Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Middleton Good Neighbor Festival
Middleton, WI

Friday: 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: Come see us in the parade!

Festival Information

Watch a short video taken at the Science is Fun table.

The Larry Meiller Show
11:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Science is Fun at Monona Public Library
6:00 p.m.
Monona, WI

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Reunion with former first-year chemistry students from 1993 and 2005.

Climate Science in the Chemistry Curriculum
A presentation to the UW-Madison Chemistry Instructor's Group
3:00 p.m.
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

ChemEd Conference
North Central College
Naperville, IL

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The SCIENCE IS FUN booth at the ChemEd 2019 exhibit.
Amanda Spiewak presents at the Climate Disruption: Carbon Dioxide, Ice, and Water workshop in Naperville.	The workshop included interactive, hands-on experiments related to climate.
Melting blue ice cubes.	Christina Marvin uses Lake Mendota in Madison as an example of how the winter ice duration on lakes has shortened over time.

Strang Day Camp
1:30-4:00pm
Madison, WI

Mornings on Mendota: Chemistry of Water in the Lab of Shakhashiri
10:30-NOON
Memorial Union Terrace
UW Madison Campus

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Science is Fun in Rio
3:00 p.m.
Rio Elementary School Gym
355 S. Lowville Road, Rio WI
Rio, WI

Presented by Rio Community Library

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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40th Annual OPID Faculty College
UW-Platteville Richland
Richland Center, WI

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Bassam's Video Remarks

Science is Fun at Highland Elementary School
1:00 p.m.
Highland, WI

Wisconsin Alumni Association Sauk County Chapter Founders' Day
5:00 p.m.
Baraboo Country Club

With Wisconsin State Representative Dave Considine, 81st Assembly District

2019 Take the Kids to Work Day
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, VA

Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
"Imagine And Adapt: Possibilities In A Changing World"
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Madison, WI

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Speakers

Program

The Larry Meiller Show
11:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Science is Fun at Richland Schools
High School Presentation: 10:30 a.m.
Middle School Presentation: 1:00 p.m.
Richland, WI

Science is Fun at Science Expeditions
UW-Madison Campus

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Science is Fun at Engineering Expo
UW-Madison Campus

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ACS Fall National Meeting
Orlando, FL

Sunday, March 31
Science and society: Opportunities and challenges
Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri
4:20 p.m.
Valencia Ballroom B-D / Theater 10 / Orange County Convention Center

Meeting Information

Science is Fun at St. Mary Catholic Schools
STEM Saturday
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Neenah, WI

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Fostering Community Appreciation of Science In and Out of the Classroom
Wisconsin Society for Science Teachers Conference
11:00 a.m.
Monona Terrace Convention Center

Conference Schedule

WSST Conference Website

The climate is changing: Investigating the effects on ponds, lakes, and oceans
A teacher workshop at the Wisconsin Society for Science Teachers Conference
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Monona Terrace Convention Center
Madison, WI

Instructors:
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy, Department of Chemistry, UW-Madison
Jerry A. Bell
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy, Department of Chemistry, UW-Madison

Engage in hands-on activities and discussion you can use to introduce climate science concepts into the topics you already teach.

Climate science is complicated, but it is based on fundamental concepts from our more familiar sciences. So the complexity offers opportunities to integrate climate science into teaching the concepts already included in your courses. This workshop is designed to help you see how to fit climate science into what you are already doing. The hands-on activities focus on the properties of water (including phase change, heat capacity, solubility, and acid/base chemistry) and how these properties of Earth’s bodies of water are affected by human-caused increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, and the resultant global warming. Many of the activities will be directly usable or easily adaptable for use in your classroom. All the written and projected materials will be available to you electronically for use in your classrooms.

Climate Workshop Information

Register for the Conference

Conference Schedule

WSST Conference Website

Madison Symphony Orchestra League "Party of Note"
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Fluno Center
UW-Madison Campus

STEAM Fair at Madison Country Day School
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Waunakee, WI

Concert at Chemistry
4:00 p.m.
UW-Madison Campus

The concert featured two new compositions
(world premiere performances):
Songs of Discovery by Julian Pozniak
Three Petrarchian Sonnets by John F. Berry

Performers:
Mimmi Fulmer, Professor of Voice & Opera, UW-Madison School of Music
Julia Rottmayer, Asst. Adj. Professor of Voice, UW-Madison School of Music
John F. Berry, Viola, Professor of Chemistry, UW-Madison
Vincent Fuh, piano

Steinway grand piano provided by Ben Garber of Steinway & Sons, Madison

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Pianist Vincent Fuh opened the event with "Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental"	Mimmi Fulmer performed "Three Petrarchian Sonnets" composed by John Berry
Julia Rottmayer performed "Songs of Discovery," composed by Julian Pozniak	The show closed with John Berry on the viola, joining Vincent and Mimmi for "Two Songs, Op. 91"

No Belles
Performances at 3:30 & 7:30 p.m.
UW-Madison Campus

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(L to R) Actors Kira Batcheller and Kimberly Wilson, Prof. Shakhashiri, Artistic Director & Musician Michael Phillips, and Actor Jade Strong

Science is Fun at St. Peter Catholic School
1:00 p.m.
Middleton, WI

Science on the Radio
11:00 a.m.
The Larry Meiller Show on WPR

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
1:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
Middleton Performing Arts Center
2100 Bristol Street
Middleton WI

This event is free and open to the public.

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Information

Watch online

Gallaher Lecture: Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri
7:00 p.m.
Brush Performance Hall
Giese Center for the Performing Arts
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH

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An article from the Canton Rep

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Climate Science Concepts Fit Your Classroom
All day
UW-Madison Campus

The Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy is pleased to announce another series of workshops for high school science teachers and first-year college science faculty. WISL aims to enrich excellence in classroom activities and is offering two workshops on Climate Science in the Fall of 2018.

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2nd Annual "Chemical Biology in the HUB" Symposium
Advancing Science and Serving Society, Bassam Shakhashiri
Novartis Institutes for BioMedial Research
Cambridge, MA

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National Chemistry Week Celebration
Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture by Prof. Shakhashiri
1:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Boston Museum of Science
Boston, MA

Hands-on activities are held from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Blue Wing, Lower Level. Professor Shakhashiri's presentations are in Cahners Theater, Blue Wing, Level 2, at 1:00 and 3:00 pm.

More information

Read an article about the memorial lecture

Members of the Andover High School Chemistry Club from Andover High School with Bassam (from left to right): Justin Dao, Aadith Arasu, Adam McKnight, Duc Vu, Henry Dao, Jenny Shen.

Wisconsin Science Festival
Madison, WI and Throughout the State

Friday, October 12:
Addressing Climate Change Interactive Session
3:45-5:15 p.m.
Discovery Building
330 N. Orchard St.
UW-Madison Campus
This talk is free but pre-registration is required.
More information

Saturday, October 13:
Science is Fun Exploration Stations
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Discovery Building
330 N. Orchard St.
UW-Madison Campus

Sunday, October 14:
Science is Fun Exploration Stations
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Discovery Building
330 N. Orchard St.
UW-Madison Campus

Science is Fun Extravaganza
2:00 p.m.
Discovery Building
330 N. Orchard St.
UW-Madison Campus
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Festival information

The Larry Meiller Show
11:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Listen to this broadcast

Science is Fun at Fitchburg Public Library
11:00 a.m.
5530 Lacy Road
Fitchburg, WI

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With Sophia Ciano Gwin, Age 10 Sophia's mother says: "You have inspired her to want to learn even more about Science. Thank you so much for coming to the library and making a difference in her life."

