AoPS Wiki:AoPS Community Awards
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This AoPS Community Awards page is a celebration of the accomplishments of members of the AoPS community.
Contents
IMO Participants and Medalists
This is a list of members of the AoPS community who have competed for their country at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Participants
- Alex Zhai (2008)
- Zachary Abel (2006) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Marco Avila (2006)
- Zarathustra Brady (2006)
- Robert Cordwell (2005)
- Sherry Gong (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
- Elyot Grant (2005)
- Darij Grinberg (2006)
- Mahbubul Hasan (2005)
- Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1990, 1991, 1992) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
- Viktoriya Krakovna (2006)
- Nate Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Brian Lawrence (2005, 2007) (WOOT instructor)
- Thomas Mildorf (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Alison Miller (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Richard Peng (2005, 2006)
- Eric Price (2005)
- David Rhee (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Peng Shi (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Arne Smeets (2003, 2004)
- Arnav Tripathy (2006, 2007)
- Naoki Sato (AoPS instructor)
- Yi Sun (2006)
- Valentin Vornicu (AoPS/MathLinks webmaster)
- Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)
- Alex Zhai (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Yufei Zhao (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Tigran Sloyan(2003,2004,2005,2006,2007)
- Marco Avila (2006)
- Vipul Naik (2003,2004)
- Bhargav Narayanan (2007)
- Tigran Hakobyan (2007)
Perfect Scorers
- Brian Lawrence (2005)
- Alex Zhai (2008)
Gold medalists
- Zarathustra Brady (2006)
- Robert Cordwell (2005)
- Darij Grinberg (2006)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1990, 1992) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
- Brian Lawrence (2005) (WOOT instructor)
- Thomas Mildorf (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Alison Miller (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Arnav Tripathy (2006)
- Eric Price (2005)
- Yufei Zhao (2005)
- Alex Zhai (2007, 2008)
- Sherry Gong (2007)
- Krishanu Sankar (2008)
Silver medalists
- Zachary Abel (2006) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Sherry Gong (2004, 2005)
- Nate Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1991) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
- Viktoriya Krakovna (2006)
- Hyun Soo Kim (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Richard Peng (2005)
- David Rhee (2006)
- Naoki Sato (AoPS instructor)
- Peng Shi (2006)
- Arne Smeets (2004)
- Yi Sun (2006)
- Sam Vandervelde (1989) (WOOT instructor)
- Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)
- Alex Zhai (2006)
- Yufei Zhao (2006)
- Tigran Sloyan(2006,2007)
- Vipul Naik (2003,2004)
Bronze medalists
- Sherry Gong (2003)
- Elyot Grant (2005)
- Richard Peng (2006)
- Naoki Sato (AoPS instructor)
- Valentin Vornicu (AoPS/MathLinks webmaster)
- Yufei Zhao (2004)
- Tigran Sloyan(2004;2005)
- Tigran Hakobyan (2007)
IPhO Participants and Medalists
This is a list of members of the AoPS community who have competed for their country at the International Physics Olympiad.
Participants
- Sherry Gong (2006)
- Yi Sun (2004)
- Arnav Tripathy (2006)
Gold Medalists
- Yi Sun (2004)
- Rahul Singh (2007)
Silver Medalists
- Sherry Gong (2006)
USAMO
The following AoPSers have won the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). (Note that the definition of "winner" has changed over the years -- currently it is the top 12 scores on the USAMO, but in the past it has been the top 6 or top 8 scores.)
Perfect Scorers
- Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1991) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
- Brian Lawrence (2006) (WOOT instructor)
Winners
- Yakov Berchenko-Kogan (2006)
- Sherry Gong (2006, 2007)
- Yi Han (2006)
- Adam Hesterberg (2007)
- Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1990, 1991, 1992) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
- Brian Lawrence (2005, 2006, 2007) (WOOT instructor)
- Tedrick Leung (2006, 2007)
- Haitao Mao (2007)
- Richard Mccutchen (2006)
- Albert Ni (2005)
- David Patrick (1988) (AoPS instructor)
- Richard Rusczyk (1989) (AoPS founder)
- Krishanu Sankar (2007,2008)
- Peng Shi (2006)
- Jacob Steinhardt (2007)
- Yi Sun (2006)
- Arnav Tripathy (2006, 2007)
- Sam Vandervelde (1987, 1989) (WOOT instructor)
- Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)
- Alex Zhai (2006, 2007,2008)
- Yufei Zhao (2006)
Putnam Fellows
The top 5 students (including ties) on the collegiate William Lowell Putnam Competition are named Putnam Fellows.
- David Ash (1981, 1982, 1983)
- Daniel Kane (2003, 2004, 2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Kiran Kedlaya (1994, 1995, 1996) (AoPS Foundation board member)
- Matthew Ince (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Alexander Schwartz (2000, 2002)
- Jan Siwanowicz (2001)
- Melanie Wood (2002) (WOOT instructor)
- Arnav Tripathy (2008)
- Brian Lawrence (2008)
Siemens Competition Winners
The annual Siemens Competition (formerly Siemens-Westinghouse) is a scientific research competition.
