September

Pittsburgh Section
http://membership.acs.org/P/Pitt
Volume: XCII No.1
September 2006
Dennis Curran Selected as
2006 Pittsburgh Award Recipient
Professor Dennis Curran of the
University of Pittsburgh has been
selected to receive the 2006 Pittsburgh
Award. The award, established in
1933, recognizes chemical knowledge,
promoting industry, benefiting humanity or advancing the Pittsburgh Section.
A full list of past award winners can
be found on the section website (http://
membership.acs.org/P/Pitt/). An award
dinner will be held later in the Fall, at
a time and place to be announced in a
forthcoming Crucible.
Professor Curran is renowned for his
work in organic synthesis, and many of
his most important contributions have
been in two areas; synthetic organic
radical chemistry and fluorous chemistry. During his 25 year career on
the Pitt faculty, he has received numerous awards; he has mentored 60 Ph.D.
and M.S. students and he has worked
with over 100 postdoctoral fellows,
visiting Professors, and visiting scientists. Professor Curran has been a
member of the Division of Organic
Chemistry Executive Committee, serving as a Member-at-Large, Alternate
Councilor, Chair Elect and Chair
(1999-2000).
Dennis P. Curran received his B.S. in
1975 from Boston College. His Ph.D.
was granted from the University of
Rochester in 1979 where he worked
under Professor Andrew S. Kende.
After a two year postdoctoral stay
with Professor Barry M. Trost at the
University of Wisconsin, Dr. Curran
joined the faculty of the Chemistry
Department at the University of
Pittsburgh in 1981. He now holds
the ranks of Distinguished Service
Professor and Bayer Professor of
Chemistry, and is the founder of
Fluorous
Technologies,
Inc.
(www.fluorous.com).
Among other awards, Dr. Curran has
received the Pittsburgh Magazine
Innovators Award (2003), American
Chemical Society Award for Creativity
in Organic Synthesis (2000), the Cope
Scholar Award (1988), and the Janssen
Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis
(1998). He is currently an ISI “Highly
Cited Researcher”. Dr. Curran has
authored about 350 papers, thirty patents and two books, and is well known
for his work in the interface of radical
chemistry and organic synthesis. More
recently he has made significant contributions to the emerging discipline of
fluorous chemistry.
Submitted by James Manner
2006 Pittsburgh Award Winner
Dennis P. Curran
Contents . . .
Dennis Curran Selected as 2006
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Pittsburgh Award Recipient
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Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP)
September Meeting
“Protein Dynamics Studies Using NMR”
ACS Pittsburgh Chemists Club
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“Biodiesel, A Green Fuel Times Two Environmentally Friendly and Ready
for Market”
SSP Technology Forum
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“Advanced Technologies”
WPTAG - How it all Began
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Society for Analytical Chemists
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of Pittsburgh September Meeting
Society for Analytical Chemists
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of Pittsburgh October Meeting
National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2006
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NCW Event Form
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WPTAG presents “Using Toys
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Creatively in Chemistry”
Special Event for Retired and Emeritus
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Members Planned for San Francisco
ACS Announces Candidates for the
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Fall 2006 Election
Advertiser’s Index
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Calendar
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SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY
OF PITTSBURGH
September Meeting
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Duquesne University,
Mellon Hall of Science
(Maurice Falk Hall)
6:00 PM - Social Hour
6:30 PM - Dinner
(City View Cafe - 6th Floor)
8:00 PM - Business Meeting
8:15 PM - Speaker’s Presentation
“Protein Dynamics Studies Using NMR”
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Kiefer
Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Würzburg
Proteins are copolymers composed of twenty different types of amino acids, which are linked by peptide bonds. Due to the variation
of the conformations, proteins perform a variety of highly specific functions in living organisms, such as catalysts, ion transporters, elastomers, structural scaffolds, as well as regulators of cell activity and gene expression. Although protein function requires a
highly organized protein structure, significant portions of the protein are often flexible. Conformational changes in proteins occurring on timescales ranging from seconds to picoseconds, have been shown to be essential for function.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy provides data at atomic resolution for protein structure and dynamics, and is
better suited to study dynamics than crystallography. The major objective of our research has been to determine protein dynamics
using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, in order to elucidate protein function particularly relating to protein-ligand
interactions. I will talk about general aspects of protein dynamics studies using NMR, and describe our recent studies for HIV-1
protease as well as recent development of NMR relaxation methods.
