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ContentsNESACS Members named 2014 ACS Awardees_______________4Call for Abstracts ______________________________________412th Annual Undergraduate Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment.To be held at Bridgewater State University, December 7, 2013.

Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5Professor Melanie Cooper of Michigan State University to receive the 2013James Flack Norris Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching ofChemistry.Arno Heyn Book Prize to be awarded.To be held at Holiday Inn - Bunker Hill.

NESACS Wins Chemluminary Award________________________6By Morton Z. Hoffman

ACS Entrepreneurial Resources Center Showcase East ________7November 14, 2013 at Nova Biomedical Corporation, Waltham

Summary of Governance Actions/Reports ___________________8Councilor Talking Points from the 246th ACS National Meeting,Indianapolis, Indiana, September 8-12, 2013.

James Flack Norris ____________________________________12The Award and the Man

Cover: NESACS and SCHB (Small Chemical Business Division) receivingtheir ChemLuminary Award at the Ceremony on September 10, 2013. L to R:Mike Morello, DAC; Sharon Vercellotti, SCHB Councilor; Jennifer Maclach-lan*, SCHB PR Chair; Joseph Sabol, SCHB Program Chair; Stan Seelig, SCHB Chair; Mukund Chorghade*, SCHB Immediate Past Chair; MitchellBruce, LSAC Chair; Jack Driscoll* NESACS PR Chair; Tom Barton, 20113 ACS President-elect. See article on page 6 for more detail. (Photo by Morton Z. Hoffman). *NESACS Member

Editorial Deadlines: January 2014 Issue: November 15, 2013 February 2014 Issue: December 15, 2013

All Chairs of standingCommittees, the editor of THE NUCLEUS, and the Trustees of SectionFunds are members of theBoard of Directors. AnyCoun cilor of the American Chemical Soci-ety residing within the section area is an exofficio member of the Board of Directors.


Call forAbstracts!12th Annual UndergraduateSymposium on Sustainabilityand the EnvironmentSaturday, December 7, 20139:00 AM – 3:00 PMBridgewater State UniversityConant Science and Math CenterPlease join us at the only symposiumdedicated to undergraduate environ-mental research, and projects thataddress sustainability issues from acampus, regional, national, or globalperspective. Undergraduate researchposters (including completed, inprogress, and proposed research) in allenvironmental disciplines are wel-come. Abstract submission is open toall undergraduate students at http://www.bridgew.edu/Environmental.

Abstract submission deadline isWednesday, November 20. Pleaseemail questions to Ed Brush([email protected]) u

NESACSMembersNamed2014 ACSAwardeesThe following members of the North-eastern Section have been designatedas recipients of awards administeredby the American Chemical Society for2014. Vignettes of all the award recip-ients will appear in C&EN in early2014. Recipients will be honored at theAwards Ceremony on Tuesday, March18, 2014, in conjunction with the 247th

ACS National Meeting in Dallas.ACS Award for Creative Work in

Synthetic Organic Chemistry spon-sored by Aldrich Chemical Co. LLC,Amir H. Hoveyda, Boston College.

Arthur C. Cope Award sponsoredby the Arthur C. Cope Fund, Stuart L.Schreiber, Howard Hughes Medical

Institute, Harvard University, and theBroad Institute.

Priestley Medal sponsored byACS, Stephen J. Lippard, Massachu-setts Institute of Technology.

In addition, Matthew S. Platz,University of Hawaii, Hilo, willreceive the James Flack Norris Awardin Physical Organic Chemistry spon-sored by the ACS Northeastern Sec-tion.

Melanie Cooper, Michigan StateUniversity, the recipient of the 2013James Flack Norris Award for Out-standing Achievement in the Teachingof Chemistry from NESACS, willreceive the ACS Award for Achieve-ment in Research for the Teaching andLearning of Chemistry sponsored byPearson Education. u


Abstract:Chemistry, Life, the Universe andEverythingChemistry is a fascinating science, itplays a central role in scientific under-standing, and yet it has something ofan image problem. General Chemistryis the university course where manystudents begin – and end – their col-lege level chemistry education. It iswhere many teachers of physical sci-ence and chemistry learn most of theirrelevant chemistry, and as such is thecourse with the greatest impact on thepublic perception, knowledge andunderstanding of chemical principles. However, the structure of the tradi-tional general chemistry course doesnot appear to be effective for promot-

Biography

Melanie Cooper received her B.S.,M.S. and Ph.D. from the University ofManchester, England.

