Austin Cao to compete for national Chemistry Team
T
he Milwaukee Section of the American Chemical Society announced the names of the top scorers on the qualifying round of the US National Chemistry Olympiad exam. One hundred thirty-nine first and second year students from fifteen schools across southeast Wisconsin competed for the opportunity to join the US National Team.
Placing in the top ten was Austin Cao of Homestead High School. Austin has qualified to compete for a position on the US Chemistry Olympiad team. The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad and the International Chemistry Olympiad are multi-tiered competitions that bring together the world’s most talented high school students to test their knowledge and skills in chemistry. Nations around the world conduct examinations to — nominate the most high-performing students for the International Chemistry Olympiad.
Austin also recently competed with the winning Homestead Forensics Team. Rotary knows him as a founder and Secretary of Rotary’s newly established Interact Club at Homestead High School.
Congratulations, Austin!!