References:
Ishima, R. and Torchia, D. A. Nat. Struct. Biol. (2000), 7, 740-743.
Ishima, R. et al, (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 267, 43311-43319.
Ishima, R. and Torchia (2005) J. Biomol. NMR, 32, 41-54.
Bio
After receiving her Ph. D. in Chemistry from Kyoto University in Japan, Rieko Ishima joined the Bio-metrology laboratory, JEOL
Ltd. as a research associate, and subsequently the University of Tokyo as a teaching assistant. Then, she moved to Dr. Mitsu Ikura’s
laboratory in the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, Canada. In 1997, she moved to Dr. Dennis Torchia’s laboratory in National
Dental and Craniofacial Research Institute in National Institutes of Health. In 2005, she joined the faculty of the Department of
Structural Biology in School of Medicine, in University of Pittsburgh.
During the course of her scientific carrier, she has developed broad expertise in NMR spectroscopy, including its theory, instrumentation, and application for biomolecules. Particularly, she proposed quasi-spectral density function in 1995-1996. In 1998-2005,
she investigated various application of chemical exchange to detect milli-micro second motion in proteins. Since 1998, she has been
working on HIV-1 protease dynamics and also has identified folded HIV-1 protease monomer that may be a target of new anti-AIDS
drugs.
Dinner Reservations: Please call John Koczko at (412) 655-8497 or e-mail [email protected] to make dinner reservations NO
LATER THAN FRIDAY, September 15, 2006. Dinner will cost $8 and checks can be made out to the SSP. If you have dietary
restrictions, please let John know when you RSVP.
Parking Instructions: The Duquesne University Parking Garage is located on Forbes Avenue. Upon entering the garage, receive
parking ticket and drive to upper floors. Pick up a parking chit at the dinner or meeting. If any difficulties arise, contact Dr.
Mitch Johnson at Duquesne University.
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September 2006 / The Crucible
ACS Pittsburgh Chemists Club
Pittsburgh Section, American Chemical Society
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
“Biodiesel, A Green Fuel Times Two - Environmentally
Friendly and Ready for Market”
by
Marc A. Portnoff
Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Advanced Fuel Technology
Duranti’s Restaurant
128 N. Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA
For reservations, please call Ed Martin by noon, Friday, September 22, 2006 at (724) 335-0904 or
e-mail at [email protected].
Biodiesel is in the news because public policy and recent price increases in petroleum oil have
made biodiesel cost competitive with petroleum diesel. Biodiesel is not a perfect “green” fuel but
it does have several advantages including being a homegrown fuel. The market is expanding in
the USA, and worldwide, and the race is on as both local producers and multi-nationals scramble
to enter the market.
The talk will begin by explaining biodiesel basics: What is biodiesel? What are its advantages?
What role has the U.S. government played in promoting its use? What is the size of the market?
This will be followed by how biodiesel is produced and the influence of feedstock selection on fuel
properties.
Biography
Mr. Portnoff co-founded Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Advanced Fuel Technology (AFT) in 2002.
As Principal Investigator for AFT he focuses on the development of advancement of catalysts and
hydroprocessing systems for the production of clean and sustainable fuels. Recent advances, under
contract to Capital Technologies, include the direct conversion of vegetable oils into sulfur free
middle distillates and the efficient production of biodiesel. Mr. Portnoff serves as a lead design
engineer in the design, construction and operation of novel and scalable continuous flow pilot
plants and the design and fabrication of novel petroleum catalysts. He has managed projects in
product development and technology assessment for five governmental agencies and over fifty
industrial sponsors.
From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Portnoff served as Director and Senior Scientist for Carnegie Mellon’s
Advanced Devices and Materials Center. He was responsible for new business development where
he successfully nurtured several emerging technology initiatives including: electro-optics vision
and sensing systems and enhanced environmental monitoring systems.
Mr. Portnoff is a conference speaker, author and co-author of several technical papers and patents.
He earned a Bachelor and Masters degrees in Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering. The
Bachelors degree was from Vanderbilt University. The Masters degree was from Carnegie Mellon
University.
