THOMAS JEFFERSON PARTNERSHIP FUND BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2015 NEWSWORTHY The Newsletter of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Partnership Fund, a non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting the unique learning opportunities available at TJ and maintaining the special relationship of alumni to the School Dramatic New Spaces to Open This School Year ! RENOVATION UPDATE Upon the com- pletion of Phase I of TJ’s transformative renovation last November, students moved into spacious new Research Lab and Chemistry/Geosystem wings and visited their counselors in a new Administrative wing. Phase II is expected to be completed by April, open- ing up most of the new building’s interior, including: the new Design & Tech/Physics wing; IBET, humanities, and world language classrooms; the lecture hall; the Global Learning Center (library); two attractive courtyards, one with a greenhouse, the other with an amphitheater; Internet cafes; and additional common areas. Some new spaces will open even sooner. By the end of September, students will have access to a completely renovated Gym I, with new locker rooms and weight rooms. By Thanksgiving, they’ll enter the Inside the new dome. See our website for the latest renovation pictures. school through a majestic Jeffersonian dome that opens into a two-story atrium lobby, with direct access to the Research Lab wing.

CAMPAIGN UPDATE All of us at the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund (PF), TJ’s non-profit foundation, have enjoyed sharing TJ’s new Research Lab Wing with the School’s many loyal supporters, from parents whose children graduated long ago to alumni who are returning to campus as TJ parents. If you weren’t able to join us for the Ribbon Cutting ceremony that formally opened the new wing, an Alumni Day tour, or the January Open House -- or even if you were -- we hope you can make our upcoming Fall Open House (date TBA). We’re thrilled to announce that the Campaign for TJ has now raised over half of the $8 million TJ needs to con- tinue as the nation’s leading STEM high school, progress that would not have been possible without the tremendous sup- port of parents, corporations and foundations, and our newest and most enthusiastic supporters, TJ’s devoted alumni. With reunion classes leading the way, class giving has skyrocketed to a total of $400,000 (see pages 20-21). For the first time ever, the alumni giving total for this past school year nearly equalled the total raised from parents. In an- other first, an anonymous alum made an outright gift of $100,000 to the Campaign, the largest gift by an alum to date. We’re confident that such a significant gift will inspire other successful alums to consider investing in the future of educa- tion with a donation to the Campaign for TJ. With grants to TJ now totaling over $2 million, the Campaign continues to be the engine behind the modernization of TJ’s research curriculum and capability. The latest $500,000 grant, given in May, was used to purchase advanced instru- mentation for Biology, Physics, and Geosystems classes and several Research Labs, including a $100,000 confocal micro- scope and the instrumentation necessary to convert an existing scope into a fluorescence microscope, both to be shared by the Biotechnology (see March 2015 issue) and Neuroscience Research Labs (see page 4). A separate $60,000 grant enabled the purchase of iPad and Kindle carts for humanities and other classrooms.

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TJ STUDENT WINS SILVER MEDAL AT INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

! TJ is one of a small group of high schools that consistently sends students to the highest level of national Olympiad competition and frequently sees some of those students go on to represent their country in international competition. This year, Janice Ong, TJ ’15, flew to Baku, Azerbaijan, to take part in the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) as a member of the US team. She came home exhilarated from her “once-in-a-lifetime experience,” excited about “how much more there is to learn.” To top it off, she received a silver medal and earned the second- highest score on the US team. In order to obtain one of four coveted spots on the US Chemistry Olympiad team, Janice needed to outscore the competition on a series of increasingly challenging and competitive exams. TJ’s Chemistry Olympiad sponsor, Mr. Hadan Kauffman, administers two school-wide preliminary exams in January and February. Based on the results of these exams, about a dozen TJ students qualify to take the Chemistry Olympiad Local Exam, taken each year by 16,000 students nationwide. The top two scorers on that exam are eligible to take the national exam, given to DC-area students The US Chemistry Olympiad team, at the closing ceremonies for the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad at a local university. in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 29, 2015. From left to right: Bryce The three-part national exam takes four hours and 45 minutes and Cai, Janice Ong, TJ ’15, David Wang, and Soorajnath includes theoretical questions and a lab practical. More than 1,000 students Boominathan. (Photo courtesy Janice Ong) take this exam at their local testing site each year. For the second year in a row, Janice scored among the top 20 students in the country on the national exam, earning a spot at the rigorous two-week study camp held at the US Air Force Academy. The camp is very intense, with lectures, lab work, and 25 hours of exams on advanced Chemistry topics. Based on her performance on the study camp assessments, Janice was one of four students selected to represent the US at the International Chemistry Olympiad. “Chemistry Olympiad has been a very intellectually rewarding experience for me,” Janice said. “It always feels like the farther you go into the subject, the more nuanced your understanding becomes - you realize there are breaking points for many of the approximations you used to rely on, and you learn how to work around them; you start to see organic molecules not just as structures but begin thinking of ways they might be synthesized. The last time a TJ student made the US team for the ICHO was in 1999, so I was really excited and honored to represent the US and TJ at the International Chemistry Olympiad and enjoyed meeting many other students who share the same passion about the subject. In addition to meeting people from around the globe, my team members and I visited the city of Baku and Azerbaijani landmarks such as the Maiden Tower. The exams themselves were long and probably the hardest ones I've taken, but it has been a really good experience to be challenged to such a level this early in my career.”

Biology Olympiad Wrap-Up Last year, William Long, TJ ’15, traveled to Bali, Indonesia for the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) as a member of the US Biology Olympiad (USABO) team, where he was awarded 5th place in individual competition (see August 2014 issue). It was his second time as a national finalist. This year, Neeraj Prasad, TJ ’17, made it to the study-camp national finals. TJ’s Biology Olympiad team administers the USABO Open Exam in February to all interested students. In 2015, 95 TJ students took the first-round exam, which was taken simultaneously by almost 10,500 high school students nationwide. Twenty-six TJ students scored in the top ten percent nationally, qualifying them to take the semifinal exam in March. The top-20 scorers on that exam were invited to Purdue University for ten days of instruction that included “animal and plant dissections, molecular biology lab practice, and lectures on topics ranging from Biochemistry to the fruit fly,” according to Neeraj, followed by two days of testing that included a three-hour theoretical exam and a six-hour practical.

Physics Olympiad Wrap-Up The TJ Physics Team, which proudly states on its website that TJ has produced “more members of the US Physics Team than any other high school in the nation,” administers the preliminary (F=ma) and semifinal exams each spring. In 2015, approximately 4,400 students from around the country participated in the F=ma exam, with the top 360 scorers -- including eight from TJ -- invited to take the semifinal exam. The top 20 scorers on the semifinal exam were then invited to attend the US Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) study camp at the University of Maryland, where the US team that competes at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is chosen. Three study camp participants were from TJ: Shankar Balasubramanian, TJ ’15, Allen Cheng, TJ ’16, and Charles Wang, TJ ’18. "My initial impression of Physics was pure apprehension,” Shankar said, “but Physics team helped me realize that Physics is as intuitive as any other subject. I learned to enjoy the subject by interacting with my peers -- discussing concepts, working out devious problems, bouncing off ideas. . . . For all that and for providing me with opportunities such as attending camp, I thank my fellow officers and passionate members. I am forever in debt."

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TJ FRESHMAN IS BRAIN BEE NATIONAL CHAMPION Soren Christensen, TJ '18, just returned from representing the US at the 2015 International Brain Bee (IBB). (Check the online edition for the latest results.) In order to qualify for the IBB, Soren had to win the TJ Brain Bee, the DC Regional Brain Bee -- sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience -- and finally the National Brain Bee. The IBB, founded in 1999 by University of Maryland Neuroscience professor Dr. Norbert Myslinksi (pictured with Soren at the National championships) is the world-wide neuroscience competition for high school students. There are currently about 150 local Brain Bee coordinators in 30 countries that conduct annual competitions for approximately 30,000 student competitors.The Brain Bee covers brain development and function, including sensations, intelligence, emotions, movement, and consciousness; diseases and disorders of the brain -- Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, and addictions -- research techniques, and medical technology. The local competitions are based on Brain Facts, a publication downloadable from the Internet and available in 20 languages. The National Bee includes six sections given over two days: a written section; a laboratory practical with real human brains; a nervous system tissue-identification challenge using microscopic images; MRI brain image analysis; patient diagnosis, where actors simulate patients with various brain disorders; and an oral Q and A section. To prepare for the national and international competitions, Soren supplemented Brain Facts with another book, Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain, and various Internet sources. Soren became interested in neuroscience while in middle school. "After reading about happiness and all of the different disorders that cause people to not be able to feel good, I couldn't stop myself from learning more about the huge, growing variety of topics neuroscience has to offer," Soren explained. As soon as he got to TJ, he joined the Neuroscience Society, an 8th period club that begins the year by having the students lecture each other on different neuroscience topics that will show up on the TJ Brain Bee. "After attending my first meeting, I was hooked. Although I was skeptical about actually winning, I really wanted to try my best and see how far I could go." In addition to the right to represent the US at the IBB, Soren's winnings from the National Brain Bee included $1,500 and a Society for Neuroscience-sponsored summer research fellowship with a distinguished neuroscientist. Soren worked this summer with Dr. Juan Saavedra in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at Georgetown University Medical Center. As a national winner, Soren is disqualified from competing in the Brain Bee a second time. However, he is already looking forward to the possibility of conducting his senior research project in TJ's Neuroscience Lab (see page 4). "There are so many cool animals, devices, and materials in there," he said.

