2009 Press Releases
Engineers of the future attend “Enlightened Electronics” at Tyndall
02.07.2009
Tyndall National Institute played host recently to a group of talented, young students with aspirations towards careers in science and engineering.
02.07.2009
Tyndall National Institute played host recently to a group of talented, young students with aspirations towards careers in science and engineering.
The students participated in “Enlightened Electronics”, a course aimed
at teaching second level students the basic principles of electronics,
light and electromagnetism in a high tech, interactive environment. The course also offered students a unique insight into research and engineering careers in the world class state-of-the-art research facility.
The students learned a variety of new skills from using computer simulation tools to model circuits to learning how light can be manipulated for applications in telecommunications. In addition to new skills, students also learned basic electronics principles and performed experiments relevant to their future exams. The students carried out hands on demonstrations of circuit design, wireless sensor technology and fibre optics systems, as well as touring the high-tech laboratories and fabrication facility.
Throughout the course, researchers from the institute brought physics and electronics to life for the students by showing them how basic principles can be applied to all areas of life today. Students investigated some of the materials, components and systems that form the basis of much of the technology on which they rely on so heavily in their everyday lives such as mobile phones, computers, iPods, and gaming consoles.
The Cork Electronics Industry Association (CEIA) and Tyndall run a number of valuable outreach initiatives which give students a real opportunity to see the career possibilities available to them in this area. “This successful collaboration affirms the commitment of industry, research institutes and second level education to foster the talents of the next generation of engineers and scientists” commented Rosemarie Ferriter, physics teacher at St Vincent’s Secondary School, Cork. “To create the leaders and innovators of tomorrow we must begin today with our young people”, she added.
Picture: Mark Ronan and Neil Fahy working with Digital Logic Processing at enLIGHTened Electronics
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The students learned a variety of new skills from using computer simulation tools to model circuits to learning how light can be manipulated for applications in telecommunications. In addition to new skills, students also learned basic electronics principles and performed experiments relevant to their future exams. The students carried out hands on demonstrations of circuit design, wireless sensor technology and fibre optics systems, as well as touring the high-tech laboratories and fabrication facility.
Throughout the course, researchers from the institute brought physics and electronics to life for the students by showing them how basic principles can be applied to all areas of life today. Students investigated some of the materials, components and systems that form the basis of much of the technology on which they rely on so heavily in their everyday lives such as mobile phones, computers, iPods, and gaming consoles.
The Cork Electronics Industry Association (CEIA) and Tyndall run a number of valuable outreach initiatives which give students a real opportunity to see the career possibilities available to them in this area. “This successful collaboration affirms the commitment of industry, research institutes and second level education to foster the talents of the next generation of engineers and scientists” commented Rosemarie Ferriter, physics teacher at St Vincent’s Secondary School, Cork. “To create the leaders and innovators of tomorrow we must begin today with our young people”, she added.
Picture: Mark Ronan and Neil Fahy working with Digital Logic Processing at enLIGHTened Electronics
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