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PK-12 Educational WorkshopsPK-12 Educational Workshops | Elizabeth Martin | College of Charleston | |
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An Introduction to Computational Chemistry for Chemistry EducatorsThe workshop is primarily intended for chemistry educators who have had little or no exposure to computational chemistry. An introduction to computational chemistry and a description of the methods used will be followed by examples of the types of information that can be obtained. The workshop will include a "hands on" portion where participants will be able to build and visualize molecules, perform geometry optimizations, calculate rotational energy barriers, view molecular orbitals, and correlate electrostatic potential with reactivity. Emphasis will be placed on topics that will highlight the ways in which computational chemistry can be used as an educational resource. | Clyde Metz | College of Charleston | |
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The Art of Sample Preparation forThe Art of Sample Preparation For Spectrophotometric MethodsThis half-day workshop is intended for the chemist, analyst, biochemist, and clinician who is interested in state-of-the-art sample preparation for industrial methods. The accuracy of an analytical measurement can be no better than the analytical standards used in calibration of the instrument. Techniques used at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to prepare standard solutions will be described. The discussion will also include sampling and dissolution of solid samples such as metals, ores, glasses, clays, air particulates, foods, and biological tissue. Since some type of chemical separation or preconcentration may be required in the analyses, the application of separation techniques such as chelation and solvent extraction, ion-exchange, precipitation, and electroanalytical methods will be discussed. For trace or sub-trace elemental analyses, contamination can be a major factor in the precision and accuracy of the analyses. Techniques used to alleviate contamination in trace elemental analysis will be described. Copies of slides will be distributed to all participants. | Theodore C. Rains | High Purity Standards, Inc. | |
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Writing Excellent Research ProposalsWhether you are a chemist in industry or academia, young or old, you will at some point in your career need to ask for funding from outside sources for conducting research, acquiring instrumentation, or developing educational initiatives. This will likely require writing a proposal.Competitive proposal writing is not a skill often taught in school, but it can be learned. In this hands-on, participatory workshop, Dr. Robert Rich of the ACS Petroleum Research Fund (a funding agency) will introduce you to the ins and outs of getting your proposals funded. In addition to general information on what makes an excellent research proposal, you will learn the specifics of preparing a proposal to ACS PRF and information about available programs. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions and get answers to anything relating to the proposal-writing process. Following the formal presentation, participants will have the opportunity to write mock abstracts, which will be peer reviewed and critiqued during the workshop. Prizes will be awarded for the best abstracts. | Robert H. Rich | Petroleum Research Fund | |
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Metabolomics and Marine Natural Products | Peter Moeller | NOAA | |
| 6 | Laboratory Safety WorkshopThe one-day Laboratory Safety Workshop is appropriate for teachers of chemistry from grades 7-12 and for professor of chemistry at the college/university level. Those working in industrial laboratories would also benefit from the Workshop. Topics to be covered include the OSHA Laboratory Standard, Legal Aspects of Safety, Eye and Face Protection, Chemical Storage, Handling Glassware, and Waste Storage. Cost - $225/ person | Jack Breazeale | Laboratory Safety Institute | |
| 7 | Starting and Operating a Co-op Program in ChemistryThis professional, interactive training workshop is designed as an introduction to experiential education for the "newcomers," chemistry faculty, departmental administrators, and employers. For this workshop, the term co-op is used to mean paraprofessional, off campus and practical experiences that are integrated into the student's curriculum. Ideally, the experience is part of the "course work" that can be presented for graduation requirements.The workshop will cover definitions; advantages and disadvantages; organizational structures and operating plans; and obstacles to starting and operating a co-op program. Other topics will include: coordinator's role; educator/employer relationship; student selection, recruitment, placement and training; matching students with company needs; finding the right partners; evaluating individual and program performance; and much more! | Martha Brosz Amy Weiskittel | Cincinatti State Equistar | |
| 8 | Spectral Data Management, Structure Elucidation, and Chromatographic Method Development with ComputersAdvanced Chemistry Development presents an interactive workshop which is designed to introduce you to proven techniques which help scientists all over the world streamline the extraction of knowledge from analytical data and chemical structures. Topics to be covered include Patenting and Publication, Verifying chemical structures: An Intro to ACD/SpecManager, Structure Elucidation, and Chromatographic Method Development. The workshop will provide for hands-on access to Advanced Chemistry Development's software and expert instruction. | Gavin Shear | Advanced Chemistry Development Laboratories | |
| 9 | Quantitative Structure-property Relationships (QSAR & QSPR) with CACheQSPR & QSAR can be used to predict almost any physical, chemical and biological property. This half day module includes a one hour introductory presentation followed by two hours of hands-on lab exercises that go through the steps required to develop and test a quantitative structure property (or activity) relationship. Topics cover selection of calibration data, choice of descriptors, various regression analysis tools, and approaches to determine the best correlation. | Heidi Klein | CAChe Group |
