First Round – National Finalists

Twenty-seven (27) student teams from fifteen (15) EU countries will be competing for the top prizes in the Odysseus contest. The Odysseus Contest Organizers are pleased to see several student teams with inspiring entries advance to the next round of the contest. Out of 106 entries from teams of EU countries the following 27 teams proceed as national finalists to the final phase of the Odysseus contest.

A. Solar System Category

Team

Project Title

Country

Team Members

1

Vienne Solar Power Satellites as a viable source of Energy Austria
  1. Thomas von Kageneck
  2. Lukas Krawieliki

Coach: Arrouas Yonnel

2

Hephaestus Изследване на вулканите на Йо Bulgaria
  1. Yulia Yancheva
  2. Pavel Popov

Coach: Eva Bojurova

3

Astronomie AG EGN Der Venustransit am 06.06.2012 – Fotografische Dokumentation eines seltenen Himmelsereignisses Germany
  1. Eric Riedel
  2. Paula Stier
  3. Laura Haas
  4. Lena Haas
  5. Dennis Mehley

Coach: Olaf Hofschulz

4

Sunspots Ηλιακές Κηλίδες: Ας συστηθούμε! Greece
  1. Krinio Marouda
  2. Panagiwths Dimakis
  3. Dionisis Christopoulos

Coach:Maria Theodoropoulou

5

Pindur Pandurok Doris’ Solar System Hungary
  1. Dora Barat
  2. Dora Galosi

Coach: Mihaly Vincze

6

Space Champions Campaign for the Space Champion Italy
  1. Giulia Pariani
  2. Giuseppe Ranieri
  3. Federica Cagna
  4. Maddalena Albertario

Coach: Ruth Loewenstein

7

College 1 Onderzoeksrapport Mars – Zonnestelsel Netherlands
  1. Florian Haans
  2. Birgit Vos
  3. Thomas Wolter

Coach: Ulrich Jasinta

8

NIAC Asteroides – Recursos, Vida ou Morte Portugal
  1. Salvador Maria Bruschy
  2. Maria Raposo Marques
  3. Rita Rodrigues

Coach: Leonor Cabral

9

Transylvanian Bear Squad SODI Romania
  1. Theodor Irimia
  2. Ramon Manu
  3. Bogdan Ionescu
  4. Oana Pacurar

Coach: Dorina Girbovan

10

ILost An Abundance Comparison and Distribution of C, S, O and noble gasses He, Ar and Ne in the Atmosphere of Jupiter Slovakia
  1. Marek Holiencin
  2. Michaela Brchnelova
  3. Valentina Cepcova
  4. Roman Sekej

Coach: Lucia Bartozelova

B. Co-evolution of life Category

Team

Project Title

Country

Team Members

1

Levski Astrobiology Bulgaria
  1. Dimitar Bratovanov
  2. Georgi Kolev

Coach: Rositsa Konova

2

Exoplants Τι χρώμα θα έχουν τα φυτά σε άλλο πλανήτη; Greece
  1. Efstathios Biritis
  2. Antigoni Georgiopoulou
  3. Ioannis Kakalis
  4. Eleni Chrisikopoulou
  5. Dimitra Koufi

Coach: Ioannis Chiotelis

3

Team Richlik Novenytermesztes az urben Hungary
  1. Janos Horvath
  2. Attila Szabo
  3. Gabor Andras Csordas

Coach: Richlik-Horvath Katalin

4

Spatial Relations Site 11 – Establishing a Lunar Outpost Ireland
  1. Ralph Moran
  2. Killian Dunne
  3. Cian Galvin

Coach: Michael Clark

5

Mighty Green Children Dzivibas koevolucijas iespejas uz Marsa Latvia
  1. Martins Mozga
  2. Justine Sirina
  3. Sarmite Gaidule
  4. Zaiga Vaisla
  5. Ieva Zeltina

Coach: Anita Vaivode

6

Groepje 1 Odysseus Dongemond College 1 Netherlands
  1. Lotte van der Jagt Lotte
  2. Tristan Krielaart Tristan
  3. Chris Cornelissen Chris
  4. Bart van Rijn Bart