Computing Olympiad Wrap-Up A US Computing Olympiad (USACO) season typically consists of five online preliminary contests, followed by the US Open national championships. Contests are offered in bronze, silver, and gold divisions. All participants start in the bronze division, and those who score particularly well are promoted to the next division. TJ students typically hear about the US Computing Olympiad (USACO) online contests through Senior Computer Team, which tracks students’ progress in these and other contests on their website. Based on their performance in online training pages and preliminary contests, and in particular on their performance at the US Open, approximately 20 students are invited to a camp for finalists at Clemson University. After competing in six more contests at Clemson, the top performers are selected to represent their country at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). This year, Corwin de Boor, TJ ’15, and Shwetark Patel, TJ ’18, were among the two dozen USACO finalists.

Math Olympiad Wrap-Up Whether or not they participate on TJ’s Varsity Math Team, most TJ students take at least one of the two preliminary Math Olympiad exams offered during the school day in February: AMC10, which may be taken by any 9th or 10th grade student, and AMC12, which may be taken by any student. The top scorers on both exams qualify to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), a 15-question, three-hour exam. This year, TJ had an amazing 118 AIME qualifiers. Top AMC10/AIME scorers qualify to take the US Junior Math Olympiad (USAJMO,) and top AMC12/AIME scorers qualify to take the US Math Olympiad (USAMO); both are six question, two-day, nine-hour essay/proof exams. In addition to five USAJMO qualifiers, TJ had thirteen USAMO qualifiers this year, more than any other high school. Students scoring in the top twelve on the USAMO are automatically invited to attend the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) study camp. Top-scoring non-seniors are also invited. The intensive program prepares students in areas of mathematics that are traditionally emphasized more in other countries than in the US, and results in the selection of the six-member team that represents the country at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Four TJ students were invited to participate in MOSP this year: Sam Hsiang, TJ ’16, Akshaj Kadaveru, TJ ’18, Katherine Cheng, TJ ’18, and Lilian Wang, TJ ’18.

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YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK: NEUROSCIENCE LAB • The effect of cortisone, or the artificial intelligence that translates diphenhydramine, and serotonin thoughts into movement. reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) on the “Another research area is the habituation of the sea slug Aplysia. exploding field of computational • High-frequency stimulation of the neuroscience: Students are using simplified nerve chords of the Madagascar hissing differential-equation based neuron models cockroach (below) to test potential pain to analyze neural network patterns therapy; analyzing the effect on learning (below). or memory of disrupting its circadian rhythm or altering its diet.

Lab Director Mark Hannum’s Neuroscience Lab, the only high school lab devoted to neuroscience research, now accommodates more students and a wider range of projects than it did before the move. “The number of students in our Lab has doubled in recent years, a trend that mirrors the growth in college-level neuroscience programs, which itself reflects the government’s commitment to making brain research a priority. Because “Generous Campaign for TJ donations our unique schedule doesn’t allow us to allowed the Lab to purchase a add sections -- seniors in the Lab meet for microelectrode array for use in specimen two class periods for one semester rather projects. The array, acquired last fall, has than one class period for a full year -- the already allowed students to better only way to accommodate increased visualize the spatial and temporal synaptic interest is to place more students in each connections in developing neuronal section. The much larger room with its networks and to record the tiny electrical dedicated classroom space that we now impulses around groups of cultured cells. “Senior Lucas Lin’s project improved occupy allows us to accommodate “Some of this year’s Campaign upon existing mathematical models used students’ growing interest in the field. The donations are funding the Lab’s most to simulate populations of neurons, mobile lab benches we recently acquired exciting acquisitions in years, a $100,000 providing insight into how the collective have also been essential to supporting the confocal microscope and a $50,000 behavior of neurons can be altered by Lab’s growth. upgrade to an existing scope to turn it changes in individual neurons, with into a fluorescence microscope, with the potential applications for understanding “Most of the Lab’s projects involve conditions such as epilepsy. With his travel specimen research, including: accompanying software, filters, imaging chambers, and cameras for both. These costs and fees covered by a Partnership • Multiple projects studying the effect microscopes, which are due to arrive this Fund grant, Lucas was able to present his of neurotransmitters or environmental Fall and will be shared with the project at a Society for Industrial and disturbances on crayfish aggression or Biotechnology Lab, will dramatically Applied Mathematics conference in habituation (below). enhance our ability to closely observe Snowbird, Utah, where it received top cells and nerves, critical to so much of the honors alongside the work of post- work in this Lab. doctoral students (above). “Other projects involve the area of “One of my long-term goals for the research known as brain-machine Lab is to use my background in interface. Students are integrating computational neuroscience to help advanced Electroencephalograph (EEG) students compare the Lab’s various technology (above left) with machine- experiments against computational learning algorithms of their own design in models, eventually using a feedback loop order to translate users’ brain waves into to keep the models informed by student- wheelchair and other machine commands. collected data. I hope to acquire a high- Projects focus on optimizing user training performance computer for the Lab to enhance our capability in this area.”

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YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK: MOBILE & WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT LAB

Lab Director Paul Kosek talks about “In our Lab, students study software his new Research Lab. development and learn about interfaces “Thanks to generous Campaign for TJ for, and accessibility of, apps for donations, we will soon have enough “The Mobile & Web Application tablets, graphics cards, and unlocked Development Lab (Mobile App, for short) smartphones, tablets, embedded systems, and the web. We investigate a wide array mobile phones for every student in the was created last year in response to elective and research classes (it’s difficult increasing student interest in the field. of topics involving interfaces, accessibility, human-computer interaction, user- to share devices when so much of the Until the 2014-2015 school year, students work must be done on the device itself). interested in app development either centered design, privacy, security, and networking connectivity. We also appreciate the Bluetooth beacons worked on their project in the Computer that will allow students to test apps that Systems Lab or in extracurricular clubs. “The research and development we provide information tailored to the user’s Now we are able to offer Mobile App do follows all phases of the software precise location, for example, a specific Development and Web App Development development life-cycle: Students are department within a retail store. electives, along with equipment purchased planning and using requirements analyses, and arranged specifically for the purpose then designing, implementing, integrating, “In the near future, I’d like to acquire of supporting app development projects. testing, deploying, and finally maintaining some virtual reality-embedded devices so that students can explore the use of this “Our new Lab gives students the their work product. Moreover, because students do their development work with cutting-edge technology in their ability to transform themselves from applications.” experienced users of the mobile their product's presumed target audience technology that is increasingly part of their in mind, the process generates a feedback lives to the creators of it. As students loop that reinforces learning and scientific become developers of behind-the-scenes communication skills. network programming, they cease to take our growing inter-connectivity for granted and begin to think more about how they can add to and improve upon existing technology.

“This year’s senior research projects include an app that generates sheet music from microphone input; an app that uses Bluetooth, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope to generate art from a figure skater's movements (with poster, above); an analysis of computer vision techniques; a web app that autocorrects drawings; and another that performs sequence alignment on DNA samples.

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WEST COAST ALUMS STAY CONNECTED VIA REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN TJSTAR Disney that the computer revolution Alumni in Silicon Valley: transformed the business of animation. Tim Abbott, TJ ’03, who has For the last seven years, he has been a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from MIT, producer with Disney Research, an told students about dropping out of grad academic arm of Disney that supports all school to start a company in the midst of five of Disney’s major business segments. the financial crisis. With TJ classmate In this role, he works with PhDs on “tech Jeffrey Arnold, Abbott co-founded transfer,” solidifying their results and software start-up Ksplice, acquired by applying them to improve the Oracle, and workplace chat platform Zulip, entertainment experience (see also acquired by Dropbox in 2014. Abbott, who November 2014 issue). Research is more now works with Arnold at Dropbox and important to the entertainment industry noted that a large number of his MIT tjSTAR is TJ’s day-long symposium than ever, he said, because of the constant classmates are also in the software run like a professional conference. Seniors pressure to thrill and move audiences in industry, said that “the TJ network is and freshmen present research project new ways. From rendering animated faces almost as good as MIT’s.” results; corporate sponsors and others more emotional and realistic to creating Anne Toth, TJ ’89 (see also display and demonstrate technology; and robots that can play catch with untrained professionals from government, industry, November 2014 issue), explained how she humans, and from personalizing the became one of the nation’s experts on and academia discuss their work and help theme-park experience to allowing kids to students explore career options. Alumni Internet privacy, her so-called “career by digitally change attributes of their favorite accident.” After considering law school and from all fields discuss their work and their characters, Disney research continues to unique TJ-enabled career paths. dropping out of public policy school, she “push the envelope.” was hired by Internet start-up Yahoo as Disney producer Jason Hintz The Hollywood alums calling in from “data miner number two,” where she was Llopis, TJ ’89, participated in three LA pointed out other influences tapped to research privacy issues. She tjSTAR blocks: In a sequel to an earlier technology has had on the entertainment became Yahoo’s head of privacy, the first tjSTAR visit (see August 2012 issue), he industry. Ron Hohauser, TJ ’86, is a ever at an Internet company. Much of her described the exciting work at Disney Wharton MBA in the entertainment work involved testifying on Capitol Hill, Research; using the new system donated finance field who worked for Marvel where she found TJ to be her single most by Cisco, he moderated a remote panel of Studios and was CFO at Summit Studios important credential. After holding the Hollywood-based alums; and he when it released “Twilight.” Although, as he same position at Google+, she brought her participated on an alumni career panel. says, he’s a “suit,” not a “creative,” he expertise to a start-up, workplace Joining him on the panel was Dr. enjoys working alongside creative people communication platform Slack. Courtney Dressing, TJ ’06, who as he navigates the industry’s complex Toth discussed the privacy went from conducting senior research financial deals. The rise of digital implications of ubiquitous data collection, under TJ’s Astronomy Lab Director Lee technology has had a huge impact on the issues of diversity and inclusion in the Ann Hennig to obtaining her PhD in movie business, he explained, noting that workplace, and addressed work-life Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard the collapse of the DVD market, which balance questions. “The most important and a fellowship at Caltech this fall, and provided a revenue stream for films that career decision anyone makes is choosing Elizabeth Winston, TJ ’90, whose TJ weren’t cinematic blockbusters, has placed a partner,” she said. background and MIT Math degree tremendous pressure on studios to come launched her career as a law professor up with blockbusters. Sander Daniels, TJ ’01, whose Internet company Thumbtack employs specializing in intellectual property and Scott Zabielski, who was in patent law. 1,000 people around the world helping to TJ’s Class of 1997 but moved prior to connect small businesses with customers Alumni in Hollywood: graduation, attributes much of his early (see May 2013 issue), sees the TJ network It was at UVA’s McIntyre School of success to his work with former Video as a key resource. His first eight Business that Hintz Llopis realized he Tech Lab Director Ed Montgomery. After employees were TJ grads (his wife also wanted to work at the intersection of attending USC Film School, he worked his graduated from TJ). business and media. Because he was way from reality shows to comedy. Last year the award-winning Super Bowl Doritos Both Toth and Daniels have hosted fortunate enough to intern at Disney, he Bay Area TJ alumni events, and all three landed a job there after graduation, ad that he created in only two weeks brought him instant stardom. The low cost noted the trend of TJ tech grads migrating working as a creative manager on westward. These alums have all seen first- animated films. The technical background of video-editing tools and the reach of YouTube means that anyone can get hand the way that technology has changed he obtained at TJ was key to his career the world by allowing individuals and small development, as it was during his time at discovered, he said, encouraging students to just dive in. teams to create powerful new products.

