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Bassam Shakhashiri
Expert on chemical education, science outreach, and communicating science to the public; noted science demonstrator
Professor, chemistry; director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-0538 bassam@chem.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Science policy
- Communicating science to the public
- Chemical education
- Chemical demonstrations
- Chemistry
Achievements
- Assistant Director for Science and Engineering Education at National Science Foundation, 1984-1990
- Recipient, Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science, Council of Scientific Society Presidents, 2013
- Author, Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry, Volumes 1-5
- Founder of Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy
- 2012 President of the American Chemical Society