FS XII (2003/2004) - PRIZES AND HONOURABLE MENTIONS

FIRST STEP XII PRIZES Honourable Mentions In category: Research Instruments Contributions

RESULTS OF FS I FS II FS III FS IV FS V FS VI FS VII FS VIII FS IX FS X FS XI FS XIII FS XIV FS XV FS XVI FS XVII FS XVIII FS XIX

Prizes and Honourable Mentions in the Twelfth International Competition

First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics

PRIZES
(Diploma & research stay in the Institute of Physics). All the prizes are equivalent.
Nikolay Atanasov HADZHIEV  (Bulgaria)
Calculating Equilibrium Configurations of Particles on a Spherical Surface
Jakub KOMINIARCZUK  (Great Britain)
Extensive Studies of a String Telephone
Septinus George SAA  (Indonesia)
Infinite Trigonal and Hexagonal Networks of Identical Resistors
Kana TSUMURA  (Japan)
Why Does a Metal Become so Hot in the Sunlight
Agata KARSKA  (Poland)
The History of Discovering and Exploring BD+14° 5016 Eclipsing Contact Binary
Yuriy Vladimirovich VOROBIEV  (Russia)
High Surge Voltage Generator and Time Measurement of the Development of Two Types of Electric Discharge in Humid Air Depending on Pressure

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
(diploma; the honourable mentions have been established in addition to the regular prizes - they should not be considered as prizes)

CATEGORY - RESEARCH PAPERS. (All the honourable mentions in this category are equivalent)

Boris DUSEK (Czechlands) Cooper Pairs Regarded by the Drude Theory
B.C. PRIYANKA (India) Around the World in 388 Milliseconds (An Application of TRACEROUTE to Measure the Earth's Radius)
S. M. HASHEMINASAB (Iran) On the Spring Constant versus Its Geometric Properties
Joon Young YOON (Korea) Photoluminescence Studies of Porous Silicon Prepared Using Metal-Dissolved Hydrofluoric Solution
Daniils DOROSENKO (Latvia) Dependence of Holographic Grating's Diffraction Efficiency on the Angle of the Mutual Beam Polarization
Anca Irina IOVITA (Romania) Experimental Studies Regarding the Migration of 65Zn in Some Components of an Aquatic Ecosystem
LI Zhipeng (Singapore) The Growth and Characterization of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Produced by Catalytic Decomposition of CO
CONG Lin (Singapore) Development of Materials for Nanomagnetic Applications
Matej KORBEL (Slovakia) On the N-Body Problem
Adnan GORSEV (Turkey) The Study of the Phase Transitions of Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Materials with Polarization Microscope

CATEGORY - CONTRIBUTIONS. (All the honourable mentions in this category are equivalent)

Xiaohang QUAN (China) Study of Echo Threshold for Different Kinds of Sound Signal by Computer
S. EHTESHAMIAFSHAR (Iran) Magnetic Spring
Pezhman Amin MADANY (Iran) Simulating Traffic System Behind Traffic Light: Studying Proper Traffic Light's Times and Crossroads' Capacity
Amit WEISS (Israel) A Study of Soft Magnetic Material Applicable as Sensors in Security Systems
Alikhan ALIBEK (Kazakhstan) Heat Capacity Measurement of Materials in the Range of Temperatures from 76 to 250 K
Carlos Alberto CERON RENDON (Mexico) The Weight of Data
Iordache RUXANDRA (Romania) On Fast Electrons in a Luminescent Discharge in Continuous Current
Iosif Roxana DIANA (Romania) Superficial Tension Variation with Temperature and Salt Concentration of the Black Sea Water in the Area of the Romanian Coast
Yeong Heng PUA (Singapore) Horizon-like Structures in Alcubierre Warp Drive Spacetime
Yu Xian LIM (Singapore) Wave Reflection and Transmission in Isotropic Media
Gokhan Eren YUCEER (Turkey) The Study of the Change and Decomposition of the Properties of Vitamins by Light, Magnetic Field, and Sound Energy

CATEGORY - INSTRUMENTS. (All the honourable mentions in this category are equivalent)

Bruno Muta VIVAS (Brazil) A Low-Cost Sounding Balloon Experiment
Konrad SCHMIDT (Poland) Logarithmic Decrement as a Quantity Describing a Musical Components' Quality
Alina Mihaela TUFESCU (Romania) An Original Method and a Device for Determination of the Superficial Tension for Fluids
BALAN Ioana Alexandra (Romania) Non-Destructive Checking Methods that use the Vortical Currents Technique in Impulses
Alexandr Sergeevich FIRANCHUK (Russia) Electrical Breakdown of a Drop of a Liquid

Prof. Yohanes Surya
Vice-President of the Competition Dr. Waldemar Gorzkowski
President of the Competition

Warsaw, in June 2004