SciFest Ezine
SciFest National Final Special Edition AARON HANNON – OVERALL WINNER OF SCIFEST 2017
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2, NOVEMBER 2017
Student who designed a unique assisted In this issue:
shaving device wins SciFest 2017 Aaron Hannon, from St Muredach’s
Ruth Freeman, Director of Strategy and
College, Ballina, Co. Mayo was
Communications at SFI and Sarah
named the overall winner of SciFest
Sexton, Communications Manager,
2017, for his project, ‘EnableArm – a Shaving Device for People with Limited Hand Dexterity, and will go on to represent Ireland at the Intel International
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Berlin Long Night of Science Award………………………………………………
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Scientific, Galway presented Aaron
Innovations in 2017………………………….
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with a trophy and a cheque for €500.
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Intel Ireland. Aaron also won the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award for his work. Richie O'Sullivan, Director of R&D, Boston
Pennsylvania next year.
Final after his success at the SciFest
November was attended by Richard Bruton T.D., Minister for Education and Skills. Aaron was presented with the SciFest 2017 SFI Intel ISEF Award by Dr
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Aaron secured his place at the National
Conference Centre in Dublin on 10
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SciFest 2017 National Final Award Winners…………………………………………..
Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh
The final, which was held in the Marino
Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton, TD……………………………. Photographs from the SciFest 2017 National Final…………………………………..
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regional fair in IT Sligo.
