The scientific and practical conference "The Future of Siberia" is an annual event that is held at NSTU-NETI for schoolchildren in Grades 8-11. The participants presented scientific developments in four sections: "Engineering", "Physics", "Chemistry and Ecology", "Mathematics and Computer Science".
"The name of the conference really justifies itself. We see that interest in this event is growing every year. There are an unprecedented number of projects. It is worth noting the high level of the participants' work. It's nice to see that the guys bring not only project presentations, but also mock-ups of their own inventions. We are interested in attracting talented applicants to our university, and such events are aimed precisely at this," commented Anton Yupashevsky, director of the Center for Pre—university Education at NSTU- NETI.
The students demonstrated a variety of projects — from the study of the properties of composite materials used in the aircraft industry to the implementation of new types of engines. The works proposed ideas for improving various areas of life using the phenomena of physics, the laws of mathematics, chemistry and engineering.
"My development is a carousel that is set in motion by children or their parents. A generator is started, energy is generated, which accumulates in the battery, then at nightfall the light sensor is triggered and the lighting lights up. I am very glad that the jury highly appreciated my work," Rodion Trunov, the winner of the engineering and technical section among Grades 8-9 (School No. 202), shared his impressions.
The conference aims to identify and support the talents of schoolchildren in the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, ecology, mathematics, computer science and other fields of science. The winners and prize-winners among high school seniors are entitled to additional points upon admission to NSTU-NETI.
"I have created a developing smartboard with which a child can fully perceive the world in accordance with age-related interests and abilities. I was prompted to create it by acquaintance with the boy Pasha from kindergarten, with whom our lyceum collaborated. The boy has a serious visual impairment. The desire to help him gave me the idea of the project," said Olga Dmitrieva, a participant in the conference (Lyceum No. 28).
This year, more than 250 research papers were submitted to the conference. The event was attended by schoolchildren from the Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions, the Altai Territory and the Republic of Khakassia.