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ENY ACS Education Committee
Activities & Roster
2005-2006
Some of our upcoming activities for the 2005-2006 academic year:
Mini-grants for K-6 Teachers:
Small grants to enable teachers to implement science activities into their classrooms. Applications will be available on-line at the start of the school year.
National Chemistry Week events:
Wed., Oct. 19, 2005: ACS President Bill Carroll visits the ENY section as part of his ‘Extreme NCW Tour.’ Details TBA.
Sun., Oct. 23, 2005: NCW Event at The New York State Museum, Empire Plaza. Booths and demonstrations by groups from local industries, academia and government labs. Chemistry “magic” shows. Free and open to the public!
Contact Yvonne Akpalu (akpaly@rpi.edu) or Thomasin Miller (tmiller@xos.com) to volunteer!
Careers in Chemistry Day
To introduce high-school students to a range of chemistry-related educational pathways and careers. Tentatively planned for early March.
Chemistry Olympiad Competition
Local exam will be given in March. Top scorers will be invited to take the national exam in mid-April. The top 20 students nationwide are selected to participate in a 10-day training camp, with four of these chosen to be the U.S. team at the international competition.
Contact David Clarke (clarked@acp.edu) if you would like to be put on a mailing list to receive details when they become available.
ENY ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium
To be hosted by Skidmore College during the spring semester.
Interim Chair of Committee:
Mary Carroll (Union College)
Committee Members:
Yvonne Akpalu (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
David Clarke (Albany College of Pharmacy)
Tammy Gummersheimer (Schenectady County Community College)
Marianne Harmon (GE Global Research)
Meagan Hughes (Niskayuna High School)
Monica Judd (Iroquois Middle School)
Thomasin Miller (X-Ray Optical Systems)
Sara Paisner (GE Global Research)
Lisa Saccocio (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School)
Harmon Tunison (Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory)
Jill Wright (Niskayuna High School)
Interested in joining the ENY Section’s Education Committee?
Contact Mary Carroll for more details (carrollm@union.edu)