MASON INVITE STAFF AND SUPERVISORS
EKANSH AGARWAL
Division B Scrambler
I am currently a junior at Garnet Valley High School. I serve as an officer for my school's Science Olympiad team, and I particularly enjoy build events. One of the things I enjoy doing outside of SciOly is cubing.
JAY AGARWAL
Division B Tower
Hi, I am Jay A, current national Air Traj champion and Tower Bronze medal holder for Div C. I love watches and building stuff and I have a twin named Emir who is ESing Optics for Div B here too!
AMIR AKBAR
Division C Astronomy
Hey, y'all, I'm Amir, and I'll be supervising Astronomy. I graduated from Mason in 2023, and I'm currently studying physics at UChicago. I did SciOly for 5 years (+1 year as an alum) and my favorite event was Astronomy. For fun I like to play chess, poker, and Valorant.
ZAID ANEES
Division B Fossils
Troy High School (Sierra Vista Middle School 2024)
ALICE CHI
Division C Helicopter & Division C Write It Do It
Hi! I’m Alice Chi, a Mason Science Olympiad enthusiast. I love free-flight-based events, WIDI, Air Trajectory, and EXPERIMENTal Design. I have been doing Science Olympiad for 4 years now, and I love, love, love Science Olympiad.
GRACE CHI
Division C Write It Do It
Hey, everyone! I'm Grace, and I'm studying Artificial Intelligence at the University of Pennsylvania. I was a Mason Science Olympiad captain for four years, and I won Write It Do It at Nationals in 2024. I’m also currently serving on the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad Board of Directors. Hoping to put on a fun and seamless event for you all!
KARTHIK DANGETI
Division B Helicopter
Hi, I am Karthik Dangeti, a sophomore from Novi HS. I've done scioly since freshman year (Peter is my GOAT), and my greatest achievement is making Nats after we placed 11th at States the previous year.
EYDAN COLLAZO DE JESUS
Division B Air Trajectory & Division C Tower
Hi, I'm Eydan! I'm competing for Orlando Science High School, and this will be my 3rd year in Science Olympiad. I placed 1st at the 2024 National Tournament for the Tower event, and it is also, funnily enough, my favorite event. (Crazy,right?) Thanks, and good luck! I hope I can meet you guys at comps!
MANANK DOSHI
Division C Dynamic Planet
Hi, I'm Manank! I'm a freshman at UC Berkeley studying Astrophysics! I'm a Lynbrook alum, where I competed for all 4 years of high school. I primarily enjoyed doing earth science and physics events, and this is my first time supervising for Mason. Good luck and have fun!
WENDY DUAN
Division B Experimental Design
Hi, my name is Wendy Duan, and I am a sophomore at Jordan High School in Texas. I’ve been doing SciOly for around 3 years, and my favorite event is Rocks and Minerals.
ANTHONY EGAN
Division C Chemistry Lab
Hi! My name is Anthony Egan, and I'm a senior at Guilderland High School in upstate New York. This will be my 5th full year doing Science Olympiad (having done Anatomy for most of them). Whenever I'm free from SciOly, I enjoy studying languages (currently on my 12th) and inorganic/materials chem!
RYAN ETO
Division B Meteorology
Hi everyone! I’m a senior at Iolani School in Hawaii this year. I’ve competed in a number of earth science and physics events in the past. My favorite was definitely Dynamic Planet’s last year topic cycle! Hope you all enjoy the test!
MARLEY FENG
Division C Microbe Mission
Hi, I'm Marley! I'm an ES for Microbe Div C, and I'm a junior at Mason HS. My favorite event is Microbe, and I like sleeping, reading, and stationery. I have 2 cats.
RAYMOND GAO
Division C Dynamic Planet
Hi! My name is Raymond and I'm currently a Junior at ABRHS in MA. I'm a big fan of all earth science events, and I also like math and chemistry. In my free time I like playing video games, listening to music, and playing ultimate frisbee.
AMAR GOLLAMUDI
Division C Electric Vehicle
Hello! I am a freshman at Purdue University, and I competed in NorCal in HS. My favorite event is Air Trajectory.
YUHAN GU
Division C Robot Tour, Division B Tower, & Division B/C Bot
Hello, my name is Yuhan Gu and I am a junior at Mason High School. This is my 2nd year in Science Olympiad, and I did Robot Tour and Tower for the 2023-2024 National Tournament. I like anything engineering or classical-music-related (I have played violin for 11 years), and I particularly enjoy watching MIT maker portfolio videos on YouTube.
