THE UA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2017 COMPANION
Contents
CONTENTS THE UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
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THE UA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2017
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OPENING DINNER
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UPRESENT
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DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT
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THE COLLOQUIUM
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GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY
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THOMAS CLARKSON GOLD MEDAL
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STUDENT ATTENDEES
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JUDGES
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Our Partners
WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS The Undergraduate Awards would like to thank all of our Partners, who support the programme throughout the year.
University Partners
Programme Partners
Summit Partners
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n 2017 UA received 6,432 submissions from 299 institutions in 48 countries. Open to all penultimate and final year students, as well as recent graduates, the UA proamme is split into seven regions: Africa & the Middle East; Asia; Europe; Island of Ireland; Latin America; Oceania; and the USA & Canada. Top performing papers are chosen for their rigour, innovation and global relevance within their subject area. Papers are rewarded and recognised for unearthing unorthodox ideas and highlighting alternative arguments to some of the world’s biggest challenges. In 2017, 344 notable academics
representing 144 institutions (35 countries) from across the globe took part in the judging process. After a four-stage, entirely anonymous, judging process they selected a Global Winner, a Regional Winner and Highly Commended entrants (the top 10%) for each of the 25 categories.
Introduction to UA
Founded in Ireland in 2008, The Undergraduate Awards (UA) is the world’s leading academic awards programme, identifying and connecting the top undergraduate researchers, writers and creators from around the world across the sciences, business, humanities and creative arts.
You can find out more about our Winners, Judges and attending Regional Winners and Highly Commended Entrants in this companion. The Undergraduate Awards enjoys the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Jim Barry, Chair
Brenda Cullen
Terence O’Rourke
Lara Coyle
Louise Hodgson
Bella Fitzpatrick
Ruairi Quinn
Samantha Alex Gordine
Oisín Hanrahan
Ed O’Brien Hogan
Rachel Naughton
Aifric Ní Chríodáin
Claire Dillon, Alumni Representative
Teresa Basquel Fahy 5
Introduction to the Summit 6
THE UA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2017 November 7th - 9th 2017 Dublin, Ireland
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he UA Global Summit is a unique event, during which the top performing students and recent graduates from across the world are brought together for three days of networking, discussion and celebration. The theme for the Summit is ‘Know Your Worth, Know Your Responsibility’ and is designed to influence future influencers by impressing upon them the importance of leadership, while equipping them with the knowledge necessary to further their careers, their ideas and their research.
The Summit is designed to allow participants to take time out of their everyday lives and routines and to focus on personal development, and to reflect on their achievements heretofore. This year attendees will be coming to Dublin from countries all over the world such as Singapore, Canada, Vietnam, Qatar, Sweden, Australia, Iran, South Africa, the Netherlands and Japan. The international aspect of The Undergraduate Awards programme and summit is extremely important and valuable.
The UA Global Summit is built around the central tenet of sharing information, knowledge and ideas, while making long-lasting interdisciplinary and international connections and friendships. This is embodied by UPresent, during which 70 of the 130 participants will present their winning research. The Colloquium is another crucial component of the three-day event, where inspirational speakers are assembled from a diverse range of backgrounds and industries to share their success stories as well their tales of perseverance over failure.
This year’s Global Winners will be presented with the Inaugural Thomas Clarkson Gold Medal at the Gold Medal Ceremony in Dublin City Hall. You can read more about Thomas Clarkson on page 19 of this companion. We are delighted that you can join us for the UA Global Summit 2017! We hope you will enjoy the experiences, the connections and the learning! If you are sharing updates on social media, please use the hashtag #UA17 and feel free to check out other updates from attendees, speakers and staff.
Summit Schedule Summit Schedule
THE UA GLOBAL SUMMIT SCHEDULE TUESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER 6am - 6pm 7pm - 9.30pm
Students Arrive Opening Dinner
Airport & Generator Hostel Smock Alley Theatre
WEDNESDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER 7am - 7.45am 8am - 3.30pm 6pm - 10pm
Breakfast UPresent Dinner and Entertainment
Generator Hostel Light House Cinema Generator Hostel
THURSDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER 7am - 8am 8.45am - 3.30pm 5.30pm - 7.45pm 8.15pm - late
Breakfast The Colloquium Gold Medal Ceremony Gala Dinner
Generator Hostel Farmleigh House City Hall The Pillar Room
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Opening Dinner
OPENING DINNER Tuesday 7th of November, 7pm Smock Alley Theatre
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he UA Global Summit kicks off with the Opening Dinner taking place in the historical Smock Alley Theatre. This stunning theatre dates from 1662 and was the first Theatre Royal to open outside of London, during the Restoration period. The theatre remains largely unchanged since its doors opened in the mid-17th century and, for this reason, it is one of the most important sites in European theatre history. During that time it became a Catholic Church, from 1811 until 1989, including during the Catholic Penal Period, when Ireland, under English rule, was forbidden from calling the Catholic faithful to prayer. This
was an injustice the parish priest, based at the renamed St Michael’s and St. John’s, could not abide by. He famously climbed to the top of the building and rang the illegally installed bell, which was the first time a Catholic church bell had sounded in Ireland for 300 years. This earned the bell the nickname of ‘Ireland’s Liberty Bell’. In 2012 the building returned to its roots, reopening as a theatre. This dinner will see the UA Global Summit 2017 opened by local writer, historian and artist, Pat Liddy. We will also have a panel discussion where some of our international judges will discuss their highlights of this year’s entries.
GUEST OF HONOUR
PAT LIDDY
Pat is an Irish artist, historian, writer, illustrator, broadcaster, mapmaker, and environmental lobbyist who has helped make Dublin a global tourist attraction. Pat published a column in The Irish Times for ten years, in which he illustrated the various fascinating faces of Dublin, and he is the author of ten books. In 2005 he founded Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours of Dublin. 8
UPresent
UPRESENT
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Wednesday 8th of November, 8am Light House Cinema
Present is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the UA Global Summit, where attendees take to the stage and present their award-winning papers in three minutes. It is a fastpaced, knowledge-filled morning and afternoon, sure to inspire and spark exciting ideas and conversations.
During lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to speak to some of the Summit Partners at the UFair. A mini grad fair, UFair gives attendees the opportunity to talk informally with representatives from top universities about employment and research opportunities, funding advice and everything in between.
THE SCHEDULE 8am 8.10am 12.30pm 1.30pm 3.30pm
Opening of Event Presentations Commence Lunch and UFair Presentations Recommence Event Closes
UPRESENT MASTER OF CEREMONIES
RONAN HODSON Ronan is an international representative for Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, focusing on the University’s relationships in South Asia. 9
Dinner and Entertainment
DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT Wednesday 8th of November, 6pm Generator Hostel
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he Generator Hostel is one of Ireland’s premier hostels and will be home to our attendees for the entirety of the UA Global Summit. On Wednesday evening attendees will have the chance to explore more of this intriguing and exciting venue. We will have dinner in the Generator as well as some traditional Irish music from local artists.
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This a chance for attendees to experience some Irish culture in the heart of Dublin, as well as to get to know other people attending in a relaxed and social setting. We will also have a film screening in the cinema, which is located in the basement of the hostel for anyone who wishes to unwind there.
The Colloquium
THE COLLOQUIUM Thursday 9th of November, 8.45am - 3.35pm Farmleigh House
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he Colloquium is another highlight of the UA Global Summit 2017. We have assembled speakers and breakout leaders from the worlds of science, business, the arts, humanities and activism. We want to provide as diverse and thought-provoking a schedule of speakers and interactions as possible and this year we have the most relevant and exciting speakers from Ireland and internationally. The Colloquium is all about discussion, debate and deliberation. We encourage participants to engage with the speakers and breakout leaders to challenge, inquire and, ultimately, think big. The theme is centred around the tagline of ‘Know Your Worth, Know Your Responsibility’, and is designed to light a spark to allow you to unleash your full potential.
Farmleigh House is the official guest residence of the President of Ireland and the Irish government. Those who conduct state visits to Ireland stay in this spectacular house, including former guests such as Barrack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II. This house originally belonged to the preeminent Guinness family – famous brewers, innovators and philanthropists. The house itself dates back to the mid-1700s, with the current incarnation built in 1873 by the grandson of Arthur Guinness, Edward Guinness, who became Baron Iveagh and later Earl Iveagh. The house was acquired by the Irish Government in 1999 and opened for use in 2001 following an extensive refurbishment.
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Colloquium Schedule
THE SCHEDULE 8.45am 9.15am 9.20am 9.35am 9.50am 10.05am 10.20am 10.35am 11.15am 11.20am 12pm
Arrival and Morning Coffee Welcome and Opening Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor Dr Roja Fazaeli Philip King Kinsley Aikins Prof. Dame Sue Black Breakout 1 Changeover Breakout 2 Lunch
1pm 1.05pm 1.20pm 1.35pm 1.50pm 2.05pm 2.20pm 2.55pm 3pm 3.35pm
Re-Intro Prof. Noel Sharkey Charity Wayua Ailbhe Smyth Lynn Scarff Syed Shoaib Hasan Rizvi Breakout 3 Changeover Breakout 4 Depart
BREAKOUT SESSIONS MORNING SESSION
AFTERNOON SESSION
Kingsley Aikins
Charity Wayua
Cynthia Mannion
Ailbhe Smyth
Philip King
Lynn Scarff
Roja Fazaeli
Conor Houston
Zerbanoo Gifford
Barry Sheehan
Gavin Fogarty
Noel Sharkey
Owen Priest
Marissa Moazen Will St Leger
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COLLOQUIUM SPEAKERS 2017 KINGSLEY AIKINS Kingsley is the CEO of Diaspora Matters, a Dublin based consultancy company that has worked in over 30 countries to help them develop strategies to connect with their diasporas. He has written and spoken extensively on networking, philanthropy and diasporas. Prior to that he ran The Ireland Funds, a global philanthropic network for 21 years and before that was the Sydney-based representative of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. He is an economics graduate of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. The Value of Social Capital
Colloquium Speakers
with breakout title if applicable
PROF. DAME SUE BLACK Sue is an anatomist and a forensic anthropologist who has worked for UK police forces, the UN and overseas, including war crimes investigations in Kosovo and the Asia Tsunami of 2004. Author of 12 text books and over 130 papers. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Anthropological Institute, the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Awarded an OBE and a DBE for her services to forensic anthropology.
DR ROJA FAZAELI Roja is a Professor at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin and has published widely on Islamic feminisms, female religious authorities, women’s rights in Iran, and the relationship between human rights and religion. Her most recent book is titled “Islamic Feminisms: Rights and Interpretations Across Generations in Iran”. She is currently on the editorial board of the journal ‘Religion and Human Rights’ and is a member of the executive committee of the Immigrant Council of Ireland. Roja also serves as the representative for Scholars at Risk at Trinity. Waiting in Line to Do Good? Reflecting on Justice in Academic Life 13
Colloquium Speakers
GAVIN FOGARTY A sole-founder from a non-technical background, working in the startup sector with the highest expected failure rates, Gavin has raised over 1.5million USD to accelerate the growth of his company. Gavin studied Venture Management and Computer Science in University, and now gets to build things online. Having recently become a father, he is particularly passionate about managing energy levels both at home and at work. Going Solo: Building a Company with No Experience, Money or Partners
ZERBANOO GIFFORD Author and human rights campaigner, Zerbanoo is the founder of the ASHA Centre, which pioneers youth empowerment in the fields of sustainable development, interfaith and intercultural dialogue and the arts. She holds the International Woman of the Year Award 2006 for her humanitarian work, championing the rights of women, children and minorities. A pioneer for Asian Women in British politics, Zerbanoo has also been London organiser for the charity Shelter and was director of Anti-Slavery International. She has written a book entitled Thomas Clarkson and the Campaign against Slavery. Clarkson is the abolitionist whom the 2017 Gold Medal is named after. Inspiration, Connection, Purpose: Are these the Most Important Drives in Life?
