News from Journal House
Guidelines for Submission
The Journal's current Guide to Submissions can be
found on pages 29-30 of this issue. They have been streamlined
a bit and also include a handy check list. This information
is also available on JCE Online at
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Authors/.
Wanted: Demo Checkers
The Tested Demonstrations column needs people
who like to try out demos. Column editor Ed Vitz is looking
for additional volunteers to serve as "checkers" for
manuscripts that have been submitted to the Journal
for possible publication as Tested Demonstrations. A checker is expected to
perform two functions: to review the manuscript for
accuracy and novelty, and to attempt to perform the
demonstration according to the procedure supplied by the author.
Checkers may suggest important improvements in demonstration
procedures, and for their efforts they are cited in the byline
when the manuscript is published. For instance, the demo
showing the yellow cascading precipitates (lead iodide) made from
potassium iodide and lead nitrate was submitted by Wobbe
de Vos and checked by Kim Kostka.
The (yellow) cascading precipitates are from “Using Large Glass
Cylinders To Demonstrate Chemical Reactions” that appeared in the
April 1999 issue of JCE.
We prefer that checkers begin the review process
(which may in some cases involve procuring supplies) very soon
after being contacted so that their review can be completed
in the timely manner that authors deserve. Checkers are
usually teachers who routinely present lecture
demonstrations in their classes in either high school or colleges. We try
not to call on checkers more often than once a year, which is
one of the reasons for this request. Another is that we lose
many highly valued, experienced checkers to retirement or
other endeavors.
Prospective checkers may want to look at a copy of
the JCE Tested Demonstration Evaluation Form. It can be
found on the Web at
http://www.kutztown.edu/~vitz/TD/TDhome.html.
This site also has links to JCE guidelines
for prospective authors. Volunteers should contact Vitz by
the medium of their preference: Ed Vitz, Editor, Tested
Demonstrations, Journal of Chemical
Education, Department of Chemistry, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
19530; phone: 610/683-4443; fax: 610/683-1352;
email: vitz@kutztown.edu.
Awards Announced
ACS Regional Awards in High School Chemistry Teaching
The American Chemical Society has announced
winners of regional awards in high school chemistry teaching for
1999. Winners have demonstrated excellence in teaching,
exceptional ability to challenge and inspire students,
extracurricular work, and willingness to keep up to date in the field.
The award consists of two certificates (one for the recipient,
the other for display at the recipient's school) and a cash prize
of $1,000.
- Thomas W. Adams, Indiana Academy for
Science, Mathematics & Humanities at Ball State
University, Muncie, Indiana: Central Region
- Arthur J. Crumm, Barstow School, Kansas
City, Missouri: Midwest Region
- Esther H. Freeman, Tabb High School,
Yorktown, Virginia: Southeast Region
- Joan A. Laredo-Liddell, St. Barnabas High
School, Bronx, New York: Middle Atlantic Region, 1998
- David T. Lee, Mountain Lakes High
School, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey: Middle
Atlantic Region, 1999
- Diane Coley McGann, Santa Ana High
School, Santa Ana, California: Western Region
- William J. Pilotte, Newington High
School, Newington, Connecticut: Northeast Region
- Judith C. Seydel, Idaho Falls High School,
Idaho Falls, Idaho: Northwest Region
- Brenda A. Wolpa, Canyon Del Oro High
School, Tucson, Arizona: Southwest/Rocky Mountain Region
-
NSF Distinguished Public Service Award
As a part of its celebration in 2000 of its half-century
in existence, the National Science Foundation has
announced the recipient of its Distinguished Public Service Award.
- Samuel P. Massie, U.S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland (Emeritus)
1999 Ford Foundation Fellowships
The National Academies have announced the
recipients in the 1999 fellowship programs. The names of those in
chemistry or chemistry-related programs appear below. The
complete list and background information about fellowship
programs are available at http://national-academies.org.
