Physics league… for kick-ass students
The International Association of Physics Students [IAPS], the Dutch umbrella organization for physics study associations [SPIN] and the physics students association in Utrecht [A–Eskwadraat] have launched a new contest challenging physics (under)graduate students. The first edition of the Physics League Across Numerous Countries for Kick-ass Students [PLANCKS] will be organised in April 2014 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The competition focuses on theoretical physics problems to be solved by participating teams. Some sample exercises are already available on the PLANCKS website.
The goal of the competition is to increase international collaboration, social activities and personal development of individual contestants. By bringing together physics students from different parts of the world, a setting to exchange ideas and experiences in a challenging environment will be created.
Students who want to participate must form a team of 4 people from the same country. A national competition will have to be organised to select the best 3 teams per country. The PLANCKS organisers encourage universities, national learned societies and national student associations to organise the selection and to disseminate the contest.
More information is available on the PLANCKS website.
