{"id":67224,"date":"2006-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/hach-scientific-foundation-to-establish-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2006-07-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-07-31T00:00:00","slug":"hach-scientific-foundation-to-establish-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2006\/07\/hach-scientific-foundation-to-establish-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Hach Scientific Foundation to establish scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nKINGSTON, R.I. — July 31, 2006 — 溏心vlog免费B站 students with a passion for chemistry and teaching could get help paying for their education. That\u2019s because the Hach Scientific Foundation, which is based in Colorado and dedicated to promoting chemistry education, plans to extend its outreach support to address the national deficit of content-qualified chemistry teachers.<\/p>\n


\n\tStarting in the 2007-2008 academic year, the foundation will provide two $6,000 undergraduate scholarships to future high school chemistry teachers studying at 溏心vlog免费B站. The scholarships, earmarked for students with financial need and academic aptitude, are renewable each year providing the student maintains at least a 3.0 and signs a yearly intent to become a chemistry teacher. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cOur scholarships work all the way through six years of school since many students do not decide they have a talent and a passion for teaching until they have a chance to tutor or assist in the classroom. If a senior, for example, decides to become a teacher and would like to get their education coursework after graduation, we would be happy to provide scholarship funding,\u201d said Bryce Hach, the foundation\u2019s director of scholarships and university relations.<\/p>\n


\nHach said the foundation, which has a history of giving scholarships locally, is launching a national effort to increase the number of chemistry teachers by giving two scholarships to every land grant university. (溏心vlog免费B站 is a land grant, sea grant, and urban grant University.)<\/p>\n


\n\u201cEvery time I meet a scholarship recipient, I always ask the same question: \u201cWhy do you major in chemistry? Ninety percent of the students respond: their high school chemistry teacher influenced them. Teachers have a profound influence.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nYet only 27 percent of high school chemistry teachers have a degree in chemistry, according to Hach. In Rhode Island, like most states, there is a shortage of chemistry teachers (as well as mathematics, physics, and special education teachers.) To help alleviate the shortage, the Rhode Island Department of Education will issue an emergency permit at the request of a district when it has been unsuccessful in securing a credentialed teacher to fill that position. The permit is generally issued to a teacher already certified in an allied area, such as general science or physics. <\/p>\n


\nThere is general agreement that the lack of chemistry teachers is due to the lure of generous compensation packages given to well-qualified individuals by the private sector.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful program that will help address the shortage of chemistry teachers in Rhode Island,\u201d said Bill Euler, chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chemistry Department. \u201cThe scholarships will be extremely beneficial to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nDuring this academic year, there are about 175 students majoring in chemistry at 溏心vlog免费B站 and another 3,100 non-majors taking chemistry classes. \u201cForty percent of our degree programs require one or more chemistry courses,\u201d says Bill Euler, chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chemistry Department, noting that chemistry is a cornerstone for majors such as pharmacy, oceanography, engineering, nursing, kinesiology, and textiles.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 offers courses in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry. Faculty and students can enjoy the unique opportunity of participating in two multidisciplinary research partnerships, which often reach beyond the borders of the campus. The Sensors and Surface Technology Partnership focuses on microsensors, nanofabrication and microstructural engineering, coatings for corrosion resistance, and integrated circuits. The Forensic Science Partnership, dedicated to enhancing education and research in forensic science, includes faculty, staff from the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory and interested commercial and governmental agencies. <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chemistry Department has reached out to the high school community by offering an annual \u201cChemistry Day\u201d contest to high school students. First offered in 1921, the contest today draws nearly 500 students from 20 high schools across the state who compete in the group and individual competitions. <\/p>\n


\nClifford and Kitty Hach, Bryce Hach\u2019s grandparents, founded the Hach Co. in 1947. While Kitty developed a business model, Clifford invented and reengineered analysis systems. The analysis, instrumentation, and water chemistries business gained national acceptance and recognition.<\/p>\n


\nThe foundation originated within the company in 1982. Since chemical sciences were the bedrock of the company, the Hachs worried that undergraduate chemistry was both underappreciated and underserved. Their foundation began providing six scholarships to undergraduate chemists in Colorado, Iowa, and Wyoming. Their grandson has taken his grandparents\u2019 concern and generosity and spread it across the country.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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