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Program for the Division of Chemical Education: New York City, September 7–11, 2003 by Frank Torre, Paul Kelter, and Gabriela Weaver
CHED technical sessions will be held in the Hotel Pennsylvania (7th Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets) with the exception of the High School Program and the High School/College Interface Luncheon, which will be will be held Sunday, September 7 at Cathedral High School (350 East 56th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues). Unless otherwise noted, morning sessions begin at 8:30 a.m., afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 6
Evening, 6:00–8:30 p.m. Division Social Hour and Dinner
The CHED dinner will be held at Carmine’s Restaurant, 200 West 44th Street, in the heart of the theater district. The social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the
dinner at 7 p.m. Carmine’s is noted for excellent Italian food served family style. After dinner the DivCHED Recognition Committee will present an award to Glenn Crosby and Joe Lagowski for their service to CHED. Tickets to the dinner (ACS #102, $52) must be purchased in advance through ACS when you register for the meeting—not on site. Sunday, September 7
Morning A. Implementing Modern Chemical Education in the Two-Year College: I John Kenkel, Presiding
This symposium will report on personal successes of educators that relate to the implementation of modern chemistry educational strategies in the two-year colleges. B. Communicating Chemistry—Revisited: I John C. Kotz, Organizer, Presiding Leonard Fine, Organizer
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This symposium is devoted to the issue of reaching out to the public.
• 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.acs.org/, click on >ACS National Meetings and then choose New York National Meeting and Exposition; or see Chemical & Engineering News, June 23 and July 14, 2003, issues.
C. Bridging the Gap—Mentoring K–12 Teachers Stacie Gillespie, Organizer, Presiding
Program and Activities: CHED
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• CHED technical sessions will be in the Hotel Pennsylvania, 7th Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets; 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. Tickets to the CHED dinner (Saturday evening, September 6; event #102, $52) and the High School/College Interface Luncheon (Sunday, September 7; event #103, $20). Tickets are available only through ACS to ACS members (see above). Abstracts of CHED sessions will be mailed to all Division members prior to the meeting, accompanying the Fall 2003 CHED Newsletter. CHED expects that abstracts will be available at the Division’s WWW site, http://www.DivCHED.org, prior to the meeting. Non-members may contact the Division Secretary (see Information Page, p 876). General information about New York (museums, parks, and other attractions), and program highlights appear in the CHED Newsletter, in issues of Chemical & Engineering News, or as part of the information and Web sites listed on p 865.
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Some K–12 teachers are under-prepared or uncomfortable teaching science when they enter teaching. This symposium will include novel and well established collaborative programs between K–12 teachers and institutions of higher education. High School/College Interface Luncheon, Cathedral High School
Purchase luncheon tickets (ACS #103, $20) in advance, through ACS. For information about the High School Program, see above and page 864.
Afternoon A. Implementing Modern Chemical Education in the Two-Year College: I John Kenkel, Presiding B. Communicating Chemistry—Revisited: II Leonard Fine, Organizer, Presiding John C. Kotz, Organizer
Frank Torre (
[email protected] ) is the chair of the Division of Chemical Education’s Program Committee; Paul K e l t e r ( p a u l k e l t e r @ y a h o o . c o m ) a n d G a b r i e l a We a v e r (
[email protected]) are the Meeting Co-Chairs for the New York ACS Meeting.
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Statue of Liberty; http:// www.nps.gov/stli/. The Statue of Liberty itself is closed at present; only the grounds of Liberty Island are open for visitation.
