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NEW YORK SECTIONWednesday, October 3, 2012Westchester Chemical SocietySee pages 7-8 .

Tuesday, October 23, 2012Biochemical Topical GroupSee page 9.

Friday, October 26, 2012Hudson-Bergen Chemical SocietySee page 10.

Friday, October 26, 2012High School Teachers Topical GroupSee page 10.

Saturday, October 27, 2012National Chemistry Week CelebrationSee page 11.

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Saturday, October 20, 2012Younger Chemists CommitteeSee page 19.

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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORYBy Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles • [email protected]

Russian organic chemists of the nineteenth century tend to be underappreciated bycursory students of chemical history, but their contributions were impressive. A newbook: “Early Russian Organic Chemists and Their Legacy” by David E. Lewis of theUniversity of Wisconsin Eau-Claire redresses the balance. In this column I will draw onProfessor Lewisʼs book to describe the career and influence of Aleksandr MikhailovichButlerov.

Butlerov was born on September 6, 1828 into a military family, of minor nobility, inChistopol in what was then the province of Kazan in central Russia. He attended theGymnasium in Kazan and then Kazan University from 1844 to 1849. Initially a chem-istry student who studied with Zinin (see my previous column) and Klaus he turned toentomology when Zinin left for St. Petersburg. Though his first dissertation was on but-terflies he was pressed into service instructing chemistry after Zininʼs departure. His M.Chem. from Kazan and later his Dr. Chem. dissertation at Moscow were both on his-torical work and remained unpublished.

After teaching chemistry for a few years he was given leave to broaden his chemicaltraining. He met Kekule and Erlenmeyer, spent 6 months in Wurtzʼs laboratory in Paris,learned of the work of Gerhardt and Laurent, and eventually abandoned Berzeliusʼdualistic theories and became a proponent of the new directions in organic chemistry.He returned to Kazan in 1858 and was appointed Professor. He modernized the labo-ratories and insisted on practical work for chemistry students. The curriculum at Kazanwas soon on a par with those in Western Europe and a number of Kazan studentsincluding Markovnikov and Zatisev went on to Professorships at other Russian univer-sities.

Butlerov served two short terms as Rector of Kazan University; tensions between stu-dents and his administrations led to those terms being brief. In 1868 he moved to aChair at St. Petersburg where he remained for the rest of his career.

A structural theory of organic compounds had been proposed independently by Kekuleand Couper around 1858, shortly after Butlerov left Paris. Butlerov at first rejected butthen became a convert to the new ideas and presented his views at a conference inGermany in 1861. He stressed that each organic compound had a unique structure —a novel idea for the time. He used his views not solely to develop structures for knowncompounds but also to create synthetic routes to novel compounds. His most strikingachievement was to predict the existence of tertiary alcohols; until this time only pri-mary and secondary alcohols had been identified. Butlerov synthesized tertiary butanolby two different routes: reaction between phosgene and dimethyl zinc (a Franklandreagent) ; and reaction between acetyl chloride and dimethyl zinc. The resultant tertiaryalcohol resisted mild oxidation, as he had predicted. He then generalized this synthe-sis of tertiary alcohols from carboxylic acid chlorides and dialkyl zinc reagents.

Butlerovʼs synthetic work covered a wide range. In Wurtzʼs laboratory he preparedmethylene iodide and hexamethylenetetramine. Work at Kazan included the polymer-ization of formaldehyde in dilute basic solution to give a mixture of carbohydrates whichhe called “formose” and which was later shown to contain ribose. This reaction hasbeen invoked by students of prebiotic chemistry as a possible non-biological route tocarbohydrates.

Interestingly, despite his observations on the uniqueness of organic structures, studiesby Butlerov of alkene polymerization led him to the suggestion that there might be thepossibility of dynamic equilibrium between structural isomers, a concept that was laterestablished as tautomerism.

At. St. Petersburg Butlerov supported the Russian group in the Academy of Sciences(of which he was a full member) in their disputes with the pro-German group. Heresigned his Chair in 1880 and returned to his family estates where he carried onresearch on atomic weights and pursued his interests in spiritualism and bee-keeping(shades of Sherlock Holmes!). He died on August 17, 1886.


