Montgomery County Community College.(faculty lounge)

Each October, an unusual celebration takes place in the Chemistry Department at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pa. Celebrated annually on Oct. 23, from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., "Mole Day" commemorates not the pesky rodent, but Avogadro's Number--6.02 x 10 to the 23rd power--which is a basic measuring unit in the field of chemistry. Mole Day was created by the National Mole Day Foundation as a way to foster interest in chemistry. Chemists and aspiring chemists throughout the United States and around the world celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry. For more than a decade, chemistry Professor Raymond Leary has promoted the national …