Location: SI Group
2750 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12301 (map)
Speaker: Dr. John Fortman
"America's FUNNIEST Chemical Videos: Dazzling demos and Videotaped Bloopers "
Through the years, Dr. Fortman has collected and edited many misadventures that Rubin Battino and he experienced in doing demonstration shows that were videotaped live. Difficulties encountered in the studio preparation of our three-hour set of videotaped demonstrations were also saved. These will make up one part of these showings. Gil Haight has given permission to show portions of his Haightful Perils of Teaching which are spectacular in spite of technical problems. A videotape of Hubert Alyea doing his Old Nassau demonstration will be shown along with some tapes of others such as Bassam Shakhashiri and Ron Perkins caught in live demonstrations that presented problems. Portions of demonstrations by the Weird Science group will also be shown.
Speaker Biography:
John Fortman, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Wright State University, is the recipient of the 2007 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach. With Rubin Battino, Fortman has produced a seven DVD set which contains ten hours of chemical demonstrations for use at middle school through college levels plus a live show and blooper outtakes. For over 30 years Fortman has performed chemistry demonstration outreach shows for middle and high school students in the Dayton area. In retirement, Fortman continues to inspire and fascinate over 8000 students each year with at least 17 shows. John has been an ACS member since 1962 and was Councilor for the Dayton Local Section from 1996 to 2004. He became an ACS Tour Speaker in 1991. In 1998 he was appointed the Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching and won seven teaching awards at Wright State University. In 1998 he received the CMA Catalyst Award for Outstanding Teaching of College Chemistry. He has published over 50 papers in chemical education in addition to his research publications.
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:30 – Registration, networking, and appetizers, cash bar
6:30 - 7:30 – Dinner
7:30 – 8:00 – Local Section Business
8:00 – 9:00 – Seminar
Register:
Make dinner reservations by Monday September 15, 2009
Please contact Jeffrey Thorn, Arrangements Chair
Email: jthorn@dot.state.ny.us
Phone: 518-485-7555
Cost:
For at least he remainder of 2009 we will use the following reduced costs for dinner.
Dinner will be $20 per member or guest, $5 for full time graduate and undergraduate students. We would like Professors and everyone to encourage student attendance for our monthly meetings.
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