CCMR Institute for Chemistry Teachers 2009

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The 2009 CCMR Institute for Chemistry Teachers (CICT) program participants were (from left to right):

  • Susan Arduino - Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, NY
  • Lance Lacey - Marathon Central Schools, Marathon, NY
  • Alison Locke - Norwich High School, Norwich, NY
  • Darren Fecich - Blackhawk High School, Beaver Falls, PA
  • Diana Cherian - Yonkers High School, Yonkers, NY
  • Tom Brestel - Holdrege Public Schools, Holdrege, NE
  • Karen Holly - Dolgeville City School District, Dolgeville, NY
  • Todd Russo - South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY
  • Jessica Chen - Bronx School of Science, Bronx, NY
  • Regina Reals - Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake City School Dictrict, Burnt Hills, NY
  • Kathryn Humora - Notre Dame School, New York, NY
  • Janet Waldeck - Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Thomas Krueger - Penfield High School, Penfield, NY
  • Angelina Goater - Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY
  • Eileen Toomey - Whitehall Central School, Whitehall, NY (not pictured)

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 2009 CICT program ran from July 20 - July 24 and included the following talks, labs and activities:

  • Lab Safety Training
  • "Organic Chemistry " (Prof. Jón Njarðarson)
  • Oil of Wintergreen Synthesis Lab (Njarðarson Research Group)
  • "Bonding" (Prof. Roald Hoffmann)
  • Chemistry Research Lab Tours (Crane, Dichtel and Marohn Research Groups)
  • "Free Enery & Entropy" (Prof. Melissa Hines)
  • Name That Salt Lab (Hines Research Group)
  • Teacher developed labs sharing session
  • "Organic Chemistry " (Prof. Tom Ruttledge)
  • Liquid CO2 Extraction of Limonene from Orange Rind Lab (Tom McCarrick)
  • "Equilibrium/Acid-Base" (Prof. Floyd Davis)
  • Acid-Base Indicator Lab (Davis Research Group)
  • "Polymers" (Prof. Geoff Coates)
  • Nylon Rope Trick Lab (Coates Research Group)
  • "Fuel Cells" (Prof. Bruce van Dover)
  • Fuel Cell Lab (DiSalvo Research Group)
  • "Chemical Kinetics" (Prof. Jiwoong Park)
  • Iodine Claock Reaction Lab (Park Research Group)