Claremorris students showcase at Young Scientist Exhibition

THE 57th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition went live yesterday (Wednesday) as over 1,000 students from over 200 schools took to the first ever virtual platform to set up their projects and begin to prepare for the exciting days ahead.

Fans of the exhibition and members of the global STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) community were able to access this year’s event, for free, from all over the world via the portal.

President Michael D. Higgins officially opened the event.

Among the Mayo schools participating is Mount Saint Michael Secondary School in Claremorris who have three projects from students being presented at the exhibition.

In the junior category, Caoimhe Monahan, Sophia Hession and Katie Jennings have entered their app called Trackmed.

This app is to make sure people don't forget to take medication. There's an alarm and a vibration setting for people with hearing problems.

In the intermediate category, Anna Farragher and Theres Devassy have designed an app called Attainable.

Attainable is an application which will come with a wearable that assists people with intellectual disabilities by delivering multiple resources and information in one location.

In the intermediate individual category, Aoibheann Mangan has Hospital Holly and Henry which is a coded interactive mobile solution aiming to eradicate children's anxieties surrounding medical procedures and empower them to be hospital heroes!

Best of luck to all students taking part in #btyste2021

All information about BYTSTE 2021 can be found at https://btyoungscientist.com/

The link to the 2021 portal is https://portal.btyoungscientist.com/