International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore

International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore
International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore
Status	Active
Genre	Forum
Frequency	Annually
Locations	Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Technological University
Country	Singapore
Years active	18
Inaugurated	January 19, 2009
Most recent	5th - 9th January 2026
Website	isyf.hci.edu.sg

StatusActive

GenreForum

FrequencyAnnually

LocationsHwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Technological University

The International Science Youth Forum (ISYF) is a science enrichment programme for students from all over the globe. It is hosted at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), under the Students' Science Research Club (SSRC),^[2] and co-organised by Ministry of Education (Singapore), with the support of National Research Foundation, Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Science Centre Singapore, bringing students from across Asia-Pacific together to network and dialogue, with Nobel laureates coming down to share their experiences in the scientific field.

The first edition of the event was hosted in 2009. In 2010, a record five Nobel laureates were involved in the panel discussion, one of the key parts of the forum.^[3] Afterwards, Nobel laureates consistently graced the event in conjunction with the Global Young Scientist Summit. On average, each year, ISYF brings together over 120 students and educators from all over the world.^[4]

In 2021 and 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the forum was held online through zoom. In 2023, the forum went back to its original physical format, inviting over 100 delegates across the world to Singapore. In 2024, the event was scaled back compared to previous years but still enjoyed praises from all stakeholders due to its smooth operation and meaningful talks. Following the success in 2024, further editions of the event was also hosted in 2025 and 2026.

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Year	Theme
2009	Science and the Ever Changing Environment^[1]
2010	Future Innovations and Science ^[3]
2011	Challenges for a Sustainable World ^[5]
2012	Nurturing the Scientific Mind ^[6]
2013	Breaking Through ^[7]
2014	Science for Humanity in the 21st Century ^[8]
2015	Becoming a Modern Scientist ^[9]
2016	Communicating Science ^[4]
2017	Innovation for a Better Life ^[10]
2018	Transcending Frontiers ^[11]
2019	Science: A Common Language ^[12]
2020	Evolving Aspirations: Divergent Pathways, Convergent Future ^[13]
2022	Sparking Innovation, Igniting Collaboration ^[14]
2023	Reconnecting, Reimagining: Looking Ahead to a Better World^[15]
2024	Science and Technology for Humanity: Building a Sustainable Future^[16]
2025	Innovation Unified: Towards A Better Future^[17]
2026	Curiosity Unlocked: How Questions Drive Discovery in the Age of AI^[18]

