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GALESBURG In Tim Johnsons chemistry classroom at Galesburg High School, the lessons dont end when the bell rings at the end of the day.
Some of Johnsons AP students stay late for homework help or just to talk to their favorite teacher, whose supply of puns and jokes seems bottomless. Other students just stop in for a few minutes; during one recent after-school session, senior student Wilson Burton came in to tell Johnson he signed at Eastern Michigan University.
No matter how long the students stay, they all reflect the impact that Doc J has had on their lives and many others.
He had both my mom and my dad (as students), and they both still talk about him, said junior student Lauren Palmer. My dad said he was probably one of the best teachers hes ever had.
The credit Johnsons students give him recently expanded into another realm. Johnson won the American Chemical Societys Teacher of the Year award in the Illinois Heartland Local Section in March, after the chemistry faculty at Knox College nominated him for the honor. Johnson received a plaque recognizing his achievement on April 20 at the Gateway Building in Peoria.
The award came at the right time, considering Johnson will retire this school year after a 33-year career at GHS. He also taught for 10 years at Carl Sandburg College and some courses at Knox.
We were going to take AP chemistry senior year, but when we found out he was retiring, we changed our schedule so we could take it this year and have Doc J, said junior student Sophia Gebru.
Though Johnson did not plan to become a chemistry teacher when he graduated from college, watching him in his classroom makes it difficult for one to imagine him doing anything else. His calm, content smile rarely leaves his face as he captivates his students with an experiment, or tells them a joke with the dramatic build-up of a storyteller.
He once taught his students not tomake assumptions in science by igniting what looked like a candle and eating it, but it turned out to be a potato wedge. He also taught students about the chemical reaction involved in a breathalyzer test through an experiment.
Yet demonstrations and humor are not Johnsons only teaching tactics. He translates the language of chemistry into the language of teenagers by making mental associations so they remember the terms, and breaking down complex formulas step-by-step so the students can grasp them.
He makes us work for the answers, too, Gebru said. He wont just give it to us at all.
Years of experience have honed Johnsons skills. A lifelong Galesburg resident, he graduated from GHS and obtained his first job as a substitute teacher at the school. (He also met his wife, Sheryl, in the schools cafeteria, where she served lunch.)
Though Johnson majored in biology at Augustana College and had been trained to teach the subject, he soon found he liked the empirical aspects of chemistry even more.
The things you could do in chemistry were so much more fun than in biology, Johnson said. I always thought biology was a lot of memorization, but in chemistry its a lot of memorization and application.
He always enjoyed being able to make a positive contribution to society through teaching. Many of his former students have written him and said his class inspired them to pursue chemistry themselves. One of his current students, junior Rebecca Foster, plans to be a chemical engineer, and has partly been encouraged by the labs she performed in Johnsons quantitative analysis class.
That ability to share knowledge with others, as well as Johnsons passion for doing so, will remain his legacy at GHS long after he closes his classroom door.
He taught me everything I know, said John Putnam, a fellow chemistry teacher at GHS. Hes extremely dedicated.
Rebecca Susmarski: (309) 343-7181, ext. 261; rsusmarski@register-mail.com; @RSusmarski
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May 5, 2017 Some chemical reactions can be accelerated by increasing the intensity of illumination -- this has been demonstrated by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski
Light initiates many chemical reactions. Experiments at the aser Centre of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Physics have, for the first time, demonstrated that by increasing the illumination intensity, some reactions can be significantly accelerated. Here, researchers achieved reaction acceleration using pairs of ultrashort laser pulses.
In order to thoroughly investigate the nature of the processes involved, the researchers used ultra-short consecutive pairs of laser pulses. A high increase in the rate of reaction between the molecules was observed. The Warsaw scientists have reported their findings in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
"Our experiments provide fundamental knowledge about the physical processes that are important for the course of important light-induced reactions. This knowledge can potentially be used in many applications, especially when dealing with high-intensity light sources. These include, among others, various microscopic imaging techniques, ultra-fast spectroscopy and photovoltaics, particularly if light-focusing devices such as solar collectors are used," says Dr. Gonzalo Angulo (IPC PAS).
In light-induced reactions, a photon with the appropriate energy excites a molecule of dye. When there is a molecule of quencher near the excited molecule, an interaction takes place. There may be a transfer of energy, an electron or a proton, between the two reactants. Reactions of this type are common in nature. A good example is electron transfer in photosynthesis, which plays a key role in the formation of the Earth's ecosystem.
One factor that can influence the speed of reactions is the intensity of the light that initiates them. In order to study the nature of these processes, the chemists used laser pulses lasting femtoseconds instead of the traditional continuous stream of light. The energy of the impulses was adjusted so that the dye molecules moved into the excited energy state. The pulses were grouped in pairs. The interval between pulses in a pair was several dozen picoseconds (trillionths of a second) and was matched to the type of reacting molecules and the environment of the solution.
"The theory and the experiments required care and attention, but the physical idea itself is quite simple, here," notes Jadwiga Milkiewicz, a Ph.D. student at IPC PAS, and explains: "In order for the reaction to occur, there must be a molecule of quencher near the light-excited dye molecule. So if we have a pair of molecules that have already reacted with each other, it means that they were close enough to each other. If, after the reaction, both molecules have managed to return to their ground state, the absorption of a new photon by the dye has the potential to initiate another reaction before the molecules move away from each other in space."