In January 2013 she moved toMichigan State University as the Lap-pan-Phillips Professor of Science Edu-cation and Professor of Chemistry,from her previous position as AlumniDistinguished Professor of Chemistryat Clemson University.

Her appointment at Clemson wasground-breaking, not only at Clemsonbut nationally, in that it was one of thefirst tenure track appointments inchemistry education in a chemistrydepartment. Her Discipline-Based

Monthly MeetingThe 935th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the AmericanChemical SocietyPresentation of the James Flack Norris Award forOutstanding Achievement in the Teaching of ChemistryThursday, November 14, 2013Holiday Inn - Bunker Hill, 30 Washington Street, Somerville, MA 02143 (800)- 972-3381

4:30 pm Board Meeting

5:30 pm Social Hour

6:15 pm Dinner

7:30 pm Award Meeting, Liming Shao, NESACS Chair, PresidingPresentation of Arno Heyn Memorial Book Prize

Mary Mahaney, Chair, NESACS Board of PublicationsReflections on James Flack Norris

Ken Mattes, NESACS ArchivistIntroduction of Norris Award Recipient

Marcy Towns, Purdue UniversityPresentation of Norris Award

Mary Jane Shultz, Chair, Norris Award CommitteeNorris Award Address:

Chemistry, Life, the Universe and EverythingProfessor Melanie Cooper, Department of Chemistry,Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

Dinner reservations should be made no later than noon, Wednesday, November6. Reservations are to be made using PayPal services: http://acssymposium.com/paypal.html. Select pay with credit or debit card option and follow theadditional instructions on the page. Members, $30; Non-members, $35;Retirees, $20; Students, $10. Reservations for new members and for additionalinformation, contact the secretary Anna Singer at (781)272-1966 between 9amand 6pm or e-mail at [email protected]. Reservations not cancelled at least24 hours in advance must be paid.THE PUBLIC IS INVITEDDirections to Holiday Inn-Bunker Hill:http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/somerville/bossv/hoteldetailBy Auto: From I-93 North take exit 28, Charlestown/Somerville. Stay in leftlane on ramp. Turn left onto Washington Street. Hotel is 3 blocks ahead.By Train: From North Station, below the TD Garden Arena. Distance: 1.0Mile EAST to Hotel. Complimentary Shuttle Available.By MBTA: Sullivan Station-Orange Line. Distance: 0.2 Mile EAST to Hotel.Complimentary Shuttle AvailableTurn left from hotel parking lot. Immediate right onto Washington Street. 2blocks to Sullivan Square Subway Station on left.Complimentary Local Area Shuttle: Radius 3.0 MI. ComplimentaryParking

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The award for an Outstanding Collabo-ration Between a Local Section and aDivision during 2012 was presented toNESACS and the Division of SmallChemical Businesses (SCHB) at theChemLuminary Ceremony on Septem-ber 10, 2013, at the ACS NationalMeeting in Indianapolis. The award,which is given by the Committee onLocal Section Activities (LSAC) andthe Committee on Divisional Activities(DAC), recognizes “outstanding col-laboration between an ACS local sec-tion and a division.”

The specific event that was recog-nized was the small chemical businesssymposium held on October 11, 2012,at Nova Biomedical Corp. in Walthamprior to the NESACS Monthly Meet-ing. According to Jennifer Maclachlan(SCHB Public Relations Chair), “Anumber of startup stories were pre-sented, including programs involving

SBA and conventional lending, theACS Program for Entrepreneurs,opportunities from the MassachusettsSmall Business Development Center,and dilutive and non-dilutive equityfunding.” The symposium wasdescribed in detail in the December2012 Nucleus.

