Find a Local Challenge Site Near You! 2014 – 2015

Review the list below to find a You Be The Chemist Challenge® site in your state.

ALABAMA • Madison County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation; Best Western Plus Madison-Huntsville Hotel; Industrial Chemicals, Inc.; Research Solutions Group Inc.; The University of Alabama in Huntsville

ARIZONA • Maricopa County o Sponsored by: Arizona State University; Arrowhead Cadillac; Center for Educational Excellence; Chemical Strategies, Inc.

ARKANSAS • River Valley o Sponsored by: Clarksville School District • Union County o Sponsored by: Clean Harbors; El Dorado Chemical Company; El Dorado Education Foundation; Murphy USA, Inc.; Tetra Technologies, Inc.

CALIFORNIA • Brea East o Sponsored by: Horn • Brea West o Sponsored by: Coast Southwest, Inc. • Dana Point o Sponsored by: Coast Southwest, Inc. • Long Beach o Sponsored by: Ross Organic Specialty Sales, Inc. • Los Angeles County o Sponsored by: California You Be The Chemist® Committee • Placentia South o Sponsored by: Coast Southwest, Inc. • Placentia North o Sponsored by: California You Be The Chemist® Committee • Pomona o Sponsored by: PakLab • Rancho Santa Fe o Sponsored by: Transchem Inc. • San Clemente o Sponsored by: California You Be The Chemist® Committee • San Diego o Sponsored by: Transchem Inc. • San Gabriel o Sponsored by: Brenntag Pacific, Inc. • San Marcos o Sponsored by: Transchem Inc.

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• Vista o Sponsored by: Transchem Inc.

CONNECTICUT  Fairfield & New Haven Counties o Sponsored by: Charkit Chemical Corporation

DELAWARE  New Castle County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • Northwest DC o Sponsored by: Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; University of the District of Columbia

FLORIDA • Tampa Bay Area o Sponsored by: Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI); J. Tech Sales, LLC; The Florida Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists

GEORGIA • East Georgia o Sponsored by: Deeks & Company, Inc.; Kids Interested in Technology, Engineering & Science (KITES) Inc. • West Georgia o Sponsored by: McCullough & Associates

ILLINOIS • Chicago o Sponsored by: Chicago Public Schools; The PrivateBank; Ward’s Science • Cook County o Sponsored by: UOP, LLC/A Honeywell Company • Des Plaines o Sponsored by: UOP, LLC/A Honeywell Company • Grundy County o Sponsored by: Air Products and Chemicals, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry, LLC; Aux Sable Liquid; Carus Corporation; Flint Hills Resources; LyondellBasell Industries; PQ Corporation; SABIC • Kane County o Sponsored by: PCCR USA, Inc. • La Salle County

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o Sponsored by: Air Products and Chemicals, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry, LLC; Aux Sable Liquid; Carus Corporation; Flint Hills Resources; LyondellBasell Industries; PQ Corporation; SABIC • McHenry County o Sponsored by: UOP, LLC; The Dow Chemical Company

• North Suburban o Sponsored by: UOP, LLC/A Honeywell Company • Schaumburg o Sponsored by: UOP, LLC/A Honeywell Company • South Cook County o Sponsored by: Chicago Drug & Chemical Association; Palos-Orland Area AAUW

INDIANA  Bloomington o Sponsored by: Dow AgroSciences LLC; Indiana University Bloomington; The Dow Chemical Company  Indianapolis North o Sponsored by: Dow AgroSciences LLC; The Dow Chemical Company  Kokomo o Sponsored by: Criterion Water Labs, LLC; Indiana University Kokomo  St. John o Sponsored by: Crown Point Christian School; Dow AgroSciences LLC; The Dow Chemical Company

IOWA  Central Iowa o Sponsored by: Alan Ribby; Brooklyn True Value; Hy-Vee; Iowa State University; Jimmy John’s; Kemin Inspired Molecular Solutions; Malcom-Sheridan United Methodist Youth and After School Program; Ray Mead

KENTUCKY  Henderson County o Sponsored by: Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.  Louisville o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company  Meade County o Sponsored by: Monument Chemical

LOUISIANA • East Baton Rouge Parish o Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Chemical Company; The Louisiana State University (LSU) Cain Center for STEM Literacy; The LSU Chemical Engineering Department; The LSU Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society; The LSU/SU Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

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• Westside (Iberville Parish & West Baton Rouge Parish) o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Lincoln Parish o Sponsored by: Bricks 4 Kidz; Louisiana Tech University Department of Chemistry; Science and Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University (SciTEC) • St. Charles Parish o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • St. Helena Parish o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Tangipahoa Parish o Sponsored by: Bercen, Inc.; Southeastern Louisiana University; Tangipahoa Parish School System • Vermillion Parish o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

MARYLAND • Dorchester County o Sponsored by: Maryland Chemical Company, Inc. • Montgomery County o Sponsored by: Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.