SHIVEN GUPTA
Division B Wind Power
Hey! I'm Shiven from Chattahoochee High School. This is my 3rd year in Science Olympiad, and I do events like Experimental Design, Optics, and Wind Power - and I love ExpD the most! My favorite band is Starset, and I enjoy getting absolutely destroyed in Elden Ring as a pastime. Star Wars and Halo are pretty cool, too.
MACKHOI HOANG
Division B Meteorology
Sophomore, MMS SO Captain. Loves electricity, renewable energy, world history, CJKV and Sinosphere languages/culture, and music.
CLAIRE HUANG
Division B Anatomy and Physiology & Division B Entomology
Hey I'm Claire, a current sophomore at Solon High School. This will be my 4th year competing in SciOly, and I'm super excited to be y'alls ES for Entomology and Anatomy. Some of my favorite SciOly events are Code and Mat Sci just cuz they're fun to study and just cool events. I like bio :)
JERRY HUANG
Division B Disease Detectives
Hi! I'm a freshman at Garnet Valley High School. I enjoy building flying things as well as finding them out in the wild, grinding math to AIME qual(hopefully), and playing piano. I love doing Disease Detectives, and I hope you all enjoy the test! (Image credits to Rooni)
ANEESH IYER
Division C Codebusters & Division C Optics
Hey! I'm Aneesh, a senior from Mason High School and one of the captains for our Science Olympiad team. Most events that I do are in the physics/inquiry category, being Codebusters, Optics, and EXPD. Hopefully you guys have a good time at the tournament, it's a LOT of work to run.
MURUGAN JAGAN
Division B Reach for the Stars
Looking forward to writing RFTS (And looking at y'alls attempts to answer them)! I'm currently the biggest troll to come out of Texas, and I intend to keep it that way.
NIKHIL JAIN
Division C Wind Power
I'm Nikhil, a senior at Mason High School. I've been doing Science Olympiad for 6 years, and my favorite events are Astronomy, Circuit Lab, Wi-Fi Lab, and Wind Power.
ISAAC JONES
Division C Experimental Design
Hi, all! :D I'm Isaac, and in high school I did inquiry events as a part of Milpitas SciOly in NorCal. My hobbies include hiking, Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, making model RC planes, and learning about electronics/computer science! I'm currently studying EE/CS at UC Berkeley, class of 2028. GO MHS SCIOLY! GO BEARS! <3
SAMANTHA LAM
Division C Entomology & Division B/C K-Pop Trivia
Hey, all, I’m Sammi! I am a senior at Mason. This is my 2nd year doing Science Olympiad, and I love doing life science and ID events. In my free time, I like to draw, play video games, listen to music, and grind Treebo! (I’m the Lorax but Asian.) I’m really looking forward to this year’s season, as studying science topics I’m interested in and making new friends is my hobby!
DEREK LEE
Division B Codebusters
Hi! I'm Derek Lee, and I'm a freshman at UCLA. I competed for six years at Jeffrey Trail Middle School and Northwood High School in Southern California. My favorite events (or more of a love-hate relationship) were Codebusters, Anatomy, and Experimental Design, although I've also completed the rites of passage through Astronomy and Detector Building. Outside of Science Olympiad, I love watching professional sports (especially rooting my hometown Chargers and Lakers), playing tennis and pickup basketball, and listening to indie music. I enjoy writing Codebusters exams, and I hope you all have a great experience with Mason Invitational!
NOAH LEE
Division C Fermi Questions
The goat.
ANNIE LI
Division B Crime Busters
Hey there, I'm Annie (Li)! I'm a junior at Mason supervising Crime Busters, and have been competing in Science Olympiad since 7th grade. As one of the captains this year, I'm super excited to help run Mason Invite! My favorite events are Forensics, Chem Lab, and Food Science (rip). In my free time, I like watching reality TV, cooking/baking, and playing my violin.
SOPHINA LI
Division B Write It Do It
Hi! My name is Sophina Li, and I am currently a junior at Mason High School. My favorite subject is biology, and I'm particularly interested in cell and molecular biology. In my free time, I enjoy baking, reading, and traveling with my family (to warm places)! I am so excited to be supervising WIDI — it is one of my favorite Science Olympiad events, as you never know what to expect. With that being said, I hope you enjoy the WIDI model we prepared for you all and GOOD LUCK !!
KENNETH LIU
Division B Disease Detectives
Hi, I'm Kenneth! I'm a senior at Jordan High School in Fulshear, TX, and this is my fifth year competing in Science Olympiad. My favorite events of all time are Optics, PPP, and Rocks and Minerals. In my free time, I enjoy coding, listening to music, and working on my custom keyboards. I look forward to seeing everyone's work!
