Student Physical Chemistry Cartoon Competition 2013/ New Zealand
Deadline: May 31, 2013
Theme: physical chemistry
The Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is pleased to announce the Student Physical Chemistry Cartoon Competition for 2013. This competition follows a chemistry cartoon competition run by the Division of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry during IYC 2011. The goal of the competition is to clearly illustrate an aspect of physical chemistry in a manner that can enrich the teaching of physical chemistry.
Awards of US$100 will go to 5 students whose cartoons are chosen as winning entries.
Entry Guidelines
•Entries (one per student) will be accepted in the period January 1 to May 31, 2013 from students enrolled at a secondary school or tertiary institution on the closing date of entries.
•The cartoon about a phenomenon, experiment, or project should explain an aspect of physical chemistry in an imaginative way and be accessible to a general audience.
•The cartoon with text in English is expected to convey the meaning intended with economy, clarity and good humour. However, only submissions pertaining to aspects of physical chemistry will be accepted.
•An entry form giving personal and teacher details will be lodged at the time of cartoon submission. The cartoon must contain original work and not contain any copyrighted material.
•Each contestant retains copyright of their original work. In submitting an entry to this contest the IUPAC Division of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry is given the authority to publish and authorize the future use of cartoon entries without further financial remuneration to the contestant beyond the contest awards.
Key dates
•Submission Period: January 1 – May 31, 2013
•Decision Notification: June 30, 2013
Judging
The cartoons will be judged by a panel with members from the IUPAC Division of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry.
Reviewing criteria (from most- to least-weighted) will be:
1.Relevance to physical chemistry (research, instructional, and/or application)
2.Creation of interest, novelty, entertainment value, etc.
3.Clarity and educational content
4.Presentation
Submission Instructions
Submit your cartoon and entry form to cartooniupac13@chemistry.otago.ac.nz in either of the following formats.
(a) A scanned jpeg image on a single A4 page, with up to 5 panels.
(b) A powerpoint presentation of up to 5 slides, each being a cartoon panel.