The course of reactions in solutions depends on many factors such as temperature, pressure, viscosity or the presence of an electric or magnetic field. The research at the IPC PAS has proved that these factors also influence the acceleration of the chemical reaction that occurs with an increased intensity of illumination. Under some conditions, the acceleration of the reaction was unnoticeable; in optimal conditions, the rate of the reaction increased by 25 to 30 percent.
"In our experiments so far, we have concentrated on light-induced electron transfer reactionsthat is, those which change the electrical charge of the molecules. However, we do not see any reason why the mechanism we have observed could not function in other variations of these reactions. So in the near future, we will try to confirm its efficacy in energy transfer reactions or in reactions involving also proton transfer," says Dr. Angulo.
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More information: Gonzalo Angulo et al, Influence of the excitation light intensity on the rate of fluorescence quenching reactions: pulsed experiments, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2017). DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08562h
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National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions March 27 announced their 11th annual Grosvenor Teacher Fellows for 2017, who included Indian American teacher Kavita Gupta.
Gupta was one of the 35 pre-K-12 educators in the United States and Canada chosen in recognition of their commitment to geographic education.
The Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows will embark on global expeditions onboard the Lindblad expedition ships National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Endeavour ll and National Geographic Sea Lion in pursuit of enhancing their geographic knowledge with hands-on field experience they will bring back to their classrooms and professional communities, according to a National Geographic statement.
Gupta is a veteran high school chemistry teacher in Cupertino, Calif., who strives to develop a scientific view of the world and foster a love of learning in her students, according to her Fellow bio.
Her success is evident in the accolades she has received from institutions such as Stanford University, MIT, the American Chemical Society and Intel, it said.
She believes scientific literacy and global citizenship are essential for all students, not only for science majors. She has planned and presented at national conferences and written scholarly articles on these topics, National Geographic added.
Gupta and all the Fellows will begin their 10- to 17-day expeditions later this year. Among the locations the Fellows will travel to include the Canadian High Arctic, Antarctica, Southeast Alaska, Arctic Svalbard, Iceland, Greenland and Galpagos Islands.
They will be accompanied by Lindblad-National Geographic expedition experts, ranging from undersea specialists to National Geographic photographers, the statement said.
The excursions will educationally immerse the Fellows in learning and give them new knowledge to bring back to their local classrooms and professional communities, it added.
The National Geographic Society aims to further global understanding and support educators, like the Grosvenor Teacher Fellows, said Gary E. Knell, president and chief executive officer of the National Geographic Society. I look forward to seeing how the Fellows will share this unique opportunity with their local communities to enhance geographic knowledge and global awareness, he said.
These are outstanding educators who are committed to improving geographic education and ensuring that tomorrows leaders are responsible stewards of our ocean and our planet, added Lindblad Expeditions CEO Sven Lindblad. We are honored to share with them some of the worlds remotest and most pristine places to help fuel their passion to share knowledge, and the world, with their students.
The Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program was established to honor former National Geographic Society chairman Gilbert M. Grosvenors lifetime commitment to geographic education.
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A project to share previously inaccessible information on hazardous chemical reactions, proved to be a lightning rod at the American Chemical Societys (ACS) annual conference in San Francisco following its launch last month by the non-profit Pistolia Alliance.
Carmen Nitsche, a business development consultant for Pistoia, discussed the Chemical Safety Library (CSL) initiative before a packed session of the ACS meeting on 4 April. We realised there are a lot of resources to provide information about reagents and substances, but when it comes to I mixed this with that and a bad reaction happened, there really is nothing out there, she said.
Within 36 hours of announcing CSL in mid-March, 300 accounts for the database had been requested, and the input system hadnt even been automated. Prior to the ACS meeting, 500 accounts had been requested, and the figure had jumped to 625 by the morning of 4 April.
But Nitsche also pointed out there is a big difference between interest and participation. We need to now validate that the community is ready to share, she said, noting that so far there have only been two entries of new chemical reaction incidents in the database. Including the incidents with which Pistoia pre-populated CLS, the system now contains 29 reaction incidents.
Nitsche said the database represents an ideal opportunity for cross-industry collaboration, but not everyone agreed. Hannah Corcoran, the R&D facility lead at Emerald Kalama Chemical, said her company is concerned that its chemical reactions are trade secrets, and such proprietary information requires protection, not publicity through a database.
There also could be legal implications if lab researchers dont learn from near misses that would be documented in CSL. Currently, submitters to the database must provide their name and their companys or institutions name. Nitsche said Pistoia is in the process of masking the names of individuals who enter data into CLS, but she noted that it is important to know where these incident reports come from to ensure their legitimacy.
Neil Langerman, a safety consultant and founder of Advanced Chemical Safety in San Diego, California, issued a dire warning to Nitsche. If you dont suppress this personal data completely, I will get it on a subpoena it is that simple, he said.
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CLEVELAND (WJW)- A Cleveland woman is recovering in the hospital after she was assaulted with a chemical like substance.
Police say just before 9 p.m. Monday, they were called to the 3800 block of Spokane Avenue where they were met by a woman screaming, shes inside! Shes inside! He threw acid on her face.
According to the witness, the victim had forgotten her backpack inside the womans home and ran back inside to grab it. When she came back outside, an unknown male dressed in a gray hoodie, black pants, and black gloves came up from behind her and threw an unknown chemcial in her face.
The witness tried to chase down the male but he took off in a white SUV that was parked a few houses down.