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TJSTAR KEYNOTE A HIT; SPONSORS GIVE MORE THAN FUNDS discovered by legions of students and When a student asked whether teachers. OMEGA was an open-source platform, His AP Biology videos are required Dr. Sarma responded “it’s not open watching for TJ students, who find them source, but if you want to work on it we clear and entertaining. According to SGA can make that happen.” President Anant Das, TJ ’15, who led the effort to bring Anderson to TJ, his diagrams of hard-to-visualize processes like cellular respiration are extremely helpful. Flanked here by seniors Adrian Robertson, Anderson made the point that STEM left, and Helen Zhang, Paul Anderson prom- alone is not enough. Art is incredibly ised that he would oblige all photo requests. important; so are reading, writing, and humanities, he continued, and empathy, Keynote: Bozeman Science struggle, and failure. To make his point, he referenced Daniel Pink’s book Drive, The 7th annual tjSTAR kicked off with which, because it was the school’s One the introduction of Keynote speaker SpaceX Government Affairs Manager Question reading two years ago, was Stephanie Bednarek (left) spoke about Paul Anderson of Bozeman Science by familiar to every TJ upperclassman. His lead student organizer Anna Tsustui, TJ advanced rockets and spacecraft in one reaction: “This school is so weird. I love session, and the “audacious goals” of ’15. Anderson, beloved by students for the this school.” clarity of his hundreds of science videos aviation-like spaceflight and enabling complemented by his down-to-earth As requested by the TJ students who human life on Mars in another (see August demeanor, is traveling the world speaking invited him, he concluded his talk the same 2014 issue). She also sat on two panels: to students of all ages while on leave from way he concludes every video: “Thanks for space-related careers; and STEM pathways his teaching post in Bozeman, Montana. coming,” he said,“I hope that was helpful.” for women, where she was joined by General Electric’s leadership trainee Anderson immediately ingratiated Jessi Tseng; and Microsoft’s Citizenship himself with his audience of juniors and Director Donna Woodall and researcher seniors (he gave a different talk to Shawndra Hill, who gave a separate talk underclassmen later in the day) by telling about women in computer science. them what they love to hear the most, that they are unlike any audience he’s ever Bednarek also took the occasion to had. This is the “first place I've been where present a $3,000 Women in Engineering students brought me in, and it's touching Scholarship, the first high school to me,” he began. In chats over Skype, scholarship ever awarded by SpaceX, to students had discussed with him the Annie Brown, TJ ’15 (right), who intends to topics they wanted him to address, he study computer engineering at University explained, beginning with the story of his of Illinois (see “SpaceX,” Washington Post, life and career. Sponsors Give, Participate June 16, 2015). Anderson’s first slide -- of an This year’s sponsors helped make Three young Microsoft employees embryonic cell meant to illustrate his own tjSTAR possible by covering the costs of participated in a panel discussion of the beginnings-- elicited a great reaction. lunch, t-shirts, programs, and more. In company’s new hires program. “That’s what makes you a different school. addition, our wonderful corporate In the Exhibit Hall, Ntrepid Stem cell jokes are killing it, “ he sponsors enriched our program through demonstrated its isolation-based approach deadpanned. His parents gave him science their participation as speakers and to malware mitigation, Grant Thornton books as presents and his favorite place panelists and/or by manning displays and showed how its key metrics deliver rapid was always the library, he went on. He demonstration booths. software functionality to federal agencies, became a science teacher in order to Dr. Ananthakrishna Sarma, Senior Leidos displayed its innovative solutions inspire kids to stay interested in learning Scientist at Leidos, explained the in national security, health and (the hardest thing he ever had to do was company’s OMEGA model weather engineering, and Microsoft stand up in front of his first Physics class) simulator, a tool that not only supports demonstrated its Surface Pro3, the Touch and began making videos in response to weather forecasting, but also predicts the Development platform. Rounding out the student requests. His first videos were dispersion of such hazardous materials as list of generous 2015 tjSTAR sponsors awful, but student criticism improved radioactive plumes and has other were K2M, Jane Street, and Northrop them. At the recommendation of a friend, government and commercial applications. Grumman. he put them on YouTube, where he was

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IBET ROBOT COMPETITION IS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR TJ FRESHMEN AND YOUNG VISITORS infectious STEM spirit. The idea came out of TJ’s Faculty Diversity Committee, a group made up of teachers, an administra- tor, and a member of TJ admissions office that seeks to promote TJ to underrepre- sented groups and schools and to share our students’ love for STEM education. The visit was organized by TJ English teacher and Diversity Committee member Stephanie Glotfelty.

The young students, who arrived in Visiting youngsters get a close look at fresh- In addition to their group research time for 7th period, received a Research man Eric Link’s winning robot. project, which students present at the Lab tour, courtesy of TJ students, and tjSTAR symposium (see page 7), there is spent some time in front of the green ten), and for a bonus, to ascend a small another culminating project associated screen, courtesy of TJ Network/Systems ramp at the opposite corner. with TJ's 9th grade Integrated Biology, Eng- Administrator Andrew Hamilton. They lish, and Technology (IBET) course: the then broke up into four groups for 8th After watching freshman Eric Link’s IBET Robot Competition. period activities that included a behind- robot hit the first four boards and move the-scenes look at the Computer Systems on to the rest, IBET Tech teacher Craig After studying electronics, coding, Lab’s server room, a College & Career Lewis said, “I have to say I am very im- Computer-Assisted Design (CAD), and Center visit, and a chance to ask questions pressed. In all my years at TJ, I’ve never basic prototyping techniques, students of student panelists. seen anything like it.” design, construct, and program their own robots. They test their robots, make ad- The youngsters had front-row seats Eric’s Grand Prize winning robot not justments, test them again, and finally for much of the competition action, and only moved forwards and backwards, but compete with them against others in their when there was a lull, they examined the sideways in both directions thanks to a IBET section. Class winners in each event beauty contestants and voted for their third wheel in the back of the robot. His then compete for individual and class favorites using Beauty Bot ballots (below). robot’s primary wheels are omni wheels, bragging rights at the year-end 8th period which are equipped with specialty rollers IBET Robot Competition, one of TJ's sig- that allow the robot to slide sideways nature events. when a third wheel is engaged. To stay within the two-servo limit, Eric pro- The event features a speed competi- grammed the Arduino to ensure that only tion, a tug-of-war (above), and an obstacle two servos would be active at one time. course. With IBET Tech teacher Craig Two servos move the omni wheels for- Lewis announcing the play-by-play, the ward and backward when those wheels action simultaneously shown on a big are engaged, but turn off when another screen, music playing, and freshmen in one comes on to power the back wheel. class t-shirts shouting for their classmates, Gym 2 feels like the Verizon Center. Eric, who competes on TJ’s FIRST Ro- botics Competition team, said he had Students who entered their robots in Winning Robot’s Secret “very little” experience with Arduino be- the Beauty Pageant sit behind their elabo- fore arriving at TJ. “I always want to be rate creations, many of which have moving All students begin with two servos (a trying something that has not been tried parts, flashing lights, or other extras. These type of motor), an Arduino board (circuit or done before,” he said. “I was very happy fully functioning robots are competing for board on the Arduino open-source elec- when I achieved ten blocks, as that was my the Beauty Bot awards. tronics platform), and a few additional personal best. The competition was a lot components. They then put together the of fun, and I’m glad that the school and the Arduino board, the servos, the wheels, etc, Sharing the Spirit IBET technology teachers provide the and design a case for a functioning robot. opportunity to compete.” Finally, they program the Arduino chip to This year, 40 elementary school stu- control the robot. The obstacle challenge dents from Crestwood ES and Belle View is to hit four boards positioned near the ES were invited to watch the robots com- entry corner, followed by as many addi- pete to be the fastest, strongest, smartest, tional boards as possible (for a total of and handsomest, while experiencing TJ’s

