Science Talent Search 1981
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 1981
Top Winner
Amy Reichel
2nd Place
Douglas Simons
3rd Place
Michael Dowling
4th Place
Song Tan
5th Place
Joel Wein
6th Place
Terence Sanger
7th Place
Lori Kaplowitz
8th Place
Seth Finklestein
9th Place
Mark Movsesian
10th Place
William Chang
Gala Speaker
Baron Stig Ramel
1981 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1981; please contact us with information.
1981 Finalists
| Garrett | Biehle | Houston | TX |
| Bruce | Binderow | Douglaston | NY |
| Daniel | Briggs | Mill Valley | CA |
| Michael | Candan | Bayside | NY |
| William | Chang | Fresh Meadows | NY |
| William | Chitwood | Moulton | AL |
| Joan | Chu | Lafayette | CA |
| Michael | Dowling | Newington | CT |
| Seth | Finklestein | Bronx | NY |
| Jonathan | Fliegel | Madison | WI |
| Eduardo | Garcia | Coral Gables | FL |
| Edward | George | El Paso | TX |
| John | Geppert | Omaha | NE |
| Mara | Gross | Baldwin | NY |
| Randall | Hayden | Chicago | IL |
| Bryan | Henderson | Olympia | WA |
| Lori | Kaplowitz | Woodmere | NY |
| William | Ko | San Marino | CA |
| Jin-Moo | Lee | Oxon Hill | MD |
| Ezekiel | Leventhal | Waldwick | NJ |
| Stephen | Lim | Monterey Park | CA |
| Michael | Lisanti | Rockaway Beach | NY |
| Charles | Mancuso | Buffalo | NY |
| Martin | Miller | Flushing | NY |
| Mark | Movsesian | Forest Hills | NY |
| Tan | Ngo | Bronx | NY |
| Thomas | Patterson | Wappingers Falls | NY |
| John | Penberthy | Midlothian | VA |
| Forrest | Piehl | Keyser | WV |
| Amy | Reichel | New York | NY |
| Michael | Reidy | Springfield | VA |
| Terence | Sanger | New York | NY |
| Douglas | Simons | Vero Beach | FL |
| Jeffrey | Smith | Dallas | TX |
| Regina | Sohn | Mountain Lakes | NJ |
| Wendy | Soll | Evanston | IL |
| Song | Tan | Miami | FL |
| Marc | Turkel | Bronx | NY |
| Joel | Wein | New York | NY |
| Daniel | Yu | Bronx | NY |