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SUSTAINABILITY OLYMPIAD

5th INESPOJune 2-7, 2013@Middelburg

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Cosmicus FoundationHofplein 333011 AJ RotterdamThe Netherlands

Editor & Editorial DesignA.M. Meerkerk

Printed by Deniz at Rotterdam, 2013

Contact detailsContact person: Mr. A. ElmaagacPhone number: +31 (0)10 411 75 74 E-mail address: [email protected] adress: Postbus 24102 3007 DC Rotterdam The Netherlands

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Welcome to the

5th INESPO 2013Challenge yourself!

IndexWelcome! P. 6 Program Opening Ceremony P. 8 Closing Ceremony P. 9

Program June 3-6 P. 10

Speakers P. 11

Jury P. 13

Awards P. 21

International projects P. 22

Dutch projects P. 25

International project abstracts P. 26

Dutch project abstracts P. 68

Organizers P. 72

Affiliated Full Partners P. 73

Authorized Affiliated National Coordinators P. 74

6

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 5th INESPO 2013, the international sustainability olympiad for students! We are very happy to may welcome more than 350 participants from 47 countries. INESPO is pleased to be able to organize an event that brings together young scientists and their supervisors from 47 countries. The event promotes the ideas of cooperation and

exchange of knowledge and experiences, and stimulates the emergence of young talents in various areas of science.

The national round of INESPO has taken place in Amsterdam on April 20, 2013. During this round the ten best Dutch projects were nominated to participate in the international round, that takes place in Middelburg. Almost 250 international students from 46 countries along with the ten best Dutch project teams will present their solutions for environmental problems to the public on June 3 and 4. Amongst many prizes such as gold, silver and bronze medals in different categories, there will be also an audience prize and en-couragement awards. On June 6 we will announce the winners at the awards ceremony.

We are very thankful that the Province of Zeeland is willing to act as a host for this year’s INESPO and has contributed a lot to make this event a great success. We also thank University College Roo-sevelt and SCOOP for their effort. Besides that we would like to thank the other co-organizers, DuurzaamDoor, SME Advies (with their Globe Program), IVN and NPOINT who worked together with the Cosmicus Foundation, the initiator of INESPO. Besides these organizations multiple partners have supported this initiative and helped organisatio-nally and financially.

We are very thankful for all the support we have gotten and we want to wish all participants, jury members and visitors a won-derful experience and hope that you will be inspired by the en-thusiasm and sustainable passion of all these young people!

Reyis KurtChairman Cosmicus Foundation

WelcomeAs an administrator of the Province of Zee-land I bid a warm welcome to all INESPO 2013 participants in our beautiful abbey. It is great that so many students from all over the world have come to Middelburg to exchange ideas and present their solutions for environmen-tal problems. I am proud of the fact that the organisation has picked this spot for the in-ternational finale. All these bright minds to-

gether in Zeeland; that makes one crave for more!

INESPO is a great match for Zeeland, because it is a place for stu-dents to present creative ideas for their sustainable world. The Province puts great value on a sustainable future. We stimulate and support innovations that make the world smarter, greener and more beautiful. Innovations that fit in with Zeeland, a region that is characterised by its special location on LAND IN SEA! This special location is the breeding ground for innovative projects such as the generation of tidal energy or breeding fish on land.

During INESPO, Zeeland is a breeding ground for innovation and sustainability. Over 350 participants will present their ideas for a sustainable future during INESPO. I do hope that things won’t stop at ideas, but that the projects will be developed further. That is why we strive to make education and entrepreneurs meet here in Zeeland. With excursions, lectures and workshops we aim to make people aware of the opportunities for working together towards a better future. You can only excel by working together and being optimistic. Our LAND IN SEA! offers plenty of room for that.

In addition to the official presentations and award ceremony, we like to let the students get acquainted with Zeeland. One of the programme items is an excursion to the Biobase Training Cen-trum in Terneuzen, for instance. Or a visit to the Zeeuwse Tong company where we breed sustainable fish on land. They are each innovative projects where we gain new knowledge for a sustainable world.

Visiting INESPO 2013 is a must. Together with all partners we organise something here that will get people out of their lazy chairs. I wish all participants an interesting event! I expect that you will have inspiring days here, full of energy and ideas that you can develop further when you get home. To me it is already clear that you are all winners!

Ben de ReuMember of the Provincial Executive of Zeeland

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Welcome to the 5th INESPO 2013, Middel-burg!

It is with great pleasure that the Cosmicus Foundation hosts the 5th edition of the Inter-national Environmental & Sustainability Pro-ject Olympiad in the Netherlands, after many successful events in Amsterdam and Utrecht. We are pleased and honored to organize the

event in Middelburg the capital of the province of Zeeland.

This year INESPO will be held in “de Abdij”, the Abbey, a unique authentic place, not only for its historical significance and atmos-phere, but also for its importance as the official governmental province building of the province of Zeeland.

The organization of INESPO is pleased to be a bridge between dozens of organizations, companies, institutions, universities, public and private bodies, that brings together young scientists from 47 countries, promoting the ideas of cooperation and ex-change of knowledge and experiences, as well as stimulating the rise of young talents in various areas and disciplines.

The 5th edition of INESPO will be a great success with the par-ticipation of 350 young scientists, whose presented projects re-present many different areas of science and sustainability in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Environment, Social Sciences and Energy. They are all testaments to the impact of an international event of this nature, capable of mobilizing a large number of young people with varied interests but dedi-cated to work for a better world of tomorrow.

The 5th edition of INESPO presents a very rich and diverse pro-gram, which includes not only the scientific aspect of the event, but also highlights the diverse cultural offerings that characte-rize the province of Zeeland. Next to many interesting lectures, workshops and seminars, the young talents will also have the possibility to visit the parliament, and meet ambassadors. Also “de Watersnoodmuseum” and “Neeltje Jans” are touristic places which should not be forgotten.

All of these opportunities and enrichment will give us the abi-lity to get to know Middelburg, the province of Zeeland and the Netherlands better. This event is made possible due to several institutional supporters and partners, we are seriously engaged with, for which my gratitude is great and humble.

I wish you a successful and pleasant scientific experience, and hope it may open many doors during your career and study.

To all participants, volunteers and visitors: my best wishes for an unforgettable competition which will last for many years, and will build bridges of friendships between many countries.

Ibrahim A. ElmaagacHost OrganizerInternational Event Coordinator

Welcome

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Opening Ceremony

Monday

3rdJune

11.30hrs.

10.30 - 11.00 Walk in

11.30 - 13.00 Opening ceremony

I. Welcome

II. Act with participants from all participating countries

III. Speeches

IV. Formal opening act

13.00hrs.

Location: Square in front of Abdij, Middelburg

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Closing Ceremony

Thursday

6thJune

19.30hrs.

19.00 - 19.30 Walk in

19.30 - 21.30 Closing ceremony,

I. Cultural parade by participants II. Speeches III. Award ceremony

21.30hrs.

Location: City Theatre, Middelburg

Program June 3-6

Monday June 3

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Thursday June 6

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Closing ceremony

*registration via [email protected]

Public activity

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Lecture cycle Water, Sun and Earth

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Speakers

Barbara Oomen Prof. Dr. Barbara Oomen holds a chair in the Sociology of Rights at Utrecht University, and is the Dean of the University College Roosevelt – an UU Liberal Arts and Sciences college in Middelburg. Her re-search interests and teaching experience are in the field of legal pluralism, human rights and cultural diversity. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Netherlands Human Rights Institute.

Wim SoetaertProf. Dr. Ir. Wim Soetaert leads the Centre of Expertise Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis Fa-culty of Bioscience Engineering (InBio.be) Ghent University. InBio.be is active in the field of industrial biotechnology and biocatalysis. During his earlier career he worked as research director for Chamtor and the German sugarcompany Pfeifer & Langen. He is secretary of ESAB, the Section Applied Bioca-talysis of the European Federation of Biotechnology. During his work at the Faculty of Bioengineering he has been the co-founder and supporter of Ghent Bio-Energy Valley.

Ankie VerlaanAnkie Verlaan is chairwoman of the Advisory Body for Integration and Diversity of the city of Amster-dam. She began her career as a teacher and held different positions in the department of Education. She was chairwoman of the board of the Community College of Amsterdam and participated in the board of the University of Amsterdam. Nowadays she is also board member of the Cosmicus Founda-tion.

Harald BergmannAfter studying law at the university of Leiden, Harald Bergmann held many positions in the trade and industry, and decided to go into politics in 2002. In 2005 he became the mayor of the city of Albrands-waard. After 7 years in 2012 he exited that office and was installed as mayor of the city of Middelburg.

Ben de ReuBen de Reu is a real Zeelander. Born in IJzendijke, he moved to Walcheren at age 15. He currently resides in Vlissingen. He loves the province of Zeeland and says it will always be his home. In the years prior to becoming a Provincial Executive, he was the director of the “Regionaal Pedagogisch Centrum Zeeland”, RPCZ. He headed the RPCZ for ten years, a professional and innovative center in the field of education and learning. As Provincial Executive, Ben de Reu is in charge of the Environment, Sports and Cultural portfolios.

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Allard CasteleinAllard Castelein is Vice President of Environment for Shell, where he is responsible for strategy, stan-dards, controls and strategic partnerships and leading the Environment function. Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 1958, Allard graduated in medicine at Erasmus University. He holds non-executive and advisory positions with the World Environment Center, the International Petroleum Industry En-vironmental Conservation Association, the X Prize foundation and The Netherlands 2028 Olympic bid.

Marc FischerMarc Fischer heads the Green Office of Maastricht University. He is a biochemist with a passion for environmental sustainability, and advises Maastricht University on this level. He has been awarded the ISCN-oikos Student Leadership Award (2011) for recognition of the achievements of Maastricht University Green Office.

Marga HoekMarga Hoek is a tenacious lady pasionate about the integration of sustainability in the private sector. She has been referred to as the new Joan of Arc, in her quest to make the business world greener. Marga Hoek is known for her effectiveness in making connections between the private sector and the public sector. Before heading the “Groene Zaak”, she was the innovative director of the “BAM Woning-bouw”, director of the project bureau of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and CEO of the contrac-ting company Thunnissen Groep BV.

Bernice BovenkerkDr. Bernice Bovenkerk is post-doc and lecturer at the Ethics Institute at the Department of Philosophy of Utrecht University. Bernice Bovenkerk is currently carrying out research about the moral status of fish in the project Agression in African Catfish, in cooperation with the Department of Animals, Science and Society of Utrecht University and IMARES and ASG of Wageningen University. Her research inte-rests concern issues in animal and environmental ethics and political philosophy.

Ibrahim ElmaagacIbrahim Elmaagac studied at the Rotterdam University, University of Applied Science, faculty of Civics. After his education, between 1995 and 2001, he fulfilled various management functions for multina-tional companies. Between 2002 and 2012 he taught Civics and Geography at the Cosmicus College as a part-timer. Since the last three years he is also the editor of the quarterly academic magazine The Cascade, published by the Cosmicus Foundation. During his duty as the general manager of the foun-dation he has been coordinating various kinds of projects. The most important and latest of these, is the INESPO project. For the past five years he has been working as the international coordinator of this international youth science event.

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Bas BlaauboerBas Blaauboer (1949) studied biology at Utrecht University and did a PhD in toxicology at the same university (1978). Presently he holds the Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair on “Alternatives to Animal Tes-ting in Toxicological Risk Assessment”, which is located in the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences. His research focuses on the use of in vitro toxicology methods as tools in risk assessments.

Peter SlootProf. Peter Sloot studied M.Sc. Chemistry and M.Sc. Physics at 1983. At 1988 he has achieved his PhD Computer Science. He studied the ‘natural information processing’ in complex systems by computa-tional modeling and simulation as well as through formal methods. His work is applied to a large variety of disciplines with a focus on -but not limited to- Biomedicine. Currently he leads two large EU projects: ViroLab and DynaNets and supervise research from various NIH, NSF and NWO and Royal Academy projects.

Rik LeemansProf. Rik Leemans heads the Environmental Systems Analysis and Earth System Science groups of Wa-geningen University and chairs the Earth System Science Partnership. He leads interdisciplinary re-search on global change models and contributes to IPCC and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.His modelled the dynamics of boreal forests at Uppsala University (Sweden) and IIASA (Austria). He then led the development of an integrated earth system model, IMAGE, at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency. Prof. Leemans has published papers on a wide range of topics, such as ecosys-tems, climate change, vulnerability and sustainability, and is editor-in-chief of Current Opinion in En-vironmental Sustainability.

Egbert TellegenProf. Dr. Egbert Tellegen (Brielle, 1937) is a sociologist and specialist in social aspects of environmental issues since forty years. He offers lectures on ‘Sociology and environment’ at Utrecht University. In 2010 he published a study (in Dutch language) on the history of environmental concern and envi-ronmental policies during the past fifty years The study is entitled ‘Groene herfst (‘Green fall’). In a recent article entitled ‘Kapitalisme en sociaalwetenschappelijk milieuonderwijs’ (‘Capitalism and the teaching of social aspects of environmental issues) which was published in December 2012 in ‘Milieu’, the journal of environmental specialists in the Netherlands, he criticizes the lack of fundamental criti-cism of capitalist economies in research and teaching on environmental issues.

Jacques Reijniers Prof. dr. ing. J.J.A.M. (Jacques) Reijniers MBA is professor (sustainable) Procurement Management and also director of Learn Education and Research Network at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in Breukelen (the Netherlands). He is also director of Apollo Consultancy B.V. He is educated in mechanical engineering and business management. He was working in the industry and in the consultancy business for many years. His key business areas are: (sustainable) purchasing, logistics, project management and interim management. He published many articles and books and is many times speaking on conferences and is lecturing at several (European) business schools on these areas.

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Chris RoordaChris Roorda is researcher & consultant at the Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT, Eras-mus University Rotterdam). He advises governments and businesses how to facilitate and accelerate sustainability transitions. His work in particular deals with regional and urban innovation networks, sustainable energy in the built environment and co-creation in governance and supporting self-or-ganization.

Jan EmmerzaalFrom 1 January 2012 onwards, Jan Emmerzaal (1959) has been programme director of the Green Ener-gy Initiative of the University of Twente. He obtained his MSc in Industrial Design at the Technical University of Delft. After that, for more than 15 years, he has been working in the field of Research & Development of sustainable consumer products (e.g. at ATAG, Philips and Johnson Electric). In the past years, he has been working – within the TU Delft – at MicroNed, the Valorisation Centre and at several public private research consortia. As from May 2009 until January 2012, Jan Emmerzaal was managing director of University of Twente’s research institute IMPACT.

Ernst WorrellErnst Worrell (Ph.D.) is professor ‘Energy, Resources & Technological Change’ at Utrecht University. He combines global experience in science and consulting. He was Director Energy Use & Efficiency at Ecofys. Before he worked for almost 8 years in Berkeley and Princeton (USA), and was a visiting profes-sor in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His research includes energy and material efficiency improvement, and waste management. He is author of four IPCC reports, and (co-) author of over 300 publications. Over the past 12 years he was Editor-in-Chief of the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling, and is as-sociate editor of the journals Energy and Energy Efficiency.

Renata van der WeijdenRenata van der Weijden is associate professor in Earth and Environmental Science at University Col-lege Roosevelt. She teaches three levels in Earth Science and Science Laboratory Courses and coaches undergraduate research. Topics include fossil fuel cycles, element cycles, factors influencing climate, water geochemistry, efficiency of energy production, methanogenic processes, leaching of slags, use of the underground for exploration and storage. At Wageningen University and WETSUS she super-vises PhD students as senior researcher at the Department of Environmental Engineering. The focus is on developing processes for bioreactors for the recovery of metals and nutrients from waste streams.

Alfons HoekstraDr. Alfons G. Hoekstra studied Physics and holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam in Compu-tational Science. Currently he is associate professor in Computational Science, also at the University of Amsterdam. His research focusses on modelling and simulating multi scale systems from a wide vari-ety of domains, but with a focus on biomedicine. He is also very much interested in modelling complex socio-economic systems and their resilience in relation to human development in the Anthropocene.

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Wim ZeilerWim Zeiler is since 2001 full professor Building Services at the faculty of the Built Environment at the Eindhoven University of Technology. His current research is on Integral Design, Intelligent buildings, Smart Grids and Renewable Energy in the Built Environment.

Boukje HuijbenBoukje Huijben studied both Chemistry and Environmental Sciences at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, where she graduated in March 2010. During her studies she was involved in educational activities for high school pupils like girls camps and classes at the university. After her graduation she worked in a project on the market implementation of a clean (bio)diesel at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and she temporary worked as a teacher in chemistry at a high school. In December 2010 she started her PhD project at the TU/e on mechanisms for up scaling of the solar energy market, with a focus on the Netherlands.

Josee van Eijndhoven Josee van Eijndhoven is emeritus professor in Sustainability Management at the Dutch Research In-stitute for Transitions (Drift), at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She was the President of the Execu-tive Board of the same university from 2001-2006. From 1991 till 2001 she was Director of the Ra-thenau Institute in The Hague, the Dutch National Institute for Technology Assessment. At present she is, amongst others, a member of the Dutch National UNESCO Committee and of the Netherlands Academy for Technology and Innovation (AcTI-nl). She was originally trained as a chemist and did a.o. research in risk assessment, risk communication and policy analysis of global environmental risks.

Antoine HeideveldAntoine Heideveld studied Biology at the University of Amsterdam. He worked as a teacher in sustai-nability at the University of Amsterdan. Antoine is the founder of several networks for sustainability in education, under which the network Sustainable Higher Education and the Network Sustainability in Vocational Education. He is now program manager at The Green Minds, a netwerk of scientist working on sustainability and entrpeneurship. Antoine is employed at AgentschapNL in the program Duur-zaamDoor and at De Groene Zaak (Dutch Business Council for sustainable development).

Niki FrantzeskakiDr. ir. Niki Frantzeskaki is a researcher of sustainability transitions with experience in theory develop-ment and in transition management processes design and application. She has a bachelor and a mas-ter of science in Environmental Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering and Policy Analysis with TU Delft and a Doctorate (PhD) on Sustainability Transitions with a focus on transition dynamics, driving forces and feedback loops from TU Delft (2011). She is currently with the Dutch Research Insti-tute For Transitions, Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands) as a senior researcher.