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Spectroscopy Society of
Pittsburgh
Technology
forum
Duquesne University
Mellon Science Hall
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday
September 20, 2006
“Advanced Technologies”
by
Richard Jackson
Capital Technologies Inc.
Stay up-to-date on
all the happenings
of the Pittsburgh
Section ACS by
visiting the section’s
website.
http://
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Correction
Robert Baudoux’s name was spelled
incorrectly in the August issue
Call for Nominations
Pittsburgh Section
Chair-Elect, Secretary,
Treasurer-Elect and Councilors
Contact Jim Manner, Chair
[email protected]
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WPTAG - How it All Began!
1996 - 2006 10th Anniversary Celebration
(This is the second in a series of articles
to be published in 2006 in honor of
WPTAG’s 10th Anniversary)
In 2006 the Western Pennsylvania
Technician Affiliate Group (WPTAG)
marks its 10th anniversary. Due to the transient nature of an organization built on
volunteers, the institutional memory of an
organization can be lost over time. As with
the first article published earlier this year,
the following will attempt to capture some
of WPTAG’s history, as well as look at
how far this chemical technician affiliate
group of the Pittsburgh Section ACS has
come in meeting the goals and objectives
the group set out to achieve ten years ago.
WPTAG held its charter meeting on
March 28, 1996 at the Bidwell Training
Center. From this meeting, WPTAG’s initial committees were established, including Newsletter, Recognition, Membership,
Programming, and Continuing Education.
In addition, WPTAG’s officers for 1996
included Chair Robert Zinkhan (Calgon
Carbon Corporation), Chair-Elect Robert
Miller (PPG Industries, Inc.), Treasurer
Charles Gambino (Bayer Corporation), and
Secretary Jan Lindsay (Bidwell Training
Center).
Newsletter Committee
In August 1996, WPTAG began publishing
its quarterly newsletter TECH TALK. Lead
by Editor Michael Butcher from Bayer
Corporation, the Newsletter Committee
went to work keeping WPTAG’s members
informed about the American Chemical
Society (ACS) and the ACS’s Division of
Chemical Technicians (TECH), the chemical technician profession, technician education, and the local chemical industry.
Features included “Technician Spotlight,”
focusing on chemical technicians and their
careers, as well as how technicians contribute to the chemical enterprise. Members of
the first Newsletter Committee included
Cliff Bridges, Billie Ipock, Gerry Lewis,
Jan Lindsay, and Diedra Thomas. In
1997 John LaMark from Neville Chemical
Corporation assumed the role of Editor
and held the position for the next five
years. Shortly thereafter, WPTAG discontinued publishing a hard copy newsletter
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and since has relied on its web page http://
mypeoplepc.com/members/thebushman/
WPTAG/ to keep members informed,
as well as publishing articles and event
announcements in the Pittsburgh Section
ACS’s newsletter The Crucible.
Recognition Committee
Another committee that began in 1996
and remains active today is WPTAG’s
Recognition committee. The chair of
WPTAG’s first Recognition Committee
was Michael Mautino, and included committee members Maggi Brethauer, Ron
Oakes, Brunette Richards, John Stewart,
Victoria Gilliam, Darlene Tomko, and
Brian Witmer. In 1996 WPTAG developed
two recognition programs, honoring local
chemical technology students and chemical technicians. The first recognition program implemented by WPTAG was the
“Outstanding Student” award, recognizing
the notable accomplishments of one individual from each graduating class of Bidwell’s
Chemical Laboratory Technician program.
In conjunction with the Bidwell, WPTAG
presented its first “Outstanding Student”
award to Jesse Higgins, at WPTAG’s general membership meeting held in October
1996. With Bidwell graduating two classes
each year, WPTAG has presented twenty
of these awards to date.
The second recognition program initiated by
WPTAG was the “Technician of the Year”
award, modeled after the ACS’s National
Chemical Technician Award (NCTA).
WPTAG’s “Technician of the Year” award
honors the professional accomplishments
of chemical technicians in the southwestern
Pennsylvania region. The award is given for
technical and communication skills, safety,
reliability, leadership, teamwork, publications and presentations, as well as professional and community activities. WPTAG’s
first “Technician of the Year” award
was presented in 1997 to Robert Morgan
from PPG Industries, Inc. Awardees are
also nominated for the ACS’s National
Chemical Technician Award (NCTA) and
in the spring of 2003, WPTAG’s 2001
“Technician of the Year” award recipient,
Edward Ladner from the U.S. Dept. of
Energy/NETL, was selected as the recipient of the NCTA. There have been eleven
WPTAG “Technician of the Year” award
recipients since 1997, with a three-way tie
in 2002!
