11-4-2021 UConn ECE Chemistry Workshop

UConn Early College Experience (ECE) is a concurrent enrollment program that allows motivated high school students to take UConn courses at their high schools for both high school and college credit. Every course taken through UConn ECE is equivalent to the same course at the University of Connecticut. Students benefit by taking college courses in a setting that is both familiar and conducive to learning.High school instructors who have been certified through the University of Connecticut teach UConn ECE courses.Established in 1955, UConn Early College Experience is the nation's longest running concurrent enrollment program and is nationally accredited by The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).

UConn Early College Experience

Tuesday, November 4, 2021
UConn Early College Experience Chemistry Workshop

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On Thursday, November 4th UConn Early College Experience and the Chemistry Department invite all certified UConn ECE Chemistry Instructors to participate in the annual professional development conference.This workshop is being held online via WebEx.<h2>WebEx Information:</h2>Join via direct link at: <a href="https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m0b69d5deca855a9cd4185648469a5750" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m0b69d5deca855a9cd4185648469a5750</a>If ever prompted for a password enter: HpY2icQGc85Agenda:9:00 Welcome and Introductions9:10 Dr. Kerry Gilmore, UConn Chemistry DepartmentGreen Chemistry – Making Medicines and Chemistry in the ClassroomAbstract: A longstanding goal in chemistry is the replication and improvement of natural processes for the synthesis of molecules. One of the most efficient processes in the natural world is the conversion of light into chemical energy. Light is a perfect means of initiating and driving chemical reactions, as it is a traceless reagent (i.e. it leaves no byproducts, no residues, and is immediately removed from solution with a flick of a switch). While photochemistry has been an active area of research over the past 100 years, it has only been in the last 15 years or so that we have seen an explosion in the capabilities and applications of photochemistry. This is in part due to the introduction of continuous flow technology, allowing chemistry to be performed in processes more akin to assembly lines than the big buckets currently used. In this seminar, we will talk about this more green and efficient means of production and it’s facilitating impact on photochemistry. We will then showcase the power of this approach for the generation and use of singlet oxygen. This excited state of oxygen gas is the cleanest, simplest oxidizing agent available, and it is the key reactant in the production of anti-malarial medication. In a recently developed process, we can remove all the catalysts and compounds required to make anti-malarials directly from plants and, using our technological approaches, perform accelerated photosynthesis for the scalable, literally green production of medications. Lastly, we’ll discuss how these chemistries can be performed in the classroom, and open up the discussion for collaborative work in this area in the development of new processes, screening natural catalysts, and bringing advanced chemical processes to your classrooms.10:10 Break10:20 UConn ECE Chemistry Updates and Q&amp; A11:00 Closing Comments

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