15.01.10 - updated 30.01.10
St. Mary’s College pupils who competed in the final of the BT Young Scientist in Dublin from Tuesday 12th January until Saturday 16th January.
St. Mary’s College provided 7 of the 42 projects from N. Ireland at the final. One project – ‘The development of an Odourless Fake Tan’ by Danielle McGlinchey, Joanna Munoz and Maria McHugh received ‘Highly Commended’. This project is still in development and the girls will be returning to the competition next year, hopefully with a complete product – an odourless fake tan!
The girls also appeared on UTV and TV3’s ‘Expose’ programme to explain their project to the public. Their teacher, Ann Blanking, was nominated again this year for the ‘INTEL Teacher of Excellence Award’, the second time in as many years she has been recognised in this way. Mrs. Blanking will be setting off to San Jose in California in May, accompanying another group of St. Mary’s girls as they compete in the world-wide INTEL Science Fair as representatives of N. Ireland, having won last year’s Young Innovator’s competition and INTEL Teacher of Excellence Award in Belfast. Principal Marie Lindsay said ‘We are very proud of the girls and the work they have done on their projects. We are all looking forward to the development of their product and to using it next summer!’
St. Mary's Students at the BT Young Scientist competition in Dublin
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