News from Journal House

JCE Collections Available

Occasionally, collections of Journal of Chemical Education back issues become available for donation to individual teachers, schools, or libraries. JCE provides the service of trying to match the donated collections with interested recipients. Typically, recipients are expected to pay shipping costs or, if they live near the donor, to pick up the collection. Recipients should realize that shipping large, heavy collections may cost a few hundred dollars, depending on location. Journal issues cannot be shipped by U.S. Postal Service media mail because they contain advertising.

The collections described below are available at present. Anyone interested in obtaining one of these collections should contact Erica Jacobsen.

• Roseburg, Oregon: Collection from approximately 1965–1999 and thought to have no issues missing.
• River Falls, Wisconsin: Collection from 1954–1992, with the following issues missing (1954 1–8, 11, 12; 1955 1, 4–12; 1956 1–12; 1957 1–9; 1962 1; 1977 1–12; 1985 1–6; 1992 12).
• Chicago, Illinois: Collection from 1994–2003.

If you have a collection and would like JCE’s assistance in finding a suitable individual or institution to which to donate it, contact Erica Jacobsen. JCE is able to provide information about a valuation of the donated collection.

Old Issues Wanted: The Chemistry Leaflet

The Chemistry Leaflet was published by the Journal of Chemical Education beginning in 1927. It was a weekly publication for high school chemistry students during the academic year. Each issue discussed chemistry relevant to topics students were studying during the week the issue arrived. Through several transformations of the title and publishers, The Chemistry Leaflet is a predecessor of today’s ChemMatters (see below).

The JCE editorial office has recently been the recipient of a partial collection (volume IV, 1930–1931) but is interested in making the collection more nearly complete, with the thought that it would be eventually possible to scan the collection and make it available to subscribers.

If you have copies of The Chemistry Leaflet and would be willing to donate them to JCE, send an email message to JCE putting Chemistry Leaflet in the subject line or send a letter by surface mail to the editorial office.

Awards Announced

ACS 2005 National Awards

The American Chemical Society has announced the recipients of its 2005 national awards; the complete list appears in the August 23, 2004 issue of Chemical and Engineering News. The recipients will be honored at the Awards Ceremony on March 15, 2005, in conjunction with the ACS national meeting in San Diego, CA. Award addresses by awardees marked with an asterisk (*) will be presented in the program of the Division of Chemical Education.

ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

• Jeannette E. Brown, Hillsborough, NJ, for work done at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Merck Research Laboratories

ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

• Geraldine L. Richmond*, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution, sponsored by Research Corporation

• Phoebe K. Dea*, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society, sponsored by ACS General Endowment Fund

• Janan M. Hayes, Merced College, Merced, CA

James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, sponsored by Albemarle Corp.

• Annis Hapkiewicz*, Okemos High School, Okemos, MI

George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, sponsored by Dow Chemical

• James N. Spencer*, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Priestley Medal

• George A. Olah, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California

Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, sponsored by Mallinckrodt Baker

• Christy L. Haynes (student), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for work done at Northwestern University
• Richard P. Van Duyne (preceptor), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Charles Lathrop Parsons Award

• Marye Anne Fox, University of California, San Diego

Courses, Seminars, Meetings, Opportunities

2004 Welch Foundation Chemical Research Conference

The Welch Foundation’s 48th chemical research conference, “Chemistry of Self-Organized and Hybrid Materials” will be held October 25–26, 2004, in Houston, TX. The conference will be divided into four areas: research broadly focused on the use of nanostructures in controlling chemical sensors, biodiagnostic responses, and liquid crystalline properties, led by Richard M. Crooks; composite nanoscaled arrays, discussing practical uses of nanomaterials and nanocrystals in optic and photonic applications, led by T. Randall Lee; exploring nanotechnology at the interface with biology, led by Eric V. Anslyn of the University of Texas at Austin; and synthetic approaches to nanoscaled macromolecules, led by Vicki L. Colvin. Allen J. Bard, the 2004 recipient of the Welch Award, will present his award lecture, “An Electrochemical Life”, at the conference. For more information, visit the Web site (accessed Sep 2004).

International Congress of Nanotechnology 2004

The International Congress of Nanotechnology and Nano World Expo 2004 will be held November 7–11, 2004, at the Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA. The conference theme is Bridging to the Next Frontier. For further information see the Web site (accessed Sep 2004).

Outreach at Fall ACS Regional Meetings

There are six ACS regional meetings in fall–winter 2004; five will take place after this issue is mailed to subscribers or made available on JCE Online. The ACS Division of Chemical Education (CHED) will be represented at each—with a table; materials about CHED in general, the Examinations Institute, and JCE; and a (friendly!) volunteer. Here is where we will be.