Information about the next (2000) competition can be obtained
by contacting the Fellowship Office of the National
Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418; email:
infofell@nas.edu;
WWW: http://fellowships.nas.edu.
1999 Predoctoral Fellows
- Martin Elliott Hayes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Organic Chemistry
1999 Dissertation Fellows
- Robyn P. Hickerson, University of Utah, Chemistry
1999 Postdoctoral Fellows
- Luke Koenigs Lightning, University of California, San Francisco, Biochemistry
- Eric W. Wong, University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Chemistry
University of Wisconsin System Award
Alliant Energy has announced the recipient of its
1999 Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award, to recognize
and reward outstanding teachers at University of Wisconsin
System institutions.
- Kim Kostka, University of Wisconsin-Rock County, Janesville, Wisconsin
Kim is also the recipient of the 1999 Green
Chemistry Challenge Award from the Environmental Protection
Agency and the National Partnership for Reinventing
Government. She is co-editor of the JCE feature column Teaching
with Problems and Case Studies.
Award Deadlines
James Flack Norris Award
The Northeastern Section of the American
Chemical Society is receiving nominations for the 2000 James
Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the
Teaching of Chemistry. The Norris Award, one of the oldest
awards given by a Section of the American Chemical Society, is
presented annually and consists of a certificate and an
honorarium of $3,000. Nominees must have served with
special distinction as teachers of chemistry at any level:
secondary school, college, or graduate school. Since 1951, awardees
have included eminent and less-widely-known but equally
effective teachers at all levels. The awardee for 1999 is Joseph
J. Lagowski of the University of Texas at Austin.
Nominating material must be limited to 30 pages
and focus specifically on the nominee's contribution to and
effectiveness in teaching chemistry, as distinguished from
research. These qualities are demonstrated by a condensed
curriculum vitae as a portion of a nominating letter, which,
in turn, is supported by as many seconding letters as are
necessary to convey the nominee's qualification for the
award. These may show the impact of the nominee's teaching in
inspiring colleagues and students toward an active life on
chemistry or related sciences, or may attest to the influence of the
nominee's other activities in chemical education, such as
textbooks, journal articles, or other professional activity at
the national level. Materials should be of 8.5 x 11-in. size and
should not include books or reprints.
Nomination materials for 2000 should be sent to
Robert S. Umans, Chemistry Department, Boston University,
590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215-2521;
email: umans@chem.bu.edu.
They should be received before April 15, 2000.
Undergraduate Analytical Research Program Grant
The Society for Analytical Chemists of
Pittsburgh (SACP) has established a $10,000 annual grant to
promote high-quality, innovative undergraduate research in the
field of analytical chemistry and to promote training and
development of undergraduate students in the field of
analytical chemistry. Chemistry faculty at U.S. colleges and
universities not having a graduate program in the chemical
sciences are eligible to apply. Application forms for the
Undergraduate Analytical Research Program (UARP) grant may be
obtained by calling 1-800/825-3221 ext. 208 or by visiting
the SACP's Web site at www.sacp.org. The deadline for
applications for the year 2000 grant is March 31, 2000.
American Microchemical Society Undergraduate Student Awards
The American Microchemical Society announces its
undergraduate awards for students who have done research
in any area of analytical chemistry. Awardees receive
$1000, travel expenses up to $250, and accommodation for
two nights to receive the awards at the Eastern Analytical
Symposium (EAS) to be held October 29-November 3, 2000.
Applications should include a cover letter, a
two-page summary of analytical research conducted by the student
written in his or her own words, at least three letters of
recommendation (one must be from a research director), a
one-page summary of career goals, and official transcripts
from undergraduate institution(s). Awardees are expected to
present their work at EAS as a poster at the Undergraduate
Research Poster Session. More details and a list of former awardees
is available at
http://chemweb.chem.uconn.edu/microchem/.
Three copies of all materials, including letters and
transcripts, should be sent to David J. Butcher, Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Western Carolina
University, Cullowhee, NC 28723; phone: 828/227-3683; fax:
828/227-7647; email: butcher@wpoff.wcu.edu;
WWW: http://www3.wcu.edu/~butcher/.
