Tri-State Chinese Chemists Celebrate Chinese New Year
with Party and Awards - Jan 29, 2009
Dr. Duxi Zhang, the President-Elect, announced the recipients of
this year's Young Chemist Award. Among the many highly qualified
candidates, four outstanding high school students, Lingfeng Zhou
from West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Kenneth Pu from
John P. Stevens High School, Erica Lai from Holmdel High School,
and Monica Yang from Montgomery High School, were recognized for
their outstanding academic achievements in chemistry-related
disciplines. This annual award encourages interest in chemistry and
science among high school students, and has been a popular program
since its inception in 2003.
The event provided entertainment as members and their families and
friends performed songs and dances. The entertainment portion of
the program included vocal performances by the well-known singer
and now lifetime member Mingzhen Gu, a Mongolian dance by Wei Li
(a member), two Chinese folk dances “The South of Rainbow”
and “Pretty Actresses” by children of our members, a
Spanish dance by Boya Xia, ballroom dancing by Tao Ying, and mini
harmonica performances by George Chiu. Special gifts were also
presented at the party to members who were the first to arrive at
the party, who drove the longest distance to the party, who brought
the youngest child to the party, and who has been a member the
longest.
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2009 Recipients of CACS Young Chemist Award with Tri-State CACS officers
Duxi Zhang (president-elect), Monica Yang, Erica Lai, Lingfeng Zhou,
Kenneth Pu, Longqin Hu (immediate past-president), and Sunny Wang
(2009 president).
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