SciFest 2023
St Andrew's College 12th Annual SciFest
The St Andrew’s College 12th annual SciFest Project exhibition took place on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 November 2023. It was, as always, a fascinating display of very well-considered and structured, evidence-based projects.
| Overall Awards | ||
| First place | Elijah Preston | Can solar powered vehicles meet the travel needs of the future? |
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Second place |
Linnet Walsh | Does exposure to images of certain body standards affect our self-image? |
| Third place |
Teagan O'Connor and Erin Gallimore | Are plant-based burgers healthier than beef burgers? |
| Scarlett Breen, Mary Harrington and Phoebe Peare |
Examining the effects of heat protectants on human hair |
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| PTA Awards | ||
| Best inspirational project |
Linnet Walsh | Does exposure to images of certain body standards affect our self-image? |
| Millie Tiernan and Maeve Grant | Testing water quality around Dublin. | |
| Best educational project |
Arabella McGrath and Mary-Kate Carroll | What are the best ways to study? |
| Best poster award | Arin Aritkan | What is the best protection method for sound. |
| Best communicator award |
Teagan O’Connor and Erin Gallimore | Are plant-based burgers healthier than beef burgers? |
| Innovation award | Julian Banim | What does TikTok do with your data? |
| Chemistry award | Oisin Hughes and Adam Kirkland |
Investigating the energy content in food using calorimetry. |
| Physics and technology award |
Elijah Preston | Can solar powered vehicle meet the travel needs of the future? |
| Biology award | Laura Sherry | To investigate the loss of protein in food depending on different cooking methods. |
| Sports science | Jerry Ge and Dylan Kehoe | Effects on heartrate of running different distances |
| Psychology award | Blaise O’Mahony and Santiago Camacho Cervantes | Does colour influence memory? |
| Eirgrid climate award | Quitterie Pfiffer l'Hotellier | Can vegetarianism help the planet? Analysing diets for carbon footprint. |
| Elijah Preston | Can solar powered vehicles meet the travel needs of the future? | |