'The Elite Student Internship Programme'(ESIP)

The Lucent Science Teacher Centre coordinated and administered the ‘Elite Student Internship Programme’ (ESIP) at the University of Limerick, for July and August 2004.

Internships were offered to elite students from surrounding local secondary schools. Each internship involved the pupil working in a research environment under the overall supervision of an academic researcher, for a period of 3 weeks during the summer.

The following elite pupils attended the internship at UL;

Department of Physics
Con Healy – Castletroy Community College

Sonia Buckley – Crescent Comprehensive
Susan McElligott – Scoil Carmel

Chemical & Environmental Science (CES) Department
Claire Conway – Scoil Carmel
Grace Crotty – Castletroy Community College

Life Science Department
Brenda Egan – Salesians Secondary School
Niamh Fitzmaurice – Salesians

Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department
Helen Guinane – Scoil Carmel
Daniel Heffernan – Castletroy Community College

Material Science and Technology (MST) Department
Olivia Sheehan – Salesians Seconday School
Eamonn Broderick – St. Munchins College

Mechanical Operations Engineering(MOE) Department
Mark McDonnell – St. Munchins College
Fintan Crosse – St. Munchins