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

Treasurer (2004-2012 & 2014-2015) (Acting Treasurer)

Dr. Michael Cotter

Vice President (Europe) (2023 - 2024)

Dr. Paulius L. Tamosiunas

STEAM Curriculum Manager, Researcher, Chair of Molecular Biotechnology (BSc) study programme at Vilnius University, Lithuania. Director of Science Education Centre (NGO). Education background -Virology, Yeast Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Education Twenty-year-long experience in gifted student education gathered in more than 40 International Science Olympiads (IJSO, IBO, IChO, IPhO, EUSO/EOES).