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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

  • 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