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SC-ACS e-Newsletter
South Carolina Section of the
American Chemical Society
February 2011
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The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011)
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
The IYC 2011 is an initiative of IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It involves chemical societies, academies, and institutions worldwide, and relies on individual initiatives to organize local and regional activities.
Under the unifying theme, "Chemistry - Our Life, Our Future," ACS and other chemistry organizations will celebrate IYC 2011 worldwide by offering a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages.
The goals of IYC 2011 include:
- Increasing the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs
- Increasing interest of young people in chemistry
- Generating enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry
- Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mme. Curie Nobel Prize and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies.
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| Section Meeting Tuesday February 22 @ Francis Marion University
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"Environmental Chemistry in the Classroom: Context, First Principles and Case Studies"
DR. JOHN FERRY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY& BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
B.S., 1990, University of Illinois-Urbana
M.S., 1993, University of North Carolina
Ph.D., 1996, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-1998 University of Texas-Austin.
SCHEDULE
5:30 Social Hour
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Program
DEADLINE FOR DINNER RESERVATIONS 5:00 PM Friday February 18
Contact: Dr. Ken Williams.
843-661-1447 FAX 843-661-1440
Email kwilliams@fmarion.edu
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Environmental Chemistry in the Classroom: Context, First Principles and Case Studies
Strategies for teaching environmental chemistry to undergraduate chemistry majors need to accommodate a surprising diversity of source material and opinions. Students often expect environmental chemistry courses to present litanies of gruesome, polarizing case studies and are less than excited about the sterile-seeming mathematics that could have predicted them. Textbooks often focus on chemistry at the high school or graduate level with few options for comfortable, safe integration in the ACS-recognized undergraduate curriculum. Laboratory materials often focus on working with "contaminants," seemingly without recognition of their potential health impacts on unskilled students. Professor Ferry has been working for twelve years to incorporate environmental chemistry in whole-class and modular formats into teaching at the freshman through graduate level at the University of South Carolina, and will present stories of his successes (and failures) at this task during the evening meeting on February 22. |
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Grilled Chicken Breast with Lemon Pepper Sauce
Roasted Pork Loin with Apples
Potatoes Au Gratin and Stir-Fried Vegetables
Caeser Salad
Apple Cobbler |
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Directions to FMU
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Francis Marion University campus is seven miles east of Florence on US Route 76.
Make a right on SC route 327 and then a left into the second entrance into FMU.
Go straight ahead around the traffic circle and past the bronze statue of General Francis Marion.
Continue straight ahead until you see parking lot G on your right near the back of the campus.Ervin Dining Hall will be on your right after you park. After going in the main entrance to Ervin, the President's Dining Room is in the back (past the food service area) and on the left. |
| Kudos
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*Dr. Caryn E. Outten of the University of South Carolina was among the 85 researchers President Barack Obama selected to receive the 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists & Engineers (January 17, 2011 edition of C&EN).
*Dr. Angela Peters of Claflin University was selected as February Chemist of the Month in the ACS Diversity Newsletter.
*Dr. Jack Breazeale is chairing the ACS national Committee on Nominations and Elections for this year (2011).
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| South Carolina Section's U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Testing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The South Carolina Section's U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Testing will be held March 19 at the College of Charleston and at USC-Columbia, with the final competition being on April 15 at the College of Charleston.
The Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. The local and U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad competitions are sponsored by the American Chemical Society. Each year, four students are chosen to represent the United States team at the International Chemistry Olympiad competition. |
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2011 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR: E. RAY MCAFEE, Blythewood, SC CHAIR - ELECT: ANGELA PETERS, Claflin University
SECRETARY-TREASURER: JIM DEAVOR, College of Charleston COUNCILOR: WILLIAM H. "Jack" BREAZEALE, JR., Mt. Pleasant COUNCILOR: SCOTT R. GOODE, University of South Carolina
ALT COUNCILOR: DANIEL J. ANTION, Cayce, SC
ALT COUNCILOR: JOHN FERRY, University of South Carolina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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