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Program for the Division of Chemical Education: Boston, August 18–22, 2002 by Catherine H. Middlecamp, Arlene A. Russell, and Frank Torre photo Morton Z. Hoffman
CHED technical sessions will be held at the Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel with these exceptions: the High School Program and Workshop and the High School/College Interface Luncheon (ACS #107) will be held Monday, August 19, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel; the Undergraduate Research Posters will be held in Hall B of the Hynes Convention Center. Saturday, August 17
Evening, 6:30 p.m. Division Social Hour and Dinner
The CHED dinner will be held at the Skyline Room of the Museum of Science, Boston (T stop: Science Park) within walking distance of downtown hotels. Admission to
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Meeting Program: All ACS Divisions • Preliminary program, including forms for registration, hotel reservations, and ordering tickets to social events (luncheons, dinners, etc.): Chemical & Engineering News, June 17, 2002, and the ACS Web site, http://www.acs.org/, under choose a page- choose Meetings, and then click on Boston. • Final program with complete program and all session locations will be sent with Chemical & Engineering News, and will appear on the ACS Web site (address above).
Program and Activities: CHED • CHED technical sessions will be in Hilton Boston Back Bay; 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. A list of CHED committee and task force meetings appears on p 915. Tickets to the CHED dinner (Saturday evening, August 17; event #102, $55) and the High School/College Interface Luncheon (Monday, August 19; event #107, $35) are available from ACS (see above). Abstracts of CHED sessions will be mailed to all Division members prior to the meeting, accompanying the Fall 2002 CHED Newsletter. Abstracts also will be available for download as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file from the Division’s Web page, http:// DivCHED.chem.wisc.edu/index.html, prior to the meeting. Nonmembers may contact the Division Secretary (see Information Page, p 938). General information about Boston such as museums, parks, other attractions, and program highlights appears in the CHED Newsletter, in issues of Chemical & Engineering News, or as part of the information and Web sites listed on p 914.
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Museum of Science, Boston, in Science Park.
the museum will be at 6:30 p.m. at which time the exhibits will be open to the CHED group. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. followed by an Omni IMAX show. Tickets for the dinner (ACS #102) are $55; they are in limited supply and must be purchased in advance through ACS (see the June 17 issue of Chemical & Engineering News or http:// chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry?PID=acsdisplay.html&DOC= meetings\boston2002\index.html). There will be no on-site sales of tickets to the Division Dinner. Sunday, August 18
Morning A. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum C. A. Burkhardt, Organizer Robert K. Boggess, Organizer, Presiding
Recipients of awards from the ILI, CCLI, and related programs in the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education are part of symposia that describe their successful innovations at ACS Fall national meetings for the past 15 years. B. Rewards and Challenges: The Retiring Experience Anna Wilson and Robert G. Silberman, Organizers, Presiding
In this symposium recently retired colleagues from both industry and academia will describe how they planned for retirement and their experiences since retiring. Teaching Nuclear Chemistry for a New Generation
Cosponsored with Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology.
Catherine H. Middlecamp (
[email protected]) and Arlene A. Russell (
[email protected]) are the Meeting Co-Chairs for the Boston ACS Meeting; Frank Torre (
[email protected]) is the Program Committee Chair for the Division of Chemical Education.
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Afternoon A. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum Robert K. Boggess, Organizer C. A. Burkhardt, Organizer, Presiding B. Teaching Nuclear Chemistry for a New Generation L. Brown and S. J. Yennello, Organizers J. Dougan, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology. Topics in nuclear chemistry that are covered in the undergraduate curriculum—such as nuclear energy, nuclear medicine, and nuclear waste—are important for citizens of the 21st century to understand and appreciate. The symposium welcomes discussion on the role of radiochemistry in the secondary and undergraduate curricula, including thoughts on why the topic is often omitted. C. Environmental Analytical Chemistry in the Laboratory I D. V. Robinson, Organizer J. C. Scaumloffel, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Analytical Chemistry and Division of Environmental Chemistry. Samples designated for environmental chemical analysis are typically contained in complex matrices, requiring additional emphasis on sample collection, preservation, preparation, and data validation. This symposium will feature undergraduate laboratory exercises that demonstrate the application to environmental samples of the basic steps for any chemical analysis. Chemistry Survival Guide: Learning How to Learn Chemistry
Cosponsored with ACS Society Committee on Education. This symposium is part of the Undergraduate Program.
Evening A. General Poster Papers Cinzia M. Muzzi and E. J. Kantorowski, Organizers, Presiding
Monday, August 19
Morning A. Bioinformatics in the Undergraduate Biochemistry Curriculum Matthew Fisher, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Biochemical Technology.
Swan boats in Boston’s Public Garden.
Noon High School/College Interface Luncheon, Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Tickets (ACS #107) are $35 and should be purchased in advance using the information on page 904.
Afternoon A. Recent Developments in Student-Centered Teaching Methods Eileen L. Lewis, Organizer Thomas H. Eberlein, Organizer, Presiding
Problem-based learning, Peer-led team learning, Guided inquiry, Peer review, Modular chemistry, Computer-assisted learning: All of these methods (and many more) have been used successfully to promote greater involvement of students in their own learning. B. Research Sites for Educators in Chemistry (RSEC) J. G. Stevens, Organizer, Presiding
The goal of the RSEC program is to bring together faculty at undergraduate institutions (two-year colleges, baccalaureate colleges, and master’s universities) with faculty at research universities to enhance the research and educational opportunities in chemistry at all participating institutions. The impact, opportunities, and challenges of this program will be the major focus of this symposium. C.–K. Undergraduate Research Posters, Hall B, Hynes Convention Center, 12:30–2:30 p.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer
Cosponsored with Division of Analytical Chemistry and Division of Environmental Chemistry.
