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News & Announcements News from Journal House Coming in the October Issue National Chemistry Week 2000 will be held from November 5–11. The theme is Nov. 5–11, 2000 kitchen chemistry. If you plan to participate in this year’s celebration—or if you are involved in outreach programs throughout the year—you will find much of interest in the October issue. The Classroom Activity, titled “Flat as a Pancake: Exploring Rising in Baked Goods”, will carry out the kitchen chemistry theme by doing experiments with leavening. Then there will be a special Resource Paper that highlights and describes some of the many previously published Journal articles that are related to the theme of kitchen chemistry. At present our staff has sifted through wealth of previously published articles that are related to the theme and has begun the process of listing and describing the very best of these. We expect the Resource Paper results will be very valuable. Readers will also find a special edition of the News from Online column, written by Carolyn Sweeney Judd, on the theme of kitchen chemistry. All of these features are being published early, in the October issue rather than the November issue, so that readers will have ample time to incorporate JCE resources into their NCW activities.
Pre-Publication Copies To get advance copies of these special features related to National Chemistry Week, stop by the Journal ’s booth at either of these upcoming meetings: Booth 43 the 16th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, July 30–August 3, 2000) or Booth 434 at the ACS Fall National Meeting (Washington, DC, August 20–24, 2000). More on National Chemistry Week in November For those who would like even more on the kitchen chemistry theme, the Classroom Activity for the November issue will be on the topic of fermentation.
Awards Announced
room. The nominations were reviewed by a panel of judges and the results of this year’s awards are listed below. For more information about the education program of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, contact Barbara Long, Coordinator, Education Programs, Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209; phone: 703/741-5101; fax: 703/741-6086; email:
[email protected]. Information about nominations for the 2001 Catalyst Awards will be available at www.cmahq.com. The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2001 awards is December 15, 2000.
National Winners Four-Year College/University •
Richard A. Hermens, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
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M. Larry Peck, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Arlene A. Russell, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Conrad L. Stanitski, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Two-Year College •
Juliette A. Bryson, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
High School •
Timothy S. Graham, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Wyandotte, MI
Pre-High School •
Karl W. Beighley, Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary/Middle School, Hazel Green, WI
Regional Winners High School •
Mary Frances Aumiller, Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange, FL
Pre-High School •
Elisabeth M. Price, O'Brien Middle School, Reno, NV
Priestley Medal, 2001 Fred Basolo, Morrison Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Northwestern University, is the recipient of the 2001 Priestley Medal. The award, the American Chemical Society’s highest honor, is given annually for distinguished service to chemistry. Basolo has been an influential pioneer in inorganic chemistry and an award-winning teacher. The medal will be presented at the Spring 2001 ACS Meeting in San Diego. CMA Catalyst Awards The Chemical Manufacturers Association has announced the names of the 2000 Responsible Care Catalyst Award winners. The Catalyst Awards Program honors educators who excel at teaching science and chemistry to students in college, high school, middle school, and grade school. Nominations for eligible recipients come from colleagues and individuals who observe a teacher’s excellence and inspiration in the class-
The 2000 CMA Catalyst Award winners. Front row, left to right: Mary Frances Aumiller, Karl Beighley, Juliette A. Bryson, Arlene A. Russell. Back row, left to right: Timothy S. Graham, Richard A. Hermens, M. Larry Peck, Conrad L. Stanitski.
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Proposal Deadlines National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) • • • • •
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) TBA NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program (CSEMS) August 3, 2000 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Formal October 13, 2000 Online DUE forms available at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ EHR/DUE/documents/general/forms/forms.htm NSF Documents Online available at http://www.nsf.gov/ cgi-bin/pubsys/browser/odbrowse.pl
For further information about NSF DUE programs consult the DUE Web site, http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/start.htm. To contact the DUE Information Center, phone: 703/306-1666; email:
[email protected].
