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MEET OUR TEAM

OUR MISSION

At Washington University Science Olympiad, we are committed to fostering a deep love for science and an appreciation for rigorous academic challenges among high school students. Our mission is to provide an engaging platform where young minds can explore diverse scientific disciplines, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and experience the thrill of competition and teamwork. Through our events, we aim to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators, encouraging them to pursue excellence in their academic and professional endeavors. We believe in creating an inclusive environment where students from various backgrounds can collaborate, learn, and grow, laying a solid foundation for their future contributions to science and society.

2024-2025 Executive Board (2nd Invitational)

ADVISORY BOARD

Test Events Coordinators - Cynthia Zhi and Melissa Parkinson

Build Events Coordinators - Giulissa Cabrera and Jeff Hwang

Lab Event Coordinator - Emily Wu

Operations Coordinator - Sydney Buffett

Secretary - Reece Chae​

Logistics Chair - Max Watchmaker

Graphic Design Chair - Meidjina Adonis

Social Media Chair - Julian Mitchell

Outreach Coordinator - Kaia Roy

Volunteer Coordinator - Nathaniel Bottarel

Webmasters - Bryan Phan and Andrew Yates

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EVENT SUPERVISORS - Division B

Air Trajectory
Prayag Vemulapalli
Nathaniel Francis Bottarel

​Aviv Bramy

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Anatomy and Physiology

Andrew Yates

Emily Segura

Gabe Fortress

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Codebusters

Aanya Koli

Sarah Ash

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Crime Busters

Will Hou

Michelle Liu

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Disease Detectives

Ellen Kim

Sahil Soni

Cynthia Zhi 

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Dynamic Planet

Melissa Parkinson

Hugo Placer

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Ecology

Rohan Kondapalli

Melina Fernon

Sydney Buffett

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Entomology

Julian Mitchell

Ryan Allen

Saivee Ahuja

Experimental Design

Zia Bärfuss—Liao

Meidjina Adonis

Katherine Pyasik

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Fossils

Emily Segura

June Yin

Kira Unger-Levinson

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Helicopter

Eddie Zhao

Kellen Zoberi

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Meteorology

Jodie Xiao

Bryan Phan

Reece Chae

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Metric Mastery

Noah Wolk

Darren Wong

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Microbe Mastery

Chouchi Ding​

Maya Ringold

Maegha Tipirneni

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Mission Possible

Giulissa Cabrera

Michael Safier

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Optics

Max Watchmaker

Bryn Muller

Sahil Soni

Potions and Poisons

Sydney Buffett

Reece Chae

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Reach for the Stars

Michael Safier

Cindy Yao

Riddhishrree Badhan

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Road Scholar

Ha-young Cho

Aryan Pradhan

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Scrambler

Jeff Hwang 

Giulissa Cabrera

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Tower

Kaia Roy 

Jeff Hwang

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Wind Power

Nate Scherer

Izyan (Izy) Ali

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Write It Do It

Kevin Tang​

Kate Rusin

EVENT SUPERVISORS - Division C

Air Trajectory
Prayag Vemulapalli
​Aviv Bramy

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Anatomy and Physiology

Andrew Yates

Nate Scherer

Gabe Fortress

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Astronomy

Cedric Bruges

Jodie Xiao​

Riddhishrree Badhan

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Bungee Drop

Nathaniel Francis Bottarel

Madison Stille

Reece Chae

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Chemistry Lab

Lizy Lopez

Melinda Zhang

Ha-young Cho

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Codebusters

Aanya Koli

Sarah Ash​​​​​​

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Detector Building

Cynthia Zhi

Will Hou

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Disease Detectives

Ellen Kim

Sahil Soni

Lilian Lu

Dynamic Planet

Melissa Parkinson

Hugo Placer

Emily Wu

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Ecology

Rohan Kondapalli

Melina Fernon

Sydney Buffett​​

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Electric Vehicle

Michelle Liu

Jonathan Yang​​

Kellen Zoberi

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Entomology

Julian Mitchell

Ryan Allen​

Saivee Ahuja

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Experimental Design

Meidjina Adonis

Zia Bärfuss—Liao

Katherine Pyasik

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Forensics

Emily Wu

Jenny Sun

Lucy Von Rohr

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Fossils

Emily Segura

June Yin

Kira Unger-Levinson 

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Geological Mapping

Kayla Cooper

Aryan Pradhan

Materials Science

Johnny Yang

Kritika Maheshwari​​

Michael Safier

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Microbe Mission

Rishi Sattaluri

Maya Ringold

Maegha Tipirneni

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Optics

Bryn Muller

Max Watchmaker

Sahil Soni

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Robot Tour

Darren Wong

Noah Wolk

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Tower

Kaia Roy 

Jeff Hwang

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Wind Power

Izyan (Izy) Ali

Rohan Lahiri​

Giulissa Cabrera

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Write It Do It

Kevin Tang​

Kate Rusin

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