{"id":4833,"date":"2022-02-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2022-02-09T14:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:27:00","slug":"medzinarodny-den-zien-a-dievcat-vo-vede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/medzinarodny-den-zien-a-dievcat-vo-vede\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Women and Girls in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group alignwide posts-all\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h5 class=\"post-h\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> <strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong>International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/strong> <\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womeninscienceday.org\/our-history.html\">International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/a> (February 11) seeks to promote equal opportunities for women and girls and their participation in science. Today we aim to advocate for creating conditions (working, social, \u2026) that would allow women to pursue a career in science, particularly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wRV28EOCGGo&amp;ab_channel=STEMBestPractice\">STEM areas <\/a>(science, technology, engineering, mathematics).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/webNCC_1200x600.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the occasion we asked&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/celinemerlet\/short-cv\"><strong>Dr. C\u00e9line Merlet<\/strong><\/a>an outstanding young scientist, to tell us more about her inspiration and career path. Dr. Merlet works as a CNRS researcher in the CIRIMAT laboratory at Universit\u00e9 Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier working on developing multi-scale models to describe energy storage materials. She received the <a href=\"https:\/\/prace-ri.eu\/dr-celine-merlet-wins-the-2021-prace-ada-lovelace-award-for-hpc\/\"><strong>PRACE Ada Lovelace Award for HPC<\/strong><\/a><sup>1<\/sup> in 2021 for her outstanding impact on HPC in Europe. Not only has Dr Merlet decisively advanced the investigation of supercapacitors with numerous innovations; she is also active in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.femmesetsciences.fr\/\"><strong>Femmes &amp; Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\" an association that promotes women in science and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-6 wp-block-columns alignfull\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<ul><li><strong>When \/ How did you know that you wanted to be a scientist? <\/strong><br>When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a vet. I started the studies to become one but realised that I was more attracted by other areas of science: chemistry and computer science. So I changed field by joining a chemistry engineering school in Paris <em>(Chimie ParisTech).<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-10 wp-block-columns alignfull\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<ul><li><strong>Who or what inspired you to pursue studies in the STEM areas?<\/strong> <br>During my three years at the chemistry engineering school, we had the opportunity to conduct research projects in labs. I spent three weeks in the group of Prof. Mathieu Salanne at Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 and realised that molecular simulations is what I wanted to do. I was simulating molten salts for applications in the energy field (salts like NaCl, i.e. kitchen table salt, liquid at high temperatures). Using computer science to study phenomena relevant for understanding and improving materials \/ devices was so enjoyable that I decided to continue in that direction. <\/li><li><strong>Did your family, friends and teachers support you in your decision to study STEM subjects?<\/strong><br>My family was very supportive and I have the feeling this would have been the case for any topic. My parents wanted us to be able to do what we like. My teachers were also supportive. I was a bit worried when changing from biology to chemistry as I had imagined myself for a long time as a vet, so the discussions with my teachers really helped at this point.<\/li><li><strong>What is the subject of your research in present? (very briefly, perhaps with an image?)<\/strong><br>My research focuses mainly on solid-liquid interfaces in electrochemical systems, usually for energy storage systems such as batteries (used in laptops, smartphones, etc...) and supercapacitors (high power devices used in start-stop systems and for regenerative energy braking among other applications). I use computer simulations to study phenomena happening at the molecular scales in pores of nanometer size, i.e. holes of around a billionth of a meter. The joined image, extracted from a computer simulation, illustrates solvent molecules and ions (charged molecules), in green\/blue\/red in these pores of the porous carbon materials, in black. <\/li><li><strong>What would be your message to girls, who would like to pursue their interest in STEM subjects, but hesitate to enter a field, where women are significantly underrepresented? (or something along this line\u2026)<\/strong><br>If women are underrepresented in some STEM subjects, this is unfortunately due to societal bias but not at all to competence or skills. Everyone should be able to do what they like without worrying about gender considerations.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane-894x1024.jpg 894w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Merlet-1orezane.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. C\u00e9line Merlet <br>Photo by: Fran\u00e7oise Viala (IPBS-Toulouse\/CNRS-UT3) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"669\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-research-Merlet-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-research-Merlet-1.png 669w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-research-Merlet-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-research-Merlet-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-research-Merlet-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><figcaption> Source: Dr. Merlet <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><sup>1<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/prace-ri.eu\/about\/prace-awards\/prace-ada-lovelace-award\/\"><strong>PRACE Ada Lovelace Award <\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is annually awarded by<a href=\"https:\/\/prace-ri.eu\/\"><strong>\u00a0 PRACE \u00a0<\/strong><\/a>to a female scientist who makes an outstanding contribution to and impact on HPC in Europe and the world, and serves as a role model for women who are at the start of their scientific careers. The award is named after the Countess of Lovelace, a British mathematician who lived in the 19th century and among else worked with Charles Babbage on the Machine they called the Analytical Engine \u2013 one of the first precursors of computers. Many historians regard Ada Lovelace\u2019s contribution to this mechanical calculator as the very first algorithm \u2013 and herself as the first person to be rightly called a programmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/news\/\">NEWS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing grid\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/umela-inteligencia-a-superpocitac-ako-nova-zbran-proti-ekologickym-havariam\/\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kl-300x164.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kl-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kl-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kl-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kl.png 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/umela-inteligencia-a-superpocitac-ako-nova-zbran-proti-ekologickym-havariam\/\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence and a Supercomputer as a New Weapon Against Environmental Disasters<\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"date\">26 Mar<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Scientists from Nitra, Slovakia are teaching machines to predict industrial failures before they can cause damage. Thanks to collaboration with the European supercomputer LUMI, they have developed a digital \u201cguardian\u201d capable of detecting pipeline leaks or manufacturing faults with high accuracy\u2014helping protect both the environment and companies\u2019 budgets.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/slovensky-recept-na-ferove-hry-a-spokojnejsich-hracov\/\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lm-300x164.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lm-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lm-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lm-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lm.png 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/slovensky-recept-na-ferove-hry-a-spokojnejsich-hracov\/\"><strong>The Slovak Recipe for Fair Play and Happier Players<\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"date\">25 Mar<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Do you play games on your phone and sometimes feel like the game just doesn\u2019t understand you? 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The event will be held at the Marienthal Youth Center and the University of Luxembourg in Belval.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medzin\u00e1rodn\u00fd de\u0148 \u017eien a diev\u010dat vo vede si pripom\u00edname ka\u017ed\u00fd rok 11. febru\u00e1ra predov\u0161etk\u00fdm v snahe podpori\u0165 rovnos\u0165 pr\u00edle\u017eitost\u00ed a \u00fa\u010das\u0165 \u017eien a diev\u010dat na vedeckom v\u00fdskume. V tento de\u0148 chceme upozorni\u0165 na d\u00f4le\u017eitos\u0165 vytv\u00e1rania tak\u00fdch podmienok (pracovn\u00fdch, soci\u00e1lnych, \u2026), ktor\u00e9 umo\u017enia \u017een\u00e1m venova\u0165 sa kari\u00e9re vo vede &#8211; zvl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 v tzv. STEM odboroch (science, technology, engineering, mathematics).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4833"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4878,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions\/4878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}