Ciara Judge
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| known_for = Combating the global food crisis: Diazotroph Bacteria as a Cereal Crop Growth Promoter{{cite web|url=https://www.googlesciencefair.com/projects/en/2014/b69203da66c44d96e4fb3d6fd88d47a6eb3c927805255d7f4c7c439fddd9c256 |title= Combating the global food crisis: Diazotroph Bacteria as a Cereal Crop Growth Promoter|publisher= Google Science Fair |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|url= http://thecorknews.ie/articles/kinsale-girls-might-change-world-16209|title= Kinsale girls might change the world|publisher= The Cork News|date= 10 October 2014|accessdate= 31 January 2015|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141002103928/http://thecorknews.ie/articles/kinsale-girls-might-change-world-16209|archivedate= 2 October 2014|df= dmy-all}}
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| awards = Grand Prizewinner in Google Science Fair (2014){{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-science-fair-2014-winners/|title= 2014 Google Science Fair winners |publisher= CBC News |date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/three-cork-teenagers-win-googles-grand-prize-for-science-642861.html|title= Three Cork teenagers win Google's grand prize for science |date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.womenyoushouldknow.net/and-the-grand-prize-winners-of-the-google-science-fair-2014-are/|title= And The Grand Prize Winners of the Google Science Fair 2014 Are…|date= 24 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.techcentral.ie/kinsale-students-clinch-google-science-fair-global-prize/|title= Kinsale students clinch Google Science Fair global prize|publisher= Tech Central|date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaltimes.ie/2014-google-science-fair/|title=Three Irish girls win the 2014 Google Science Fair|work=Digital Times|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=31 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203205607/http://www.digitaltimes.ie/2014-google-science-fair/|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author= Nuwer, Rachel|author-link=Rachel Nuwer |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-teen-winners-googles-science-fair-180952812/?no-ist|title= Meet the Teen Winners of Google's Science Fair|publisher= Smithsonain|date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}
Joint Top Result in Irish State Examinations taken by over 60,000 15 & 16 years olds across Ireland in 2013{{cite web|author= Riegel, Ralph|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/exams/bright-sparks-make-a-mark-with-perfect-12-in-junior-cert-29573251.html|title= Bright sparks make a mark with perfect 12 in Junior Cert|publisher= Irish Independent|date= 12 September 2013 |accessdate=5 February 2015}}{{cite web|author= Murray, Niall|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/young-scientist-ciara-among-the-a-team-242769.html|title= Young scientist Ciara among the A team|publisher= Irish Examiner|date= 12 September 2013 |accessdate=5 February 2015}}
1st Place Winner in 25th EU Young Scientist of the Year (2013){{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/research/events/eib/ic2014/speaker.cfm?id=67 |title= Ciara JUDGE- 1st prize winner of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in 2013, Ireland|publisher= European Commission- Innovation Union |accessdate=31 January 2015}}
BT Young Scientist of the Year (2013){{cite web|url=http://www.excited.ie/staff/ciara-judge-sophie-healy-thow-emer-hickey/|title=Ciara Judge, Sophie Healy-Thow & Émer Hickey: Winners, BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, 2013|publisher=Excited|accessdate=31 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203204345/http://www.excited.ie/staff/ciara-judge-sophie-healy-thow-emer-hickey/|archivedate=3 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/jul/03/50-years-of-innovation-bt-young-scientist-and-technology-exhibition|title= 50 years of innovation: BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition – 2013 winners – Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey, Sophie Healy-Thow|work= The Guardian|accessdate=31 January 2015}}
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Ciara Judge is an Irish scientist from Kinsale, County Cork{{cite news|url=http://science-girl-thing.eu/newsletters/december-2014.html#more1|title= Women in Science in 2014– Ciara Judge, Émer Hickey & Sophie Healy-Thow: Grand prize winners at GoogleScience Fair 2014 |publisher= European Commission- Research & Innovation|issue= 3| date= December 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|author= O'Connor, Siobhan| url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/three-teenagers-kinsale-cork-win-4307380|title= Three teenagers from Kinsale Cork win top prize at Google Science Fair |work= Irish Mirror| date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}} and a public speaker.{{cite news|author= Qui, Linda|url= http://www.mayoscience.ie/Mayo2040/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110204043326/http://www.mayoscience.ie/Mayo2040/|url-status= dead|archive-date= 4 February 2011|title= Speaker Profiles in Mayo 2040: Ciara Judge|publisher= Mayo Science|accessdate= 31 January 2015}} 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.{{cite news|url= http://www.eucys2013.cz/winners/|title= EUCYS 2013: Prague- Winners|publisher=European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS)|accessdate=28 January 2015}}{{cite news|url= http://www.eucys2013.cz/miranda2/export/sitesavcr/data.avcr.cz/projekty/eucys2013/media/files/PR-EUCYS-24-09-2013-EN.pdf?0.25990722934341604|title= The biggest science contest of this Autumn already has its winners- 1st prize and London International Youth Science Forum|date=24 September 2013|publisher=European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS)|accessdate=27 January 2015}}{{cite web|author=Ralph Riegel |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cork-teenagers-scoop-european-young-scientist-prize-29606903.html |title=Cork teenagers scoop European Young Scientist prize |work=The Irish Independent |date=24 September 2013 |accessdate=28 January 2015}} She also won a First place Award in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2013.