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Chemistry
Chemistry in Action
for AS/A2 and IB Students
• Food Detectives: Some Curious Cases with a Chemical Twist
• Using Chemistry to Make Artificial Blood for Vampires and Humans
• Gods, Devils and Alcohol
• Indestructible Energy
• How Small Can You Get? Entering and Defining the Nano World
• From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry
Tuesday 19th November 2013
Thursday 5th December 2013
Tuesday 18th March 2014
10.45am – 4.15pm
University of London
Institute of Education
London WC1H 0AL
www.thetrainingpartnership.org.uk
Chemistry in Action
Tuesday 19th Nov 2013 • Thursday 5th Dec 2013 • Tues 18th Mar 2014
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oin us for an inspirational and informative day of chemistry
brought to you by outstanding speakers. Learn about the promise
of artificial blood, the strange history of chemical ingredients, how
to solve the puzzle of what is in food, and the tremendous promise of
both nanotechnology and green chemistry.
Food Detectives: Some Curious Cases with a Chemical Twist
Dr Ellen Norman, Reading Scientific Services Ltd
Reading Scientific Services Limited (RSSL)
has run an emergency, expert, analytical
service for the food (and several other)
industry sectors for many years. They have
investigated the weird, the wonderful and
the disturbing. Dr Ellen Norman will review
some of these cases and describe the
techniques and approaches used in solving
the product mysteries – from good old
fashioned wet chemistry, through to state
of the art mass spectrometry, with a nod to
modern immune-affinity techniques.
Dr Ellen Norman is Projects Manager of
Investigative Analysis at RSSL. She did a PhD at
Birmingham University in industrial, analytical and
soil chemistry and then spent 10 years at Brewing
Research International (now part of Campden BRI)
before joining RSSL.
Using Chemistry to Make Artificial Blood for Vampires and Humans
Professor Chris Cooper, University of Essex
The search for a blood substitute has long
been a holy grail for transfusion scientists
as it could guarantee a safe long-lasting
solution able to reach the parts of the world
the current blood supply cannot access.
More recently TV and films have used
artificial blood as a tool to enable vampires
to live in harmony with human beings.
This talk will show how modern chemical
techniques have played a vital part in this
research.
Chris Cooper is Professor of Biochemistry at the
University of Essex and Director of the Centre for
Sports and Exercise Science. His research interests
involve using chemistry to understand oxygen
transport in the body, whether it be to the leg of
a cyclist in the Tour de France or to the brain of a
patient who has suffered a traumatic brain injury.
He currently has a patent to develop an artificial
blood substitute.
Examination Session
Do you want to improve your grades? In this short optional session for students and their
teachers, Dr Sally Allatt will offer advice appropriate to all specifications about AS and A2
examinations. Sally has been an A-level Chemistry teacher for many years and was a senior
examiner for two major examination boards
Gods, Devils and Alcohol
Dr Peter Wothers, University of Cambridge
Explore the often-convoluted history behind
the names of the chemical ingredients.
What connects a urinating camel to a
spiral fossil? What was the significance of
a birthing rat? How did Egyptian eyeliner
end up making us drunk, but amethyst kept
us sober? In which brands of shampoo
can you find “Fooles Bolloxe” and “beaver
testicles?” Under the surface of the dry,
impenetrable code understood only by
the initiated, the language of the chemist
contains a fascinating insight into the ideas
and achievements of mankind through the
ages from astrology to zoology. This lecture
guarantees you will never look at a bottle of
shampoo in quite the same way again!
Dr Peter Wothers is a lecturer in chemistry at
the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St
Catharine’s College. His fascination with chemistry
that started at the age of 8 continues to this day.
Indestructible Energy
Jamie Gallagher, University of Glasgow
Energy, we all need it and sometimes it feels
like we never have enough - but what is it?
What does one unit of energy look like?
Feel like? Famelabber and one of the Royal
Society of Chemistry’s “faces of chemistry”
Jamie Gallagher is an energy materials
scientist - join him for a whirlwind tour of
all things energy. Explore how chemists
are working to turn humans into walking
batteries to power our daily life and the
energy bound inside a molecule of food.
Jamie Gallagher has an honours degree in
chemical physics from the University of Glasgow
and is studying for a PhD in thermoelectronics –
devices that can take waste heat and convert it
directly to electricity. He is particularly interested
in energy materials.
How Small Can You Get? Entering and Defining the Nano World
Paul O’Brien FRS, University of Manchester – 5th December and 18th March only.
There is tremendous interest in all things
“nano”- atoms, molecules and objects
on the scale of one billionth of a metre in
diameter. Recent developments have huge
implications for the future of medicine; from
the production of pharmaceuticals to tissue
regeneration. How small can we go?
Paul O’Brien is the Chair of Inorganic Materials
Chemistry at the University of Manchester. His
research centres on developing new chemical
processes for thin films and nanoparticles. Paul
has lectured widely at venues as diverse as the
Royal Society, the Victoria and Albert Museum and
the Institute of Contemporary.
From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry
Professor James Clark, University of York – 19th November only
Society faces the twin problems of resource
depletion and mounting waste. We are
running out of traditional reserves of many
critical elements, and our landfill sites are
filling up. Green Chemistry provides the
tools to address both problems - through
using wastes as a resource! e.g. plants to
capture metals from waste streams and the
use of microwaves to convert waste orange
peel into valuable chemicals.
James Clark is a founding director of the Green
Chemistry Network and is also an author of
numerous books on the subject. He holds the Chair
of Industrial & Applied Chemistry at the University
of York and heads the Clean Technology Centre.
Ticket Price
£17
+VAT*
per student
Plus one COMPLIMENTARY staff ticket per 10 students
*VAT usually reclaimable please check with your finance department
Venue
The Institute of Education,
Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
• Modern purpose-built lecture theatre
• Excellent visibility and professional A/V systems
• Self-service café
• 2 minutes from underground station
• Easy access from all main line stations
• Parking for cars and minibuses opposite
• Reduced price travel due to a late start
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