The winners of the University of Guam’s high school Chemistry Titration Competition on March 10. (From left) Isaiah Alvendia and Brian Songco, Father Dueñas Memorial School; Jaimie Adrienne Paunte and Nicole Jean Pineda, St. Paul Christian School; Chanyoung Lee, Brian Joseph, Grace Hutapea, and Matthew Zhang, St. John’s School; Megan Lopez, Harvest Christian Academy; Associate Professor Tedros Bezabeh; Assistant Professor Bulan Wu; Karla Wang, laboratory supervisor; Assistant Professor John Limtiaco; Jason Pangelinan, laboratory technician; and Professor Maika Vuki. 

Thirty students from eight high schools competed in the 11th University of Guam Chemistry Titration Competition on Charter Day.

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The winners were:

Best Team

• 1st place: Brian Songco and Isaiah Alvendia, Father Dueñas Memorial School
• 2nd place: Grace Hutapea and Matthew Zhang, St. John’s School
• 3rd place: Nicole Jean Pineda and Jaimie Adrienne Paunte, St. Paul Christian School

Best Individual

• 1st place: Grace Hutapea, St. John’s School
• 2nd place: Brian Songco, Father Dueñas Memorial School
• 3rd place: Nicole Jean Pineda, St. Paul Christian School

Best Laboratory Skill

• 1st place: Chanyoung Lee, St. John’s School
• 2nd place: Megan Lopez, Harvest Christian Academy
• 3rd place: Brian Joseph, St. John’s School

Twenty-eight students from seven high schools participated in 2016 University of Guam High School Chemistry Titration Competition which was held on Charter Day, March 8, 2016 at the UOG Science Building. The participating schools included Harvest Christian Academy, Academy of Our Lady of Guam, John F. Kennedy High School, St. John’s School, St. Paul Christian School, Notre Dame High School, and Father Duenas Memorial School.

From left to right: Dr. Tedros Bezabeh (UOG) Hashitha Gogineni, Sai Gogineni (Harvest Christian Academy), Jing Wang, Karen Bacalia (Academy of Our Lady of Guam), Ronaldo del Rosario (St. Paul Christian School), Nathaniel Santos, Juan Javier Lacson, Keone Aliphios, (Father Duenas Memorial High School), Kristan Aquino, Jerelyn Ollet (JFK High School) and Dr. Maika Vuki (UOG).

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The University of Guam Chemistry Department is organizing its 7th Titration Competition for High Schools on March 10, 2015 from 8.30am-2.00pm. The competition will be held in the chemistry laboratory, SC230, at the Science Building on UOG campus. 

All the high schools in Guam are invited to participate in this event. Each school will be allowed to send two teams and each team should comprise two students.  The Best Team and Best Individual prizes will be awarded. Members of chemistry faculty, staff, and students will be facilitating this event

To register for the competition please download and complete the registration form.

Submit the form via email to mvuki@triton.uog.edu or fax to (671) 734-1299. 

All students who are going to participate are also required to complete the Indemnity and Media Release forms.  

Closing date for registration is February 20th, 2015 at 5.00pm For more details contact Dr. Vuki; email: mvuki@triton.uog.edu or telephone: 735 2781.

 

2014 Chemistry Titration Competition Winnners

This years Titration Competition attracted 30 competitors from eight high schools in Guam. The schools that participated were: St Johns School, St Paul Christian School, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, Harvest Christian Academy, Father Duenas Memorial School, Academy of Our Lady of Guam, Notre Dame High School, Guam High School. The winners under the three categories are shown below. 

Best Laboratory Skill

Best Individual

Best Team

 

As part of 2014 UOG Charter Day Activities, the University of Guam Chemistry Department is organizing its 6^th Annual Titration Competition for high schools on Charter Day, Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The competition will be held in the Chemistry Laboratory, SC230, at the Science Building on UOG campus. 6th Annual Titration Competition for high schools on the March 11th, 2014 from 8:30am to 2:00pm. The competition will be held in the chemistry laboratory, SC230, at the Science Building on UOG campus.  

