Vice President

Contact: hajsz.natali (at) kutdiak (dot) hu

Natali Júlia Hajsz is an 18-year-old graduating student at Thomas Mann High School. Her interest in natural sciences started in her childhood. However, the real turning point came when, as a ninth-grade student, she took part in the National Science and Innovation Olympiad with her project about a partially absorbable, personalized wound patch. This gave her the opportunity to gain insight into the world of university research and experience the real atmosphere of scientific work.

Her achievements at national scientific competitions – 1st Prize at TUDOK 2025, 3rd Prize at the KutDiák Poster Competition 2026, 3rd Prize at the National Science and Innovation Olympiad in 2025, 2nd Prize in 2026, and the Richter Gedeon Special Award at the Semmelweis University Students’ Scientific Conference – have been a huge source of inspiration for her. At these competitions, she met dedicated researchers, mentors and young people with similar interests, who further strengthened her commitment to a future in scientific research. The positive feedback, professional recognition and international experience confirmed her belief that the field of natural sciences is the path she would like to follow in the long term.

Thanks to the national competitions, she had the opportunity to present her research results at the international level. As a delegate of the National Science and Innovation Olympiad, she presented her project in Taiwan (TISF), where she received 4th Prize, and in Tunisia (I-FEST²), where she won 2nd Prize. In addition, she had the opportunity to compete in India (ICYS), where she received 2nd Prize in the Poster Competition and 2nd Prize for her presentation, as well as in Germany (Jugend Forscht), where she won 3rd Prize at the Düsseldorf regional competition in 2025, 1st Prize in 2026, and a Special Award at the Bochum state final in 2026.

At these international competitions, she became familiar with new ways of thinking and experienced that her research could provide solutions to social problems.

This also motivated her to begin a new research project: she is currently working on the development of a portable electrochemical pocket sensor that is capable of rapidly detecting date-rape drugs in drinks, thereby contributing to the safety of innocent people.

Her long-term goal is to continue her studies in Hungary in the fields of biology and chemistry, and later work as a doctor and a researcher, contributing to the development of healthcare and biotechnology.

I am sure that, with the help of science, it is possible not only to gain new knowledge, but also to make people's everyday lives safer, easier, and better.