Eric Mukherjee - Revision history

Eric Mukherjee: /* Writing/Editing Work */

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Kevin Wang at 23:22, 30 May 2026

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Eric Mukherjee: /* Coaching */

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Coaching

Eric Mukherjee: /* Post-Graduate Playing Career */

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Post-Graduate Playing Career

Eric Mukherjee: /* Graduate */

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Eric Mukherjee: /* Coaching */

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Eric Mukherjee: /* Coaching */

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Coaching

Eric Mukherjee: /* Writing/Editing Work */

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Writing/Editing Work

Eric Mukherjee at 00:22, 30 April 2025

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 ==Writing/Editing Work==
-Eric is regarded as one of the best and most prolific science writers in modern quiz bowl, having contributed significantly to the current standards of science questions. He has edited well-recieved sets at almost every level of competition, from easy high school ([[Planetfall|Planetfall II]]), to high school and college national championships, and above ([[Chicago Open]], [[WAO3]]). He has also written [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=394535#p394535 a widely-used guide on tournament writing]. In 2024, he was elected Editor-in-Chief of [[ACF]]. A complete list of his writing can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hl-ySmWa8S2TSsnioAdpu_EGlRfWNH3L/view?usp=sharing here].
+Eric is regarded as one of the best and most prolific science writers in modern quiz bowl, having contributed significantly to the current standards of science questions. He has edited well-recieved sets at almost every level of competition, from easy high school ([[Planetfall|Planetfall II]]), to high school and college national championships, and above ([[Chicago Open]], [[WAO3]]). He has also written [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=394535#p394535 a widely-used guide on tournament writing]. In 2024, he was elected Editor-in-Chief of [[ACF]]. A complete list of his writing can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HeoQuDlwngrdL_1NyrFPghdkzsIORFV4/view?usp=sharing here].
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 Since retirement, he has contributed heavily as a prolific writer at the high school and college level (including serving as Editor-In-Chief of ACF), playing open tournaments (managing to win his 5th [[Chicago Open]] in 2024), coaching a high school team ([[University School of Nashville]]) to several playoff finishes at SSNCT and HSNCT, and reading for local middle and high school tournaments.
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 Eric is regarded as one of the best and most prolific science writers in modern quiz bowl, having contributed significantly to the current standards of science questions. He has edited well-recieved sets at almost every level of competition, from easy high school ([[Planetfall|Planetfall II]]), to high school and college national championships, and above ([[Chicago Open]], [[WAO3]]). He has also written [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=394535#p394535 a widely-used guide on tournament writing]. In 2024, he was elected Editor-in-Chief of [[ACF]]. A complete list of his writing can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hl-ySmWa8S2TSsnioAdpu_EGlRfWNH3L/view?usp=sharing here].
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 ===Coaching===
-Eric was also recruited to coach the high school team at the [[University School of Nashville]] in the 2022-3 season. The team has enjoyed some success during his tenure, including four state championships, high finishes at [[SSNCT]] (qualifying 3 teams for the playoffs in 2024 and winning 4th, and qualifying 2 teams to the Super Six in 2026 winning 3rd and T-5th), and a T21 finish at [[2024 HSNCT]]. To no one's surprise, he brings a distinctly aggressive, [[Jerry Vinokurov|Jerry]]-esque, early-to-mid-2010s college quizbowl approach to coaching (comparisons to Bob Knight have been made). Additionally, because of his strong emphasis on writing, his students have contributed to several high school and college sets (editing for 2024 and 2025 [[ACF Fall]]).
+Eric was also recruited to coach the high school team at the [[University School of Nashville]] in the 2022-3 season. The team has enjoyed some success during his tenure, including four state championships, high finishes at [[SSNCT]] (qualifying 3 teams for the playoffs in 2024 and winning 4th, qualifying 2 teams to the Super Six in 2026 and winning 3rd and T-5th), and a T21 finish at [[2024 HSNCT]]. To no one's surprise, he brings a distinctly aggressive, [[Jerry Vinokurov|Jerry]]-esque, early-to-mid-2010s college quizbowl approach to coaching (comparisons to Bob Knight have been made). Additionally, because of his strong emphasis on writing, his students have contributed to several high school and college sets (editing for 2024, 2025, and 2026 [[ACF Fall]]).
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 ===Post-Graduate Playing Career===
-After completing his studies at Penn, Eric moved to [[Vanderbilt University]] Medical Center for residency, and subsequently joined the faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and attending physician in the Department of Dermatology. During that time, he has continued playing opens. He was partly responsible for spearheading the creation of the IQBT [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]], was elected ACF's Editor-In-Chief for the 2024-5 competition season, and has continued to contribute to many other sets at both the high school and college level. Additionally, he also frequently moderates for local Tennessee college, high school, and middle school events as needed.
+After completing his studies at Penn, Eric moved to [[Vanderbilt University]] Medical Center for residency, and subsequently joined the faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and attending physician in the Department of Dermatology. He was partly responsible for spearheading the creation of the IQBT [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]], was elected ACF's Editor-In-Chief for the 2024-5 competition season, and has continued to contribute to many other sets at both the high school and college level. Additionally, he also frequently moderates for local Tennessee college, high school, and middle school events as needed.
 In April 2020, Eric [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=369700#p369700 confessed to cheating] at the [[2020 Terrapin Open]] Discord Mirror. Notably, he had denied the allegations until confronted with convincing statistical evidence. As a result, he was banned from [[ACF]] tournaments for a year, though this will only be relevant if he decides to pursue further education. As part of his apology to the community, he paid the entry fee for all other teams and engaged in a year-long ban from other tournaments; this elapsed in early 2021 and he has since resumed playing open tournaments.