REPORT: 37,400 CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ANNOUNCED IN Q2,BUT PTC THREAT ALREADY SLOWING WIND INDUSTRYTop 10 Clean Job States: California, Florida and New York Landed MostClean Energy Jobs in 2nd Quarter; Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, New Jersey,Illinois, Nebraska and Mississippi Rounded Out Biggest-Gaining States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 16, 2012) – As many as 37,409 jobs could be cre-ated from the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across theUnited States during the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest quarterlyClean Energy Jobs Roundup from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), the nation-al group of business leaders who advocate for sound economic and environmen-tal policies.

While noting the major advances made in clean energy employment in the secondquarter, the E2 report also shows that the potential end of the Production TaxCredit (PTC) already is putting a damper on the growth in the wind industry.

In the second quarter, E2 tracked 12 wind generation project announcements thatare poised to create about 2,300 jobs.

In the first quarter of this year, E2 tracked 31 wind power generation projectannouncements that would create more than 9,100 jobs.

"The good news is that despite the challenging economic and political environ-ment, the clean energy industry is still creating badly needed American jobs allacross the country,” said Judith Albert, executive director of EnvironmentalEntrepreneurs.

“The bad news is that the threats to the wind industry because of uncertainty overthe Production Tax Credit are very real, and are already taking its toll on job cre-ation in that sector,” she said.

According to the E2 report, the top 10 clean energy job states in the secondquarter were:

1. California (16 projects announced with 20,879 possible jobs).2. Florida (3 projects announced with 7,375 possible jobs).3. New York (3 projects announced with 1,408 possible jobs).4. Michigan (9 projects announced with 1,319 possible jobs).5. Colorado (2 projects announced with 1,100 possible jobs).6. Ohio (4 projects announced with 712 possible jobs).7. New Jersey (2 projects announced with 600 possible jobs).8. llinois (4 projects announced with 542 possible jobs).9. Nebraska (1 project announced with 500 possible jobs).10. Mississippi (1 project announced with 426 possible jobs).

Other findings:

* Clean energy projects were announced in 30 states in the second quarter.Nearly one-third of the announcements were in Midwest states, includingMichigan, Ohio, and Illinois.

* Clean energy projects cross over party lines. A total of 35 clean energy projectswere announced in Democratic districts and 31 in Republican districts. Nine pro-jects spanned districts represented by both Democratic and Republican law-makers.

* Public transportation, electric vehicle manufacturing and power generationannouncements led the clean energy sector for job growth.

For the full text of the E2 report on top states for clean energy jobs in the secondquarter of 2012, go to http://www.e2.org/cleanjobs.


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NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2012The dates for the Board Meetings of theACS New York Section for 2012 were cho-sen and approved at the September 2011Board Meeting. The meetings are openmeetings – all are welcome. If non boardmembers would like to attend the meeting,please let the New York Section office knowby emailing Mrs. Marilyn Jespersen at [email protected] or calling theoffice at (516) 883-7510.

The 2012 Board Meetings will be held on thefollowing Fridays at 6:00 PM at St. JohnsUniversity, Writing Center, Jamica, NY. Dr.JaimeLee Iolani Rizzo will chair the meetings.

Friday. November 16, 2012

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WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYFall 2012 Schedule — Special Seminars

Arsenic and Human Health

Speaker: Toby Rossman, Ph.D.Professor of EnvironmentalMedicineNYU Langone School of Medicine

Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous element found inthe atmosphere, in water, in soils and sedi-ments, and in organisms. Humans areexposed to As compounds coming from bothnatural and man-made sources. While thereis still some concern about acute As toxicity,particularly as a result of occupational expo-sure to arsines, the major human healthconcern today is that of chronic low-levelexposure to (mainly) inorganic As com-pounds, especially arsenite [As(III)].Recently the world has become aware of theenormous disaster in the Bengal Delta Plain,where millions have been exposed to highlevels of inorganic As in water from tubewells. High drinking water As levels are alsoseen in some U.S. communities. High Aslevels in drinking water are associated withskin, lung, and bladder cancers, as well assome other diseases. Exposure of mice toAs(III) alone in drinking water does notcause skin cancers, but enhances the skintumorigenicity of solar UV irradiation. Ascompounds do not react with DNA and arenot directly mutagenic, but As is a comuta-gen and causes genomic instability (delayedmutagenesis). Cocarcinogenic mechanismsare probably via effects on DNA repair, DNAmethylation, aneuploidy, and signalingchanges. As and selenium (Se) are mutual-ly antagonistic. Low (Se) levels may exac-erbate effects of As in some parts of theworld. Se enhances the biliary excretion ofAs through formation of a diglutathione com-pound [(GS)2AsSe]-. A synthetic seleniumcompound prevented the cocarcinogenesisby As(III). Se may protect via the antioxi-dant action of selenoproteins, increasing bil-iary excretion of As, or other effects on Asmetabolism.

Toby G. Rossman, Ph.D. was tenured Professorof Environmental Medicine at New YorkUniversity School of Medicine (NYUSOM) until2009 and is now a part-time Professor and aToxicology consultant. She got her bachelorʼs inBiology and Chemistry at Washington SquareCollege (NYU), started graduate studies inBiochemistry at Brandeis University and com-pleted a Ph.D. degree in Basic Medical Science(Microbiology/Biochemistry) from NYUSOM

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(1968). After a Pathology postdoc at NYUSOM,and a position as Associate Research Scientist atthe Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine,she was appointed Assistant (1974), Associate(1978) and Full (1985) Professor ofEnvironmental Medicine. Her research has beencontinuously funded, mainly by NIH, but alsoUSEPA and non-federal sources. She has pub-lished 120 articles, most on metal (particularlyarsenic) carcinogenesis and toxicology, was firstto report on the comutagenicity of arsenic, anddeveloped the only animal model of arsenic-induced skin cancer. She has served on theChemical Pathology Study Section (NIH), theNational Toxicology Program (NTP) StudySection, the American Cancer Society StudySection (Genetics), the Environmental HealthSciences Review Committee (NIEHS), the NIHSmall Busi ness Grants (Genetics) study section,and the Metabolic Pathology Study Section(NIH). She was on the editorial boards ofEnvironmental and Molecular Mutagenesis,Mutation Re search, Molecular Toxicology, andTerato genesis, Carcinogenesis andMutagenesis, and is a reviewer for many otherjournals and Federal documents. She is a mem-ber of the American Chemical Society,Environmental Mutagen Society, Society ofToxicology, and American Association for CancerResearch, serving on many committees andelected positions. She participated in theWorkshop “Environmental restoration: Significantbasic research needs”, U.S. Department ofEnergy, 1990 and the International Agency forResearch in Cancer review of the carcinogenici-ty of metals, Lyon, France, 1993, 2004, and2009. She organized and chaired the session onmechanisms of carcinogenesis at the NIH/EPAmeeting “Arsenic: Health Effects, Mechanisms ofAction, and Research Issues”, Baltimore, Sept.22-24, 1997. She was co-organizer of the First,Second, and Third Inter national Meetings onMolecular Mechanisms of Metal Toxicity andCarcinogenicity. In 2003, she edited a SpecialIssue of Mutation Re search devoted to Metalsand Carcinogenesis. She was on the Programcommittee for the 9th Symposium of Metals inBiology and Medicine, Lisbon, 2006 and theScientific Advisory Board (arsenic) for theUSEPA.

Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building Room 11075 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Paul Dillon:E-Mail [email protected] 1-914-393-6940http://www.newyorkacs.org/sub_west.php

* * * * *Vitamin D: Understanding the TechnicalChallenges in Testing

Speaker: James FreemanDirector, Assay DevelopmentSiemens Healthcare DiagnosticsTarrytown, NY

Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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The Value Chain – From Basic Chemicals ToCommercial Products

Speaker: Anthony Durante, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of ChemistryBronx Community College, Bronx, NY

This talk will discuss the value added to basicchemicals that elevates them to commerciallyimportant products. This value-added concept,known as the “value chain”, is often used by con-sultants to understand and discuss the materials,businesses and industries involved in manufactur-ing these commercial products. Although a valuechain attempts to illustrate multiple processes in asimple manner, the underlying science and tech-nology is often rather complex. The beautiful partof a value chain is that it reveals the many linksamong the scientific, manufacturing and marketingcommunities needed to successfully bring prod-ucts to market and value to consumers. I believethis aspect of chemistry is often overlooked in edu-cational and research institutions. I hope to intro-duce the group to the practical side of the work weare all involved in.

