ACD congratulates participants of the 33rd International Chemistry Olympiad

September 7, 2001, Mumbai and Toronto -
The rankings of the 33rd International Chemistry Olympiad have been announced, and Advanced Chemistry Development congratulates all participants. This year's Chemistry Olympiad was held in Mumbai, India from July 6th to the 15th, and was organized by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Scientific Education. The top three prizes went to Siyuan Chen from China, Iouri Chliapnikov from the Russian Federation and Esteban Andres Ganc from Argentina. A special prize for Best Overall Performance was also given to Siyuan Chen, and Shadi Rajabi from Iran received the Best Performance Among Female Participants award. Full team results can be seen here.

ACD showed its support of the IChO earlier this year during the rigorous preparation period for the Olympiad by donating ACD/ChemFolder software and other items worth over $6,000 to over 20 participants at the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp. The ACD donation spurred a further donation to the team by the American Chemical Society through their Matching Gift Fund. This year's U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) Study Camp was held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO from June 13th to the 17th.

American team in India with medals -    Collin Martin, Sean Kedrowski,    Binghai Ling and Albert Wang

Four of the U.S.'s top high school chemistry students brought home medals. Sean Kedrowski of Signal Mountain, TN, and Binghai Ling of Rochester, NY, both earned gold medals at this year's competition. Albert Wang of Houston, TX, and Collin Martin of Tulsa, OK, each received silver medals. Last year's team received 2 gold medals, including the top score in the world, and 2 bronze medals.

Almost 200 students from 50 different countries competed at this year's International Chemistry Olympiad. Students from all over the world showcased their science skills. The competition consisted of a five-hour exam on chemistry theory, in addition to five hours of laboratory experiments and. In order to challenge the participants, the examinations were specifically geared towards the mid-college level.

The International Chemistry Olympiad began in 1968 with Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary as the participating nations. Other Eastern European countries soon joined the event and Western European countries began participating in 1974. The first U.S. team competed in 1984 and won a silver and two bronze medals during the first year of competition. ACD is one of the many proud sponsors for the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad team.

ACD congratulates all winners and participants at this year's International Chemistry Olympiad!