The American Chemical Society (ACS) will host the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from July 21-30, 2012. IChO provides chemistry students the opportunity to compete at the highest levels and establish networks that go beyond cultures and borders. As part of its ongoing commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, The Dow Chemical Company is investing $2.5 million to bring the IChO to the US for the first time since 1992.
More than 70 nations will send teams of four students for the ten-day event of exams, laboratory work and scientific and cultural excursions based at the University of Maryland, College Park, outside Washington, D.C. Competition will cover several areas of chemistry, including: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry and spectroscopy. Qualifying student teams are typically chosen through a series of regional and national Olympiads.
Dow's sponsorship of the IChO is part of the Company's participation in the 2011 International Year of Chemistry (IYC). As a global partner of IYC, Dow is leveraging its science and technology expertise, sustainability focus and global network to increase public appreciation of chemistry, encourage interest in chemistry among young people and generate enthusiasm for the creative future of the science.
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