Student Projects - Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Stand Number: 3404

Project title: Crunch Time: Unveiling the perfect potato for chips.

Overview: The project is looking to find what is the perfect potato to make chips

School Name: Our Lady's Bower

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 3405

Project title: Bioelectrical Production: Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) as an alternative energy source.

Overview: Investigating the efficiency of Microbial Fuel Cells using different soil types.

School Name: St. Joseph's Secondary School Tulla

School County: Clare

Stand Number: 3406

Project title: Applying Markov Chains to Model Stochastic Processes in Queueing Theory

Overview: We seek to apply Markov Chains to create Stochastic Processes in various queueing systems and to develop mathematical models to predict key performance metrics.

School Name: Coláiste Phádraig CBS

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3407

Project title: Investigating the correlation between posture and speed in women's figure skating.

Overview: This project defines how spinning in figure skating is affected by different body positions.

School Name: St Aloysius School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3408

Project title: Sipping Sustainably: Evaluating Edible Water Bottles

Overview: To investigate and create edible water bottles to find out if they could become an alternative to plastic ones.

School Name: St Andrews College

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3409

Project title: Truailliú Farraige: An bhfuil sé ag ionsaí an cósta?

Overview: Is í aidhm an tógra seo ná a fhiosrú an féidir ceangal a dhéanamh idir raic farraige & creimeadh cósta

School Name: Coláiste Naomh Eoin

School County: Galway

Stand Number: 3500

Project title: Geometrical Applications of Generalised Complex Numbers

Overview: Our project describes a very powerful method of solving difficult geometrical problems involving conic sections, using generalised complex numbers.

School Name: Christian Brothers, Synge St.

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3501

Project title: Does temperature affect magnetic forces?

Overview: We will be heating up the temperature of magnets to see if it changes the strength of the magnetic force.

School Name: Marist College

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 3502

Project title: Development and Investigation of an Eco Friendly Mycelium-Based Air Filter

Overview: To develop an eco-friendly air filter using mycelium to replace traditional filters that contribute to landfill and plastic pollution and then test its efficiency

School Name: Clonakilty Community College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3503

Project title: Hearing Test on Secondary School Students

Overview: Hearing test for classically-trained and untrained ears in boys and girls.

School Name: Wilson's Hospital School

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 3504

Project title: Toxic Fashion

Overview: Fast fashion- the environmental effects, the views of others, influences that mold this mentality and testing whether the toxin levels vary from product to product.

School Name: Ursuline College

School County: Sligo

Stand Number: 3505

Project title: The effects of energy drinks on adolescents

Overview: An investigation into the mental and physical effects of energy drinks on adolescents.

School Name: City Vocational School

School County: Kilkenny