USA Biology Olympiad
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The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) is a national competition sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education
. Each year, twenty National Finalists gather at a nationally recognized institution for a two-week training camp. From the program's inception through 2009, the camp was held at George Mason University
; as of 2010, the camp is instead held at Purdue University
. At the end of the two weeks, four people are selected to represent America at the International Biology Olympiad
.
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Belarus
Michael Xiang - 21st place, Silver
Kay Aull - 27th place, Silver
Kelley Harris - 62nd place, Bronze
Victor Li - 64th place, Bronze
2004 - Brisbane
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Australia
Kay Aull - 3rd place, Gold
Brad Hargreaves - 5th place, Gold
Clinton Hansen - 7th place, Gold
ZeNan Chang - 15th place, Gold
2005 - Beijing
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Mainland China
Robin Zhou - 9th place, Gold
Chris Krueger - 10th place, Gold
Steven Hao - 21st place, Silver
Grace Eckhoff - 24th place, Silver
2006 - Río Cuarto
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Argentina
Jawon Lee - 4th place, Gold
Allen Lin - 10th place, Gold
Jason Wu - 29th place, Silver
Meng Xiao He - 49th place, Silver
2007 - Saskatoon
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Canada
Meng Xiao He - 2nd place, Gold
Helen Yang - 9th place, Gold
Barry Liu - 10th place, Gold
Mark Shteyn - 11th place, Gold
2008 - Mumbai
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India
Jonathan Liang - 3rd place, Gold
David Huang - 17th place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 19th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 21st place, Gold
2009 - Tsukuba,
Japan
Jonathan Liang - 2nd place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 11th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 16th place, Gold
David Huang - 19th place, Gold
2010 - Changwon
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South Korea
Chelsea Voss - 3rd place, Gold
Eric Liaw - 4th place, Gold
Charles Du - 5th place, Gold
Debra Van Egeren - 26th place, Silver
2011 - Taipei
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Republic of China
Rebecca Shi - 1st place, Gold
Charles Du - 3rd place, Gold
Chelsea Voss - 4th place, Gold
Shulin Ye - 7th place, Gold
2012 - Singapore
,
Singapore
Center for Excellence in Education
The Center for Excellence in Education nurtures careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology for academically talented high school and college students. Co-founded in 1983 by the late Admiral Hyman G...
. Each year, twenty National Finalists gather at a nationally recognized institution for a two-week training camp. From the program's inception through 2009, the camp was held at George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
; as of 2010, the camp is instead held at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. At the end of the two weeks, four people are selected to represent America at the International Biology Olympiad
International Biology Olympiad
The International Biology Olympiad is a science olympiad for students in sixth form . The first academic international Olympiads after the International Mathematical Olympiad were launched under the auspices of the United Nations in the 1960s...
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Organization
USABO finalists are selected in two rounds of tests. The open exam is a short, multiple-choice exam open to all high school students. Competitors in roughly the top five percent move on to a semifinal exam. This second exam consists of another short multiple-choice section, followed by a short answer/matching section. The twenty highest scorers move on to the USABO finals. After the two-week training camp, the finalists undergo a day of practical examinations and a day of theoretical testing similar, in some respects, to the semifinal examination; however, the finals exam is far more comprehensive.USA Team Members attending IBO
2003 - MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
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Belarus Michael Xiang - 21st place, Silver
Kay Aull - 27th place, Silver
Kelley Harris - 62nd place, Bronze
Victor Li - 64th place, Bronze
2004 - Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
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Australia Kay Aull - 3rd place, Gold
Brad Hargreaves - 5th place, Gold
Clinton Hansen - 7th place, Gold
ZeNan Chang - 15th place, Gold
2005 - Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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Mainland China Robin Zhou - 9th place, Gold
Chris Krueger - 10th place, Gold
Steven Hao - 21st place, Silver
Grace Eckhoff - 24th place, Silver
2006 - Río Cuarto
Río Cuarto
Rio Cuarto may refer to:*Río Cuarto, Córdoba*Cuarto River*Rio Cuarto craters...
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Argentina Jawon Lee - 4th place, Gold
Allen Lin - 10th place, Gold
Jason Wu - 29th place, Silver
Meng Xiao He - 49th place, Silver
2007 - Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
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Canada Meng Xiao He - 2nd place, Gold
Helen Yang - 9th place, Gold
Barry Liu - 10th place, Gold
Mark Shteyn - 11th place, Gold
2008 - Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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India Jonathan Liang - 3rd place, Gold
David Huang - 17th place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 19th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 21st place, Gold
2009 - Tsukuba,
Japan Jonathan Liang - 2nd place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 11th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 16th place, Gold
David Huang - 19th place, Gold
2010 - Changwon
Changwon
Changwon is a city in and the capital of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea. Changwon city is 8th most populous city in South Korea, with a 2010 established population of 1,089,039. It encompasses a land area of on southeastern of South Korea. The population of Southeastern part of Korea, that...
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South Korea Chelsea Voss - 3rd place, Gold
Eric Liaw - 4th place, Gold
Charles Du - 5th place, Gold
Debra Van Egeren - 26th place, Silver
2011 - Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
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Republic of China Rebecca Shi - 1st place, Gold
Charles Du - 3rd place, Gold
Chelsea Voss - 4th place, Gold
Shulin Ye - 7th place, Gold
2012 - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Singapore