SYED SHOAIB HASAN RIZVI Shoaib is an advocate of women’s economic empowerment. In 2012, he created the ‘I Am Entrepreneur’ campaign in Pakistan providing microloans and mentors to women to develop entrepreneurial ventures. While studying Media at Western University, he launched a women’s vocational training programme in Charsadda, a girls’ school and women’s empowerment centre in Sargodha, and made a film called “Voices from Karachi” featuring the lives of women and children affected by terrorism. Shoaib’s work was recognized with the Outstanding Youth Delegate Award at the United Nations Youth Assembly. 14
CONOR HOUSTON
How to Be an Agent of Change
PHILIP KING
Colloquium Speakers
Conor is a lawyer, influencer, strategist, collaborator and innovator. He is a graduate of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and obtained his Masters in International Human Rights law before studying at the European Public Law Group Academy in Greece. He was the first lawyer from Northern Ireland to serve on the Executive Board of the European Young Bar Association, and the youngest solicitor to be elected to serve on the Council of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Conor is passionate about youth empowerment and has been involved in the establishment of groups and programmes to promote new models of leadership.
Philip is a producer, film director, writer, musician and broadcaster. He is also a commentator and contributor to national and international forums on the role and contribution of culture and arts in a world where we are more connected and more isolated than ever before – hence his deep interest in the collision of the arts and technology. King is the driving force behind Other Voices, the documentary and music series featuring some of the biggest names in music, recently including St. Vincent and The National. Tradition, Translation, Transmission
DR CYNTHIA MANNION Dr Cynthia Mannion is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at University of Calgary. Cynthia graduated from Queen’s University at Kingston and completed a Master’s degree in Nursing from McGill University. In Quebec she worked in Infant Medicine at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, in the Newborn Nursery and Postpartum Units at the Royal Victoria Hospital and taught prenatal classes at St. Mary’s Hospital Montreal and later with the Calgary Health Region. She completed her PhD in Human Nutrition and Dietetics focusing on maternal dietary intake and birth outcomes. Considerations of Publishing: The Predatory Journal 15
Colloquium Speakers
DR MARISA MOAZEN Marisa is the director of Undergraduate Research for the Office of Research & Engagement at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Marisa earned her doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Tennessee, and has an extensive background in programme management for both nonprofits and educational institutes. Marisa also serves on the Alumni Advisory Council for Leadership in Knoxville, and has recently joined the Academic Advisory Board of The Undergraduate Awards. Finding Your Future Through Undergraduate Research
PROF. OWEN PRIEST Owen is presently a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. After serving as the Director of Undergraduate Organic Laboratories, he continues to teach organic chemistry classes as well as upper-level courses for chemistry majors. He has served as the Committee Chair for the American Chemical Society’s LGBT Chemists and Allies committee. When News Cycles and Twitter Feeds Trump Reality, Is There Anything We Can Do To Ensure That Science Has a Voice At The Table?
PROF. NOEL SHARKEY As an interdisciplinary researcher, Sharkey spent over three decades working in AI, Robotics, Cognitive Science neural computing and evolutionary methods at the Universities of Exeter, Yale, Stanford, Essex and Sheffield. Now he works full time on the ethical risks and societal implications of technology in a wide range of areas including policing, care, military, transport, sex, surgery, civil surveillance and inequality of gender and race. As well as being an academic, Sharkey writes for national newspapers and magazines. He is probably best known to the public as Head Judge on BBC 2 Robot Wars, a position he has held since 1998. Human Rights and Robot Wrongs 16
BARRY SHEEHAN
Designing a Public Participatory Performance
AILBHE SMYTH Ailbhe is a campaigner and former academic. The founder of Women’s Studies at University College Dublin, she left academia in 2006 to work with women’s community organisations and in social movements. Ailbhe has published widely on feminism, politics and culture in Ireland and is a regular contributor to media and public debate. Ailbhe was on the Strategic Executive of the Irish referendum campaign for same-sex marriage in 2015. She is Convenor of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment which she co-founded in 2014. The Coalition is a cross-sectoral platform of over 100 organisations and groups preparing for a referendum on the issue in 2018.
Colloquium Speakers
Barry is Head of Design and Assistant Head of the School of Art, Design and Printing at Dublin Institute of Technology. An architect by profession, he has been involved in the design of numerous projects from architecture and interior design through to graphics, multimedia and product design. He is a regular commentator on design-matters in the national media. Barry is a valued member of the Academic Advisory Board of The Undergraduate Awards and this year served as the Judging Chair of the Architecture & Design category.
Using Your Knowledge to Change the World: Campaigning, Activism and Politics
WILL ST LEGER Dublin born artist, activist and broadcaster, Will has become a household name in the Irish street art scene since the mid 2000s. He studied design and visual communication at Athlone Institute of Technology and has held solo exhibitions almost annually from 2006 to 2012 in Dublin. Among his more provocative shows was ‘Art Raid’ for Dublin Fringe Festival. His most recent work is a collaboration with ACT UP Dublin, a group committed to direct action to end the HIV/AIDS crisis. Art and Activism in the Real World 17
Colloquium Speakers
LYNN SCARFF Lynn is the Director of Science Gallery, Dublin. She has extensive experience in developing and leading public engagement projects in science, arts and education fields. Lynn comes from a background of work in the environmental and not-for-profit sectors and has developed a series of programmes, exhibitions, events, books, TV and radio for these areas. She is passionate about science and arts and the potential of spaces like Science Gallery to be facilitators of transformation in people’s lives. When Art and Science Collide
DR. CHARITY WAYUA Charity, from Kenya, attended Xavier University, USA following a scholarship with Zawadi Africa Education Fund. She majored in Chemistry and had minors in Business and Gender and Diversity Studies. She then attended Purdue University to pursue her PhD in Chemistry. Charity’s research focused on developing targeted therapeutics and imaging agents for lung, pancreatic and colon cancers. She joined IBM Research Africa as a research scientist working on education. Currently Charity is managing the Public Sector research team at IBM mainly focusing on developing innovations that transform governments. Technology, Data and International Development
MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR Mary Mitchell O’Connor is a member of the Irish government, currently serving as Minister for Higher Education. She has been a member of the Irish parliament (Dáil Éireann) since 2011, during which time she has served as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
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Farmleigh Floor Plan
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Gold Medal Ceremony
GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY Thursday 9th of November, 5.30pm City Hall, Dublin
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t our annual Awards Ceremony, Global Winners in each category receive a Gold Medal in recognition for their outstanding work. In each of the 25 categories the highest achieving entrant is recognised as the Global Winner in their subject area, following a rigorous and anonymous judging process. You can find the winning papers online at The Undergraduate Library.
The Gold Medal Ceremony takes place in City Hall, which was built between 1769 and 1779 as the Royal Stock Exchange for Ireland. Dublin City Corporation took over the building in 1852 and since then it has been the seat of city government in Dublin. Rebels held City Hall during the 1916 Easter Rising, where the garrison was made up mostly of female combatants. It was here where the first fatality of the Rising took place.
SCHEDULE
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5.30pm
Arrival and Reception
6.15pm
Welcome by Dr Brenda Cullen, CEO of UA
6.20pm
Jim Barry, Chair of UA
6.25pm
Lord Mayor of Dublin, MĂcheĂĄl MacDonncha
6.35pm
Zerbanoo Gifford on Thomas Clarkson
6.50pm
Keynote Speech by Chris Lubbe
7.30pm
Medal Presentation
7.45pm
Finish and Departure
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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orn at a very difficult period in South Africa’s history, Chris made a decision early in his life to become an activist and oppose the racially based system of ‘apartheid’. This decision was to put him on a direct collision course with the ‘apartheid regime’ which resulted in several spells of incarceration, torture and near-death experiences. After Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990 and the fall of ‘apartheid’, Chris worked with Nelson Mandela until his retirement as a bodyguard and also got involved in the delicate negotiations with the ‘apartheid regime’ resulting in subsequent agreement and
the drafting of the new constitution. At present Chris works within various sectors as a keynote speaker and uses stories from his past to inspire positive change. His talks cover various themes including determination, resilience, courage, humanity, courage and forgiveness. Chris draws mainly from the important lessons he learned from Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Gold Medal Ceremony
Chris Lubbe Former Bodyguard of Nelson Mandela
THOMAS CLARKSON GOLD MEDAL
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n 1785, Thomas Clarkson entered an essay competition at the University of Cambridge on the topic of Is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will? In researching and reading around this topic in preparation for the essay competition, Clarkson became an abolitionist as he learned more of the horrors of slavery. This one essay changed the course of history as one of the most effective slavery abolitionists came to the fore. The essay was the beginning of a path which Clarkson would follow, which saw him help found the Society for Effecting the Abolition of Slavery and helped enact the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. In recognition of this, The Undergraduate Awards have named the Gold Medal after Thomas Clarkson to highlight the potential of well-crafted research and its power to change the world. 21 21
Gala Dinner
GALA DINNER
Thursday 9th of November, 8pm The Pillar Room
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he Gala Dinner marks the finale of the UA Global Summit 2017, and will take place in the historic Pillar Room. Originally built in 1785, the Pillar Room has witnessed some highly significant events in the history of Ireland. In 1913 the Irish Volunteers was set up by Eoin MacNeill and held its first recruitment drive here at a time of heightened tensions amid a campaign for greater autonomy from the United Kingdom. The Irish Volunteers are considered the precursors of the Irish Army, making this event a significant milestone in the history of Ireland.
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In 1927 the Pillar Room played host to the remains of Ireland’s republican heroine and first female government minister, Countess Constance Markievicz. After the recent Civil War in Ireland, the then government of the day refused to allow Markievicz to lie in state in the Mansion House or City Hall, and so it was the Pillar Room, steeped in military history, which received her before her burial. Markiewicz, who fought in the Easter 1916 Rising, was the first ever women elected to the UK parliament in Westminster, following a by-election in December 1918. She did not take her seat as the policy was one of abstention and so took up her seat in the first Dåil (parliament of Ireland) in January 1919.
ATTENDEES
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Architecture & Design
GLOBAL WINNER
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MARTHA ANDREWS University of Dundee
Martha is a recent graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the Univeristy of Dundee in Scotland where she graduated with First Class Honours in Interior & Environmental Design. Martha has a passion for Healthcare Design and the effect of the built environment on the health and wellbeing of individuals – something she wishes to pursue further throughout her career. Martha’s studies have been interspersed with several periods of travel throughout Europe, Australasia and Asia which have allowed her to gain a much greater understanding of people and cultures. Experiencing first hand the influence that design has on everyday environments and lives worldwide is something that she believes has definitely made her a more empathetic designer.
Headspace: Creating a Happier Hospital
“The designs introduce accessible nature into the hospital setting through reference to three aspects of the Scottish countryside – woodland, coast and mountain.”
MOHAN NI
University of New South Wales Mohan is an Architecture student at UNSW in Australia. During her study, she has constantly been recognised in the Dean’s Merit List for top performing students and has kept a record of HD for studio works across the degree. She wishes to pursue a postgraduate qualification that will support her dream to become an architect.
Earth and Sky | Bachelor of Architectural Studies Undergraduate Works
Architecture & Design
REGIONAL WINNER – OCEANIA
HIGHLY COMMENDED
RACHEL HUNT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rachel is currently pursuing a degree in interior architecture with a minor in industrial design from the University of Tennessee. She is a teaching assistant at UT and also works as creative director for a local VR and 3D visualization start-up company. She hopes to pursue postgraduate education in graphic design.
Herbaria
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Art History & Theory
GLOBAL WINNER
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EDEN GELGOOT
Queen’s University at Kingston Eden recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, where she majored in Life Sciences and minored in Art History. Eden has a broad range of research experiences as a volunteer in a genetics lab, and in a psychology lab where she examined the effectiveness of a video game intervention at reducing anxiety symptoms in adolescents. Eden interned at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she generated content for an arts-based mobile application designed to promote reflection among medical learners on a patient’s experience. Eden has demonstrated her leadership skills as a member of the Life Sciences Student Council, a Model Parliament delegate, and a Note Taker for the Queen’s Accessibility Services. Eden has worked at a residential summer camp for five years to support cabin group dynamics and mediate conflict. In her free time, Eden loves to play basketball, attend concerts, and travel.
The role of the UNESCO World Heritage List in the commemoration of World War II
“I consider the development of the UNESCO World Heritage List and the inscription/ preservation of AuschwitzBirkenau and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial as sites that commemorate WWII.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Bronwyn is a final year Human Genetics student at Trinity College, The University of Dublin. She has an avidity for all things genetics and a life long love of visual arts. She is a Naughton Fellowship Alumni and hopes to gain experience in industry and potentially earn a PhD in the future.
How ‘insular’ was the art of the early medieval period in Ireland?