Dr. Durante received a BS in Chemistry from IonaCollege, a PhD in Organic Chemistry fromFordham University, and an MBA in BusinessManagement from Pace University. He is now anAssistant Professor in the Department ofChemistry at the Bronx Community College of theCity University of New York. He brings to theclassroom over 30 years of chemical industrybackground in fundamental research, new productdevelopment, R&D leadership, team development,and technical training, along with additional experi-ence in business development, international busi-ness, and marketing management. He worked forChem Systems (a division of Nexant, Inc.), WhitePlains, NY as Director of Specialty ChemicalConsulting; The Turnaround Team, Westfield, NJas Director of Consulting Services; InternationalSpecialty Products, Wayne, NJ as BusinessManager of the Solvents and Intermediates Unit;and Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT asResearcher, Group Leader, and MarketingManager. Dr. Durante has taught environmentalscience, and general and organic chemistry,among other chemistry courses at Marist College,Mercy College, and Fordham University, and hastaught marketing and marketing managementcourses at Pace University.

Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NYAS BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUP

The New Age of Antibody Therapeutics

Organizers: Robert MartoneCovance Biomarker Centerof Excellence

Heather Shih, PhDPfizer External ResearchSolutions

Mohammad Tabrizi, PhDMerck Research Laboratory

Jennifer Henry, PhDThe New York Academy ofSciences

Speakers: Anthony Coyle, PhDPfizer

Peter Kiener, DPhilZyngenia

Serge Muyldermans, PhDVrijie UniversiteitBrussel, Belgium

Carl Nathan, MDWeill Cornell Medical College

Mohammad Tabrizi, PhDMerck Research Laboratory

K. Dane Wittrup, PhDMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology

Anna Wu, PhDUniversity of CaliforniaLos Angeles

There are many monoclonal antibody thera-peutics on the market, and myriad develop-ment candidates. We review the applicationof cutting-edge technologies to the develop-ment of next-generation antibody therapeu-tics and address translational challenges.

Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012Time: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PMPlace: New York Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center250 Greenwich Street – 40th FloorNew York, NY

Cost: This event is has reduced-rate reg-istration for ACS and NYAS mem-bers, at $30 or $15 (for studentsand post-docs). Please select theappropriate non-memberRegistration Category and use thePriority Code ACS. Non-membersmay attend for a fee of $85 (corpo-rate), $65 (non-profit or academic)or $45 (students and post-docs).

For more information and to register for theevent, go to:www.nyas.org/AntibodyTherapeutics

To become a Member of the Academy, visitwww.nyas.org/benefits


HUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICALSOCIETY — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE SCHOOL OF NATURALSCIENCES OF FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITYA Lecture on the Celebration of NationalChemistry Week — “Paved with Good Intentions: Drug Discovery and NicotinicAcid Receptor”

Speaker: Robert Aslanian, Ph.D.New Jersey City University

The discovery and development of a newdrug is a long, tedious and expensiveprocess. For every compound that makes itthrough development to market, there arescores that fail despite having excellent pre-clinical scientific rationales. These failuresare a major drain on company resourcesand lead to higher drug costs. An excellentexample of this is the nicotinic acid receptor(NAR). The nicotinic acid receptor is aGPCR that was putatively associated withimproving serum lipid profiles, primarilyincreased HDL levels, via binding with nico-tinic acid. After the discovery of NAR, mostmajor companies undertook discovery pro-jects with the goal of identifying small mole-cule NAR agonists. Several compoundsreached the clinic, but all have apparentlyfailed the primary endpoint of raising HDL.This presentation will discuss the earlystages of the drug discovery and develop-ment process using the nicotinic acid recep-tor as an example of good science that hasyet to lead to a product.

