Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1972
- Top Winner: Nina Schor (Tabachnik)
- 2nd Place : Tony Horowitz
- 3rd Place: Susan Landau
- 4th Place: Donald Solomon
- 5th Place: Holly Birdsall
- 6th Place: Alan Grenadir
- 7th Place: Jonathan Gershenzon
- 8th Place: Dora Lee
- 9th Place: Walter Schiefele
- 10th Place: Denise Canfield
- Gala Speaker: Dr. Lewis Branscomb
1972 Semifinalist Book
1972 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1972; please contact us with information.
1972 Finalists
| Jan | Agosti | Anchorage | AK |
| Richard | Baird | Spartanburg | SC |
| Barry | Billets | Melbourne | FL |
| Wendell | Bird | Atlanta | GA |
| Holly | Birdsall | Houston | TX |
| Lawrence | Borish | Lexington | MA |
| Denise | Canfield | Franklin Park | IL |
| David | Cholst | New York | NY |
| Robert | Coleman | Hallandale | FL |
| Michael | Dyer | Bloomington Springs | TN |
| Bruce | Fast | Denver | CO |
| Colleen | Fitzpatrick | New Orleans | LA |
| Jonathan | Gershenzon | Los Angeles | CA |
| Regina | Gortych | Bronx | NY |
| Alan | Grenadir | Queens Village | NY |
| Robert | Herko | Lawrenceville | NJ |
| Tony | Horowitz | Long Island City | NY |
| Alan | Kawamoto | Honolulu | HI |
| Susan | Landau | New York | NY |
| Dora | Lee | Long Island City | NY |
| Norbert | Lempert | Forest Hills | NY |
| Gwen | Lichtman | Oceanside | NY |
| Bonnie | Luessen | Huntsville | AL |
| Herbert | Meyer | Salem | OR |
| James | Michel | Portland | OR |
| Benjamin | Mondschein | Miami Beach | FL |
| Corey | Mullins | Merritt Island | FL |
| Ronald | Nachman | San Diego | CA |
| Mark | Nicholas | Cumberland | RI |
| Alan | Poeppelman | Anna | OH |
| Donna | Powell | Taunton | MA |
| Raymond | Rodriguez | Bronx | NY |
| Scott | Rubin | San Diego | CA |
| David | Rudman | Bloomington | IN |
| Walter | Schiefele | Philadelphia | PA |
| Nina | Schor | Little Neck | NY |
| Donald | Solomon | Houston | TX |
| Gary | Swergold | New York | NY |
| Rodney | Wolf | Highland Park | IL |
| Laurel | Zollars | Dallas | TX |