The 4th Sri Lankan Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition will
be held on July 10, 2010 (Saturday) from 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. The knowledge
of the applicants was tested with a one and half hour theory paper on Astronomy.
Those who wish to participate in the next year competition must inform the
Institute of Physics on or before June 25,
2010 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 4th IOAA.
The 4th IOAA will be held in China, from September 10– 20, 2010. Those
selected students will be trained extensively before the departure to China.
To participate in the International Olympiad, the age of the contestants
must not exceed nineteen (19) years to the 1st January 2010. 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.
2009
- SLAAO test results
2008
- SLAAO test results
2007
- SLAAO test results
2009 - SLAAO
test paper
2008
- SLAAO test paper
2007 - SLAAO test paper
Our participation at
the IOAA 2008
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 Sri Lankan Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (SLOAA)
held in 2007 has won 10 national awards (2 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze medals)
presented by the National Science Foundation at a ceremony held in the BMICH.
Further more, five students excelled at the 1st national competition represented
Sri Lanka at the 1st International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
held in Thailand in 2007. Three honorable mentions were won by the Sri Lankan
students in that event with Sri Lankan team recognized as the 13th best
team. Similarly students selected from subsequent SLOAAs represented Sri
Lanka at the 2nd IOAA held in Bandung, Indonesia in 2008 and 3rd IOAA held
in Tehran, Iran in 2009, and had won several international awards.
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.