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* [[Valentin Vornicu]] (AoPS/[[MathLinks]] webmaster)
 
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=== Gold Medalists ===
 
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* Yi Sun (2004)
 
* Yi Sun (2004)
 
  
  
 
== USAMO ==
 
== USAMO ==
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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 ===
 
=== Perfect Scorers ===
 
* Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
 
* Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
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* Alex Zhai (2006)
 
* Alex Zhai (2006)
 
* Yufei Zhao (2006)
 
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== Putnam Fellows ==
 
== Putnam Fellows ==
The top 5 students on the collegiate [[Putnam Exam]] are named [[Putnam Fellows]].
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The top 5 students (including ties) on the collegiate [[Putnam Exam|William Lowell Putnam Competition]] are named [[Putnam Fellows]].
 
* David Ash (1981, 1982, 1983)
 
* David Ash (1981, 1982, 1983)
 
* Daniel Kane (2003, 2004, 2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
 
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* Jan Siwanowicz (2001)  
 
* Jan Siwanowicz (2001)  
 
* Melanie Wood (2002) ([[WOOT]] instructor)
 
* Melanie Wood (2002) ([[WOOT]] instructor)
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== Siemens Competition Winners ==
 
== Siemens Competition Winners ==
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* Michael Viscardi (2005)
 
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* Dmitry Taubinski (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
 
* Dmitry Taubinski (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
 
* Ameya Velingker (2005)
 
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* Arnav Tripathy (2006)
 
* Arnav Tripathy (2006)
 
* [[Sam Vandervelde]] (1988) ([[WOOT]] instructor)
 
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* Patricia Li (2005)
 
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* Howard Tong (2005)
 
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* [[Mathew Crawford]] (1994, 1995) (AoPS instructor)
 
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* Adam Hesterberg (2003)
 
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* Neal Wu (2006)  
 
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Revision as of 14:08, 6 July 2006

This AoPS Community Awards page is a celebration of the accomplishments of members of the AoPS community.


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

  • Zachary Abel (2006) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Robert Cordwell (2005)
  • Sherry Gong (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Kiran Kedlaya (1990, 1991, 1992) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
  • Nate Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Brian Lawrence (2005) (WOOT instructor)
  • Thomas Mildorf (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Alison Miller (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Arnav Tripathy (2006)
  • Naoki Sato (AoPS instructor)
  • Valentin Vornicu (AoPS/MathLinks webmaster)
  • Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)
  • Alex Zhai (2006)
  • Yufei Zhao (2004, 2005, 2006)

Gold medalists

  • Robert Cordwell (2005)
  • 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)
  • Yufei Zhao (2005)

Silver medalists

  • Sherry Gong (2004, 2005)
  • Nate Ince (2004) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Kiran Kedlaya (1991) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
  • Hyun Soo Kim (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Naoki Sato (AoPS instructor)
  • Sam Vandervelde (1989) (WOOT instructor)
  • Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)

Bronze medalists


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)

Gold Medalists

  • Yi Sun (2004)


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

Winners

  • Sherry Gong (2006)
  • Yi Han (2006)
  • Daniel Kane (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Kiran Kedlaya (1990, 1991, 1992) (Art of Problem Solving Foundation board member)
  • Yakov Berchenko Kogan (2006)
  • Brian Lawrence (2005, 2006) (WOOT instructor)
  • Tedrick Leung (2006)
  • Richard Mccutchen (2006)
  • David Patrick (1988) (AoPS instructor)
  • Richard Rusczyk (1989) (AoPS founder)
  • Peng Shi (2006)
  • Yi Sun (2006)
  • Arnav Tripathy (2006)
  • Sam Vandervelde (1987, 1989) (WOOT instructor)
  • Melanie Wood (1998, 1999) (WOOT instructor)
  • Alex Zhai (2006)
  • 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)


Siemens Competition Winners

The annual Siemens Competition (formerly Siemens-Westinghouse) is a scientific research competition.

  • Michael Viscardi (2005)


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)


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.

  • Zachary Abel (2005) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • 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)
  • Ajai Sharma (2004)
  • Arnav Tripathy (2006)

Perfect AMC 10 Scores

The AMC 10 is a challenging examination for students in grades 10 and below administered by the American Mathematics Competitions.

  • Yifan Cao (2005)
  • Zhou Fan (2005)
  • Keone Hon (2005)
  • Susan Hu (2005)
  • Vincent Le (2006)
  • Patricia Li (2005)
  • Howard Tong (2005)

Perfect AHSME Scores

The American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) was the predecessor of the AMC 12.


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 assistant instructor)
  • Adam Hesterberg (2003)
  • Neal Wu (2005)
  • Daesun Yim (2006)

National Top 12

  • Ashley Reiter Ahlin (1987) (WOOT instructor)
  • Andrew Ardito (2005, 2006)
  • David Benjamin (2004, 2005)
  • Nathan Benjamin (2005, 2006)
  • Christopher Chang (1991, 1992)
  • Andrew Chien (2003)
  • Peter Chien (2004)
  • Joseph Chu (2004)
  • Mathew Crawford (1990, 1991) (AoPS instructor)
  • 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)
  • Albert Ni (2002) (AoPS assistant instructor)
  • Jason Trigg (2002)
  • Arnav Tripathy (2003)
  • Sam Vandervelde (1985) (WOOT instructor)
  • Neal Wu (2005, 2006)
  • Rolland Wu (2006)
  • Daesun Yim (2006)
  • Darren Yin (2002)
  • Alex Zhai (2004)
  • Mark Zhang (2005)

Masters Round Champions

  • Christopher Chang (1991)
  • Brian Lawrence (2003) (WOOT instructor)
  • Daniel Li (2006)

National Test Champions

  • Mathew Crawford (1990) (AoPS instructor)
  • Adam Hesterberg (2003)
  • Neal Wu (2006)


Word Power Challenge

The Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge tests vocabularies of middle school students. The following members of the AoPS community were scholarship winners at the national contest:

  • Billy Dorminy (2005) 2nd place
  • Joe Shepherd (2006) 1st place


See also