BAU Students Won the 2014 International Organic Chemistry Competition
28 January 2014Three BAU teams, each comprised of two undergraduate chemistry students, participated in the International Organic Chemistry Competition (OC3) that was organized at The American University of Beirut (AUB) on January 28th, 2014 under the patronage of the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO. Eighty six teams from local and international universities, including Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Turkey participated in the event. The first and second places were proudly collected by two BAU teams where team Marwa Halimeh and Marwa Nahouli finished in the first place while team Razan Issa and Farouk Kasem came in second. The two teams were tied in points over the two rounds of questions, and a round of “Sudden Death Questions” decided the winner with team “Marwas” answering faster. Team Aad Saab and Shiraz Adam from the Lebanese American University (LAU) finished third. The members of the Faculty of Science at BAU congratulate the winners. GO BAU !!!!