2013 Annual Meeting Report
The 61st Meeting of MACTLAC
Frontiers In Chemistry
Westminster College, Fulton, MO
October 4-5, 2013
General Session 1, Friday Afternoon, 1:10 PM
Bernhard Hansert opened the 2013 meeting by welcoming everyone to Westminster College.
Bernhard then made several meeting announcements and then introduced the Plenary Session
speaker.
Plenary Address
Combining Nanoscience and Neutrons to Treat Cancer
Dr. Mark Lee, Jr., Assistant Professor of Radiology and Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Lee begin his presentation by summarizing the current state of cancer treatment: how surgery,
chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy are used in various combinations. Dr. Lee
then summarized common radiation therapies: photon beam, boron neutron capture, beta/gamma,
and fast neutrons or protons. Dr. Lee's work focuses on boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT),
which is a newer form of radiation therapy. This therapy creates the radiation inside the tumor,
which means that the exposure of healthy tissue is minimized. Also, the entire dose of radiation can
be delivered in one thirty minute session as opposed a six or eight week regimen.
BNCT was proposed in 1936 by G.L. Locher, just four years after Chadwick proved the existence of
neutrons. BNCT works by delivering boron directly to the tumor, which is then irradiated with
neutrons. When the neutrons are captured by the boron atoms, radiation is released, which kills the
cancer cells. The radiation released only lasts for a very short period of time, so it never leaves the
cancer cell to expose healthy cells. The boron and the neutrons are not toxic to healthy cells by
themselves, but together, they release lots of kinetic energy and gamma radiation:
10
B + 1n -----> 7Li+ + α + γ + 2.4MeV
The damage to the cancer cells comes mostly from the 2.4MeV of kinetic energy, which dissipates in
less than 10 micrometers (less than the size of most human cells). To kill cancer cells, about 10
boron atoms need to be delivered to each cell. The neutrons will come from a heavy water reactor.
These are the main issues with developing this therapy.
Today, BNCT is mostly used in Europe and Japan. Support for most BNCT research has stopped in
the US due to lack of progress in the boron and neutron delivery systems and a badly designed
clinical trial in which many of the patients died of the therapy (the trial was conducted in the
1950's). Dr. Lee's research is focused on finding better boron agents for the delivery of the element to
tumors. His early research showed that current cell-selective molecular delivery systems can't get
enough boron to the tumor cells (which is what has led, in part, to the cessation of BNCT funding in
the US) because the amount of boron required (>>30 ppm) quickly saturates cell receptors. So, in
2007, Dr. Lee began to look at other ways to get boron into cancer cells at the required level, which
has lead to using nano-scale delivery agents.
Using nano-scale particles to deliver boron shows promise as each nano-scale particle can hold up to
millions of boron atoms. If the targeting system can be attached to the nano-particle, then the
receptors used by the targeting system will not become saturated. His nano-particles range in size
from 100 to 200 nanometers, and are generated using a 1920 method for making synthetic rubber.
His initial data shows that his smallest particles will contain 40% boron by weight, which is the
range needed to get enough boron into the tumor cells for BNCT to work. This initial data is for nontargeted tumor cells in the presence of healthy cells, which shows that the nano-particles will get
into tumor cells without affecting healthy tissue. Once the target vectors are attached to the nanoparticles, very specific and targeted amounts for boron can be delivered. Targeting will also allow for
custom therapies for individual patients.
Dr. Lee closed his presentation by describing how BNCT can be used to treat other diseases such as
collagen-induced arthritis (synovial arthritis). This type of arthritis behaves like cancer as far as
BNCT treatment is concerned.
General Session 2, Friday Evening, 7:30 PM
Plenary Address
Sherlock Homes as Scientist
Dr. James O'Brien, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, Missouri State University
Dr. O'Brien began his presentation describing his interest in Sherlock Holmes, which began as a
young boy when he read his first Sherlock Homes story. He started giving talks about Sherlock
Homes as a way to recruit chemistry majors. Since then, he has giving his Sherlock Homes talks at
ACS meetings and other places. To date, he has given about 130 such talks, and plans to give
another set of talks later this year.
In January 2013, Dr. O'Brien published his book The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case
with Science & Forensics by Oxford University Press, which describes his assessment of Sherlock
Homes' knowledge of science and math. He received an Edgar Award for his work in the later part of
2013.
