Achievements
Our students have achieved consistently excellent results year after year, including winning gold at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), winning medals in the USA Physics Olympiad and qualifying for the U.S. Physics Team training camp, which only takes the top 20 students every year.
Brian Zhang won Gold at the 55th International Physics Olympiad held in France, July 17 – 25, 2025.
Shuoyan Chen won Gold at European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) held at Kutaisi International University, Kutaisi, Georgia, July 15 –19, 2024.
Shuoyan Chen won Silver at the 53rd International Physics Olympiad held in Tokyo, Japan, July 10 –17, 2023.
Rishab Parthasarathy won Gold at the 52nd International Physics Olympiad held remotely and hosted by Switzerland in July 2022.
William Huang won Gold at the 51st International Physics Olympiad held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, on July 17 – 24, 2021.
Kye Shi won Gold at the 48th International Physics Olympiad held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 16 – 24, 2017.
U.S. Physics Team Training Camp
USA Physics Olympiad Semifinalist Medals
USA Physics Olympiad Semifinalists
Numbers of students from Tang Academy that have qualified for the U.S. Physics Team Training Camp (top 20 students):
2013 3 students
2014 5 students
2015 3 students
2016 4 students
2017 5 students
2018 1 student
2019 2 students
2020 no competition
2021 5 students
2022 7 students
2023 8 students
2024 4 students
2025 7 students
Medalists from Tang Academy
Number of Medalists from Tang Academy / Total Number of Medalists| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Honorable Mention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 / 61 | 6 / 43 | 5 / 85 | 10 / 104 |
| 2015 | 4 / 38 | 6 / 55 | 12 / 73 | 9 / 92 |
| 2016 | 5 / 35 | 12 / 69 | 4 / 62 | 11 / 65 |
| 2017 | 10 / 43 | 9 / 64 | 7 / 89 | 8 / 93 |
| 2018 | 2 / 35 | 8 / 56 | 6 / 75 | 11 / 98 |
| 2019 | 4 / 46 | 12 / 45 | 8 / 67 | 10 / 70 |
| 2020 | no competition | 2021 | 11/50 | 24/150 |
| 2022 | 12 / 43 | 12 / 57 | 10 / 82 | 15 / 93 | 2023 | 5 / 20 | 14 / 55 | 15 / 78 | 15 / 89 | 2024 | 6 / 25 | 12 / 59 | 17 / 86 | 20 / 101 | 2025 | 5 / 20 | 21 / 58 | 9 / 83 | 21 / 96 |
Number of Semifinalists from Tang Academy
2011 4 students
2012 16 students
2013 29 students
2014 42 students
2015 49 students
2016 46 students
2017 46 students
2018 42 students
2019 44 students
2020 55 students
2021 53 students
2022 69 students
2023 70 students
2024 87 students
2025 81 students