Pi Math Contest (PiMC) is created by a dedicated exam committee consisting of experienced teachers, award-winning high school students in national and international math competitions, and talented students and alumni from top universities such as MIT and Harvard.
Editorial Board
Members
Dr. Ali Gurel
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Director (2017-2025)
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
- American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
- USA Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Instructor (2007-2012)
- Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Caltech (2007)
Emre Gul
- AlphaStar Instructors (2021 – present)
- 12+ years of teaching experience
- MathCounts coach since 2009
Mehmet Kaysi
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Program Director (since 2017)
- American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Problem Writing Committee (2011-2014)
- Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad – USA Team Leader (2013)
- Balkan Mathematical Olympiad – Academic Assistant (2012)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (2004)
- Balkan Mathematical Olympiad – Silver Medal (2004)
Dr. Richard Spence
- A-Star Math Instructor (since 2012)
- Ph.D., Computer Science, U. of Arizona (2021)
- B.S., in Math with Computer Science, MIT (2016)
- USAMO qualifier (2010)
- MathCounts National qualifier (2007, 2008)
- National “Who Wants to be a Mathematician” qualifier (2011-2012)
- Perfect score on AMC 10 (2009)
- National Scrabble Championship – Div. 2 (2011: Winner)
Problem Writers and Test Solvers
Aaron Chen
Adam Tang
Aditya Chandrasekhar
Alex Gu
Andrew Chang
Catherine Li
Ethan Lee
George Cao
Henry Wang
Jason Mao
Linus Tang
Olivia Xu
Raina Wu
Rohan Das
Sanya Badhe
Sasidhar Kunapuli
Sejal Rathi
Steven Pan
Will Wang
William Zhao
Keshav Ramamurthy
Henry Yao
