The Team

Directors

Ayush Patel
Ayush Patel

Hi, my name is Ayush, a senior at Rickards. Ive done Science Olympiad for 4 years and enjoy doing air trajectory. Some of my hobbies are sleeping, watching movies, playing mobile games and eating black bean chalupas.

Daniel Bae
Daniel Bae

Hi my name is Daniel and I am a senior at Rickards. In my free time I like to hang out with Ashvin Sinha and Rakesh Raj or eat ice cream. You can also find me on valorant or actually working on RSOI. I have 3 pets.

Co-Directors

Mithil Dalvaigari
Mithil Dalvaigari

Hey guys! My name is Mithil and I'm a junior at Rickards. I've been apart of Science Olympiad since 7th grade and I like biology events, especially one page cheatsheet events. Outside of Scioly, you can probably catch me going outside with my friends or eating Chipotle.

Kaylee Jeon
Kaylee Jeon

Hi guys! My name is Kaylee Jeon and I am a junior at Rickards High School. I've been competing in Science Olympiad for 3 years and I love codebusters! In my spare time I enjoy dancing, singing, and going to the gym.

Event Supervisors

Please refrain from contacting the event supervisors directly about event information. All questions should be directed to director@rsoi.org.

Aarush Kulkarni
Aarush Kulkarni

hi! im a rising junior from ABRHS and like physics and chemistry!

Circuit Lab C
Adhrit Maiti
Adhrit Maiti

Hello! I'm Adhrit, and I go to Baton Rouge High. I like dinosaurs and cats :D

Meteorology B
Water Quality B
Aditi Venkatesan
Aditi Venkatesan

Hey! I'm Aditi, a junior at Westview HS. This is my 6th year in Scioly; I enjoy events like Astronomy, Remote Sensing, and Circuit Lab. In my free time, I like to play net sports and hang out with friends.

Remote Sensing B
Agasya Mukkapati
Agasya Mukkapati

Hello :)

Anatomy & Physiology C
Alan Cai
Alan Cai

we mog last year’s writers 👌

Codebusters B
Codebusters C
Alex Francavilla
Alex Francavilla

i hope yall enjoyed my tests :)

Boomilever B
Ping-Pong Parachute B
Anandavel Sakthi
Anandavel Sakthi

Hi, I'm Anandavel Sakthi and I'm a Senior at IA East! This is my 7th year competing and my 4th year writing, and my favorite events are Astronomy and Sounds of Music! Outside of SciOly, you can find me getting my knees broken by the Lorax, devouring noodles and co. with friends, stargazing, or playing music.

Food Science B
Andrew Geng
Andrew Geng

Hi there, I'm Andrew. I like earth science events and balsa building. RemSens is my favorite event because satellites are really interesting. I like soccer and playing video games, like minecraft and cookie clicker. I have a severe addiction to sparkling water.

Dynamic Planet B
Anirudh Kalyanaraman
Anirudh Kalyanaraman

Hi! My name is Anirudh and I'm studying Nanoengineering at UCSD. I've done a variety of events over the years but my favorite ones were aviation and chemistry events. Hope you enjoy Rickards!

Elastic Launched Glider B
Thermodynamics C
Anirudh Pulugurtha
Anirudh Pulugurtha

hi guys! im anirudh (biltdifrent) a junior from ABRHS. my favorite events are codebusters and codebusters with a side of engcad and builds. i also like sports (except soccer) and ragebaiting. enjoy the rickards tests!!!!

Codebusters C
Engineering Cad C
Anish Kunapareddy
Anish Kunapareddy

Hopefully you enjoyed my test!

Heredity B
Anatomy & Physiology B
Aryan Adappa
Aryan Adappa

Hello! I'm Aryan and one of the junior captains at Seven Lakes High School. My passion is in biology and the main events that I do are Botany, Anatomy and Physiology, and Designer Genes. In my free time, I like to both watch and play soccer. My favorite player is Messi and my favorite team is Barcelona.

Botany B
Benjamin Hu
Benjamin Hu

Meteorology B
Bird Xing
Bird Xing

I AM BIRD. ALL HAIL THE BIRDS

Astronomy C
Boomilever C
Brextyn Poetzel
Brextyn Poetzel

I love scilympiad and theater and my favorite anime are kuroko's basketball, death note, and kny. Wisg everybody luck on their tests!

Remote Sensing C
Brycen Nelson
Brycen Nelson

Hi! My name is Brycen, and I am a freshman at Caltech studying chemistry. I am specifically interested in protein biochemistry and how quantum chemistry tools can help us explore protein dynamics and catalysis! I have competed in, coached for, and written for Science Olympiad for six years. I love ALL things proteins (and RNA) (I once crocheted a full bacterial ribosome for fun lol), and you might guess what my favorite event is! In my free time, I enjoy crocheting, playing with my four cats, playing rhythm games, and playing Genshin Impact. I hope you enjoy RSOI!

Protein Modeling C
Thermodynamics B
Thermodynamics C
Catherine Ji
Catherine Ji

hi! i'm a current freshman at harvard and new trier alum

Ping-Pong Parachute B
Ping-Pong Parachute C
Chloe Zhang
Chloe Zhang

Chloe is a 4x SONT medalist whose favorite events are Codebusters and Crime Busters. Outside of school, you can find her at an ice rink, trying new foods, or playing water polo. When she eats Buldak, she always puts the full packet of sauce.

Codebusters C
Crime Busters B
Mission Possible C
Claire Huang
Claire Huang

Hey I'm Claire, a senior at Solon High School. I really enjoy learning Biology (it's the best subject of all time). In my free time I like to dabble in photography and some music.

Anatomy & Physiology B
Connor Chang
Connor Chang

Hi, my name is Connor. I'm a freshman at Stanford University. I like to eat rocks.

Dynamic Planet C
Remote Sensing C
Connor Siurek
Connor Siurek

Hi! I'm Connor and I am a junior at Purdue studying Applied Physics with a concentration in Quantum Information Science. I love puzzles and doing crosswords as well as hiking, fishing, camping, and just enjoying nature. I also like making whips and woodworking in my free time.

Astronomy C
Danylo Fedkiv
Danylo Fedkiv

Hi everyone, I'm Danylo, and I'm a FAU chemistry student (GO OWLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!). You can probably guess what my favorite subject is based off my major and events. Also my favorite band is electric light orchestra.

Chemistry Lab C
Forensics C
Emmy Bonser
Emmy Bonser

I'm Emmy, a junior at MIT who's the kind of person who reads textbooks and writes tests to de-stress.

Rocks and Minerals B
Rocks and Minerals C
Water Quality C
Gianne Rimando
Gianne Rimando

Owns too many spreadsheets and goose-themed items for her own good. Honk!

Crime Busters B
Experimental Design B
Giovanni Nicolai
Giovanni Nicolai

Hi everyone! I'm Gio, a senior and a bio main who's gone on a lot of side quests in my three years on SciOly. My favorite events are currently Code and Anat/Phys, but my all-time favorite is Microbe Mission (rip). Current favorite hobbies include D&D and sleeping (dishonorable mention goes to my common app).

Rocks and Minerals B
Rocks and Minerals C
Hana Ma
Hana Ma

hi everyone! i’m a junior at canyon crest academy. i’m also head coach for carmel valley middle school. fun fact: i love widi. another fun fact: im a d1 widi glazer

Hovercraft C
Write It Do It B
Iniya Karthik
Iniya Karthik

Hey y'all! I'm Iniya, and I used to compete with BASIS Cedar Park. I've been to Nats 3 times, and have a total of 6 national medals. I love reading and writing fiction!

Dynamic Planet B
Ishaan Acharya
Ishaan Acharya

Hi! My name is Ishaan, and this is my 2nd season in SciOly. I've competed in a lot of different events, but my favorite is Materials Science (rip), and outside of SciOly I swim, play basketball, and tank my K/D on R6. I’m excited to be your Event Supervisor for RSOI!

Engineering Cad C
Thermodynamics B
Jasper Leung
Jasper Leung

Hi! I’m Jasper :) I love all things science and math, but Codebusters is definitely the best event!

Boomilever B
Jayaprakash Narayanan
Jayaprakash Narayanan

Did Science Olympiad since 6th grade, and am interested in Biology, Physics and Astronomy. Love playing chess, Minecraft, and Hollow Knight.

Disease Detectives B
Solar System B
Jennifer Zhang
Jennifer Zhang

the real ones know.

Disease Detectives C
Jerry Huang
Jerry Huang

I like things that fly. (Pfp drawn by Rooni)

Wright Stuff C
Jessica Wang
Jessica Wang

Hey everyone! I'm Jessica, a junior at Rickards. This is my sixth year of Science Olympiad, and I do most of the engineering events. I hope you enjoy RSOI!

Boomilever C
Electric Vehicle C
Mission Possible C
Roller Coaster B
Junwoo Ryan Lee Kim
Junwoo Ryan Lee Kim

Hi! I'm Ryan. I'm a junior at Fulton Science Academy and I'm excited to be one of the ESs for Hovercraft B this year! Good luck to all of you!

Hovercraft B
Kalicharan Sudhagoni
Kalicharan Sudhagoni

Hey there! I'm Kalicharan (but I go by Kachi) and I go to Green Level High School in North Carolina! In my spare time, I love to play and study chess, prep for my AP exams, or go outside and play some badminton!! This will be my third year in Science Olympiad. I find it funny that I take Code and do almost every cipher but can't crack an Aristocrat T^T. I'm excited to write for Rickards!

Write It Do It B
Keith Dai
Keith Dai

Written Rickards for 2 years now! I really love coming back the past years and this year is no different. A happy alum of RSOI and love the shirts :D. I've also written many other satellites.