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Ward CottaarProf. dr. ir. Ward Cottaar is professor Design and Technology of Instrumentation at Eindhoven Univer-sity of Technology. His goal is to bring good engineering practices in the design of instrumentation to industry and health care: engineers should design what end users, e.g. doctors, need in very close cooperation with them. Before coming to the university Ward Cottaar had a 26 year (international) career in industry, both in the Lighting and Medical area. He was responsible for the development of some major technologies for energy saving lamps at Philips Lighting.

Cees WithagenCees Withagen got his master’s degree (cum laude) at Tilburg University in 1974 in econometrics with a specialisation in mathematical economics. In 1984 he got his PhD degree (cum laude) also at Tilburg University .Currently, he is professor of environmental economics at VU University, Amsterdam, Department of Spatial Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. He is also fellow of Tinber-gen Institute and CentER (Tilburg University).

Ad van WijkAd van Wijk is sustainable energy entrepreneur and part-time Professor Future Energy Systems at TU Delft. Van Wijk started his career as scientific researcher in sustainable energy at Utrecht University.In 1984, van Wijk founded the company Ecofys, which grew into Econcern. Econcern developed many new sustainable energy products, services and projects. Examples include the 120 MW offshore wind farm Princess Amalia , multi-MW solar farms in Spain and the largest second generation biomass/bio-methanol plant of the world. Van Wijk achieved many important prizes for excellent entrepreneurship. Amongst others he was Dutch entrepreneur of the year 2007 and Dutch top-executive 2008.

Lisette de Senerpont DomisDr. Lisette de Senerpont Domis got her PhD in Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Leiden University. She currently works as project manager research valorization at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology. She is interested in making ecological principles operational for aquatic ecosystem management and conservation. Together with researchers from the department and the Aquatic Ecology & Water Quali-ty Management Group of the Wageningen University (WUR), she has initiated the Aquatic Knowledge centre Wageningen or AKWA. AKWA translates state-of-the art fundamental scientific knowledge to encompassing solutions for the complex problems water users face in the light of fast environmental changes.

Alexandra BekkerAlexandra Bekker is secretary at Young Friends of the Earth Netherlands (JMA). She is in the final stages of finishing her Master’s degree in International Security at the VU University, Amsterdam. She previ-ously studied at Amsterdam University College, where she graduated summa cum laude in liberal arts and sciences.

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Lydia van RietschoteDrs. Lydia van Rietschote is partner at PIT (Platform voor Innovatie in Toezicht) at Stichting Netwerk Vrouwelijke Commissarissen in Zeist. Besides that she is the director of the World Education Forum in The Hague. For 25 years she has fulfilled a wide variety of management positions. In recent years she has focused more on more on issues of ‘good governance’.

Anya LuscombeDr. Anya Luscombe is Head of the Academic Core Department of University College Roosevelt.

Jan ApothekerJan Apotheker is connected to the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen as didactician in chemistry. He is in-volved in the teacher training program in chemistry and in the master in communication and educa-tion. He is coordinator of the basic qualification Education for teachers of the Faculty of mathematics and natural sciences. He is a Board member of the KNCV, with education in his portfolio. He is also Secretary of the committee on chemistry education of IUPAC, Member of the division of education of EuchemS. In the past, he has been Chairman of the Dutch Department of Caretakers of the Environ-ment and editor-in-Chief of ‘ The Global Forum on Environmental Education’.

Jan MolenaarJan Molenaar studied Medicine and has been a physician his whole career, specialized in pediatric surgery. In 1997 he retired, but is still active in this field.

Robin HoenkampRobin Hoenkamp is employed as a doctoral student for the Centre for Energy issues since september 2010. The institute is part of the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the protection of consumer interests in standardization of Smart Grids.

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Claire WymanClaire Wyman received her PhD in Molecular Biology from The University of California at Berkeley in 1990. Her postdoctoral work with Dr. H. Echols, University of California at Berkeley, focused on EM studies to understand complex nucleoprotein assemblies of DNA replication. In collaboration with Dr. Carols Bustamante she applied Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM) to study DNA replication and trans-cription machinery. She joined the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam in 1996. Here she established the Center for Scanning Force Microscopy of Bio-logical Nanomachines. In 2005 she was appointed Associate Professor and in 2008 full Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Erasmus MC.

Ilhan OzturkIlhan Ozturk has a master degree in mechanical structures at TU Delft Civil Engineering and has been working in the world of steel structures for 15 years. Since 2007 he has his own business in Enginee-ring and Consultancy and works in the global world. Often working abroad he came across many different cultures and disciplines. His work is designing and advising on top side steel construction for the onshore and offshore oil and gas fields. He completed several mega projects successfully from draft design to completion.

Paul KoningsPaul Konings works as a project leader at Rijkswaterstaat. He is a graduate of the Wageningen Univer-sity where he studied Biology and Environmental Science. As a project leader he is charged with the environment, spatial planning and water, particularly floodprotection and nature development along the river Maas. In recent years he participated regularly in the regional jury at ‘schools for sustainabi-lity’.

Eddy De SerannoEddy De Seranno inspires people towards optimal cooperation. He has an MBA degree in governmen-tal and non-profit organizations, and worked as an interim and project manager in Flanders (Belgium), as a director of a university of applied social sciences in Ghent, and as a consultant with Deloitte in Brussels. He came to The Netherlands in 2003, first as a manager and project leader in the HZ Univer-sity of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, and since 2012 combining it with the role of facilitator and coach of complex cooperation projects, amongst others in such areas as education, sustainable develop-ment, safety and resilience, and health and social care.

Angelique LansuDr. ir. Angelique Lansu works as a lecturer in earth and environmental sciences at the School of Science of the Open Universiteit, the Netherlands. She got her PhD on Learning for Sustainable Development: Merging Professional Demands and Academic Standards at the same university, under the aegis of the UNESCO Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable Development Supported by ICTs and the Chair Technology Enhanced Learning. Angelique Lansu has over 20 years of expertise in learning design and developed a number of inter-disciplinary learning environments on the earth sciences and sustainable development, with experts from European and South American partner universities.

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Joseph S. ResovskyIn courses Dr. Joseph S. Resovsky teaches at University College Roosevelt (UCR) he enjoys sharing the perspective he has gained by bringing together multiple disciplines in his research. While pursu-ing his doctorate in Geophysics at the University of Colorado (1997) he produced a large catalogue of hand-edited seismic data and computer aided measurements of the very low frequency ringing of the whole earth after large earthquakes. In his postdoctoral research at Utrecht University (1999-2004) he developed a new statistical approach for creating deep Earth models from his data. At UCR (2004-present) he has developed research projects that enable students to make significant new con-tributions to the Earth Sciences. His undergraduate collaborators have explored the global free os-cillations excited by melting and sliding Antarctic ice sheet; surveyed public perceptions of seismic risks from underground nuclear storage, shale gas extraction, and geothermal energy; and developed computational algorithms for simulating bell-induced shaking of church towers.

Saskia BodvinIn 2007 Saski Bodven finished her studies of industrial engineer in chemistry at the Catholic University Limburg. She started her career as researcher at Vito, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, and at the Catholic University Limburg. In 2008 she started working at Umicore for the Research and Development department. She is supervisor of the pyrometallurgical lab and investigates how diffi-cult waste or streams at high temperatures (1000-1600°C) can be recycled. In the lab she does research for Umicore plants all over the world. She is also responsible for the guidance of thesis students from graduate schools and Universities, gives lectures at schools and organizes practical lab sessions for students at Umicore.

Jeanne de BruijnJeanne de Bruijn is Research Fellow at VU Amsterdam.

Isabelle NoyensIsabelle Noyens has a bachelor degree in Chemistry – Environmental Care. She did an internship at the environmental department of water treatment at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutics. In 2007 she finished her studies and started her first job at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutics as an analytical tech-nician. In 2008 she changed jobs and found a new challenge as a researcher at the Research and De-velopment department of Umicore. Umicore searches for new metal applications and how to recycle metals from waste streams, e.g. electronic scrap. Her main task was performing leaching experiments for a new hydrometallurgical recycling process. After two years she moved to the pyrometallurgical department where she is now responsible for quality, environment, health, safety and the guidance of students from the secondary schools.

Ger RijkersDr. Ger Rijkers (1952) is Head of the Science Department of University College Roosevelt in Middelburg and Professor in Biomedical and Life Sciences. At UCR, he is coordinator of the Life Sciences track as well as the Biomedical track and the Premedical program. He also works as a senior scientist at the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein. Dr. Rijkers graduated as cell biologist from the Wageningen University in 1977 and finished his PhD thesis on The immune System of Cyprinid Fish in 1980 at the same University.

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Henk MeijerHenk Meijer graduated in Econometrics at the University of Groningen in 1977. In September 1977 he moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Computing Science in 1979 and his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1983, both at Queens University. In August 2006 Henk Meijer returned to the Netherlands to work at University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, Zeeland, where he was the Head of the Science Department until the end of 2011. At this moment he is lecturing Computing Science at the same university.

Frans van OverveldDr. Frans J. van Overveld studied Medical Biology at the University of Utrecht, with main directions Haematology and Immunology. In 1988, he obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences on “Some aspects of mast cell subtypes from human lung tissue” at the same university. In 1991 he was registered as Immunologist. Since 2009, he is employed as Scientific Writer at 4Clinics, Waterloo, Belgium, where the emphasis is on infectious diseases and prevention and lectures Immunology at University College Roosevelt.

Paul van RossumPaul van Rossum studied analytical chemistry (Msc) at Utrecht University and waste water treatment and air pollution at WUR(Wageningen). He is giving courses on instrumental analysis & environmen-tal chemistry with a focus on sustainability and recycling by electrochemical means. In cooperation with other universities he was involved in several EU Tempus projects, implementing instrumental/environmental analysis at universities in Poland & Bulgaria. Since 2010 he is participating in ‘Waterstof Region’project, in which universities of applied science and several companies in Belgium and The Netherlands are working on the hydrogen economy.

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AwardsInternational awards

Prize % of total amount of projects Medal

1st 5 Gold

2nd 10 Silver

3rd 15 Bronze

4th 10 Encouragement award

National awardsPrize Number of

projectsDescription Specifications

1st Prize 1 Participation in Intel Isef (USA)* 1 week, meant for 3 students and 1 supervisor

2nd Prize 1 Participation in ISWEEEP (USA)* 1 week, meant for 2 students and 1 supervisor

3rd Prize 1 Participation in MOSTRATEC (Brazil)* 1 week, meant for 2 students and 1 supervisor

1st Special Prize 1 Participation in FAST (Italy)* 4 days, meant for 2 students and 1 supervisor

2nd Special Prize 1 Participation in London Science Forum (UK)* 2 weeks, meant for 1 student (min. 17 years old)

3rd Special Prize 1 Participation in Young Scientists Contest in Denmark*

5 days, meant for 3 students (min. 16 years old) and 1 supervisor

Encouragement Award

3 Certificate and medal ---

* All national awards are mentioned for participation in other olympiads to represent the Netherlands. The awards include flight tickets, accommodation, meals** and local transport**. The awards are not redeemable for cash, nor transferrable or refundable for any other events.** As far as provided by the host of the event.

Audience awardsNumber of projects Participants Prize sum in Euros per project

1 National 250

1 International 250

Sponsored by PZC (Pronvinciaalse Zeeuwse Courant)

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International projects AfghanistanIncreasing efficiency of combustion of LPG by using magnetic field Niloofar Mo.Ayub

AlbaniaUse of density to clean the oil from sea and analysis of absorption level of or-ganic material Ad ShehuKevin Spahiu

AustriaBiodegradability, usage and fermen-tation of biopolymers in biogas plants Verena Haderer Bernhard Mayr Testing of flamable gas mixtures as vehicle fuelsMathias Herbst Lukas Lederhilger Dominik Rößmann

Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe complete cancer cleanseAmar Duran Elvin Karkelja The future energy carrier Sejla Hujic Sun for everyone Anele ArifiIlda IsmailiThe secret of Miscanthus Mubina Veladzic Merjem Omeragic Biofilters as an effective solution for eutrophic lakes Ema Avdic

BrazilNatural sweetener of inulin extracted from yacon potato Polymnia sonchi-folia Carolina de Oliveira Trento Study on stability of polypropylene packaging exposed to freezer and mi-crowaveWagner Thiele Fracassi The planet warns: the use of plastic bag is bagMaria Nascimento Gabriel Silva Natural Insecticide: an alternative for the environment; contributions and challenges for sustainable agricultureAntonio BatistaThe Quina in the treatment of heel spur Guilherme Weber

BurundiGreen land protection campaign Sindayihebura Esperance Francine Umwiza

CambodjaRotten Bananas: A new source of bio-ethanolPriyanith Keo Arsenic removal from groundwater using bio sand-biofilm-absorbent fil-terSreynoch Tha

CroatiaTrash can plan Zvonimir Kovačev Juraj Malenica Ram pump - Water wizard Domagoj Marić Ivan Raguž Environmentally friendly way of im-proving the productivity of plants of-ten used in agriculture Dora Koprivčić Ena Orešković Don’t go with the flow Nikolina Maglić Iva Ivezić

EgyptGenerating electricity from hot dry rock Youssef Alshazly Yasser Badawy The desert of Egypt everlasting power house of water and energyMahmoud Lokma Omar Mahmoud

GambiaSoap production from groundnut husk wastesEbrima Sonha

GeorgiaComputer controlled electric car - the green revolution Ahmet Yasin Sekerci Berkcan Gul Eco-Friendly solar powered car Can Bay Asim Kuli Ogli

GermanyEnvironmental Safety Risks With Solar PowerAbdullah Hakki AlbayrakOguzhan Guvenc

GhanaCooling by the application of latent heat Cindy AyimPetros Paapa Kwofie

IndiaDevelopment of an effective biocide from Acacia concinna Shree Kumar Dhimanth Sediyapu Germicidal dustbin” – A novel way of treating/minimizing clinical patho-gensAdithya SN Shivaprasad B A novel product to increase crop pro-duction by enriching pollination Sindhura Shankar

IndonesiaPowder of dry teak leaves (tectona grandi sp.) as effecien adsorbent for liquid textile wasteVania Erriza Shafira Aidina Green Soundproofing noise barrier made from bagasse and saw dustJeni Purnamawati

IranSaving energy with climate design Amirhossein Kashaniadib Sina Taheri Planning clean recycling waste plastic as graphite and artificial diamond Sina Taheri Farhan Saneie The use of muscle energy for pumping water up in fountains Niloufar Amir zadeh Hejazi Flexible Dye Sensitized Nano-Crystal-line Solar Cell Kimia Rayat Sanati Yasaman Sadat Keshmiri

IraqWatercress (Biofilter) determination of lead and mercury Level in Human Hair and in The great zab River in Peo-ple Smoking Cigarette by Trapping on Resistively Heated W coil and Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spec-trometry Diyari Mawlud Abdullah Ali Ahmed Adnan Removal of oil Kandish Kawa Mohammd Sarbast Sidiq Mohammed

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ItalyCork: product of mother nature to be safeguarded and not to be wastedSimone PorchiaVincenzo GiacobbeMaria Luigia Mercuri

KazakhstanIncreasing Public Awareness of Cancer Causes to Reduce Mortality in Cancer Related DiseasesAigerim Issatay Arailym Seitzhan Improvement of photoelectric con-verters with redirecting surfaces Ualikhan UmarovMadi AbdiomarThe quality of camel milk and shubat in various ecological regions of Ka-zakhstan Marat MakeyevOral GabdykalykEnergy source of future Adil Zhakypbek Kaisar Omar Economic elevator Imran IsmailovKazybek TompiyevDryland management and carbon se-questrationAinur Assylkhanova Malika Sadvakasova

KenyaThe most affordable solar water hea-ter Zakaria Mohamed AbdiAbdishakur Hassan Mohamed

Kosovo Treatment of Hepatitis (Jaundice) using alternative medicine Agim MazrekuQendrim ShabaniEvaluation of oily wastes in ships Varis KrushaBerk PacollariProducing gas oil by using oat (avent sativa) oilRoni KazaziVaris GjergjiziNew construction materials consis-ting of Ferro-Nickel Slag and Fly AshBesart Xhosha Ilir Berisha The antioxidant effect of orange peel oil (citrus nobilis)Bera CayirliAgon Kumnova

Kyrgyzstan Extraordinary method of distilling water and novel method of producing biodisel fuel from polluted oilSeitbek Kurmanbek Uulu Bektur Tarielov Recycling of lead in automobile sto-rage batteries as an affordable way of radiation protectionKuttabai IsmailovAbu-Bekri ShamuzaevRemoving Heavy metal from the wa-ter by th ecological ways Jibek Sadykova Aiperi BakzailuEffect of chitin to radiation Asel Djoldosheva Easy way to clean oil contaminated water Azamat Erkinbek Uulu Bakhtiiar Bolotbekov Automatic ecological pump Ulukbek Kalybaev Boris Matsunov Usage of Lolium sp. and Paspalum sp. to decrease lead content against air pollutionAmantur Tekebayev Igor Gunger Increasing energy derived from Micro Hydroelectric Power Plant by rotating statorAmangeldi Sharapov Belek Kalybekov

LuxemburgProduction of bioethanol from potato starchChris ReisJastina FeiereisenLeonardo Stamerra

MacedoniaThermoneutral engine powered by the hydrogen obtained by dissocia-tion of water on photocatalysisGligor Duchev Frosina Pancheva A new concept of passive house in-door coolingKaterina Gudeva Energy efficiency of a process combi-ning thermal power plant with paper industry Borkica Ivanova The solar panel based on liquid metal battery Aleksandar Kostevski Nikolija Stojmenovic Electric Ocean Risto Stijanov Stojan Pecev

An innovative and inexpensive way of up cycling plastic waste into valuable carbon nanotubesAndrej Simeski Elena Stefova Innovative method for production of novel yoghurt enriched with pheno-lic antioxidant compounds extracted from Macedonian grape winery wasteZorana AndonovicFrom everyday wastes an alternative source for production of biodiesel Bilge Sezair Sureja Osmani How to reduce the damage caused by the plastic in the nature and in same time produce more gasoline for ve-hicle engines? Sara Markoska

