Christopher Lu
Education
Torrey Pines High School (TPHS), San Diego, CA 09/12 - Present
Current GPA: 4.67 / 4.0
Activity
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President of JOURNYS (Journal of Youth in Science) (12th grade) 2015 – Present
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Captain of TPHS Botball Robotics Club (12th grade) 2015 – Present
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President of TPHS American Computer Science League (12th grade) 2015 – Present
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Web Master of TPHS Student Newspaper - Falconer (12th grade) 2015 – Present
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JOURNYS: contributor / editor (9th-12th grade) 2012 – Present
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TPHS Botball Team: programmer (9th-12th grade) 2012 – Present
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TPHS American Computer Science League (9th-12th grade) 2012 – Present
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TPHS Wind Ensemble (9th-11th) / Jazz Band (12th): Trumpeter 2012 – Present
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TPHS Speech and Debate Team (9th-10th): Lincoln-Douglas 2012 – 2014
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53rd National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium April 2015
Invited oral presenter in Mathematics & Computer Science session
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Build Browser-Based Crypto Currency Mining Website for Charity November 2014
(Dogecharityminer.net)
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63rd California State Science Fair: Mathematics & Software Category May 2014
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LA Hacks: hackathon competition at UCLA April 2014
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C4ISR Symposium 2014: Invited Student Poster April 2014
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C4ISR Symposium 2013: Invited Student Poster April 2013
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AMC10: A certificate of distinction qualified for AIME February 2014
(American Mathematics Competitions)
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Victory Briefs Debate Camp at UCLA August 2013
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XSEDE13 Conference: Student Research Poster July 2013
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ACSL Senior Division Contests: top scorer in TPHS April 2013
Experience
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LSSI Summer Paid Internships (2 years): 3D Neuron Modeling 06/’15 – 08/’15
Salk Institute 06/’14 – 08/’14
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Summer Intern: Synthetic Ribosome 06/’13 – 08/’13
UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
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Coach: Robotic Club 12/’14 – 06/’15
Carmel Valley Middle School
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Web Application Programmer: SAT Vocabulary 07’/14 – 10/’14
Hamilton College Consulting
Solana Pacific School Science Olympiad Team
Awards
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Next Generation Breakthrough Awards 2015 - Popular Mechanics October 2015
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National AP Scholar / National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist August 2015
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Regional Finalist - Google Science Fair July 2015
“A novel program to map the human brain”
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Regional Finalist - Southern California Regional Junior Science February 2015
and Humanities Symposium (SCJSHS)
"A Novel Algorithm for Segmenting Neuronal Scanning Electron Microscopy Images”, with professional society award from San Diego Chapter of Sigma Xi
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1st place - Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair March 2014
"Complete 3D Projection Using Head-Tracking and Stereoscopy" with Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award and 5 professional societies awards from IEEE, Marine Technology, American Military Engineers, SDSC, and AFCEA
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1st place - Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair March 2013
"Computer Generated Dynamic Virtual 3D Objects" with 3 professional societies awards from San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and Accenture Federal
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Overall 2rd place - Greater San Diego Regional Botball Tournament 2015 March 2015
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Overall 3rd place - Greater San Diego Regional Botball Tournament 2014 April 2014
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Overall winner - Greater San Diego Regional Botball Tournament 2013 April 2013
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Torrey Pines High School Falcon Awards - Business Department June 2013
Computer Skill
Programming Languages: C++, Java, C, Python, C#, Javascript, HTML5, PHP, Matlab
Operating Systems: Windows, OS-X, Android, Linux
Application Software: IMOD, Unity, Maya, Mathematica, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Test Scores
SAT: 2360 (800 / 790 / 770 Reading / Writing / Math)
SAT Subject: 750 / 800 / 800 (Chemistry / Biology / Mathematics Level 2)
AP Test: 5 / 4 / 5 / 5 (Calculus / Chemistry / World History / Spanish Language)
5 / 5 / 5 / 5 (Biology / Physic / US History / English Language)
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