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Program for the Division of Chemical Education: Anaheim, March 28–April 1, 2004 by Frank Torre, Maureen Scharberg, and Eric J. Kantorowski

CHED technical sessions will be held in the Clarion Hotel, 616 Convention Way, with these exceptions: the High School Program and the High School/College Interface Luncheon will be will be held Sunday, March 28, at Coastline Community College, Garden Grove Center, Garden Grove, CA (see also information on p 314); the Sunday evening Poster Session will be held in Room 210D of the Anaheim Convention Center; the Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions will be held in the Anaheim Convention Center. Unless otherwise noted, morning sessions begin at 8:30 a.m., afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27 Evening, 6:00–9:30 p.m. Division Social Hour and Dinner

The CHED dinner will be held in the Trillium Room of Disney’s Grand California Hotel, 1150 West Magic Way in Anaheim. The social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner. Tickets to the dinner (ACS #101, $55) must be purchased in advance through ACS when registering for the meeting; they may not be purchased on site.

Sunday, March 28

Morning A. Informal Chemistry Education—Enthusiastic Educational Endeavors. Enhancing the Classroom Christine E. MacTaylor and Ronald MacTaylor, Organizers Irvin J. Levy, Organizer, Presiding

Cosponsored with SOCED. Informal chemistry education covers a broad range of learning experiences outside structured classroom settings: demonstrations, community outreach, museum exhibits, skits, games, science fiction, popular journals, educational Web sites, television shows. This symposium will describe or demonstrate how informal chemistry education has enhanced the understanding of science and technology and assess its impact. B. Closing the Circle—Putting Chemical Education Research into Practice. I William J. F. Hunter, Organizer, Presiding

Chemistry instructors describe how they have changed their teaching based upon their own or someone else’s chemical education research, with brief descriptions of the original research and details of the results of the implementation. C. Peer-led Team Learning—New Approaches, Different Results? I David J. Malik, Organizer, Presiding

Anaheim Meeting Information

■ Meeting Program: All ACS Divisions • Program, Registration, Housing Information, including forms for registration, hotel reservations, and ordering tickets to social events (luncheons, dinners, etc.): use the ACS Web site, http://www.chemistry.org/, click >ACS National Meetings and then choose Anaheim National Meeting and Exposition.

This symposium will include examples of unconventional applications and programs using peer-led team learning in chemistry, particularly applications in courses with unusual demographic profiles—non-traditional students, very large lecture formats, or honors sections—as well as variations in the original models that address technological innovations and modifications, alternative workshop manual content, or unusual workshop components.

Program and Activities: CHED

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• CHED technical sessions will be in the Clarion Hotel, 616 Convention Way; morning sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted here or in the final program.

Recruiting Faculty. How is it done? Who gets the job, and why?

Tickets to the CHED dinner (Saturday evening, March 27; event #101, $55) and the High School/College Interface Luncheon (Sunday, March 28; event #102, $15) are available only through ACS to ACS members. Abstracts of CHED sessions are expected to be available at the Division’s Web site, http://www.DivCHED.org, to all Division Members and Affiliates. General information about Anaheim and the surrounding area such as museums, parks, other attractions, and program highlights appears on pp 315–316, in the CHED Newsletter, and in issues of Chemical & Engineering News.

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Cosponsored with GEOC. Cosponsored with Graduate Education Advisory Board, NOBCChE, SACNAS, Committee on Professional Training, and PRES (see p 310).

Noon, 12:15–1:15 p.m. High School/College Interface Luncheon, Garden Grove Center, Coastline Community College, Garden Grove

Purchase luncheon tickets (ACS #102, $15) in advance through ACS. For information about the High School Program, see above and p 314. Frank Torre ([email protected]) is the chair of the Division of Chemical Education’s Program Committee; Maureen Scharberg ([email protected]) and Eric Kantorowski ([email protected]) are the Meeting Co-Chairs for the Anaheim ACS Meeting.

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Afternoon A. Informal Chemistry Education—Enthusiastic Educational Endeavors. Beyond the Classroom Irvin J. Levy and Christine E. MacTaylor, Organizers Ronald MacTaylor, Organizer, Presiding

Cosponsored with SOCED. B. Closing the Circle—Putting Chemical Education Research into Practice. II William J. F. Hunter, Organizer, Presiding C. Peer-led Team Learning—New Approaches, Different Results? II David J. Malik, Organizer S. R. H. Holladay, Presiding Chemistry of Metals in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Biogeochemistry

Anaheim Convention Center, “The Tower”.

