American Chemical Societyʼs New York Section, Inc. 2014 Elections - Candidates Information

(Offices of Chair-elect, Secretary, Directors at Large and Councilors)

CANDIDATE FOR CHAIR-ELECT FOR 2015

ALISON G. HYSLOP

I am very honored run for the 2015 Chair Elect position of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society. The New York Section has a long history of being an outstanding section that promotes the chemical sciences and fosters new scientists. The Nichols Medal Symposium, the Undergraduate Research Symposium, and the outreach to the communitry through National Chemistry Week at the New York Hall of Science are some of the exciting opportunities the New York Section offers to chemists, chemical educators, chemistry students, and non-chemists alike. The topical groups and subsections are the lifeblood of the section. In addition, the BioChemical, Nanotechnology, Analytical, and Inorganic topical groups, give members a chance to discuss chemistry within their discipline. The High School Teachers group, Chemagination, and the Student Members Committee allow students and educators times to meet and talk about

chemistry. The MetroWomen Committee is a forum for women chemists to discuss issues of particular interest to them. Since the New York metro area is large, the subsections allow chemists to meet more locally. As the chair of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society, I will work to promote these groups and keep them strong and growing. I will focus on chemical education, on promoting opportunities for students to do research, and I will work to strengthen the teaching of science. Through Project Seed, high school students are given the opportunity to conduct research and share their findings at the ACS National Meetings. Chemagination is an exciting event in which high school students imagine what innovation or breakthrough in the field of chemistry will be important in the lives of teenagers 25 years from now. I would encourage college students to join the ACS, and to reap the benefits of membership. Industrial ties need to be strengthened. I would encourage chemists in industry to become more involved in the local ACS. I would also support the activities of the Chemical Marketing and Economics group which meets regularly to promote chemistry and industry. Communication with members and the community is the key to keeping the New York Section vital. We have an excellent website at http:// newyorkacs.org with information about groups, events, and programs. Information about the New York section can also be found at the monthly newsletter, The Indicator, online at http://theindicator.org/ online, and through email.

I will continue the work of the past chairs, encourage members to be involved, and sustain the Subsections and Topical Groups. I look forward to working with the entire NY Section membership, current board, subsections, and topical groups.

CANDIDATE FOR CHAIR-ELECT FOR 2015

RUBEN M. SAVIZKY

It is a great honor for me to be considered as Chair-Elect in 2016 for the New York chapter of the American Chemical Society. I view this as an opportunity to share my passion and love for chemistry with others, particularly undergraduate students. I began my professional career in 2005. Although I enjoyed teaching courses I noticed that many of the students were not active (or even knew about) the ACS. I found myself telling them about many of the advantages to being a member of this organization, even as students. Over the years I have tried to encourage students to attend events such as national meetings, undergraduate symposia and the Nichols symposium. I believe I am in a strong position to serve you because of my previous experience with the ACS. As an undergraduate I was

active in my student chapter of ACS; as a graduate student I often attended ACS National Meetings and symposia. Since I have moved back to New York City I have been President of the Younger Chemists Committee, Director-at-Large for the chapter, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Brooklyn subsection. In the past five years I have been actively involved in the New York chapter – for example I helped organize a Brooklyn Frontiers lecture in 2010, a successful research symposium in 2011, and webinar/interactive seminars on food chemistry and chemistry careers in the past two years. I would like to continue to participate in similar activities, as well as strengthen ties to our surrounding chemical communities. For example, I have been in contact with the North Jersey Section of ACS to hold a joint mixer at the end of March. Once again, I would like to thank the New York chapter of ACS for this opportunity, and I look forward to continuing my activities within this wonderful and vibrant section.

