McLean, Va. (May 11, 2023) – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces the high school students who will be competing in the 2023 USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals at Marymount University on its Arlington, Virginia main campus from June 2-16, 2023.
“These students are some of the highest achieving biology students in the USA,” said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE. “CEE’s USA Biolympiad program encourages excellence in biology education and challenges students and their teachers to reach the gold standard in science.”
The Finalists will participate for ten days in high-level biology instruction inclusive of laboratory training and conceptual understanding followed by two days of testing. Ultimately, four students will earn the honor to represent the United States at the 34th International Biology Olympiad, a worldwide competition involving student teams from over 80 countries. It will be hosted July 3-11 in the United Arab Emirates.
“This is an incredible journey these students take, and it demonstrates the passion these students have for biological sciences,” said Kathy Frame, director of the USA Biolympiad. “For high school USABO Finalists to experience this level of excellence is an exceptional opportunity.”
The 2023 USA Biolympiad National Finalists are:
California
Yufei Chen, University High School, Irvine
Sophia Chen, Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA
Fiona Li, Henry M. Gunn Senior High School, Palo Alto
Daniel J. Liu, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont
Sakura Nakanishi, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rancho Palos Verdes
Aditya Sivakumar, Mira Loma High School, El Dorado Hills
Richard Zhu, North Hollywood Senior High School, North Hollywood
Colorado
Sophie Ling Wang, Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Collins
Kentucky
Yolanda Zixuan Xie, duPont Manual High School, Louisville
Jonah Xinting Xu, duPont Manual High School, Louisville
Massachusetts
Allen Fei, PrepEdu Consulting LLC, Lexington
Damon V. Gurvich, PrepEdu Consulting LLC, Lexington
Michigan
Ian Chang, Cranbrook Kingwood Upper School, Bloomsfield Hills
North Carolina
Jerry Cao-Xue, William G. Enloe, Raleigh
Texas
Aryan Bora, William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land
Carolina Theresia Kusumanegara, Seven Lakes High School, Katy
Surya Mothilal Reddy, Jordan High School, Katy
Bill Sun, Seven Lakes High School, Katy
Vishal Surya, Seven Lakes High School, Katy
Virginia
Kaiden Zida Wu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
CEE, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, 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 (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Biolympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
About the USA Biolympiad
USA Biolympiad (USABO) is the premiere biology education and testing program for high school students in the U.S. USABO’s mission concentrates on stimulating intellectual curiosity in young scholars and developing their critical thinking in laboratory skills and biological reasoning to propel them to careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology. With school registration, teachers gain access to a wealth of online biology resources, including recommended readings, study guides, practice questions, guidelines, checklists, and previous exams to help them prepare students for study and testing. For more, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/usa-biolympiad.