- Michael Viscardi (1st Individual,2005)
- Lucia Mocz (2nd Team, 2006)
Intel STS Finalists
The annual Intel Science Talent Search is a science competition seeking to find and reward the most scientifically accomplished seniors.
- Philip Mocz (2008)
- Yihe Dong (2008)
- Qiaochu Yuan (2008)
- Greg Brockman (2007)
Clay Junior Fellows
Each year since 2003, the Clay Mathematics Institute has selected 12 Junior Fellows.
- Thomas Belulovich (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Atoshi Chowdhury (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Robert Cordwell (2005)
- Eve Drucker (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Matthew Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Nate Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Hyun Soo Kim (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Raju Krishnamoorthy (2005)
- Alison Miller (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Brian Rice (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Dmitry Taubinski (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Ameya Velingker (2005)
Perfect AIME Scores
Very few students have ever achieved a perfect score on the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
- David Benjamin (2006)
- Mathew Crawford (1992) (AoPS instructor)
- Sandor Lehoczky (1990) (AoPS author)
- Tedrick Leung (2006)
- Tony Liu (2006)
- Richard Rusczyk (1989) (AoPS founder)
- Sam Vandervelde (1988) (WOOT instructor)
- Sam Elder (2008)
- Haitao Mao (2008)
Perfect AMC Scores
Perfect AMC 12 Scores
The AMC 12 is a challenging examination for students in grades 12 and below administered by the American Mathematics Competitions.
- David Benjamin (2006)
- Zachary Abel (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Sam Elder (2008)
- Ruozhou (Joe) Jia (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Joel Lewis (2003)
- Jonathan Lowd (2003) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Thomas Mildorf (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Alison Miller (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Albert Ni (2003) (AoPS instructor)
- Ajay Sharma (2004)
- Arnav Tripathy (2006, 2007)
- Alex Zhai (2007)
Perfect AMC 10 Scores
For Perfect AMC 10 scores, see AMC 8-10 perfects
Perfect AMC 8 scores
For Perfect AMC 8 scores, see AMC 8-10 perfects
Perfect AHSME Scores
The American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) was the predecessor of the AMC 12.
- Christopher Chang (1994, 1995, 1996)
- Mathew Crawford (1994, 1995) (AoPS instructor)
- David Patrick (1988) (AoPS instructor)
MATHCOUNTS
MathCounts is the premier middle school mathematics competition in the U.S.
National Champions
- Ruozhou (Joe) Jia (2000) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Albert Ni (2002) (AoPS instructor)
- Adam Hesterberg (2003)
- Neal Wu (2005)
- Daesun Yim (2006)
- Kevin Chen (2007)
National Top 12
- Ashley Reiter Ahlin (1987) (WOOT instructor)
- Andrew Ardito (2005, 2006)
- David Benjamin (2004, 2005)
- Nathan Benjamin (2005, 2006)
- Wenyu Cao (2007)
- Christopher Chang (1991, 1992)
- Kevin Chen (2006, 2007)
- Andrew Chien (2003)
- Peter Chien (2004)
- Mario Choi (2007)
- Joseph Chu (2004)
- Mathew Crawford (1990, 1991) (AoPS instructor)
- Brian Hamrick (2006)
- Adam Hesterberg (2002, 2003)
- Ruozhou (Joe) Jia (2000) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Sam Keller (2006)
- Shaunak Kishore (2003, 2004)
- Kiran Kota (2005)
- Brian Lawrence (2003) (WOOT instructor)
- Karlanna Lewis (2005)
- Daniel Li (2006)
- Patricia Li (2005)
- Poh-Ling Loh (2000)
- Albert Ni (2002) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Bobby Shen (2008)
- Elizabeth Synge (2007)
- Jason Trigg (2002)
- Sam Vandervelde (1985) (WOOT instructor)
- Neal Wu (2005, 2006)
- Rolland Wu (2006)
- Daesun Yim (2006)
- Darren Yin (2002)
- Allen Yuan (2007)
- Alex Zhai (2004)
- Mark Zhang (2005)
Masters Round Champions
- Christopher Chang (1991)
- Brian Lawrence (2003) (WOOT instructor)
- Sergei Bernstein (2005)
- Daniel Li (2006)
- Kevin Chen (2007)
- Bobby Shen (2008)
National Test Champions
- Mathew Crawford (1990) (AoPS instructor)
- Adam Hesterberg (2003)
- Sergei Bernstein (2005)
- Neal Wu (2006)
- Bobby Shen (2008)
Harvard-MIT Math Tournament
The HMMT 2007 winning team, the "WOOTlings", consisted entirely of WOOTers:
- Wenyu Cao
- Eric Chang
- Jeremy Hahn
- Alex Kandell
- Adeel Khan
- Sathish Nagappan
- Krishanu Roy Sankar
- Patrick Tenorio
ARML
ARML winners
ARML Top 10
- Zachary Abel (2006) (AoPS assistant instructor)
- Seva Tchernov (2007)
- Arnav Tripathy (2007)
- Daesun Yim (2008)