David Duan is the 2023 Coach of Scarsdale High School Science Olympiad, and previously competed for Scarsdale Middle School. He began competing in Science Olympiad in 2019 after hearing about the club from his friends. In 2021, he was elected to be the Secretary officer. David spearheaded an initiative in which elected officers took charge of specific event fields, such as physics, chemistry, and building. He mentored a group of ~14 students on biology related events (anatomy, disease detectives, cell biology). He further established shared Google drives, offering valuable research tips and reliable resources. He has organized the students into teams for competitions and researched out to faculty about possible new competitions. David implemented team bonding activities (yard games with food) for the students to better understand and improve the overall community within the club.
He specializes in Anatomy and Physiology, Disease Detectives, Environmental Chem, and Microbe Mission. David currently holds the record for the most amount of medals (52) obtained in the school's fifteen year history.
2023 to 2024 season (12th grade)
Carnegie Mellon University Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-8th): 1/20/24- 36 teams
Rickards Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-20th): 11/11/23- 240 teams
Dick Smith Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-8th): 12/2/22- 71 teams
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DavidDuan has received a 6th place medal in Scrambler at Dick Smith.
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Boyceville Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 12/2-12/3/22- 236 teams
2022 to 2023 season (11th grade)
Belleville Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 11/12/22- 40 teams
Dick Smith Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-8th): 12/3/22- 76 teams
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DavidDuan has received a Bronze medal in Remote Sensing at Dick Smith.
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Boyceville Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 12/1-12/3/22- 120 teams
Carnegie Mellon Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 1/21/23: 36 t
Regionals A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 2/4/23- 41 teams
States A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 3/18/23- 60 teams
2021 to 2022 season (10th grade)
Boyceville Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 12/4/21- 162 teams
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David Duan has received a Gold medal in Anatomy at Boyceville.
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Dick Smith Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-8th): 12/11/21- 73 teams
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David Duan has received a Gold medal in Anatomy at Dick Smith.
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Westlake Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 1/7/22- 67 teams
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David Duan has received a Gold medal in Remote Sensing at Westlake.
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David Duan has received a Gold medal in WIDI at Westlake.
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David Duan has received a 6th place medal in Anatomy at Westlake.
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Regionals A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 2/12/22- 30 teams
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David Duan has received a Silver medal in Anatomy at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a Silver medal in Disease Detectives at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a Silver medal in Remote Sensing at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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States A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 3/19/22- 60 teams
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in Anatomy at New York States.
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2020 to 2021 season (9th grade)
Transcontinental Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 12/21/20- 70 teams
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David Duan has received a 6th place medal in Anatomy at Transcontinental.
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Carnegie Mellon Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 1/9/21- 80 teams
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in Anatomy at Carnegie Mellon.
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Seven Lakes Invitational A-Team (Medals 1st-6th): 1/30/21- 40 teams
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in Anatomy at Seven Lakes.
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Regionals A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 2/6/21- 40 teams
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David Duan has received a 7th place medal in Anatomy at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a 10th place medal in Machines at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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2018 to 2019 season (7th grade)
Regionals B-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 3/3/19- 40 teams
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David Duan has received a Gold medal in Water Quality at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in WIDI at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in Road Scholar at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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David Duan has received a 6th place medal in Anatomy at Lower Hudson Regionals.
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States A-Team (Medals 1st-10th): 4/6/19- 50 teams
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David Duan has received a Bronze medal in WIDI at New York States.
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