Name	Notable Award/Position/Accomplishment	Year(s) Invited
Sir Anthony Leggett	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003	2009,^[1] 2012,^[6] 2014,^[8] 2016,^[19] 2017^[10]
Professor Douglas D. Osheroff	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996	2009,^[1] 2010,^[20] 2013^[7]
Professor Kurt Wüthrich	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002	2009,^[1] 2014^[8]
Professor Avram Hershko	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004	2009^[21]
Professor Jerome I. Friedman	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990	2010,^[20] 2011^[5] 2014,^[22] 2016^[19]
Sir Richard J. Roberts	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993	2010,^[20] 2015^[23]
Professor Leland H. Hartwell	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001	2010^[20]
Professor David J. Gross	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004	2010,^[20] 2014,^[22] 2016^[19]
Professor David Phillips	President of Royal Society of Chemistry	2010^[20]
Professor Robert C. Richardson	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996	2011^[5]
Professor Vladimir Voevodsky	Fields Medal in 2002	2011,^[5] 2013,^[7] 2014,^[22] 2017^[10]
Professor Aaron Ciechanover	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004	2012,^[6] 2014,^[8] 2015^[23]
Professor Claude Cohen-Tannoudji	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997	2012,^[6] 2015,^[23] 2018,^[11] 2019^[12]
Professor Danny Shechtman	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011	2012,^[6] 2013^[7]
Professor Sydney Brenner	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2002	2012^[6]
Professor James Barber	Fellow of the Royal Society in 2005	2012^[6]
Professor Albert Fert	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2007	2013^[7]
Professor Artur Ekert	Co-inventor of Quantum Cryptography	2013^[7]
Professor Ada Yonath	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009	2014,^[22] 2018,^[11] 2019,^[12] 2020^[13]
Professor Hartmut Michel	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1988	2014,^[22] 2023
Dr. J. Robin Warren	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005	2014,^[22] 2016^[19]
Professor Martin Chalfie	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008	2014^[22]
Professor Stephen Smale	Fields Medal in 1966	2014^[8]
Professor Jackie Ying	Named one of the "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" by AIChE Executive Director of Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in A*STAR Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	2014,^[8] 2018^[11]
Professor Andre Geim	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010	2015,^[23] 2017^[10]
Professor Arieh Warshel	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013	2015^[23]
Sir Tim Hunt	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001	2015,^[23] 2016,^[19] 2017,^[10] 2018,^[11] 2019,^[12] 2020,^[13]2023
Professor Ngô Bảo Châu	Fields Medal in 2010	2015^[23]
Dr. Ng Wai Kiong	Team Leader and Senior Scientist for Formulation Sciences at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) (Singapore)	2015^[23]
Dr. Su Yi	Deputy Department Director of Computing Science Department at A*STAR	2015,^[23] 2020^[13]
Professor Carlo Rubbia	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984	2016^[19]
Professor Ei-ichi Negishi	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2010	2016^[19]
Professor Rudolph Arthur Marcus	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1992	2017^[10]
Professor Barbara Liskov	ACM A.M. Turing Award in 2008	2017^[10]
Professor Michael Grätzel	Millennium Technology Prize in 2010	2017,^[10] 2020^[13]
Sir James Fraser Stoddart	Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016	2018^[11]
Professor Klaus von Klitzing	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1985	2018^[11]
Professor François Englert	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013	2018^[11]
Sir Michael Francis Atiyah	Fields Medal in 1966; Abel Prize in 2004	2018^[11]
Dr. Guo Huili	Adjunct Assistant Professor at Department of Biological Sciences in National University of Singapore (NUS)	2018^[11]
Professor Lim Xin Hong	Principal Investigator at Institute of Medical Biology in A*STAR Adjunct Assistant Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Adjunct Assistant Professor at Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme in Duke-NUS Medical School	2018^[11]
Dr. Michael Sullivan	Department Director at Institute of High Performance Computing in A*STAR Adjunct Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS)	2018^[11]
Dr. Jonathan Loh	Senior Principal Investigator at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in A*STAR	2018^[11]
Professor Tan Choon Hong	Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) President of Singapore National Institute of Chemistry Director of CN Yang Scholars Programme	2018^[11]
Professor Barry Barish	Nobel Prize in Physics 2017	2019^[12]
Professor Michael Levitt	Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013	2019^[12]
Professor Pierre-Louis Lions	Field Medal in 1994	2019^[12]
Dr. Tuomo Suntola	Millenium Technology Prize in 2018	2019^[12]
Dr. Chong Yi Dong	Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Assistant Chair, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences	2019^[12]
Dr. Kat Agres	Founder and Principal investigator in the Music Cognition Group under the Social & Cognitive Computing Department, Institute of High Performance Computing, at A*STAR Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music	2019^[12]
Dr. Kedar Hippalgaonkar	Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), School of Material Science and Engineering	2019^[12]
Dr. Thomas Liew	Associate Professor and Executive Director in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Member of International Committee of Weights and Measures Member of the board of directors of Metrologia Executive Director of National Metrology Centre	2019^[12]
Professor Zee Upton	Research director of Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), A*STAR Leader of the Skin Integrity, Repair and Regeneration Theme in the Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), a tripartite initiative with Nanyang Technological University and the National Health Group	2019^[12]
Sir Konstantin Novoselov	Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010	2020^[13]
Professor Wendelin Werner	Fields Medal in 2006	2020^[13]
Dr. Anand Andiappan	SIgN Fellow at the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) Senior Scientist at A*STAR	2020^[13]
Professor David Cameron-Smith	Senior Principal Investigator at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, part of A*STAR	2020^[13]
Dr. Neerja Karnani	Senior Principal Investigator leading the Systems Biology and Integrative Omics group at Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR	2020^[13]
Dr Pavitra Krishnaswamy	Scientist, Principal Investigator and Deputy Division Head at the Institute for Infocomm Research at A*STAR	2020^[13]

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