ChemLine
Todd Miller 563-659-2394 (PH) A publication of
Secretary The Illinois-Iowa Section of
millertj@netins.net The American Chemical Society
October 2001
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For the latest information about upcoming events, visit our
website at http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/
September Meeting
Tuesday, October 16th , 2001
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Location: |
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Augustana College Rock Island, IL Map is available at www.augustana.edu |
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Times: 6:00 – 6:30 PM |
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Social Hour with Hor Doeuvres Wilson Center |
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6:30 – 8:00 PM |
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Dinner: Baked chicken breast or haddock, garden tossed salad with assorted dressings, pasta salad, parsley buttered potatoes, rice pilaf, broccoli, mixed vegetables, black forest cake or apple pie, coffee (decaf), iced tea. |
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8:00 – 9:00 PM |
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Business Meeting and
Program: “People Are Chemicals, Too -- A Biochemist's Approach to the Public's Fear of Chemicals” Dr. Irmgard Howard of Houghton College Room 304 Science Building |
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Reservations: |
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Member/Guest: $14 Student: $7 Please note the ChemKid Program described below. |
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Deadline for Meal
Reservations: Thursday,
October 11th at noon.
(This is for ChemKid as well.) |
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Contact: Dr. Randall Wanke, 309-794-3473 or chwanke@augustana.edu. |
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Our next meeting is November
14 at the Monastery in Peosta, near Dubuque.
Dr. Irmgard Howard –
Biographical Sketch
Dr.
Irmgard Howard holds the A.B. in zoology and the Ph.D. in biochemistry from
Duke University. She has done research in clinical chemistry, immunochemistry,
molecular genetics, and nutrition. Since 1970, she has served on the faculty of
Houghton College, teaching, among other courses, Clinical Chemistry,
Biochemistry of Nutrition, and Impact of Science on Society. She has been
honored for her commitment to the teaching of scientific literacy in such
courses. She has also offered Elderhostels in nutrition and in practical
chemistry for the layperson. Dr. Howard is concerned with conveying chemistry
to the public, as she has done in weekly radio programs, Nutrition Notes and
Consumer Concerns, which reflect her professional interest in food biochemistry
and chemistry for the general consumer. At an ACS national meeting, she has
been keynote speaker for a symposium on the public's misperception of
chemistry. During the summers of 1999-2001, she is participating in the John
Templeton Oxford seminars on science and Christianity, in which her research
focus is environmental ethics. Her hobbies include writing and musical
composition and performance, including "chemichoruses" for the
teaching of general chemistry.
The
NEW ChemKid Program
ChemKid is a childcare program for IL-IA section members coordinated through chem. clubs at colleges hosting the monthly section meeting. The program is designed to try to give parents a "night-out" with ACS. Volunteers from these student groups would look after school age (1st - 8th grades) children of ACS members who attend the monthly meeting.
Augustana College will host the ChemKid program during the October 16th ACS meeting. The program will start with a pizza supper for the kids and then the student childcare providers will have science activities to entertain the kids. The children will be in room 203 of the Science Building
To
take advantage of the program, parents would sign a release form detailing the
program activities and stating their willingness to enroll their children in
the activities. When making
reservations, please indicate the name and age of the children who would be
taking advantage of the program.
National Chemistry Week 2001 is November 4-10!
The mission of NCW includes to reach the public, particularly elementary and secondary school children, with positive messages about chemistry and to make a positive change in the public’s impression of chemistry. This year's theme for National Chemistry Week is "Art and Chemistry". An additional Theme is the Celebration of the ACS 125th Anniversary. You may wish to incorporate this theme into your NCW activities; additional ideas and resources are available at the ACS NCW web site: http://www.acs.org/ncw/
The deadline
for requesting funds has been extended to October 16th, or as long
as funds are available. Bring your
ideas to the meeting!
Get Involved! We are currently in need of a Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council representative. Your responsibilities would be to attend monthly meetings of the QCESC and be a liaison between the IL-IA ACS and the QCESC. Pad your resume by becoming a Great Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM) Steering Committee representative. Your responsibilities would involve attending the GLRM planning meeting once per year during the GLRM. Also keep in mind that each fall we are in search of a new chair-elect and take nominations for secretary and treasurer. If you are interested, contact Randall Wanke or John Bonte.
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