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THEVISTA
OCTOBER 13, 1998
UCO chemistry professors to take part in state-wide chemistry awareness event By Julie Jordan
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he Oklahoma section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will hold its fifth annual event for the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., -Oct. 24 at Ouail Springs Mall. UCO associate professor of chemistry and ACS officer Dr. Cheryl Frech will be one of several UCO professors to participate in the event. Students and faculty from OSU, Southeastern OSU and Moore High School, along with UCO, will host the event. Chemists from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and local industry are also expected to attend. "Chemists from all over Oklahoma grab people and get them to try handson
Chemists from all over Oklahoma grab people and get them to try handson activities,
—Cheryl Frech Chemistry Professor
activities," Frech said. Shows will be presented at the Dillards court area every hour. Activites include mixing slime and making a glue-like substance called gak will. Students and faculty are doing shows with bright lights and wizbang chemistry, Frech said. The theme for this years National Chemistry Week is "A World of Color," and winning entries from elementary and middle school poster contests will be on display. Dr. John-Michael Ferguson, UCO assistant professor of chemistry, will also be a presenter at the chemistry demonstrations. Ferguson said the UCO Chemistry Club will be doing color experiments, such as a traffic light experiment. There will be demonstrations little kids can participate in and others that everyone can watch, Ferguson said. "The idea is to get people to see that chemistry can be interesting, and it can play a crucial role in everyday life," Ferguson said. National Chemistry Week is an outreach program of the ACS and is aimed at enhancing public awareness of chemistry contributions to everyday life and the nation's economy. ACS local sections, industrial chemists, educators and technicians observe National Chemistry Week Nov. 1-7. <
A chip off the old block... Dr. William Smith (right), a 1974 UCO graduate, watches his son, William, Jr, as they lecture about podiatry to about 40 members of UCO's Pre-Med/Health Professions Club last week in Howell Hall. Smith Jr. also attended UCO before leaving to attend podiatry school; he is currently doing his residency. (Staff photo by Steven E. Wedel)
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Cheryl Frech, UCO professor of chemistry, lectures to a class. (Photo provided)
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