Botany C
Chemistry Lab C
Designer Genes C
Ken Zeng
Ken Zeng

Hello! My name is Ken Zeng and I am extremely happy to be your Designer Gene and Anatomy ES this year. I’m a senior from Parkland High School, and when I’m not doomscrolling, you can maybe find me studying immunology or flipping through wikipedia articles. Hope you enjoy competing this year!

Anatomy & Physiology C
Designer Genes C
Lisa Zhang
Lisa Zhang

My name is Lisa Zhang and I go to Fulton Science Academy. My favorite events are experimental design, circuit lab, scrambler, and I like to golf.

Experimental Design B
Scrambler B
Luke Choi
Luke Choi

Hello! I'm Luke from Carmel HS and you should join CornSO: a community server with 570 members dedicated to Codebusters, with the top competitors in the country regularly providing advice to newer teams.

Experimental Design C
Malachi Dawson
Malachi Dawson

Howdy! My name is Malachi and I'm a junior captain at Seven Lakes High School. It's a pleasure to write for y'all and I hope you enjoyed my tests. One obscure, hardly-known fact about me is that I really love biology (and bio events!).

Water Quality B
Manasvi Nalasani
Manasvi Nalasani

Hi! I'm Manasvi, and I've done Science Olympiad for 4 years now. My favorite event is Anatomy and Physiology, and I'm super excited to be an event supervisor! Good luck to all competitors!

Anatomy & Physiology B
Disease Detectives B
Food Science B
Maximilian Zhang
Maximilian Zhang

i like yuri

Forensics C
Rocks and Minerals C
Minho Shin
Minho Shin

Solar System B
Nandika Sagadevan
Nandika Sagadevan

Hi! I am Nandika Sagadevan, a junior at Fulton Science Academy Private School. I hope to study biomedical sciences and environmental science when I get to university, and dream to be a gastroenterologist or a neurologist in the future! Outside of school, I love running, biking, hiking, and crocheting.

Ping-Pong Parachute C
Water Quality C
Nathan Tan
Nathan Tan

Hi! I'm Nathan, a junior at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. I've competed for my school's science team for two years now, and I am one of the captains this year. I mainly compete in physics and inquiry events like circuit lab, thermodynamics, and codebusters. Outside of SciOly, I also play badminton and frisbee! I'm online most of the time, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Circuit Lab B
Designer Genes C
Nina Zhang
Nina Zhang

Hi, I'm Nina! I am a high schooler at Fulton Science Academy. I enjoy physics/inquiry events. I like chocolate.

Circuit Lab B
Olivia Lu
Olivia Lu

Hii I'm Olivia! I'm a junior at Clayton High School in Missouri and I LOVE CONCERTS AND DUCKS!! Anyways, did you hear about the duck that went missing?

Heredity B
Protein Modeling C
Wright Stuff C
Owen Ye
Owen Ye

I like busting codes :D

Codebusters B
Raphael Esquivel
Raphael Esquivel

Hi! I'm Raphael and I’m a sophomore math + physics major at Harvey Mudd College! I competed with Iolani, and my favorite events were optics and materials science. Outside of SciOly, I enjoy leatherworking, cooking, and playing soccer.

Circuit Lab C
Disease Detectives C
Roy Lin
Roy Lin

lmk if u like chem and i can hook u up

Botany B
Shannon Imaoka
Shannon Imaoka

Hey guys, I'm Shannon, a sophomore at OCSA! This is my 3rd year competing in Science Olympiad, and I'm passionate about chemistry. In my free time, you can find me playing jazz piano or riding rollercoasters.

Food Science B
Remote Sensing C
Shubh Shah
Shubh Shah

Hello! I'm Shubh and I have been doing SciOly since elementary school, and love all Earth Science and Inquiry events. I am passionate for helping others, which inspired me to start my own YouTube channel, YourSciolyCoach (subscribe). Fun fact: I actually survived a volcanic eruption, which probably explains why I'm so fascinated by Earth Science.

Dynamic Planet C
Experimental Design C
Sivesh Dodda
Sivesh Dodda

hi! i'm a junior at vernon hills high school. this is my 4th year of scioly, and my favorite events are wind power and hovercraft. watermelon 🤤

Hovercraft B
Hovercraft C
Tim Qin
Tim Qin

I like planes and cars too I guess (Go Red Bull Racing!)

Wright Stuff C
Verna Acharya
Verna Acharya

hey! i'm verna, a sophomore at sunset high school. i'm an aspiring astrophysicist, passionate scioly grinder, and chipotle's #1 fan.

Remote Sensing B
Vilius Staraitis
Vilius Staraitis

Yo, I'm Vilius. I am currently in my junior year studying chemical engineering and materials science down in southern california. I used to compete for Castro Valley High School and was only good at builds and ecology. im going back to bed now even though im filling this at like noon.

Elastic Launched Glider B
Electric Vehicle C
William Huang
William Huang

I am currently a Junior from duPont Manual High School in Kentucky. I have done Science Olympaid for 5 years and my favorite SciOly events are Codebusters and Experimental Design. Outside of school, I enjoy playing piano and traveling to new places. I'm also quite good at block blast.

Experimental Design B
Experimental Design C