STUDENT ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS FOR NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Arkansas Student Affiliates Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will conduct a series of interactive demonstrations at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in celebration of National Chemistry Week.
The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 26, from noon to 3:30 pm.
Students and faculty from the department of chemistry and biochemistry will guide spectators of all ages through informative hands-on demonstrations including the popular paper chromatography and liquid nitrogen experiments.
Free information about science projects and at-home experiments will be available. There will also be a drawing for free T-shirts and other prizes.
The Student Affiliates Chapter has received honors from the ACS for their outreach projects. The officers for 2003-2004 are President Steven Neal, Vice President Matthew Loshe, Treasurer Neil Tracy and Secretary Matthew Whitley. The faculty advisors are Gwen Mattice and Joshua Sakon.
Contacts
Steven Neal, president, UA Student Affiliates Chapter of the American Chemical Society, srneal@uark.edu or chemical@uark.eduGwen Mattice, faculty advisor, UA Student Affiliates Chapter of the American Chemical Society, (479) 575-4293, gmattice@uark.edu