Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026
- Jan 12
- 3 min read
Quick Links: Adamstown Community College - Coláiste Bríde - Coláiste Phádraig - St Joseph's College - The Kings Hospital School - St Vincent's Secondary School
Great to meet so many students from Dublin Mid-West schools on Friday 9th January last and it was lovely to see so many interesting and really informative projects. Thanks to Rebecca at main sponsor Stripe for her help in showing us around. Congratulations to overall winner Aoibheann Daly for her project “GlioScope: Multi-task Deep Learning and Causal AI for Glioma & Glioblastoma Profiling” (development of a diagnostic tool for brain cancer) as well as the Category winners.
I think I've posted photos of all the local entries, if not let me know. Each student/team have been invited to send copies of their project so people who couldn’t make it to the RDS can look at their fantastic work in more detail.
The deadline before I share this post on wider social media is Monday 12th January, but I’ll add any project details as they arrive.
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Adamstown Community College
Project by Amelia - Sealing the Future, Polymer based adhesives for safer internal wound healing (next-generation flexible surgical adhesive to improve internal wound healing)
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Project by Alina and Ida - Young Minds, Different Worlds, Different Realities (analyzing developed and underdeveloped countries and the impact they have on young minds)
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Project by Swasti - The Symbiome: Real-Time Physiological Monitoring for Early Health Detection (detecting subtle biochemical and microbial signals on skin to deliver early predictive insights into stress and immune health)
Unfortunately we didn't get to meet Swasti at the stand, but she is welcome to send in details of her project.
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Coláiste Bríde, Clondalkin
Project by Tegan - NutriTrack - Rethinking Healthy Eating (app promoting nutritional awareness by focusing on nutrients instead of calories)
Winner of "Food for Future" award sponsored by SuperValu and placed 3rd in Health and Wellbeing category.
See full details of Tegan's project here:
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Colaiste Phádraig, Lucan
Project by Andrew, Felix and Jeremy - Electrolyte Concentration and Fuel Cell Output
See pdf of full project here:
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Project by Hadi, Syed and Hamza - Biodegradable Plastics vs Conventional plastics in Acid/base Environments
See pdf of full project here:
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Project by Modasir, Nabil and Mohammad - Biomechanics of Hand Grip Strength vs Hand Size
“Highly Commended" in Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Intermediate Group
Category
See more details of the project here:
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Project by Blake - Do microplastics in freshwater sediments alter the nitrogen cycle?
Second place in Biological and Ecological (Junior, Individal) Category
More details of Blake's project here:
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Project by Azmain - A Comparative Study of Isometric and Isotonic Training on Short-Term Strength Gains in Teenagers
See more details of project here:
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Project by Shafin and Kai - Time Pressure and Risk-Taking in Male Adolescents
See more details of project here:
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Project by Bobby and Donagh - Competitive vs Cooperative Framing: Effects on Ethical Choices in Male Adolescents (if framing a task as a "competition" or "teamwork" changes how fairly teens behave)
See more details of project here:
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Project by Muhammad and David - Typing Speed Pressure in Online Tests (whether a live countdown affects speed and accuracy)
See details of their project here:
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St Joseph's College, Lucan
Project by Jodie - Dyslexic Lens (What do dyslexics see when they read?)
Further information on Jodie's project in this video:
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The Kings Hospital School, Palmerstown
Matthew and Yung - Solutions to Combat Lead Pollution in Soil and Water in Kabwe, Zambia
Winner of winner of the 2026 Irish Aid / Self Help Africa Science for Development Award and the Chemistry Senior Group 1st Award.
See pdf of Project Book here:
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Plus a special mention to the students of St. Vincent's Secondary School, Louth whose project I contributed do by means of a survey - Are Politicians more or less likely to exhibit Machiavellian traits than the general public? Apparently we are less likely.
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Well done to everyone again. Hopefully we will see more schools and students from Dublin Mid-West enter next year.
ENDS
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