Robert Aslanian, Ph.D. is an assistant pro-fessor of chemistry at New Jersey CityUniversity. Formerly, Professor Aslanianwas Senior Director of Medicinal Chemistrywith the Schering Plough Research Instituteand Merck Research Laboratories where heled discovery efforts in a number of differenttherapy areas. Professor Aslanian has overtwenty-five years of experience in the phar-maceutical industry and is co-inventor onthirty-eight U.S. patents and coauthor onsixty-seven scientific articles and reviews.Professor Aslanian is also co-editor of thebook Case Studies in Modern DrugDiscovery and Development.

Date: Friday, October 26, 2012Times: Social 5:30 PM

Dinner 6:00 PM Lecture 7:00 PM

Place: Dickinson Hall CaféFairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ

Cost: $20.00 for dinner ($10.00 for the students)

Reservations: Dr. Mihaela Leonida (201)

692-2338, e-mail: [email protected] byOctober. 19, 2012.

c HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUPRaising the Level of the Bayonne Bridge

Speaker: Dennis StabilePort Authority of New York and New Jersey

The Bayonne Bridge, an historical civic engi-neering landmark, is the fourth longest steelarch bridge in the world and was the longestin the world at the time of its completion in1931. It connects Bayonne, NJ, with StatenIsland, NY, spanning the Kill Van Kull. Theprimary purpose of the bridge is to allowvehicular traffic from Staten Island to reachManhattan via the Holland Tunnel. Today, the151-foot air draft restriction beneath theBayonne Bridge is an obstacle for largerships doing business with marine terminalswest of the Bridge. As a result, in December2010, the Port Authority announced the"Raise the Roadway" alternative to providethe most effective solution to the BayonneBridge clearance issue — raising the bridge'sroadway to approximately 215 feet toincrease the existing 151-foot navigationalclearance restrictions. The 64 feet of addi-tional air draft will allow the Port of New Yorkand New Jersey to benefit from the increaseddeployment of larger, operationally efficientand environmentally beneficial vessels.

Date: Friday, October 26, 2012Time: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PMPlace: M&G Pub (Murphy and Gonzales)

21 Waverly Place(at Green St., North-east corner)New York, NY No reservations required

Time: Meeting 7:15 PMPlace: New York University

Silver Center Room 20732 Waverly Place (South-east corner Washington Sq. East)New York, NY

Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building. In case ofunexpected severe weather, call JohnRoeder, (212) 497-6500, between 9 AM and2 PM to verify that meeting is still on; (914)961-8882 for other info.

Note: Street parking is free after 6:00 PM.

For those who prefer indoor attended parking,it is available at the Melro/Romar Garages.The entrance is on the west side of Broadwayjust south of 8th Street, directly across fromAstor Place. It is a short walk from the garageto the restaurant or meeting room.



NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEKNanotechnology: The Smallest BIG Ideain Science!

Come and join us in the fun as the New YorkSection of the American Chemical Societycelebrates National Chemistry Week!

This day-long event will showcase chemistryprinciples using demonstrations performedby local college students and volunteersfrom local industries for children of all ages.This year's theme is "Nanotechnology: Thesmallest BIG idea in science!" All are wel-come!

Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012Place: New York Hall of Science

Flushing, Queens, NY

For more details, direction, and to see pho-tos from last yearʼs fun, please visit our web-site. Hope to see you all there!

http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/NCW/2012_ncw.php

t NEW YORK SECTION 2013ELECTION RESULTSChair-elect for 2013Dr. Pamela K. Kerrigan

Secretary for 2013-2014Dr. Joseph M. Serafin

Directors-at-Large for 2013Dr. Theresa R. CeaDr. Ruben M. SaviskyDr. Paris Svoronos

Councilors for 2013-2015Dr. Brian R. GibneyMrs. Joan A. Laredo-LiddellDr. Anne T. OʼBrien

Alternate Councilors for 2013-2015Dr. Donald D. ClarkeDr. Christian M. RojasDr. Hessy L. Taft

Alternate Councilors (Filling Vacancies)Dr. Alison G. HyslopDr. Robert P. NolanDr. George Rodriguez

The New York Section extends a sincerethank you to all of the candidates. Yourtime, efforts and dedication are greatlyappreciated.

