Ian O’Sullivan and Eimear Murphy from Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk, who have been awarded the international travel award Intel ISEF at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Milan.
Colaiste Treasa Kanturk students, Ian O’Sullivan and Eimear Murphy, who were winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition earlier this year, achieved international success in Milan last weekend when winning the travel award ‘Intel ISEF’ at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). The winning duo will now go on to compete at the Intel ISEF competition in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2016.
Ian and Eimear, who are both fifth year students, were named winners at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in Januarywith their project ‘Alcohol consumption: does the apple fall far from the tree?’ Their award-winning project investigated the association between adolescent alcohol consumption and their parents’ consumption pattern and attitudes towards alcohol use.
Speaking about their achievement, Shay Walsh
, Managing Director, BT, said; “Today’s award is a great accomplishment for Ian and Eimear, and demonstrates the standard of projects emanating from Ireland. It is a wonderful honour to be recognised internationally for your work and they should be immensely proud of themselves. Year after year, our Young Scientist winners are making their mark on the industry on an international scale, demonstrating the talent and ability of Irish students, and I look forward to seeing what January 2016 will bring.”
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2016 will take place in the RDS, Dublin from 6th-9th January, 2016, and the closing date for entries is fast approaching. Students have until Tuesday, 29th September, to get their one-page submission in. As well as the opportunity to have a project shortlisted and experience a week at the exhibition in Dublin, there are also over 120 student, teacher and school awards to be won, including cash prizes, international trips and the overall title of BT Young Scientist and Technologist(s) of the Year.
For more information on the exhibition and for details on how to enter, log onto www.btyoungscientist.com or follow the exhibition on Twitter @BTYSTE.