Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp Students

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. 

2022 Top 20 Finalists

Anantshri Asthana

Anantshri Asthana

 John Foster Dulles High School, TX
Greater Houston Local Section

Luke Chen

Luke Chen

Blue Valley North High School, KS
Kansas City Local Section

Yufei Chen

Yufei Chen

University High School, CA
Orange County Local Section

Neil Chowdhury*

Neil Chowdhury*

Phillips Exeter Academy, NH
Northeastern Local Section

Nipun Dour

Nipun Dour

Mira Loma High School, CA
Sacramento Local Section

Mingwen Duan

Mingwen Duan*

East Lyme High School, CT
Connecticut Valley Local Section

Alexander Gu

Alexander Gu*

Gunn High School, CA
Silicon Valley Local Section

Canaan He

Canaan He*

Carmel High School, IN
Indiana Local Section

Brian Li

Brian Li

Acton Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Northeastern Local Section

Alice Liu

Alice Liu

Marquette High School, MO
St. Louis Local Section

Jack Liu

Jack Liu*

Carmel High School, IN
Indiana Local Section

Jiaxu Liu

Jiaxu Liu

Detroit Country Day School
Detroit Local Section

Nathan Yihe Ouyang

Nathan Yihe Ouyang*

University High School, CA
Orange County Local Section

Anurag Sodhi

Anurag Sodhi

Centennial High School, MD
Maryland Local Section

Alan Song

Alan Song

Parkway West High School, MO
St. Louis Local Section

Albert Tang

Albert Tang

The Westminster Schools, GA
Georgia Local Section

Gilford Ting

Gilford Ting

Cupertino High School, CA
Silicon Valley Local Section

Gideon Tzafriri

Gideon Tzafriri

Lexington High School, MA
Northeastern Local Section

Phoenix Wu

Phoenix Wu**

Seven Lakes High School, TX
Greater Houston Local Section

Caleb Zhao

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

Learn More About Current USNCO Mentors