2010 Greater Houston ACS Summer SEED program

The purpose of American Chemical Society (ACS) Project SEED is to offer high school students a unique opportunity to spend a summer conducting hand-on research with a scientist in a laboratory setting.

American Chemical Society - Project SEED Area Coordinator

• Ms. Carolyn Burnley
• email: cburn49@yahoo.com
• Tel: 713-824-8466

Host Institute

• Prairie View A&M University, Department of Chemistry
• Department Head: Dr. Remi Oki
• Faculty Mentors: Dr. Amarasekara and Dr. Fan
• Undergraduate student assistant: Mopelola Olaleye, President of Chemistry Club

Research topics (click to see more details and requirements)

• Adsorption of acidic ionic liquids on modified silica surface
• computational chemistry application on reaction mechanism
• synthesis of inorganic materials for bone repairs and bone tissue engineering

Participating interns at PVAMU site

• Bailu Qian (SEED I, Cypress Woods HS)
• Cambridge Shoulders (SEED I, Elsik HS)
• David Rivera (SEED I, Northshore HS)
• Harry Fairman (SEED II, Cyfair HS)

Student Driver (Please call Alicia for any changes/lateness/update ASAP)

• Miss Alicia Jennings (aljennings4@gmail.com)
• Tel: 951-526-8483
• picked up time between 7:30am - 7:40 am @ Cypress Park & Ride, 25210 Hwy 290 @ Skinner Road

Work hours

• From June 14 to Aug 6, 2010
• Be on campus from 8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday

Requirements

• At the end of program, a mini poster session will be held on August 6, 2010 at 6:30 p.m, location: Hospitality Apartments Conference Room, 7300 Bertner, Houston, Texas 77030
• See photo from previous SEED program
• Safety video on June 14 before interns are permitted to work in the lab (mandated)
• Safety slide show
• Safety Practice questions
• Interns must bring  a signed "2010 Project Seed Program Rules and Regulations" form back to Dr. A.