IYPT Australia

IYPT Australia Problems 2010 Released

The 23rd International Young Physicists Tournament will be held in July 2010 in Vienna, Austria. Qualify via IYPT Australia.

The 8th IYPT Australia Challenge will be held on Friday March 5 and Saturday March 6 March 2010 at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane.

Congratulations: Australia win Bronze Medals!

The 22nd International Young Physicists Tournament was recently held in Tianjin, China. The Australian Team of Jessica Morton, Tom Alcorn, Suzanne Scott, David Yap and Daniel Kim challenged for a position in the final, lying 2nd after two rounds, before finishing in eigth position and winning Bronze Medals. This continues the excellent record of Australia at IYPT finishing eleventh or better in all of the last ten years, including winning in 2007.

Full results at: IYPT 2009 China

The International Young Physicists Tournament was a tournament created in the USSR to foster scientific research and improved international communication in Physics. It is an annual team competition for high school physics students. Australia first entered IYPT in 1998.

The purpose of IYPT is to develop scientific thinking, research skills, communication skills and teamwork. It is a unique tournament for high school students of physics.

One purpose of IYPT Australia is to bring the benefits of the IYPT experience to Australian physics students. Australian involvement began in 1998 with a single school, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, representing Australia. This has expanded to be open to all schools in Australia.

Another purpose of IYPT Australia is to stimulate interest in engineering and science careers. The nature of the tournament promotes scientific research and problem solving stretching the participants to work on very complex problems. Successful students will hopefully see future studies in science and engineering as an attractive option.