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Ice Cream If you are attending the 19th BCCE this summer at Purdue University (July 30–August 3, 2006) and you like ice cream, then don’t miss the opening ceremonies and reception on Sunday evening, July 30. An Ice Cream Social will cap the evening’s events, with the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) and JCE as sponsors. Following tradition, volunteers from these two organizations will be on hand to scoop the ice cream. Visit the JCE Booth There will be a double booth in the BCCE exhibition area that will function as home base for JCE, the Division of Chemical Education, and the Examinations Institute. The exhibits will be on the first floor of the Purdue Memorial Union—not far from food and the technical sessions in the adjacent Stewart Center. Booths will be open 1–9 p.m. on Monday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and 8–10 p.m. on Tuesday. There will be refreshments on both evenings. Be sure to stop by to see us. National Chemistry Week 2006: Plan Ahead! National Chemistry Week (NCW) celebrations take place this year from October 22–28 around the theme, Your Home: It’s All Built on Chemistry, which will be one of the themes of our October issue. Since this issue will be released in early September, teachers will have time to incorporate the JCE materials into their NCW plans. The JCE staff has begun assembling theme-based materials. Here is a peek at our plans: • Another useful, popular, illustrated Resource Paper that describes previously published JCE articles on this topic; we plan to focus on the materials used to build homes, perhaps including items commonly used and found in the home • A JCE Classroom Activity related to the topic • Collected articles that relate to the theme • Specially written brief articles illustrated in color and related to the theme
You or your ACS Local section may obtain extra copies of the October 2006 issue —as well as other JCE materials—for use in NCW workshops and celebrations. To do so get in touch with JCE: by phone at 608/262-5153 or 800/991-5534; fax at 608/265-8094; email
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Awards Announced 2006 Hackerman Award, Welch Foundation The Welch Foundation, a private foundation for basic research in chemistry, has selected Paul S. Cremer of Texas
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A&M University as the recipient of the 2006 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. Cremer is the fifth recipient of this $100,000 award, presented annually to honor up-and-coming scientists at Texas institutions who are 40 years or younger. Recipients are recognized for expanding the frontiers of chemistry through their innovative research endeavors. Cremer is being honored for his pioneering work in physical chemistry and biological surface science. He has made significant progress in resolving a long-standing problem in chemistry known as the Hofmeister effect—how salts interact with monolayers, proteins, and polymers. Chemist of the Year, Cincinnati Local Section Arlyne (Mickey) Sarquis is the 57th recipient of the Cincinnati Chemist of the Year Award. The award has been given annually since 1950 to a member of the Cincinnati Section who has made significant contributions to the chemistry enterprise. Mickey was characterized by Emel Yakali, Section Chair, as “an educator of educators”. Mickey was honored in recognition of her national and international leadership in chemical education. Through programs offered by the Miami University’s Center for Chemical Education, which she directs, she has reached directly a huge number of educators at the kindergarten through college level, and indirectly their students. Hunter College Award Mort Hoffman, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Boston University and past-chair of DivCHED, will receive the 2006 Hall of Fame Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from the Alumni Association of his alma mater, Hunter College of the City University of New York, on May 6. The Hunter College Hall of Fame was established in 1972 to recognize graduates who have made significant achievements and contributions to society. Mort was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1977. Previous awardees include Nobel Laureates Rosalyn Yalow and Gertrude Elion.
Courses, Seminars, Meetings, 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 supports grants to provide support for teachers in programs at two- and four-year colleges or universities that do not have any advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences. The awards are to support continuing education activities that must be directly related to the applicant’s teaching and take the applicant away from his or her campus. The applicant must be a full-time faculty member at his or her institution. There is no formal application form but the application materials must
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include a description of the proposed activity and a statement of 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, the amount of aid requested, and sources of all supplemental funds including the applicant’s own funds. The applications are reviewed by a committee. No support will be given for general attendance
at national, regional, or local ACS meetings nor for any sabbatical support. Closing dates are three times each year: January 1, April 1, and September 1. Electronic applications are much preferred. For further information or inquiries contact Richard F. Jones,
[email protected]; mailing address: Sinclair Community College, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402; phone: 937/512-2916.