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CANDIDATES FOR CHAIR-ELECT FOR 2015 ALISON G. HYSLOP: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania; B.A. Macalester College. PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Chair, Department of Chemistry, St. John's University. REGIONAL ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Board of Directors 2007, 2011-date; Director-at-Large 2007; Chair Education Committee 2011-date; Alternate Councilor 2013-date; Co-Chair, Student Affiliate Committee (URS) 2005-2010. LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION: Executive Board 2005-2006. NATIONAL ACS: Member since 1992; Admissions Committee Member 2003-2008; Participant, ACS research symposia; Contributor and Reviewer, ACS journals; ACS Exams Institute: General Chemistry Exam Committee Member 2012 - present. RUBEN M. SAVIZKY: Brooklyn Subsection. EDUCATION: B.E. The Cooper Union; M. S., Ph.D. Yale University. PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor, The Cooper Union. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Chair, Younger Chemists Topical Discussion Group 2012-date; Board of Directors 2009-date. BROOKLYN SUBSECTION: Board of Directors 2009-date. NATIONAL ACS: Member; Participant, ACS research symposia; Contributor, ACS Journals. .

CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY FOR 2015-2016

(2 YEAR TERM OF OFFICE)

JOSEPH M. SERAFIN: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. Columbia University; M.S. Columbia University, M. Phil. Columbia University. PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. John's University. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Secretary 2013-date; Co-Chair, Student Activities 2011-date. MOBILE ALABAMA SECTION: Chair; Secretary. NATIONAL ACS: Member.

CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE FOR 2015 (1 YEAR TERM OF OFFICE) VOTE FOR THREE

DANIEL AMARANTE: Westchester Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. Stony Brook University, Chemistry; B.S. St. Johnʼs University. PRESENT POSITION: College of Mount Saint Vincent, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Director–at–Large 2014; Board of Directors 2014; Co–advisor, College of Mount Saint Vincent ACS Chapter 2011-date; Judge, Chemagination 2012 – 13. NATIONAL ACS: Member (Inorganic Division).

PING Y. FURLAN: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral, Bell Communications Research, Materials Chemistry; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Chemistry; M.S. University of Connecticut, Chemistry; B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, Applied Chemistry PRESENT POSITION: United States Merchant Marine Academy. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: National Chemistry Week Project Leader 2013-date; National Chemistry Week Executive Committee Member 2012; Chemists Celebrate Earth Day – Great Neck Library Hands-on Project Director 2012-date; ACS Committee on the History of New York 2014; ERIE SECTION: National Chemistry Week – Erie Millcreek Mall Chemistry Show Director 2002-2009: ACS National ChemLuminary Award-2007, ACS National ChemLuminary Award Finalist-2008, 2009; Science Café Organizer 2008-10; Nanotechnology Outreach Program Director 2007; ACS Erie Section Annual

Report Committee 2002-10; ACS Erie Section Chemistry Olympiad Review Committee 1998-2010; ACS Erie Section NCW Programming Committee 2000-09; Salute to Excellence Award 2007; Member of the Year Award 2004 . NATIONAL ACS ACTIVITIES: Chair of the Undergraduate Program at the 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007; Manuscript Contributor and Reviewer for ACS Journals (2002-present); Advisor of a nationally award winning ACS student chapter: Outstanding Award 2001-05, 2007-10, Commendable Award 2006, Honorable Mention Award 2000; ACS Committee on Undergraduate Educationʼs Task Force, 2004-07, ACS Undergraduate Programming at Regional Meetings Review Committee 2004-10; ACS Student Leadership Award Selection Committee 2008-10, ACS Undergraduate Program Peer Review Panel 2007; ACS “In Chemistry” Advisory Board 2007; ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Grant Review Committee 2004-10, ACS Student Affiliate Chapter Annual Report Review Committee, 2002-10.

ALFREDO MELLACE: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral, Herman F. Mark Institute Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY; Ph.D, Seton Hall University, Physical and Synthetic Organic Chemistry; M.S. Seton Hall University, Chemistry; B.S. Pace University, Chemistry. PRESENT POSITION: Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Organic Chemistry, Nassau Community College – SUNY; SUNY Chancellorʼs Award Nominee for Scholarship and Creativity. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Board of Directors 2012-13. LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION: Chair 2012-13. NATIONAL ACS: Member.