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LYME DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL EMERGES FROM SUMMER RESEARCH When Temple Douglas, TJ ’10, was a senior, she was recognized as an Intel Science Talent Search Finalist for her work on a novel method for early detection of Lyme disease (pictured at right in 2010). Spurred by family members’ battles with the disease -- her family lives in rural Loudoun County -- she came up with the idea of using nanoparticles to detect Lyme disease bacteria in a patient’s urine, which could provide an accurate diagnosis at an earlier stage than existing tests. Douglas worked on her project as a participant in George Mason University’s Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP) when a rising senior and continued that work during her senior year via TJ’s Mentorship Program. She returned to GMU the summer after her 2010 graduation and again for a few weeks during the summer of 2012 to conduct further work on the test. Douglas is listed along with GMU researchers on the patent for the diagnostic process, filed November 2009. The “Nanotrap Lyme Antigen Test,”which is now commercially available, promises to revolutionize Lyme disease detection. At a ceremony on June 23rd, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognized Douglas for her contribution to public health (see Connection article, July 1, 2015).

TJ STUDENT RESEARCHERS ARE POWERFUL FORCE AT GMU SUMMER PROGRAM Established in 2007, George Mason University’s Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP) places high school and college students alongside experienced researchers who mentor the students as they complete projects in several GMU departments, from Bioengineering to Environmental Science and Policy. Of the program’s 86 students, 28 were from TJ. Projects included Senior Michael Rodriguez’s 3-D computer models for analyzing carbon dioxide emissions, and shading and skylines, respectively (below left -- Michael Piccione, on a grant from GMU, was one of his advisors in the Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science); senior Ross Dempsey’s projects in the Department of Physics and Astronomy involving simulated dynamical (chaotic) systems (below center); and juniors Suhas Sastry, Eric Wang, and William Xu’s Electrical and Nineteen of the current and former TJ students participating in ASSIP 2015 Computer Engineering projects proposing current and gather after the poster session with Engineering Design Lab Director Michael future message authentication systems to prevent cars Piccione, at left, and Principal Evan Glazer, in back. from being hacked (below right). At the poster session held at GMU’s Hylton Performing Arts Center on August 14th, ASSIP co-founder Lance Liotta, MD, PhD, recognized all the student researchers, noting that through programs like this one, students can become true scientists, with the full complement of needed skills. Successful scientists are “writers and lawyers and artists and showmen,” he said, because they must demonstrate, explain, and defend their work. They’re also creative, innovative, and not afraid to take risks. “Experiments do fail,” he added.“The work lies in how you extract information out of failure.”

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STEMBASSADORS REACH OUT TO HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS For the third year, student STEMbassadors from TJ and other area high schools helped out at a variety of elementary and middle school summer programs, including several at Title I schools (Title I is a federal grant given to the neediest schools). Some of these programs target youngsters with weaker skills who might otherwise do little reading and math over the summer. Such programs can make the difference between a child slipping further behind and staying at grade level or even pulling ahead. “Gain or maintain,” is their unofficial motto. Lynbrook ES is located three miles from TJ on Backlick Road in Springfield. Eighty- eight percent of its largely Hispanic student body receives free or reduced-price meals, an indicator of poverty. Six student STEMbassadors provided extra hands for Lynbrook teachers this summer, including two from TJ, Helen Zhang, TJ ’15, and Rebecca Clark- Callender, TJ ’15. Helen assisted Ms. Cuzzolino with her class of a dozen rising second- graders; Rebecca (absent the day of this visit) assisted Ms. Rowell’s class of rising first- graders and Ms. Coons’ class of rising second-graders. The STEMbassadors helped the students use classroom laptops, practice their reading aloud, work on math assignments, and assist teachers in the lunchroom (children receive breakfast and lunch each day) and on the playground. Having a high-school student in the classroom meant that the youngsters had another person to help them sound out a difficult word or explain a math concept one more time, not to mention another great role model. Asked on one of the last days of the program to comment on the experience, Helen observed, “the kids really have made a lot of progress.”

ALUMS JUDGE “SHARK TANK” GLOBAL STUDIES FINAL In 2014-2015, Emily Orser’s AP English Language/Global Studies class, team-taught with Monte Bourjaily’s AP Government class, piloted a social entrepreneurship curriculum introduced by non-profit LearnServe International, a group dedicated to empowering high school students to address global problems. The final project took the form of an “elevator pitch” made to a panel of judges in the style of TV’s “Shark Tank.” Instead of for-profit businesses, students pitched non-profit social ventures, and instead of a panel of celebrity investors, the panel of judges featured one parent and five alumni, all of whom had business and/or international experience. Students learned about issues of global importance and then selected a problem for concrete local action. One team created a website where individuals could report instances of corruption they had observed; another team met with FCPS Family Life curriculum administrators in an effort to improve sex education; a third group proposed having autistic students author letters to Members of Congress to raise autism awareness; a student working alone proposed guidelines for the use of animals in research conducted by TJ students. Altogether, fourteen teams pitched their solutions, with a few minutes for questions after each. The judges, who were impressed but not surprised by the quality of the presentations, were asked to evaluate students on innovation (how new, clever, and different was their proposed solution), visual presentation (how clear, organized, and eye-catching were their slides), and traction ( how concise, direct, and motivating was their plan and call to action). Although the judges did not formally grade the students, they were asked to agree on a Judges’ Choice Award for the presentation that most effectively demonstrated a problem, a viable solution, and an effective plan for implementing it. Choosing a winner was difficult, but the judges were quick to form a consensus about the “Shark Tank” style final -- they loved it. This year’s volunteer judges were, from left to right: • Sheena Gill, TJ ’00 General Counsel, C2 Technologies, Inc. • Michelle Walters Klancnik, TJ ’94, Founder/President, Tay-Sachs Awareness & Prevention Organization • Mo Kim, TJ ’89, Owner/VP Operations, Rinker Design Associates • Justin Valentine, TJ ’97, Senior Consultant, World Bank • Michael Martinka, TJ ’87, Parent ’17, ExecutiveVP, Ntrepid • Jennifer Simpson, Parent ’15, Executive VP, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

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MIDDLE SCHOOL TECH INSTITUTE OPENS DOORS TO A FUTURE IN STEM For fifteen years, TJ’s Middle School Tech Institute (MSTI) has opened middle schoolers’ eyes to the breadth of STEM pursuits, surprising them with what they can accomplish in just one week. With many courses taught by TJ faculty, several TJ students assisting, and topics that showcase the School’s inquiry-based approach to learning, MSTI encourages kids to consider applying to TJ and to think about careers in science, engineering, and technology. This summer’s classes featured long-time favorites, “Intro to 3D Printing,”an introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software and 3D printing,where students design, model, and print solutions to specific problems (top left and right); “Infectious Biological Outbreak,” where students work as epidemiologists, tracing outbreaks and developing techniques to control them; and “Got an App for That?” where students build apps for Android smart phones using AppInventor software (middle left and right); and many others. For the first time, MSTI also included a class created, taught, and funded by a corporate sponsor. The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) revved students’ competitive engines with its class, “Rockets, Systems, and Simulations: Becoming the Engineer’s “High-quality summer Engineer” (bottom right). learning programs can A Jack Kent Cooke Foundation spark student curiosity “Learning through Inquiry, Fellowship, and and passion, augment Tutoring” (LIFT) grant brought 100 low-income academic middle-school students to MSTI this summer and achievement, nurture will make the program accessible to another 100 intellectual peer students next year. The students will also receive TJ support, and influence test-prep sessions, materials, and academic advising. educational and career The LIFT program’s goal is to at least triple the Northrop Grumman’s Nirmala Sundararaman, Mere- trajectories. In focus percentage of low-income students at TJ over two dith DeMoss, and Kathy Moon, left to right with Prin- groups conducted by years. The grant of approximately $100,000 is part cipal Glazer, accept a poster signed by MSTI students the Jack Kent Cooke of $500,000 the Foundation is donating to six in appreciation of the company’s generous support. Foundation, high- selective public high schools across the country as achieving students part of its commitment to provide high-achieving, have consistently low-income students with a better chance at identified rigorous success. Over its fifteen-year history, the Foundation summer enrichment has awarded $130 million in scholarships and over programs as among $80 million in grants. the most important ! For the fifth year, Northrop Grumman and valuable generously donated $25,500 to provide 100 MSTI experiences during scholarships for distribution to students from under- their middle and high represented minority groups. With additional school years.” scholarships underwritten by INCOSE and Washington Space Business Roundtable, both returning for their second year as sponsors, Jack Kent Cooke DeAnthony Heart, MITRE Senior Systems Engineer Foundation scholarships were available for over 200 students and STEM Co-chair for INCOSE Washington Metro to attend MSTI free of charge. Area (second from left), stands with students from his “Engineer’s Engineer” class.

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CAMPAIGN DONOR LIST with Donations to Other Funding Priorities This list includes all gifts and pledges to the Campaign for TJ as of June 30, 2015 and donations to other funding priorities since the Campaign’s launch in 2013.

