Louth students take part in Physics Experience in Trinity College

Two students of St. Vincent's secondary school in Dundalk were lucky enough to be selected to take part in the Transition Year Physics Experience at the School of Physics in Trinity College Dublin.

It is a programme of events that introduces TY students to physics and the physicists at TCD.

Aoife Marmion and Anna McGeough were chosen from hundreds of applicants nationwide.

They spent a week in Trinity with other students from around the country being introduced to a range of subjects including nanophysics, electricity, optics and astrophysics, whilst working on a project titled ‘The Physics of Time Travel’.

Aoife said: “As one of the few pupils in the country to be selected for this programme, I saw this experience as a learning opportunity to broaden my knowledge of physics, touring labs and truly getting a feel for life as a physicist."

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Anna added: “I was shocked to be chosen as a student who was going to be attending Trinity College for their TY Physics course.

“I was filled with gratitude to be involved in different aspects of physics but my favourite areas were the hands-on lab experiments we carried out.”

The two Physics enthusiast described how they got a feel for independence by walking around campus and commuting by train daily. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience along with the friends they made along the way.