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About ChemTAG
ChemTAG, the Chemistry Teacher Affiliates Group of NJACS, is a discussion group of area elementary & high school chemistry teachers who gather periodically for sharing ideas and networking.
All members of the group receive access to the Section’s monthly online newsletter, The Indicator, and are entitled to attend all sectional functions. ChemTAG offers participants the opportunity to network and to share teaching resources. We welcome new Teacher Affiliates and encourage participants to join the national chemistry teacher organization, the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) for $50/year. This is a community of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and is for K-12 teachers. You can join at teachchemistry.org.
General information about ChemTag and teaching resources are available here: [ www.sites.google.com/site/ACSTeacherAffiliates ] .
Contact: Abbie Young: ayoung@njacs.org
(Past Events)
Jan 26, 2022 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Sharing What We Learned”
What, When and Where:
Topics: | “What We Learned” At Home Labs and Activities that Engage Students |
Date: | Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
Time: | 4:15 – 5:45 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: byoung@livingston.org |
Flyer: | 2022-01-26-Flyer-At-Home-Labs.pdf |

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Nov 27, 2018 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Chat & Chew”
Note: This meeting was rescheduled from Thursday, November 15, 2018 due to bad weather.
What, When and Where:
Topics: | “Chat & Chew”
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Date: | Tuesday, November 27, 2018 |
Time: | 4:15 – 6:00 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: byoung@livingston.org Diane Sigalas: dsigalas@livingston.org |
Flyer: | 2018-11-15_ChemTag_Livingston_HS-flyer.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <> |
- Flinn handout (pdf):
https://www.flinnsci.com/api/library/Download/73ea6e2a619444b5b3b6eabee20a81e0 - Flinn video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3mAH3vvG8
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Nov 15, 2018 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Chat & Chew”
Meeting postponed due to snow: Rescheduled for Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
What, When and Where:
Topics: | “Chat & Chew”
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Date: | Thursday, November 18, 2018 |
Time: | 4:15 – 6:00 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: byoung@livingston.org Diane Sigalas: dsigalas@livingston.org |
Flyer: | 2018-11-15_ChemTag_Livingston_HS-flyer.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <> |
- Flinn handout (pdf):
https://www.flinnsci.com/api/library/Download/73ea6e2a619444b5b3b6eabee20a81e0 - Flinn video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3mAH3vvG8
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Apr 18, 2018 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Chat & Chew”
You’re Invited: Local area teachers invited to participate in an activity swap as well as to discuss the topic of Lab Safety both inside our classrooms as well as in the stock room.
What, When and Where:
Topics: | "Chat & Chew"
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Date: | Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |
Time: | 4:15 - 6:00 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: byoung@livingston.org Diane Sigalas: dsigalas@livingston.org |
Flyer: | 2018-04-18_ChemTAG_Livingston_HS.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <> |
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Mar 7, 2018 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Chat & Chew”
You’re Invited: Local area teachers invited to participate in an activity swap as well as to discuss the topic of Lab Safety both inside our classrooms as well as in the stock room.
What, When and Where:
Topics: | "Chat & Chew"
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Date: | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
Time: | 4:15 - 6:00 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: byoung@livingston.org Diane Sigalas: dsigalas@livingston.org |
Flyer: | 2018-03-07_ChemTAG_Livingston_HS.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <rosellerams@yahoo.com> |
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Feb 14, 2018 – Two NJ Students Win Project SEED Scholarships
2017-18 Project SEED Scholars
[Excerpt from an article by Linda Wang in the C&EN News. The full article is here.]
The ACS Committee on Project SEED has announced the winners of its 2017–18 college scholarships. The recipients, who were selected from participants in ACS’s Project SEED research program, received one-year nonrenewable scholarships of up to $5,000 to help cover tuition and fees during their first year of college. The 27 scholarships for the 2017–18 academic year, which have a total value of $135,000, were funded by private corporations and individual donors. Additionally, three Project SEED alumni in their sophomore year received the three-year renewable Ciba Specialty Chemicals scholarship, which provides $5,000 per year.
Project SEED is ACS’s summer research program that enables economically disadvantaged high school students to conduct hands-on research. For more information, visit www.acs.org/projectseed.
