American Chemical Society - Colorado Section





Two SEPTEMBER MEETINGS & 1 High School Workshop



SEPTEMBER SECTION MEETING

Monday, September 8, 2008

Location: Colorado College - Colorado Springs, CO

Room: Gaylord Hall, Worner Student Center
Speaker: Mary Virginia Orna, Ph.D.

Title: "Doing Chemistry at the Art/Archaeology Interface"
Dr. Orna did archaeological work in Israel involving analysis of ancient pigments and dyes found on excavated materials from caves in the Judean desert and the ancient fortress of Masada. Applications of the methods of archaeological chemistry to famous artifacts such as the Shroud of Turin will also be discussed.

5:00 pm: Social Hour
6:00 pm: Dinner
Meat: Roasted and brined whole chicken - cut and served in with an apricot glaze. Vegetarian: Quinoa Stuffed Portobello with chevre and fresh herbs. Both come with: Garden salad with dressings, Roasted potato fingerlings, Chef's choice seasonal vegetable, Bread and butter; Cheesecake with Fruit compote.

7:00 pm: Presentation

Dinner:Price is $15.00 for members and their guests, $5.00 for students & retired members. You must make reservations for meals.

Reservation Information: Please contact N Cheney by e- mail: NCheney@ColoradoCollege.edu
to confirm your meal. Guests and spouses are welcome to accompany members for the meeting. If you are unable to attend after placing a reservation, please call or e-mail to cancel as soon as possible.
No reservations are necessary to attend only the meeting talk.



Western Slope Meeting

Friday, September 19, 2008

Location: Western State College - Gunnison, CO

Room: Aspinall Wilson Center
Speaker: Dr. Chris Tindall

Title: "Forensic Science"

5:00 pm: Social Hour
6:00 pm: Buffet Dinner
7:00 pm: Program


Dinner: Chicken Piccata or Sun dried tomato goat cheese puff pastry flower; Garden salad, Fresh vegetables, Saffron rice pilaf, Rolls, Dessert, Iced tea. Price is $15.00 for members and their guests,$5.00 for students & retired members. You must make reservations for meals.

Reservation Information: Please contact Anne Ryter by e- mail: aryter@western.edu or phone Anne Ryter at 970-943-7098
to confirm your meal. Guests and spouses are welcome to accompany members for the meeting. If you are unable to attend after placing a reservation, please call or e-mail to cancel as soon as possible.
No reservations are necessary to attend only the meeting talk.

*****Upcoming Meetings for 2008*****

Sept. 8 - Topic: Doing Chemistry at the Art/Archaeology Interface
Colorado College, Colorado Springs

Sept. 19 - Topic: Forensic Science
Western State College, Gunnison

Sept. 26 - Topic: Chemical Demonstations and Sept. 27 - High School Workshop: Marv Lang and Don Showalter
Metro State College, Denver

Oct. 13- Topic: Chemistry and Alchemy of Brewing
University of Colorado, Boulder

Nov. 12 - Topic: Environmental Forensics
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley

Dec. 8 - Topic: Chocolate
Phipps Mansion in Denver

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(Updated 08/10/2008)