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Development Team

Active Chemistry: NSF Grant

Development Team Active Chemistry is being developed in association with leading educators, scientists, engineers, and institutions. Four writing teams, led by top science and chemistry educators from around the country, will work in conjunction with our Principal Investigators. In addition, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), as well as a prestigious Board of Advisors, will oversee the project. AIChE is a professional association of more than 60,000 members that provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession. Its members are at the forefront of research to assure the safe and environmentally sound manufacture, use, and disposal of chemical products. Their mission includes the fostering and dissemination of chemical engineering knowledge and applies the expertise of its members to address societal needs throughout the world. Active Chemistry is an exceptionally appropriate vehicle to meet these objectives. "This project will create a comprehensive curriculum with an emphasis on active learning of chemical principles. Chemical engineering, in itself, is a discipline which is an implementation of Active Chemistry, and we are excited to contribute the expertise of our members to enhance the learning of high school students in science, math and technology... The Active Chemistry program fits with AIChE's long-term vision for societal impact. I am confident that our collaboration has the necessary resources, contacts, and expertise to develop and implement a very successful program." -John Sofranko Executive Director, AIChE
Active Chemistry Principal Investigators:
Arthur Eisenkraft, Ph.D. Bedford Public Schools and Education Potential, Bedford, NY
Gary Freebury Kalispell High School, Kalispell, MT
Darlene Schuster, Ph.D. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Barbara Zahm, Ph.D. It's About Time, Armonk, NY
Active Chemistry Writing Teams: The Natural and Fabricated World
Hannah Sevian, Ph.D., team leader University of Massachusetts Boston, MA	Sean Muller, Chemistry teacher Merrimack High School Merrimack, NH	David Barry, Chemistry teacher Chelsea High School Chelsea, MA
Arts and Leisure
Carl Heltzel, Ph.D., team leader Chemistry Director Transylvania University Lexington, KY	Diane Johnson, ARSI Master teacher Lewis County High School Vanceburg, KY	Brian Radcliffe, Science Chair Bryan Station High School Lexington, KY
Food and Drugs
Robert Hartshorn, Ph.D., team leader University of Tennessee, Martin, TN	Paul D. Dunbar Dept. of Engineering University of Kentucky, Paducah, KY	Stanford N. Peppenhorst Science Chair Germantown High School Germantown, TN
Sustainability
L.S. Fan, Ph.D., team leader Chemical Engineering Chair Ohio State University, Columbus, OH	Darlene Schuster, Ph.D. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Washington, D.C.	John Parson, Ph.D. Chemistry Assistant Chair Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Himanshu Gupta, Ph.D. Dept. of Chemical Engineering Ohio State University Columbus, OH	Peggy Sheets, Chemistry teacher Upper Arlington High School Arlington, OH
Active Chemistry Additional Support:
Jean Pennycook Pilot and Field Test Coordinator Fresno Unified School District Fresno, CA	Gary Hickernell Project Coordinator It's About Time Armonk, NY
Active Chemistry Board of Advisors:
Jerry Bell, Ph.D., Senior Scientist International Activities Division of ACS (American Chemical Society)	Rodger Bybee, Ph.D. Executive Director of BSCS (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study)	Marilyn Decker Senior Program Director of Science for Boston Public Schools
Dianne Dorland, Ph.D. President, AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) and Dean of Engineering Rowan University	Maria Alicia Lopez Freeman Executive Director, CSP (California Science Project)	Mary Gromko, Ph.D. Science Supervisor K-12 for the Colorado Springs School District 11
David Lavallee, Ph.D., Provost Vice President of Academic Affairs SUNY New Paltz	Carlo Parravano, Ph.D. Executive Director, Merck Institute for Science Education and AAAS Fellow	Harold Pratt, NSTA President and BSCS Advisory Board member
Ethel Schultz, Science Education Consultant CESAME, trustee of the Noyce Foundation