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The Olympiad is a nine-day international competition among pre-university students from more than 60 nations. — AAPT.ORG
Meet the Team
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Vincent Bian
Traveling Team
Poolesville, MD
Poolesville High School
Teacher: Christopher Hanson
Senior
Bio:I’ve always been a curious child: learning as much as I could about the nine planets when I was a child (Pluto was still considered a planet back then),… read more
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Eddie Chen
Plainsboro, NJ
West Windsor - Plainsboro High School N
Teacher: Walter Zubrzycki
Sophomore
Bio:I did not become motivated and serious about math until middle school. In fact, I did not strive to excel in anything before middle school, partly becau… read more
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Bio:Sometimes when I go to bed, I can’t stop thinking about you until sleep shadows my mind. Sometimes when I have spare time at home you find your way into… read more
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Bio:My passion for physics did not start with math, nor was I the stereotypical curious child. I dreamed of becoming a Minecraft YouTuber like SkyDoesMinecr… read more
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Bio:Like most of my teammates, my interest in science began at an early age. My favorite toys were always magnets that I could put together, pull apart, flo… read more
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Bio:Don’t question why I’m writing this in verse,
After all my poetry is pretty much the worst.
But perhaps, this might be more fun,
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Bio:Like many of my peers, I got in to the world of Olympiads through Mathcounts and AMC 8. I, as well as all of my friends, raced forward to become the bes… read more
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Bio:In third grade, I became fascinated with whales. At my local library, I hunted for books on cool facts about the orca, searched for accounts of bottleno… read more
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Bio:I started working on the F=ma competition when I was in 8th grade, on the suggestion of my dad. He helped me prepare for the F=ma, teaching me how to de… read more
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Bio:As my friends and blog readers will tell you, I tend to enjoy writing (and talking) about myself. However, writing this bio turned out to be harder than… read more
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Bio:I love physics. Physics fascinates me by explaining everything around me and opens my mind up to entirely new ways of thinking.
I have been intrig… read more
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Bio:“Think and Wonder, Wonder and Think” - Dr. Seuss.
These two have always been important elements in my life, and in my opinion, they go hand and ha… read more
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Bio:Like many others, my interest in physics was preceded by an interest in math beginning in middle school. I was drawn to how the same content knowledge, … read more
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Bio:I first heard about the F=ma contest in 9th grade, and at the time, I went into the contest interested in just trying it out. While I’d done some physic… read more
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Bio:I like to read and learn and look around. The world is very big and has lots of things and happenings in it for us to see and hear. Being able to know… read more
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Bio:As a young child, I was always drawn to math, its deceptive simplicity enthralling me. In elementary school, I was always the person who would finish al… read more
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Bio:My physics journey began with a book I read at eight years old. (No, not Halliday and Resnick!) Rather, I remember picking up a copy of the book Star Cr… read more
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Bio:In this universe, our existence is a an astonishing miracle, one that at first is nearly impossible to believe. To attempt to systematically explain and… read more
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Bio:I don’t remember much from elementary school. I recall that I liked to watch leaves change color, slide paper from under a coin without moving it, and s… read more
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Bio:Like many physics campers, my journey into academic competitions started in middle school with Mathcounts. Although nothing notable came out of my three… read more
Contact Information
For more details and information about the U.S. Physics Team, please contact AAPT's Programs department at 301-209-3340 or programs@aapt.org
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