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

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

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]

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