KU Chemistry Club September 10, 2013 President Vice President - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

KU Chemistry Club September 10, 2013

 President  Vice President  Treasurer  Secretary  Fundraising Chair  Mascot Committee Chair Officer Introductions

 Student Affiliate Chapter of ACS (American Chemical Society)  Commendable designation for 2011-2012  Our mission is to provide the community with high-quality chemistry and scientific resources, enrich the lives of students of chemistry at KU and elsewhere, and teach people to use chemistry to understand the world. What is KU Chem Club?

 High-quality STEM education for young scientists  Recruit & support study of chemistry for all ages  Understanding chemistry in our lives Interests

 Volunteer Hours for Resume  Career Visits ◦ Free State Brewery, Others TBA ◦ UKanTeach  Networking with upperclassmen ◦ Is this class hard? ◦ How do I study for this class? ◦ Is this class fun/worth taking/a lot of work?  Undergraduate research  Study Groups  Scientific Communication Skills What can Chem Club do for me?

 $25 for ACS membership (optional)  Benefits: ◦ InChemistry magazine ◦ Reduced registration fee for national meetings (ACS Dallas, Spring Break 2014) ◦ Networking opportunities with local section ◦ Cool chem merchandise available at a discount  Contact Sonny to get registered! American Chemical Society

 General Meetings ◦ Oct 1 ◦ Nov 12 ◦ Dec 10  CHEM 130 Study Nights ◦ Oct 8 ◦ Nov 5 ◦ Dec 10  Mole Day Celebration ◦ Oct 23  Carnival of Chemistry ◦ Nov 24, rehearsal Nov 23 Future Meeting Dates

Carnival of Chemistry

 Cub Scouts, Webelos, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts  Involves some carpools to Topeka  Contact James & Darci to get involved! Events with Scouts

 Erlenmeyer Flask  Costume design experience  See Abby to get involved Mascot Project

 Free State Brewery  September 27, 3:00 PM  In 1989, they became the first legal brewery in Kansas in over 100 years.  Sign up in the front after the meeting  Attendance limited to first 15  Additional dates as interest allows  * if downtown after tour Brewery Tour

 Mon, Wed, Fri ◦ 9:30am-11:00am  Tues, Thurs ◦ 11:00am-noon ◦ 2:30pm-3:30pm  $15 each  Cash or check ONLY  See Randall after the meeting Lab Notebook Sale

 Liquid nitrogen (N 2 ) ice cream  Same “mix” as traditional homemade ice cream  Nitrogen is used to freeze the mix  Nitrogen facts ◦ 70% of atmosphere ◦ 77K (-321 F or -196 C) ◦ What happens if you drop some on the floor? Next Up:

 General Meetings  Sonny - ACS membership  Oct 1  Nov 12  James or Darci -  Dec 10 scout outreach  CHEM 130 Study  Abby - mascot  Oct 8  Sign up for Free  Nov 5 State Brewery tour  Dec 10  Mole Day Celebration  Randall – notebooks  Oct 23  Carnival of Chemistry  Nov 23 & 24 Recap