Celebrate Chem-O-Ween Saturday, October 22 from 1:00-3:45 p.m. with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! Chem-O-Ween is our spooky celebration of and the end of !
Join our marvelous undergraduate chemistry majors over melty pizza and gruesome refreshments as our mad scientists present their spine-chilling research in the Integrated Sciences Building lobby. Next, the Wizard of Chemistry will provide an in-depth discussion on amazing careers in chemistry and biochemistry! Troll through our Haunted Labs to witness hair-raising science demos and spooky sorcery created from our witchy cauldrons of magic potions and frightening spells.
Goblins who survive the Haunted Lab Tour will be rewarded with Trick-or-Treat bags and inexplicable (or not?) liquid nitrogen I-scream (ice-cream)! Some lucky ghouls can win prizes like monster moles and superhero Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State lab coats from the department’s Genius Genie of Chemistry. Chem-O-Ween concludes with a bang as our zombie pumpkins carve themselves into exploding Jack-O-Lanterns on the Student Green!
If you are arriving late to Chem-O-Ween, make sure to pre-register and stop by our registration table in the Integrated Sciences Building. See below for the schedule of events.
Space is limited so register now for Chem-O-Ween! Please click on the appropriate registration link for your student status.
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Prospective undergraduates (aka high school students) should sign up by clicking .
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Current chemistry undergraduate students and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State undergraduates interested in changing their major to chemistry should sign up .
Contact or 330-672-2405 with any questions.
Chem-O-Ween
When: Saturday, October 22, 1-3:45 p.m.
Where: Integrated Sciences Building and Williams Hall, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, 1175 E. Summit St., Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, OH 44243
Purpose: Celebration of and the end of , undergraduate recruitment for prospective undergraduates (freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior high school students), retention for current majors
Schedule:
1:00 p.m. Mad Scientist Research Poster Session: Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty and graduate students present their current research/Pizza and refreshments in Integrated Sciences Building lobby
1:30 p.m. Amazing Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry: in-depth discussion on careers from Dr. Michael Tubergen, Wizard of Chemistry and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University
1:50 p.m. Tricks and Treats: Meet current students and faculty, collect goodies and the best tricks and tips about chemistry
2:10 p.m. Session A: Haunted Lab Tours! Halloween-themed science demos from Faculty and (Student Affiliates of American Chemical Society) and Internship/Career Presentation from leading chemistry industry
2:30 p.m. Session B: Haunted Lab Tours! Halloween-themed science demos from Faculty and (Student Affiliates of American Chemical Society) and Internship/Career Presentation from leading chemistry industry
2:50 p.m. Liquid Nitrogen I-Scream (ice-cream) and raffle for prizes from Dr. Christopher Fenk, Genius Genie of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.
3:30 p.m. The Great Exploding Pumpkin Experiment from SAACS on the Student Green outside of the ISB
Be sure to save-the-date for Explore Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 4, 2023! Explore Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Chemistry Day is the best way to meet our students, faculty and advisors in the department, tour our research labs and learn all about life as a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State chemistry and biochemistry undergraduate!