Whos+Who+in+Chemistry

CP Chemistry Mini-Project #2 Famous Chemists

**__ (choose one) __** ||=  **__ Research Format __**  ||=  **__ Presentation __** **__ (choose one) __** || A. Close Read of two articles, on your chemist
 * __ Objectives: __**
 * Students will research and identify a research chemist within a major field of chemistry.
 * Students will discuss research areas of an individual chemist within a major field of chemistry
 * Students will research important discoveries identified by the individual chemist.
 * Students will highlight any awards, honors, or degrees received by the important chemist within a major field in chemistry.
 * Students will be able to produce a simulated resume which best displays background information and research endeavors of the chemist.
 * = **__ Chemists __**
 * = # Peter Agre
 * 1) Neil Bartlett
 * 2) James Bassham
 * 3) Andrew Benson
 * 4) Dale L. Boger
 * 5) Melvin Calvin
 * 6) John Cornforth
 * 7) Francis Crick
 * 8) Raymond Davis, Jr.
 * 9) Rosalind Franklin
 * 10) Ernst Otto Fischer
 * 11) Merrill Garnett
 * 12) Paul Janssen
 * 13) Bernard Katz
 * 14) Harden M. McConnell
 * 15) Robert Bruce Merrifield
 * 16) Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cardenas
 * 17) Kary Mullis
 * 18) (Sir) Paul M. Nurse
 * 19) Robert Parr
 * 20) Louis Pasteur
 * 21) Linus Pauling
 * 22) Max F. Perutz
 * 23) Roy J. Plunkett
 * 24) John Charles Polanyi
 * 25) Jane S. Richardson
 * 26) Ernest Rutherford
 * 27) Albert Sabin
 * 28) Richard R. Schrock
 * 29) Glenn T. Seaborg
 * 30) Karl Barry Sharpless
 * 31) Craig Venter
 * 32) James D. Watson
 * 33) John E. Walker
 * 34) Peter Jaffrey Wheatley
 * 35) Maurice Wilkins ||=

Make sure to have 3-5 comments per paragraph/page.

B. Word Document Outline with bullet points and descriptions on two different articles. ||=  I. Write a resume for your chemist as if they were applying for a research chemistry position. OR   Write a resume for your chemist as if they were applying for a chemistry teaching position at a local college/university. || Students are expected to use a minimum of three (3) different references to research information. Topics that could be researched but are not limited to are listed below:
 * __ Research __**
 * 1) Educational background
 * 2) Research interests
 * 3) Include descriptions and detailed information regarding research
 * 4) Places of employment
 * 5) Important discoveries
 * 6) Include descriptions and detailed information regarding discoveries
 * 7) Honors/awards


 * __ References __**
 * All references will be cited using MLA format.
 * No encyclopedias or wikipedia is permitted as an acceptable source.

Topics to be covered (but not limited to) 4. Scientist Honors/Awards **__ Grading __** There are 50 total possible points for the final project. Resumes’ submitted will be assessed and compared against one another.
 * 1) Scientist Education
 * Where the scientist received their degrees
 * 1) Scientist Employment
 * Where the scientist has been employed
 * 1) Scientist on the Issues
 * Research or tasks the scientist is/was working on
 * Provides view points and opinions on a specific (possibly controversial topic) in scientific researc
 * Written statement about how **__their__** scientific research and development has impacted and aided science, other scientists, or the human race
 * List of honors/awards received