Chemical Education Today
ACS National Meeting
Undergraduate Program: San Francisco by Adam Boyd
Undergraduate chemical science students—join us in San Francisco for an educational program designed specifically for you. Attend symposia on nanotechnology and natural disasters, meet with graduate school recruiters, learn tips for successful chapter planning, explore new research, and network with your peers. Don’t miss your chance to experience everything an ACS national meeting can offer! All events will take place at the Sheraton Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, at Market Street. Consult the final program for specific room assignments. Sunday, September 10 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Undergraduate Hospitality Center. All undergraduates are invited to the hospitality center to grab breakfast and network with 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. Award-Winning Outreach Programs. National Chemistry Week (NCW) and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day are two programs of the Office of Community Activities that can be easily implemented in your local area. Get the inside scoop on the upcoming NCW theme, “Your Home—It’s All Built on Chemistry”. Hear suggestions for celebrating and learn what others are doing and have done that have earned them recognition. Take home ideas to motivate your volunteers and have outstanding celebrations. 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Nanotechnology Symposium. This symposium will explore dip pen-nanolithography (a technique used to deliver chemical reagents directly to nanoscopic regions of a target substrate) and its use in studying the scientific surface phenomena of biological recognition and nanoscale electronics. Research highlights from the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and the impact of engineered nanoparticles on the environment will also be presented. 12:30–1 p.m. Lunch. Undergraduates are invited to grab an express lunch before heading to their next activity. This will be a great time to network with other undergraduates in the chemical sciences. 1–3 p.m. Kids and Chemistry Workshop. Participants will get tips on planning and presenting science activities to elementary school children and will learn about safety and liability issues. 1–3 p.m. Preparing Chemists and Chemical Engineers for a Globally Oriented Workforce. This workshop will address how chemical science graduates can acclimate themselves to today’s workplace. 3–5 p.m. Graduate School Reality Check. A panel of graduate students, faculty, and university recruiters will discuss everything you want to know about graduate school in the chemical sciences: how to get in, how to stay in, and how to get out. Co-sponsored by the Younger Chemists Committee. 3–5 p.m. Nanotechnology Workshop. This workshop will introduce new advances in nanotechnology and will showcase hands-on nanotechnology activities for possible use 1276
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in outreach activities. Pre-registration is required for this event. To register, contact the ACS Student Affiliates Program, 800-227-5558, ext. 4480 or
[email protected]. 5–6:30 p.m. Graduate School Ice Cream Social. Meet representatives from graduate schools at the undergraduate hospitality center. Recruiters will share information about graduate programs in the chemical sciences at their institutions. Ice cream and snacks will be served. Monday, September 11 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Undergraduate Hospitality Center. 8:30–10:30 a.m. Graduate School Recruiting Breakfast. Meet representatives from graduate schools at the undergraduate hospitality center. Recruiters will share information about graduate programs in chemical sciences at their institutions. 9:30–11 a.m. Environmental Impact of Natural Disasters Symposium. This symposium will discuss the challenges to assessing and addressing the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on human health and the environment in Louisiana. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Eminent Scientist Lecture & Lunch. Nobel Laureate Robert Grubbs will discuss his work on olefin metathesis. Catalyst development and the application of olefin metathesis to pharmaceutical industry and polymer synthesis are among the topics he will be discussing. 2:30–4:30 p.m. Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education; co-sponsored by the Divisions of Analytical, Organic, Environmental, Physical, Polymer, and Biological Chemistry, Biochemical Technology. [See page 1269 for more details.] 8–10 p.m. Sci-Mix Poster Session. Successful Student Affiliates Chapters will showcase their activities during the largest of the ACS poster sessions that includes Divisional posters as well as other exhibits. All events are sponsored or co-sponsored by the ACS Committee on Education’s Task Force on Undergraduate Programming. Program Chair: Anna Cavinato, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR; Chair: Etta Gravely, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. For more information, contact the ACS Student Affiliates Program, 800-227-5558, ext. 4480 or
[email protected]. Adam Boyd is on the staff of the American Chemical Society’s Education Division, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036;
[email protected].
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