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Top-notch PhD. students at SAS
This year, for a first time a new category dedicated for PhD. students has been included in the Competition of the Young Scientists of the SAS up to 35 years. 23 PhD. students out of all 3 scientific sections submitted their work. The competition confirmed the high level of entries. Winners presented their work on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 during seminar in the Hall of SAS in Bratislava. In the end, Vice President of the SAS for the 1st scientific section Dr. Martin Venhart as the SAS representative, and Professor Ľubica Lacinová, member of the Presidium of the SAS for the 2nd scientific section presented the winners with diplomas.
The first idea of creating a special category for PhD. students in the Competition of the Young Scientists of the SAS up to 35 years was brought by Young Scientists of the SAS community organization. This initiative was positively received by the competition guarantor, Professor Ľubica Lacinová. “To be honest, I have been thinking about establishing a category for PhD. students for the last two years, because they themselves have shown an interest in participating in this competition. However, it was intended only for young researchers. I am glad, that we have decided for this step. According to what we heard today and last week in Košice during the seminar of the winners of the young researchers, it was confirmed that all entries were at the top level and if they were together in one category, the jury would be really clueless in deciding whom to award.” said Professor Ľubica Lacinová after diploma ceremony.
High quality of submitted works also pleased the members of the committee. “As a chairman of the committee for the 1st scientific section I have to admit, that I was very pleased to see the high quality of the proposed works and together with my colleagues we had to make a really difficult decision. However, I am sincerely glad that we have such top-notch doctoral students at SAS. I perceive this as a strong guarantee of a great future and development of SAS,” added Martin Venhart after the ceremony.
Results of the SAS PhD. Students’ Competition:
1st scientific section
1st place: RNDr. Katarína Zakuťanská, Institute of Experimental Physics SAS, “Structuring phenomena in composites based on liquid crystals”
2nd place: Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim, MSc., Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics SAS, “Ti-Mg composite for dental implants”
3rd place: Mgr. Katarína Rišová, Institute of Geography SAS, “Spatial analysis of environmental deficit in the context of gender inequalities”
Honorable mention: Mgr. Mária Kováčová, Institute of Geotechnics SAS, “Bio-mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles with antibacterial activity”
2nd scientific section
1st place: Ing. Ivana Borovská, rod. Ševčíková, Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics CBs SAS, “Influence of tumor mutations in RRM domains of splice factors PUF60 and U2AF65 on their properties and selection of splice sites”
2nd place: RNDr. Veronika Pinková Gajdošová, Institute of Chemistry SAS, “New methods for diagnosis of breast cancer”
3rd place: Mgr. Hemen Sendi, Institute of Zoology SAS, “Paleoecology, paleozoogeography and evolution of cockroaches (Blattodea) from Mesolithic ambers”
Honorable mention: Ing. Štefánia Hrončeková, Institute of Chemistry SAS, “New approaches in the diagnosis of prostate cancer”
Honorable mention: Mgr. Jan Roška, Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Center SAS, “DNA damage and repair as a prognostic biomarker in testicular tumors”
3rd scientific section
1st place: Mgr. Veronika Garajová, Institute of Musicology SAS, “Catalogus fragmentorum cum notis musicis medii aevi e civitate Trenchini”
2nd place: Mgr. Oliver Zajac, Institute of History SAS, “Map as a political manifesto: Karta dawnej Polski and the concept of the Polish state and nation”
3rd place: Mgr. Alžbeta Kuchtová, Institute of Philosophy SAS, “Derrida a Levinas elusive“
Original author and photo: Katarína Gáliková
Original text available HERE.