MalaysiaCassator (Cassava Electric Insulator) Syaidatul Syaffiqa Muhamed Kamilia Kamaruddin Sugarcane bagasse act as super ab-sorbent polymerAmir Muttaqin Putra Nurwan Muhammad Arif Harun Waste to health: utilization of ground-nut shell as low cost adsorbent for heavy metal (copper (ii) ions)Nur Amira Said Udin Anis Suhaila Razman Astaxanthin extraction by using natu-ral acidAimie Natasya AyubNurul Khalida Jayawirawan Biodegradable smart material based on nata de coco and carrageenanNur Sabrina Latiff Nur Suraya Hani Zainuddin

MexicoImpact of the synergy of the energy from our home in our economyJesús Carlo Cuevas DNA chain: true or false?Karla Guzmán Maria Susana Vera DEBMMPedro Balderas Rodriguez

MoldovaEuphorbia steposa: a potential source of petroleum-like productsNiculina Garbuz Dimitrie Gînju Cleaning of heavy metal contamina-ted soil by plantViorel Milea Alexandr Vitcov

International projects

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PakistanRevolutionary organic polymer solu-tion for co2 emissionAbdullah Tahir Haris Dilshad Remediation of Industrial Waste Wa-ter through Constructed Wetlands of Typha Angustifolia Hassan Ali Ranjha Hannan Naveed

PhilippinesThe use of coconut shell and clam shell as biofiltrationMuhammad Aguirre Mahmoud Effects of Flavonoids from Allium cepa (Red Onion) in Reducing Hazar-dous Metal Waste (Lead and Mercury)Florentino DuenasZachriah Sebastian Pasion Wyman

PolandThe impact of wind turbines on living organismsNicola Leończyk

Puerto RicoA comparative study of the effect of salinity in some wetlands of Puerto Rico during the drought and flood seasonsKelianet Roque Rodríguez

RomaniaThe spider is changing the game in the adhesives industryAlexandru Mihai Glontaru Alexandru Stefan Iov Aqua Pura - Bottled water vs.Tap wa-terAyse Korkut Tugce Goktas Radio Energy…freeAndrei Dan Corbeanu

RussiaNatural clay for waste water purifica-tion Evdokim Matusevich David Velenteenko

SlovakiaInfluence of geographic factors on the size of genome of Tephroseris longifo-lia groupPeter Kicko

South-KoreaDevelopment of Exposure-regulating system Hakyeong Kim

The discovery of ‘PJH’ structure which affects the wandering spiders’ addhe-sivity Jinsol Ha Ming Yeong Park Yujin Jeong The research of Ube anthocyanin characteristics and utilizationMin Kyu Seok

SpainThe electric car Claudia MarinLucia Garcia

TaiwanThe Water Waltz Yi-Jhe Lee

Tajikistan The forthcoming glance to world priceless propertyMadina Artykbaeva Kibriyo Yunusahunova Evaluation of Domestic WastewaterSoro Nazarova Farhunda Avgani A prominent way of petrol separation spilled in waterJamolbi RahmatovaMijgona Ismailova

Tanzania Green vehicleAbdul-Wahid Haji KaliAlly Yasin AllyAmazing Natural Cleaning Berry: Zan-zibari Soap BerriesMurtaza Munirhussein Lookmanji Said Mohammed Salim

ThailandDetermination of All-trans Retinoic Acid in High Vitamin A Local Plants by High Performance Liquid Chromato-graphyChatchanan Kongtanakomtunkich Chantika Pimsamut

Tunisia The innovative guidance systemGhaith Allah Chebil

Turkey The effect of rosemary oil on prolifera-tion of mcf-7 cell lineYağmur Gündoğdu Ekin Kıyak The effect of nigella sativa l. Oil on hela cells growth kineticsMerve KiliÇ Ece Yenice

Removal of direct red 23 using pre-pared polymer Gokturk Keles Effect of environmentally friendly conductive polymers on metal corro-sionGozde Gokyokus Are we conscious consumers or do we deceive ourselves about energy sa-ving?Eran KarakoYakup Köhen Adaptation of hydrocarbon solidi-fier polymers to vehicle fuel tanks as a means for prevention of fire and ex-plosions which may occur in case of accidentBetül Ceyda BaşolRüveyda Demir Şahinde Sinem ÇilGlass brick production using metal slagLidya Sürenkök

TurkmenistanEnvironmentally friendly detergents from plant ashes Bayram Sapargeldiyev Ecofarm Ogulgerek Mollayeva Bagul Abdullayeva Making very light – durable – strong bricks by using Limestone dust and grinded cotton stems Nurmyrat GurbangulyyevKuvvat KorjayevUsing natural pozzolans in manufac-turing lightweight concreteGaygysyz Mammedow Nurislam Amangulyyew Research on mineralization degree of waste-water canals of agricultural fields and facilities of utilization them in agricultureEziz Gochmanov Shaylybay Gokchayev

Ukraine Germination of soybean line gts40-3-2 with influence of different concen-trations of glyphosate Kemal Osmanov Breeding of rare butterflies as a way to preserve insects Anna Garazhina Solar pond Yevhenii Shakhrai

United Kingdom Algae - A renewable fuel source Mehmed Hayirli Volkan Akca


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Ecological E-learning Berk Kandil Suheyb Abdulkadir Ecology of the deep Kubra - Zeynep Ozcan Aysenur Tekneci

United States Using sesame leaves as low cost ab-sorbent to effectively reduce heavy metals such as lead, copper, and cad-mium from contaminated water sam-ples Hilal Atesoglu

A bottle full of sunshine: synthetic photosynthesis via diye-sensitized so-lar cells and PEM fuel cell catalization to produce carbon neutral photofuels Michael Trinh A second year study on the effective-ness and feasibility of Iron Fertiliza-tion of the Oceans Utilizing Iron Ni-trate Mariah Rendeiro Extending the shelf life of farm fresh using novel energetic preservations methodsDalton Houde Robin Zahran Microwave-assisted synthesis of thia-zolidinedione compound library Kaeden LaFrance Alperen Sirin Investigating how highly efficient mo-lecular motors combine their effects to carry large cargoes Alpasrlan Aksu

Dutch projects Bonhoeffer College – EnschedeThe Friendly BatteryEnneke HassinkFrédérique van GamerenSophie KooijLiza BlekkinkBrenda Bohlmeijer

Calvijn College – GoesBamboo solutionArdjan SturmNiels-Jan Wisse Dennis DingemanseDon’t Eat too much COLIIna-Maria Duynhouwer Machteld van der MaasDesert VaporRobert de BruineWouter Boot

Cosmicus College – RotterdamAway with receiptsIrem CakmakEsma Cali

Griftland College – SoestSustainable solar collectorLucas van CapellenJasper AdegeestReyno StolJelmer van Nuss

Gymnasium Juvenaat – Bergen op ZoomBUSinessSybren ZondervanJasper Krombeen

HN Werkman College – GroningenOneStep, an energy saving product that saves moneySonja van der WalEmiel Hartsema Suzan BordewijkMerily Viks

Montessori College ArnhemCan coral reefs durable be retained? More knowledge about the growth of corals offers opportunities!!Anne-Joëlle DerksenMarijn Crum

Pius X College – GoorCentral lightning facilitySanharib IssaSebastiaan van KootenKevin VonkKoen ter BekeTom Nijenhuis


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Saving hydrocarbon based fuel (LPG) as a result of conversion of non polar com-pounds into partial polar compounds by using magnetic field.

International project abstracts1368. Increasing efficiency of combustion of LPG by using magnetic field

Niloofar Mo.Ayub

In this study we were able to show that our method is an efficient way to handle oil spill. Handling with oil spill with any type of absorbents requires a lot of work and a lot of materials. By using our method, requirements of work and materials can be reduced into acceptable level; 3 quarter of crude oil can be cleaned with our method. And the remaining oil can be cleaned by use of oil absorbents. The sizes of the container can easily be increased. And we can improve our method by changing into a structure like water mill connected to a ship. The structure will work with some sensors, once water –crude oil mixture filled the container, it will be automatically closed from bottom with the sensors to give enough time to form layers.

953. Use of density to clean the oil from sea and analysis of absorption level of organic material

Ad ShehuKevin Spahiu

Our project deals with the topic of finding out which microorganisms respec-tively enzymes decompose biopolymers to biogas. Therefore additional sub-strates are searched and analyzed. They have to include microorganisms, which decompose biopolymers. A further question is, if the different polymers are de-composed completely and if the biogas output is economic enough for energy generation. To ensure the effectively of the process, the biogas has to analyzed for the amount of methane. Depending on the traditional Co-Substrates like manure, it is looked for alternatives. It is suspected, that sludge is the optimal solution, because it contains a high number of suitable microorganisms for the fermentation of the biopolymers. From the group of decomposable polymers 4 types are investigated.

1057. Biodegradability, usage and fermentation of biopolymers in biogas plants

Verena Haderer Bernhard Mayr

Afghanistan

Albania

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We had to reach two goals in our project: At first our experimental vehicle has to be converted for the usage of gases as fuel and optimized for the usage of wood gas. As second goal we have done some testing of storage possibilities for biogenic gas mixtures (wood gas, biogas) as fuel and further optimization of this process. The results of the practical work should be analyzed and tested on economic efficiency.

International project abstracts1058. Testing of flamable gas mixtures as vehi-cle fuels

Mathias Herbst Lukas Lederhilger Dominik Rößmann

Our aims are: 1. Prevent cancer and sustain health on body cells. With our food therapy we can prevent cancer and protect from it. 2. Sustain amount of ma-ligous cells. With food therapy we are decreasing number of malign cells by starving them to death. 3. Localize and destroy toxic cells. By this therapy, death toxic cells are removed with digestive system. 4. Reduce costs of cancer treat-ment, so it can be available for anybody, not only people with heath ensurance and people that have money. Food therapy is cheap, and available to anybody, unlike the chemotherapy that costs fortune and it isn’t sure if it is going to work or not. 5. Make patients to feel more comfortable. Patients don’t have to stay in hospital, or go there for therapy. All they have to do is keeping up with the schedule of therapy.

952. The complete cancer cleanse

Amar Duran Elvin Karkelja

The main purpose of our project is to find the most efficient way for hydrogen production. Furthermore hydrogen is one of the future’s energies, and it is the most abundant element in universe, but it is hard to find it in its elemental form. While working for more than one year on our project and conducting research we found out that system Microbial Electrolysis Cell is one of the most efficient ways. Because this system is environment friendly and it loves atmosphere, be-cause when hydrogen as fuel is used 0% poisonous gases is emitted.

958. The future energy carrier

Sejla Hujic

Austria

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The main aim of the Project is to find an effective, low-cost and Eco-friendly solu-tion for solving the problem of nutrient over consumption registered in aquatic ecosystems of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina and has a significant impact on the ecosystem of Adriatic as well as Mediterranean sea. The Project presents complete survey about the trophicity level of one of the biggest rivers in South-east Europe, Neretva. In order to neutralize nutrients from the water body should be used plants from Lemnacae family, known as a duckweed. During assessment and development of the Project main intention was to prove the role of duck-weed in phosphate removal from the water, establish natural balance in water body and produce value-added products (proteins). Plants, that have shown great potential, may be used as ¨environmental superpower¨ in the future, for production of biofuel and as sustainable staple source for animal and human consumption.

International project abstracts1156. Biofilters as an effective solution for eu-trophic lakes

Ema Avdic

Nowadays people have huge problems maintaining enough energy for their normal life needs. For the last couple of years we have relied more and more on fossil fuels, but the main problem is that there is a limited amount of them and it is only a matter of time when they will run out. Instead of using fossil fuels, such as coal for heating, we should start using alternative energy sources, for example, solar energy. As a solution, we aimed to study solar water heating and make a model that would be both an effective solution and an affordable solar water heating system. Solar energy has many advances. For example, it is free and it is non-polluting. Solar energy technologies use the Sun’s energy and light to provide heat, light, hot water, electricity, and even cooling, for homes, busi-nesses, and industry. One form of usage of solar heat energy is water.

1151. Sun for everyone

Anele ArifiIlda Ismaili

Bio fuels are fuels that we get by processing biomass. Their energy is gotten by reduction of carbon from the air to organic compounds. The advantage of etha-nol is that the bioethanol is releasing less carbon dioxide than gasoline in the atmosphere, no matter from which plant it is produced. The biological produced alcohol; ethanol is gotten by the work of microorganisms and enzymes-fermen-tation. If the biofuel is produced from the corn that is breeded just for the pro-duction of biofuel, than it is harmful for environment. Biofuel is produced from the Miscanthus, then we do not cut the forests because in the BiH deforestation is not needed for getting the plot for planting plants from which we will produce biofuels and in that case we will not use toxic pesticides and in that way we save our environment. In our case, for breeding Miscanthus you do not use pesticides.

1172. The secret of Miscanthus

Mubina Veladzic Merjem Omeragic




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This paper aims to verify whether it is possible to produce a natural sweetener that can be used in diets with caloric and glycemic restriction, from the roots of the yacon potato. The inulin, polysaccharide of vegetable reservation, is ex-tracted in an efficient and economical way and it’s used in the alimentary diet, can contribute for public health improvement. Studies show that it improves intestinal microbiota and not contributes calorically. The process to obtain the inulin occurred by hot water extraction on the proportion of 1:1 (roots: water) for 1 hour at 85ºC. The precipitation was with adding ethanol to the extract. The identification was made by thin-layer chromatography, using standards saccha-rides. On the trial of identification on the proportion 1:2, the stain of the extract presented the same pattern as the inulin. The results indicate that the extract, besides being composed by simple chain sugar, also possesses inulin.

International project abstracts773. Natural sweetener of inulin extracted from yacon potato Polymnia sonchifolia

Carolina de Oliveira Trento

Polypropylene is a polymer used in the manufacture of containers for storing food. The use of such containers for thawing, heating and cooking food in a mi-crowave puts in doubt the performance of the polymer under these conditions and possible contamination of food. The objective of this work is to verify the stability of these containers when subjected to cycles of freezing, thawing and heating consecutive microwave oven. Aged samples were characterized by their physical and chemical properties by viscometry, optical properties, FTIR, contact angle, density and DSC. Results revealed increased staining in the samples and changes in brightness and luminosity, significant reduction of molar masses viscometric causing possible degradation of polypropylene thermo-oxidative, confirmed the appearance of the carbonyl band in FTIR-ATR spectra. The study found that frequent use of these containers in these conditions can lead to pro-blems of degradation of polypropylene by changes in the polymer chain.

803. Study on stability of polypropylene packa-ging exposed to freezer and microwave

Wagner Thiele Fracassi

The waste reduction, like plastic bags and packs, it is one attitudes to envi-ronmental education. To reduce the plastic bags impact on environment it is necessary to decrease its use through government taxes or using a alternative product. This work arm to acting to modify habitats in to use plastic bags in the Ceres and Rialma cities. This theme was releatized by Environmental Technical students such part of Basic Ecology and Environmental Education subject. In this subjects students had to prop-out solutions to sustainable relationship between human and environment with changing populations attitudes.

878. The planet warns: the use of plastic bag is bag

Maria Nascimento Gabriel Silva

Brazil

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This project emerged from an analysis of agriculture in the municipality of Ere-ré. This initiative was taken because although agriculture in the municipality of Ereré / CE to be underdeveloped, unstructured, low production, there is an alarming rate with respect to the use of insecticides industrialized. And this fac-tor generates dichotomy between agriculture and the environment. When we become aware of these disparities in agriculture in our county, to conclude that there were possible changes would require the deployment of new techniques and alternatives in the agricultural environment. From a bibliographical study and research on official websites, seek names of plants that have actions against crop pests, and to see them develop a natural insecticide as a solution to this problem. KEYWORDS: natural insecticide, agriculture, sustainability.

International project abstracts935. Natural Insecticide: an alternative for the environment. Contributions and challenges for sustainable agriculture

Antonio Batista

The project aims to present to the the heel spurs to the public, how they form, the harm caused by them and present alternatives to combat this evil, without causing harm to patients. The spurs cause mobility difficulties, pain and prevent the carriers of this disease to exercise their professional activities. In our project we present an alternative way to combat spores through a product that has been performing effectively against the said ailment, unlike conventional sur-geries and treatments, which do not present satisfactory results. Using a product extracted from Quina, typical plant of the Brazilian fauna. This plant is effective in the anti-inflammatory process recovering the health of the injured tissue, providing conditions for the body to absorb the “foreign body”, ending with the pain, representing the return of mobility and the quality of life of the bearer.

990. The Quina in the treatment of heel spur

Guilherme Weber

The brotherhood war which took more than 15 years made the Burundi forest and natural reserved destroyed. Schools are desert,no garden,no landscaping. Some schools are being destroyed by the wind because there is no trees to pro-tect. This caused a big problem related to environment and climate change. The seasons are no longer following the same period. Some of the disaster caused by this issue of climate change are happening. Some parts of the country are even not having enough rain. Therefore ENO ACTION Burundi is proposing this project as response to this problem. Children and youth will be mobilized to make gar-den around their schools and plant trees at school area to surround the school. ENO ACTION in partnership with Burundi government will initiate the project. The reason of using children in schools is because children need to know the importance protecting our planet by planting trees and by protection forests.

790. Green land protection campaign

Sindayihebura Esperance Francine Umwiza

Brazil

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Crude oil is the most used substance in the process of producing gasoline. How-ever, the chief disadvantages comprise of using up all the remains of prehistoric animals and plants. Gasoline also releases huge amounts of CO2 and methane which is extremely harmful to the Earth’s atmosphere, along with soot which causes cancer. In a present study, a new method of producing a bioethanol that is convenient and environmentally friendly was investigated by eliminating crude oil as the substance with crops that are no longer of use. Rotten bananas were grinded into a pulp mixed with yeast and left to ferment for a few days and the resulting product was analyzed through a series of tests such as adding chemicals and pH level. This proposes that rotten bananas can be used to make bio ethanol as a replacement for crude oil which is destroying our environment day by day.

