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The latest news and updates from AlphaStar Academy
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Online Spring Accelerated Courses Starting SOON!
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AlphaStar Academy is happy to offer its renowned year-round programs online in accelerated format between April 20 – May 30, 2021.
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UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
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Finish the selected AlphaStar Course(s) in just 6 weeks before
Summer 2021!
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Each course has a limited space and the registration is on a first come first serve basis.
You can check the details, schedules, faculty info and tuition on our website.
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Meet our faculty
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The following faculty will be joining 2021 Online Spring Accelerated Term:
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MATH
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D. – Academic Director
Math Program Director, AlphaStar Academy (Since 2017)
Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008) International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
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Mehmet Kaysi – Academic Director
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)
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Yalcin Udun, M.Ed.
AlphaStar Math Instructor (since 2017)
Ph.D. Program, Mathematics Education at U. of Arizona
Raytheon Math Hero Award (2015)
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Hope Chen
BS MIT (2019)
AlphaStar Instructor (Since 2018)
MIT Mathroots Camp Counselor (2019)
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Joey Heerens
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2019)
MIT Class of 2023
USA(J)MO Qualifier
(2015-17: USAJMO, 2018-19: USAMO)
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Guanpeng Xu
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2019)
MIT Class of 2023
AIME qualifier (2015 – 2019)
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Abby Berry
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2018)
B.S. in Applied Mathematics from
William and Mary (2019)
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Richard Spence
AlphaStar/A-Star Instructor (since 2012)
Ph.D. Program, Computer Science, U. of Arizona
USAMO qualifier (2010)
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Guanpeng Xu
MIT Class of 2023
USAMO Winner (2018,2019)
MOP (2016)
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Stanley Wei
UT Austin Turing Scholars Honors Program, Class of 2023
Head Coach, Sartartia Middle School MathCounts Team
(2nd place at Texas state competition)
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Fatih Gelgi, Ph.D. – Academic Director
AlphaStar Co-founder and Computer Science Director (since 2017)
Ph.D., Computer Science,
Arizona State University (2007)
International Olympiad in Informatics
(1999: Bronze Medal))
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Muhyeddin Ercan, M.S.
AlphaStar Computer Science Instructor (2018-present)
MS in Computer Science in UCA (2012)
Computer Science Teacher (2012-present)
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Sal Tiryaki, M.S.
AlphaStar Computer Science Instructor (2018-present)
M.Ed., Leadership in Education, American College of Education (2016)
Computer Science / Robotics teacher
(2010-present)
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Salma Baig, M.A.
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2018)
Computer Science teacher (10+ years)
M.A. in Education, University of London
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Osman Ay
Coach Assistant of USACO (2004-2009)
World Finals Judge, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (since 2002)
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Steven Hao
MIT PRIMES Alumnus (2018-2020)
IOI Gold Medalist (2020)
USACO Finalist (2018-2020)
MIT Battlecode 2nd Place (2019)
Google Code Jam Round 3 Qualifier
(2018-2020)
Harvard Class of 2024
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Alpha Math Contest (Register by April 10th)
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Alpha Math Contest (AlphaMC) is a math competition organized by AlphaStar Academy for students up to 8th grade. AlphaMC 2021 will be offered online between April 24th and May 1st as a single-round contest.
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Students can participate individually or as a team. Students who compete from a test center (such as school, math circle, or learning center) will be considered a team. Participation for test centers is free but requires approval.
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All participating students will get their participation certificates and reports online. Top scoring individuals and test centers will be recognized on the contest page and get winner certificates.
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For more information, individual registration, and test center application form: alphamathcontest.org.
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* Free with Alpha Math Contest 2021 registration.
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Register now and start taking FREE* AlphaMC Practice Course
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AlphaStar Online Summer Camps 2021
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AlphaStar Online Summer Camp Courses will be offered between June 7 – 25, June 28 – July 16 and July 19 – August 6, 2021 and give students an opportunity to excel their levels and problem-solving skills in a short time.
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UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
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Finish the entire AlphaStar Year-round Curriculum in just 3 weeks!
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We are adding more distinguished faculty to our 2021 Online Summer camps. Here are some of the Computer Science faculty profiles:
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Each camp has limited space and the registration is on a first come first serve basis.
You can check camp details, schedules, faculty info, and tuition on our website.
We are adding more distinguished faculty to our 2021 Online Summer camps. Here are some of the Computer Science faculty profiles:
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Osman Ay
Coach Assistant of USACO (2004-2009)
World Finals Judge, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (since 2002)
Experience in Computing Olympiads as a teacher, coach, problem writer and judge (since 1997)
Authored several Computer Science and programming books.
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Aryan Kumar
MIT Class of 2025
USACO Platinum Division (since 2019)
USAJMO Qualifier (2019)
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Bennett Liu
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2018)
UT Austin Class of 2024 (Turing Scholars Program)
USACO Platinum Contestant (2016-2020)
Harker Programming Club Lead Problem Writer (Since 2018)
AIME Qualifier (2019, 2020)
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Salma Baig, M.A.
AlphaStar Instructor (since 2018) Computer Science teacher (10+ years) M.A. in Education, University of London Specialized in C++ and experienced in Python, SQL, Linux Working towards a Masters in Computer Science
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We invite you to our online open house on the following dates and times to talk more about AlphaStar Summer Online Courses.
Same presentation will be done at all open houses for your convenience. We have limited space so please RSVP at your earliest.
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April 23 @ 5-6:30 PM – ONLINE via Zoom Meeting
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April 30 @ 5-6:30 PM – ONLINE via Zoom Meeting
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May 7 @ 5-6:30 PM – ONLINE via Zoom Meeting
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May 14 @ 5-6:30 PM – ONLINE via Zoom Meeting
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15th Princeton Math Competition (PUMaC) was held virtually on March 27th. AlphaStar alumnus Eric Shen won the overall 1st place individual award and Tin Man team got the overall 1st team award. Below are the results for AlphaStar team and students/alumni.
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Congratulations to all participating students!
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Team Results: AlphaStar Academy AIR
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Individual Round (Top Scorers)
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Eric Shen
1st Overall Individual,
1st Geometry,
3rd Algebra
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Raymond Feng
4th Number Theory,
8th Algebra
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George Cao (Division B)
8th Overall Individual, 5th Algebra
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Espen Slettnes
9th Overall Individual,
1st Combinatorics
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Jack Albright
8th Algebra
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Utkarsh Priyam
8th Algebra
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Rohan Das
9th Number Theory
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AlphaStar Academy is Fully Accredited by WASC
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AlphaStar Academy is proud to announce that our programs & courses are now Fully Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC).
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Harker Programming Invitational – Apr 3
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Alpha Math Contest Registration Deadline – Apr 10
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USA Math Olympiad, Apr 13-14
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Stanford Math Tournament, Apr 17
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AlphaStar Spring Acc Courses start – Apr 20
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Alpha Math Contest – Apr 24 – May 1
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100 Saratoga Ave Suite 100 Santa Clara, CA 95051 United States
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info@alphastar.academy
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+1 (650) 273-4089
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