Fun with Chemistry

11/20/2019

Want to take part in some awesome experiments like these?! Register for Science Day today! Come join your favorite chemists from Fun with Chemistry on 12/7 for a fun day of awesome experiments and explosions at our free event!!
Doors to our community science fair will open at 9:30 am and close at 11:30 am.
To end our event, at 1 pm we will have an exciting show you do not want to miss!
Want to join us?! REGISTER NOW!
Registration is open, and spots are LIMITED.
See you there!

Come join your favorite chemists from Fun with Chemistry for a fun day of awesome experiments and explosions at our free event!!
Doors to our community science fair will open at 9:30 am and close at 11:30 am.
To end the day, at 1 pm we will have an exciting show you do not want to miss!

REGISTER NOW! SPOTS ARE LIMITED

https://forms.gle/e5XbTzwxXyZ6UogJ9

11/14/2019

Come join your favorite chemists from Fun with Chemistry on 12/7 for a fun day of awesome experiments and explosions at our free event!!
Doors to our community science fair will open at 9:30 am and close at 11:30 am.
To end our event, at 1 pm we will have an exciting show you do not want to miss!

Want to join us?! REGISTER NOW!
Registration is open, and spots are LIMITED.

See you there!

Event Date: December 7th, 2019 Event Location: UT Campus: Building: Burdine (BUR), Room 106, and lobby Science Fair begins at 9:30 am - 11:30 am Grand Finale Presentation begins at 1 pm Contact us at [email protected]

05/08/2019

If you missed it this morning, here's a link to the Today Show's segment featuring Kate the Chemist! Focusing on promoting women in STEM and showing how FUN science can be, it's sure to put a smile on your face! Check it out at:

College professor Kate Biberdorf, also known as Kate the Chemist, sits down with supermodel Karlie Kloss to talk about how her demonstrations are fueling the next generation of chemists. Later, Karlie and Kate stop by the plaza to share some fun experiments.

04/30/2019

Good afternoon everyone! If Austin’s incoming inclement weather has got you down, check out these fun pictures from last Friday’s event at Zilker Elementary and get a little *spark* in your step!!

03/27/2019

Good afternoon everyone! On this day in 1884, the first long distance phone line between Boston and New York was inaugurated using Alexander Graham Bell's recently invented telephone. This was the first line to use copper wiring instead of galvanized iron; copper has a greater attenuation of signal, creating a stronger connection. The wires carry electrical currents from one point to the next, which is just electrons moving through the wire. While today's cell phones use a different form of signal, Bell's breakthrough (and use of chemistry!) paved the way for the global connection we share today!

03/08/2019

Happy Women’s Day everyone!

Today we are highlighting Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal, a molecular biologist and UCLA graduate who, with her colleagues, identified HIV as the cause of AIDS while researching retroviruses at the National Cancer Institute in 1983. From there she went on to be the first scientist to clone the HIV virus in 1985! She played a critical role in mapping the genome of the virus, which was immensely helpful in the creation of HIV diagnostic tools.

Stay tuned to learn about more women in STEM, and feel free to suggest more inspiring female scientists for us to feature!

03/03/2019

Double the Thundercloud, Double the Fun!!

02/25/2019

The Women in Engineering Program - The University of Texas at Austin put on an event called and fun with chemistry was able to be a part of it! Over 8,000 people came to the event and were able to participate in over 150 activities! In case you missed the event please check this video out to see our finale!!

02/25/2019

02/22/2019