International project abstracts1202. Rotten Bananas: A new source of bio-ethanol

Priyanith Keo

Arsenic occurs naturally, being the 20th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, and is a component of more than 245 minerals. Groundwater contami-nation by arsenic is a serious threat to mankind all over the world. It causes a variety of adverse health effects to humans after acute and chronic exposures such as dermal changes, respiratory, neurological, development, reproductive, immunologic effects. The symptoms of arsenicosis have been generally assumed to develop after 8-10 years of consumption of water with elevated Arsenic level. Naturally occurring Arsenic found in ground water has been identified to be a problem in at least 10 provinces of Cambodia within Kandal province suggest that over 100000 people are at high risk of chronic as exposure. Levels in some areas approach 3500µg/l, against the Cambodian Standard of 50µg/l. According to many reasons, a bio sand filter will be built and used for everyday life.

1204. Arsenic removal from groundwater using bio sand-biofilm-absorbent filter

Sreynoch Tha

Our environment is being polluted more and more every day. There are various kinds of pollution, such as air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, etc. They are common all around the world, but the biggest problems are coming from our cities, because huge amounts of thrash are being transported from the cities somewhere we can get rid of it (burning, recycling). But what if the trash is occu-pying the city? People mostly do not understand real importance of protecting and caring for environment, for example, when someone is walking down the street, and has some trash that needs to be thrown in the garbage. Many people will not bother with finding a proper place to get rid of their trash but will ratherthrow the trash on the pavement or the grass areas.

892. Trash can plan

Zvonimir Kovačev Juraj Malenica

Cambodja

Cambodja

Croatia

32

The ram pump is a device that can pump water higher than its original source without using electricity or any other power source. It only uses the gravitational potential energy of water, with the condition that the pump is located below the source level.

International project abstracts916. Ram pump - Water wizard

Domagoj Marić Ivan Raguž

Polluted environment decrease the rate of germination and growth and quality of food. We started this project to find environmentally friendly way of impro-ving productivity of plants often used in agriculture. We tested impact of dif-ferent water types and microwave radiation on the germination and growth of two different mono cots. Microwave radiation is a type of physical treatment of plants that could replace the chemical ones. We tested five different water types: spring, tap, lake, distilled and water filtered with reverse osmosis. In the end we concluded that water filtrated with reverse osmosis is the best solution for irriga-tion because RO filters can filter out contaminants such as hard water minerals and consequently make unusable water usable. We concluded that microwaves applied in low power accelerate germination and growth of monocots. Using them we could reduce the pollution caused by chemical substances that are of-ten harmful for our health.

1027. Environmentally friendly way of impro-ving the productivity of plants often used in agriculture

Dora Koprivčić Ena Orešković

We did an environmental project that helps cleaning out pollution out of rivers without using any chemicals or energy, but ecological river dams.

1244. Don’t go with the flow

Nikolina Maglić Iva Ivezić

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia

33

We are aiming in our project to found a source of energy which is renewable rather than non-renewable one. We chose the Hot Dry Rock to be the source of the renewable energy. We will pour water through pipes directly 4 km under the ground until it reaches the hot dry rock then the steam gained from boiling the water by the heat of the hot dry rock will hit the turbines of an electrical genera-tor that will produce electricity.

International project abstracts1223. Generating electricity from hot dry rock

Youssef Alshazly Yasser Badawy

Life cannot be maintained without energy. All living things must have an energy source. Despite the fact that the sun is the main energy source, most countries especially Egypt depend more on non-renewable resources such as natural gas, petroleum, and coal etc. Only in few countries, renewable resources are partially being used. This fact threatens life on earth as the non-renewable resources are about to be used up. In Egypt, the only nonrenewable energy resource used is the hydropower through the high damn in the Nile River, although the solar power in Egypt is widely available and the solar power concentration is high; for instance, a solar power plant of the size of Lake Nasser equals the total number of oil production in the Middle East. We thought of building the solar power pa-rabola shaped mirrors, which are not used in Egypt, to conserve the solar energy and provide energy and water.

1335. The desert of Egypt everlasting power house of water and energy

Mahmoud Lokma Omar Mahmoud

Soap is used in our day to day activities at home, school, laboratories, and in-dustries for bathing and washing. The process of producing soap is of interest to students of chemistry. It is fascinating to discover that materials generally con-sidered as wastes here in The Gambia and other African countries can be used to make this valuable item. A major raw material for the production of soap is potash (potassium hydroxide). This we can get from dry and un-boiled husks of groundnuts or dry unripe plantain peels. This experiment will enable the student to learn the process of saponification. Furthermore, the student will know how to produce simple black soap ,using environmental-friendly materials/method. Using the local scientific procedure we were able to produce the highly active black soap. A black paste is impure soap. It feels soap to touch and lather with water. This method of producing soap locally is environment-friendly.

936. Soap production from groundnut husk wastes

Ebrima Sonha

Egypt

Egypt

Gambia

34

International project abstracts

The goal of this project is to be able to remotely control an automobile. This in-volves building an automobile control system (ACS), and a remote system that sends commands to the ACS. These two systems are then connected by a wire-less network to complete communication. This allows a controller - such as an iPhone, Power Wheels, computer, etc. – to wireless command the car to actuate its pedals and steering. Commands from the remote system are sent to the ACS. The ACS processes the values it receives by performing some basic PID calcula-tions and outputs signals to the motors that define where they should move. Each of the pedals and the steering has a dedicated motor and motor controller such that each can be controlled individually. Many people are not aware that electric vehicles are real today but electric vehicle technology is now in its third century development.

983. Computer controlled electric car - the green revolution

Ahmet Yasin Sekerci Berkcan Gul

We have decided to build a solar powered car in order to show people that how they can drive their car without any expense. So we have powered our car with nothing but the sun. In addition to this we wanted to show how clean it is be-cause it produces no harmful emission. We have used two solar panel in order to make it more powerful and we have interconnected these solar panels with a solar panel parallel. Our solar powered car moves with a remote controller and communicates with computer by using Bluetooth technology. Program of the car was written in NXT-G. Transmission, works with one motors. We also have written our software for our android cell phone to control our Eco-friendly solar powered car. Our project suggested that people can produce solar cars which work with nothing but the sun and do not require any expense for running.

1275. Eco-Friendly solar powered car

Can Bay Asim Kuli Ogli

Georgia

Georgia

We want to safe our soils with this project within we are showing the dangerous sides of the sun panels. The dangerous sides of sun panels are: contaminating arable lands, high area consumption. The soil is used as a vital living space for many thousand kinds of species on our planet like insects, alga’s, mushrooms and miscellaneous other plants. The soil serves as an important water reservoir by absorbing water through its fine pores. The ground water illustrates a nutri-tion source for plants which absorb it through its roots in the ground. It also serves as a water source that is used by mankind throughout many centuries. Therefore it stands to reason that without the soil life on earth would no longer be possible. We want to solve the problems with different solutions. These are: Building sun panels only on already existing buildings, installing on light posts or traffic lights.

1226. Environmental Safety Risks With Solar Power

Abdullah Hakki Albayrak Oguzhan Guvenc

Germany

35

Cooling has become a major problem worldwide, especially in Africa and most tropical countries where only two seasons are experienced. Many people, how-ever, are unable to afford air conditioners and are faced with the problem of li-ving in heat. The purpose of this project is to design and construct a cost-effective and efficient system that employs the low latent heat of vaporization of acetone to cool a house. This, for that reason, works by harnessing the evaporation of acetone. The experiment conducted involved recording the initial temperature of a prototype house. The roof of the house comprised of glass and aluminum separated by a gap. Acetone was poured onto the aluminum after which a fi-nal temperature was recorded. The interior of the house was cooled due to the evaporation of acetone. Acetone used heat from the house as its latent heat of vaporization. The cooling effect produced proved the validity of the project

International project abstracts987. Cooling by the application of latent heat

Cindy AyimPetros Paapa Kwofie

In this project we have prepared a biocide for slugs from Acacia concinna fruit. Slugs cause a lot of damages to crops, trees etc. we worked into the possibility of developing a biocide from Acacia concinna. No information on the biocidal activity of Acacia concinna fruit is available. We have scientifically investigated the biocidal activity of Acacia concinna against slug in order to develop an Eco-friendly biocidal agent. We took 100g powder of this fruit, mixed 1 litre distilled water, solution was filtered, 10times sprayed on slugs. Experiment was carried out as that of commercial repellents. Solution was effective against slug. This natural biocide is effective, cheap, non-toxic and easily prepared. Proper Visco-sity, pH and Electric conductivity of the extract is maintained. The mortality rate of our natural biocide is 100%. We are able to kill 10 slugs in a container within 5 minutes.

817. Development of an effective biocide from Acacia concinna

Dhimanth Sediyapu Shree Kumar

We have designed a novel, low-cost, user-friendly Germicidal-dustbin to destroy microbes present in dustbin containing bio-medical wastes. As UV light is known decontaminant of microbes, germicidal UV lamp is used. UV lamps are been rou-tinely used to treat-water, sanitizing saloon instruments. Household dustbin is fitted with germicidal UV lamp operates by both AC and DC electricity. The lamp is automatically switched off as the dustbin is opened and the lamp lits up when it’s is closed. We proved its working by testing against Escherichia coli. Appli-cation of this dustbin is not restricted for hospitals but also can be extended to food processing, industries, saloons, research labs to reduce microbial load. It minimize load of pathogens in dustbins, reduces risks of infection to clinical waste handlers, User-friendly, low-cost, can be upgraded and custom made. This simple-to-use dustbin not only protects waste handlers but also protect the en-vironment and public health.

818. Germicidal dustbin” – A novel way of treat-ing/minimizing clinical pathogens

Adithya SNShivaprasad B

Ghana

India

India

36

Project aims to increase the amount of yield by improving pollination along with fruit setting and controlling the microbial attacks and infestation. Purpose of the work is also to replace the use of harmful chemical sprays with Eco-friendly sprays. One liter of natural spray developed by me include cashew nut shell li-quid(10 ml), coconut oil(10 ml), gum acacia(10 gm.), soap nut extract(10 ml), lime water obtained after the sedimentation of calcium hydroxide solution(10 ml), turmeric solution (10 ml), coconut milk(10 ml) and water(940ml). Triturate cashew nut shell liquid, coconut oil with gum acacia. Add turmeric solution, lime water, soap nut extract, coconut milk to it. Make the volume with water by con-stant stirring. Before spraying to inflorescence of any crop, dilute the solution with 20 liters of water. By conducting several field trails and observations we concluded that this is the best Eco-friendly ways to get more yield.

International project abstracts819. A novel product to increase crop produc-tion by enriching pollination

Sindhura Shankar

Textile waste has been a serious environmental problem and the treatment of waste has not been always successful. The aim of our project was to treat tex-tile manufacturing waste using agricultural by products, in this case using dry teak leaves. This project utilized dry teak leaves (Tectona grandis sp.) in powder form without being activated, as adsorbent for coloring material of liquid tex-tile waste. In the initial experiment 50 ml of 50 ppm methyl orange was used, 30 mg teak leaves powder which initially had an adsorption value of 2.392 was decreased to 1.881 in one hour. Then with the same treatment, the adsorption value of liquid textile was initially 1.383 and decreased to 0.213, or 86 %. Com-pared to using activated carbon of rice straw with the same time interval, the absorbance which was initially 0.088 decreased to 0.086 or just two%.

1370. Powder of dry teak leaves (tectona grandi sp.) as effecien adsorbent for liquid textile waste

Vania Erriza Rizana MirzaShafira Raudya Aidina

Noise can cause hearing impairment, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, an-noyance and sleep disturbance. Acoustically absorbent materials as soundproof-ing agent can reduce the transmission of unwanted direct sound waves from the source. This research to determine the most effective concentration of bagasse for use as soundproofing materials composite board made from bagasse and sawdust can be used for soundproofing material, the most effective concentra-tion of bagasse for use as soundproofing materials is 75 % mixing with 25 % sawdust and 40 % citric acid as adhesives and further research needs to be done to improve the mechanical characteristics of bagasse composite board as sound-proofing agent.

1371. Green Soundproofing noise barrier made from bagasse and saw dust

Jeni Purnamawati

India

Indonesia

Indonesia

37

Towns and villages around the world have completely different structures. Many factors like history, culture, social relation, accessible materials in the area and the geographical situation all together can affect the utter and interior design and shape of the urban or rural architecture. In the parts with specific climate, this is the climate which plays the more important role in defining the design of buildings. By categorizing Iran’s climate, we can recognize three acute climates: - Central and southern parts: hot and dry climate (desert) - Northern parts: Hot and humid like tropical parts (coastal plain) - Northern west parts: dry and cold/alpine climate (mountain chain). We study about every traditional climate de-sign in Iran and will show how we can using climate design to saving energy in modern design.

International project abstracts862. Saving energy with climate design

Amirhossein KashaniadibSina Taheri

A lot of plastic waste is produced in our daily lives that often are not recycled for use again due to various reasons. In this project we want focused on a way that we can convert the waste plastics to the graphite and artificial diamond with chemical methods and processes. Largest and most widely used plastic is poly-ethylene with chemical formula, C2H4 (2 Carbon and 4 Hydrogen) that are like as the chain with continuous N times. After heating the chain of C2H4 (Plastics) to the near melting point that the combination of links are weak, we add Fluo-rine element to this melted plastics. In this step the Hydrogen can be separated from the plastic by Fluorine. Now we have Fluoride (HF) and Graphite (C). We can convert Graphite to the artificial diamond in high temperature and pressure condition.

865. Planning clean recycling waste plastic as graphite and artificial diamond

Farhan Saneie

Energy resources are one of the most important subjects which effect on envi-ronment. In this study, one of the denied energy resources would be considered as a valuable source in producing energy. It is the muscle energy of human be-ing during exercising. Sport tools such as indoor cycling bikes can be used as an energy resource when it is in use. During pedaling the indoor cycling bike, pivot of bicycle will rotate and it’s kinetic energy will transmit to pivot of pump impeller in fountain. So it will rotate and fountain will pump water up. Speed of pumping water and height of water in fountain will be variable. It depends on velocity of pedaling. This connection between speed of pedaling and height of fountain will be exciting to the person who is bicycling and it motivates her (him) to pedal fast.

901. The use of muscle energy for pumping wa-ter up in fountains

Niloufar Amirzadeh Hejazi Mohabadi

Iran

Iran

Iran

38

To achieve a flexible DSSC we have to find a transparent conductive flexible elec-trode. To finding this electrode, first we test a combination of aquarium glue and Iron powder.(The aquarium glue to make it transparent and Iron oxide to make it conductive), but the problem was that the Iron powder is black so the sun light cannot pass and also the Iron powder cannot resolved in aquarium glue. So we look for something better. We think that the gelatin is transparent and the Cop-per Sulfate solution is conductive and also this two material can resolved in each other. We make two layer of the combination of Copper Sulfate and gelatin and use them instead of FTO glasses. And we follow the same structure of making DSSC. We made the cell and test it under the light and measure the voltage and amperage.

International project abstracts1041. Flexible Dye Sensitized Nano-Crystalline Solar Cell

Kimia Rayat SanatiYasaman Sadat Keshmiri

The sources of clean water in Erbil City until this time are produced by drinking water factory district, well dig, well drill, water source, rain water, and river. Utility of clean water in Erbil City right now is for household farming, needs of tou-rism, and needs of industry, such as food cultivation industry, slaughter house industry, textile company etc. Need of clean water for daily need is different for each place and each number of consumers. If number of consumers increases the need of clean water also rises.

995. Watercress (Biofilter) determination of lead and mercury Level in Human Hair and in The great zab River in People Smoking Cigarette by Trapping on Resistively Heated W coil and Hy-dride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectro-metry

Diyari MawludAhmed AdnanAbdullah Ali

Oil pollution is a major challenge to our environment. On land, oil spills are usu-ally localized and thus their impact can be eliminated relatively easily if. In con-trast, marine oil spills may result in oil pollution over large areas and present serious environmental hazards. Thinking about these facts we prepared our re-search to isolate and characterize bacteria capable of effectively degrading and cleaning up waste engine oil through oil degrader micro-organisms i.e. (Micro-coccus, Corynebacterium, Bacillus, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes, Fla-vobacterium, Moraxella, Aeromonas, Acinetobacter and Vibrio) thus we find that these micro-organisms degrade the oil into CO2 and H2O, thus removing the pollution. Of the pure isolates, Corynebacterium degraded the highest amount of oil. However, a mixed culture of the isolates proved to be more effective, de-grading 78% of oil. All the isolates exhibited highest degradation at 30°C. This study revealed the presence of oil-degrading bacteria in soils. This finding could be exploited in case of oil-spill clean-up campaigns.

1089. Removal of oil

Kandish Kawa Mohammd Sarbast Sidiq Mohammed

Iran

Iraq

Iraq

39

The success of this action is in the network of companies, active citizens and non-profit organization who collaborate, promote the collection in the area of competence joining the project of the “Associazione Nazionale Città del Vino”,”Associazione L’albero della vite, CI.VIN.SRL”, G. Galilei Scientific high school, City of Lamezia Terme, social cooperative Ciarapanì. Immediate benefits of recy-cling mean that 34 tons / year are subtracted from the dump of Lamezia Terme. Cork will be recycled by specialized firms to produce sound-absorbing panels and insulators. We can insulate 3 gyms or other public buildings for 6000 m³. In fact the cork has a very good use for green building. It is breathable, water repel-lent, unalterable in its insulating properties, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, resistant to insects, fire resistant, waterproof, renewable, biodegradable and 100% recyclable, does not crumble over time, does not need protection sheaths, protects the environment from the heat and cold.

International project abstracts1405. Cork: product of mother nature to be safeguarded and not to be wasted

Simone PorchiaVincenzo GiacobbeMaria Luigia Mercuri

According to the researches, merely in Kazahstan every year there are about 30.000 people diagnosed with various types of cancer. It is believed that the cancer is preventable and therefore a lot of effort and resources are being in-vested. However, there is another effective method that helps to prevent cancer as increasing public awareness on various factors and signs of cancer. The reason behind this idea is that many people in the world are not fully aware of causes and initial symptoms of cancer. This results in late diagnosis and unsuccessful treatment. The main purpose of this research was to conduct a survey on identi-fying how much information about the cancer community has. According to the survey it is concluded that educating community with threats, causes and early symptoms of cancer would lead decreasing statistics of new cases of terrible di-sease residents of the beautiful planet called Earth.

