Team:SMTexas/team

<p class="subtitle"><br>Directors: Akshay Malhotra & Kevin Wu<br>Members: Michell So, Rohin Maganti, Eric Li, Shaheer Khan, Gopal Raman</p>

<p class="subtitle"><br>Directors: Killian Green,  Abhi Thummala, and Jonathan Ng<br>Members: Jeffrey Wu<br><br></p>

<p class="subtitle"><br>Director: Vik Reddy<br>Interim Director: Kevin Wu<br>Members: Kevin Choi<br><br></p>

<td width="200"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/7/77/Halbert_Bai.png" alt="Halbert Bai"></td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="900">Halbert Bai is a Benjamin Franklin Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. He recently graduated as the valedictorian of his class at St. Mark’s School of Texas. Highly interested in science and art, he has pursued laboratory research experiences, collaborated with professional artists across creative disciplines, and sought related extracurricular work. In high school, he was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, the Editor-in-Chief of The Marque Magazine of Arts and Letters, and a member of the Community Service Board. He spearheaded a biotechnology initiative at St. Mark’s through iGEM, an international synthetic biology competition. Artistically, Halbert focuses on photography, video production, and graphic design. He has been recognized as one of the top young photographers in the United States by the National YoungArts Foundation and the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Halbert specializes in creating images that capture the beautiful bond between man and nature while documenting the stunning magnificence of light and atmosphere. His photographs have also been exhibited in eight countries on five continents. His videos and designs are characterized by beautiful aesthetics and evocative visual narration. Halbert is the founder and captain of the 2013-2014 St. Mark's iGEM Team. He is the backbone of the team and has organized and led the team to reach its goals.</td></tr></table>

<table><td width="900" vertical-align: top;">Tim O'Meara just completed his sophomore year at St. Mark's. Tim's hobbies include playing golf, learning more about developments in biology as a whole, being a member of the math team and quiz bowl team, and photography. As the team's vice captain, Tim focused on many aspects of the project, mainly research, outreach, and the film. </td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="200" align="right"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/1/18/Tim_O%27Meara.png" alt="Tim O'Meara"></td></tr></table>

Rohin is a rising sophomore at St.Mark’s School of Texas. He plays the violin in the upper school orchestra and made first violin in the high school region orchestra. He is also a member of the quiz bowl team and a member of the swimming and water polo teams. Outside of the school community, he is an eagle scout and assistant senior patrol leader.  

<table><td width="900" vertical-align: top;">Killian Green is a rising sophomore at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He is the Director of Community & Internal Outreach as well as Director of Multimedia for the SMiGEM team. He has also assisted both the Web Development and Applied Research teams. Killian plays the cello in the Upper School Orchestra and the piano. He enjoys using his literary expertise and graphic design skills as an involved member of The Marque, the St. Mark’s Upper School Literary Magazine, as well as the Marksmen yearbook. Killian is a member of the Classics Latin Club and has helped his team in bringing home gold medals in the Texas State Junior Classical League. He is also a member of the Varsity Crew and volleyball teams. He enjoys volunteering at the Jubilee Center, tutoring inner-city and often underprivileged kids.</td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="200" align="right"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/8/89/Killian_Green.png" alt="Killian Green"></td></tr></table>

<table><td width="900" vertical-align: top;">Vikrant Reddy is a rising sophomore at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He is the director of web development for the SMTexas iGEM team. Some of his other interests include debate and crew. </td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="200" align="right"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/0/0f/Vikrant_Reddy.png" alt="Vikrant Reddy"></td></tr></table>

<table><td width="900" vertical-align: top;">Ali Ahmed’14 recently graduated St. Mark’s. Currently, Ali plans on dual majoring in Finance and Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He hopes to pursue a career in venture capital in Silicon Valley. Ali enjoys engineering, playing sports, and reading about current events. While at St. Mark’s, Ali was captain of the robotics team, the rocketry club. Ali was brought on to the iGem team to help engineering design and genetic circuits. </td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="200" align="right"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/e/ea/Ali_Ahmed.png" alt="Ali Ahmed"></td></tr></table>

<table><td width="200"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/4/42/Shaheer_Khan.png" alt="Shaheer Khan"></td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="900">Shaheer Khan is a sophomore at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He is heartfelt in science, especially in biology, math, and journalism. He will be working on the school’s yearbook called the Marksmen for the next three years. In addition to academics, Shaheer is shows passion in basketball, which he plays almost all year. He is also involved in the caduceus club, investment club, and first aid club. He loves to volunteer, especially activities that involve children or young kids. Shaheer works in the Applied Research team in iGEM.</td></tr></table>

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<table><td width="900" vertical-align: top;">Kevin Choi is a rising sophomore at St. Mark's School of Texas. He likes math and playing frisbee and pool. He also recently qualified for the United States Junior Math Olympiad (USAJMO). Kevin Choi has only recently joined the iGEM project, but as a member of the web development team, he aids the progress of the technological parts of the project</td><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="200" align="right"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014hs/1/13/Kevin_Choi.png" alt="Kevin Choi"></td></tr></table></p></body>