Cosponsored with ACS Society Committee on Education. Undergraduate research posters in the areas of physical chemistry (C), polymer chemistry (D), analytical chemistry (E), biochemistry (F), chemical education (G) , environmental chemistry (H), inorganic chemistry (I), organic chemistry (J), and medical chemistry (K) will be on display.
Teaching Nuclear Chemistry for a New Generation
Evening, 8 p.m.
Cosponsored with Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology.
A. Sci-Mix: CHED Posters Frank J. Torre, Presiding
B. Environmental Analytical Chemistry in the Laboratory II J. C. Scaumloffel, Organizer D. V. Robinson, Organizer, Presiding
High School Program Steve Lantos, Organizer
Information about the High School Program appears on pp 904–905.
A special CHED poster—Joining DivCHED: What’s in It for Me?—will be a new feature. Prospective members, as well as current members, may learn about the benefits of membership and involvement in CHED activities.
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Tuesday, April 20
Morning A. Recent Developments in Student-Centered Teaching Methods II Thomas H. Eberlein, Organizer Eileen L. Lewis, Organizer, Presiding B. Rewards and Challenges: Experience of Young College Chemistry Faculty Harry E. Pence, Organizer Laura Pence, Organizer, Presiding
There are many challenges facing the young men and women who comprise the new generation of college chemistry professors. Competition for teaching positions is intense. New teachers need to develop new teaching methods, including the use of educational technology. This symposium consists of papers from untenured faculty who will describe constructive and innovative ways that they are responding to these problems and the types of support that they have found most useful. C. Alpha Chi Sigma: 100 Years of Impact on American Chemistry I J. E. Adams, Organizer G. D. Anderson, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of History of Chemistry. One of the aims of Alpha Chi Sigma is “To strive for the advancement of chemistry both as a science and a profession.” This symposium will explore the ways in which the fraternity, its chapters, and its members have worked toward this goal. Computational Chemistry in Chemical Education: Curriculum Examples I
Cosponsored with Division of Computers in Chemistry.
Afternoon A. Recent Developments in Student-Centered Teaching Methods III Thomas H. Eberlein and Eileen L. Lewis, Organizers S. E. Barrows, Presiding B. Linking Chemistry with Issues of Public Policy Catherine H. Middlecamp, Organizer
Those who teach chemistry in the context of one or more issues of public policy, and those who are in the process of designing such courses for a particular audience, such as liberal arts or first-year students, are brought together in this symposium. C. Alpha Chi Sigma: 100 Years of Impact on American Chemistry II. Recent Recipients of the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry G. D. Anderson, Organizer J. E. Adams, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of the History of Chemistry. Computational Chemistry in Chemical Education: Curriculum Examples II
Cosponsored with Division of Computers in Chemistry. CHED Business Meeting & Social Hour, 4:15–5:00 p.m., Westminster Room, Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel
The DivCHED Business Meeting is being combined with a social hour so members and prospective members can learn more about DivCHED as well as reconnect and make new friends in the setting of a social hour. 910
The dome of the State House from Boston Common.
Wednesday, August 21
Morning A. Using Computer-based Technologies to Effect Student Learning Jimmy Reeves, Organizer Michael J. Sanger, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Computers in Chemistry. The rapid development of information technology has facilitated the creation of computer-based learning materials—animations, interactive lessons, simulations, videos— that are designed to promote critical thinking skills, improve conceptual understanding, and address common student misconceptions. This symposium presents papers that describe the design and implementation of these materials, document the methods used to assess their effects on student learning, and discuss the results of the assessment. B. Green Chemistry and Engineering in the Curriculum I Mary M. Kirchhoff, Organizer J. Chateauneuf, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Committee on Environmental Improvement. What is Synchrotron Radiation and What Are Its Major Applications?
Cosponsored with Division of Analytical Chemistry.
Afternoon A. Using Computer-based Technologies to Effect Student Learning Michael J. Sanger, Organizer Jimmy Reeves, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Computers in Chemistry B. Green Chemistry and Engineering in the Curriculum I J. Chateauneuf, Organizer Mary M. Kirchhoff, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Committee on Environmental Improvement. Chemical Science Using Synchrotron Radiation
Cosponsored with Division of Analytical Chemistry. Synchrotron techniques and their applications.
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The old and the new: reflection on the John Hancock Tower.
Thursday, August 22
Morning A. Using Computer-based Technologies to Effect Student Learning III Jimmy Reeves, Organizer Michael J. Sanger, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with Division of Computers in Chemistry. B. General Oral Papers I Conrad Bergo, Organizer, Presiding
Afternoon A. Technology-based Chemistry Teaching: How Should We Proceed? Zafra M. Lerman and Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizers Y. J. Dori, Organizer, Presiding
Cosponsored with International Activities Committee and Division of Chemical Education. This symposium will discuss recent advances in technology-based chemistry teaching worldwide.
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