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TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique: “Magical Matter”

Saturday – October 20, 9:30-11:00am

Please RSVP to jrcafe@tacny.org

Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology – Syracuse, NY


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Speaker: Neal Abrams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry, SUNY-ESF; and Miriam Gillett-Kunnath, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Syracuse University

Overview: Ready to summon some science? Join the TACNY Jr. Café on October 20th to see the magical chemistry behind glowing pumpkins, magical genies, luminescent liquids, time telling potions, and mysterious fog. Dr. Neal Abrams from SUNY ESF and Dr. Miriam Gillett-Kunnath from Syracuse University will present a series of interactive magical Halloween chemistry demonstrations that will be sure to delight young and old alike.

Biography: Neal Abrams is an associate professor of chemistry at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and certification in teaching from Ithaca College and completed his doctorate at Penn State. At ESF, he instructs courses in general chemistry and renewable energy. He also leads research programs in the areas of renewable energy and methods for teaching science. He is also the faculty advisor for the ESF chemistry club. Abrams enjoys working with students and educators in the community. As part of this commitment, he leads renewable energy workshops for teachers, instructs a series of courses on solar panel installation, and guest lectures in classrooms across Syracuse and CNY as part of the ESF in the High School program. He is currently the Education Chair for the CNY Section of the American Chemical Society.

Miriam Gillett-Kunnath is a research assistant professor of chemistry at Syracuse University (SU). She obtained her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Le Moyne College and completed her doctorate and post-doctorate at Syracuse University and Notre Dame University, respectively. At SU, she assists in mentoring and teaching research while helping with the management of the Chemistry SC-XRD and PXRD lab. Gillett-Kunnath, along with her husband Bobby Kunnath, works with local high school students to connect them with research in the STEM disciplines. Her passion towards building a local STEM Ecosystem has led her to learn from, volunteer, and work with SU-chemistry outreach, ACS-CNY, STA-NYS, TACNY and the MOST.

[Outreach Motto: “If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.”-Isaac Newton]

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique, a program for middle-school students founded in 2005, features discussions about topics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an informal atmosphere and seeks to encourage students to consider careers in these areas. Students must be accompanied by an adult and can explore the MOST at no cost after the event.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.

STEM Career Fair Volunteers Needed! Auburn High School, 16 November 2017

Greetings, fellow astrophiles!

This in from the TACNY list –

Please RSVP by October 30
Date: November 16, 2017
Place: Auburn High school, 250 Lake Ave, Auburn, NY
Time: Set up/dinner 5:30-6:30; Present from 6:30- 8:30

The CNY American Chemical Society chapter along with Auburn High School and the ACS Auburn High School Chem club are hosting a Science career fair to help High School and College students in Cayuga and Onondaga counties identify careers in science that would interest them. Many students are not familiar with all the various careers that involve science so are unable to take the correct courses to meet the requirements for those careers.

We are looking for members of the community that have a career in science fields that are willing to take the time to share their experiences of their job on Thursday evening, November 16, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30. Set-up time and a thank you dinner will be provided from 5:30 to 6:30 at Auburn High School.

The evening will be run similar to a college fair where presenters will be at display tables and students will walk around speaking to presenters about their careers. To help students, they will have an icebreaker activity with suggested questions that they can ask as they fill out a booklet to win a prize.

We ask that presenters have a display with pictures of you doing your job, where you went to high school, college, and beyond and maybe an activity, demonstration or giveaway. If you would like help with a display, please let us know. We have several very creative students that would design one for you.

If you have any questions, please email or call Prin Furst: cell (315) 436-8902: prin_furst@auburn.cnyric.org

About TACNY

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.

The Detection Of Gravitational Waves – Lecture At Cazenovia College On Thursday, 14 April 2016

Fresh from the ACS and TACNY email lists – and quite topical!

There’s still time to RSVP to attend this free event!

The Detection of Gravitational Waves


with Dr. Steven Penn at Cazenovia College
Thursday, April 14th, 2016, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
RSVP to Dr. Venera Jouraeva at vajourae@gmail.com


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Central New York American Chemical Society Education Night 2015 – 3 June, 2015 – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

11206737-largeThe Central New York Section of the American Chemical Society will hold their Eduation Night and Ben P. Burtt Lecture Series event on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm in the Life Sciences Building on the Syracuse University Campus.

The event is free and open to the public. The event will include a social hour with light refreshments, including pizza, from 6 to 6:30 pm followed by an awards ceremony and demo show where several members of the Section will provide a mix of new and classic demonstrations with the theme Colorful Chemistry, including re-enacting part of Ben Burtt’s famous water lecture! Cupcakes and liquid nitrogen ice cream will be served after the demo show.

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Please park in Quad 4 (Q4) Lot by the Life Sciences building. Please use Euclid Avenue to access the lot. Signage and/or parking attendants will be available to direct you as needed. See the link or map below for more information.

The awards ceremony will recognize students and members of the community who have participated in one or more of our many varied annual events. These include:

* 2015 Chemist’s Celebrate Earth Day Poetry Contest Winners

* 2015 USNCO Local Exam Participants

* 2015 USNCO National Exam Nominees

* 2014 National Chemistry Week Volunteers and Participants

* CNY Science Coaches

* CNY Science Fair Winners

* and more!

More information is available on the CNYACS website and Facebook page. Please join us in celebrating our students and educators at this year’s Education Night event. We look forward to seeing you!

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique: “What Killed The Dinosaurs, And How Do We Know?”

Saturday – November 15, 9:30-11:00am

Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology – Syracuse, NY


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What killed the dinosaurs? The question remains as fascinating as ever, conjuring fantastical images of death and destruction. Most kids these days will tell you the answer – an asteroid or comet killed the dinosaurs. But how do we know this? What are the lines of evidence that scientists have amassed over the years to convince us of what sounds like science fiction? We will discuss the different pieces of the puzzle that together paint a picture of a huge extraterrestrial impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and three quarters of all other life on earth, 65 million years ago.

People interested in learning more about dinosaurs are invited to attend the free Junior Cafe presentation on Saturday, November 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) in Syracuse’s Armory Square. Walk-ins are welcome, but we ask that people RSVP by emailing jrcafe@tacny.org by November 12, 2014.

Presenters

37784_paleo_people_image1_9_originalLinda Ivany is Professor of Earth Sciences at Syracuse University. She holds a PhD from Harvard University and was a Society Fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for 3 years before moving to Syracuse in 2000. Prof. Ivany’s research is in the fields of paleontology and paleoclimatology. She works mostly on marine fossils, and often uses their chemistry to understand life history, ecology, seasonality, and environment in Earth’s ancient past. Field research has taken her to Antarctica, Australia, and the US Gulf Coast, and her work is supported by the National Science Foundation and the American Chemical Society. She has served as Member and President of the Board of Trustees for the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, and Councilor-at-Large for the Paleontological Society.

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique, a program for middle-school students founded in 2005, features discussions about topics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an informal atmosphere and seeks to encourage students to consider careers in these areas. Students must be accompanied by an adult and can explore the MOST at no cost after the event.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.