DR. RICHARD EISENBERG ISTHE WILLIAM H. NICHOLSMEDALIST FOR 2013The New York Section is pleased toannounce that the Nichols Jury chose Dr.Richard Eisenberg to be the William H.Nichols Medalist for 2013. Dr. Eisenberg isProfessor (Research) and the Tracy H.Harris Professor of Chemistry Emeritus atthe University of Rochester. The NicholsDistinguished Symposium and Medal AwardDinner will be held on Friday, March 15,2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 66 HaleAvenue, White Plains, NY.

The Distinguished Symposium will featureinternationally known chemists – Dr. CliffordP. Kubiak (University of California, SanDiego), Dr. Marcetta Y. Darensbourg (TexasA&M University), Dr. William D. Jones(Rochester University) along with MedalistDr. Eisenberg. Dr. Harry B. Gray of theCalifornia Institute of Technology will intro-duce the Medalist.

Dr. Pamela K. Kerrigan, Chair-elect of theNew York Section in 2013, will conduct theDistinguished Symposium, and Dr. Philip H.Mark, Chair of the New York Section in2013, will present the Nichols Medal Awardto Dr. Eisenberg at the dinner that follows.

The entire program and reservation form willappear in the January, February and MarchIndicators and on the New York Sectionwebsite at http://www.NewYorkACS.org

nEMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE OF THE NEWYORK SECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia

The Employment and Professional Rela -tions Committee maintains a roster of candi-dates who are ACS members seeking aposition in the New York metropolitan area.If you have job openings and would likequalified candidates to contact you, pleasesend a brief job description and educational/experience background required to [email protected].

Candidates from our roster who meet therequirements you describe will be asked tocontact you.

CHEMICAL MARKETING ANDECONOMICS GROUP (CM&E)Business Group of the AmericanChemical Society NY Section Celebrated58 Years of Service Giving Awards toBrilliant Leaders

The Chemical Marketing and EconomicsGroup (CM&E) recently announced that onDecember 6, 2012, it will present its inau-gural Awards for Leadership at the New YorkYale Club. The honorees are:

• Juan Pablo del Valle, Chairman of Mexichem, for outstanding global growth

• Peter McCausland, Chairman and CEOof Airgas, for a lifetime of achievement

• John Televantos, Partner at Arsenal Capital, for distinction in private equity

The Awards for Leadership have beenestablished by CM&E, a topical group of theAmerican Chemical Societyʼs New YorkSection (ACS NY), to honor individuals forextraordinary contributions in the chemicalindustry. The CM&E awards have beenendorsed by ACS, the largest scientific soci-ety in the world with over 160,000 members.

“Among ACSʼ firmament of stars, theChemical Marketing & Economics group ofACS New York Section shines with uniqueclarity on the confluence of technology, busi-ness and investment where society har-nesses the transforming power of chemistry.Congratulations to CM&E for instituting theAward for Leadership during the 12-6-12celebration of the groupʼs 58th Anniversary!"said Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Directorand Chief Executive Officer at the ACS.

Prior to these awards, ACS NYʼs illustrioushistory has been kindled by the NicholsMedal established in 1903 for scientific dis-coveries. Since then, 108 scientists havereceived the medal, and 16 of them eventu-ally became Nobel Prize winners inChemistry. This year the CM&E Board iden-tified a pool of nominees with exceptionalcredentials to match the high selectivity hall-mark of ACS NY Section.

Juan Pablo del Valle, Chairman of Mexi -chem, for outstanding global growth.

Juan Pablo del Valle has been a visionaryleader. In 2003, Mexichem was a Mexicandomestic company with annual sales overUSD258 million. The company has exhibitedremarkable growth becoming a world-classenterprise with operations in 42 countries inthe Americas, Europe, and Asia. Between2003 and 2011, sales had multiplied 15times to USD3.8 billion; EBITDA had grown20-fold to USD840 million; and its market

value had increased 42 times. In addition,under Mr. Del Valleʼs leadership the compa-ny concluded 75 acquisitions, includingIneos Fluor in 2010 and Wavin in 2012.