1091. Increasing public awareness of cancer causes to reuce mortality in cancer related di-seases

Aigerim IssatayArailym Seitzhan

To offer the innovative-new system for the effective use of sun energy by appli-cation of redirecting surfaces. A basic novelty of this work is engineering a chart setting and installation of surfaces allowing to redirect a sunlight, that is to say, actually to manage them, before not used in sun energy. Constructions from the above-mentioned surfaces allow evenly distribution of light on the surface of photocell and does not entail heating of the system, that quite often takes place in certain cases. What be more, they increase efficiency of it work considerably, allowing more or less optimally to use sun-power potential.

1251. Improvement of photoelectric converters with redirecting surfaces

Ualikhan UmarovMadi Abdiomar

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

40

Development of camel breeding in the Republic of Kazakhstan has great pros-pects and to create conditions for increasing the number of these animals. Tra-ditional food, such as shubat and kumys, are in demand not only in Kazakhstan, but also abroad. However, nowadays comprehensive food safety control for their exports is required. This requires the identification of the degree of pollution of not only the final products (milk, shubat), but also of the environmental condi-tions in the areas of camel breeding. The study of the contamination chain (soil – plant – animal - people) from the environment to food products by heavy metals and their content would make a significant contribution to ensuring the safety of food raw materials and exporting. This project is novel, because there wasn’t any research related with the ecological assessment of grazing pasture of camels and dairy products from camel milk in Kazakhstan.

International project abstracts1253. The quality of camel milk and shubat in various ecological regions of Kazakhstan

Marat MakeyevOral Gabdykalyk

In our project we want to present to you the device which will correspond to all parameters of the twenty first eyelids on creation of electric energy in large numbers, will lead to the huge economy from financial side and will stop use of atomic energy which is huge threat for our ecology and all mankind. In our pro-ject we will use a renewable source of energy, namely lightnings which is safe for ecology and not demanding big expenses.

1259. Energy source of future

Adil ZhakypbekKaisar Omar

To design an economical elevator by the introduction of the dynamo-generators and systems for energy recovery to the construction of the elevator. If our theory is explored and implemented, it will bring economic benefits to human, and it will significantly reduce the burden on the city’s electrical network, as well as help to preserve the ecology of the earth. As the motion of the elevator under the force of gravity can be used for generating electricity, and a system of energy recovery can be established in the braking mechanism. Thereby by performing the above operations we can receive a positive effect in terms of energy saving and environmental benefits as a whole.Consequently, we can conclude that the introduction of this mechanism in the construction of the elevator is feasible and holds great prospects for the future.

1262. Economic elevator

Imran IsmailovKazybek Tompiyev

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

41

The proposed project was a pilot activity that would test the environmental, social and economic viability of shifting from the current unsustainable cereal-based production system to the traditional livestock based production system. In support of this objective, the project, with the active participation of local communities, will assist the Governments to: 1. Develop alternative land uses, re-habilitate ecosystems for conservation of plant and animal bio-diversity; 2. Pro-vide initial service support to producer groups; 3. Increase carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation; 4. Build and promote capacity, public awareness and develop a replication strategy so that project activities could be replicated in other similar areas of Kazakhstan as well as Central Asia. The project activities are directly linked to protecting and enhancing the environment through rever-sing land degradation, improving carbon sequestration, improving surface and ground water quantity and quality and enhancing biodiversity.

International project abstracts1334. Dryland management and carbon se-questration

Ainur AssylkhanovaMalika Sadvakasova

People in rural areas cannot acquire due to low income and high poverty rates in the area. Thus our project helps to curb the high costs of the solar water heating panels by use of cheap and available materials to produce similar hot water. In our research we found out that the people in the rural areas use wood and char-coal to heat up their water. However, this leads to pollution of the air because of emission of carbon dioxide and other harmful products. Therefore as Physics stu-dents we came up with an alternate solar water heating method which provides hot water and salvaging high costs of acquiring and maintenance.

1123. The most affordable solar water heater

Zakaria Mohamed AbdiAbdishakur Hassan Mohamed

Alternative medicine in the past was used a lot for treatment of a lot of diseases, usually most of the treatments were based on tradition , belief in supernatural energies, pseudoscience but in this project the treatment used is categorized in alternative medicine because no drugs, no chemicals or other substances except herbs, vegetables, and sugar are used. Jaundice a.k.a icterus, is a diseases where we have a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, the sclera (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia, which is increase levels of bilirubin in the blood. In this treatment we concentrate in the Jaundice which is seen in liver disease Hepatitis.

1186. Treatment of Hepatitis (Jaundice) using alternative medicine

Agim MazrekuQendrim Shabani

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kosovo

42

In the world, one of the most common problems is pollution. The pollution emit-ted by ship wastes, are hazardous for all organisms in the water. Also, the old tires it takes 100s of years to recycle and breakdown in nature. In this project we are going to use these dangerous materials and produce gas oil which can be used for an abundant amount of things. Not only we can create oil, but we are able to successfully eliminate such dangers.

International project abstracts1187. Evaluation of oily wastes in ships

Varis KrushaBerk Pacollari

The reason that we use oat in our project despite being rich with fats also is found to be economical in our country. We have extracted oil from oats so that we were able to combine with methanol-NaOH mixture called methoxide. In fol-lowing steps we have poured out the glycerin, then have cleaned up remaining gas oil with water. As a result we obtained pure gas oil.

1188. Producing gas oil by using oat (avent sa-tiva) oil

Roni KazaziVaris Gjergjizi

Kosovo faces huge challenges in terms of industrial waste treatment. In our country, increasing amount of waste substances such as Ferro - Nickel slag and Fly Ash have resulted some serious environmental problems. Their recycling pro-cess is one of the tasks in the field of the environment protection which should be solved in near future. Fe-Ni slag is another waste substance thrown in envi-ronment by a factory in Drenas and is considered a serious factor in pollution of environment. The aim of this project is to construct materials from waste sub-stances and to use them as isolation materials in home and kindergarten floors. If these materials are suitably utilized, the pollution of environment will be re-duced in a great degree together with the risk of having different death bringing diseases whereas these materials can solve economical problems until they are cheaper than normal construction materials.

1261. New construction materials consisting of Ferro-Nickel Slag and Fly Ash

Besart XhoshaIlir Berisha

Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo

43

The reason that we use orange peel oil in our project, despite its contribution to our economy also is found to be rich with antioxidant compound within its structure. We have extracted oil from orange peel so that we use its antioxidant. Because orange peel and seed are natural antioxidant.

International project abstracts1281. The antioxidant effect of orange peel oil (citrus nobilis)

Bera CayirliAgon Kumnova

The production of biofuel shows us a significant growth worldwide. That is why we do this project: Step 1: Separation of water from oil. Step 2: Distillation of wa-ter by methods; the mechanical peelings of water, boiling of water, and method of the defogging filter .Hereon water ready for use. Step 3: Producing of bio die-sel. Step 4: Heating oil to 130-135C, after which we need to check titration level. Step 5: Mixing lye and methanol in separate container. Step 6: Pouring solution (lye and methanol) into processor. Step 7: Reacting solution by mixing. In ave-rage 10 liters of unusable oil gets out of each restaurant everyday. Imagine how much oil will this become every month? More than 300 liters! How much bio diesel be obtained from this amount spoiled oil? 259 liters of bio diesel and 41 liters of the glycerol. Bio fuel without any spending!

783. Extraordinary method of distilling water and novel method of producing biodisel fuel from polluted oil

Seitbek Kurmanbek UuluBektur Tarielov

As it can be seen from the whole project we can reach the following conclu-sion: Our environment is simultaneously too precious and too fragile, and every humans inappropriate action has devastating consequences. The problem of ra-diation is topical nowadays. Many people die from radiation, in addition, it can cause digestive system and respiratory system problems, mutation, and at last cancer. There is a great number of cars around the world and every day many automobile storage batteries are thrown out as waste materials. Thus, we can recycle these storage batteries using it second time. The advantages of our pro-ject: • The project is extremely economical, since the cost for the waste is equal to 0. • Our method is not expensive and does not not need any technologies, machines. • The used automobile storage batteries are easily found.

997. Recycling of lead in automobile storage batteries as an affordable way of radiation pro-tection

Kuttabai IsmailovAbu-Bekri Shamuzaev

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

44

We found a new way to remove heavy metal from the water by the ecological ways. It’s very cheap than the other ways. Our aim is to build water threat men systems to the village and district to become more prevalent for poor countries.

International project abstracts1000. Removing Heavy metal from the water by th ecological ways

Jibek SadykovaAiperi Bakzailu

Today technologies proceed day by day by new inventions. Development of technologies brings to our world some problems. Radiation is one of them. Harm of radiation to human health is really serious problem. In our project we research how to protect our health from effect of radiation emitted from daily used equip-ment. In our project we direct radiation to dosimeter. Also we direct radiation through chitin to dosimeter. At first, dosimeter shows some amount radiation. But radiation direct through chitin shows less amount of radiation. As result we observe that chitin can absorb radiation.

1016. Effect of chitin to radiation

Asel Djoldosheva

It practically costs nothing, since it is a waste, and waste is something that is not used by anyone, so it cost is equal to 0. On the third place we put the wooden box as oil absorbents, with average absorbance of 85%. Wooden box, just as wood sawdust costs nothing, so their utilization is more than cheap. On the last place there are tea leaves, with the average absorbance of 85%. However, the last two cleaners can be used only if the amount of the natural fibers – waste sawdust and waste cow manure, are scarcely found in the most critical state of urgent re-quirements for water purification. In our project it can be clearly seen that waste wood sawdust and cow manure are the perfect cleaners for various types of oil contaminated waters, with average oil absorbance of 92%, as can be concluded from the experiments preformed.

1023. Easy way to clean oil contaminated wa-ter

Azamat Erkinbek Uulu Bakhtiiar Bolotbekov

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

45

It pumps the water to a certain level upward with the use of kinetic energy of flowing water of a river without giving an extra energy outside from the system. We need a drum type wheel which is made of hard or plastic material, the hose and a metal rod to use as an axle. These materials are basic parts. It is clear that the effectiveness of this project can be developed by engineering. Thus water pump can be used by the farmers to pump the water from a river to the higher levels by using the kinetic energy of flowing water of a river without giving any extra energy outside from the system.

International project abstracts1040. Automatic ecological pump

Ulukbek KalybaevBoris Matsunov

Air pollution in developing and developed countries has increased dramatically in recent years due to the rise in air pollution. This situation has impact on hu-man health, plants, agriculture lands, etc. Natural processes always cleanse air. The ability of invasive species to tolerate or accumulate lead can be utilized for natural processes. For this purpose three different traffic roads varying in traffic densities, junction of Bishkek, junction of Karabalta and junction of Tokmok and two different invasive species, Loliumsp. and Paspalumsp. were selected. In the experiments, Paspalumsp. shows higher efficiency than Loliumsp. If Paspalumsp. is used to decrease air pollution, the highest results will be obtained. My project reports effect of Paspalumsp, to decrease air pollution.

1045. Usage of Lolium sp. and Paspalum sp. to decrease lead content against air pollution

Amantur TekebayevIgor Gunger

Globally being used plants, which is movable with one person (the so-called hand micro HPP) have a capacity of no more than 200-400 watts with hydro turbines and pressure pipes. Now the installation of hydraulic turbines are common, due to the high efficiency and maximum energy of water. Actually all plants operate at high speed flows with more than 4-5 meters per second, and the pump head (minimum length of hydraulic turbines at hydroelectric power is 1.5 meters at 300 watts built in Kyrgyzstan) are achieved by artificial dams or pipes. These set-tings take effect in mountain rivers or concrete channels with large slopes, but in the plains river slows down and would not be able to give the desired frequency of rotation of generator and reducing the quality of electricity.

1050. Increasing energy derived from Micro HY-DROELECTRIC POWER PLANT by rotating stator

Amangeldi SharapovBelek Kalybekov

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

46

Our project is based on the production of biofuels. We wondered if we could use sugar rich food waste to avoid the cultivation of food crops for the production of bio-ethanol. Our study is based primarily on potato starch, due to its long chains of glucose. The study of the extraction of potato starch is ignored, to focus on the best conditions for starch hydrolysis and its fermentation. All experiments are based on the phenomenon of coloration of starch by lugol. This coloration can be determined, using a photometer to measure starch concentration. We first had to find the wavelength at which the starch-Lugol solution absorbs the maximum and determine the linear relationship between absorbance and con-centration of starch. Using a refractometer we determined that the ethanol con-tent of the fermented solution is 6.8% which could be explained by the presence of non-fermentable sugars.

International project abstracts1395. Production of bioethanol from potato starch

Chris ReisJastina FeiereisenLeonardo Stamerra

You might say that hydrogen engines are too expensive and hard to produce, but we believe we have a solution. Our solution lies in an old system, the well known absorption system. It is as old as the hills, but still functions good and it works by the strange laws of thermodynamics without breaking them and bene-fiting our cause. Going back to the way we connect the sun and the engine, we must go to the seashores. On those beautiful places lies the secret of life, water - the main ingredient for life. The power of this solution is unimaginable, disso-ciation of it requires tons of power, but as we know it also releases vast energy. It covers 2/3 of the planets surface and it’s cheaper than dirt. We thought, ‘what a better container than something you can find everywhere and get it for free?’

854. Thermoneutral engine powered by the hydrogen obtained by dissociation of water on photocatalysis

Gligor DuchevFrosina Pancheva

Air conditioning is the most used way for cooling house indoor. But, electricity costs and electricity usage in time of high energy demand, use of refrigerants that have impact on ozone layer depletion and global warming are challen-ging to look for new solutions. A new concept of passive house indoor cooling is proposed based on in-house water circulating in enclosed glass thin wall with dimensions that can cover whole single room wall. The work is based on the principles of heat conduction. A model house will be shown in which in a room, water circulating wall is constructed and set to function. Eighteen thermocou-ples are positioned inside the model house and connected to a PC via interface card to demonstrate decrease of the indoor temperature. A map of temperature changes in the model house is made. Results showed that the new concept is promising for passive house indoor cooling.

889. A new concept of passive house indoor cooling

Katerina Gudeva

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Macedonia

47

The aim of this project is to create more profitable way of producing paper. Ther-mal power plants throw out a lot of extremely hot water in the rivers which is killing the fish in the river. Our goal is either to protect the environment and find useful things which people can use in their life. We are taking the hot water from the thermal power plant and using it in the paper industry. With our project we found out very efficient way of producing paper. If our process is used in paper industry it will save about 20 % of the energy used or save 9.5% of the money needed for producing paper or 4.204.800 Euro’s per year, in one average firm. We protect the environment by just using the water that is thrown out from the thermal power plant in the paper making process.

International project abstracts851. Energy efficiency of a process combining thermal power plant with paper industry

Borkica Ivanova

Nowadays people have made many sources that supply our society with the one of the most important factor of living – energy. Looking at the statistics we can determine that the largest source of energy is coal which makes 49,9 % of the whole energy production. Second largest happen to be nuclear and natural gas energy production which are almost equal. The less used one is hydroelectric energy which makes only 6,5 % of the World’s energy used. The energy produc-tion that we want to develop by making this project is directly connected with the first man who turned theoretical physics into practice, the man who invented the battery in 1800s.The structure of this battery way two electrodes: zinc and cooper and the electrolyte usually as sulfuric acid or saltwater.

972. The solar panel based on liquid metal bat-tery

Aleksandar Kostevski Nikolija Stojmenovic

Ocean waves are a huge, largely untapped energy resource, and the potential for extracting energy from waves is considerable. Research in this area is driven by the need to meet renewable energy targets, but is relatively immature compared to other renewable energy technologies. This project introduces the general sta-tus of wave energy and evaluates the device types that represent current wave energy converter (WEC) technology, particularly focusing on work being under-taken within the United Kingdom .The possible power takeoff systems are iden-tified, followed by a consideration of some of the control strategies to enhance the efficiency of point absorber-type WEC’s. There is a lack of convergence on the best method of extracting energy from the waves and, although previous inno-vation has generally focused on the concept and design of the primary interface, questions arise concerning how best to optimize the power train.

1206. Electric Ocean

Risto StijanovStojan Pecev

Macedonia

Macedonia

Macedonia

48

Today’s world faces the overwhelming usage of plastics because of their many valuable attributes. However, tons of it are thrown away every year and it causes huge environmental and health issues. The aim of this project was using an al-ternative to recycling, called up cycling to obtain carbon nanotubes from plastic waste. We performed thermal treatment of polyethylene at high pressure at 700 °C, with and without using a catalyst (cobalt acetate and acetyl ferocene). We obtained dark powder, which was then characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-Ray diffractometry. After the characterization, we dis-covered that carbon nanotubes were obtained when using CoAc as catalyst and microspheres were obtained when using acetyl ferocene as catalyst. Altogether, the aim was achieved and we have shown a 14 times less expensive way than the currently used ones, while at the same time saving the environment from the plastic waste effects.

International project abstracts1237. An innovative and inexpensive way of up cycling plastic waste into valuable carbon nano-tubes

Andrej SimeskiElena Stefova

The aim of this project is a production of novel yoghurt enriched with antioxi-dants, including polyphenolics from grape pomace and berries in order to im-prove its nutritional value, contributing to food preservation and significantly reducing the risk of diseases. In fact, the purpose of the study was to introduce a new natural source of antioxidants obtained from pomace of Macedonian grapes (Zupjanka, Prokupec, Kadinal and Vranec variety, as well as aronia and blueberry) for the first time and engage those compounds in preparation of a new yoghurt product. The extracted pomace and berries polyphenolics when added to the milk during fermentation and after fermentation in order to study their effect on the protection of the yoghurt from spoilage, by making it last-lon-ger. The new yoghurt enriched with antioxidants was more beneficial for human health than the traditional one, since phenolics play a great role in the preven-tion of cardiovascular diseases.

1315. Innovative method for production of novel yoghurt enriched with phenolic antioxi-dant compounds extracted from Macedonian grape winery waste

Zorana Andonovic

We live in a period of time where technology has surrounded our lives. Every-where we go we see many machines that are able to produce almost anything. On one hand these machines ease our lives but on the other hand disadvan-tages also exist. The oil that is used to build these machines is from fossil fuels and it is really harmful. So we decided to produce a cost-effective, easily made and environmentally friendly purpose, that will represent an alternative to the old fossil petroleum and will replace it, thus resolve the present energy crisis. Finally, we found a inexpensive way to produce biodiesel by putting lemon and banana peels into 5 different solvents : acetone, diethyl ether, ethanol, acetic acid , hexane. By distillation method we extracted the oil from the peels and by transesterification we converted the oil obtained from the ten different samples into biodiesel.

