Another Successful Chemistry Day!
On April 30, high school students from Boston Community Leadership Academy (BCLA) visited the BU Chemistry Department for our second annual Chemistry Day. The forty-five BCLA students learned about acids and bases, gas laws, and chemical reactions at a jaw-dropping demonstration show. They also explored rates of reactions and electrochemistry in two hands-on laboratories run by BU graduate student, Daniele Ramella, and Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow, Rosemary White. Then the students toured chemistry research labs where graduate students and postdocs taught them about their current research. The event concluded with a picnic lunch, sponsored by Cynthia Brossman of LERNET. Chemistry Day was organized by Anais Gervais (BUWIC), Riya Luhar (Chemia), Rosemary White, and Susan DeSensi. The BCLA students are in Arielle Saavedra’s 10th-grade chemistry class. Throughout the semester, BU undergrads Jennifer Kole, Ariana Sherman, and Mike Zimmerman visited Arielle’s classes as part of the Chemistry Outreach Program. The Chemistry Outreach Program, organized by Dr. Susan DeSensi and Dr. Rosemary White, both of the BU Chemistry Department, sends BU undergrads to BCLA, English High School, and Fenway High School to work with the chemistry classes, perform demos and labs, and share their excitement for chemistry. Please check out some Photos from this wonderful event.