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Chemistry OutlookAn Activity of

The Committee on Chemistry in the Two-Year CollegesDivision of Chemical Education

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE!Vol. 2015 – Issue IV

Scott Donnelly, Chair

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Scott DonnellyArizona Western CollegeYuma, AZ

In June while the eastern US experienced record setting rainfall and the already bone dry western US baked in record setting heat, my son and I embarked on a 12 day father-son hiking/camping expedition. We visited four national parks and two national monuments, saw a cougar, hiked among cathedral tall redwoods and Douglas firs hundreds of years old, explored pitch dark lava tube caves and steaming fumaroles, spent a cold and windy night at an isolated lighthouse, and anxiously waited out an impressive lightning storm in the high Sierra in a converted Forest Service fire tower lookout (1-4). My son summarized the trip best, “Dad, this is epic!” Indeed. Invigorated by the trip and catalyzed by the numerous, thought-provoking insights from a 12 year old, I decided to explore more creative and new approaches to introduce general and organic chemistry topics into my teaching portfolio. Perhaps as a start use more compelling examples of how chemistry is an integral part of pressing environmental and societal issues. Or perhaps use more examples on how non-human animals adapt to their environment. Everybody likes animals, right? This ‘new’ approach is not entirely new. I haven’t shied away from discussing societal issues as related to a chemistry topic. This spring I discussed the 100th anniversary of the first use of poison gas in human warfare, borrowing heavily from the cover story of the February 23, 2015 issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), which included articles about this infamous anniversary and the development of modern chemical warfare agents (5). Students fell silent as I read aloud a horrifying eyewitness account by a young German soldier of the attack as printed in C&EN. Want to view free webinars dealing with climate change? Check out The Ohio State University Changing Climate webinar series (6). Though the series’ focus is the Great Lakes region, nevertheless the topics covered are not unique to midwestern geography. Chemistry faculty everywhere will benefit professionally and intellectually from these resource-rich, information deep, multidisciplinary webinars. Ice influences the global climate. Greenland’s shrinking glacial

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212th CONFERENCENovember 6-7, 2015Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, VAContact: Barbara HeylEmail: [email protected]

213th CONFERENCEMarch 11-12, 2016San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CAContact: Nancy CrispenEmail: [email protected]

214th CONFERENCETo be Announced

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“Notes from the Chair” ...continued from page 1ice sheet and the retreating and thinning of Arctic sea ice will in some way affect Earth’s climate. When discussing thermochemistry, I weave into the narrative the liquid water/ice/vapor cycle. But showing water’s phase diagram and discussing heats of vaporization and fusion really are not that exciting. So why not use the kaleidoscopic, hauntingly beautiful time-lapse imagery of award-winning photojournalist James Balog’s Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) to add some visual seeing-is-believing ‘eye candy’ to the discussion (7, 8). In short, Balog and his team are documenting the rate at which extraordinary amounts of ice are melting from Earth’s climatically cold regions. Or weave into your course David Breashears’ (mountaineer, filmmaker, photographer, & Executive Director of GlacierWorks) photo history of the melting glaciers of Tibet (9). The rapid disappearance of the ice landscape is unexpected and disturbing. What weighs about 100g (about 17 quarters), travels between 300 and 470 miles daily during its annual ‘figure 8’ migration from the Arctic to Antarctica and back, and in total travels upwards to 55,000 miles every year for 30 consecutive years? An Arctic tern, the animal kingdom’s relentless ultra-marathoner (10, 11). An Arctic terns’ lifetime frequent flyer numbers equate to about 1,650,000 miles, or about 3.4 roundtrips between Earth and the Moon, or 66 times around Earth’s equator. Imagine the energy and metabolic requirements to accomplish such a feat for such a

small body mass. When migrating, Arctic terns feed voraciously on oily fish and krill, taking advantage of the easily digestible (the oils are liquids so no energy is expended for chewing), high energy and relatively easily oxidized mono and polyunsaturated fats. Perhaps this remarkable animal can be used as an introduction to discussions on energy and the energy derived from chemical bonds (say, double versus single carbon-carbon bonds). Or how about the toughest little bird you never heard of- the bar-tailed godwit, which makes the Kia Soul EV look like an energy-consuming hog, triathletes like wimps, and a Tough Mudder obstacle course a casual stroll to the mailbox (12). In October they leave Alaska and fly non-stop (= no food or water breaks, no sleeping breaks, no pausing of any type) over the vast Pacific Ocean until they arrive about eight days later in New Zealand, an epic endurance flight of 192 continuous hours, oftentimes against the prevailing winds and through storms, covering over 7,000 miles (with an average speed of 36mph), all the while consuming their body mass as they utilize the energy tied up in their fat reserves. Oxidation of fats produces the water needed during flight. For more about the remarkable energy and metabolic requirements for bird flight check out references 13 and 14. In closing, I hope to meet you at the 212th 2YC3 conference at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia (Nov 6-7). For more information go to http://www.2yc3.org/php/meetings.php.

