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'''Pranav Sivakumar''' is an American speller and amateur researcher. In 2013, he finished 2nd in the [[86th Scripps National Spelling Bee]], finished 2nd in the Illinois State Geography Bee, and was named a [[Siemens Competition]] National Semifinalist, making him the only person to achieve all these feats in a span of one year.<ref>"Calm Tower Lakes Teen Finishes Second in National Spelling Bee." DailyHerald.com. Daily Herald, 31 May 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.</ref><ref>"CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS." Championship Finalists. Scripps National Spelling Bee, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.</ref><ref>O'Shea, Bridget. "Barrington's Pranav Sivakumar a Global Finalist in Google Science Fair." Barrington Courier Review. Chicago Sun-Times, 28 Aug. 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014</ref>  His National Spelling Bee achievements earned him recognition by [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]], who declared June 8, 2014 "Pranav Sivakumar Day."<ref>"2014-267 Pranav Sivakumar Day." EbscoHost. EBSCO Publishing, 7 July 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014</ref> In 2014 he was admitted as a student at the [[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]], where he currently attends as a senior. He was the first person to be a Google Science Fair Global Finalist twice and won the Virgin Galactic Pioneer Award in 2015. <ref>{{Cite web|title = Home - Google Science Fair 2015|url = https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/|website = www.googlesciencefair.com|accessdate = 2015-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Pranav Sivakumar Wins Virgin Galactic Pioneer Award in 2015 Google Science Fair {{!}} Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy|url = https://www.imsa.edu/content/pranav-sivakumar-wins-virgin-galactic-pioneer-award-2015-google-science-fair|website = www.imsa.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-24}}</ref> Pranav was mentioned in President [[Barack Obama]]'s speech at the White House Astronomy Night. <ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian-American kid gets a shout-out from Obama|url = http://www.greatandhra.com/articles/special-articles/indian-american-kid-gets-a-shout-out-from-obama-69914.html|website = greatandhra.com|accessdate = 2015-10-20}}</ref> Most recently, Sivakumar was named the $20,000 individual winner of the 2016 Siemens Competition National Finals.<ref>{{Citation|last=siemensfoundation|title=Pranav Sivakumar - 2016 Siemens Competition Individual Winner|date=2017-01-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-F1Xhdufwc|accessdate=2017-01-13}}</ref>
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Sivakumar's aspirations to learn more about astronomy started when he found an encyclopedia on famous scientists laying around the house at just six years old. Since then, his parents made an hour commute every weekend to drive him to an astrophysics lab where he could attend the 'Ask-A-Scientist' class. Many years later, he is now teaming up with scientists he met there to study gravitational lensing of [[quasar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://video.scroll.in/1053/why-is-barack-obama-praising-15-year-old-pranav-sivakumar-sky-high|title=Why is Barack Obama praising 15-year-old Pranav Sivakumar sky-high?|last=Dixit|first=Shubhra|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-04-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''Pranav Sivakumar''' is a player for [[UC Berkeley]]. He was the part of the IMSA team that won the [[2017 IHSA State Championship Tournament|2017 IHSA State]] scholastic bowl tournament. Sivakumar played for [[Barrington Station]] in middle school.
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 5 November 2017

Pranav Sivakumar
Noted subjects History, Fine Arts, Astronomy
Current college UC Berkeley (2017-)
Past colleges None
High school IMSA (2014-2017)
Middle school Barrington Station (2010-2013)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Pranav Sivakumar is a player for UC Berkeley. He was the part of the IMSA team that won the 2017 IHSA State scholastic bowl tournament. Sivakumar played for Barrington Station in middle school.

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