JUN H. SHIN: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral fellow, Columbia University; Ph.D. Columbia University. PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York; Council member of KSEA (Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association) New York Metro Chapter; Science chair of KMSO (KSEA Math and Science Olympiad). ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Board of Directors 2009. LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION: Chair 2009; Chair-Elect 2008. NATIONAL ACS: Member of ACS since 1997; Contributor and Reviewer of ACS Journals.

JUSTYNA WIDERA: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of Warsaw, Poland; M.Sc. University of Lodz, Poland PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Member of the Student Activities Committee of the NY ACS since 2007 and organizer of the Undergraduate Research Symposium. NATIONAL ACS ACTIVITIES: Participant, ACS research symposia; Contributor and Reviewer, ACS Journals, participant of the National Chemistry Week annual events in NY Hall of Science.

CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK SECTION COUNCILOR

(3 YEAR TERM OF OFFICE 2015 - 2017) VOTE FOR THREE

RICHARD D. CASSETTA: Westchester Subsection. EDUCATION: M.S. St. Johnʼs University 1961; B.S. Manhattan College 1959. PRESENT POSTION: Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York. NEW YORK SECTION ACS ACTIVITIES: Chair 1984; Chair-elect and Program Chair 1983; Outstanding Service Award 1989; Outstanding Service Award Committee 1989-92, Chair 1992; Long Range Planning Committee Chair 1986-2008, member 1981-date; Councilor 2011-date, 1994-96, 1990-92, 1987-89, 1983-85; Alternate Councilor 1997, 1993,1996-2001, 2004-06, 2008-2010; Director-at-Large 1976-77; Program Chair, Metrochem 1985; Educational Activities Chair 1981-2; Membership Committee 1977-80; Student Affiliate Committee Chair 1979-80, Member 1976-date; Chemical Education Committee 1975-88, Chair 1980-81: Salute to Excellence Award 2007. WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES: Chair 1972,1982. MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEETING (MARM) POSITIONS: MARM ʼ93

& MARM ʼ97 Planning Committees; MARM Representative 1988-date. NATIONAL ACS: Member. Steering Committee for 202nd ACS National Meeting, NYC 1990-91. New York Section Councilor.

RONALD P. DʼAMELIA: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. Adelphi University 1978; M.S. Adelphi University 1967; B.S. City College of New York, CUNY 1965. PRESENT POSITION: Retired in July 2003 as a Sr. Principal Scientist, Polymer Research, Corporate Technology, R&D, Nabisco Foods Group; Currently Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University, Department of Chemistry; also Faculty Advisor for the ACS Student Members chapter of Hofstra University; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Nassau Community College. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Member Student Activities – URS committee 2012-14; Member of the Chemistry Olympiad committee 2010-14; National Chemistry Week (NCW) and Chemist Celebrate Earth Day (CCED); Coordinator to the National ACS Committee of Community Activities (CCA) 2009-14, Chairperson of the MARM 2008 Career Services Committee, Organizer of MARM 08 Leadership Development Workshop and the Career &

Resume Review Workshop; Member of the MARM 2008 Executive Committee; Outstanding Service Award for 1998; Councilor, 2009-14, 2002-07, 1993-98, and 1989-91; Alternate Councilor 2008, 1999-2002, 1991-93 and 1985-88; Chairperson of Councilor Coordinating Committee 1998-2014; Chairperson of the Outstanding Service Award Committee 2002; Member of the Outstanding Service Award Committee 1999-2002; Finance Chairperson for MARM 1997- Organizing Committee 1996-98; Chairperson, Congressional Science Councilors Committee 1992-96; NY State and Local Government Program Coordinator 1994; Member, Audit Committee 1994-2014; Bylaws Committee 1997-2000; Industrial Relations Committee 1996-99; Finance Chairperson for MARM 1993 Organizing Committee; Long Range Planning Committee 1991-2014; EAS Delegate 1989-99; Publication Chair, 202nd National ACS Steering Committee 1990-91; General Interest Committee, National NYC-ACS Meetin, 1986; NYS Fund Raising Committee 1986; “NYS-CHEM” 1984 Committee; Membership Committee 1980-81; Co-author of N.Y. Section Pamphlet on “Reasons for Being an ACS Member”. LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION: Board of Directors, 1985-92; Chairperson 1984; Chair-Elect 1983; Chair, Program Committee 1983; Chair, Membership Committee 1980-81. NATIONAL ACS: Team Leader/editor for NCW 2014 Celebrating Chemistry – “The Sweet Side of Chemistry – Candy” 2012-14. Member of the National ACS Fellows Selection Committee 2012-14. Received the ACS Fellows Award 2011; Member of the IYC 3rd quarter Team on Materials; wrote article