The victim told police her face was burning, tingling and she couldnt open her eyes. She is currently being treated at MetroHealth Medical Center.
According to the police report, the victim told officers her exboyfriend, put a hit out on her head Saturday and she notified police.
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PROVO BYUs Tanner Mangum and Moroni Laulu-Pututau first honed their chemistry together while serving their missions in Chile a couple of years ago.
On a couple of occasions, Mangum threw passes to Laulu-Pututau on preparation days in the city of Arica in the Chile Antofagasta Mission.
Now, Mangum is the Cougars starting quarterback and Laulu-Pututau has switched from wide receiver to tight end.
Asked to describe the rhythm they have together, Laulu-Pututau replied, fittingly, Muy bien.
As the backup last season, Mangum is focused on developing chemistry with all of his wide receivers and tight ends.
Its getting better. Every day it gets better, Mangum said. The key is just reps, especially reps going against a defense. You can throw routes on air and thats important but you have to be able to translate that into the game and into game speed, going against a live defense.
Spring practices for BYU are over, but now the real work begins heading into the 2017 season.
Receivers coach Ben Cahoon said establishing that connection between the quarterbacks and receivers requires a lot of extra time together.
That is an after-practice exercise. If theyre willing to do that, they have a chance to be decent, Cahoon said. If theyre not and if they think they can just do their work in two hours a day, then well be a mediocre passing offense, frankly. Its going to be up to them and we cant force it on them. We can encourage them. The great ones, all throughout BYU (history) have broken into churches and got the codes to the (Indoor Practice Facility) and figured out a way to spend extra time with their quarterback. That message has been sent and they know it. It remains to be seen if theyre willing to do it.
For Laulu-Pututau, that message, like hundreds of passes, has been received. Hes spending plenty of time catching balls from Mangum.
Its going well. We worked a lot (before spring ball), too, he said. We have a lot of new guys, too. Weve worked with all of the QBs. The timing is good and were a lot farther ahead than we were last year, for sure.
Having lost receivers like Nick Kurtz, Colby Pearson and Mitchell Juergens, Mangum is developing a rhythm with receivers like Jonah Trinnaman, Rickey Shumway, Talon Shumway, Akile Davis, Micah Simon and Beau Tanner.
Trinnaman didnt join the team until fall camp last season.
Its crucial for him and Tanner to get on the same page, Cahoon said. Theyve got to get their timing down. Tanners got to get used to his body language and his burst of speed. The more time they spend together, the better off well be as an offense. The chemistry is going to make a huge difference.
Simon and Davis redshirted last year and theyll be counted on to be playmakers this fall.
Their games have improved significantly. They redshirted with the idea that they needed to get bigger and faster and they werent quite ready physically to contribute, Cahoon said. That was last year. Now theyre making an impact. Ive been pleased with how hard theyre competing. That decision to redshirt them from Kalani is paying off. Theyre playing well.
Offensive coordinator Ty Detmer said his group of receivers improved during the spring.
Guys like Micah Simon stepped up and had a good spring, so did Talon Shumway. He kind of became a go-to guy for us. Jonahs making strides. Akile played a lot of DB for us on scout team and hes making strides. I feel real good with that group. They all bring a little something different to the table, kind of like the running back group. Well mix and match. You add Aleva (Hifo), who wasnt practicing (due to injury) and I have high hopes for him based off what he did his freshman year.
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My Chemical Romance is back, just as we're all getting emo again.
The night before My Chemical Romance's reunion show in Los Angeles on Friday, band members handed out blankets to fans camping outside. Some especially devoted fans had been waiting outside the Shrine, a venue known for its chaotic lines, since Tuesday. The band's last performance together was in 2012, about a year before they split. Fans stayed emo throughout the six year hiatus and My Chemical Romance's return couldn't have had better timing. When the band opened the show with its 2005 song "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," the audience sang along with their whole chests and meant it.
My Chemical Romance's lead singer, Gerard Way, who usurped Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz to become emo king of the 2000s, said the break up was right. He told the i that when the album The Black Parade was released, "it was a good time to be counter culture." In 2006, president George W. Bush was in his second term in office and the U.S. was embroiled in "war for oil."
The Black Parade was My Chemical Romance's third and most commercially successful album. As a whole, it follows a character called The Patient as he comes to terms with his inevitable death from terminal illness and descends into hell. The song Welcome to the Black Parade, which is about literally welcoming death, became emblematic of emo culture itself. In the last 13 years, it's become recognizable based on the single opening note alone.
"But when Danger Days was out, we had Obama, things were going really well, we were making so much progress," Way continued in the i, referring to My Chemical Romance's fourth and last studio album. "I'm able to read the writing on the wall pretty clearly, and I was like, 'Nobody really needs us now ... I think it's time to finish."
That era had plenty of issues, including weathering a crippling recession and further American intervention in the Middle East, but Barack Obama's presidency inspired a sense of hope most of the world hasn't felt since the 2016 election.
Internet culture, which has always been dark, ramped up after Trump took office memes have only gotten bleaker and more surreal. When economists predicted another incoming recession earlier this year, millennials and zoomers joked that they were ready because they had nothing to lose in the first place. A 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index report on millennials found that major depression was the most prevalent health condition affecting the generation. That may be because younger people are more open to discussing mental health issues the American Psychological Association reports that Gen Z is the generation most likely to report mental health issues but you have to admit that when climate change, a failing healthcare system, crippling student loan debt, and an increasingly divided nation loom over you, the future can seem pretty miserable.
