2006 U.S. Physics Team Formed

AAPT announced 2006 U.S. Physics Team. Five students from California made the team.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Institute of Physics sponsor a competition each year for high school students to represent the United States at the International Physics Olympiad Competition.

The 2006 International Competition will be held July 8-17 at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 

AAPT is responsible for recruiting, selecting and training teams each year to compete in the International Physics Olympiad Competition. This selection process begins in early January when high school teachers nominate their best students. Each year approximately 200 top scorers on this first test advance to the semi-final round of competition.

A second test, student transcripts, and letters of recommendation are used as the basis for selection of the 24 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. There they engage in nine days of intense studying, testing and problem solving.

At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event.

The Five California Students on the 2006 U.S. Physics Team are:

ZeNan L. Chang, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA

David Lo, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA

Yi Sun, The Harker School, San Jose, CA

Timothy H. Hsieh, North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood, CA

Henry P. Tung, Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, CA

For more information, 2006 U.S. Physics Team