AirUCI will host a lecture by Prof. Chris Cappa of the University of California at Davis on August 5th at noon in Rowland Hall room 390. The lecture is entitled "Understanding light absorption by black (and brown) carbon through ambient observations and laboratory measurements."
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Below is a list of past events related to AirUCI (sorted with the most recent first).
Applications for the AirUCI Summer Teacher Workshop are now closed.
The AirUCI Institute held our tenth annual—and final—Summer Teacher Workshop on June 20 – July 2, 2014. Unfortunately, we are unable to continue offering this course. 200 teachers over 10 years took part in this workshop, each teaching 100-200 and more students in subsequent school years, so we're very proud of the influence this program has had and will continue to have in grades 7-12 education.
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We are honored that our workshop was cited as exemplary by a committee of the National Academy of Sciences, and that we've been highlighted in their publication entitled Strengthening High School Chemistry Education through Teacher Outreach Programs where the vital importance of public school chemistry teachers is discussed.
Originally the course was open to grades 7-12 teachers but in recent years, with the large numbers of applications we received, we enrolled high school teachers only. Several teachers from outside California and a few from overseas were accepted into the program though our focus was on teachers in districts local to UC Irvine. The following sections describe the workshop:
About the Course
This is an intensive Environmental Chemistry program, geared for science teachers in grades 9-12. We accept 20 teachers into the class per year. Priority is given to teachers in districts local to UC Irvine and to high school teachers.
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The course includes morning lectures presented by leading researchers in the field of Atmospheric Chemistry and afternoon environmental analysis projects in our labs.
Watch Dr. Laux teach one of our classes
For those with hypersensitivities to chemicals, please note that time is spent in laboratories each day, though we've only had one participant who had an issue with this in all the years we've held the course.
The class is open to any qualifying teacher, but unfortunately AirUCI cannot provide assistance with lodging or transportation. For teachers outside our area, here is a list of local hotels that offer UCI rates, but we cannot make these arrangements.
Attending teachers receive:
- A $1,000 stipend
- University credit through UCI Extension
- Textbook valued at $140
- Class materials in print and CD format
- Lunch each day
- Free parking valued at $80
- Access to AirUCI researchers as a resource
For details about the workshop, please contact Professor Sergey Nizkorodov at 949-824-1262 or Melissa Sweet at 949-824-2628.
NOTE: The registration deadline for the 2014 course is May 1, 2014.
To register:
- Download and print the enrollment form.
- Fill out the form completely (and legibly, please!).
- Send the enrollment form by fax to 949-824-2420 ...OR
- Scan the enrollment form and send it by e-mail to msweet@uci.edu ...OR
- Send the enrollment form by post to:
Melissa Sweet
UCI Chemistry Dept
1102 Natural Sciences 2
Irvine, CA 92697-2025
(Phone 949-824-2628 or 949-824-1262 if you have trouble downloading the form—we'll get one to you right away!)
Please be sure to provide both home and school contact information, including phone numbers where you can be reached during the summer break.
The registration deadline for the 2014 course is May 1, 2014. Class size is limited to 20 teachers, but we will maintain a waiting list for this course and any late registrants will be placed on the waiting list for the following Summer Teacher Workshop.
Please spread the word to your colleagues. We hope you can join us!
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Location:
UCI Campus. Visit the class website for additional information and for specific instructions.
On June 10, 2014, AirUCI will sponsor a lecture presented by Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. The talk, entitled "Interfacial and Bulk Spectroscopic Investigations of Chemistry in Model Multicomponent Aerosol Systems: The Complexation and Photodegradation of Catechol to/by Iron(III)," will begin at 11 am in Rowland Hall 390.
On Monday, May 19th AirUCI will once again sponsor the High School Awards Dinner on campus for the Orange County chapter of the American Chemical Society. Scores of students are honored at this annual event, and we wish them the best as they continue their studies.
Dr. Jonathan Raff of Indiana University will give a talk sponsored by AirUCI on May 13, 2014 at noon in Rowland Hall 390. His lecture is entitled "Reactive Nitrogen from Nitric Acid Photochemistry on Surfaces and in Aqueous Solution."
AirUCI will offer PowerSpeech classes on consecutive Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30 beginning May 9 through June 6, 2014. These classes, presented by Prof. Eli Simon of UCI's Department of Drama, are designed to assist AirUCI researchers with their presentation skills so that they can better convey their research results to a variety of audiences. For additional information, contact Melissa Sweet at 949-824-2628.
On April 30, 2014 AirUCI hosted Prof. Geoff Smith of the University of Georgia as he gave a lecture in Rowland Hall 390 entitled "What color are atmospheric aerosols? Development of a novel UV-vis aerosol absorption spectrophotometer."
AirUCI will host a seminar by Prof. Geoff Smith of the University of Georgia to be held at 3:30 in Rowland Hall room 390. His talk is entitled "What color are atmospheric aerosols? Development of a novel UV-vis aerosol absorption spectrophotometer."
AirUCI will host a special seminar on Tuesday, March 4 by Professor Ivar Isaksen from the University of Oslo entitled "Chemistry-Climate Interactions Involving Ozone and Methane." The lecture will be held at 11:30 am in Rowland Hall 390.
AirUCI will host Dr. Liz Warren, an expert on the International Space Station, on February 19th at 10 am in Rowland Hall 390. She will speak to our researchers about opportunities to conduct studies in space as part of outreach efforts for NASA's 2014 Destination Station national awareness campaign in the Los Angeles area. For details on this outreach, visit the Destination Station site.
