Ateneo Physics alumnus Anton Tanquintic wins second place in Nuclear Olympiad 2015

Ateneo Physics alumnus Anton Philippe Tanquintic (BS PS-MSE 2015) won second place in the Nuclear Olympiad 2015 organized by the World Nuclear University, a worldwide network of 40 intergovernmental, academic, and industry institutions in 30 countries engaged the in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The awarding was held last 17 September 2015, 10:00-12:00 am, at the 7th floor of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.
 

Anton Tanquintic learned about the contest about a week before the 9 June 2015 deadline. Anton then was just finishing his two-month internship at the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) at Technohub. He wrote one paragraph essay and asked his sister, Antoinette, to make a cartoonish 60-second video entitled, Nuclear Solutions for Today’s Needs. Last 19 Jun 2015, Anton was informed that their video was among the 10 shortlisted for the contest, which were posted by the World Nuclear University in You Tube. By 9 July 2015, WNU counted the number of You Tube likes of the videos and Anton’s video made it to the top 5. The finalists were then asked to submit a 5-page essay on “Radioisotopes: how are they produced?” They presented their essay orally before a jury for 10 minutes last 17 September 2015 in the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The first prize went to Alice Cunha da Silva from Brazil. Her video was entitled, Nuclear Saves Lives.
 

Below is the winning video of Anton and Antoinette Tanquintic followed by an interview of Anton by Ateneo Physics News:

Ateneo Physics alumnus Anton Tanquintic wins second place in Nuclear Olympiad 2015