ASET Colloquium

The 46th International Physics Olympiad

by Prof. Anwesh Mazumdar (HBCSE), Mr. Shirish Pathare (HBCSE), Dr. Praveen Pathak (HBCSE)

Friday, November 27, 2015 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at AG-66
Description
The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is an annual competition of the 
brightest high school students from across the world. The 46th IPhO was 
hosted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE-TIFR) in 
Mumbai in July, 2015. Nearly 400 high school students from 83 countries 
participated in the week-long event. This was the first time that IPhO was 
held in India. The year-long academic preparation for the event brought 
together leading researchers and teachers from all over the country. 
Theoretical tasks were based on solar neutrinos, extremum principles in 
physics and the design of a nuclear reactor. The theme of the experimental 
component was the use of light to probe matter, using diffraction by 
helical structures (motivated from Photo 51 of DNA structure) and 
diffraction due to surface tension waves on water surface. The talk gives 
an outline of the Physics Olympiad, a description of the challenging 
academic component and an analysis of the students' performance. 



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