Coach: Silvia Torenvliet

7

Orion IMS Orion Innovative Modular Settlement Romania
  1. Ioana Bica
  2. Cristian Zaharia
  3. Matei Militaru
  4. Stefan Gramatovici
  5. Horia Clement

Coach: Ioana Stoica

C. Spaceship – Global cooperation Category

Team

Project Title

Country

Team Members

1

Bulgaria Shielding from radiation during cosmic voyage to Mars Bulgaria
  1. Georgi Ivanov
  2. Krasimir Velikov
  3. Bozhidar Topchiev
  4. Konstantin Chotov

Coach: Dimitar Dimitrov

2

Spacejump Fortschritte in der Entwicklung einer beruhrungslosen Handhabungsmethode fur mikrobiologische Proben im All Germany
  1. Simon Kopf
  2. Sara Kopf

Coach: Bernd Rohwedder

3 Big Bang Ανάπυξη ενός αυτοματοποιημένου συστήματος διαχείρησης δικτύων τεχνητών δορυφόρων Greece
  1. Nikitas Terzoudis
  2. Dimitrios Iason Kytros
  3. Varvara Chatzipavlou
  4. Christos Porios

Coach: Ilias Sitsanlis

4 HungaroBots Global moonbase. Giant leap for the humanity? Hungary
  1. Botond Sleber
  2. Balint Soos
  3. Norbert Wesely
  4. Aron Nemeth
  5. Andras Csepreghy

Coach: Marton Deak

5 GiveMeSomeMilkyWay Megejiska giliojo dangaus ir saules sistemos astrofotografija Lithuania
  1. Edgaras Reut
  2. Rytis Zajanckovskis
  3. Patricija Kalkyte

Coach: Andrius Storta

6 Sybren.dejong1 Eind Verslag Netherlands
  1. Lara Witte
  2. Sophie Vermolen
  3. Pol Goetstouwers
  4. Erik Nientker

Coach: Sybren de Jong

7 No Idea Blizej Gwiazd Poland
  1. Tymoteusz Wowczuk
  2. Aleksander Janczewski
  3. Konrad Kleszcz
  4. Piotr Cwiek

Coach: Natalia Buczak

8 DiscoverSpace EcoSpace Portugal
  1. Ana Claudia Pires Martins
  2. Ana Isabel Oliveira dos Reis
  3. Catarina Pereira Henriques
  4. Vanessa Sioson Santos

Coach: Helia Salvado

9 HelioTeam THOR-The Heliosphere Outskirts Research Romania
  1. Ana Georgescu
  2. Maria Cristiana Tudor
  3. Malin Stanescu
  4. Ileana Rugina
  5. Andreea-Maria Oncescu

Coach: Nuri Korganci

10 Bay House School INTERcore United Kingdom
  1. Samel Thompson
  2. Daniel Ellis
  3. Jack Turner
  4. Jack Marshall
  5. Ellen Watts

Coach: Ian Lowther

Finalists from Non-EU countries

Solar System Theme:

  • Team: Martian Cronicles, Belarus
  • Project Title: On the Possible Consequences of the Fall of Phobos on Mars
  • Team Members: Inna Savitskaia, Natalia Nerovnia
  • Coach: Ms Natlia Orehova

Co-evolution of life Theme:

  • Team: Kakrable, Belarus
  • Project Title: Kakrable: the search for the life in the Solar system and beyond its borders
  • Team Members: Timofei Herasimenya, Aleksey Golenkov, Anna Kholod, Polina Korolyeva
  • Coach: Mr Anatoliy Shubin

Spaceship-Global cooperation Theme:

  • Team: Strado-Sphere, Norway
  • Project Title: STRADO-SPHERE! An exploration of the effects of extreme altitude on the harmonics of vibrating metal wires from a miniature violin.
  • Team Members: Jonathan Harbaak, Svein Eirik Haaland, Christopher Gundersen
  • Coach: Mr Per Veraas

The winning entries will be announced at the end of March 2013, following the evaluation by the International Jury of Odysseus contest and the completion of the participants voting process.