Rutgers student performance in recent Putnam Undergraduate Mathematics Competitions
The William Lowell Putnam Undergraduate Mathematics Competition is an annual presitigious mathematics contest that is open to all full-time undergraduates in the U.S. and Canada. It offers prizes for individuals and teams. Here is information about participating.
The tables below show the percentile rank of top RU scorers compared to all students (throughout the U.S. and Canada) who took the exam.
Results for 2017
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Ernest Chiu | 99.4% |
| Michael Wang | 96% |
| Terence Coelho | 95% |
| Steve Hsu | 91% |
| Anton Maliev | 90% |
| Amnon Attali | 87% |
| Rupesh Chinta | 87% |
| Simon Bird | 85% |
| Gabriel Eiseman | 85% |
| Victor Chen | 83% |
| Hyeri Cho | 82% |
| Michael Zlatin | 76% |
| Ross Brown | 76% |
| Tyler Volpe | 72% |
| Roberta Shapiro | 68% |
Team (Ernest Chiu, Michael Wang, Terence Coelho): 12th place (out of 575 teams)
Results for 2016
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Terence Coelho | 95% |
| AbdulRahman Alharbi | 92% |
| Michael Wang | 91% |
| Rupesh Chinta | 84% |
| Roberta Shapiro | 82% |
| Amnon Attali | 72% |
| Ross Brown | 68% |
| Hyeri Cho | 68% |
| Heman Gandhi | 68% |
| Tiancheng Xue | 68% |
Results for 2015
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Terence Coelho | 97% |
| Elliot Glazer | 97% |
| Patrick Chen | 92% |
| Ross Brown | 88% |
| AbdulRahman Alharbi | 85% |
| Rupesh Chinta | 85% |
| Thomas Gill | 78% |
| Arthur Wang | 78% |
| Jianhui Xu | 78% |
| Anton Maliev | 72% |
Team (Terence Coelho, Tom Gill, Elliot Glazer): 26th place (out of approx. 500 teams)
Results for 2014
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Thomas Gill | 93% |
| Elliot Glazer | 91% |
| Gavi Dov Hochsztein | 91% |
| Terence Coelho | 83% |
| Matthew Harper | 81% |
| Jianhui Xu | 81% |
| AbdulRahman Alharbi | 77% |
| Kevin Sun | 70% |
| Robert Kolchmeyer | 70% |
| Sidharth Ghoshal | 70% |
Team (Tom Gill, Elliot Glazer, Kevin Sun): 37th place (out of approx. 500 teams)
Results for 2013
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Elliot Glazer | 93% |
| Thomas Gill | 85% |
| Gyu Eun Lee | 78% |
| Kemraj Dubbra | 67% |
| Soham Shukla | 67% |
Results for 2012
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Kemraj Dubbra | 80% |
| Hantian Lee | 68% |
| Kevin Wong | 55% |
Results for 2011
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Kevin Wong | 95% |
| Kemraj Dubbra | 93% |
| Tomofumi Yamaguchi | 88% |
Results for 2010
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Tomofumi Yamaguchi | 72% |
| Diana Oliff | 70% |
| Matthew Leone-Zwillinger | 66% |
| Jae Pak | 57% |
| Bao Huynh | 57% |
Results for 2009
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Wei Chen | 93% |
| Matthew Leone-Zwillinger | 77% |
| Tomofumi Yamaguchi | 72% |
| Emily Sergel | 72% |
| Jae Pak | 72% |
| Abishek Goligula | 67% |
| Diana Oliff | 60% |
Results for 2008
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Joseph Shao | 93% |
| Hyun (Mark) Kim | 77% |
| Angel D.M. Martinez | 72% |
| Tomofumi Yamaguchi | 67% |
| Abishek Golugula | 61% |
Results for 2007 Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Gene Kim | 97% |
| Joseph Shao | 88% |
| Jeremy Engel | 83% |
| Wei Chen | 82% |
| [Name withheld by request] | 78% |
| Hou Keong Lou | 78% |
Team (Gene Kim, [Name withheld by request], Wei Chen): 36th place (out of approx. 400 teams)
Results for 2006 Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Gene Kim | 93% |
| Alex Conway | 93% |
| Marla Slusky | 92% |
| [Name withheld by request] | 87% |
| Wei Chen | 79% |
| Joseph Shao | 76% |
Team (Gene Kim, [Name withheld by request], Marla Slusky): 19th place (out of approx. 500 teams)
Results for 2005 Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| {Name withheld by request] | 92% |
| Marla Slusky | 88% |
| Gene Kim | 88% |
| Rohan Mathew | 85% |
| Jeremy Engel | 74% |
| Siwei Zhu | 70% |
| Jack Hanson | 70% |
| Brian Koo | 70% |
| Eric Koo | 70% |
| Charles Siegel | 70% |
| Eric Wayman | 70% |
| Aron Samkoff | 65% |
Team (Gene Kim, Siwei Zhu, Rohan Mathew): 52nd place (out of approx. 500 teams)
Results for 2004 Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Gene Kim | 94% |
| Siwei Zhu | 92% |
| Stephen Curran | 88% |
| Thomas Peters | 84% |
| Matthew Meola | 84% |
| Aron Samkoff | 84% |
| Philip Engel | 82% |
| Michael Alfare | 82% |
| Chris Ross | 75% |
| Marla Slusky | 75% |
Team (Gene Kim, Siwei Zhu, Christopher Ross): 26th place (out of approx. 400 teams)
Results for 2003
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Gregory Muller | 88% |
| Siwei Zhu | 85% |
| Christopher Ross | 83% |
| Thomas Peters | 75% |
| Saul Foresta | 75% |
| Brian Cornell | 70% |
Team (Chris Ross, Philip Engel, Michael Alfare): 66th place
Results for 2002
Notable individual performances
| Student | Percentile rank |
| Christopher Ross | 93% |
| Philip Engel | 85% |
| Christopher Holston | 80% |
| Michael Alfare | 70% |
Team (Chris Ross, Philip Engel, Siwei Zhu): 75th place