A student from the University of the Philippines bagged top awards in a science competition for his research on behaviors of atoms which may have big contributions in the field of Physics.
Mikhail Solon, BS Physics University of the Philippines student, won the Department of Science and Technology-Bank of the Philippine Islands (DOST-BPI) Best Project of the Year Awards for his project titled "Analysis of Selected Non-Linear and Non-Local Systems."
His research offers new methods for analyzing relativistic nonlinear oscillators and the Brownian motion of charged particles in changing magnetic fields.
In simpler terms, this explains the orbits of electrons in heavier atoms as well as describe plasma and heavier ions.
His project has potential applications to the description of the atomic spectra of atoms with heavy nuclei and to the motion of ions and electrons in plasmas.
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a partially ionized gas, in which a certain proportion of electrons are free rather than being bound to an atom or molecule.
Like gas, plasma does not have a definite shape or a definite volume unless enclosed in a container. But unlike gas, in the influence of a magnetic field, it may form structures such as filaments, beams and double layers.
Artificially-produced plasmas include plasma displays, including TVs and fluorescent lamps (low energy lighting), neon signs.
His project has been published in Physics Letters A and Physics Review, both international publications whose articles are being reviewed by renowned physicists throughout the world before they are printed.
Solon is the first BPI Science awardee from the NIP in seven years.
He bested 27 others from 10 partner-universities throughout the country as the BPI-DOST joint undertaking aims to recognize and provide incentives to graduating students in selected colleges/universities who excel in specialized fields of science, namely: mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science and biology.
Solon also took home cash incentive of P50,000 and a P200,000 research grant, courtesy of DOST, and a trophy from BPI.
Stephen Co of Ateneo de Manila University ranked first runner-up this year for his work titled “Design and Construction of a Synthetic Coconut Cadang Cadang Viroid cDNA.†He would be receiving P30,000 cash prize from DOST and a trophy from BPI. - PNA
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