{"id":2183,"date":"2026-02-02T15:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/?p=2183"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:09:22","slug":"student-teams-earn-honors-at-international-physics-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/02\/student-teams-earn-honors-at-international-physics-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Teams Earn Honors at International Physics Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-teams-earn-honors-at-international-physics-competition\"><strong>Student Teams Earn Honors at International Physics Competition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Four teams of students participated in the University Physics Competition, an international contest for undergraduate students. The 48-hour competition took place November 7\u20139 and drew more than 800 teams, each tasked with analyzing a scenario using physics principles and submitting a formal paper detailing their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following teams earned awards for their performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Silver Medal:<\/strong> Cadet Burke (Physics and Mechanical Engineering); Cadets Chapman and Spencer (Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronze Medal:<\/strong> Cadets Hatchew, Salch and Walsh (Physics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronze Medal:<\/strong> Cadets Ramage-Cooper and Steffee (Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cadets Cyrus, Miller and Tompkins (physics) also represented The Citadel in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty mentors John Sanders, Ph.D., and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/faculty-staff\/joel-berlinghieri-ph-d\/\">Joel Berlinghieri, Ph.D.,<\/a> provided guidance and support prior to the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/UniversityPhysicsCompetition.jpg\" alt=\"The Citadel cadets stand with professor at the University Physics Competition\" class=\"wp-image-2219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/UniversityPhysicsCompetition.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/UniversityPhysicsCompetition-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Physics Professor Joel Berlinghieri, Cadet Noah Spencer, Cadet Adam Burke, Cadet Robert Chapman, Cadet Daniel Steffee, and Cadet Zachary Ramage-Cooper.<br>Not Pictured: Cadet Kaitlyn Hatchew, Cadet Connor Salch, Cadet Quentin Walsh, Cadet Kelly Cyrus, Cadet Mason Tompkins, and Cadet Tyler Miller.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four teams of students participated in the University Physics Competition, an international contest for undergraduate students. 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