Isaiah is an incoming senior at Lynbrook High School. For two years he has placed in the top 40 in the USA Earth Science Olympiad and has been selected to attend the USA Earth Science Olympiad Training Camp. As part of the Lynbrook Science Olympiad team, he has consistently medaled in earth science events like Ecology, Dynamic Planet, and Geologic Mapping in the Science Olympiad State Competitions. Isaiah is the captain of the Lynbrook National Ocean Sciences Bowl team, which won first place at the Northern California Sea Lion Bowl in 2024 and 2025.  Isaiah is also passionate about the life sciences, and is a two-time USABO semifinalist. Additionally, Isaish won 1st place at his school’s Geography Bee competition for 2 consecutive years and participated at National Geobee State Competition before Geobee was discontinued in 2020.

Claire Shao is an incoming junior at Lynbrook High School. She has been very passionate about science, specifically biology and earth science, ever since she discovered it. Claire participated in the Science Olympiad during the school year, which further deepened her interest. She has participated at the state level of competition. Her favorite events include competing in Bio Process Lab, Sounds of Music, Road Scholar, and Anatomy and Physiology.  She has won top medals for her events, including 2nd place for Anatomy and Physiology and 3rd place for Bio Process Lab in 2023 California's state finals. 

In her free time outside of academics, Claire enjoys drawing and dancing. Because of her interest in biology, she participated in the Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, a contest held by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aiming to promote environmental and conservation programs. Her artwork won a 1st place award in its level in 2021 and 2022.

Connor Zhao is a rising senior at North Hollywood High School who enjoys chemistry and bosons. He has participated in some science and math competitions including qualifying for AIME 4 times, getting USNCO honors, and winning second at the national science bowl. In his free time, Connor enjoys practicing competitive button-clicking and playing frisbee as well as hoarding them, although they occasionally get lost on roofs.

Nathaniel Na is an incoming junior at Lynbrook High School. He is passionate about physics, music, and programming. He has been a member of the Science Olympiad since 7th grade. Through his two-year involvement in the Science Olympiad, he has competed in Bio Process Lab, Crave the Wave, Road Scholar, Sounds of Music, and Wheeled Vehicle. In April 2023, he ranked 1st in Crave the Wave, 2nd in Sounds of Music, 4th in Road Scholar, and 4th in Wheeled Vehicle at the NorCal State Finals.

In his free time, Nathaniel enjoys playing the guitar, listening to music, sleeping, and eating desserts.

Alex Ge is a rising senior at Saratoga High School. He is an avid enjoyer of biology and chemistry, and sometimes dabbles in a little earth science. He is a USABO Semifinalist and a USNCO top 150. He really enjoys doing Science Bowl with his team, and can be seen traveling to competitions.

In his free time, he likes to play chess, practice the drums for his band, and read Campbells Biology.

Advi Wehzan is a rising senior at Leland High School with a passion for data science. Advi developed his deep-learning solar output prediction tool, SolarSight, which was awarded Track Winner at NorCal Hacks 23. At the 2025 Synopsys Science Fair, he continued exploring advanced forecasting techniques with Adaptive Conformal Prediction and LSTMs. Advi is President of Leland High’s AI Club, leading multiple lectures on various topics, ranging from Reinforcement Learning to his own projects, while educating youth in his community on STEM. With over 3 years of experience working with ML, Advi has worked with advanced algorithms including
Deep Q-Learning and LLMs. 

Beyond technology, Advi also has 4 years of Public Forum debate experience. After taking the podium at numerous middle and high school championships, Advi went on to represent Leland High School at the CFL State Qualifier Championship as a sophomore. In his free time, Advi enjoys volunteering in his community, biking, and spending time with friends.