ETHAN LOMO-TETTEY
Division B Microbe Mission
Hey, I'm Ethan! I am currently a junior at Marquette University High School, and this is my 3rd year doing Science Olympiad. I enjoy learning about all things biology (except plants). My favorite events that I have competed in include Astronomy, Cell Biology (best event of all time), Microbe Mission, and Remote Sensing. I also spend a lot of my free time taking old Protein Modeling exams (please come back).
JAYDEN LU
Division B Codebusters
My name is Jayden Lu, a senior at Mason High School. This year is going to be my second full year of doing Science Olympiad.
LUKE LU
Division C Anatomy and Physiology
182cm/78kg
ALICE LUO
Division C Geologic Mapping & Division B/C K-Pop Trivia
Hi, I'm Alice! I'm a sophomore at Mason High School and this is my 4th year of Science Olympiad (started in middle school!). I love creative writing and listening to music. My favorite Science Olympiad events are Forestry (ripe in peas), Disease Detectives, and Geologic Mapping (but only half the time).
COLLIN MCCORD
Division C Bungee Drop
I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at Missouri S&T, and the founder and president of the S&T Science Olympiad Society, our Alumni Network chapter. I love build events (my favorite is Machines), and competed with Kickapoo High School in Missouri.
PARTH MHASKE
Division B Helicopter
Parth is a current senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. At WWPN, he does the build events, though he is partial to balsa builds and robot tour. His favorite event of all time is flight, and when he's not chronically online, he usually likes to go for a bike ride.
NAFLAH MOHAMMED
Division C Disease Detectives
Hi, my name’s Naflah! I’m a first-year student at Duke University, majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. With a passion for scientific exploration and engagement, I’ve been involved with clubs like Science Olympiad and organizations like the Stony Kill Farm and Cary Institute since high school. Currently, I’m working with the Duke Gardens part of their Equity Through Stories program, encouraging visitors to connect with nature through social and cultural contexts. Beyond STEM, I love reading, traveling, and experimenting with art. I’m an ES for Disease Detectives C, and so excited to be a part of the Mason Invite this year!
SUKHAD MUTATKAR
Division C Chemistry Lab
I am a Chemical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering major at UC Berkeley! I love exploring the outdoors, hanging out with my friends, and eating food at absurd times, as well as playing video games and sleeping when I can. My favorite events were Chem Lab, Tower and Fermi Questions as a highschooler!
EMIR NADUVIL
Division B Optics
Hey all! I'm Emir Naduvil, a 4x Solon Science Olympiad National competitor going into my 5th year of SciOly. I do physics and inquiry events like Codebusters and Optics, but also stuff like Disease Detectives as well. Outside of Scioly, I'm a fervent Cleveland sports fan (Who dey? I've never heard of them.), an invested OverSimplified subscriber, and an avid sticker and pin collector.
WILLIAM NOGUERA
Division C Fossils
My name is William Noguera, and I am a sophomore at UW-Madison. I was a two-year captain at Madison West High School, where I competed in Rocks/Fossils and Codebusters, among other events. I now help run the Badger Invitational and write tests for many competitions around the Midwest!
SHRIYA PARTHASARATHI
Division C Microbe Mission
Hello! My name is Shriya, and I'm a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill. I competed as part of Mason's SciOly team for 4 years, and was a captain during the 23-24 season. Some of my favorite events include Codebusters, Forensics, and Microbe Mission, so I'm excited to supervise MM at the invite. In my free time, I love to sing, addictively drink coffee, and binge K-dramas -- I love K-dramas so much that I'm currently studying abroad at Korea University in Seoul. I'm excited to show my love for this invite, and I hope y'all enjoy taking Microbe Mission :)
ALLISON PETERSON
Division C Ecology
I'm a senior at Purdue majoring in Biology, Science Education, and Prelaw with minors in Chemistry and Wildlife! I love to run, draw, and write prose alongside Science Olympiad exams. Upon graduation this spring, I hope to teach and go to law school. I competed with Lake Central's team in high school, and Astronomy, Herpetology, Ornithology, and Ecology are my all-time favorite events! Have fun at Mason, and enjoy the competition experience - there's nothing like it!
SOURISH PRAMANIK
Division C Material Science & Division C Optics
Hi! I'm Sourish, and I'm a senior at Montgomery High School. I really like physics, and love physics and build based events! I also have a cool YouTube channel where I explain physics stuff to other people.