Alfred & Isabel Bader
Alfred Bader is one of the founders of Aldrich Chemical, now Sigma-Aldrich. The Baders have supported Project SEED for many years and contributed to the initiation of the Summer II SEED program.
National SEED Scholars from New Jersey
Camila Sierra Gutierrez graduated from Union City High School in New Jersey. Under the mentorship of Roman Voronov and Long Pham at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, she conducted research titled “Simulation of Artificial Bone Tissue: Chemotaxis of Stem Cells in Microfluidic Devices.” She is majoring in chemical engineering at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, N.J.
Nicole Taylor graduated from East Orange STEM Academy in New Jersey. She conducted research titled “Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 with Microwave-Enabled One-Pot Metal/Carbon Catalysts” under the mentorship of Huixin He at Rutgers University in Newark. She is majoring in chemical physics and physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
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Dec 12, 2017 – ChemTAG – Livingston – “Chat & Chew”
You’re Invited: Local area teachers are invited to discuss phenomena-based assessments and creation of NGSS-aligned scenario item cluster format questions.
What, When and Where:
Topics: | "Chat & Chew"
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Date: | Tuesday, Dec 12, 2017 |
Time: | 4:15 - 6:00 PM |
Place: | Livingston High School Old Queen's Campus 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ 07939 |
RSVP: | Abbie Young: <byoung@livingston.org> Diane Sigalas: <dsigalas@livingston.org> |
Flyer: | 2017-12-12-ChemTAG-flyer-Chat-and-Chew.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <rosellerams@yahoo.com> |
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Aug 17, 2017 – ChemTAG – NJSTA Conference on STEM / NGSS
ChemTAG
ChemTAG is a discussion group of area elementary & high school chemistry teachers who gather periodically for sharing ideas and networking.
The group will participate in a STEM / NGSS conference in August co-sponsored by NJSTA and Rowan University.
What, When and where:
Title: | Using NGSS to Focus the Future |
Date: | Thursday August 17, 2017 |
Time: | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
Place: |
Rowan Hall - College of Engineering Rowan University 600 North Campus Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028 |
Details: | NA |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <rosellerams@yahoo.com> |
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Jun 5, 2017 – ChemTAG – Rutgers – Stable Isotopes & Geology
ChemTAG
ChemTAG is a discussion group of area elementary & high school chemistry teachers who gather periodically for sharing ideas and networking.
Join Us
At a meeting hosted by the Morris/Essex local chapter of ACS’s ChemTAG on Monday, June 5th at the
Dr. Lauren Neitzke, Director of the Rutgers Geology Museum, will be presenting
There is a $5 registration to cover the cost of light refreshments.
What, When and Where:
Title: | Stable Isotopes and their Applications in Geology |
Speaker: | Dr. Lauren Neitzke |
Date: | Monday June 5, 2017 |
Time: | 4:30 - 8:00 PM |
Place: | Rutgers Geology Museum Old Queen's Campus 85 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
Parking: |
Parking is free. Use Lots 11, 26 & 30. Lot 11 is closest!
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Register: | Please register by paying the $5.00 fee: |
Flyer: | 2017-06-05-ChemTAG-flyer-Geo-Science.pdf |
Contact: | Bobby Gorman <rosellerams@yahoo.com> |
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Feb 26, 2017 – Montclair State Open House re: MS Chemistry Scholarship
OPEN-NJ Scholarship Program
Dear NJ-ACS members:
I want to let Northern NJ young chemists know about a scholarship we have at Montclair State University for M.S. study in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Biochemistry.
The program is called OPEN-NJ. For details, please visit www.montclair.edu/csam/open-nj and view
Basically the scholarship pays for most of a student’s tuition for a 2 year M.S. program at MSU (Chemistry, Biochemsitry, Pharmaceutical Biochemistry). Classes are at night starting at 5:30 pm or later Monday–Thursday.
On Sunday, February 26th, there will be a graduate open house at MSU. Students can meet with me and other chemistry faculty to discuss the program, and Open House attendees who apply to a program will receive a $60 application fee waiver.
Here is the link to register for the open house: register
Thanks,
Nina M. Goodey, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Science and Mathematics
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043
goodeyn@mail.montclair.edu
973-655-3410