
14[23] Aisling Judge Kinsale Community School, County Cork The development and evaluation of a biological food spoilage indicator 2006

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Christopher Moriarty (2003). Brian Lalor. ed. The Encyclopedia of Ireland. Yale University Press. p. 1161. ISBN 9780300094428. 
  2. ^ http://www.btyoungscientist.ie/media/pressreleases.php?id=20
  3. ^ a b Sean O’Riordan and Niall Murray (10 January 2009). "Milk project wins school its second scientist gong". Irish Examiner. http://www.examiner.ie/story/ireland/idkfgbeyau/rss2/. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Knowedlge economy tops agenda for Young Scientists". RTÉ. 8 May 2009. http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0508/bt.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Proof that weather is chaotic wins a top award". irishtimes. 11 January 1997. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/1997/0111/97011100059.html. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Top prize goes to Cork student". The Irish Times. 10 January 1998. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/1998/0110/98011000036.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  7. ^ "Raphael Hurley at UCC". University College Cork. http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/life/profiles/. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  8. ^ "Dundalk student wins Young Scientist of the Year". RTÉ. 14 January 2000. http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0114/scientist.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  9. ^ "Investigating symmetrical shapes formed by polygons". The Irish Scientist. 2001. http://www.irishscientist.ie/2001/contents.asp?contentxml=01p255a.xml&contentxsl=IS01pages.xsl. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  10. ^ "Maths whiz lands Young Scientist Award". RTÉ. 11 January 2002. http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0111/youngscientist.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  11. ^ "Browser project wins Young Scientist award". RTÉ. 10 January 2003. http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0110/youngscientist.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  12. ^ "Maths project wins Young Scientist". RTÉ. 9 January 2004. http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0109/scientist.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  13. ^ "Limerick brothers sell company for millions". RTÉ. 27 March 2008. http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0327/collison.html?rss. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  14. ^ "Aisling Judge DDN". Dustin's Daily News. http://www.rte.ie/tv/theden/ddn/aislingjudge.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
  15. ^ "The 19th European Union Contest for Young Scientists". European Union Contest for Young Scientists. http://ec.europa.eu/research/youngscientists/valencia/prize_winners_en.htm. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  16. ^ "ABDUSALAM ABUBAKAR". Xclusive Magazine. http://www.xclusive.ie/08/abubakar.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  17. ^ a b "Kerry student wins Young Scientist of the Year". RTÉ. 11 January 2008. http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0111/scientist.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  18. ^ a b Louise Hogan and Conor Bartley (12 January 2008). "Sandbags study helps Emer to top prize at awards". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sandbags-study-helps-emer-to-top-prize-at-awards-1264558.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  19. ^ Leo McMahon (17 January 2009). "Kinsale Community School celebrates another BT Young Scientist success". The Southern Star. http://www.southernstar.ie/article.php?id=1083. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  20. ^ Dick Ahlstrom (14 January 2010). "Event 'bedrock' of smart economy, says Tánaiste". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0114/1224262292554.html. Retrieved 16 January 2010. "Dundalk rock band Curtain Thieves played a set before an aerial act from Fossett’s Circus took the stage, both giving impressive performances. BMX display riders Team Extreme then seemed to defy gravity as they spun across the stage, after which last year’s young scientists of 2009, John D O’Callaghan and Liam McCarthy accepted the generous cheers and applause, remembering their RDS win but also coming first in the European Young Scientist Competition last autumn." 
  21. ^ Dick Ahlstrom (14 January 2011). "Game, set and match for Young Scientist". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0114/breaking44.html. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
  22. ^ . http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0114/1224310242753.html. 
  23. ^ "Youngest ever winner of Scientist competition". RTÉ. 14 January 2006. http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0114/scientists.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 

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Thomas Gernon (2000)  · Patrick Collison (2005)  · Aisling Judge (2006)  · Abdusalam Abubakar (2007)  · Emer Jones (2008)  · Liam McCarthy and John D. O'Callaghan (2009)
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Richard O'Shea (2010)  · Alexander Amini (2011)
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