Déise's BT Young Scientists raise farming issues
Two Déise students will be vying for the win at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition this week. Photo: Hugh Dooley
Waterford students are set to raise issues on farming and food preservation at this year's BT Young Scientist Exhibition in the RDS.
Two students from Waterford have successfully accepted projects for the exhibition.
The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) is an annual competition and showcase for students in Ireland. One of the most prestigious and long-standing events of its kind in Europe, these students are certainly rising stars of the future.
The competition is open to second-level students from across Ireland, who can participate individually or in groups. The projects are then entered into one of four categories, Biological and Ecological Sciences; Chemical, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Technology.
The two entrants from Waterford, including one from Dungarvan CBS with their project 'Spoiler Alert: pH Responsive Packaging for Food Preservation', which has been entered as an individual submission by James Hickey to the Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences section. The other submission is titled; 'A study into maximising ACRES payments for Grassland Farmers' by Oran Sheehan from Árdscoil na mBráithre into the Biological & Ecological category.
Best of luck to both entrants.
