Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Chemistry of Rock Candy at UAB: What the Crystal Workshop Covers
At UAB’s Chemistry of Rock Candy, a familiar sweet is the entry point to a chemistry question: how crystals form. The event description also offers to teach how to make rock candy, but doesn’t say whether participants will prepare it during the session.
A topic, not a recipe
The calendar frames the workshop around crystal formation and learning how to make rock candy. That pairing gives the chemistry topic a concrete, recognizable example, without announcing a particular recipe or experimental method.
The listing doesn’t describe a demonstration sequence, materials, participant activity or take-home result. Anyone choosing the workshop specifically for a chance to make candy should confirm whether hands-on work is planned.
Further reading: Chemistry of Rock Candy - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
A student group with a science-education remit
The organizer, Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society at UAB (SAACS at UAB), describes a broader mix of service and campus programming. Its work includes science demonstrations for underprivileged communities in Birmingham, as well as guest lectures, social events and virtual educational seminars for the UAB community.
That background puts the candy workshop within a group that organizes science education and campus activities. It does not establish eligibility for this particular session: the event listing identifies current students as its target audience.
Further reading: Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗ · Chemistry of Rock Candy - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
One scheduled workshop
The calendar lists one workshop, with no separately timed talk, demonstration or participant activity described.
2026-11-05 · Chemistry Building, 101
- Chemistry of Rock Candy workshop; the listing describes learning how crystals form and how to make rock candy.
Plan your visit
Thursday evening
The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. CST.
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Free
UAB lists the event as free.
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Current students are the stated audience
The listing names current students as the target audience but does not clarify whether others may attend or whether advance registration is required. Confirm those details with the organizer if they affect your plans.
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Check room-specific access details if needed
The event listing does not give accessibility details for room 101. UAB’s campus map has an accessible-entrances layer, but that alone does not confirm access to this room; check with the organizer if you need specific arrangements.
Chemistry of Rock Candy - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗ · UAB Campus Map ↗
Getting to Chemistry Building
Find the room
The event is in Chemistry Building, room 101, at 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205. UAB identifies the building as an on-campus location.
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Directions, parking and access
The event’s map links can calculate transit, driving or walking directions from your starting point; the listing does not provide a specific route, parking location or building entrance for this workshop. UAB’s campus map offers layers for public, student, employee and accessible parking, as well as accessible entrances, but does not confirm which entrance or parking option serves room 101.
Chemistry of Rock Candy - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗ · UAB Campus Map ↗
Before you make a plan
Will participants make rock candy during the workshop?
The listing says the workshop covers how to make rock candy, but does not confirm whether participants will make it themselves or take any home.
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Can people who are not current UAB students attend?
Current students are the stated target audience. The listing does not say whether others may attend, so check with the organizer before making plans.
Chemistry of Rock Candy - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
Location & Google Maps
Chemistry Building, 101
901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205
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