Jack Driscoll (NESACS PublicRelations Chair) and MukundChorghade (SCHB Immediate PastChair) joined Maclachlan in acceptingthe award on behalf of NESACS andSCHB in the presence of Mike Morello(DAC), Sharon Vercellotti (SCHBCouncilor), Joseph Sabol (SCHB Pro-gram Chair), Stan Seelig (SCHBChair), Mitchell Bruce (LSAC Chair),and Tom Barton (2013 ACS Chair-Elect).

The Northeastern Section was alsoa finalist in four other award categoriesfor its activities based on self-nomina-

tions in its annual report for 2012,which was generated by Ruth Tanner,NESACS Chair that year: OutstandingContinuing Public Relations Programof a Local Section (Committee on Pub-lic Relations and Communications),Outstanding High School Student Pro-gram (Society Committee on Educa-tion), Local Section Partnership Award(LSAC), and Outstanding Performanceby a Local Section in the Very LargeCategory with more than 3,200 mem-bers (LSAC). The winners in thosecategories were the Georgia, NewYork, Indiana, and New York LocalSections, respectively.

The NESACS Continuing PublicRelations Program nominationincluded new social media communi-cations, press releases, Science Cafés,and public outreach events. The nomi-nation for the High School StudentProgram cited the High School ScienceSeries event at the Museum of ScienceBoston during National ChemistryWeek, the annual “Connections toChemistry” workshop event for highschool teachers, and the ChemistryOlympiad activities. The LSAC/DAC

NESACS WinsChemLuminary AwardBy Morton Z. Hoffman



In cooperation with THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

(NESACS), ACS DIVISION OF SMALL CHEMICAL BUSINESSES, and NOVA BIOMEDICAL

CORPORATION, YOU are cordially invited to participate in a full-day program of businessplan presentations, networking, refreshments, and discussions at the

ACS ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES CENTER SHOWCASE EASTTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013Nova Biomedical Corporation

200 Prospect Street, Waltham MA, 02254-9141

ENTREPRENEURS: ACS is organizing this one-day event to help you introduce your chemistry-basedtechnologies or product opportunities to potential investors or partners. During this event, twenty (20) slotswill be available for 15-minute investment or partnering pitches. You can apply to present by completingthis “Investor Readiness Questionnaire” at: Showcase East Presenter Application. Applications must bereceived by October 2, 2013. Applications are competitively scored for investor or partner readiness.

INTERESTED INVESTORS OR PARTNERS: you can participate live or online. You will receive an ACS ERCShowcase East Presenter Book containing executive summaries and presenter information before the event.Presentations are likely to offer therapeutic, diagnostic, greentech, and renewable energy opportunities, toname a few. If interested, please contact Ken Polk directly at [email protected] and indicate your preference forlive or online participation by October 31, 2013. Credentials to participate will be provided to you.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMDay (By Invitation Only)

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Business Plan Presentations

Evening (Free & Open to the Public)

5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. ACS/NESACS Reception & Networking (refreshments provided by ACS)

6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Announcement of ACS Best-Pitch Award & Presentation by Award Winner;Entrepreneur Panel Discussion

7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Networking Continued

Please register at: http://acsercshowcaseeast.eventbrite.com/

The American Chemical Society’s Entrepreneurial Resources Center is part of the Society’s Entrepreneurial Initiative – a 2-year pilot member program – with the mission of leveraging the Society’s information resources, professional relationships,member technical expertise, and connections with sources of funding and larger chemical innovators toward the com-mercialization of promising chemical technologies and the growth of U.S.-based chemistry jobs.