{{cite web |author=Ralph Riegel |url=http://www.btyoungscientist.ie/getstarted/students/2013-winners |title=2013 Winners in BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition |publisher=BT Young Scientist |accessdate=28 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203205441/http://www.btyoungscientist.ie/getstarted/students/2013-winners |archivedate=3 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }} In 2014, she jointly with her 2 friends won the grand prize in Google Science Fair{{cite news|author= Qui, Linda| url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140924-google-science-fair-hunger-bacteria-ngfood/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926034141/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140924-google-science-fair-hunger-bacteria-ngfood/| url-status=dead| archive-date=26 September 2014|title= Three Irish Teens Win Google Science Fair Using Bacteria to Grow Food|work= National Geographic| date=24 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|author=Aoife Carr|url= http://www.irishtimes.com/news/technology/three-irish-students-win-global-science-competition-1.1938595|title= Three Irish students win global science competition|date=23 September 2014|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=27 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= Savedge, Jenn| url=http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/teen-girls-tackle-world-hunger-win-google-science-fair |title= Teen girls tackle world hunger, win Google Science Fair |publisher= Mother Nature Network |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= Scuiletti, Justin| url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/irish-teens-win-google-science-fair-bacteria-enhanced-plant-growth |title= Irish teens win Google science fair with bacteria-enhanced plant growth| website=PBS |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.evoke.ie/news/irish-teenage-girls-crowned-at-google-science-fair-2014/|title= GIRL Power: Three Irish teenagers win FIRST place at the prestigious Google Science Fair 2014 for projects 'most likely to change the world'|publisher= Evoke.ie |date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= McNeice, Stephen|url= https://newstalk.ie/Irish-teenagers-win-Grand-Prize-at-Google-Science-Fair|title= Irish teenagers win Grand Prize at Google Science Fair|publisher= News Talk|date= 23 September 2014|accessdate= 31 January 2015|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20150204113120/https://newstalk.ie/Irish-teenagers-win-Grand-Prize-at-Google-Science-Fair|archivedate= 4 February 2015|df= dmy-all}}{{cite web| url=http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2014-Press-Releases/PR14-09-23.html|title= Minister O'Sullivan congratulates Irish science competitions winners |publisher= Department of Education and Skills, Ireland|date= 23 September 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}} Ciara was also listed as one of the 25 most influential teens in Time for the year 2014 as a result of her innovation.{{cite news |url= https://time.com/3486048/most-influential-teens-2014/|title= The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014|date=13 October 2014|work= Times|access-date=27 January 2015}}{{cite news|author= O'Halloran, Sean| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-29625826|title=Irish teens make Time magazine's 'most influential'|date=15 October 2014|publisher=BBC News | accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news |url= http://www.researchandinnovation.ie/tag/ciara-judge/|title= Cork students make Time's most influential teenager list|date=14 October 2014|publisher= Research and Innovation |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|author= Baker, Noel| url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kinsale-schoolgirls-compete-with-malala-and-the-obamas-as-time-magazines-most-influential-teens-of-the-year-291189.html|title=Kinsale schoolgirls compete with Malala and the Obamas as Time Magazine's Most Influential Teens of the Year|date=14 October 2014|publisher=Irish Examiner | accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|author= Counihan, Patrick| url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/education/Irish-teens-shortlisted-for-Time-magazine-Teenagers-of-the-Year.html|title=Irish teens shortlisted for Time magazine Teenagers of the Year|date=14 October 2014|publisher=Irish Central | accessdate=31 January 2015}}
The innovation
At the time of her win, Judge was a second-year student at Kinsale Community School in Kinsale.{{cite news|url=http://kinsalecommunityschool.ie/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=114&cntnt01returnid=60|title=Global Google Science Fair Champions|date=30 September 2014|publisher=Kinsale Community School|accessdate=31 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203213830/http://kinsalecommunityschool.ie/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=114&cntnt01returnid=60|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|author= Bell, Karissa| url=http://mashable.com/2014/09/23/google-science-fair-finalists-create-projects-to/|title= Google Science Fair Winners Take on World Hunger, Other Global Problems|publisher= Mashable |date= 23 September 2014|accessdate=31 January 2015}} Their project involved a statistical investigation of the effects of Diazotroph bacteria on plant germination.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-11/google-science-fair-rhizobium/5859990|title= Irish teenagers Ciara Judge, Sophie Healy-Thow and Emer Hickey on a bacteria boosting cereal crop yields|website= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date= 11 December 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thesciencesquad.ie/news/cork-young-scientists-persons-month/|title=Cork Young Scientists are Persons of Month |date=14 January 2006|publisher=The Science Squad|accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/31010-cork-students-ciara-judge|title=Cork students Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow win 2013 BT Young Scientist contest |date=25 September 2014|publisher=Inhabitat |accessdate=31 January 2015}} They investigated how the bacteria could be used to fight world hunger.