A professional highlight for Dr. Seymour during this past year was publication of the "LabWorks Flight Manual" (Jones and Bartlett Publishers), which is a manual on how to use the LabWorks interface system for experimental design and data analysis. This work is an extension of a previous proposal which provided funds to put PowerMacintosh computers and the LabWorks interface systems into the General Chemistry laboratory. The General Chemistry lab program will see further changes as a result of a grant (jointly prepared by Dr. Peaslee and Dr. Seymour) which provides funds for four atomic absorption spectrometers in the General Chemistry laboratory. Over the next few years this will impact the Analytical laboratory to some degree, since students in that class will already have been introduced to AA in General Chemistry! Dr. Seymour is also working along with Dr. Stewart to revise the Analytical lab from its former existence as a 2 credit course to a 1 credit course which will be offered in the fall of 1998.

Dr. Seymour continues his involvement with science education and outreach activities. It appears that the Chemistry for Elementary Education class which he has taught for many years will be replaced with an interdisciplinary course (Chemistry and the Environment), which will still aim to provide hands-on laboratory experiences which demonstrate good chemistry and are appropriate for use in a K-8 classroom. Workshops for Operation Chemistry are popular with regional middle school teachers and the "Chem-AH-stry" presentation done in conjunction with Chemistry Club students for the West Michigan Science Festival attracted over 150 people to an evening of exciting chemistry.