Continuing Education Committee
Since its charter meeting in 1996, WPTAG’s
goal has been to provide interesting and
informative programs for technicians and
students. Ed Tomcik from Neville Chemical
Corporation was WPTAG’s first Continuing
Education Committee chair and held that
position through 1998. After 1998,
WPTAG’s Chair and/or Chair-elect have
been actively involved in developing programming for the TAG each year. WPTAG
has hosted workshops and training
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September 2006 / The Crucible
Society for Analytical
Chemists of Pittsburgh
September Meeting
Monday, September 11, 2006
Duquesne University, Maurice Falk Hall
Speaker
Wiehong Tan
University of Florida
Social Hour 5:30 P.M.
Student Affiliates Meeting, Duquesne Room (Student Union) 5:45 P.M.
Dinner - Student Union, City View Café (6th Floor) 6:30 P.M.
Business Meeting - 7:40 P.M.
Technical Presentation 8:00 P.M. Maurice Falk Hall
Dinner Reservations: Please e-mail Rita Windisch at [email protected], by Thurs-
day, September 7, 2006 to make dinner reservations. Rita’s preference for reservations is
an e-mail. Should you not have e-mail, please call the SACP Administrative Assistant at
412-825-3220 ext 204. If you want to be placed on the permanent dinner list, please let Rita
know when you RSVP. Dinner will cost $8 ($4 for students) and checks can be made out to
the SACP. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let Rita Windisch know when you leave
message.
Parking: Duquesne University Parking Garage entrance is on Forbes Avenue. Upon entering the garage receive parking ticket and drive to upper floors. Pick up a parking sticker at
the dinner or meeting. Contact Dr. Mitch Johnson at Duquesne University if any difficulties
arise.
Society for
Analytical Chemists
of Pittsburgh
October Meeting
Monday, October 2, 2006
Duquesne University
Maurice Falk Hall
Speaker
Richard Caprioli
Vanderbilt University
Social Hour 5:30 P.M.
Student Affiliates Meeting,
Duquesne Room (Student Union)
5:45 P.M.
Dinner - Student Union, City
View Café (6th Floor) 6:30 P.M.
Business Meeting - 7:40 P.M.
Technical Presentation 8:00 P.M.
Maurice Falk Hall
Dinner Reservations: Please e-mail
Rita Windisch at [email protected],
by Thursday, September 28, 2006 to
make dinner reservations. Rita’s preference for reservations is an e-mail.
Should you not have e-mail, please call
the SACP Administrative Assistant at
412-825-3220 ext 204. If you want to
be placed on the permanent dinner list,
please let Rita know when you RSVP.
Dinner will cost $8 ($4 for students)
and checks can be made out to the
SACP. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let Rita Windisch know
when you leave message.
Parking: Duquesne University Parking
Garage entrance is on Forbes Avenue.
Upon entering the garage receive parking ticket and drive to upper floors.
Pick up a parking sticker at the dinner
or meeting. Contact Dr. Mitch Johnson
at Duquesne University if any difficulties arise.
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National Chemistry Week 2006:
Sign up your organization to volunteer for
National Chemistry Week!
Join the Pittsburgh Section of the American Chemical Society
(ACS) as we celebrate this year’s NCW theme
“Your Home - It’s All Built On Chemistry”
at the Carnegie Science Center
on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28, 2006
We need a contact person from your organization to coordinate your
group’s participation in this year’s event.
Each organization will be responsible for coordinating their event table
activities and volunteers. There are opportunities for individuals to volunteer if their organization is unable to sponsor an event table.
