C. Marvin Lang

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Travel and Speaking Schedule 2005-2008

January 10, 2009 "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold - Naval Hero Extraordinaire” will be presented to the Torske Klubben Noon Luncheon - Madison, Wisconsin.

December 6-7, 2008:  Will Participate as Santa Claus in Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s 39th Public Television production of “Once a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri.”   Video filming will take place on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus for airing nationwide later in December.

November 17 – 20, 2008 “Atlantic Seaboard Circuit” – American Chemical Society Speaker Service Tour. The Eastern North Carolina Section - Greenville, NC (11/17), Virginia Blue Ridge Section - Lynchburg, VA (11/18), Central North Carolina Section Winston-Salem (11/19), Hampton Roads Section - Virginia Beach, VA (11/20, and Virginia Section - Fredericksburg (11/21) are scheduling visits.  Topics include “The Elements of Leadership: Chemical Demonstrations With a Theme,”  "Chemical Philately: A Perforated History of Chemistry," and "Norwegians in Science."

November 10, 2008: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations will be presented with Professor Donald Showalter to Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 4, 2008: "Super Science Saturday 2008" – Invited keynote speakers with Professor Donald Showalter and Gary Shulfer of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point where a series of spectacular science demonstrations was presented to 3M’s Wizard Volunteers at the 3M Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota.

September 26-27, 2008: "Boiling Cold ... Freezing Hot" was the title of a  Friday evening presentation given to the Colorado Section of the  American Chemical Society.  A series of chemical demonstrations and a teacher workshop was also presented at Metropolitan State College of Denver on Saturday.  All events were hosted by the Colorado Section, ACS and conducted with Professor Don Showalter, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. (cf. http://membership.acs.org/C/Colorado/chair1.htm#2)

September 13, 2008: "The Hannah Parr" - A discussion of the epic voyage of a Norwegian emigrant frigate given to the Waupaca Area Genealogical Society, Waupaca, Wisconsin.

September 4, 2008: Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” was  presented with Dr. Donald Johnson to the Sons of Norway's Wergeland Lodge (#5-028) of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

August 6-10, 2008:  "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold: Naval Hero Extraordinaire" was presented as a plenary address to the Tre Lag Stevne to be held in Fergus Falls, Minnesota (cf. http://www.tronderlag.org/stevne2008.htm)

July 16-19, 2008:  "George Sinclair, The Scottish Invasion of Norway, and the Bible" was the title of a presentation given at the 7-Lag Stevne meeting at the Ramada Inn in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Also, "Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” was presented jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson as a seminar at this meeting. (cf. http://stevne.landingslag.org/2008/index2.htm)

April 11-12, 2008: “The Elements and Chemistry of Leadership” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented with Professor Donald Showalter of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point to the Iowa Academy of Science’s Annual Meeting to be held at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

January 20-24, 2008:  A series of chemical demonstration programs and general public programs were presented at the Kamehameha Schools in Hilo, Hawai`i.  With Professor Donald L. Showalter of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.  The  programs were presented at the high school, middle school, and elementary schools on The Big Island and, in conjunction with chemistry teacher Joel Truesdell of Kamehameha-Hawai`i, an additional presentation was given in a public forum.

December 1-2, 2007:  Participated as Santa Claus in Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s 38th Public Television production of “Once a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri.”   Filming took place on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus.

November 5-7, 2007: “Heartland Circuit” – American Chemical Society Speaker Service Tour.  Monday(11/5): Minnesota Section at UW-River Falls” (see http://www.mnacs.org/meetings.htm); Tuesday(11/6): Sioux Valley Section, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.  “The Elements of Leadership: Chemical Demonstrations With a Theme” was the topic.

September 14, 2007: “Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” – A discussion of the chemical and athletic contributions of an icon to American culture was presented jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson as a seminar program to the annual Solørlag Stevne to be held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. (cf. Solørlag home page)

May 10, 2007: “Seeing the Unseen” – A program consisting of a series of chemical demonstrations was presented to the 3rd, 4th & 5th  grade students of Our Lady of Peace Middle School , Marshfield, Wisconsin.