MASSACHUSETTS • Boston Metropolitan Area o Sponsored by: American International Chemical, Inc.; Strem Chemicals, Inc.

MICHIGAN • Detroit Public Schools o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc. • Ingham County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc. • Great Lakes Bay Region o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Kent County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc.; Webb Chemical Service Corporation • Lapeer County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc. • Macomb County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc. • Mason County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Oakland County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc. • Wayne County o Sponsored by: PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc.

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MINNESOTA • St. Paul o Sponsored by: Brenntag Great Lakes, LLC

MISSOURI • St. Louis County o Sponsored by: Dow Agro Sciences LLC; The Dow Chemical Company; Rockwood School District

NEW HAMPSHIRE • Hillsborough County o Sponsored by: Infant Jesus School

NEW JERSEY • Bergen County o Sponsored by: Brenntag Specialties, Inc. • Middlesex County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation • Morris County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation

NEW YORK • Greater Binghamton o Sponsored by: Binghamton Local Section of the American Chemical Society; SUNY Broome Community College • Nassau County o Sponsored by: Pride Solvents & Chemical Co., Inc. • Suffolk County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation • Westchester County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation

NORTH CAROLINA • Charlotte Metropolitan Area o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation; Brenntag North America, Inc.

OHIO • Ashtabula County o Sponsored by: Northeastern Ohio American Chemical Society Local Section • Cuyahoga County o Sponsored by: Palmer Holland, Inc. • Hamilton County

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o Sponsored by: American Inks and Coatings; BNP Media Group; Brenntag North America, Inc.; Clariant Corporation; Color Resolutions International; DayGlo Color Corp.; LaRosa’s; Shepherd Color Company; Sun Chemical Corporation

• Lucas County o Sponsored by: American Chemical Society; Bowling Green State University; Imagination Station; Palmer Holland, Inc.; PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc.; University of Toledo

OKLAHOMA • Stephens/Duncan Counties o Sponsored by: Duncan Public Schools; Halliburton Energy Services

OREGON • Portland Metropolitan Area o Sponsored by: Tarr, LLC

PENNSYLVANIA • Berks County o Sponsored by: Brenntag North America, Inc.; Penn State University, Berks Campus • Bucks County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Butler County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation • Chester/Delaware Counties o Sponsored by: Brenntag North America, Inc. • Lancaster County o Sponsored by: Brenntag North America, Inc. • Lehigh Valley o Sponsored by: Brenntag North America, Inc.; Muhlenberg College • Montgomery County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

PUERTO RICO • Salinas/Guayama o Sponsored by: Dow AgroSciences LLC, The Dow Chemical Company

SOUTH CAROLINA • Berkeley County o Sponsored by: Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; Hexion Inc.; T&T Solutions, Inc. • Charleston County o Sponsored by: Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; Hexion Inc.; T&T Solutions, Inc. • Dorchester County o Sponsored by: Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; Hexion Inc.; T&T Solutions, Inc.

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• Florence County o Sponsored by: Williams Middle School • York County o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation; Brenntag North America, Inc.

TENNESSEE • Knoxville o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

TEXAS • Brazoria County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company • Dallas o Sponsored by: Access Chemicals & Services LLC; Amchem, Inc.; Coast Southwest, Inc.; Conchemco, Ltd.; Houston Chemical Association; KMCO, Inc. • Houston o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company; Houston Chemical Association; Shell Chemical, LP • San Antonio o Sponsored by: Houston Chemical Association; Shell Chemical, LP • Victoria County o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

UTAH • Iron County o Sponsored by: The Bruce and Tammy Schechinger Trust; Southern Utah University

VIRGINIA • Arlington/Fairfax Counties o Sponsored by: Chemical Society of Washington—Younger Chemists’ Committee; The Dominion Foundation; Marymount University; National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) • Hampton Roads o Sponsored by: BASF Corporation; NACD • Loudoun County o Sponsored by: NACD • Richmond Metropolitan Area o Sponsored by: MathScience Innovation Center; Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society • Shenandoah Valley o Sponsored by: James Madison University (JMU); Merck & Co., Inc.

WASHINGTON • Seattle Metropolitan Area

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o Sponsored by: Chief Kanim Middle School; Microsoft Corporation; Seattle Science Infinity Club; TRInternational, Inc.; Univar, ChemPoint

WEST VIRGINIA • Kanawha Valley o Sponsored by: The Dow Chemical Company

WISCONSIN • Dane/Waukesha Counties o Sponsored by: Brenntag Great Lakes, LLC

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