The deadline for applications for 2000 awards is March 15, 2000.
Dimick Award for Chromatography
The Society for Analytical Chemists of
Pittsburgh (SACP) solicits nominations for the year 2001 Keene
P. Dimick Award for Chromatography. The award is
presented annually for noteworthy accomplishments in the area of
gas and supercritical fluid chromatography (GC, SFC).
The award, administered by SACP, consists of $5,000 cash
prize presented at a symposium arranged by the awardee
during the Pittsburgh Conference. There are no restrictions of age,
nationality, sex, or professional affiliation. Letters of
nomination, including a complete resume for the candidate,
should be sent to Keene P. Dimick Award Committee, Society
for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, 300 Penn Center
Boulevard, Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503. The
deadline for nominations is April 15, 2000.
Courses, Seminars, Meetings, Opportunities
Upcoming Conferences
PITTCON
The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry
and Applied Spectroscopy will present its annual
event, PITTCON 2000, at the Morial Convention Center in
New Orleans, LA, March 12-17, 2000. There will be more
than 1,900 technical presentations and 3,000 exposition
booths. Further information is available on the Web at
http://www.pittcon.org or
by telephone at 412/826-3220, ext. 142.
Oilseed Conference
The 49th Oilseed Conference will be held March
19-21, 2000, at the Doubletree Hotel in New Orleans, LA.
The theme of the meeting is "Surviving in a Changing
Global Economy". More information is available at the
conference Web site:
www.aocs.org/oilseed.htm,
by phone: 217/359-2344, or by fax: 217/351-8091.
American Oil Chemists' Society
The 91st American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)
Annual Meeting and Expo will be held April 25-28, 2000,
at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.
Further information is available by contacting the AOCS
Meetings & Exhibits Department; phone: 217/359-2344;
fax: 217/351-8091; email: meetings@aocs.org.
Chem 13 News: In Memory of Reg Friesen
Issue 278 of Chem 13
News (October 1999) is in memory of Reg Friesen (see also
JCE, 1999, 76, 27). A complimentary copy of this
memorial issue is available upon
request to kjackson@uwaterloo.ca.
Free Source of Problems
The Moles Web site
(http://138.100.72.157/moles)
is a free source of problems (in the Spanish language) that
can be used in teaching problems of chemistry at the
college/university level. While it is specially devoted to engineering
education, it is also of interest for other studies where
chemistry is involved. This site seeks to broaden its base by
soliciting contributions from the United States and other
American countries. Those interested in submitting problems for
peer review (papers in English would be translated into
Spanish) should contact Gabriel Pinto, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Polytechnical University of Madrid,
28006 Madrid, Spain; email:
gpinto@iqi.etsii.upm.es.
Proposal Deadlines
National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate
Education (DUE)
For further information about NSF DUE programs consult the
DUE Web site,
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/start.htm.
To contact the DUE Information Center, phone: 703/306-1666;
email: undergrad@nsf.gov.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program:
November 15, 1999, and November 15, 2000
- Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program:
June 30, 2000
- New Faculty Awards Program: May 15, 2000
- Faculty Start-up Grants for Undergraduate Institutions: May 15, 2000
- Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions: June 30, 2000
- Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences:
Preliminary Proposals: June 15, 2000
Complete Proposals: September 1, 2000
- Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: March 1, 2000
- Senior Scientist Mentor: September 1, 2000
Further information may be obtained from The Camille and
Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, Suite 1305,
New York, NY 10022; phone: 212/753-1760;
email: admin@dreyfus.org;
WWW:http://www.dreyfus.org/
Research Corporation
- Cottrell College Science Awards: May 15 and November 15
- Cottrell Scholars: First regular business day in September
- Research Opportunity Awards: May 1 and October 1
- Research Innovation Awards: May 1
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;
WWW:http://www.rescorp.org
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