HIGHLY COMMENDED
JACQUELINE GRASSI
Art History & Theory
BRONWYN BERKELEY
Western University
Jacqueline recently graduated from Western University, where she studied Art History and was part of the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities and the Scholar’s Electives program. She was on the Arts and Humanities Student Council, and plans to pursue an MFA as well as her passion for arts education.
Art History & Mass Media: The Role of Architecture in Narrative
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Business
GLOBAL WINNER
ROBERT SARICH
Australian National University Robert graduated from the Australian National University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Marketing. He is currently working at New South Wales Treasury in the Commissioning and Contestability Unit where he applies his strategic and problem solving skills to improving the delivery of Government services. This is the second time Robert has achieved success in The Undergraduate Awards – in 2016 he was named the Oceania Regional Winner in the Business category for his paper “Full Life Cycle Assessment of ‘Dunhill International’ Cigarettes as produced by British American Tobacco”. The paper has since been published in the ANU Undergraduate Research Journal Robert has demonstrated his leadership and passion for service through volunteer positions including serving as an Executive Member of Youth in ACTion for Suicide Prevention, Senior Academic Mentor of the ANU, and tutoring at the Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services Centre in Canberra.
Solving social problems with social marketing – Using a processdriven approach to develop a solution to Australia’s blood shortage
“Outlining how social marketing and consumer behaviour theory could be used to develop a solution to the problem of a donor blood shortage in Australia”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
DARAGH GRIFFIN Dublin Institute of Technology
Daragh is a BSc Marketing graduate from DIT. He is currently employed by DHL Ireland as a Marketing Executive. His future areas of research will focus on digital culture and networked technology. Apart from being a proud nerd, he is the songwriter for his band Odd Morris. 28
An exploration of recurring visual images on Instagram to examine the impact of networked technology on social norms
GLOBAL WINNER University of Sydney
Phillip is a first year PhD student in Chemistry working in the area of protein synthesis and its applications in developing therapeutics. He has completed a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) where he went on to win the University Medal - awarded by the University Senate, before receiving the prestigious Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship. In addition to his academic studies, Phillip has been elected onto the Faculty of Science Board at the University of Sydney and spends his time leisure time playing tennis, rock climbing and volunteering.
Selenium-Mediated Peptide Ligations at Proline-Proline Junctions
“A novel protein ligation strategy has been developed allowing, for the first time, rapid and efficient formation of larger proteins including those of therapeutic relevance.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
PHILLIP KARPATI
AISLING RYAN
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Aisling is a Medicinal Chemistry graduate from TCD. She was involved in publishing two papers regarding her final year research project. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry in RCSI, funded by the IRC. She is passionate about drug design and anticancer chemistry, hoping to improve treatment for patients with colorectal cancer.
Chiral Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications
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Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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LIAM BAILEY Cardiff University
Liam is a postgraduate student on the CDT Catalysis course which is a programme shared between Cardiff, Bristol, and Bath Universities. This will lead into a PhD which will be completed at Cardiff. Liam has recently graduated with a first class MChem in Chemistry from Cardiff University.
The catalytic decomposition of ammonia for hydrogen production
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ADAM HEDGER University of Southampton
Adam has recently graduated with a Masters of Chemistry from the University Of Southampton. This included a 6-month research placement in Boston, USA, developing new methods for metabolic DNA labelling using nucleotide prodrugs. Adam is currently applying for a PhD back in Boston, and outside of academia he enjoys football, motorbikes, and gliding.
Synthesis and evaluation of mono-phosphate nucleoside based prodrugs for applications in metabolic DNA labelling
GLOBAL WINNER Monash University
Melanie recently graduated with First Class Honours in Ancient Cultures and is currently an MA candidate in the Centre for Ancient Cultures at Monash University. As an undergraduate, her work has been Highly Commended in the UA in both 2015 and 2016. She has also presented her research at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research in 2015 and 2016. Her current research examines the themes within ancient Egyptian biographies from the First Intermediate Period (ca. 2160–2055 BCE) that were inscribed upon walls and stelae within tombs.
The Origin of Writing in Egypt: Administrative or Ceremonial?
“My paper considers the debate surrounding the earliest known evidence of writing in Egypt and it highlights the ancient historian’s struggle with the unknown.”
Highly Commended for an additional paper in this category: Maat in the Mortuary Sphere: Literature as a Medium to Life after Death in Ancient Egypt
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
SIERRA ROARK
Classical Studies & Archaeology
MELANIE HECHENBERGER
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Sierra earned her degrees in anthropology and history at the University of Tennessee. Sierra’s work centers around interpreting the relationships between people, landscape, plants, and the environment in archaeological contexts. She is now working toward a doctoral degree in anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wood Charcoal Analysis from Coan Hall (44NB11)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SARAH DICKINSON The University of Queensland
Sarah is a student of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland, Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2015, and has just completed her Honours dissertation. She hopes to pursue postgraduate studies in Egyptology.
Don’t Walk Like an Egyptian: Racial Tensions in Ptolemaic Egypt 31
Computer Sciences
GLOBAL WINNER
NGUYEN DINH LUAN University of Science, VNU-HCM
Luan is a Ph.D. student at Michigan State University, specialising in biometrics and artificial intelligence. In 2016, he graduated with first class honours degree in Computer Science at University of Science, VNU-HCM. Luan had outstanding academic results, including Top 10% Paper Award, Best Poster Award, and Best Presentation Award at several academic international conferences. Furthermore, Luan also had precious chances to do research internship at multiples universities/institutes around the world in his undergrad times such as the Université de Montréal (Canada), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland), the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (Germany), the Tohoku University and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Japan). He got “Golden Globe Award” for being one of the most Outstanding Youths in ICT and “Honda Y-E-S Award” for Young Engineers and Scientist in Vietnam. Luan wants to bring his academic research into real life to make people’s lives better.
Deep Convolutional Neural Network in Deformable Part Models for Face Detection
“I utilized the power of artificial intelligence to propose an automatic face detector based on deep neural network.”
Highly Commended for an additional paper in this category: Non-planar Infrared-Visible Registration for Uncalibrated Stereo Pairs
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
SEÁN JENNINGS Dublin Institute of Technology
Seán recently graduated with a first class honours degree in Computer Science from the Dublin Institute of Technology. In April 2017, he won an Innovation Award at DIT’s School of Computing Project Fair. His research focuses on Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning. Sean currently works as a Software Developer in Dublin, Ireland. 32
CrimAnalytics – A Crime Prediction Web Application
SAMUEL MARTIN Cardiff University
Samuel Martin is a Computer Science graduate from Cardiff University currently working for a tech firm in Bristol. He passed his degree with a first scoring 97% on his autonomous robotics project which gained him the award for “Best Final Year Project�. He is currently working on his electric rollerskates and tea-making machine.
Laser Triangulation SLAM Robot
Computer Sciences
REGIONAL WINNER - EUROPE
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ANDREI MUNTEAN University of Manchester
Andrei has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Manchester. He now lives in London and works as a software engineer at Google.
Deep Reinforcement Learning
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Earth & Environmental Sciences
GLOBAL WINNER
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BRIDGET MURPHY Western University
Bridget is in the first year of her masters programme at Western University studying plant physiology, specifically the link between heat stress and tree mortality in future climate conditions. She has received numerous academic awards, including the Florence Bucke Graduate Scholarship and an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. In addition to academic pursuits, Bridget fulfills her love of philanthropy through volunteer work at the local library. Her leadership skills have been honed over the years through club involvement, as VP events of the Operation Smile Club at Western University and in the Romero Social Justice Club at her high school. Her academic interests extend beyond science and delve into English literature, modern art, and Greek mythology. Her life has been shaped by her unique experiences, from working as a nanny to playing rugby for four years, and hopefully that shines through in her work.
Future Climate Conditions Alter Leaf Thermotolerance in Canadian Boreal Trees
“I examined how future climate conditions will alter the leaf thermotolerance of two Canadian boreal tree species to brief, extreme heat exposure.�
GLOBAL WINNER
University of Birmingham
Daniel is a citizen of the United States, Ecuador and Chile. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a First-Class Honours Degree in Economics, and is currently an Intern at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization under the supervision of Dr. Shyam Upadhyaya, the Chief Statistician. Daniel’s research on economic development in Latin America was awarded distinction by the Department of Economics at the University of Birmingham and was among the five finalists at the UK Data Service’s Dissertation Prize 2017. Daniel expects to pursue postgraduate studies and research in Economics in Fall 2018. Besides his academic studies, he underwent training in project management and data analysis for effective public policy by the Inter-American Development Bank, and training in global macroeconomics and investment bank trading by Amplify Trading. He has lived in four different countries, participated often in voluntary projects, and enjoys travelling, practising sports and playing the guitar.
An Econometric Analysis of the Fundamental Determinants of Economic Development in Latin America
Economics
DANIEL CUEVA
“This essay empirically supports geography and institutions as fundamental determinants of the economic development of Latin American countries.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
CYNTHIA WANG Western University
Cynthia Wang is a recent graduate of the Global Economics programme at Western University. She has a strong interest in bringing her skills worldwide, and will be starting her postgraduate studies in management and international business in January 2018. She is especially excited to be going on exchange for four months in 2019 to Barcelona.
The Impacts of Negative Interest Rates on the Eurozone Economy
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Education
GLOBAL WINNER
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FARHANA CHOUDHURY University of Manchester
Farhana is a graduate in BA (Hons) English Language for Education and is a current student in MEd Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester. She is a mentor at Mosaic which is an organisation which aims to raise the educational aspirations of students from socially deprived areas. She is an active member of the University of Manchester Islamic Society and is also the Head of College Islamic Societies under the Federation of Student Islamic Societies which aims to serve the needs of Muslim students across the UK. Farhana is a volunteer with various charities across the UK and regularly fundraises on behalf of them. Her most recent fundraising appeal was on behalf of Islamic Help where she raised money for necessities such as food and shelter for the people of Rohingya. Farhana aims to pursue a PhD in Education, researching the area of academic attainment and disadvantaged children.
A discussion of literacy as a vehicle which enables women from urban Afghanistan and rural Nepal to overcome societal challenges and participate in society
“I explore the ways in which everyday literacy practices enable women from urban Afghanistan and rural Nepal to overcome societal challenges and engage with society.�
HIGHLY COMMENDED Massey University
Christabelle is a student at Massey University studying a major in Educational Psychology and a minor in Human Resources Management. She hopes to further her learning and pursue a masters degree in Educational Psychology.
Motivation in the Classroom
Education
CHRISTABELLE MARSHALL
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MANDEE CHOW
University of British Columbia Mandee is a student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently studying Infant and Child Development. She loves to travel and try new foods. Mandee hopes to work with children and their families in a clinical setting in the future.
Getting a Read on Wellness: Exploring the Use of Children’s Picture Books as a Medium for Promoting Emotional Well-being
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ZAHRA MOHMED KHAN University of Manchester
Zahra has recently completed her degree in English The role of touch Language for Education. She is currently pursuing her screen technology for fostering emergent postgraduate qualification and training to become an literacy development in English teacher. She is passionate about education and the home environment seeks to make a difference in the lives of her learners by empowering them with the language skills needed to succeed.
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Engineering
GLOBAL WINNER
AMBER TAN
Nanyang Technological University Amber is a final year student in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, studying BSc Engineering Science (Civil Engineering) and MSc Technology Management under the Renaissance Engineering Program. Amber is passionate about using the skills she learns in school to help others, and currently leads a group of engineering students seeking to use technological & entrepreneurial skills to empower underprivileged communities in Cambodia. She also hopes to be able to act as a link between people from different backgrounds & different cultures, to promote empathy, understanding and collaboration. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors - playing sports, travelling, camping and hiking.
Investigating the Effects of Toothed Edges and Large Openings on the Seismic Behaviour of Confined Masonry Walls
“I investigated the effect of toothed connections and large openings on the seismic response of confined masonry walls�
HIGHLY COMMENDED
LIM WEI KAI
Nanyang Technological University Wei Kai is a recent Civil Engineering graduate from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was awarded the Building and Construction Authority-Industry Built Environment Undergraduate Sponsorship for his undergraduate studies. He is currently working as a civil engineer in Singapore. He hopes to pursue a postgraduate qualification after obtaining some relevant work experience.