Dr. O'Brien then used story excerpts to illustrate the understanding that Sherlock Homes had in
various fields of science.
Sherlock Homes had a very good working knowledge of math.
Sherlock Homes had an excellent understanding of astronomy in later stories.
Sherlock Homes had an excellent knowledge of physics.
Sherlock Homes had a practical, but limited, knowledge of biology.
Sherlock Homes had only a mediocre understanding of geology.
Sherlock Homes had only a poor understanding of meteorology.
Sherlock Homes had an eccentric knowledge of chemistry.
Sherlock Homes had an outstanding understanding of forensic science.
Dr. O'Brien closed his talk by describing some of the forensic science techniques used by Sherlock
Homes, most of which were ahead of their real world adoption by Scotland Yard and other police
agencies.
General Session 3, Saturday Morning, 9:45 AM
Plenary Address
When Electrons Aren't Enough: Applications of Radiochemistry
Dr. David Robertson, Professor of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Robertson began his presentation by defining the term nuclear chemistry, which is using
chemistry to understand the nature and structure of the nucleus. Radiochemistry, in contrast, is
using the properties of the nucleus to study chemical reactions and substances.
Dr. Robertson then briefly described the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) at UMColumbia. Their reactor runs 6.5 days a week, 24 hours a day, 52 weeks of the year, and has a
power of 10 MW. The center supplies radioisotopes for various FDA health studies and hospitals
throughout the country.
Dr. Robertson next turned his presentation to Neutron Activation Analysis, which uses neutrons as
an excitation source that is matrix independent, nondestructive, and free of reagent and other
laboratory contamination. This technology is a fluorescence technique that Dr. Robertson uses to
study the structure of gold nano-particles. An example is the bio-distribution of gold nano-particles
by the following reaction:
197
Au + 1n ----> 198Au (t1/2 = 2.70 days) -----> 412 keV γ.
Their research shows that the bio-distribution of gold nano-particles in rats with ovarian cancer is
influenced not only by the size of the nano-particle, but also by their surface charge. The nanoparticles could also be targeted to ovarian cancer tumors using receptors attached the the particles
that are specific for the cancer cells.
Dr. Robertson then described Targeted Alpha Radiotherapy, which uses alpha emitters to target
cancer tumors. The benefits are that alpha emitters release high energy particles that cause lots of
cell damage, but that don't travel very far (2 to 3 cell widths), and that alpha emitters aren't affected
by the internal environment of the cell. Dr. Robertson's research here focuses on Ac-225, which
releases 4 alpha particles from itself and its decay daughters. The challenge with Ac-225 is that its
decay daughters tend not to stay within the tumor, so local healthy tissues are affected. Dr.
Robertson's solution to this problem was to use a Ac-225, LaGdPO 4, and gold coated nano-particle
(the core of the particle is composed of La0.5Gd0.5Ac-225PO4), which keeps the decay daughters within
the tumor cells. The decay daughters stay put because the nano-particle buffers their movement so
that they stay in one place. To get the nano-particles into the tumor, Dr. Robertson attached a
receptor to the particles which was specific for the tumor cells, and showed that they were indeed
delivered to the cancer cells. Time course experiments showed that over 90% of the Ac-225 and its
decay daughters were retained at the targeted tumors. Mice experiments show that the coated nanoparticles do indeed have a therapeutic affect on tumors compared to controls.
Dr. Robertson next described Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, which can be used to power microsensors and micro-machines. Dr. Robertson is currently researching how nuclear based batteries
can be used to power such devices. Nuclear batteries have plenty of energy to power micro-devices:
6 orders of magnitude more power compared to common battery chemistries. The trick is to capture
the nuclear decay energy and convert it into electricity and or mechanical energy. Dr. Robertson
focuses this conversion research on decay voltaics, which have been used in pacemaker devices since
the 1960's. The problem has always been finding a radioisotope that produced a non-lethal decay
with enough energy to get the right amount of conversion over a long period time. What his research
lead to was the realization that beta decay voltaics probably would not work (too much radioisotope
is required to get the right conversion energy), so he began to look at alpha decay voltaics. By using
a liquid semiconductor, he could eliminate all these problems. He is now working on refining this
liquid semiconductor system using Po-210 as the alpha source.
