Ciara Judge
Irish scientist
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Dr Ciara Judge is an Irish scientist from Kinsale, County Cork[14][15] and a public speaker.[16] She was a finalist of the 42nd BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2013 at the age of fifteen with two others: Emer Hickey, Sophie Healy-Thow.[17][18][19] She also won a First place Award in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2013.[20] In 2014, she jointly with her 2 friends won the grand prize in Google Science Fair[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Ciara was also listed as one of the 25 most influential teens in Time for the year 2014 as a result of her innovation.[28][29][30][31][32]
Ciara Judge | |
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| Born | 1997 (age 28–29) |
| Known for | Combating the global food crisis: Diazotroph Bacteria as a Cereal Crop Growth Promoter[1][2] |
| Awards | Grand Prizewinner in Google Science Fair (2014)[3][4][5][6][7][8] Joint Top Result in Irish State Examinations taken by over 60,000 15 & 16 years olds across Ireland in 2013[9][10] |
The innovation
At the time of her win, Judge was a second-year student at Kinsale Community School in Kinsale.[33][34] Their project involved a statistical investigation of the effects of Diazotroph bacteria on plant germination.[35][36][37] They investigated how the bacteria could be used to fight world hunger.[38][39] Their project aims to provide a solution to low crop yields by pairing a nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil with cereal crops. They found their test crops germinated in half the time and had a drymass yield up to 7 percent greater than usual.[40][41][42][43][44]
Activities
Ciara is a former member of the Irish Digital Youth Council.[45][46] She has previously written as a guest columnist in Ireland's technology website (siliconrepublic.com).[47][48][49] She was honoured for her interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and awarded received a 'Role Model: Rising Star' award.[50][51] She was a speaker at the Excited digital learning conference at Dublin Castle in June 2014.[52] In September 2014, Ciara was a keynote speaker at the Irish Digital Forum in Dublin.[53]
