28th Annual Chemistry Open House &
Science Exploration Gallery
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
Chemistry Roadshow Fires, explosions, colorful chemical reactions, & more
9:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm Rm 100
Dr. Jim Pennington
Low Temperature Physics Show Discover what happens as everyday
materials are cooled to extremely low temperatures
10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm
Rm 2104
Dr. Glenn Agnolet
American Chemical Society Illustrated Poetry Contest Poems are displayed
on the first floor of the Chemistry Building
Awards Presentation 12:15 pm
Rm 100 Dr. Stephanie McCartney
Chemistry Lectures
Rm 2121
11:30 am
Hydrogen Peroxide and its Evolution from Household Chemical
to Sophisticated Oxidizing Agent
Dr. Janet Bluemel
12:30 pm Molecular Chemistry for a Better Tomorrow
Dr. Michael Nippe
Research Laboratory Tours Meet your tour guide by the elevators on the
first floor of the Chemistry Building
10:10 am, 11:10 am, 12:10 pm, 1:10 pm
Batteas Lab
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm
Son Lab
10:50 am, 11:50 am, 12:50 pm, 1:50 pm
Zhou Lab
Demonstrations and Hands-On Activities
See the reverse side for a list of indoor and outdoor science-related activities
appropriate for all age groups.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Chemistry Building and Water Fountain Plaza
Demonstrations and Hands-On Activities
Welcome Tent – Corner of Ross and Spence Streets
Goodie Bags, Info. & Meg A. Mole
Outside
Chemistry Department
Outside
Chemistry Department
Welcome Tent – Water Fountain Plaza
Goodie Bags, Info. & Roadshow Tickets
Chemistry Building – Outside in Water Fountain Plaza
Non-Newtonian Liquids
Outside
Dr. Christian Hilty’s Group
Silly Putty and Face Paint
Outside
Dr. Matthew Sheldon’s Group
Milk Tie-Dye
Outside
1st Year Chemistry Graduate Students
UV Bead Bracelets
Outside
Graduate Student Association in Chemistry
Flies Like Me
Rm. 2101
Dr. Ginger Carney’s Group
Biomaterials in Drug Delivery
Rm. 2101
Society for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Physics Fun
Rm. 2102
Physics Department
Visualizing the Invisible
Rm. 2109
Dr. Simon North’s Group
Explore a Virtual Chemistry World
Rm. 2122
Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt
Marbled Paper
Inner Foyer
Nat. Org. Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Red Cabbage as a Universal Indicator
Inner Foyer
Soc. Adv. Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
Protein Modeling and Computational Chem
Outer Foyer
Dr. Lisa Perez, Laboratory for Molecular Simulation
Molecular Gyroscopes
Outer Foyer
Dr. John Gladysz’s Group
Chemistry Demonstration Videos
Outer Foyer
Mr. David Hubbard, Chemistry Librarian
Strawberry DNA Extraction
Outer Foyer
Dr. Jean-Philippe Pellois’s Group
Role of Carbon Dioxide in Ocean Acidification
Outer Foyer
Dr. Tamara Powers’ Advanced Inorganic Class
Milk Kaleidoscopes
Outer Foyer
Drs. Marcetta and Don Darensbourg’s Groups
Clothing Chromatography & Fun with Plastics
Rm. 2206
Dr. Karen Wooley’s Group, Society of Plastics Engineers
Polymer Smoothies and Fun in the Sun
Rm. 2213-2215
Dr. Kim Dunbar’s Group
Polymer Snow
Hallway
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Silver Nanoparticles
Hallway
Advocacy in Science, Technology and Engineering Policy
Men in Black Alien Test
Hallway
Dr. David Bergbreiter’s Group
Paper Chromatography Flowers
Hallway
ACS Undergraduate Affiliates
Chemistry Building – 1st Floor
Chemistry Building – 2nd Floor
This event is sponsored in part by Texas A&M College of Science, Department of Chemistry, First Year Chemistry
Program, Texas A&M University-American Chemical Society Local Chapter, Hayden-McNeil Publishing, and VWR
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