CPC student's pet food app project selected for Young Scientists Exhibition

A student at Cross & Passion College has had her project accepted for inclusion in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2021, writes Brian Byrne.

She is Aideen Stein, in Third Year, and her project is one of 550 successful entries in the contest, which this year will be virtual and online.

Her project involves the creation of an app which identifies what foods are safe for pets to eat in light of their allergies.

Aideen's Science Teacher is Ms Aisling Doyle and Science Club Teacher Dr Eleanor Higgins. Aideen has already won three awards in the SciFest — Intel Award for Best Technology Project, Junior Innovation Award, and Irish Science Teachers Association Award.

Just 14 projects across Kildare have qualified for the 57th annual Young Scientists Exhibition. The organisers say the projects for the event are heavily influenced by healthcare and Covid-19, and they also show an increasing awareness of major social issues such as mental health, gender studies and diversity.

Selected from over 1,300 entries, the finalists represent 213 schools across 29 counties and will showcase their projects on the BTYSTE virtual platform to a national — and increasingly international — audience. 

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