Chemistry and Environmental Impact [F-16-14]
| Presenter: | Samuel Tartakoff, Danielle Clifford, Heather Raimer |
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| Location: | SLU: Johnson 303 |
| Classes: | 1 Session 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Fri 3:00 PM 10/28 |
| Status: | CLOSED |
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Chemistry is relevant to a variety of environmental issues, including sustainable energy (biofuels and solar energy), plastic manufacture and break-down, and other pollutants in water systems. We will be discussing these topics and illustrating them with chemical demonstrations, e.g. how biodiesel and nylon are formed and how chemiluminescence (chemicals that emit light) works. The format will be four small groups that rotate through the different stations.
Samuel Tartakoff is a professor at SLU. He received his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of California – Irvine. He teaches general and organic chemistry, as well as conducting research into new chemical reactions and potential new medicines. Danielle Clifford and Heather Raimer, and other students at in the chem class at SLU, have been researching the topics that will be discussed.
Cap: 50