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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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Report from |
National
Chemistry Week 2011 |
The Northeastern Section Celebrates Behind
the Scenes with Chemistry! |
By Christine Jaworek-Lopes, Emmanuel College,
Department of Chemistry |
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| In preparation
for National Chemistry Week 2011, a volunteer
preparation day was held at Museum of Science-
Boston on Sunday, October 21, 2011. More than
20 individuals attended this event, which allowed
volunteers to practice the hands-on activities
and demonstrations in advance of the October
celebration. |
| On Sunday,
October 23, 2011, the Northeastern Section of
the American Chemical Society sponsored a National
Chemistry Week 2011 Kick-Off Event at Museum
of Science-Boston (MoS). Volunteers ensured that
the more than 500 visitors to the daylong 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 300 individuals attended
these lectures. At these lectures, a Salutes
to Excellence Award was presented by Bassam Shakhashiri,
ACS President Elect, and Patrick Gordon, NESACS
chair, to David Sittenfeld for his outstanding
contributions to NCW. For the last several years,
David has been instrumental in planning and organizing
NCW events at the MoS-Boston. |
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500 students attended the High School Science
Series event at the MoS-Boston on October 27,
2011. The students were from 9 different schools
in 7 different communities, including Boston,
Cambridge, Malden, Abington, Pittsfield, Peabody
and Tynsboro. These students participated in
a number of hands-on activities and demonstrations
related to the yearly theme and heard lecture
demonstrations given by David Sittenfeld. |
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an NCW event was held at the Boston Children’s
Museum on Saturday, October 29, 2011. |
| Approximately
300 individuals participated in NCW hands-on
activities and demonstrations. |
The activities
and demonstrations that were performed throughout
the week included:
- preparing your own hand
sanitizer
- learning how soap works
- making
UV bracelets
- writing secret messages using
goldenrod paper and ammonia
- learning about
mood lipsticks
- isolating iron from cereal
- and testing
a variety of foodstuffs for starch and vitamin
C.
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| Children, grades
K-12, were able to participate in the national
poster competition. Congratulations to Catherine
Chen from Newman Elementary School for winning
the 3rd-5th grade category and Emily Chen from
William Pollard Middle School for winning the
6th-8th grade category. |
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| Special thanks
to the Boston Children’s Museum, Alissa
Daniels, Sharon Horrigan, Museum of Science-Boston,
Northeastern Section of the American Chemical
Society, David Sittenfeld, Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri,
and the Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture Committee. |
| The events
would not have been possible without the help
of the volunteers listed below! Individuals from
Emmanuel College, Gordon College, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Northeastern University,
Salem State, Sigma-Aldrich, Stonehill College,
Suffolk University, Tewksbury Memorial High School,
Tufts University, University of Massachusetts-Boston,
Whitman Hanson High School. |
Thank you
NCW volunteers!*
Daniel Adam, Greg Ainsworth, Justin Andrews,
Lee Andrews, Alysha Ardagna, Ivan Barrera ,
Eric Batista, Victoria Berger, Mohini Bhakta,
Lauren Blair, Joel Boyd, Holly Boyle, Matthew
Burris, Hillary Butts, Susan Brauner, Alex
Bressette, Amanda Carey, Ruth Chadwick, Christine
Cuddemi, Katie Dapsis, Amy D’Entremont, Nick Dibenedetto,
Eva Dixon, Christine Dunne, Kristen Entwistle,
Sarah Faulkner, Carlo Fierimonte, Lauren Gagnon,
Ariel Guiguizian, Keeve Gurkin, Allison Harbottle,
Charlie Hoyt, Pei Yi Huang, Sarah Iacobucci,
Jennifer Ide, Mirian Isreb, Erin Johnson, Katie
Kelly, Stephanie Laurer, Becky Leifer, Rebecca
Leising, Becky Lewis, Doris Lewis, Irv Levy,
Yan Lin, Michael Lynch, Leann Mackay, Gianna
Mancuso, Thomas McGrath, Kerry Merchant, Krista
Mignon, Mark Naniong, Elsy Naveo, Moses Njogu,
Jackie O’Neil, Brian Pelletier, Anna
Piccolo, Maha Ranga, Jayashree Ranga, Chris
Ricciardi, Justin Roberts, Victoria Robinson,
Derrick Rousseau, Andrea Schneider, Laura Schneider,
Meaghan Sebeika, Colleen Shea, Heather Siart,
Arianna Smith, Emma St. Marie, Stacy Strobel,
Kyle Swerdlow, Kelly Tan, Heidi Teng, Kristina
Vailonis, C. Danielle Walker, Jenna Whalen,
Devan Willans, Jen Winters, Deborah Zorn
*I apologize if your name is not on this list. |
The 2012 theme for NCW is nanotechnology.
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Click here to see pictures from the event |
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Chemists
Celebrate Earth Day |
2012
Illustrated Poem Contest |
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Rethinking Recycling - "It's
easy to Be Green" |
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Northeastern Section of the American
Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring
an illustrated poem contest for students
in Kindergarten - 12th grade. |
| Contest
Deadline: Entries must be received by March
30, 2012. |
| Prizes:
The winning entry for each grade range
will receive a $25.00 gift certificate
to www.amazon.com as well as an Earth
Day t-shirt. Teachers of the winning
students will receive a $25.00 gift certificate
to www.teachersource.com |
| Submit entries
to: |
Christine
Jaworek-Lopes |
Emmanuel
College |
400
The Fenway |
Boston,
MA 02115 |
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| Poems
must include an entry form which is available
by clicking
here. |
| Winners of
the Northeastern Section illustrated poem
contest will advance to the ACS National
Illustrated Poem Contest! |
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