Over the years, students from Iceland have developed a wide range of research and innovation projects and presented them internationally.
Previous projects have covered the environment, technology, health, social questions, artificial intelligence and astronomy. What they share is a clear question, careful work and a desire to contribute something useful.
Winning national projects have had the opportunity to represent Iceland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists, EUCYS.
Vífill Harðarson investigated whether a by-product of cod liver oil production could be used to make soap, supporting better use of Icelandic marine resources.
Menntaskólinn í Hamrahlíð
Herdís Ágústa Linnet and Hafþór Freyr Líndal came in second place in 2017. They examined how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is followed in Iceland when receiving refugee children.
Youth Council of Save the Children Iceland
Lilja Ýr Guðmundsdóttir and Ingibjörg Sóley Einarsdóttir developed an idea for software that could use brain waves to perform actions.
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Súsanna Katarína Sand Guðmundsdóttir and Kristín Björg Þorsteinsdóttir investigated how ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption affected grass growth.
Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ
Elvar Kató Sigurðsson, Friðgeir Óli Guðnason and Örn Bjartmars Ólafsson explored the idea of a milk shop where customers could refill reusable glass bottles.
Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ
Hinrik Ragnar Helgason designed a solution to the everyday problem of headphone cords getting tangled in pockets, bags or daily use.
Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ
Kári Már Reynisson proposed a device that could read and transmit nerve signals between nerve endings or muscles.
Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut
Magni Rafn Jónsson and Sigurður Freyr Kristinsson developed an environmentally friendly solution intended to improve vehicle traction on icy roads.
Iðnskólinn í Reykjavík
Lilý Erla Adamsdóttir, Valdís Ösp Jónsdóttir and Una Guðlaug Sveinsdóttir developed a baby garment that helps parents learn infant massage. The project later became the basis for Cuddle Me.
Menntaskólinn á Akureyri
Elísa Guðrún Brynjólfsdóttir, Eva María Þrastardóttir and Stefán Þór Eysteinsson explored cats’ sense of smell and whether cats could be trained for scent detection.
Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands
Hrafn Þorri Þórisson investigated the relationship between varied environments and creativity through a model involving insects, evolution and machine intelligence.
Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla
Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir and Böðvar Sturluson proposed a house using solar energy, wind energy and geothermal water.
Fjölbrautaskólinn í Ármúla
An Icelandic team won first prize at EUCYS for a project on a galaxy cluster, redshift and gravitational lensing. The winning team members were Jóel Karli Friðrikssyni, Páli Melsteð, Sverri Guðmundssyni and Tryggva Þorgeirssyni
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
