{"id":99,"date":"2024-07-17T16:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:35:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About BCCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Website-Picture-of-Students-in-Lab-1.png\" width=\"493\" height=\"373\" \/><\/strong>About the 2026 BCCE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)<\/strong> is a meeting sponsored by the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/divched.org\/\">Division of Chemical Education<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DivCHED) of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/\">American Chemical Society<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ACS). The conference welcomes\u00a0chemistry educators from around the globe and who operate in all education sectors (academia\/government\/industry) and levels (primary, secondary, two-year and four-year undergraduate, and graduate\/postdoctoral). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BCCE helps chemistry educators make connections <\/span>with colleagues and friends who are dedicated to the teaching and learning of chemistry. The conference provides educators with opportunities for interacting with colleagues in formal and informal settings and can be an excellent source for ideas, inspiration, and materials for those both new to chemistry education and those who have years of experience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All chemistry educators are invited to contribute to the conference by submitting a program proposal (opens August 1, 2025), or abstracts for presentations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not have to present in order to attend the BCCE. Also, you do not have to be a member of the American Chemical Society or the ACS Division of Chemical Education to attend or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">present at the BCCE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">Organizing Team<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">2026 Executive Committee<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Pazicni, UW\u2013Madison, general chair<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Website-Picture-of-Students-in-Lab-2.png\" width=\"499\" height=\"666\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debbie Herrington, Grand Valley State University, program chair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Richards, UW\u2013Madison, Associate Director, UW Conferences &amp; Events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Michael Sophos, ACS DivCHED, meeting planning partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pamela Doolittle, UW\u2013Madison, sponsorships lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">Conference Element Action Leads<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Amanda Buchberger-Jones, UW-Madison, exhibits<\/li>\n<li>Mary Beth Anzovino, UW-Madison, in-person engagement<\/li>\n<li>Blaise Thompson, UW-Madison, conference management system<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Bain, UW-Madison, global remote engagement<\/li>\n<li>Kimberly Hazen, UW-Madison, media<\/li>\n<li>Aaron McCoy, UW-Madison, safety<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u00e9a<\/span> Gustin, UW-Madison volunteer coordination<\/li>\n<li>Tracey Reitz, UW-Madison, volunteer coordination<\/li>\n<li>Josie Nardo, Ohio State University, accessible and inclusive spaces<\/li>\n<li>Casey Wright, University of Iowa, accessible and inclusive spaces<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Johnson, University of North Alabama, accessible and inclusive spaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">Program Component Action Leads<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stephan Block, UW-Madison, birds of a feather<\/li>\n<li>Ginger Shultz, University of Michigan, community conversations<\/li>\n<li>Ariel Vaughn, CSU Channel Islands. Community conversations<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Trate, UW-Madison posters<\/li>\n<li>Jeremey Weaver, UW-Madison, posters<\/li>\n<li>Brian Esselmann, UW-Madison, workshops<\/li>\n<li>Liana Lamont, UW-Madison, workshops<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Stowe, UW-Madison, workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">2026 Program Committee<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troy Alivio (Nicholls State University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Bongers (Queens University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dusty Carroll (Seneca High School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ginevra Clark (University of Illinois, Chicago, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Clark (Grand Valley State University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Donovan (Flint Hill School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamie Lauer (Hartford Union High School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azizeh Farajallah (Cascadia College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ken Friedrich (Portland Community College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyler Kinner (Georgia Tech Research Institute, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Kojima (San Diego City College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla Morais (University of Porto, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristen Murphy (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Florastine Payton-Stewart (Xavier University of Louisiana,\u00a0<em>Louisiana<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lynne Pilcher (University of Pretoria, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reyne Pullen (University of Sydney, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santiago Sandi-Ure\u00f1a (University of Costa Rica, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costa Rica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon Smith (The Summit Country Day School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courtney Sobers (Rutgers University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristen Vanderveen (The Bromfield School, <i>Massachusetts<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #df486b;\">Methods in Chemistry Education Research &#8220;Across the Pond&#8221; (MICER A+P)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ginger Shultz, University of Michigan, chair<\/li>\n<li>Justin Pratt, University of Rhode Island, co-chair<\/li>\n<li>Maia Popova, University North Caroline Greensboro, co-chair<\/li>\n<li>Michael Seery, University of Bristol, co-chair<\/li>\n<li>Sam Pazicni, UW-Madison, BCCE liaison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] About the 2026 BCCE The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) is a meeting sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED) of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The conference welcomes\u00a0chemistry educators from around the globe and who operate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)<\/strong> is a meeting sponsored by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/divched.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Division of Chemical Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DivCHED) of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Chemical Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ACS). The conference welcomes<strong><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Website-Picture-of-Students-in-Lab-1.png\" width=\"428\" height=\"324\" \/><\/strong> chemistry educators from around the globe and who operate in all education sectors (academia\/government\/industry) and levels (primary, secondary, two-year and four-year undergraduate, and graduate\/postdoctoral). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BCCE helps chemistry educators make connections <\/span>with colleagues and friends who are dedicated to the teaching and learning of chemistry. The conference provides educators with opportunities for interacting with colleagues in formal and informal settings and can be an excellent source for ideas, inspiration, and materials for those both new to chemistry education and those who have years of experience.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All chemistry educators are invited to contribute to the conference by submitting a program proposal (opens August 1, 2025), or abstracts for presentations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not have to present in order to attend the BCCE. Also, you do not have to be a member of the American Chemical Society or the ACS Division of Chemical Education to attend or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">present at the BCCE.<\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Organizing team<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Pazicni, UW\u2013Madison, general chair<img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/bcce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Website-Picture-of-Students-in-Lab-2.png\" width=\"375\" height=\"501\" \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debbie Herrington, Grand Valley State University, program chair<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Richards, UW\u2013Madison, conference manager<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Michael Sophos, ACS DivCHED, meeting planning partner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pamela Doolittle, UW\u2013Maidson, sponsorships lead<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Program Committee<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troy Alivio (Nicholls State University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Bongers (Queens University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dusty Carroll (Seneca High School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ginevra Clark (University of Illinois, Chicago, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Clark (Grand Valley State University, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Donovan (Flint Hill School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamie Lauer (Hartford Union High School, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azizeh Farajallah (Cascadia College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ken Friedrich (Portland Community College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyler Kinner (Georgia Tech Research Institute, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Kojima (San Diego City College, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla Morais 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