Four members picked for U.S. chemistry olympiad team

Abstract

James Grimmelmann, 16, who has just completed his junior year at Horace Mann High School in Bronx, N.Y., practices titration at training camp to prepare for the 26th annual International Chemistry Olympiad—being held this week in Oslo, Norway, and focusing on analytical chemistry. Grimmelmann and three other high school students were named to the U.S. team after participating in the camp from June 12 to 26 with 18 other outstanding chemistry students. In addition to Grimmelmann, other team members are Nicholas Loehr of Midlothian (Va.) High School, Justin McCarty of Amherst (N.Y.) Central High School, and Jessen Yu of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Alexandria, Va. They will compete with teams from 40 other nations—the largest number of entries in chemistry olympiad history. During the camp at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., the students heard lectures, performed problem-solving exercises and lab experiments, and underwent repeated tests. In ...