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Math Junior |
Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy |
Dr. Jiangang Yao |
Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy is a full Professor in the University of Minnesota School of Mathematics. He participated in numerous math Olympiads when he was young. His Math Olympiad achievements include 2 IMO Gold Medals, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal. He was also awarded the Putman fellow. (https://sites.google.com/site/pylyavskyy/)
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Dr. Jiangang Yao was fascinated with mathematics as a child and started his involvement with mathematical olympiads then. He won the gold medal with full marks in the 35th International Mathematical Olympiad and got his math PhD degree from University of California Berkeley. He has been the coach for mathematical olympiads at various levels for 30 years, and has written several popular mathematical olympiad books in Chinese.
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Business |
Introduction to Python |
Dr. Jingwei Meng |
Mr. Michael Huang |
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Dr. Jingwei Meng is currently a faculty member at Indiana University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Duke University and a MBA degree in finance and supply chain management from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Dr. Meng is the co-founder of Melody Culture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established in 2004. He is actively involved in many cultural and educational services, including the first Chinese TV program in San Diego, concerts and master classes in music, summer and winter camps in business, and systematic business training for middle school and high school students. Since 2018, Dr. Meng has developed a comprehensive suite of business courses (“MBA for Youth” Program) and instructed in summer and winter camps across the US. His business classes are also offered as online weekly programs during spring and fall semesters.
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Mr. Michael Huang is a rising senior at the University of Minnesota, majoring in computer science and math. He has been involved with AoS since 2020, originally as a counselor and eventually as an instructor. Michael also enjoys card games, video games, origami, and investing in random programming projects for fun.
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Biotech Entrepreneurship |
Introduction to Machine Learning & AI |
Dr. Rose Wang |
Mr. Daniel Li |
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Dr. Rose Wang is a scientist and educator at The Rockefeller University in New York City, where she develops blood-based tests to help diagnose a rare pediatric liver cancer. She holds a Ph.D. from the Mayo Clinic and has advanced training in biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship through Rockefeller University (RockEDU), Weill Cornell Medicine (ABI Program), and Cornell University’s Life Science Technology Innovation Fellowship.
Dr. Wang teaches undergraduate students in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine and is the founder of the Rockefeller University Biotech Club (Bench-to-Pitch). She previously led a summer program where high school students formed their own mock biotech companies, developed real diagnostic ideas, and presented to venture-style judges. She is passionate about helping middle and high school students learn how science, medicine, and business come together to create real-world biotech innovations. |
Mr. Daniel Li has earned BS degree in computer science from MIT and begen his masters in MIT (MEng) from fall 2025. Daniel’s current research area heavily involves machine learning. He was a USACO finalist in the 2018-2019 season. He was also a 2020 and 2021 Canadian Computing Olympiad Invitee and a 2020 and 2021 season Google Code Jam Round 2 qualifier. He participates in Codeforces contests (danielli03) and holds a Master Title as well. Daniel enjoys teaching. He has taught Java and algorithms for 500 hours during his high school years, with more than 100 students. Since entering college, he has taught six courses (Bronze level one, Bronze level two twice, and Silver three times) at AoS, with a total of more than 100 students. In addition, he has been an instructor for the AoS summer camp in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Daniel has made 48 YouTube videos to teach Java (cswithdaniel), which have more than 600 subscribers. In his free time, Daniel participates in church Bible study and activities. He is currently doing research at MIT involving machine learning. Daniel also likes to play card games and board games. Although he has programmed video games in the past, he has not done so recently.
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History |
Game Theory and Speech |
Ms. MO Dudley |
Mr. Timothy Alexander |
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Ms. MO Dudley graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in History, Dance, and French. In her time at the University, she conducted original research in historical archives for her thesis work. She also earned the Florence Weinberg Black Award and the Charles Grayson Summersell Award for academic excellence in the History department. Her free time is spent reading, baking, and dancing. This will be her second year teaching history at Art of Sciences, and she is very excited for the chance to work with the students.
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Mr. Timothy Alexander is a math masters student at The University of Alabama. He has been with Art of Sciences for over 6 years now, as a counselor and then instructor for numerous different classes. His interest in behavioral economics began in middle school from random side projects and YouTube videos on the topic which ultimately led to him conducting research on game theory and behavioral economics while at University. In his time there, he also delved into public speaking as a means to better communicate his ideas, placing as a finalist in the Holle Excellence in Public Speaking Award and the Runner Up at UA’s Speak Off Competition. He also serves as a public speaking consultant in the University of Alabama Speaking Studio, helping empower others in their public speaking. Outside of school, Timothy loves playing sports such as soccer and spikeball, playing strategic board games, and watching shows such as Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn 99.
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Grammar ‘n’ Games for the ACT and SAT |
Animation |
Mr. Jonathan West |
Mrs. Tara Gaoyang |
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Mr. Jonathan West, BA in Classics from Trinity University, MA in Religion from Trinity International University, and MA in Education from the University of Phoenix. He has been maniacally scribbling red ink since 2001 as an editor then a teacher. Now living in Rochester, MN, he tutors full-time in writing and reading. In his spare time, he plays with his hyperactive Aussiedoodle, reads, draws, and plays puzzle games.
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Mrs. Tara Gaoyang is a Hollywood-based producer with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She holds an MFA in Film Production from Chapman University and specializes in animation, visual storytelling, and production workflows. Tara currently teaches animation and film production courses, helping students develop strong creative foundations and industry-relevant skills.
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Honors Biology |
Future Class |
Ms. Zhishan "Hao Hao" Wang |
Future Teacher |
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Ms. Zhishan “Hao Hao” Wang graduated from MIT with a B.S. in biology. She enjoys learning about novel applications of biology to biomedical research. During high school, Hao Hao participated in academic competitions such as the AMC, National Science Bowl (NSB), National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), and National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT). She has 7+ years of experience teaching math, biology, and reading/writing.
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