The South-East Science Festival took place across counties Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary and Kilkenny from 6-17 November 2019 and is the regional celebration of National Science Week (10-17 November 2019). The festival brings top scientists and science presenters from Ireland and abroad to Ireland’s South-East. In 2018 over 12,000 participated. The festival is coordinated by Calmast, Waterford Institute of Technology’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) Engagement Centre with support from SFI, Waterford Council, Kilkenny Council, MSD, GSK, B+L, Eirgen, Sanofi and Lismore Heritage Centre. See our Gallery HERE for images of this year’s festival.
Programme
The complete programme is available to Download
for Primary HERE
for Secondary HERE
Public programme is HERE
Evening Public Events
Thursday 14 November WIT Main Campus 7 pm
Smart Agriculture
Presenter: Sasi Balasubramaniam, Vista Milk TSSG
Booking 051 30 2037 or ereade@wit.ie
Imagine a farm – you’re probably thinking of fields, a barn, sheep and cattle, farmers Michael and Aoife taking care of their crops and animals. But what if we told you there was artificial intelligence, molecular communication networks and computing systems making the life of Aoife and Michael much easier and dairy production much more efficient? Not only that, technology also significantly improves animals’ lives and health, enables sustainable farming and helps to reduce the impact on the environment.
Dr Sasi Balasubramaniam, Director of Research VistaMilk, is looking at using ICT Technologies for Future Dairy and will dive deep into the different topics researched at VistaMilk: from the application of Artificial Intelligence r all the way to engineering molecular communications and computing systems.
Thursday 14 November 8 pm
PubhD Waterford: Science Week Special
Presenter: WIT PhD Students
Munster Bar Waterford
No booking required. Just Turn Up
In the by now well-known format three PhD students will present their research at Waterford’s Munster Bar (Oak Room): 3 x10 minutes talks, 20 minutes questions and finger food for all in a relaxed atmosphere.
Booking
All events are free, but booking is essential as places are limited. Your email and phone number are required at the time of booking and will be used for purposes related to the South-East Science Festival only. Waterford Institute of Technology’s GDPR policy applies. For events at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre, Watershed Kilkenny please contact Eleanor Reade, School of Science, WIT.
Tel: 051 302037
Email: ereade@wit.ie.
Eleanor will take bookings from Thursday, 24th October, at 10 am.
For events at the Lismore Heritage Centre, please contact the centre directly. Tel: 0761 102157.
For events held in a library, please contact the library directly.
Ardkeen Library
Tel: 0761 10 2755
Carrickphierish Library
Tel: 0761 10 2696
Central Library
Tel: 0761 10 2975
Graiguenamanagh Library
Tel: 056 779 4178
Photo/video consent and GDPR
Please note that all events will be photographed and/or videoed. All photos and videos are intended for non-profit use to promote STEM, this includes promotion on social media. Pupils and teachers will not be named unless permission is given. Waterford Institute of Technology’s GDPR policy applies. By booking, you are giving consent to photography and/or videoing. If you do not consent, please let us know at the time of booking.