Please complete the attached Point of Contact Information Form by
Friday, September 8, 2006 and return by fax or e-mail to:
Michael Mautino
Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Fax: 412-777-7864 E-mail: [email protected]
Questions??? Call Michael: 412-777-4792
The mission of NCW is to reach out to the public, especially students, with
positive messages about the important role chemistry plays in our lives. The
NCW activities at the Carnegie Science Center are an ideal forum to promote
science education and science literacy to young people, showcasing local professional societies, organizations, corporations and businesses, colleges and
universities, and secondary schools. Since 1999, hundreds of individuals and
groups from across Southwestern Pennsylvania have volunteered each year
to help celebrate NCW in Pittsburgh. This annual program has reached over
36,000 eager young people and curious adults who have enthusiastically participated in a variety of hands-on experiments and activities and watched
amazing chemistry related demonstrations. Through television and newsprint
media, NCW has indirectly reached millions of people in the region with a
positive message about the importance that chemistry plays in our quality of
life. The Pittsburgh Section ACS has been the recipient of six consecutive
national ACS awards for its NCW program and has been nominated for a seventh award!
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sessions that have focused on helping
technicians develop both soft skills and
technical skills, so as to better its members for the ever changing job market.
Notable workshops and training sessions over the years have included
such topics as “Basic Statistics” taught
by Dr. Keith Spitler of Bayer
Corporation, “Career Enhancement
and Advancement for Chemical
Technicians” taught by national ACS
Speaker Donald Bly and “Thriving
in a Changing Environment” presented by Linda Sturdivant. WPTAG’s
Executive Committee continues to
offer relevant programming and educational opportunities to its membership.
Membership Committee
In 1996, Tim Byrnes of Neville
Chemical volunteered to chair
WPTAG’s Membership Committee.
Initially, there were just over 100 charter members representing eight local
chemical companies and the Bidwell
Training Center. It was noted in
an early 1996 issue of WPTAG’s
newsletter that the Membership
Committee sent out information to
ninety five companies in the southwestern Pennsylvania, hoping to help
spread the word about the benefits of
membership in a professional organization that focused on the chemical
technician field. Today, WPTAG’s
has 85 members, representing 5 local
chemical companies including Bayer
Corporation, LANXESS Corporation,
Kemira Corporation, Nova Chemical,
CSE Corporation, as well as student
affiliate members from the Bidwell
Training Center.
Through hard work, dedication, and
professionalism, WPTAG continues to
raise the public’s awareness of the
chemical technician profession, while
providing relevant programming and
training to meet the needs of the chemical technician community.
Submitted by V. Michael Mautino
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September 2006/ The Crucible
2006 National Chemistry Week
Event Point of Contact Information Form
October 27 - 28 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Carnegie Science Center
Please complete and return this form by Friday, September 15, 2006 to:
Michael Mautino
Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Fax: 412-777-7864
E-mail: [email protected]
Questions??? Call Michael: 412-777-4792
POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION
Your Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone (include area code): ______________________________________
Fax: _____________________________
E-mail: _________________________________________________________
Your organization’s name (as you would like it to appear on the event table sign):
____________________________________________________________________________________________
EVENT PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
We will participate:
____ Friday, October 27, 2006 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
____ Saturday, October 28, 2006 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
____ Both Friday and Saturday
Special consideration for table locations will be given to those organizations that participate on both Friday and Saturday.
Additional tables are available on a limited basis. Contact the NCW coordinator if your organization would like a second table.
Do you have any special needs for your event table and or display?
____ Electricity
____Other (please specify: __________________________________)
Due to safety concerns and liability issues, your organization will be required to complete an Experiment Description Form once
you have agreed to participate, which will be e-mailed to you at a later date. You experiment must be reviewed and approved for
safety considerations for your organization to participate in the 2006 NCW event.
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The Western Pennsylvania Technician Affiliate
Group and The Bayer Association for
Science in Communities
Proudly Present
2006 ACS Keystone Circuit Speakers
Dr. Mickey Sarquis and Ms. Lynn Hogue
of the Center for Chemistry Education
Miami University - Middletown, OH
“Using Toys Creatively in Chemistry”
Date: Monday, September 25, 2006
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch will be provided
Location: Tonidale Restaurant (Heritage Room)
7001 Steubenville Pike - Oakdale, PA 15071
Open to all. Non members are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP by September 15, 2006 to:
Bernice Karp, WPTAG Chairat [email protected]
or 412-777-2628 orDeborah Wallace, BASIC Chair at
[email protected] or 412-777-2779
What’s the chemistry of a self-inflating balloon? or a drinking bird? or popular magician’s tricks like putting a needle through a balloon? This presentation will make you smile and may bring out your inner child. See how simple toys and common household items can be used to unlock the mysteries of chemistry. All activities were developed by the Center for Chemistry
Education through funding from the National Science Foundation, the Ohio
Board of Regents, and Miami University. If you agree that play is learning
without punishment, then you’ll also agree that toys are ideal tools for
learning science. Toys have the capability of uniting fun, hands-on play
with minds-on learning. Feel like a kid again as you explore ways to use
toys in your outreach programs, to spice up your classes, or to use with
your own kids or grandkids. Become involved in the steps of the scientific
method while solving the secrets of the Fortune Teller Miracle Fish. Find
out what’s so magic about Magic Sand. Many other toys will be demonstrated. All activities are user friendly, hands-on, highly motivational, and
appealing to children no matter what their real age. You’ll never look at
toys the same way again.
