Report on 2004 KPS-ASMLWISE Physics CAMP
September 30, 2006
Korean Physical Society
Presented by Youngah Park (Myongji University)
Chairperson Women Committee of KPS1

Background of the Camp Project• Women physicists consist of only 5% in Korea• Girls are discouraged to show interest in science,
especially in physics• Need to bring more women into the mainstream
and leadership of physics in order to make themequal partner in a technological society andenhance contribution to the society throughphysics by both genders.

• In April 2002, KPS established the Women
Committee to improve the situation of women in theKorean physics community.
• Women Committee of KPS co-organizedphysics camp for the high school girl students
with WISE center of Ewha Woman’s University
during the summer of 2002 and 2003.
WISE( Women into Science and Engineering)

Center played a role of recruiting students
and provided administrative activities for thecamp.

2• Goals of Physics camp for girl students.
To give them an opportunity
to work and interact with working physicists
and to be motivated in physics andenhance smart girl networking,• With the donation from the Foundation ASML Trust,
KPS could double the size of the 2004 physics
camp and much more attentions were given to thecamp among high school girl students.

Camp Schedule•July 9 - 28: Announcement and registration•July 30:

Matching students and laboratories• Aug. 2 -6 : Laboratory-visiting
and research-participating program•Aug. 11- 12: Two-day camp at the WISE Center of•
Ewha Woman’s University•Presentations are evaluated and awarded3

• Number of Participating students
77 students from all over the country• Number of Participating Laboratories
20 excellent University and Research Institute Labs.
• Three or four students were arranged to visit a laboratory
and members of each of twenty teams did basic
experiment
for the period of five days.
• After they finished visiting programs, they prepared
cooperatively to present their result.
• Mentor: Professors and graduate students.

At the laboratories

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On-Site Camp Daily Schedule
DateFirst day(Aug. 11, 2004)

Second Day(Aug. 12, 2004)

TimeProgram

13:00 - 13:30

Registration

13:30 - 13:50

Opening Ceremony

13:50 - 15:20

Oral Presentation I (5teams)

15:20 - 15:40

Recess

15:40 - 16:45

Special Lecture I

17:00 – 18:30

Oral Presentation II(5 teams)

18:30 - 20:00

Dinner

20:00 - 21:00

Oral Presentation III (5 teams)

21:20 - 23:00

Dialogue with graduate students andbuddies

23:00 -Sleep

09:00 - 10:40

Oral Presentation IV(5 teams)

10:40 - 11:00

Recess

11:00 - 12:00

Poster Presentation

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30- 14:30

Special Lecture II

14:30-15:30

Evaluation and Award ceremony

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Opening Ceremony (Aug 11, 2004)

Opening remark from KPS President

7Congratulating remark from WISE Center President

Oral Presentation

89• Questions from evaluating professors

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Special Lecture I

Prof. Soo-bong Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
Title: Big Bang and the Early Universe

11Special Lecture II•

Dr. K. W. Jung (KRISS)
Title: Vacuum Technology in Everyday Life

Dialogue with graduate students and buddies

12Poster Presentation

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Evaluation Committee

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Closing Ceremony (Aug. 12, 2004)

Awarding a certificate of camp participation

Evaluation Comment
Chairman of the committee Professor Jun Tak Lee

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KPS President Prize

KPS President Prize• Recipients: Jang Eunyoung, Jo Hyegeun (Suwon Girls’High School), Lim Soran (Sawoo High School)
Title: Study on OLED at Nano Structure and Display Lab• Mentor: Professor S-H Choi andgraduate student Jang Inhee,
Kyunghee Univ. (Suwon)• Awarded a chance to visit ASML in Netherlands.
• Chosen to be Korean Students delegates to participate
the “Physics for Tomorrow”, Launching Conference of
the International Year of Physics 2005, Jan 13-15 at
UNESCO Headquarters in Paris18

Study Trip to Netherlands and Conferencein Paris by the winning team members ofKPS President Prize(Jan 10-Jan 19, 2005)
Tuesday January 11 in Paris: Orsay Museum, Notre
Dame Cathedral, Tour Eiffel• Wednesday January 12 in Paris: Louvre Museum, Arcde Triumphe, Rodin Museum• January13-15 in Paris: “Physics for Tomorrow”• Launching Conference of the International Year ofPhysics, Unesco Headquarters

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Visiting Netherlands• * Sunday January 16 in Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum,• Anne Frank House, riding a museum boat
• * Monday January 17 in Eindhoven :•Visiting ROC Eindhoven (ROC=Regional EducationCenter)•Visiting PSV Soccer club Eindhoven, Training centerg• Tuesday January 18 in Veldhoven:•Visiting Sondervick College, High school in Veldhoven•
Visiting ASML Headquarters in Veldhoven

Visiting ASML Headquarters

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Presentation at ROC in Eindhoven

Visiting PSV soccer club21

Sondervick College class“Physics for Tomorrow”,
Launching Conference of the InternationalYear of Physics 2005, Jan13-15, Paris

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“Physics for Tomorrow”

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AmsterdamParis24

Outcome(1) Provided girl students an opportunity to work andinteract with working physicists and graduate student
mentors.
(2) Valuable experience in performing basic experiment atexcellent laboratories.
(3) Developed a network with girls having common
concern as a result of group activity.
(4) Important chance to determine study path and careerdevelopment in near future.
(5) Widen their vision for science and engineering.
(6) Also we could improve the public atmosphere about
girls doing physics and made an initiative role in leading
girls into the world of physics.

(7)Study trip to Netherlands and Launching
Conference in Paris• Visiting ASML headquartes, ROC, Sondervick College :precious chance to understand the strong power ofNetherlands in science and engineering, which became
possible by basic education emphasizing old tradition ofscience and creativity.
• Participating into Launching conference of theInternational Year of Physics in UNESO headquarters inParis stimulated students’ academic motivation andenriched their academic experiences.
• Study tour inspired all the winning team members
intellectually to play a leading role in science andengineering in the near future.

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