The Evergreen Chemistry Club http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub Making Chemistry at Evergreen State College since 2003 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:39:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Meeting Notes- February 10th, 2010 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/blog/2010/02/10/meeting-notes-february-10th-2010/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/blog/2010/02/10/meeting-notes-february-10th-2010/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:39:40 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/2010/02/meeting-notes-february-10th-2010/ Raffle Donations for the ACS Raffle!
Donations are due by March 3rd to Isha. To sign up to take donation letters to businesses, access the list is in Isha’s cubby in the CAL.

More ACS News
We got approved to stay at the Downtown Hostel in San Francisco! Once they get back to us, we will need everyone who is going on the trip to sign a confirmation letter. Plane tickets are also in the process of being bought through S&A.

Science Student Specific Resume Writing Workshops
A resume workshop is tentatively scheduled for Monday or Wednesday of Week 8 with Peter Robinson and Eric. This will be very useful for those who are going to San Francisco, or for anyone who is graduating soon.

S&A Poster Competition
Kate hung the poster in the library today for the Poster Competition. The judging will take place at 4:30 pm today. Thanks Kate and Melynda for all your hard work!

L.P. Brown Experiments with Kids Event
It will take place on Friday February 26. There is a meeting this Friday from 12-1 to prep for the event in Lab II 2211. Come if you’re interested.

American Physical Society Conference
Is taking place in Portland during Eval week. The Numerical Society and other students are going and are interested in carpooling. Email the Numerical Society for more details.

Ideas for next quarter:
I.P. Callison’s –Lets try AGAIN!
Camping trip/Beach Clean-up Weekend April 17-18
Washington State Patrol Crime/Forensics Lab in Seattle or Tumwater

Bake Sale next Tuesday
Bakers: Dan, Alex/Floral, Boots/Gabi/Emily, Hans (kimchee!!)
Tablers: Tuesday–Isha after 1 pm Thursday: Kate and Jon

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We’re starting to gather prizes for our raffle that will occur right before spring break. Raffle items include gift certificates or services to local businesses, or anything else that you can think of!
To ask a business, you’ll need to take a raffle letter, which includes our tax id number. Raffle Letters are available to download on any on-campus computer at: \\orca\scratch\ACS or from Isha’s cubby in the CAL. There is also a list circulating where you can sign up to ask businesses.
Everyone going on the ACS trip is responsible for 100 raffle tickets, which are sold for $1 apiece. But we need to gather donations first!
People brought up ideas to document the ACS Trip to present at a larger Chemistry Club Event that could be held off campus during spring quarter to celebrate our trip and thank local businesses for their support.

Science Café of Olympia
Next Tuesday, February 9 at 7pm
at Batdorf and Bronson
Topic: Bacteriophage by Evergreen Faculty Betty Kutter

REU
‘Research Experience for Undergraduates’ by the National Science Foundation
Research in Biology, Chemistry and other topic at universities around the US
$2500-$3500 plus living and travel stipend for a summer-long lab experience
Application Deadline: February 15th

S&A Poster Contest
Kate has a great double helix idea! She’s going to work on it over the weekend, and next week after our meeting. The poster is due next Wednesday at 4:30 pm.

BAKERS:
Bakers—Jon, Lenore, Floral, Dan
Tablers—Isha, Floral 11-12, more people should help out if they can!

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Isha is writing a Special Initiatives Grant Application to get money for the trip, which will be from March 21-25, 2010. The budget meeting time at S&A will probably be on a Wednesday afternoon, after a club meeting. We need lots of people to be there!
Up to 24 people can go on the trip this year, and applications will come out in December. Encourage friends to apply!

NOV. 30 SCIENCE ON TAP in Seattle ??? During finals week for many people.

SCIENCE CAFÉ OF OLYMPIA
Next Tuesday at 7pm! Marie Curie impersonator!

FLAVOR FACTORY TRIP
Tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon of Week 2 Winter Quarter

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
This Saturday! The group is meeting at 10 am in the bus loop on campus. We will be arriving in Portland at 12, and the conference starts at 1 pm.
Vans will deliver people back to the bus loop by about midnight. People living on the Westside or downtown can be dropped off if they live on the way.

GEODUCK UNION WINTER KICK OFF
January 8-9, 2010
Red Square Extravaganza!
What should Chem Club do?
Volcano, speed friending, Distribute guide to Science at Evergreen by Kyobi

OTHER FUNDRAISERS
Calendars and upside down periodic table tshirts

BAKE SALE
Tomorrow: Kyobi 12-2
BAKE SALE NEXT WEEK:
Bakers- Dani, Floral, Kelsey
Tablers:
Monday-Kelsey///Tuesday: Dan and Hans///Thursday: Paul and ??

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Linus Pauling Symposium
Saturday Nov. 7
Today was the deadline to submit the form and $15 for dinner. If you were not able to make it to the meeting, submit forms and money to our mailbox in the S&A Office (3rd floor of Sem 1) by tomorrow. The list of people that we have going is: Julie, Hans, Floral, Brenden, Frankie, Isha (unpaid), Dan (unpaid), Eli (unpaid), Kate (unpaid), and Kyobi (unpaid). Please get money to us ASAP.