EARLY-STAGE CHEMICAL START-UPS, INVESTORS, & PARTNERS


ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL Election Results:

The Committee on Nominationsand Elections presented to the Councilthe following slate of candidates formembership on the Committee onCommittees beginning in 2014:Mitchell R. M. Bruce, Janet L. Bryant,Dee Ann Casteel, Amber S. Hinkle,Wayne E. Jones, Jr., V. MichaelMautino, Jason E. Ritchie, Sharon P.Shoemaker, Russell W. Johnson, andRalph A. Wheeler. By electronic ballot,the Council elected Janet L. Bryant,Dee Ann Casteel, Amber S. Hinkle,Wayne E. Jones, Jr., and V. MichaelMautino for the 2014-2016 term. The Committee on Nominations andElections presented to the Council thefollowing slate of candidates for mem-bership on the Council Policy Com-mittee beginning in 2014: Harmon B.Abrahamson, Arindam Bose, Judith H.Cohen, Alan M. Ehrlich, Martha G.Hollomon, Paul J. Smith, Ellen B.Stechel, and Angela K. Wilson. Byelectronic ballot, the Council electedHarmon B. Abrahamson, Judith H.Cohen, Alan M. Ehrlich, and Angela K.Wilson for the 2014-2016 term.

The Council Policy Committeepresented to the Council the followingslate of candidates for membership onthe Committee on Nominations andElections beginning in 2014: Lisa M.Balbes, Jeannette E. Brown, Martha L.Casey, Dwight W. Chasar, D. RichardCobb, Catherine E. Costello, LissaDulany, Kevin J. Edgar, Paul W.Jagodzinski, and Robert A. Pribush.By electronic ballot, the Councilelected Lisa M. Balbes, Jeannette E.Brown, Martha L. Casey, D. Richard

Cobb, and Lissa Dulany for the 2014-2016 term. Candidates for President-Elect andBoard of Directors: The candidates for the fall 2013 ACSnational election were announced asfollows:

Candidates for President-Elect,2014 • Dr. G. Bryan Balazs, Associate Pro-

gram Leader, Lawrence LivermoreNational Lab, Livermore, CA

• Dr. Charles E. Kolb, Jr., Presidentand CEO, Aerodyne Research Inc.,Billerica, MA

• Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt, SectionHead R&D, The Procter & GambleCompany, Cincinnati, OH

Candidates for Directors-at-Large,2014-2016 (two will be elected)• Dr. Susan B. Butts, Independent

Consultant, Susan Butts Consulting,Midland, MI

• Dr. Thom H. Dunning, Jr., Director,National Center for SupercomputingApplications and Professor, Distin-guished Chair for Research, Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

• Dr. Dorothy J. Phillips, Retired,Waters Corporation, Milford, MA

• Dr. Kathleen M. Schulz, President,Business Results, Inc., Albuquerque,NM

Candidates for District II Director,2014-2016• Dr. George M. Bodner, Arthur Kelly

Distinguished Professor of Chem-istry Education and Engineering,Purdue University, West Lafayette,IN

• Dr. Alan A. Hazari, Director ofChemistry Labs and Lecturer, Uni-versity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Candidates for District IV Director,2014-2016• Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, Chem-

istry and Biochemistry, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

• Dr. Larry K. Krannich, ProfessorEmeritus of Chemistry, University ofAlabama, Birmingham, AL

Committee Reviews: As part of a regular committee per-formance review, the Council voted tocontinue the joint Board-Council Com-mittee on International Activities andthe Council Other Committee onNomenclature, Terminology and Sym-bols. Continuation of the Committeeon International Activities also requiresBoard of Directors concurrence. Committee Charters Approved:The Council voted to approve amend-ments to the charters of the committeeson International Activities and onNomenclature, Terminology and Sym-bols.Committee Reports (Highlights):Society Committee on EducationSOCED recognized the achievementthat is present in the Next GenerationScience Standards, including theirbasis in research on teaching and learn-ing, their formulation as performancestandards, and their basis in the NRCframework and its dimensions of Sci-ence and Engineering Practices, Disci-plinary Core Ideas, and Cross CuttingConcepts. SOCED supported the Stan-dards as a document that is broadlyapplicable as a basis for K-12 science

