Every spring, high school students in the Georgia Local Section participate in the United States National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) competition. The program is intended to encourage American youth to achieve excellence in chemistry and is a multi-tiered process with competitions at the local, national and international level. More information is available at the USNCO website.
Online registration for the 2024 Georgia Chemistry Olympiad competition is now open and will be available until 5 pm on Friday, January 19, 2024.
Please use the link below to register your interest, complete the Google Form, and submit:
2024 ACS Georgia Local Section USNCO Chemistry Olympiad
Students must also register to participate in the 2024 USNCO Exams. Please click on the link below:
2024 USNCO Student Registration
If the student is not registered, their exam cannot be graded. ACS office will grade all exams.
Only paper exams are allowed in 2024. All students must be registered with ACS in order to participate in the 2024 competition.
| 2024 Important Dates | |
| January19, 2024 | Student Registration Closes |
| March 1-March 24, 2024 | Local Exam |
| April 13-April 21, 2024 | National Exam |
| June 2-June 14, 2024 | Study Camp |
| July 22-July 31, 2024 | International Chemistry Olympiad |
Feel free to spread the word to other students and teachers who may be interested. Thank you in advance for your help getting the word out!
2024 USNCO Coaching for Students: Applications are now being accepted, the deadline is December 18, 2023. Please share this link with teachers and students: USNCO Coaching – Student Application More information is available here: USNCO Webinars & Other Support – American Chemical Society (acs.org)
2025-2027 USNCO College Mentor Position: Applications are now being accepted. Please visit the USNCO Mentor page for more information. Deadline to submit the application is January 5, 2024. Please consider applying (if eligible) and share this opportunity with other college faculty in the Local Section.
Student Eligibility
- Students must be U.S. citizens or legal, permanent residents of the United States (green card holders) to take the U.S. national examination.
- High school students who will graduate no earlier than Spring of the year that they participate in the competition are eligible.
- Students must be under 20 years of age on July 1 of the year of the competition.
Questions or comments about this program may be sent to our coordinator, Dr. Ram Sabnis (ramsabnis@yahoo.com).
- Local level: A sixty-question multiple choice exam is used to identify the top thirteen students (no more than two per high school). This exam will be administered at Georgia Gwinnett College or Kennesaw State University.
- National level: Based on the local exam results, thirteen students are identified to take the national exam at Kennesaw State University. This national exam has three parts: a sixty-question multiple choice exam, an eight-question free response exam, and a laboratory practical exam.
- International level: Twenty students are selected based on their national exam scores to spend two weeks at a study camp demonstrating their ability. Four students are then chosen to represent the United States at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).
2024 Chemistry Olympiad Results
Students selected for the 2024 Chemistry Olympiad National Exam from the ACS Georgia Local Section:
| Albert Tang | The Westminster Schools |
| Charles Heydt | Midtown High School |
| Eric Yu | Fulton Science Academy Private School |
| Emma Fang | Decatur High School |
| Amber Li | Johns Creek High School |
| Pragathi Kasani-Akula | South Forsyth High School |
| Zara Wang | Northview High School |
| Toan Phan | North Gwinnett High School |
| Lucas Liu | The Westminster Schools |
| Jake Lee | Walton High School |
| Samuel Chen | Lambert High School |
| Abdul-Waahid Shaik | Chattahoochee High School |
Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp:
We are thrilled to announce that Albert Tang, a student from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, GA, has been selected to participate in the 2024 USNCO Study Camp. This highly competitive program brings together some of the brightest young minds in chemistry to study and prepare for the International Chemistry Olympiad.
It is important to note that Albert’s selection is an incredible achievement given the rigorous selection process. Over 16,000 students across the country took the Chemistry Olympiad Local Exam, with 310 students from Georgia alone. From this group, over 1000 students were selected as finalists for the National Exam, and only 12 of them were from Georgia. And finally, only 20 students were selected for the 2024 USNCO Study Camp, with Albert being the only student from Georgia.
We extend our heartiest congratulations to Albert on this impressive accomplishment. His selection is a testament to his exceptional knowledge, hard work, and dedication to his studies. As Albert prepares for the 2024 USNCO Study Camp, we wish him the best of luck in being selected for one of the four spots on the United States team for the International Chemistry Olympiad. We have no doubt that he will represent Georgia and The Westminster Schools with pride.
Sincere thanks to Cora E MacBeth and Richard Allen Himes for conducting the Chemistry Olympiad National Exam at the Emory University.
The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Program is proud to announce the 20 finalists who will participate in the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp, at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, June 2-15, 2024:
- Anantshri Asthana**, John Foster Dulles High School, TX, Greater Houston Local Section
- Yufei Chen***, University High School, CA, Orange County Local Section
- Eric Duan, Glenelg High School, MD, Maryland Local Section
- James Jiang*, Buchholz High School, FL, Florida Local Section
- Joshua Li, The Wheatley School, NY, New York Local Section
- Benjamin Lin, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- Yunyi Ling*, Montgomery Blair High School, MD, Chemical Society of Washington
- Alice Liu**, Marquette High School, MO, St. Louis Local Section
- Yuqing Liu, Westwood High School, TX, Central Texas Local Section
- Lawrence Ma, Ridge High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
- Adam Madni, Carmel High School, IN, Indiana Local Section
- Arya Morasa*, Mira Loma High School, CA, Sacramento Local Section
- Bhargava Mortha, Carmel High School, IN, Indiana Local Section
- Daniel Rosado, Redondo Union High School, CA, Southern California Local Section
- Yash Shah*, Panther Creek High School, NC, North Carolina Local Section
- Albert Tang**, The Westminster Schools, GA, Georgia Local Section
- Aaron Wang*, Conestoga High School, PA, Philadelphia Local Section
- Annie Xu*, Mission San Jose High School, CA, California Local Section
- Samuel Xu, Newton South High School, MA, Northeastern Local Section
- Max Zhou, San Marino High School, CA, Southern California Local Section
* Students who participated in 2023 USNCO Study Camp
** Students who participated in 2022 and 2023 USNCO Study Camp
*** Students who participated in 2022 USNCO Study Camp
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