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2013 USA Biology Olympiad National Finals at Purdue University
McLean, VA – April 30, 2013 – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces twenty top high school students have been selected to participate in the eleventh Annual USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) National Finals, from June 2-14, at Purdue University for the fourth consecutive year.
The finalists were selected based on their high scores from the USABO Open and Semifinal Exams. CEE reports that nearly 10,500 students registered nationally for the USABO.
Team USA members earned gold medals at the last five International Biology Olympiad competitions, including 2012 after their USABO qualifying activities and exams at Purdue.
“CEE is proud to sponsor the USABO with Purdue University and to train high school scholars in practical and theoretical biology,” said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE. “The Center is very proud of United States students’ continued success at the IBO.”
The USABO National Finalists will gather at Purdue to compete for U.S. medals. The top four medalists will participate July 14-21 in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Bern, Switzerland. The IBO is a worldwide competition involving students from 60 countries.
During the two weeks at Purdue, the finalists will participate in intensive theoretical and practical tutorials. The high school students will study with leading U.S. biologists who are experts in the fields of cellular biology, microbiology, biotechnology, plant anatomy & physiology, animal anatomy & physiology, ethology, genetics & evolution, ecology, ethology, and biosystematics.
At the conclusion of the two weeks, the students take two exams, a practical and a theoretical. The four highest scoring students are named “Team USA 2013” and will represent this nation at the IBO.
The 2013 USA Biology Olympiad National Finalists are:
California | |
Kevin Bao, Cambridge Educational Institute, Chino Hills | |
Nikhil Buduma, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose | |
Bingfei Cao, Westview High School, San Diego | |
Bryce Hwang, Foothill High School, Pleasanton | |
Raghu Dhara, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont | |
Katie Dunn, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica | |
Siddharth Trehan, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento | |
Karen Wong, Franklin High School, Elk Grove | |
Catherine Wu, Canyon Crest, San Diego | |
Delaware | |
Lei Ding, The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington | |
Michigan | |
Sidharth Chand, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills | |
New Jersey | |
Michael Gao, Freehold High School, Freehold | |
Charles Gleason, Bergen County Academies, Hackensack | |
Raymond Wang, Holmdel High School, Holmdel | |
New Mexico | |
Eric Li, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM | |
Oregon | |
Abhijit Mudigonda, Westview High School, Portland | |
Texas | |
Karen Li, Cypress Falls High School, Houston | |
West Virginia | |
Christopher Radcliff, Morgantown High School, Morgantown | |
Virginia | |
Janice Ong, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria | |
William Long, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria |
About the Center for Excellence in Education
The Center for Excellence in Education was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center's mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to encourage collaboration between and among leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP). For more information about the Center and its programs, visit CEE’s Web site, www.cee.org
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Center for Excellence in Education: http://www.cee.org/ | |
Purdue College of Science: https://www.science.purdue.edu/ | |
Discovery Park: http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ |