Aurora, IL, September 15, 2021 – The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 29 semifinalists from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) in its 2021 competition. IMSA semifinalists represent 22 different communities throughout Illinois.
IMSA’s Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program
First Name |
Last Name |
Hometown |
| Thavaisya | Ananth | Aurora |
| Jakob | Bachhausen | Huntley |
| Balaji | Balachandran | Naperville |
| Sai | Boddu | Naperville |
| Emilia | Daniels | Lisle |
| Kevin | Fan | Plainfield |
| Nathaniel | Graf | Algonquin |
| Mathew | Illimoottil | Woodridge |
| Jamie | Im | Macomb |
| Rohit | Katakam | South Barrington |
| Daniel | Liu | Champaign |
| Jasmine | Liu | Peoria |
| Pranav | Manoj | Round Lake |
| William | McClain | Shelbyville |
| Liam | Nelson | Flossmoor |
| Oliver | Ni | Bolingbrook |
| Advait | Patel | Dunlap |
| Apurva | Reddy | Naperville |
| Bhargav | Sampathkumaran | Oak Lawn |
| Eric | Shackelford | O Fallon |
| Dev | Singh | Naperville |
| Cordelia | Sirais | Springfield |
| Tyler | Smith | St Charles |
| Andy | Tang | Champaign |
| Siddharth | Tiwari | Long Grove |
| Emily | Wei | Naperville |
| Philip | Yi | Dunlap |
| Erin | Yoo | Vernon Hills |
| Edward | Zhang | Dunlap |