The NSF’s Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) initiative, and similar programs have proved that mentored research experiences for K–12 science teachers prepare them most effectively to lead inquiry- and standards-based science instruction and laboratories. This symposium will discuss the outcomes and value of the RET experience from the perspective of teachers, scientists, NSF, and program managers.

Cosponsored with GEOC.

Evening, 7:30–10 p.m. Business Meeting, 7:30–8 p.m. John Clevenger, Chair, Presiding D. General Posters, 8–10 p.m. Julianne M. Smist, Organizer, Presiding

Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer

Monday, March 29

Morning

D. Biochemistry

A. Exploring Alliances and Partnerships in Undergraduate Research. International and New Models for Partnerships Randy S. Duran, Robert L. Kuczkowski, and Carlos G. Gutierrez, Organizers I. A. Eckstrand, Presiding

Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 126–272. E. Computational Chemistry

Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 273–320. F. Environmental Chemistry

Cosponsored with ENVR and SOCED. Posters 321–372.

With the growth of undergraduate research, increasing numbers of partnership-based programs are forming. This symposium will focus on multi-institutional, crossdisciplinary, or international partnerships.

G. Inorganic Chemistry

B. Nanotechnology and Education: A State-of-the-Art Symposium. I Wayne E. Jones Jr. and Kristen M. Kulinowski, Organizers, Presiding

I. Physical Chemistry

Cosponsored with GEOC. From the first concepts of a molecular bond to the construction of complex biomolecules, chemistry students are required to master the concept of working on nanometer or smaller scales. This symposium will focus on the explosive development of nanotechnology. Speakers are leaders in nanotechnology research: nanotubes, nanomagnets, molecular wires, batteries, and sensors as well as those who are leading efforts to incorporate nanotechnology into the curriculum in chemistry and materials. C. Science Partnerships: Impact of Research Experiences for Teacher Programs on Scientists, K–12 Teachers, and Their Students Robert Lichter and Jay Dubner, Organizers F. Goodchild, Presiding

The U.S. faces a host of challenges in preparing its citizenry for workplaces that increasingly require higher-level skills in science, mathematics, and information technology.

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Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 373–485. H. Medicinal Chemistry

Cosponsored with MEDI and SOCED. Posters 486–512. Cosponsored with PHYS and SOCED. Posters 513–612. J. Polymer Chemistry

Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 613–643. Chemistry of Metals in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Dissolution/Precipitation.

Cosponsored with GEOC.

Afternoon A. Exploring Alliances and Partnerships in Undergraduate Research. Examples and the Role of Funding Agencies Randy S. Duran, Robert L. Kuczkowski, and Carlos G. Gutierrez, Organizers W. Koch, Presiding B. Nanotechnology and Education: A State-of-the-Art Symposium. II, 1 p.m. Wayne E. Jones Jr. and Kristen M. Kulinowski, Organizers, Presiding

Cosponsored with GEOC.

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C. Women in Chemistry: Celebrating and Promoting Change, Symposium in Honor of MargaretAnn Armour, ACS Award Winner for Encouraging Women into Careers in Chemistry Frank J. Torre, Organizer C. W. Ribes, Presiding

Cosponsored with WCC. D. ACS Awards Symposium. 1. James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, in Honor of Toni Watt, 1 p.m. John Clevenger, Presiding 2. Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students, in Honor of Zaida C. Morales-Martinez, 3 p.m. John Clevenger, Presiding Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions, 2–4 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer E. Analytical Chemistry

Cosponsored with ANYL, and SOCED. Posters 667–759. F. Chemical Education

Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 760–789. G. Organic Chemistry

Cosponsored with ORGN and SOCED. Posters 790–982. Chemistry of Metals in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Sorption.

Cosponsored with GEOC. Teaching Safety: Passing on the Word!

Cosponsored with CHAS.

Evening Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Poster Session, 8–10 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer

Cosponsored with SOCED. Posters 983–1059. Sci-Mix, 8–10 p.m. Frank J. Torre, Organizer

Selected poster papers from CHED sessions at this meeting.

B. Nanotechnology and Education: A State-of-the-Art Symposium. III Wayne E. Jones Jr. and Kristen M. Kulinowski, Organizers

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Monday, March 29 (continued)

Cosponsored with GEOC. C. Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: Provide the Appropriate Infrastructure Thomas J. Wenzel, Organizer L. E. Martinez, Presiding

A thriving research enterprise requires an infrastructure to support it— suitable facilities, equipment, and support staff, as well as time to do research, funding, and a supportive curriculum. Models of success from a range of institutions will be highlighted. Chemistry of Metals in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Speciation

Cosponsored with GEOC.

