63rd Annual STS (2003-2004)
Finalists
Gordon L. Su

MARYLAND
Gordon L. Su, 17, of Silver Spring, analyzed globalization's impact on income inequality in China for his behavioral and social science entry in the Intel Science Talent Search. Using trade, privatization and foreign investment as parameters of globalization, he developed a series of equations that he used to study the impact of globalization on urban-rural population and coastal-interior province inequality and the overlap between them. Gordon looked at four time periods: 1978-2001, for a broad picture; and three periods within that time frame marking distinct economic policy changes. Among his many conclusions: globalization has been good for China; globalization was higher and urban-rural inequality was lower in coastal provinces; and differences in degrees of coastal and interior globalization have contributed to inequality. A violinist and skateboarder, Gordon attends Montgomery Blair High School where he is co-captain of the tennis team and co-founder of the book club. Skilled in debate and passionate about politics, he interviewed the Australian prime minister for Australian TV. The son of Dr. Jow-Lih Su and Ie-Ru Wang, he plans to study economics at the University of Pennsylvania.