Institute of Physics Singapore
Fellowship for Physicists and the Promotion of Physics in Singapore
Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Institute of Physics Singapore (IPS). The IPS proudly promotes the role of Physics in the areas of: Research, Education, Industry and the Community.
The Institute of Physics Singapore (IPS) is the leading scientific body for physics in Singapore, with elected members from local institutes; namely, the National University of Singapore's Physics Department, the Nanyang Technological University's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the National Institute of Education's Faculty of Natural Sciences and Science Education and also the Singapore University of Technology and Design. The Institute hopes to raise awareness and interest in physics amongst the general public through the organisation of physics-related activites and events in conjunction with other institutions in Singapore.
Interested qualified applicants may apply to join.
Updates
IPS is offering a special track at the IPS meeting 2025 as a partner endorsing the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, also with awards thanks to the support from the QEP programme.
The 2025 IPS Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 4 April 2025 at 5:30pm at NUS.
The 2024 Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad had experienced some technical difficulties and will be rescheduled to Term 3 (July to September) 2024. We deeply apologise for this inconvenience, and we hope for your continued support.
Important Notice Regarding the Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad
The 2024 IPS Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 5 April 2024 at 5:30pm at the Physics Conference room, Building S11, Science Drive 3, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, NUS. Members who wish to table any motion at the Annual General Meeting are requested to submit their requests to the secretary by 31 March 2024.
The 27th IPS astronomy retreat will be held on 18-21 June 2024 at the Villea Port Dickson Resort, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Highlights include talks on a variety of astronomy and physics related topics, conducted by professors, experienced amateur astronomers, and other subject-matter experts, as well as stargazing at night (weather permitting).
More details are available in the brochure
The IPS Annual Meeting 2023 was held on 27-29 September at NUS Medicine+Science Library. See http://ipsmeeting.org/ for details!
The 27th IPS astronomy retreat will be held on 19-22 June 2023 at the Villea Rompin Resort & Golf, Kuala Rompin, Malaysia. Highlights include talks on a variety of astronomy and physics related topics, conducted by professors, experienced amateur astronomers, and other subject-matter experts, as well as stargazing at night (weather permitting).
More details are available in the brochure
The IPS Annual Meeting 2022 was hold from 28-30 September 2022 at NTU SPMS. Over 145 technical presentations and six plenary presentations were shared among the approximately 350 attendees from research-active institutions - a sign of a very dynamic research landscape in Singapore for physical sciences! See http://ipsmeeting.org/ for details!
The 49th IPS Annual General Meeting was held on 24 March 2022.
IPS Members now enjoy preferential subscription rate @ S$60/year for The Physics Educator published by World Scientific. Please remember to quote your IPS Membership Number in the "Remarks" field when you subscribe the journal at the World Scientific website.
Important Announcement:
In view of the Personal Data Protection Act which came into force in 2012, IPS would like to emphasize that all personal data is treated with great caution to the best of our knowledge. If you have any objections to the display of your images or names on our website, please email dpo@ipssingapore.org and we will attend to your request as soon as we can.
Data Protection PolicyLast Updated on 2025-03-03