Science Talent Search 1978
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 1978
Top Winner
Michael Briggs
2nd Place
Joseph Tanzi
3rd Place
Philip King
4th Place
Samuel Weinberger
5th Place
Judith Bender
6th Place
Michael Mattis
7th Place
Lawrence Bergman
8th Place
Daniel Rokhsar
9th Place
Ann McMahon (Piening)
10th Place
Jay Stallman
Gala Speaker
Dr. Frank Press
1978 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1978; please contact us with information.
1978 Finalists
| Judith | Bender | Honolulu | HI |
| Lawrence | Bergman | Bayside | NY |
| Sarah | Boyanowski | San Antonio | TX |
| Michael | Briggs | Adelphi | MD |
| Russell | Carroll | Rochester | MI |
| Richard | Chedester | Darien | CT |
| William | Collins | Canoga Park | CA |
| Joseph | Dougherty | Mc Lean | VA |
| Mark | Drela | Philadelphia | PA |
| Robert | Duncan | Saint Joseph | MO |
| Jonathan | Feinstein | Menlo Park | CA |
| Ronald | Fisher | Cheektowaga | NY |
| Anne | Gibbons | Wheat Ridge | CO |
| Daniel | Groisser | West Orange | NJ |
| Michael | Gurnis | Cohasset | MA |
| Robert | Hamburger | New Hyde Park | NY |
| Frank | Hansen | Oak Park | IL |
| Donna | Harrison | Zanesville | OH |
| Michio | Hirano | Irvington | NY |
| Lance | Johnson | Spirit Lake | IA |
| Jonathan | Kaplan | New York | NY |
| Philip | King | Rumson | NJ |
| Robert | Klerer | Irvington | NY |
| Mary | Kroening | San Diego | CA |
| Therese | Lung | Jackson Heights | NY |
| Michael | Mattis | Scarsdale | NY |
| Ann | McMahon | Bethalto | IL |
| Roger | Mosesson | New York | NY |
| Julie | Pan | Flushing | NY |
| John | Rainbolt | Independence | MO |
| Elias | Reichel | New York | NY |
| Daniel | Rokhsar | Staten Island | NY |
| Peter | Sanborn | Fort Collins | CO |
| Barbara | Shutt | Harvard | MA |
| Jay | Stallman | Forest Hills | NY |
| Joseph | Tanzi | Cranston | RI |
| Gregory | Terrell | Arlington Heights | IL |
| David | Vader | Rockville | MD |
| Patricia | Wasserman | Loretto | PA |
| Samuel | Weinberger | New Rochelle | NY |