Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1978
- Top Winner: Michael Briggs
- 2nd Place: Joseph Tanzi
- 3rd Place: Philip King
- 4th Place: Samuel Weinberger
- 5th Place: Judith Bender
- 6th Place: Michael Mattis
- 7th Place: Lawrence Bergman
- 8th Place: Daniel Rokhsar
- 9th Place: Ann McMahon (Piening)
- 10th Place Jay Stallman
- Gala Speaker: Dr. Frank Press
1978 Semifinalist Book
1978 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1978; please contact us with information.
1978 Finalists
| Judith | Bender | Honolulu | HI |
| Lawrence | Bergman | Bayside | NY |
| Sarah | Boyanowski | San Antonio | TX |
| Michael | Briggs | Adelphi | MD |
| Russell | Carroll | Rochester | MI |
| Richard | Chedester | Darien | CT |
| William | Collins | Canoga Park | CA |
| Joseph | Dougherty | Mc Lean | VA |
| Mark | Drela | Philadelphia | PA |
| Robert | Duncan | Saint Joseph | MO |
| Jonathan | Feinstein | Menlo Park | CA |
| Ronald | Fisher | Cheektowaga | NY |
| Anne | Gibbons | Wheat Ridge | CO |
| Daniel | Groisser | West Orange | NJ |
| Michael | Gurnis | Cohasset | MA |
| Robert | Hamburger | New Hyde Park | NY |
| Frank | Hansen | Oak Park | IL |
| Donna | Harrison | Zanesville | OH |
| Michio | Hirano | Irvington | NY |
| Lance | Johnson | Spirit Lake | IA |
| Jonathan | Kaplan | New York | NY |
| Philip | King | Rumson | NJ |
| Robert | Klerer | Irvington | NY |
| Mary | Kroening | San Diego | CA |
| Therese | Lung | Jackson Heights | NY |
| Michael | Mattis | Scarsdale | NY |
| Ann | McMahon | Bethalto | IL |
| Roger | Mosesson | New York | NY |
| Julie | Pan | Flushing | NY |
| John | Rainbolt | Independence | MO |
| Elias | Reichel | New York | NY |
| Daniel | Rokhsar | Staten Island | NY |
| Peter | Sanborn | Fort Collins | CO |
| Barbara | Shutt | Harvard | MA |
| Jay | Stallman | Forest Hills | NY |
| Joseph | Tanzi | Cranston | RI |
| Gregory | Terrell | Arlington Heights | IL |
| David | Vader | Rockville | MD |
| Patricia | Wasserman | Loretto | PA |
| Samuel | Weinberger | New Rochelle | NY |