Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Professor of Chemistry at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, is renowned nationwide for his chemical demonstration shows, and in particular for his annual presentation,
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri .
For nearly 40 years, this science-oriented entertainment has played
to packed houses at such varied locations as the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington
and Boston's Museum of Science, as well as being televised
by stations across the country.