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National Chemistry Week in Montana, Oct 28-Nov 3,
2007
The Montana Local Section comprises the entire state, therefore,
cooperation and partnering is necessary as well as welcome. The
twentieth anniversary of National Chemistry Week coincided with the
first month of operation of spectrUM, the first interactive science
museum in the state of Montana. The ACS Local Section and UM Chemistry
Club partnered with the spectrUM’s Super Science Squad for the grand
opening, and in a quid-pro-quo, was aided by the spectrUM’s staff for a
Creepy Science Bash for NCW. The spectrUM Discovery Area is sponsored
by the National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research and UM’s College of Health Professions and
Biomedical Sciences to inspire a culture of learning and discovery for
all. Exploding pumpkins, LED jack o'lanterns, liquid nitrogen ice
cream, and frightful ooze were the order of the day in the Skaggs
Building on the University of Montana campus. The kids were encouraged
to wear their costumes and a ghoul-d time was had by all.
Carroll College
in Helena held an open house on Mole Day. The chem club, led by senior
chemistry major, Jason Danner, exploded pumpkins with dry ice and
made liquid nitrogen ice cream for an audience of 80.
- Nick Natale, University of Montana, National Chemistry Day
coordinator
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Dr. Nick teachs slime-making (aka polymer
chemistry) at the Spectrum Science Activity Center for the "Creepy
Science Bash."
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Joe Harworth of the UM chem club does the
pumpkin dance. By trial and error the cast
concluded that lukewarm water was best for the dry ice bombs.
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Rebecca of the
Super Science Squad, and
Trideep of the Chem Club. These groups
partnered to put on the "Creepy Science Bash"
at Missoula's Spectrum Science Museum.
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Medicinal
chemistry student Brent Lyda does an experiment with the kids.
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Carroll
College students watch as Harrison
VanKoten employs cryocooling to synthesize
an
organic natural product high in lactose,
sucrose
and butyric acid at the Carroll Chem
Club open
house on Mole Day (photo by Jason Danner).
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Chem Club of
Carroll College members Brittany
Harris, Jeff Bank, Mike Kratochvil, and Harrison
VanKoten make liquid nitrogen ice cream at their open house (photo by
Jason Danner).
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