Physics students compete in PLANCKS challenge
For the first time, a team of ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ physics students have put themselves forward for the annual PLANCKS competition: a global event in which student teams from around the world compete in a series of fiendish theoretical physics challenges.
Alexia Beale, Maruf Ali and Luke Alstrom – all second year physics undergraduates – took part in the preliminary round of PLANCKS (Physics League Across Numerous Countries for Kick-ass Students), and achieved ninth place in a hotly fought competition.
The ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ team showed a great demonstration of skills during the four-hour competition which included a range of challenges in areas such as fluid dynamics, quantum physics, mechanics, Poisson statistics and Brownian motion.
Alexia Beale said: “"We really enjoyed the event, which included some interesting guest lectures as well as the competition. We worked well as a team, enjoying completing the varied set of questions. We were pleased that we came in the top half of the leaderboard and only a few points behind the leaders.â€
Dr Caroline Shenton-Taylor, Lecturer in Applied Physics, said: “With only four points separating the top nine, the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Physoc team delivered an excellent performance at the event. I’m very proud of them for taking the initiative to enter the competition and represent ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Physics. Hopefully it was a fun experience and one for the diary for 2020!â€
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