SUMMARY OF GOVERNANCE ACTIONS and REPORTS

American Chemical Society

246th ACS National Meeting

Indianapolis, Indiana

September 8-12, 2013

instruction and called upon the Societyto develop innovative programming tosupport the implementation of theStandards.Standing Committee on Economicand Professional Affairs (CEPA)Committee on Economic and Profes-sional Affairs reported that employ-ment is up and unemployment is downfor ACS chemists. The completereview of the Comprehensive SalarySurvey will appear in the September23 issue of C&EN.Project SEEDThe Committee on Project SEED needsmentors in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecti-cut, Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada,New Mexico, North Dakota, RhodeIsland, South Dakota, Utah, Washing-ton, and Wyoming. Contact CeciliaHernandez ([email protected]) formore information.Realignment of Electoral Districts:ACS Bylaws require that the six elec-toral districts – from which six direc-tors are elected to the ACS Board ofDirectors – be balanced in their totalmember populations. The Council

voted to approve a proposal by theCommittee on Nominations and Elec-tions to realign these districts. Therealignment meets the specified criteriafor redistricting as required by BylawV, Section 4a and brings all six dis-tricts within permissible populationrange. This change takes place in 2014and does not affect the 2013 nationalACS elections. Councilors and othersmay visit the N&E website to look atthe actual proposal and its impact.Meeting Registration Report: As of the morning of September 11,2013, the ACS fall national meetinghad attracted 10,840 registrants,including 6,630 regular attendees and2,584 students. Local Sections:The Council voted, on the recommen-dation of the Committee on Local Sec-tion Activities (LSAC), to approve arequest from the Syracuse Local Sec-tion to change its name to the CentralNew York Local Section. Council alsoapproved a recommendation fromLSAC that the Monmouth CountyLocal Section (in New Jersey) be dis-solved, effective January 1, 2014, due

to a decline in activity over the lastseveral years. The North Jersey LocalSection has contacted LSAC and willsubmit a petition in 2014 to annex theMonmouth County territory.Divisions:After much debate, a proposed namechange for the Division of Colloid andSurface Chemistry to the Division ofColloids, Surfaces, and Nanomaterialswas defeated by the Council in a closevote.Special Discussion Item: A special discussion item was put onthe Council agenda for this meeting.ACS President Marinda Wu presentedand moderated a discussion on “Whatcan we – as the Society and as individ-ual citizens – do to help create jobs ordemand for chemists?” She sharedfive recommendations from the presi-dential task force “Vision 2025: Help-ing ACS Members to Thrive in theGlobal Chemistry Enterprise” andwhat they might imply for our effortsto help create jobs: discover and shareinformation about the skills and com-petencies that a wide range of employ-




ers will need; continue to expandresources which help our members toposition themselves for successfulcareers in the global chemistry enter-prise; enable entrepreneurs to createand strengthen their startups that hirechemistry professionals; advocate forpolicies that improve the business cli-mate and promote the creation ofchemistry jobs; and work with otherstakeholders to understand and influ-ence the supply and demand ofchemists and jobs. Following the pres-entation, numerous Councilorsengaged in a discussion of this focusedtopic on possibilities to encourage jobscreation and offered several sugges-tions.

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS At this meeting, the ACS Board ofDirectors considered a number of keystrategic issues and responded withseveral actions. The Board’s Committees and Work-ing Groups:The Board of Directors received re -

ports from its committees on Planning,Executive Compensation, Grants andAwards (G&A), Budget and Finance(B&F) and the working group on Soci-ety Program Portfolio Management.

The Board held a lengthy strategicissue discussion on the topic “Connect-ing Chemists with Each Other.” It con-sidered what the role of ACS should bein helping chemists develop relation-ships with other chemists and thestrategies that enable those relation-ships; how these strategies encourageand support younger and inter nationalmembers; and how these strategiesdevelop relationships to leverage the

world renowned chemists/innovatorsthat comprise our membership.

On the recommendation of theCommittee on Grants and Awards, theBoard voted to approve Society nomi-nations for the National ScienceBoard’s Public Service Award and theNational Science Foundation’s (NSF)Alan T. Waterman Award. TheNational Science Board’s Public Serv-ice Award honors individuals andgroups that have made substantial con-tributions toward increasing publicunderstanding of science and engineer-ing in the US. The Alan T. WatermanAward recognizes an outstandingyoung researcher in any field of sci-ence or engineering supported by theNSF.

