Dr. Gabriella Farries, a research scientist from UCD, visited the TY Science class today.  Dr. Farries gave a very interesting presentation on 'How do genes help some horses run faster than others'.  Thanks to Ms. Higgins who organised this visit.

Coillte Guest Speaker

As part of the celebrations for Science Week, Kieran Moloney from Coillte visited the TY classes today to give what proved to be a very informative and interesting talk on the work of Coillte. Thanks to Kieran for taking the time out from his busy schedule to visit Magh Ene College. This visit was organised by Ms. Higgins.

Junior Achievement Ireland

Well done to all the TY students who worked with Emma McCarthy and Patricia Friel from Junior Achievement Ireland this morning to evaluate a new Junior Cycle Science programme.

Professor John Costello: Presentations

Professor John Costello, Dean of Science, Dublin City University, gave the following two presentations to the TY Science class.

TY Guest Speaker

We were delighted to welcome Professor John Costello, Dean of Science, Dublin City University, to Magh Ene College.  Professor Costello gave a presentation on 'Ultrafast, Ultrashort, Ultraintense - Extreme Physics with Lasers' to the TY students and carried out some demonstrations using liquid nitrogen as seen in the attached photos.

TY Guest Speaker

Some photos from today's TY Guest Speaker, Dr. Helena Bonner, Royal College of Surgeons on 'What Happens the Brain as You Age? Please look at powerpoint below

What Happens in the Brain as We Age