March 28, 2024

Kelli Slunt Serves as Head Mentor for International Competition

Kelli Slunt, professor of chemistry, served as the head mentor for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team.  Twenty of the brightest high school chemistry students were trained by Slunt, three other mentors, and the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado this June.  Slunt accompanied the top four students to compete at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Washington, D.C.   The team performed well, receiving one gold and three silver metals.  For more information, see http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/web/2012/07/South-Korea-Dominates-Chemistry-Olympiad.html.

 

About Brynn Boyer

Brynn Boyer is assistant director of media and public relations and a 2010 graduate of UMW.