Romania

For further information related to Romanian events, contact the Coordinator:
 Prof. Mircea Rusu
University of Bucharest
Emails: mrusu@dnt.ro or mvrusu@yahoo.com

Useful links:
www.rps.org.ro

Events:

In order to celebrate the WYP, the physics teacher team from National College “Mircea cel Batran” from Constantza, Romania, decided to develop the following program:

  • Organize a permanent poster exhibition in our college about Albert Einstein: life and scientific opera (from the end of February to December 2005). A CD with Power Point presentation with the same content will be also realized and offered to pupils form village schools in our county.

  • Organize a poster competition for students, about the impact of physics in our everyday life (first week in march, 2005).

  • Open a web site: www.profizica.ro (first week in February, 2005) were to present our results and ideas.

  • Organize a photography competition realized by students with the same theme as the poster competition. The photos will be posted on our site and will be organized in a permanent photo gallery  (from 01.03. to 20.12 2005).

  • Organize public conferences about Albert Einstein and his opera (last week in May  and last week in October, 2005).

  • Organize a  Scientific Session for Students and Teachers dedicated  to WYP inside The Collegium’s Days – a traditional anniversary celebrated in our school each year in the last week of May.

  • Realizing a book containing a large collection of physics problems created by our teachers -  including  complete solutions (end of November, 2005).

  •  Organize an Interactive  Physics Competition for students from anywhere: physics problems will be presented on our site, were students will present their solutions. The best of them will be recompensed with diplomas.

  • Organize visits with teachers and students in Physics laboratories from “OVIDIUS” University of Constantza, Maritime University of Constantza and at the Nuclear Power Station from City of Cernavoda,  Constantza County.

  • Organize two scientific expeditions: In Biosphere Reservation  Danube Delta (16 – 22 June 2005) and in “Apuseni “ Mountains, Padish Zone (01 – 10 August, 2005) in order to estimate the influence of  human activity factors over natural ecosystems.

  • Organize a science club (applied physics - on 15 January 2005 began activity) developing themes like: a) How to repair an electric / electronic source. b) How to built an aerodynamic tunnel. c) Optical manipulations of microstructures, and the list is open for later developments.

We are opened to other interesting activities and we are waiting the response of physics teacher community from our city and from everywhere, also we accept ideas from students. The team that started  this program:

about 30 students from National College “Mircea cel Batran” – Constantza, Romania. Their CV will be posted soon in our site, witch is in construction.

Mrs. Dobrin Claudia • Mrs. Dogarascu Adina • Mrs. Oprea Sanda • Mr. Nicolescu Adrian • Mr. Oprea Lucian • Mr . Bararu Ion – high school teachers at National College “Mircea cel Batran”, Constantza, Romania • Lect. Dr. Argintaru Danut – Maritime University of Constantza • Mr. Dragomir Radu, system chief administrator in computers department and Trandafir Daniel, physics laboratory assistant, National College “Mircea cel Batran”, Constantza, Romania.

  • “Making Physics Available to Children”
    Contact: Liliana Ciascai
    Event place: Romania

  • Dates: 2005, April 18-23


    Description: Pupils in our country’s schools were taught to build some handmade didactic devices: ”The magnetic boat”, ”The jet boat”, ”The Scales”, “The Steel Yard”, “The rocking chair”,  ”The electroscope”, ”The phone with a pencil”, etc. The activities with these topics initiate or ask children to use their physics knowledge, to develop their practical abilities, creativity, they are demanding and funny. Easter celebrations and the International year of physics can be good opportunities for such actions in which students of different schools can be solidar with those in difficulty. Thus experienced students in the field of achieving and presenting handmade devices can use their knowledge to offer the children with special needs, orphans, children in hospitals- not only sweets, money and old toys - but knowledge and entertainment, involving them in mentioned activities.


    E-mail: lciascai@staff.ubbcluj.ro
    Website: http://dppd.ubbcluj.ro

  • Physics Decade in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    April 8-17, 2005
    web site: http://phys.ubbcluj.ro/wyp2005/wyp2005.html

    • April 8, 2005:
      OPENING CEREMONY
      SYMPOSIUM: "2005 - World Year of Physics"
      Aula Magna of Babes-Bolyai University, time 9.00.

    • April 9, 2005:
      PHYSICS CONTEST "Augustin Maior",
      organised by Faculty of Physics in different towns of Transilvania,
      Romania: Bistrita, Baia-Mare,
      Zalu, Sibiu, Cmpia-Turzii, Odorheiu-Secuiesc and Sf. Gheorghe.

    • April 9-14, 2005:
      PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION "Victor Mercea"
      Varnish: Art Museum, April 9, time: 12.00.

    • April 11-15, 2005
      Workshops, physics studio in schools.

    • April 14-15 2005
      SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS SESSION
      "The role of Physics into a knowledge based society". SECTIONS:

    • "Physics and the knowledge progress":
    April 14, room "Augustin Maior",
    time 8:00

    • "Physics and the technology progress": April 14,
    room "Augustin Maior", time 11:15.

    • "New methodologies to teach physics"
    April 14, room "Augustin Maior", time 15:00

SYMPOSIUM: "SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF PHYSICS IN CLUJ-NAPOCA" April 15, room "Augustin Maior", time: 9.00

ROUND TABLE: .Physics in school books" - April 15, Amphyteatre
"Augustin Maior", time 16:00.

  • April 16, 2005
    THE FESTIVAL OF PHYSICS
    Outdoor event, along the whole day experimenatal demonstrations, scientific exhibitions, posters, curiosities and entertainments related to Physics, contests and prizes;

  • April 16-17, 2005:
    OPEN DOORS DAYS
    at Physics Faculty from Babes-Bolyai University, Technical University and National Institude for R&D for Isotopic and Molecular Technology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

  • Download the pdf file of the events in Cluj

  • see the picture of the event "Physics Enlightens the World" in Craiova on www.pew2005.go.ro