Chemistry Olympiad

General Information

* To promote widespread participation within a local section, no more than two students per school may sit for the national exam. A complete listing of US National Chemistry Olympiad rules explains all the conditions for the competition.

Goals of the US National Chemistry Olympiad:

• to stimulate all young people to achieve excellence in chemistry;
• to recognize outstanding chemistry students, and by doing so to encourage additional learning at a formative time in their intellectual development;
• to recognize the excellent achievement of the teachers of these students and the importance of the school environment in which they learn;
• to promote contact between ACS local sections and area schools to foster the interest and influence of professional chemists in the teaching of chemistry;
• to foster cross-cultural experiences and to acquaint students with similarities and differences between themselves and their counterparts in other nations; and,
• to challenge the chemical knowledge and skills of students in an international arena.

Registration Procedure

1. Registration forms are sent each year in February to all high school chemistry teachers in Western New York. (Any teacher who has not received a registration form may request one from Dr. Mariusz Kozik. Click here to send him an email or
   call (716) 888-2337.
2. Your school may nominate three students for the screening
   examination.

• Your method of selecting these students is entirely up to you.
  However, all students must be U.S. citizens!
• If you nominate at least one student that did not take an AP
  chemistry course, then your school may nominate a total of four students (3+1) for the local competition.
• Unfortunately, ACS rules do not allow for more than two
  students from one high school to take the national test. Therefore, even if all four students from one high school qualify for the national level, only two will be able to advance.
• If you are not the only person teaching chemistry in your school, please consult your choices with the other chemistry
  teacher(s)!

Did you know that…

• The Chemistry Olympiad competition does not require any extra work commitment from a teacher! The Chemistry Olympiad is run entirely by Dr. Kozik as a representative of the WNY section of the ACS.
• All travel expenses for students who qualify to the US team are covered by the American Chemistry Society.
• Numerous attractions and monetary awards await students and their teachers!

Special Note to Students:

If you are interested in participating, please contact a chemistry
teacher at your high school with the information on this web page (and with your enthusiasm!). Only chemistry teachers can nominate students at this time.

• Some Recent Exams
• Some Older Olympiad Exams

Participating High Schools since 1996

Western New York Section Olympiad Teams Since 1986

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55^th IChO: Zurich, Switzerland, 2023
54^th IChO: Tianjin, China, 2022
53^rd IChO: Osaka, Japan, 2021
52^nd IChO: Istanbul, Turkey, 2020
51^st IChO: Paris, France, 2019
50^th IChO: Bratislava, Slovakia, Prague, Czech Rep. 2018
49^th IChO: Nakhom Pathon, Thailand 2017
48^th IChO: Tbilisi, Georgia 2016
47^th IChO: Baku, Azerbaijan 2015
46^th IChO: Hanoi, Vietnam 2014
45^th IChO: Moscow, Russia 2013
44^th IChO: Wash., DC, USA 2013
43^rd IChO: Ankara, Turkey, 2011
42^nd IChO: Tokyo, Japan, 2010
41^st IChO: Cambridge, England, 2009
40^th IChO: Budapest, Hungary, 2008
39^th IChO: Moscow, Russia, 2007
38^th IChO: Gyeongsan, Korea, 2006
37^th IChO: Taiwan, 2005
36^th IChO: Kiel, Germany, 2004
35^th IChO: Athens, Greece, 2003

For questions and more information about the WNYACS Chemistry Olympiad, contact:
Dr. Mariusz Kozik, kozik@canisius.edu
(716) 888-2337