Dr. Robertson closed his presentation by thanking all of his collaborators and financial supporters.
He then thanked MACTLAC for the invitation to present at this year's meeting.
MACTLAC Business Meeting
1. President-Elect Jaime Mueller called the meeting to order at 8:52 AM. (President Christine
DeVries was unable to attend this year's Annual Meeting. As per the Association's Constitution,
when the President is unable to preside, the President-Elect does so.) Jaime thanked Bernie
Hansert, the rest of the Chemistry Department, the vendors, and the College for hosting this
year's meeting.
2. Mark Sinton presented the Treasurer’s report. The Association’s finances have continued to
rebound, this time due to an influx of dues. Mark pointed out that the increase in dues received
during the year were directly related to the issuance of paper dues statements by the Albion
meeting organizers. Mark suggested that regardless of where the Annual meeting is held, paper
dues statements should be considered a required activity for the host institution, as was again
done this year at Westminster. A motion to accept the Treasurer’s report was made and
seconded. The motion passed.
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
$4,453.08
$5,041.70
$5,631.52
$7,373.13
$8,100.58
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,453.08
$5,041.70
$5,631.52
$7,373.13
$8,100.58
Dues
$673.00
$445.00
$420.00
$1,320.00
$120.00
Annual Meeting
$464.27
$4,155.00
$4,280.11
$2,295.00
$10.81
$12.49
$14.34
$11.26
$0.00
$101.00
$598.52
$60.00
$1,148.08
$4,713.49
$5,312.97
$3,686.26
Beginning Assets
Checking
Savings
Total Beginning Assets
Income
Interest
Other
Total Income
$8.01
$128.01
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Expenses
Postage, copying, website
$163.10
$363.98
$246.06
$147.16
Annual Meeting
$376.96
$3,759.69
$3,325.30
$2,811.65
$19.40
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$559.46
$4,123.67
$3,571.36
$2,958.81
$111.02
$5,041.70
$5,631.52
$7,373.13
$8,100.58
$8,117.57
$588.62
$589.82
$1,741.61
$727.45
$16.99
Placement, Archives
Other
Total Expenses
Ending Assets
Asset Change
3
$111.02
Mark Sinton next presented the Secretary's report. Mark noted the same general trends that
have been pointed out in pervious Secretary's reports: 16% of the membership has Emeritus
and/or Honorary status, and thus do not pay dues, and that 61% of the Association’s membership
is now in one or more years in arrears for dues. Mark noted that should the membership stand
at the end of the year as reported in the Secretary's report, 49 members will be removed from the
membership database. Several members asked about how the membership database is
maintained, wondering if an on-line electronic form of it could be accessed by members via the
Internet. A brief discussion ensured, but no consensus was achieved. A motion to accept the
Secretary's report was made and seconded. The motion passed.
Year
2011 2012 2013
Beginning Membership
384
297
287
New Members
3
25
35
Members Removed
90
35
29
Ending Membership
297
287
293
Emeritus and Honorary members
43
47
47
Paid up members
86
65
67
In arrears members
168
175
179
297
287
293
Member Dues Breakdown
Total Dues Paying Units
Year
2011 2012 2013
Member Dues by Year
Paid up
86
65
67
One year behind
57
74
83
Two years behind
64
43
47
Three years behind
47
58
49
4. John Zimmerman presented the Archivist’s report. John announced that he will be stepping
down from the Archivist position once he has finished bringing the archives up to date through
this year's meeting. A motion to accept the Archivist’s report was made and seconded. The
motion passed.
1. A multi-image poster and a computer driven slide-show created from my photos taken at
the Beloit meeting were on display at the Albion meeting. The display also included a
few historical items. Several hundred images were taken to document the Albion event.
2. The sorting of items to be archival copied is complete. Archival copying should be 99%
complete by the 2013 meeting time. There is one glitch. On return from a vacation when
my office was cleared for floor work, I discovered a major segment of the sorted “to be
copied” material to be missing. I was able to back up most of the loss, but at this time
the folders for the 1987 through 1998 meetings have vanished.
