Congratulations to the Lithuanian team of students who won a gold medal, two silver medals, a bronze medal and a letter of commendation at the 7th European Physics Olympiad in Hanover, Germany, 16-20 June 2023! The gold medal was won by Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium graduate Tomas Babelis, the silver medals were won by Klaipėda Lyceum graduate Jokūbas Viršilas and Vilnius Lyceum student Paulius Kalinauskas, the bronze medal was won by Kaunas University of Technology Gymnasium graduate Tomas Razbadauskas, and the letter of commendation was awarded to Kaunas University of Technology Gymnasium graduate Dominykas Krasauskas. The team was led by Dr. Jevgenij Chmeliov, associate professor at the Faculty of Physics. Three of the five team members deepened their knowledge of physics by studying at the "Fizikos Olimpas", a school of supplementary education for schoolchildren located at the Faculty of Physics premises.
176 students from 28 European and 10 other countries took part in the Olympiad. During the Olympiad, students competed against each other for two days of 5 hours each, solving experimental and theoretical problems prepared by the organisers of the Olympiad.