1316. From everyday wastes an alternative source for production of biodiesel

Bilge SezairSureja Osmani

Macedonia

Macedonia

Macedonia

49

This process happens between plastic and high heat temperatures. Because of the structure of plastic during this process the bonds of plastic are broken down, and gasoline is produced. Without presence of oxygen. So gasoline is easy to get, it’s cheap and it has higher amount of energy than some compounds. At the end this way of production of gasoline is cheap which is the most important thing taking in the consider the global economic crisis. And the gasoline is needed in the society we live in, used as energy source mostly for vehicles.

International project abstracts1342. How to reduce the damage caused by the plastic in the nature and in same time produce more gasoline for vehicle engines?

Sara Markoska

CASSATOR is a new invention of a low-cost organic electrical insulator made up of cassava or tapioca a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae. It is extensively culti-vated as an annual crop in Malaysia for it’s starchy tuberous roots. The usual type of insulator is made from rubber-like polymer, glass and most plastic which is quite high-costing and non-biodegradeable. The aim of this project is to make an organic electric insulator and determine how much voltage it can resist. The pith in the bulk of the tree will be taken out and dried, shredded and mixed with starch solution, compressed together and put into shape. Cassator can with-stand up to 12V based on voltage breakdown test and 568M from the resistance insulation test. It can be used as insulator of a low voltage wire, electronic and electrical components. Weighing and heating tests have proven that Cassator is lighter than common insulator.

880. CASSATOR (Cassava Electric Insulator)

Syaidatul Syaffiqa MuhamedKamilia Kamaruddin

Sugarcane is used widely for the production of sugar. However, after the raw sugarcane has being processed for making sugar, the bagasse is left as waste. Many still do not realize the used of the waste. On the other hand, sugarcane baggase have characteristic to absorb water. The focus of our research is to used sugarcane act as super absorbent polymer. Sugarcane bagasse is dried in oven for 40 ºC. Sample is cut into small pieces approximately 1 inch long and grind to increase the area of sugarcane bagasse. Next, the sample was soaked in 10% of sodium hydroxide with ratio 1:20 and leave for overnight. After that, we rinsed the soaked sugarcane bagasse with water until pH is neutral. Then dry in oven for overnight. After that we prepared carboxymethyl hemicellulose(CMH). Treated sugarcane bagasse is mix with 12 ml isopropanol, 0.02g NaOH, 0.5824g mono-chloricacetate (SMCA) and 3ml of water.

1289. Sugarcane bagasse act as super absor-bent polymer

Amir Muttaqin Putra NurwanMuhammad Arif Harun

Macedonia

Malaysia

Malaysia

50

The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume or “bean” family (Fabaceae). The peanut was probably first domesticated and cul-tivated in the valleys of Paraguay. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 cm (1.0 to 1.6 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with four leaflets (two opposite pairs; no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 1 to 7 cm (to 2¾ in) long and 1 to 3 cm (to 1 inch) broad. The flowers are a typical pea flower in shape, 2 to 4 cm (0.8 to 1.6 in) (¾ to 1½ in) across, yellow with reddish veining. Hypogaea means “under the earth”; after pollination, the flower stalk elongates causing it to bend until the ovary touches the ground. Continued stalk growth then pushes the ovary underground where the mature fruit develops into a legume pod, the peanut – a classical example.

International project abstracts1290. Waste to health: utilization of ground-nut shell as low cost adsorbent for heavy metal (copper (ii) ions)

Nur Amira Said UdinAnis Suhaila Razman

Crustacean waste is an excellent source of astaxanthin. The antioxidant-rich na-tural astaxanthin dispersed in fruit juice may provide healthier functional food options for consumers. The goals of this study were to select the best natural acids (fruits) to extract astaxanthin from shrimp shells and to develop fruit juice that contain high concentration of astaxanthin. Thus, we can conclude that natu-ral acids is the better one to extract astaxanthin from the crustacean waste which need to use lemon juice to obtain high concentration of astaxanthin extraction. Based on result, it is possible to decrease the usage of chemical acids and chemi-cal waste generation to environment.

1295. Astaxanthin extraction by using natural acid

Aimie Natasya Ayub INurul Khalida Jayawirawan

Nata de coco (NDC) is a chewy, translucent and jelly like fruit product produced by the fermentation of coconut water. For now, NDC is more commonly known as food and not being fully exploited in other industries. As both NDC and car-rageenan are natural, they are suitable to be used in producing a biodegradable material. In this study, the synthesis of material composed of NDC and carra-geenan was prepared by chemical method. The product was then purified. The swelling behaviors of material at different pH and concentration buffer solution were studied. The material was also tested using ATR-FTIR and TEM to determine the interaction between NDC and carrageenan as well as the morphology of the material. It was discovered that the swelling ratio of the material is the highest in pH 7 buffer and the lowest in pH 2 buffer. However, the swelling ratio in different concentration gives different results.

1301. Biodegradable smart material based on nata de coco and carrageenan

Nur Sabrina LatiffNur Suraya Hani Zainuddin

Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia

51

This project presents a study of the irrational consumer and spending of energy in and out of our homes, which, in addition to impact on our environment and affects regional, national and globally our economy. The cost of energy con-tinues to rise but the dependence of the energy consumption in our homes is part of everyday life, allowing meet our basic needs and even the unnecessary and walk away from the necessary actions to reduce this consumption and do it right. From the perspective of physics WE can give effective attention to this problem andgenerate resources that impact the economic and detonate in an accessible and relevant sustainable care through consulting that will be offered in the future We will do an technical study of cases complemented by a statisti-cal analysis that will allow us to generate a real and sustained panorama of the unnecessary energy consumption and its effects.

International project abstracts876. Impact of the synergy of the energy from our home in our economy

Jesús Carlo Cuevas

This project will demonstrate one of the chemical properties, which gives the fact, of this molecule that consists of a double helix. The DNA of a plant cell (PEA) is obtained through the cellular breakdown, separation of different molecules that make up the cell, due to the formation of the double helix by using different solvents that can separate and isolate DNA.

1173. DNA chain: true or false?

Karla GuzmánMaria Susana Vera

When testing, we checked the effectiveness of the project effectively adiamien-to attachment to a speed reducer (transmission), a worm, a hammer mill and a threshing machine which are operated in series with a single power source. Running at 2500 rpm and 20 Hp Moliendo 1200 kg of cob, shelled and loading, 6 ton / h of shelled corn.

1312. DEBMM

Pedro Balderas Rodriguez

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

Currently, majority of world’s countries are facing problems related to the search and preservation of different sources of energy. An incredible efficient source could be green plants – rich in hydrocarbons and which can be cultivated in ‘Energetic Farms’. Based on results of the extraction of the vegetal mineral oil ob-tained by American and Brazilian scientists from Euphorbia lathyris species, we oriented our study on researching the presence of hydrocarbons in autochtho-nous spurge species (g. Euphorbia). If we take our data after our extraction from Euphorbia steposa, we determinate that we could have for a hectare out of one crop about 22,5 tonnes of dried biomass, out of which we could obtain about 7,7 tonnes of macroergic substance. The plant is easy to cultivate and because of the fact that it is very resistant during dry weather.

825. Euphorbia steposa: a potential source of petroleum-like products

Niculina GarbuzDimitrie Gînju

Moldova

52


With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, began environmental pollution and, as one of its components - the soil. Soil is being polluted more and more from day to day by means of wastes, pollutants and harmful, useless heavy me-tals So to clear contaminated land need an easy-to-use, easy-care and inexpen-sive way is needed. One way of treating contaminated soil is - absorption of heavy metals from the soil by plants. The purpose of our experiment was to find those plants that are subject to pollution can germinate and thus accumulate dirt. After the experiment, we found that content of heavy metals decreased by just using some particular plants. So we found out an easy-to-do and cheap and absolutely safe way to clean the soil up and this project is applicable to all areas that were contaminated by heavy metals. Moreover, it can be improved to clean the radioactively polluted areas on earth.

1283. Cleaning of heavy metal contaminated soil by plant

Viorel MileaAlexandr Vitcov

The air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problem of this century as well as effective and budget-friendly CO2 cleaning without a significant energy disadvantage and affordability remains a biggest challenge for the fossil fuel-burning industry in developing countries such as my country Pakistan. The fossil fuel-burning industry is still using water-based amine solutions. The permeable materials have long been evaluated for next generation CO2 adsorbents. Perme-able polymers, strong and inexpensive and feasible materials for the capture of CO2 from warm exhaust fumes. We found that the new combinations of absor-bent covalent organic polymers with CO2 adsorption capacities are nearly five times more than other solutions and almost free of cost, if we compare the result with others for all aspects. It works industrially relevant temperatures as warm as 65 °C. The covalent organic polymers are stable in boiling water for at least one week.

914. Revolutionary organic polymer solution for co2 emission

Abdullah TahirHaris Dilshad

Moldova

Pakistan

Environmental degradation has become a global challenge for all countries of the world including Pakistan due to rapid industrial growth. Per capita water availability has shrunken alarmingly from 5300 cubic meter to 1000 cubic me-ter. Almost all the freshwater in rivers and canals is polluted due to addition of untreated wastewaters by industries. There is a dire need to develop some in-novative ways of recycling the industrial waste water for safe irrigation purposes. Water pollution is becoming a real threat to our environment and untreated wastewater is damaging the ecosystem and producing a number of health re-lated problems in human beings via food chain. Constructed wetlands prove to be an innovative way of cleaning contaminated waters. Nature has its own way of overpowering the contaminants through or-ganisms that work as sinks of various contaminants and heavy metals.

1080. Remediation of Industrial Waste Water through Constructed Wetlands of Typha Angus-tifolia

Hassan Ali RanjhaHannan Naveed

Pakistan

53


Water, is the main material that every organism needs, from the simple orga-nism such as bacteria up to complicated organisms like us, human beings. For us water is the important thing to survive, without water we couldn’t live. As we know, we contain 97% of water, every single thing that we do also requires the use of water. Decontamination water can be defined as a chemical element with metallic properties at room temperature. They are toxic or poisonous at low con-centrations. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of crushed coconut shell and wastes clam shells as bio-filtration in filtering lead water solution (decontaminated water). And to compare the absorbance of lead metal in crushed coconut shell and waste clam shells after filtration. We use lead water solution (180.075 mg/L) as our decontaminated water sample. Crushed coconut shell and clam shell was used in the study.

1046. The Use of coconut shell and clam shell as biofiltration

Muhammad Aguirre Mahmoud

Extraction of flavonoids from fresh Allium cepa (Red Onion) were conducted through repeated maceration using ethyl alcohol and HCl. We use Bate-Smith and Metcalf Method and Wilstatter Test to be able to confirm the presence of chalcones, aurones, anthocyanins and flavones in our extract. The test shows positive result indicating the presence of the compounds. We also had done some test and analysis to our Waste metal sample to confirm the presence of lead and mercury. Calamansi extract was used as a source of ascorbic acid to en-hance the antioxidant property of flavanoids. A confirmatory test with the treat-ment of HCl and water with the extract and the sample metal waste produces in-tense deep red coloration indicating that metal waste is unoxidized. Flavonoids from red onion lowers the oxidation process and trapped hazardous metal waste of lead and mercury.

1061. Effects of Flavonoids from Allium cepa (Red Onion) in Reducing Hazardous Metal Waste (Lead and Mercury)

Florentino Duenas Zachriah Sebastian Pasion Wyman

Philippines

Philippines

My project presents the impact of wind turbines on: storks, moles, earthworms and on the people living in the selected wind farm. The aim of my research was to detect changes in the number of selected organisms and to look for solutions which could reduce the harmful effects of the turbines on the organisms. The research consisted of measuring noise, infrasounds and vibrations around the chosen turbine, doing the soil test pits and observation of the storks’ nests, what gave innovative results. I also carried out interviews and a survey. I succeeded in my work to highlight a very significant problem of inappropriate location of farms and their impact on living organisms.

1406. The impact of wind turbines on living organisms

Nicola Leończyk

Poland

54

Wetlands are places of which depends on our food chain. One feature that dis-tinguishes the wetland is salinity that can be determining the wildlife existing there. This paper analyzes the salinity of wetlands in the northern, southern, eastern and western areas of Puerto Rico and its effect on the flora in the dry and flood season. Based on obtained data we can conclude that at the time of drought, salinity is significantly higher, decreasing the amount of flora present in the habitat. In the flood season, the salinity decreases significantly, increasingthe flora in the habitat. Therefore the man-made factors are mostly responsible for the reduction of the flora, increase in salinity and destruction of non pro-tected wetlands. According to the results obtained,we design a proposal for con-servation of wetlands and guidance, in this way to make people aware of the importance and ecological value of these ecosystems.

International project abstracts808. A comparative study of the effect of sali-nity in some wetlands of Puerto Rico during the drought and flood seasons

Kelianet Roque Rodríguez

Seeing how the living creatures managed to improve over millions of years the way to obtain all they need from their habitat we challenged us to learn from the nature to improve our lives. We discovered that the common garden spider is producing a substance that can become a green and revolutionary biomaterial in the near future. We suggested separation methods and we conducted practi-cal researches for identifying both the elastic properties and the industrial pro-duction flow using biotechnology. On the same time, we designed a friendly arti-ficial habitat for spiders in order to have access to the biological material needed in our research. Two possible innovative practical applications with high impact in the quality of human life - a new car brake system and an elastic brick - are identified by us and presented as concepts. We are fascinated and are willing to continue our research!

1147. The spider is changing the game in the adhesives industry

Alexandru Mihai GlontaruAlexandru Stefan Iov

Water is an essential molecule for all living organisms. For many years scientists has argued on if bottle water is healthier than tap water. Although this was ar-gued for a long time no real conclusion was drawn. Either this issue wasn’t taken serious or the advertisements covered up the importance of this investigation. Nowadays people are convinced that bottle water is way better without even thinking about it. Our aim is to verify which type of water is better considering where the water is obtained from and the substances used to make bottles and taps in Romania. When we make comparisions, we will look at the substances found in the water to analyse whether they are healthy or not.

1153. Aqua Pura - Bottled water vs.Tap water

Ayse KorkutTugce Goktas

Puerto Rico

Romania

Romania

My project presents the impact of wind turbines on: storks, moles, earthworms and on the people living in the selected wind farm. The aim of my research was to detect changes in the number of selected organisms and to look for solutions which could reduce the harmful effects of the turbines on the organisms. The research consisted of measuring noise, infrasounds and vibrations around the chosen turbine, doing the soil test pits and observation of the storks’ nests, what gave innovative results. I also carried out interviews and a survey. I succeeded in my work to highlight a very significant problem of inappropriate location of farms and their impact on living organisms.

1406. The impact of wind turbines on living organisms

Nicola Leończyk

Poland

55

Since the discoveries of alternative current and electromagnetic waves, the hu-manity evaluate very fast and create a large gamut of objects and of technolo-gies that can use them: telephone , TV – telecommunication ; computers – WiFi, 2G, 3G and so on. Almost all technologies use alternative current and a type of electromagnetic waves, and in the future will probably all use. The new tech-nologies helps the humanity a lot, but the one that use a type of electromagnetic are, in fact , using a type of radiation which can be dangerous. Almost everything use electricity create an electromagnetic wave like a loose of electricity. These radiation (the electromagnetic waves) are lost in the air and are storage in the ionosphere (a part of the atmosphere which contain a lot of ions , a conductive particle),and the radiation , through the ionosphere , is transfered equally every-where on the Earth.

International project abstracts1333. Radio Energy…free

Andrei Dan Corbeanu

Every year thousands of tons of untreated water pollute rivers in Russian Federa-tion. Especially dangerous water pollutants are aromatic compounds including phenols. Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions, biomolecules or molecules of gas, liquid, or dissolved solids to the surface of an adsorbent. In our project we researched sorption properties of bentonite clay extracted from coal mines near Chelyabinsk. It is a low-cost natural adsorbent of organic substances. In-vestigations were performed on the solution of sewage of hydroelectric power plant. During the work we analyzed how the interaction time and the mass of sorbent affect on sorption processes. The concentration of phenol was measured by bromomethric method. According to the result we can state that bentonite clays can be used for aims of water purification. The offered method for natural sorbents purification is cheaper when compared to the others, that is why it is considered to be more cost-beneficial.

965. Natural clay for waste water purification

Evdokim MatusevichDavid Velenteenko

Tephroseris longifolia belongs to family compositae. It occurs primarily in the eastern part of the Alps. Taxonomic rank is composed of five subspecies, which occur in Central and Southern Europe. The level of knowledge of karyology of all five subspecies is very low, thus it was not possible to characterise the inter-population relationships and subsequently define any genetic differences be-tween them. The aim of this study is to establish, by means of flow cytometry, the size of genome and ploidy level of all five subspecies of Tephroseris longifo-lia and, using these pieces of information, characterise the connection amongst the subspecies and also amongst particular populations. The values I had gained were compared with main geographic agents – latitude, longitude and altitude. Thanks to the results I could define their influence on size of the genome and, afterwards, determine the origin, distribution or isolation of subspecies or popu-lation.

1397. Influence of geographic factors on the size of genome of Tephroseris longifolia group

Peter Kicko

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

56

To earn both sustainability and measuring precision of environmental sensors, this research aims on developing novel satellite system on CanSat. Instead of attaching the sensor on the exterior of satellite, sensors are loaded between two stages so that exposure of sensors could be regulated through stage se-paration. The stage separation module is consist of latch attached to motor on upper stage and aperture in lower stage. The ground station software was pro-grammed with C# to effectively visualize state of satellite and used IronPython module totransmit command in real time base. This system was tested through flight and ground test and confirmed its successful operation.

International project abstracts1271. Development of Exposure-regulating system

Hakyeong Kim

During the environment class, we went to the hill located at the back of our school and saw spiders running away. Among those spiders, some slipped while running on the grass. On the other hand, others were able to climb the rocks and grass with perfect freedom. These different behaviors triggered our curio-sity on whether different species of spiders have different level of capabilities to climb things and why there are such differences in their abilities. We devised two experiments. The first experiment was to examine the degree to which spiders could stick to the friction surfaces and the second one was to observe the micro structure of their soles that directly come into contact with the friction surfaces. For these experiments, we used Pardosa astrigera and Dolomedes angustiviga-tus collected ourselves in the mountain at the back of our school.

