News from Journal House

Chemistry Comes Alive! Drawing

The April 2000 issue of the Journal announced a drawing for a free copy of Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volume 3 (see page 440). To be eligible to win, entrants were to use the calendar on the answer form to fill in the letter of the reaction shown for each day, matching the names of the demos with their color illustrations.

The winners are:

• Antonio Serrano, Professor of Physics, ELCHE, Spain
• Mike Chontofalsky, Sandoval Unit 501, Sandoval, IL
• Pamela Holt, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

Demos from CCA! 3: (left) reaction of chlorine with hydrogen and (right) chemical properties of sulfur dioxide.

Final Call!

This is the final call for the Ice Cream Social, to be held the evening of Monday, July 31, at the 16th BCCE (at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor). The event is sponsored by 2YC₃ and the Journal.

This is the place to meet new people, especially newcomers to the conference, as well as to "get the scoop on the Journal!" and "a double dip from 2YC₃!"

Be sure to stop by Booth 48 in the exhibit area. You will be able to see our newest video, and our experts from JCE Software will be on hand to give you guidance about building video into your PowerPoint presentations.

Another reason to stop by Booth 48 is if you expect to be involved with National Chemistry Week (NCW) activities in your area. We will have advance copies of NCW-related materials that will appear in the October 2000 issue--a Classroom Activity, a Resource Paper, and a special edition of the News from Online column. All are on the theme of kitchen chemistry.

People

Editor-in-Chief, Science

Donald Kennedy has joined the staff of Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as editor-in-chief. He is former commissioner of Food and Drugs and president emeritus of Stanford University.

President, NSTA

Arthur Eisenkraft, a physics teacher and secondary science coordinator for the Bedford County Public Schools in Bedford, NY, began his term as 2000-2001 president of the National Science Teachers Association on June 1, 2000. Also on that date, Harold Pratt, president of Educational Consultants, Inc., assumed the office of president-elect.

Awards Announced

Visiting Scientist Award, Western Connecticut Section

Jerry L. Sarquis, Miami University, Oxford, OH, is the winner of the 2000 Visiting Scientist Award presented annually by the Western Connecticut Section of the American Chemical Society.

Each year the recipient of the award visits high schools in Fairfield County for three days, where he or she gives lectures or does demonstrations for the staff and students. The awardee is also the main speaker at the Section's Education Night meeting. Local companies contribute toward a $1500 honorarium for the elected scientist, a $50 honorarium for each of the host teachers, and the expenses of bringing the visiting scientist to the local section. The schools and host teachers this year were Enid Lipeles (Masuk High School), Jack Collins (Kolbe-Cathedral High School), and Roger True (Greens Farms Academy).

Welch Award

Sir Alan R. Battersby, Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cambridge, and A. Ian Scott, Davidson Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Biological NMR, Texas A&M University, will share the 2000 Welch Award. The amount of this annual award is $300,000 in recognition of their lifetime achievements in biosynthesis and bioorganic chemistry. The two chemists have decoded the blueprints for the manufacture of many of nature's more beneficial products, including vitamin B₁₂.

Courses, Seminars, Meetings, Opportunities

MACTLAC Meeting

The annual meeting of MACTLAC (Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges) will be held at Taylor University, Upland, IN, on October 20 and 21, 2000. The meeting is open to everyone interested, regardless of their membership in the organization. The theme is Chemistry 2000 and Beyond with a focus on biochemical issues. There will be presentations by Jay Short, Diversa Corporation, San Diego, on Extremozymes; by Jerry Mohrig, Carleton College and the ACS Committee on Professional Training on the New ACS Curriculum Guidelines; and by Stephen Kaldor, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, on Combinatorial Chemistry. There will be the usual discussion groups dealing with issues pertinent to chemistry departments in liberal arts colleges. MACTLAC extends a special invitation to friends and colleagues in Ohio, since Taylor University is close to the Indiana-Ohio border.

For more information, including registration and housing, contact DG Hammond (dnhammond@tayloru.edu) or Stan Burden (stburden@tayloru.edu) or write to Taylor University, Chemistry Department, 236 West Reade Avenue, Upland, IN46989. The MACTLAC Web site, http://www.mactlac.org, will also have meeting information.

Microscale Chemistry Workshops

The National Microscale Chemistry Center, located at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA, will offer several workshops in fall 2000, spring 2001, and fall 2001. Workshops for elementary school teachers run from 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday to 2:00 p.m. the following day. The workshops for high school teachers and for advanced placement high school/community college teachers run from 5:30 p.m. on a Friday until 2:00 p.m. Sunday. There are also workshops for community college/college/university teachers that will be held during the summers of 2000 and 2001, from 8:30 a.m. on a Monday to 2:00 p.m. Friday.

The workshops include all materials, free housing, and all meals; there is a registration fee. Early registration is advised. For further information contact Mono M. Singh, Director, National Microscale Chemistry Center, Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA01845; phone: 978/837-5137; fax: 978/837-5017; email: msingh@merrimack.edu.

Tutorial Chemistry Texts

In recognition of the changes in higher education science courses, the Royal Society of Chemistry will publish a major new series of undergraduate chemistry textbooks, collectively known as Tutorial Chemistry Texts. The series, launched in May 2000 with Reactions and Characterization of Solids, concentrates on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject and is 200 pages long. There is a strong emphasis on independent learning. Further details are available at http://www.chemsoc.org/tct.

Excellence Awards: COMP and Chemical Computing Group

As part of an agreement between Chemical Computing Group (CCG) and the ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry, CCG will provide $100,000 in merit-based awards for graduate students to allow them to attend ACS national meetings and to provide them with software licenses. Ten CCG Excellence Awards will be given out each year at the two ACS national meetings. Awards will be made on the basis of the scientific merit of submitted abstracts and the established guidelines of COMP Division student travel awards. The first ten awards will be presented at a COMP poster session at the Fall 2000 ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC.

For further information or to apply for the CCG Excellence Award, contact Curt M. Breneman, COMP Treasurer and Fundraising Coordinator, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry, Troy, NY 12180-3950; phone: 518/276-2678; fax: 518/276-4045; brenec@rpi.edu.

Travel Awards, Women Chemists Committee, ACS

The Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society is sponsoring travel awards for postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate women to make their first research presentation at a scientific meeting. Application deadlines are September 15, 2000, and February 15, 2001. Information about this funding opportunity is at http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=51141 , or contact Cheryl Brown at ACS, c_brown@acs.org.

Proposal Deadlines

National Science Foundation
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI): TBA
• NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program (CSEMS): August 3, 2000
• Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
  Formal: October 13, 2000
• Online DUE forms are available
• Online NSF Documents are available

For further information about NSF DUE programs consult the DUE Web site. 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, 2000
• Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program: June 30, 2001
• New Faculty Awards Program: May 15, 2001
• Faculty Start-Up Grants for Undergraduate Institutions: May 15, 2001
• Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions: June 30, 2001
• Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences
  Completed Proposals: September 1, 2000
• Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: March 1, 2001
• 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; and the Web site.

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; and the Web site.