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The Young Photonics Congress is a scientific congress where the spotlight is on high school students presenting their research projects.

Discover the world of photonics with flash talks by ICFO researchers and research projects by young scientists!

program

March 17, 2023 – ICFO (CAstelldefels)

09:30 – 10:00: Registration
 
10:00 – 11:00: Introduction and Flash talks
We will open the conference with a brief introduction to photonics and ICFO, followed by ICFO research projects explained in first person by ICFO scientists. All talks in this section will be in Catalan or Spanish.
 
11:00 – 12:45: Project presentations
This section will have the structure of a typical poster session of a scientific conference. All projects will be presented at the same time: attendees will be able to discover the different projects and ask questions to the authors in small conversation groups.
 
12:45 – 13:00: Closing remarks

FLASH TALKS

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Arturo Villegas

Arturo Villegas obtained his BSc in Physics and MSc in Applied Physics at UNAM (Mexico) and TUDelft (The Netherlands) in 2015 and 2018, respectively. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Quantum Engineering of Light group at ICFO. His main research interests are quantum and classical optical metrology.

Ariane Stucki

Ariane Stucki studied physics in Switzerland and in Sweden and has a PhD in microfluidics at the interface between biology, physics and chemistry. She now works at ICFO as a Research Engineer in the Optoelectronics group, where she develops devices to detect bacteria and monitor the quality of bathing waters.

Blanca Belsa

Blanca Belsa studied chemistry at the Sarriá Chemical Institute (IQS) in Barcelona and obtained her master’s degree at Pompeu Fabra University in 2019. She is currently developing her doctoral thesis at ICFO in the photon-accelerated CO2 mitigation group. Her research focuses on the development of technologies to convert CO2 into value-added chemicals using renewable energy sources.

PROJECTS

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Quantum cryptography protocol for data protection (Protocol de criptografia quàntica per a la protecció de dades)

Marina Garciapons Cava

Institut Manuel de Cabanyes – Vilanova i la Geltrú (2 bat)

Teacher: Francesc Banyuls Llopis

The project aims to determine how we could protect our data whenever the current security is not enough. I investigated how a quantum cryptography protocol works, reproducing it experimentally in an ICFO lab. This cryptography provides greater security due to the properties of quantum physics.

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Technique for calculating hydric stress

Laura Hochadel

Escola Virolai – Barcelona (1 bat)

Teacher: José Luis Touron Rivadulla

Our goal was to analyze the level of health of plants, using a technique called NDVI. We attached a camera with a red filter to a sounding balloon and programmed it to take pictures from a bird’s eye view and colour-indicating the results obtained from the NDVI calculation.
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Analysing Type Ia Supernovae Redshifts for Dark Energy Quantification

HELENA VILLARES SANTIAGO

Institut Pompeu Fabra – Martorell (2 bat)
Teacher: Francisco Pérez Garcia
 

This study aims to quantify the dark energy in the Universe from Hubble Space Telescope raw data. Measuring the effective magnitude for several type Ia Supernovae we demonstrated that there is some energy, whose essential nature remains unknown, that composes about 75% of the cosmos.

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SOLAR CELLS AND LIGHT SOURCES (Cel·les fotovoltaiques i les fonts de llum)

AVRIL LÓPEZ CHANDIHA, DAIANA CASTILLO RAMOS, LYDIA BABIANO NAVARRO, ZHI HONG LIN

Institut Damià Campeny – Mataró (1 bat)
Teacher: Marta Magarzo

 

Our project is about the construct of solar panel formed by twelve panels, they’re connected, so it makes a constant current. The objective is doing a study relating deferents types of light source that affect directly to the plaque and see which generate more voltage.

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construction and application of a solar cell (Construcció i aplicació d'una cel·la fotovoltaica)

AINA PUJAL GARCIA, ANNA ROCA MELÓ, BERNAT COLOMER COLL, DANA MORENO MARTÍN, MARTINA GRAUPERA PUENTE

Institut Damià Campeny – Mataró (1 bat)

Teacher: Marta Magarzo

 

Our work involves building a photovoltaic cell to see if the voltage changes with different frequency intensities of incident radiation.

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Building a solar cell (Construcció d'un panell fotovoltaic)

EMILI PERIS DE HARO, GUILLEM PAREJO GRAGERA, MARIO GARCÍA ARROYO, ORIOL CODONY LLEONART

 

Institut Damià Campeny – Mataró (1 bat)

Teacher: Marta Magarzo

Solar energy has become the main method of renewable energy production. After studying the theoretical principles of solar energy obtention through solar panels, a photovoltaic cell was built with the purpose of testing which hour of the day provides the highest energy yield.

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QUANTUM COMPUTING

AINA FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ


Institut Puig de la Creu – Castellar del Vallès (2 bat)

Teacher: Rosa Maria Blasco Soriano

 
This project’s main objective is the evaluation and comprehension of quantum technologies, focusing on quantum computing. During the research, I discuss the current and future impact of quantum computing, as well as the deep study of its meaning and functioning.