The working group on SocietyProgram Portfolio Managementbriefed the Board on its activities. Theworking group is charged with deliver-ing a process for portfolio managementof Society programs in the divisions ofMembership and Scientific Advance-ment, Education, and the Office of theSecretary and General Counsel (Officeof Public Affairs) and pilot programs.

The Board received a briefing andapproved a recommendation from itsCommittee on Executive Compensa-tion. The compensation of the Soci-ety’s executive staff receives regularreview from the Board.

On the recommendation of theCommittee on Budget and Finance(B&F), the Board voted to approve anadvance member registration fee of$380 for national meetings held in2014. The Board also voted to reau-thorize funding in next year’s proposedbudget for the ACS International Cen-ter, and the ACS Entrepreneurial Initia-tive, and to authorize funding for anew initiative, the National Associa-tion of Chemistry Teachers (NACT).This association will be an ACS pro-gram to provide teachers a professionalhome. Through NACT they will haveaccess to specialized resources and thebroader ACS community.

The Board confirmed the recom-mendation of the ACS ExecutiveDirector/CEO of the new President ofChemical Abstracts Service (CAS).

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New MembersInvitation to attend a meetingYou are cordially invited to attend oneof our upcoming Section meetings as aguest of the Section at the social hourand dinner preceding the meeting.

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The James Flack Norris Award forOutstanding Achievement in theTeaching of Chemistry pays tribute tooutstanding contributions to the fieldof chemical education and in so doinghonors the memory of a distinguishedteacher of chemistry: James FlackNorris.

The Award: The Norris Award isone of the oldest national awards of theAmerican Chemical Society and is pre-sented annually by the NortheasternSection. The recipient is selected froman international list of nominees whohave served with special distinction asteachers of chemistry at any level andwhose efforts have had a wide-rangingeffect on chemical education. Theaward has been given for a wide vari-ety of achievements: for outstandinglyeffective textbooks, lecture demonstra-tions, or laboratory experiments, forediting the Journal of Chemical Educa-tion, for developing the Chemical Edu-cational Material Study Project, or fornew ways to teach laboratory coursesin chemistry. Always, and this is of theutmost importance, the specificachievement must be coupled withdedicated teaching of chemistry at thegraduate, undergraduate, or highschool level. The award consists of acitation and an honorarium.

The Man: James Norris was bornin 1871 in Baltimore. He was the fifthof nine children and attended schoolsin that city and in Washington, D.C.His collegiate career started at JohnsHopkins University, from which hegraduated with an A.B. degree, PhiBeta Kappa, in 1892. He was stronglyattracted by the great Ira Remsen andconsequently decided to carry out hisgraduate studies at Johns Hopkinswhere he investigated complex com-pounds of selenium and tellurium. In1895 he obtained his Ph.D. After grad-uation, Professor Norris served in theChemistry Department of M.I.T. In1904 he then moved to the newlyfounded Simmons College to becomeits first Professor of Chemistry and to

head its School of Science. Heremained at Simmons until 1915except for 1910-11 when, feeling theneed for more physical chemistry, hespent a sabbatical with Fritz Haber atKarlsruhe. After one year at VanderbiltUniversity, Norris returned to M.I.T.where he remained for the next 24years as an enthusiastic and successfulteacher of chemistry. On February 4,1902 he was married in Washington,D.C. to Anne Bent Chamberlin, daugh-ter of an Army Captain. They had nochildren. Professor Norris died inCambridge, Massachusetts on August4, 1940.

In 1916 Norris was a member ofthe Naval Consulting Board and duringWorld War I he served as a Lt. Colonelin the Chemical Warfare Service.After the war, he served for ten yearsas vice chairman and chairman of theDivision of Chemistry and ChemicalTechnology of the National ResearchCouncil.

Although serious when the occa-sion called for it, the debonair Norriswas known as “Sunny Jim” to a host offriends who found him a jovial com-panion.