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 After gaining [[Dallas Simons]], a Penn team led by Eric would place 3rd at the [[2013 ICT]], [[2014 ICT]], and [[2014 ACF Nationals]] and 4th at the [[2013 ACF Nationals]]. Dallas would be replaced by [[Chris Chiego]] in the 2014-2015 season when Penn won 2nd at [[2015 ICT]] and 1st at [[2015 ACF Nationals]], the only championship to date for both Eric and the Penn team. Eric also wrote [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=302073 a micro-history of the ACF Nationals Final] describing the experience.
-After winning the title, Penn continued to be a top bracket regular - alongside [[Jaimie Carlson]], [[JinAh Kim]], [[Paul Lee]], [[Max Smiley]], [[Aidan Mehigan]] and others, Eric placed 7th at [[2016 ICT]], 7th at [[2017 ACF Nationals]], 4th at [[2018 ICT]], and 2nd at [[2018 ACF Nationals]].
+After winning the title, Penn continued to be a top bracket regular - alongside [[Jaimie Carlson]], [[JinAh Kim]], [[Paul Lee]], [[Max Smiley]], [[Aidan Mehigan]] and others, Eric's teams placed 7th at [[2016 ICT]], 7th at [[2017 ACF Nationals]], 4th at [[2018 ICT]], and 2nd at [[2018 ACF Nationals]] (the site of the [[Eric Mukherjee final]].
 Because Eric was ill during SCT, Penn did not qualify for the 2017 ICT; they were not awarded a wildcard bid.
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 Outside of his playing career, Eric also became a regular moderator at a number of high school events in Philadelphia beyond the [[Penn]] [[Quaker Fall Open]] tournaments. He also edited several iterations of [[Penn Bowl]] of admittedly varying quality.
 Apart from his leadership of Penn A, Eric also contributed to winning teams at Chicago Open in [[2012 Chicago Open|2012]], [[2014 Chicago Open|2014]], and [[2016 Chicago Open|2016]] - the 2014 win saw him replace [[Dennis Loo]] to earn [[2014 Virginia|Virginia]] their [[Triple Crown]].
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−	Eric is regarded as one of the best and most prolific science writers in modern quiz bowl, having contributed significantly to the current standards of science questions. He has edited well-recieved sets at almost every level of competition, from easy high school ([[Planetfall II]]), to high school and college national championships, and above ([[Chicago Open]], [[WAO3]]). He has also written [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=394535#p394535 a widely-used guide on tournament writing]. In 2024, he was elected Editor-in-Chief of [[ACF]]. A complete list of his writing can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hl-ySmWa8S2TSsnioAdpu_EGlRfWNH3L/view?usp=sharing here].	+	Eric is regarded as one of the best and most prolific science writers in modern quiz bowl, having contributed significantly to the current standards of science questions. He has edited well-recieved sets at almost every level of competition, from easy high school ([[Planetfall\|Planetfall II]]), to high school and college national championships, and above ([[Chicago Open]], [[WAO3]]). He has also written [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=394535#p394535 a widely-used guide on tournament writing]. In 2024, he was elected Editor-in-Chief of [[ACF]]. A complete list of his writing can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hl-ySmWa8S2TSsnioAdpu_EGlRfWNH3L/view?usp=sharing here].

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 {{Infobox|Name = Dr. Eric Mukherjee, MD PhD
-|Image = [File:QBwikiEric.jpg]
+|Image = QBwikiEric.jpg
 |Subjects = General, History, Science, Mythology, and Comic Books
 |schoolpast = [[Brown]] (2007-2009), [[University of Pennsylvania]] (2010-2018)