Seagate Young Innovators

Thursday 19th June 2008
Odyssey Arena, Belfast 

Seagate Young Innovators is one of the largest events of its kind in the United Kingdom. It is a major annual event designed to celebrate the achievements of young people in the areas of science and technology and to raise public understanding within the area. The event comprises exhibitions of science and technology project work from schools in the primary and secondary sectors. In 2008 more than 600 pupils between the ages of 8 and 18 years participated in the event with many more visiting the exhibition.

Schools have the opportunity to compete for places to represent Northern Ireland in major National, European and International science and engineering competitions.

The main elements of the event are:

Click here for details of Award Winners at Seagate Young Innovators 2008


Frank Mitchell from UTV chats to pupils from St Eoghan's Primary School Draperstown

 

 


 







 





 

Overall Winner
Seagate Young Innovators 2008 
Jonathan Downing from St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh will represent Northern Ireland at the Intel ISEF in Reno, Nevada, May 2009.  Seen here with Gerry Nolan, Intel Ireland (left) and John Spangler from Seagate Technology.
His project was a quick release car jack.  Jonahthan's teacher Philip Coyle will also attend the ISEF competition in Reno.


  
Young Engineers for Britain Overall Winner was James Morgan from St Colman's College, Newry, pictured above with John Spangler, Seagate Technology.  He will represent Northern Ireland at the UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair in London.



Northern Ireland Young Scientists Overall Winners Adam Keilthy and Conor Scully from Sutton Park School, Dublin, seen here chatting to Ian O'Leary of Seagate Technology, will compete at the UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in London.