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Official deadline dates for proposals will be specified in the new program solicitation for each program, to be published at least three months before the relevant deadline date. Consult the new NSF Education and Human Resources (EHR) Web site (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR) and that of its Division of Undergraduate Education (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/ index.jsp?div=DUE) for the most up-to-date listings and guidelines; phone: 703/292-8670; email:
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Camille Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Awards Program: November 9, 2006 Faculty Start-Up Awards Program: May 11, 2006 Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Awards Program: June 29, 2006 New Faculty Awards Program: May 11, 2006 Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: May 25, 2006 Senior Scientist Mentor Program: Completed Proposals: October 5, 2006 Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences: Preliminary Proposals: June 1, 2006 Completed Proposals: August 24, 2006
Further information and confirmation of the above deadlines may be obtained from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3301; phone: 212/753-1760; email: admin@ dreyfus.org; WWW: http://www.dreyfus.org/. Research Corporation • • • • •
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Further information may be obtained from Research Corporation, 4703 East Camp Lowell Drive, Suite 201, Tucson, AZ 85712; phone: 520/571-1111; fax: 520/571-1119; email:
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News & Announcements Peer-Led Team Learning: The Workshop Model Pratibha Varma-Nelson and Christopher F. Bauer will present the Chautauqua Short Course, Peer-Led Team Learning: The Workshop Model, from June 22–24, 2006, at California State University, Fullerton, CA. Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a model of teaching that has been tested and successfully implemented in chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics courses at a wide variety of institutions. The course addresses the needs of all science and mathematics disciplines that are beginning a PLTL program. The PLTL model actively engages students in the learning process by having them solve carefully structured problems in small groups under the direction of a trained peer leader. Peer-led workshops are an effective way to engage large numbers of students with course material and each other. Improved performance and retention, development of communication and team skills, higher motivation and course satisfaction, and increased interest in pursuing further study in science are among the benefits of the PLTL approach. This course will introduce the theoretical and practical elements of the PLTL model and prepare participants to implement PLTL programs in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. The course will also provide a Workshop experience and will give participants an opportunity to develop Workshop materials. Students who have served as peer leaders will be actively involved in the course and will discuss their experiences with the PLTL model. Recruiting and training of peer leaders will also be discussed, as will faculty roles and responsibilities and issues surrounding the implementation and institutionalization of PLTL. Participants will be provided a guide for the implementation of workshops, a handbook for workshop leaders, and workshop materials for chemistry, biology, and physics. We encourage faculty members to assemble a team, which includes a learning specialist and a potential student leader, to participate in this course. The workshop is designed for physical and biological sciences and mathematics at two- and four-year colleges and universities, and graduate students in the sciences interested in
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an eventual teaching career. There are no prerequisites. More information is available at the Chautauqua Web site, http:// www.engr.pitt.edu/chautauqua (accessed Mar 2006). 8th ECRICE Online registration is now open for the 8th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education (ECRICE) to be held in Budapest, Hungary, August 31–September 1, 2006. More information about the conference may be found online at http://www.ecrice8.mke.org.hu/ (accessed Mar 2006). New Award for Excellence in College Astronomy Teaching The non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) announces the Emmons Award—a new annual prize for distinguished contributions to the teaching of introductory astronomy in North America. Named in memory of the late Richard Emmons, an astronomer with a life-long dedication to education, the prize recognizes the impact and importance of college astronomy instructors, particularly those who teach the approximately 250,000 non-science majors who take basic astronomy courses each year. Each Emmons Award winner will receive $500 and be recognized at the next annual ASP meeting. The deadline for nominations for the first prize is June 1, 2006. For more information about the award rules and a nomination form, see http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/ awards/emmons.html (accessed Mar 2006). The Emmons Award was made possible by a generous gift to the ASP by Emmon’s daughter, Jeanne Bishop (a well known science educator and a former member of the ASP Board of Directors) and her husband, Allan Bishop. The prize is the newest of the ASP’s annual awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to astronomical research and astronomy education at many levels. The Society’s oldest and most coveted prize is the Bruce Medal, first given in 1898. For more information about the work of the ASP, one of the world’s leading organizations devoted to astronomy education, see http://www.astrosociety.org (accessed Mar 2006).
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