REVANTH REPARLA
Division B Road Scholar
Hi! My name is Revanth, and I’m a sophomore at Jordan High School. My favorite SciOly events are Rocks and Minerals and Experimental Design. In my free time, I like playing Mario Kart Wii.
ANANDAVEL SAKTHI
Division B Potions and Poisons
Hi I'm Anand, I'm a sophomore at IA East, I only do physics & chem events for some reason and my fav event is IAT. I love music and love playing string instruments, and at this point I have so many music extracurriculars that UMich is going to just tell me to take Music Theory instead of Aerospace Engineering as my career.
KRISH SHAH
Division B Ecology
Hello! My name is Krish, and I'm a senior at Seven Lakes High School. As a part of our Science Olympiad team, I love doing identification and biology related events, but I also usually end up doing random events like WIDI. Outside of Science Olympiad, I'm a LaTeX enthusiast, hobbyist web developer, and amateur birdwatcher. I hope you enjoy our test!
IAN SHANG
Division C Astronomy & Division B/C Supercell Showdown
My name is Ian Shang. I am a junior at Mason High School, and have participated in Science Olympiad for 2 years. I do Astronomy, Chemistry Lab, and Disease Detectives, with Chemistry Lab being my favorite. I love science-related events.
NIR SHATSKY
Division C Wind Power
Junior at UCI (meche major). I spend more time playing pool than studying/doing homework.
DARSH SINGHVI
Division B Air Trajectory
I’m an enthusiastic, entrepreneurial, and dedicated high school student preparing for college studies in business. I’m looking to expand my skill set, gain experience, and contribute to my community. I’m passionate about learning, experimenting, and working with numbers.
APURV SRIRANGAPATNAM
Division B Crime Busters
Hey, my name is Apurv, and I’m a senior at Bothell High School. When I’m not doing Codebusters or Forensics for SciOly, I’m usually trying to finish something I procrastinated on for too long (including this description). I love making TV show references whenever I can and they’ll probably work their way into your test somehow. If I find free time I usually like to relax by reading or calling my friends just to say I’m bored. I hope you enjoy my test!
ALAN TANG
Division C Codebusters
Hi, I'm Alan Tang. I only competed in the 2023 seaso,n in which I proudly became the Texas State Champion and National Runner-up for Codebusters. I also competed in Chemistry Lab and Environmental Chemistry, both of which traumatized me, and I have not studied Chemistry since then. I am also the 2023 Seven Lakes Invitational Pokemon Trivia champion :D. Despite being from Clements High School, I am proudly Mason's number one fan and excited to write for the invitational!
ANGELA TANG
Division C Geologic Mapping
Angela is a sophomore at Mason High School. She enjoys earth/space science and mostly participates in events related to that field in Science Olympiad. Some events she competes in include Geologic Mapping, Dynamic Planet, Fossils, and Astronomy. Aside from science, Angela enjoys playing the violin, creative writing, and photography.
CODY TANG
Division C Air Trajectory & Division B Write It Do It
Mason High School sophomore
VISHISTA VULPALA
Division B Dynamic Planet
Hi, everyone! My name is Vishista Vulpala, and I am a junior at Mason High School who will be writing and supervising for Division B Dynamic Planet at Mason Invite! I’ve been doing SciOly for 4 years now and I compete in Dynamic Planet, Geologic Mapping, and Forensics!
PETER WANG
Division C Air Trajectory
Hello! My name is Peter Wang and I'm currently a freshman at UMich. I was a President of Novi HS SciOly in the 2023-2024 season and led the team to its first ever National Tournament qualification! At Nationals, I placed 2nd in Air Trajectory and 5th in Scrambler (though I was merely a fill for the latter). My hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing/watching tennis, and listening to/playing music!
Check out my video from our Air Trajectory run at last year's National Tournament here.
SARAH WANG
Division C Entomology
I’m Sarah Wang, and I’m a sophomore at Mason High School. I like terrestrial biology, and I have a peanut allergy.
SHIN-YI WANG
Division C Ecology
I am a freshman at Northwestern University majoring in chemical engineering and integrated sciences. I did ScioOly all 4 years of high school, and my favorite event is Forestry!
SOPHIA WANG
Division C Helicopter & Division C Robot Tour
I go to UMich and like to build.
EVAN XIANG
Division B Microbe Mission
Hi, I'm a Junior at Shady Side Academy! I enjoy competing in build events in SciOly while grinding bio. I also compete in several other competitions such as the USABO and USESO. I was a 2024 USABO and USESO Camper. I love building random things. Some of my creations include a posture enforcement system and a textbook page flipper. Outside of science stuff, I enjoy sleeping and listening to my Spotify Daylist.
