Student Helper Team

EU Contest - Bergen 2001 relies on the assistance of a team of student helpers. They are present to give the participants, national organisers, jury, staff and others all the assistance they want. We have been fortunate to have very experienced student helpers at EU Contest - Bergen 2001. The composition of the student helper team reflects the strong links between the Scandinavian youth science organisations. We are also happy to include non-Nordic student helpers in our team.

	Kristine Askvik Kristine studies management at Agder College in Kristiansand. She is originally from the city of Stavanger. Kristine is active in organising youth science activities in the club in Kristiansand as well as co-organising the Nordic Youth Science Week (NORNA) in Stockholm. Kristine is responsible for the student group "Hodgkin" at the EU Contest.
	Bernadette Auer Bernadette studies medicine in Vienna. Besides her studies Bernadette works for the Austrian Innovation Agency. Here she will help organise EU Contest - Vienna 2002. Bernadette also use some of her time as a volunteer in the Red Cross. During her time at high school she spent some time at the University of California, Berkeley. Bernadette is responsible for the student group "von Suttner" at the EU Contest.
	Tommy Carstensen Tommy studies biochemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He sits on the board of the Danish Youth Society for Natural Sciences. Tommy is also a co-organiser of the Nordic Youth Science Week (NORNA) in Stockholm. Tommy is responsible for the student group "Bohr" at the EU Contest.
	Hugo Christiansson Hugo is a graduate student of engineering in electronics at Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg. He was born and raised in the town of Trollhättan (home of SAAB). Hugo has been leader of the local science club in Trollhättan, but is now in charge of business relations within the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists. Hugo is responsible for assisting sponsors and maintaining computers at the EU Contest.
	Gary J. J. Doherty Gary studies medicine at Trinity College at Cambridge University. He is originally from County Derry in Northern Ireland. Gary has several years experience as a student mentor at the British Youth Science Fairs. In 1998 he won first price at the EU Contest in Porto as well as first prices at Esat Telecom Young Scientists in Dublin and the British Youth Science Fair in London. Gary represented the EU Contest at the Nobel prizes in Stockholm in 1998. Gary is assistant to the jury at the EU Contest.
	Ståle Engen Ståle studies law at the University of Oslo. He started Trondheim Young Scientists before moving to Oslo. He has been in charge of the Nordic Space Camps at Andøya Rocket Range since 1997 and will now lead these camps as a European event. Ståle has served on the board of the Norwegian Association of Young Scientists several years and was it's vice president 1999-2001. Ståle represented Norway at the Nobel prizes in Stockholm in 1996. Ståle is responsible for the student group "Lagerlöf" at the EU Contest.
	Silje Bakken Gill Silje is part of the organising team of the European Space Camp at Andøya. She had the unusual background in the Norwegian Young Scientists of being a ballet dancer in addition to studying sciences at the University of Oslo. Silje is responsible for the student group "Frisch" at the EU Contest.
	Lisa Hagqvist Lisa studies medicine at Uppsala University. She is originally from Trollhättan. Lisa has been co-organiser of the Nordic Youth Science Weeks (NORNA) in Stockholm several years, but moved on to become teacher of molecular biology at the youth week this year. She also served as leader of Trollhättan Youth Science Club. Lisa sits on the executive board of the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists and was its vice president 1999-2000. Lisa is responsible for the student group "Curie" at the EU Contest.
	Vera Louise Hauge Vera studies mathematics, computer science and Czech language at the University of Oslo. She started her career as a participant at Space Camp in 1998 and continued as a successful participant in the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists 1999. Vera is president of the Norwegian Association of Young Scientists, member the national jury of the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists and is also a member of the board of the Norwegian Foundation for Youth and Science. Vera initiated the human science weekends of the Norwegian Young Scientists successfully organised in 2000 and 2001 in co-operation with Aschehoug publishing house. She also works for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Vera is responsible for the student group "Sakharov" at the EU Contest.
	Espen Oen Lie Espen is a graduate student of engineering in physics and management at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Espen was greatly inspired by his attendance at Space Camp at Andøya Rocket Range and now runs a rocket club partly based in Trondheim and his native Bergen. Espen is responsible for the student group "Marconi" at the EU Contest.
	Eirik Mo Eirik is a graduate student of engineering in industrial mathematics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He has been leader of Trondheim Young Scientists. In March 2001 he helped organise the largest international thematic student festival in the world in Trondheim. Eirik has initiated an Internet based homework aid that he runs on behalf of the Norwegian Association of Young Scientists. Eirik is responsible for the student group "Nansen" at the EU Contest.
	Martin Olsson Martin is a graduate student of engineering in physics at Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg. He has, like the other Swedes on our team, been leader of the science club in Trollhättan. He now use much of his time on the executive board of the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists as well as heading the Nordic Youth Science Weeks (NORNA). Martin is responsible for the student group "Einstein" at the EU Contest.
	Henrik Sahlin Pettersen Henrik studies medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The in the past couple of years Henrik has won first prize in the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists and then participated at both WYRE in Hannover and Intel ISEF in Detroit. Henrik has been head of the youth science club in Trondheim and is a part of the organising team of the Norwegian Cyber Camps in the same city. Henrik is responsible for the student group "Fleming" at the EU Contest.
	Aase Merethe Raddum Aase is a Rotary exchange student in Ecuador in 2000-2001. She won a second prize as well as the Research Council of Norway Honorary Award when she presented a project in sociology at the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists in 1998 together with two friends. Aase co-founded the youth science club in her native southern Norwegian town of Arendal. Aase is responsible for the student group "Cajal" at the EU Contest.
	Kristin Viste Kristin studies medicine at the University of Bergen and works as a Norwegian Cancer Society-student scholar on a molecular biology project at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology. She was a successful participant at the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists 1998. Subsequently she co-founded Bergen Young Scientists, which she now leads. Kristin has also been one of the initiators of the Bio Med Camps in Bergen of which she has scientific responsibility. Kristin represented Norway at the Nobel prizes in Stockholm in 2000. Kristin is an assistant to the jury at the EU Contest.
Assistant Student Helpers:
	Marit Braute Marit studies medicine at the University of Bergen. She is from the Northwestern Norwegian town of Molde. Marit is a founding member of Bergen Young Scientists club and remains on its board. She is also a co-initiator of the Bio Med Camps at which she has financial responsibility.
	Gustav Frisholm Gustav works for the American financial information company FactSet Research Systems Inc. He is originally from Oslo, but lives in London/Frankfurt. Gustav has an undergraduate degree in finance (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Management (Handelshøyskolen BI) and has received Ruhrgas scholarships in economics from the Research Council of Norway twice. Gustav has been an active member of the Norwegian Association of Young Scientists since he joined its board in 1992. 1993-99 he served as Vice President of this organisation. Gustav was the initiator of the Space Camps at Andøya in 1996.
	Halvor Grønli Halvor is a secondary school student of electronics in Oslo. He has been helping out with the national contests and promotion work for the young scientists for several years.
	Astrid van Wingerden Astrid studies medicine at the University of Bergen. She is originally a Dutchman from The Hague, but moved to Bergen in 1991. Astrid co-founded Bergen Young Scientists and Bio Med Camp in 1998 and has since been an active part of both. She has responsibility for participants at Bio Med Camp.