Three Irish students, Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow from Kinsale Community School, Cork have been chosen as one of five global finalists for their age category in the Google Science Fair 2014. The Google Science Fair is an online competition where thousands of competitors from across the world will compete in an event at Google’s San Francisco HQ on 21 September where the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges.
The team was chosen for their project investigating the use of natural bacteria to assist food production by increasing crop output. The ongoing work, which commenced in 2012, shows that natural bacteria in the roots of plants such as peas and clover could improve the growth of other food crops such as wheat, oats and barley.
This innovation would produce substantially increased food yields and reduce fertiliser use, potentially making a significant difference to improving food security and reducing the impact of intensive agriculture across the globe.
To promote the talent of the entries Google has opened an online global public vote which will be run until 14 September at www.googlesciencefair.com.
The trio previously competed in and won both the 2013 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and the EU Contest for Young Scientists and they are preparing to head to San Francisco for the Google Science Fair finals on 19 September.
Over 100 students in Kinsale Community School are working on projects for the 2015 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
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