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International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore
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StatusActive
GenreForum
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Technological University
CountrySingapore
Years active15
InauguratedJanuary 19, 2009 (2009-01-19) [1]
Most recent8 - 12 January 2024
Websiteisyf.hci.edu.sg

The International Science Youth Forum (ISYF) is a science enrichment programme for students from all over the globe. It is hosted at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), under the Students' Science Research Club (SSRC),[2] and co-organised by Ministry of Education (Singapore), with the support of National Research Foundation, Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Science Centre Singapore, bringing students from across Asia-Pacific together to network and dialogue, with Nobel laureates coming down to share their experiences in the scientific field.

In 2010, a record five Nobel laureates were involved in the panel discussion, one of the key parts of the forum.[3] In 2016, it brought together over 120 students and educators from all over the world.[4]

From 2020 to 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the forum was held online through Zoom. In 2023, the forum went back to its original physical format, inviting over 100 delegates across the world to Singapore.

Forum[edit]

First organized in 2009 by students from Hwa Chong Institution and co-organized by Nanyang Technological University, Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), the forum has been held every year since 2009.

Themes[edit]

Year Theme
2009 Science and the Ever Changing Environment[1]
2010 Future Innovations and Science [3]
2011 Challenges for a Sustainable World [5]
2012 Nurturing the Scientific Mind [6]
2013 Breaking Through [7]
2014 Science for Humanity in the 21st Century [8]
2015 Becoming a Modern Scientist [9]
2016 Communicating Science [4]
2017 Innovation for a Better Life [10]
2018 Transcending Frontiers [11]
2019 Science: A Common Language [12]
2020 Evolving Aspirations: Divergent Pathways, Convergent Future [13]
2022 Sparking Innovation, Igniting Collaboration [14]
2023 Reconnecting, Reimagining: Looking Ahead to a Better World[15]
2024 Science and Technology for Humanity: Building a Sustainable Future[16]

Eminent Scientists over the Years[edit]