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The Behaviour of Precast Concrete Building to Resist Progressive Collapse
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Nanyang Technological University Zheng Hua is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from NTU that is currently working as a Marine System Design Engineer. He is extremely passionate about building new products and systems focusing on renewable energy as he strongly believes that a balance between progress and environmental damage can be achieved.
Enhancement of Waste Heat Collection Using Phase Change Materials
Engineering
LOW ZHENG HUA
HIGHLY COMMENDED
REZVAN GHAREHBAGHI University of Johannesburg
Rezvan is 25 years old. He is from Iran, born in Romania and currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has completed his mechanical engineering degree (BEng) in 2016 at the University of Johannesburg and currently completing his master degree (MEng) in mechanical engineering (Laser Manufacturing) degree by end of this year (2017).
Foldable Wind Turbine Blade
HIGHLY COMMENDED
TOH ZHI YUAN
Nanyang Technological University Zhi Yuan is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from NTU. He enjoys sports and loves to travel. He hopes to pursue a career in Research, Design and Development.
Development of Drive In-situ Op-vibe FRF measurement for Hard Disk Drives
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History
GLOBAL WINNER
LAUREN KILLINGSWORTH Stanford University
Lauren is a senior at Stanford University, where she studies History and Biology. Her research interests focus on the history of cartography, specifically the practice of mapping cholera in the nineteenth-century. She also pursues biochemistry research and has travelled to the Galápagos Islands and Tanzania to study conservation issues.
Mapping Public Health in NineteenthCentury Oxford
“This paper examines thematic maps of cholera and fever produced by physicians in Oxford in response to the cholera outbreaks of 1832, 1849, and 1854.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ASIA
REBEKAH LIM
Nanyang Technological University Rebekah is a History undergraduate at Nanyang Technological University. She is fascinated by public and social histories - particularly in post-colonial contexts - and hopes to pursue postgraduate studies in research in those areas.
To the Sound of Trumpets: Sex Tourism and the U.S Military Legacy
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ELISABETH DOBSON Ryerson University
Beth Dobson is a Master of Museum Studies student at the University of Toronto. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production with a Minor in History at Ryerson University. A painter and costume builder by trade, her academic work focuses on dance costumes, food, and decorative arts in museum spaces. 40
Caverns of Curiosity: Creating, Interpreting, and Preserving the Cave Parks of the United States National Park Service
HIGHLY COMMENDED Lakehead University
Peter is a fifth year Honours History Concurrent Education student at Lakehead University. He is the Treasurer of the Lakehead University History Society. Peter’s interest in history include, Modern European, Canadian, and Public History. He hopes to pursue a postgraduate qualification in Public History and educate people outside the world of academia.
History of the World Organization of the Scout Movement: From the Inception of Scouting to 1939
History
PETER WALSH
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Language & Linguistics
GLOBAL WINNER
ALEXANDRA BRITO University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Alex is from Nashville, Tennessee and recently graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2017. During her time at UT, she studied neuroscience, neurolinguistics, and French through the College Scholars Programme under the mentorship of Dr. Harriet Bowden. In her first year at UT, she began researching in the Language Acquisition and Cognition Lab within Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. Fascinated by the brain’s ability to acquire new languages, she has collaborated on projects looking at how different language learning environments impact second language processing using electroencephalography (EEG). Alex is currently a Clinical Trials Specialist in Duke University’s Psychiatry Department. She plans to attend medical school next year in hopes of becoming a neurologist.
Effects of Language Immersion versus Classroom Exposure on Advanced French Learners
“I explore the impact of different foreign language learning environments on brain processing of second language”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ZINNIRA SHAIKH Qatar University
Zinnira recently graduated as valedictorian with a degree in English Literature and Linguistics and a minor in Philosophy. She is a regular in the Top 10 speakers at various inter-varsity debate tournaments and was runnerup at Qatar National Debate Championship 2017. She splits her time between being a Grammar nerd and debate coach.
Guilty until proven innocent – Media trials of Muslim terror suspects in India
JOEL HOSUNG KANG Western University
Joel is a master’s student at Western University. He is currently studying primary health care teams and health service utilization among older adults who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He hopes to pursue a doctoral degree in organizational behaviour to learn more about health organizations and high performing systems. 42
Adult statistical word segmentation across two speakers
GLOBAL WINNER
Law
KATHY LIU
Australian National University Kathy recently graduated from the Australian National University with a combined Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours. She has developed a strong interest in carrying out interdisciplinary research and integrating knowledge from both her background in psychology and in law. An example of this focus can be found in her winning submission – this formed the basis for her law thesis, which went on to achieve the second highest mark in her honours cohort. Outside of her studies, Kathy enjoys volunteering with community legal centres and learning about different cultures and customs through her travels. Currently, she is undertaking a legal internship with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva and hopes to continue working in the area of international law.
Moral Emotions and Restorative Justice: A LegalPsychological Analysis of the Role of Shame and Guilt in the Restorative Justice Process in Offender Rehabilitation
“An interdisciplinary essay analysing how psychological research can increase the effectiveness of restorative justice in reducing recidivism.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
DIARMUID HICKEY
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Diarmuid completed his undergraduate degree in law at Trinity College Dublin. Interested in commercial law and legal policy, he is currently pursuing an LL.M from Trinity in International & European Business Law. Diarmuid has received other legal awards including the A&L Goodbody Bold Ideas award. He is also a keen singer and musician.
Should Ireland introduce worker representation on company boards, and if so, how should this be implemented?
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Law
REGIONAL WINNER – EUROPE
SHANNON RUSSELL University of Edinburgh
Shannon has a law degree from the University of Edinburgh and is now a postgraduate criminology student at the University of Oxford Law Faculty. She hopes to undertake a PhD in socio-legal studies with the aim of pursuing an academic career. Her interests lie in intersectional feminist legal studies, particularly violence against women and minorities.
The Criminalisation of Extreme Pornography: Legitimacy and Scope
HIGHLY COMMENDED
REBEKKAH MARKEY-TOWLER The University of Queensland
Rebekkah was a Law and International Relations student at the University of Queensland. She has a particular interest in issues concerning human protection at the international level. While she is currently working in Japan, she hopes to pursue a postgraduate qualification in International Law and International Relations next year.
Public Interest Environmental Lawyering: Law and Politics?
HIGHLY COMMENDED
OTAVA PIHA University of Helsinki
Otava Piha is completing a Master’s degree in Law at the University of Helsinki. She holds a LL.B. degree from the University of Helsinki and a B.A. in Geography from the University of Cambridge. Her master’s thesis examines the prerequisites of legal gender recognition in Finland. 44
Some Are More Human Than Others: The triumph of sovereign prerogative in the European Refugee Crisis
GLOBAL WINNER
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Jamie recently graduated from Trinity College, The University of Dublin with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Human Health Disease. He has just begun his PhD studies with the Comparative Immunology Group at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Insitute. During his undergraduate degree, Jamie carried out research projects at both The University of Oxford and the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. His PhD project is focused on elucidating the mechanisms by which some people are resistant to viral infection. Jamie is extremely passionate about science communication, having previously served as the Science and Research Correspondent with The University Times. He is also a Reid Scholar at Trinity. D’fhás Jamie suas i gceantar Gaeltachta agus mar sin tá grá mór aige don teanga.
NLRP3 inflammasome activation alters the metabolic profile of macrophages.
Life Sciences
JAMIE SUGRUE
“I researched the impact of NLRP3 inflammasome activation on the metabolism of murine macrophages.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ASIA
WEE SOON KEONG Nanyang Technological University
Soon Keong is a Biological Sciences graduate from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. As a NTU President Research Scholar, he has been involved in microbial genetics and point-of-care diagnostics studies, including an overseas field trip to Davao, Philippines, for community engagement with science. He hopes to pursue a postgraduate degree to learn more about antimicrobial resistance.
Diagnosing drug resistant bacterial infections through cost effective technologies for rapid point of care testing in low resource settings
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Life Sciences
REGIONAL WINNER – OCEANIA
ANDRE NG
The University of Queensland Andre graduated from the University of Queensland, Australia with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences. He is currently assisting in research and development at Wilmar International Limited, Singapore, discovering and engineering enzymes for industrial use. Andre plans to puruse a postgraduate qualification in the near future.
Mechanisms Of Congenital Disorder Of Glycosylation Type I
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
NATASHA TANG University of Toronto
Natasha recently completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in molecular genetics at U of T, where she was engaged in undergraduate research, service learning and student-life programming. She is currently a first year medical student at Queen’s University.
Characterizing Disease Variant Interactomes
REGIONAL WINNER – AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
SANDRA CONCEPCION DAS Qatar University
Sandra graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences minoring in Chemistry. She currently works as a Research Assistant at her alma mater continuing the research she started as her graduation research project. She hopes to pursue graduate and post-graduate studies in Physiology to expand her knowledge in the field.
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Endothelial Nitric Oxide Activity and Bioavailabilty during Obesity Conditions
HIGHLY COMMENDED University of Dundee
Michaela is a Wellcome Trust PhD student at the University of Dundee. She is passionate about biomedical research, public health and public engagement. During her undergraduate studies, Michaela undertook several research internships and worked for a bio-business company in the US. In the future, she hopes to establish her own lab and pursue her dreams.
FAM60A is a novel D-glucose and serum responsive hypoxia regulator in HepG2 cells
Life Sciences
MICHAELA OMELKOVĂ
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MORLA PHAN Ryerson University
Morla is a Master’s student at the University of Guelph in the biomedical science program. Her studies focus on treatments for canine cancer with prospects to translate that research to humans. Due to her passion for research, she has a variety of analytical biochemistry skills and strong backgrounds in proteomics and oncology.
Identification of Biomarkers for Breast Cancer in Human Blood Plasma Using HighPerformance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
HIGHLY COMMENDED
RUILIN GUO Western University
RuiLin currently works in marketing at a global consumer health company. She graduated with honours from Western University/Ivey Business School, with a dual degree in Environmental Science and Business Administration. She is passionate about nature, sustainability, and volunteerism, leading her to experiences like monitoring sea turtles in Costa Rica and volunteering with schools in Nicaragua.
The Fear Factor: Impacts of Perceived Predation Risk and Competition on Fall Field Crickets (Gryllus pennsylvanicus)
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Life Sciences
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SANTIAGO CAMPUZANO University of British Columbia
Santiago holds a food science degree from UBC. He is currently pursuing an MSc in biology under Andrew Pelling, and New Harvest fellowship. His undergraduate thesis looked at bacterial cellulose as a potential scaffold for cellular agriculture. Currently, he is researching plant based scaffolds at the Pelling lab in Ottawa, Canada.
Limitations of two current cellulose nanofiber alignment methods, and monitoring of bacterial cellulose production by two commonly used microorganisms: Gluconacetobacter Hansenii and Gluconacetobacter Xylinus
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MAXIM IVANOV TSENKOV University of Dundee
Maxim is doing a Wellcome Trust funded PhD at the University of Dundee. He was an Associate President of the School of Life Sciences, where he facilitated and supported the communication of students’ concerns to the School of Life Sciences and the University. Amidst his roles, he enjoys reading and playing his saxophone.
Characterising mutant versions of PML-RARα derived from relapsed patients with refractory acute promyelocytic leukaemia
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MICHAELA GREGOROVÁ Masaryk University
Misa is a student at Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. She is a member of laboratory, where they study Wnt signalling pathway with focus on chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She hopes to find the right cure on this type of cancer or just be part of its development.
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Biological processes controlled by CK1 δ/ε activity in the context of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
GLOBAL WINNER Brown University
Noah is a writer and musician currently based in Chicago. They completed their Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Literary Arts and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Previous awards and fellowships include Cogut Fellow, Steinhaus/Zisson Pembroke Center Fellow, Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards, and a Brown Creative Arts Council Student Grant. Their writing has been published in Anomaly, Drunken Boat, Chelsea Station, bluestockings, Aldus, the Brown Classics Journal, and Works Etc, among others.
Men Reading Jane Austen: Close Writing Across Gender Scripts
Literature
NOAH FIELDS
“I explore how Jane Austen reconsiders and reforms masculinity and the implications for male readers who crossidentify with Austen, especially gay critics.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
JASMINE MCCRORY Queen’s University Belfast
Jasmine is currently an MA Literary Studies student at Queen’s University Belfast. She recently graduated with first-class honours in BA English and was awarded the Esther Ballantine Scholarship. She hopes to complete a PhD in modernist American poetry and eventually become a lecturer in modernist literary studies.
