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Division of Chemical Education Program for the Fall2010 ACS National Meeting in Bostonby Julie Smist

Springfield College, Department of Biology and Chemistry, Springfield, Massachusetts 01109

by Nicole L. Snyder*

Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York 13323*nsnyder@hamilton.edu

by Carmen Valdez Gauthier

Department of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida 33801

Division of Chemical Education technical sessions for theFall 2010 ACS National Meeting in Boston will be held in theSeaport Hotel, 200 Seaport Boulevard (location 13 on the ACSmap). The Undergraduate Research Poster and Sci-Mix will beheld in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Be sureto check the on-site program for any last-minute changes in timeor location. Unless otherwise noted, morning sessions begin at8:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions begin at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 22

Morning

A. High School Program: Chemistry for Preventing andCombating Disease, Part I

Sally Mitchell, Organizer

B. Social Networking: The Next Generation, Part ILaura E. Pence and Harry E. Pence, Organizers

The number of new social networking programs continuesto multiply at a great rate, and people are constantly finding newways to use the programs that already exist. Predictions that thewhole social networking world will converge into a few inte-grated applications have so far proven to be incorrect. A fewchemical educators have found innovative ways to apply theseprograms to enhance student learning and communication, butfew of these innovations seem to have been widely adopted.There are some indications that educators are reaching a tippingpoint, where innovation feeds upon innovation and exciting newlearning opportunities result. This symposium brings togetherdescriptions of some of these new developments, showing howteachers are using blogs, wikis, Twitter, and other social programsto create a new kind of learning experience.

C. Using Technology To Enhance Learning in OrganicChemistry

Lakeisha McClary and Philip Janowicz, Organizers

As class sizes grow and funds dwindle, an increasing burdenis put on organic chemistry instructors to teach a course thatrelies heavily on spatial ability. Recent technology has allowedstudents to become more engaged in the learning process in bothsynchronous and asynchronous environments. Increased student

engagement has increased student motivation and instructors areable to spend more time on activities that directly affect studentlearning. This symposium will explore both synchronous andasynchronous methods to enhance learning in organic chemistry.

Afternoon

A. High School Program: Chemistry for Preventing andCombating Disease, Part II

Sally Mitchell, Organizer

B. High School Program: Chemistry for Preventing andCombating Disease, Part III

Sally Mitchell, Organizer

C. Social Networking: The Next Generation, Part IILaura E. Pence and Harry E. Pence, Organizers

D. Connections to Germany and Europe: Education andResearch Opportunities

Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizer

This symposium explores opportunities that exist for under-graduates, graduate students, postdocs, and young professionalsin the U.S. to study and engage in research in the chemicalsciences at universities, industries, and research institutes inGermany. The symposium will celebrate the tenth anniversaryof the exchange program with Germany of the NortheasternLocal ACS Section, the German Chemical Society, and theirrespective Younger Chemists Committees.

Evening

General PostersIngrid Montes, Organizer

Monday, August 23

Morning

A. Chemistry and Policy: Solving Problems at the Interface,Part I

Jared Silva and Jan Schnorr, Organizers

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This symposiumwill highlight key areas in which chemistry-related science policy is created and implemented by govern-ments and other major organizations. It will also challenge youngresearchers, chemical professionals, and policy practitioners aliketo tackle important issues, including national security andcompetitiveness, health and safety, and energy and sustainability.Speakers in the morning session include David Goldston(NRDC), Jay D. Keasling (UC Berkeley), Joan Berkowitz(Farkas, Berkowitz and Company), and William S. Rees, Jr.(LANL).

B. Teaching Acid-Base Concepts in General and OrganicChemistry: Current Approaches To Improve ConceptualUnderstanding and Retention

Margaret Asirvatham, Organizer

In this symposium, speakers will share recent attempts toaddress difficulties encountered by students in learning acid-base chemistry. Rich experiences of instructors who teach generaland organic chemistry to enhance learning and facilitate studentsuccess and retention as majors, especially in the physical andbiological sciences, will be presented.

C. Undergraduate Research Oral PresentationsJohn Dudek and Ray Dudek, Organizers

In this symposium, students will have the opportunity togive presentations and exchange ideas on research they haveconducted in the laboratory.

Afternoon

A. Chemistry and Policy: Solving Problems at the Interface,Part II

Jared Silva and Jan Schnorr, Organizers

This symposiumwill highlight key areas in which chemistry-related science policy is created and implemented by govern-ments and other major organizations. It will also challenge youngresearchers, chemical professionals, and policy practitioners aliketo tackle important issues, including national security andcompetitiveness, health and safety, and energy and sustainability.Speakers in the afternoon session include Janan Hayes (Chair,ACS History of Chemistry), John Gavenonis (DuPont),Kathryn L. Beers (NIST), John M. Deutch (MIT), and GeorgeM. Whitesides (Harvard).

B. Integrating Nanotechnology into the ChemistryCurriculum

Jason Montgomery, Organizer

Advances in nanotechnology are affecting almost every facetof our lives. Regardless of whether a student is seeking apostgraduate degree in chemistry, a degree in medicine, or aposition in industry, he or she will surely encounter some mani-festation of nanotechnology. The purpose of this symposium isto address two primary questions:

• Towhat extent do students graduating with degrees in chemistryneed to have been exposed to nanoscience?

• How can a department successfully integrate nanotechnologyand nanoscience, from theory to experiments, into the chemistrycurriculum?

Speakers will address these issues and give insight into thesuccessful integration of nanotechnology and the chemistrycurriculum.