• Great Lakes Region, October 17–20, Hotel Père Marquette, Peoria, IL. Paul Charlesworth, facilitator
• Midwest Regional Meeting, October 20–22, Manhattan Holidome, Manhattan, KS. Paul Rillema, facilitator
• Western Regional Meeting, October 27–30, Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, CA. Boyd Earl, facilitator
• Northeast Regional Meeting, October 31–November 3, Rochester Riverside Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rochester, NY. Allene Johnson, facilitator
• Southeast Regional Meeting, November 10–13, Sheraton Imperial Conference Center, Research Triangle Park, NC. Carol White, facilitator

Science History Tour 2005

The theme of the summer 2005 Science History Tour will be “Science Behind the Iron Curtain”. The two-week trip starts in the second half of June (the exact dates have not yet been decided). The group will travel to Dresden and the Saxony region of Germany; Prague and other places in the Czech Republic, and end in Vienna, Austria.

Accommodations will be in comfortable, welcoming hotels where all rooms have private bathrooms. During the tour all admission fees to museums, fees for lectures, and taxes are included, along with land transportation, hotels and breakfasts, and at least one other meal per day. The cost of the 2005 tour has not yet been calculated, but for guidance the 2004 tour cost was $2850 per person, double occupancy; transatlantic air fare is not included. Graduate credit is available; CPDUs are also available for teachers.

For further information or to be put on the mailing list, contact either Yvonne Twomey, 841 Kinston Court, Naperville, IL 60540; phone: 630/961-9811; or Lee Marek; phone: 630/420-7516. A Web presentation of past trips is available (accessed Sep 2004).

Materials Available

ChemMatters 20th Anniversary CD-ROM Available

ChemMatters magazine, published by the ACS Education Division, connects high school students with the fascinating chemistry of their everyday lives. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, ChemMatters has made available 20 years of issues on a searchable CD-ROM. A single copy is $25 (U.S.); site licenses for networked use are also available. Subscriptions to ChemMatters continue to be $12 each (U.S.); five or more copies to a single address reduces the price to $5 each. The online Teacher’s Guide is free.

To order the ChemMatters CD-ROM or to subscribe, telephone ACS customer service, 800/227-5558 or go to the Web site (accessed Sep 2004) where there is a subscription form and an online order form.

Materials Needed

Secondary Teaching Supplies Needed

The chemistry teacher at Skapiskis Secondary School in Skapiskis, Lithuania is in dire need of some simple teaching supplies, such as test tubes and other simple laboratory supplies, for use in grades 7–12. The school’s equipment is out of date, but their budget is not sufficient to supply all needs. ACS Project Bookshare has previously donated publications in English.

Supplies may be sent to Skapiskis Secondary School, Chemistry Department, Attn.: Mrs. Audrone Liudvinaviciene, Mokyklos 5, Skapiskis LT-40464, Kuppiskio raj., Lithuania. Email correspondence should go to Tomas Samoska.

Proposal Deadlines National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) The following NSF deadlines have been established or are anticipated. Course, Curriculum, & Lab. Improvement (CCLI) Formal Proposals A&I Track (Adapt. & Implement.) December 2, 2004 ASA Track (Assess. of Student Achiev.) Decmber. 8, 2004 NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars (DTS) Prelim. Proposals (nominations.) October 20, 2004 Formal Proposals February 9, 2005 Official deadline dates for proposals will be specified in the new program solicitation for each program, to be published at least three months before the relevant deadline date. Other Funding Opportunities for STEM Education are available. Program solicitations are available electronically through NSF's Online Document System and through the NSF DUE site; phone: 703/292-8670; email. The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Camille Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Awards Program: November 11, 2004 Faculty Start-Up Grants for Undergraduate Institutions: May 12, 2005 Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Awards Program: June 30, 2005 New Faculty Awards Program: May 12, 2005 Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: February 24, 2005 Senior Scientist Mentor: Completed Proposals: August 25, 2005 Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences: Completed Proposals: August 25, 2005 Further information and confirmation of the above deadlines may be obtained from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, Suite 1305, New York, NY 10022-3301; phone: 212/753-1760; email; Web. Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Awards: May 15 and November 15 Cottrell Scholars: September 1 Research Innovation Awards: suspended 2004-2005 Research Opportunity Awards: May 1 and October 1 Further information may be obtained from Research Corporation, 101 North Wilmot Road, Suite 250, Tucson, AZ 85711; phone: 520/571-1111; fax: 520/571-1119; email; Web.