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 | ||
|
Organic matter in Soil; A huge national asset |
14 - 18 | |
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Biomass: Material for a potentially huge indigenous Irish Industry |
14 - 18 | |
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The Emerging Carbohydrate Economy |
14 -18 | |
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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? | ||
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How to think like a computer |
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| 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.
