2025 U. S. Physics Team Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
College Park, MD, May 27, 2025—After a rigorous search involving two exams, the American Association of Physics Teachers has identified the top contenders as members of the United States Physics Team. They come from Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. There are high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
These bright emerging physicists will participate in Physics Boot Camp at the University of Maryland in College Park, May 27-June 7. Most of the students invited to the camp are the top science student in their high school. For many, it is their first chance to meet other students who are truly their peers. The training camp is a crash course in the first two years of university physics. Students learn at a very fast pace. They have an opportunity to hear about cutting edge research from some of the community's leading physicists.
The twenty members of the 2025 U.S. Physics Team will prepare for the mentally grueling exams and lab tests they'll face at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) to be held July 17–25 at PALAISEAU, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France, where student scholars from over 80 nations will test their knowledge in physics, competing with the world's best. At the end of Camp, the coaches will identify the five students who will represent the United States in the IPhO.
The members of the 2025 U.S. Physics Team are:
Raymond Feng, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA
Harry Gao, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Agastya Goel, Henry M Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA
Mahith Gottipati, Dulles High School, Sugar Land, TX
Alice Huang, Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Allen Li, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA
Jeffrey Li, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA
Kevin Li, Carlmont High School, Belmont, CA
Luke Shao, West Windsor Plainsboro HS South, Princeton Junction, NJ
Ian Wang, BASIS Independent McLean, McLean, VA
Joshua Wang, Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield, WI
Jiaqi Wu, Harvard-Westlake High School, Los Angeles, CA
Eric Xie, Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci & Tech, Alexandria, VA
Richard Yang, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA
Kaiwen Yao, Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh, NC
Hairong Yaoyin, Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA
Feodor Yevtushenko, University High School, Irvine, CA
Brian Zhang, Northville High School, Northville, MI
William Zhao, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA
Owen Zhou, Basis Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
The coaches for the 2025 U.S. Physics Team are Academic Director, Tengiz Bibilashvili; Coaches, Kellan Colburn, Natalie LeBaron, Rishab Parthasarathy, and Elena Yudovina; and Junior Coach, Evan Erickson.
The U.S. Physics Team is sponsored by the generous support of private donors, the American Institute for Physics and the member societies of the American Institute of Physics:
Acoustical Society of America
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Astronomical Society
ACA: The Structural Science Society
American Meteorological Society
American Physical Society
AVS: Science &Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
Optica
The Society of Rheology
Hosting University:
University of Maryland
Corporate Sponsors:
Cambridge University Press
Citidel Securities
D.E.Shaw Group & Company
Non-Trivial
Turnitin
List of Events
May 27 — Physics Team members arrive at the University of Maryland for training camp
June 7 — Camp Closing Ceremony: Five students will be chosen to represent the U.S. Physics Team at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
July 18-24 — International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), Paris, France
About AAPT
AAPT is an international organization for physics educators, physicists, and industrial scientists—with members worldwide. Dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching, AAPT provides awards, publications, and programs that encourage teaching practical application of physics principles, support continuing professional development, and reward excellence in physics education. Founded in 1930, the Association is headquartered in the American Center for Physics at College Park, Maryland.
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