1273. The discovery of ‘PJH’ structure which af-fects the wandering spiders’ addhesivity

Jinsol HaMing Yeong ParkYujin Jeong

Anthocyanin is a water soluble pigment that may appear in various colors such as red, blue, and purple according to the pH. Ube is a fruit in the Philippines that is 3rd of the most cultivated crops. Since Ube contains a lot of anthocyanin, it helps to make the anthocyanin solution. To use anthocyanin as air pollution indication as a solid, the Korean traditional paper and cloth were dyed using ube which contains lots of anthocyanin than checked the pixel of red, green, and blue color. As a result, Calcium hydroxide (CaOH2) has highest pixel point. So, using calcium hydroxide to dye clothes is useful and it’s also useful for the air pollution indicator through the experiment. Especially it reacts to Nox and Sox, according to this experiment, it can use for eco-friendly air pollution indicator.

1396. The research of Ube anthocyanin charac-teristics and utilization

Min Kyu Seok

South-Korea

South-Korea

South-Korea

57

Our project focuses on the electric car and all infrastructures that are necessary to drive it in our city. We compared electric car consumption and efficiency against those of a conventional car. We carried out a survey of what people thought about electric cars and how they would make the city of Zaragoza change to develop the required infrastructures. We concluded that electric cars could bring a great benefit to the city both environmentally and economically although we are still not ready for this change. Most people claimed they would change their car for an electric one in a few years after the city infrastructures were developed and the electric car costs were less.

International project abstracts1381. The electric car

Claudia MarinLucia Garcia

Investigating the motion of an object sinking in water is important to deep-sea explorations, because the motion of a probe in water might affect the data col-lected or even jeopardize the whole mission. We studied the motion of circular disks falling in water, and found that under certain conditions a stable periodic motion results. Based on our study, we also propose a new improved method for deep-sea data collection.

1165. The Water Waltz

Yi-Jhe Lee

When we stated environment we imagine forest or jungle immediately. Every year million hectare forest land have been burned, and we are watching all them on television or see them on the headlines of newspapers; “A huge fire in …” Watching the trees getting down with the fire is always heart breaking and makes us feel a tug at our heartstrings as we are incapable of doing something for it. Why we cannot stop fires, why we are losing our environment’s heart. Al-though our technologies are developed so, then what is problem. We investi-gated that problem and we found some mistakes of our put out system. There are 7 main problem lack of equipment, timing, lack of water, approaching pro-blems, air problem etc. After finding we made a brain storm with our friends and teacher. After that we decided imaging a new FOREST FIRE STOPPING SYSTEM which is unique and best system ever.

759. The forthcoming glance to world priceless property

Madina ArtykbaevaKibriyo Yunusahunova

Spain

Taiwan

Tajikistan

58

In our project we tried to find out solutions to water problems. Before contami-nating water: If everyone is aware of using water wisely then less water will be polluted. We started our work from kindergartens of our district by explaining wisely usage of water. After contaminating water: There are two types of domes-tic wastewater: Black and Grey water. Black water is water that has been mixed with waste from the toilet. Black water requires detailed treatment. Grey water is wastewater from non-toilet plumbing fixtures. It is clean water with very little contamination, which can be treated in a few steps easily. Approximately 69 per-cent of the total wastewater can be used as Grey water. In our project we aimed to treat domestic Grey water of Dushanbe city and use it for indoor (in flushing toilet) and outdoor (irrigation of garden, washing car, fire extinguishing) usages.

International project abstracts871. Evaluation of Domestic Wastewater

Soro NazarovaFarhunda Avgani

In our project, we searched oil spill disasters in history and why and how oil spill disasters are dangerous. We saw that these disasters are unpredictable and very difficult to prevent because since 1967, approximately 25 oil spill disasters have happened. Since that time, different methods have been tried to clean water. We searched and discussed all these methods in our project and finally presented our method. Our presentation includes: 1- Step by step explanation of how our method works, supported by 3D diagrams and tables; 2- A comparison between our method and he other methods; 3- Advantages of our method over the other methods; 4- Conclusion.

877. A prominent way of petrol separation spilled in water

Jamolbi RahmatovaMijgona Ismailova

Recently human beings use the vehicle which requires petrol products to be operated for transport and this definitely pollutes our environment by emitting poisonous gasses such as Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide etc. In this research we designed a vehicle which has clean technology that can be recharged by electricity or solar energy, gives minimum harm to environ-ment, uses energy efficiently and also conserves energy. We tried to produce a model of Green Vehicle as big as possible. Green vehicle Facts: Length: 90 cm Width: 45 cm Weight: 13 kg Battery: 12 V Energy: Solar energy, clean, renewable and generated by sun. Engines: D.C. motors are used. Four D.C. motors fixed in-side the rims. Maximum Speed: 80 km/h.

1265. Green vehicle

Abdul-Wahid Haji KaliAlly Yasin Ally

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

59

We all take great pains to make sure our clothes are clean and fresh, but, ironi-cally, the very detergents that we use to make our clothes “clean” may actually be leaving them worse off than they were before we threw them in the wash. That’s because most commercial laundry detergents, the common brands you find at grocery stores, are loaded with potentially toxic chemicals that could harm you, your family and the environment. Zanzibar Island is known as Island of Spices Many tourists visit this beautiful island to experience taste of spices and theiressence. There are some spices which are grown in Zanzibar Island such as black pepper, Aloe vera, Lemon Grass, Cloves, Cinnamon etc. Zanzibari Soap Berries are also among the plants which are grown in this beautiful island. In this research we discovered a natural solution for cleaning called Zanzibari Soap Berries which can be used for washing soap and laundry ingredients out there.

International project abstracts1341. Amazing Natural Cleaning Berry: Zanzi-bari Soap Berries

Said Mohammed SalimMurtaza Munirhussein Lookmanji

Common acne treatments are discovered for few severe side effects. All-trans retinoic acid (tretinoin), acid form of retinol, is one of acne remedies that has side effects less than other chemicals. Tretinoin was found in plants that have vitamin A. The aim of this study is to determine the quantity of tretinoin in high vitamin A Thai local plants and herbs that have been used in traditional acne remedies. High Performance Liquid Chromatography was used for analyzing all-trans retinoic acid from 11 sample plants. This study found that three samples out of eleven plants have tretinoin which are Asiatic Pennywort, Aloe, and Lime. The cost of tretinoin from all of 3 samples are lower than the price of tretinoin cream in the market 0.05% by weight 20 g.

1310. Determination of all-trans retinoic acid in high vitamin a local plants by high performance liquid chromatography

Chatchanan KongtanakomtunkichChantika Pimsamut

The goals of this study are: 1. To undertake a statistical study in order to show that blinds are deprived from the pleasure of doing shopping; 2.To find a solu-tion which allows blinds to do shopping like other people without any assistance and enable them to: a. locate estimated products; b. identify products; c. identify products’ prices.

1092. The innovative guidance system

Ghaith Allah Chebil

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

60

Rosemary that including flavonoids, phenols, is a kind of plant that contains vo-latile oil and terpenoids. At the leaves of the rosemary carnasol, carnosonic acid, rosmanol and rosmeridifenol have been found. Carnasol and carnosonic acids are responsible of nearly 90% of the anti-oxidation activity. It has been found that Rosmary’s difenol has an anti-oxidation effect and as a result of this it can have a positive effect at the treatment of cancer. MCF-7 cells are one of the mo-del cell lines of breast cancer and it is obtained from a 69 years old white wo-man’s epithelial tissue. In our project, with the notion of the sources that indi-cates the anti-oxidant effect of rosemary and its positive effect at cancer treat-ment, we aimed to observe rosemary oil’s effect on cell proliferation on human breast cancer cell line by preceding the oil that is taken from this plant at diffe-rent concentrations, time durations.

International project abstracts827. The effect of rosemary oil on proliferation of mcf-7 cell line

Yağmur GündoğduEkin Kıyak

HeLa cells are the cells line that are human cervical cancer originated and fre-quently used all over the world for researching on several pharmaceuticals and solutions. Since it is an important cancer model, the HeLa cells that are cultivated in the cell tissue culture laboratory are used in this project. The objective of the project is determining the change in the cells growth kinetics and cancer’s pro-gress by using Nigella sativa plant’s extract on the cells.

849. The effect of nigella sativa l. Oil on hela cells growth kinetics

Merve KiliçEce Yenice

Textile industries produce large amounts of waste water containing various dye pollutants and used more than 60% of dyes are azo dyes in these industries. Most of the azo dyes are nonbiodegradable and harm the ecosystems. A number of strategies have been devised for the removal of pollutants from dye waste water. Conventional methods for moving pollutants are activated carbon, nano-filtra-tion, ozonation. They are high costs and low efficiency. In this study, Direct Red 23 dye was chosen as a textile dye and the molecular imprinting technology was used to remove of the dye from synthetic textile waste water. When graphics are analyzed at the results chart, the high recognition capacity is seen of prepared imprinted polymer to template molecule. Template polymer was attributed to the molecule with 100% yield at low dye concentration as 0.06 mg / ml. Polymer was connected to the dye molecules at 10 minutes.

853. Removal of direct red 23 using prepared polymer

Gokturk Keles

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey

61

It is aimed to diminish metallic corrosion by using conductive polymers in a novel environmentally friendly method. As a result, it was developed an envi-ronmentally friendly method alternative to dyestuff to retain the features of ex-tendedly used metals. It was proven that coating polypyrrole as a conductive polymer could prevent Al and Cu corrosions. In this study we observed that the polymer coating was not effective on all metals.

International project abstracts1020. Effect of environmentally friendly con-ductive polymers on metal corrosion

Gozde Gokyokus

As it is known the increase of world population correspondingly industry has de-veloped. As a result the requirement of energy has increased thus new concepts called “energy efficiency” and “energy saving” showed up. It is possible that we can use energy more efficient by taking some personal and simple precautions in our apartments. In order to these facts some manufacturers claim that their products can save energy up to 40%. In this study, we formed a simple experi-ment for the purpose of determine if these products are really saving up energy or not. As a result we proofed that these products don’t save energy in reality in fact they cause spending more energy. This study aims to raise awareness of people about energy efficiency and energy saving.

1055. Are we conscious consumers or do we de-ceive ourselves about energy saving?

Eran KarakoYakup Köhen

This project studies solidification of vehicle fuels (hydrocarbons) with a polymer blend. With the help of this polymer a mechanical system to be developed for preventing fuel tank leakages and consequential explosions which occur in se-vere traffic accidents is proposed and it is studied whether such adaptation is possible. This polymer brings the fuel (gasoline or diesel fuel) to gel state and prevents explosion by reducing the speed of combustion reaction. In addition to the prevention of explosion effect, this system will stop spill of fuel resulting from leakage and ensure cleaning in a short time. In the experiments that were carried out it was understood that 6.5 kilograms of polymer shall be used per 40 liters of fuel volume. Gelling time of fuel at this volume is calculated to be ap-proximately 2 minutes. The system proposed as project is thought to be applied on available vehicle fuel tanks.

1106. Adaptation of hydrocarbon solidifier polymers to vehicle fuel tanks as a means for prevention of fire and explosions which may oc-cur in case of accident

Betül Ceyda Başol Rüveyda DemirŞahinde Sinem Çil

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey

62

In this project, the purpose is to produce a glass using the metal slag and then try to produce glass brick. For this, metal slags were obtained from one of the company in Izmir, Turkey and then crushed, sieved in different particle sizes. Af-ter the separation of the metal slags according to their particle size, they were taken and analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The chemical composition was found as a multi-component mixtures including mostly calcium, iron oxides, then manganese, chromium, aluminum and silicon oxides. These metal oxides were enriched with the help of the shaking table and multi-gravator separator (MGS). After the analyses of the enriched samples that were obtained from MGS, the ones with calcium, silicon and aluminum oxides were taken and grained to produce the glass.

International project abstracts1150. Glass brick production using metal slag

Lidya Sürenkök

Even if it seems to be not harmful to use the washing substances in large amounts, their leftovers sometimes mix into the canalization, nature, environ-ment without passing through cleaning systems. And this causes the pollution of nature. In the experiments with rabbits and mice done by overseas scientists, it is seen that the usage of washing substances in large amounts cause a lot of harm on body. One of the major reasons of the above situation is that some soap producing companies add tens of several substances to lower the price of the soap. The aim of the Project: To decrease the harmful effects of detergents and other synthetic washing substances that harm the natural balance To learning harmful effects of detergents To reuse the leftovers, which were thrown in na-ture, in production to analyze the effect of ash soap the growth of plants.

1149. Environmentally friendly detergents from plant ashes

Bayram Sapargeldiyev

Solution to the food safety around the world can be obtained with a low cost of vegetables and meat production that are free of residues and ecologically clean. Therefore, it is important to invent energy-efficient technological devices and use sunlight power, heat of geothermal waters as well as the heat that is ob-tained from biological objects. Also using the heat that was dropped out into environment in smart buildings plays an important role in saving energy. That’s why we designed smart buildings named ‘Ecofarm’ to solve these problems. In our project, we can design combination of three different buildings and con-structions: hen coop, greenhouse and device that are used to grow chlorella.

1176. Ecofarm

Ogulgerek MollayevaBagul Abdullayeva

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

63

The majority of abandoned limestone powder wastes (LPW) and Grinded cotton wastes (GCW) is accumulated from the countries all over the world and causes certain serious environmental problems and health hazards. This paper pre-sents a parametric experimental study which investigates the potential use of GCW– LPW combination for producing a low-cost and lightweight composite as a building material. Some of the physical and mechanical properties of concrete mixes having high level of GCW and LPW are investigated. The obtained com-pressive strength, flexural strength, unit weight, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and water absorption values satisfy the relevant international standards. The re-sults show that the effect of high-level replacement of GCW with LPW does not exhibit a sudden brittle fracture even beyond the failure loads, indicates high energy absorption capacity, reduces the unit weight dramatically and introduces smother surface compared to the current concrete bricks in the market.

International project abstracts1305. Making very light – durable – strong bricks by using Limestone dust and grinded cot-ton stems

Nurmyrat Gurbangulyyev Kuvvat Korjayev

This project presents an experimental investigation on the use of the natural pozzolans in concrete. The natural pozzolans used in this study were obtained from Kopetdag and compose of diatomaceous and perlite that are mineralogi-cal material containing large quantities of SiO2 and Al2O3 with small particles, high porosity and lightweight. The results revealed that the specific gravity of diatomaceous and perlite were 2.00 and 0.50, respectively. The mortar contai-ning diatomaceous replacing Portland cement effectively increased the com-pressive strength better than replacing sand. The use of 5% cement replacement obtained compressive strength of 37.0 MPa, 39 MPa at 60 and 90 days, respec-tively. The compressive strength at 10% and 15% admixed approached to the control mortar that were 39.5 and 38.0 MPa at 90 days, respectively.

1309. Using natural pozzolans in manufactur-ing lightweight concrete

Gaygysyz MammedowNurislam Amangulyyew

Today, scientifically development in the agriculture, usage of water without was-ting, to improve the melorative property of soil and increase in environmental conditions are very important. These important issues lead us to make scientific research in the wastewater canal of agricultural fields, soil nearby these canals and “Shabat” canal (Shabat canal contains least amount of water). According to our research in some months of the year the concentration of ions in wastewater canal of agricultural fields are in least amount even from “Sahbat” canal. Accor-ding to results of our research it is concluded that tha water of wastewater canal of agricultural fields can be reused in agriculture by making pools where water from wastewater canal of agricultural fields will be assembled in some months of the year.

1318. Research on mineralization degree of waste-water canals of agricultural fields and facilities of utilization them in agriculture

Eziz GochmanovShaylybay Gokchayev

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

64

Solution of problems of biodiversity conservation is a reliable basis for the exis-tence of ecosystems of our planet and mankind. The study of biology and eco-logical features Polixena and Saturnia pyri with a view to further their entry into the culture, were carried out during 2009 - 2012 years. Immediate practical value for the protection of rare and endangered species of insects, the possibi-lity of reintroduction of laboratory-grown insects. The most vulnerable stage of development of Polixena and Saturnia pyri is larvae stage. Especially big loss is being observed in the first three ages. Feeding the parental generation affects feed preference descendants, and biological indicators of culture. The variable temperatures positively affect the viability of the caterpillars of both species of butterflies. Such method is useful for placing rare butterflies into nature.

International project abstracts1220. Breeding of rare butterflies as a way to preserve insects

Anna Garazhina

Neither focusing mirrors nor photoelectric cells can produce energy at night. In order to implement this idea in full we should accumulate the power of the sun’s light and heat — the solar energy. This process comes naturally in the so-called solar ponds. I propose to create such ponds in regions with shortage of energy, where there is quite a large number of sunny days for supplying the houses with warm water and electricity. For achieving this we need a pond with a depth of 2 - 3 m with salt. In such pond the salt concentration increases with its depth. The sunlight falls to the surface of the pond, and its heat lingers on the lower layers of water due to their high salt concentration. Using the temperature difference between the layers we can receive energy.

1224. Solar pond

Yevhenii Shakhrai

There is no univocal answer about safety of artificially modified plants. Leading biotechnological corporations are said to solve the problem of the hunger on the Earth. One of the mostly sold GMO in the world is soybean line GTS40-3-2 that is resistant to herbicide glyphosate. The aim of this research was to investi-gate influence of different glyphosate doses at soybean line GTS40-3-2. In recent years we have much evidence that weeds are become resistant to glyphosate. Increasing of concentration of herbicide can’t solve problem because it also in-fluences the seeds as this research shows. And it also leads to economical loose. So this herbicide will not have usage in future. Also the plant that is resistant to it will loose its value. Thereby using of biotechnology for producing plants with resistances to herbicides has just temporary economical effect and doesn’t lead to solving of hunger problem on the Earth.