Afternoon A. What is the Next Big Step for Using Computers To Teach Chemistry? I, 1:10 p.m. L. J. Anna and Harry E. Pence, Organizers P. Hill, Presiding

A few years ago techniques such as email, presentation software, and Web pages were innovative instructional technologies; now they are used in many chemistry classrooms. Rapid changes in instructional technology suggest that new methods will have a similar impact in the decade ahead. We will focus on new uses of computing technology and investigate how they will shape the next decade of chemistry instruction. B. George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education—Building Bridges to Understanding Chemistry through Innovation in Teaching and Education, Symposium in Honor of Nicholas J. Turro, 1 p.m. Leonard Fine, Organizer, Presiding C. Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs): The Vital Faculty Thomas J. Wenzel, Organizer S. N. Collins, Presiding

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A. What is the Next Big Step for Using Computers To Teach Chemistry? II L. J. Anna and Harry E. Pence, Organizers A. Miller, Presiding B. Research in Chemistry Education. Student Perceptions and Learning in General Chemistry Melonie Teichert, Organizer Dawn Rickey, Organizer, Presiding

This symposium will address three aspects of chemistry education research: (1) the motivation for the research and the type of problems investigated; (2) the methodology used to gather and interpret the collected data; (3) the findings and the significance of their interpretation. Sponsored by the CHED Committee on Chemistry Education Research. C. Ethics in the Chemistry Curriculum. I Mary K. Boyd, Organizer

A. Exploring Alliances and Partnerships in Undergraduate Research Randy S. Duran, Robert L. Kuczkowski, Carlos G Gutierrez, and Thomas J. Wenzel, Organizers R. Kellman, Presiding

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faculty requires support and mentoring, particularly at the beginning of a faculty member’s career. Model programs that enable faculty members to generate cutting-edge ideas and be active in research throughout their career will be highlighted, as will programs that have had success recruiting and maintaining faculty members from underrepresented groups. Wednesday, March 31 Morning

A crucial issue facing chemistry departments at PUIs is creating and maintaining an active, vital faculty. The small size of most PUI chemistry departments means that a vibrant research enterprise is fragile, sustaining a passion for research can be difficult, recruiting underrepresented minorities as faculty may prove difficult, and maintaining a vital

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Cosponsored with CEPA. Several well-publicized cases of scientific misconduct have led to recognition that formal instruction in research ethics is necessary, something that is also recommended by CPT. This symposium will present several approaches to teaching scientific and research ethics in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.

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B. Integrated Projects in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory. I Darren G. Stoub, Organizer, Presiding

The Richard M. Nixon library and birthplace.

Afternoon A. General Papers. Teaching General and Organic Chemistry Xiaoping Sun, Organizer B. Research in Chemistry Education. Use of Representations, Organic Chemistry, Research Methodology, and Learning from Novice to Expert Dawn Rickey, Organizer Melonie Teichert, Organizer, Presiding C. Ethics in the Chemistry Curriculum. II Mary K. Boyd, Organizer

Cosponsored with CEPA. Thursday, April 1

Morning A. General Papers. Laboratory Teaching Xiaoping Sun, Organizer

This symposium will discuss how organic chemistry laboratory projects are conducted and how they can be designed to integrate modern technology as a fundamental part of solving problems. Presentations will discuss traditional, research-like, interdisciplinary, and discovery-based wet chemistry laboratory projects as they intersect with and utilize modern technology. C. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum Susan Hixson, Organizer Elizabeth M. Dorland, Presiding

Invited speakers are Principal Investigators of awards within the past five years from this NSF program. Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Earth and Environmental Sciences

Cosponsored with GEOC.

Afternoon A. General Papers. Upper Level Teaching and Others, 1 p.m. Xiaoping Sun, Organizer B. Integrated Projects in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory. II, 1 p.m. Darren G. Stoub, Organizer Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Earth and Environmental Sciences

Cosponsored with GEOC.

Award Addresses in CHED Sessions Monday Afternoon • ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in Chemistry, honoring Margaret-Ann Armour • James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, honoring Toni Watt • ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students, honoring Zaida C. Morales-Martinez

Tuesday Afternoon • George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, honoring Nicholas J. Turro

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