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Bechtel WonderCup Challenge

The WonderCup AwardThis WonderCup trophy is presented to the top Bay Area high school science quiz & innovation team. Each winning team member also receives a high quality notebook computer courtesy of Wind River Systems. Members of the second place team each receive a $500 cash scholarship.  In all, five teams — twenty students — receive awards.

The team registration period for the 2009 Bechtel WonderCup Challenge has ended.  If you didn’t register a team this year, please think about doing so in 2010.  WonderCup teams consist of two girls and two boys, with at least one 10th grader and one 11th grader among them, all from the same high school.  To prepare, study basic science like crazy!

WonderCup Challenge

Hall of Fame

WonderCup 2008 Champions

Lynbrook High School: Jennifer Chen, Rahul Basu, Brandon Liu, Frances Guo

WonderCup 2008 Champions

Up Quarks from Albany High School surrounding Steven Chu, physics Nobel Prize winner. The Up Quarks are (from left to right): Janie Gu, Asia Kwan, George Shan, and Quentin Moy.

WonderCup 2007 Champions

Albany High School's “Top Quarks” Elise Cai, Quentin Moy, Ian Allen, and Jackie Quinn.

WonderCup 2006 Champions


Mission San Jose’s Chris Tandiono, Vivian Chou, Lyndon Zhang, and Jessie Chen; Norman Howell (faculty sponsor)

WonderCup 2005 Champions


Maggie Xiong, Amy Li, Chris Tandiono, and Darwin Fu of Mission San Jose High School in Fremont

WonderCup 2004 Champions


Mission San Jose’s Angela Xu, Jennifer Ryu, Kevin Koai, and Roger Fu; Kathleen Shanahan (Director of Corporate Communications for Wind River Systems)

WonderCup 2003 Champions


“The Top Quarks” Jenny Liu, Xuan Luo, Peter Collister, and Anastassia Fedyk from Albany High School in Albany

WonderCup 2002 Champions


San Francisco University High School’s Andrew Bestwick, Andy Rosko, Jessica Davis, and Joanna Tong

WonderCup 2001 Champions


Lisa Hisaw, Elena Fabrikant, Kai Dai, and Ben Tseng of Mission San Jose High School