Your Hands Within My Hands are Deeds - Commercialism and the Exploitation of Native America in New York Poetry
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Literature
REGIONAL WINNER – ASIA
ARIN ALYCIA FONG Nanyang Technological University
Arin recently graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class) in English with a Minor in Creative Writing. She has published a short story in an anti-realist fiction anthology, this is how you walk on the moon. She will be pursuing a Master of Arts in English at NTU next January.
Ulysses: A Synthesis of the Physiological and Mechanical Body
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SARAH COAKLEY University of Dundee
Sarah is currently an MLitt English student at the University of Dundee. Her research interests focus mainly on twentieth and twenty-first century American literature, but her work centres on literature that has a strong sense of identity, and that empowers and gives life to marginalized voices.
Highly Commended for two papers: A Scottish Epic?: Scotland and Scottish Culture in James Macpherson’s Ossian and Robert Burns’s ‘Tam O’ Shanter’ Abolitionist Rhetoric: Narrative Voice, Race, and Slavery in Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
HIGHLY COMMENDED
PATRICIA KARUNUNGAN Nanyang Technological University
Patricia is a postgraduate student focusing on contemporary Southeast Asian fiction. She recently graduated with a BA in English with Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University, and is the recipient of the 2016-2017 Koh Tai Ann Gold Medal. She also co-edited the anti-realist fiction anthology this is how you walk on the moon. 50
“What is Thinkable Will Some Day Be Thought”: Resistance to Meaning and the Realist Mode in The Physicists
HIGHLY COMMENDED Western University
Kristi is pursuing a double major in English and French Literature at Huron University College, alongside a Music minor at Western University. She holds two undergraduate research assistantships, and is a student associate of Huron’s Centre for Undergraduate Research Learning. She intends to continue her education in English and Cultural Studies at the postgraduate level.
Highly Commended for two papers: “I am no woman, I”: the Myth of Ganymede in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis and Marlowe’s Hero and Leander
Literature
KRISTIANA KARATHANASSIS
W.B. Yeats: A Poet in a Destitute Time
HIGHLY COMMENDED
LAUREN PAPAROUSIS Western University
Lauren is an International Relations student at Western University. She hopes to pursue and postgraduate education in history to learn more about how popular culture reflects and influences history and politics.
Poetry After Mauschwitz: Holocaust Memory in Art Spiegelman’s Maus
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SIJIA LI
McGill University Sijia studies English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. In her time there, she has stage managed an experimental play, interned at the Edinburgh International Festival, and written a T.V. review for the Los Angeles Review of Books. For her undergraduate thesis she wrote a children’s novel.
Highly Commended for two papers: “Smudged out“ – A Female Protest against the Painterly Aesthetic of the Harlem Renaissance in Nella Larsen’s Quicksand “When is an African not an African?” – Negrophilia, Neuroses, and Montage in Borderline (1930) 51
Mathematics & Physics
GLOBAL WINNER
LIM ZHEN JIE JEREMY Nanyang Technological University
Jeremy is a final year undergraduate reading Honors Physics at Nanyang Technological University under sponsorship from the Agency of Science,Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore, and has consistently been placed within the top 5% of his cohort throughout the duration of his studies. Upon graduation, he intends to pursue his PhD in Physics within Europe. His current research interests are accelerator science and quantum optics, and he hopes to explore new fields while undertaking postgraduate studies. In his downtime, Jeremy loves to play the guitar or go for a run.
Relativistic Attosecond Electron Pulse Train Production for Ultrafast Electron Imaging
“I present an alloptical, relativistic electron bunching scheme which compresses a single electron bunch into a train of attosecond duration pulses for ultrafast electron imaging.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
JOEY O’BRIEN University of Limerick
Joey is a PhD student at the University of Limerick researching the mathematics behind how memes spread through social media. He recently graduated with a BSc. in Financial Mathematics.
On the Theory of Feedback-based Stock Trading Strategies
HIGHLY COMMENDED
NORA EISNER University of Sheffield
Nora studies Physics & Astrophysics at the University of Sheffield. Her main area of research has focused on comets, but she is also interested in studying exoplanets. In 2016, Nora received the Hicks Award for the best overall performance of an astrophysics undergraduate. Upon completion of her Masters, Nora hopes to pursue a PhD. 52
The Rotation of Comet 49P/ArendRigaux
GLOBAL WINNER
Nanyang Technological University
Clara is currently pursuing her MD at Duke-NUS Medical School after she graduated from NTU with a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Bioengineering) and a Masters of Science (Technology Management) under the Renaissance Engineering Program. She has a keen interest in translational research and medical technologies, and hopes to venture into clinician innovator track in future.
Bone marrow on-a-chip for onestep recruitment and expansion of leukaemia stem cells
This biomimetic platform can be used to filter out the biologically specialized group of leukemia stem cells which can cause relapse in many patients.”
Medical Sciences
CLARA NWE NWE LINN OO
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
CAMILLA GIOVINO University of Toronto
Camilla recently graduated with High Distinction from the University of Toronto. Her undergraduate research focused on the study of head and neck cancer biology. She is now a graduate student in Medical Biophysics at U of T, where she will continue to study cancer biology. Camilla aims to become a clinician-scientist, specializing in paediatric oncology.
miR-3825p Confers Chemoresistance in Oral Cancer Cell Lines by Inducing Quiescence
REGIONAL WINNER – EUROPE
PAULINA WERNER Karolinska Institute
Paulina is a master’s student in Toxicology at Karolinska Institutet from where she previously acquired a BSc in Biomedicine. After graduation she hopes to pursue a PhD where she hopes to learn more about how toxic compounds could cause neurological disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in order to prevent the disease.
Deciphering the role of 27-hydroxycholesterol on myelination in rodents
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HIGHLY COMMENDED
Medical Sciences
EMAAD UDDIN MOHAMMAD Western University
Emaad is a Medical Sciences student at Western University. He is interested in global health, particularly in the area of child and maternal health. He hopes to work in this field one day to improve the health of disadvantaged populations around the globe.
The Effect of Statin Medication on Exercise Capacity in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
HIGHLY COMMENDED
KARL BJÖRKSTRÖM Karolinska Institutet Karl is a MD/PhD student at Karolinska Institutet. He will receive his MD in January of 2018. His main research interest is in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes. The focus of his PhD studies is to investigate the link between these conditions with aspect on epidemiology and pathophysiological interplay.
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus development in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease after up to 41 years follow-up
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ANNA SAMSON University of Calgary
Anna has recently graduated with a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences and a B.Sc. in Psychology Honours. She wants to continue her studies by pursuing medicine or Psychology, or both. When not at university, Anna teaches English to adult ESL learners and volunteers in the ER.
The Effects of Early Life Adversity on Addiction-Related Traits
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MALIN STRÖMGREN Karolinska Institutet
Malin lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where she works as a clinical laboratory scientist at the Karolinska hospital. She performed her bachelor’s degree project at the Department of Microbiology. Malin found the project course very inspiring and is now considering a master’s degree. 54
Impact of D-mannose on E. coli and its potential role in urinary tract infections
GLOBAL WINNER
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Conor recently completed his BA in German & English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, where he was awarded a Non-Foundation Scholarship and a Gold Medal for outstanding final degree results. He spent the academic year 2014-15 at the University of Freiburg, researching for a project on Joyce and Kafka with funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). A passionate student of languages, Conor spent the long summers of his undergrad years travelling, working and studying in Germany and Austria, including at the Humboldt University of Berlin on a DAAD summer scholarship in 2013. He has also worked for Euro Languages College and Amnesty International, Innsbruck. While in Dublin, Conor performed in TCD’s German-speaking drama group and competed with the college athletics club. He is currently studying for an MSt in Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, with the help of an Ertegun Postgraduate Scholarship in the Humanities.
“All those who no longer are are there”: Between what lasts and what is lost in the passing on of The Last Witnesses
“I consider the multimedia project ‘The Last Witnesses’ in conjunction with Walter Benjamin’s writings on ‘aura’ in order to probe the ethics of Holocaust commemoration.”
Music, Film & Theatre
CONOR BRENNAN
Highly Commended for two additional papers in the Literature category: Troubled Little Soldiers: David Foster Wallace and Adolescence “Are there not other gods for other loves?”: Sex and Identity in Victorian Literature
HIGHLY COMMENED
CATIA RIZIO
Australian National University Catia is a Music and Asian Studies student at the Australian National University in Canberra. She is heavily involved in musical theatre and clubs on campus. She has studied Mandarin Chinese and Burmese in her degree. She hopes to finish her degree in 2018 and pursue postgraduate studies.
Apartheid and Paul Simon’s album “Graceland”
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Music, Film & Theatre
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NIKKI PASQUALINI Western University
Nikki is currently a first year Master’s student in Musicology at the University of Toronto and is part of U of T’s collaborative programme in Sexual Diversity Studies. Her research interests include socio-political musicmaking in the 20th-21st centuries. Nikki hopes to continue postgraduate studies to earn a Ph.D and facilitate a life of teaching and learning.
Shifting Perspectives: Volkov’s Impact on the Reception of Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony in the West
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PAIGE GULLEY Chapman University
Paige is currently studying History and French at Chapman University, and has been accepted into their Masters programme in War and Society. She is Senior Editor of Chapman’s award-winning history journal, Voces Novae. A lover of music, she also plays flute in the Pride of Chapman pep band.
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The Soul Becomes Audible: Music in Fellini’s Films
GLOBAL WINNER Western University
Amy is a recent graduate of the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Programme at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and is now in the first year of the Master of Science in Nursing Program. Amy is commended for her academic achievements during her undergraduate studies, receiving the Arthur Labatt Family Graduate Scholarship in Nursing, and the Dr. Edith M. McDowell Award for highest average entering master’s level nursing studies. Her passions include research, education, and political advocacy, which flourished during her experience as a research assistant for the Mental Health Nursing Research Alliance at Lawson Health Research Institute in London. She is also focusing on a leadership role as the CoPresident of ASPIRE, the Alliance of Students Providing Interprofessional Resources and Education, to integrate a student-led clinic in London, Ontario that provides health promotion, education, and primary care services in the community.
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Initiatives for Inuit Youth in Canada
“This paper frames suicide and mental illness as preventable issues among Inuit youth, and calls for stakeholders to collaborate on viable solutions with the community.”
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare
AMY LEWIS
REGIONAL WINNER – EUROPE
LUISSA VAHEDI Western University
Luissa completed her undergraduate degree in Health Science, at Western University. She is currently an MSc Epidemiology student at Queen’s University. Luissa’s research utilizes a mixed-methods approach to understand the experiences of transactional sex between Haitian women and UN peacekeepers during the MINUSTAH mission. Luissa hopes to translate her findings into global health policy.
A Biomedical and Health Policy Analysis of Evidence-Based Therapeutic Abortion in Canada
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REGIONAL WINNER – EUROPE
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CHARLOTTE GATHERER The Open University
Charlotte graduated from The Open University with a first class honours in 2017. She is currently studying towards an MSc in Psychology whilst also working as an Assistant Psychologist in a Forensic Team. Charlotte is founder of the AcSEED initiative which accredits schools taking a whole school approach to supporting student emotional wellbeing.
Trouble at the Interface: an exploration into how a Tier 4 child and adolescent mental health facility manages young people who require transition to adult mental health services.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
STEPHANIE CULLEN Western University
Stephanie is a Kinesiology student at Western University and research student in geriatric medicine with the Gait and Brain Lab, where she currently investigates the link between clinical gait testing and cognitive diagnoses. She is also interested in exercise interventions to improve cognition and hopes to pursue a career in geriatric medicine and cognitive neuroscience.
Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Cognitive Benefits in Alzheimer’s Disease
GLOBAL WINNER
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Tadgh is a final year undergraduate student of English Literature and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. In his third year he studied at the University of California, San Diego, where he was lucky to take classes with a number of brilliant professors, including Rae Armantrout and Dana Nelkin who introduced him to the philosophy of forgiveness - the topic of his commended essay. He wishes to extend his gratitude to them, and to the Undergraduate Awards for their recognition. Tadgh still finds philosophy difficult, so intends to study it some more as a postgraduate.
A Place for Forgiveness in Reconciliation
Philosophy
TADGH HEALY
“I defend Lucy Allais’s account of forgiveness, and, understood in this way, the role of forgiveness in processes of political reconciliation.