The support for our unique institution from so many members of our community, and from those outside our community who believe in our mission, is nothing short of extraordinary. We thank you sincerely for all you have made possible.

Jefferson Founding Partners & International Partners ($250,000 and above)

Ameson Foundation Northrop Grumman Foundation Cisco Systems Tsinghua University High School Lockheed Martin Corporation

Founding Partners ($100,000 to $249,999)

Anonymous (Alumni Donor) Lee Chou Family Foundation

Monticello Partners ($50,000 to $99,999)

The Vint Cerf Family Mark A. & Jean D. Skolnik TJ Korean Parents' Group*

Rotunda Partners ($25,000 to $49,999)

Ashok & Meena Anant The Jepsen Family The Petersen Family (Class of ’89) Brad Bennett & Mary Bohan Dr. & Mrs. Michael T. Lin Alice Pickering Steve Bradbury & Hilde Kahn Douglas P. & Elizabeth H. Lobel James A. Rose, Jr. & Michele Fair The Bunting Family (Classes of ’11 ’12 ’14) McWick Technology Foundation Bernadette & Ed Saperstein & Family Michelle & John Engler Scott & Kimberly Parks Sanjay & Alpa Shah ExxonMobil Venkat & Jayasree Patla Thomas Song ’89 The Fritzson Family Michael and Mary Jo Patterson

Dome Partners ($10,000 to $24,999)

Anonymous John Angel Eagle Ravindranatha & Aruna Nara Ernest & Catherine Abbott Mark Falls Niksoft Nagendra Arkalgud George, Lien & Christine Galloway Lam Pham & Ngoc-Ha Nguyen Whit & Rebecca Ayres Evan Glazer & Jennifer Palazzolo Kevin & Mary Phillips The Becker Family Thomas Goodwin & Mary Cheryl Matheis Steven & Michele Pitler Miguel Browne & Silvija Strikis William & Sharon Gordon Jack & Deborah Roney Krishna & Geetha Chaganti Kenneth Hitz ’86 Sarvis Family (Classes of ’89 ’92 ’94) Susan Chasnov ’93 Howard Hughes Med. Inst.: Janelia Farm Srikant Sastry & Manjula Pindiprolu Guo Jun Chen & Wei Zhang Research Campus The Family of Connor Simpson Sonavi & Rahul Chitko Alan & Kusum Krishnan Alagesan & Rama Thiagarajan Samir & Megha Chokshi Subramaniam & Dr. Bhanumathi Krishnan Thomas & Elizabeth Valery Tom & Patricia Connally Liang Family (Classes of ’92 ’94 ’97) Robert & Debra Ann Wah Gerard & Catherine Cox Albert & Enit Lulushi The Willner Family The Davis Family John & Marcie McCauley T.J. Wojnar

Portico Partners ($5,000 to $9,999)

Ashvin & Seema Anjutgi Patricia Buss Beth Finn ’94 Dan & Karen Arango Tim & Mindy Conway Peter Freire & Janet Minkler Craig & Katya Bennett David & Mary Ann Cotton Dana Frix & Marilena Barletta Dennis & Shirley Bloomquist Parimal & Kala Desai Kevin Gormley ’95 Jerry & Rose Bouchard Gary & Carole Dixon Ian Jaranson ’89 Debbie & Alan Burkle ExxonMobil Foundation Hung & Michelle Le

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Vandana Madhavan ’94 Peter Stephan & Susan Fearnow Daniel & Wendy Wang Ronnie & Joy Mayuga Dean & Sally Stumvoll Xiangqian Wu & Hong Yan Thomas & Joann Mueller Bala & Sadhvi Subramanian Yan Xu & Yin Lan Ram Ramachandran & Jyothi Raghavan Graves Tompkins ’98 Henry Yuen & Jiping Lu Stephen & Raylene Rozzi Anne Toth ’89 Ted Zablocki Raghu Satyanarayana & Rekha Raghavendra John Veroneau & Carol Svoboda Yifan Zou & Linh Nham

Colonnade Partners ($2,500 to $4,999)

William & Terri Allworth Zhihai Huang & Xiaojing Lu John Schmidt & Meg Pickering Charles & Kathleen Bates David Jacobson ’98 Jay Sebastian Ajay Batra ’95 Randall & Renee Jones Daniel & Fontaine Seliskar Andrew Berkheimer ’97 Mark & Jo Koeniger John Sullivan Michael & Ann Carr Satish Nagula ’95 Joseph White Yujin Cummings & Jenny Kueny Unni & Manjusha Nair Vance Zavela & Jean Schiro-Zavela Thai Du ’94 Jeremy Nightingale ’95 Hongjun Zhang & Xiaohua Li Dr. James Ellenbogen Jeffrey & Edith O’Donnell Jianwei Zhao & Linda Liu David & Mary Godofsky The Prasad Family Fund Daniel & Donna ZugrisNtr Gail Goldstein ’89 Robert Quek & Siok Sim Jason Hintz Llopis & Noel Llopis Richard & Ellen Ranard

tjSTAR Sponsors ($7,000, $5,000 and $3,000)

General Electric (Bronze) K2M (Silver) Northrop Grumman (Bronze) GrantThornton (Silver) Leidos (Bronze) Ntrepid (Gold) Jane Street (Bronze) Microsoft (Bronze) SpaceX (Bronze)

Capstone Partners ($1,000 to $2,499)

Anonymous Deepak Bhattasali & Mei Xie Barclay Collins & Anne Paris Eric & Eunja Adolphe Pralay & Bhavana Bhaumik John & Elaine Conner Suhail Afzal ’98 Brian & Joyce Billett David & Pam Cooper Matthias & Janice Alder Jeff Bishop & Piera Pellegrino Ralph & Karen Craft Nellie Al-Saigh Mark Bocchetti & Glenn Saltzman Allison Crow ’00 Gerard Aman & Elizabeth Yu Krzysztof Bochenek Tom & Carrie Cuddy Henning & Kari Amelung Tara Bognar ’97 Barry Culman & Leslie Dupree-Culman Claude Andersen & Carrie Clark Misha & Nadine Bolkhovitinov Robert & Jennifer Damashek John Andre Dan & Kathleen Bommer Michael D’Amato Antonio Arancibia ’95 John & Susan Brady Michael & Bonnie Daniels Rafael Arancibia ’95 Mark & Kory Brown Peter de Boor & Geneva Moores Yonatan Arbel & Leona Clague Vincent & Elizabeth Buchinsky Suzzette DeMers ’94 Paul & Mary Asel Peter Buck ’91 Steve & Kathleen Dempsey Alan & Elizabeth Bacon David & Erin Capozzi Jessica Devin ’94 Alan & Nancy Baily Jim Carr & Diane McKenzie Abhijit & Charu Dhumne Pat & Linda Baker Elizabeth Cassano ’98 Yuan Ding & Hua Zhang Trichur & Savitha Balakrishnan Sally Chadbourn ’95 Jeff Divney & Karla Chavez-Divney Marla Ballenger ’89 Wen & Lorna Chang Thuy & Melissa Do Venkat Balu & Aparna Menon Jorge Chan-Lau & Marilu Ching Nhan & Kim Do Edward Barbano & Caroline Chow Raj & Shashi Chappidi Quan Doan ’99 Mark Barnett & Sara Franko Jian Zhong Chen & Hai Yan Wu Daniel & Susan Donohue Steve & Maria Barnett Young Chen Yi Du & Sandy Mo David & Colleen Baron Walter Chen & Liu Zheng Louise Epstein & Stephen Marzen Kenneth & Suzie Bastian Pishing & Jane Chiang Prasad & Sharmis Erabelli John & Ruth Baxley Steve Choi ’89 Shar & Casey Etemad Edward & Esther Beck Patricia Chou ’95 Steven & Nancy Etkin Robert Begotka & Ignacia Moreno Fuming Chu & Min Yan Eric & Sandy Felt Joseph & Brenna Berger Luke Chuah & Ann Hebda Larry Feng & Susan Sun Lee & Jae Berlik Chris Chung & Stephanie Khong Andrea Field Armelle & Laurent Bernard Luke & Beth Chung Manu Fontaine & Mina Shim Wayne & Heather Berry Michael & Lynn Clancy Keith Fontenot & Maria Villen Sunil & Shaloo Bhargava Jon & Terri Clark Edward & Monique Fortunato Vijay & Anjali Bhasin Benjamin Clopper ’92 Chris & Rita Foss Inder Bhat Michael & Lauren Coblenz ’01 David Franke & Eva Novak

