Speakers for School by Institute UL

SFI Researchers – Bringing Science to Schools

SFI Research Team Title of Talk/Demonstration/Activity Suitable Ages
Prof. Martin Caffrey A Career in Science: Research, Teaching and Service  
  A Career in Science: The Story of a Late Bloomer  
  A Career in Structural Biology: Research, Teaching and Service  
  A Day in the Life of a Research Scientist  
  Cross-disciplinary Research: From Agriculture to Biophysics, Chemistry and Structural Biology  

Prof. Michael Hayes

Organic matter in Soil; A huge national asset

14 - 18
 

Biomass: Material for a potentially huge  indigenous Irish Industry

14 - 18
 

The Emerging Carbohydrate Economy

14 -18
 

Chemistry;  A simple subject on which our understanding of the material world in based

14 -18
Prof. Liam Bannon A Pilgrim's Progress: From Cognitive Science to Cooperative Design  
  An Introduction to the Field of Human-Computer Interaction  
  Beyond Usability: The Emerging Field of Interaction Design  
  Understanding the concept of the information society  
  An Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing  
Pamela O'Shea Studying Software Engineering at University (with or without focus on women in engineering)  
Dr. Conor McCarthy Will future aircraft be made from plastics? 14 18
Prof Kevin Ryan Why is writing good software so hard?  
  Can software be intelligent?  
 

How to think like a computer

 
Prof Stephen O’Brien Patterns in mathematics  

If you are an SFI PI and are interested in being listed on this webpage to indicate that you (or members of your group) are willing to visit local schools, please email outreach@sfi.ie with your contact details and possible titles/subjects of talks.