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ACS National Meeting
Program for the Division of Chemical Education: Washington, DC, August 19–24, 2000 by Conrad H. Bergo, D. Paul Rillema, and Morton Z. Hoffman
Division Dinner
The CHED Dinner will be held at Phillips Flagship Restaurant, 900 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC (about four blocks from the L’Enfant Plaza Metro stop). Tickets (ACS #112) are $35 each, and should be purchased in advance through ACS (see the June 19 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000/). Remaining tickets will be available at the meeting registration desk. Sunday, August 20
Evening, 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Washington Convention & Visitors Association
Saturday, August 19 Evening, 6:30 p.m.
A. General Posters and Social Hour D. Paul Rillema, Organizer, Presiding
The breadth and depth of chemistry education will be illustrated with 45 posters.
The Washington Monument
Morning
The interactions of metal complexes acting as ligands with polynucleotides and their components will be discussed in this two-part symposium about cutting-edge chemistry. B. Chemistry in Public Settings Martin Weiss, Organizer Robert L. Lichter, Presiding
This symposium will examine what an exhibition at a science museum can and cannot do to interpret chemistry for the public.
Afternoon A. Recent Advances in the Interactions of Metal Complexes with Nucleic Acids and Their Components: Kinetics of Binding and Electron Transfer, 2 p.m. D. Paul Rillema, Organizer Ram P. Singhal, Organizer, Presiding B. Historically Important Chemical Educators, 1 p.m. Cassandra T. Eagle, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will bring together history and chemical education by focusing on significant chemical educators who were of historical importance. Conrad Bergo (
[email protected]) and Paul Rillema (
[email protected] ) are the Meeting Chairs for the Washington, DC Meeting; Morton Hoffman (
[email protected]) is the Program Committee Chair for the Division of Chemical Education.
Meeting Program, All ACS Divisions • Preliminary program, including forms for registration, hotel reservations, and the ordering of tickets to social events (luncheons, dinners, etc.): Chemical & Engineering News, June 19, 2000 issue, and the ACS website (http://www.acs.org/ meetings/washington2000/). • Final program with complete program and all sessions locations: Chemical & Engineering News, July 24, 2000 issue, and the ACS website ( http://www.acs.org/meetings/ washington2000/).
Division of Chemical Education Program and Activities • CHED technical sessions will be in the Renaissance Washington Hotel. Unless otherwise noted here or in the final program, morning sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. All CHED committee meetings will be held in the Renaissance except the Executive Committee, which will be in the Convention Center; see p 958 for details. • Tickets to the CHED dinner (Saturday evening, August 19; event #112, $35 each), the High School/College Interface Luncheon (Monday, August 21; event #103, $25 each), and the Luncheon in Honor of Ernest Eliel (Tuesday, August 22; event #110, $33 each) are available from ACS (see above). • Abstracts of CHED sessions will appear in the Fall 2000 issue of the CHED Newsletter, mailed to all Division members prior to the meeting. Non–members may contact the Division Secretary (see Information Page, p 972). • General information about Washington, DC, such as attractions, museums, restaurants, and program highlights can be found in the CHED Newsletter, in the issues of Chemical & Engineering News noted above, or from the Washington Convention & Visitors Association website, http:// www.washington.org. Information of interest to visiting scientists is on pp 961–964.
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Washington, DC, Meeting Information
A. Recent Advances in the Interactions of Metal Complexes with Nucleic Acids and Their Components: Intercalation and Novel Drugs, 9 a.m. D. Paul Rillema, Organizer Ram P. Singhal, Organizer, Presiding
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C. Successful Minority Student Mentoring, Training, and Research Programs Herbert B. Silber, Organizer, Presiding
A. Envisioning the Chemical Sciences: Perspectives from Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Awardees, 8 a.m. Robert L. Lichter, Organizer, Presiding
The role of federal and private sources of undergraduate minority student programs that involve K–12, community college, undergraduate, and graduate students will be examined.
This two-part symposium will provide a view of decades of research and education in the chemical sciences as seen through the eyes of the Dreyfus Foundation.
D. Undergraduate Research Poster Session, 2:30 p.m. LaTrease Garrison, Organizer, Presiding
B. National Science Foundation Symposium: Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program; Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program Robert K. Boggess, Organizer, Presiding
130 undergraduate research posters in the areas of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry will be on display.
Recipients of ILI and CCLI awards over the past five years will describe their successful projects and programs in this two-part symposium. C. Laser Experiments in the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory: Symposium in Honor of Ben DeGraff, 8 a.m. O. Carl Salter, Organizer, Presiding
Developers of new undergraduate chemistry experiments that involve lasers will present their ideas and suggestions. D. High School Program, 8 a.m. R. E. (Rick) Reeves, Jr., Organizer, Presiding
E. High School Program, 2 p.m. R. E. (Rick) Reeves, Jr., Organizer, Presiding
Evening, 8 p.m. A. Sci-Mix: Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Posters LaTrease Garrison, Organizer, Presiding
Undergraduates from six colleges and universities will describe the successes of their student affiliates chapters. B. Sci-Mix: CHED Posters Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizer, Presiding
Tuesday, August 22
This program features workshops and presentations on a variety of topics that are of importance to the teaching of high school chemistry, described more fully on p 945 and 958. The program will take place at the American Chemical Society Headquarters, 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW.
