AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY GREATER HOUSTON SECTION
2021 STUDENT AWARDS
HONORING
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR HOUSTON (SEFH) CHEMISTRY CATEGORY WINNERS
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Thursday, MAY 20, 2021 6:30 P.M.
PROGRAM
6:30 P.M. WELCOME DAWN FRIESEN, PhD ACS-GHS CHAIR
6:35 P.M. BREAKOUT SEFH JR. STUDENT PROJECTS
6:50 P.M. PRESENTATION SEFH SR. STUDENT PROJECTS • 3rd Place – Madelyn Puza • 2nd Place – Brindy Grimm • 1st Place – Zhi-Wei Zeng
7:30 P.M. SEFH AWARDS LARRY DENNIS, PhD GROUP PHOTO ECH COUNCIL LIAISON
8:00 P.M. CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD DING-SHYUE “JERRY” YANG, PHD GROUP PHOTO
8:20 P.M. CLOSING REMARKS DAWN FRIESEN, PhD
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR HOUSTON CHEMISTRY CATEGORY WINNERS
JUNIOR DIVISION
FIRST PLACE SOPHIA PERONE (Peet Junior High School)
SECOND PLACE SANDUL MANAGE (Knox Junior High) School
THIRD PLACE DAVID FERNANDES (McCullough Junior High School)
HON. MENTION NURSEL ESKI (Harmony School of Innovation - MS Katy)
SENIOR DIVISION
FIRST PLACE ZHI-WEI “Steven” ZENG (Zeng Homeschool)
SECOND PLACE BRINDY GRIMM (Clear Falls High School)
THIRD PLACE MADELYN PUZA (Academy of Science and Technology)
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
ACS-GHS WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE…
2021 USNCO Local Competition Coordinators
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2021 USNCO National Competition Qualifiers
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2021 USNCO Study Camp Qualifiers
The 20 top scoring students from the National Exam spend two weeks at a Study Camp to undergo rigorous training. Based on their performance, four students are chosen to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad.
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