Rijeka's Korzo will once again host the Science in Transit event on Sunday, 4 October, from 10:30. Twelve scientists from Rijeka, Pula, Zagreb, Rovinj, and Poreč will present their research to the public through short lectures, workshops, and conversations.
The event is organised by the Science in Transit association, whose aim is to bring scientific work to the public outside of universities, laboratories, and academic journals. Special emphasis is placed on the greater visibility of women in science, who present their research to a wider audience through direct conversations and workshops. Rijeka first hosted the event in 2022.
Ljiljana Iveša from the Rovinj Institute of the Institute of Oceanography and Geophysical Institute will present the REFINE project and speak about the restoration of marine forests of large brown algae. Visitors will thus be able to learn whether marine forests can be restored in parts of the Adriatic from which they have disappeared.
Ines Kovačić from the University of Pula will present research on mussels, oysters, and sea urchins, and the potential use of their shells in building materials. Sara Rossi from the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism in Poreč will explain how higher temperatures affect the ripening of grapes, the sugar content, and the character of wine, and how science responds to changes in viticulture and wine production. Visitors will be able to learn how climate change affects wine.
Dajana Kučić Grgić and Anja Grgić from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Zagreb will introduce the world of microorganisms, antibiotics, and bacterial resistance, and visitors will learn what microorganisms can reveal about water quality. Elena Petrović from the Institute of Oceanography and Geophysical Institute will speak about fungi, mycotoxins, and their role in the life of plants, so it will be possible to learn how fungi associated with plants function. Mattea Mački Jovanović from the Faculty of Physics will show the possibilities of very thin semiconducting materials and the way they are used in the degradation of harmful substances.
Maja Kelić from the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Rijeka will speak about the processes that take place in the brain during the learning of reading, and the difficulties that children face, and visitors will learn what happens in the brain while we learn to read. Iva Kristić from the Faculty of Medicine will present the microglia, a kind of 'emergency service' of the brain that participates in defence and recovery after injury. Sanja Ljubičić from the Faculty of Education will explain why running, jumping, falling, and free play are important for the development of children's motor skills.
Sabina Vidulin from the Academy of Music will allow the public to experience the role of musical detectives. Ivona Trajković from the Faculty of Mathematics will show how discrete mathematics helps in everyday situations, from finding the shortest path to the secure transmission of messages.