Monday, September 8
Morning A. Science and Society: Linking Chemistry with Service Learning and Public Policy Issues: Session II—Service Learning Jennifer Sorensen, Organizer, Presiding Trace Jordan, Organizer B. The Interface of Chemistry and Biology: I Abhijit Mitra, Organizer, Presiding
The symposium will focus on the new and challenging areas of chemistry that probe biological problems in the areas of genomics, proteomics, and glycobiology. C. Unifying Research and Education Using Principles and Applications of Modern Spectroscopy: Spectroscopy in Materials Chemistry Bhawani Venkataraman, Presiding Leonard Fine and Thomas Poon, Organizers
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C. Unifying Research and Education Using Principles and Applications of Modern Spectroscopy: Spectroscopy in Biological Chemistry, 1 p.m. Leonard Fine, Organizer, Presiding Thomas Poon and Bhawani Venkataraman, Organizers
Cosponsored with Division of Physical Chemistry. It has been said that “light is the messenger of the universe” yet it is spectroscopy that makes the message intelligible. From research and development to education and training, scientists and technologists are informed by signals from nature using spectrometers, unnatural devices of our own design. In the laboratory and the classroom, spectroscopy has unified teaching and learning. Sessions I and III (mornings) will offer invited papers on spectroscopic principles and practices ranging from theory to applications; Sessions II and IV (afternoons) will have 15-minute papers of general or directed interest. D. Science and Society: Linking Chemistry with Service Learning and Public Policy Issues: Session I—Chemistry and Policy Trace Jordan, Organizer, Presiding Jennifer Sorensen, Organizer
Many educators are exploring the links between chemistry and broader societal issues. This symposium will present a variety of educational insights and best practices that address the goal of linking chemistry with civic, policy, and societal perspectives.
A. Science and Society: Linking Chemistry with Service Learning and Public Policy Issues: Session III—Chemistry and the Environment Christopher J. Smart, Presiding Jennifer Sorensen and Trace Jordan, Organizers B. The Interface of Chemistry and Biology: II, 1:00 p.m. Abhijit Mitra, Organizer, Presiding C. Unifying Research and Education Using Principles and Applications of Modern Spectroscopy: Spectroscopic Methods and Practices Thomas Poon, Presiding Leonard Fine and Bhawani Venkataraman, Organizers
Cosponsored with Division of Physical Chemistry. D. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 8 polymer chemistry posters. E. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Analytical Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 9 posters in analytical chemistry. F. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Biochemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 4 posters in the area of biochemistry. G. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 9 chemical education posters.
Evening Chemistry Survival Guide, 5:30 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
Cosponsored with SOCED. General Posters/Social Hour, 8:00 p.m. Venkatesh M. Shanbhag, Organizer, Presiding
Thirty-six posters on chemical education will be presented. There is an accompanying social hour with cash bar.
H. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Computational Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 9 computational chemistry posters. I. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 6 environmental chemistry posters.
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settings. Their use with respect to classroom management and the pedagogical basis for this methodology will be addressed in this symposium.
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D. Dissolving Disparity, Catalyzing Change: Are Women Achieving Equity in Chemistry? Cecilia H. Marzabadi, Valerie Kuck, Susan A. Nolan, Janine P. Buckner, Organizers
Cosponsored with Women Chemists Committee.
Afternoon A. The Electrochemistry That All Students Should Know Carlos Castro Acuna, Organizer, Presiding J. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Inorganic Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 3 inorganic chemistry posters. K. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Medicinal Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 5 medicinal chemistry posters. L. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 25 organic chemistry posters. M. Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Physical Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
On display will be 10 physical chemistry posters.
Evening, 8–10 p.m. Sci-Mix: Poster Sessions Frank J. Torre, Organizer
Forty posters on chemical education will be presented.
How can the current physical chemistry curriculum, including content and teaching strategies, be modified to best help students learn? Presentations will focus on exploring the main concepts of electrochemistry that all students should comprehend and defining the most important and recent developments in electrochemistry that ought to be in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. B. Instructional Developments in Organic Chemistry Education: II Michael D. Mosher, Organizer, Presiding C. Student-Focused Active Learning Across the Curriculum: Laboratory and Computer-Assisted Instruction James N. Spencer, Organizer, Presiding Richard S. Moog, Organizer D. Dissolving Disparity, Catalyzing Change: Are Women Achieving Equity in Chemistry? B, 2:00 p.m. Cecilia H. Marzabadi, Valerie Kuck, Susan A. Nolan, Janine P. Buckner, Organizers
Cosponsored with Women Chemists Committee. E. Exploring the Molecular Vision, 2:00 p.m. Daryle H. Busch, Organizer, Presiding Tamara Nameroff, Organizer
Cosponsored with ACS Presidential Events. Tuesday, September 9
Morning A. Freshman Chemistry for Engineers, 8:00 a.m. James D. Carr, Organizer, Presiding Copyright Joseph Pobereskin/NYC & Company, Inc.