Name Notable Award/Position/Accomplishment Year(s) Invited
Sir Anthony Leggett Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003 2009,[1] 2012,[6] 2014,[8] 2016,[17] 2017[10]
Professor Douglas D. Osheroff Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 2009,[1] 2010,[18] 2013[7]
Professor Kurt Wüthrich Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 2009,[1] 2014[8]
Professor Avram Hershko Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 2009[19]
Professor Jerome I. Friedman Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 2010,[18] 2011[5] 2014,[20] 2016[17]
Sir Richard J. Roberts Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993 2010,[18] 2015[21]
Professor Leland H. Hartwell Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001 2010[18]
Professor David J. Gross Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 2010,[18] 2014,[20] 2016[17]
Professor David Phillips President of Royal Society of Chemistry 2010[18]
Professor Robert C. Richardson Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 2011[5]
Professor Vladimir Voevodsky Fields Medal in 2002 2011,[5] 2013,[7] 2014,[20] 2017[10]
Professor Aaron Ciechanover Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 2012,[6] 2014,[8] 2015[21]
Professor Claude Cohen-Tannoudji Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 2012,[6] 2015,[21] 2018,[11] 2019[12]
Professor Danny Shechtman Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011 2012,[6] 2013[7]
Professor Sydney Brenner Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2002 2012[6]
Professor James Barber Fellow of the Royal Society in 2005 2012[6]
Professor Albert Fert Nobel Prize in Physics in 2007 2013[7]
Professor Artur Ekert Co-inventor of Quantum Cryptography 2013[7]
Professor Ada Yonath Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 2014,[20] 2018,[11] 2019,[12] 2020[13]
Professor Hartmut Michel Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1988 2014,[20] 2023
Dr. J. Robin Warren Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005 2014,[20] 2016[17]
Professor Martin Chalfie Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 2014[20]
Professor Stephen Smale Fields Medal in 1966 2014[8]
Professor Jackie Ying
  • Named one of the "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" by AIChE
  • Executive Director of Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in A*STAR
  • Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
 2014,[8] 2018[11]
Professor Andre Geim Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 2015,[21] 2017[10]
Professor Arieh Warshel Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 2015[21]
Sir Tim Hunt Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001 2015,[21] 2016,[17] 2017,[10] 2018,[11] 2019,[12] 2020,[13]2023
Professor Ngô Bảo Châu Fields Medal in 2010 2015[21]
Dr. Ng Wai Kiong Team Leader and Senior Scientist for Formulation Sciences at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) (Singapore) 2015[21]
Dr. Su Yi Deputy Department Director of Computing Science Department at A*STAR 2015,[21] 2020[13]
Professor Carlo Rubbia Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 2016[17]
Professor Ei-ichi Negishi Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2010 2016[17]
Professor Rudolph Arthur Marcus Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1992 2017[10]
Professor Barbara Liskov ACM A.M. Turing Award in 2008 2017[10]
Professor Michael Grätzel Millennium Technology Prize in 2010 2017,[10] 2020[13]
Sir James Fraser Stoddart Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016 2018[11]
Professor Klaus von Klitzing Nobel Prize in Physics in 1985 2018[11]
Professor François Englert Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 2018[11]
Sir Michael Francis Atiyah Fields Medal in 1966; Abel Prize in 2004 2018[11]
Dr. Guo Huili Adjunct Assistant Professor at Department of Biological Sciences in National University of Singapore (NUS) 2018[11]
Professor Lim Xin Hong
2018[11]
Dr. Michael Sullivan
2018[11]
Dr. Jonathan Loh Senior Principal Investigator at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in A*STAR 2018[11]
Professor Tan Choon Hong
2018[11]
Professor Barry Barish
  • Nobel Prize in Physics 2017
 2019[12]
Professor Michael Levitt
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
 2019[12]
Professor Pierre-Louis Lions
  • Field Medal in 1994
 2019[12]
Dr. Tuomo Suntola
  • Millenium Technology Prize in 2018
 2019[12]
Dr. Chong Yi Dong
  • Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
  • Assistant Chair, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
 2019[12]
Dr. Kat Agres
2019[12]
Dr. Kedar Hippalgaonkar
2019[12]
Dr. Thomas Liew
2019[12]
Professor Zee Upton
  • Research director of Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), A*STAR
  • Leader of the Skin Integrity, Repair and Regeneration Theme in the Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), a tripartite initiative with Nanyang Technological University and the National Health Group
 2019[12]
Sir Konstantin Novoselov
  • Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010
 2020[13]
Professor Wendelin Werner
  • Fields Medal in 2006
 2020[13]
Dr. Anand Andiappan
  • SIgN Fellow at the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN)
  • Senior Scientist at A*STAR
 2020[13]
Professor David Cameron-Smith
  • Senior Principal Investigator at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, part of A*STAR
 2020[13]
Dr. Neerja Karnani
  • Senior Principal Investigator leading the Systems Biology and Integrative Omics group at Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR
 2020[13]
Dr Pavitra Krishnaswamy
  • Scientist, Principal Investigator and Deputy Division Head at the Institute for Infocomm Research at A*STAR
 2020[13]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Student's Science Research Club". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Record number of Nobel Laureates at the International Science Youth Forum 2010" (Press release). Nanyang Technological University. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
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  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "11th International Science Youth Forum 2019". Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "12th International Science Youth Forum 2020". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ "14th International Science Youth Forum 2022". Retrieved 5 Oct 2022.
  15. ^ "ISYF 2023". main.d35wjia4q6v51p.amplifyapp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  16. ^ [isyf.hci.edu.sg "ISYF 2024"]. isyf.hci.edu.sg. Retrieved 2024-01-03. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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  19. ^ "1st International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore with Nobel Laureates". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g "ISYF 2014 Invited Nobel Laureates & Fields Medallists". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Invited Speakers". 7th International Science Youth Forum 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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