The right chemistry: Daniel Hulgan, who was a student at Westdale Middle School last year, has won the national You Be the Chemist Challenge. Daniel topped 15 students at the nationwide event—held in Philadelphia earlier this summer—that quizzed students on their knowledge of chemistry concepts and important discoveries. Daniel had an advantage in his background: Both of his parents and a grandparent are chemical engineers. For winning the award, he gets a $5,000 savings bond, a $500 gift certificate to the Discovery Channel Store and a Texas Instruments calculator. He will start ninth grade at Baton Rouge Magnet High this fall.
Brush up on your Chinese: Stephen David Beck, interim director of the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, will deliver a keynote address at IEEE’s 4th International Conference on Computer Science and Education. The conference, held this weekend in Nanning, China, serves as a forum for scientists and educators to collaborate and discuss the newest technology for computing and engineering.
