2023 Fall Instructors

Franklin Yang is a rising junior at Lynbrook High. He has competed in the Miller Science Olympiad teams for 3 years and Lynbrook Science Olympiad team for 2 years. He has won 30+ top medals in events at regional, state and national invitational tournaments. Some examples of the events: Anatomy & Physiology, Circuit Lab, Codebuster, Density Lab, Dynamic Planet, Heredity, Ping-Pong Parachute, and Water Quality. He is also a team member of Lynbrook Science Bowl. Franklin is USABO semifinalist, AIME qualifier and USACO Silver Qualifier. He has coding with C++ for 7+ years. 

Kevin Zhu is currently a rising sophomore grader at Lynbrook High School. He is a 2x AIME qualifier, 4x AMC 8 HR, and 2x AMC 8 DHR. He also has over 3 years of experience in contests such as mathleague and mathcounts. He has achieved countless top ten in mathleague elementary and high school contests and has made it to the national competition on more than 3 separate events. 

In total, he has been doing competition math for over 5 years and wants to spread his knowledge to the next group of young kids. Some hobbies he enjoys in his free time are Minecraft and Basketball.

Jiayu Wang is a rising junior at Lynbrook. He has participated in the Miller Science Olympiads Team for 3 years and Lynbrook Science Olympiads team for 2 year.  His events includes: Road Scholar, Density Lab, Write It Do It. He has also participated in Miller Science Bowl Team and Lynbrook Science Bowl Team. Jianyu has won many medals for his events in State and Invitational Competition. He also won the 2021 National 5th for Science Bowl with the miller team.

Elizabeth Zhang is a rising Harker ninth grader. She enjoys drawing both traditional and digital art. In her spare time, she posts her artwork on her YouTube channel:  https://tinyurl.com/LemonDragon She has received two gold keys in the Scholastic Art Competition, with one of them receiving a national silver medal. She enjoys watching Demon Slayer and anime like Jujutsu Kaisen in her free time.

Bryan Hong is a rising senior attending Jasper High School. He has been doing speech and debate since middle school. He has competed in both Extemp and Congressional debate and has won many awards for these events. 

Bryan Hong is also our BFT chapter leader in TX. 

Wanze (Roger) Jin is a rising sophomore at Valley Christian High School, tennis had become his hobby when he was in elementary school, he has been training in tennis for over 6 years and often compete in USTA junior tournaments. His real-time UTR is 8.03, and he is striving for further improvement. About 2 years ago, he started to coach younger junior players. He enjoy serving as a coach and accumulate good experiences on how to lead younger juniors to enjoy tennis. 

Alan Zhang is a rising 8th grader at Basis Silicon Valley. He has been training as a junior tennis player for many years. Alan frequently competes in boys' tennis tournaments and is ranked in Northern California 12 and under boys division. 

UTR=5.6, #21 boys U12 Norcal

Muyan Chen is a dedicated and detail-oriented Chinese Language Instructor with proven skills in creating a positive learning environment, lesson planning, and innovative teaching methods. Holding experience as a Teacher's Assistant at Beijing World Youth Academy, she is adept at collaborating on diverse projects and managing classroom environments. She also served as a Badminton Club Leader, displaying her talent in employing diverse instructional strategies to enhance student learning. Muyan completed an internship at the Beijing M&P Law Firm where she honed her organizational and communication skills. Currently pursuing her degree at Beijing World Youth Academy, Muyan is passionate about sports, music, travel, and movies. She is a native Mandarin speaker and is also bilingual in English.

Shuyi Dai is a ten-year-old from Hangzhou, China. She is a fifth grader who also takes on the role of a tutor at Bright Future Teens. Her drive for knowledge and learning is displayed in her achievements, such as earning Level 3 in Cambridge English and reaching Level 4 in playing the Zither, a traditional Chinese instrument. Shuyi has a broad range of interests. She enjoys painting, spending hours immersed in bringing her visions to life on canvas. She's also fond of crafting, pouring her creativity into each piece of handwork she creates. Reading is another activity she enjoys, often getting lost in the pages of her favorite books. Not one to stay still for too long, Shuyi also loves skating, an activity that keeps her energized.

Jiahe Lu is currently a rising junior at Lynbrook High. He has participated in the Miller Science Olympiads team for 3 years, spending 1 year in each of the teams. Some of the events that he has done are: Circuit Lab, Road Scholar, Experimental Design, Anatomy & Physiology, Machines, Ping-Pong Parachute, and Game on. Jiahe is interested in many fields of STEM and regularly participates in competitions on those subjects. Jiahe has also qualified for USACO Gold and AIME.

Harly Liu is a rising freshman at Basis Independent Silicon Valley. He is very passionate about history, having participated in the National History Bee and qualified for the International History Olympiad. He loves politics and reads news daily. He is also enthusiastic about debate and has won awards in Lincoln Douglas events.