Lim Jeck studied in Queenstown Primary School (2003-2007) and National University of Singapore High School of Math & Science (2008-2013). He enlisted into the Singapore Police Force to serve 2 years of full time National Service from 10 Dec 2013 to 9 Dec 2015, completed his Degree and Master in Mathematics (MMath) at Trinity College, Cambridge University (2016-2020). Currently he is pursuing a PhD in Mathematics at Caltech. Visit my family blog at https://wwwdontmesswith6a.blogspot.sg/ Media Coverage IMO Participation
Achievements: (updated by Ng Bee Yong)
2023 - Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition - Merit (won US$5000)
- Team winner of MIT Mystery Hunt 2023
2022 - Awarded Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Study, Caltech
- Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition - Merit (won US$5000)
2021 - Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition - Bronze (won US$5000)
2020 - Imperial Math Competition organised by Imperial College London - Individual 1st
- Awarded Pass with Honours (96%) in Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Part III
- Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition - Honourable Mention
- Google Code Jam Round 3 - Ranked 57 (Top among Singapore participants)
2019 - Northwestern Europe Contest (NWERC) held in Netherlands 15 - 17 Novembler - Team 8th
- UK & Ireland Programming Contest - Team 5th
- Participated in International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) 2019 held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 28 July to 3 August 2019. First Prize award.
- Participated in 60th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Bath, UK, 11 to 22 July 2019, as Coordinator
- Awarded Senior Scholarship, Trinity College, Cambridge
- Awarded First Class and ranked 4th (96%) in Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Part II
- Represented Cambridge University at Hashcode 2019 Finals held in Dublin, Ireland 27 April 2019 - Team 14th
- Represented Cambridge University at the ICPC 2019 World Finals held in Porto, Portugal 31 March - 5 April 2019 - Team 13th (joint)
2018 - Northwestern Europe Contest (NWERC) held in Netherlands 24 - 26 Novembler - Team Champion. Qualify for 2019 ICPC World Finals
- UK & Ireland Programming Contest - Team 2nd
- Awarded Senior Scholarship, Trinity College, Cambridge
- Awarded First Class and ranked 2nd (99%) in Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Part IB
- Imperial Math Competition organised by Imperial College London - Individual 1st
2017 - Jane Street On-Campus (Cambridge) Electronic Trading Challenge - Team Champion
- Awarded Senior Scholarship, Trinity College, Cambridge
- Awarded First Class and ranked 3rd (96%) in Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Part IA
2016 - Awarded Ministry of Education - Autonomous University Scholarship, pairing up with National University of Singapore, to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies
- Participated in 57th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Hong Kong, 9 to 16 July 2016, as Trainer cum Observer. Singapore Team came in 4th with 4 Gold 2 Silver
- Euler's Mathematics Competition by NTU - Individual 1st
2015 - Euler's Mathematics Competition by NTU - Individual 1st
2014 - The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science (Pre-University Section)
- Euler's Mathematics Competition by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - Individual 1st
2013 - NUS High Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal
- NUS High Excellence Award in Mathematics
- Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Senior) - Medal Winner (1st in Singapore), Prize Award
- Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO Senior) - Gold Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) - Individual 1st and Team 1st
- Represented Singapore at the 54th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 18 to 28 July 2013. Gold Medal / Individual 3rd, Country 6th
- Represented Singapore at the 44th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 7 to 15 July 2013. Gold Medal / Individual 13th, Country 3rd
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Gold Award (Perfect Score)/ 1st in Singapore
- Represented Singapore at the 14th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in Bogor, Indonesia from 5 to 13 May 2013. Gold Medal / Individual 9th
- Singapore Science and Engineering Fair - Merit Award
- NUS High Speech Day - DSO Star Award
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and USAMO Qualifier
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12A) - Distinction, School Winner.
2012 - Singapore Physics Olympiad - Gold Medal
- Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO Senior) - Gold Award (Perfect Score)
- Brilliant Math Challenge Fall 2012, by Brilliant (US-based company) - Individual 2nd
- Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Senior) - Medal Winner (1st in Singapore), Prize Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) - Individual 1st and Team 1st
- Represented Singapore at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 4-16 July 2012. World Individual 1st (the only Perfect Scorer), Gold Medal and Country 7th.
- The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science (Secondary Section)
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Silver Award / 2nd in Singapore
- NUS High Tay Eng Soon Scholarship (2012-2013)
- NUS High Speech Day - DSO Star Award
- 15th National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) by School of Computing, NUS - Individual 3rd and Gold Medal
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and USAMO Qualifier
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction, School Winner
- 1st Raffles Invitational Mathematical Olympiad (RIMO) - Gold Medal
2011 - Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO Intermediate) - Gold Award
- Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Intermediate) - Medal Winner (1st in Singapore), Prize Award and Prudence Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Senior) - Individual 1st and Team 2nd
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) - Individual 1st and Team 2nd
- Represented Singapore at the 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 13 to 24 July 2011. World Individual 2nd, Gold medal and Country 3rd.