In a post recapping last year, Way called 2018 "a year of black magic." When a Guardian reporter asked if the band would ever get back together earlier this year, Way seemed to allude to the dumpster fire we're all continuing to exist in.
"That's the stuff I thought about when the world started to get super fucked up again," he told the Guardian in March this year. "It definitely came into my head, but I'd changed so much as a person. I didn't know how I'd fit into it any more, I didn't know how the band would fit into it any more. But you're right, the world is definitely in need of something more positive."
My Chemical Romance may be known for its macabre aesthetic the Daily Mail once referred to them as a "suicide cult band," sparking outrage among fans but its music does have more uplifting notes. Welcome to the Black Parade discusses being unashamed of a broken life. Its chorus, in which the Patient declares he'll "carry on," was a Tumblr rallying cry.
Like most music beloved by teen emos, My Chemical Romance's music embraced sadness and owned up to anger. During the Los Angeles show, Way described the song "Our Lady of Sorrows" as "a little stabby" before launching into a guitar riff that turned the entire auditorium into a gloriously chaotic dance floor. Between songs, he asked the audience how many people were seeing My Chemical Romance for the first time, and seemed surprised that nearly everyone raised their hands.
As much as the band embodies the millennial spirit, nobody in the band is a millennial. Age ranges are arbitrary, though: Gen Z is very much into emo music too, now, thanks to TikTok and generational depression. Emo Night, a wildly successful themed party that plays alt rock and pop punk from the aughts, draws in thousands of self-proclaimed emos every month. Modern artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Princess Nokia, and the late Juice WRLD credited the emo music they listened to as young teenagers as influences that shaped their musical styles.
In the pit on Friday night, I danced among two teenagers who brought their parents, a 26-year-old who was able to fly in from Chicago because he could afford it with his "new grown-up job," and a couple in their 30s who saw My Chemical Romance during Warped Tour in 2005. The thousands of Killjoys the fandom named itself after the band's last album who managed to snag tickets all shared the same anger, sorrow, and reverence for Mikey Fuckin' Way as they did a decade ago. (The nickname for Mikey Way, the band's bassist and Gerard's younger brother, is even printed on official merch.)
It's fitting that My Chemical Romance closed its show with "The Kids From Yesterday," a ballad about taking "one last ride" since growing up. I started listening to My Chemical Romance in middle school, just before the band released Danger Days. In the decade since, I scaled back on the eyeliner and drugstore hair dye, but haven't gotten any less emo. Despite both the fans and the band maturing, dancing to Welcome to the Black Parade when My Chemical Romance performed a second encore was just as much of a near-religious experience as the first time I heard it.
In its review of the show, the Los Angeles Times asks why My Chemical Romance returned now, of all times. Conspiracy theories aside, I can probably answer that question: we're all feeling a little stabby.
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Mark Costa became the CEO of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) in 2014. First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at other large companies. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. This process should give us an idea about how appropriately the CEO is paid.
Check out our latest analysis for Eastman Chemical
At the time of writing, our data says that Eastman Chemical Company has a market cap of US$10b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of US$16m for the year to December 2018. We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at US$1.2m. Importantly, there may be performance hurdles relating to the non-salary component of the total compensation. When we examined a group of companies with market caps over US$8.0b, we found that their median CEO total compensation was US$11m. There aren't very many mega-cap companies, so we had to take a wide range to get a meaningful comparison figure.
Thus we can conclude that Mark Costa receives more in total compensation than the median of a group of large companies in the same market as Eastman Chemical Company. However, this doesn't necessarily mean the pay is too high. We can get a better idea of how generous the pay is by looking at the performance of the underlying business.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at Eastman Chemical has changed over time.
NYSE:EMN CEO Compensation, January 8th 2020
Over the last three years Eastman Chemical Company has grown its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 5.6% per year (using a line of best fit). Its revenue is down 6.8% over last year.
I generally like to see a little revenue growth, but it is good to see EPS growth. It's hard to reach a conclusion about business performance right now. This may be one to watch. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
With a total shareholder return of 5.3% over three years, Eastman Chemical Company has done okay by shareholders. But they probably don't want to see the CEO paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.
We examined the amount Eastman Chemical Company pays its CEO, and compared it to the amount paid by other large companies. As discussed above, we discovered that the company pays more than the median of that group.
We generally prefer to see stronger EPS growth, and we're not particularly impressed with the total shareholder return, over the last three years. So it's certainly hard to argue that the CEO is modestly paid, although we don't see the remuneration as an issue. CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Eastman Chemical (free visualization of insider trades).
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Over the weekend, the district announced the relocation of students and staff from Northport Middle School for the rest of the year.
NORTHPORT, N.Y. - Alexa Valentino graduated from Northport Middle Schoolin Suffolk County two years ago. She remembers frequently feeling sick and leaving early.
"The next day after a rainy day, not only was the building flooding and disgustingbut the smell, I don't even know how to explain it," Valentino said. "Just a rotten smell."
Many of her classes were held in the G-wing, an area of the school that's been closed off to students and staff since mid-December amidst the discovery of high levels of mercury found outside the classrooms in a leaching pool.
But additional septic tanks recently tested positive for benzene, a potentially dangerous chemical compound that could cause headaches, confusion and even cancer.
