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SciFest@Intel Special Edition
• SciFest 2012
Turning plastic into petrol wins SciFest@Intel
Closing date for receipt of entries to SciFest@College is 2 March 2012
Grand Award
• WIN AN IPOD SciFest Science Week 2011Crossword Competition. Closing date for receipt of entries is 28 Nov. 2011. The crossword is downloadable from the website www.scifest.ie • The dates and venues for SciFest@College 2012 are now available on the website www.scifest.ie
28/10/2011 Two
students,
Ruairí and
O’Neill E og ha n
Flynn
from
Blackwater Community
School,
Lismore,
Co.
Waterford picked up the top prize INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
at SciFest@Intel 2011
SciFest@ Intel Judges
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Project Abstract: ‘Polyfuel – a novel solution to fuel shortages and disposal of ELPs’
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SciFest@Intel Finalists
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Robert Boyle Science Festival
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SciFest 2012 Contact information
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for
technology
their
Ruairi O’Neill and Eoghan Flynn, Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford with Minister Ciarán Cannon TD
project, ‘Polyfuel – a
SciFet@Intel is an exhibi-
Kildare and to compete for
novel solution to fuel
tion of the winning projects
the grand award.
shortages and disposal
from 14 regional SciFest
In
of ELPs’.
Minister of
fairs which took place ear-
achievement at the 14 re-
State for Training and
lier this year at Institutes of
gional
Skills, Ciarán Cannon,
Technology
the
events each of the 33 stu-
TD presented the win-
country and the University
dents was presented with
ners with their prize - a
of Ulster, Derry.
an
trip to the International
tional final gives the win-
STEM medal by Minister
Science and Engineering
ning students an opportu-
Ciarán Cannon, TD.
Fair in Pittsburgh, Penn-
nity to showcase their pro-
Before the Grand Award
sylvania in May 2012,
jects at the Open Innova-
was announced Peter Bra-
where they will represent
tion Lab at Intel’s head-
bazon,
Ireland.
quarters in Leixlip, Co.
launched SciFest 2012.
around
The na-
recognition
of
their
SciFest@College
Intel
Excellence
DSE,
in
officially