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Meet the 2011 National Contestants
Below are the contestants who have qualified for the national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician contest, Friday, January 7 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans (Marriott, Mardi Gras EFGH, 9:30-11:00 a.m.).
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Rohit Agrawal
Senior at Wayzata High School (MN)
Won first place in Minnesota State High School Math League
Qualified for 2010 national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician
Loves skiing and cold weather
Hear Rohit talk with Mike
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Daniel Cooper
Senior at Jesuit High School (LA)
First-place individual in State Mu Alpha Theta 9th, 10th, and 11th grades
Plays bass in the church band
Loves corny jokes
Hear Daniel talk with Mike
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Anthony Grebe
Junior at Pine View School (FL)
USAMO qualifier in 8th, 9th and 10th grades
Has perfect pitch
Shares his birth date with fellow contestant Shonak Patel
Hear Anthony talk with Mike
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Stephen Lamontagne
Junior at Barrington High School (RI)
Co-champion in 2010 Rhode Island Math League state finals
Favorite thing about school is the math team
Can't wait until he goes to New Orleans
Hear Stephen talk with Mike
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Shonak Patel
Senior at Liberty High School (PA)
Member of first-place team in 2010 ARML competition
If he wins the $5000 first prize, he'll donate part of his winnings to an orphanage in India
Sees math in everything around him
Hear Shonak talk with Mike
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Richard Spence
Junior at the Sonoran Science Academy (AZ)
USAMO qualifier
Favorite things about school are the Sonoran math and robotics programs
Won first place (Division 4) in 2010 National Scrabble Championship
Hear Richard talk with Mike
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Bryce Taylor
Senior at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Attended MOSP in 2008
Member of 2010 national Science Bowl championship team
Enjoys writing and solving riddles and mysteries
Hear Bryce talk with Mike
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Noah Taylor
Senior at Pickerington High School Central (OH)
Qualified for national Mathcounts in his first year of participation
Performed with the school band in the Rose Parade (twice) and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
Can't wait until college and the freedom that comes with it
Hear Noah talk with Mike
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David Wise
Senior, homeschooled (CO)
First place in University of Northern Colorado statewide math contest
National finalist in Music Teachers National Association Senior Piano Duet competition
Likes to play speed chess and Bughouse, a fast four-player version of chess
Hear David talk with Mike
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The contestants were selected based on scores on the national qualifying test and will compete for up to US$10,000 (total) for themselves and their school's math department.
Partial support of the event comes from a National Science Foundation Distinguished Teaching Scholar's grant, held by Ken Ono (University of Wisconsin and Emory University). In addition to the cash prizes in the competition, there are also prizes donated by: Texas Instruments, Maplesoft Inc., John Wiley & Sons, and the AMS. The game is a program of the AMS Public Awareness Office and was developed by Mike Breen (AMS Public Awareness Officer) and Bill Butterworth (DePaul University).
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