Over the weekend, the district announced the relocation of students and staff for the rest of the year.
John Kobel taught science and technology at the school for more than 20 years. He now has heavy metal poisoning, skin and prostate cancer, and is relying on medication to stay alive.
"I take five in the morning, five at night," he said. "I'm on two inhalers and I'm on allergy shots."
Classes will be canceled for Northport Middle School on Tuesday and Wednesday. In a letter to the district, the superintendent said the move is in the best interest of the students and staff.
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Local leaders are calling on the state to assist with emergency funding to help with the transition.
"We can always look back but the more important thing now is to make sure our children, students, faculty are safe and they're getting the education that they really need," state Sen. Jim Gaughran said.
Parent Nicole Mulholland said it will be a trying transition.
"At first it was 'Yay there's no school for a few days,' then it sets in, like my school is gone, who will I be with? What friends will I be with? I'm going to a new place," she said. "This is scary. There's nothing easy about this process."
Parents who have fought to close the school plan to get together to provide emotional support to children and teachers throughout the week. They will also be looking into a feasibility study to see if reopening the school is realistic.
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Dr. Steven Fawls lifelong journey from wanting to do chemistry at the age of 7 to writing the definitive college chemistry textbook at age 62, is the stuff of legend.
After teaching chemistry for nearly 40 years, including 32 at Napa Valley College, Fawl decided that it was about time that he put his years of experience down on paper.
To that end, he wrote an 800-page textbook. It took just three years to write, a feat that takes most authors 10 years or more to accomplish.
What makes the text notable is that he not only wrote the words but he also created all of the artwork. He drew nearly 2,000 images and graphics, including some that have never before been seen or conceived in any previous textbook.
The book, Insights in Chemistry, is receiving rave reviews from college chemistry educators who say Fawl is breaking new ground in a subject that has been around for approximately 24 centuries.
Fawl is already putting together a more concise, and even more graphically appealing, revised edition, due to be published in August.
I like chemistry because it answers the question, Why? said Fawl, who said he acquired an appreciation of art from his mother and a passion for writing from his father.
Fawl always had an aptitude for math and science but also had a strong interest in art.
In his senior year of high school he received a full-ride scholarship to art school, but turned it down in order to study chemistry.
I remember sitting down with my father to discuss my choices. He told me that if I went into chemistry, that I could still do my art, so now I do both.
So, throughout his teaching career Fawl has used art to explain chemistry.
There are topics in chemistry where we tell students that something happens and we never tell them why, he said.
Most of the time this happens because neither the books nor the instructors understand the topic well enough to explain it themselves. But when you use art, chemistry becomes real.
Through my art I have created images of things that have never been seen before. You understand it when you see it, and I have discovered ways of explaining these concepts through my art.
While his publisher had been happy to print several of Fawls lab manuals, more was expected of the longtime educator.
They asked me if I was working on anything else that might interest them and I told them that I had written the beginning of a chemistry textbook. They told me that they couldnt afford to publish a chemistry book because of the cost of the artwork. I smiled and told them, But I am going to do all the artwork, and they gave me the go-ahead.
As a result, I have created many images that have never been seen before and in some cases never conceived before. I am lucky because I dont have to depend on someone else to interpret my words in order to draw my pictures. I draw exactly what I see in my mind. If I hadnt been an artist, my students would never have seen the most important images in my book.
Through his art, Fawl has achieved an unprecedented insight into subjects that most instructors do not understand, especially in the area of quantum mechanics.
Quantum mechanics is hard, Fawl explains, but not because the topic is that difficult, I just think that it is taught poorly. For example, most instructors have little or no understanding of the shapes of atomic orbitals, but in my book, I explain exactly how and why these shapes are made.
This past year, Fawl was asked to give a presentation to a group of students who teach in NVCs Supplemental Instructor program.
Using his art background, Fawl gave these students jars of Play-Doh and some kitchen knives and a simple set of rules.
Following those rules, the students were able to create accurate 3D models of atomic orbitals that have never been drawn in any book. The technique is said to be groundbreaking.
Richard Thompson-Bremer, Emeritus Professor of English at NVC and one of Fawls mentors, complemented Fawl for writing a chemistry book that even he could understand.
The book has revelatory 3-D images, said Bremer.
Dr. Fawl offers leading-edge thinking, presenting concepts and methods not addressed in prior textbooks. His students are privileged to learn with a mentor who models critical and creative thinking.
Dr. Steven Farmer, chemistry professor at Sonoma State University, agreed.
This is easily the most proficient teaching textbook Ive ever seen, said Farmer. It contains several new methods for explaining general chemistry concepts.
NVC chemistry professor Josh Hanson said his students are reading the textbook because they enjoy it.
They can just open it up and start reading and learning, said Hanson, who taught at Woodland College, Cosumnes River College and UC Davis before coming to NVC this year.
The book presents an alternate way of looking at things, different than the way I learned and taught chemistry. I come from a different background, so its interesting to see students doing something I never taught them, and doing it well.
Hanson said he would not be surprised to see other college chemistry programs using the book.
I would like to see the book in more places because it is instructional instead of encyclopedic. Steve has a background in art and he uses that in his chemistry, Hanson said.
One of Fawls former students, Dr. Robert Cattolica, biology instructor at Chabot College, credits his academic and professional success to Fawls rigorous academic standards, coupled with highly effective and engaging teaching techniques.
