2025 YSU Physics Olympics
The YSU Physics Olympics will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025. The rules for this year's event have been updated. Please upload the information using the link below.
For event information, please email the Physics Department
- A school may enter more than one (1) team in the competition. Each
team's member list must be entered and included in each event prior to the
competition. Students from a participating school may only be part of one of
the school's teams. - Each team will consist of four (4) to twenty (20) students.
- In order to involve as many students as possible, it is recommended that single competitors enter no more than four (4) events.
- While participation in all events is not required, teams should plan to enter as many events as possible.
- A high school MAY enter more than one (1) team in the competition (ex: TEAM #A, TEAM#B).
- Each team's member list must be entered and included in each event prior to the competition.
- Students from a participating school may only be part of one of the school's teams.
- Each team would complete separately from one another.
- Please be aware Team A's scores only count for Team A and that no other team values would add in to Team A for an event.
Registration fee: $20 per team (mail in or pay the day of event)
| The events |
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| *Download the rules here*. |
| 1. HOT WATER MAKING |
| 2. HOUSE OF CARDS |
| 3. SODA STRAW ARM |
| 4. PING PONG BALL LAUNCH |
| 5. PHYSICS PHLOATER |
| 6. PHYSICS HANG-UPS |
| 7. MAKING MUSIC (Original Musical Instruments) |
| 8. EGG DROP |
| 9. BARBIE BUNGEE |
For questions and information, contact the Physics Olympics coordinator, Sarah Eisnaugle-Bika via email at Sleisnaugle@ysu.edu or 330-553-8551, or Jill Mogg in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, at jmmogg@ysu.edu or by phone at 330-941-3616.