The Largest High School Chemistry Festival Opens... 'Chemistry Exploration Frontier Festival' Proposal Submissions Open

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The Korea Petrochemical Industry Association announced that the 18th Chemistry Exploration Frontier Festival (Chem Frontier) will begin preliminary registration from April 1 to 30 under the slogan "The Future Dream Made by Chemistry."

Chem Frontier is a representative high school chemistry exploration program promoted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, leading petrochemical companies (Kumho Petrochemical, Lotte Chemical, SK General Chemical, LG Chem), and the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association, and supported by the Ministry of Education to revitalize science and engineering fields and enhance interest in chemistry.

Teams consisting of two high school students and one supervising teacher select a topic utilizing chemical principles (such as environment, energy, life, social exploration, traditional science, etc.) and submit their research plans through the Chem Frontier website (www.ilovechem.kr) to participate.

Submitted proposals will be fairly reviewed, and the 60 teams advancing to the finals will be announced on May 13 via the Chem Frontier website. Finalist teams will participate in orientation (5.22), finals (8.21), and the awards ceremony (10.29). All events will prioritize participants' health and safety, strictly adhering to government guidelines on social distancing and quarantine measures.

Final awardees will receive various prizes, and supervising teachers and schools of outstanding projects will be awarded the Excellent Supervising Teacher Award (Minister of Education Award) and Excellent School Award (Chairman of the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association Award), respectively, along with prize money.

Chem Frontier is a nationwide chemistry festival designed to help all high school students who love chemistry cultivate creativity and improve problem-solving skills through free exploration. Over the past 17 years, approximately 9,936 projects have been proposed from about 2,300 high schools nationwide, with participation from more than 29,800 teachers and students.

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