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Irish International Science Olympiads Medal Winners
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The Irish 2004 teams which represented Ireland at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) and the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO) were selected at the IBM/DCU Irish Science Olympiad held in DCU in December 2003. Approximately 450 second-level science students from schools from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland attended this event.
2004 International Biology Olympiad (IBO)
The 2004 IBO was held in Brisbane, Australia, from the 11th � 18th July. The Irish team was selected and trained by Professor Richard O Kennedy, Elizabeth Tully and Sharon Stapleton of the School of Biotechnology, DCU. A panel of fourteen medal winners at the ISO-Biology in December was given additional training and assignments before the team of four was finally selected in May. These four students received a week long intensive residential training programme in DCU on the IBO syllabus prior to their departure for Brisbane.
Joanna Curry and Marguerite Carter were awarded Bronze IBO medals. This brings to twelve the number of International Biology Medals won by Irish students since Ireland first participated in the IBO in 1998.
2004 Irish IBO Team
Marguerite Carter - Loreto High School, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Joanna Curry - Convent Grammar School, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Alan Kershaw - Coleraine Academical Institution, Co. Derry
William F. O'Carroll - St Michael's College, Aylesbury Road, Dublin 4
2004 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
The 2004 IPhO was held in Pohang, Korea from the 15th � 23rd July. The Irish team was selected and trained by Dr Eilish McLoughlin, Mr David Rea (a physics teacher from Cork who has been involved with the Irish teams since 1998) and the staff of the School of Physical Sciences, DCU. A panel of fourteen medal winners at the ISO-Physics in December was given additional training and assignments before the team of five was finally selected in May. These five students received a ten-day intensive residential training programme on the IPhO syllabus in DCU prior to their departure for Korea. Michael Magee was awarded a Bronze IPhO medal and Robert Clancy was awarded an Honourable Mention Certificate. This brings to four the number of International Physics Medals and to four the number of Certificates of Honourable Mention awarded to Irish students since Ireland first participated in the IPhO in 1998.
2004 Irish IPhO Team
Michael Magee - Methodist College, Malone Road, Belfast
Robert Clancy - Belvedere College, Great Denmark Street, Dublin 2
Colm Kelleher - De La Salle College, Macroom, Co. Cork
Christophe McGlade - Methodist College, Malone Road, Belfast
Joseph Flood - Blackrock College, Blackrock, Co Dublin
2004 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)
The 2004 IChO was held in Kiel, Germany from the 18th � 27th July. The Irish team was selected and trained by Dr Paraic James and the staff of the School of Chemical Sciences, DCU. A panel of fourteen medal winners at the ISO-Chemistry in December was given additional training and assignments before the team of four was finally selected in May. These four students received a weeklong intensive residential training programme in DCU on the IChO syllabus prior to their departure for Germany. John McClean was awarded a Bronze IChO medal. This brings to eight the number of International Chemistry Medals won by Irish students since Ireland first participated in the IChO in 1997.
Dr James was elected the European Representative on the IChO Steering Committee.
2004 Irish IChO Team
John McClean - Foyle/Londonderry College, Co. Derry
John O Boyle - St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Robert Fenton - CBS Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Stephen Hutchinson - Banbridge Academy, Co. Down
2004 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)
The 2004 IOI will be held in Athens, Greece, from the 11th � 18th September. Martin Orr, Methodist College, Belfast, who is a member of the Irish 2004 IOI team, won a Gold medal at the IOI in the USA in 2003.
IOI 2004 TEAM
Martin Orr - Methodist College, Malone Road, Belfast
Daniel Kersten - Kilkenny College, Co. Kilkenny
Jonathon Bolster - St Columb's College, Buncrana Road, Derry
Alex Clossick - Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare
Team Leader: - Dr Charlie Daly
Deputy Team leader: - Mr Ciar�n O Conaire
Contact: Michael A. Cotter, Director, Irish Science Olympiad, Science Faculty, DCU, Dublin 9;
E-mail: [email protected]