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	Moscow, 21 September 2005 Press Release News Alert 17th EU Contest for Young Scientists And the winners are … … from Germany, Spain and Switzerland At 13.00 on Wednesday, 21 September the waiting was finally over for more than 120 young scientists - 16 to 20 years old - from 35 countries gathered in Moscow at the Bauman University to compete in the 17th European Union Contest for Young Scientists. After judging the 78 projects exhibited there, the winners were called forward in a thrilling award ceremony that kept everyone in suspense until the very last minute. This year, first prizes went to teams from Germany, Spain and Switzerland for original projects in the areas of fluid dynamics, a possible new species in Gran Canaria and preventing urinary tract infections from catheters. (See attachment for details.) The award ceremony was held in the beautiful Council Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour complex. The prizes, worth a total of euro 28 500 were presented by Achilleas Mitsos, the European Commission's Director-General for Research, together with Ulf Merbold, the President of the Jury, Alexander Fursenko, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and Igor Fedorov, Rector of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, which hosted this year's contest. Addressing the young scientists and guests at the award ceremony Dr Mitsos noted that the Contest is not just about winning prizes, but it was also an occasion for the participants to add to their evident enthusiasm for science. He also underlined its role in bringing young people from different cultural backgrounds together to exchange experiences and friendship. These are very much the aims of the contest. Next year's contest will be held in Stockholm, hosted by the Swedish Federation for Young Scientists in collaboration with the Swedish Research Council and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Further information and photographs Further information about the EU Young Scientists Contest - jury-member details, project summaries, the contest catalogue, success stories, and more - and downloadable, high-resolution photographs of the event (posted during and after the event) can be found at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/youngscientists/moscow/press-centre_en.htm You can also contact: Stephen P. Gosden, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission Tel: +32.2.2960079, Fax: +32.2.2958220, E-mail: stephen.gosden@cec.eu.int For audiovisual media. A 13-minute documentary about the contest (free of rights for broadcasting) is being produced. To obtain a free copy, please contact Gerald Alary, DDB Focus-Europe - working under contract to the European Commission for this event. Tel: +32.2.7612029, Fax: +32.2.7611906, E-mail: Gerald.alary@ddb.be Prize-winners 17th European Union Contest for Young Scientists Because of the diversity of disciplines represented at the contest, it is impossible to determine one overall winner. So there is not just one first prize but three, along with three second prizes and three third prizes. In addition there are several special prizes: expenses-paid visits to the London International Youth Science Forum in 2006 and Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (2005), to the European Patent Office and to EIROForum members. FIRST PRIZES (euro 5000 per project) Country: Germany Contestants: Igor GOTLIBOVITCH Age: 18 City/Region: Munchen School: Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium Career intention: Physicist Hobbies: Aikido, fitness, swimming Renate LANDIG Age: 19 City/Region: Bad Saulgau School: Storck-Gymnasium Career intention: Physicist Hobbies: Playing the piano, fitness, riding, swimming Field: Physics Project title: Corners in water - unexpected symmetry breaking in fluid dynamics Every day, when we run the kitchen tap, we see a "hydraulic jump" - where the water hits the basin it spreads out thinly, but a little further out the water level suddenly "jumps" and becomes much deeper. This project investigated the phenomenon under laboratory conditions, and found that under certain conditions the border between the shallow and the deep water was not circular but polygonal: the water had corners. Country: Spain Contestants: Javier LOPEZ MARTINEZ-FORTUN Age: 18 City/Region: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria School: Garoe SchoolCareer intention: medicine doctor Hobbies: padel, play guitar, football Eliecer PEREZ ROBAINA Age: 18 City/Region: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria School: Garoe School Career intention: psychology Hobbies: basketball, music, messenger Carlos MACHADO CARVAJAL Age: 18 City/Region: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria School: Garoe School Career intention: aeronautic engineer Hobbies: radio, control cars, racquetsports, DIY, table games Field: Biology Project title: Sonchus leptacaulis: a new species consolidation in Gran Canaria The purpose of this research was to find out whether some plants discovered in 1998 belonged to a new category that had not yet been described. It also investigated whether similar specimens were to be found in other places around the Canary Islands. Country: Switzerland Contestant: Silvana KONERMANN Age: 17 City/Region: Zurich School: Saechsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra Career intention: neuroscientistHobbies: cello, dancing, painting Field: Medical Project title: Development of a system for the local prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infection When Silvana's grandmother went to hospital with a urinary tract infection, Silvana resolved to prevent it from happening again. Post-operative urinary tract infections are caused by the use of catheters, but the standard treatment (oral antibiotics) is often ineffective because a film develops on the catheter's surface, protecting the bacteria. Silvana's solution was to use a high-tech polymer to impregnate the catheter itself with antibiotics, which is also better for the patient. SECOND PRIZES (euro 3000 per project) Country: Czech Republic Contestant: Zdenek JANOVSKY Age:19 Project Title: Vegetation dynamics of the small forest and open-landscape ponds and its historical causes Field: Environment Country: Germany Contestant: Stephen SCHULZ Age: 19 Project Title: Lab on the chip - new perspectives with electrons as universal reagent Field: Chemistry Country: Ireland Contestant: Patrick COLLISON Age: 17 Project Title: Croma: a new dialect of lisp Field: Computer science THIRD PRIZES (euro 1500 per project) Country: Denmark Contestant: Gitte Ahlquist JONSSON Age: 19 Project Title: Aid for putting on and taking off stockings for handicapped persons Field: Medical Country: Estonia Contestant: Margus NIITSOO Age: 18 Project Title: Generalizations of the Fibonacci sequence Field: Mathematics Country: Luxembourg Contestant: Eric DELE Age: 15 Contestant: Pierre HAAS Age: 16 Project Title: Cartography of galls Field: Biology HONORARY AWARDS Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar 2005 to attend the 2005 Nobel Prize ceremonies, meet the Nobel Laureates and take part in a series of other scientific/cultural activities during the week. Country: Germany Contestant: Igor GOTLIBOVITCH Age: 18 Contestant: Renate LANDIG Age: 19 Project Title: Corners in water - unexpected symmetry breaking in fluid dynamics Field: Physics Country: Switzerland Contestant: Silvana KONERMANN Age: 17 Project Title: Development of a system for the local prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infection Field: Medical London International Youth Science Forum 2006 to meet young scientists from around the world and take part in the annual two-week intensive summer science festival during July-August 2006. Country: Spain Contestant: Javier LOPEZ MARTINEZ-FORTUN Age: 18 Contestant: Eliecer PEREZ ROBAINA Age: 18 Contestant: Carlos MACHADO CARVAJAL Age: 18 Project Title: Sonchus leptacaulis: a new species consolidation in Gran Canaria Field: Biology SPECIAL DONATED PRIZES There are eight special donated prizes: a five-day visit of a technical and cultural nature to the European Patent Office in Munich, and a one-week stay at each of the seven members of EIROforum: CERN: The European Laboratory for Particle Physics EFDA: The European Fusion Development Agreement EMBL: The European Molecular Biology Laboratory ESA: The European Space Agency ESO: The European Southern Observatory ESRF: The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ILL: The Institut Laue-Langevin The European Patent Office, Munich, Germany A five-day visit of a technical and cultural nature to the European Patent Office in Munich Country: Austria Contestant: Susanne CERNAK Age: 16 Contestant: Felix FASCHINGER Age: 18 Contestant: Marcus METZ Age: 20 Project Title: MiHyP - microbiological hydrogen production Field: Biology Country: Czech Republic Contestant: Zuzana TVARUZKOVA Age: 18 Project Title: New possibilities to control fungal diseases of wheat and barley by use of plant extracts Field: Biology Country: Germany Contestant: Stephen SCHULZ Age: 19 Project Title: Lab on the chip - new perspectives with electrons as universal reagent Field: Chemistry EIROforum prizes CERN: The European Laboratory for Particle Physics Country: Lithuania Contestant: Gediminas KIRSANSKAS Age: 18 Project Title: Isospin in the theory of an atom Field: Physics EFDA: The European Fusion Development Agreement Country: Lithuania Contestant: Erikas GAIDAMAUSKAS Age: 17 Project Title: Isospin in the theory of an atom Field: Physics EMBL: The European Molecular Biology Laboratory Country: Israel Contestant: Ronit SHAPIRA Age: 18 Project Title: The effect of dietary components on the dopamine mechanism in Parkinson's disease Field: Medicine ESA: The European Space Agency Country: Poland Contestant: Agata KARSKA Age: 20 Project Title: The history of discovering and exploring BD+14° eclipsing contact binary Field: Physics ESO: The European Southern Observatory Country: Bulgaria Contestant: Petar Georgiev TODOROV Age: 19 Project Title: The variable star RZ Cassiopeiae. Investigation of the hypothesis of a third companion Field: Physics ESRF: The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Country: Turkey Contestant: Bilkan ERKMEN Age: 18 Project Title: New methods in analyzing the propagation of light in moving media Field: Physics ILL: The Institut Laue-Langevin Country: Turkey Contestant: Serdar KARATEKIN Age: 19 Project Title: New methods in analyzing the propagation of light in moving media Field: Physics	Forum Press Release European Commission National Organisers National Delegations Photoes
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