Iris Shanyue Tang

Iris Shanyue Tang, a graduate of Lakeside School in Seattle, WA, and most recently a student at Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA, working on her Bachelor of Science, passed away suddenly on Nov 22, 2025. She was 18.

Iris was sharp, quiet, and considerate. She loved math – she was a two-time Math Prize for Girls Qualifier (2023 & 2024), four-time AIME qualifier (2021 - 2024). She also taught elementary schoolers competition math on the weekends in Northwest Chinese School, Bellevue WA.

Iris excelled in academia beyond math. She got the Best Solution Award in North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition (2023) and was also a National Merit Scholarship Finalist (2025), and a U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate (2025).

In addition to her academic pursuits, Iris enjoyed swimming, crew, and visual arts. Selected works from her art portfolio are featured in the front-page slideshow. More of Iris’s artwork and photographs can be found in the Tribute Wall Gallery, as well as at the following links:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sMweNmRR3AH87yB7A
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HvNTzBW8eEoDhJyL8

To learn more about Iris’s life and passions, please visit her personal website at https://iristang.org/.

Iris is survived by her parents, Chiping Tang and Qi Zhang, and her brother, Colin.
There will be visitation from 4-7 PM on Tues Nov 25, all are invited.

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