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Eric & Maria Fried Melissa Keene ’97 Arun & Shaila Muralidhar Andrea Frome ’92 Charanjit & Sheena Khurana Jerry & Karen Murphy William & Lynne Furlong Ken & Alice Kievit Brendon Murray ’97 John & Cristal Gallagher Paul Kim ’94 Nicholas Muss Viktor Galov & Milena Galova Woo-Ju Kim ’13 Krishnamohan & Radhika Nagirimadugu Myles Gardner ’00 Mark & Grace Kirtley Sharat Narayanan & Sandhya Kumar Steve & Tess Gee Jennifer Klar ’94 Paul & Michelle Nash Benjamin Gelb ’04 Kevin & Abby Knight National Graphene Res. & Dev. Center LLC Apostolos & Stamo Georgiou Shuichi Koga ’91 Hassan Nayer & Keyaunoosh Kassauei Neil Gerr & Jane Hsu Daniel Kollay Emily Neubig ’00 Kevin & Brenda Glass Rajani Kopparapu Thuy Ngo ’95 Nagendra & Vandana Goel Shivani Kumar Lan Nguyen & Thao Bui-Nguyen Jonathan Goines ’94 Michael & Anne Kuprenas Manh & Thuy Nguyen Jeffrey Goldstein & Bonhee Ku Steven & Frances Lagerfeld Phong Nguyen & Thu-Hang Tran Michael Gore Shekar Lakshmipathi & Kamakshi Vasudevan Alok & Akanksha Nigam William & Kathie Gottwald Chia & Alice Lee David Oaks & Petra Segieth-Oaks Shivu Govinday & Chandra K John & Frances Lee Abbas & Nadia Omais Jeff Grafton ’04 Ray & Leslie Lemanski Steve & Karen Osofsky Michael & Son Hui Greenwood Jeffrey Lepon & Cora Yamamoto Timothy Palmer ’95 Darren & Yolanda Gruendel Kirk & Mia Leswing David & Helenia Pan Daying Gu & Meng Li Roberta Leu & David Yu Jack Pan ’94 Hanif & Jaheda Guliwala Roy Levy & Cynthia Hogue Jeffrey & Susan Pan Dave & Sarah Gunnarson Ethan Lewis ’91 Arun Panicker & Lakshmi Vithanala Pavan & Swati Gupta Mark & Susan Lewis Brandon & Jaime Park Arindam Gupta & Sarbari Roy Sean Libberton & Paige Eldridge Sharon K. Parr Tarun Gupta ’89 Zhenzhi Lin & Zhen Zhou Cesar Pena ’02 Bruce Halper & Jackie Kee Steve Lin & Ming Wen Jiang Yuan Peng & Li Wang Kelly Hammond ’86 Deteng Liu & Danling Zhu Adele Peterson ’99 John Harding ’95 James & Jianhui Liu Greg & Janet Piller Heikki & Robin Hatanpaa Jim Liu & Ying Zhao Unnivelan Poruthikode Raman & Smitha Unnivelan Christopher & Jennifer Hatcher Jan & Elizabeth Lodal Kuldeep & Seema Prasad Timothy & Catherine Hawkins Tao Lu & Shuohua Chen Patrick & Jean Pritchett Ping He & Rong Wei Frank & Shawn Lukas Maria Proestou Jim & Linda Helmlinger Bifford & Kathryn Lyons Venkatapathi Puvvada & Madhavi Kantamneni Hewlett-Packard Company Lihong Ma & Wendy Liu Gefei Qian & Xuan Luo James & Christina Higgins Sunil & Nandha Madhugiri Sudhir & Shailaja Raju Kerstin Hildebrandt & Abdirizak Mohamed Eric & Barb Malès Ramesh & Chethana Rao Charmwell Ho & Jieyu She Alok & Neti Malhotra Jeff Scott & Elfriede Rashka Karen Ho Sheshagirirao & Ramapriya Mallepally Hari & Vijaya Ravella John & Karen Hollinger Mike Malone & Lauri Snider Siva & Lakshmi Ravi Kimberly Holtom Dennis & Tracey Maloney Hari & Gayathri Reddy William Holtzman & Juliet Goozh Mayur & Sonal Maniar Timothy Reichart ’03 Philip & Christine Hood Manav & Samidha Manu Beatriu Reig ’95 Ken Huang & Queenie Ma Robert Margolis & Ann Forstater Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation, Inc. Ruby Huang David Markle ’94 Scott & Lisa Reppert John & Jane Hull Andreas & Carla Martinese Dimitri & Marie Romais Vivian Hwang ’89 Mike & Debbie Martinka Keith & Pam Rubin Jae & Sun Hwang Jay & Natasha Marwaha Andrew & Barbara Rudin Timothy & Maria Hyon Ram & Nandini Mattapalli Sandeep & Anuradha Sahai The Iyer Family Frank & Janet Mays Wehbe & Katrina Samra Nina Janopaul Vance & Lola McCray Satish & Shuchi Satwah Haitao Jiao & Huijuan Xu Michael McElroy ’96 Anuj & Charu Saxena Alan & Anne Jones Paul & Ann Mecherikunnel Charles & Cara Schefer Jennifer Jordan ’94 Mark Merriman & Natalie Goldring Mark Schofield ’92 Jitendra Joshi & Maithili Mankar Andrew Meyers ’98 John & Anna Schuhart Alfred & Naveena Justin John & Eileen Miller William & Sally Semple Anantha & Sujatha Kalale Frederic & Mary Ann Miller Stephen & Jocelyn Seng Eddy Kangnavong ’97 Derek Miller ’00 Carl & Suzy Serger Atul & Varsha Kapadia Somnath Mishra & Arti Jha Vipin & Savita Sethi Nuhad & Joyce Karaki Ian Moar & Elizabeth Ebner T. Alex Shan & T. Linda Chen Sreenivas & Sandhya Karpurapu Philip Moortgat ’89 Suresh Shanmugam & Anuradha Sureshbabu Raffi & Joycelyn Kasparian Kevin & Linda Morris Jinming Shen & Ying Ma Mark Kataoka & Cheryl Lai John & Marina Moses Yeswanth & Aarti Shenoy Mehmood Kazmi & Batul Al-Saigh Sunil & Margaret Mukerjee David Shi & Sarah Zhang

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Mary Anderson '08 Robert & Jennifer Damashek Vance & Lola McCray Joseph & Brenna Berger Alden & Carolyn Hart Ramaswamy & Pramila Parthasarathy Robert Brooks & Julia Griffith Mehmood Kazmi & Batul Al-Saigh Karl & Christine Rohrer Tim & Mindy Conway Ralph Tener & Janet Kerr-Tener Jeff & Carolyn Strong John & Somy Cyrus Sandeep Khosla & Rachna Mohindra

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ALUMNI CAMPAIGN GIVING Through June 30, 2015 With appreciation for this tremendous and unprecedented display of alumni support.

Anonymous 1991 1994 (continued) 1995 Marc E. Bejarano Thai A. Du Antonio Arancibia Peter J. Buck Valerie L. Easterwood Rafael Arancibia 1986 Steve Cereghino Beth Finn Yonatan A. Arbel Kelly Hammond Jennifer K. Hood-DeGrenier Janice Fraser Ajay K. Batra Kenneth P. Hitz Shuichi Koga Jonathan Goines Sarah E. Chadbourn Michael P. Jacobson Quang Le Ilana S. Greenstein Patricia Chou Stephen R. Smoot Ethan Lewis Russell S. Groves Cynthia G. Clopper Michael B. Miller Amy Gruhl Nirav N. Desai Miguel A. Gutierrez John H. Deyoung 1987 Dana Hamerschlag Sonal Goda Michael E. Martinka 1992 Tiffany M. Hensley Kevin J. Gormley Kenneth D. Stillson Ryan M. Barker Sean E. Hesselbacher Sean C. Griffin Benjamin C. Clopper Matthew L. Hettermann Brian Gulledge Susan Danewitz Sarah Howard Melissa Hajj 1989 (25th Reunion) Joel Dawson Grace H. Im John Harding Total: $82,932 William D. Edwards Lenny Jiang Stacey R. Harris David Aronstein Andrea L. Frome Jennifer L. Jordan Wendy Kwan Marla Ballenger Lisa M. Grogin Christopher Kenny Kathy A. Le Steven Brown Chi-Tsui Liang Heidi Keup Kevin B. Lee Steve Choi Sarah S. Milla Paul Kim Roberta Leu Dawn K. Cooley Kirsten L. Oleson Jennifer Klar Matthew Marcinek Laurent Delfosse Mark L. Schofield Elissa H. Lee Barbara L. McCluer Eric Dietrich Nelson L. Thaemert Ashley D. Leonard Satish Nagula Gail R. Goldstein Cynthia L. Thomes Matthew M. Leonard Thuy L. Ngo Tarun Gupta Brendan A. Zinn Kunying D. Liang Jeremy C. Nightingale Rebecca Hansberry Kerry Litonjua Amy Novak Jason Hintz Llopis Joanne H. Liu Timothy A. Palmer Vivian Hwang 1993 Vandana L. Madhavan Beatriu Reig Ian Jaranson Elizabeth A. Brown Wendy L. Mao Ana V. Sady-Dubon Philip Moortgat Susan K. Chasnov David Markle Eric Scarazzo Robert C. Perez Carolyn Coberly Jack W. Pan Barbara A. Spignardo Lynellen D. Perry Eric F. Garbin Richard P. Perrin Deborah G. Stadtler Erik A. Petersen Nan-Ping N. Huang Sara Peterson Barry Steinglass Victoria Clifford Pierce Susan McGovern Enayet M. Rasul Leah Stewart Daniel M. Pringle Matthew Probst Fernando J. Rodriguez Ryan Vervack Elizabeth A. Rettenmaier Andrew Stark Brittany E. Rose Kathryn A. Wanschura James P. Sarvis Jennifer L. Stone Thomas Rylander Michael J. Westover Thomas H. Song Robert Sarvis Anne Toth Elizabeth Schmidt Julie Walker 1994 (20th Reunion) John M. Schmidt 1996 Alex C. Wu Total: $38,304 Padma B. Shah Justina Ju Torunn I. Yock Everett Alcorn Rajiv Sharma Michael B. McElroy Michelle J. Avery Chad C. Smolinski Michael Mizrahi Ankush K. Bansal Sarah L. Soroos Gregory S. Scherrer 1990 Brian B. Bhurwani Cem H. Soykan Halden Scott Suzy Beeler Sen Blankinship Dustin E. Thomason Brian Szczepanski Andrew Kirmse Christina Bond Sarah B. Trigilio Michael T. Lin John A. Breslin Chris Vander Mey Jacob Rose John Briar Nathan J. Williams Jesse Stapleton Katherine R. Brin Bess B. Worley Catherine D. Symington Jordanna Brodsky Maureen L. Yacobucci Elizabeth A. Wiersema Brandy M. Brooks Paul H. Yoo Tinelle Davies Anne E. Delanoy Suzzette DeMers Jessica K. Devin

