BT Young Scientist Winners 2016 with Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan TD

The winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2016 are Maria Louise Fufezan and Diana Bura from Loreto secondary school Balbriggan, county Dublin. Their project was on enzymes and animal feed. It was about whether industrial additives to animal feed are effective at eradicating roundworm. The winners were congratulated by Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan T.D.

NI Education Minister John O’Dowd MLA at the exhibition at the RDS

 The Stormont Education Minister John O’Dowd MLA also visited the exhibition at the RDS in Dublin to see some of the projects entered by schools from Northern Ireland.

Project on lead in water by two students from Colaiste Oiriall Monaghan

There were five entries from three secondary schools in County Monaghan. Two were from Patrician High School Carrickmacross and two from St Louis secondary school Monaghan. The third featured in the photo was from Colaiste Oiriall Monaghan. 2048 projects and 396 schools entered this year, the 52nd.