In October, the California and Santa Clara Section together are sponsoring an unusual and a not-to-be-forgotten special program, Chemistry – Colorful and Fun in 2010, at several venues in Northern California. This will be presented by Dr. Showalter with Professor Marvin Lang who have had world wide acclaim with this demonstration.
Bring your children and grandchildren. Check our October Calendar for dates, venues, and times. Make sure you call or email the office for reservations, some venues have limited facilities. (510) 351-9922, office@calacs.org) You can download maps by clicking on the following links
Dominican University campusmap
Dr. Showalter with Professor Marvin Lang are active in promoting the use of chemical demonstrations at all levels of science education. They have given more than 700 chemical demonstration programs and workshops.
The goal of these events is to excite and educate students, teachers, and the general public about chemistry. Showalter has presented programs at Epcot Center, Disneyland, the U.S. Congress, the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the Great Lake Science Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, the Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii, Oxford University in England, and Helsinki University in Finland. Between 1987 and 1989, Showalter was involved in the making of a 26-episode PBS series, “The World of Chemistry.”
He served as the demonstrator opposite the show host, Nobel Prize winner Ronald Hoffman. Showalter provided demonstrations and other visual representations to help students better understand the information. The series, still an integral part of chemistry curricula across the country, has earned Showalter the moniker of “Doctor Wow.” He still receives weekly e-mails from chemistry classes and teachers asking for autographed photos or letters from “Doctor Wow” himself.
With Marvin Lang, Showalter plans to document more of the demonstrations the pair has developed as well as to create new programs to educate and intrigue audiences. “I want to try to keep the interest for science in people of all ages. The idea is to keep it fun,” says Dr. Showalter.
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The California Section
of the American Chemical Society
Welcome to our website where you will be able to learn about our Section, our people and programs.
The Section is active with a number of programs and we will provide information on each of the activities. Volunteers are always welcome and are encourage to call our Chair, Paul Vartanian, for additional information
On the main menu bar, we have added a “Job Postings” button. Companies that have a position open may place their listing for a relatively small fee. Please let your colleagues know of this feature on our site.
We will use the CalACS Quick Picks to provide links to current events and meetings. Use the arrows or numbers to navigate.
Please let us know if you find any broken links or other problems. Send your comments to Lou Rigali at QPFANS@QPFANS.com Your feedback on the website and any Section activities or publications are always appreciated.
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