All of the high schools in Guam are invited to participate in this event. Each school will be allowed to send two teams to this competition and each team comprises two students.  Prizes will be awarded to the top team and top individual. Members of the UOG Chemistry faculty, staff, and students will be facilitating this event.

Dr. Maika Vuki
Email: mvuki@triton.uog.edu
Or Fax : (671) 734-1299

All participants are required to complete the Registration, Indemnity and Media Release forms, which can be downloaded below:

Download 2014 Chemistry Titration Forms

Closing date for registration for the competition is February 21, 2014 at 5:00pm For more details contact Dr. Vuki, email: mvuki@triton.uog.edu or telephone: (671) 735-2784.

The University of Guam Chemistry Department is organizing its Annual Titration Competition for high schools on the March 12th, 2013 from 8:30am to 2:00pm. The competition is part of UOG Charter Day celebration. The competition will be held at the chemistry laboratory, SC230, in the Science Building at UOG campus.

All the high schools in Guam are invited to participate in this event. Each school will be allowed to send two teams to this competition and each team comprises two students.  As part of the preparation, a practice session will be held on March 1st, 2013 at 2.00pm. Teams must register to participate in the both practice and the competition. The best team and best individual performances will be recognized. Members of chemistry faculty, staff, and students will be facilitating this event.

Closing date for registration for the competition is February 22, 2013.

 

Entry forms and inquiries must be sent to:

Dr. Maika Vuki
Email: mvuki@triton.uog.edu
Or Fax : (671) 734-1299

The Chemistry Department at UOG is again organizing its annual Titration Competition for high schools on the 8th of March, 2011; 8.30am-2.00pm. The competition will be held at the chemistry laboratory, SC230, in the Science Building at UOG campus. All the high schools in Guam are invited to participate in this event. Each school will be allowed to send two teams to this competition and each team comprises of two students.  The best team and best individual performances will be recognized. Members of chemistry faculty, staff, and students will be facilitating this event.

To register for the competition please download and complete the registration form and send it to us through email or fax. All students who are going to participate are also required to complete the Indemnity and Media Release forms. These forms are also posted on the chemistry website.

Practice Session
The chemistry department will run a practice titration session that is aimed at those who will be competing in order to prepare them for the competition. The practice session is open to all students who have registered for the competition. The Titration Practice session will be held on Friday the 25th February, 2011 at 2-4.50pm. It will also be held in the Chemistry Laboratory, SC230. Please indicate on the registration form if your team will attend the practice session.  For more details on this competition, please contact Dr. Randhir Deo, 735 2784, or email: uogtitration@yahoo.com; Fax: 734 1299.

The Chemistry Program at UOG will be hosting a Titration Competition for High School students on the 9th of March 2010. In order to prepare students for this competition, the chemistry program will hold a practice session on March 5th from 2.00pm –5.00pm. The practice session will be held in Room SC230, Science Building, at UOG. This session is open to all those students who will compete in the main Titration event. In order for your school team(s) to attend the practice run, we will require their names to be sent to us, together with their completed entry forms by March 1st. The practice session is designed to give students more ‘hands-on’ experience in titration and steps in calculation that will be involved. The practice session was also held last year, 2009, and those that attended found it extremely useful. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Maika Vuki, 735 2784 or mvuki@triton.uog.edu.

The Chemistry Program at the Division of Natural Sciences in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences of UOG is organizing theTitration Competition for Guam high schools on March, 9th 2010. The competition will be held at the chemistry laboratory located in the second floor (SC 230) of the Science Building at UOG campus. All the high schools in Guam are invited to participate in this event. This competition aims to test the chemical knowledge and the analytical skills of students based on a quantitative laboratory experiment. Each school is allowed to send two teams and each team should consist of two students.  The best team will be judged on the precision and accuracy of their experimental values. The chemistry faculty and staff will be facilitating this event. For more details on this competition, contact Dr. Maika Vuki, 735 2784  mvuki@triton.uog.edu

Schools that wish to participate in this event should contact the chemistry department and complete the relevant documents.

All participants in the competition will be required to have completed a titration experiment and be familiar in handling the apparatus and materials that are used in this experiment.

