Award-winning young scientists of the Slovak Academy of Sciences gathered in Košice for seminar and evening concert.

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, a seminar of the winners of the 23rd Slovak Academy of Sciences Competition for Young Researchers under 35 years took place in the auditorium on Watsonova street in Košice. Awardees from all three scientific sections presented their research topics to colleagues as well as to members of the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. 

The young scientists and other employees of the Slovak Academy of Sciences later gathered for an evening concert of the Košice State Philharmonic at the Palace of Arts, under the baton of conductor Kirill Karabits. The audience also enjoyed performances by soloists Alexandra Conunova (violin) and Andreas Brantelid (cello). The program included works by Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer and the conductor’s father: Vio Serenade for strings, Johannes Brahms’ Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102, and two pieces by John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Doctor Atomic Symphony. The last mentioned piece tells the story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer during the period when he and his team were intensively working on the development of the first atomic bomb.

After the performance, the President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajgalík, DrSc., addressed the guests on the last day of his term in the office. He expressed his gratitude for the cooperation and many pleasant moments spent in Košice, and personally presented diplomas to the winners of this year’s competition.

Winners of the 23rd Slovak Academy of Sciences Competition for Young Researchers under 35 years:

Scientific section 1: Physical, Space, Earth, and Engineering Sciences

1. Ing. Jaromír Klarák, PhD. /Institute of Informatics SAS/ Research in the field of “Science of Science” using complex networks and large language models
2. RNDr. Miroslav Gančár, PhD. /Institute of Experimental Physics SAS/ Advancing the potency of anti-amyloid agents
3. M.Sc. Saeid Okhravi, PhD. /Institute of Hydrology SAS/ Recent Scientific Endeavors
Honorable Mention: Ing. Mgr. Marián Janík, PhD. /Institute of Electrical Engineering SAS/ Strong Charge-Photon Coupling in Germanium Enabled by Granular Aluminium Superinductors

Scientific section 2: Life, Chemical, Medical, and Environmental Sciences

1. Mgr. Alžbeta Šujanová, PhD. / Institute of Zoology SAS / Blood, ticks, and other surprises: What threatens birds?
2. Ing. Michaela Domšicová, PhD. /Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences SAS/ Application of aptamers in the diagnosis of civilization diseases
3. Mgr. Danica Ivovič, PhD. /Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center SAS/ Molecular aspects of therapeutic resistance in testicular tumors

Scientific section 3: Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Culture

1. Mgr. Xenia Daniela Poslon, PhD. /Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS/ Boundaries of solidarity: how social norms shape attitudes toward minorities
2. Mgr. Patrik Havan, PhD. /Institute of Experimental Psychology, Centre of social and psychological sciences SAS/ Content-free consent as a source of measurement error in social research
3. Mgr. Matúš Adamkovič, PhD. /Institute of Social Sciences, Centre of social and psychological sciences SAS/
Honorable Mention: Jozef Majerník, PhD. /Institute of Philosophy SAS/ Nietzsche’s Untimely Meditations as a project of cultural reform

Source: SAS News