C. Successful Undergraduate Research ProgramsJohn Dudek and Ray Dudek, Organizers

In this symposium, faculty will give presentations andexchange ideas on developing successful undergraduate researchprograms.

D. Undergraduate Research PostersNancy Bakowski, Organizer

Evening

Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Posters (SciMix)Nancy Bakowski, Organizer

Tuesday, August 24

Morning

A. Forensic Science: Its Impact on the Education of RecentGenerations of Undergraduate Students, Part I

Larry Kaplan, DavidM. Collard, Cian�an B. Russell, Jerry C. Smith,and Patricia S. Hill, Organizers

Over the past 25 years, forensic science has emerged as anideal field for introducing many topics in the chemical andrelated physical and biological sciences to undergraduatestudents. The Forensic Science workshop, offered for the pastdecade under the auspices of the National Science Founda-tion-supported Center for Workshops in the ChemicalSciences (CWCS), has been successful in introducing morethan 250 college and university professors to the world offorensic science as a pedagogical vehicle. The presentations inthis symposium will involve the perspectives of well-knownforensic scientists who have made outstanding contributionsto the field. The symposium will also feature alumni of theForensic Science workshops who have made significant con-tributions to the field primarily through course and curricu-lum development.

B. Advances in Teaching Analytical and InorganicChemistry

Anne M. Falke, Organizer

In this symposium, faculty will give presentations andexchange ideas on advances in teaching analytical and inorganicchemistry.

C. Advances in Teaching Organic ChemistryMichelle Boucher, Organizer

In this symposium, faculty will give presentations andexchange ideas on advances in teaching organic chemistry.

Afternoon

A. Forensic Science: Its Impact on the Education of RecentGenerations of Undergraduate Students, Part II

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Larry Kaplan, DavidM. Collard, Cian�an B. Russell, Jerry C. Smith,and Patricia S. Hill, Organizers

B. POGIL: Process-Oriented, Guided-Inquiry LearningRick Moog, Organizer

Process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) is astudent-centered group learning approach to instruction basedon research on how students learn best. In a POGIL classroom orlaboratory environment, students work in groups on speciallydesigned activities that promote construction of understandingand development of important learning skills. This symposiumwill include presentations on the implementation and effective-ness of POGIL in various learning environments and courses.

C. Advances in Teaching Biochemistry and Physical Chem-istry

Didem Vardar-Ulu, Organizer

In this symposium, faculty will give presentations andexchange ideas on advances in teaching biochemistry andphysical chemistry.

Wednesday, August 25

Morning

A. Research in Chemical Education, Part IGautam Bhattacharyya, Organizer

B. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the UndergraduateCurriculum, Part I

Robert Boggess and Cindy Burkhardt, Organizers

This symposium will feature speakers from CCLI-Phase I andType 1 awards funded by the National Science Foundation withinthe past five years. A variety of successful projects that have developedmaterials or strategies aimed at improving the learning and teachingof chemistry at the undergraduate level will be presented. Projectsmay include an entire curriculum or a single course or laboratory andfocus on both science and nonscience majors. A discussion of theCCLI and other NSF programs by recent reviewers and NSF staffwill be a part of the symposium program.

C. Where Goeth the Chemistry Textbook, Part IJames Reeves and Deb Exton, Organizers

With the cost of traditional textbooks creeping ever higherand the potential of digital media becoming a reality, textbookpublishing is at a crossroads. Cost, delivery method, availability,usage, effectiveness: these are all issues that must be considered astextbooks of the future are developed. Rather than a promotionof the latest publisher offerings, this symposium is presented as anopportunity to open a dialogue about these issues by consideringthe perspectives of publishers, authors, and users. A panel discus-sion involving representatives from each of these constituencieswill follow the presentations.

D. Research Ties between Chemical Education and OtherDisciplines

Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Organizer

The field of chemical education strongly embraces thescholarship of integration as it relies on research from a varietyof disciplines and affects others in return. This relationshipmanifests itself through a rich variety of conduits from in-dustrial interactions to consulting to research and teachingcollaborations. In this symposium, presentations will empha-size the mechanisms by which the scholarship of integrationhas been put into action and the resulting products of suchcollaborations.

Afternoon

A. Research in Chemical Education, Part IIGautam Bhattacharyya, Organizer

B. NSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the UndergraduateCurriculum, Part II

Robert Boggess and Cindy Burkhardt, Organizers

C. Where Goeth the Chemistry Textbook, Part IIJames Reeves and Deb Exton, Organizers

D. Teaching Science to Elementary TeachersLynn Hogue, Organizer

Thursday, August 26

Morning

A. General Oral Papers, Part IChristine Jaworek-Lopez, Organizer

B. General Oral Papers, Part IIChristine Jaworek-Lopez, Organizer

C. Busted: Myths of a Chemical NatureCarmen Guinta, Organizer

As chemistry educators are well aware, misconceptionsabout chemistry and chemicals abound in our students and inthe public at large. This symposium examines several suchmisconceptions, both historical and persistent.

JulianneM. Smist, DivCHED program committee chair, is inthe Department of Biology and Chemistry, Springfield College,Springfield, MA 01109; jsmist@spfldcol.edu. Boston MeetingCo-Chairs are Nicole L. Snyder, Department of Chemistry,Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323, nsnyder@hamilton.edu;and Carmen Valdez Gauthier, Department of Chemistry andPhysics, Florida SouthernCollege, Lakeland, FL 33801, cgauthier@flsouthern.edu.