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NSF Chemical Bonding Center Outreach Activities

NSF Chemical Bonding Center Outreach Activities. Eric O. Potma Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine CA, 92697-2025. Approach. Chemistry beyond “balls and sticks”. Overview. 1) COSMOS program. high school. 2) Science Fair Initiative. 3) Ask a Scientist.

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NSF Chemical Bonding Center Outreach Activities

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  1. NSF Chemical Bonding CenterOutreach Activities Eric O. Potma Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine CA, 92697-2025

  2. Approach Chemistry beyond “balls and sticks” NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  3. Overview 1) COSMOS program high school 2) Science Fair Initiative 3) Ask a Scientist 4) Undergraduate Training 5) Courses/Seminars University 6) ChaMP NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  4. COSMOS Program Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit In-depth summer course on the fundamentals of atoms, molecules, light and their physics. NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  5. COSMOS Program Summer 2006 - 20 high school students from California NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  6. Singles: close-up view Where’s the photon? 21 Lectures Lectures are available at: http://chem.ps.uci.edu/~potma/COSMOS.htm NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  7. 5 Lab Courses NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  8. Electron Microscopy Lab NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  9. Computer Modeling NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  10. Bibliography What is Ozone? • A molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen • A chemical oxidant, a greenhouse gas, and a major component of photochemical smog in the troposphere • "Atmosphere." Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education. 2003. Aspire. 28 Jul 2006 <http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/atmosphere/ozone_main.html>. • Bernstein, M. "Smog alert: The challenges of battling ozone pollution." Environment 47.8 (2005):28-41. • Crutzen, Paul J.. The Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Oxidants and Oxidation in the Earth's Atmosphere. Philadelphia: The Royal Society of Chemistry, 1995. • Heard, DE. "Atmospheric field measurements of the hydroxylradical using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy." Annual review of physical chemistry 57.1 (2006):191-216. • Heldon, J.L. Photochemical smog : contribution of volatile organic compounds . Washington, D.C.: OECD Publications and Information Center, 1982. • "How Ground-Level Ozone Affects the Way We Live and Breathe." Six Common Air Pollutants. 01 Mar 2006. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 28 Jul 2006 <http://www.epa.gov/air/urbanair/ozone/>. • Ravishankara, AR. "Photochemistry of Ozone: Surprises and Recent Lessons." Science 280.5360 (1998):60-61. • "Tropospheric Ozone, the Polluter." Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. 31 Jul 2006 <http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_7_1.htm>. 12 Independent Projects Sylvia Park, Lisa Liu, Kelly Nishikawa & Thi Tran NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  11. COSMOS Program “I’ve really enjoyed my COSMOS experience. I was surprised by the challenging work we’ve been given, and it’s been interesting. The chemistry professors make their lectures stimulating and accessible. It’s much more in-depth than what I had in high school.” Eunice Park (Santa Monica) “It’s really invigorating to work with the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and the AFM (Atomic Force Microscope), and all the equipment we’ve read about in textbooks but never actually get to see or use. I never thought I’d get to use this type of equipment and it opens up new possibilities.” Linda Chen (San Jose) NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  12. Science Fair Initiative Lab tours for Minority Program Science Fair poster winners Ho Labs Potma Labs in collaboration with Dr. Debra Mauzy-Melitz NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  13. Science Fair Project Effects of UV radiation on plant pigments by Daniel Shane, University High School Potma Labs NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  14. Ask a Scientist at Costa Mesa High School (11/21/05 and 02/15/07) in collaboration with Dr. Debra Mauzy-Melitz NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  15. Undergraduate Training Kenny Mayoral UROP Program NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  16. Graduate/Undergraduate Courses 1) Freshman Seminar Series “Nanotechnology - Past, Present, Future” Collins (Fall 05) “Chemistry in the Making” Apkarian (Fall 06) “A Different Light on Light” Potma (Fall 06) 2) Graduate Courses “Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit” Ho, Apkarian, Collins, Mukamel, Potma, Ge, Mills (Spring 07) ChaMP, ISIS: UCI has a unique graduate student pool trained in the interfacial field of chemistry and physics NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

  17. Concluding Drawing students to Physical Chemistry through exposure to latest scientific insights and state-of-the-art instrumentation …. it works! NSF Chemical Bonding Center Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit

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