The Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society has funds available for the purpose of improving K-12 chemical education in the geographic area served by the local section (OH: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and Warren counties; KY: Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties; IN: Dearborn and Ohio counties). The Educational Grants Committee was established to make recommendations to the Cincinnati Section Trustees for the disbursement of these funds. The committee hereby invites applications for these grants from all members (teachers, students, industrial chemists, etc.) of the chemical community supporting K-12 chemical education in the service area of the section.
Grants will be awarded for such activities as attending educational workshops, participation in summer research programs, innovative education programs, instructional equipment, etc. Proposals, which incorporate the use of funds from other agencies or corporations, including the agency, or corporation, with which the applicant is affiliated, may be given preference in the selection process. Funds will generally not be awarded for the purchase of common supplies or chemicals. However, any application, which meets the basic criteria for which the fund was created, will be given serious consideration. A total of $1,500 will be awarded during each grant period; exceptional proposals may win the entire amount, or the amount could be shared between several winning applications. Grants for K-12 educators to attend scientific or scientific educational conferences may usually limited to $400 and usually are only available to an educator every three years, with preference going to educators presenting papers. No school or organization will be allowed to receive more than one (1) award per calendar year. Within one year from the time the grant is awarded, a report describing the use of the funds and the impact that the project had on improving chemical education is expected to be forwarded to the committee chairperson, Ms. Gloria Story.
Colleges and Universities may apply in late December for one of four individual $400 grants to be used to defray the cost of UNDERGRADUATE students to attend the Spring ACS National Meeting. The student for which the grant applies must be the first author and presenter. A copy of the accepted ACS abstract should be sent to Ms. Gloria Story via email. Normal submission of the abstract to the National ACS is sometime in November of the year preceding the spring meeting. If less than four institutions submit requests, an attempt to evenly distribute the grants between the remaining institutions is implemented.
For further information or an application, please visit the Cincinnati Section’s website, http://www.acscincinnati.org/ or contact:
Gloria Story
The Procter and Gamble Co.
8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd.
Mason, OH 45040
Phone: 513-698-4912
E-mail: story.gm@pg.com
Cincinnati Public Schools is looking for volunteers for their Student Space Experiments Program (SSEP).
Please see the flyer below if you are interested in participating.
Flyer (.pdf)
“Chemistry — Our Health, Our Future”
The Cincinnati Section will be hosting FREE Chemistry Demonstrations at the following locations:
October 13
3:00 pm Avondale Library
4:00 pm Cold Spring (KY) Library
October 15
10:00 am West Chester Library
October 16
2:00 pm Children’s Learning Center
October 17
3:45 pm Oakley Library
4:00 pm Green Township Library
4:00 pm Mt Healthy Library
6:30 pm Monfort Heights Library
6:30 pm Pleasant Ridge Library
October 18
2:30 pm College Hill Library
3:30 pm Delhi Township
4:00 pm Newport (KY) Library
6:00 pm Norwood Library
6:30 pm Forest Park Library
6:30 pm Mariemont Library
6:30 pm Convington (KY) Library
October 19
4:00 pm Wyoming Library
4:15 pm Independence (KY) Library
October 20
6:30 pm Mason Library
7:00 pm Erlanger (KY) Library
October 21
10 am – 5pm Museum Center
October 22
10 am – 5pm Museum Center
1:30 pm Madeira Library
2:00 pm Anderson Library
2:00 pm Greenhills Library
2:00 pm Walnut Hills Library
2:00 pm Springboro Library
October 24
6:30 pm West End Library
October 25
6:00 pm Brookville (IN) Library
October 27
6:00 pm Laurel (IN) Library
NCW Flier: NCW 2011 (Updated October 11, 2011)
Dear Educators:
It is that time of year again when the local American Chemical Society sponsors our National Chemistry Week Poster – I mean Poem – Contest. Yes, this year the ACS headquarters has changed the format for the entries in which we will be including a poem with our illustration to demonstrate “Chemistry – Our Health, Our Future!”
Please read the announcement attached carefully for the changes to the structure. If you have any questions, you can refer to the national website at www.acs.org or you can contact me.
I look forward to seeing the theme come to life in illustration AND word!
Jamie Heimkreiter
ACS Cincinnati Section
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
To build on the momentum of Earth Day, the Cincinnati section of the American Chemistry Society is hosting an event called, “Energy – it’s everywhere!” at the Cincinnati Museum Center on May 6, 2011 from 9-5. The goal is to teach members of the community about alternative sources of energy, such as bio-diesel, thermal energy, windpower, and more with hands-on activities and fun demos. These activities are designed for all ages!!!
Look for us in the lobby of the Museum Center and please drop on by to learn, look, and talk.
Please contact Gloria Story (story.gm@pg.com) or Donna Wiedemann (wiedemann.dj@pg.com) for more information.
Program Flyer: EnergyDay.pdf
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
To kick off IYC 2011, the Cincinnati section of the American Chemistry Society is hosting a Water Chemistry day at the Cincinnati Museum Center on March 25, 2011 from 9-5. The goal is to teach members of the community about the properties of water and its role in the environment with hands-on activities and fun demos. These activities are designed for all ages!!!
Look for us in the lobby of the Museum Center and please drop on by to learn, look, and talk.
Please contact Gloria Story (story.gm@pg.com) for more information.
For more information:
Water Chemistry Day poster: poster.pdf
ACS IYC site: http://www.chemistry2011.org/
Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data
Stephen Morgan, Stanley Deming, Instructors
Monday through Wednesday, May 23-25, 2011
Mason Business Center – The Procter & Gamble Company
8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason Ohio
Overview
Master the fundamentals of laboratory data treatment to solve data analysis problems. Through a combination of lectures and problem-solving sessions, this course will teach statistical techniques that can be put to immediate use in the workplace. Participants will learn how to understand the strengths and weaknesses of data, recognize and reduce different types of errors, carry out significance tests, correctly use outlier tests, and more.
Who Should Attend?
Technicians, scientists, engineers, laboratory managers, R&D managers, manufacturing and production managers, and others who need to understand traditional and modern methods of data analysis. This course assumes no previous knowledge of statistics and is aimed at both beginning and experienced workers. Each participant should bring a hand-held calculator to the course.
For more information, view the short course flyer:
http://cintacs.org/archive/2010/shortcourse/CINTACS%202011%20Shortcourse.doc
National Chemistry Week Photos are now available:
