Australian Science Olympiads is an initiative of Australian Science Innovations with the support of the Australian Government Department of
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Monash University, and Merck, Sharp & Dohme (Australia).
The Australian Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads are initiatives of the Australian Mathematics Trust with the support of the Australian
Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Event:
Announcement of Australian teams competing in the
2009 International Olympiads in Science and Mathematics
Guest of Honour:
Sen the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science & Research
Venue:
Parliament House Theatre, Canberra
Date:
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Time:
Official Ceremony at 9:30am, followed by media photo and interview
opportunities from 10:15am
Contact/s:
Suzanne Fraser, Manager, Australian Mathematics Trust, 0437 670 610
Renea Murphy/Jackie Crossman, Crossman CommunicatIons, 0402 218 662
Embargoed until 27th May 2009
AUSTRALIA’S BEST BRAINS SET TO BATTLE IT OUT AT
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS OLYMPIADS
Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, will present the
Olympiad Australian student team members with their blazers at a special ceremony in Parliament
House, Canberra, on Wednesday 27 May 2009.
Twenty-three brilliant Year 11 and 12 students will use brains instead of brawn in their quest for
Olympic gold when they take on the world’s best in the 2009 International Science and Mathematics
Olympiads.
The science, mathematics and informatics stars will go head to head with thousands of students from
around 100 countries worldwide in biology, chemistry, informatics, mathematics and physics
competitions in Tsukuba (Japan), Merida (Mexico), Bremen (Germany), Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and
Cambridge (UK) in July and August.
Thousands of students competed for selection in the teams, through national competitions, exams
and training camps. Teachers across the country use the Olympiads to encourage students to study
science and mathematics and to excite them about the possibilities of careers in these areas.
The science teams were selected after an intensive summer scholar training program run at Monash
University by Australian Science Innovations (ASI), the not-for profit organisation that trains and
manages the team. The training and selection for mathematics and informatics were conducted at
Macquarie University by the not for-profit Australian Mathematics Trust, which administers Australia’s
involvement in the mathematics and informatics programs.
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MEDIA INVITATION
Australian Science Olympiads is an initiative of Australian Science Innovations with the support of the Australian Government Department of
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Monash University, and Merck, Sharp & Dohme (Australia).
The Australian Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads are initiatives of the Australian Mathematics Trust with the support of the Australian
Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
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Australian Teams for the 2009 International Science and Mathematical
Olympiads
Australian team member for the International Science and Mathematical Olympiads are:
Biology
Tsukuba (Japan)
12-19 July 2009
Mel Chen
Brighton Grammar School
VIC
Kristijan Jovanoski
Melbourne High School
VIC
James Woodmansey
Sydney Grammar School
NSW
Thomas Brereton,
North Sydney Boys High School
NSW
Chemistry
Cambridge (UK)
18-27 July 2009
Fangzhi Jia
Northern Beaches Secondary College
NSW
Jason Kong
Christ Church Grammar School
WA
Bill Huang
Melbourne High School
VIC
Kelvin Cheung
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
Informatics
Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
8-15 August 2009
Daniel Berger
Moriah College
NSW
Evgeny Martynov
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
David Tian
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
Kenneth Wong
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
Mathematics
Bremen (Germany)
10-22 July 2009
Aaron Chong Doncaster Secondary College VIC
Andrew Elvey Price
Brunswick Secondary College
VIC
Stacey Law
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
Alfred Liang
Trinity Grammar School
VIC
Dana Ma
Melbourne Girls Grammar School
VIC
Sampson Wong
James Ruse Agricultural High School
NSW
Physics
Merida (Mexico)
11-20 July 2009
Cathryn McDonald
Immanuel College
SA
Fiona Naughton
North Sydney Girls' High School
NSW
Christopher Herron
Gosford High School
NSW
Robert Holt
Christ Church Grammar School
WA
Thomas Lacy
Sydney Grammar School
NSW
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