Chemagination

The 2020 New York Section of the American Chemical Society Chemagination Competition will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020 at St. John’s University, Queens NY from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

It will consist of a poster session and judging, followed by a presentation for the students and the award ceremony.

For this event, high school students are asked to imagine that they are living 25 years in the future and have been invited to write an article for ChemMatters, a magazine for high school students that focuses on the role of chemistry in everyday life. Students are also asked to design the magazine cover. The subject of the article is:

The article must be written to fit in one of four categories: Alternative Energy, Environment, Medicine/Health or New Materials.

First place category winners from Local ACS Sections' Chemagination contests will be eligible to participate in the regional Chemagination contest at the 2020 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting held at St. John's University on Saturday June 13, 2020.

Refer to the 2020 Chemagination Contest Description & Rules for more details. For examples of questions that might be asked by judges during the competition click Sample Questions.

Important Information:

DEADLINE for submission of the 'Intent to Participate Form' is February 7, 2020.
DEADLINE for submission of the 'Article Submission Form' along with the article and cover page is February 21, 2020
DEADLINE for a $80.00 Submission Fee for each project entry is February 21, 2020. Please make the check to NYACS.
The New York section contest will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020 at St. John's University
Download a sample entry here
Download the student guide here
Download the rubrics guide here

Click here to register for the [ Seventeenth Annual Chemagination Contest ]
Please note:
- It should be completed by the teacher.
- Make sure you have the article as a document file on your computer before you begin.
- Submit one form for each student entry.
- The deadline for submissions is midnight, February 21, 2020
- If you have any problems submitting entries with this online form, contact Aaron Muth right away (using the contact information at left), to make other arrangements.