Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1996
- Top Winner: Jacob Lurie
- 2nd Place: Ting Luo
- 3rd Place: Matthew Graham
- 4th Place: Bruce Haggerty
- 5th Place: Aaron Einbond
- 6th Place: Daniel Weitz
- 7th Place: Brian Hafler
- 8th Place: Simon DeDeo
- 9th Place: Sidney Chang
- 10th Place: Vezen Wu
- Gala Speaker: Sylvia Earle
1996 Press Release
1996 Semifinalist book
1996 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1996; please contact us with information.
1996 Finalists
| Naomi | Bates | Franklin | WV |
| Ofra | Biener | Jamaica | NY |
| Andre | Bishay | Whitestone | NY |
| Michael | Boyer | Manhasset | NY |
| Gregory | Budunov | Smithville | TX |
| Andrew | Campbell | Spartanburg | SC |
| Christopher | Chang | Palo Alto | CA |
| Sidney | Chang | Dix Hills | NY |
| Andrew | Childs | Plano | TX |
| John | Cho | Searingtown | NY |
| James | Clark, IV | Washington | VA |
| Simon | DeDeo | Fisher Island | FL |
| Aaron | Einbond | New York | NY |
| William | Garrahan | Glocester | RI |
| Matthew | Graham | Orange Park | FL |
| Brian | Green | Arlington | VA |
| Brian | Hafler | West Newton | MA |
| Bruce | Haggerty | New York | NY |
| Connie | Ing | Saratoga | CA |
| Paulina | Kuo | Great Falls | VA |
| Dudley | Lamming | Brooklyn | NY |
| Grace | Liu | Fresno | CA |
| Ting | Luo | Woodside | NY |
| Jacob | Lurie | Bethesda | MD |
| Mani | Mahjouri | Columbia | MD |
| Matthew | McCann | Alhambra | CA |
| James | Park | Woodside | NY |
| Elizabeth | Pollina | South Setauket | NY |
| Chandan | Reddy | Rochester | MI |
| Dmitry | Sagalovskiy | Brooklyn | NY |
| Michelle | Schaffer | Commack | NY |
| Kevin | Shapiro | Encino | CA |
| Susan | Shaw | Orange | CA |
| Katherin | Slimak | Springfield | VA |
| Rachel | Stanley | Waban | MA |
| Juliette | Taska | Inwood | NY |
| Daniel | Weitz | Morristown | NJ |
| Bonnie | Welcker | Parkersburg | WV |
| Vezen | Wu | Jacksonville | FL |
| Flora | Zhang | Jackson Heights | NY |