We are very pleased to announce the results of the
ninth annual University Physics Competition.
The University Physics Competition is an international contest for
undergraduate students, who worked in teams of up to three students at their
home colleges and universities all over the world, and spent 48 hours during the
weekend of November 9, 10, & 11, 2018, analyzing an applied scenario using
the principles of physics, and writing a formal paper describing their work.
In this year’s competition 281 teams submitted
papers for judging. 185 teams selected “Problem
A – Sending a Light Sail Propelled Nanocraft to Alpha Centauri” and 96 teams
selected “Problem B – Compost Pile Sizes.”
For Problem A, the Gold Medal Winning Teams were:
Team 158: Shubham Jain, Surabhi Gupta, & Kaavya
Sahay
Institution: Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi
Faculty Sponsor: Pradipta Ghosh
Team 258: Carles Falcó, Lucía Vílchez, & Jacob Erlikhman
Institution: University of California,
Santa Barbara
Faculty Sponsor: Nathaniel Craig
Team 295: Li Zeyue, Liu Mingjiang, & Wu Tianhao
Institution: National University of
Defense Technology
Faculty Sponsor: Yi Wenjun
For
problem B, the Gold Medal Winning Teams were:
Team 240: Jaume Cunill Subiranas, Marc Serra Peralta, &
Laia Waffelaert Pascual
Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Faculty
Sponsor: Àlvar Sánchez Moreno
Team 285: Yang Mingyue, Liu Hao, & Sun Meichen
Institution: National University of Defense Technology
Faculty
Sponsor: Zhong Ming
Of the 281 papers submitted in the 2018 University
Physics Competition, 5 teams (1.8%) were ranked as Gold Medal Winners, 50 teams
(18%) were ranked as Silver Medal Winners, 75 teams (27%) were ranked as Bronze
Medal Winners, and 151 teams (54%) were ranked as Accomplished Competitors.
We extend our sincerest congratulations to each of
the competing teams for their excellent work and their enthusiasm for physics!
Kelly S. Cline
Carroll College; Helena, MT
Director of the University Physics Competition
director@uphysicsc.com
www.uphysicsc.com