{"id":25,"date":"2014-09-16T11:19:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:15:00","slug":"outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>Outreach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h4>Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa1\/' title='PhiBetaKappa1'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa1\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa1.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa1\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa2\/' title='PhiBetaKappa2'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa2\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa2.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa2\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa3\/' title='PhiBetaKappa3'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa3\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa3.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa3\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa4\/' title='PhiBetaKappa4'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa4\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa4.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa4\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa5\/' title='PhiBetaKappa5'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa5\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa5.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa5\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both;' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Science Outreach in the Community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-25 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/telluride2005a\/' title='Telluride2005'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"Telluride2005A\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005A.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride2005A\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\n\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/telluride2005b\/' title='Telluride2005'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005B.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"Telluride2005B\" \/><span><img width=\"350\" src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005B.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride2005A\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both;' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Pinhead Institute \"Punk Science\"<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\n\n<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item span { position:absolute; 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He served as Chair of the Theoretical Subdivision of the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Boston University (2007-2012), President of the Telluride Science Research Center (2006-2008), located in Telluride, Colorado, and Board Member of the Pinhead Institute (2009-2014), which promotes science outreach in Southwestern Colorado. Currently, he is an Associate Editor of <i>The Journal of Chemical Physics<\/i>.\n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<article>\n<h2>Outreach<\/h2>\n<section style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin: 5px 0;\">Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 5px; justify-content: center; margin: 2px 0; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa1\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa1.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa1\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa2\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa2.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa2\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa3\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa3.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa3\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa4\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa4.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa4\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/phibetakappa5\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PhiBetaKappa5.jpg\" alt=\"PhiBetaKappa5\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin: 5px 0;\">Science Outreach in the Community<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 5px; justify-content: center; margin: 2px 0; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/telluride2005a\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005A.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride2005\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/telluride2005b\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/Telluride2005B.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride2005B\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin: 5px 0;\">Pinhead Institute &#8220;Punk Science&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 5px; justify-content: center; margin: 2px 0; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/pinheadpunk2007\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PinheadPunk2007.jpg\" alt=\"PinheadPunk2007\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/pinheadpunk2008\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PinheadPunk2008.jpg\" alt=\"PinheadPunk2008\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/pinheadpunk2009\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PinheadPunk2009.jpg\" alt=\"PinheadPunk2009\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/PinheadPunk2012\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PinheadPunk2012.jpg\" alt=\"PinheadPunk2012\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/pinheadpunk2013\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/PinheadPunk2013.jpg\" alt=\"PinheadPunk2013\" style=\"max-width: 130px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin: 5px 0;\">Summer Schools<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 5px; justify-content: center; margin: 2px 0; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0; text-align: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/straub\/outreach\/LesHouches2014\/\"><br \/>\n                    <img src=\"\/straub\/files\/2014\/09\/LesHouches2014.jpg\" alt=\"LesHouches2014\" style=\"max-width: 230px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 5px;\"><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">Service to the Profession and Community<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.6; margin: 5px 0;\">\n            Professor Straub has played a number of leadership roles at the university and national level. He served as Chair of the Theoretical Subdivision of the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Boston University (2007-2012), President of the Telluride Science Research Center (2006-2008), located in Telluride, Colorado, and Board Member of the Pinhead Institute (2009-2014), which promotes science outreach in Southwestern Colorado. Currently, he is an Associate Editor of <em>The Journal of Chemical Physics<\/em>.\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outreach Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Science Outreach in the Community Pinhead Institute &#8220;Punk Science&#8221; Summer Schools Service to the Profession and Community Professor Straub has played a number of leadership roles at the university and national level. 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