Hassan Sai Dehqan, head of Young Researchers Club, told IRNA on Tuesday that Ramtin Yazdanian and Amir Youssefi were the silver medalists, while Mohammad Ansarifard, Sajjad Khodadadian and Merdad Malek Mohammadi won the bronze medals of the competitions, in which 81 countries participated.
IPhO is the most prestigious international physics competition for individual secondary school students aiming to stimulate young people's interest in physics, to propagate natural and exact sciences amongst school students, and to promote science education throughout the world by means of international contacts.
This year the annual global physics competition brought together 1000 best young physicians all over the world to Estonia.
The Olympiad was organised under the auspices of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, jointly with University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Archimedes Foundation and Estonian Society of Physics.
Competition were held in two locations: in the capital Tallinn (team leaders) and the oldest university town of Estonia, Tartu (students).
On 20 July when the main events took place in Tartu the city carried the title "Physics capital of the world". During the day there was a number of physics/natural sciences promoting events taking place all over the city including the lecture from nobelist Sir Harold Kroto, the 1996 Nobel prize winner in chemistry.
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Iran wins 2 silver, 3 bronze medals at 43rd World Physics Olympiad
Jul 24, 2012, 5:34 PM
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Tehran, July 24, IRNA – Iranian students physics olympiad team on Tuesday managed to win two silver and three bronze medals of the 43rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), held in Estonia from July 15-24.