REGIONAL WINNER – OCEANIA
SHALOM CHALSON Nanyang Technological University
Shalom is a philosophy student at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She initiated and was editor of The Nanyang Philosophy Review, the official studentrun publication for her major. She hopes to pursue her postgraduate studies in International Relations. She wishes also to spend the next few years exploring the world.
Transparency and SelfKnowledge: Phenomenology’s Role in Securing the Asymmetry Thesis
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
GRACE FIELD University of Toronto
Grace is a 4th-year National Scholar at the University of Toronto, finishing a joint specialist in Physics and Philosophy. She is working on a project in quantum tunnelling, and a corresponding philosophy research paper on the philosophy of time. She hopes that one day her two subjects will stop being so afraid of each other.
Evolution in Creativity: A defence of Psychological Darwinism
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Philosophy
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GRAEME O’FARRELL Carleton University
Graeme is a student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, completing a combined honours degree in Humanities and Philosophy. He has enjoyed several distinctions, including presenting at undergraduate conferences in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Sherbrooke, and now Dublin. With an eye toward a career in academia, he is currently applying for graduate programs in Philosophy.
Moral Luck, Poor Upbringing, and the Virtue of Indomitability in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics
HIGHLY COMMENDED
RUBY MAIN University of Dundee
Ruby is a philosophy student at the University of Dundee. She is President of the Humanities Society and spent the summer working on a Carnegie Trust funded project on ‘post-truth’. Spent recently completed a semester at the ANU. Her particular interest is philosophy of language and she plans to pursue her subject at postgraduate level.
The Walls of Our Cage: Limits and Restrictions in Wittgenstein
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ALICE ROBERTS University of St Andrews
Alice is an English and Philosophy student at St Andrews. She is on committee for the Philosophy Society and Socialist Society, and Culture Editor of The Tribe online magazine. She hopes to pursue postgraduate study in Philosophy or Human Rights Journalism.
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Highly Commended for two papers: A Bridge for Reasoning The Mind Beyond the Skull
GLOBAL WINNER Brown University
Tushar is a software engineer at Microsoft. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and biking. He is a graduate of Brown University.
Partners in Crime: Telecommunication Companies and Intelligence Agencies
“My paper examined the historical patterns of cooperation between intelligence agencies and telecommunications companies from both a legal and social-psychology viewpoint.”
REGIONAL WINNER – EUROPE
JACK HUNNABALL University of Sheffield
Jack graduated from the University of Sheffield this year with the highest overall grade is his Politics cohort. He spend his second year studying at the University of Wollongong, Australia. While studying he worked as a communications officer the think-tank, “The Crick Centre”. Regardless of career choice, he wants to continue engaging with academia.
Did we learn the right lessons from the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak?
Politics & International Relations
TUSHAR BHARGAVA
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ALLYSON FOX Western University
Allyson is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in International Relations, with a minor in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. She is most interested in international human rights and history studies. She hopes to pursue a Master’s programme in International Affairs.
Conflict Management Strategies in Burundi
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GRACE LEE
University of Toronto Grace studies International Relations and Criminology at the University of Toronto. She is interested in the nexus between institutions and communities with respect to issues of national security, resilience-building, and government accountability. She is the Corruption Commitment Compliance Director for the G20 Research Group and an avid member of the global Scouting movement.
Highly Commended for two papers: Hidden Politics: Religious Minority Rights in Pakistan and the Myth of Islamic Incompatibility With International Human Rights Law Networks Against Network Abuse: Global Responses to Online Sex Trafficking
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ANDREA BURKE Western University
Andrea is a graduate of Western University’s International Relations program. She is passionate about dialogue surrounding social issues and seeks multidisciplinary approaches to advocacy and policy. She hopes to pursue social work in the future, which will complement her background in policy, women’s issues, and social justice.
Modeling After: Searching for a Solution to SubSaharan African Corruption in Rwanda
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DANIEL MCCALLUM University of Dundee
Daniel is a current Undergraduate student at the University of Dundee, studying Geopolitics. In future, he hopes to undertake a Master of Research in Human Rights and ultimately pursue a career with an international NGO or intergovernmental organisation such as the United Nations. 62
What does it mean for human rights to be ‘universal’?
HIGHLY COMMENDED Western University
Mark is a Master’s student in International Affairs interested in global security and diplomatic relations. He is excited to have been invited to the UA 2017 Summit and is looking forward to discussing global politics with his peers from around the world.
Liberalism & International Borders: Towards a Just Theory of Immigration
HIGHLY COMMENDED
NIKKITA NAIR
University of British Columbia Nikkita is a recent graduate from the University of British Columbia, majoring in International Relations. Originally from Singapore, she is curious about peacebuilding and postwar reconstruction in Latin America and Europe. Passionate about travel, languages and immersing herself in new cultures, Nikkita is constantly looking for ways to contribute to the global community.
The Children are Coming Home
Politics & International Relations
MARK FARFAN DE LOS GODOS
HIGHLY COMMENDED
PATRICK GAYNOR
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Patrick is a recent graduate of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, where he studied Geography. He now plans to pursue postgraduate studies in the areas of Climate Change Mitigation and Environmental Governance.
Governing Climate Change: A Critical Review
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Politics & International Relations
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KIRA O’DONOGHUE University of Manchester
Kira graduated from the University of Manchester with a First Class Degree in Politics and International Relations. She has previously been nominated for the Sue Ryder Young Achiever Award and the Female Undergraduate of the Year Award. She is passionate about her volunteer work. In January she will be joining Rolls-Royce as a Commercial Graduate.
Why has there been a resurgence and emergence of the Ku Klux Klan and Tea Party
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SARAH LEMAY Chapman University
Sarah is a senior Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies double major at Chapman University in Orange, California. Sarah works as a research fellow at Chapman’s Social Science Research Lab and serves as president of the United Nations Association, the Honor Society for International Studies and the Olive Tree Initiative.
The Decline of Political Trust: The Effects of News Media Exposure, Party Identification and Executive and Legislative Approval Ratings
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GRACE VARTY
University of Central Lancashire Sarah is a senior Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies double major at Chapman University in Orange, California. Sarah works as a research fellow at Chapman’s Social Science Research Lab and serves as president of the United Nations Association, the Honor Society for International Studies and the Olive Tree Initiative.
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How Effective is the Mekong River Commission in Promoting Sustainable Development in the Region?
GLOBAL WINNER University of Dundee
Jordan studied Psychology M.A.(Hons) at the University of Dundee, and graduated with the Reg Laville Memorial Prize for outstanding merit. She presented her research on Decision Making and Impulsivity at the British Psychological Society conference, and was awarded as best in field. Jordan is interested in how psychological biases influence decision making. She aims to implement this insight in the wider world to facilitate better choices. On an exchange year at the University of South Carolina, U.S.A, Jordan explored studies in Visual communications alongside Psychology. Additionally, Jordan attained a Gold award for business enterprise, and secured a number of internships: with Scottish Enterprise, AkzoNobel and ECHO Brand Design. During University she demonstrated leadership, and enjoyed being on the University Netball and Surf club committees. After graduating, Jordan spent a year traveling through Asia and hitchhiking around Australia, before commencing on the Future Leaders Programme with Reckitt Benckiser in September 2017.
Hungry and Impulsive: Does blood glucose predict impulsivity for future rewards in a fasted state?
Psychology
JORDAN SKRYNKA
“I consider why being hungry makes us more impulsive, and whether this is driven by physiological (glucose levels) or psychological (subjective hunger) factors.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
EIMEAR BANE
National University of Ireland, Galway Eimear has completed both her undergraduate in Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway and a Masters in Forensic Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Manchester. She works with children with autism, and recently began work in a psychiatric intensive care unit and hopes to pursue a career in forensic/clinical psychology.
An Investigation into the Effects of Negative Mood Congruency on Eyewitness Accuracy
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Psychology
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
HUNSTER YANG Western University
Hunster is a fourth year undergraduate student studying Neuroscience at Western University. He loves to get involved with extra-curricular activities. For instance, he is President of Autism Awareness Western, Co-Founder of Aboriginal Youth Partnership, and works in two research laboratories. After completing his undergraduate degree, he hopes to pursue either graduate studies or medicine.
Age-Related Differences in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex BOLD Activity during Cognitive Control Task: An fMRI Study
HIGHLY COMMENDED
HELEN LIU
University of Toronto Helen was a Psychology Research Specialist student at the University of Toronto. She is currently pursuing a Translational Research Masters and hopes to transform research into tangible benefits for human health in the future. She is also the Co-President of HOSA and conducts Heart Failure research at Toronto General Hospital.
Durability of Statistical Learning
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KONA KEAST-O’DONOVAN Western University Kona is studying psychology and criminal justice, as well as completing her writing certificate at Western University. She fulfills several volunteer roles at Children’s Aid Society which furthers her knowledge within both the psychology and criminology field. She hopes to complete her postgraduate studies in criminology.
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Social and Cultural Factors Contributing to Aboriginal Suicide Rates: A Critical Analysis
HIGHLY COMMENDED University of Exeter
Lok Yin is a psychology graduate from the UK. She works on sensory-processing sensitivity issues (commonly known as Highly Sensitive People) and temperamental differences. She is currently working as a research assistant in Hong Kong. She aspires to pursue a postgraduate qualification to eventually become a psychologist in the UK.
Sensory-Processing Sensitivity in Relation to Education Experience and Student Outcomes
Psychology
LOK YIN HO
HIGHLY COMMENDED
STEPHANIE SIMPSON McGill University
Stephanie recently graduated from McGill University with an Honours BSc. Degree in Psychology. She currently works in a research lab at McGill, under an NSERC scholarship, investigating the role of emotion in autobiographical memory. Stephanie hopes to pursue her postgraduate education in social cognitive neuroscience next fall. She loves to travel and enjoys Guinness.
The Interaction Between Episodic Memory and Mood
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VALERIE ETHANS TOH James Cook University Singapore Valerie recently graduated from JCU and is currently working as a clinical research coordinator at the National Neuroscience Institute. She hopes to pursue a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology to learn more about clinical research and diagnosis of patients with neurological diseases.
More Than Just Fun: Effects of Video Gaming on Behaviour and Cognition
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CARINA FAN McGill University
Carina graduated from McGill University with a BSc in Honours Psychology. Throughout her degree she presented work from her undergraduate research at numerous conferences, both locally and nationally. She is now beginning an MA/PhD programme at the University of Toronto, and is conducting research on the cognitive neuroscience of human memory.
Highly Commended for two papers: Age-Related Changes in Autobiographical Memory and RealWorld Problem Solving The Influence of Language on Physical Health Outcomes
GLOBAL WINNER
University of St Andrews
Alex is a recent graduate from the School of Geography at University of St Andrews. The son of a Korean-Hawaiian mother and British-Pakistani father, Alex’s research draws upon his own experiences surrounding the roles of ethnicity and nationality in identity formation. His Global Award winning paper explores how contemporary work within New Scottish Cinema produces notions of national identity that are constructed, contested and diverse. Alex now spends most of his time working at his food & beverage start-up in St Andrews.
Cinematic representations of Scottish national identity: Sunshine on Leith (2013), a case study
“I explore how contemporary work within New Scottish Cinema produces notions of national identity that are constructed, contested and diverse.”
REGIONAL WINNER – ISLAND OF IRELAND
NIAMH DONNELLY
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Niamh is a recent graduate of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, where she studied geography and sociology. She is currently volunteering with a humanitarian project funded by the Erasmus+ programme, which aims to provide non-formal education opportunities for young refugees and asylum seekers in Greece. Niamh hopes to peruse a postgraduate qualification in international development.
The Feminization of Terror: Female Suicide Bombers of Boko Haram
Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
ALEX LONGSON
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Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
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LEVI HORD Western University
Levi specializes in transgender studies and queer theory, using both areas of study to theorize politics and identity movements in contemporary society. They are also a performance poet and volunteer in their local women’s shelter. They hope to pursue an interdisciplinary PhD in Gender Studies and continue reading widely and writing constantly.
Highly Commended for two papers: The Drive of Queer Exceptionalism: Transgender Authenticity as Queer Aesthetic The Trouble with Choice: The Roles of Construction, Authenticity, and Appropriation in Neoliberal Models of Transgender Identity
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ABI HODSON Ryerson University
Abi is a clothing designer and textile artist who honours traditional women’s work through sustainable arts, craft, and design. Abi is currently exploring the ways that gender-bending fashion can subvert and disrupt colonialist gendered power dynamics within garments that are coded masculine and feminine.
