Science Talent Search 1979
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 1979
Top Winner
Ron Unz
2nd Place
David Shykind
3rd Place
Eileen Chang
4th Place
David LePoire
5th Place
Geoffrey Frank
6th Place
Gregory Sorkin
7th Place
Michael Urciuoli
8th Place
Julia Little
9th Place
Ernest Moy
10th Place
Ashfaq Munshi
Gala Speaker
Dr. Richard C. Atkinson
1979 Alumni Updates
Ernest Moy Returns to the 70th Science Talent Search
Jim Bellingham Takes the Path Less Traveled with Marine Robotos
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1979; please contact us with information.
1979 Finalists
| Wesley | Allen | Dickson | TN |
| Loren | Babcock | Buffalo | NY |
| James | Bellingham | FPO San Fancisco | CA |
| Mitchell | Berkson | Rego Park | NY |
| Arani | Bose | Bronx | NY |
| Eileen | Chang | Forest Hills | NY |
| Christy | Clark | McAlester | OK |
| George | Conklin | Waldwick | NJ |
| Gregory | Dale | Arlington | VA |
| Douglas | Durig | Columbia | SC |
| Geoffrey | Frank | Mississippi State | MS |
| Billy | Hardas | Vandalia | IL |
| Ira | Kaplan | Brooklyn | NY |
| John | Karis | Durham | NC |
| Steven | Kilberg | Merritt Island | FL |
| Nanda | Kirkpatrick | Cypress | TX |
| Jeffrey | Klein | Flushing | NY |
| Myung-Moo | Lee | Oxon Hill | MD |
| David | LePoire | Holland | MI |
| Julia | Little | Saint Albans | WV |
| Ken | Liu | New York | NY |
| Ernest | Moy | Dix Hills | NY |
| Ashfaq | Munshi | New York | NY |
| Bertha | Olazabal | Hialeah | FL |
| Jeffrey | Peck | Herkimer | NY |
| Michael | Phillips | Springfield | VA |
| William | Pribyl | Arlington | TX |
| Jeffrey | Rogers | Chicago | IL |
| Patricia | Sandborn | Fort Collins | CO |
| Samuel | Shaffer | Rego Park, Queens | NY |
| Brian | Sheppard | New York | NY |
| David | Shykind | Silver Spring | MD |
| Tina | Siu | Alhambra | CA |
| Gregory | Sorkin | Bellerose | NY |
| Susan | Thibodeau | Clarksburg | MD |
| Elizabeth | Thiele | Fort Smith | AR |
| Ron | Unz | North Hollywood | CA |
| John | Urbahn | New York | NY |
| Michael | Urciuoli | Bayside | NY |
| Susan | Wood-Ellis | Seward | NE |