Problems for the SYPT 2027
These are the 17 problem statements for the SYPT 2027:
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IYPT 2026 at ETH ZurichThe 39th International Young Physicists' Tournament was held at ETH Zurich, bringing togther physics enthusiasts from 35 countries here in Switzerland -
IYPT 2026 Team SwitzerlandThe Swiss team at their home tournament 2026: Szymon Domalewski (captain), Mathis Banerjee, Dimitris Koumoutsakos, Aaron Marques, Rachel Silveira Camargo and coaches Harald Martinussen (team leader), Emilie Hertig and Ophélie Rivière (team leader juror) -
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IYPT 2025 – Bronze MedalThe Swiss delegation consisting of Harald Martinussen (captain), Mathis Banerjee, Rachel Silveira Camargo, Szymon Domalewski, Csongor Muszely and their coaches Chengjie Hu (team leader), Svenja Ruth (team leader juror), Daniel Keller, Emilie Hertig, Frédéric de Montmollin, Malte Uthoff, Ophélie Rivière, Samuel Norton and Eric Schertenleib won a bronze medal in Lund, Sweden. -
IYPT 2024 – Sliver MedalThe Swiss delegation consisting of Eric Kamm (captain), Harald Martinussen, Adrian Rothfritz, Marc Schildknecht and Rachel Silveira Camargo and their coaches Chengjie Hu (team leader), Daniel Keller (experienced juror), Samuel Norton (team leader juror), Eric Schertenleib (EC) and Malte Uthoff won a silver medal in Budapest, Hungary. -
SYPT 2022The SYPT 2022 was held at ETH Zürich.
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IYPT 2019 - Gold MedalThe Swiss delegation consisting of Daniel Gotsmann (captain), Manuel Antoinette, Oskari Jyrkinen, Michael Klein and Alisa Miloglyadova and their coaches Emilie Hertig (team leader juror), Markus Niese (team leader), Daniel Keller (experienced juror) and Eric Schertenleib (experienced juror) wins a gold medal at the IYPT 2019 in Warsaw, Poland.
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IYPT 2018 - Award CeremonyThe Swiss delegation consisting of David Tschan (Captain), Daniel Gotsmann, Daniil Lozner, Piotr Salustowicz and Jakob Storp came 10th. The five students were accompanied by Emilie Hertig (Team Leader), Eric Schertenleib (Team Leader, IOC), Daniel Keller (Juror) and Samuel Byland (Juror, EC).
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SYPT 2018 - WinnersJakob Storp, Natalia Lopez-Edge and Nic Baruffol win the SYPT 2018 at the University of Basel.
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SYPT 2017 - WinnersJohann Schwabe, Florian Wirth and Aladin Bouddat win the SYPT 2017 at the EPFL.
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IYPT 2016 - Gold MedalThe Swiss delegation consisting of Émilie Hertig, Eric Schertenleib (teamleader), Zara Vance, Daniel Keller (independent juror), Joonas Vättö, Kathrin Laxhuber, Marc Bitterli (captain), Patrick Lenggenhager (teamleader juror) und Samuel Byland (EC) wins a gold medal at the IYPT 2016 in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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IYPT 2016 - Team PhotoThe Swiss team 2016: Zara Vance, Joonas Vättö, Émilie Hertig, Marc Bitterli (captain) and Kathrin Laxhuber.
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SYPT 2016 - WinnersKathrin Laxhuber and Marc Bitterli (both form the MNG Rämibühl) win the SYPT 2016 at the ETH Zürich.
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IYPT 2015 - MedalThe Swiss delegation wins bronze medal at the IYPT 2015 in Nakhonratchasima: Samuel Byland (EC, juror), Lioba Heimbach (captain), Eric Schertenleib (teamleader), Marc Bitterli, Phyllis Barth, Michael Rogenmoser, Kathrin Laxhuber and Daniel Keller (teamleader juror).
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IYPT 2015 - Team PhotoThe Swiss delegation at the IYPT 2015 in Nakhonratchasima: Daniel Keller (teamleader juror), Eric Schertenleib (teamleader), Lioba Heimbach (captain), Kathrin Laxhuber, Marc Bitterli, Phyllis Barth, Michael Rogenmoser and Samuel Byland (EC, juror).
SYPT
The Swiss Young Physicists' Tournament (SYPT) is a Swiss competition, where physics enthusiasts from secondary schools from anywhere in Switzerland participate. In a preparatory phase they carry out a small research project, whose results are presented and defended at the actual tournament.
Pro IYPT-CH
Pro IYPT-CH is the organization that organizes not only the national tournament SYPT but also the preparation for both the SYPT as well as the IYPT and the qualification for the Swiss team.
IYPT 2026 Highlights
The full recording of the Final Physics Fight can be found here on YouTube: IYPT 2026 Final Physics Fight.
Swiss Team on TeleZüri
The local news channel TeleZüri reports on the Swiss Team at IYPT 2026, click here to watch the video.
Press Release – Switzerland wins Silver at IYPT 2026
Schweiz gewinnt Silber an der Heim-Physikweltmeisterschaft
Zürich, 12.07.2026
Das Schweizer Team kam am International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT)
2026 an der ETH Zürich unter die Top-10 Teams und gewann damit eine Silbermedaille. Der Erfolg
zeigt das Potenzial projektbasierten Lernens: Über ein Jahr hinweg arbeiteten die Schülerinnen und
Schüler eigenständig an anspruchsvollen Forschungsprojekten und verteidigten ihre Resultate auf
internationalem Niveau. Mit der Austragung des IYPT und dem starken Abschneiden des Heimteams
unterstrich die Schweiz ihre Rolle als Standort innovativer MINT-Bildung und Talentförderung.
Press Release – Physics World Cup in Switzerland (German)
Physikweltmeisterschaft in der Schweiz
Zürich, 02.07.2026
Anfang Juli findet das 39. International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT) in der Schweiz statt. Mittelschülerinnen und Mittelschüler aus sechs Kontinenten messen sich an der ETH Zürich um den Titel als Physikweltmeister. Das interaktive Turnierformat verbindet eigenständige Forschung mit wissenschaftlicher Debatte und gibt wichtige Impulse für einen forschungsorientierten Physikunterricht.
SYPT 2027 at University of Basel
The SYPT 2027 will be held on the 6th and 7th of March at the University of Basel. Preregister now!
The new problem set for 2027 can be found here.
SYPT Online Coaching
In order to help the students with their preparation, we organize the SYPT Online Coaching, where the participants can ask general questions about the SYPT or get help to get started with a specific problem. If you are a participant and interested, or if you would like to know more about the SYPT before signing up, please feel free to contact
Swiss Team wins the IYPT 2022
For the first time, the Swiss team won the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT). In Timisoara, Romania, the team of Jan Kamm (Captain), Anja Christina Duevel, David Fankhauser, Chengjie Hu, and Joel Tan won the title of Physics world champion. The students were coached by Ophélie Rivière, Jakob Storp, Daniel Keller, Eric Schertenleib, and Michael Klein.
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