Tearing the Fabric of Binary Gender; Reweaving Bodies and Land
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ALESSIA MASTRORILLO Western University
Alessia is an MA student in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research at Western University. Her research interests are domestic violence and gendered discourses of blame, narratives of violence, and the pathologization of white male abusers. She hopes to pursue her PHD in Women’s Studies to explore more topics related to violence against women.
Road(s) to Recovery: Restorative Justice and Discourses of Reconciliation in Domestic Violence Cases
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA Utrecht University
Camila is a Venezuelan-born, Chinese-raised feminist currently studying at the University College Utrecht, finishing her degree in Anthropology. She is also a proud member of YouAct, a youth-led NGO that works for sexual and reproductive health and rights. She loves to read, make art and take care of her plants.
Mystical Tourism in Peru: Consuming the Indigenous
HIGHLY COMMENDED
ISABELLA GERMINARIO University of British Columbia
Isabella is a Economics and International Relations student at UBC. Also, she is currently in the UBC’s BMM program, which offers a dual degree, consisting of a Bachelor and a Master of Management. She is passionate about Economics and hopes to pursue a postgraduate study in economics development and globalization.
Newspaper Discourses and Soaring Organic Food Consumption
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KYUNG KELLY OH Ryerson University
Kelly is a polymath creative and a keen self-starter. During and in between her studies at Ryerson, she worked as a retail professional in a range of divisions; namely product, marketing, management, and operations. She is currently in transition to study software development.
Sexuality and Gender in Fashion: A Historical Materialist Analysis
Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
CAMILA OCHOA MENDOZA
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Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
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MOIRA FARWAGI University of Lausanne
Moira is studying Social Science and Psychology at University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Strongly passionate about gender issues and equality, she also has a big interest in cinema and how mainstream medias can influence common knowledge. She is currently writing for a local cinema newspaper.
Come As You Are! Betty Dodson and Female Masturbation in the United States
HIGHLY COMMENDED
RACHEL GOLDSTEIN Western University
Rachel is studying Biology and is a student at the School for the Advanced Studies in Arts and Humanities at Western University in Canada. She plans to pursue a career in the field of Conservation Biology, focusing on social and cultural barriers to conservation.
Sexual Health Education: A Comparison between Denmark and The United States
HIGHLY COMMENDED
SARI OHSADA
Queen’s University at Kingston Sari is an intern at Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Environmental Science and Global Development student at Queen’s University. Her passions include learning different cultural backgrounds, as well as local and global issues driven by climate change. She is a travel enthusiast, Killam Fellow alumni, black-belt karateka, flautist, and speaks English, French and Japanese.
Mock Research Proposal on Unregistered Syrian Climate Refugees in Jarraheih Camp of Bekaa, Lebanon
GLOBAL WINNER
Queen’s University Belfast
Sarah has begun the final year of her degree in Sociology at Queen’s University, Belfast. She is a mature student with 3 children in their twenties. It was whilst taking an Access Diploma at Northern Regional College that she discovered that the Social Sciences spoke her language, and posed the questions she had been asking. Her passion for the field is illustrated by her academic results. She was awarded two scholarships for outstanding achievement in her first year, and an Athena Swan award for work on gender and gerontology in her second year. She is particularly interested in the sociological outcomes of demographicallydriven social policy, and the links between sociology, social policy, politics and economics (both practically and academically). She strongly believes that mature students have much to offer both tertiary studies and research, and plans to undertake post-graduate study. She intends to be working into her nineties! Highly Commended for another paper in this category: ‘Embodiment’: An exploration of the body in Social Theory, with in-depth discussion and comparison of the work of Bourdieu and Butler
“A Shifting Lens”: How intersectionality facilitates an understanding of the dynamics and structures of inequality in contemporary society.
“I examined how intersectionality facilitates understanding of the dynamics and structures of inequality in the UK and Northern Ireland, using green-space access as a casestudy.”
Social Sciences: Social Policy
SARAH MCKENNA
REGIONAL WINNER – USA & CANADA
MELANIE MATTHEWS Western University
Melanie completed her Bachelor of Social Work degree last year at King’s University College at Western University. She is currently pursing a Master of Social Work degree at York University. She has worked in the field of community mental health for over 4 years and has used that experience to inform her research.
A Review of Mental Health Services Offered by Canada’s English Language Universities
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Social Sciences: Social Policy
HIGHLY COMMENDED
LOH XINPENG
Nanyang Technological University Xinpeng is a Life Science major student from NTU Singapore. She has numerous leadership experiences in community involvement projects and also received many awards for her stellar academic performance. She hopes to continuing pursuing her passion for scientific research through postgraduate studies in Biology.
The age of digital medicine: dehumanizing the medical practice for a more egalitarian approach towards healthcare
HIGHLY COMMENDED
LORIELLE GIFFIN Ryerson University
Lorielle recently graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology. She also minored in both English and Psychology. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Social Justice at Ryerson University. She enjoys volunteering at non-profit organizations in her spare time.
Aboriginal Youth and the YCJA: The Insufficiency of Diversionary Practices in Combatting OverRepresentation in Corrections
HIGHLY COMMENDED
NENGZHENG SHI
Nanyang Technological University Nengzheng is a Sociology student at NTU. He has received awards annually for his strong academic performance and participated in the URECA programme, producing the paper being selected as a Highly Commended Entrant. Nengzheng is also a proud member of Soka Gakkai, a lay Buddhist association based on a Buddhist philosophy of peace and humanism. 74
Tracing the Roots of Modernity of Thai Women: Agency and Structure in the Pursuit of Higher Education and Work
RUBY CAIN Massey University
Ruby is a Sociology student at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand, and is currently completing her Master of Arts in Sociology. Ruby’s passions lie in women’s studies, online media, and prisons. She plans to complete her Masters thesis on women in prison in Aotearoa, to unpack the social issues that give rise to this.
Swiping left and right: The construction of men’s identity through Tinder.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
TANYA SAHNI Western University
Tanya is a Media Studies and Film student at Western University. Her studies have allowed her to travel to places like El Salvador for critical studies. She is the VP Academic of her faculty’s student council and is involved with many other projects. She hopes to pursue a postgraduate degree.
The Architecture of Oppression: Nostalgia and Unimagining the Cold (Hard Truth of) War
Social Sciences: Social Policy
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SHERITA TAM
The University of Manchester Sherita is currently pursuing a MPhil in Sociology at Cambridge University. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she has developed a keen interest in exploring the changing patterns of human-technology interactivity, phenomenology and embodiment. In 2017, Sherita received the Sociology Prize and Ethnography Prize from Manchester University.
The Hybridized Imagery of Postcolonial Hong Kong: A Challenge to Said’s “Orientalism”?
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Visual Arts & Design
GLOBAL WINNER
VIVIENNE MOLLOY National College of Art and Design
Vivienne is an emerging Textile Artist and a Graduand, BA (Hons) in Textiles (Art and Artefact) from NCAD, Dublin. Her collection, ‘Mourning the Bees’ aims to promote the value of bees and the risks facing the species. Vivienne’s ambition is to pursue a career in Costume Design for Stage and Screen.
Mourning the Bees
“The objective of ‘Mourning the Bees’ is to challenge people to think about and inform themselves of the importance of bees to human society.”
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HIGHLY COMMENDED University of Dundee
Joanne received her Undergraduate Degree in Fine Art from DJCAD, Dundee. Her work explores the interrelationships between humanity and the natural world, and is strongly influenced by scientific investigation. She is currently undertaking a Postgraduate in Art and Humanities, where she hopes to further enhance her creative practice through interdisciplinary study.
Traces
Visual Arts & Design
JOANNE HALL
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GRACE MAGYAR University of Pittsburgh
Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied Studio Arts and Children’s Literature. She has exhibited work at the Frick Fine Arts Gallery and at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. She plans to continue developing her work and submitting for shows.
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UA CAMPUS AMBASSADOR
SAYED AHMAD SAEED Sayed Ahmad Saeed, last year’s Regional Winner for the Island of Ireland in the Built Environment category, joins us this year to represent UA’s Campus Ambassador programme. Each year, UA recruits Campus Ambassadors from across the globe to promote the awards programme in their home universities. To learn more, talk to Aifric from the UA team or email aifric@ undergraduateawards.com 77
Judges
JUDGING PANELS 2017 Each year, The Undergraduate Awards relies on the extraordinary work of our network of Judges from around the world. In 2017, 344 judges representing 144 institutions took part in the judging process – the highest number of judges to date. The Undergraduate Awards extends our most sincere thanks to the academics, alumni and industry representatives listed below. ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Mr Barry Sheehan, Dublin Institute of Technology Ms Brenda Duggan, Dublin Institute of Technology Mr Derek McGarry, National College of Art & Design Prof. Lloyd Scott, Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Marc Ó’Riain, Cork Institute of Technology Dr Muireann McMahon, University of Limerick Dr Salim Ferwati, Qatar University
ART HISTORY & THEORY Prof. Rachel Moss, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Allison Morehead, Queen’s University Dr Andrew Power, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Ms Julie Daunt, University College Cork Dr Lynda Mulvin, University College Dublin Dr Niamh Ann Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Nicola Figgis, University College Dublin Dr Pilar Irala, San Jorge University Dr Suin Hanrahan, National College of Art & Design
BUSINESS Prof. Gerardine Doyle, University College Dublin Ms Aileen Cotter, Cork Institute of Technology Mr Alan Lynch, Griffith College Dublin Ms Breda O’Dwyer, Institute of Technology Tralee Ms Cáit Noone, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Dr Declan Bannon, British University Vietnam Prof. Gerard McHuge, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Prof. Grace McCarthy, University of Wollongong Ms Helen Ahrens, University of Adelaide Mr James O’Connor, Dublin City University Prof. James Ryan, United Arab Emirates University Dr Jennifer Cowman, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Dr Laura Bradley, Ulster University
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Ms Marie O’Dwyer, Waterford Institute of Technology Dr Trevor Clohessy, National University of Ireland, Galway
CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Prof. Owen Priest, Northwestern University Dr Amjad Shraim, Qatar University Dr Astrid Sasse, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Prof. Brook Van Horn, College of Charleston Dr Eileen Buckley-Dhoot, Penang Medical College Dr Evelina Colacino, University of Montpellier Dr Fred Safarowic, Passaic County Community College Prof. Jacqueline Nikles, University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr Maurice Clery, Cork Institute of Technology Asst. Prof. Mihaiela Stuparu, Nanyang Technological University Prof. Niamh Nic Daeid, University of Dundee Prof. Patricia Kreke, Mount St Mary’s College Prof. Richard Gurney, Simmons College Dr Scott Handy, Middle Tennessee State Dr Sreekumar Pankajakshan, Nanyang Technological University Prof. Stan Smith, Virginia Military Institute
CLASSICAL STUDIES & ARCHAEOLOGY Dr Manuel Fernandez-Gotz, University of Edinburgh Mr Alexandre Loktionov, UA Alum Dr Andreas Gavrielatos, University of Edinburgh Prof. Antonis Kotsonas, University of Cincinnati Dr Evangelina Anagnostou-Laoutides, Monash University Dr Gillian Bowen, Monash University Dr Hazel Dodge, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
