Asian Physics Olympiad 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Talal Al Rashidi Supported by the Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, Mawhiba, and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, the Asia Physics Olympiad was successfully organized in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, from May 4 to 12, 2025. (1) A total of 224 students from 30 countries or territories participated in the 25th Asian Physics Olympiad: Australia (8), Azerbaijan (5), Bangladesh (8), China (8), Chinese Taipei (8), Hong Kong
Talal Al Rashidi
Academic seminar on Academician Junhao Chu’s scientific thoughts: Advancements and Perspectives in China’s Infrared Science by Huang Zhiming On March 20, 2025, the academic seminar, Advancements and Perspectives in China’s Infrared Science: Scientific Contributions of Academician Junhao Chu, was held at Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan Hotel to honor Junhao Chu, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The seminar highlighted Academician Chu’s significant contributions to infrared science an
Huang Zhiming
The Physical Society of Japan: The 6th (2025) Fumiko Yonezawa Memorial Prize by JPS The late Fumiko Yonezawa, emeritus professor of Keio University, made major contributions to physics, such as the development of the coherent potential approximation, and the theory of the metal–insulator transition in liquid selenium. Prof. Yonezawa served as the first female president of the Physical Society of Japan (JPS), and as the president of the Society for Women Scientists for a Bright Future, she also
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The Physical Society of Japan: 3rd (2025) AAPPS-JPS Award by JPS In order to promote research in physics in Japan, the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) and the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) jointly award the “AAPPS-JPS Award” to young JPS members who achieve outstanding research results. The 2025 winners of the third AAPPS-JPS Award are listed below. Kohei Kawabata Associate Professor, Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo Symmetry and Topology in No
The Physical Society of Japan announces the recipients of the 30th Outstanding Paper Award by JPS In recognition of important achievements toward progress in physics, the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) annually selects outstanding papers from among original research articles published in the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Progress of Theoretical Physics, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, and JPS Conference Proceedings. The selection committee has chosen five papers f
Capacity building of students through the Thai Physics Society by Boonrucksar Soonthornthum Enhancing capacity building in physics through senior project competitions can be one of Thailand’s most powerful strategies for cultivating a new generation of skilled and motivated physicists. A “Royal Trophy,” bestowed by Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, is awarded to the winner of the senior project competition for sustained and outstanding achievement
Boonrucksar Soonthornthum
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