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Undergraduate Program: A Melting Point by LaTrease Garrison
Sunday, August 22 9–11:30 a.m. Graduate School Recruiting Breakfast/ Undergraduate Hospitality Center. All undergraduates are invited to the hospitality center to grab breakfast, network with graduate school recruiters, other chemical science students, ACS staff, and the national meeting program planners. Career information pamphlets will also be available. 9:30–10:45 a.m. Workshop: How to Be an Award-Winning Student Affiliates Chapter. ACS Student Affiliates Chapters will have the opportunity to share what works and what doesn’t work for their chapters. Attending chapters should be prepared to discuss their successful activities and to provide other chapters with tips to implement similar activities. 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Rediscovery of the Elements Symposium. This session will discuss the discovery of uranium and radium and the story of radioactivity. In addition, the roles of different countries, cultures, and scientists to arrive at the final discoveries will be discussed. The C&EN mercurial anniversary issue (September 8, 2003) will also be discussed. Noon–2 p.m. Research as a Spring-Board to Graduate School. Sponsored by the Committee on Minority Affairs and the Society Committee on Education, this workshop will present undergraduates and their research advisors from different sizes and types of colleges and from industry. The panel will discuss how various experiences shape their decisions regarding graduate education. Free deli buffet for first 60 participants. 1–3 p.m. Kids & Chemistry Hands-on Workshop. Kids & Chemistry is a program developed by the American Chemical Society to give scientists the resources and training nec-
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The Fall 2004 ACS national meeting in Philadelphia will offer undergraduate chemical science students the opportunity to meet graduate school recruiters, learn historical facts about the periodic table, hear about the latest research taking place at Merck Labs, and to network with professional members of ACS. The ACS Committee on Education’s Task Force on Undergraduate Programming will once again offer two days of programming for undergraduates. Through national meeting programming, the Task Force seeks to introduce undergraduates to various careers in chemistry as well as present chemistry-related topics that might not be covered in the classroom. In addition, the program also gives Student Affiliate Chapters a chance to network with one another and to help jump-start event planning for the upcoming academic year. The Task Force invites all undergraduate chemical science students to join them for an exciting program. Peruse the program below as you might find that one event that you wouldn’t want to miss. We’ll see you there!
The famous LOVE sculpture was designed in aluminum by Robert Indiana for Philadelphia’s bicentennial. It is located at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in JFK Plaza.
essary to share hands-on science with elementary school children. Participants in this workshop will get tips for planning and presenting science activities to elementary school children and will learn more about safety and liability issues. A variety of elementary science education resources available from the ACS will be introduced and attendees will get an opportunity to try out some age-appropriate hands-on activities. Ideas for recruiting volunteers and setting up a local Kids & Chemistry program will also be discussed. Fabulous door prizes will be awarded! 3–5 p.m. Graduate School Reality Check: Application, Acceptance, and Success. A panel of graduate students, administrators, faculty, and recruiters will discuss everything you ever wanted to know about graduate school in the chemical sciences: how to get in, stay in, and how to get out. Monday, August 23 9:00–11:30 a.m. Graduate School Recruiting Breakfast/ Undergraduate Hospitality Center 9–10:45 a.m. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Symposium. This symposium will discuss current pharmaceutical research taking place at Merck Laboratories as well as computer-aided drug design. 11 a.m.–Noon Eminent Scientist Lecture featuring Elsa Reichmanis. (Cosponsored by the ACS Women Chemists Committee). Former ACS President Elsa Reichmanis will discuss the breakthroughs in materials chemistry. Noon–12:45 p.m. Undergraduate Networking Reception. Undergraduates will have the opportunity to meet with Elsa Reichmanis and other speakers featured in the undergraduate program during this networking session.
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Boathouse Row is composed of classic 19th-century Tudor structures along the Schuylkill River that house the “Schuylkill Navy” and its member rowing clubs.
1–3 p.m. Undergraduate Research Poster Session. (Sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education, Inc. Cosponsored by the Divisions of Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.) Undergraduate chemical sci-
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ence students that have completed research in various areas of chemistry will share their results during this poster session. The ACS membership is invited to attend. 3:30–5 p.m. Exploring the Molecular Vision: How Can You Excel in the Future Workforce? A group of chemists met recently to discuss the chemistry curriculum and the opportunities that are available to future professionals in the chemical sciences. Members of this group will share with you their thoughts about what you should learn in order to be better prepared to take advantage of these opportunities in your career. 8–10 p.m. Sci-Mix. Student Affiliates Chapters will share their successful activities during this poster session. All undergraduate events are sponsored or cosponsored by the ACS Committee on Education’s Task Force on Undergraduate Programming. Philadelphia Program Chair: Mike Buttram, Texarkana College, TX; General Chair: Carmen Collazo, Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce, PR. LaTrease Garrison is Senior Education Program Manager, ACS Undergraduate Programs in the ACS Education Division;
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