USA Biology Olympiad
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The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) is a national competition sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education. Each year, twenty National Finalists gather at a nationally recognized institution for a two-week training camp. From the program's inception through 2009, the camp was held at George Mason University; as of 2010, the camp is instead held at Purdue University. At the end of the two weeks, four people are selected to represent America at the International Biology Olympiad.
[edit] Organization
USABO finalists are selected in two rounds of tests. The open exam is a short, multiple-choice exam open to all high school students. Competitors in roughly the top five percent move on to a semifinal exam. This second exam consists of another short multiple-choice section, followed by a short answer/matching section. The twenty highest scorers move on to the USABO finals. After the two-week training camp, the finalists undergo a day of practical examinations and a day of theoretical testing similar, in some respects, to the semifinal examination; however, the finals exam is far more comprehensive.
[edit] USA Team Members attending IBO
2003 - Minsk, 
Belarus
Michael Xiang - 21st place, Silver
Kay Aull - 27th place, Silver
Kelley Harris - 62nd place, Bronze
Victor Li - 64th place, Bronze
2004 - Brisbane, 
Australia
Kay Aull - 3rd place, Gold
Brad Hargreaves - 5th place, Gold
Clinton Hansen - 7th place, Gold
ZeNan Chang - 15th place, Gold
2005 - Beijing, 
China
Robin Zhou - 9th place, Gold
Chris Krueger - 10th place, Gold
Steven Hao - 21st place, Silver
Grace Eckhoff - 24th place, Silver
2006 - Río Cuarto, 
Argentina
Jawon Lee - 4th place, Gold
Allen Lin - 10th place, Gold
Jason Wu - 29th place, Silver
Meng Xiao He - 49th place, Silver
2007 - Saskatoon, 
Canada
Meng Xiao He - 2nd place, Gold
Helen Yang - 9th place, Gold
Barry Liu - 10th place, Gold
Mark Shteyn - 11th place, Gold
2008 - Mumbai, 
India
Jonathan Liang - 3rd place, Gold
David Huang - 17th place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 19th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 21st place, Gold
2009 - Tsukuba, 
Japan
Jonathan Liang - 2nd place, Gold
Seungsoo Kim - 11th place, Gold
Jonathan Gootenberg - 16th place, Gold
David Huang - 19th place, Gold
2010 - Changwon, 
South Korea
Chelsea Voss - 3rd place, Gold
Eric Liaw - 4th place, Gold
Charles Du - 5th place, Gold
Debra Van Egeren - 26th place, Silver
2011 - Taipei, 
Taiwan
Rebecca Shi - 1st place, Gold
Charles Du - 3rd place, Gold
Chelsea Voss - 4th place, Gold
Shulin Ye - 7th place, Gold
