21 May 2014 – Potsawee Manakul from Mahidol Wittayanusorn School became one of the fifteen gold medalists as APHO 2014 concluded on 18 May 2014. He was among a total of 12 Thai students taking part in the competition. Korrawat Pruegsanusak from Triam Udom Suksa School, Vit Sriprachyakul and Sorawich Wathanapenpaiboon, both from Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, won silver medals, while Thippayawis Cheunchitra from Samsen Wittaya, Ananwat Tippawat from Mahidol Wittayanusorn, and Saris Visessumon from Suan Kularb Wittayalai received bronze medals. Receiving the Honorable Mention prize was Naratip Nunchot from Princess Chulabhorn’s College. 

 

Ms. Ekajit Kraivichien, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Royal Thai Embassy, attended the Opening Ceremony on 12 May 2014. The Closing Ceremony on 18 May was attended by Ms. Kasama Suebwises, Minister Counsellor. The competition took place during 12-18 May 2014 at the National University of Singapore with students from 27 countries across Asia taking part in the contest. 

 

About APHO 

APHO is the premier physics competition for pre-university students from Asian countries. It has its origins in the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), an annual event first started in Warsaw in 1967 as a premier physics competition for pre-university students from around the world. In 1999, the team leader of Indonesia, Dr. Yohanes Surya, together with the late President of IPhO, Prof. Waldemar Gorzkowski, undertook to create and organize the first Asian Physics Olympiad in April 2000 in Indonesia. This event attracted participation from 12 Asian countries. Its successful implementation has been followed by the subsequent host countries, Taiwan (2001), Singapore (2002), Thailand (2003), Vietnam (2004), Indonesia (2005, second time), Kazakhstan (2006), China (2007), Mongolia (2008), Thailand (2009, second time), and Taiwan (2010, second time). 

(Source: www.apho2014.org)