Science on Tap Seattle Nov. 30th
We would really like to go, but unfortunately many people have finals that week. We’ll try to make it to a Science on Tap in January, and we’ll update you on what topics are coming up once they post them on their website.

Bodies Exhibit
The event is not working out how we hoped; some of the kinks have to be worked out. The exhibit runs through March 2010, so we’ll hopefully get up there during winter quarter.

Flavor Factory
Contact has been made, and we are trying to figure out what days work best for everyone. We’re looking into doing it this quarter during Week 8, or more likely in winter quarter.

Science Café of Olympia
Organizer Don Lyman emailed us some speakers/topics that he is considering, see the bottom of this email for his ideas, and reply to the email to vote for which speakers you want to see at the Science Café, or potentially at Evergreen.

Bake Sale
We’re having one tomorrow night at the Contra Dance (7:30 pm, back bay of the gym). We need more bakers and tablers during the week!
For next week-
Bakers (bring stuff Monday morning!!!)- Kate, Kelsey, Julie, Brenden, maybe Kyobi
Tablers- Monday: Kelsey/// Tuesday: Dan and Hans///Thursday: Kate

Other fundraising ideas: Science Calendar- sold in bookstore? Coffee in the CAL?

Science Cafe of Olympia: Don Lyman would like our input on his ideas for talks within the next year. Here is his list of possible topics:
1. Bacteriophage. Betty Kutter (TESC ). Could give a talk in February or May.
2. Water. This can cover many areas. Water pollution. Pharmaceuticals in our water. Dead zones. Findings that there are more anti-biotic resistant bacteria in tap water than in original wells and finished water (Treatment facility output). Bottled water vs. tap water. Possible speakers: Stuart (Stewart?) Glasoe. Joel Baker, UW-Tacoma (water quality).
3. Genetically engineered foods and genetically modified plants and food. What do they do? When can it be good? How well are they tested?
4. Alternate sources of energy. There promise and potential problems that should be considered. Wind – Kills birds. Nuclear – toxic waste, water pollution. Biofuels – need for too much fertilizer for corn but not hemp or grasses, water pollution. Using algae.
5. Radiation Health Physicist Mike Brennen (degree in nuclear engineering). He suggested he could talk on some aspects of radiation. One possibility would be Irradiation of food to lessen disease.
6. Bio-Astronomy. (Exobiology?) Peter Ward, UW on the NASA search for alien life or other topics.
7. The Hubble Space Telescope. Bruce Balick, UW. Dept. of Astronomy.
8. Fish farming. Ways to do it. Problems with waste, infection, and cross-breeding.
9. Forensic Science. Reality vs TV.
10. Nanotechnology Its promise and problems. George Whitesides (nanotechnology in its adolescence). James Hutchison (greener nanoscience). Vicki Colvin (nanotechnology in the environment: safety by design).
11. The use of microban fibers and other chemicals into bedding, clothing, etc., and go over the problems and contrast with the so called benefits. For example, washing hands with just soap and water compared to using antibacterial soap. Must define chemical and show that it’s not the chemical is bad, but the use of the chemical for a stated purpose when there are simpler and better methods (such as just washing, using chlorox, etc).
12. Crows.
13. Frogs. Loss of frogs and what it means.
14. How plants communicate with each other. Also plants to bugs.
15. How stress affects the brain. John Medina, UW Dept of Bioeng..
16. Implants and artificial organs.
A. The artificial kidney and its ties to the Western Washington area. The interaction of many scientific disciplines in the development of the artificial kidney, medical problems, and the ‘Who shall live’ committee.
B. Tissue engineering. Would Buddy Ratner come down and give a talk?
17. New medical technologies. Hair as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer.
18. Fluxes of carbon from old growth forests: a view from the Wind River Crane. Nalini Nadkarini (TESC).
19. Carbon losses and gains in coastal wetlands. Doug Meyers (People for Puget Sound).
20. Impact of dams removed on stream biogeochemistry. Greg Stewart, TESC.
21. Space probes and what they tell us about Mars. The chemistry of testing.
22. The science of beer. Speaker from Fish Tale Ale.
23. Chocolate. The food of the gods. Andy McShea, Theo chocolate Factory in Fremont. This would be a repeat talk.
24. Hyporrheic zones in PNW streams (Tracer eperimnts to identify action zones on the stream beds). Steve Wondzell , USFS.
25. Fuel Cells (have a Nova film clip. Would need a speaker, discussion leader.)
26. Mold
27. Computer storage file stability. How good and safe are our new libraries of data.
28. The weather. Cliff Mass.
29. Solar electric and hot water systems. Steven “SolarBoy” Reeves. He suggested himself.

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Remember your goggles!

(from The Sounds of Science.)

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7:30 pm Dinner with speaker at Budd Bay Café
Tomorrow (Thursday)- Kids in Chemistry 3-5 pm Downtown Library

ACS VIDEO EDITING PROJECT
We have one week left to submit our video of the science carnival last year. $1500 prize!

