The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Program is proud to announce the 20 finalists who will participate in the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp, June 5-18, 2022 at the University of Maryland College Park, MD.
Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp Students
2022 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

Yufei Chen
University High School, CA
Orange County Local Section

Neil Chowdhury*
Phillips Exeter Academy, NH
Northeastern Local Section

Nipun Dour
Mira Loma High School, CA
Sacramento Local Section

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

Alexander Gu*
Gunn High School, CA
Silicon Valley Local Section

Canaan He*
Carmel High School, IN
Indiana Local Section

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

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

Jack Liu*
Carmel High School, IN
Indiana Local Section

Jiaxu Liu
Detroit Country Day School
Detroit Local Section

Nathan Yihe Ouyang*
University High School, CA
Orange County Local Section

Anurag Sodhi
Centennial High School, MD
Maryland Local Section

Alan Song
Parkway West High School, MO
St. Louis Local Section

Albert Tang
The Westminster Schools, GA
Georgia Local Section

Gilford Ting
Cupertino High School, CA
Silicon Valley Local Section

Gideon Tzafriri
Lexington High School, MA
Northeastern Local Section

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

Caleb Zhao
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Chemical Society of Washington
* Students who participated in 2021 USNCO Study Camp
**Students who participated in 2020 and 2021 USNCO 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:
- Dr. Joseph Houck, Penn State University, PA, Head mentor
- Ms. Esther Hines, Billerica Memorial High School, MA, High School mentor
- Dr. Laura Serbulea, University of Virginia, VA, College mentor
- Mr. Alec Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, Peer mentor
- Ms. Yitian Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, Peer mentor