We are pleased to announce that the San Gorgonio Local Section of the American Chemical Society will be participating in the 2024 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO). The primary goals of this program are to stimulate interest and achievement among high school chemistry students and to provide recognition of outstanding students, teachers, and schools in our Section. Students in AP or IB chemistry are encouraged to participate.  

We have the privilege of nominating ten students to represent the San Gorgonio Local Section in the National Chemistry Olympiad exam.  The Local Section exam will be used to identify these students.  The results of this exam will also be used to select students who will receive San Gorgonio Section scholarships of up to $1,200 that can be used for college expenses. 

The twenty students nationwide with the highest scores on the National exam will be invited to attend a two-week study camp in June.  At the end of camp, four students will be selected based on a combination of objective and subjective evaluations as the United States team to participate at the International Chemistry Olympiad. 

Students from our Section who are nominated to participate in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad and as San Gorgonio Section scholarship winners will be honored in May, along with their teachers.  The student from each participating school who attains the highest score on the Local Section exam together with his or her teacher will also be honored. 

Click on this link for student registration, which must be completed by December 15, 2023. For information about the San Gorgonio local exam, email Eileen DiMauro (edimauro@mtsac.edu) or Dennis Pederson (dennis.pederson@gmail.com).