Engineering students are an important clientele for chemistry departments at universities housing engineering schools, but chemistry requirements vary. We will try to answer the many questions about how best to serve engineering students in their freshman year. B. Instructional Developments in Organic Chemistry Education: I Michael D. Mosher, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will feature presentations on the use of Web sites and multimedia tools, real-world examples to teaching organic chemistry, and textbook advances. C. Student-Focused Active Learning Across the Curriculum Richard S. Moog, Organizer, Presiding James N. Spencer, Organizer
Guided-inquiry learning courses for general, organic, and physical chemistry have been used in a variety of classroom
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Wednesday, September 10
Morning A. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum: I Robert K. Boggess, Organizer, Presiding Cindy Burkhardt, Organizer
Invited speakers are principal investigators of awards within the past five years from this NSF program. B. Research in Chemical Education Jennifer E. Lewis, Organizer, Presiding Susan E. Shadle, Organizer
This symposium, sponsored by the CHED Committee on Chemistry Education Research, will provide a forum for the exploration of research conducted on the teaching and learning of chemistry. Papers will address the motivation for the research and the type of problems investigated, the methodology used to gather and interpret the collected data, and the findings and the significance of their interpretation. C. Developments in Chemical Technician Education, 8:00 a.m. J. W. Sam Stevenson, Organizer, Presiding
There are an estimated 700,000 technicians in the U.S. chemical process industry, and they are part of a rapidly growing profession. Many developments are taking place in chemical technician education. National skill standards have been developed, alliances between industry, education, labor, and government are being forged, and standardized curriculum materials are being developed. We will present work that is taking place in these areas.
Afternoon A. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum: II Cindy Burkhardt, Organizer, Presiding Robert K. Boggess, Organizer B. Research in Chemical Education: Student Understanding and the Role of Representations Jennifer E. Lewis, Organizer, Presiding Susan E. Shadle, Organizer C. Gender and Achievement Mary B. Nakhleh, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Women Chemists Committee. Increasingly, women are contributing significantly to the chemical
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enterprise at all levels and in both academia and industry. However, their career pathways are not always straightforward or clearly marked. Therefore, women embarking on chemical careers may not fully perceive all the ways in which they can contribute their expertise and/or reconcile the demands of their career with their personal life. This symposium will allow women chemists to share their experiences in the hope of identifying opportunities (and negotiating strategies) they have found along the many roads to success. Thursday, September 11
Morning A. General Papers: I Conrad H. Bergo, Organizer, Presiding B. Research in Chemical Education: Student Attitudes and Preferences; Alternatives/Additions to Lecture Jennifer E. Lewis, Organizer, Presiding Susan E. Shadle, Organizer C. New Directions in Non-Traditional Instruction: I Bob Blake, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium is a forum for people who are implementing or planning new strategies for education or are applying old strategies in radically new ways to showcase their projects.
Afternoon CHED Social Events in New York City Division Social Hour and Banquet: On Saturday the Social Hour will begin at 6:00 p.m.; the Banquet will follow at Carmine’s Restaurant, 200 West 44th Street. ACS members must purchase tickets ($52) in advance from ACS. High School/College Interface Luncheon: Luncheon will be at noon Sunday at Cathedral High School, 350 East 56th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues). ACS members must purchase tickets ($20) in advance from ACS. General Posters/Social Hour: Sunday evening, 8 p.m. See the Final Program for location.
A. General Papers: II, 1:00 p.m. Conrad H. Bergo, Organizer, Presiding B. Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Molecular Modeling in the Undergrad. Curriculum, 1:00 p.m. Julie B. Ealy, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium reports how instructors have specifically assessed their students and the results of the assessment of their students’ use of molecular modeling in undergraduate courses. C. New Directions in Non-Traditional Instruction: II, 1:00 p.m. Bob Blake, Organizer, Presiding
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