Maryland Chemical Sponsors You Be the Chemist State Challenge

Maryland Chemical’s President Jeanette Glose Partlow was pleased to be on hand for this year’s Maryland State You be the Chemist Challenge held in Rockville, Maryland at the Rockville Science Center on April 18, 2015.

The You Be The Chemist Challenge^® is a national academic contest that encourages grade 5-8 students to explore important chemistry and STEM concepts and their real-world applications. The Challenge is a unique opportunity for a variety of community partners—including schools, industry, higher education, and community groups—to come together and show their support for STEM education.

Challenge participation starts at the school level and continues with Local, State, and National Challenge competitions. The Challenge is an individual (not team-based), quiz-bowl format competition. The top student from each state receives an expenses-paid trip to the National Challenge!