IPB Invited the Indonesian High School Students to Compete in the National Science Festival 2014

The Pesta Sains Nasional (PSN – the National Science Festival) is an annual event organized jointly between the Student Executive Board (BEM) and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MIPA) of IPB, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) with eight sets of professional associations under the FMIPA IPB. The theme of  the Pesta Sains Nasional 2014, is the "Science and Arts". With the selection such theme it is expected that the next generation will synergize science and art, that increase the total number of creative scientists who interested in developing science. For opening ceremony of PSN 2014, the West Java (Sundanese) customary procession presented by participants from the Western Part of Indonesia (Aceh) and Eastern Part of Indonesia (Manado) were performed. The PSN 2014 was symbolically opened by the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr Ir. Yonny Koesmaryono, MS.

"The number of participants of PSN is increasing each year. The PSN 2014 was participated by 2140 participants, consisted of 285 accompanying teachers from all over Indonesia, "said Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the PSN (National Science Festival) 2014, Budiarto. The Dean of FMIPA IPB, Dr. Ir. Sri Nurdiati, M.Sc stated, "This event is a national competition to compete the creativity of the students in Indonesia. Such activities deems necessary to explore the potentialities and to improve the ability and concentration of the students to solve problems in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This capability is getting more and ore important in today’s working world. "

"We hope this kind of competition, will improve the ability of students. Important information I’d like inform, all the first winner of each category in the competition will be admitted into IPB without any written tests, of course all terms and conditions of IPB are applicable for them, "added the Dean. Moreover, Prof. Dr Yonny Koesmaryono, stated, "the PSN 2014 is not only a means of social gathering to compete their ability in the sciences, but it is also to show the world that Indonesia could become better. We expect when the  ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be implemented at the end of 2015, we won’t be left behind but will continue to strive due to the demographic bonus (young population) have to develop Indonesia. It you, who will become the foundation of our expectations as the next  generation. I hope you will participate this competition in full spirit. Good luck!! And keep the sportsmanship. ".

The competition on PSN activity consisted of (9) nine fields, namely the Junior Statistics Contest (Komstat Jr.), the Meteorological Interactive (Metric), Lomba cepat Tepat Biologi (LCTB – Question & Answer Biological Contest), Chemistry Challenge (CC), Mathematics with  Fun (Matematika Ria – MR), Programming Competition (PC), Physics contest (Kompetisi Fisika – KF), Popular Scientific Paper Contest (Lomba Karya Ilmiah Populer – LKIP), and STEM Young Researcher Award. In addition, a series of events are also prepared to support such a major event, such as student seminars, teacher training seminars, and achievement motivation training.  (Wied)
 
Winners of National Science Festival 2014, are as follows:

A.STEM Teachers
1.Sri Subekti (SMAN 1 Batu, Malang)
2.Cia Ming (SMA Santa Laurensia)
3.Hilda Nurul (MAN, Sukabumi)
 
B.STEM Students
1.Hesta Putri Pratiwi and Moch. Syamsul Alamsyah (SMAN 11,  Garut)
2.Aldy Fernando S. and Arya Wishnu Wardana (SMAN 1,  Cianjur)
3.Mathias Kusender, Matthew Samtani, and William Rusli (SMA Santa Laurensia)
 
C.The Junior Statistics Contest
1.Dennis Vincentius (SMA Santa Lurensia)
2.Farah Fairuz Zahirah (MAN Insan Cendekia,  Serpong)
3.Dio Arveza Naufal (SMAN 2,  Bandar Lampung)
 
D.The Meteorological Interactive
1.Amira Az Zahra andThalia Salsabilla (SMAN 8, Jakarta)
2.Farhan Anshary and Jundi Amir Syuhanda (MA Khusnul Khotimah)
3.Stephen Andy and Sylvester Solaiman (SMAK 1 Penabur, Jakarta)
 
E.Question & Answer Biological Contest
1.Farah Ashila B, Nida Ghitha Aulia, and Ugiadam Farhan F (SMAN 8, Jakarta)
2.Fitrawan Silvana, Hasna Aulia J.F, and Ryza Rynazal (SMA Pribadi BBS, Bandung)
3.Ahmad Baihaqi Ulma, Danang Dwi Prasetyo, and Syafira ALyani (SMA Kharisma Bangsa)
 
F.Chemistry Challenge
1.Group Elsa Yovita (SMAK Penabur Gading Serpong )
2.Group Fahmi Naufal Rizki (SMA Kharisma Bangsa)
3.Group Mabrur Zanata (SM Analis Kimia, Bogor)
 
G.Mathematics with  Fun
1.Andika Kusuma (SMAK 1 Penabur)
2.Stanley Orlando (SMAK 3 Penabur)
3.M. Imam Adi W. (MAN Insan cendekia, Serpong)

H.Programming Competition
1.Kevin Arimetta Tionanda (SMAK Penabur, Gading, Serpong)
2.M. Rizki Ramadhana (SMA Pribadi BBS, Bandung)
3.Andre Hartanto ( SMAK Penabur, Jakarta)
 
I.Physics Contest
1.M. Naufal Winarto (SMA Kharisma Bangsa)
2.Alfred Datul (SMAK Penabur, Gading, Serpong)
3.Muammar Emir Ananta ( SMAN 8, Jakarta)
 
J.Popular Scientific Paper Contest
1.Erlin Dwi Nur Hidayanti, Fikri Syahir Robi, and Ilham Habibullah (SMA Muhammadiyah 1, Ponorogo)
2.Azia Rachmah, Ni’matul Waladiya, and SUs Faradila Yusmi (MAN 3, Malang)
3.Bima Fitrah, M. Zaki Abdurrahman, and Khirul Umam (MAN Cibinong)
 
K.The Best Teacher:     Slamet Widodo, SPd, MPd.
 
L.Overall winner : SMAK Penabur Gading,  Serpong