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Chemistry Connections at Burlington High School was on Oct. 24, 2011. This is an official InternationalYear of Chemistry (IYC) event.

Prof. Ruth Tanner, Chair elect of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS),Keynote speaker Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, President elect, of the American Chemical Society (ACS) andNESACS Education Chair, Prof. Marietta Schwartz - Organizer of the Conference

This is the 11 th year for the Chemistry Connections program with the Burlington High School.

There were chemistry teachers from about 40 schools in the Greater Boston area at the Chemistry

Connections. Photos of the lecturers for the workshops are shown below:

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Program Schedule3:30-4:00 PM Registration and Refreshments

Main Lobby, Burlington High School

4:00-4:25 PM Welcome, Overview, and Review of the Sessions (Auditorium) Marietta Schwartz, Chair, Education Committee, NESACSAssociate Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, UMass Boston

Steve Lantos, Chair, High School Education Committee, NESACSChemistry Teacher, Brookline (MA) High School

4:30-6:10 PM Four Simultaneous Workshops in Two SessionsSession I: 4:30-5:15 PM; Session II: 5:20-6:10 PM

Workshop A: Artificial Photosynthesis A Workshop in Solar CellDesign (Room 172)Dr. Jonathan Rochford and Mr. Joseph Harney, University of Massachusetts Boston

Workshop B: What is a learning progressions perspective and whatdo the new Framework for K-12 Science Education and NextGeneration Science Standards mean for teaching high schoolchemistry? (Room 173)Dr. Hannah Sevian, University of Massachusetts Boston

Workshop C: Using the Molecular Workbench for Inquiry at the AtomicLevel (Room 177)Mr. Dan Damelin, Curriculum & Technology Development, The ConcordConsortium

Workshop D: pH and Its Effect on the Human Body & the Environment(Room 176) Dr. Jack Driscoll, Mgr. of Marketing & Technology, PID Analyzers, LLC

6:15-6:55 PM Dinner (High School Cafeteria)

7:00-7:45 PM Keynote Address (Lower Library) CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY CONNECTIONS: Looking Back, Looking

Around, Looking Ahead" Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin Madison and ACSPresident-Elect

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Dr. Shakhashiri delivering the Keynote address

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Keynote Address

Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri is the first holder of the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for theWisconsin Idea at UW-Madison. He is well known internationally for his effective leadership in

promoting excellence in science education at all levels, and for his development and use of

demonstrations in the teaching of chemistry in classrooms as well as in less formal settings,

such as museums, convention centers, shopping malls and retirement homes. The EncyclopediaBritannica sites him as the "dean of lecture demonstrators in America." His scholarly

publications, including the multi-volume series, Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for

Teachers of Chemistry, are models of learning and instruction that have been translated into

several languages. He is an advocate for policies to advance knowledge and to use science and

technology to serve society. He promotes the exploration and establishment of links betweenscience, the arts and the humanities, and the elevation of discourse on significant societal

issues related to science, religion, politics, the economy, and ethics. Professor Shakhashiri is the

2011 President-Elect of the American Chemical Society, and will serve one-year terms as

president in 2012 and immediate past president in 2013.

CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY CONNECTIONS:

Looking Back, Looking Around, Looking Ahead

As we get ready to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Morrill Land Grant Act in 2012 I shallreflect on the contributions of chemistry and chemists to society and discuss the great potential

and challenges facing society. Chemistry brings a wide range of goods and functions toeveryone and thus is vital to our democracy. Our research and our technology can provide

clean water and nutritious food, meet energy demands, and help lead to sustainable

development everywhere. And, just as important, chemists can help society develop the will to

improve the quality of life on the planet.

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Dr. Shakhashiri Dr. Shakhashiri with the cardboard containing the

spectrum

We would like to thank Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri for helping NESACS celebrate NCW, the Burlington HighSchool for hosting the event, Dr. Peter Nassifk for providing lab equipment, projectors & PCs whereneeded and the many volunteers who took part during NCW.

Photos courtesy of Prof. Morton Z. Hoffman, NESACS member

NESACS (http:/ / www.nesacs.org ) is the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society whichhas more than 7,500 members. The American Chemical Society is the largest scientific society in theworld with 163,000 members (http:/ / www.acs.org ) .

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