Eric Liang is an incoming junior at Saratoga High School who has a strong passion for the field of STEM. He has multiple years of experience in robotics, competing in the VEX Robotics competition at the state, national, and international stages. Throughout this time, he has won multiple awards and recently led his team to be ranked 67th in world skills out of over 6000 teams. Besides engineering, Eric is passionate about math and computer science, having qualified for the AIME and competing in the USACO Silver division.  Furthermore, Eric is passionate about AI and builds projects in his free time. Last year, he developed an AI-powered ridesharing app called Ride Link, which won the 2024 NorCal Hackathon. He’s currently focused on computer vision through active research in the field, and founded his school’s Computer Vision Club.

Austin Li is an incoming sophomore at Bellarmine College Preparatory, with a deep interest in applying technology to real-world problems. Austin has been very passionate about solving environmental issues, ever since he was concerned with global warming and wildfires. As A hands-on and curious learner, Austin has created award-winning AI tools that analyze renewable energy solutions and assess wildfire risks using satellite and weather data. His projects have been recognized at the Synopsis Regional Science Fair and NorCal Hacks 24, where he won "Best Pitch" and “Track Winner” award for an AI-powered energy app.

In addition to his technical pursuits, Austin is passionate about giving back to his community. He volunteers as a teaching assistant and has helped organize creative events for younger students. He brings strong communication skills to his interests in speech and debate. Outside the classroom, Austin stays active through competitive fencing and swimming, where he has qualified for Summer Nationals and placed top at regional tournaments.

Vihaan Doshi is currently an incoming junior at Irvington High School. He has had a passion for STEM from an early age and continues to explore it through various projects and competitions. As a member of FTC Team 19862, he contributed to the team’s success in winning the NorCal Regionals last year. In 2024, he was also recognized as a NorCal Hacks Track Winner and created an innovative project to help people with bad posture at BlueStamp Engineering. Vihaan is also familiar with Python and HTML, with additional knowledge in creating VR games using Unity.

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Outside of academics, Vihaan plays the piano and enjoys solving a wide variety of Rubik’s cubes.

Zooey is a rising freshman at The Harker School with a passion for technology, science, and the arts. She enjoys coding and is currently learning Python and C++. She competed in the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO). Additionally, she also qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Outside of academics, she loves research as well, and her recent project on the cardiovascular effects of artificial sweeteners won Project of the Year in the junior division at the California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF).

In her free time, she does competitive dance, specifically contemporary ballet, and she appreciates the discipline and creativity it brings. Whether she is solving algorithms or dancing on stage, Zooey really enjoys challenges that combine logic, expression, and perseverance.

Yixuan Yang is an incoming Junior at Lynbrook High School. She is passionate about earth science and biology. Lily has been a part of the Science Olympiad for 5 years and made it to the states. In the 2023 Science Olympiad States, Lily placed 2nd for Rocks and minerals, 4th for Forestry, and 6th for Dynamic Planet. At the 2025 Science Olympiad regionals, she placed 2nd in Astronomy. Lily has participated in the USA Biology Olympiad and Synopsys Science Fair. Additionally, with her team, she placed 4th at States in the 2025 Marine Biology Bowl.

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Outside of Science, she is a counselor at Walden West, Miss January for the 2025 Sing Tao global beauty pageant, and a runner for Lynbrook’s varsity track and field and cross country teams

William Lv is a rising 10th grader at The King’s Academy in Silicon Valley. Deeply interested in life science, he recently won 1st place in the individual round of his school’s Biology Tournament. Outside the classroom he enjoys blending biology with coding—his latest project is a Python program that automatically classifies plant-cell images captured under a microscope. A Star-rank Boy Scout, William approaches every subject with curiosity and diligence, and he is eager to share his enthusiasm for the nervous system with campers next week.

Emily is a rising senior at Lynbrook High School. She is interested in STEM and enjoys learning about various science related topics. Her favorite topic is Biology, with Chemistry as a close second. Additionally, she also likes to explore and repair the mechanisms in daily objects such as bikes or laptops. Fixing and restoring broken items has always been very fun for her. Aside from STEM-related activities, she enjoys creating art. Of which has been displayed at the FUHSD district office. She specifically likes drawing the nature around her, along with experimenting with colors.