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

KU Chemistry Club

September 10, 2013

Officer Introductions

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

What is KU Chem Club?

 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.

Interests

 High-quality STEM education for young

scientists

 Recruit & support study of chemistry for

all ages

 Understanding chemistry in our lives

What can Chem Club do for me?

 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

American Chemical Society

 $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!

Future Meeting Dates

 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

Carnival of Chemistry

Events with Scouts

 Cub Scouts, Webelos, Boy Scouts, Girl

Scouts

 Involves some carpools to Topeka  Contact James & Darci to get involved!

Mascot Project

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

Brewery Tour

 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

Lab Notebook Sale

 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

Next Up:

 Liquid nitrogen (N2) 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?

Recap

 General Meetings

 Oct 1  Nov 12  Dec 10

 CHEM 130 Study

 Oct 8  Nov 5  Dec 10

 Mole Day Celebration

 Oct 23

 Carnival of Chemistry

 Nov 23 & 24

 Sonny - ACS

membership

 James or Darci -

scout outreach

 Abby - mascot  Sign up for Free

State Brewery tour

 Randall – notebooks