May 4, 2007: “Seeing the Unseen” & “Chemistry Really Can be Fun!”– Two programs consisting of a series of chemical demonstrations was presented to the students and parents of the Menomonie Area Teaching Christian Homeschoolers (MATCH) at Menomonie Alliance Church, Menominee, Wisconsin.

May 3, 2007: “Seeing the Unseen” – A program consisting of a series of chemical demonstrations was shared with the 5th and 6th grade students of Washington Elementary School, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

April 27, 2007: “The Elements and Chemistry of Leadership” – Invited keynote speaker at the Awards Banquet of the Lake Superior Section, American Chemical Society, Duluth (Minnesota)/Superior (Wisconsin).

April 19, 2007: “Boiling Cold … Freezing Hot” and ”The Elements of Leadership: Chemistry With A Theme”  – Two chemical demonstrations programs were presented to the Chemistry Club of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and to the University’s Chemistry Department.

March 16, 2007: “From the Halls of Sør-Trøndelag to the Shores of Oslo, Norway” was the title of a lecture presented at the Lincoln Senior Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

February 11,2007: “Chester Thordarson: Electrodynamo Extraordinaire” – A presentation of the life and work of immigrant Icelander Chester Thordarson – inventor, electrical engineer, architect, conservator, industrialist and ultimately owner of Rock Island, Wisconsin  - was given as a program to the monthly meeting of the “Vennligfolk, Sons of Norway Lodge #5-627” at the Plover Library in Plover, Wisconsin with Dr. Donald Johnson. [Check out the home page of Sons of Norway]

December 2-3, 2006:  Participated as Santa Claus in Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s Public Television production of “Once a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri.”   Filming took place on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus. (see http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/12/04/kids_discover_scienc.php)

November 9, 2006: “Seeing the Unseen” - An afternoon program of “chemical demonstrations” was presented to students and parents of Marshfield Area Home Educators Association, Marshfield, Wisconsin.  The program took place in the Froehlke Auditorium of the Laird Center at the Marshfield Clinic.

November 3, 2006: “Demonstrations for the Imagination” – Invited keynote banquet speaker for the 17th Annual Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics  held at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL. (http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_undergrad/ugsymp/)

October 8, 2006: “Norwegians in Science” –  was the title of a program, punctuated by chemical demonstrations presented to “Vennligfolk, Sons of Norway Lodge #5-627” at the Plover Library in Plover, Wisconsin.  [Check out the home page of  Sons of Norway]

September 28, 2006:“Boiling Cold, … Freezing Hot!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented with Professor Donald Showalter to the Illinois-Iowa Section of the American Chemical Society at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois,

September 26, 2006: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented with Professor Donald Showalter to the Prairie Catholic Schools of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

August 4, 2006: “Norwegians in Science” – was the title of a seminar, punctuated by chemical demonstrations and presented at the “Tre Lag Stevne,” August 2-5, 2006 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  This annual meeting featured programs, seminars and research on regions in Norway sponsored by “lags” referred to as Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken, Gudbrandsdal, and Trønderlag of America.  (see http://www.tronderlag.org/stevne2006.htm )

July 10, 2006: “Seeing the Unseen” – A series of chemical demonstrations were shared with the Stevens Point Christian Women’s Club as “Special Feature” at the annual Spouse’s Night; Elizabeth Inn, Plover, Wisconsin.

April 23, 2006: “Chemistry Demonstrations” – two programs were presented as part of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point’s Open House (1:00 pm and 3:00 pm D-101 Science Bldg) with Professor D. L. Showalter and UW-SP chemistry majors

April 21, 2006: “Chemistry Plays Well in Peoria” – Invited presenter of chemical demonstrations to the “2006 Doris and Kenneth Kolb Lecture” with Professor Donald Showalter at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.