“Mr. del Valleʼs record in building valuethrough bold acquisitions while fostering atenacious culture that goes further to servecustomers is truly impressive,” said Mr.George Rodriguez, Chairman of CM&E,Board member of ACS NY Section andDirector at Argeni. “In addition, his champi-oning of corporate social responsibility, largelow income housing projects and key non-profit associations are emblematic of thequalities that CM&E seeks in a leader.”

“It is an honor to receive this CM&E awardthat I will share with all employees atMexichem and the Kaluz Group,” Mr. delValle said. “CM&E meetings provide fantas-tic cross-sector insights on relevant industrytopics that I have found useful in shapingglobal strategies. Congratulations to CM&Efor dedicating almost six decades of serviceto its members.”

Peter McCausland, Chairman and CEOof Airgas, for a lifetime of achievement.

Mr. McCausland founded Airgas (NYSE:ARG) in 1982 with the purchase ofConnecticut Oxygen, an industrial gas dis-tributor with approximately $3 million insales. Through strategic growth initiativesand over 400 acquisitions in 30 years,McCausland has led Airgas to become oneof the premier industrial gas companies inthe U.S., with sales of more than $4.7 billionin its most recent fiscal year. Since its IPOin 1986, Airgas has delivered a total returnto shareholders that is among the highest inthe S&P 500 Index.

“Few people can found a company, help pro-pel it for three decades and turn it into a con-sistent top performer in its class,” Mr.Rodriguez noted. “Mr. McCausland is a pio-neer who has remained undaunted whenfaced with challenging market shifts. Hispassion for creating an environment focusedon customers, strengthening operationalefficiencies and helping society through hisfoundation constitutes an exemplary pillarfor the chemical industry.”

“The CM&E group of the American ChemicalSociety New York Section provides a strongfoundation for professional networking andscience education, which is fundamental forfuture generations,” Mr. McCausland said. “Iam honored to receive this lifetime achieve-ment award and would like to express myprofound gratitude to the CM&E group forthis recognition and to the more than 15,000Airgas associates who work tirelessly to



bring value to our customers every day.”

John Televantos, Partner at Arsenal Capital, for distinction in private equity.

Since 2006, Dr. Televantos has been withArsenal Capital Partners where he servesas co-head of the Specialty Industrial prac-tice of the firm with a focus on SpecialtyChemicals and Materials. During his tenurewith Arsenal he has been part of the acqui-sitions of Fluoro-Seal, Royal Adhesives &Sealants, Evonikʼs Colorants business, andthe acquisition and subsequent divestitureto BASF of Novolyte Technologies. Prior toArsenal, Dr. Televantos was President ofAqualon Company, owned by HerculesIncorporated, President and Founder ofHelios Chemical Company, and ChiefExecutive Officer for Foamex International.

“Dr. Televantosʼ central role in Arsenalʼs topdeal-making team and his distinguishedrecord as a CEO make him an icon inSpecialty Chemicals M&A,” Mr. Rodrigueznoted. “His insights and eloquence wereenthusiastically received by our memberswhen he was a panelist of our M&ALuncheon in 2011. CM&E is proud to recog-nize a most prolific leader.”

“I am honored to receive the CM&E award forleadership in the field that is most dear tome,” Dr. Televantos said. “I have beenimpressed by the stimulating networking,actionable insights and the splendid quality ofthe meetings organized by this topical groupof the American Chemical Society dedicatedto business and investments and by its unwa-vering support for science education.”

The American Chemistry Council, theChemistsʼ Club, Société de Chimie Indus -trielle, SOCMA and the New York Bio -technology Association will help promote the12-6-12 CM&E award presentation and M&Aevent. Funds raised will help bolster ACSscholarships, National Chemistry Week (K-12)and other science education programs. Formore information about CM&E awards,events and sponsorships, please go towww.cmeacs.org.