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1997 2000 2004 (10th Reunion) 2009 (5th Reunion) Armand B. Alacbay Eric J. Clopper Total: $4,960 Total: $675 Andrew D. Berkheimer Allison Crow James T. Allman-Gulino Prashasti Agrawal Tara I. Bognar Todd Defilippi Keith Bare Varun Bansal Mamie H. Dong Myles W. Gardner Jennifer Conant Kevin Deisz Eddy Kangnavong Julia A. Marsh Benjamin S. Gelb Kamila Goldin Melissa K. Keene Derek K. Miller Jeff W. Grafton Rukmini Goswami Chi-Yu Liang Shannen L. Naegel Willie Haw Esther Kim Brendon Murray Emily H. Neubig Marita C. Lawler Natalie Kirchner Mark Pearson Lesley Park Melissa Reilly-Diakun William Minshew Neha Yadav Ashleigh L. Sanders Ethan Silver William Pitler Hiroshi Shirako Jana L. Spencer Sarah Schmoltner Rahul Singh Liang Zhang Narendra Tallapragada 1998 Jessica A. Somers Christina Wallin Suhail Afzal Jorge L. Vittes Kelly Watson David R. Almassian Mario E. Vittes 2005 Paul Bracher Brad P. Blomstrom Tiffany Campion Kurt E. DeSoto 2010 Elizabeth K. Cassano 2001 Kimberly A. Everett Kelsey Dressing Stephen W. Chang Ana M. Avramovic Bryan E. Fleming Jeremy Ho Mollie M. Ifshin Michael Coblenz Kristin Hawkins Brian Levinstein David N. Jacobson Kristin M. Hicks Jason Y. Ji Carolyn McKenna Andrew Meyers Jaroslav E. Keybl Sam M. Nguyen Grace Wang Glen E. Michael Alisa Khan Erin M. Shannahan Ashley H. Shoemaker Geraldine Loveless Kevin A. Silas Christopher M. Spiller Adam D. Stockton Timothy D. Smith 2011 Edward G. Tompkins Marian R. Stokes Timothy Stanonik Andrew Cheong James E. Tysse Nathaniel Skolnik Marc Wechsler 2002 2006 1999 (15th Reunion) Kunal V. Gullapalli Rahul Agarwal Total: $4,590 Erica Kelly Ashleigh Allen 2012 Louise S. Bald Jessica M. Kingsley Courtney Dressing Zhereng "JJ" Zhang Samuel Bresnahan Jeffrey S. Klein Kenneth Gold Quan P. Doan Alana B. Marcus Long Ouyang Sarah B. Donovan Tanya T. Mejia Elizabeth Stone 2013 Timothy A. Dumm Stephen C. Munchak Megan Zagrobelny Woo-Ju Kim Benjamin Grosz Cesar P. Pena Patricia Tran Tamara L. Metz Shujun Tian William Meyers Patrick H. Waters 2007 Michael Osleber Lynn Jepsen 2014 Adele Peterson Kevin Pujanauski Rishi Gupta David F. Salinas 2003 Jeremy Skog Waqas H. Ali Anne P. Starling Matthew R. Colyer 2008 Monica N. Sullivan Berton Kellen M. Hertz Mary Anderson Rachel N. Thessin Steven J. McHail David Dy Tang Christopher A. Voekler My-Linh T. Nguyen Christine Hiemstra Emily Pitler Chet Markwalter Timothy M. Reichart Amilie Napier Pamela K. Sertzen Hannah Saperstein Mathew D. Sirignano

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TJ PARTNERSHIP FUND 2014-2015 VOLUNTEERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers: Committee Chairs: Chairman: Srikant Sastry, Parent ’17 Capital Campaign Chair: Mark Skolnik, Parent ’11 Secretary: Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Communications Chair: Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Treasurer: Nicole Morson, TJ ’07 Events Chair: Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Representatives: Finance and Audit Committee Chair: Dan Bommer, Parent ’15 Principal: Evan Glazer, ex officio Volunteer Chair: Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 School Liaison: Tinell Priddy, Asst. Principal for Science & Tech. Advisory Board Chairs: Faculty Representative: Lee Ann Hennig, Astronomy Lab Director Alumni Association Board Chair: Kevin Gormley, TJ ’95 Alumni Association Representative: Jennifer Jordan, TJ ’94 Corporate Advisory Board Co-Chairs: Jennifer Clifford Simpson, PTSA President: Eric Malès, Parent ’15, ex officio Parent ’15, Craig Bennett, Parent ’15, and Immediate Past Chair: Tom Valery, Parent ’14, ’14, ex officio Sadayappan (Chida) Chidambaram, Parent ’16 Colonial Athletic Boosters Rep: Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Parent Advisory Board Chair: Jerri Xu, Parent ’17

CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD

Co-Chairs: Jennifer Clifford Simpson, Jim Howland, MITRE Marina Moses, Parent ’14, ’16, American Parent ’15, Nat’l Fish & Wildlife Found.; Dhruv Jain, Parent ’16, Accenture Academy of Microbiology Craig Bennett, Parent ’15, CBA Architects; Nam-Cheol Kim, Parent ’18, US Srikant Sastry, Parent ’17, PF Board Chair, Chida Chidambaram, Parent ’16, Pharmacopeial Convention Grant Thornton Day1 Solutions Shawn Lukas, Parent ’15, AT&T Marie Talwar, Parent ’17, General Electric Meredith DeMoss, Northrop Grumman Sean Mallon, CIT GAP Funds Ramji Venkatachari, Parent ’17, Insystech, Inc. Jeff Divney, Parent ’17, Lockheed Martin Kati Mangrio, Parent ’18 Tinell Priddy, TJ Assistant Principal Nagendra Goel, Parent ’18, Go Vivace Inc. Ram Mattapalli, Parent ’18, Zolon Tech, Inc. Jeff Gravatte, CADD Microsystems Michael Martinka, TJ ’87, Parent ’17, Ntrepid

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

Co-Chairs: Kevin Gormley, TJ ’95, and Sonal Goda, TJ ’95, At-Large Liz Zagraniski, TJ ’04, At-Large Jennifer Jordan, TJ ’94 Jason Hintz Llopis, TJ ’89, Reg. Coordinator Ted Zagraniski, TJ ’00, At-Large David DyTang, TJ ’08, At-Large Han Kim, TJ ’10, Communications Beth Finn, TJ ’94, Reunion Liaison Nick Turner, TJ ’96, Communications

ALUMNI EVENT VOLUNTEERS

NYC Alumni Happy Hour (9/14) Alumni Day (11/14) ’04 Reunion (11/14) Chair & Host: Brent Metz, TJ ’98 Chair: Sonal Goda, TJ ’95 Co-Chairs: Carly Rush, TJ ’04 & Meredith Broadbent, Parent ’08 Shawn Adams Jackie Bello, TJ ’04 Sonal Goda, TJ ’95 Adriane Assang, Parent ’18 Seain Gutridge, TJ ’89 Lucy Chu TJ '14 ’09 Reunion (11/14) Megan Do, TJ ’16 Chair:Andrew Zukosky, TJ ’09 LA Alumni Lunch (9/14) Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Chair: Danny Kim, TJ ’10 Andrew Hamilton TJ ‘09 Bay Area Alumni Meet-up (2/15) Christopher Jordan Chair & Host: Sander Daniels, TJ ’01 ’89 Reunion (9/14) Jennifer Jordan, TJ ’94 Co-Chairs: Seain Gutridge,TJ ’89 & Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Alumni Phonathon (3/15) Maura McNerney, TJ ’89 Ying Luo, Parent ’18 Beth Finn, TJ ’94 Liz Zagraniski, TJ ’04 Sonal Goda, TJ ’95 ’94 Reunion (10/14) Ted Zagraniski, TJ ’00 Kevin Gormley, TJ ’95 Co-Chairs: Beth Finn, TJ ’94 & Suzzette Liz Zagraniski, TJ ’04 Rodriguez Hurley DeMers, TJ ’94 Ted Zagraniski, TJ ’00

OFFICE/RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS

Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Robin Hatanpaa, Parent ’13, ’15 Jo Koeniger, Parent ’16 Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Kati Mangrio, Parent ’18

