AWARDS

Awards – RAD 2015 Conference

The winners are awarded by not paying the conference fee for the next RAD Conference. Moreover, a Certificate will be given to the winners at the next RAD Conference.

Since we had large number of participants and a lot of high-quality papers, we have decided to give 5 awards – 2 for the best oral contributions, 2 for the best poster contributions and 1 for the best student contribution.

Awards for the best oral contribution go to:

Nina Djordjevic

for the contribution:
N. Djordjevic, Antibiotic-loaded hydroxyapatite and calcium sulphate composite is a potent biomaterial for one stage treatment of the extensive infected bone defect (Topic: Biomaterials)

and

Laura Basiricò

for the contribution:
L. Basiricò, A. Ciavatti, M. Sibilia, G. Pipan, A. Fraleoni-Morgera, S. D'agostino, F. Grepioni, B. Fraboni, Direct X-ray detectors based on Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals (Topic: Radiation Detectors)

Awards for the best poster contribution go to:

Nevenka Antovic

for the contribution:
N. Antovic, S. Andrukhovich, A. Berestov, Background in a test of detecting cooperative parapositronium annihilation by the 32-crystal spectrometer ARGUS (Topic: Radiation Measurements)

and

Yuriy Demidov

for the contribution
Yu. Demidov, A. Zaitsevskii, Adsorption of superheavy element 113 single atoms on gold and quartz surfaces: a relativistic density functional study (Topic: Radiochemistry)

Award for the best student contribution goes to:

Gabriele Maria Grittani

for the contribution:
G. M. Grittani, Design and development of a high energy electron irradiation station for multi-disciplinary experiments (Topic: Radiation Physics)

We congratulate to all the nominees and to all the awarded participants, and are looking forward to see you at the next RAD Conference!

Nominations for the best contributions at RAD 2015 Conference

NB: Please note that contributions in all categories are arranged by the surname of the presenting author.

I – Best oral contribution:

S. Baranovski, Impact ionization phenomena in disordered systems related to the avalanche multiplication and switching effect

L. Basiricò et al., Direct X-ray detectors based on Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals

N. Djordjevic, Antibiotic-loaded hydroxyapatite and calcium sulphate composite is a potent biomaterial for one stage treatment of the extensive infected bone defect

S. Geraskin, Low level, chronic exposure related effects in plant populations

A. Grebenyuk, S. Aleksanin, N. Aksenova, N. Kalinina, A. Timoshevsky, Pharmacological aspects of the use of recombinant Interleukin-1 for radiation protection and treatment of radiation injures

K. Jilek, A. Fronka, S. Giammanco, M. Neznal, J. Thomas, J. Halka, The NRPI multi-purpose on-line monitoring station for measurement of natural radioactivity in the ambient atmosphere and in the soil

A. Krivokapic, S. G. Aalbergsjoe, A. Sanderud, E. O. Hole, E. Sagstuen, Radiation chemistry of the EPR dosimeter lithium formate monohydrate

K. Wolf, G. Belev, M. Ailavajhala, D. Tenne, M. Mitkova, Wide range dose X-ray radiation induced effects in conductive bridge resistance change non-volatile memory devices and the materials building these devices

R. Panajotovic, S. Ptasinska, V. Lyamayev, K. Prince, Low-energy electron damage of DPPC molecules - a NEXAFS study

A. Pejovic-Milic, E. Da Silva, In-vivo and ex-vivo elemental analysis of complex biological samples

J. Hudzietzová, J. Sabol, B. Šesták, Radiation protection aspects relevant to radiological terrorism

J. Semkova et al., Radiation investigations for ExoMars 2016 and 2018 interplanetary missions -objectives, experiments and instrumentation

A. Maes, R. Anthonissen, L. Verschaeve, A laboratory investigation of the alleged association between extremely low frequency magnetic field exposures and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

G. Woloschak, Micro RNA responses to high and low dose rates of radiation

II – Best poster contribution:

N. Antović, S. Andrukhovich, A. Berestov, Background in a test of detecting cooperative parapositronium annihilation by the 32-crystal spectrometer ARGUS

A. Brindhaban, B. Al Jameli, Effect of quality reference mAs on image quality and radiation dose in pediatric Computed Tomography examinations

S. Salvatori, G. Conte, M. Pacilli, P. Allegrini, V. Ralchenko, Pixel array detectors based on CVD-diamond for UV and X-ray detection

Yu. Demidov, A. Zaitsevskii, Adsorption of superheavy element 113 single atoms on gold and quartz surfaces: a relativistic density functional study

S. M. Hosseini Pooya, M. R. Dashtipour, A. Enferadi, T. Orouji, Public exposure in boundary areas of Iran; preliminary results

M. Artiomov, N. Khamidullina, FD_ORBIT2 - software package for calculation of radiation conditions of S/C flight in complex evolving Earth orbits

M. Kropacheva, M. Melgunov, I. Makarova, Monitoring of 137Cs and 90Sr isotopes content in biogeocenosis of Yenisey river floodplain

E. Raeisi, Y. Lemoigne, L. M. Mir, The effect of phosphodiesterase inhibitor on the uptake of the cell electropermeabilization marker 2-NBDG in tumor cells

S.-H. Ryu, S.-W. Lee, E. Y. Park, J.-W. Ryu, The protective effect of alpha-lipoic acid for radiation-induced fibrosis in BALBc mice

III – Best student contribution:

G. M. Grittani, Design and development of a high energy electron irradiation station for multi-disciplinary experiments

P. Hajdu et al., Creation and investigation of gold nanoparticles on titanium surface for further biomedical usage

O. Kozgus Guldu, E. Ilker Medine, S. Ece, S. Evran, D. Odaci Demirkol, S. Timur, P. Unak, Radioiodinated green fluorescence protein linked magnetic nanoparticles in dual imaging of cancer cells

M. Marjanović et al., Modeling and PSPICE simulation of radiation stress influence on threshold voltage shifts in p-channel power VDMOS transistors

A.-R. Paşcu, A. Timar-Gabor, V. Simon, Unconventional materials as fortuitous retrospective luminescent dosimeters in case of a radiological emergency event

H. Simon, L. Preoteasa, S. Kelemen, E. Reizer, B.-D. Burghele, R. Cs. Begy, Investigation of sediment accumulation in the northern part of Danube Delta (Romania)

H. Tuovinen et al., Release of radionuclides and heavy metals from uranium mine waste at a former uranium mine in Eno, Eastern Finland