Twenty 2012 Chemistry Olympiad Finalists Named
US National Chemistry Olympiad Program is proud to announce the 20 finalists who will attend the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp June 5-20, 2012, at the US Air Force Academy, Colorado. The students will compete for a spot on the team representing the United States at the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad in Washington, D.C., July 21-30, 2012.
The 20 finalist, fifteen boys and five girls representing fourteen ACS local sections and eleven states are:
- 1. Sidharth Chand, Detroit Country Day School, MI, Detroit Local Section
- 2. James Deng, Choate Rosemary Hall, CT, New Haven Local Section
- 3. Jason Ge*, Westview High School, CA, San Diego Local Section
- 4. Andrew Guo*, Scarsdale High School, NY, New York Local Section
- 5. Christopher Hillenbrand, Regis High School, NY, New York Local Section
- 6. Justine Jang, Livingston High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- 7. Brandon Kao, Valencia High School, CA, Orange County Local Section
- 8. Timothy M. Lee**, Arcadia High School, CA, Southern California Local Section
- 9. David Liang, Carmel High School, IN, Indiana Local Section
- 10. Runpeng Liu, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, MO, St. Louis Local Section
- 11. Alexander Nie, Livingston High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- 12. Ruifan Pei*, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA, Northeastern Local Section
- 13. Kalki Seksaria, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, Chemical Society of Washington Local Section
- 14. Stephen Tang, Solon High School, OH, Cleveland Local Section
- 15. Kevin Tie, East Chapel Hill High School, NC, North Carolina Local Section
- 16. Stephen Ting, Monta Vista High School, CA, Santa Clara Valley Local Section
- 17. Jessica Xu, Watchung Hills Regional High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- 18. Grace Zhang, East Brunswick High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- 19. Cindy Zhao*, Brecksville-Broadview High School, OH, Cleveland Local Section
- 20. Angela Zou, Torrey Pines High School, CA, San Diego Local Section
* Students who participated in 2011 USNCO Study Camp
** Students who participated in 2010 and 2011 USNCO Study Camp
During the two weeks of intensive training students will be mentored by:
- Dr. Kelli Slunt, University of Mary Washington, VA, Head Mentor
- Dr. Melissa Barranger Mathys, Ursuline College, OH, College Mentor
- Ms. Amiee Modic, Katy High School, TX, High School Mentor
- Mr. Brian Lee, Harvard University, MA, Peer mentor
