Mayo student takes prestigious title at science awards
Professor Vincent Cunnane TUS President, Paraic O’Nuallain - Boston Scientific, Dana Carney - Mount St Michael, Catherine Kehoe - Boston Scientific, Sheila Porter SciFest - SciFest TUS Athlone Campus - Photo: Nathan Cafolla.
A Mayo student has won a top prize at SciFest@TUS Athlone, one of Ireland’s largest regional science fairs for second-level students, held this week at the Technology University of the Shannon (TUS), Athlone Campus.
The prestigious "Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award" went to Dana Carney of Mount Saint Michael Secondary School in Claremorris. The school completed a hat trick in the “Junior Technology – Individual” category, taking home the gold, silver and bronze.
Dana's project concerned the use of a mobile application and a machine learning model to aid Ireland's emergency services with communication and interpretation of Irish Sign Language (ISL) for a safer and more inclusive society.
She will now go forward to compete at the SciFest National Final in November 2024 for a chance to named SciFest STEM Champion 2024 and represent Ireland at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
A total of 380 students competed in this year’s SciFest@TUS Athlone, showcasing their passion for and knowledge of science, engineering, technology, and maths.
