Science Talent Search 1996
Every year for over seven decades, forty finalists have been chosen to attend and compete in the Science Talent Institute week in Washington, DC. This page is a tribute to the memories and alumni of the Science Talent Search of 1996.
Top Winner
Jacob Lurie
2nd Place
Ting Luo
3rd Place
Matthew Graham
4th Place
Bruce Haggerty
5th Place
Aaron Einbond
6th Place
Daniel Weitz
7th Place
Brian Hafler
8th Place
Simon DeDeo
9th Place
Sidney Chang
10th Place
Vezen Wu
Gala Speaker
Sylvia Earle
1996 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1996; please contact us with information.
1996 Finalists
| Naomi | Bates | Franklin | WV |
| Ofra | Biener | Jamaica | NY |
| Andre | Bishay | Whitestone | NY |
| Michael | Boyer | Manhasset | NY |
| Gregory | Budunov | Smithville | TX |
| Andrew | Campbell | Spartanburg | SC |
| Christopher | Chang | Palo Alto | CA |
| Sidney | Chang | Dix Hills | NY |
| Andrew | Childs | Plano | TX |
| John | Cho | Searingtown | NY |
| James | Clark, IV | Washington | VA |
| Simon | DeDeo | Fisher Island | FL |
| Aaron | Einbond | New York | NY |
| William | Garrahan | Glocester | RI |
| Matthew | Graham | Orange Park | FL |
| Brian | Green | Arlington | VA |
| Brian | Hafler | West Newton | MA |
| Bruce | Haggerty | New York | NY |
| Connie | Ing | Saratoga | CA |
| Paulina | Kuo | Great Falls | VA |
| Dudley | Lamming | Brooklyn | NY |
| Grace | Liu | Fresno | CA |
| Ting | Luo | Woodside | NY |
| Jacob | Lurie | Bethesda | MD |
| Mani | Mahjouri | Columbia | MD |
| Matthew | McCann | Alhambra | CA |
| James | Park | Woodside | NY |
| Elizabeth | Pollina | South Setauket | NY |
| Chandan | Reddy | Rochester | MI |
| Dmitry | Sagalovskiy | Brooklyn | NY |
| Michelle | Schaffer | Commack | NY |
| Kevin | Shapiro | Encino | CA |
| Susan | Shaw | Orange | CA |
| Katherin | Slimak | Springfield | VA |
| Rachel | Stanley | Waban | MA |
| Juliette | Taska | Inwood | NY |
| Daniel | Weitz | Morristown | NJ |
| Bonnie | Welcker | Parkersburg | WV |
| Vezen | Wu | Jacksonville | FL |
| Flora | Zhang | Jackson Heights | NY |