{{cite news|author= Google Science Fair| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQEeEGvLzIU|title=How can we optimize food production in Africa?| publisher=Google Science Fair|date= 28 January 2015|accessdate=16 January 2019}}{{cite news|author= Heppner, Kelvin|url= http://feedthefuture.gov/article/google-science-fair-awards-top-prize-young-agricultural-scientists-mission-end-hunger|title= Google Science Fair Awards Top Prize to Young Agricultural Scientists on a Mission to End Hunger|publisher= Feed the future, the U.S Government's Global Hunger & Food Security initiative|date= 29 January 2015|accessdate= 31 January 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150203203054/http://feedthefuture.gov/article/google-science-fair-awards-top-prize-young-agricultural-scientists-mission-end-hunger|archive-date= 3 February 2015|url-status= dead}} 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.{{cite news|author= Mitchell, Beverley| url=http://inhabitat.com/16-year-old-irish-girls-win-google-science-fair-2014-with-world-changing-crop-yield-breakthrough/|title=16-Year-Old Irish Girls Win Google Science Fair 2014 With World-Changing Crop Yield Breakthrough| publisher=Inhabitat |date= 1 November 2013|accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news|author= Birch, Kristi|url= https://cogito.cty.jhu.edu/43555/homegrown-project-speeds-up-growth-of-cereal-crops/|title= Homegrown Project Accelerates Output of Cereal Crops|publisher= Cogito|date= 10 October 2014|accessdate= 31 January 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150203202855/https://cogito.cty.jhu.edu/43555/homegrown-project-speeds-up-growth-of-cereal-crops/|archive-date= 3 February 2015|url-status= dead}}{{cite news|author= Robarts, Stu| url=http://www.gizmag.com/google-science-fair-2014-winners/33937/|title=Teenagers halve the time of crop germination| publisher= Gizmag |date= 23 September 2014|accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= Ghogomu, Mbiyimoh| url=http://thehigherlearning.com/2014/09/25/16-year-old-irish-girls-win-google-science-fair-with-agricultural-breakthrough/|title=16-Year-Old Irish Girls Win Google Science Fair With Agricultural Breakthrough|date= 25 September 2014|accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= Orwig, Jessica| url=http://www.businessinsider.com/google-science-fair-winners-crop-bacteria-2014-9|title=3 Girls Won The Google Science Fair with a Bacteria-Based Plan To Solve The Food Crisis| publisher= Business Insider|date= 24 September 2014|accessdate=31 January 2015}}
Activities
Ciara is a former member of the Irish Digital Youth Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.ics.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1185:we-need-to-increase-the-use-of-ict-in-the-learning-experience-ciara-judge&catid=39:news&Itemid=238|title= 'We need to increase the use of ICT in the learning experience' – Ciara Judge|publisher= Irish Computer Society|accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|author= Walker, Emma| url=http://www.dhr.ie/tag/ciara-judge/|title= Eventbrite Co-Founder and Co. Cork Schoolgirl Outline Priorities for Ireland's Digital Future|publisher= DHR Communications|date= 12 September 2013|accessdate=31 January 2015}} She sometimes writes as a guest columnist in Ireland's technology website (siliconrepublic.com).{{cite web|author= Judge, Ciara | url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/38048--wit2014/|title= Guest column: Rising stars meet scientists young and old in London, Paris, Geneva|publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 21 August 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}}{{cite web|author= Judge, Ciara | url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/39004-guest-column-ireland-s-aut/ |title= Guest column: Ireland's AutoLaunch Racing in pole position for F1 in Schools contest |publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 29 October 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}}{{cite web|author= Judge, Ciara | url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/38165-guest-column-digital-youth/|title= Guest column: Digital Youth Council brings new voice to STEM education |publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 2 September 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}} She was honoured for her interest in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and awarded as top role model.{{cite web| url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/item/37543-wit2014|title= Silicon Republic recognises leading women role models in STEM- Top Role Model 2014: Rising Star|publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 7 July 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/special-events/women-invent-tomorrow/news/item/37203-wit2014|title= Women Invent: 100 top women in science, technology, engineering and maths – Part 2: Ciara Judge, Sophie Healy-Thow and Émer Hickey (Science)|publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 17 June 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}} She was the speaker in Excited Digital Learning Conference at Dublin Castle, Ireland (June 2014).{{cite web| url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/37166-wit2014|title= Young scientists shine at Excited digital learning festival|publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 6 June 2014|accessdate=2 February 2015}} In September 2014 Ciara was also a keynote speaker at the Irish Digital Forum in Dublin{{cite web| url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/video/v/1544-difsept14/|title= Digital Ireland Forum: Keynote address by Ciara Judge, Digital Youth Council|publisher= Silicon Republic |date= 12 September 2014|accessdate=5 February 2015}}
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL9N7O0uJoU Combating the global food crisis: Diazotroph Bacteria as a Cereal Crop Growth Promoter at YouTube]
- {{YouTube|Ciara, Emer, Sophie}}
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