2011 National You Be The Chemist Challenge Champion crowned Andrew Lingenfelter, an eighth-grader from Seneca Valley Middle School in Evans City, Penn., was crowned champion of the Chemical Educational Foundation’s (CEF’s) National You Be The Chemist Challenge in an exciting competition June 20 in Philadelphia. The event, held at the National Constitution Center, brought together 19 bright, young minds representing states from across the country. The participants battled through seven rounds of questioning about important chemistry concepts, procedures and historical discoveries before Andrew won the title of national champion in the championship round. Shivani Angappan of Bedford, Mass.; Haripriya Hehta of Des Plaines, Ill.; and Namita Nabar of Brea, Calif., placed second, third, and fourth, respectively. Each of the participants received a variety of fun You Be The Chemist Challenge memorabilia including T-shirts, backpacks, water bottles, CHEM3000 chemistry sets and gift cards to the Discovery Channel Store. Additionally, the top four placing participants received scholarships for future educational use. The list of competition sponsors includes several NACD member companies and affiliates. Sponsors include: Gold: Arch Chemicals Inc, Brenntag North America Inc., The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, ICL Performance Products LP, PVS-Nolwood Chemicals Inc., Shell Chemical Company and Univar Silver: National Association of Chemical Distributors, Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates and Thames & Kosmos Bronze: BASF Corporation, Expo Chemical Company Inc., PQ Corporation and Turning Technologies LLC Visit www.chemed.org for more information about the National You Be The Chemist Challenge.