Slán go foil (Goodbye in Irish Gaelic)Scott Donnelly

Citations:1. National Parks- Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic, Crater Lake, and Redwoods2. National Monuments- Lava Beds & Oregon Caves3. Point Arena Lighthouse (http://www.pointarenalighthouse.com/)4. Calpine Fire Tower Lookout (http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tahoe/null/recarea/?recid=80158&actid=101)5. http://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org/6. http://changingclimate.osu.edu/7. http://extremeicesurvey.org/ &8. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/a-night-of-exploration/episodes/chasing-ice/9. http://more.glacierworks.org/10. http://projectpuffin.audubon.org/research-reveals-incredible-migratory-journey-arctic-terns11. http://eol.org/data_objects/3146453612. http://ak.audubon.org/videos/tracking-alaskas-godwits13. http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.100036214. http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/avian_influenza/pdfs/Gill_Crossing_Ultimate_Ecological_Barrier_Evidence_11000km_Long_Nonstop_Flight.pdf

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212th 2YC3 Conference

Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Chemistry

November 6-7, 2015Piedmont Virginia Community College

501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Conference ChairsBarbara Heyl, PhD, Co-chair [email protected] Rees, PhD, Co-chair [email protected] Funck, Exhibitor Chair [email protected]

We are currently looking for colleagues who would like to contribute to our program by giving a presentation, leading a workshop, or participating in panel discussions. We especially encourage topics related to our theme “Creative Strategies in Teaching Chemistry. If you would like to present on a different topic, please do not hesitate to submit an abstract, as we encourage as diverse a program as possible. The due date for submitting abstracts is October 7, 2015

Friday keynote speaker will be Dr. Erich Uffelman, Bentley Professor of Chemistry at Washington and Lee University. Dr. Uffelman is a gifted teacher and speaker, known for his work in both Green Chemistry and Chemistry in Art.

Friday DinnerThere will be no Friday banquet; instead there will be a list of Charlottesville restaurants nearby willing to take reservations for large groups. One of particular note is nearby historic Michie Tavern. (michietavern.com)

Special Presentation: Katherine Paulsen, Thermo Fisher “Applications of Benchtop NMR”

Outside EventsDiscounted tickets will be available for purchase for tours of nearby Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson.

Airport InformationThe two airports closest to the meeting are the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (Airport Code: CHO) (www.gocho.com) and Richmond International Airport (Airport Code: RIC) (www.flyrichmond.com), which is about an hour and a half away. Lodging information: The two closest hotels providing discounted rates are :Sleep Inn (1185 5th Street Charlottesville, 434-244-9969)Holiday Inn Monticello (1200 5th Street, Charlottesville, 434-977-5100)

More information is available about these on our meeting website: http://www.pvcc.edu/212th-2yc3-conferenceRegistration link: http://www.2yc3.org/registration212.htm

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2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

July 31-August 4, 2016The 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) will be held at the University of Northern Colo-rado in Greeley from July 31 to August 4, 2016. Here are a few important dates to keep in mind in case you plan on attending/presenting at BCCE. (Calls for workshops and symposia are currently open.)

December 6, 2015: Call for Workshops and Symposia deadlineJanuary 1, 2016: Call for Abstracts beginsFebruary 28, 2016: Call for Abstracts deadlineMarch 3, 2016 - June 2, 2016: Conference early registration is openJune 3, 2016: Conference late registration begins

More information, including organizing committee contact information, can be found at:http://www.unco.edu/bcce2016/index.html

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We currently are looking for colleagues who would like to contribute to our program by giving a presentation, leading a workshop, or participating in a panel discussion. We especially encourage topics related to our theme, which is focused on teaching chemistry through its social impacts. If you would like to present on a different topic, please do not hesitate to submit an abstract, as we encourage as diverse a program as possible. The due date for submitting abstracts is January 20, 2016.

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Conference ChairsCo-Chair: Nancy Crispen [email protected]: Joann Um [email protected]: Haim Weizman [email protected] Arrangements: Robert Kojima [email protected] Coordinator: Shane Haggard [email protected]

213th 2YC3 ConferenceCall for Papers

Teaching Chemistry Through its Social Impacts:Using Social Issues to Make Chemistry Relevant

March 11-12, 2016San Diego City College

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251st ACS National Meeting in San DiegoMarch 2016

The 251st ACS Meeting will be held in San Diego from March 13-17. The program theme will be “Comput-ers in Chemistry”. If you have any questions, please contact the meeting co-chairs: Iona Black ([email protected]) or Denyce Wicht ([email protected]). Current sessions of interest include: Chemistry Education Research (Peer-reviewed and General), Chemistry Education Research (Graduate Student Research Forum), Curricular Innovations in Undergraduate Chemical Education Impacted by NSF, Faculty Development Initia-tives, Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses, Molecular Modeling at the Undergraduate Level, Online Chemical Education, Polymer Ambassador Program for K-12, Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), Research on Learning in the Lab, and Undergraduate Research Posters.

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