
Terms
1. The first round of the November 2024 “STEM Armenia” contest will take place on Sunday, November 3rd. Three critical thinking tasks must be solved within six hours.
2. All students aged 13 to 18 studying in educational institutions in Armenia are eligible to participate.
3. Tasks will be published online on the STEMArmenia.org platform at 9:00am on November 3rd. Solutions must be submitted by 3:00pm on the same day.
4. The contest will be judged by a committee consisting of three members of the NGO “STEM Armenia” and one member of the sponsoring organization.
5. The contest is considered void if less than ten entries are submitted.
6. In case there are multiple entries from the same family members, only the first entry will be considered.
7. The contest committee reserves the right to disqualify any entry if there are obvious signs of unfair competition.
8. In the first round, up to ten winners will be selected by the contest committee based on the number of correct answers or, in the case of a tie, who submitted first.
9. The entries from Yerevan and the regions will be judged separately, with up to five winning entries from each. However, exceptions are possible in special cases.
10. The names of the winners of the first round will be published on STEMArmenia.org on November 6.
11. The winners of the first round go to the second, final round where they must prepare a presentation. The topic of the presentation will be announced after the first round.
12. The presentations will be published on STEMArmenia.org, and three of the best will be selected by the contest committee as winners of the competition.
13. The decisions of the contest committee are final and not subject to appeal.
14. Each of the three winners will be awarded a cash prize of AMD 50,000. The money will be credited to the parents’ bank account upon confirmation of the details.
In case of questions please contact the contest committee at contact@stemarmenia.org.
Հայտ #49 | Թինա Աթոյան
Տարածաշրջան: Լոռի | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 15:00
Հայտ #48 | Անահիտ Գալստյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 16 | Մուտք: 14:59
Հայտ #47 | Անի Թանգամյան
Տարածաշրջան: Կոտայք | Տարիք: 14 | Մուտք: 14:57
Հայտ #46 | Միլենա Ջուլհակյան
Տարածաշրջան: Արարատ | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:56
Հայտ #45 | Ռուբեն Արզումանյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 14 | Մուտք: 14:54
Հայտ #44 | Հասմիկ Մարտիրոսյան
Տարածաշրջան: Արագածոտն | Տարիք: 16 | Մուտք: 14:54
Հայտ #43 | Կամո Երգենյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 15 | Մուտք: 14:51
Հայտ #42 | Էմին Կոգանյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 17 | Մուտք: 14:50
Հայտ #41 | Աղասի Մանուկյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 14 | Մուտք: 14:50
Հայտ #40 | Աննա Մանուչարյան
Տարածաշրջան: Արարատ | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:50
Հայտ #39 | Մանյա Շախկուլյան
Տարածաշրջան: Լոռի | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:34
Հայտ #38 | Ալեն Ասատրյան
Տարածաշրջան: Սյունիք | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:33
Հայտ #37 | Լենա Հայրիկյան
Տարածաշրջան: Արարատ | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:29
Հայտ #36 | Էլեն Բալիշյան
Տարածաշրջան: Վայոց ձոր | Տարիք: 15 | Մուտք: 14:20
Հայտ #35 | Արմինե Ավետիսյան
Տարածաշրջան: Կոտայք | Տարիք: 15 | Մուտք: 14:20
Հայտ #34 | Նարեկ Ափոյան
Տարածաշրջան: Երևան | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:18
Հայտ #33 | Գալինա Ասատրյան
Տարածաշրջան: Կոտայք | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:11
Հայտ #32 | Կորյուն Վերմիշյան
Տարածաշրջան: Լոռի | Տարիք: 13 | Մուտք: 14:07
Հայտ #31 | Հեղինե Շուխյան
Տարածաշրջան: Շիրակ | Տարիք: 16 | Մուտք: 14:03
Հայտ #30 | Արգինե Գասպարյան
Տարածաշրջան: Շիրակ | Տարիք: 16 | Մուտք: 14:01
Answers to the first round tasks
Task #1 (4 points)
There are 2805 X-ray sources in the image (2806 is also acceptable). This number corresponds to the current age of Yerevan.
The image has 500×500 pixels, of which 2805 are black and the rest are white. An efficient way to determine the number of black pixels is to use an image processing program or programming language.
Task #2 (3 points)
The prices are $1.07, $1.60 and $3.75.
Task #3 (3 points)
There may be different answers, for example, the sequence “10100031” in line 19 can be deciphered as “առագաստ”.
