Of all the brilliant young minds to walk the halls of Uni High, Alex Zhai is certainly one of the most distinguished. Who could forget the three years in which he represented the U.S. at the International Math Olympiad, culminating in his first-place performance last summer? Now he's at Harvard. Danny Ge profiles an alum who's not soon to be forgotten.

No mention of the talented Class of 2008 is complete without Alex Zhai, gold medalist at the 2007 International Math Olympiad and current member of the U.S. Physics Team. But for all of the publicity he's received, how much do we really know about this modest, soft-spoken prodigy? Erika Belmont profiles this refreshingly laid-back genius.

[AUDIO included] Senior Alex Zhai recently scored a perfect 150 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 exam, and he barely broke a sweat. This is par for the course for Uni's resident math prodigy, who has represented the United States twice at the International Mathematical Olympiad. The Gargoyle catches up with Alex to get his reaction to the AMC results and find out his thoughts about a possible third IMO appearance.