Budding Ballyclare scientist makes it through to finals
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
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BALLYCLARE student makes it through to the finals of young scientist competition.
The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition has broken all records with 1,616 projects entered into the 2009 exhibition. Out of the 1,616 projects submitted, 500 of the projects have qualified to compete in the finals in the RDS, Dublin next January.
Ballyclare High School pupil Aaron Kelly has made it through to the RDS Dublin with his project entitled 'Recreation of Animal Behavioral Patterns with a Robot'.
The overall winner(s) will be crowned BT Young Scientist of the Year and will receive a Waterford Crystal trophy together with a cheque for 5,000 Euros. The winner will also get the opportunity to represent Ireland in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in September 2009.
The BT Young Scientist Exhibition aims to build ingenuity, creativity and excitement amongst students and to help them to understand the importance and relevance of the sciences in their everyday lives. Northern Ireland has seen a dramatic 25% increase in the number of projects entered with an overall increase of 14% across the Ireland.
Commenting on another record number of entries, Peter Morris, BT Director of Consumer and Corporate Services, said: "It is important for us that students recognise that these subjects play a substantial part in building the economy for the future and by learning new skills through science and technology they too can be a part of this."
