Science Talent Search 1997
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 1997.
Top Winner
Adam Cohen
2nd Place
Carrie Shilyansky
3rd Place
Nicholas Eriksson
4th Place
Davesh Maulik
5th Place
Emily Levy
6th Place
Dev Kumar
7th Place
Ann Seiferle-Valencia
8th Place
Dylan Schwindt
9th Place
Rose Payyapilli
10th Place
Whitney Bowe
Gala Speaker
Unknown
1997 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1997; please contact us with information.
1997 Finalists
| Alyssa | Benjamin | Cedarhurst | NY |
| Carl | Bialik | New York | NY |
| William | Blodgett | Wellington | FL |
| Whitney | Bowe | Lawrence | NY |
| Joanna | Byar | Willingboro | NJ |
| Long | Cai | East Setauket | NY |
| Elizabeth | Chao | Palo Alto | CA |
| Roletta | Chen | Flushing | NY |
| Adam | Cohen | New York | NY |
| Michael | Colsher | Waukesha | WI |
| Caroline | DeFilippo | Armonk | NY |
| Daniel | Durand | Shoreham | NY |
| Nicholas | Eriksson | Missoula | MT |
| Adam | Friedman | Ridgeland | MS |
| Joshua | Gewolb | Port Washington | NY |
| Rachel | Hutchins | Poplarville | MS |
| Joshua | Jacobs | Port Washington | NY |
| Logan | Kleinwaks | Reston | VA |
| Dev | Kumar | Dallas | TX |
| Joshua | Ladau | Eugene | OR |
| Emily | Levy | North Miami Beach | FL |
| Davesh | Maulik | Roslyn | NY |
| Merri | Moken | Morristown | NJ |
| Ana | Navarro | Minnetonka | MN |
| John | Neumann | Lake Forest | IL |
| Stephen | Oskoui | Pittsford | NY |
| Diameng | Pa | Arlington | VA |
| Rose | Payyapilli | Brooklyn | NY |
| Jonathan | Plaue | Stony Brook | NY |
| Katheryn | Potenza | Setauket | NY |
| Dylan | Schwindt | Cortez | CO |
| Ann | Seiferle-Valencia | Farmington | NM |
| Carrie | Shilyansky | San Marino | CA |
| Michelle | Tam | Downers Grove | IL |
| William | Thies | State College | PA |
| Greg | Tseng | Mc Lean | VA |
| Joseph | Turian | Great Neck | NY |
| Sophia | Virani | Searingtown | NY |
| Elaine | Wan | Fresh Meadows | NY |
| Grace | Williams | Spokane | WA |