SHSID Achieves Great Results in the Physics Bowl-Shanghai High School International Division

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SHSID Achieves Great Results in the Physics Bowl

May 29, 2018

SHSID Achieves Great Results in the Physics Bowl

On March 31st, under the guidance of Mr Dongsheng Zhang, several students of SHSID attended the Physics Bowl competition at multiple testing centers in Shanghai. On May 15th, the results came out. SHSID achieved 2 World Top 100, 11 National Top 30% in Division 1, and 1 World Top 100 and 1 National Top 30% in Division 2. SHSID also won the regional first place in team score for Division 1.

Held by the AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers), Physics Bowl is an individual competition that tests one’s ability in Physics. It is the most influential physics competition in the US. There are two divisions for the competition. Division 1 is generally designed for students from 9th grade and 10th grade, while Division 2 is designed for students from 11th grade and above.

Eric Fan and John Zhou from 10th grade and Alex Li from 11th grade entered the World Top 100 in Division 1. Angle Qian, Hyuntaek Oh, Hiroki Endo, Leo Li, Boo Sung Kim, Zihao Zhao, Richard Zhang, Tiffany Li, James Liu, Michael Zhang and Charles Wang placed within the national top 30% in Division 1, and Brian Nlong Zhao in Division 2.

Asides from the good results that the students achieved, the Physics Bowl competition also taught useful our competitors some physics knowledge that could be helpful for further study in the field. Overall, the Physics Bowl was a delightful experience.

(Written by 10(8) John Xiaoshu Zhou Pictures by Yan Wang)