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
Forms and $15 for dinner are due by next Wednesday, print off the forms at http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/Pauling2009/Banquet.pdf

SCIENCE ON TAP IN SEATTLE
Vans going to Monday Nov. 30 Bioremediation talk

BODIES EXHIBITION
Carpool to Seattle on Saturday Nov. 14 (tentatively scheduled)
$10 discounted student price
www.bodiestheexhibition.com

I.P. CALLISONS
Field trip coming soon!
Talked to Jenna, hopefully happening during Week 8

BAKE SALE
Bakers for tomorrow: Kate
Bake Sale Tablers Tomorrow: Joel, Kai, Kyobi (12-2)
Bake Sale Bakers for next Tuesday and Thursday: Kelsey, Kai, Joel, more needed
Bake Sale Tablers: Isha(12-1), Kate (12-1), Kelsey (12-1), more needed

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To celebrate the element Aluminum (Al), we will be doing a canned food drive all week, with the proceeds to be donated to the food bank on campus. Donation boxes will be in the CAL all week, as well as at our bake sale today.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20th), we are hosting Dr. Mark Thompson to talk about “The Role of Chemistry in the Development of Regional Styles of Beer and Ale” at 6pm in Sem II B1105. We will be collecting donations for the food bank at this event as well.

Later in the week, we will be putting on ‘Kids in Chemistry’ events, both at the Downtown library and at Roosevelt Elementary.

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Math and science tutoring in local elementary, middle, and high schools through CCBLA

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

All week-Canned Food Drive to donate to the food bank on campus
Box in the CAL all week, at the bake sale, and at the door of the speaker

Wednesday-Chemistry of Beer Speaker 6 pm
Dinner with the Speaker afterwards 7 pm at Budd Bay Café
Email: chemclub@evergreen .edu if you’d like to go to dinner.

Thursday-Kids in Chemistry 3-5 pm Thursday at Downtown Library
Email Dharshi if interested: bopegedd@evergreen.edu

Friday-Roosevelt Elementary School Kids in Chemistry
Kate, Kyobi, C, Floral, Kelsey

ACS VIDEO CHALLENGE
We need video editors! $1500 prize!

NIFTY NEW WEBSITE!
blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/
Help us keep it awesome! Post notes, videos, comments, pictures, or jokes!

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
There is still time to sign up! The deadline for dinner money ($15) is October 28th. Please bring cash or check to a meeting.

BAKE SALE NEWS
Next week’s Bakers:
Kate, Brenden, KYOBI, Isha
Next Tuesday Tablers: Dan, Isha 12-1:30
Next Thursday Tablers: Kyobi, Kate, Kelsey

MUG SALES/OTHER FUNDRAISERS
Probably not needed right now, we’ll see

One additional note:
LEFT FOOT ORGANICS
Helps developmentally disabled youth and adults and low income kids get farm jobs.
Benefit Dinner at 5:30 pm this Saturday at SPSCC: Student Tickets $25 (must be purchased from Megan-(360)704-8092)

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Thanks for the video, Kelsey!

]]> http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/blog/2009/10/09/meet-the-elements/feed/ 0 October 7th Meeting Notes http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/blog/2009/10/09/october-7th-meeting-notes/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/blog/2009/10/09/october-7th-meeting-notes/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/?p=33 Social (half) hour news:

  • Undergraduate Science Party on campus ?
  • Kyobi presents Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners from this year

NCW EVENTS:
Flyers and banners around campus: Kate, Kyobi, Dan, Kelsey

10/21- “The Chemistry of Beer” by Mark Thompson

Chem Club table at the Door B1107 @ 5:30 pm
Speaker B1107 @ 6 pm
Dinner at Budd Bay Restaurant with the Speaker @ 7 pm
(Bring $7 to next week’s meeting for dinner)
10/22-Kids in Chemistry
Downtown Library @ 3-5 pm
Email Dharshi to sign up: bopegedd@evergreen.edu

More NCW “Chemistry It’s Elemental” Activities Brainstorm:
Food Drive, Clothing Drive, Friday=mole day, Dress up as elements/Chemical Party youtube video, Dihydrogen monoxide scare, liquid nitrogen ice cream
Roosevelt Elementary on Friday: Kyobi, Kate, Kelsey, Alani, Floral, Paul

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
Saturday November 7–all day
If you want to go, print out a form and bring a cash/check for dinner (make payable to Chemistry Club) to the Week 4 meeting.
Symposium Sign up form link: http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/Pauling2009/Banquet.pdf
People who have signed up: Paul, Hans, Mont, Kyobi, Eli, Dan, Julie, Kate, Isha

SCIENCE CAFÉ
Tuesday October 13 @ 7 pm
Topic: Swine Flu
Westside Olympia Barnes and Noble

SCIENCE ON TAP
Monday, October 26 @ 7 pm
Topic: “Robot-Assisted Surgery: the Past, Present, and Future”
Ravenna Third Place Books, Seattle (possibly taking 2 vans)

Thanks for coming and we’ll see you at our next meeting Wednesday, October 14 @ 1 pm.

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