Andrew Chai

Andrew Chai is a senior at Ridge High School. As a student researcher in MIT’s free online Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (PRIMES-USA), he works on bounding Markov chain mixing times, which have applications in mathematical modeling and AI. Andrew has earned national recognition in mathematics and physics competitions, receiving a bronze medal in the USA Mathematical Olympiad and qualifying for the USA Physics Olympiad. At school, he serves as co-president of Mu Alpha Theta, where he leads his school’s math contest team, and is a member of the Science Bowl team. Outside of STEM, Andrew enjoys swimming and playing card games.