CHEMISTRY OF WATER
Explore the Science of Our Precious Resource
Science is Fun Exploration Stations
8-9:00 p.m.
Discovery Building, following the Crossroads of Ideas Lecture
UW-Madison Campus

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Climate Science Concepts Fit Your Classroom
All day
UW-Madison Campus

The Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy is pleased to announce another series of workshops for high school science teachers and first-year college science faculty. WISL aims to enrich excellence in classroom activities and is offering two workshops on Climate Science in the Fall of 2018.

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Instructors, participants, and guests from left to right: Instructor Mike Boll, Ron Perkins, Traci Marsolek, David Snyder, Rhonda Reist, Kayleigh Webber, Levi Hogan, Lorena Rios Mendoza, Amy Clement, Amanda Spiewak, Jennifer Bault, Amy Workman, Naomi Golden, David Eckstrom, Amy Kabrhel, Instructor Jerry Bell, Bill Heeren, Ceci Vollbrecht, Tim Corcoran, Kelly Kramer, County Executive Joe Parisi, Instructor Bassam Shakhashiri.

WaterFEST
Crossroads at Big Creek
4:00 p.m.
2041 Michigan St.
Sturgeon Bay, WI

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Watch a video of this presentation!

View a photo slideshow from the Green Bay Press Gazette

Science is Fun
12:15 & 1:00 p.m.
Alma Area Schools
S1618 State Road 35
Alma, WI

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Science is Fun
1:00 p.m.
La Crosse Central High School
1801 Losey Boulevard S
La Crosse, WI

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

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The Larry Meiller Show
11:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Good Neighbor Festival
Middleton, WI

Festival Information

Friday: Science is Fun Exploration Stations, 5-8 p.m.
Saturday: Science is Fun Exploration Stations, 4-8 p.m.
Sunday: Parade, beginning at Noon

ACS Fall National Meeting
Boston, MA

Bassam's Talks:

Sunday, August 19
1:35 p.m.
Sharing the joy of chemistry with kids of all ages:
Remembering Phyllis A. Brauner
Location: Seaport World Trade Center, Beacon Hill 1

Monday, August 20
11:25 a.m.
Citizen Science… For the benefit of Earth and its people
Location: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 260

Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Science is Fun hosts Spartan Day Camp
1:30pm
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison

Science is Fun
1:30pm
Community Room, DeForest Area Public Library
203 Library Street
DeForest, WI

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The Midwest Professional Karate Camp group enjoyed the Science is Fun demonstration.
Photo courtesy of Anthony Schnell

Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

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Parks & Trails Unite Festival
10:00am-7:00pm, Rain or Shine
Lake Farm Country Park / McDaniel Park
Dane County, Wisconsin

Website

WISL Poster

Dane County Parks Flyer

Photos by Samantha Haas		With Burke Pinne, a student from Bassam's 2005 chemistry class.

Climate Science Concepts Fit Your Classroom
A WISL Workshop for High School Science Teachers
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

The Larry Meiller Show
11:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Listen here!

Science is Fun at Kickapoo Middle School
11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Viola, WI

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Read a UW News article about our visit

March for Science Madison
3-7:00 p.m.
Start Point: James Madison Park
End Point: UW-Madison's Library Mall

Prof. Shakhashiri was one of the keynote speakers:
View his speech on YouTube
Read a transcript of his remarks

Facebook Page

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Climate Science Concepts for Your Classroom
A WISL Workshop for High School Science Teachers
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

Connecting Science and Society: Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened
A UW-Madison Science Week Talk by Bassam Shakhashiri
4:30 p.m.
1361 Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

Engineering Expo
UW-Madison Campus

On Saturday, April 7 this event is free and open to the public.
Science is Fun will be hosting hands-on, minds-on activities from 9am-2pm

More information about expo

ACS Spring National Meeting
New Orleans, LA

Tuesday, March 20
Global Warming is Unequivocal: We must learn how to communicate the science of climate change to ourselves and also to non-science audiences
Talk by Bassam Shakhashiri
4:30 p.m.
Part of the symposium on Science and Its Perception
Room 346, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Awards Reception and Banquet, 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans Marriott Hotel
Rodney Schreiner, Bassam, and Jerry Bell.	Bassam is presented with the 2018 Grady-Stack Award by 2018 ACS President and UW Alumnus Peter Dorhout (PhD '89), Chair of the ACS Committee on Public Relations and Communications Jennifer Maclachlan, and ACS Director-at-Large Wayne Jones.	Richard Zare, Jerry Bell, and Bassam.
Reception photos by Peter Cutts

St. Paul Lutheran School
1:00 & 4:30 p.m.
Manawa, WI

Chemistry Olympiad
6:15 p.m.
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

WISL Undergraduate Intern Haley Olsen won "Demonstrator Extraordinaire"
in the 2018 US National Chemistry Olympiad Local Competition

Madison Country Day School STEAM Fair
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Madison Country Day School

Climate Science Concepts for Your Classroom
A WISL Workshop for High School Science Teachers
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

Climate Science Concepts for Your Classroom
A WISL Workshop for High School Science Teachers
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Information

Science is Fun at Chavez Elementary School
Madison, WI

Science is Fun at Stoner Prairie Elementary School
Fitchburg, WI

48th Annual
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
1pm on Saturday
1 & 4pm on Sunday
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Watch the program online

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View the 12-page printed program

2017 Guests: Isabelle Krier, Renee Frontiera, Jim Maynard, Gery Essenmacher, Rodney Schreiner
Dr. Renee Frontiera (U of Minn.) discusses the Universal Indicator.	Now that's a hot book!	Bucky and the ammonia fountain.
Dr. Rodney Schreiner shows the audience element 48, Cadmium.	Cadmium Selenide glows in black light!	Carbon dioxide gas extinguishes the candle flames.
High school junior Isabelle Krier shows off some beautiful, color-changing liquids.		Isabelle also plays the violin.
Santa gives Bassam Van Gogh's Sunflowers, which was created using cadmium paints.	It was another great year!	These Daisy Girl Scouts from Argyle, led by Jody Moen, enjoyed the show.
	Bassam wears one of Santa's gifts: a Science is Fun bowtie!

Wisconsin Science Festival
UW-Madison and throughout the State of Wisconsin

Science is Fun Extravaganza at the Wisconsin Science Festival
2:00 p.m.
Discovery Place

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The Science is Fun group will also be hosting a hands-on/minds-on exploration table all four days during the festival's Discovery Expo, located in the Discovery Building at UW-Madison

Festival information

Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

College of Wooster
Helen Murray Free Endowment Lecture
Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center
Wooster, OH

TECHNICAL LECTURE (11:00 AM) - SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PUBLIC LECTURE (7:30 PM) - SCIENCE IS FUN AND THE JOY OF LEARNING

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Read a news article from the Wooster website

Science is Fun at the School of St. Mary
Lake Forest, IL

National Chemistry Week
Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture by Prof. Shakhashiri
1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Boston Museum of Science
Boston, MA

Admission to the museum is required. Free tickets to Dr. Shakhashiri’s show will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets are available via advance reservation. To reserve tickets, please contact the NESACS secretary via email secretary@nesacs.org before October 10, 2017. Tickets will be available for pick-up in the lobby of the museum at the ACS table.

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Epic Systems Conference Videotaping
1:30pm

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Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

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ACS Fall National Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Sunday, August 20
Advancing Graduate Education: Opportunities & Challenges
Grand Hyatt Washington, Independence C
Schedule
Abstracts

Tuesday, August 22
Theoretical Models of Chemical Bonding & Reactivity Spanning the Periodic Table: A Symposium in Honor of Roald Hoffmann
Bonding with Roald, Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
3:40pm
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 152B

Tuesday, August 22
Science & Perception of Climate Change
Global warming is unequivocal: From Arrhenius to Keeling…facts are not enough to influence public sentiment, Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
10:10am
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown, Meeting Room 3

Attendees of the 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Washington DC had an opportunity to attend a lecture on the chemistry of drinking water by Dr. David Sedlak, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The lecture provides a tour of the U.S. through five very different glasses of drinking water, exploring the chemistry that determines the quality and availability of drinking water in each city. Dr. Sedalk’s lecture was seen live by more than 900 people.

Healthy, Tasty, or Toxic: A Chemist's View of Drinking Water
Dr. David Sedlak
Chair, ACS Global Water Initiative

Wisconsin Association of Behavioral Analysis Conference
Panel Discussion: Advancing the Natural Science of Behavior: What can we learn from the March for Science?
3:00 p.m.
Union South
UW-Madison Campus

Rotary Club of Madison
Second Annual Bring Your Child/Grandchild to Rotary Day
Noon
Park Hotel
Madison, WI

Read the Rotary newsletter announcement

View a video of Bassam's talk

View Bassam's Slides

Read the Rotary newsletter writeup

2017 ChemEd Conference
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

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Dane County Farmer's Market
Capitol Square
Madison, WI

Dane County Farmer's Market
Capitol Square
Madison, WI

Science is Fun on the Terrace
Memorial Union Terrace
8:00 p.m.
UW-Madison Campus

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View the flyer

As Climate Changes, Southern States Will Suffer More Than Others
New York Times, 6/29/2017

UW-Madison French Camp for Youth
Les Petits Scientifiques!
1:30 p.m.
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
Corner of University Avenue & University Row

Market Information

Science is Fun at the Hatch Public Library
12:30 p.m.
111 West State Street
Mauston, WI

Library Information

News Article

Science is Fun at the Westside Community Market
9:00am - 12:00pm
Located behind UW Health Digestive Health Center
750 University Avenue
Corner of University Avenue & University Row
Madison, WI

Market Information

The Larry Meiller Show
11:45 a.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio

Friday Family Fun Night
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Hosted by King James Pilot Community Center
Fitchburg Firehouse 2
5415 King James Way
Fitchburg, WI

Information

Science is Fun at American Girl
for Take Your Child to Work Day
Middleton, WI

March for Science Madison
1:00-5:00 p.m.

Information

Video: Watch the keynote speeches

Video: Go direct to Prof. Shakhashiri's speech
Read a transcript of his remarks

Article: In science they trust, Isthmus

Members of Prof. Shakhashiri's Science is Fun group provided hands-on/minds-on interaction at the post-march gathering on Library Mall.
Science is Fun Group Members Lindsey Orgren, Amanda Zhao, and Gery Essenmacher

Photos courtesy of Gery Essenmacher

The Kathleen Dunn Show
2:00 p.m.
Guests Bassam Shakhashiri and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha discuss the March for Science on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio

Listen to the show

The Art of Discovery
7:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Studio
Overture Center for the Arts
Madison, WI

An evening with three fellows of the Wisconsin Academy whose explorations in science have been aided by their imaginations.

Information

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Bassam with fellow speakers Marcia Bjornerud, Laura Kiessling and Robert Mathieu

From the Wisconsin Academy's annual report.

Science is Fun for Kiel Science Students
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Engineering Expo
Events at 11:30 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Room 1610 Engineering Hall
UW-Madison Campus

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Edgewood College Family Science Night
6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Science Expeditions
UW-Madison Campus

10am-2pm
Science is Fun Exploration Stations
Discovery Building

3pm
Science is Fun Spectacular
Room 1351 Chemistry Building

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Science is Fun Session with the Cub Scouts
1:30 p.m.
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

The scouts who attended the presentation earned this "Science is Fun" patch.

Science is Fun Session with Freeport High School Students
10:45 a.m.
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

		From left to right, top to bottom: Prof. Shakhashiri, Jill Chipman, Gery Essenmacher, Sam Krerowicz, and Tor Odden. Photo credit: Liz Jesse

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
Now in its 47th year!
Saturday, December 3 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 4 at 1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Chemistry Building, UW-Madison Campus

View the printed program and photos

Watch the 2016 program online now!

Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
Departmental Colloquium
UC-Santa Barbara

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Science is Fun Extravaganza
at the Wisconsin Science Festival
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Madison, WI

Visit wisconsinsciencefest.org for more event information.

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National Chemistry Week
Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
Boston Museum of Science
Boston, MA

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The 2016 Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture at the Boston Museum of Science.		With Dr. Elissa (Blum) Rottenberg, and her children Nate and Maya. Elissa was a finalist in the 1990 Science Talent Search, during which she met Prof. Shakhashiri who sparked her interest in science education. She hopes to someday combine her career in clinical medicine with her passion for sharing the joy of science.		With Aaron and Ben Charnay from Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, encouraged by their chemistry teacher Michael Geyer to pursue careers in chemistry. Wonderful to know that they have already done most demonstrations in my  5-volume book series, "Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry."

Bucky Appreciation Night
Madison, WI

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ACS Fall National Meeting
Philadelphia, PA

With Sir John Holman, President-Elect, Royal Society of Chemistry, London August 23, 2016 ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia Photo credit: Glenn Ruskin

Princeton Department of Chemistry
"Science is Fun and the Joy of Chemistry"

		Credit for photos above: Allen Jones

Science is Fun on the Union Terrace
Memorial Union Terrace
Madison, WI
8:15-9:15 p.m.

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Interactive: Build your own fireworks display!

ComSciCon:The communicating science workshop for graduate students
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

More information on this meeting

Many workshop attendees tweeted their thoughts during the workshop...

Turning on Learning
Free Family Night
Madison Children's Museum
Madison, WI
5:00-8:00 p.m.

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Dodgeville Kiwanis
Noon
Dodgeville, WI

ACS Nevada Section Annual Awards Ceremony
"Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning"
7:00 p.m.
UNLV Tam Alumni Center

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UW-Madison Engineering Expo
Science is Fun Presentations
Both Days at Noon
1600 Engineering Hall
UW-Madison Campus

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Symposium
on Catalyzing the Modernization of Graduate Education
Natcher Conference Center
Bethesda, Maryland

Catalyzing the Modernization of Graduate Education

More information on this meeting

Read the symposium abstracts (PDF)

View a recording of the symposium

Inaugural UW-Madison Sibs Day
UW-Madison Campus

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Siblings Joseph, Matthew and Rachel pose with Prof. Shakhashiri. Their father Scott was a student in Bassam's class in 1982. Joseph and Matthew are currently students at UW.

UW-Madison Science Expeditions
Saturday, April 2: Science is Fun Exploration Stations
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
330 N. Orchard Street
UW-Madison Campus

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	At Left: Bassam with Sara (Nowicki) Rodrigues of Sun Prairie, WI. She is a 2001 graduate of UW-Madison who was a student in Bassam's class.

