Youth
Crawford science whiz-kid to compete in world Olympiad
Tomer Melnik, a Grade 12 student at Crawford College Sandton, has been selected to represent South Africa at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad, to be held in Prague in July this year.
Tomer came first in the country in the recent final-round examination, which was based on first- and second-year university-level chemistry.
Dr Denise Hudson-Lamb, senior Physical Science teacher at Crawford College Sandton, praised Tomer with these words: “TheUS author Robert Collier said: ‘Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.’ This quote sums up Tomer beautifully. A conscientious student, he works at his science every day. All his daily efforts have paid off and he has achieved success at the highest level.”