More than 200 students participated in the Physics Olympiads

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The activity seeks to select the delegation of students who will represent our region in the national competition.

Young people from all over the Coquimbo Region gathered at the XXVII version of the “Physics Olympics”, organized by the University of La Serena, through the Department of Physics and Astronomy, in conjunction with the Pedagogy Alumni Center in Mathematics and Physics.

physics2With the aim of generating spaces for participation, promoting interest in physics, this day was developed in order to select the delegation of students who will represent our region in the National Olympics.

Alfredo Pizarro, in charge of the Physics Olympics Commission, explained that this version had spaces available in the different provinces, so that all interested students could undergo the evaluations. "In this edition we managed to receive schools from all corners of the region, for example Illapel and Salamanca, also in Ovalle we have a new headquarters at Colegio Santa María; and the University of La Serena brings together students from La Serena and Coquimbo" , he explained.

Likewise, he stated that during the National Olympics that have been held in the previous two years, the Coquimbo Region has shown very good results. "Gold, silver and bronze medals have been achieved. There is a good performance, it is quite difficult to decide between the first places and form the team that will represent the region."

For her part, Constanza Weishaubt, a student at the Seminario Conciliar School of La Serena, at the end of the day, valued the initiative that incorporates students from all corners of the region, and the level of complexity of the evaluations. “The test was very difficult, there was a lot of development. I have attended the Chemistry Olympics and it is another approach, because there are alternatives and not so much theory, it is more application, and here there was both. It is good that the space can be given to people who are intelligent and who do not matter where they come from, because any school can participate.”physics3

Franco Palma is in second year at Colegio Santo Tomás. He highlighted that this day serves as preparation for his entry into the university world and to test his skills in the area of ​​physics. “The test seemed easy to me based on my knowledge. I found the activity to be very fun. More than anything one comes to mature in certain aspects.”

In this version, enthusiastic and talented young people in the area of ​​physics were invited from their respective schools, ideally from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. It is expected that the first places will form the team that will represent the region in the National Olympics that will take place between November and December.

Written by Sergio Muñoz, Dissemination and Dissemination of Science and Technology ULS