{"id":2470,"date":"2023-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/news\/the-conference-of-young-specialists-2023-presented-a-new-batch-of-stunning-projects\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:13:07","slug":"the-conference-of-young-specialists-2023-presented-a-new-batch-of-stunning-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/archive\/the-conference-of-young-specialists-2023-presented-a-new-batch-of-stunning-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conference of Young Specialists 2023 Presented a New Batch of Stunning Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) organized the <a href=\"https:\/\/kmo.shmu.sk\/\" target=\"_top\">Conference of Young Specialists<\/a> on November 9, 2023. The conference took place in three sections. The 35th Conference of Young Hydrologists, the 24th Conference of Young Meteorologists, Climatologists and Air Quality Experts, and the 22nd Conference of Young Water Managers.<\/p>\n<p><br>The Conference was attended by approximately 60 participants, including competitors, judges and other visitors. As per our organization&#8217;s tradition, Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe proudly sponsored the Conference of Young Hydrologists yet another year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/kmo-2023-2-640x300-1-1.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/kmo-2023-3-640x300-1-1.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<p>5 entries were submitted to the competition of young hydrologists, 7 competitors took part in the competition of young meteorologists, climatologists and experts in the field of air quality, and 7 competitors represented young water managers.<\/p>\n<p>The electronic collection with the competition papers is <a href=\"https:\/\/kmo.shmu.sk\/media\/files\/2023\/Zbornik_7_11_FINAL_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">published here<\/a>. All works will be offered by the SHMU to the scientific press for further dissemination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/kmo-2023-4-640x300-1-1.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p><b>KMO 2023 &#8211; Winners<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p><b>Hydrology<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Project Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Okhravi, Saeid <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Exploration of farm pond rainwater harvesting sites<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00daH SAV, BA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Pavl\u00edkov\u00e1, Ema <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Application of the methodology for determining and evaluating critical points from the point of view of the creation of concentric surface runoff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>SvF,&nbsp; STU, BA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Vackov\u00e1, Kate\u0159ina <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Runoff analysis of two selected catchments on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>P\u0159\u00edrodov\u011bdeck\u00e1 fakulta UK, Praha&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p><b>Water Management<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Project Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Jur\u00edk, Jakub<\/strong><strong>; <\/strong><strong>Sta\u0148ov\u00e1, L\u00edvia<\/strong><strong>;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp; Zakhar, Ronald<\/strong><strong>;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tertiary treatment of wastewater from real wastewater treatment plant for its further use<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Oddelenie environment\u00e1lneho in\u017einierstva,&nbsp; Fakulta chemickej a potravin\u00e1rskej technol\u00f3gie STU, BA<\/strong><b>&nbsp; <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Karlovsk\u00e1<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>Ines<\/b><b>; <\/b><b>Stankovianska, Annam\u00e1ria <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Evaluation of selected water quality indicators in water reservoir Ru\u017e\u00edn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Oddelenie environment\u00e1lneho in\u017einierstva,&nbsp; Fakulta chemickej a potravin\u00e1rskej technol\u00f3gie STU, BA<\/strong><b>&nbsp; <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"u-thin\">\n<p><b>\u0160olt\u00fdsov\u00e1, Nikola;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Papr\u010diakov\u00e1, Veronika<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wastewater treatment from the pulp and paper industry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Oddelenie environment\u00e1lneho in\u017einierstva,&nbsp; Fakulta chemickej a potravin\u00e1rskej technol\u00f3gie STU, BA<\/strong><b>&nbsp; <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p><b>Meteorology, Climatology, and Air Quality<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Project Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Nechaj, Pavol <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Evaluation of wind lidar scanning strategies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky UK v&nbsp;Bratislave<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Petrovi\u010d, Martin <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The accelerated update cycle in the numerical forecasting system ALADIN SHM\u00da &#8211; validation and extension for different spatial and temporal scales<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky UK v&nbsp;Bratislave<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Sej\u00e1k, Karol <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Classification of professional station locations according to WMO regulations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>SHM\u00da BA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p><b><i>Special Jury Prize: Young Science Talent<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Project Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Rozko\u0161n\u00fd, Jozef <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Drought in 2022 and its impact on forest ecosystems<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>SHM\u00da BA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Conference was co-organized and\/or sponsored by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slovak Committee for the Intergovernmental Hydrological Program of UNESCO,<\/li>\n<li>Slovak Meteorological Society, civil association,<\/li>\n<li>Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe,<\/li>\n<li>Slovak water management company, member of ZSVTS,<\/li>\n<li>Association of Slovak Scientific and Technical Societies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"KMO 23 Partners\" alt=\"KMO 23 Partners\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/kmo-2023-6-1.png\" height=\"168\" width=\"1146\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>60 people joined the discussions about Hydrology, Water Management, Climatology, Meteorology as well as Air 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