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Chemists create golden formula
Our chemists created their own golden formula when they picked up top awards in the 41st International Chemistry Olympiad.
Organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Olympiad challenges the world's best young chemists to set up, monitor and evaluate a set of complex experiments. Sam Sutton and Martin Peeks were both gold award winners, while Mueez Waqar picked up a silver medal and Johnny Lui a bronze.
Sam Sutton, 18, from Crosby, has an offer to read Natural Sciences at Homerton College, Cambridge and is spending his gap year working as a researcher at Liverpool University. A Platinum Exscitec Award Winner for original research into the synthesis and self-assembly of novel metal oxides, Sam is currently applying his research to bio-medical applications and wants to be an inventor within chemical engineering.
Deputy Head Boy Martin Peeks, who is about to sit his A Levels, has an offer to read Chemistry at St. Andrews and said: "Harnessing the power of chemistry is fundamental to finding solutions to the challenges we face in the modern age, such as global warming and climate change and neutralising pollution."
Martin, who is also one of the country's top young beekeepers, added: "Chemistry also covers a broad spectrum from the design and production of new pharmaceutical drugs to cutting edge of materials science. I even find I can apply its principles in successfully managing my hives."
Chemistry teacher Ingeborg Buschmann said: "I am happy the young men have lived up to my expectations, particularly as I have very high expectations." The top 2,165 students nationwide are entered for the Olympiad and only the top 197 earn gold awards.
