BU Chemistry Day 2012
BU Chemistry hosted more than 100 students from the Boston Community Leadership Academy (BCLA) and English High School on May 4, 2012 for the fourth annual Chemistry Day. The morning long program began with a demonstration session given by BU Chemistry undergraduates and coordinated by Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow (PFF) Dr. Seann Mulcahy. The demonstration explored […]
BUWIC Participates in 37-Country IYC Event
On January 18, 2011, Boston University Women in Chemistry (BUWIC) joined women chemists in Canada as part of the international event that connected scientists in 37 countries in cyber-space. The event, “Women Sharing a Chemical Moment in Time”, ushered in the 2011 International Year of Chemistry. Using Skype, BUWIC scientists linked to fellow chemists in […]
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 […]