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January 2011 News & Announcements Alice J. Teter Journal of Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53715, United States
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Throughout 2011, the Journal will publish material relating to the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). Elsewhere in this issue you will find an overview of some of the activities and resources that are available from the American Chemical Society. The IYC Web site, http://www.chemistry2011.org/ (accessed Oct 2010), has a great deal of information, and will be updated regularly. Other Web sites with information include those of IYC sponsors UNESCO, http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev. php-URL_ID=8964, and IUPAC, http://www.iupac.org/web/ nt/2008-12-30_IYC; as well as various science organizations (look for the IYC logo, also shown in Figure 1): http://www. americanchemistry.com/, http://www.rsc.org/Chemsoc/Activities/ IYC/, http://www.euchems.org/, and http://www.iyc2011.ca/ (all accessed Oct 2010). As other sources of information come to our attention, they will be included in future News & Announcements. If you find particularly good ones, please share them.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Supports Teachers' Scholarship
In January U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Mentoring Opportunity The American Chemical Society is currently accepting applications from high school teachers for a position as mentor for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad program. Duties during the three-year (2012-2014) term include helping to conduct the two-week national study camp for high school students held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in June. Generally, second- and third-year mentors accompany student competitors to the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) and serve as jury members. The 2013 and 2014 IChO events are scheduled to be held in Singapore and Vietnam, respectively. Successful applicants will have a background in one or more of the chemistry content areas of organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, or biochemistry with classroom experience and should demonstrate involvement with students in special projects or activities. Applicants must be prepared to make a three-year term commitment as outlined above. ACS pays all expenses and travel costs, as well as an honorarium. The deadline for completed applications is January 28, 2011. Cecilia Hernandez at (202) 872-6169 has more information. To learn more about the Olympiad, its organization, rules, past exams, and so forth, see http://www.acs.org/olympiad (accessed Oct 2010), where you will also find application forms. 14
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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation offers many awards, including the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards and the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. The deadline for nominations for the 2011 Camille Dreyfus TeacherScholar Award is February 10, 2011. For more information, see the Foundation's Web site at http://www.dreyfus.org/ (accessed Oct 2010). In March Pittcon 2011 Pittcon 2011 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13-18, 2011. Highlights of the program include an emphasis on environmental issues with a concentration of environmental oral and poster sessions. Because of its popularity in 2010, Pittcon will again be webcasting 50 select sessions, which will be available for attendee access for 60 days after the conference. The technical program is now available on the Pittcon Web site. Visit http://www.pittcon.org/ (accessed Oct 2010) for more information. Other Opportunities Applications Being Accepted for the Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Fund This fund was established by a generous donation of Dorothy and Moses Passer. Moses (Mike) Passer was for many years the head of the ACS Education Division. The fund makes grants to teachers at colleges or universities that have no advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences. The grants support continuing education activities directly related to an applicant's teaching and take him or her away from the home campus. The applicant must be a full-time faculty member. There is no application form, but the application must include a description of the proposed activity and how it relates to the applicant's teaching, with dates, locations, titles, and contacts; a brief description of the applicant's institution and department; a short curriculum vitae; an itemized estimate of expenses; amount of aid requested; and sources of all supplemental funds. No support will be given for general attendance at national, regional, or local ACS meetings, or for any sabbatical support. Closing dates each year: January 1, April 1, and September 1. All applications must be received electronically. Contact Richard Jones,
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Web Sites of Ongoing Interest The following Web sites regularly add information about programs and funding sources for science educators. They sometimes post dates and deadlines too late to make it into print. We encourage you to visit them often (all accessed Oct 2010). • International Year of Chemistry: http://www.chemistry2011.org/ • Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge: http://www. wecanchange.com/ • American Geological Institute: http://www.agiweb.org/ geoeducation.html • AGI Earth Science Week: http://www.earthsciweek.org/ • ACS Grants: http://www.acs.org/ (Home > Funding & Awards > Grants) • National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ • NSF Education and Human Resources: http://www.nsf.gov/ dir/index.jsp?org=EHR Figure 1. The International Year of Chemistry 2011 logo;this symbol will appear in many places to identify activities, events, and materials related to this special year. Visit http://www.chemistry2011.org/ (accessed Oct 2010) to find out more.
Community College, Dayton, OH 45402, or see http://www. divched.org/index.php?module=webpage&id=19 (accessed Oct 2010). Nominate a Science Teacher for a Presidential Award The National Science Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The application deadline is May 1, 2011. This Presidential Award is given annually to the best precollege-level science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The 2010 award was given to people teaching in 7th through 12th grades, so the level for the 2011 award is kindergarten through 6th grade. Winners of this honor receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. They also receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and science agency leaders. For more information about the award, including criteria and deadlines, go to http://www.paemst.org/controllers/about. cfc?method=view (accessed Oct 2010). Research Corporation for Science Advancement Funds Scholarly Research and Teaching Research Corporation for Science Advancement offers the Cottrell College Science Awards and the Cottrell Scholar Awards; find out more from ResCorp's Web site at http:// www.rescorp.org/ (accessed Oct 2010).
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Contributors to JCE Needed Book and Media Reviews Do you have the time, interest, and ability to evaluate books and media related to chemistry education and occasionally write reviews of them for publication in the Journal? If so, please correspond with the Book and Media Reviews editor, Cheryl Baldwin Frech, at
[email protected]. Instructional Instrumentation Please look at the Instrumentation Topics for the Teaching Laboratory article by Michelle M. Bushey in this issue. It includes an invitation to contribute an article on one of the topics mentioned or to suggest other topics and authors. To accept the invitation, correspond with Michelle Bushey at mbushey@ trinity.edu. International Chemistry Education Send us suggestions of article topics and authors for our Chemical Education across Cultural and National Borders column, especially as related to International Year of Chemistry activities. Read the description of the column in the January 2010 issue (pp 10-12; available online without subscription at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ed800028y), and then correspond with Alice Teter at
[email protected]. Do You Have News or Announcements To Share? If you have news or announcements of interest to the chemical education community, send a brief description to Alice Teter at
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