Radnor Middle Schooler Wins Chemistry Challenge

Niles Huang, a seventh-grader from Radnor Middle School, competed against 24 fifth- through eighth-grade students on Thursday, March 7 to demonstrate knowledge of chemistry concepts, important discoveries and chemical safety awareness. 

Sponsored locally and nationally by Dow, the You Be The Chemist Challenge is an academic question and answer competition created by the Chemical Educational Foundation.

The Challenge aims to engage students in chemistry through a dynamic event that partners members of the chemical industry with schools and organizations in the communities in which they operate.

He advanced to the Pennsylvania State Challenge held in State College in April. The winner of the state competition will move on to compete in the National Challenge in Philadelphia on June 24 at the Kimmel Center where he or she will compete with state representatives from across the country for the title of 2012-13 National You Be The Chemist Challenge Champion.