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Conference Overview 16th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, University of Michigan, July 30–August 3, 2000 by Seyhan Ege
The program for the 16th BCCE is in place. It consists of 620 papers and approximately 80 workshops. There is an array of sessions devoted to curriculum development, instructional methods, and chemical education research. In addition, results from the NSF Systemic Initiatives and their Adapt/Adopt spin-offs will be featured. There is also a strand of sessions that follow the scholarship of teaching and learning and its relationship to everything from curriculum design to service learning to future faculty development. We have built a generous gap into the middle of the day—between noon and 2 p.m.—so that you can relax, reflect, and pursue your interests between sessions. We emphasize that this is a dynamic conference. Go to the Web site http://www.umich.edu/~bcce for an up-to-date schedule as well as to register. Program highlights follow. Workshops Ten preconference workshops are offered on Sunday, July 30, 2000, and approximately seventy additional workshops will be presented during the conference itself. There are workshops for children as part of the Children’s Program. Details appear on the BCCE Web site: click on Schedule of Workshops and Preconference Workshops. Technical Program
Plenary Lectures and Panel Sunday, July 30: 8:00 p.m., Power Center Say Yes to NO—An Important Lesson for Biology. Michael Marletta, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan
Thursday, August 3 8:00 a.m. Power Center Chemical Educators? Robert Lichter, Executive Director, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Power Center, location of opening session, plenary sessions, and other events.
9:30—11:45 a.m., Power Center Opportunities, Motivations, and Responsibilities In and Beyond the Classroom: A panel discussion with audience participation. Panelists: Bassam Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin, chair; Goery Delacote, The Exploratorium, San Francisco; Denice D. Denton, College of Engineering, University of Washington; Randolph J. Guschl, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; Brian P. Coppola, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan.
Symposia The full schedule of the technical program is being built on the Web site. Therefore expect changes to the schedule that is printed in the Registration Book. Specific symposia may be found by searching for the name of the organizer or of the title (or partial title) of the symposium. Individual presenters may also be found by searching for them by name. Science at the League Science at the League presentations are an opportunity to catch up on cutting-edge science over lunch at the Michigan League. Invited scientists will examine contemporary topics in chemical biology and materials science as well as new frontiers in analytical chemistry. Titles and presenters are below; abstracts can be found at http://www.umich.edu/~bcce/ scienceleague.html or on page 42 of the Registration Book. Presentations are 12:15–1:15 p.m. in the Michigan League.
Tuesday, August 1 8:00 a.m., Power Center Exhortations for Good Teaching. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Monday, July 31 I. The Dance of DNA: A High Speed Video Microscopy Study of Nucleic Acid Capillary Electrophoresis. Michael Morris, University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry II. Powering the Cell: Molecular Motors and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. E. Neil G. Marsh, University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry III. How Can Evolution Help us Understand Proteins? Richard Goldstein, University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry
Wednesday, August 2 8:00 a.m., Power Center Assessing Systemic Reform in Higher Education. Sylvia Hurtado, School of Education, University of Michigan
Tuesday, August 1 IV. The Truth about Careers in Pharmaceutical Process R & D. Joseph M. Timko, Pharmacia & Upjohn Chemical Process Research & Development Leader
Monday, July 31 8:00 a.m., Power Center Achievement in America—A Look at Achievement— Patterns and Practices That Produce Them. Kati Haycock, Director, National Education Trust
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Technical Program, continued V. The Chemistry of Computers. Mark Banaszak-Holl, University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry VI. Enzymes are Molecular Acrobats. Martha L. Ludwig, University of Michigan, Biophysics Research Division Wednesday, August 2 12:15—1:15 p.m., Michigan League VII. Nitric Oxide Releasing Polymers: Preparation, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications. Mark E. Meyerhoff, University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry VIII. The Nuts and Bolts of a Biochemical Reaction. M. Kazem Mostafapour, University of MichiganDearborn, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Demonstrations Room 1800 in the Chemistry building will be the site of several demo programs. Monday, July 31 12:30 p.m.: Chemistry of Fireworks and Special Effects. Paul E. Smith, Purdue University
Posters and Exhibits Poster sessions will be held in the Michigan League from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (the noon break) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; this is also the location of the Exhibits. Wander over to the League (located just across the street from the Chemistry building) and you will be able to check out both. To find specific information about posters, click on Posters on the home page of the BCCE Web site, http:// www.umich.edu/~bcce. A list of exhibitors can be found at http://www.umich.edu/~bcce/exhibits.html. Banquet, at the Museum The banquet will be an evening at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn on Tuesday, August 1, 2000. Technical sessions will end at 3:30 p.m., and the Museum will be open to the BCCE group at 5:30 p.m. For details check out the Museum and Greenfield Village at http:// www.hfmgv.org or see the Overview of the Program section on our Web site. The cost of transportation and admission to the Museum, as well as the cost of the meal, are part of the registration fee. Your registration also entitles you to transportation that will get you to Greenfield Village and the IMAX Theater earlier on Tuesday, if you choose to do so.
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Monday, July 31, continued 7:00 p.m.: The Joys of Color, Light, and Sound in the Chemistry Classroom. Irwin Talesnick, S17 Science Tuesday, August 1 12:30 p.m.: Environmental Chemistry Demonstrations. Alfred Conklin, Wilmington College, and Becky Sides, Wilmington College Wednesday, August 2 12:30 p.m.: Demonstrations for Teaching Laboratory Safety. Edward Senkbeil, Salisbury State University 4:15 p.m.: Amazing Science. Dan M. Sullivan, University of Nebraska
Special Events
Ice Cream Social An Ice Cream Social, hosted by the Journal of Chemical Education and 2YC3, will be held at the Power Center on Monday evening, after the demo program. A Night at the Theater “Interactive Theater: Case Study Analysis for the Next Generation” is an interdisciplinary program of chemistry and theater that will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Power Center. It is the product of a partnership between the U of M Women in Science and Engineering Program and actors from the performance arts. They will engage faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in discussions about ethical practices ranging from gender and ethnic diversity in higher education to research obligations and responsibilities. Following an intermission, Chemists: Live! Democritus and Friends. Registration Registration Books have been mailed to members of the Division of Chemical Education (CHED) as well as to those persons who attended the 15th BCCE in Waterloo in 1998. On-line registration is possible (and encouraged) at the BCCE Web site; click on Register or go to http:// www.cms.housing.umich.edu/upcoming/bcce/registration.htm.
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