On a hill overlooking the shores of Lake Champlain, at the foot of the Green Mountains, the University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research university. The university is home to over 9,040 undergraduates, 1,351 graduate students, 406 medical students and more than 1,292 full- and part-time faculty.
9:00-10:00 AM Registration & Morning refreshments
 
10:00 AM- 12:00 Noon
 
Tour of the Physics Museum with Dave Hammond, curator and scientific equipment technician. Tucked away in the recesses of the Physics Dept is a well maintained collection of scientific apparatus dating back to the 1800's. We will be offered the opportunity to view Crooks, Geisler and X-ray tubes, glass lifting pumps, and many other antique devices used over the past two centuries for research and for demonstrating physical properties to students.
 
Asst. Professor Dr. Rory Waterman offers a tour of his lab and talk "Glassblowing to enable air-sensitive chemistry at UVM." Dr. Waterman, an inorganic chemist, joined the faculty of the University in 2006. His research utilizes high-vacuum and Schlenk techniques to prepare novel inorganic and organometallic systems for applications in catalysis, material science, and energy.
 
12:00-1:00 Lunch & Business Meeting
 
1:00-3:00 Demonstrations
 
We need sponsors and demonstrators.  If able to do either, please contact:
Daryl C. Smith, Yale University, Department of Chemistry
225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8107
daryl.smith@yale.edu                 phone 203-432-3919               fax 203-432-6144
 
For directions to UVM, http://www.uvm.edu/about_uvm/maps_directions/

Directions to the Cook Physical Sciences Building/Chemistry Dept.:
 
From I-89 take Exit 14 W.  Stay right and at the 3rd light bear right onto East Ave. At the end of East Ave., take a left onto Colchester Ave.  Proceed through the first light (which is the Hospital entrance) and take the next left to access the parking lot which will be to the right.   The Cook Physical Sciences Building is the third brick building deeper into the central campus (heading south, away from Colchester Ave.) Cook Bldg. is 5 stories and has large exhaust vents on top.  Look for signs.  We will be meeting on the 2nd floor in the center of the building, Rm. A229.  The Glass Shop is in A 213.
 
Where to stay:
 
Best Western Windjammer Inn  (Exit 14 E, left at 2nd light)
1076 Williston Rd
S. Burlington, VT  05403
1-800-371-1125
Rooms available at a rate of $75.00/ night for the nights of 25th or 26th of April.
Use ASGS group # 404954.  Must reserve by April 11, 2008.
 
Sheraton Inn  (Exit 14 W, immediately on right)
870 Williston Rd
S. Burlington, VT.  05403
Rooms available at a rate of $95.00/ night for the nights of 25th or 26th of April.  Reservations must be made through Bernadette at 802-865-6623 by April 11, 2008.
 
 Also close by:
 
 Comfort Inn                                                     Downtown Burlington:
 5  Dorset St.                                                   Courtyard by Marriott
 S. Burlington, VT  05403                                 25 Cherry St.
 1-800-808-4656                                             Burlington, VT.  05401
                                                                        1-802-864-4700
 
 
 There are many other options which can be found on-line.
 
Daryl C. Smith
Scientific Glassblower
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Sterling Chemistry Building
225 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 208107
New Haven, CT  06520-8107
daryl.smith@yale.edu
phone  203-432-3919
fax 203-432-6144