[annual conference]
a step into science
The Petnica Student Conference is the final
event in a series of nearly a hundred seminars,
camps, and training courses that is each year
prepared by the Petnica Center. Here
secondary-school students present the results
of their research projects. Such events are
quite rare, not only in Serbia, but anywhere in
the world, especially keeping in mind that a
broad spectrum of disciplines are covered,
including not just natural sciences, but also
environmental science, engineering, medical
sciences, and humanities. It is the climax of the
year-long work of 700 secondary-school
students, 400 senior associates and professional
scientists, 120 junior associates, and the entire
staff of the Petnica Center.
The selection criteria for the Conference is very
simple – presented results should have a
research character and the paper should be
written correctly. The number of participants is
limited by the capacity of the Petnica Center’s
dormitory.
The main idea of this manifestation is to enable
PSC’s students to master those segments of
research work that usually come at the end of
the entire training process – first of all it is
writing a correct paper report and after that
giving an effective oral presentation. Other
important factors are the technical preparation of
the paper with all the elements of a professional
science article and designing of a good poster.
The Sixth Conference was held in December of
2007 with 73 science projects prepared by
108 students.
After three days in Petnica where participants
gave oral and poster presentations, an effective
exhibition of student posters was opened in the
prestigious Gallery of the Serbian Academy of
Sciences and Arts in the very center of
Belgrade. The opening speech was given by the
President of the Academy, Dr Nikola Hajdin,
and Serbian Minister of Science, Dr Ana
Pešikan. On this page you can see the
atmosphere of this exhibition which was visited
by more than 8,000 people.
The next conference was held in November
2008 with 65 papers prepared by 110 young
authors. The new element was that each author
had the opportunity to give a short oral
presentation. The Conference was opened by
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of
Science and Technological Development, Mr.
Božidar Djelić and Director of SDC (Swiss
Agency for Development) in Belgrade, Mr.
Olivier Bovet. The Conference will also have its
“after-event” in similar form as in 2007, this time
it will be in February 2009 in the Gallery of the
National Bank of Serbia where the participants
will have a chance to present their posters to
thousands of visitors including hundreds of
Petnica Center’s lecturers, university professors
and professional scientists from Belgrade. Some
titles of student papers can be found below.
The Conference is the crown of all the
intensive annual activities and several
complementary courses and science camps. It
demonstrates the unique Petnica model of
extracurricular activities, which aims to define a
flexible, yet consistent and relevant, scientific
approach that can be applied to various different
fields of science
students projects 2007
Some interesting titles of students’ papers
presented at Petnica Science Center’s
Conference “A Step into a Science” 2007:
- Petrography of the Mt. Zezelj
- Pictures on the Celtics Coins from Belgrade
- Basic Astrophysical Parameters of the Open Claster
M41
- Neolithic Plastics from Crkvine – Mali Borak Locality
- Influence of Ultrasound on the Evolution of Briggs-
Rauscher Oscillatory Reaction as a Function of
Temperature and IO3- Ions Concentration
v Characteristics of Internet Chat Language
- Quercetin Degradation Reaction in Water
- Mass Segregation of Dual Compact Globular
Clusters
- Localization of the Sound Source using TDOA
Method in the Plain
- Wedding Lexicography
v Antibacterial and Superoxide Dismutase Activity of
Metallo-bacitracin Complexes
- Determination of Ramsey Numbers’ Limits using the
Random Graphs Method
- Influence of Topology of Network on Cooperation
Development
v Measurement of Horizontal Profile of Speakers’
Energy Dispersion in Non-laboratorial Environment
- Influence of Ultrasound on Copper Electrode’s
Functions in Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen
from Water
- Graphical Modification of the Words on the Internet
Chat and Blog Forum
v Influence of Waste Water and Dumps on Belica
River Water Quality
- Structures in Distribution of Impact Craters on Earth
- Analyses of Smoking Pipes from the Šabac Fortress
