The EPFL team: Ruslan Mushkaev, Ivan Rijkov, Nicholas Greensmith, Vincent Masson and Maxime Scheder
Physics enthusiasts will descend on Switzerland for this year's tournament, as the School defends the gold medal it won in 2018 - this time on its home turf. Between 21 and 26 April, EPFL will both host and compete in the International Physicists' Tournament (IPT) 2019. The event will bring together over 200 physics students from around the world - all representing their university and country. "This will be a record-breaking year, with 19 teams from 16 different countries," says Evgenii Glushkov, a PhD student in the laboratory of nanoscale biology (LBEN). Glushkov is also leading the 10-member student organizing committee, which is chaired by Jean-Philippe Ansermet, a physics professor at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences. The IPT isn't just about the competition itself. Members of the public will be able to watch the presentations at every stage of the event, and there will be plenty of surprises in store - including live experiments and demonstrations, as well as easily digestible explanations.
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