The Chattanooga section of the American Chemical Society has announced the names of 10 high school chemistry students who have taken a national exam that may qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team that will compete in the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad in Tbilisi, Georgia, July 31-Aug. 1.
The students are:
Allen Lui (McCallie)
Peter Lochmaier (Baylor)
Shikhar Baheti (Redbank High School)
Sawyer Lyons(McCallie)
Pengda Xie (Cleveland)
Christina Love (GPS)
Carson Brock (Northwest High School)
Jacob Smith (Northwest High School)
James West (Notre Dame High School)
Luisangel Sanchez (Notre Dame High School)
The IChO involves a series of theoretical exams, laboratory exercise and other activities aimed at identifying the best chemistry students from participating nations from around the world.
The U.S. has participated in this event since 1984. In 2015 the U.S. team won one gold and three silver medals. A total of 290 students represented 75 countries at the 47th IChO in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Twenty students will be identified from results of the National Exam and will undergo intensive training May 31-June 15 at the University of Mary Washington, Va. The top four will be chose to represent the U.S. in the 48th IChO competition.
Founded in 1876 and chartered by Congress, the American Chemical Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of chemistry in the public interest. The Chattanooga section is one of 185 across the nation serving more than 160,000 members.