Travel Funds for Undergraduates

The ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry has established the I. M. Kolthoff Enrichment Award to encourage talented chemistry undergraduate students to pursue further studies in analytical chemistry. The award provides funding for undergraduate students to travel to an ACS national meeting and to present the results of their research in the form of a poster. Funds (available only to U. S. citizens and permanent residents) may be applied toward registration, travel, and accommodations. The awards of up to $500 will be made on the basis of both scientific merit and financial need. For more information or an application package, contact Sylvia Daunert, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0055; email: . The deadline for receipt of applications for the Spring 1998 National Meeting in Dallas is November 1, 1997; the deadline for the Fall 1998 National Meeting in Boston is April 1, 1998.

General Chemistry Teaching Workshop

The 1997 Stony Brook General Chemistry Teaching Workshop will be held July 20 through July 25, 1997. The title of the Workshop is "Improving The Teaching/Learning Process in General Chemistry", and it is designed to bring educators together in activities aimed at sharing pedagogy, developing skills, and forging new collaborations. Ample time has been scheduled for spontaneous workshops and discussions. Those interested in attending should contact GCTW, c/o David Hanson, Chemistry Department, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 17794-3400; phone: 516/632-7917; fax: 516/632-7960; email: twolfskill@sbchem.syunysb.edu. The cost of the workshop is $500.

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences

Informational brochures are now available for the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences. Through the Special Grant Program, the Foundation is able to accept for review almost any proposal that advances chemistry education or knowledge, except for support of an individual's research. While the brochure gives several examples of project types, these are illustrative, not restrictive. The Foundation emphasizes that it actively seeks fresh and imaginative ideas. Recent grants may be reviewed at the Foundation's World Wide Web site at www.dreyfus.org.

Other programmatic details and the fairly simple two-step procedure for submitting proposals are described in the brochure and on the Web site. Deadlines are July 15, 1997, for preliminary inquiries and September 15, 1997, for complete proposals. Questions about procedural matters not covered in the brochure may be directed to the Foundation at 555 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; phone: 212/753-1760; or via email: admin@dreyfus.org.

Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions

Informational brochures are now available for the 1997 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions. The program continues the Foundation's commitment to undergraduate education in the chemical sciences and funds for an established faculty member at an undergraduate institution to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to teach and collaborate in research for two years. Scholar/Fellow awards are intended to attract talented Ph.D. recipients to careers in undergraduate colleges and universities, and to recognize superb research achievements by faculty at these institutions. In addition to collaborating on research with the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar, the Fellow has the opportunity to strengthen teaching and other professional capabilities. Recent awards may be reviewed at the Foundation's World Wide Web site at www.dreyfus.org.

Other programmatic details and the procedure for submitting proposals are described in the brochure and on the Web site. The deadline is July 1, 1997. Questions about procedural matters not covered in the brochure may be directed to the Foundation at 555 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212/753-1760, or via email: admin@dreyfus.org.

Award Announcements

CMA Awards

The Chemical Manufacturers Association has announced the names of the thirteen exceptional teachers of science, chemical technology, chemistry, and chemical engineering who have been selected to receive their 1997 Responsible Care© Catalyst Awards.

National Winners

• Gordon S. Bates, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Ajay K. Bose, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
• John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• Kenneth James Takeuchi, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• Richard F. Jones, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
• George R. Gross, Union High School, Union, NJ
• Alan D. Redmond, Ross N. Robinson Middle School, Kingport, TN

Regional Winners

Two-Year College

• Robert C. Byrne, Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
• Lorie Johl, Eastern Idaho Technical College, Idaho Falls, ID

High School

• Barbara A. Gadegbeku, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit, NJ
• Thaddeus Lau, Flint Northwestern High School, Flint, MI

Elementary School

• Anna Castley, P. S. 22, Staten Island, NY
• Mary Katherine Keleher, A. L. Schilling Elementary School, Newark, CA

The Catalyst Awards Program honors individuals who have the ability to inspire students toward careers in chemistry and science-related fields through their excellent teaching ability in and out of the classroom. Since the award was established in 1957, 515 science, chemistry, and chemical engineering educators have been honored. Winners are selected from a wide range of nominations submitted by colleagues, friends, and administrators. All pre-high school, high school, two- and four-year college, or university teachers from the United States and Canada are eligible. For information about the 1998 Catalyst Awards, contact CMA, 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209; phone: 703/741-5000; fax: 703/741-6000.

Welch Award

Ahmed H. Zewail of the California Institute of Technology has been named the 1997 recipient of the Robert A. Welch award in Chemistry. He is a pioneer in exploring chemistry on the femtosecond time scale, using lasers and beams of molecules to probe chemical reactions as they occur in real time. The Welch Foundation annually presents the $300,000 prize to recognize outstanding contributions to chemistry for the betterment of humankind.

AAP Award

Daniel M. Perrine, who teaches chemistry at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, received honorable mention in the Chemistry category of the Association of American Publishers' Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division's 1996 awards competition. The award was for his work The Chemistry of Mind-Altering Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Cultural Context.