Human Rights, Education, and Peace: A Personal Odyssey

• Autores: Zafra J. Margolin Lerman
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 90, Nº 1, 2013, págs. 5-9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • George Pimentel was a role model for me since I first met him. He inspired me to concentrate on public understanding of science, especially for students who will become our future communicators. Parallel to developing methods of teaching chemistry to nonscience majors, I worked on human rights issues for scientists around the world whose freedom was taken away from them for standing up for what they believed was the right thing to do. Scientists were released from prison, executions were averted, and freedom to travel was granted. Since September 11, 2001, using science as a bridge to peace in the Middle East became an important activity for me. Five conferences titled Frontiers of Chemical Sciences: Research and Education in the Middle East were organized. Scientists from 15 Middle East countries gathered with six Nobel laureates to work together on chemical education and on air and water quality. Chemical education united them all, and collaboration and cooperation were achieved.