Jun 19 2008
RI teams 1 and 2 have clinched 1st and 3rd positions respectively for the NUS-NTU Astrochallenge 2008!
RI Team 1 comprises: Aaron Tang, Huang Wenjie, Nathanael Wong, Tang Huiyao and Zhong Zhiheng.
RI Team 2 comprises: Dewin Goh, Joel Kek, Haran Kumar, Kevin Kwek and Gerald Sng.
On top of this, RI Team 1 also clinched 1st place for the project round held last Friday.
Jun 19 2008
The team of Tang Huiyao, Vincent Tjeng, and Kang Zi Yang, swiped the Championship position for the Quiz Section, maintaining RI’s impeccable record of first places since the inauguration of the competition.
The team of Kwa Jie Hao, Matthew Lee and Norman Fong achieved third place for the Motor Category, while the team of Ernest Aw, Joel Kek, and Tony Li achieved second place for the Kaleidoscope Round.
May 27 2008
RI’s team represented by Joel Kek, Gerald Sng, Lim Huan Hock and Daryl Wong came in first in the Shell Eco Challenge which took place today from 9 - 5pm. They have won $600 cash, $200 petrol voucher and a trophy. Congratulations to the team.
Apr 24 2008
The results of the 2008 ACJC C. B. Paul Memorial Quiz are as follows:
Team Champions - RI Team 1 (Tang Huiyao, Aaron Tang, Arthur Zhang)
Team Second - RI Team 2 (Barry Tng, Huang Wenjie, Huang Jiahui)
Individual 1st - Barry Tng
Individual 2nd - Tang Huiyao
Individual 3rd - Daniel Lim
Individual 4th - Aaron Tang
Individual 5th - Vincent Tjeng
Individual 8th - Huang Wenjie
Apr 09 2008
Good news from VJC - RI has defeated the defending champions River Valley High to become champions of the VJC Science Quiz 2008!
Coming in individual 6th was Vincent Tjeng.
Coming in individual 2nd was Nigel Fong.
And coming in individual first was Daniel Lim.
We would like to congratulate all of them for the wonderful results.
Jan 22 2008
On 14th March 2008, Friday, from 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm, the Astronomie et Physique Appliquée [sic] of the French-Singapore Institute (FSI) at Nanyang Polytechnic is hosting the 11th Annual Nanyang Polytechnic Astronomy Competition 2008.
The Competition this year consists of 2 parts. Each participant should bring 2 pencils or pens, ruler, eraser and a scientific calculator.
Part A) 12.30 pm: Advanced Astronomy Competition - Up to 2 students from each school will do a small written (physics and mathematical) project [sic] for two hours. Some knowledge of calculus (differentiation) and graphing is required.
Part B) 1.30 pm: Team Astronomy Competition - An one-hour multiple choice Astronomy Quiz. A maximum of 8 Students (minimum of 4) from each school can participate in the Team Competition. The best 4 students’ scores will be compiled for each team. The top 6 teams of the multiple choice Astronomy Quiz will be competing in the final round of Oral Astronomy Quiz. Teams are advised to arrive 45 minutes early for registration.
Some additional information is included in the information sheet sent out by the organisers. If you are keen to participate in either of the above competitions, please email Nigel at nigelfong@gmail.com by 4th February.
Note: Although every effort has been made to ensure that the information included here is correct, there exists the possibility of errors having been made on the part of the organisers in their correspondence to the Science Club regarding the competition.
Jan 17 2008
Dr Phil Chan, an NUS Physics lecturer highly respected in the field of astrophysics and astronomy, will be organising a star gazing session on the 29th of February, from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm at the NUS Football Field. This is a rare opportunity and might serve as a good warm up for the Astronomy competitions later. Interested members should contact the Science Club EXCO.
Jan 17 2008
In the Bridge Building Competition held in Ngee Ann Polytechnic on the 17th of January, 2008, the team comprising Lim Huan Hock, Lin Sen, Chua Kok Peng, and Li Kewei fought hard and achieved third place.
Jan 06 2008
The Ngee Ann Polytechnic Grand Olympiad, currently in its 6th year, is a series of competitions organised by the Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Engineering for Secondary Schools nationwide. This year, RI plans to send in teams for 4 competitions in the Grand Olympiad:
If you are interested in any of the above competitions, please contact a member of the Science Club EXCO.
For the D.A.R.T Challenge, participants are required to participate in a workshop, the last of which will be held on 11th January. Although the timings of the competitions do not clash, note that some of them are held during school hours. More details have been sent to the RISC e-group.
Dec 19 2007
Welcome to the official blog of the Raffles Institution Science Club (or RISC for short). In the near future, we will be posting news, information and anything else pertaining to the Science Club on this blog. You can also look forward to features such as our Fact of the Week which will be posted on this blog.
