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National
Chemistry Week began as National Chemistry Day, and was a vision
of then ACS President, George C. Pimentel. In 1986, Pimentel
stated that…
National Chemistry Day is a bold and
exciting undertaking for us. Its success will be measured,
in the short term, by the number of people reached by our
efforts. Over the long term, we will measure our success
by the continued use of chemistry to solve societal problems
and to improve the quality of life for us all.
This visionary
statement led the ACS Board of Directors to establish National
Chemistry Day (NCD), which was celebrated November 6, 1987.
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A parade spanning
two blocks in Washington, DC, helped kicked off the celebration
with 173 out of 182 ACS local sections participating in the
festivities within their communities. NCD was so well-received
by the general public that in 1988 it received the highest
honor accorded for excellence in public relations and was awarded
the Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil.
The original intent was to celebrate NCD on a biannual basis.
Because of the overwhelming enthusiasm and support shown
in its debut year, NCD was expanded to a weeklong celebration
and renamed, “National Chemistry Week” (NCW)
in 1989. In 1993, NCW officially became an annual
event, although many ACS local sections had already been celebrating
it annually.
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| Click here for more information about National
Chemistry Week [PDF] |
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2009
National Chemistry Week Report |
The
Northeastern Section Celebrates |
Chemistry
- It's Elemental! |
By
Christine Jaworek-Lopes |
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In anticipation of National Chemistry
Week (NCW) 2009, a volunteer preparation
day was held at Emmanuel College on
Saturday, October 3, 2009. More than
30 individuals attended this event,
which allowed volunteers to
practice the hands-on activities and demonstrations in advance of the October
celebration. Staff members from
the Museum of Science-Boston and the Boston Children’s Museum were on hand
to choose which activities
worked best for their respective venues.
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On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the
Northeastern Section of the American
Chemical Society sponsored a National
Chemistry Week 2008 Kick-Off Event at the Museum of Science-Boston (MoS). Volunteers
ensured that the more than 500 visitors to the day-long event enjoyed a number
of hands-on activities. Among the highlights of the day were the two Phyllis
A. Brauner Memorial lectures, presented by Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, Professor
of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. These captivating lectures
were enjoyed by children and adults alike. Approximately 350 individuals attended
these lectures. |
| 587 students attended the High School
Science Series event at the MoS-Boston
on October 22, 2009. The students were from: Abington HS, Arlington HS, Bishop
Guertin HS, Needham Home Schoolers, Old Rochester Regional HS, Pomfret School,
St. Joseph HS, Woodward School for Girls, Advocates for Home Education in MA,
Frontier Regional HS, Haverhill HS, JD O’Bryant HS, Snowden International,
Odyssey HS, and Malden HS. These students participated in a number of hands-on
activities and demonstrations related to the year's theme. In addition, the
students attended a lecture-demonstration given by David Sittenfeld, MoSBoston,
and Dr. Catherine Drennan, MIT, regarding X-ray crystallography. Each teacher
attending this event received a Merck Index. |
In addition, an NCW event was held
at the Boston Children’s Museum
on Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Approximately 550 individuals participated in NCW hands-on activities and demonstrations. |
The activities and demonstrations
that were performed throughout the
week included determining the starch
content in foods. |
Children grades K-12 were able to
participate in the national poster
competition. The winning poster from
the NESACS was submitted by Samantha
Tse from Belmont High School. Children
grades K-12 had the option of
participating in two puzzle contests. The puzzles were designed by Dr. Christopher
Morse. Winners to this
contest will be published in a future issue of the Nucleus. |
The events would not have been possible
without the help of more than 100 volunteers
throughout the week
from: ACS volunteers, Beyond Benign, Boston University, Emmanuel College, Gordon
College, Malden High School,
Northeastern University, Phyllis A Brauner committee members, Stonehill College,
Suffolk University, and Tufts
University. All volunteers received an NCW 2009 t-shirt designed by Sarah Walker
from Billerica High School. |
| Special thanks to all of our volunteers,
Boston Children’s Museum, Alissa
Daniels, Catherine Drennan, Patrick Drane, Meghan Moriarty, Museum of Science-Boston,
Nina Nolan, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, David Sittenfeld,
Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, and the Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture Committee. |
The theme for NCW 2010 is "Behind the Scenes with Chemistry” to be
celebrated from October 17-24, 2010. |
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