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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is excited to announce that Team USA earned four gold medals at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) held in Dubai from July 5 to 14. The students who represented Team USA are Adam Madni (Carmel High School in Indiana), Yash Shah (Panther Creek High School in North Carolina), William Wang (Lakeside Upper School in Washington), and Max Zhou (San Marino High School in California).
This year’s competition had students from 90 countries participate. Of the 354 participants, 220 earned a gold, silver or bronze medal. Overall, Team USA had an impressive performance.
The team was supported by head mentor Songwen Xie of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, as well as college mentor Borislava Bekker from American River College. High school mentors Komal Jain of Lake Braddock Secondary School and Steve Lantos of Brookline High School also supported the team. ACS has sponsored the U.S. team annually since the country joined the Olympiad in 1984.
IChO originated with Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary in 1968. Soon, other Eastern European countries joined the event; Western Europe began participating in 1974. The first U.S. team competed in 1984, winning one silver and two bronze medals.
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