Innovators Of Future Awarded At Mef Schools, Istanbul

MEF Educational Institutions 24th International Science Projects Contest concluded with an awards ceremony on May 8, 2015 at MEF Schools’ Ulus Campus, Istanbul, Turkey. In the international category finals, students from Lithuania, Slovenia and Bulgaria were awarded in the areas of physics, chemistry and biology, respectively.

In the domestic categories, Kuleli Military High School in physics and biology and Izmir Applied Sciences High School in chemistry received jury’s special awards.

Istanbul (MMD Newswire) May 8, 2015 — MEF Educational Institutions announced the winning projects of 24th International Science Projects Contest. Among a total of 1434 participating high school students and 771 innovative projects, 25 international and 66 domestic projects qualified for finals. In this year’s contest; mechanical heat, thermodynamics, and applied optics in microorganisms were the focus areas in innovations.

Demonstrated and presented to public and the jury at MEF University Campus starting on May 5th, 2015, this year’s innovations emphasized scientific methodologies that are more based on observation techniques and creativity. In the past 3 days, 163 high school students have presented 91 distinct innovative projects to the jury, who believes that the vast majority this year’s innovations are immediately applicable to business and industry.

One of the largest high school science contests in the world, MEF’s 24th International Science Contest included a wide range innovations, from facial expression controlled mechanical arms to special mine ventilation systems, from extra durable cement panels resistant against explosions to next-gen fuel batteries, from new curing methods against cancer to new treatments of upper respiratory infections diseases, and from innovative new foods for diabetic patients to new methodologies applicable against the treatment of the Alzheimer disease.

Including students from Turkey, 163 participants from Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Northern Cyprus, Dubai, Georgia, Hungary, Kirgizstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Turkmenistan, competed in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology for the top spots.

According to the results of the evaluation among international applicants, winner projects and countries are listed below:

THE WINNERS (INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY)

Physics: Riga 41st Secondary High, Lithuania, Monte Carlo Simulation of Photon Transport in Skin

Chemistry: II. Gimnazia Maribor, Slovenia, Effect of Concentration of AgNO3 and of the Reducing Agent to the Size and Morphology of Silver and Nanoparticles Suitable for Use in Medical Purposes

Biology: Secondary Medical School of The City of Skopje “D-R Panche Karagjozov”, Macedonia – Genetic Transformation of Nicotine Tabaco L. with Conserved Culture of Agrobacterium Rhizogenic A4

THE SECOND PLACE (INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY)

Physics: Lyceum No 1553, Russia – The Research on the Stability of a Proportional Controller

Chemistry: Chyngyz Aytmatov Bishkek Kyrgyz Turkish High School, Kirgizstan – Cleaning Oily Wastewater, Combination of Extraction and Absorption Methods

Biology: Batory High School in Warsaw, Poland – Allopathic Effects of Synapsis Alba on Germination and Seedling Growth of Secale Cereale and Triticum Aestivum

THE THIRD PLACE (INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY)

Physics: International School of Tuzla, Bosna Hersek – Pump it Up

Chemistry: Lyceum Named After Academician Zarifa Aliyeva, Azerbaijan – Using Bioluminescence as a Biomarker in Medicine

Biology: Secondary School “Asen Zlatarov”, Bulgaria – Impact of the Degree of Invasion of Varroa Destructor on the Hygienic Behavior of the Bees

RUNNER-UPS (INTERNATIONAL)

Dubai International Academy
Future of Renewable Energy Harnessing Evaporation Energy from Bacterial Spores

Sackhere 2nd Public School, Georgia
Utilization of Secondary Vegetable Oils and Transformation into Biodiesel

Ringsjöskolan, Sweden
Sewage Water Treatment by Plants for Single Households

JURY SPECIAL AWARDS (INTERNATIONAL)

Gimnazija Prokuplye, Serbia
Hydrogen Propelled Engine

Gymnazija No:1 of Zodino, Belarus
The Second Life of Tetra-Pak Packaging

Chung Ling High School Penang, Malaysia
Herbal Feed Supplements as Growth Promoter and Alternative Medicine to Red Tilapia in Tank Culture

About MEF Education Institutions

MEF Schools have been founded in 1996 with a vision to establish an innovative and pioneering model in education. MEF Schools premises, built in compliance with scientific, technological and aesthetic standards on a covered area of 36,000 m2, offer nursery, elementary school and high school education with a student-oriented understanding. The willing students who reach a certain performance level may receive the IB (International Baccalaureate) Certificate Program in MEF High School.