National Science Bowl Judging

 
 

Volunteering:

Science Bowl is always a reminder of how important the next generation of scientists and engineers will be. Being on the other side of the table, I am in awe of how much work people will put into the competition. Every weekend, I get to work with the very best of our scientific community: professors, lecturers, graduate students, senior scientists, and CEO all throughout the United States. Unlike me, who owes being an engineer to volunteers like them, they selflessly volunteer their time to make sure we have a fair and enjoyable competition. The many administrators of the program and the coaches who enable teams to succeed are the reason I wanted to become an engineer. I would run into walls to support any one of them.

You may have seen Me at:

  • National Science Bowl - National Finals in Washington, DC (2022, 2023)

  • LADWP High School Regional

  • SLAC High School and Middle School Regional

  • Arizona High School Regional

  • Various virtual regionals:

    • High School: Arizona, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, PNNL, SLAC

    • Middle School: Colorado, Big Sky, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Virtual

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Why I love NSB:

I grew up watching my brother build model cars and playing in the buzzer competition of the National Science Bowl Competition. After years of watching him, I knew I wanted to follow in my brother’s footsteps and compete. Science Bowl became a huge part of my life in middle school and high school.


Science Bowl was a reminder that knowledge and technical skills in STEM weren’t a liability in politics, but rather a way to enable me to become a leader in setting science-based policy. In high school, I never saw myself excelling in STEM. But upon reflecting on the things I was passionate about and successful at, I looked back to my love of Science Bowl, my love of discovery and research, and how it could be used for good. Most of all I reflected back on the community surrounding Science Bowl. In my college application essays, I distinctly remember this paragraph:

“I have been interested in environmental engineering ever since the 8th grade, when our team won the Li-Poly-electric-car race Championship in the National Science Bowl with a car that I helped design and build, earning the right to sit behind then energy secretary Dr. Steven Chu. I nervously asked him to sign my name tag. He did, and gave me a smile, then turned to my coach and said "Watch out for these kids, they could change the world one day". That day he inspired me to fix environmental issues through science and building things.”

After graduating, I wanted to give back to the NSB community and inspire the next generation of scientists. As a volunteer moderator, I read the questions to the teams and judged their responses. I have also participated in supporting coaches to build their teams. Being a moderator was a fun and rewarding way to stay involved in the NSB and support its mission of encouraging students to excel in science and math.

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