Physics Olympiad 2008

The Physics Olympics is held annually in May. Faculty, Students and Staff from the FOCUS Center, the Department of Physics, the University of Michigan Society of Physics Students (SPS) organize, plan and facilitate the Olympiad. The main objective is to provide a healthy and fun academic competition for high-school students. Once again this year, we are delighted to sponsor the Olympiad. The 2008 Physics Olympiad will be held on Saturday, May 3^rd. The web site for the 2008 Physics Olympiad will go live soon. Online registration will be available.

Pictures from previous Physics Olympiads

Light, Color, and Optics for High School Teachers 

We welcome local teachers and in particular The Detroit Metropolitan Area Physics Teachers (DMAPT) on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007, for a meeting at the Physics Department at the University of Michigan . The meeting is sponsored by FOCUS and has as its main theme the teaching of Optics in high school.