on Plastics, Bio-plastics and Recycling for the Web edition of Celebrating Chemistry; Member of the Committee of Community Activities (CCA) and its subcommittee on Program Development & Promotion (PDP) 2009-2014; Task Force Leader for CEPA Operations and Functions Manual 2007-08; Member, ACS Council Standing Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) 2003-08; Chair of the CEPA Standard Operational Task Force; Member, CEPA subcommittee on Employment Services 2007; Member, CEPA subcommittee on Professional Programs 2003-06. Member, ACS Council Standing Committee on Meetings and Exposition, 1993-1998 and 1990-1991; Chair of M&E Subcommittee on Expositions 1996-98; Member of M&E Subcommittee on Site Selection 1996-98; Member, Regional Meetings and Exposition Subcommittees of M&E, 1994-95 and 1990-91; NY Section Representative on State and Local Government (SLGA) Affairs Program Committee 1994; Member, ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry; Co-chairman of “Food Polymer” Symposium at the 27th MARM and 18th NERM; Member, ACS Division of Chemical Education; Affiliate Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Attended every National ACS Meeting since 1993.

JEAN D. DELFINER: Westchester Subsection. EDUCATION: B.S. CUNY; M.A. CUNY; M.S., Vanderbilt University. POSITIONS HELD: Science Associate, New York City Department of Education; Adjunct Professor, Seton School, Iona College; ChemSource Instructor, The College of New Rochelle; Chemistry Teacher and Science Specialist, The New York City Board of Education; Chemistry Instructor, Peabody College for Teachers; Science Instructor, Meharry Medical School; Abstracting Service Coordinator, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Developmental Research Chemist, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories; Analytical Chemist, Essential Oils, Inc. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Board of Directors, 1990–date; Director-at-Large 1996; Councilor 1997-2010; Alternate Councilor 2011-date; History of the New York Section Committee member 2014; Founder and Co-chair, High School Teachers Topical Group (HSTTG); Chair of the Columbia

University Scientific Literacy Group in collaboration with the HSTTG; Education Committee member; K-12 School Science Safety Committee Chair; CHAS Symposium, coordinator and presenter for pre-college science safety education; Nichols High School Teachers Jury Co-chair; Outstanding Service Award Jury, 2003-06 and Co-chair for 2007; Co-chair Chemical Education Committee for 31st MARM; HSTTG presenter and award recipient at CTCNY, NYSUT, SCONYC, UFT conferences; Metrowomen Chemists Committee member; National Chemistry Week Committee member; Chemagination co-chair 2003; Polymer Ambassador for K-12 science for NY Award 1996-99; 31st MARM Committee Chair Service Award 1997; HSTTG Co-chair Award 2002; Nichols Teachers Jury Co-chair Award 2002; New York Section Outstanding Service Award 2003; New York Section Appreciation Award 2004; A Salute to Excellence Award 2005 and 2009; NY Section Science Cafe assistant to NY Section Chair Liddell. WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY, (WCS): Co-chair 2003-08; Chair 1997; Director since 1990; WCS rep to the Hudson Council of Technical Societies; Westchester Chemical Society Service Award, Chair, 1997. NATIONAL ACS: ACS Fellows Award in 2011; Member of the following committees, divisions and taskforce: ACS Marm Committee (past and present); Executive Board of the Division of Professional Relations; Chemical Safety Committee; Chemists With Disabilities Committee, Chemical Health and Safety Division; Chemical Education Division; Sigma Xi; Membership Committee of DivChed; Environmental Chemistry Division; Agriculture and Food Chemistry Division; Agrochemicals Division; Professional Relations Division; Polymer Chemistry Division; Division of Polymeric Materials; PolyEd Committee; 2001 Presidential Task Force for K-12 Science Education; HS Teacher Day Committee of the 226th ACS National Meeting in NY; Polymer Ambassador for K-12 Science for NY. ACS symposia organizer for: CHAS Symposium NY meeting; 13th and 14th Biennial Conferences on pre-college Chemical Education Pre-college Symposium at the 1991 National ACS Meeting; the 1992 National ACS meeting; and the 1992 International Conference on Chemical Education, pre-college, Bangkok. Presenter of the following ACS programs at a variety of meetings: ChemSource , Polymer Ambassador and Science Safety Education at the Division of Chemical Education Symposia at National ACS meetings; Biennial Conferences; ChemEd Conferences 1987-97; National Association of Science Teachers

