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Research Physics Class Competed at United States Invitational Young Physicists Tournament
Members of Woodberry’s research physics class competed with students from around the world last weekend at the United States Invitational Young Physicists Tournament.
Woodberry Forest physicists competed in a series of “physics fights” on four tournament problems that the students have been researching for months. In physics fights one team presents a solution to an assigned problem, with the other team asking questions and critiquing the presenting team’s work.
Nam Bui ’19, Michael Deng ’18, Maxwell Johns ’18, and Taylor Tucker ’19 represented Woodberry on stage and presented the team’s solutions to the problems. Four other Woodberry boys — Sean Kim ’18, Mike Keohane ’19, William Xie ’19, and Shannon Yu ’18 — acted as scouts during the tournament, watching other teams’ presentations for insights and information. The scouts also helped prepare Woodberry’s presentations.
The team was coached by Erik Born. Greg Jacobs, a Woodberry physics teacher and chair of the school’s science department, is president of the United States Association for Young Physicists Tournaments, the organization that sponsored this year’s competition. The tournament was held at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia; the Woodberry squad finished in seventh place.
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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