WINNERS OF 2010 Chemistry Titration Competition

From Left: Dr. Narayana Balakrishnan (UOG Chemistry Professor), Hannah Bou-Lai Lam, Clarabelle Santos, St John’s School; Cody Pumper and Robert Lizama, Guam High School; Joon Wha Park, Harvest Christian Academy; Marten Lai and Lawrence J Alcairo, Father Duenas Memorial School; Cecilia Vaughan, St. Thomas Catholic High School; Dr. Maika Vuki (UOG Chemistry Professor)

There were 24 competitors of 12 teams, from six high schools, that compete in this years Chemistry Titration competition. Students were judged on the precision and accuracy of their experimental results. The first prize for the Best Team with the highest overall score was won by Hannah Lam and Clarabelle Santos of St John’s High School. The second prize for overall team score went to Lawrence Alcairo and Marten Lai of Father Duenas Memorial School, and the third prize was won by Cody Pumper and Robert Lizama of Guam High School.

The first prize in the Best Individual Score was won by Joon Wha Park from Harvest Christian Academy and the prize for the Best in Laboratory skill was won by Cecilia Vaughan of St Thomas Catholic High School. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the competitors. The competition was organized by the Chemistry Program with the help of the undergraduate Teaching Assistants.  

In 2009, almost all participants attended the Titration Practice Session that was run by the Chemistry Department. This event was held on February 20th, 2009 in the chemistry laboratory, room SC230. The Titration Practice session provided the students with a better knowledge on the chemical principles, experimental skills, and the calculation requirements for the March 10th Competition.

Justine Denusta and Norma Phillips of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School earned the highest overall team score and first prize at the University of Guam ’s Chemistry Titration Competition held on March 10, 2009. Norma Phillips went on to earn the highest overall individual score.

A total of 24 students participated in the competition representing seven high schools including:Notre Dame High School , Harvest Christian Academy , Father Duenas Memorial School , St Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School , George Washington High School , Guam High School , and St John’s School.

 

Pictured from left: Dr. Henry Taijeron, UOG Assessment Coordinator, Corrine Yahn, science teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas, Justine Denusta, Norma Phillips, Dr. Maika Vuki, UOG professor of chemistry, and Dr. Lee Yudin, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at the University of Guam.

 

Guam High School ’s Israel Soto and Naomi Del Mundo and Father Duenas Memorial School ’s Allen Soriano and Dominick Salas tied for the second place in Team Competition category of the UOG Chemistry Titration Competition. Allen Soriano also garnered the Best Laboratory Experimental Skill trophy. A total of 24 students participated in the competition representing seven high schools including: Notre Dame High School , Harvest Christian Academy , Father Duenas Memorial School , St Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School , George Washington High School , Guam High School , and St John’s School.

 

Harvest Christian Academy ’s Christopher Cho and Joon Wha Park won third place in the team competition prize during the University of Guam ’s Chemistry Titration Competition held on March 10. A total of 24 students representing seven high schools participated in the competition. Schools include: Notre Dame High School , Harvest Christian Academy , Father Duenas Memorial School , St Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, George Washington High School , Guam High School , and St John’s School .

Pictured from left: Dr. Narayana Balakrishnan, UOG Chemistry Professor, Dr. Lee Yudin, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Allen Soriano, Dominick Salas, Naomi Del Mundo, Israel Soto, First Lady Joann Camacho, and Dr. Maika Vuki,  UOG Chemistry Professor.  

• First: Jude San Nicolas/ Brandon Santos; Father Duenas Memorial School
• Second: Addie Ferguson/Nicola Raphael; Notre Dame High School
• Third: Daniel Han/Kevin Cho; Harvest Christian Academy
• First: Christine Kim, Academy of our Lady of Guam
• Second: Daniel Han, Harvest Christian Academy
• Third: Jude San Nicolas, Father Duenas Memorial School
• First: Kyle Caponpon, St Paul Christian School
• Second: Kevin Cho, Harvest Christian Academy
• Third: Jude San Nicolas, Father Duenas Memorial School