The winners of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in 2016, Maria-Louise Fufezan and Diana Bura, continued their success in Brussels by winning third prize overall in the 28th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).
The fifth year students from Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, represented Ireland at the European competition with their award-winning project, An Investigation into the Effects of Enzymes used in Animal Feed Additives on the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis Elegans, which looks at the effect of animal feeds on soil fertility, and earned the top prize at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in January 2016. The project provides new evidence of potentially detrimental effects on the environment, a significant finding with implications for the food industry.
Maria-Louise and Diana received €3,500 and were also awarded the DuPont Prize, earning a trip to DuPont’s science and engineering plants in Denmark.
The European Union Contest for Young Scientists is a European Commission initiative, created in 1989 as an annual showcase of the best projects developed by young scientists from countries across Europe.
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