Conferences; Science Teachers Association of NY State Conferences; Rockefeller University Teacher Outreach Program. .

BARBARA HILLERY: Long Island Subsection. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University; Ph.D. American University; B.A. University of Virginia. PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Chemistry and Dean of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York, College at Old Westbury. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Chair 2009; CCED Coordinator 2011; Co-chair Undergraduate Research Symposium 2010-12; Chemagination Committee 2011, 2014; Director-at-Large 2007-09; Executive Board 2007-2010, 2012-date; Finance Committee 2007-2010; Environmental Committee Chair 2003-09; Nichols Award Jury 2009-12; Outstanding Service Award Committee 2011-15; Governing Board, Eastern Analytical Symposium 2003-date (EAS Short Courses Vice-Chair & Chair 2013-14; EAS Seminars Chair 2012; EAS Housing Vice-Chair and Chair 2010-11; EAS Registration Vice-Chair & Chair 2008-09; EAS Workshops Vice-Chair & Chair 2006-07; EAS Transportation Vice-Chair & Chair 2004-05); Organizing Committee:

MARM 2008. LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION: Chair 2000; Chair-Elect 1999; Executive Board 1999-2009; Environmental Committee 1998-2009; Analytical Committee 1998-2010; Organizing Committee, Annual Francis Sterrett Environmental Symposium 1999-2009; Co-Chair, LIACS First Annual Chem Challenge 2001. NATIONAL ACS: Councilor 2012-14; Local Sections Activities Committee 2013-date; Local Sections Assistance and Development Subcommittee 2013-date; Alternate Councilor 2006-08; Participant, ACS research symposia; Contributor and reviewer, ACS journals.

ROLANDE R. HODEL: Westchester Subsection. EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the City University of New York, (CUNY) Queens College; M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Kansas, Lawrence KS. PRESENT POSITION: Founder and president of AIDSfreeAFRICA, non-profit organization with the mission to empower people in Africa to build pharmaceutical manufacturing infrastructure in Africa. Adjunct Professor at Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY. Past Positions: Pharmaceutical industry and BASF Germany. As COUNCILOR I will focus on international relationships, bringing opportunities for ACS scholars and students to collaborate with Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa for research, conferences, and mutual visits. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Director-at-large 2003, 2010; WESTCHESTER SUBSECTION: Chair 2010-date; Treasurer 1999-2010; Board of Director 1995-99.

MARM: Symposium chair, Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) at Queensborough Community College in 2008, Topic HIV/AIDS research; Symposium chair, (Marm) at Pace University 1997, topic Nanocrystal Technology. NATIONAL ACS: Committee on International Activities, Subchapter: Africa; appointed member 2010-12. National ACS Tour Speaker 2007 to 2011. Awards: US Astellas Foundation Humanitarian Award administered by the ACS $30,000; 2009 Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge, finalist. ACS Publication: Chemistry as a Second Language: Chemical Education in a Globalized Society, Chapter IX: Emerging Pharmaceutical Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Featured in ACS Publications: C&ENews Oct. 13, 2008 p 38, College to Career: Chemists in the Real World, and A Chemist on a Mission by www.ACS.org/undergrad.

