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International Physics Olympiad

International Physics Olympiad (IPO) Awards

40th International Physics Olympiad in Merida, Mexico

The 40th International Physics Olympiad was held at Merida, Mexico. Five students on the Singapore team achieved the following outstanding results, placing the Singapore team an unofficial 8th out of 71 teams.

The Singapore team was led by A/P Rajdeep Singh Rawat from NIE, NTU and Mr Bernard Ricardo Widjaja from NUS High School of Math and Science.

Name

School

Performance

Amyas Chew Weng Khin

RI

Gold

Jarrel Seah Chen Yi

ACS (I)

Gold

Tan Zhong Ming

NUS High School

Silver

Teo Mae Hwee

NUS High School

Silver

Ong Ming Yang

HCI

Silver

39th International Physics Olympiad in Hanoi, Vietnam

The 39th International Physics Olympiad was held at Hanoi, Vietnam. Five students on the Singapore team achieved the following commendable results, placing the Singapore team an unofficial 11th out of 82 teams.

The team was led by A/P Kwek L.C. from NUS and A/P Rajdeep Singh Rawat from NIE, NTU.

Name

School

Performance

Chan Wai Hong Ronald

RJC

Gold

Lam Chee Yong Leslie

NUS High School

Silver

Zhao Ye

NUS High School

Silver

Ng Kia Boon

RJC

Silver

Zhai Weichao

NUS High School

Silver

38th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Isfahan, Iran, 13-22 July 2007

The 38th International Physics Olympiad was held in Isfahan, Iran. Five Singaporean students achieved outstanding results, clinching a total of two Golds, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals, bringing Singapore to an unofficial 9th placing out of 73 participating counctires. The team was led by A.P. Kwek LC of NIE/NTU.

Name

School

Performance

Li Haoyi 

ACSI

Gold

Daniel Sim

RJC

Gold

Yak Xin Yang

RJC

Silver

Daniel Lo

RJC

Bronze

Cheryl Quah 

RJC

Bronze

37th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Singapore, 8-17 July 2006

The 37th International Physics Olympiad saw a total of more than 85 countries participating in this annual prestigious international event held for the first time in Singapore. Hosted in the beautiful campus of the National Institute of Education (NIE) amidst the verdant greenery of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) located in western Singapore, Singapore was proud to play host to more than 600 delegates hailing from numerous countries all around the globe. Associate Professor Paul Lee from NIE and Dr. Roland Su from the National University of Singapore (NUS) led the Singapore team to yet another successful medal tally.

Name

School

Performance

Low Guang How

HCI

Gold

Lee Yirun Arthur

RJC

Silver

Cheng Justin 

RJC

Bronze

Sitaram Krithin 

RJC

Bronze

Ho Wen Wei 

RJC

Bronze

36th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Salamanca, 3-12 July 2005

The 36th International Physics Olympiad was held in Salamanca, Spain. Five Singaporean students achieved outstanding results, hauling in a total of three Gold and 2 Bronze medals, bringing Singapore to a 5th placing out of 74 participating counctires; the best performance in 17 years at the IPhO. The team was led by Dr. Rawat Rajdeep Singh from NIE and Ms Fabiola Lip from ACJC.

Name

School

Performance

Ng Wei Xiang Jonathan

ACJC

Gold

Koh Chan Swee

HCI

Gold

Ang Jian Peng

RJC

Gold

Wong Da Wei

HCI

Bronze

Li Hongyi

RJC

Bronze

35th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Pohang, 16-22 July 2004

The 35th International Physics Olympiad was held in Pohang, South Korea. The opening ceremony was held on 16 July 2004 and graced by the President Moo-hyun Roh of South Korea. The closing ceremony was held on 22 July 04. The competition involved 73 participating countries and about 332 competitors. There were a total of 133 accompanying leaders and 70 observers and  observers. Each country can send up to 5 competitors and 2 leaders and any number of observers and visitors. The Leaders sent by MOE were Dr Kwek Leong Chuan from NIE/NTU and Mr. Sherwyn Goh from TJC.

34th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Taipei, 3-11 Aug 2003

The 34th International Physics Olympiad was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The opening ceremony was held on 3 Aug 03 and graced by the President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan. The closing ceremony was held on 11 Aug 03. The competition involved 54 participating countries and 239 competitors. There were a total of 143 accompanying leaders, visitors and observers. Each country can send up to 5 competitors and 2 leaders and any number of observers and visitors. The Leaders sent by MOE were Asst. Prof. Kwek Leong Chuan from NIE/NTU and Mr. Terence Chew from TJC.

Name

School

Performance

He Ruijie

RJC

Silver

Lee Ching Hua

VJC

Silver

Tan Guangyan Gideon

RJC

Bronze

Wang Jiun Haur

RJC

Honourable Mention

Desmond Cai

RJC

Honourable Mention

33rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Bali, Indonesia, 23-30 July 2002

The Singapore Team led by Asst. Prof. Kwek Leong Chuan from NIE/NTU and co-leader, Dr. Roland Su from NUS won 2 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze and 1 Honorable Mention. Based on the medal tally, Singapore is ranked tenth.

The individual student performance is listed as follows:

Name

School

Performance

Ng Boon Leong

ACJC

Gold

Tham Nicholas

RJC

Gold

Tan Joseph

RJC

Silver

Foo Chuan Sheng

RJC

Bronze

Lee Yang Yang

RJC

Honourable Mention

32nd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Antalya, Turkey, 28 Jun 2001

Singapore 's delegation was led by Asst. Prof. Lim Hock Siah (NUS) and Mr. Goh Wee Sen from VJC. The observer, sent by the IPS was Asst. Prof. Kwek Leong Chuan from NIE/NTU. In the 32nd IPhO, our students performed very well, achieving 1 Gold (Joel Goh Weiqiang), 2 Bronzes and 2 Honourable Mentions.

31st International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in United Kingdom, 8-16 July 2000

The event was held on 8-16 July 2000 in UK. The delegation leader was Asst. Prof. Paul Lee Choon Keat. (Lecturer, NIE) and the deputy leader was Mr. Daniel Khor Eng Hao (SH, Anglo-Chinese JC). The Observer Asst. Prof. Hock Siah (Lecturer, NUS)

Name

School

Performance

Ng Wee Hao

HCJC

Bronze

Toh Kai Yang

RJC

Honourable Mention

Brian Lim You Liang

NJC

Honourable Mention

Jonathan Tay Jianxiong

RJC

Honourable Mention

Ng Yee Seng

TJC

none

30th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Padua, 18-27 July 1999

The event was held on 18-27 July 1999 in Padua, Italy. The Singapore team did exceptionally well winning one Gold medal (He Ruimin), one Silver medal (Chen Zilong), and two Bronze medals (Seo Jiahan Eugene & Yeo Wenzheng). In terms of medals won, Singapore was placed 13th out of 62 participating countries. The team was led by Dr Ivica Orlic.

Yearly Awards

2008 IPS Awards

2007 IPS Awards

2006 IPS Awards

2005 IPS Awards

Annual Best Undergraduate Physics Medal

Annual Best A Level Physics students

Physics Olympiad Medal Statistics

International Physics Olympiad Awards

Asian Physics Olympiad

Singapore Physics Olympiad

Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad

 

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