CCMR Institute for Chemistry Teachers 2008

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The 2008 CCMR Institute for Chemistry Teachers (CICT) program participants were (from left to right):

• Elizabeth McIntosh – Mexico Academy and Central School District, Mexico, NY
• Maria Martin – Alhambra High School, Alhambra, CA
• Steve Titmas – J. Sterling Morton High School, Cicero, IL
• Maggie Hlywa-Swears – Colonie Central High School, Albany, NY
• Jeannine Bieber – Hadley-Luzerne High School, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Jaison Daniel – Monroe Academy for Business and Law, Bronx, NY
• Margaret Sherman – Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
• Kathryn Annan – West Genesee High School, Camillus, NY
• John Bianchi – Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo, NY
• Kate Gefell – Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY
• Michael Moguel – Greece-Athena High School, Rochester, NY
• Sarah Morgan – Franklin Central School, Franklin, NY
• Julie Palmer – North Collins Jr/Sr High School, North Collins, NY

Throughout the week, New York State chemistry teachers participated in a variety of activities such as lectures by Cornell faculty, hands-on laboratory activities and research facility tours. Through these activities, the teachers developed an appreciation for modern chemistry, learned about recent advances in the field and gained a deeper understanding of the topics they teach.

The 2008 CICT program ran from July 14 - July 18 and included the following talks, labs and activities:

• Lab Safety Training
• "Free Enery & Entropy" (Prof. Melissa Hines)
• Name That Salt Lab (Hines Research Group)
• "Organic Chemistry " (Prof. Jón Njarðarson)
• Oil of Wintergreen Synthesis Lab (Njarðarson Research Group)
• Chemistry Research Lab Tours (Crane, Collum and Marohn Research Groups)
• Mining the Internet (Chemistry Librarian Leah Solla)
• Teacher developed labs sharing session
• "Organic Chemistry " (Prof. Tom Ruttledge)
• Liquid CO₂ Extraction of Limonene from Orange Rind Lab (Lars Washburn)
• "Fuel Cells" (Prof. Héctor Abruña)
• Fuel Cell Lab (Dr. Paul Mutolo)
• "Polymers" (Prof. Geoff Coates)
• Nylon Rope Trick Lab (Coates Research Group)
• "Equilibrium/Acid-Base" (Prof. Floyd Davis)
• Acid-Base Indicator Lab (Davis Research Group)
• "Electrochemistry" (Prof. Frank DiSalvo)
• Batteries Lab (DiSalvo Research Group)