Courses, Seminars, Meetings Opportunities It’s Time to Celebrate! National Chemistry Week 2000 Is on the Horizon The ACS Office of Community Activities invites you to start planning your participation in National Chemistry Week 2000, celebrated this year November 5–11. Involve your community in learning about the importance of chemistry by using the theme for this year, “Kitchen Chemistry.” Join with chemists across the country as they share the chemical story of what happens in the kitchen by conducting demonstration shows and handson activities for the public. Consider becoming involved in the unifying event for NCW 2000—a food collection campaign to benefit your local charities. For more ideas and information about NCW activities in your area, call 1-800/2275558 ext. 6097 or visit the ACS Website www.acs.org/ncw.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Research Site for Educators in Chemistry (RSEC)
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The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Tennessee a five-year grant to establish an RSEC to enhance teaching and research in chemical and environmental analysis. The grant will support research/teaching sabbaticals for faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions in Appalachia and the Southeast. The aim is to enhance both research and teaching at these institutions, thereby improving the learning experience of students moving from the undergraduate institutions to graduate school or the job market. Details of the program are available at the Web site www.chem.utk.edu/~rsec or by contacting Kelsey D. Cook, RSEC Program Director, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600; phone: 865/974-8019; email:
[email protected]. Applications will usually be reviewed in February and August and should be received by January 15 or July 15 for timely consideration.
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Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program: November 15, 2000 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program: June 30, 2001 New Faculty Awards Program: May 15, 2001 Faculty Start-Up Grants for Undergraduate Institutions: May 15, 2001 Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions: June 30, 2001 Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences: Completed Proposals: September 1, 2000 Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: March 1, 2001 Senior Scientist Mentor: September 1, 2000
Further information may be obtained from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, Suite 1305, New York, NY 10022; phone: 212/753-1760; email:
[email protected]; WWW: http://www.dreyfus.org/
Research Corporation • • • •
Cottrell College Science Awards: May 15 and November 15 Cottrell Scholars: First regular business day in September Research Opportunity Awards: May 1 and October 1 Research Innovation Awards: May 1
Further information may be obtained from Research Corporation, 101 North Wilmot Road, Suite 250, Tucson, AZ 85711-3332; phone: 520/571-1111; fax: 520/571-1119; email:
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Green Chemistry Green Chemistry is the topic of three conferences: • GreenChem2000, the 4th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, will be held June 27–29, 2000, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. • The 5th Gordon Research Conference on Green Chemistry will be held July 15–20, 2000, at Connecticut College, New London, CT. • The symposium, Green Chemistry: Applications in Academia and Industry, is being sponsored by the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and the Society Committee on Education; it will be held at the ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 20–24, 2000. More information is available at www.epa.gov/greenchemistry or by phone 202/260-2659.
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News & Announcements A Kit to Explore the Nanoworld A new kit designed to provide an introduction to the nanoworld— the world of atoms—is now available through the Institute for Chemical Education. This kit will introduce you to the tools that let us “see” atoms, manipulate them, and create nano-architectural wonders. It includes a 32-page color booklet, an LED circuit, a refrigerator magnet, a fiber optic, a diffraction slide, a memory metal wire, a hand lens, and a 9V battery. The Exploring the Nanoworld kit is a product of the NSF-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (http://mrsec.wisc.edu/nano). It is available prior to August 31, 2000, for the special introductory price of $24 (including U.S. shipping charges). Contact Institute for Chemical Education (ICE), University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue. Madison, WI 537061396; http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/new.html.
ACS Division of Chemical Education 2000 Election of Officers Candidates for the 2000 annual election of Division officers for 2001 appear below. Ballots will be mailed for arrival in late August or early September. Ballots must be received by the Secretary by October 1, 2000. Both ACS and affiliate members of the Division may vote for the office of Chair-Elect; only ACS members may vote for Councilor/Alternate Councilor, since this is an ACS as well as a DivCHED office.
Chair-Elect (Chair in 2002) •
Arlene Russell, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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Mickey Sarquis, Miami University-Middletown, Middletown, OH
Councilor/Alternate Councilor •
Tom Adams, The Indiana Academy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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Craig Bowen, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
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John Clevenger, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
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Mark Freilich, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN
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Mary Nakhleh, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Pratibha Varma-Nelson, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL
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