Global warming is unequivocal: ACS and its members can help point the way for meaningful action
Symposium on the Science & Perception of Climate Change
ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego
4:25 p.m.
Omni San Diego Hotel, Grand Ballroom E

View the symposium booklet

More information on this meeting

Read an ACS blog post by Mark Jones after attending the San Diego Meeting:
Industry Voices: Planting Trees You'll Never Use for Shade

Madison Country Day School
2:45 p.m.

With head of MCDS Ben Hebebrand

A few thank-you messages:

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:45 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

Listen to the show

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
Now in its 46th year!
Saturday, December 5 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 6 at 1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Chemistry Building, UW-Madison Campus

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View the printed program

Watch the program online
    More from WPT
     Behind the Scenes: Set Design with Philip Ashby
     A Quick Message from Prof. Shakhashiri

News Items:
Tickets available Oct.1 for Shakhashiri's science show via UW-Madison News
Chemist starts holiday season with bangs, controlled fires via The Daily Cardinal
Around Town: After 46 years, science show still inspires awe via the Wisconsin State Journal

Visit our Christmas Lecture page

Science on the Radio: Perpetual Notion Machine
7-7:30 p.m.
Airing on WORT-FM
Madison, WI

National Chemistry Week:
Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
1:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
Museum of Science, Boston

This annual event was featured in the February 2016 edition of The Nucleus

Science is Fun Extravaganza:
Grand Finale of the 2015 Wisconsin Science Festival
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

The Science is Fun Extravaganza fosters public awareness and appreciation of science and the arts.  Join the celebrations with Bassam Shakhashiri, Rod Schreiner, the Madison Youth Choir, Flamenco dancers, and others. Come and experience spectacular demonstrations, charming voices, dynamic dancing, and more at the grand finale of the 2015 Wisconsin Science Festival.

More information on the festival is available on their webpage

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UW System Chemistry Faculties Meeting
Keynote Address: "Chemistry Research and Education for Wisconsin: Opportunities and Challenges" 
Noon
Executive Dining Room, Fluno Center
UW-Madison Campus

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Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

In response to a caller asking about home experiment resources for homeschooling,
Prof. Shakhashiri recommends the following websites:

Adventures in Chemistry from the ACS
Science Kids
Science Fun Kidzone
Red Tricycle
Scholastic Science Experiments
PBS Kids ZOOMsci

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

Chemistry and Society Summer Forum
Tuesday & Thursday Nights, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Rm 1315 Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

This summer forum on science and society deals with the role of chemistry in our daily lives and with the impact of chemistry on advancing the human condition and assuring the quality of life locally and globally.  Selected topics in the fundamentals of chemistry, including chemical composition, structure of molecules, bonding, properties, and reactivity will be introduced. Special emphases will be placed on water quality, atmospheric chemistry, and general energy concepts and principles. An essential part of the course will be engaging chemistry demonstrations and some hands-on activities. Invited speakers from selected areas of specialization will provide a rich perspective on the topics to be discussed. Chemistry 107 is not intended for students who expect to take additional chemistry courses and it does not satisfy any prerequisites for further chemistry courses. Pre-Reqs: No previous chemistry required. Open to the general public for learners of all ages above the age of 17.

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Registration Page

News: University Summer Forums invite community to study chemistry, Chinese painting

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Science of Fireworks
**CANCELLED...More information here
Memorial Union Terrace
8:15-9:15 p.m.

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College for Kids Opening Celebration
A special demonstration show for CFK participants to kick off the summer session
Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

See letters from the participants to Bassam

Khorana S.N. Bose Scholar Orientation
12:15 p.m.
Consulate General of India, Chicago Office
Chicago, IL

India's Future Scientists Undergo Orientation Upon Arrival in U.S.

The Wisconsin Idea:
Opportunities and Challenges for Graduate Research and Education
12:15 p.m.
UW-Madison Chemistry Department Analytical Seminar
Rm 1315 Chemistry Building  
UW-Madison Campus

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Handouts from the presentation:
The Wisconsin Idea
Graduate Education Charts I & II
Graduate Education Audiences and Conclusions

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

Science is Fun!
Lake Forest, IL

9:00 a.m.
School of St. Mary

See some of the students' artistic interpretations of the demonstrations

12:30 p.m.  
Lake Forest High School

Bassam shows the audience dry ice	A closeup of the boiling water
After pouring boiling water on dry ice	With Kristina and Nikki

249th ACS National Meeting
Denver, CO

Citizens First: Communicating Climate Science to the Public
Climate change: Opportunities and challenges for ACS and its members
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Jacqueline Barton: Priestley Medal Address
"A Career in Chemistry"
Dr. Barton was a member of the ACS Presidential Commission on Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences

Science is Fun at the American Family Children's Hospital
11:00 a.m.
Health Sciences Learning Center
UW-Madison Campus

Science is Fun Presentation
3:00 p.m.
Prairie View Elementary School
Oregon, WI

With former chemistry student Patrick Tsai (1995) and his daughter (and future chemistry student) Sophia Tsai.	A note sent in by a young science fan after the Oregon event.

The Wisconsin Idea: Opportunities and Challenges in Graduate Research and Education
12:00 p.m.
Dept. of Kinesiology
2055 Natatorium
UW-Madison Campus

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The Science of Climate Change and Our Responsibilities
6:00 p.m.
ACS Chicago Section
Cafe La Cave
Des Plaines, IL

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With former student Mike Boll, now a science
teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, IL.

Opportunities and Challenges in Graduate Research and Education
12:00 p.m.
Room 309 Leigh Hall
University of Florida, Gainesville

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Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
A special 45th anniversary event
2:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Union Theater

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View photos from the show

WATCH IT ONLINE NOW!

Opportunities and Challenges in Graduate Research and Education
3:30 p.m.
Mellon Institute Social Room
Carnegie Mellon University

27th Annual Faraday Lecture

"Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning"
7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Pittsburgh, PA

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Yale University
Tuesday, November 4
Public Talk
6:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 5
"Advancing Chemistry and Communicating Chemistry"
4:00 p.m.

National Chemistry Week Celebration
Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture 
Museum of Science
1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Boston, MA

With Amanda Turek, PhD candidate at Harvard and Science is Fun alumna.

Doris Lewis and Bassam	Answering a Question	Christine Jaworek-Lopes and Bassam

Advancing Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences
10:30 a.m.
Northeastern University
Boston

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Advancing Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences
2:00 p.m.
Dell Butcher 180
Rice University Campus
Houston, TX

2014 Welch Conference on Chemical Research: Chemical Education
Houston, TX

Monday, October 27
"Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened"
Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri
2:30 p.m.