- Cryptography Quiz by DSO and Temasek Laboratories NUS - Individual 1st
- NUS High Speech Day - DSO STAR Award
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Gold Award / 1st in Singapore
- 5th Asia Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) - Bronze Medal
- Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (Online) by Harvard-MIT Universities, US - Overall Individual 1st, Combinatorics/Geometry Category Individual 1st, Team 1st
- 14th National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) by School of Computing, NUS - Silver Medal
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and USAMO Qualifier
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction, School Winner
- American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction, School Winner
2010 - Represented Singapore at the 10th China Western Mathematical Olympiad (CWMO) held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, from 26 to 31 October. Gold Medal, Ranked Individual 3rd.
- Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad (SJPhO) - Silver Award
- Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO Intermediate) - Silver Award
- Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Intermediate) - Prize Award and Prudence Award
- Hwa Chong Math Quest - Individual 1st and Team 1st
- SMO (Senior) - Gold Award, Team 3rd and Individual 8th
- SMO (Open) - Gold Award, Team 4th and Individual 8th
- Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad (SJChO) - Bronze Award
- Ministry of Education (MOE) - National University of Singapore (NUS) Amazing Lab Race - Team 4th
- Represented Singapore at the 51st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 4 to 14 July 2010. Silver medal
- NJC Secondary Mathematics Challenge (SMC) - Individual 1st and Team 3rd
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Bronze Award
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)- Distinction and USAMO Qualifier
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction, School Winner.
- American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction, School Winner.
- Edusave Scholarship for Integrated Programme Schools (ESIP) (2010-2013)
- Represented Singapore at the 25th Chinese Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) held in Chongqing Sichuan Province, China, from 20 to 25 January. Bronze Medal.
2009 - Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Junior) - Medal Winner (1st in Singapore), Peter O'Halloran Award for Excellence (Perfect Score), Prize Award and Prudence Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Junior) - Gold Award, Team 1st and Individual 1st
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) - Gold Award, Team 3rd and Individual 5th
- Represented Singapore at the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Bremen, Germany, from 10 to 22 July 2009. Awarded Bronze medal
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)- Distinction, USAMO Qualifier
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction, School Winner
- American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction, School Winner
2008 - American Maths Contest 8 (AMC8) - Perfect Score. First Place Award and Honour Roll of Distinction.
- Edusave Good Progress Award
- Australian National Chemistry Quiz - Distinction
- Singapore Civil Service Club Jigsaw Puzzle Competition - Team Champion
- The 4th Cup of Hope International Mathematics Contest (IMC), Singapore - Gold Award
- Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Junior) - Prize Award and Prudence Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) - Gold Award
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Junior) - Gold Award, Team 2nd and Individual 6th
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and Qualified for USAMO (United States of America Mathematical Olympiad)
- American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction, School Winner
- American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction, School Winner
2007 - 11th Po Leung Kuk Primary Maths World Contest (PMWC) held in Hong Kong - First Class Honour for Individual Performance (Perfect Score)
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Secondary Schools (SMO) Junior Section by NUS - Gold Award and Individual 8th
- Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (SMOPS) by HCI - Individual 3rd, Platinum Award
- Inter School Maths and Science Competition by St Andrews Sec - Individual 1st
- Primary School World Maths Contest (RIPMWC) by RI - Individual 1st and High Distinction Award
- American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME II.
- University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P6 Maths Medal Winner, High Distinction, P6 Science (Distinction), P6 Computer Skills (Distinction)
- Green Wave Environmental Care Project - Merit Award
- Lectora eLearning Competition - Team Silver Award
- EAGLES Award
- Top 5% Edusave Scholarship Award
2006 - American Maths Contest 8 (AMC8) - Perfect Score. First Place Award and Honour Roll of Distinction.
- National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS) by NUS High - Individual 8th in South Zone
- Singapore and ASEAN Schools Maths Olympiads (SASMO) - Individual 3rd in P5 Level
- University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P5 Maths (Medal Winner, High Distinction), P5 Science (High Distinction), P5 Computer Skills (Distinction)
- Sony Creative Science Award by Singapore Science Centre - 2nd Prize (Whiz Kid)
- National Junior Robotics Competition by Singapore Science Centre - 1st in Open Category Spy Robot Competition
- EAGLES Award
- Top 5% Edusave Scholarship Award
- 1st in P5 Level Maths (Overall)
2005 - University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P4 Maths (High Distinction), P4 Science (Distinction), P4 Computer Skills (Distinction)
- 1st in P4 Level Maths (Overall)
2004 - University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P3 Maths (High Distinction)
- 1st in P3 Level Maths (Overall)
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