 

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Investigation of the method of obtaining information and image of a black hole and comparison with the theory of general relativity

MERITXELL TORRES CALVET

Escola Mare de Déu de la Salut – Sabadell (2 bat)
Teacher: Joan Marin
 

The similarities and the differences between the two black hole’s photographs that have been taken thanks to the long-baseline interferometry method are argued in the General Relativity. Although in the images we can recognize the shadow of the black hole and the event horizon, we can also appreciate the dissimilarity of their ring determined by the mass.

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Analysing light using a spectrometer (estudi de la llum mitjançant un espectròmetre)

MARCEL ABOY VIVES

Col·legi Maristes Montserrat – Lleida (2 bat)

Teacher: David Escolà

 

The objective of this project is to learn about the function of spectrometry and using a spectrometer. With it I will analyse different light sources, comparing them to a theoretical research, to be able to define how the different light sources works and to know which one is better than the others.

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The quiet graphene revolution (La revolució silenciosa del grafè)

LAURA OLIVÉ MADRUEÑO

Institut Luís de Peguera – Manresa (2 bat)
Teacher: Montserrat Amich Llacuna

This work studies the expectations placed in graphene as well as includes an explanation of the phenomenon of “media hype”. Finally, we tested three methods of obtaining graphene to verify which one is most effective for obtaining graphene in large quantities and quality.

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the effect of radioactivity on living beings (L'efecte de lA radioactivitat en els éssers vius)

EFRAN GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ

Sagrada Familia – Gavà (2 bat)

Teacher: Daniel Parcerisas Brossa

 

We tried to demonstrate if the radioactivity has a negative effect on living being. To do it, I grew beans with different amounts of radiation. We saw various negative effects, but we couldn’t relate to radioactivity, as they appeared in all the plants, regardless of the amount of radiation

 

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observing patterns (L'observació als patrons)

FANGXIN CHEN

Institut Fort Pius – Barcelona (2 bat)
Teacher: Pau Senra
In this project, we pretend to analyze different diffraction’s pattern of splits or obstacles, for example a human hair or a metallic wire, and distinct sources of laser (in our case, green and red laser). Based on the observations, we study about looking at the patterns and know about the changes of the pattern caused by our presence.

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Direct Astronomical Observation vs. Instrumental Astronomical Observation

UNAI CUESTA AYORA

Santo Angel – Gavà (2 bat)

Teacher: Sonia Tarancón

 

The objective of this project is to verify if there are relevant differences between direct observation and instrumental observation. To verify this, two light curves have been created and compared to each other to find errors. The results indicate that there are indeed differences, with a significant margin of error.

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Electro-magnetic waves. Spectrometry and its applications (Ones electromagnètiques. L'espectrometria i les seves aplicacions)

ALINA CARRERA COPETE

 

Institut Cirvianum – Torelló (2 bat)

Teacher: Lidia Carrera Coma
The goal is finding out which types of oils are suitable for frying or for raw consumption.
The oils were heated and spectra were made for each of them.
The results showed much variation in the spectra of extra virgin oils, that should be consumed raw, than the others, that should be used for cooking.
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Proving the universality of quantum mechanics at macroscopic scales using matter-wave interferometry

AILEEN SANGALLI

 

The British School of Barcelona – Castelldefels (1 bat)
 

In this work, we explore which are the largest objects that can manifest their quantum behavior and why there are limitations related to their dimensions. The main focus will be on the superposition and wave-particle duality of large objects from the perspective of current experimental advances in the field.

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what's the nature of light? (¿Cuál es la naturaleza de la luz?)

FATIMA BENAYA

Institut Campclar – Tarragona (2 bat)

Teacher: Sonia Landete

 

The purpose of this investigatory project was to study the nature of light, and research on how light propagates, whether it is a wave or a particle.

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Investigating how exposure to light will affect the degradation of a bag polymer

LAIA ROJAS LÓPEZ, ELIDA MARTÍNEZ-GIL VIZCAINO

St Peter’s School – Barcelona (4 ESO)

Teacher: Nuria Garcia Flor

The effect of UV light (395 nm, 10 W and 30W) in the degradation of a bag polymer was investigated using a spectrophotometer to measure the absorbance of the aqueous solution in which the polymer was immersed. Results showed the migration of polymer substances into the surrounding solution increased depending on the exposure time and the power of the light used.

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Using the diffraction of a laser beam to quantify the concentration of glucose of an unknown solution

HAN JIN

St Peter’s School – Barcelona (4 ESO)

Teacher: Nuria Garcia Flor

Trigonometry calculations allowed to establish the change in the angle of diffraction of a beam of light from a laser pointer due to an increase in the concentration (0-30%) of glucose in a solution (n=3). The correlation found was then used to quantify the concentration of glucose of an unknown sample.

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A world made of graphene (Un Món FET de grafè)

OSCAR QUERALT TORRECILLAS

Institut Sant Pere i Sant Pau – Tarragona (2 bat)

Teacher: Marisa Padial

 

My work is about research on graphene. Looking for information about what it is, what characteristics it has, what are its methods of obtaining and in which it can be applied, to end with an experiment.

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Quantum security of autonomous vehicles

INÉS FONS SANAHUJA

St Paul’s School – Barcelona (1 bat)

 

The purpose of this project is to explore the security risks of autonomous vehicles and look for solutions involving quantum encryption. For instance, the project analyzes BB84 and its possible modifications and improvements.

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