US
Students Win Medals at International Physics Olympiad
College Park, MD (July 21, 2004) - Every U.S. student sent to the 2004
International Physics Olympiad held this year in Pohang, South Korea,
will bring home a medal.
Yi Sun, San Jose, CA and Elena Udovina, Shaker Heights, OH, were awarded
gold medals. Anson Hook, Princeton, NJ, and Eric Mecklenburg, Gates Mills,
OH, won silver medals and Jeffrey Middleton, Austin, TX, brings home
a bronze.
Udovina earned special honors: the most original solution in the competition,
and the best score among female participants. This is the second year
in a row that the US has earned top female student honors.
The students competed against students from 71 other nations.
Coaches Mary Mogge from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona,
chair of the physics department and Robert Shurtz, a physics teacher
at the Hawkins School in Gates Mills, OH, accompanied the team to the
nine-day competition.
The U.S. Physics Olympiad Program was started in 1986 to promote and
demonstrate academic excellence and prepare students to compete in the
International Physics Olympiad. The U.S. Physics Team is co-sponsored
by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute
of Physics.
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To request photos, archive B-roll of Physics Camp, or more information
please contact
Martha Heil, American Institute of Physics, (301) 209-3088.
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