3. As I near the end of my duties as MACTLAC Archivist, we need to decide on the future of
the Archives.
a. Do we want to continue the Archivist position, and if so, in what form?
b. What do we archive considering that the Annual Report is posted on the MACTLAC
web site?
c. Where will the archives be located and how will they be updated?
d. Do we want to continue photo-documenting our meetings?
e. My archive work has been of minimal cost to date, and will likely create no added
expense.
f. I suggest that I bring the archives up to date though the 2013 meeting, before they
are passed on to the new Archivist should we continue to have that position. I
continue to struggle with the eclectic collection of prints and slides and digitally
stored images. At this point, I suggest that I do a hard sort as to lack of quality, lack
of information, and lack of ID, after which I would digitize the remainder. Given how
long I have been with MACTLAC (since 1963), I have a good chance of identifying
those who are an important part of the MACTLAC story. I also have access to the
relevant scanners.
5. Larry Ferren presented the Placement Officer’s report. Larry announced that he'd be willing to
pass the position to another person if someone wanted to do placement work. A motion to accept
the Placement Officer’s report was made and seconded. The motion passed.
In 2013, 21 applicants used the Placement Service, and 24 positions were listed with the
Placement Service. Of all the positions advertised, all 24 were MACTLAC Colleges. All the
positions advertised were either located by way of advertisements placed with the Placement
Service, C & E News, the Internet, or electronic notices forwarded to me by various sources.
The 24 MACTLAC positions were advertised only to those candidates who had e-mail
capabilities. Of the 24 MACTLAC positions listed, 6.2 % were Inorganic Chemistry, 18.8 %
were Organic Chemistry, 25.0 % were Analytical Chemistry, 15.6 % were Physical
Chemistry, 21.9 % were Biochemistry, and 12.5 % were other areas of chemistry
(Introductory level or Open). All MACTLAC schools with positions open had their
advertisements forwarded to Craig Bieler who placed them on the MACTLAC web page.
Applicants to the Placement service were of several groups -- graduate students, Ph.D.'s as
post doctorates, and some professors at MACTLAC schools looking for positions. This past
year two new candidates came into the Placement Service, and six candidates had their
names removed from the service after securing a position. Presently (September, 2013), 21
candidates are in the Placement Service looking for employment.
This past year no schools requested resumes or specific information related to qualified
candidates from the Placement Service. Electronic mail was sent to the e-mail candidates as
positions were sent to me.
The MACTLAC schools are very good at sending me notices of open positions. I appreciate
the notices and try to respond promptly when a notice comes in to get it out to everyone on
the electronic list and to get it to Craig for posting on the web page.
The Placement service has a bulletin board at this meeting to advertise positions currently
available.
I remain willing to do the Placement service work; however, I feel that there are many better
qualified individuals in MACTLAC who should have their chance. I am willing to step aside
as soon as anyone would volunteer to take on this position and run with it to implement a
new plan of attack to make this office work better for the organization. Perhaps we should
check to see if any interest in the job exists among the membership.
6. Larry Ferren announced that 15 copies of the book Publish and Flourish by Stephen Taylor at
Hope College were available for free for junior faculty members.
7. Jaime Mueller announced that William Bordeaux (Hunting University), Fred Hadley (Rockford
College), Kenneth Kraus (Loras College), and Brock Spencer (Beloit College) have been awarded
Emeritus membership status. She directed Mark Sinton to send each a certificate designating
their new membership status.
8. Jaime Mueller then introduced the new State Representatives elected at the end of Friday’s
Plenary Session. Dr. Joshua Stratton, from St. Ambrose University is the new Iowa
representative; Dr. Christopher Halsey from Westminster College is the new Missouri
representative; and Dr. Kim Ha from St. Catherine University is the new Minnesota
representative.
9. Jaime Mueller next opened the floor for nominations for President-Elect. James Wollack from
St. Catherine University was nominated. James was elected by acclamation.
10. A motion to have the Secretary-Treasurer send letters of thanks to the following individuals was
made. The motion was seconded and passed.
Outgoing officers: Christine DeVries (Past-President)
Outgoing state representatives:
Adam Hoffman (Iowa Representative)
Bernhard Hansert (Missouri Representative)
Jaime Mueller (Minnesota Representative)
Host institution: Westminster College
Host organizer: Bernhard Hansert
12. Heather Mernitz invited the Association to Alverno College for the 2014 meeting. The meeting
will be held on October 24 and 25. Theme of the meeting will be Chemistry in Our Community.