Several of Fawls students, after they completed the chemistry series at Napa Valley College, moved on to UC Davis. Some, like James Carter, became tutors there.
Under Dr. Fawls apprenticeship I fell in love with chemistry, said Carter, who is studying for his doctorate at UNLV. When he applied to Davis, he wanted to become a tutor in organic chemistry but the school was reluctant to accept a community college as a prerequisite, said Carter.
They were not certain that any community college would be comparable or adequate, so they required me to take a placement exam. When I scored over the 90th percentile, they told me my education was good enough, and they offered me a position as an instructional aide, a tutor, doing academic workshops.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. Ryan Hartman could see a number of reasons why he and his current linemates were finding the back of the net more lately.
"We've been with each other for a bit, that could be part of it. We're feeling comfortable with each other, finding chemistry. Sometimes it is puck luck, sometimes it may be matchups with certain teams that you pay better against," said Hartman, who will enter the final regular-season game with 19 goals. "It's been a good run. Hopefully we continue that into the playoffs and keep that four-line rotation."
Marian Hossa had the night off on Thursday when the Blackhawks lost tothe Anaheim Ducks but he, Hartman and Marcus Kruger have developed some chemistry and points in recent games. Their recent production is helping the Blackhawks keep more of that four-line rotation that worked so well for them back in February, and that they'll need in the playoffs.
"Well with that line, make sure there's contribution offensively but you know you'll get reliability defensively. Krugs has the hot stick right now and has scored some nice goals for us. But the reliability with that line is what you like about it," coach Joel Quenneville said. "Predictability is what we count on."
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Kruger and Hossa looked like they were onto something in the Blackhawks' first-round series against the St. Louis Blues last spring. Hossa's rebound 26-goal season, coupled with the top two lines finding success, lets the Blackhawks put Hossa elsewhere to bolster scoring depth. Add Hartman, who's been confident and unafraid to shoot no matter who he's playing with, and it's become a good combination. It just took time for them to feel each other out.
"Something like that, yeah," Hossa said. "There's lots of good potential on that line. Krugsy's steady defensively, can make some plays. Hartsy likes to go hard to the net and create space and also he has a really good shot. If he uses it more often I think it's to his advantage. It's about holding onto the puck a little more in the offensive zone and that way we can create more chances."
When the Blackhawks start the playoffs next week they should have their lineup fairly set. The fourth line is, perhaps, the only area of some question. The Blackhawks have always found success with a four-line roll that gives them the right blend of defense and production. The Hartman-Kruger-Hossa combination has provided the former consistently, the latter recently.
"We're going to need everybody," Kruger said. "We're coming close to playoffs and in the playoffs, it'll be tighter games. You need everyone bringing it because it's going to be tough to score goals."
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) -- The U.S. women's hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women's world championship final Friday night.
Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring 10:17 into the extra period to make the Americans winners on and off the ice. After threatening to sit out the tournament, they won a contentious fight with USA Hockey for better wages that will allow the country's best female hockey players to make a living playing the sport.
"I'm so proud of this team for performing the way we did after battling the way we did off the ice," said Meghan Duggan, the Americans' captain. "A lot of history was made."
The U.S. won its fourth straight world championship title and eighth in the last 10 tries against their rivals, who will get their shot at revenge as defending Olympic champions next year in South Korea.
Brianne Jenner tied it at 2 for Canada midway through the third period on a power play after Kacey Bellamy's second goal early in the period gave the Americans their first lead in the gold-medal game.
The U.S. had two power plays in the third period with 7:24 and 2:24 left along with another power play early in OT, but couldn't capitalize on the opportunities to score a go-ahead goal with an extra skater.
Canada's Meghan Agosta scored 1:01 into the game, and Bellamy tied it 3 1/2 minutes later.
Nicole Hensley stopped 28 shots for the U.S.
Canada's goaltender, Shannon Szabados, was tested much more and made 37 saves.
"She was unbelievable," Agosta said. "She kept us in the game."
The Americans boldly said they would boycott the tournament, which would've embarrassed USA Hockey at a tournament held in an arena named after the organization, if they didn't get more money and perks their male counterparts get such as flying in business class and staying at nice hotels. The landmark deal allows them to make more than $70,000 during non-Olympic years and as much as $129,000 in Olympic years, including 2018, when combined with contributions from the United States Olympic Committee.
"We knew that was going to be a bond that was unbreakable," Knight said.
USA Hockey looked like it tried to break the unified front of American women, trying to find lower-caliber players to take their spots in the world championship if Plan B became necessary.
"They didn't want to forgo this opportunity, but they were willing to do it," Dee Spagnuolo, one of the attorneys who represented the women without a fee, said during the first intermission at USA Hockey Arena. "Every time we huddled up to make tough decisions before and during negotiations, they were united and firm. This team off the ice is so united and in adverse, tense situations in games, it helps them win on the ice, too."
The U.S. carried the momentum from the win against USA Hockey into the eight-nation tournament by dominating the competition until their rivals pushed them into OT.
The Americans were the better team in the end, though, creating lots of scoring chances in the sudden-death period that could have lasted up to 20 minutes. They didn't need that much time to finish the Canadians off with a second straight OT victory in a world championship gold-medal game.
Knight, who made a no-look, between-the leg pass to set up Bellamy's second goal, was trailing on a 3-on-2 rush when Coyne dropped a pass to her and she scored from the inside of the left circle. In the 2011 world championship final, Knight also scored the gold-medal winning goal in OT.