HIROKO I. KARAN: Brooklyn Subsection; Metrowomen Chemists Topical Group. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral, New York University, Biophysics; Temple University Medical School, Biochemistry; Ph.D. Brown University, Organic Photochemistry; M.S. Wilkes University, Organic Chemistry; B. Pharmacy, Hoshi University, valedictorian. PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Chemistry, Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York. ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: ACS NY Section Chair, 2011, Chair-elect 2010; Councilor 2010-14, 2004-09, 2001-02; Alternate Councilor 1991-96; Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) Chair 2006-10, LRPC Member 1986–2012; Board Member 1985, 1987-90, 1994, 2001-02, 2004-date; Minority affairs Committee 2003-date; Academe-Industry Committee 1991-2000; Director-at-Large 1994; New York Section Secretary 1989-90; Outstanding Service Award

1992; Outstanding Service Award Committee member 1992-96, Chair 1996; Membership Committee Chair in NYC, Steering Committee 1991; Metrowomen Chemists Committee (MCC) 1987-date, MCC Coordinator 1989; Nichols Foundation High School Teacher Award Jury 1984-97, Chair 1987-88; Educational Activities Committee 1981-2009; Finance Committee 1983-date. BROOKLYN SUBSECTION: Chair 1985; Treasurer 1982-83; Board of Directors 1982-88, 1998- 2003. NATIONAL ACS: Senior Consultant of CMA 2014, Member of Committee on Minority Affairs (CMA) 2004-13, Committee Associate 2002-04; Chair of CMA Membership Subcommittee 2013; Member of CMA Communication subcommittee 2006-12; Member of CMA Awards subcommittee 2003-06; IUPAC Associate Member.

ROBERT P NOLAN: Analytical Topical Group. EDUCATION: Postdoctoral, Stony Wold-Herbert Fellow, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Pulmonary Disease; Ph.D. The City University of New York, Analytical Chemistry, 1986; B.A, Rutgers University, Chemistry 1978. PRESENT POSITION: President of the International Environmental Research Foundation in New York City. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Chair, Analytical Topical Group 2002-date; Member, Board of Directors, ACS, New York Section 2002-date; Chair, Public Affairs Committees Group 2005-date; Chair Fellows Committee 2010-date; Chair Public Relations 2006-date; Treasurer 2012 to date; Titular Member, Commission on Toxicology (VII.4), International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry 1997-2002; Fellow, International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry 2002-date.

GEORGE RODRIGUEZ: Chemical Marketing & Economics Topical Group. EDUCATION: B.S. Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, Peru; M.S. Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of Technology. Highest honors in both degrees. PRESENT POSITION: Director at Argeni LLC, a technology and business consultancy. ACS ACTIVITIES: NEW YORK SECTION: Board of Directors 2010-date; Co-Chair Public Affairs 2013-date; Member, Information Technology Committee 2013-date. One of four New York Section nominees to the “2013 Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society” for expanding the public outreach of the CM&E group. The New York Section nominee for “2014 ACS

Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year.” CHEMICAL MARKETING AND ECONOMICS TOPICAL DISCUSSION GROUP: Chair of the Chemical Marketing & Economics (CM&E) Topical Group 2010-date; Manager of CM&Eʼs Website and LinkedIn network; Founder and organizer of the 2012 CM&E Leadership Awards, honoring outstanding figures in industry and finance related to the business of chemistry in celebration of the groupʼs 58th Anniversary; Co-organizer of CM&E Webcasts since 2010; Co-organizer of over 60 CM&E events; Speaker and Panel Moderator at CM&E events. NATIONAL ACS: Member since 2003. Speaker at the 15th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. Guest speaker at the Presidential Symposium on Career Advancement Opportunities, 2013 ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis. Guest at the 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Ceremony.