Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1981
- Top Winner: Amy Reichel
- 2nd Place: Douglas Simons
- 3rd Place: Michael Dowling
- 4th Place: Song Tan
- 5th Place: Joel Wein
- 6th Place: Terence Sanger
- 7th Place: Lori Kaplowitz
- 8th Place: Seth Finklestein
- 9th Place: Mark Movsesian
- 10th Place: William Chang
- Gala Speaker: Baron Stig Ramel
1981 Semifinalist Book
1981 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1981; please contact us with information.
1981 Finalists
| Garrett | Biehle | Houston | TX |
| Bruce | Binderow | Douglaston | NY |
| Daniel | Briggs | Mill Valley | CA |
| Michael | Candan | Bayside | NY |
| William | Chang | Fresh Meadows | NY |
| William | Chitwood | Moulton | AL |
| Joan | Chu | Lafayette | CA |
| Michael | Dowling | Newington | CT |
| Seth | Finklestein | Bronx | NY |
| Jonathan | Fliegel | Madison | WI |
| Eduardo | Garcia | Coral Gables | FL |
| Edward | George | El Paso | TX |
| John | Geppert | Omaha | NE |
| Mara | Gross | Baldwin | NY |
| Randall | Hayden | Chicago | IL |
| Bryan | Henderson | Olympia | WA |
| Lori | Kaplowitz | Woodmere | NY |
| William | Ko | San Marino | CA |
| Jin-Moo | Lee | Oxon Hill | MD |
| Ezekiel | Leventhal | Waldwick | NJ |
| Stephen | Lim | Monterey Park | CA |
| Michael | Lisanti | Rockaway Beach | NY |
| Charles | Mancuso | Buffalo | NY |
| Martin | Miller | Flushing | NY |
| Mark | Movsesian | Forest Hills | NY |
| Tan | Ngo | Bronx | NY |
| Thomas | Patterson | Wappingers Falls | NY |
| John | Penberthy | Midlothian | VA |
| Forrest | Piehl | Keyser | WV |
| Amy | Reichel | New York | NY |
| Michael | Reidy | Springfield | VA |
| Terence | Sanger | New York | NY |
| Douglas | Simons | Vero Beach | FL |
| Jeffrey | Smith | Dallas | TX |
| Regina | Sohn | Mountain Lakes | NJ |
| Wendy | Soll | Evanston | IL |
| Song | Tan | Miami | FL |
| Marc | Turkel | Bronx | NY |
| Joel | Wein | New York | NY |
| Daniel | Yu | Bronx | NY |