Author: Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė
From 14th April to the end of May, the EPS Lithuanian Young
Minds section, with the support of the Lithuanian Physical Society,
organised a series of events dedicated to World Quantum Day.
The
World Quantum Day (WQD) celebration in Lithuania is a part of the WQD
movement, which aims to promote the public understanding of Quantum
Science and Technology around the World. WQD is constituted by quantum
scientists who act as contact points and country representatives for the
World Quantum Day, and we are pleased to tell you that EPS Young Minds
Action Committee member dr. M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, together with J.
Sinkevičius, with the support of the Lithuanian Physical Society, were
the main organisers of this large-scale event. 65 countries around the
world, including Lithuania, celebrated World Quantum Day with various
events. On that occasion, a series of special events were planned in
Lithuania - like educational lectures, special television and radio
programs, visits to different Lithuanian cities, and even an exhibition
of science and art on this topic, which is held at the Center for
Physical Sciences and Technologies (FTMC).
In February we
officially announced the Quantum Art Competition to illustrate quantum
effects and the most influential scientists in the history of quantum
mechanics. The WQD art competition was opened to anyone who is not
indifferent to science. Over 200 participants were divided into three
age categories: children under 12; children aged 12-18 and adults.
We
discussed the drawings together with the President of Lithuanian
Physical Society and the Chair of the Quantum Art Contest prof. Gražina
Tautvaišienė: “The contest committee had a really difficult task.
Participants demonstrated great creativity and ingenuity, many with a
subtle understanding of physics. The drawings of many participants
deserved awards. I am glad that physics contributes to the development
of the depth of thinking and inspires the creation of masterpieces of
art. I wish everyone success and creativity in all areas of life."
FTMC
director prof. Gintaras Valušis: “We are the first country in the world
to organize such a large-scale event within the framework of World
Quantum Day. Science and art have gone hand in hand since time
immemorial. Today, guests from Palanga, Jonava, Jieznas, Kaunas,
Raseiniai, Tauragė and other cities visit here, in a special place, in
the sanctuary of science - FTMC. We received over 200 works, but we
selected the 50 most impressive works for the exhibition. Glad we
succeeded! Let it become a beautiful tradition. ” The authors of the
best works were awarded valuable prizes including popular board games,
drawing tablets, electronics training kits, etc. On May 20th, in the
FTMC, the exhibition "Quantum Physics in Art" with the most impressive
works of all Lithuania was opened.
On 14th April a national
broadcast on YouTube i.e., a lecture with quizzes from Lithuanian
physicists was shown. EPS YM created a special movie dedicated to WQD in
Lithuania. We recorded greetings from Lithuanian physicists from
different universities and centers: Lithuanian Physical Society,
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, FTMC and Vilnius University (VU) Faculty
of Physics. A special quiz questions were given to the participants for
whom prizes were awarded. An introductory lecture on quantum physics
was also given from the history of quantum information to examples of
concrete quantum-related projects, the discussions explored the past,
present and future of quantum science and technology.
The
second major event took place on April 25th in the Theater Hall of VU.
The interactive public lecture about the beginning of the big bang
theory and quantum physics was given to the audience gathered for the
event – VU students, Vilnius city gymnasium students and their teachers.
Participants answered all the questions. The youngest participant of
the festival, seven-year-old Ernestas Kavaliauskas, was the most active.
In the second part of this event, "Alice in the Quantum Wonderland" - a
fun interactive performance of the VU Drama Theater (directed by
Felicija Feiferė), during which the audience not only learned the secret
of science, but also saw the experiments and the discussion with dr.
Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė.
At the end of May EPS YM Vilnius
travelled to Jonava, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Visaginas, etc. Young researchers
presented their scientific achievements in a simple, interesting, and
comprehensible way. In addition, they showed some educational
experiments. Instead of one day, we celebrated in Lithuania for a whole
month. We started with the virtual lecture on YouTube, after that we
traveled to the VU Theater, later we visited Lithuanian schools and
finished with a magnificent art exhibition “Quantum Physics in Art”.
4.14 - the number symbolizing Planck's constant is the beginning of
everything in quantum physics, like alpha and omega, this is exactly the
alpha for which Max Planck is the father of quantum physics.
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