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Mihoko Nojiri (Theory Center, IPNS, KEK), Sunil Gupta22/09/2023, 16:00
When IUPAP was founded in 1922, Japan was the only country from the Asia-Pacific region to participate. Today, many countries and regions from Asia participate in IUPAP, but communication in the Asia-Pacific region has not been organized within IUPAP. Many countries do not participate in IUPAP, so they cannot fully contribute to exchanges in the area. The situation in each country is very...
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Leong Chuan Kwek22/09/2023, 16:10
There has been rapid economic growth in Asian (and the Pacific) countries and regions in the last decade. Moreover, many countries in the Asia Pacific region have steadily contributed increasingly to global scientific outputs. Yet, IUPAP membership in Asia Pacific remains low. How can we increase the visibility of Asia Pacific countries in IUPAP.
Bio: LC Kwek is currently a Principal...
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Tae Won Noh (Seoul National University)22/09/2023, 16:20
The Korean Physical Society (KPS) is celebrating 70th birthday this year. As one of activities, the KPS is organizing the 15th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC-15) together with the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS). APPC is the series of triennial conferences of AAPPS, covering all areas of physics. Due to the pandemic, APPC-15 will be held on-line during August...
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22/09/2023, 16:35
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David Hutchinson22/09/2023, 16:40
IUPAP members in the Pacific are limited to Japan, New Zealand and Pacific Rim nations, plus French territorial interests, without representation across the developing island nations. For these nations science in general and physics in particular is an important tool for development both socially and economically, especially in light of accelerating climate change. In this talk, I will...
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Hassan Shah22/09/2023, 16:55
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Nilam Shrestha22/09/2023, 17:10
This study assesses the state of higher education in Science and Technology of Nepal. It evaluates statistically the number of students studying Physics as their major and compares it to that of the overall Science and Technology fields. Findings reveal the years 2002 through 2019 A.D. saw yearly increase in the student population, signifying the growing interest in Science and Technology...
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22/09/2023, 17:25
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Ya-Ping Chiu22/09/2023, 17:35
To respond the action from IUPAP, the Working Group for the Women in Physics (WGWIP) in Taiwan was registered in 1999 under the Physical Society of Republic of China (renamed as Physical Society of Taiwan in 2017). In addition, the WGWIP in Taiwan became a formal committee in 2001. Since then, the committee has worked on promoting women in Physics, including principal investigators as well as...
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22/09/2023, 17:50
Chair: Youngah Park
Youngah Park has been a professor of Statistical Mechanics at the Department of Physics at Myongji University since 1989. She has been the chair of the Women in Physics working group of Association of the Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) since 2006 and chaired the local organizing committee of the 3rd International Conference on Women in Physics (ICWIP) in 2008....
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