Ohio University will conduct the twenty-seventh Annual Ohio Chemistry Contest on Saturday, November 14, 2009, to test the achievement in chemistry of Ohio high school seniors and to encourage the study of science.
The contestants must attend all the events of the Ohio Chemistry Contest between 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM, including the awards ceremony, to be eligible to receive the prizes and no proxy is allowed.
The amount of each cash prize is twice that of 2006 Contest. The cash values of the scholarships have increased substantially from 2006.
The scholarship winners must complete by January 2, 2010 their applications for admission to the Athens campus of Ohio University or lose the scholarships they won at the Contest. If their applications for admission meet the January 2, 2010 deadline, they can accept or decline the scholarships before March 1, 2010. To collect the scholarship, the winners must attend the Athens campus of Ohio University beginning in September, 2010, in any established baccalaureate major (four-year program).
The contest is open to students enrolled in the 12th year of accredited Ohio high schools. To give more opportunities for students from different schools to win a scholarship, each school can send a maximum of two students. These students must be in the top 10% of their class OR be recommended by their chemistry teachers as outstanding in science and mathematics.
The contest consists of a one-hour written test at 11 A.M. in 194 Clippinger Laboratories, Ohio University, Athens, on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The test will be multiple choice in format but will include calculations and tests of quantitative skills. Tie-breaking essay questions may be included. The subjects covered are atomic and molecular structures, chemical symbols and names, units, periodicity, stoichiometry, gases, liquids, solids, solutions, heat, equilibria and rates of reaction, oxidation-reduction reactions, and electrochemistry.
Application forms are available on line at http://www.ohio.edu/chemcontest/apply.htm.
Also available on line is a Microsoft Word version of the 2009 Entry Form that you can download to your computer, fill out on your computer, and print. Use the font Courier New, size 10 to preserve the format.
If you cannot use the on-line forms, please contact the Director for a hardcopy form, at the complete address listed below.
If you cannot mail your application materials before November 9, 2009, please contact Dr. Tong immediately by email (including your phone number in the email) or by phone your intent to participate in the Contest, mail a $10 check (payable to Ohio University) to him, and ask your school to fax him the application material on or before November 9, 2009
E-mail: tong@ohio.edu
Telephone: 740-593-1733
Message may also be left at 740-593-1737.
FAX 740-593-0148
The contestant's social security number required by law for Ohio University to issue the prize check. We ask you to bring it to protect the security of your social security number. Driver's license or other ID with the contestant's photograph. The only things allowed in the examination room are pencils and erasers. A hand-held calculator will be furnished to each contestant. Periodic table and physical constants are printed on the exam. Pencil sharpener will be available. No cell phone or other electronic devices, other than the calculators we furnish, will be allowed in the examination room.
If you have a long drive to Athens, do consider coming on Friday. Please reserve motel accommodations early and directly. There are no guest facilities available at the university on that date. The following motels/hotels are all in Athens, OH 45701:
Go to Athens Campus for campus map and driving directions to Ohio University.
Contestants are expeceted to attend all the following events except the campus tour from 11 AM to noon.
10-11 AM: Lobby outside 194 Clippinger Laboratories . Contestants check-in to be photographed and to pick up seat assignment and free lunch ticket. Chemistry Teachers pick up complimentary lunch ticket. Parents and friends pay for lunch and check-in for campus tour. Meet the faculty of the department and undergraduate students of the department. Light refreshments and academic program literature of all departments will be available.
11 AM - Noon: Contestants take the 60-minute examination in 194. Clippinger Laboratories .
11 AM - Noon: Teachers, parents, and friends take the campus tour.
12-1 PM: Lunch, Nelson Common New Dining Room.
1:15-2: PM Program on admission, academic programs, financial aid, and scholarships in 194 Clippinger.
2-2:30: PM Tour of Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry facilities in Clippinger.
2:30 - 4:30 PM: Awards ceremony, 194 Clippinger.
Dr. James Y. Tong, Director,
Ohio Chemistry Contest
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ohio University
136 Clippinger Laboratories
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
E-mail: tong@ohio.edu
Telephone: 740-593-1733
Message may also be left at 740-593-1737
FAX 740-593-0148
Jimmy Tong modified this file (http://www.ohio.edu/chemcontest/index.htm) on August 31, 2009
Please E-mail any comments or suggestions to tong@ohio.edu.