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Wisconsin Science Festival
Various locations around the state
Headquartered at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
UW-Madison Campus

Saturday, October 18
Science is Fun Extravaganza
10:00 a.m.
Room 1351 Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Bassam with Sylvia Speidel	Engaging the public in the joy of science

Saturday, October 18
Theodore Gray Presentation
11:15 a.m.
Room 1351 Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus

Bassam with Theodore Gray

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Festival website

17th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lectures

Monday, September 29
Community Lecture:
Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
7:00 p.m.
Highsmith Union Alumni Hall, Room 159
University of North Carolina-Asheville

Tuesday, September 30
General Chemistry Lecture:
Science and Society: Our Opportunities and Responsibilities
12:30 p.m.
Highsmith Union Alumni Hall, Room 159
University of North Carolina-Asheville

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Read the article from the UNC news service

Opportunities and Challenges in Graduate Research and Education
A WISCAPE Event
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Room 159 Education Building

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Watch the video

Advancing Science and Communicating Science
Guest Lecture
University of Bergen
Department of Chemistry
Bergen, Norway

Why is chemistry IMPORTANT for the future?
Lecture
University of Bergen
School Laboratory in Science
Bergen, Norway

Advancing Science and Communicating Science
1:30 p.m.
Medical School Building
MH-bygget Store Auditorium
University of Tromso, Norway

248th ACS Fall National Meeting
Advancing Chemistry and Communicating Chemistry:
Looking Around and Looking Ahead with Bassam Shakhashiri
Monday, August 11
8:00 am. - 5:15 p.m.
Moscone Center, South Building, Esplanade Ballroom 304
San Francisco, CA

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Access the presentations via Presentations on Demand (ACS web login required):
Morning Session
Afternoon Session

Symposium participants who joined us for the morning session (L to R): Alan Leshner, Ron Perkins, Deborah Blum, Harry Gray, Bassam, Thomas Barton, Brian Coppola, Roald Hoffman, Jerry Bell and Rodney Schreiner
Jerry Bell	Bassam Shakhashiri	Rodney Schreiner
Brian Coppola	Nadia Drake	Frank Drake and John Wright
Roald Hoffmann	Cora Marrett	Ron Perkins
Elizabeth Reynolds	Geraldine Richmond	George Whitesides
Deborah Blum	Larry Faulkner	Harry Gray
Photos above courtesy of Amahl Drake and Libby Dowdall.
Prof. Choon Ho Do of Sunchon National University (left) and Prof. G. H. Song of Korea National University of Education (right) with Bassam at the San Francisco meeting.

IUPAC's 23rd International Conference on Chemical Education
Toronto, Canada

Sunday, July 13
Viktor Obendrauf Plenary Demo Lecture
"Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning"

Photos courtesy of Dr. Morton Z. Hoffman

Tuesday, July 15
Chemistry for All Citizens of Planet Earth:
Creative Ways of Communicating Chemistry Symposium
"Advancing Chemistry and Communicating Chemistry…
For the Benefit of Earth and Its People"

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Science is Fun on the Memorial Union Terrace
A fun event for the whole family!
Memorial Union
UW-Madison Campus
8:15-9:15 p.m.
Featuring Prof. Mike Leckrone and members of the UW Marching Band

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View an NBC15 news report on the event

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

ComSciCon: The Communicating Science Workshop for Graduate Students
Keynote Presentation, "Advancing Science and Communicating Science"
5:00 p.m.
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
Cambridge, MA

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Materials Research Society Spring Meeting
Symposium: Educating and Mentoring Young Materials Scientists for Career Development
"Advancing Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences"
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8:30 a.m.
San Francisco, CA

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View all the presentations from this symposium

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:45 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
and
Chemistry Seminar: Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened
4:00 p.m.
Science Center 1000
Hope College
Holland, MI

Thank you for your wonderful seminar tonight at Hope College before a packed auditorium! Your enthusiasm for science and learning is infectious. All the kids, young and "not-so-young", enjoyed it and learned something new!  My brain has indeed changed. Several photos are attached, in commemoration of your talk. We look forward very much to your continued visit and seminar about "Enlightenment" on Friday. Thank you also to Jim Gentile, Donna Sova, Mike Pikaart, Graham Peaslee, and audience-participant Mike Seymour for helping make this event such a success! Dr. William F. Polik Hofma Professor of Chemistry and Chairperson Department of Chemistry Hope College Holland, MI

Founder's Day
"Bucky Badger and the Joy of Learning"
6:00 p.m.
St. Louis

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WAA St. Louis Chapter Website

247th ACS National Meeting
Dallas, TX

Monday, March 17, 8:00 a.m.
Benefits of Chemistry in Our Lives
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Why is it important to maintain the public image of chemistry? (Thomas Barton)
Contributions of chemistry to energy and transportation (William F. Carroll)
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Conversations on chemistry and the environment: Engaging chemists and the public (Bassam Shakhashiri)
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Communication and entertainment without chemistry (Attila Pavlath)
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Bio-responsive molecules: Formidable weapons in medicine's arsenal (Ned Heindel)
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How chemistry has improved our food supply (Elizabeth Ann Nalley)
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Tuesday, March 18
Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management:
Symposium in Honor of William F. Banholzer
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Wednesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m.
Changing Atmospheric Chemistry: Environmental Implications of Land-Air Interactions
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Climate Change Challenges: Responsibilities of Chemists and the ACS (Bassam Shakhashiri)
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The ACS Climate Science Toolkit (Jerry Bell)
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Organic emissions from terrestrial ecosystems: Their role in the Climate System and interactions with emissions from human activities (Alex Guenther)
Disruption of Forest-Atmosphere Interactions Related to Changing Atmospheric Chemistry (Walter Shortle)
Adaptation of higher plants to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (James Bunce)
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Non-enzymatic decomposition of lignocellulose by brown rot fungi and the role it plays in carbon sequestration and cycling (Barry Goodell)

204th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium
Keynote Speech—"Education: Opportunities and Our Responsibilities In and Out of the Classroom"
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Collin College, Central Park Campus
McKinney, TX

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Read a student's reflection on the keynote

The Postdoc Years: Promises, Opportunities, and Reality
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Chemistry Building, Rm 9341
UW-Madison Campus

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
UW-Madison Chemistry Building

Shows at 1 p.m. on Saturday; 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. on Sunday

Learn more about this event

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View the program booklet

College of L&S News:
Tickets available for Christmas chemistry shows

The show will air during the holiday season on public television:

December 22 at 7:00 a.m. (On WPT)
December 25 at 2:00 p.m. (On WPT)
December 27 at 9:30 a.m. (On WPT)
December 21 at 5:00 p.m. (On The Wisconsin Channel)
December 29 at Noon (On The Wisconsin Channel)

Bassam kicks off the show by igniting some balloons, always a crowd pleaser.	Lecture demonstrator Jim Maynard performs the N2OCS2 demo in the dark.	"Let me just check the instructions for the next demonstration in this book ..."
The Briggs-Rauscher Reaction features dramatic color changes.	Prof. Marc Fink and Hinano Ishii visit the lab for a musical interlude.	Dr. Rodney Schreiner has collaborated on 43 of the 44 Christmas Lectures.
How did the flame leap up the stairs?	Some young science fans greet Bassam after the show.	Fr. John Silva and students from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Monona

2013 Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting
"Advancing graduate education in the chemical sciences"
Atlanta, GA

ACS On Campus
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
UW-Madison Campus

Tuesday, October 29
Science Café
"Climate Change and You: Facts, Challenges, and Responsibilities"
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Rm 1255—DeLuca Forum
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
UW-Madison Campus

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Please visit the website for location and speaker information as well as additional details.  The event is free, but registration is required in order to attend.  Questions can be sent to acsoncampus@acs.org. 

Share your thoughts and pictures with the ACS on Campus community on Facebook and Twitter. Give us a shout-out with @ACSonC and use the hashtag #ACSatUMD.

National Chemistry Week Celebration
Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
Museum of Science
Boston, MA
1:00-5:00 p.m.