ANDREW XING
Division B Metric Mastery
I am BIRD.
JEFFREY XU
Division C Experimental Design
Hi! I'm Jeffrey, a first-year in the Rutgers University Honors Program planning on majoring in math and economics. During high school, I competed for and captained Montgomery High School, where my main events were Codebusters, Experimental Design, and Fermi Questions. My favorite memories include recording my teammates speed-eating Chipotle, watching our Scrambler "device" at Regionals, and helping secure a historic 4th place team finish at Nationals. Outside of SciOly, I like playing soccer, messing around with friends, and trying way too hard on the daily New York Times games. I'm excited to supervise for the first time at the Mason Invitational!
KYLE YAN
Division B Ecology
Hello, my name is Kyle Yan! I am currently a junior in high school, and this is my 3rd year competing in Science Olympiad (DD, Eco). Outside of school, I competitively jump rope, work as a math tutor, and listen to a lot of music (The 1975, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, etc.). In the future, I hope to major in data analytics at my dream school, CMU! (I'm on the right of my photo, BTW)
RAINA YANG
Division B Mission Possible
My name is Raina Yang, and I am a sophomore at Mason High School. This is my 4th year of Science Olympiad, and I mainly do builds. In my free time I like to go shopping and hang out with my friends. I also like to bake, but I probably shouldn’t eat that much sugar. I have a little sister and a very cute dog.
YEMING YOU
Division C Forensics
Yeming You is a senior at Mason High School. He has participated in Science Olympiad for 4 years, and is passionate in code busting and fingerprint identifying. Outside of his flourishing science career, Yeming enjoys playing the violin and Candy Crush Saga. He hopes to pursue a science-oriented career in anesthesiology, and is also a catfish because the image shown next to this bio is not of him.
ERIC ZHANG
Division C Disease Detectives
Hi, my name is Eric, a junior at Lexington High School. My hobbies include procrastination… I’ll finish this later. I also like playing Tetris, computer science, reading, and competitive programming.
LANCE ZHANG
Division C Fossils
Hello, fellow fossil feins. I am a recent Mason HS graduate, and am currently studying economics at the University of Chicago. I've been in Science Olympiad for 6 years and have competed in a variety of events since, my favorites being Fossils (duh), Forestry, Ecology, Rocks & Minerals, Geologic Mapping, and Dynamic Planet. I placed 3rd at this year’s National Tournament in Fossils, my favorite show growing up was Dinosaur King, and the coolest dinosaur imo is Parasaurolophus so I hopefully have some credibility. If you have any questions or wanna chat about fossils, hit me up at zhanglancell2@gmail.com.
MINGJIA ZHANG
Division B Metric Mastery
Hello folks! I'm a senior at Mason in my fifth year of SciOly, and one of the captains for our team this season. My favorite events are Environmental Chemistry, Forensics, and Chemistry Lab (there's a theme there!), and I've won national medals in all three of them. Outside of SciOly, I play the flute, and I love to paint and bake. I hope you all have a blast at Mason Invite :)
SERENA ZHANG
Division C Entomology
My name is Serena Zhang, and I’m currently a junior in Mason High School. In Science Olympiad I do Entomology, Fossils, and Ecology. In my free time I like to read and draw.
MELINDA ZHAO
Division B Entomology
Melinda is a freshman at Monta Vista High School. Her favorite events are bio and inquity events. Outside of SciOly, Melinda likes to run in cross country, play bee swarm simulator, and read campbells:)!
RUN ZHOU
Division B/C Taylor Trivia
Howdy! I am a current sophomore at Texas A&M studying computer science. Some of my favourite events include Ornithology, Forestry, Entomology, and, of course, Swiftology. I am a huuuuge swiftie, so if you ever wanna chat about her songs feel free to hit me up :D And, no, I don't have a favourite song, but 1989 is my fav era!
IRIS ZHU
Division C Anatomy and Physiology
Hi, I’m Iris! I’m at senior at Mason High School, and I’m super excited to be an event supervisor for this great invite. I’ve done SciOly for four years, but this is my second year of actually trying. I love to play soccer, workout at the gym, take photos with my awesome camera, watch sports, and play video games. My favorite parts of science are chemistry and biology, and I hope to pursue a career in one of those fields.
ZIANG ZHUANG
Division B Dynamic Planet
Hi! I'm a freshman at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. Dynamic Planet has always been one of my top events. This will be my fourth year competing in it, and I am glad to be able to supervise it.