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Physics Olympiad The mission of the U.S. Physics Team Program is to promote and demonstrate academic excellence through preparation for and participation in the International Physics Olympiad. The U.S. Physics Team fulfills its mission by encouraging excellence in physics education and rewarding outstanding physics students. The competition is sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers, which recruits, selects, and trains teams each year to compete in the International Physics Olympiad Competition. This selection process begins in early January when high schools register their students to participate in the F=ma exam. Each year the 400 top scorers in the nation advance to the quarter-final round of competition. 2011- Christoph Schlom, David Liu The semi-final exam is used as the basis for selection of the 24 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event. At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event.  Tests are ready to go. Where are the students?  Here they are working away on the exams in the North Learning Enrichment Room. |