"She's one of the best in the world and she comes up big when you need her and the moment is huge," Bellamy said. "That's what's what make her so special. When everything is on the line, she comes through clutch."
When Knight lit the goal lamp, the jubilant Americans screamed with joy and hugged in a huge huddle.
"Nothing compares to a gold-medal game against Canada," Bellamy said. "The emotions are so high. The energy in the building was incredible and it was a really fast-paced game and we had to fight to the end."
The Canadians, meanwhile, skated in the other direction. They rested their gloves on their knees and stared at the ice in silence as a sold-out crowd at USA Hockey Arena roared.
In the beginning of the tournament, Canada struggled before rallying to face off against the Americans as they've done in all 18 world championships. The Canadians opened with a 2-0 loss to the U.S. and a stunning, 4-3 setback against Finland before bouncing back with an 8-0 rout of Russia and a 4-0 win over the Finns in the semifinals.
"We were resilient the whole tournament," Agosta said.
Watchas the Blackhawks take on the Los Angeles Kingstoday on CSN and streaming live on CSNChicago.com. Coverage begins at 4:30p.m. with Blackhawks Pregame Live..Then stick around after the final buzzer to watch Blackhawks Postgame Live for highlights and analysis.
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Five Things to Watch:
1. Artemi Panarin bonus watch.
Well, it's Game No. 82, meaning it's the final cha
nce the Russian winger can cash in on his bonuses for the second straight year. If Panarin finishes the season among the top-10 in forwards in points, he earns a $1.725 million bonus that will carry over into next year's salary cap. He's currently ranked ninth with 73 points.
2. How many points will Patrick Kane finish with?
With Connor McDavid at 97 points and Kane at 88, it looks like there will be a new Art Ross Trophy winner. Kane's 106 points last year was a career high, and his current 88 is tied for second-best after reaching that same total during the 2009-10 season.
3. The fight for playoff roster spots.
Joel Quenneville would like to nail down his bottom-six, and doesn't prefer to rotate it often throughout the playoffs. That means a handful of players will be competing for two roster spots in the final audition of the regular season. Those players include Andrew Desjardins, John Hayden, Vinnie Hinostroza, Tomas Jurco,Dennis Rasmussen andJordin Tootoo.
4. Ryan Hartman's pursuit of 20 goals.
We mentioned this in the previous game, but it's worth paying attention to in the final contest after the Blackhawks were shut out Thursday in Anaheim. Hartman is one goal away from becoming the seventh 20-goal scorer on the team this year, and it'd be the first time the Blackhawks would accomplish that feat since 1989-90.
5. Can Blackhawks set franchise road record?
The Blackhawks have had two cracks at trying to set a new franchise record in road wins, currently sitting at 24. They reached that mark during the 2014-15 season, and will look to make it 25 today.Will third time be the charm?
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STARKVILLE, Miss.Veteran chemist and researcher Dennis Smith is the new head of Mississippi State Universitys Department of Chemistry.
His position as the leader of the College of Arts and Sciences department will begin July 1, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning. After many years in academia at Clemson University and the University of Texas at Dallas, Smith spent the last few years focusing on private sector consulting, research and entrepreneurial ventures.
Dr. Smith is widely known in both academic and industry circles for his research in polymeric materials and composites, said Rick Travis, interim dean of MSUs College of Arts and Sciences. We anticipate that he will host partnerships with researchers on campus and in the private sector.
Smiths professional interests include science and technology leadership, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and chemistry/materials research.
I am looking forward to all aspects of this new leadership challenge, such as enabling increased funded research, multidisciplinary collaboration and recruiting, Smith said. But most of all, personally,I look forward to mentoring individual faculty, students and staff and helping to identify and unleash their own unique potential and ultimate successful contributions.
Smith received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics from Missouri State University in 1988. In 1992, he completed a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Florida. Along with his extensive research career, he has published 137 refereed journal articles, 28 U.S. patents issued or pending, over 300 conference papers, five book editorships, and more than 200 invited lectures in 23 countries.
The College of Arts and Sciences includes more than 5,000 students, 300 full-time faculty members, nine doctoral programs and 24 academic majors offered in 14 departments. It also is home to the most diverse units for research and scholarly activities, including natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities.
Natural and physical science research projects have been supported over the decades by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.
Research expenditures in the humanities are also an important part of Mississippi States overall research portfolio. Additionally, the NSF has ranked MSU among the top 25 for research expenditures in the social sciences.For more information on MSUs College of Arts and Sciences, visit http://www.cas.msstate.edu.
MSU is Mississippis leading university, available online at http://www.msstate.edu.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Sarin and sentimentality: Trump and Assad's emotional chemistry Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Why then, after 27 children died in Tuesday's alleged chemical attack in the Syrian province of Idlib, did an emotionally charged President Trump, highlighting that beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack, abruptly reverse ... Chemical agent used in Syria attack still unidentified Chemical reaction: Trump in U-turn, bubbling with Syria regime change Chemical Ali, Chemical Bashar-It Has to Stop |
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Royce Engstrom, former president of the University of Montana, will return to the university to teach chemistry.
Engstrom is expected to teach Chemistry 104 and an honors course titled "The ways of knowing," according to the University of Montana's Academic Planner.
As first reported Wednesday in the Montana Kaimin and confirmed by UM spokeswoman Paula Short, Engstrom will begin teaching courses this fall.
