The projects were on show at the RDS
Tomás Markey, a sixth year student at St Brogan’s College, Bandon won best individual at the 61st BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for his project ‘PM-DAC: A system for removing CO2 from the atmosphere’.
PM-DAC is a Passive & Modular Direct Air Capture framework that reduces the cost of carbon dioxide sequestration in the fight against climate change.
Leonard Hobbs, Chair of Technology Individual Judges, said, “The judges were very impressed with the level of innovation demonstrated by the best overall individual winner, Tomás Markey who addressed one of the greatest challenges currently facing the world in the excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Tomás demonstrated his prototype at the exhibition which showcased an impressive mechanical and scalable design and novel carbon capture technology, which resulted in a cost effective approach to this challenging and topical issue.”
Congratulations to Tomás Markey from St. Brogan’s College, Bandon, for winning Best Individual at BTYSTE 2025.
His project is ‘PM-DAC: A system for removing CO2 from the atmosphere.’#BTYSTE2025 #BTSYTE pic.twitter.com/qk9fNqi0GW
— BT Young Scientist (@BTYSTE) January 11, 2025
Anaus Syed Muhammad, a student at Bruce College, Cork, was recognised for developing a noninvasive method of screening blood using smartphone cameras.
His project has been named winner of the 2025 Irish Aid / Self Help Africa Science for Development Award at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
‘HemaSense: Screens for anemia, blood conditions without needle sticks’ – created a method of noninvasive blood screening of haemoglobin using smartphone cameras.
Minister for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming said: “Science and technology has the potential to tackle major issues facing people across the world. The Science for Development Award encourages young people to use their curiosity and talent to develop projects with the potential to improve people’s lives and make the world a better place.
“I was hugely impressed by the projects on display. Anaus from Bruce College in Cork was a deserved winner for his innovative project. A huge amount of work went into developing this project and I want to congratulate him, his teacher Labhras White and the wider school community for receiving this award.The winner of the Science for Development award will travel to the Gambia with Self Help Africa later this year to further develop their project in a real world setting.”
The Science for Development award is judged independently. The judges look for evidence of how a project could offer practical improvements in the lives of people in low-income countries.
Congratulations to Anaus Syed Muhammad from Bruce College, Cork. Winner of 2025 Irish Aid/Self Help Africa Science for Development Award @BTYSTE
The prize was presented this evening at an awards ceremony by Minister @SeanFlemingTD
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— Irish Aid (@Irish_Aid) January 10, 2025
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