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

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

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

NameNotable Award/Position/AccomplishmentYear(s) Invited
Sir Anthony LeggettNobel Prize in Physics in 20032009,[1] 2012,[6] 2014,[8] 2016,[17] 2017[10]
Professor Douglas D. OsheroffNobel Prize in Physics in 19962009,[1] 2010,[18] 2013[7]
Professor Kurt WüthrichNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20022009,[1] 2014[8]
Professor Avram HershkoNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20042009[19]
Professor Jerome I. FriedmanNobel Prize in Physics in 19902010,[18] 2011[5] 2014,[20] 2016[17]
Sir Richard J. RobertsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 19932010,[18] 2015[21]
Professor Leland H. HartwellNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 20012010[18]
Professor David J. GrossNobel Prize in Physics in 20042010,[18] 2014,[20] 2016[17]
Professor David PhillipsPresident of Royal Society of Chemistry2010[18]
Professor Robert C. RichardsonNobel Prize in Physics in 19962011[5]
Professor Vladimir VoevodskyFields Medal in 20022011,[5] 2013,[7] 2014,[20] 2017[10]
Professor Aaron CiechanoverNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20042012,[6] 2014,[8] 2015[21]
Professor Claude Cohen-TannoudjiNobel Prize in Physics in 19972012,[6] 2015,[21] 2018,[11] 2019[12]
Professor Danny ShechtmanNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20112012,[6] 2013[7]
Professor Sydney BrennerNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 20022012[6]
Professor James BarberFellow of the Royal Society in 20052012[6]
Professor Albert FertNobel Prize in Physics in 20072013[7]
Professor Artur EkertCo-inventor of Quantum Cryptography2013[7]
Professor Ada YonathNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20092014,[20] 2018,[11] 2019,[12] 2020[13]
Professor Hartmut MichelNobel Prize in Chemistry in 19882014,[20] 2023
Dr. J. Robin WarrenNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 20052014,[20] 2016[17]
Professor Martin ChalfieNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20082014[20]
Professor Stephen SmaleFields Medal in 19662014[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 GeimNobel Prize in Physics in 20102015,[21] 2017[10]
Professor Arieh WarshelNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20132015[21]
Sir Tim HuntNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 20012015,[21] 2016,[17] 2017,[10] 2018,[11] 2019,[12] 2020,[13]2023
Professor Ngô Bảo ChâuFields Medal in 20102015[21]
Dr. Ng Wai KiongTeam Leader and Senior Scientist for Formulation Sciences at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) (Singapore)2015[21]
Dr. Su YiDeputy Department Director of Computing Science Department at A*STAR2015,[21] 2020[13]
Professor Carlo RubbiaNobel Prize in Physics in 19842016[17]
Professor Ei-ichi NegishiNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20102016[17]
Professor Rudolph Arthur MarcusNobel Prize in Chemistry in 19922017[10]
Professor Barbara LiskovACM A.M. Turing Award in 20082017[10]
Professor Michael GrätzelMillennium Technology Prize in 20102017,[10] 2020[13]
Sir James Fraser StoddartNobel Prize in Chemistry in 20162018[11]
Professor Klaus von KlitzingNobel Prize in Physics in 19852018[11]
Professor François EnglertNobel Prize in Physics in 20132018[11]
Sir Michael Francis AtiyahFields Medal in 1966; Abel Prize in 20042018[11]
Dr. Guo HuiliAdjunct 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 LohSenior Principal Investigator at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in A*STAR2018[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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "1st International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Student's Science Research Club". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Record number of Nobel Laureates at the International Science Youth Forum 2010" (Press release). Nanyang Technological University. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "8th International Science Youth Forum 2016". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "3rd International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2011 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "4th International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2012 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "5th International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2013 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "6th International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2014 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "7th International Science Youth Forum 2015". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "9th International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2017 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "10th International Science Youth Forum 2018". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "11th International Science Youth Forum 2019". Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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)
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "8th International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2016 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2nd International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore 2010 with Nobel Laureates". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "1st International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore with Nobel Laureates". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ISYF 2014 Invited Nobel Laureates & Fields Medallists". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Invited Speakers". 7th International Science Youth Forum 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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