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meet the team

  • Zachary Bogorad

    Solon, OH

    Solon High School

    Teacher: Ronald Fabo

    Sophomore

    Bio:

    I'm not really sure why I'm interested in physics. The biggest reason is definitely an innate desire to know how things work. When I was younger,… read more

  • Jeffrey Cai

    Basking Ridge, NJ

    Ridge High School

    Teacher: Michael Gilmore

    Junior

    Bio:

    I wasn't so interested in physics until I learned that it explained everything in the world. (At least, it's the best explanation we have right now… read more

  • Eric Chen

    San Diego, CA

    Canyon Crest Academy

    Teacher: John Danssaert

    Junior

    Bio:

    My fascination with math began when I was in elementary school, with my grandfather introducing my third grade mind to "heads and legs" problems. F… read more

  • Kevin Fei

    Carmel, IN

    Carmel High School

    Teacher: David James

    Sophomore

    Bio:

    Science has always been part of my life. My parents instilled me and my brother with an interest of science at an early age by bringing us to all k… read more

  • Owen Gray

    Alexandria, VA

    Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci-Tech

    Teacher: Duncan Forbes

    Junior

  • Calvin Huang

    Palo Alto, CA

    Henry M. Gunn High School

    Teacher: Lettie Weinmann

    Junior

    Bio:

    I've always had a sort of penchant for math and the natural sciences; I'd read science encyclopedias cover to cover (mind you, it was a kid's versi… read more

  • Matthew Huang

    San Jose, CA

    The Harker School

    Teacher: Eric Nelson

    Sophomore

  • Grace Lin

    Palo Alto, CA

    Palo Alto High School

    Teacher: Shawn Leonard

    Junior

  • Zach Markos

    Los Angeles, CA

    Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet

    Teacher: Michael Morgan

    Senior

  • Xianglong Ni

    Hattiesburg, MS

    Oak Grove High School

    Teacher: Megan Fortenberry

    Junior

  • Edward Park

    Marietta, GA

    Walton High School

    Teacher: Joan Dutter

    Junior

  • Rahul Sridhar

    San Jose, CA

    The Harker School

    Teacher: Eric Nelson

    Junior

  • Lawrence Sun

    Portland, OR

    Catlin Gabel School

    Teacher: Robert Sauer

    Junior

  • Jonathan Tidor

    Lexington, MA

    Lexington High School

    Teacher: Ryan Grams

    Junior

  • Mike Winer

    Silver Spring, MD

    Montgomery Blair High School

    Teacher: James Schafer

    Sophomore

    Bio:

    Pretty much as far back as I can remember, I have been interested in both science and math. And for most of that time, math was clearly my first ch… read more

  • Jeffrey Yan

    Palo Alto, CA

    Palo Alto High School

    Teacher: Shawn Leonard

    Senior

  • Vickie Ye

    Irvine, CA

    Avid Academy for Gifted Youth

    Teacher: James Li

    Senior

  • Samuel Zbarsky

    Silver Spring, MD

    Montgomery Blair High School

    Teacher: James Schafer

    Senior

    Bio:

    I've loved math as long as I can remember, thanks to my parents. My parents had many years' worth of issues of Kvant, a math and physics journal fo… read more

  • Kevin Zhou

    Lincroft, NJ

    High Technology High School

    Teacher: Charles Christoe

    Senior

    Bio:

    Almost everybody's story seems to start the same way: a love of math. My parents were no scientists, and there weren't any textbooks or science equ… read more

  • Kevin Zhu

    San Jose, CA

    The Harker School

    Teacher: Eric Nelson

    Junior