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The vision of the 10th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry (ISMC) is to stimulate the development and use of microscale practical science approaches world-wide.
The ISMC symposia desire to develop relationships for working collaboratively with other microscale chemistry communities globally. Furthermore, the ISMC symposia support on-going initiatives to raise awareness and understanding of issues related to microscale and green chemistry. They provide for networking to promote science education for capacity building in participating countries, recognizing the importance of using evidence-based practice and metacognitive approaches in teaching and learning of science.
This symposium is the 10th ISMC (International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry). Previous symposia were hosted at the following cities:
Microscale practitioners meet during the International Symposia on Microscale Chemistry (usually biannually in recent years) to share research and new experiments, as well as to report on microscale developments worldwide. They also use the symposia to collaborate, network, and support microscale science activities in the host country.
Practical work is an important part of any science course. However, mainly due to budget constraints, large classes, time limitations and inadequate teacher preparations, practical activities are frequently left out from classroom instruction.
The foregoing references to minimising chemical hazards and damage to the environment, reflect concerns that motivate ‘green chemistry’.
Concerns about chemicals are of much less importance in other sciences. However, microscale science activities are not at all limited to chemistry, but are represented in biology and physics too. Indeed the microwell plates commonly used in microscale chemistry, are a distinctive feature of biochemistry and clinical chemistry practice, whilst the ubiquitous electronic circuits of modern devices remind us on a daily basis of this microscale aspect of physics. Classroom practice today should logically reflect these realities, as also the support that Information Communication Technology offers.
The International Scientific Committee composed of the following researchers: Prof. Jorge Ibanez (Mexico), Dr. Angela Koehler (Germany) and Prof. John Bradley (RSA) and the Local Organizing Committee: Mrs. Marié du Toit, Dr. Colin Read, Dr. Nico Morabe (all lecturers from the North-West University in South Africa) and Mr. Doc Sethole (CEO of One-on-One Community Based Programmes).
Prof. Jorge Ibanez (Mexico)
Dr. Angela Kohler (Germany)
Prof. Abdulaziz Alnajjar (Kuwait)
Prof. David Katz (USA)
Mr. Bob Worley (UK)
Prof. John Bradley (RSA)
Prof. Dr. Michael Tausch (Germany)
Prof. David Katz (USA)
Mr. Bob Worley (UK)