COMPUTER SCIENCES Mr Brendan Casey, Oxford Brookes University Prof. Amarda Shehu, George Mason University Dr Charith Abhayaratne, University of Sheffield Mr David Denieffe, Institute of Technology Carlow Mr Gary White, UA Alum Prof. Martin McKinney, Northern Regional College Dr Oisin Cawley, Institute of Technology Carlow Mr Ray Walshe, Dublin City University Dr Shell Ying Huang, Nanyang Technological University
EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Prof. Paul Glover, University of Leeds Dr Barbra Harvie, Scotland’s Rural College Prof. Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta Dr Jinbao Li, University of Hong Kong Dr Kalavathy Rajan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mr Michael Chang, UA Alum Dr Mohamed Aboueish, American University of Sharjah Dr Paul Williams, Stellenbosch University Prof. Scott Jeffrey, University of Alberta Dr Trevor McIntyre, University of Pretoria Ms Victoria Ponce Hardy, UA Alum Dr William McCarthy, University of St Andrews
ECONOMICS Dr Charlie Larkin, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Prof. Brenda Gannon, The University of Queensland Prof. Colm Harmon, University of Sydney Dr Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton Prof. John Hudson, University of Bath Mr Justin Doran, University College Cork Dr Pavlos Gkasis, CITY College, University of Sheffield
EDUCATION Prof. James S. Etim, Salem State University Ms Jean McEwan-Short,University of Dundee Ms Jennifer Looi, UA Alum Dr Judith Butler, Cork Institute of Technology Dr Katheryn McSweeney, St. Angela’s College, Sligo Dr Kay Gallagher, Zayed University Prof. Kholoud Al Dababneh, Hashemite University Dr Lisa Emerson, Massey University Dr Mary Magee, St. Angela’s College, Sligo Dr Oksana Afitska, University of Sheffield Mr Patrick Burke, Mary Immaculate College Dr Randa Almahasneh, Qatar University Dr Richard Greenwood, Stranmillis University College
Judges
Mr Joe Thompson, UA Alum Dr Julye Bidmead, Chapman University Dr Martine Cuypers, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Mirko Canevaro, University of Edinburgh Dr Rebecca Denova, University of Pittsburgh
ENGINEERING Dr. Vikram Pakrashi, University College Dublin Dr Akintunde Babatunde, University of Leeds Mr Andre Nel, University of Johannesburg Dr Bing Feng Ng, Nanyang Technological University Dr Candice Majewski University of Sheffield Dr Daramy Kallon, University of Johannesburg Dr Faycal Bensaali, Qatar University Dr Hamed Yazdani Nezhad, Cranfield University Dr Justin Hinshelwood, University of Exeter Dr Krystian Wika, University of Sheffield Ms Margaret McCallig, Institute of Technology Sligo Prof. Oluseyi Ajayi, Covenant University Nigeria Dr Panagiotis Michalis, University of Zagreb Dr Paul Cahill, University College Cork Dr Priyanka Sarker, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Dr Sergio Maldonado, Stanford University Ms Una Beagon, Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Vesna Jaksic, Cork Institute of Technology
HISTORY Dr. Andrea Nanetti, Nanyang Technological University Dr Andreas Leutzsch, The University of Hong Kong Dr Andrew Sneddon, Ulster University Dr Chikara Uchida, The University of Tokyo Prof. Donal McCracken, University of KwaZuluNatal Mr Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University Dr Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Austrian Science Centre 79
Judges
Dr Katie Stevenson, University of St Andrews Dr Maher Abu-Munshar, Qatar University Dr Riccardo Bavaj, University of St Andrews Ms Risto Marjomaa, University of Helsinki Dr Uganda Kwan, Nanyang Technological University Prof. Sonja Tiernan, Liverpool Hope University
LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICS Prof. Joshua Katz, Princeton University Mr Erik Zyman, University of California, Santa Cruz Mr Jean Francois Ghesquière, Nanyang Technological University Ms Qiuyu Wang, Northwestern University Dr Ruth Herbert, University of Sheffield Ms SherryYong Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr Wendy Anderson, University of Glasgow Dr Fiona Farr, University of Limerick
LAW Mr Seth Tillman, Maynooth University Dr Bernadette Rainy, Cardiff University Dr Colin Harvey, Queen’s University Belfast Dr Dug Cubie, University College Cork Prof. Eduardo Diniz, University of São Paulo Ms Eva Nagle, Barrister-at-Law Prof. Gerry Maher, University of Edinburgh Prof. Gerry Johnstone, University of Hull Dr James Gallen, Dublin City University Dr Jens Kremer, University of Helsinki Prof. Julien Chaisse, Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Karen Morrow, Swansea University Ms Miriam McGillycuddy, Institute of Technology Tralee Prof. Peter Whelan, University of Leeds Dr Rachel Birnbaum, Western University Prof. Raymond Arthur, Northumbria University Dr Rónán Kennedy, National University of Ireland, Galway Prof. Sally Wheeler, Queen’s University Belfast Dr Stephen Carruthers, Dublin Institute of Technology Mr Trevor Glavey, UA Alum
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LIFE SCIENCES Dr Daniel Milej, Western University Dr Anupam Aich, University of Houston Dr Bernadette Connors, Dominican College Mr Daniel Johnston, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Ms Grace Holmes, Newcastle University Dr James Brown, National University of Ireland, Galway Dr Jiangang Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr Jonathon Wood, University of Sheffield Dr Lucina Hackman, University of Dundee Mr Matthew Dorman, University of Cambridge Dr Navin Kumar Verma, Nanyang Technological University Dr Nicola Simcock, Newcastle University Dr Orla Donovan, Waterford Institute of Technology Ms Rebecca Liu, Western University Ms Sarah Corcoran, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Sean Callanan, Ross University Dr Stephen Land, University of Dundee Prof. Surajit Bhattacharyya, Nanyang Technological University
LITERATURE Dr Peter Ferry, University College Dublin Dr Alyson Miller, Deakin University Dr Anne Jamison, Western Sydney University Prof. Anne Torrusio, University of Missouri-St. Louis Prof. Anoud Abusalim, American University of Sharjah Ms Bridget English, Lead Litigation Counsel Ms. Christa De Brun, Waterford Institute of Technology Dr Clare Hayes-Brady, University College Dublin Mr Colin Groundwater, UA Alum Dr Dominick Grace, University of Brescia Dr Emily Bernhard Jackson, University of Exeter Dr Frances McCormack, National University of Ireland, Galway Dr Gabrielle Ceraldi, Western University Dr Heather Worthington, University of Cardiff Prof. Jan Jedrzejewski, Ulster University Dr Jenny McDonnell, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Dr Jodi-Anne George, University of Dundee Dr Kelly Matthews, Framingham State University Dr Ken Rooney, University College Cork
Dr. Rachel Quinlan, National University of Ireland, Galway Prof. Thomas Hillen, University of Alberta Dr. Yu Luo, Nanyang Technological University
MATHEMATICS & PHYSICS
NURSING, MIDWIFERY & ALLIED HEALTHCARE
Dr Paul Brennan, University of Edinburgh Mr Andrew Hanna, Western University Dr Brigid Lucey, Cork Institute of Technology Dr Cher-Rin Chong, University of Oxford Dr Dana Vackova, The University of Hong Kong Dr Edward Goka, University of Sheffield Dr Federico Roncaroli, The University of Manchester Dr James Smith, University of Edinburgh Dr Jia Nee Foo, Nanyang Technological University Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher, Ulster University Dr Mohamad Yassin Saka, King Abdulaziz University Prof. Moyez Jiwa, Sydney Medical School Mr Peter Grin, UA Alum Dr Puja Dudeja, Armed Forces Medical College Dr Salem Mohamed, Zagazig University Dr Sarah Harney, University of Limerick Prof. Sue Black, University of Dundee Dr VK Sashindran, Armed Forces Medical College
MEDICAL SCIENCES Prof. Azwinndini Muronga, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Dr. Abdel-Salam Gomaa, Qatar University Dr. Abdessamad Tridane, United Arab Emirates University Prof. Ahmad I. Ayesh, Qatar University Dr. Dana Al-Abdulmalik, Qatar University Dr. Leo Creedon, Institute of Technology, Sligo Dr. Mohammad Gharaibeh, Qatar University
MUSIC, FILM & THEATRE Mr Davide Benvenutti, Nanyang Technological University Dr Carmen Levick, University of Sheffield Dr Jorge Variego, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Prof. Kathrin Albers, Nanyang Technological University Ms Maria Katsaridou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Prof. Michael Balfour, Griffith University Mr Rajeev Kamineni, The University of Adelaide
Judges
Dr Leif Schenstead-Harris, Western University Mr Matthew Fogarty, UA Alum Dr Miriam Haughton, National University of Ireland, Galway Dr Muireann O’Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Naomi McAreavey, University College Dublin Prof. Peter Arnds, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Ralph Poole, University of Salzburg Prof. Rasheed Tazudeen, University of Toronto Dr Ross Griffin, Qatar University Dr Rosslyn Prosser, University of Adelaide Dr Virginia Stormer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr Wernmei Ade, Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Cynthia Mannion, University of Calgary Ms Claire Minton, Massey University Ms Claire O’Tuathail, National University of Ireland, Galway Ms Debbie Mansell, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Gladys Honein, American University of Beirut Ms Julia Imanoff, University of Calgary Mr Luke Molloy, University of Wollongong Dr Maggie Quance, Mount Royal University Ms Shirley Stronge, Queen’s University Belfast Ms Siobhan O’Connor, Edinburgh Napier University
PHILOSOPHY Dr Bjørn Jespersen, University of Barcelona Dr Jonathan Hill, University of Exeter Prof. Martin Pickave, University of Toronto Prof. Terry Lovat, University of Newcastle Dr Adele Mercier, Queen’s University, Kingston Dr Gulberk Maclean, Mount Royal University Dr Boris Hennig, Ryerson University Dr Facundo Garcia Valverde, University of Buenos Aires Prof. Peter Simons, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dr Stefan Storrie, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Ms Jessica Bernard, University of St Andrews
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POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Dr Robert Mauro, Boston College Dr Medani Bhandari, Syracuse University Dr Harmen Binnema, Utrecht University Prof. Mine Eder, Bogazici University Dr Edwin Egede, Cardiff University Dr Scott Fitzsimmons, University of Limerick Dr Jonah Levy, University of California, Berkeley Mr Timothy McCranor, Boston College Ms Muireann O’Dwyer, University College Dublin Dr Brendan O’Keeffe, Mary Immaculate College Dr Bryce Quillin, Georgetown University Dr Odeh Rashid Al-Jayyousi, Arabian Gulf University Dr Florian Reiche, University of Warwick Prof. Neil Robinson, University of Limerick Dr Lindsay Scorgie-Porter, Western University Dr Robbie Smyth, Griffith College Dr Jane Suiter, Dublin City University Dr Ruben Usech, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
PSYCHOLOGY Dr Karen Morgan, Perdana University Dr Brian Cullen, Nagoya Institute of Technology Dr Chantelle Wood, University of Sheffield Ms Darlina Hani Fadil Azim, Perdana University Dr Evelyn Field, Mount Royal University Dr Gordon Ingram, University of los Andes Dr Grainne Kirwan, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Dr Heather Woods, University of Glasgow Mr Intan Wardhani, UA Alum Dr Joanne Altman, High Point University Ms Marie Ryan, Mary Immaculate College Dr Mark Wallace, Dublin City University Prof. Neil Ferguson, Liverpool Hope University Dr Rachel Annunziato, Fordham University Dr Raegan Murphy, University College Cork Prof. Shamsul Haque, Monash University Malaysia Dr Susan Rasmussen, University of Strathclyde Dr Taha Adawi, Qatar University
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SOCIAL SCIENCES: ANTHROPOLOGY & CULTURAL STUDIES Dr. David Irwin, Institute of Technology, Tallaght Mr Aaron Brug, Tulane University School of Medicine Dr Charlie Williams, University of East Anglia Prof. Dariusz Galasinski, University of Wolverhampton Dr Jason Carmichael, McGill University Dr Lisa Smyth, Queen’s University Belfast Dr Longina Jakubowska, Utrecht University Dr Naonori Kodate, University College Dublin Dr Sharon Leahy, University of St Andrews Prof. Shuktika Bose, Bond University Dr Vesna Malesevic, National University of Ireland, Galway Dr. Zakaryya Mohamed Abdelhady, Qatar University
SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL POLICY Prof. Mary McColgan, Ulster University Dr Aileen Marron, Irish Research Council Prof. Dave Turner, The Open University Mr Devin Richards, UA Alum Dr Esmat Zaidan, Qatar University Dr Feilim O’Hadhmaill, University College Cork Prof. Henrietta O’Connor, University of Leicester Mrs Mychelle Pride, The Open University Prof. Paddy Gray, Ulster University Dr Una Convery, Ulster University
VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN Prof. Danné Ojeda, Nanyang Technological University Prof. Biju Dhanapalan, Nanyang Technological University Prof. Cary Staples, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr Elsayed Abdelwahed Elkilany, Qatar University Ms Janet Coulter, Ulster University Dr Kenneth Feinstein, Sunway University Assoc Prof Louis-Philippe Demers, Nanyang Technological University Dr Mike McAuley, Griffith University, Queensland Mr Ruben de la Nuez, Nanyang Technological University
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