Viktor Ulanov

Education

Dnipro Lyceum of Information Technologies at Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine (2017-2021) One of top 10 high schools in Ukraine, competitive admission with 8% acceptance rate

GPA 11.7 out of 12, ranked #1 in the class’21 (out of 114 students)
Took honors courses in physics (by Dnipro Univ. professors) and math for physics (advanced calculus, numerical methods etc.)
Won Presidential Stipend for outstanding academic achievements (2018-2021 years)
Won multiple regional Olympiads; in 2021 1st places in Physics, Programing, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Astronomy

Research Projects in Physics

My research projects:

Self-oscillations in hydrodynamic systems and their application for passive safety systems of nuclear power plants (2020-now)
Nonlinear dynamics of connected bodies (2019-2020)
Acoustic phenomena of the elastic Leidenfrost effect (2021); other research projects in physics

Achievements

Gold Medal in Physics and Engineering at the 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of Young Scientists APCYS-2021 (worldwide scientific project competition; Mexico, 20+ participating countries)
Silver Medal in Physics and Prize for the best poster presentation in Physics at the XXVII International Conference of Young Scientists ICYS-2021 (worldwide scientific project competition; Serbia, 23 participating countries)
Silver Medal in Science at Genius Olympiad 2021 (worldwide project competition on environment, USA; 85 countries)
2nd Prize in Physics and Engineering at Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl 2021 (worldwide science project competition, Hong Kong; 26 participating countries)
Silver Medal at International Festival of Engineering, Science, and Technology I-FEST2-2021 (worldwide project competition, Tunisia; 40+ participating countries)
1st place in Physics at the national stage of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine contests in 2019, 2020, 2021 (Top 1 Ukrainian scientific project competition; out of 9 500+ participants)
1st place in Physics, national Techno Ukraine competition 2020, 2021 (Ukrainian scientific project competition)
Presented my project in Physics at MILSET Expo-Sciences – 2019 (worldwide exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 57+ countries)

Olympiads and Tournaments

Young Physicists’ Tournaments (YPT) – research-oriented team competition
- Award-nomination in final stage of All-Ukrainian YPT 2017, 2018 and Junior YPT 2019
- #2 team result, #1 personal result, best presenter and opponent in final stage of All-Ukrainian YPT 2019
- Organizer and team leader of inter-regional Ukrainian YPT team in 2020-2021 (Dnipro, Mariupol, Lviv)
- Author of tasks for All-Ukrainian YPT
Olympiads
- Bronze medal, #2 out of 18 Ukrainian participants in Physics at the XVII International Zhautykov Olympiad 2021 (worldwide Olympiad of the IPhO format conducted in Kazakhstan; 20+ participating countries)
- Top 5% team result in International Theoretical Physics Olympiad for Undergraduate Students 2021; the only high-school team among 270+ teams from colleges/universities
- Prize winner at All-Ukrainian Physics Olympiad (2018, 2019), #6 in 2020/21, selection for IPhO cancelled due to COVID
- 1st place (team captain), ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest, Ukraine Central region, 2018, 2019, 2020
- 2nd place, All-Ukrainian Kremenchuk Cup 2019 (personal contest in programming; out of 120+ region Olympiads winners)
Was selected and participated in Argonne National Laboratory course in nuclear physics and energy, IV Physics Scientific School for High School Students in CERN, variety of all- Ukrainian scientific camps and schools in physics, math and programming

Non-STEM Projects

History and social science – Research projects on history of home region and country
- 1st place, Regional Conference dedicated to the 165th anniversary of Dmytro Yavornytskiy’s birth, 2021
- 2nd place, Regional Conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Crimean Tatars’ Deportation, 2020
- 1st place, Regional Conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary since the creation of the United Nations, 2020
- 1st place, Regional Conference “History of my city: past for a common future”, 2018; other research projects

Social and Extracurricular Activities

Author of the idea, leader of initial organizing committee of new All-Ukrainian tournament in experimental physics (original format, international in perspective), coordinated by the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
ounder of the Lyceum Physics Club, trained students for physics research and team project competitions
Piano performer, graduated from local music school piano class, won regional competitions in piano performance 2015-2016, participated in charity concerts for disabled children; now play the piano at school concerts, for family and friends
Athletics and hobbies: swimming, hiking, fishing, snorkeling
Ukraine Global Scholars: Chosen as one of 56 finalists out of 550 applicants through a rigorous 3-stage selection process focusing on academic skills, extracurricular achievements, and character to Ukraine Global Scholars (UGS), a community-based organization that guides exceptionally talented Ukrainian students from modest backgrounds through the application process to the world’s top boarding schools and colleges