The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Division of Chemical Education

Citations: Call For Nominations

Nominations are now being sought for the Chemical Education Citations. Conditions are indicated below. Nominators should take note that up to three citations may be made in any one calendar year.

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The Division of Chemical Education of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute shall have an award entitled: "The Division of Chemical Education Citation".

2

Up to three citations may be awarded in each calendar year and, where possible, shall be presented at a National Meeting of the Division, the next meeting being next meeting being the RACI ChemEd08 Conference in Fremantle, Western Australia from 30 November to 4 December 2008.

3

The citation(s) shall be awarded in recognition of a significant contribution to Chemical Education.

4

The citation(s) shall normally be awarded to permanent resident(s) of Australia. Nominees do not need to be RACI members.

5

The recipient(s) may be invited to present a paper either to a National Meeting of the Division or, if that is not possible, to a specially designated meeting in the State or Territory of residence of the recipient.

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Submissions may be made by self-nomination, by nomination by two members of the Division of Chemical Education, or by invitation of the Standing Committee of the Division.

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Nominations close on 31 May 2008 and should be addressed to the Divisional Chair.

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Nominations for the citation(s) should include the following information:

• Name
• Curriculum vitae
• A general statement describing the nominee's significant contribution to chemical education in Australia
• Details of publications and/or other supporting material.

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The Standing committee of the Division shall appoint a sub-committee of five members (with power to co-opt), including the Chairperson of Division, to consider applications and to recommend to the Standing Committee. The Chairperson of Division shall be, ex officio, the Chairperson of the sub-committee.

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The sub-committee shall consider applications on the basis of some or all of the following:

• Contribution to Australian chemical education through teaching.
• Personal contribution in the production of teaching aids, e.g. books, visual aids, innovative teaching apparatus, computer techniques.
• Contributions to the popularization of the teaching of chemistry in the general community.
• The development of curricula for special groups of students, e.g. less able students or academically bright students.
• Service to the Division of Chemical Education of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Hall of Fame

See the Divisional Hall of Fame for a list of Citation winners.

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