The information below was taken from the ChemunityNews Newsletter. It is a bimonthly newsletter that connects chemistry educators to the activities of the ACS Education & International Activities Division. The following portion of the newletter was found in a July 2003 emailing and submitted to the ACS Central PA Local Section website by Richard Hark.


U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) Team Brings Home Medals From the 35th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

The 35th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) competition was held in Athens, Greece from July 5-14, 2003. The U.S. was represented by Eric Brown of Chattanooga, TN; Frances Hocutt of Redondo Beach, CA; Benjamin Kaduk of Naperville, IL; and Wei-Han Bobby Liu of Cookeville, TN. Lui won a silver medal, and Brown, Hocutt, and Kaduk received bronze medals in the competition. The U.S. Team was selected at the conclusion of the 2003 USNCO Study Camp, and included alternates, Jaline Gerardin, of State College, PA, and Chaoyuan Kuang, Ann Arbor, MI.

Complete results of the 35th International Chemistry Olympiad can be found at www.35icho.uoa.gr