Nuclear Science Contest 2025
The BNS-YG Scientific Contest is an annual competition organized by the young generation network of the Belgian Nuclear Society. This event gives the stage to promising students and early-career professionals in the nuclear field. It’s all about showcasing the exceptional research that is being conducted in Belgium to an audience of peer nuclear professionals, members of the public, and all other nuclear enthusiasts.
The contest features three technical tracks: Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning, and Nuclear Science and Applications. Contestants present their work to a jury of experts in a two-round
selection process.
Winning laureates then have the chance to present their findings during an award ceremony that boosts their visibility and celebrates their achievements. The award ceremony will be held at Tabloo in the evening of November 27th, 2025. This award ceremony is open to all nuclear enthusiasts. The evening will be closed by a networking reception in which posters of all contributions will be showcased.
Laureates of the 2025 edition
Kateryna Poleshuk
Nuclear science & its applications 2nd prize
Strength of a circumferential WCuCuCrZr joint of ITER monoblock
Filip Colesar
Nuclear science & its applications 1st prize
Extraction and speciation studies of new diglycolamides for selective recovery of americium by solvent extraction
Isabeau De Bie
Nuclear Medicine and Biology 1st prize
Noradrenergic Agonistsas Treatment Opportunity of Radiation-Induced Cognitive Decline
Laura Kramp
Nuclear Medicine and Biology 2nd prize
Macrophage infiltration, polarization and activation after FLASH-RT in a TNBC model
Emile Mukiza
Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning 2nd prize
Effect of gamma radiation on early age strength and pore structure development of metakaolin-based geopolymer used for conditioning of cesium and strontium radioactive waste
Victor Casas Molina
Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning 1st prize
Bayesian optimization of a collimated HPGe detector model for Segmented Gamma Scanning
Natalia Thomas
Poster session 1st prize
Studies of cluster emission from heavy elements and its impact on the r-process
Jasmijn Moonen
SCK CEN Best Master thesis award 1st prize
Characterizing emerging molecular targets in ovarian cancer for therapeutic targeting
