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Cristine Villagonzalo, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
President
Armando Somintac, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
First Vice President
Giovanni Tapang, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Second Vice President
Francis Paraan, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Secretary General
Paul Leonard Atchong Hilario, Ph. D.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman
Treasurer
Councilors
Rommel Bacabac, Ph. D.
Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Cebu City
Rona Barbarona
Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Raymund Bolalin, Ph. D.
Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Herbert Domingo, Ph. D.
Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Elmer Estacio, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Eric Galapon, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Voltaire Mistades, Ph. D.
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, De La Salle University, Manila
Marienette Vega, Ph. D.
Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
The 2nd Philippine Nuclear Research and Development Conference (PNRDC2020) will be held from December 8 to 10 to coincide with the DOST Philippine Nuclear Research Institute’s Atomic Energy Week. This online conference aims to circulate the latest advancements on the national and international trends in nuclear R&D, impacts, and policies to the public, as well as to provide a forum for S&T and policy discourse among researchers and the general public.
The last PNRDC, held in 2018, led to the publication of a Special Issue on Nuclear S&T in the Philippine Journal of Science. Once again, the PNRDC2020 Organizing Committee is eyeing to produce another special issue from this year’s accepted submissions.
PNRDC2020 is inviting researchers with novel insights on nuclear S&T, including radiation, X-rays, isotopes, and related applications and policies, to submit an abstract for possible oral or poster presentation at this online conference.
The Abstract Template and Submission Guidelines can be found here: bit.ly/PNRDCAbstract. Please email your submission to: pnrdc-secretariat@pnri.dost.gov.ph with the Subject: [Surname] – PNRDC 2020 Abstract – [Poster/Oral]. The deadline for submissions is on 6 November 2020 at 11:59 PM.
Further inquiries may be sent to the Conference Secretariat: pnrdc-secretariat@pnri.dost.gov.ph.
Eduardo Cuansing, Jr., Ph.D.
Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics
University of the Philippines Los Baños
President
Elmer Estacio, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics
University of the Philippines Diliman
First Vice President
Johnrob Bantang, Ph. D.
National Institute of Physics
University of the Philippines Diliman
Second Vice President
Cyril Sadia-Salang, Ph. D.
Materials Science and Engineering Program
University of the Philippines Diliman
Secretary General
Marie Josephine De Luna, Ph. D.
Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
University of the Philippines Manila
Treasurer
Councilors
Lean Dasallas, Ph. D.
University of the Philippines Diliman
Francis Paraan, Ph. D.
University of the Philippines Diliman
Vallerie Ann Samson, Ph. D.
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
Alexandra Santos-Putungan, Ph. D.
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Ranzivelle Roxas-Villanueva, Ph.D.
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Michael Francis Ian Vega, Ph.D.
University of the Philippines Diliman
Jae Lord Dexter Filipinas
Mindanao State University−Marawi City
Niña Angelica Zambale
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP) held a planning workshop in preparation for the upcoming annual Physics Conference last 30 November at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics in UP Los Baños, Laguna.
The aims of the Workshop were to develop plans for the 2020 Physics Conference and to enhance collaborations through team building. In small groups at first and then in plenary, the participants articulated their ideas for the annual conference with regard to trends, desires of the attendees (students, researchers, teachers, foreigners, and others) and some brave “What if …” scenarios. After the Workshop proper, some of the participants joined a short but challenging trek to the UPLB Mudspring in Mt. Makiling.
For the first time since 2019, the Philippines sent a delegation to the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), the pinnacle physics competition for pre-university students.
The Philippines was represented in the event by the student contestants Franco Mari Cabral (Philippine Science High School – Main Campus), Harold Scott Chua (Philippine Science High School – Main Campus), Gabriel Angelo Vila (Philippine Science High School – Calabarzon Regional Campus), along with the Team Leaders Dr. Jose Perico Esguerra and Dr. Alexander De Los Reyes, and Invigilators Dr. Rhenish Simon and Niña Angelica Zambale. Mr. Cabral and Mr. Chua received a Bronze Medal and an Honorable Mention, respectively.
The contestants from the Philippines took their theoretical and experimental exams in Quezon City synchronously with other IPhO contestants around the globe. The five national winners of the 2022 Philippine Physics Olympiad, which was co-organized by the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP) and the Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM), were invited to represent the Philippines in IPhO 2022. Mr. Cabral, Mr. Chua, and Mr. Vila accepted the invitation, and trained whole-day for close to a month in preparation for the contest.
According to the IPhO statutes: the cutoff-scores for the various awards should be set after the preliminary marking and before the moderation sessions, and should ensure that the top 8% of the contestants are awarded gold medals, the top 25% of the contestants are awarded gold or silver medals, the top 50% of the contestants are awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals, and the top 67% are awarded gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention. This year’s examination is the most difficult set of IPhO problems ever: the cutoff-score for a gold medal of 23.7 out of 50 is much lower than the previous record low gold cut-off score of 27.2 out of 50 in IPhO 2019 and record high gold cut-off score of 42.2 out of 50 in IPhO 2015. The IPhO 2022 exam consisted of three theoretical problems (Permanent Magnets, James Webb Space Telescope, Scaling Laws) and two experimental problems (Planet, Cylindrical Diode).
The International Physics Olympiad in 2020 was canceled, and the Philippines was not able to participate in the 2021 International Physics Olympiad due to logistical challenges and mobility restrictions. IPhO 2022 was initially planned to be hosted by Belarus as a hybrid in-person and online event. But in April 2022, the IPhO International Board voted to revoke the status of Belarus as host and explore other possibilities for IPhO2022. Switzerland was officially announced as the new host country in late May 2022. IPhO 2022 was conducted as a distributed in-person event with local invigilation and online monitoring from Switzerland from 10 to 17 July 2022.
The next International Physics Olympiad will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 10 to 17 July 2023.
Left to Right:
Invigilators Rhenish Simon and Niña Angelica Zambale; Contestants Franco Mari Cabral (Bronze Medal), Gabriel Angelo Vila, and Harold Scott Chua (Honorable Mention); Team Leaders Jose Perico Esguerra and Alexander De Los Reyes.
Photo Credit: Rhenish Simon
The Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas, in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University School of Science and Engineering, will hold an optics and photonics symposium and exhibit in celebration of the International Day of Light (Pandaigdigang Araw ng Liwanag) on 16 May 2019. The event will take place at the new arts and education building at The Ateneo Doreen Black Box, Areté.
The event is open to the public and will include hands-on optical demonstrations and discussions with emphases on inter-disciplinary researches in the applied sciences and the arts.
For more information and pre-registration please visit https://forms.gle/Xvx42vPY8QC76acz6.
