The 3rd Sri Lankan Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition will
be held on July 18, 2009 (Saturday) from 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. The knowledge
of the applicants will be tested with a one and half hour theory paper on
Astronomy. Those who wish to participate in this competition must inform
the Institute of Physics on or before June 30, 2009 and register themselves
by sending the application form available
here.
Those who do well in the national competition will be given medals and certificates.
Maximum of five students could be selected to participate at the 3rd IOAA.
The 3rd IOAA will be held in Tehran, Iran, from October 17 – 26, 2009.
Those selected students will be trained extensively before the departure
to Iran. To participate in the International Olympiad, the age of the contestants
must not exceed nineteen (19) years to the 1st January 2009. This event
is organized by the Institute of Physics – Sri Lanka in collaboration
with the Department of Physics, University of Colombo and Ministry of Education.
March
2008 - SLAAO test results - New
July 2007 - SLAAO test results
July 2007 - SLAAO test paper
Our participation at the
IOAA 2008 - New
Our participation at the IOAA 2007
IOAA Web Site
International OAA
Competitions:
The purpose
of IOAA is to popularize Astronomy and Astrophysics, and to attract bright high
school students all over the world to Science and especially towards Astronomy
and Astrophysics. The Institute
of Physics Sri Lanka in collaboration
with the Department of Physics, University
of Colombo and Ministry
of Education has made arrangements to hold national competitions, related
to international events annually.
Those who
sat for the 1st National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition held
in 2007 won 10 national awards (2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and 5 Bronze
medals). The awards were presented by the National Science Foundation at a
ceremony held in the BMICH. Further more, five students excelled at the
National Competition represented Sri Lanka
at the 1st International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics held in Thailand from
Nov 30 – Dec 9, 2007. Three honorable mentions were won by the Sri Lankan
students in this event.
The 2nd
National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition was held on March
29, 2008. Results of this competition are published on the web now. The
2nd IOAA was held in Bandung,
Indonesia from August 19-28, 2008.
Participation at IOAA
Competitions:
Those who wish to participate in future IOAA competitions must
inform the Institute
of Physics once
advertised (generally in January of each year) and register themselves by
sending the application form together with the prescribed examination fee.
Application forms can be downloaded from the link given above. The examination
will be held island-wide in 4 centers at the Universities of Colombo,
Peradeniya, Ruhuna, and Jaffna.
Those who do well in the national competition will be given medals and
certificates. Maximum of five students will be selected to participate at the
IOAA. Those selected students will be trained extensively before the departure.
To participate in the International Olympiad, the age of the contestants must
not exceed twenty (20) years on August 1st. There is no age limit to
participate in national competitions.