Chemical education in the United States and Germany: a look into the 21st century

Are American students performing at the level of their international counterparts in science and mathematics? Are teachers adequately prepared in these fields? What can we learn from other countries to improve science education in America?

Join experts from Germany and the United States on Thursday, May 3, at Boston University as they discuss successes and challenges in chemical education. The symposium, sponsored by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, is open to the public at no charge.

The symposium is the culmination of a week-long visit of 10 German chemists to the Boston area to share experiences and ideas with American chemists.

WHO: Jon Westling, President, Boston University

Sylvia A. Ware, Director, Education and International Activities Division, American Chemical Society, "Chemistry for the Citizen and Chemists as Responsible Citizens"

Dr. Glenn A. Crosby, Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, "Current Problems of Science Education in American Schools"

Dr. Robert L. Lichter, Executive Director, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., "Chemistry Education: Freude am Leben or Sturm und Drang?"

Dr. Carsten Bolm, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Rhine-Westphalia Technical University, Aachen, "Chemical Education at German Universities"

Dr. Christiane S. Reiners, Department of Chemistry and Education, University of Cologne, "Teaching, Discovering, and Applying Chemistry in Germany: Current State and Selected Recent Developments"

Dr. Terence N. Mitchell, Department of Chemistry, University of Dortmund, "Post-Bologna Chemical Education in Europe"

A panel discussion will follow the presentations.

WHAT: "Chemical Education in the United States and Germany: A Look into the 21st Century"

WHERE: Boston University
School of Management Auditorium
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 1 p.m.