At #NERM12 and already found Shakhashiri! #chemceleb#scienceisfun with @gruger04 pic.twitter.com/j3IBvZ1p
Showing posts with label Bassam Shakhashiri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bassam Shakhashiri. Show all posts
Friday, October 26, 2012
*Science is Fun* with a Chemistry Ambassador
My new passion is live tweeting. Not only does it let others following along experience the event in real-time it also makes for an accurate and simple blog post after the event. This particular event was a High School Chemistry Teacher Workshop on Sunday September 30, 2012 in Rochester, NY led by American Chemical Society President Bassam Shakhashiri at the Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society #NERM12. The nice part about Regional Meetings is their size and that they are contained in the host hotel. I stopped in the room to say hello to Bassam and to tell him that we are excited to have him coming to our local section (NESACS) for the twelfth consecutive year for National Chemistry Week to deliver the Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture. I absolutely had to stay for his workshop. I love listening to Bassam talk about chemistry education and outreach. His enthusiasm is contagious and the energy in the room changes as attendees are mesmerized by his performance and inspired to answer his call to be chemistry ambassadors in their own communities. So I took my seat and listened and tweeted:
Jennifer Maclachlan 
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
National Chemistry Week in the Northeastern Section: preparing to be #Spellbound #IYC2011
How kids become scientists: Produced for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry, the video series Spellbound, tells the story of scientists whose childhood curiosity about everyday things helped them launch careers in the lab, win Nobel Prizes and make other achievements. Their early childhood experiences may encourage young people into careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
This episode features Bassam Shakhashiri, Ph.D, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2011 President-Elect, American Chemical Society
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| Photo courtesy of George Ruger. Bassam at the Connecticut Valley Section event. |
#NCW Kick-Off Event at Museum of Science Boston
We are really looking forward to Bassam kicking off the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society National Chemistry Week event at the Museum of Science on Sunday October 23, 2011. Lectures and demonstrations at 1pm and 4pm.This is the 11th year that this program has run.
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| L to R: Hillary Butts, Allison Harbottle, Mike Lynch, Lauren Gagnon |
Preparations have begun:
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| Hand-sanitizer from scratch |
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| The bead indicates it's time for sunscreen... |
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| Mike and Lauren were having fun with goldenrod paper: writing disappearing messages (of love) |
The NCW volunteers practiced the
experiments last weekend in the comfort of the laboratory in the basement of the Museum of Science (see photos above). The tests were timed at each bench and modifications were made to make them field-friendly ie) preparing for being stationed at a table in the museum and engaging passer-bys with their chemistry experiment on Sunday October 23.
To reserve tickets for Bassam's lecture/chemistry demonstration, click here. Admission to the museum is required for the 1pm lecture.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society celebrates it's Centennial Anniversary
Guest post by George Ruger, Chair Mid-Hudson Section of the American Chemical Society
Photos courtesy of George Ruger
The official celebration for the Connecticut Valley Section's (CVS) 100th Anniversary was held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. ACS President-Elect Bassam Shakhashiri started off the festivities by presenting a certificate to celebrate the milestone to Mark Peczuh, Chair of the Connecticut Valley Section. Then he talked about his 4 Presidential Initiatives and his theme during his Presidential year, Advancing Chemistry / Communicating Chemistry.
The morning speaker was Dan Nocera, Professor from MIT. Based on Dan's data, we are currently
using 14 terawatts of energy on the planet, but we will need an additional
16 terawatts of energy by 2050. Why so much more? It is
largely expected that by the year 2050 the world population will grow
from nearly 7 billion people today to 9 billion people. In addition,
over the next 40 years there will be another 3 billion people in poor
countries who will be looking for access to energy. Therefore
there will be twice as many people looking for access to the energy
supply by 2050, and that goes on the assumption that the energy needs
of the legacy world will not increase. For energy in the non-legacy
world, cost is the first issue, not efficiency. High efficiency
comes with a high cost. The key, in Dan's opinion, is in providing
the non-legacy world a carbon-neutral, sustainable energy supply.
Dan's work is largely focusing on obtaining energy from solar power.
He is looking at photosynthesis in plants for inspiration and trying
to find a cost efficient way to generate energy that can be done in
small scale in parts of the world that don't have access to the power
grid. Lunch was provided to the attendees. They also had the opportunity to view posters from the CVS which paid tribute to the history of the section and highlighted some of the important figures of the section, including those who are ACS Fellows. One poster was dedicated to letters from other sections who congratulated the CVS on their 100th Anniversary. A few of the 18 local sections in the Northeast Region sent letters and also sent representatives to the event. The crowd had over 100 people, many of them high school kids from nearby schools.
For the Science Is Fun demonstration,
Bassam started by raising up a match. He let it go and it dropped
to the table. He said "That is Physics." Then
he struck it on the side of the match box and the match lit to a brilliant
flame. He replied "That is Chemistry!" Bassam
also lit what looked like a dollar bill and it burned to a big flash,
leaving no ashes behind. Then he confessed that it wasn't a real
dollar bill, but flash paper that looked like a dollar bill. Then
he sought a volunteer from the audience to donate a real bill.
He soaked the bill in a liquid and then lit the bill. The bill
seemed to burn with a bright yellow flame but actually remained intact.
The liquid burned off but didn't damage the bill. He asked the
audience what the liquid might be. Then he said it was a mixture
of alcohol and water. Bassam also made use of 6 1000ml graduated
cylinders. There were three colors, and two cylinders had each
color. He added dry ice to one of the two of each color and we
observed the color changes. He talked a little bit about the Chemistry
behind the color changes and then added the dry ice to the others.
Bassam also demonstrated Bernoulli's Principle by blowing up a long
cylindrical plastic tube using only the air in his lungs, plus a little
help from the surrounding air. In conclusion, Bassam said that all forms of science need to work together, including Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
At the end of the event three cakes dedicated to the 100 year old Connecticut Valley Section were cut and eaten.
No party is complete without cake.
Friday, September 9, 2011
National Chemistry Week #NCW at Museum of Science Boston 2011 #MOS and Boston Children's Museum
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| Photo courtesy of M.Z. Hoffman |
Presented by: The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society
Sunday October 23, 2011 – Museum of Science Boston
· Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture by Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, President Elect of the American Chemical Society.
Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri is a
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the
William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea. Professor Shakhashiri has captivated
audiences with his scientific demonstrations at a variety of locations
including Boston’s
Museum of Science, the National Academy of
Sciences and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
in Washington.
Taking place in Cahners Theatre (2nd floor, Blue Wing) at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Museum of Science Boston.
Shakhashiri 2010ACS Pres
Part of NESACS Celebrates the International Year of Chemistry What is National Chemistry Week? Click here to learn more.
2011 National Chemistry Week Theme: “Chemistry – Our Health, Our Future!”
Kicking off National Chemistry Week 2011 festivitiesJoin us in a variety of hands-on activities related to the yearly theme.
Taking place from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm on Sunday October 23, 2011 throughout
the Museum.
BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM:
SAVE THE DATE and bring your kids on Saturday October 29, 2011 – Boston Children’s museum
From 11 am – 4 pm, NCW volunteers will be on-hand throughout the museum to perform super fun demonstrations
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