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EVENT & APPEAL VOLUNTEERS

Freshman Orientation (8/14) JT Blau, TJ ’04 Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Beth Finn, TJ ’94 Jennifer Jordan, TJ ’94 Sarah E Brummett, TJ ’05 Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ‘14, ’17 Shannon Casey, TJ ’07 Aparna Gupta, Parent ’15 Jo Koeniger, Parent ’16 Chida Chidambaram, Parent ’16 Won Huh, Parent ‘17 Shinbe Choi, TJ ’18 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Freshman Parent Reception (9/14) Kyle Ferris,TJ ’10 Kaylee Kim, Parent ’18 Chair & Host, Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Jennifer Jordan, TJ ’94 Mili Ahn Kim, Parent ‘18 Parent ’16, ’18 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Jo Koeniger, Parent ’16 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Kyounghee Malawi, Parent ’14 C Kotnana, Parent ’18 Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Julia Markham, TJ ’91 Sandy Kumar, Parent ’16 Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Ravi Nara, Parent ’17 Hyun Joo Kweon, Parent ‘17 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ‘14, ’17 Thuy Nguyen, Parent ’16, ’18 Hyangran Lee, Parent ’18 Seamus O'Connor, TJ ’03 Margaret Mukerjee, Parent ’18 Back-to-School Night (10/14) Raghav Ramraj, TJ ’16 Anna Ryjik, Parent ’15 Chair, Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ‘14, ’17 Jennifer Clifford Simpson, Parent ’15 Avani Saini, Parent ’15 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Seyun Sul, Parent ’18 Roma Saxena, Parent ’18 Floortje Blindenbach-Driessen, Parent ’16, ’18 Jerri Xu, Parent ’17 Tae Eun Seo, Parent ’17 Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Ted Zagraniski, TJ ’00 Yeonjoo Seo, Parent ’18 Shiraz Chokshi, TJ ’17 Jefferson Society Tour Guides Jennifer Clifford Simpson, Parent ’15 Mary Ann Cotton, Parent ’16 Seyun Sul, Parent ’18 Bob Erskine, Grandparent ’18 International Partner Visit (2/15) Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Jane Yang Li, Parent ’09, ’14 Junior Lab Appeal (Spring 2015) John Erskine, TJ ’18 Laura Luo, TJ ’10, ’17 Chair: Jo Koeniger, Parent ’16 Yolanda Gruendel, Parent ’18 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Astronomy: Lori Barbour, Parent ’16 Vivian Hu, TJ ’17 PTSA Volunteers Biotechnology: Kelly McLaughlan, Parent ’16 Jillian Khoo, TJ ’17 Jerri Xu, Parent ’17 Computer Sys.: Mary Ann Cotton, Parent ’16 Rajini Kopparapu, Parent ’18 Energy Systems: Petra Oaks, Parent ’16 Shawn Lukas, Parent ’15 Lunar New Year Celebration (3/15) Engineering Design: Karen Eisgruber, Alexa Nguonly, TJ ’18 Chair: Jerri Xu, Parent ’17 Parent ’16, Astrid Tisseront, Parent ’16 Ellen Ranard, Parent ’07, ’10 Calvin Chen, TJ ’16, Panelist Mobile App: Enit Lulushi, Parent ’16, ’18 Tiffany Sun, TJ ’17 Weiwen Chen, Parent ’18 Neuroscience: Shalini Bhatia, Parent ’10, ’16 Sally Stumvoll, Parent ’15 Lan Fan, Parent ’17, ’18 Oceanography: Lisa Guide, Parent ’16, Jessica Wu, TJ ’15 Qing Gou, Parent ’18 Sreevani Putalapattu, Parent ’16 Jerri Xu, Parent ’17 Grant Li, TJ ’18 Prototyping: Marcella & Ed McDonald, Emma Zhang, TJ ’17 Jeffrey Liu, TJ ’16 Parents ’15, ’16, Carla Martinese, Parent ’16, Ying Zheng, Parent ’17 William Liu, TJ ’15, Panelist Physics: Jamie Korelitz, Parent ’12, ’16 Yan Liu, Parent ’18 Ribbon Cutting & Lab Tours (11/14) Angela Ma, TJ ’15, Panelist Freshman Welcome (4/15) Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Anh-Huy Nguyen, TJ ’18 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 John Nguyen, TJ ’16 Chida Chidambaram, Parent ’16 Heather Erskine, Parent ’18 Thuy Nguyen, Parent ’16, ’18 Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Bob Erskine, Grandparent ’18 Thuy-Vi Nguyen, TJ ’16, Panelist Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 S Niu, Parent ’17 Ravi Nara, Parent ’17 Jefferson Society Tour Guides Franklin Wang, TJ ’18 Jessica Wang, TJ ’17 Cluster Party Reps (Spring 2015) Diwali Celebration (11/14) Hai Yan Wu, Parent ’16 Chair: Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17 Chair: Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Jessica Wu, TJ ’15, Panelist Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Hosts, Jay & Natasha Marwaha, Parents ’10, ’18 Katherine Yan, TJ ’15, Panelist Chida Chidambaram, Parent ’16 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Nancy Yang, Parent ’17, ’18 Heather Erskine, Parent ’17 Nags Arkalgud, Parent ’15 Wendy Yin, TJ ’18 Aparna Gupta, Parent ’15, ’17 Dhruv Gupta, TJ ’16, Namaste Club performers Yuyan Zhou, Parent ’16 Thuy Nguyen, Parent ’16, ’18 C. Kotnana, Parent ’18 Danielle Zhu, Parent ’16, ’18 Peter Zou, Parent ’17 tjSTAR Reception (6/15) Open House & Lab Tours (1/15) Chair: Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Phonathon (4/15) Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Shruti Anant, TJ ’17 Phonathon Chair: Megha Chokshi, Parent ’17 Shiraz Chokshi, TJ ’17 Grace Becker, Parent ’15, ’18 Ashok Anant, Parent ’17 Kati Mangrio, Parent ’18

WEBMASTER

Susanna Bradbury, TJ ’17

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tjSTAR Reception - June 11th Research Lab Project Displays

ASTRONOMY & ASROPHYSICS Keynote: Student Keynote speaker Alec Jessar Pooja Chandrashekar, TJ’15, told the audience AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS of current, past, and future parents, alumni, and Josh Levy & David Everhart corporate partners gathered at the Tysons (not attending, Kai Smith) Hilton how TJ has enabled her success. Pooja, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES whose many accomplishments are legendary, Rhea Sharma & Alexis Williams discussed a small sample of them: her award- CHEMICAL ANALYSIS & NANOCHEMISTRY winning research project on mild traumatic Rebecca Merriman-Goldring COMPUTER SYSTEMS brain injury conducted at MITRE through TJ’s Anshula Gandhi Mentorship Program; her nationally ENERGY SYSTEMS recognized creative writing encouraged by her Anant Das & Helen Zhang humanities teachers; and her work with ENGINEERING DESIGN ProjectCSGIRLS, the non-profit she founded Mikaela Ruiz-Ramón & Haley Stumvoll to encourage girls in computer science. MICROELECTRONICS Matt Savage Tommy Awards: Introducing Tommy MOBILE & WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Award recipient Teresa Carlson was another Maddie Zug TJ student who has already done a lot to NEUROSCIENCE encourage girls in STEM, Maddie Zug, TJ ’15. Lucas Lin Maddie investigated gaps in computer science OCEANOGRAPHY & GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS education with a Google Trailblazer grant; co- Zoe Wang & Lindsay Williams founded Coding Lady Colonials, an 8th period PROTOTYPING & ENGINEERING MATERIALS club for girls in computer science; and helped Sriram Iyer QUANTUM PHYSICS & OPTICS run this year’s phenomenally successful Charlie Maier HackTJ (see June 2015 issue). “JUMP” (UNDERCLASSMEN PROJECT) Carlson, a Vice President with Amazon Ava Lakmazaheri Web Services, the nation’s leading cloud Upcoming Events services provider, was recognized for founding a program that pairs young women entering Freshman Parent Reception STEM fields with female mentors. Saturday, September 19th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Also receiving a Tommy Award was McLean private residence Longfellow MS math teacher Vern Williams. Beloved by legions of TJ students who passed 2014 Alumni Reunions through Longfellow MS or attended one of his TJ ’90 (25th): Homecoming Weekend summer enrichment camps, Williams was 10/23 4:00pm Happy Hour & Game honored for his dedication to challenging 10/24 Family activities: TJ tour, DC tour gifted young students, many of whom he 10/24 Main Event - Dinner inspired to study math-related fields and TJ ’95 (20th): 10/9-10/10 (Columbus Day) choose math-related careers. TJ ’00 (15th): 11/28 (Thanksgiving) Andre Kessler, TJ ’11, was one such TJ ’05 (10th): 11/27-11/28 (Thanksgiving) student. In his personal introduction, he TJ ’10 (5th): TBA described how, inspired by Mr. Williams in 7th Alumni Day: Sat. 11/28 (Thanksgiving) grade, he went on to teach at Williams’ summer camp the summer before his TJ could not fulfill its mission without the sophomore year at TJ. Kessler, who voluntary contributions of parents, distinguished himself at TJ in math, physics, grandparents, friends, alumni, and corporate computer science, and debate and who partners. To learn how you can support TJ recently graduated from MIT, where he through the Partnership Fund, please visit us conducted research and taught other at tjpartnershipfund.org, or contact undergraduates, will be a software engineer at Development Director Aristia (Tia) Kinis at tjSTAR sponsor SpaceX this fall. [email protected] or 703-750-8317. #1: Rebecca Merriman-Goldring, TJ ’15 #2: Jamie Korelitz, Parent ’12, ’16; Kathleen NEWSWORTHY is published by: Dempsey, Parent ’16; Mary Jo Clark, Parent ’10, ’12 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science #3: Maddie Zug, TJ ’15, Teresa Carlson, Pooja Chandrashekar, TJ ’15 and Technology Partnership Fund, Inc. #4: Andre Kessler, TJ ’11, Vern Williams Editor: Hilde Kahn, Parent ’12, ’14, ’17, #5: Principal Evan Glazer, Luke Glazer PF Communications NEWSWORTHY Online: tjpartnershipfund.org/newsletter/latest-issue

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