Two IT Sligo postgraduate research students scooped prizes at the Athlone Institute of Technology Posterfest.
Sheila Tierney won Best Overall Poster and Jude Clancy won Best IT Sligo Poster.
Sheila Tierney’s poster featured details of her research work, which is focusing on ancient DNA analysis of medieval Gaelic human remains. She won a €400 for her award. Her supervisor is Head of School of Science, Dr Jeremy Bird.
Jude Clancy is conducting an investigation of reinforced steep slopes constructed from excavated soil waste and incorporating a novel multi functional geosynthetic. His supervisor is Pat Naughton.
Ms Breda Lynch, Industry Programmes Manager, AIT; Jude Clancy, IT Sligo; Brenda Gaffey, Best AIT Recipient; Anita Watts, Office of Research, AIT.
Dr Michelle Connolly, Research Office, IT Sligo; Dr Joseph Ryan, Registrar, AIT; Sheila Tierney, IT Sligo; Ms Breda Lynch, Industry Programmes Manager, AIT; and Alan Hernon, Post Doctoral Scientist, IT Sligo.