His activities in the ACS weremany: Chairman of the NortheasternSection in 1904 and President of theNational Society in 1925 and 1926.As President of the Society, he didmuch to improve and clarify thefinances of the society. He was alsoactive in the National Research Coun-cil and in IUPAC, serving as vice pres-ident of the latter from 1925-28. Hewas an honorary member of theRumanian Chemical Society and of theRoyal Institute of Chemistry in GreatBritain. In 1937, he received the goldmedal of the American Institute ofChemists for “outstanding service as ateacher and as an investigator.” Norriswas one of the first chemists to studythe structure-reactivity relationship oforganic compounds on a systematicbasis. Between 1912 and 1922 heauthored four influential textbooks in

inorganic and organic chemistry. Theincome from those texts, at least inpart, formed the foundation of thebequest from Mrs. Norris to the North-eastern Section in 1948. The purposeof this bequest, to quote the will ofMrs. Norris, is “to keep green thememory of James Flack Norris.”

The Norris Fund has grown overthe years with judicious managementby the Trustees of the NortheasternSection. From its income the Sectionsponsors two James Flack NorrisAwards: the James Flack NorrisAward in Physical Organic Chemistry,administered by the National ACS, andthe James Flack Norris Award for Out-standing Achievement in the Teachingof Chemistry. Tonight’s recipient joinsa distinguished group of predecessors.

*Taken from the biographicalmemoir of James Flack Norris by JohnD. Roberts and from the biography ofJames Flack Norris given by JosephBornstein at the presentation of theJames Flack Norris Award for Out-standing Achievement in the Teachingof Chemistry. u

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Education Research has focused onimproving teaching and learning inlarge enrollment, introductory chem-istry courses, including general andorganic chemistry.

She has investigated how studentslearn to construct and use representa-tions, problem solving, conceptualunderstanding, and development ofpractices such as argumentation andmeta-cognition, and has collaboratedwith researchers in chemistry educa-tion research and other fields - frommolecular biology, to the cognitive sci-ences and computer science. She was amember of the inaugural class ofAmerican Chemical Society Fellowsand is a Fellow of the AAAS. She is apast chair of the ACS Division ofChemical Education, and the WesternCarolinas Local Section. She is amember of the Leadership team for theNext Generation Science Standards(NGSS), and the NRC Board on Sci-ence Education (BOSE). She hasreceived a number of teaching awards,including the 2010-2011 the Societyfor College Science Teachers (SCST)Outstanding Undergraduate ScienceTeacher Award (OUSTA). u

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ing deep conceptual understanding oran interest and pleasure in learningchemistry. There have been numerouscalls for reform of chemistry educa-tion: white papers have been issued,committees convened, curricula devel-oped, and tests written, yet few are sat-isfied with the outcomes and littleseems to have changed. Is there hope?We believe so. This presentation willfocus on how and why an understand-ing of basic chemistry concepts isimportant for everyone, and how wemight change our approach to chem-istry education to achieve a deeperunderstanding and appreciation forchemistry. u

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He is Manuel (Manny) Guzman, mostrecently Executive Vice President ofLearning and Research Solutions ofCengage Learning. Mr. Guzman suc-ceeds Robert J, Massie, who is retiringafter leading CAS with great distinc-tion and success for 21 years and isretiring in March 2014. Mr. Guzmanwill begin September 30. Mr. Massiewill assist in the transition when hereturns from medical leave.The Executive Director/CEOReport: The Executive Director/CEO and herdirect reports updated the Board on thefollowing: highlights and high-levelrecommendations on the ACS globalpresence; and the activities of CAS(Chemical Abstracts Service) and theACS Publications Division. As a fol-low-up to the Publications report, theBoard voted to approve one journaleditor appointment and several editorre-appointments. Other Society Business:The Board also voted to hold theDecember 2015 Board of Directorsmeeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, in con-junction with the 2015 InternationalChemical Congress of Pacific BasinSocieties (Pacifichem). The ACS is thehost society for the 2015 Pacifichemmeeting, and co-location will allowBoard members to participate in thisvery successful Pacifichem meeting.