13. Jaime Mueller reviewed for the membership our future meetings sites. She asked those in
attendance from Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota to consider hosting the 2016 meeting since we do
not as yet have a meeting site for that year.
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
Alverno (Central)
Millikin University (East)
? (West)
Monmouth College (Central)
14. Jamie Mueller asked if there was any other business. As there was none, Jamie asked for a
motion to adjourn, which was made and seconded. The motion passed. The meeting adjourned
at 9:23 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Sinton
MACTLAC Secretary-Treasurer
Discussion Groups
Biochemistry
Friday, October 5th, 2013
3:00-4:00 PM
There was the introduction of members including college taught at and courses taught. We spent
some time talking about the types of biochemistry courses that each of us teach. Most teach a one
semester course in the Spring.
What are we going to do about the new MCAT? When is it best to offer the biochemistry course for
the premed students? If you Google "MCAT 2015" you can see what will be covered in the
biochemistry section of the new MCAT exam. The group also asked if anything needed to be done
differently in the lab for the new MCAT exam. One member of the discussion group who had looked
over the MCAT sample questions, remarked that it was interesting how Biochemistry had been
worked into the problems of the new exam.
The group discussed prerequisites for biochemistry courses. Most schools required both Organic I
and Organic II as prerequisites. The question was whether Biology I should also be required. It was
felt that it would be helpful but that it would be too prohibitive time-wise for students to require it.
One school required only Organic I as a prerequisite. One school also had several quizzes that they
must pass to go ahead in the course within the first two weeks.
There was a discussion of what was generally covered in a one-semester biochemistry course. Most
one-semester courses covered biomolecules, enzymes, and intermediary metabolism.
Lab content was discussed. Labs seemed to include enzyme kinetics, amino acid titrations, buffer
preparations, Beer's Law experiments, gel filtration experiments, and protein preparation
experiments. Christopher from Westminster described their lab program in which each student tries
to purify a unique enzyme and assay it in a guided project format. The question was asked if anyone
has a good carbohydrate lab. It was mentioned that Vernier has a new probe for CO 2 that can be
used to measure fermentation of sugars. When the lipid labs were discussed, there was some talk
about extracting lipids from nuts working successfully. Janice from Carthage has designed a lab
program with her students centered around her RNA research.
The question was asked if anyone has tried "Flipping the Classroom"? Heather from Alverno
reported that they try to do this. They use a lot of molecular modeling (borrow models from MSOE)
in class to try to achieve this. Their students are also engaged in a project to generate a Joule
tutorial to tell a story on a protein topic rather than lecturing on protein structure. It was
mentioned that "Flipping the Classroom" is not the answer but that it is just another way of
teaching. Someone mentioned that to do it, one needs to have a pre-quiz to get an idea of what the
students know, and then you go from there. It does not necessarily allow you to get through more
content, but is good for helping elucidate misconceptions held by the students. It also puts much of
the onus of learning on the students. Success with this model largely comes down to execution.
The group discussed incorporating primary literature into the course. Most faculty use primary
literature in some format. Heather from Alverno uses the CREATE method of walking students
through the article (Student create a concept map of the intro; cartoon key experimental methods;
annotate key specific figures; write their own discussion and compare it to the paper's; and propose
the next experiment.) The group agreed that it is nice to have a list of articles that work well in
class. Kim from St. Catherine's uses the 1961 PNAS Anfinsen paper with success.
The group discussed textbooks (most use Voet, Voet, and Pratt) and the balance between using a
one-semester text vs. a more complete one. We also discussed the rising costs of textbooks--most
faculty let students use older or international versions of the text. It was noted that McKee has free
online student resources (like tutorials) that anyone can use. Most agreed that the end-of-thechapter questions in the textbooks don't mirror our own questions well.
The overall grade breakdown of courses was discussed--the majority of schools weighed exams ~50%
and labs ~25-30%, with the remainder for writing, homework, and in-class activities.
General Chemistry
Friday, October 4th, 2013
3:00-4:00 PM
The file containing the report for this discussion session was corrupted and unrecoverable. Thus,
there is no report for this session.
