Meet the Team
Team Facts & News
The Olympiad is a nine-day international competition among pre-university students from more than 60 nations. — AAPT.ORG
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bio:My interest in math probably started around second grade when my parents got me a fourth grade math book, and I realized that the problems in it we… read more
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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
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Bio:In elementary school, I was the slacker kid who pestered the teacher to give us easier homework. I had never given much thought to an academic futu… read more
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Bio:When I first sat down to write this biography, I found this task more daunting than the USAPhO Semifinal. The bios I had read from previous years w… read more
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Bio:When I was in kindergarten, my parents noticed that I really liked numbers. My dad took it upon himself to teach me one of the most advanced math t… read more
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Bio:My physics teacher used to tell his students that they would be "masters of the universe" if they could solve physics problems. I've done a lot of … read more
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Bio:As a child, I was an innocent little kid, inquisitive to the world and wondering what it held in store. At this point, I wasn't too different from … read more
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Bio:I am currently a junior at The Harker School, in San Jose, CA. From my early childhood I have always been interested in solving logic and mathema… read more
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Bio:My name is Lawrence Sun and I am currently a junior at the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. My first exposure to the world of academic comp… read more
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Bio:I have been a math person for almost as long as I can remember. Ever since elementary school I've been doing various math contests, starting from l… read more
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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
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Bio:I'm so excited to be invited back to physics camp! I had an incredible time last year, where I gained a deep appreciation for physics and got to sp… read more
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Bio:I grew up in laid-back, always-sunny Southern California and have spent most of my life being the jack of all trades and the master of none. While … read more
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Samuel Zbarsky
Traveling Team
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
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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
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Bio:I have always been passionate about astronomy. Many memories of visits to the local planetarium were accompanied by my animated chatter and ensuing… read more
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