| | | | | | | | BT YOUNG SCIENTIST COMPETITION 2007 - SUTTON PARK SUCCESSES | Larisa Collins, Mark Belford & Nadya Gargan won first prize in their section in the Biological Sciences with their project 'A Study of Elephant Grass as a Biofuel for Ireland'
Niamh McGreer and Rebecca Cull (2nd Year students) won 3rd prize in the Junior Technology Section with their project ' A Design for an Emergency Escape Hood'
For details of all projects see below:-
|  | Larisa Collins,Mark Belford & Nadya Gargan 4th Year
- 'A Study of Elephant Grass as a Potential Biofuel for Ireland'
1st Prize Winners Biological/Ecological Sciences Section
They spent a year and a half doing an intense study of Elephant Grass. They contacted Trinity College Dublin Botany Dept who kindly donated their starter plants.They planted Elephant Grass plants in the school garden and at home and monitored the growth. After harvesting in October they peformed biomass and energy content tests and found that Elephant Grass gives out as much energy as wood when combusted. |
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|  | Niamh McGreer & Rebecca Cull (2nd Year)
- 'A Design for an Emergency Escape Hood'
3rd Prize- Technology - Junior Section
The students designed a fireproof hood with a built in nose and mouth filter made from activated carbon, zeolite and gel beads. Their tests showed the mask provided at least 3 minutes of extra time protection from toxic gas emissions from fires. The hood could be easily incorporated into the safety equipment for each passenger on an aircraft. |
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|  | Louise Moore Holly O'Grady & Claudia Martin (4th Year)
- ' An Investigation of zeolite to remove gases from combustion of fuels'
- Maths/Physics/Chemistry- Intermediate Section
The students built a filter made of zeolite for car exhausts and showed that it could reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide thereby reducing greenhouse gases and toxic gases. |
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|  | Simon Yeates (4th Year)
- 'A study of the properties and effects of acid rain'
Chemistry/Physics- Intermediate Section
Simon used sodium metabisulphate to release SO2 and thus mimic acid rain inside sealed boxes. He tested the effects on building materials and various plants. The acid rain prevented germination and caused browning of woody plants as well as considerable corrosion of metals. |
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