The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Program is proud to announce the 20 finalists who will participate in the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp, June 4-17, 2023 at the University of Maryland College Park, MD.
Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp Students
2023 Top 20 Finalists

Anantshri Asthana*
John Foster Dulles High School, TX
Greater Houston Local Section

Luke Chen*
Blue Valley North High School, KS
Kansas City Local Section

Nipun Dour
Mira Loma High School, CA
Sacramento Local Section

Mingwen Duan**
East Lyme High School, CT
Connecticut Valley Local Section

Canaan He**
Carmel High School, IN
Indiana Local Section

James Jiang
Bucholz High School, FL
Florida Local Section

Sebastian Kumar
Tesla STEM High School, WA
Puget Sound Local Section

Brian Li**
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Northeastern Local Section

Yiwei Liang
Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ
Princeton Local Section

Yunyi Ling
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Chemical Society of Washinton

Alice Liu*
Marquette High School, MO
St. Louis Local Section

Arya Morasa
Mira Loma High School, CA
Sacramento Local Section

Viraj Negandhi
John Foster High School, TX
Greater Houston Local Section

Yash Shah
Panther Creek High School, NC
North Carolina Local Section

Anurag Sodhi
Centennial High School, MD
Maryland Local Section

Ethan Song
West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, NJ
Princeton Local Section

Albert Tang*
The Westminster Schools, GA
Georgia Local Section

Aaron Wang
Conestoga High School, PA
Philadelphia Local Section

Phoenix Wu***
Seven Lakes High School, TX
Greater Houston Local Section

Annie Xu
Mission San Jose High School, CA
California Local Section
* Students who participated in 2022 USNCO Study Camp
**Students who participated in 2021 and 2022 USNCO Study Camp
*** Students who participated in 2020, 2021 and 2022USNCO Study Camp
USNCO Study Camp Mentors
Participants of the USNCO Study Camp will be mentored by faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Maryland at College Park, and the following mentors:
- Mrs. Esther Hines, Billerica Memorial High School, MA, Head mentor
- Dr. Joseph Houck, Penn State University, PA, Head mentor
- Dr. Laura Serbulea, University of Virginia, VA, College mentor
- Dr. Songwen Xie, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, MA, College mentor