- Characteristics of Biodiesel Synthesized from used
Vegetable Oil
v Esthetic Dimension of Optical Illusions
- Bypassing Proactive Buffer Overflow Protection in
x86_64 Processor Architecture
- Trumpeters as “National Brend” in Oppinion of
Students of Valjevo Gymnasium
- Influence of Emotional State and Sensitivity of Skin
on Ticklishness
- Changes in Chemistry of the Lake Bukulja Water
- Influence of Music on Reasoning
- Influence of Co2+ and Ni2+ Ions on Electrolytically
Induced Plymerization of Acryl Amide
- CallTheTux – an Universal GSM Stack for Linux
- Availability of Visual Information and Anisotropy of
Perceived Space
- Interspecial Predatory in Odonata Larvae from Lake
Petnica
- Production and Characteristics of Micro-lenses in
Thin Layer of Gelatine
- Some Combinatorial Identities Produced by
Fibonacci and Catalan Mattrices
- Air Temperature Measurement using Ultrasound
- Checking Anti-mutagenicity of Marigold (Calendula
officinalis), Nettle (Urtica dioica), and Plantain
(Plantago lanceolata) by Applying the Somatic
Mutation and Recombination Test (SMART)
- Analysis of the Repertoire in Public Cinemas in
Leskovac City from 1933 to 1937
- Delayed Effect of Perinatal Stress on Activity of
Acetylcholine Esterase in Rat Brain
- Optimization of Thin Layer Chromatographic
Methods of Separation of some Schiff Base
Complexes with Copper(II)
v Influence of Environmental Factors on Floristic
Structure of Littoral Ecosystems in Banja River Basin
students projects 2008
Some interesting titles of students’ papers
presented at Petnica Science Center’s
Conference “A Step into a Science” 2008:
- Applying Polynomials on Limitation of Cardinality of
the Sum of Sets in Z/pZ
- Forms of Ethnical Connectivity and Authoritarianism
among Secondary-school Students
- Catalytic Activity of Heavy Metals and Influence of
Ultra-sound on Electochemical Oxydation of Methanoic
Acid on Pt/RuO2 Electrodes
- The Oldest Fortress in Šabac from 15th Century
- Study on Activity and Characterization of
Haloperoxidase from Fungus Postia caesia
- Inhibitive Influence of Flavonol on Induced Freeradicals
Hemolysis of Rat’s Erythrocites
- Influence of Lead and Nickel on the Number and
Growth of Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria
- Determination of Circles’ Configuration using
Minkowski Space
- Age Profile of a Young Stellar Association
- Model of Eclipsing Binary star DM Delphini
- Correlation Between Spatial Distribution and the Age
of YSOs in Vicinity of FIR Loop GIRL G212-11
- Who is the President – a Nerd or a Fancy Boy?
- Pictrures of Female Rulers on Serbian Mediavile Coins
- Forms of Collective Donation in Group of Students
- Faunistic and Ecological Study of Birds from Petnica
Area
- Nitration of Aniline with NaNO2 and ZrO(NO3)2 in
the Presence of Acidic Heterogenic Catalyst
- Upside-down World – the Importance of Vestibular
Information in Distance Perception
- Barycentric Coordination System and Geometry of
Masses
- Numerical Methods in Determination of Eigenvalues
v Light Pollution in the Petnica Science Center
- Influence of Amines and Temperature Conditions on
the Rate of Netting and Branching of the Bisphenile
Resin Chains
- What Cause that some School Teachers are
Popular among Students?
- Dymanical Stability of Habitable Zone in the Binary
System TW Cnc
- System of Authomatic Positioning of the Bristlebot
Robot while Moving
- Influence of Color and Background of Text on
Memorization
- Study of Yield after the Reaction of Synthesis of
Aromatic Esters by Esterification of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa san ai with Lipase
- Measuring Lunar Librations
- Influence of Acid Rain and Increasing of
Concentration of Minerals on Azotobacter Growth
- Perception of Nice and Ugly Faces
- Symetric and Asymetric Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma
- Influence of Sex Stereotypes on the First Impression
v Analysis of Antic Ceramics from Bogatic
- Study of Reaction of Complex [AuCl4]- with some
Aminoacids
- Comparing Geomagnetic Maps with Real Situation
on Crkvine-Mali Borak Archaeological Locality
- Influence of Precipitations on Water Quality of
Miljakovac Spring
v Socio-linguistic Status of Hungarian and Serbian
Language in Vojvodina
- The First Demonstration of Television on the
Belgrade Fair in 1938
Brewery of Zaječar Industrial Society (1885-1946)
v Study of Non-Newtonian Fluid made of Starch and
Water
- Determination of the Coeficient of Atmospheric
Extinction
- Simulation for Calculating of Capacitance of a
Fractal Capacitor
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