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Special Event for Retired
and Emeritus Members
Planned for San Francisco
A dynamic program is planned
for the Silver Circle & Retiree
Breakfast at the ACS National
Meeting in San Francisco on
Tuesday, September 12, 7:30
a.m.-9:00 a.m., at the Hilton San
Francisco Hotel, Yosemite B.
The guest speaker, Dr. Mike
Burns,
Chief
Technology
Officer, YourEncore, Inc.*, will
talk on “The Role of Retired
Scientists and Engineers in Open
Innovation”. Chemical Abstract
Services (CAS) will provide an
update on the past 100 years
at the world’s largest collection
of chemical and related scientific information for the research
community. Following will be
an opportunity to share program
ideas for the retired chemist and
highlight what some local sections are doing to utilize this
growing number of ACS members. Ticketed event: $10.00
*YourEncore, Inc. is a unique
technical services provider that
recruits and manages a network
of recently-retired and highlyexperienced scientists, engineers
and product development specialists.
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ACS Announces Candidates for the
Fall 2006 Election
The Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) is pleased to announce the final slate of candidates that will appear on the fall
2006 ballot. They are:
Candidates for President-Elect, 2007
Dr. Bruce E. Bursten, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Yorke E. Rhodes, Professor (Retired), New York University, New York, NY
Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Dr. James A. Walsh, Professor of Chemistry (Retired), John Carroll University, Treasure Island, FL
Candidates for Directors-at-Large, 2007-2009
Dr. William H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, College of Charleston, Pleasant, SC
Dr. Dennis Chamot, Associate Executive Director, National Research Council, Washington, DC
Dr. Peter K. Dorhout, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
Dr. Paul R. Jones, Professor, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Ms. Valerie J. Kuck, Visiting Professor, Seton Hall University, Upper Montclair, NJ
Dr. Dorothy J. Phillips, Director, New Business Development, Waters Corporation, Milford, MA
Dr. Marinda Li Wu, Founder and President, Science is Fun! Company, Orinda, CA
Candidates for District I Director, 2007-2009
Dr. Thomas R. Gilbert, Associate Professor, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Dr. Anne T. O’Brien, Consultant, (Retired, Wyeth-Ayerst Research), Tarrytown, NY
Candidates for District V Director, 2007-2009
Dr. John E. Adams, Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Dr. Judith L. Benham, Retired, 3M Company, Woodbury, MN
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PPG Industries
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Bayer Polymers
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Pittsburgh, PA 15205
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Using Toys Creatively in Chemistry
TBA
Wiehong Tan, University of Florida
Duquesne University, Mellon Hall of Science
“Advanced Technologies”
Richard Jackson, Capital Technologies Inc.
Duquesne University, Mellon Hall of Science
“Protein Dynamics Studies Using NMR”
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Kiefer, Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Wurzburg
Duquesne University, Mellon Hall of Science, Maurice Falk Hall
Dr. Mickey Sarquis and Ms. Lynn Hogue, the Center for Chemistry Education, Miami University - Middletown, OH
Tonidale Restaurant, Oakdale, PA
Tue.
26
ACS Pittsburgh Chemists Club
Duranti’s Restaurant
“Biodiesel, A Green Fuel Times Two - Environmentally Friendly and Ready for Market”
Marc A. Portnoff, Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Advanced Fuel Technology
October
Mon.
2
27-28
Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP)
TBA
Richard Caprioli, Vanderbilt University
Duquesne University, Mellon Hall of Science
NCW 2006 - “Your Home - It’s All Built On Chemistry”
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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