Dr. Peter Mahaffy, FCIC - Invited Talks and Other Papers

P. Mahaffy & Ilka Parchmann, “Stimulating Reflection & Catalyzing Change: Where do we go From Here?” 22nd International Conference on Chemistry Education, Rome, July 20, 2012 (plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “From Fractionation of Knowledge toward Sustainability Education: A Role for Visualization,” at Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education, July 15, 2011, Rhode Island, USA. (plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “Pulling Together for Climate Change Education,” at 1st Western Conference on Science Education, July 6, 2011, London, Ontario. (Conference opening plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “Chemistry Education for our Global Future,” March 18, 2011, University of Toronto (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “The International Year of Chemistry: Our Life, Our Future, Our Education” at American Chemical Society NE Section, March 10, 2011, Boston, USA. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Changing Climate, Changing Understanding,” March 11, 2011, Boston University (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Thinking Outside the Box about Chemistry Education,” March 4, 2011, University of Victoria (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Chemistry and our Global Future,” March 2, 2011, Vancouver Island University (invited public lecture in Science and Technology Lecture Series)

P. Mahaffy, “Changing Climate, Changing Understanding: A New Tool to Integrate Climate Change Science Into the Curriculum,” at Chemistry Education in Ethiopia: Today and Tomorrow, February 21, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (opening plenary at Ethiopia’s launch of IYC-2011)

P. Mahaffy, “Chemistry Education: New Approaches and New Tools,” at Chemistry Education in Ethiopia: Today and Tomorrow, February 24, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “Chemistry: Our Life, Our Future,” International Year of Chemistry Workshop on Chemistry Education, Toronto, ON Feb 22, 2011 (invited).

B. Martin and P. Mahaffy, “Changing Climate, Changing Understanding: Creating a Public Understanding of Climate Change,” Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Jan 13, 2011. (also presented as invited lectures on Dec. 8, 2010 at Alberta Environment, Edmonton, and on Nov. 3, 2010 as Edmonton Section of the Chemical Institute of Canada lecture)

P. Mahaffy, “The International Year of Chemistry: Opportunity of a Lifetime,” 21st International Conference on Chemistry Education, Taipei, August 9, 2010 (plenary).

P. Mahaffy, Organizer and Moderator, Presidential Panel on Chemistry and Sustainability. 21st International Conference on Chemistry Education, Taipei, August 10, 2010.

P. Mahaffy, “A Code of Professional Conduct for Chemists,” 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22, 2010. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “The Future of Chemistry Education,” 93rd CSC Congress – Symposium on the Future of Global Chemistry Education by 3M National Chemistry Education award winners, Toronto, ON, May 2010. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Thinking Outside the Box about Learning Chemistry,”  37th College Chemistry Canada National Conference, Kamloops, BC, May 2010 (opening plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “Changing Climate, Changing Curriculum, Changing Understanding,” ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, USA, March 23, 2010 (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Case-based approaches to Learning Chemistry,” Making General Chemistry the Experience of a Lifetime Conference, Toronto, Dec 15, 2009. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Visualizing Molecular Dynamics,” Making General Chemistry the Experience of a Lifetime Conference, Toronto, Dec 14, 2009. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Catalyzing Change in Chemistry Education,” Royal Dutch Chemical Society  (KNCV) Annual Conference, Utrecht, NL, Dec 2, 2009. (invited )

P. Mahaffy, “Making General Chemistry the Experience of a Lifetime,” Purdue University Chemistry Department seminar, Sept. 30, 2009  (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Enlarging our Chemical Vision,” International Conference on D.I. Mendeleev and his contribution to the world science on the occasion of his 175th anniversary, Tobolsk, Russia, Sept 17, 2009 (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Freedom and Responsibility for Chemistry Teachers and Learners,” Symposium on Science, Ethics, and Development, 42nd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Glasgow, UK, August 3, 2009 (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Changing Climate, Changing Understanding: A Role for Visualization” Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education, Oxford, UK, July 29, 2009. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, K. Genuis, and B. Martin, “Visualizing the Science Underlying Climate Change,” UNESCO International Seminar on Climate Change Education, UNESCO Paris, July 27-29, 2009. (invited virtual lecture)

P. Mahaffy, “Introducing Chemistry, Case by Case,” Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Waterville, ME, June 22, 2009. (invited)

P. Mahaffy and Jurgen Schnitker, “Avoiding the Cult of the Single Molecule: Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Chemistry Education,” 92nd CSC Congress, Hamilton, ON, June 2, 2009. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “Communicating the Chemistry of Climate Change,” 20th International Conference on Chemistry Education, Mauritius, Aug 3-8, 2008. (conference opening plenary)

P. Mahaffy, “Gen Chem for Gen Y,” 91st CSC Congress, Edmonton, May 26, 2008. (invited)

P. Mahaffy, “New Technologies and New Approaches in Chemistry Education,” Improving Chemical Education in the Philippines – A Joint Conference of Republic of Philippines Office of the President Commission on Higher Education and IUPAC CCE, Manila, Philippines, April 2008. (plenary)

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