Science Talent Search 1989
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 1989
Top Winner
Christopher Skinner
2nd Place
Jordan Ellenberg
3rd Place
Richard Christie
4th Place
Stacy Benjamin-Wood (Benjamin)
5th Place
Sharon Posey
6th Place
Allene Whitney
7th Place
Kevin Heller
8th Place
Andrew Jackson
9th Place
Andrew Gerber
10th Place
Divya Chander
Gala Speaker
Dr. Leon Lederman
1989 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1989; please contact us with information.
1989 Finalists
| Al | Avestruz | Riverdale | NY |
| Stacy | Benjamin-Wood | New York | NY |
| Steven | Castle | Tampa | FL |
| Divya | Chander | River Vale | NJ |
| Richard | Christie | Penfield | NY |
| Brian | Cohen | Chicago | IL |
| Tamir | Druz | Bronx | NY |
| Rose | Du | New York | NY |
| Jordan | Ellenberg | Potomac | MD |
| Jason | Felsch | Rochester | MN |
| Andrew | Gerber | Brooklyn | NY |
| David | Haile | Reading | PA |
| Kevin | Heller | Dix Hills | NY |
| Andrew | Jackson | Medfield | MA |
| Erica | Klarreich | Brooklyn | NY |
| Jenny | Lin | Columbia | MD |
| Rowan | Lockwood | Rockford | IL |
| Alexander | Lurie | Evanston | IL |
| Kristine | Ma | Brooklyn | NY |
| David | Mahl | Bronx | NY |
| Michael | Maitland | Commack | NY |
| Mahbub | Majumdar | Richland | WA |
| Zoe | Marchal | Bronx | NY |
| Peter | Nigrini | La Habra | CA |
| Ana | Pavich | Long Island City | NY |
| Christopher | Pierpont | Shoreham | NY |
| Sharon | Posey | Cary | NC |
| Raoul | Posmentier | New York | NY |
| J. | Rosen | Springfield | VA |
| Scott | Schiamberg | Okemos | MI |
| Daniel | Sherman | Columbia | MO |
| Lucy | Shigemitsu | Elmhurst | NY |
| Christopher | Skinner | Little Rock | AR |
| Michael | Stern | Montezuma | NM |
| Vladimir | Teichberg | Rego Park | NY |
| Ray | Wang | Allentown | PA |
| Thomas | Westcott | Brooklyn | NY |
| Allene | Whitney | Helena | MT |
| Kristine | Willett | Wooster | OH |
| Simon | Zuckerbraun | New York | NY |