Nuclear Science Contest 2023
To reward young people that entered the fascinating world of nuclear science, the BNS – with the help of its Young Generation, the Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK CEN and the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials ONDRAF/NIRAS – organizes since 2004 a yearly contest for outstanding works related to nuclear applications in the broadest sense of the term.
This Nuclear Science Event is open not only for students to present their Master thesis but also to anyone (up to 36 years old included) who published a paper related to nuclear, whether it is at school, university or within a company. Candidates can choose to participate in one of the categories listed above.
The BNS-YG Scientific Contest of 2023 will be organised on 21st of November and will take place at Tabloo (Gravenstraat 3, 2480 Dessel). During the contest, the winners of each category will be given the opportunity to present their work and receive their price. The contest will be followed by a reception.
The rules of the competition can be found here.
Laureates of the 2023 edition
Noelia Olivia (SCK CEN / KUL)
Nuclear science and application 1st price
Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Lead-Bismuth Eutectic on Fatigue Resistance of 316L
Nathalie Heynickx (SCK CEN / UGent)
Nuclear medicine and biology 1st price
Characterization of Non-Specific Uptake and Retention Mechanisms of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 in the Salivary Glands
Eliott Ramoisiaux (TBE)
Nuclear waste management and decommissioning 1st price
Ambient Dose Simulation of the ProtherWal Protontherapy Centre Radioactive Shielding Decay Using BDSIM and FISPACT-II
Anouk Michiels (UH / KUL)
Nuclear waste management and decommissioning 2nd price
Position Determination of a Gamma Ray Point Source Using a Single Layer Compton Camera
Ewout Vereecke
(BNEN/Tractebel-Engie/SCK CEN)
Nuclear waste management and decommissioning 3rd price
Development of a Decision Support Tool for Selecting the optimal Dismantling Strategy for Radioactive Concrete Structures
Stefanos Pelonis (KUL)
Best BNS Poster 1st price
Design of a Linear Paul Trap for Laser Cooling and Single-Ion Spectroscopy
Clarita Saldarriaga Vargas (SCK CEN)
Best BNS Poster 2nd price
A Realistic Mouse Kidney Dosimetry Model to Support the Preclinical Evaluation of Nephrotoxicity in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
Juan Antonio Monleón de la Lluvia
Laureate of the SCK CEN award
Reducing spectrum-driven uncertainties with variance reduction techniques
Candidates for the BNS-YG Scientific Contest
Hein Brookhuis
Making Belgian Big Science History Of MYRRHA
Christophe Gueibe
Silver Exchanged Zeolites for Collecting and Separating Xenon Directly from Atmospheric Air
Aleksandr Tsybanev
Identification of the Fe3O4-Fe2O3 Reaction in the Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic
Carlos Fajardo
Broadband Laser Spectroscopy of RaF
Kateryna Poleshchuk
Development Of Subminiaturised Testing Methodology for WCu Joints
Lena Matthys
Development and Validation of the Serpent2 Model of the BR1 Reactor
Sander Grosemans
Optimalisation of a Monte Carlo Model Regarding Skin Treatment Using the XOFT AXXENT Electronic Brachytherapy (EBX) System
Marie Deseyn
Maximizing the Radionuclide Collection Efficiency at CERN-MEDICIS – A Case Study on Terbium Collections And Sputtering
Michelle Andersson
Nephron Morphology Influences the Dosimetry of Microscopic Renal Tissues of Non-Uniform Activity Distributions of Alpha Particle and Low Energy Electron Emitters
Candidates for the SCK CEN best thesis award
Pierre Laboureur
Design selection for second-generation electron-to-gamma converter in view of photonuclear Ac-225 production
Gabriele Ellena
Impact of simulated microgravity on the physiology of the MELiSSA cyanobacterium Limnospira indica PCC8005
Enida Nushi
Cellulose degradation and nuclear waste management: Characterization of cellulose degradation products by ESI-ToF MS
Matteo Puglini
BR2 irradiation conditions calculation model: as simple as possible, nut not simpler.
Sabrina Poradosú
Analysis of the impact of cortisol on the immune system in the space exposome and possible countermeasures
Bo Peeters
A novel radioprotective strategy: Noradrenergic agonists to mitigate early radiation-induced hippocampal injury and Locus Coeruleus damage
Yelltrich Reymen
Chronic Sr-90 and Cs-137 radionuclide exposure in Lemna minor: Effects on phenotype, redox balance and methylation
Phoebe De Meulemeester
Extremophile radio-resistance and its link to human space radiobiology
David Álvarez Romero
ALFRED neutronics benchmark
Chritica Lodder
Molecular and cellular alterations of the brain in microgravity simulated conditions