Morning
Noon
Key questions will be addressed in this two-part symposium about the development of future chemists, chemical engineers, and other chemical professionals to work on global problems: where will they come from, how should they be educated, and to what extent will changes be needed in present systems of chemical education?
A. High School/College Interface Luncheon
The luncheon will be at the Doubletree Park Terrace Hotel. Tickets (ACS #103) are $25 each, and should be purchased in advance through ACS (see the June 19 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000/), or from Rick Reeves (
[email protected]). Remaining tickets will be available at the meeting registration desk.
Afternoon A. Envisioning the Chemical Sciences: Perspectives from Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Awardees, 1:20 p.m. Robert L. Lichter, Organizer, Presiding B. National Science Foundation Symposium: Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program; Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program, 1:20 p.m. Robert K. Boggess, Organizer, Presiding
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A. Chemical Education Applied to World Needs Joseph J. Lagowski, Organizer James E. Boggs, Organizer, Presiding
B. State of the Art: New Developments in FT–IR and FT–Raman Spectroscopy, 8:20 a.m. Richard A. Palmer, Organizer, Presiding
Recent advances in various aspects of interferometric optical spectroscopy will be examined from a research and pedagogical perspective in this two-part symposium. C. New Trends in the Teaching of Biochemistry, 9 a.m. Beth Kroa, Organizer, Presiding
The development and implementation of effective teaching strategies in biochemistry curricula that enhance classroom and/or laboratory skills will be discussed.
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Afternoon
A. Luncheon in Honor of Ernest Eliel
A. Doctoral Programs in Chemical Education Diana Mason, Organizer, Presiding
The luncheon will be at Marriott Metro Center Hotel. Tickets (ACS #110) are $33 each, and should be purchased in advance through ACS (see the June 19 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000/). Remaining tickets will be available at the meeting registration desk.
Afternoon A. Chemical Education Applied to World Needs, 2 p.m. James E. Boggs, Organizer Joseph J. Lagowski, Organizer, Presiding B. State of the Art: New Developments in FT–IR and FT–Raman Spectroscopy, 1:20 p.m. Richard A. Palmer, Organizer, Presiding C. Incorporating Everyday Chemistry into the Classroom and the Laboratory David A. Katz, Organizer, Presiding
Consumer chemistry topics and application-type laboratory experiments, which strive to enhance the teaching of chemistry to majors and non-majors, will be examined. D. CHED Business Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Diane Bunce, Chair, Presiding
The Division’s Business Meeting will take place in the meeting room of Section A. Wednesday, August 23
Morning A. Doctoral Programs in Chemical Education Diana Mason, Organizer, Presiding
In this two-part symposium, information on the evolution of existing programs, the successes and stumbling blocks to program development, and research agendas in chemical education will be provided. B. Laboratory Innovations in General Chemistry Conrad Stanitski, Organizer Jeffrey A. Paradis, Presiding
Reform has come to general chemistry textbooks, and innovations are taking place in general chemistry curricula. This two-part symposium will feature reports of innovative and creative approaches to the general chemistry laboratory.
B. Laboratory Innovations in General Chemistry, 2 p.m. Conrad Stanitski, Organizer Alan J. Pribula, Presiding C. What’s the Next Big Step in Using Computers to Teach Chemistry? Harry E. Pence, Organizer Kristen M. Kulinowski, Organizer, Presiding
The rapid changes that have been taking place in instructional technology over the past several years suggest that new methods are currently being developed that will have a similar impact in the decade ahead. This three-part symposium will examine new uses of computing technology and speculate on the effect it will have on chemistry instruction.
Morning
Thursday, August 24
A. What’s the Next Big Step in Using Computers to Teach Chemistry? 8 a.m. Kristen M. Kulinowski and Harry E. Pence, Organizers Jeffrey A. Paradis, Presiding B. General Papers: Teaching Techniques, 8 a.m. Conrad H. Bergo, Organizer Lynn G. Hartshorn, Presiding
This group of eleven contributed papers will examine the latest developments in pedagogy.
Afternoon A. What’s the Next Big Step in Using Computers to Teach Chemistry? 1 p.m. Kristen M. Kulinowski and Harry E. Pence, Organizers Joyce Whitehead, Presiding B. General Papers: Practical Applications, 1 p.m. Conrad H. Bergo, Organizer Tracy Schoolcraft, Presiding
Ten contributed papers explore a broad range of topics that can be applied to classroom and laboratory activities.
C. Chemistry Teacher and Teaching Assistant: Faculty Retention and Development, 9 a.m. William J. F. Hunter, Organizer, Presiding
The retention and development of beginning chemistry teachers, which will be examined in this session, is an important part of any future improvement in chemical education.
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