REPUBLICAN SCIENTIFIC COMPETITION OF STUDENTS IN ASTRONOMY AND SPACE PHYSICS NAMED AFTER TUKEN OMAROV

09.01.2019

In Almaty, on the basis of the Observatory of the NSPEHC  “Bobek”, was held from 22 to 29 April 2018 Republican scientific competition of students in astronomy and space physics named after Tuken Omarov.

At the invitation of the organizers of the event arrived guests of honor and members of the jury – scientists from Kazakhstan and Georgia. With great joy, the participants of the Scientific Competition received the Guest of Honor – the People’s Hero of Kazakhstan, the cosmonaut of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Aimbetov Aydin Akanovich, who addressed the schoolchildren with a welcoming speech, and the phrase he said: “The road to space begins from “Bobek””! inspired young scientists to new achievements.

The President of the JSC “National Center for Space Research and Technology”, Dr. ph.-m.sc. – Omarov Chingis Tukenovich – son and worthy follower of the famous scientist-astronomer Tuken Omarov, all scientific creative activity which was associated with the Astrophysical Institute named after V.G. Fesenkova, where he went from a senior laboratory assistant to an academician of the NAS of  RK.

120 people took part in the Republican Scientific Competition – these are young astronomers and cosmonauts – students in grades 7-11 and team leaders from 10 regions of Kazakhstan, Astana and Almaty

This year, high results, according to the jury, were shown by representatives of Akmola, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Kostanay, Kyzylorda regions and specialized schools of Almaty and Astana.

Great interest among the jury and participants of the Scientific Competition was caused by the reports submitted to the Project Competition: “Research on the movement of neodymium magnets” (the author is a pupil of the 11th grade of East-Kazakhstan region – Veronika Prokopyeva), as well as the project “ Ұшырылған зымыран – тасығыштардың сатыларын сақтау әдістері ” the authors – Abdіkerіmov Arystanbab, Seitzhaparov Ayan, Yerzhanuly Ersultan, – pupils of 9 and 10 classes from Astana).

The best results of the Republican Qualifying Olympiad in Astronomy and Space Physics were shown by students from the RFMS of Almaty – Lesbek Baymyrza and Ospanova Aliya, who were awarded Diplomas of the I degree.

Second and third degree diplomas were received by students from Astana, Aktobe, and North Kazakhstan regions, as well as schoolchildren from NIS,  Almaty.