The honors course is "a critical assessment of contrasting epistemological stances expressed in various views of the divine, nature, society, and the self," according to the Academic Planner.
It describes Chemistry 104 as "an introduction to chemistry for those who feel they have an inadequate background to enroll in CHMY 121N or 141N." Each course is worth three credits.
Chemistry classes present a retention problem, said Chris Palmer, who chairs the UM Chemistry Department. Engstrom wants to help with developing these classes to help students stay with the subject, Palmer said.
It is typical for administrators to be tenured with a department of their specialty, Palmer said. When Engstrom left his position as president, he was given the option of joining the chemistry department faculty, Palmer said. Engstrom was enthusiastic about the chance to contribute on the introductory level, Palmer said.
The honors course Engstrom will be teaching is a core class meant for first-year honors students, said Brock Tessman, dean ofDavidson Honors College. The class curriculum is centered around students evaluatinghow they come to know truths in the world.
The university does not have an official salary level for Engstrom at this time, according to Terri Phillips, UM associate vice president for Human Resource Services. Engstrom's salary during his final year as president was $303,145.
In late November, Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian asked Engstrom, who became president in 2010 after George Dennison retired, to step down. Sheila Stearns now serves as interim president.
Only two other former university presidents have returned to teach after leaving the top position, according to university archives. In the 1940s, George Simmons resigned as university president and returned to his position as a zoology professor.In 1990,James Koch left the president's job and went on to teach a few history classes at the university.
Engstrom began his academic career as a chemistry professor at the University of South Dakota. He served in many capacities there, including chair of the department and eventually serving as provost before joining the UM administration in 2007, where he also served as provost before being chosen as president.
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An eighth-grader from Oconomowoc won a statewide chemistry competition and received an expenses-paid trip to compete at the national level.
Ryan Swanson, a student at Nature Hill Intermediate School, bested 25 fifth- to eighth-grade students to become the 2017 Wisconsin You Be The Chemist State Challenge Champion. Students from around the state came together at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to compete for the top prize. Swanson will represent Wisconsin at the National You Be The Chemist Challengein Washington, D.C. in June.
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All too often, when an article is flagged by a journal thats concerned about the findings, the notice lingers in limbo, leaving readers unclear whether or not to rely on the findings. One chemistry papers two-year stint in purgatory ended last month, when the journal lifted its expression of concern (EOC) and replaced it with a correction.
The journal chose to swap the 2015 EOC with a correction after the authors addressed its concerns in a follow-up paper, also published inOrganic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
The journals executive editor Richard Kelly provided further insights aboutwhat happened:
The authors contacted us following publication of their original article to let us know that they had overlooked an aspect in their calculations which could have affected a mechanism that they had proposed in their article. They informed us that they were carrying out additional work to assess what impact this had on their results and that they planned to publish that once completed.
While the researchers were conducting the additionalresearch, the journal published an EOC to alert readers, Kelly added:
We informed the author that we would assess any steps necessary to correct the scientific record once they had completed their follow-up research. In the interim we published an expression of concern to inform readers of this information and also to let them know that we would provide an update on publication of the follow up work.
Kelly explained that when the authors submitted anew paper, which addressed their concerns, the journal decided to replace the EOC with a correction, informing readers of the resolution and pointing them to the updated research:
In late 2016 the author submitted their latest research to the journal, which was published following our usual peer review processes. This paper addressed the concerns that the author had in their original work, and we felt that the most appropriate way to inform readers of this was to replace the expression of concern with a correction which explained the background to the situation and directed readers to the second article.
Heres the official correction notice from the journal for A unifying mechanism for the rearrangement of vinyl allene oxide geometric isomers to cyclopentenones (a paper which has been cited three times):
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry published an expression of concern (Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 11580) in order to alert our readers to concerns expressed to us by the authors following publication due to an error in the calculations in the article. The authors overlooked in their calculations the existence of diradical triplet states in some of the structures. They informed us that taking them into account could change the main findings of the mechanistic proposal based on the formation and rearrangement of cyclopropanones, which were left as the only explanation of the experimentally observed enantioselectivity for the rearrangement of Z vinyl allene oxides, but not of the E isomers. The authors have now published a new article which addresses their concerns about the error in their original calculations. The new article is: Rearrangement of vinyl allene oxide geometric isomers to cyclopentenones. Further computational insights with biologically relevant model systems by Adn B. Gonzlez-Prez et al., Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02791a
Accordingly, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is officially removing its expression of concern.
Heres the original 2015 EOC notice:
The Royal Society of Chemistry has been contacted by the corresponding author of this article to inform us that they have found an error in the calculations in the article. The authors overlooked in their calculations the existence of diradical triplet states in some of the structures. They inform us that taking them into account could change the main findings of the mechanistic proposal based on the formation and rearrangement of cyclopropanones, which were left as the only explanation of the experimentally observed enantioselective for the rearrangement of Z vinyl allene oxides, but not of the E isomers.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert our readers of these concerns. The authors are currently carrying out a further study in order to assess the impact that this has on the findings in the manuscript. An expression of concern will continue to be associated with this manuscript until the authors inform us of the outcome of this further study, and we will work with the authors to ensure readers are notified of any implications this has for the results published in this article.
And heres a link to the new paper, Rearrangement of vinyl allene oxide geometric isomers to cyclopentenones. Further computational insights with biologically relevant model systems, published in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
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