1145. Germination of soybean line gts40-3-2 with influence of different concentrations of glyphosate

Kemal Osmanov

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine

65

Bio-energy is one of the most important components to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and substitute of fossil fuels. The need of energy is increasing continuously, because of increases in industrialization and population. The ba-sic sources of this energy are petroleum, natural gas, coal, hydro and nuclear. The major disadvantage of using petroleum based fuels is atmospheric pollution created by the use of petroleum diesel. Petroleum diesel combustion is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG). Apart from these emissions, petroleum diesel is also major source of other air contaminants including NOx, SOx, CO, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds. Biomass is one of the better sources of energy. Finding alternative energy resources is a pressing mission for many countries. One of the most compelling advantages of using algae as a biofuel is that the resource requirements are less intensive compared to other crops and plants. Algae require only a few basic resources to grow successfully: CO2, water, sunlight and nutrients.

International project abstracts784. Algae - A renewable fuel source

Mehmed HayirliVolkan Akca

The purpose is to introduce the xbox to the educational arena and create an stimulating virtual environment for students and teachers to teach and learn in. Usually when people think about education and school they aren’t very inte-rested. But introducing games into learning will ensure that students remember what they are taught, enjoy it and even look forward to school. The reason we are doing this topic is to simulate how an area which was once inhospitable and virtually impossible to travel across, flourished into an area with infrastructure and services to provide. Our VLE will be interactive, educational, enjoyable but most importantly memorable.

785. Ecological E-learning

Berk KandilSuheyb Abdulkadir

To highlight that food chains do not have to rely solely on sunlight. Why is che-mosynthesis important? Chemosynthetic deep-sea bacteria form the base of a varied food web that includes shrimp, tubeworms, clams, fish, crabs, and octopi. All of these animals must be adapted to endure the extreme environment of the vents—complete darkness; water temperatures ranging from 2°C (in ambient seawater) to about 400°C (at the vent openings); pressures hundreds of times that at sea level; and high concentrations of sulfides and other noxious chemi-cals. Why is photosynthesis important? Aquatic and terrestrial plants form the base of varied food webs that may include small fish and crabs, larger fish, and eventually, humans. Chemosynthesis could help create a renewable source of energy for the future.

786. Ecology of the deep

Kubra - Zeynep OzcanAysenur Tekneci

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

66

With the purpose of finding a financially possible water solution for third world countries, this project called “Using Sesame Leaves as Low Cost Absorbent to Effectively Reduce Heavy Metals such as Lead, Copper, and Cadmium from Con-taminated Water Samples,” was conducted on water samples that had heavy metals with sesame leaves acting against them to purify the waters. The problem was, again as stated before, third world countries and their issue with contami-nated heavy metal water. The main goal and question was to find whether or not sesame leaves had an effective result on heavy metals (the tested heavy metals in this project where Lead, Copper, and Cadmium). And according to research the hypothesis that was reached was that sesame leaves would have a great ef-fect on heavy metals, however it will present a greater effect on the lead heavy metal than the copper and cadmium heavy metals.

International project abstracts829. Using sesame leaves as low cost absorbent to effectively reduce heavy metals such as lead, copper, and cadmium from contaminated water samples

Hilal Atesoglu

This research creates an original device that uses solar radiant energy to facili-tate the electrolysis of H2O, thus converting this power source into a usable and clean chemical fuel with a byproduct of pure water. This mechanical leaf con-sists of a Gräzel cell with quantum dots, a PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) electrolyzer, a PEM fuel cell, and a load measurement box. Innovative materials were implemented into this device to promote economic viability as well as to compensate for energy efficiencies such as Lead Selenide quantum dots, ana-tase titanium dioxide nanotubes, and a cobalt catalyst with a phosphate buffer in the fuel cell. Therefore, the “mechanical leaf” is a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and will be a source of energy and water for third world countries.

920. A bottle full of sunshine: synthetic photo-synthesis via diye-sensitized solar cells and PEM fuel cell catalization to produce carbon neutral photofuels

Michael Trinh

In order to determine the effectiveness and feasibility of iron fertilization of the oceans with the use of iron nitrate, three marine environments were set up. In the first phase, two of the environments were exposed to a molar concentration of .125 of Iron (III) Nitrate 9-Hydrate. The variables of ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, pH, dissolved oxygen, and carbon dioxide were monitored over a period of 14 days. For the second phase, two of the environments were exposed to the com-pound again, but this time there was a dose of.0625 mols on day 1, and then another on day 7. The results proved the hypotheses mostly correct. The experi-ment could be applied in the real world as a way to decrease the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

1014. A second year study on the effectiveness and feasibility of Iron fertilization of the oceans utilizing Iron Nitrate

Mariah Rendeiro

USA

USA

USA

67

Worldwide, fruits and vegetables provide billions of people with sustenance on a daily basis. Extending the shelf life of several common American-grown fruits has the potential to save millions of dollars in loss and keep many more people fed. Many ultraviolet treatments already exist in the agriculture industry and are used for the destruction of pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, mold and proto-zoa. In this experiment the use of UV-C radiation coupled with dry heat and a 24-hour resting period will be examined via the increase the levels of phenylalanine ammonium lyase (PAL). Additionally, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and polyphenol peroxidase (POD) enzyme activity will be tested as a measure of fruit browning and overall enzymatic activity. The focus of this project is the efficacy of the com-bination of UV-C exposure and dry heating, combined with pulsed-microwave radiation towards the development of an industrial scale preservation that is both sustainable and economical.

International project abstracts1074. Extending the shelf life of farm fresh us-ing novel energetic preservations methods

Dalton HoudeRobin Zahran

Thiazolidinediones (TZD) are a class of medicinal compounds used to treat dia-betes mellitus type II, and are tested for polycystic ovary syndrome, psoriasis, autism, breast carcinoma. Diabetes treatment is accomplished by the TZD ring binding to and activating the PPAR-gamma (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor), thus increasing insulin sensitivity. With diabetes affecting more than twenty million Americans, and over 40 million having pre-diabetes (early type II), there is a need for new medications to help treat this chronic disease. A com-pound a library of thiazolidinedione derivatives will be synthesized, with two subsequent additions to the main five-member ring. With the use of about eigh-teen different aldehyde and six different bromide compounds there are a nu-merous amount of compounds available for testing. Microwave chemistry has assimilated efficiently into pharmaceutical development and will be utilized in this project.

1075. Microwave-assisted synthesis of thiazoli-dinedione compound library

Kaeden LaFranceAlperen Sirin

Motor proteins are molecular machines that are able to move along the surface of a suitable substance. Their function is to transport proteins and vesicles within the cytoplasm. They are present in eukaryotic cells like fungi, plants, and animals. They are fueled by ATP, which is constantly made within the human body. The specific motor protein we are using is called kinesin. These motor proteins “walk” on microtubule filaments and are an important factor in cellular division. The bacteria we are using is called E. coli. These bacteria are commonly found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. We are using these bacteria because they are known to be able to last without a host for an extended period of time. We are using E. coli as our host organism. We plan to use E. coli with our recombinant DNA to mass produce our kinesin.

1174. Investigating how highly efficient mole-cular motors combine their effects to carry large cargoes

Alpasrlan Aksu

USA

USA

USA

68

1081. Don’t Eat too much COLI

Dutch project abstracts

As almost everyone knows are fossil fuels reducing and they aren’t ecofriend-ly because of the CO2 emission of it if we use it. Our project solves these pro-blems and also many several other problems. Such as too much phosphate in the bottom of the earth. Our invention is to plant bamboo on empty fields or grassland along highways. Bamboo grows very fast and produces quickly a huge biomass that we can use to start the process of fermentation to produce biogas. The biogas can be used in cogenerations to produce (ecofriendly) Electricity or to produce hot water for the heater. The digestate is a stuff that advances the fruitfulness so it can be used as mulch. So it’s a (ecofriendly) substitute of normal artificial fertilizer. We can reduce at this way the usage of fossil fuels. And reduce the emission of CO2.

1012. Bamboo solution

Ardjan SturmNiels-Jan Wisse Dennis Dingemanse

We’ve chosen a subject (a subject that’s very often in the news), namely biologic food. We’ve read some articles, and in those articles is written down that there is more E.Coli-bacterium in biologic pork, than in not-biologic pork. The EHEC-bacterium is also often in the news, so thats why we started an experiment; not with pork, but with minced meat. We wanted to know or the results of this ex-periment with minced meat would be the same as with pork; namely that the bacterium E.Coli-bacterium is more in biologic meat then in not-biologic meat. Our research isn’t definitely finished, we have to determine the bacterium’s.Ina-Maria Duynhouwer

Machteld van der Maas

Calvijn College Goes


‘The friendly battery’ can be used in a third world country. Take for example In-donesia. The average Indonesian uses 507,15 kWh a year. In Indonesia the sun shines often, but placing solar panels isn’t the solution. Solar panels only produce electricity at daylight. But the energy is also needed at night. So we need some-thing that can store energy. A battery is an option, but they are expensive and environmentally unfriendly. With our product, storing energy is no longer envi-ronmentally unfriendly. Our product holds energy, when necessary, it can ensure the electricity supply of a city/village. Our product works by combining existing setups. Solar panels supply energy for water pumps; they bring water to a water tank; an electromagnetic valve regulates the water; a turbine drives a generator and a generator produces electricity. Now storing energy in an environmentally friendly way is possible!

921. The Friendly Battery

Enneke HassinkFrédérique van GamerenSophie KooijLiza BlekkinkBrenda Bohlmeijer

Bonhoeffer CollegeEnschede

69

954. Sustainable solar collector


Our reason to start this project was to prevent the unnecessary use and waste of paper. The waste of paper is very bad for our environment, because the raw materials of paper is taken out of trees and trees provide our oxygen in the air. We can find waste of paper almost on every spot where paper is used. Our focus on this project goes to receipts. For the receipts, which we throw away right after receiving it, millions of trees are getting cut every year. With this project we want to contribute something positive for our environment.

1401. Away with receipts

Irem CakmakEsma Cali

The first idea for our cluster assignment was to build a solar collector to heat up our swimming pool. In the process, our solar collector changed into a life improving innovation. During the process, we decided to build our solar collec-tor with only recycled materials, we made designing choices to optimalize the power and chose the market where our product would be the biggest improve-ment whitout it being impossible to distribute the idea. Therefore we chose Ar-gentina. With these demands we have built a full-scale working model. With our built model as a base, we have written a file which will guide anyone who would like to make this solar collector on different places in the world. This file will be first spread under orphanages and town houses from which a further expansion under the population will be possible. A challenging innovation to improve life.

Lucas van CapellenJasper AdegeestReyno StolJelmer van Nuss

Cosmicus College Rotterdam

Griftland College Soest

Have you ever been really thirsty? Many people will have experienced that once or twice, in contrast to the people in Africa. There are plenty of people who are thirsty every day. In the areas where people are thirsty is too little fresh water, which implies there is not enough water to let plants grow. This means that many people there are also hungry. Conclusion: this is a huge problem. We have a solu-tion for this problem. We are putting a big metal tube in the desert. In this tube we are going to pump salt water from the sea. When the sun shines at the tube, it will become very hot. This means that salt water in the tube will vaporize. We are catching the vapor and it condenses to fresh water in another part of our pipe. With this fresh water we can help the people in Africa.

1069. Desert Vapor

Robert de BruineWouter Boot


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1382. Can coral reefs durable be retained? More knowledge about the growth of corals offers opportunities!!


Our idea is to develop a device that completely turns off other devices as cof-feemakers. Devices have leakage current, this ensures that a device always uses energy. It costs a lot of money and energy. We want to prevent this with our idea: OneStep. You\\\’re one step away of saving money and saving the environment. And this only with one circuit. Our product works as the following: As an example we take a coffeemaker. You start with a cylindrical plug that fits into a socket. This is connected to a pressure switch that you have to install on the on/off-button of the coffeemaker. If you press this button, an electric signal will arise. A switch will close and the switch of the coffeemaker will close too. The machine turns on. To turn off the coffeemaker, press the button again. The switch is open, so there is no current leakage.

1208. OneStep, an energy saving product that saves money

Sonja van der WalEmiel Hartsema Suzan BordewijkMerily Viks

Coral reefs are threatened in their existence due to climate change and other human-induced disturbances Coral reefs are not only very beautiful but also very important (i.e. for fish but also for people). More knowledge on growth of corals can raise solutions for durable retaining coral reefs in changing climate circum-stances but also for a more sustainable world coral market (commercial growth). Corals capture in the light on average three times as fast calciumcarbonate as in the dark. We’re not sure if that is caused by more oxygen presence during the day (photosynthesis), more avaible nutrients or a different pH. To learn more about factors that play an important role in the growth of corals we have done research at the University of Wageningen. Our focus was on 1 specific factor: oxygen. We explored how fast corals grow in the dark at different levels of oxygen to deter-mine the optimum.

Anne-Joëlle DerksenMarijn Crum

HN Werkman College Groningen

Montessori College Arnhem

The idea of our project is to make city busses become better for the environment, by looking at them step by step to make every single part of it better. We came up with some fresh and some old ideas, invented by others. Our main goal is to combine them to make the perfect bus. Firstly, we can divide our subjects in the interior of the bus and the energy used in a bus. Looking at the interior we decided to change the chair division, in order that you can now transport just as many people as normal, but in a shorter bus. The energy-supply of the bus has to change as well. We would like to use things as KERS (Kinetic Energy Reco-very System), solar panels, a new air conditioning system, batteries and “induc-tive recharging” which all together makes it possible to let the bus ride on electric energy.

1002. BUSiness

Sybren ZondervanJasper Krombeen

Gymnasium JuvenaatBergen op Zoom

Dutch project abstractsIn both old and new buildings, energy wasting and environment harmful light bulbs are used to produce light. This is a magnificent problem, since those light bulbs use up a lot of electrical energy to produce light. A big amount of this elec-trical energy end up being “wasted” to unwanted heat and other by-products. However, what if you would generate light in such a way that it will be environ-mentally friendly and will generate the highest amount of light with the lowest amount of electrical energy usage? By making use of High Power Light Emitting Diodes, we can produce a massive amount of light whilst not using much electri-cal energy. If we then transport this to houses by means of fibreglass, we use one light source to light up multiple houses.

1003. Central lightning facility

Sanharib IssaSebastiaan van KootenKevin VonkKoen ter BekeTom Nijenhuis

Pius X College Goor

72

OrganizersINESPO is the International Environment & Scientific Project Olympiade. It is first organized in 2009. Students from all over the world in the age of 13 till 18 can participate in INESPO. By organizing INESPO the Cosmicus Foundation wants to point at the worldwide environ-mental problems and create awareness of these issues.It is the largest olympiad event in the European Continent which works interdisciplinary, in teamwork and on project base

The Cosmicus Foundation is the initiator of INESPO. It is an intercultural organization which organizes educational, cultural, social and scientific activities. There are eight stu-dent associations, two secondary schools and two primary schools. Besides that the Cos-micus Foundation publishes an opinion magazine four times a year and it is also involved in diversity projects and organizing networking and cultural trips. More info at www.cos-micus.nl.

DuurzaamDoor promotes from the government sustainability in education. Through net-works like Sustainable PABO, Sustainable Secondary Vocational Education and Sustainable Higher Education supports LvDO a good embedding of sustainability in education. More info at www.duurzaamdoor.nl.

SME Advies is a consultancy agency in the field of sustainable education and communica-tion. SME coordinates several education programs amongst which the GLOBE program. GLOBE is a network of 25,000 schools in 112 countries doing scientific research together with scientists all over the world. More info at www.sme.nl.

Since 2000 IVN has already involved 20.000 students in sustainability with its Schools for Sustainability program by letting them come up with solutions for real sustainability is-sues for businesses and organizations. Besides that IVN organizes various local and re-gional events annually. More info at www.ivn.nl or www.scholenvoorduurzaamheid.nl.

NPOINT is the Dutch Platform for Education, Innovation and Talent Development). It is a partnership of 21 differente education centers, where approximately 400 persons work. These centers carry out regional activities in the field of talent development, weekend training and educational events. More info at www.npoint.nl.

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Affiliated Full PartnersAt this moment there are two kind of organizations with whom we have a mutual agreement. The first type is Affiliated Full Partners in dif-ferent continents. Dutch projects who are the winners of the National INESPO Olympiad are send to their events. These organizations are sending their winning projects to our international contest. They have also the authority to qualify projects from other countries.

I-SWEEEP, the International Sustainable World (Energy, Enginee-ring, and Environment) Project Olympiad is a science fair open to middle and high school students organized by the Cosmos Foundation. ISWEEP takes place at Houston USA and works with local, national, and international science fair organizations to bring together the top-ranking participants and qualifying projects from these competitions.

MOSTRATEC, the International Science and Technology Exhibition is organized and hosted by Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha in Brazil, in col-laboration with public and private institutions. Since 1994, MOSTRATEC has been held in International character, becoming one of the most important educational events in the country. The fair is destined to the exhibition of science and technology related research projects in the different areas of human knowledge, developed by high school or techni-cal/professionalizing education students from Brazil and other countries.

MILSET Europe is a European non-governmental, non-profit and politically independent youth organisation, created from member organisations of MILSET (International Move-ment for Leisure Activities in Science & Technology) holding their seat in Europe. These organisations work in the field of education, focusing on the organisation of science-and-technology activities for young people.The science fair aims at promoting scientific projects created by children and young people around the world through an exhibition in a multi-cultural environment, also allowing the participation of institutions which want to assist young people in their proj-ects.

Intel ISEF, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), is a program of Society for Science & the Public, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, is coming to Phoenix.The premier global science competition for students in grades 9–12 provides an annual forum for more than 1,500 high school students from 70 countries, regions, and territo-ries to display their independent research.

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Authorized Affiliated National CoordinatorsSecond type of agreements we have are with national Olympiads in different countries. Only these organizations are authorised to send winning projects from their country to INESPO. Students or schools from these countries who want to participate at INESPO, have to par-ticipate in their national Olympiad first.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Dansk Naturvidenskabsformidling from Denmark

The Young Scientists of Slovakia

Federazione delle Associazioni Scientifiche

e Tecniche from Italy

Mexico Science Expo Korea Science and Engineering Fair

Hong Kong International Science Fair

Indonesian Science Project

Olympiad

Division of Clus-ter and Boarding

Schools from Malaysia

I.C.I.J.A. from Spain

Jonk Fuerscher Lëtzebuerg from

Luxembourg

London International Youth Science Forum from United Kingdom

Polish Festival Of Young Scientists E(X)Plory

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