ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani team achieved remarkable success at the first International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO-2024) held in the Philippines, securing two silver and two bronze medals.
Bronze went to Ehban Awan of Karachi Grammar School and Qasim Salam of Siddeeq Public School, Rawalpindi. Silver went to Suleman Nouman of Siddeeq Public School, Islamabad, and Subhan Kashif of Lahore Grammar School.
The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), the top-ranked engineering university of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), selected students from across the country through rigorous tests and scrutiny. They were then trained at PIEAS under the mentorship of Dr. Sajjad Tahir from PIEAS and Dr. Muhammad Maqsood from the Education Directorate of PAEC to prepare for the Olympiad.
INSO-2024, held in Clark, Philippines, from August 1-6, 2024, was sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international institutions.
The winning students, their parents, teachers from their respective institutes, and mentors from PIEAS and PAEC deserve commendation for representing Pakistan with such distinction on the global stage.