Students from Berwick Academy in Maine who made the trip to Boston for National Chemistry Week

2013 Northeast Regional ACS Meeting
"Advancing graduate education in the chemical sciences"
New Haven, CT

The Heinz Heinemann Memorial Lecture
"The Rewards and Responsibilities of Freedom"
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
5:30 p.m.

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Wisconsin Science Festival
Madison, WI

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Thursday, 9/26
Opening night event with Ira Flatow and Bassam Shakhashiri
7:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Friday, 9/27
Science Friday with Ira Flatow Live Broadcast
1:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Saturday, 9/28
Science is Fun Presentation with Bassam Shakhashiri, Roald Hoffmann
and Rodney Schreiner
10:00 a.m.
Chemistry Building, Room 1351

With science fans Chandini and Malini Sridharan after the Saturday morning presentation.

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The Wisconsin Academy will be hosting two festival events:
Science & Society: An Academy Fellow Showcase
The Archaeology of Wisconsin Landscapes

An article on the festival from The Badger Herald

Watch: WPR Presents the 9XM Players in Forbidden Planet Decoded

Watch: Chemistry Imagined: Connecting Art and Science

Watch: The Poisoner's Guide to Life with Deborah Blum

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:45 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

246th ACS National Meeting & Exhibition
Indianapolis, IN

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Sunday, September 8
The Last 25 Years of Carl Djerassi
Beyond Chemistry: Drama, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Autobiography
Indiana Convention Center
1:30-3:30 p.m.
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The Science of Flashes and Bangs
Saturday Science at Discovery
10:30 a.m.
The Forum at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
UW-Madison Campus

View the Flashes and Bangs poster

View the Saturday Science poster: Science of Astrobiology

Read the UW news release

Build your own virtual fireworks display

Science is Fun at College for Kids
A special demonstration show for CFK participants and their parents
Varsity Hall at Union South
UW-Madison Campus

View photos of this event, from this and past years

Science and Fireworks: Sights and Sounds for Independence Day
With Prof. Mike Leckrone and members of the UW Band
8:00 p.m.
Memorial Union Terrace
UW-Madison Campus

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Read the UW news release

Read the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article

Build your own virtual fireworks display

With Mike Rauls, Sauk Prairie High School chemistry teacher and UW Alumni.

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show 
Madison, WI

ACS Great Lakes Regional Meeting
Winona, WI

Opening Plenary Lecture & Reception
Wednesday, June 5
7:00-9:00 p.m.
"The Leadership Role of the ACS in Addressing Grand Global Challenges"

Ann Comins, chemistry teacher at Memorial High School in Madison, was awarded the
2013 Great Lakes Region Award for Excellence in High School Teaching "in recognition
of her outstanding contribution to the quality of chemical education in the Great Lakes Region"
at the ACS-GLRM. Here Bassam is presenting Ann with her award.

Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
UC-Santa Barbara

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Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
Midwest Chemistry Chairs Meeting
Chicago, IL

Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
Stony Brook University
Chemistry Building, Room 412
Stony Brook, New York
1:00-2:20 p.m.

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Live Ideas: The Worlds of Oliver Sacks
New York Live Arts
New York City

Schedule of Events

View Bassam's PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

View Bassam's video shown at the presentation

245th ACS National Meeting & Exhibition
New Orleans, LA

Understanding Climate Science: A Scientist's Responsibility
Monday, April 8
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The speakers discuss new interactive tools that demystify the science behind climate change, integrating lessons from the past, climate communication from a science perspective, and the responsibility scientists have to communicate effectively.

Water: A Grand Challenge for Science and Society
Tuesday, April 9
8:30 - 11:55 a.m.
The speakers discuss water sustainability, technological and institutional challenges, the convergence of nanotechnology and microbiology, and how Dow technologies are confronting the water challenge.
View list of Speakers and Abstracts

A New Vision of Chemistry Graduate Education
Tuesday, April 9
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Larry Faulkner and Paul Houston discuss the big questions facing the ACS Commission on Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences, and the recommendations of the commission's working groups.

Photo Credit: Linda Wang, C&E News

ACS President-Elect Thomas J. Barton,
ACS President Marinda Li Wu and
ACS Immediate Past President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri

Special Seminar Presentation: Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
Report of the ACS Presidential Commission on Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
University of Maryland
4:00 p.m.
Chemistry Lecture Hall 1402

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Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show
Madison, WI

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
9:00 a.m.
Washington DC

View the recorded webcast

2013 Southeast Chemistry Chairs Conference
Orlando, FL

ACS Webinar:
Understanding and Communicating the Science of Climate Change: A Chemist's Responsibility
With Bassam Shakhashiri and Dr. Jerry Bell
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST

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Committee of Distinguished Advisors Meeting
UMD-College Park

ACS Webinar:
Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
With Bassam Shakhashiri (moderator), Dr. Larry R. Faulkner (President Emeritus, University of Texas) and Dr. Jacqueline K. Barton (Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Cal Tech
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST

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AAAS Meeting
Boston, MA

Chemistry Department Colloquium:
Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
With Bassam Shakhashiri and William Banholzer
3:30 p.m.
Seminar Hall, Room 1315
UW-Madison Chemistry Building
A reception will follow in the Shain Atrium

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Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
Shows at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday

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Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show
Madison, WI

National Chemistry Week
Professor Shakhashiri has helped launch National Chemistry Week since 1987.
Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
ACS Northeastern Section
Museum of Science
Boston, MA

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Alumni Journeys: Phyllis Ambler Brauner '34
The alumni magazine of Walnut Hill School for the Arts talks to Brauner's daughter about her mother's commitment to mentoring students and her passion for diverse and innovative scientific studies.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg International Baccalaureate Student Talk
Myers Park High School
Charlotte, NC
3:30 p.m.

Charlotte Area Science Network 10th Annual Awards Breakfast
UNC-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
8:00-11:30 p.m.

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View Bassam's appearance on Charlotte's NBC affiliate, WCNC

Winthrop University Chemistry Students Met with ACS President in Charlotte

WFAE Radio Interview
Charlotte, NC NPR Affiliate

Listen to the interview

ACS Northeast Regional Meeting
Rochester, NY

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Science is Fun Extravaganza at the Wisconsin Science Festival
10:00 a.m.
Room 1351 Daniels Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus
View a flyer for this event

Festival full program of events

Read a Wisconsin People & Ideas article on the festival

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show
Madison, WI

Kavli Prize Ceremony and Symposia
Oslo, Norway

244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition
Philadelphia, PA

Presidential Symposia and Events

150 Years of Chemistry at Land Grant Institutions: The Past as Prelude to the Future
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry

Communicating Chemistry & Public Engagement:
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of National Chemistry Week

Scientists in town for topics cosmic and microscopic (from The Philadelphia Inquirer)

ACS Heroes of Chemistry 2012

VIDEOS:

Welcome to Philadelphia

14th Annual ChemLuminary Awards Ceremony

Honoring Michael W. Pariza

PHOTOS:

ACS Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs, ACS Board Chair William F. Carroll Jr., Prof. Robert S. Langer of MIT and Bassam	With Rudy Baum at the reception celebrating his time as editor in chief of C&E News Photo by Peter Cutts Photography	With Linda Wang of C&EN	ACS outreach event at the Franklin Institute
ACS 2013 President Marinda Li Wu, Bassam and 2011 President Nancy B. Jackson	With RSC President Lesley Yellowlees	With Glenn Ruskin, director of the ACS Office of Public Affairs Photo by Peter Cutts Photography	With Henry F. Whalen Jr., a past chair of the ACS Board of Directors
WISL Honorary Fellow Ron Perkins receives the Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach from Cheryl Frech (from left), chair of the ACS Committee on Public Relations & Communications; Free; and Shakhashiri. Photo by Peter Cutts Photography	With Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the Kavli Lecture

Photos courtesy of Linda Wang, C&E News unless otherwise specified.

