Communicating Science
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Communicating Science
19.03.2010
Conducting scientific research is one thing - explaining it to a lay audience is another. On Wednesday evening (March 24th 2010) topics such as Harnessing Wave Power, Cracking the Cheese Problem, the Internet, the Battle for Iron Inside the Body, Transport in the Quantum World and Improving Electronic devices are among the subjects to be presented at the Final of the sixth annual UCC Science for All Postgraduate Student Public Presentation Competition.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage young scientists to communicate the results of their research to the general public in an easily understandable manner.  Six finalists will give presentations.

Brendan Cahill, Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre
Brendan studied Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCC and developed an interest in Wave Energy while working at the HMRC during a summer placement.

David Daly, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences and Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre
David studied Food Science and Technology at UCC, graduating in 2007.  For the last 2 years he has been doing research in the cheese diversification lab in the Moorepark food research centre in Fermoy, where he is particularly interested in swiss-typed cheeses. 

Naoise MacSuibhne, Tyndall National Institute
Naoise graduated in 2009 with a BE in Electrical, Electronic and Microelectronic Engineering from University College Cork. He then joined the Photonic Systems Group where he is a PhD student in the area of internet technologies.

Heather McLaughlin, Department of Microbiology and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre
Heather graduated from the University of Texas with a Microbiology degree in 2005.  She came to Ireland to study for only 3 months as an undergraduate, but loved it so much she is now here nearly 5 years.  She is currently in her 4th year as a PhD student researching how the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes causes infection.

Tadhg Morgan, Department of Physics
Tadhg studied Theoretical Physics and Pure Mathematics at NUI Maynooth from 2006 to 2009. He is now working in the Ultra Cold Quantum Gases group working in the area of Quantum Physics.

Rab Yan, Tyndall National Institute
Ran received a BS degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She came to Cork to study for a PhD degree in Microelectronic Engineering. Her research is on improving transistors for better electronic devices. Ran Yan is on the Young Engineers sub-committee of Engineers Ireland, Cork Region.

The panel of judges for the Final will be chaired by  Ms Jennie O’Sullivan, RTE News Cork  and includes Mr Niall Murray, Education Correspondent , Irish Examiner, Ms Ruth McDonnell, Office of Media and Communication, UCC and Dr Colman Casey, Research and Industrial Liaison, College of Medicine and Health, UCC.

The competition is jointly organised by the College of Science, Engineering & Food Science (SEFS), the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and Tyndall National Institute, UCC. This year’s competition has been sponsored by the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, the Tyndall Institute, Mason Technology and Snap Printing.

The Final will take place at 7pm on Wednesday, March 24th in Lecture Theatre Boole 4, UCC.  Professor William Reville, Public Awareness of Science Officer, UCC, will act as MC on the night.  All are welcome and admission is free. 

Pictured are the Finalists in the UCC Science for All Postgraduate Student Public Presentation Competition : Naoise MacSuibhne, Tyndall National Institute, UCC, Rab Yan,Tyndall National Institute, UCC, Tadhg Morgan, Department of Physics, UCC, Heather McLaughlin, Department of Microbiology and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, UCC and David Daly, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, UCC and Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre. Also a finalist but not in the photograph is Brendan Cahill, Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre, UCC.

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