Chemistry 

Credit gained: 1 High School Credit

Prerequisites

None.

Course description

The Chemistry 10 course is designed for 10th grade students and aims to develop an understanding of the properties, composition, structure and transformations of matter along with energy transfer and chemical reactions. Topics in the course include Properties of matter and Phase Changes, Structure of Matter: Atoms, Elements and Compounds, Relative Atomic mass, Isotopes, Periodic Table and Periodic Trends, Bonding and Compound Formation: Naming inorganic compounds, Chemical Formulae and Equations, Molecular and Formula Mass, Quantities and Equations: Conservation of Mass, The Mole and Avogadro's number, Chemical Reactions: Reaction Types, Balancing chemical equations, Stoichiometry, Solutions, Acids and Bases, Reaction Rates, Oxidation Reduction and Electrochemistry, Introduction to Organic Chemistry.

Course Start/End Date:

  • Fall 2023: Starting week of October 2nd, 2023 to week of January 22nd, 2024

  • Winter 2024: Starting week of Feb 12th , 2024 to week of May 27th, 2024

Course Duration: 15 weeks

Minimum Enrollment: 5 Students

Fellow/Online Instructor: Dr. Ioannis Kerkines

Cost: 600 Euros

Fellow/Online Instructor(s)

Kerkines, Ioannis, Fellow

Dr. Kerkines received his B.Sc. in Chemistry (1997) and his M.Sc.(1999) and Ph.D.(2003) in Physical Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).

He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the NKUA (2004-2006), at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA (2006-2008), and at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (2008-2011, 2013-2015). His research focus had been the application of Quantum Chemistry to novel main-group and transition-metal chemistry, as well as to the study of the interaction of materials with light for modern energy applications.

Dr. Kerkines has been teaching Chemistry since 2000. Before joining the ACS family in 2017, he had worked in the private sector as a content creator for e-learning courses and phone support for students from 4th to 12th grade (Chemistry, Physics, Math, Geography, Biology) as well as in a tutoring center for Panhellenic examinations. He also worked as a quality control head in a cosmetics company, being responsible for ISO and ΕΟΦ accreditations.

Dr. Kerkines has co-authored over 30 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work in scientific conferences in 12 countries. He has received scholarships from the Association of Hellenes from Egypt, the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation, and the Marie Curie Foundation (twice). He received the 2008 Atlanta Area Chemical Physics award for his postdoctoral research, and he has briefly worked at CERN (Switzerland) and Karlsruhe University (Germany) as a visiting scientist. A firm supporter of the communication of science to the public, he received the honor to give invited talks at the Athens Science Festival/Cafe Scientifique Athens (2016, 2021), as well as at the inaugural Pint of Science Greece (2018).

Dr. Kerkines was born and grew up near the center of Athens, Greece. In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights and engaging with website design and development.

email: kerkinesi@theinstitute.gr