Instructors
MATHEMATICS |
BUSINESS FOR YOUTH |
Dr. Jiangang Yao |
DR. JINGWEI MENG |
Dr. Yao was fascinated with mathematics as a child and started his involvement with mathematical olympiad since then. He won the gold medal with full marks in the 35th International Mathematical Olympiad and got math PhD degree from UC Berkeley. He has been the coach for mathematical olympiad at various levels for 30 years, and has written a few popular mathematical olympiad books in Chinese.
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Dr. Meng is currently a faculty member at Indiana University School of Medicine. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in molecular cancer biology from Duke University and a MBA degree in finance and supply chain management from IU Kelley School of Business. He served as a consultant for several US and China firms and, in 2019, secured $3.5 million investments for two healthcare companies. Dr. Meng is also the co-founder of Melody Culture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established in 2004. He participated actively in cultural and educational services, including the first Chinese TV program in San Diego, concerts and master classes, summer camps, and systematic business training for teenagers. Since 2018, Dr. Meng has developed a comprehensive suite of business courses and instructed in multiple summer camps and weekend programs across the US.
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DEBATE |
Introduction to Scientific Visualization |
Mr. Hemanth Asirvatham
Hemanth Asirvatham is a student at Harvard University. He was formerly the captain of the Century High School debate team and placed multiple times at statewide competitions. Hemanth attended the Research Science Institute at MIT and was awarded Top 10 presentation. Hemanth is a State AP Scholar, has placed 2nd at the US National Brain Bee, and is a two-time ISEF Finalist. He has led and instructed school teams for Model UN, Science Bowl, and STEM Society. Hemanth recently instructed a Debate 101 summer program with over 150 attendees. In his free time, Hemanth enjoys watching Star Trek (better than Star Wars, obviously), rereading Harry Potter for the 100th time, and beating his friends in Monopoly, Werewolf, or really any other non-physical game.
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Ms. Wenjing Wu
Wenjing Wu, CMI is a board-certified medical illustrator. She is the founder of Jingnetics.com, a scientific visualization studio primarily serving the medical and biological research community. Wenjing earned her Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She worked as an in-house medical illustrator at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC for nearly 7 years, before starting her own studio and teaching online scientific illustration courses to researchers and medical professionals. Her illustration and animation work appeared on major research journals, patient education sites, textbook covers, as well as pharmaceutical/medical device advertisements. Wenjing believes it’s a privilege to tell powerful visual stories about great scientific discoveries, and she loves sharing that with everyone she meets.
Examples of Ms Wu's scientific visualization work: 
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Counselors
Leo Xu |
Alexis Yi |
Camp Counselor |
Camp Counselor |
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Leo has competed in many math competitions, including AMC 8/10 competitions, AIME (3 times), USAJMO, HMMT (3 times), ARML (2 times), MMATH (1st place team), PUMAC, Mathcounts, Mathleague and more. He qualified for the USA's Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) as an eight-grader. He is an AMC 8 perfect scorer (out of 44 nationwide), and he placed 13th at the November Harvard MIT Math Tournament (HMMT). He was also a two-times Math Kangaroo national champion with perfect scores and a MOEM perfect scorer in 4th grade. He is also a three times New Jersey state champion and national 3rd/5th place in Math League State and National Competition, respectively. He is currently a TA for the online Art of Sciences AMC 10 class. Aside from math, Leo enjoys to play tennis, chess, and basketball. According to chess ratings, he is almost half as good as Magnus Carlsen. He is also a huge fan of dried mangoes.
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Alexis is a freshman at MIT planning on majoring in economics and math. In high school, she participated in math competitions such as AIME, USAJMO, and Math Prize for Girls. She was captain of the Edina High School Math Team and co-captain of the MN All-State Math Team. Her hobbies include reading, listening to music, and playing the violin.
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Zoey ChenCamp Counselor
Zoey is a senior at Century High School and a co-captain of the Century Debate Team. With the other captains, she organized the Debate 101 summer camp, which gave 150+ students across the country an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of debate, with the ultimate goal of inspiring them to continue on the debate journey. As debate captain, Zoey focuses on novice development and caseplan creation. Outside of the debate team, Zoey serves as Secretary and coach of the Rochester Math Club, and teaches a painting class as an enrichment program. She is also a varsity tennis player and a board member of the Asian Youth Leadership Association. Although she’s a beginner in both, Zoey loves learning both foreign and coding languages in her spare time.
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Jenny YanCamp Counselor
Jenny Yan is a senior at Century High School and captain of the debate team. She co-founded and taught at the summer debate camp, which supplied 200 students with the knowledge and skills requisite for competitive success. As debate captain, she establishes the blueprint for managing logistics, planning events, and expanding outreach. She served as the vice president of her high school class of 2022, where she organized and coordinated events to promote community service and engagement, and worked as an elected representative of the student body and their interests. She also has a deep passion for intersectional advocacy, and she is on the development committee of the Rochester Community Initiative. Outside of school, she is a varsity tennis athlete and a Harry Styles enthusiast.
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