American Chemical Society Sponsors Science Exam
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — High school students from across the region will participate in a Chemistry Olympiad this Saturday, March 25. The event is sponsored by the University of Arkansas Local Section of the American Chemical Society. The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. The best 20 students nationwide will attend a national study camp in June at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. There a team will be chosen to represent the United States in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Korea in July.
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2006
Time: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Place: Science Building Room 320
More information is available online at http://www.uark.edu/chemistry/acs/Olympiad.htm
Contacts
Zoraida P.
Aguilar, chair
UA
Local Section of the American Chemical Society
(479) 575-3289, zaguila@uark.edu
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