Anthony J. Rest of the Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, has received the Royal Society of Chemistry's 1997 Award for Tertiary Education, sponsored by Imperial Chemical Industries Plc.

Westinghouse Science Talent Search

The first-place winner in the 57th Westinghouse Science Talent Search is Christopher Colin Mihelich of Carmel, Indiana. The prize is a $40,000 scholarship. He attends Park Tudor School in Indianapolis; his mathematics project studied certain polynomials having applications to geometry and combinatorics.

The second-place $30,000 scholarship was won by Ravi Vikram Shah from Tempe, Arizona, who studied drug resistance in cancer chemotherapy. Third place and a $20,000 scholarship were awarded to Parker Rouse Conrad from New York City, who entered a physiology project on nerve synapse receptors.

The fourth- through tenth-place winners received scholarships and the first and second alternates as well as thirty other finalists received $1,000 cash awards. The Westinghouse Science Talent Search is funded by the Westighouse Foundation and conducted by Science Service, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the understanding of science.

CMA Catalyst Awards

The Chemical Manufacturers Association has announced the names of the fifteen exceptional teachers of science, chemical technology, and chemistry and chemical engineers who have been selected to receive their 1998 Responsible Care Catalyst Awards.

National Winners

· Bette Anne Bridges, Bridgewater-Raynham High School, MA

· Diane W. Bunce, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

· Ann Cartwright, San Jacinto College-Central, Pasadena, TX 77501

· Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

· John J. Fortman, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

· Henry Frieser, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

· Hector Ibarra, West Branch Middle School, IA

Regional Winners

Two-Year College

· Frank Koch, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND

· Stephanie Ann Morris, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Knoxville, TN

High School

· Michael J. Bannon, Brentwood High School, NY

· Michael Gantz, McCall-Donnelly High School, ID

· William Rees Gettys, Trident Academy, SC

· Alan Slater, Stratford Central Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

Pre-High School

· Heidi von Oetinger, L`Anse Creus Middle School South, MI

· Anne Marie Bergen, Magnolia Elementary School, CA

Proposal Deadline Alert!

National Science Foundation
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) November 16, 1998
• NSF Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher
  Preparation (CETP)

  Preliminary proposals, Track 1 : May 1, 1998
  Formal proposals, Track 1 : September 1, 1998

Further information about NSF DUE programs can be obtained by consulting the DUE Website at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/start.htmor by contacting the DUE Information Center; phone: 703/306-1666; email: undergrad@nsf.gov.

The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

• Henry Dreyfus Teacher­Scholar Awards: July 1, 1998
• Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions: July 1, 1998
• Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences: July15, 1998

Further information may be obtained from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, Suite 1305, New York, New York 10022; phone: 212/753-1760; email: admin@dreyfus.org; http://www.dreyfus.org/

Research Corporation

• Research Opportunity Awards: May 1, 1998 and October 1, 1998
• Cottrell College Science Awards: May 15, 1998 and November 15, 1998
• Cottrell Scholars: First regular business day in September
• Partners in Science: December 1, 1998

Further information may be obtained from Research Corporation, 101 North Wilmot Road, Suite 250, Tucson, AZ 85711-3332; phone: 520/571-1111; fax: 520/571-1119; email: awards@rescorp.org; http://www.rescorp.org

Chemistry and Art Workshops

During summer 1998, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, will offer a one-week workshop for undergraduate faculty on the integration of chemistry and art in liberal arts, chemistry, and teacher education curricula. The workshop will begin Sunday evening, June 7 and run through Saturday evening, June 13. The workshop is open to chemists, artists, art education, and technology education faculty. It will provide participants with an interdisciplinary learning experience as well as help them to develop curricular materials which integrate topics of chemistry and art for both science and non-science majors.

The workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation at no cost to participants. It can accommodate 24 participants. For more information contact Patricia S. Hill, Chemistry Department, Millersville University, P. O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551; phone: 717/872-3421; fax: 717/872-3985; email: pshill@marauder.millersv.edu.

National Mole Day

National Mole Day will be celebrated on Friday, October 23, 1998, from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., to commemorate Amedeo Avogadro. The National Mole Day Foundation (NMDF) coordinates National Mole Day activities worldwide and has selected Ride the Molercoaster as its 1998 theme. Chemists, especially chemistry teachers, are encouraged to celebrate National Mole Day as a way to show how chemistry is a vital, positive force in everybody's lives. To obtain idea kits and newsletters or to join the NMDF, contact National Mole Day Foundation, Inc., 1220 South 5th Street, Prairie du Chien, WI 53820; fax: 608/326-6036; email: WWW: http://gamstcweb.gisd.k12. mi.us/~nmdf.