Finally, the Board received reportsfrom the Presidential Succession ontheir current and planned activities forthe remainder of 2013 and 2014.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe following is a list of URLs andemail addresses presented on slides atthe Council meeting. You will find theinformation noted on these sites help-ful.www.my.acs.orgShowcases stories and photos submit-ted by members describing what bestdefines their ACS membership experi-ence. If your story is selected, youreceive a T-shirt.www.acs.org/councilorsThe ACS Councilors Handbook sets

out reasonable lists of duties andexpectations of Councilors, their rolein governance, and information ongovernance organization and opera-tions.www.acs.org/getinvolvedACS offers many ways to get involvedat the local, regional, and national lev-els. There are opportunities for every-one, whether you are a student, juststarting your career, or a seasoned pro-fessional. www.acs.org/ctaInformation about the Committee onTechnician Affairs and its fiftiethanniversary will be posted here.www.ACS.org/ChemistryAmbas-sadorsVisit the Chemistry Ambassadors web-site for ideas and resources to engageyour community with positive mes-sages about [email protected] you are a Councilor who has not yetcommitted to service on an ACS com-mittee and would like to try Constitu-tion and Bylaws, to make an impact onthe Society’s governing documents andunit bylaws, please send an [email protected] revision of the Professional Employ-ment Guidelines is in the CouncilAgenda Book for consideration (page95). Send revisions or comments byNovember 1, 2013. u

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Check the NESACS home pagefor late Calendar additions:http://www.NESACS.orgNote also the Chemistry Department webpages for travel directions and updates.These include:http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/chemistry/semina

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Nov 04Bristol-Myers Squibb SymposiumProf. Brent Stockwell (Columbia Univ.)Harvard University, Pfizer Hall 4:15 pmProf. Xi Chen (UC Davis)“Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Applications ofCarbohydrates”Brandeis, Gerstenzang 121 4:00 pm

Nov 05The 2013 Max Tishler LectureProf. Roderick MacKinnon (Rockefeller U.) “The Remarkable Diversity of K+ Channels”Tufts U., Pearson P-106, 4:30 pmProf. Shawn Collins (Univ. de Montréal)“Advanced Strategies for Macrocyclization”Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pm

Nov 06Prof. Gojko Lalic (University of Washington)Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall12 noonProf. William Kobertz (UMass Medical School)UMass Dartmouth, Dion Building-Rm 115 4:00 pm

Nov 11Prof. Kate Pletneva (Dartmouth)Brandeis, Gerstenzang 1214:00 pm

Nov 12Prof. Zev Gartner (U. Cal. San Francisco)“Towards the Total Synthesis of the HumanMammary Gland”Tufts U., Pearson P-106, 4:30 pmProf. Jonathan Lai (Albert Einstein)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pm

Nov 13Inorganic Harvard/MIT SeminarProf. Amy Prieto (Colorado State Univ.)Harvard University, Pfizer Hall4:15 pmProf. Sarbajit Banerjee (Univ. of Buffalo) UMass Dartmouth, Dion Building-Rm 115 4:00 pm

Nov 14Dina Anchin, Nicole Ledoux, Harry Metcalf(Harvard Art Museums) “Technical Analysis inArt Conservation: Three Case Studies”U. of New Hampshire, Iddles N10411:10 amProf. Deyang Qu (U. Mass. Boston)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pmProf. Gunda Georg (Univ. of Minnesota) “Drug Discovery in Academia”Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall12 noon

Physical Chemistry SeminarProf. Jesse Kroll (M.I.T.)Harvard University, Pfizer Hall4:15pm

Nov 18Prof. Tom Markland (Stanford Univ.)“Quantum Fluctuations in Hydrogen BondNetworks: from Atmospheric Science to EnzymeCatalysis”Brandeis, Gerstenzang 1214:00 pm

Nov 19Prof. Gonghu Li (Univ. of New Hampshire)“Combining Molecular Catalysts andNanostructured Surfaces for Solar CO2Reduction”Tufts U., Pearson P-106, 4:30 pmProf. Nathanael Gray (Harvard Univ.)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pm

Nov 20Prof. Catherine Drennan (MIT)“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Capturing Snapshots ofMetalloenzymes in Action”Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall 12 noon

Nov 21Prof. Alex Briseno (U. Mass. Amherst)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pm

Nov 25Prof. Hongkun Park (Harvard University)Harvard University, Pfizer Hall4:15 pm

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