Award Winners 2018

Siobhán Grayson, Katie Carbonara, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Abeba Birhane.

2018 Winner

Katie Carbonara, a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) environmental science student was the 2018 winner of the Mary Mulvihill Award for her essay:
Katie Carbonara – Science: Whose Facts? Whose Truth?

2018 Runners-up

Abeba Birhane and Siobhán Grayson, PhD students in cognitive science and computer science at University College Dublin (UCD), received a runners-up award for their joint entry, which analyses the assumptions that allow algorithms to pervade our social sphere unchecked:
Siobhan Grayson & Abeba Birhane – UCD – Science – Whose Algorithms Whose Data (Runners Up)

2018 was the second year of the Mary Mulvihill Award, set up to honour Mary’s memory and the legacy of her work. Anne Mulvihill, a sister of Mary, and a member of the judging panel said:

It’s a poignant time for her family and close friends; but it’s also a proud moment, as the award allows us to continue, in a small way, Mary’s role as an educator, mentor and advocate of science.

“This year’s winner, Katie Carbonara, has written a very accessible piece on a complex topic, questioning the discipline of science and the work that it does; Mary would have approved,” she said.

Dr Brian Dolan and Jocelyn Bell Burnell with Mary Mulvihill’s Ingenious Ireland book.