IJSO Former Executive Committee (EC) Members
President (2015 - 2022)
Dr. P.K.Joshi (India)
Academic Program coordinator of Jr. Science Olympiad in India,
Faculty of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
President (2012 - 2015)
Prof. Sang Chun Lee
Second President of International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)
Director, Department of Nano Science and Engineering, Kyungnam University, ROK
Chairman of ASEAN+3 Center for the Gifted in Science(ACGS)
President of Society of International Gifted in Science(SIGS)
Office: +82-55-249-2020, Mobile: +82-10-3867-2791
President (2004 - 2012)
Prof. Dr. Masno Ginting
First President of International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)
Vice President (Asia)
Dr. Ui Wook Hwang (South Korea)
Professor, School of Science Education,
Kyungpook National Univ. South Korea
Chief Director, Institute for Phylogenomics and Evolution, KNU, South Korea
LOC Chairman of IJSO-2015, Daegu, South Korea
Vice President (ASIA) (2012 - 2015)
Dr. P.K.Joshi (India)
Vice President (ASIA), Academic Program coordinator
of Jr. Science Olympiad in India,
Faculty of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Relations officer (2011 - 2012)
Dr. Heide Peters (Germany)
Chemistry Education
(Director of IJSO in Germany)
Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Olshausenstrasse 62, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Office: +49-431-880-3133
Email: peters@ijso.info
Vice President (Africa)
Dr. Robin Naidoo (South Africa)
Co-ordinator oF South African Olympiads in Natural,
Life and Physical Sciences
Co-ordinator for South African Teams to IBO, IPHO, IJSO and ICHO.
Vice-President for Africa - IJSO, Pretoria, South Africa
+27 11 3182027, + 27 83 2677055
Secretary (2012 - 2015)
Prof. Yung-Ta Chang (Chinese Teipei)
Associate Professor and Director
Department of Life Science
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei
Relations officer (2012 - 2015)
Dr. Mahesh Edirisinghe Ph.D. (Sri Lanka)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Physics
University of
Colombo 00300 SRI LANKA
Vice President (Europe)
Dr. Heide Peters (Germany)
Chemistry Education
(Director of IJSO in Germany)
Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Olshausenstrasse 62, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Office: +49-431-880-3133
Email: peters@ijso.info
Vice President (Americas)
Prof. Ronaldo Fogo (Brazil)
Physics Professor ( 1987 )
BS Metallurgical Engineer ( 1989 )
Physics Textbooks Author ( 2000 )
Brazilian Team Leader – IPHO and IJSO
( 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Vice President for Americas ( IJSO- International Junior Science Olympiad )
Vice President of American Junior Science Olympiad
Vice President (Asia) (2018 - 2022)
Fatima al-Rashid (Qatar)
Head of science department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
IJSO's national coordinator of the biology, chemistry, and physics.
Secretary (2015 - 2022)
Robin Powles (Zimbabwe)
Head of the Chemistry Department of the Hellenic Academy
- A Leading Private School in Harare, Zimbabwe
Education Background - Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
With Considerable Experience in Health Related Businesses
Treasurer (2015 - 2022)
Dr. Kwok-Tung Lu Ph.D. (Chinese Taipei)
Professor, Department of Life Science
National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese Taipei
Animal Physiologist & Neuroscientist.
Science committee of IJSO 2007
Co-chairman of Science committee of IBO 2011.
Relations officer (2004 - 2011)
Dr. Echakart Lucis
Vice President (Europe) (2004 - 2012)
Dr. Paraic James
Treasurer (2012 - 2015)
Dr. Paraic James (Ireland)
Faculty; Department of Chemical sciences,
Dublin city University
