Nancy Dalakoura is a physics enthusiast, having participated and excelled in various national and international physics competitions. In 2022 her team placed first in the International Young Naturalists’ Tournament (IYNT), a competition of scientific debates and experiments. From there she went on to represent her country in the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT), a prestigious event for experimental physics.
Seeing a lot of new students entering these competitions yearly, not knowing the process or having preparation material, she wanted to play a role in supporting them. This is why she founded SciBridges, an educational non-profit aiming to democratize access to international science competitions for students all over the world.
Nancy is also interested in art and philosophy and is an incoming freshman at Stanford where she’ll be pursuing both of her interests in physics and philosophy this coming fall.
During this episode Nancy guides us through what the IYNT and IYPT are, talks to us about her curiosity for the intersection of physics and philosophy: quantum mechanics, narrates her journey of taking the risk of not sitting the Panhellenic exams and focusing on studying abroad and pursuing her passions and so much more!
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