Ozgu Gomustekin / © Fondation Jeunes Scientifique Luxembourg (FJSL)
Five young Luxembourgers represented the Grand Duchy with entries in the fields of engineering, social science, and biology.
The five young scientists were representing Luxembourg at the 30th edition of the European Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), which took place in Dublin between 14 and 18 September. The competition saw contestants from 38 countries across the world, and Luxembourg's five participants qualified by winning the national "Jonk Fuerscher" contest in March of this year.
The first project, titled "modular concrete 3D printer," was devised by Alex Muller, Valentin Ringlet, and Maverick Schmit of Lycée Aline Mayrisch. As the name suggests, what the team developed is an engineering concept which aims to improve the housing situation in Luxembourg by reducing overall building costs.
Valentin Ringlet and Maverick Schmit / © Fondation Jeunes Scientifique Luxembourg (FJSL)
The second Luxembourg entry was developed by Romain Haas of Lycée de Garçons Esch-sur-Alzette, titled "the gangsterism and the scientific progress of the 1930s represented in Tintin and Milou". This social science project analyses pre-World War II gangsterism and scientific progress through Hergé’s (Georges Prosper Rem) famous Tintin comic series.
Romain Haas / © Fondation Jeunes Scientifique Luxembourg (FJSL)
The third and final project was in the field of biology and was developed by Ozgu Gomustekin of the International School of Luxembourg. The project is titled "the effect of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on the growth, development and respiration rate of Tenebrio molitor larvae." Ozgu hypothesised that when the T. molitor larvae are supplemented in their diet with dry powder L-carnitine, the larvaes' O2 uptake will increase, thereby respiring more with time than the control group.