"STEM ARMENIA | November 2024" Competition | 1st Round Results
Congratulations to the winners of the first round! The competition committee has considered all applications and awarded points to each answer. Task #1 was rated a maximum of 4 points, #2 and #3 – three points, so the maximum score for the competition is 10 points.
The list of ten winners is presented below, who will advance to the second round. The tasks for the second, final round will be published on November 7.
Name | Points | Age | Region | City/Village | School |
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Irma Zohrabyan | 10 | 17 | Kotayk | Hrazdan | Kh. Abovyan High School No. 1 |
Koryun Vermishyan | 8 | 13 | Lori | Stepanvan | Basic School No. 1 |
Kamo Yergenyan | 8 | 15 | Yerevan | Educational School | |
Vladik Abrahamyan | 7 | 17 | Yerevan | College affiliated with the National University of Yerevan | |
Ruben Arzumanyan | 7 | 14 | Yerevan | Physical and Mathematical School affiliated with the Yerevan State University | |
Laura Danielyan | 6 | 16 | Kotayk | Charentsavan | M. Mashtots High School |
Armine Avetisyan | 6 | 15 | Kotayk | Hrazdan | H. Orbeli High School No. 13 |
Nare Ordinyan | 5 | 16 | Tavush | Yenokavan | Yenokavan High School |
Gegham Khachatryan | 5 | 13 | Yerevan | Artstem College | |
Narek Apoyan | 5 | 13 | Yerevan | Artstem College |
"STEM ARMENIA | November 2024" 2nd Round Task
Create a presentation on one of the 2024 Nobel Prizes. Contestants can choose from four categories: physics, chemistry, medicine-physiology, or economics, as listed below:
Physics: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their groundbreaking work in statistical physics and artificial neural networks, laying the foundation for modern machine learning.
Chemistry: David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for their revolutionary contributions to protein structure prediction and design, opening new avenues in medicine and biotechnology.
Medicine: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNAs, small RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation and human health.
Economics: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their insightful research on the impact of societal institutions on economic prosperity and development.
The Task
Create a computer presentation on one of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, or economics.
Name | Age | Region | School | Presentation Link | |
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1 | Irma Zohrabyan | 17 | Hrazdan/Kotayk | High School No. 1 | Chemistry |
2 | Koryun Vermishyan | 13 | Stepanvan/Lori | Basic School No. 1 | Physics |
3 | Kamo Yergenyan | 15 | Yerevan | Educational School | Physics |
4 | Vladik Abrahamyan | 17 | Yerevan | College affiliated with the National University of Science and Technology | Physics |
5 | Ruben Arzumanyan | 14 | Yerevan | Physical and Mathematical School affiliated with the Yerevan State University | Physics |
6 | Laura Danielyan | 16 | Charentsavan/Kotayk | High School named after M. Mashtots | Physics |
7 | Armine Avetisyan | 15 | Hrazdan/Kotayk | High School No. 13 | Medicine |
8 | Nare Ordinyan | 16 | Yenokavan/Tavush | Yenokavan High School | Physics |
9 | Gegham Khachatryan | 13 | Yerevan | Artstem College | Chemistry |
10 | Narek Apoyan | 13 | Yerevan | Artstem College | Physics |
"STEM ARMENIA | November 2024" Contest Results
And so the results of the 2nd round of the contest “STEM ARMENIA | November 2024” are assessed. Each participant received a score based on the evaluations of the competition committee members and the results of the first round. The maximum possible score is 50. The table below shows the final results of the contest. Three prizes are awarded to the three participants with the highest scores. Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
Name | Age | Points | Region | School |
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Koryun Vermishyan | 13 | 43 | Stepanvan/Lori | Primary School No. 1 |
Narek Apoyan | 13 | 43 | Yerevan | Artstem College |
Kamo Yergenyan | 15 | 42 | Yerevan | Education School |
Vladik Abrahamyan | 17 | 37 | Yerevan | NPU College |
Ruben Arzumanyan | 14 | 37 | Yerevan | Physics and Mathematics School |
Laura Danielyan | 16 | 34 | Charentsavan/Kotayk | M. Mashtots High School |
Nare Ordinyan | 16 | 33 | Yenokavan/Tavush | Yenokavan High School |
Armine Avetisyan | 15 | 31 | Hrazdan/Kotayk | High School No. 13 |
Gegham Khachatryan | 13 | 31 | Yerevan | Artstem College |
Irma Zohrabyan | 17 | 29 | Hrazdan/Kotayk | High School No. 1 |