Registration, 15th BCCE

It is time to register for the 15th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, to be held August 9-13, 1998 at the University of Waterloo. Late registration fees begin July 3, 1998. Do not expect registration materials to appear in your mail unless you specifically request them. Instead, the primary method for registering is on the Internet at http://sciborg.uwaterloo.ca/bcce/. Program information is available at http://www.biochem.purdue.edu/~bcce. If you wish to send a query or request by postal service, the address is 15-BCCE, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.

A list of the symposia, workshops, and plenary lectures at the 15th BCCE appears on pages 671-676.

NSF Workshop Opportunities

Grants made by NSF under the Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement (UFE) program to support workshops, short courses, and similar activities for groups of faculty members have been announced. The aim of the UFE program is to allow faculty members who teach undergraduates to keep abreast of recent advances in their discipline, to gain experience with new experimental techniques, and to incorporate these developments into the curriculum. Activities specifically designed for chemists are listed first below, followed by information about the National Chautauqua Workshop Program that also is supported through the UFE program. Additional information about workshops and application materials should be requested directly from the contact person listed for each project. For information about workshops available in other disciplines or in interdisciplinary areas, consult the current Directory of NSF-Supported Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Projects which is expected to be available by late May 1998 on the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) Web site at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/start.htm.

A number of the workshops listed in this Directory will be offered again in the Summer of 1999 or the Academic Year 1999-2000, and a few are expected to run in the Summer of 2000 or the Academic Year 1999-2000.

Change in NSF Guidelines

The UFE program will no longer operate under the guidelines that have existed in the past. Rather, the integration of faculty professional development is encouraged within projects funded in all programs in DUE. In addition, organizations with the ability to provide multidisciplinary professional development for faculty nationwide are invited to submit proposals to the new Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program. The current Undergraduate Education Program Announcement and Guidelines, NSF 98-45, may be obtained by writing DUE, Room 835, NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, phoning 703/306-1666, or sending an email request to undergrad@nsf.gov. The Program Announcement and information about other activities in undergraduate education may be obtained from the DUE Web site at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/start.htm.

Chemistry Workshops

Workshop for Integration of Numerical Methods into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum Using the Mathcad Software

Site: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Workshop Date: July 19-23, 1998
Contact: Sidney Young, Department of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688; phone: 334/460-6181; fax: 334/460-7359; email: mailto:syoung@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Chemical Applications of Lasers Short Course

Site: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Workshop Date: June 13-20, 1998
Contact: Benjamin DeGraff, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; phone: 540/568-6246; fax: 540/568-7938; email: degrafba@jmu.edu

A Consortium for Molecular Modeling Using Workshops and the World Wide Web

Site: Lebanon Valley, Annville, PA
Workshop Dates: June 21-26; July 26-31, 1998
Contact: Carl Wigal, Department of Chemistry, Lebanon Valley College, 101 North College Avenue, Annville, PA 17003; phone: 717/867-6147; fax: 717/867-6124; email: wigal@lvc.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Workshops for the Integration of Chemistry and Art into Liberal Arts, Chemistry and Teacher Education Curricula

Site: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Workshop Date: June 7-13, 1998
Contact: Patricia S. Hill, Department of Chemistry, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551; phone: 717/872-3421; fax: 717/872-3985; email: pshill@marauder.millersv.edu

Instrumentation Workshop for Two-Year College Faculty

Site: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Workshop Date: June 14-19, 1998
Site: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Workshop Date: July 26-31, 1998
Contact: Richard F. Jones, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH 45402; phone: 937/512-2322; fax: 937/512-5164; email: rjones@sinclair.edu

National Chautauqua Workshop Program

The primary aim of the Chautauqua program, supported by NSF, is to enable undergraduate teachers in the sciences to keep current and relevant. The program provides an annual series of workshops in which scholars at the forefront of various sciences and engineering have the opportunity to meet for several days with undergraduate science teachers. These workshops provide an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college teachers in ways that are immediately beneficial to their teaching. Designed to have an impact on the quality of undergraduate programs in two- and four-year institutions, the program is an essential element in attracting and maintaining an adequate supply of graduates in science, mathematics, and engineering.

In 1998, 85 different courses are being offered through the Chautauqua program. The application deadline is six weeks prior to the workshop. Information about the specific courses being offered and space availability can be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.engrng.pitt.edu/~chautauq/ or by contacting Nicholas G. Eror, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 323 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261; phone: 412/624-9761; fax: 412/624-1108; email: sales@springer-ny.com; or by U.S. postal service to PO Box 2485, Secaucus, NJ 07096-2485. Those wishing to order Specialist Periodical Reports should order from the RSC at Turpin Distribution Services Ltd., Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 1HN, UK.