Nuclear Science Helped Filipino Students Shine in Several S&T Events
Nuclear science can make high school students winners and bring them to another part of the world. This was proven by students from Philippine Science High School – Central Visayas Campus, who won second place in the Regional Invention Contest held in Cebu City, and students from Manila Science High School, who represented the Philippines in the ASEAN Nuclear Youth Camp in Thailand.
Elijah Joseph Consing and Bryne Alric Yu (3rd and 4th from left, respectively) from Philippine Science High School – Central Visayas Campus receives the second prize for the Outstanding Student Creative Research (SIBOL Award) for High School on June 22 at the Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City
Radiation Shielding Project Wins SIBOL Award 1st Runner-up
Bringing home the bacon from Cebu City are the students of Philippine Science High School – Central Visayas who placed as the 1st Runner-up for the Outstanding Student Creative Research (SIBOL Award) for High School on June 22, during the 2017 Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits.
The winning research project entitled “Radiation Shielding Property of Nemipterusisacanthus (Lagaw) Fish Scales Against Gamma” was authored by Elijah Joseph Consing, Joseph Karl Salva and Bryne Alric Yu. The project was done with consultation and assistance from the PNRI Radiation Protection Services Section.
Aside from the certificates, the winners also received a cash prize of P10,000.
The contest was part of the celebration of the 2017 Regional Science and Technology Week with the theme “Science for the People” held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City from June 20 to 22.
Gil Philip Inocando and Marc Francis Iringan (1st row, 3rd and 5th from right) with their instructor, Joahna Lei Cabreros (2nd row, 2nd from right) and more than thirty representatives from various countries in Southeast Asia during the ASEAN Nuclear Youth Camp 2017 held from June 28 to 30 in Thailand
High School Students Represent Philippines in ASEAN Nuclear Youth Camp
The following week was no less brilliant for the Philippines in the global stage as participants from Manila Science High School represented the country during the ASEAN Nuclear Youth Camp 2017 held at the National Science Museum in Pathumthani, Thailand from June 28 to 30.
Gil Philip Inocando, a Grade 11 student, and Marc Francis Iringan, a Grade 10 student, was joined by their instructor, Joahna Lei Cabreros, as they participated with more than 30 representatives from neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.
The three-day event was organized by Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) and the National Science Museum in Thailand.
The youth camp sought to provide an opportunity for high school students and teachers in ASEAN countries to share knowledge and gain better understanding on nuclear science and technology and its contribution to the development of their respective countries, as well as to increase the interest in nuclear science and technology from the new generation in ASEAN community.
The camp includes group activities, lectures on nuclear and radiation concepts, a walk rally, and site visits to the Thailand Research Reactor (TRR-M1) and several other nuclear technology and radiation detection facilities.