2012 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
Opening Remarks and Plenary Talk by Prof. Shakhashiri
5:30 p.m.
Penn State University

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View Bassam's presentation slides

International Chemistry Olympiad
Opening Ceremony Talk
College Park, MD

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Photo by Linda Wang/C&EN
The U.S. team, Sidharth Chand (silver medalist), Jason Ge (silver medalist), James Deng (silver medalist) and Christopher Hillenbrand (gold medalist) pose with Bassam at the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad.

22nd International Conference on Chemical Education /
11th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education
Rome, Italy

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View Prof. Shakhashiri's presentation slides

View a video of the Briggs-Rauscher Reaction

View a video of the Battery-Operated Chemical Reaction

Professor Shakhashiri Meets USF Chemistry Graduate Students

With Prof. Peter Mahaffy, The King's University College, Edmonton, AB

With Prof. Vincenzo Balzani, University of Bologna, Italy

With Prof. Liberato Cardellini, Polytechnical University of Marche, Italy

Royal Society of Chemistry
London, England

View Bassam's talk, "Chemistry: A Key to Human Progress"

Getting ready to give a public lecture at the Royal Society of Chemistry in London	A live demonstration during the public lecture	There was a good crowd, and a lively Q&A followed the lecture
Presenting RSC President Lesley Yellowlees with a Christmas show DVD archive and a signed copy of Chemical Demonstrations, Volume 5	Bassam and his wife June pose with a group of lecture attendees

Thank you to the Royal Society of Chemistry for providing us with photos of this wonderful event!

Science is Fun Summer Extravaganza
Room 1351 Daniels Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Campus
5:30 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
Keynote Presentation
Washington, DC

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ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
Baltimore, MD

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Council on Chemical Research Annual Meeting
Dearborn, MI

National Science Foundation Awards Ceremony
US Department of State
Washington, DC

NSB Public Service Awardee Lawrence M. Krauss Foundation Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Director of the Origins Project Arizona State University For his extensive, broad outreach to the public that bridges the chasm between science and popular culture as well as science and public policy through his popular books and lectures, editorials in major newspapers and magazines, regular columns in scientific journals, musical performances, and television documentaries and news programs.

NSB Public Service Awardee NPR Science Desk Washington, DC For its decades-long commitment to deep, thoughtful, and engaging coverage of science that offers compelling explanations of important and complex issues as an integral part of its public-service broadcast mission.

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show
Madison, WI

243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition
San Diego, CA

Read Bassam's meeting welcome statement

More about this meeting

57th Annual Oklahoma Pentasectional Meeting
Cameron University
Lawton, OK

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Research Corporation for Science Advancement Centennial Gala Celebration
Washington, DC

VIP Reception
Tuesday, March 13
6:00 p.m.
Capitol Room, Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill

Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill
Wednesday, March 14
12:00 p.m.
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Centennial Year Gala Celebration
Wednesday, March 14
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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Bassam with gala MC Ira Flatow
Photo courtesy of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement

79th Chemical Industry Medal Award Dinner
The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
New York City
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The George Washington University
Teaching & Learning Collaborative
Washington, DC

Part I: Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened
Corcoran 101
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Part II: Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
Monroe 111
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Learn more about the Teaching & Learning Collaborative

ACS Leadership Institute
Fort Worth, TX

ACS New Officers Reception
Washington, DC
5:00-7:00 p.m.

The Best of "Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri"
Airing on Wisconsin Public Television
4:30 p.m.

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Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri

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Read UW News item about the show

SACNAS Social Hour
6:15 p.m.
Bascom Hall
UW-Madison Campus

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
Cambridge, MA

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ACS Wisconsin Section Annual Meeting and Banquet
Nadia's Restaurant
508 State Street
Madison, WI
6:00 p.m.

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NESACS "Connections to Chemistry" Program
Boston, MA

National Chemistry Week
Professor Shakhashiri has helped launch National Chemistry Week since 1987.
Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
ACS Northeastern Section
Museum of Science
Boston, MA

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With Prof. Ruth Tanner, chair-elect of ACS Northeastern Section, and Prof. Marietta Schwartz, organizer of the conference and former TA of Bassam's at UW-Madison.

Giving the Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture.

With some young National Chemistry Week participants.

With Northeastern Section members and members of the Brauner family.

46th Midwest / 39th Great Lakes Joint Regional ACS Meeting
St. Louis, MO

Friday, October 21:
Roudtable discussion: Role of Chemistry in Society
12-1:30 p.m.
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Saturday, October 22:
High School Teacher Forum

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ACS Columbus Section
Columbus, OH

ACS Connecticut Valley Section 100th Anniversary
Trinity College
Hartford, CT

One teacher blogs about her experience

ACS Delaware Section Banquet Speaker
Wilmington, DE

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2011 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences Awarded to Tobin J. Marks
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Wisconsin Science Festival
Madison, WI
Workshop presentation by Bassam Shakhashiri and Rodney Schreiner on Sunday

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Read a Badger Herald article on the festival

ACS Fall 2011 National Meeting
Denver, CO

Sunday, August 28:
Board of Directors Open Meeting, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Monday, August 29:
Jerry Bell and the Joy of Chemistry Symposium
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Sci Mix, 8:00-10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 30:
Senior Chemists Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
ChemLuminary Awards, 9:00-10:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 31:
ACS Council Meeting, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress
San Juan, Puerto Rico
"Chemistry and Culture" Symposium: Monday, August 1, 2011
View schedule and abstracts of papers in the "Chemistry and Culture" Symposium
Read the Speakeasy Science blog by symposium speaker Deborah Blum

Read El Nuevo Día newspaper articles (en español):
La química está de fiesta
Exaltan el valor de la química en la vida diaria

At the IUPAC Sunday Fiesta.

Presenting HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand with a copy of Chemical Demonstrations Volume 5.

With Morton Hoffman, Boston University

With Prof. Choon Do, Sunchon University, Korea

Khorana Scholars Program
175 Biochemistry Building
UW-Madison
6:00 p.m.

The Science of Fireworks
8:15-9:00 p.m.
Memorial Union Terrace

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Fireworks show a backdrop for fabulous science lessons (UW News)

MARM 2011 Awards Banquet
At the May dinner meeting of the Chemical Society of Washington

Reception 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Banquet 7:00-9:00 p.m.

2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament Grand Ceremony
Hosted by UW-Madison

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From the Cap Times

Boomer Alley Radio Show
Airing in Colorado (KRCN 1060) on Sunday, April 24 at 4:00 p.m. (MT)

High School Chemistry Awards
Colorado School of Mines
Friedhoff Hall

Social 5:30 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM
Program 7:00 PM

Marti Maguire-Rosemas (left) and Elnore Grow (right) pose with Bassam after the High School Chemistry Awards at the Colorado School of Mines.

