MACTLAC 2017
Welcome to the planning page for the Fall 2017 MACTLAC (Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges) meeting to be held at Monmouth College on October 13-14, 2017. Hosted by the Chemistry Department. FYI...MACTLAC started at Monmouth College in 1952; see picture below and the C&EN announcement here.
Meeting Site
The meeting will take place during our Fall Break so all of CSB should be available for the event.
- Main meeting room: Mellinger Commons
- Event sponsors set up in coves in Mellinger Commons
- Dinner and evening "plenary" presentation at Stockdale Dining
- Discipline (concurrent) Breakout sessions (~15 per session): CSB XXX
Schedule
Potential Themes
- Food...
- Energy, food, and water...
Special topics=
- integrating food into the science curriculum.
- 3D Printing technology (invite Vendor and Wabash Chemistry Dept)
- The NEW MACTLAC archives
- cCWCS...Sunil (Clarke University???)
- New Science Buildings (a report on CSB to future builders)
Break Out Sessions
- The science of Coffee
- The science of Beer
- The science of Wine
Registration
link to 2016 meeting: https://www.csbsju.edu/forms/4I4ZZQ4Q7A.aspx