March 17, 2006: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented with Professor Donald Showalter to the Sullivan Middle School and Olson Middle School, Minneapolis, Minnesota as part of the Young Scientists Roundtable program sponsored by Dow Chemical.

March 11, 2006: “Chemistry Can Be Fun!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented with Professor Donald Showalter as the finale to Super Science Extravaganza Day at Stevens Point Area High School (SPASH), Stevens Point, Wisconsin sponsored by the Wisconsin Elementary Science Teachers (WEST).

March 7, 2006: “Boiling Cold, …  Freezing Hot!” – A program of chemical demonstrations with Professor Donald Showalter was presented as part of the Mel Oliven Lecture Series at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

February 18, 2006: “Practical Chemistry for the Classroom” – Invited plenary speaker to the Fritz Wenzel Science Conference for Teachers held in the Robert F. Froehlke Conference Center at the Marshfield Clinic’s Melvin R. Laird Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin

February 17, 2006: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – An all school assembly program was presented with Professor Donald L. Showalter of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (POSPONED TO MARCH 31st DUE TO BLIZZARD)

February 3, 2006:  “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented as an assembly program to the elementary students at Fort Howard Elementary School, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

October 27, 2005: “Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” – A discussion of the chemical and athletic contributions of an icon to American culture was presented as a program to the monthly meeting of the Stavanger Lodge, Sons of Norway, Windom, Minnesota jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson of Stevens Point.

October 20, 2005: “Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” – A discussion of the chemical and athletic contributions of an icon to American culture was presented jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson of Stevens Point to the Learning Is For Ever (LIFE) program of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Extension

October 1, 2005: "Super Science Saturday 2005: A Celebration of 20 Years of the 3M Visiting Wizards Program" – Invited keynote speakers with Professor Donald Showalter and Gary Shulfer of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point at which a series of spectacular science demonstrations was presented.

September 6, 2005” “Chemistry – The Holy Science” – A series of chemical demonstrations “kicked-off” the fall semester for the Home School Association of Portage County Wisconsin was held at Iverson Park, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

August 28, 2005: “Learning Chemistry CAN Be Fun”  - Invited speaker, with Professor Donald Showalter, where chemical demonstrations were presented at the High School Teacher Day program of the 230th National American Chemical Society Meeting; Washington, DC.

August 11, 2005: "Chemical Demonstrations in the Park" - a series of highly visual and exciting chemical demonstrations was conducted with Professor Donald L Showalter at Schofield Park, Schofield, Wisconsin in conjunction with the annual picnic of U.S. Filter/Zimpro/Enviroscan.

July 15-16, 2005: “Nanotechnology – An Elementary Workshop” and “Chemical Demonstrations - Some New … Some Old” – two workshops to be presented with Professor Donald Showalter as part of a tribute to the memory of Dr. Babu George in conjunction with the 2005 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM) of the American Chemical Society to be held at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut.

June 26, 2005: “George Sinclair, Scottish Invasion of Norway and the Bible” was the title of an address given at Norskedalen Cultural & Heritage Center, Coon Valley, Wisconsin

May 15, 2005: “Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” – A discussion of the chemical and athletic contributions of an icon to American culture was presented as a program to the 30th Anniversary Meeting  of  the H.R. Holand Lodge, Sons of Norway, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson of Stevens Point.

May 8, 2005: “The Hannah Parr” – A discussion of the epic voyage of a Norwegian frigate as a program to the monthly meeting of Vennligfolk Lodge, Sons of Norway, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

April 25, 2005: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented as an assembly program to the 5th and 6th grade students at Washington Elementary School, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

April 20,  2005: “Knute Rockne: Norwegian All American” – A discussion of the chemical and athletic contributions of an icon to American culture was presented as a program to the monthly meeting of the Løven Lodge, Sons of Norway, Eau Claire, Wisconsin jointly with Dr. Donald Johnson of Stevens Point.

March 21-25, 2005: “Chemistry Can Be Fun … Really It Can!” – A series of chemical demonstrations was presented as an assembly program to students at Calvary Classical School, Hampton, Virginia.