Fisher Lecture Series: The Joy of Learning - Science is Fun!
Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Massengill Auditorium

241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition
Anaheim, CA

"On advancing science, technology and human rights"
11:30 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Orange County, Imperial Room

Listen to the talk here
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Celebrating the International Year of Chemistry

ACS officers with leaders of the Asian Chemical Society

Visit to Belgium in support of the International Year of Chemistry
Prof. Shakhashiri toured the country, speaking and presenting at various venues.

View the Essencia report on their IYC 2011 activities

While in Belgium, he received this medal from the Meurice Institute in Brussels:

AAAS Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Florida Gulf Coast University
Plenary Talk
Fort Myers, FL

Science is Fun Extravaganza
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Grand Opening Event
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
330 N. Orchard St. at University Ave. and Campus Dr.

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Event Program

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
Shows at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. both days

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Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
The Larry Meiller Show

45th ACS Midwest Regional Meeting
Wichita, KS

Wednesday, October 27
Poster Session I - SciMix
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Marriott Wichita, Atrium/Salon F

Thursday, October 28
Symposium: Current Issues in Teaching the Undergraduate Cirriculum
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Marriott Wichita, Salon 1

240th ACS National Meeting
Boston, MA

Sunday, August 22
Poster Session begins at 7:00 p.m.
Boston Convention & Exposition Center, Room: Hall C

Monday, August 23
Sci-Mix Session begins at 8:00 p.m.
Boston Convention & Exposition Center, Room: Hall C

List of papers

Concert in the Park
Old Sauk Trails Business Park
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive, Madison
Science is Fun Presentation: 6:00 p.m.
Concert: 7:00 p.m.

Gialamas Company Events

21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) 2010
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Tuesday, August 3
Communicating Chemistry: Demonstrations in the Classroom and Beyond

The Science of Fireworks
Memorial Union Terrace
6:00-7:45 p.m.

Join WISL for an evening of fun, learning about the science behind fireworks and then enjoy viewing Rhythm and Booms from across the lake after dark. Featuring Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, Dr. Rodney Schreiner and Prof. Mike Leckrone with the UW Band.

CERMACS 2010
Dayton, OH

Friday, June 18
Chemical Education Symposium III
3:30 p.m.
"Communicating chemistry in the classroom and to the general public"
3:50 p.m.
"Color, light, vision and perception in chemistry"

Saturday, June 19
High School Chemistry Teacher Workshop
"Exhortations for good teaching and the responsibilities of the learner"

Dedication of New Science Building
University of Colorado
Denver, CO

Chemical Demonstrations Show
Friday, 5:00 p.m.
North Classroom 1130
Auraria Campus
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The Science of Communication
YCC Symposium
Monday, March 22

A thank you from the YCC

Communicating Chemistry: Demonstrations in the Classroom and Beyond
CHED Symposium
Tuesday, March 23

San Francisco, CA

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:45 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show

Madison Horizons Rotary Club
Noon
The Radisson Hotel
517 Grand Canyon Dr.
Madison, WI

Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
The 40th Anniversary Holiday Lecture
1:30 & 4:00 p.m. both days
Madison, WI
Photo Gallery
Purchase DVDs

Science in the Mall
10:00 a.m.
UW Space Place
Villager Shopping Mall
2300 S Park St.
Madison, WI

Location information can be found here.

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show

Careers in Science:
2009-10 Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Doenges Visiting Artist/Scholar
7:30 p.m.
Francis Auditorium
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA

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Read an article about Professor Shakhashiri's visit

Science is Fun:
2009-10 Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Doenges Visiting Artist/Scholar
8:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Francis Auditorium
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA

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Read an article about Professor Shakhashiri's visit

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Science in the Mall
10:00 a.m.
UW Space Place
Villager Shopping Mall
2300 S Park St.
Madison, WI

Location information can be found here.

Science in the Mall
2:00 p.m.
Hilldale Shopping Mall
702 N. Midvale Blvd., Madison

Science in the Mall
10:00 a.m.
UW Space Place
Villager Shopping Mall
2300 S Park St.
Madison, WI

Location information can be found here.

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show

ACS National Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Concert at Chemistry -- Linking Science and the Performing Arts

Our Senses: Sight -- Light, Color, Vision, and Perception

SciFusion
Planning & Development Meeting
11:15 a.m.
The Madison Club

PDF version of the presentation given at the meeting

42nd IUPAC Congress
(International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry)
Glasgow, UK

Keynote Speech:
Practical Work in Chemistry Instruction
Poster Session:
Concert at Chemistry -- Linking Science and the Performing Arts
Poster Session:
Our Senses: Sight -- Light, Color, Vision, and Perception

View photo Prof. Shakhashiri mingling at the Congress

View photo of Prof. Shakhashiri's poster displays

View photo of symposium co-chairs Tina L. Overton and Stuart W. Bennett

Concert in the Park
7:00 p.m.
Sauk Trails Plaza
1200 John Q. Hammons Dr.

Gialamas Company Events

Honorary Degree, Lebanese American University Commencement
Byblos, Lebanon

Click here to read an article from The Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon.
Click here to see the honorary diploma.

College for Kids Bonanza
UW-Madison

Science Friday on NPR

Professor Shakhashiri joined host Ira Flatow, author Theo Gray and other guests to discuss science demonstrations that are safe to try at home, as well as those that should only be performed by the experts.

Click here for NPR's video explanation of the science of fireworks, featuring Professor Shakhashiri.

The Science of Fireworks
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Memorial Union Terrace
UW-Madison

The science of fireworks

Photos:
From a previous Science of Fireworks presentation and
From this presentation

Wisconsin Public Radio
11:00 a.m.
Larry Meiller Show

Undergraduate Research Scholars
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Seminar Hall (Room 1315 Daniels Chemistry Building)
UW-Madison

ACS 38th Great Lakes Regional Meeting
Lincolnshire, IL

Plenary Address
Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened in Communicating Chemistry

Chemical Education Symposium
Science in the City
Concert at Chemistry -- Linking Science and the Performing Arts
Communicating Science -- Science is Fun Student Public Presentations
Our Senses: Sight -- Light, Color, Vision and Perception

Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Explorations Station in the Microbial Sciences Building and the Biochemistry Addition, both located near the intersection of
Linden Dr. and Babcock Dr.
UW-Madison Campus

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Concert in the Park
7:00 p.m.
Sauk Trails Plaza
1200 John Q. Hammons Dr.

The evening will include Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra's Free Program with Oboist Naomi Bensdorf, an instrument "petting zoo" and science experiments by Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri and Dr. Rod Schreiner for kids prior to concert.

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"Private Universe: Misconceptions in Science"
20th Anniversary Symposium
NSTA Conference
Boston, MA

With Heather Mars-Weber

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
North America 28th Annual Meeting
Midwest Express Center
Milwaukee, WI

National Chemistry Week
Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture
Museum of Science
Boston, MA

View the ACS Salute to Excellence

National Science Foundation Awards Ceremony
US Department of State
Washington D.C.

Bassam received the 2007 NSB Public Service Award "For extraordinary contributions to promote science literacy and cultivate the intellectual and emotional links between science and the arts for the public."

Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Cincinnati, OH

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Faraday Lecture
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall
Pittsburgh

19th International Conference on Chemical Education
Seoul, Korea
Click here for a picture of Prof. Shakhashiri at the Conference.
Click here for a picture of Prof. Shakhashiri's audience at the Conference

A Christmas Of Chemistry
Singapore Science Center
Singapore

Science is Fun
Singapore Science Center
Singapore