No reports were submitted for the following sessions:
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Ask Dr. Safety
Meet the Speaker
Liberal Arts Chemistry: Using “Chemistry in Context”
Finding a Job at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
Flipping the Classroom
Undergraduate Research
Vendors and Sponsors
The organizers of this year’s meeting wish to express their thanks to the following vendors and
sponsors:
MicroLab
Midwest Chemical Safety
picoSpin
ThermoFisher Scientific
MACTLAC Officers and Representatives for 2014
Past President:
President:
President Elect:
Secretary/Treasurer:
Placement Officer:
Archivist:
State Representatives:
Illinois:
Indiana:
Iowa:
Michigan:
Minnesota:
Missouri:
Wisconsin:
Christine DeVries
Jamie Mueller
James Wollack
Mark Sinton
Larry Ferren
John Zimmerman
Wartburg College
St. Mary’s University of Minn.
St. Catherine University
University of Dubuque
Olivet Nazarene University
Wabash College
Paris Barnes
Todsapon Thananatthananchon
Joshua Stratton
Michael Seymour
Kim Ha
Christopher Halsey
Janice Pellino
Millikin University
University of Evansville
St. Ambrose University
Hope College
St. Catherine University
Westminster College
Carthage College
MACTLAC Weather Report
It has become somewhat of a tradition to mention something about the weather surrounding the
MACTLAC meeting.
Friday’s Weather
Friday saw a sunny day with light wind and only a trace of precipitation in Fulton, Missouri. The
temperature ranged from a low of 68 oF (20 oC) to a high of 87 oF (30 oC). The day had a light wind
(12 mph or 19 kph) out of the south southeast. The barometric pressure held steady all day at 29.89
inHg (759.2 mmHg).
Saturday’s Weather
Saturday saw an overcast day with light wind and rain. The temperature ranged from a low of 45 oF
(7.2 oC) to a high of 74 oF (23 oC). The wind came out of the west southwest at 9 mph (14 kph). The
barometric pressure again remained stead all day at 29.93 inHg (760.2 mmHg). The day saw 0.52
inches (1.3 cm) of rain.
MACTLAC News
Placement
MACTLAC's Placement Officer maintains two lists: 1) a list of faculty positions available within the
MACTLAC member colleges, and 2) a list of candidates seeking positions with member colleges. Our
goal is to ensure that candidates are in contact with the colleges having positions available. If you
are currently recruiting new faculty, are looking for a teaching position at a Liberal Arts college, or
have any other questions, please contact the Placement Officer. A copy of the list of available
positions can also be found at www.mactlac.org.
Website
The address for the Association’s website is www.mactlac.org. Feel free to visit this site to get
information on our organization and the services that it offers. Be sure to check out the links page
as there are some things on that page that may be of interest to you.
Honorary and Emeritus Membership
Honorary membership is granted only by a unanimous vote of the Executive Council, and shall be
reserved for those persons who have rendered extraordinary service to the Association or who have
made noteworthy contributions to the improvement of chemistry teaching in member colleges. To be
considered for honorary status, the candidate must be nominated by a colleague in a letter submitted
to the Secretary-Treasurer at least one month prior to the Annual Meeting at which the letter is to
be considered by the Executive Council. A second letter of support from another colleague should
also be submitted at least two weeks before the Annual Meeting to the Secretary-Treasurer. These
letters should attest to the criteria needed for honorary membership status. An Honorary member
will be excused from further payment of dues and will be listed as an Honorary member.
Emeritus membership is reserved for any person who has been an active member of MACTLAC for
10 years and who has retired from teaching. An Emeritus member will be excused from further
payment of dues and will be listed as an Emeritus member. Anyone seeking emeritus membership
should request it, preferably by sending a letter to the Secretary-Treasurer of MACTLAC.
2014 Meeting
Our 2014 meeting will be held at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 24 th and 25th.
The meeting theme will be Chemistry in Our Community. The featured speakers will be Dr. Stacey
Bretz from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, and Dr. Tim Grundl
from the School of Freshwater Science and the Department of Geosciences, UW-Milwaukee. Dr.
Bretz will present Measuring Student Understanding of Multiple Representations, while Dr. Grundl
will present The Use of Chemical Signatures to Deduce the Health, Provenance and History of
Groundwater in Eastern Wisconsin. We hope to see as many of you as possible in Milwaukee next
fall for another excellent meeting!