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CM&E organizes monthly luncheons in NewYork City where business and investmentleaders share their insights on energy, mate-rials and life science (www.cmeacs.org).The group was established in 1954 by anACS NY steering committee that includedVick Chemical Company (now part of P&G),Allied Chemical and Dye (now Honeywell),Celanese Corporation, The Oil, Paint andDrug Reporter (now ICIS), and AmericanCyanamid (now part of BASF, Pfizer andCytec). The inaugural speaker was the pres-

ident of Carbide and Carbon ChemicalsCompany (now part of Dow Chemical). TheAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) is theworldʼs largest scientific society with over160,000 members. ACS is one of the leadingsources of authoritative information with 39scientific journals and a registry of 67 millioninorganic and organic substances. A nonprof-it organization established in 1876 and char-tered by the U. S. Congress, ACS is at theforefront of the evolving worldwide chemicalenterprise and the premier professionalhome for chemists, chemical engineers andrelated professions around the globe.

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), through its sub-sidiaries, is the largest U.S. distributor ofindustrial, medical and specialty gases, andhardgoods, such as welding equipment andsupplies. Airgas is also a leading U.S. pro-ducer of atmospheric gases, carbon dioxide,dry ice, and nitrous oxide, one of the largestU.S. distributors of safety products, and aleading U.S. distributor of refrigerants,ammonia products, and process chemicals.

Arsenal Capital Partners is a progressive pri-vate equity firm that invests in middle-marketcompanies with revenues ranging from $30to $400 million. Our philosophy is to partnerwith talented management teams, providethem with access to world-class operatingresources and patient capital, and developpositive, open and constructive relationshipsthat foster long-term value creation.

Mexichem is a leader in plastic pipe systemsand in the chemical and petrochemicalindustry in Latin America, with more than 50years of experience in the region and 33years on the Mexican Stock Exchange witha market capitalisation of approximatelyUSD$8.2 billion. Mexichem, which exportsto more than 50 countries, and has pres-ence in Latin America, North America,Europe and Asia. In 2012 Mexichem esti-mates an annual turnover of approximatelyUSD$5.6 billion and EBITDA of approxi-mately USD$1,120 million. With more than16,000 employees throughout virtually theentire American continent, UK and Japan,the company has the largest fluorspar minein the world and is the only fully integratedcoolant gas producer in America. It is alsothe largest producer of PVC resin in LatinAmerica and contributes actively to thedevelopment of the countries through prod-ucts that have a wide market in the mostdynamic growth sectors including construc-tion, housing, drinking water, and urbansewage in Mexico, the United States, UK,Japan and Latin America. More detailsabout Mexichem can be found atwww.mexichem.com.


BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORYACS NY Section Designates ChemistryBuilding at Brookhaven National Lab anHistoric Chemical Landmark

Organized by: Committee on the History of the ACS New YorkSection

Speakers: Louis Sokoloff, M.D.Laboratory of CerebralMetabolism, NIMH

Abass Alavi, M.D.Chief, Division of NuclearMedicine, University ofPennsylvania Hospital

Mony J. DeLeon, Ed.D.,Department of PsychiatryNYU Medical Center

Nora D. Volkow, M.D.Director, NIDA.

On Friday, October 19, the New YorkSection of the American Chemical Societywill designate the Chemistry Building atBrookhaven National Laboratory an HistoricChemical Landmark commemorating thesynthesis of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glu-cose (18FDG) in 1976 by chemists in the

Chemistry Department of BrookhavenNational Laboratory. 18FDG is now the stan-dard radiotracer used for positron emissiontomography (PET) neuroimaging and can-cer diagnosis, with more than 1.5 million18FDG PET scans performed annually.

Public activities will include a Laboratory cel-ebration, presentation of a plaque and abrief scientific symposium recalling thedevelopment and use of 18FDG and theaccomplishments of the people who devel-oped the compound and the techniques.

Date: Friday, October 19, 2012Time: 9:00 AM – 12 NoonPlace: Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Dept. (Building 555)William Floyd ParkwayCounty Road 46Upton NY.

Located 1-1/2 miles north of Exit 68 of theLong Island Expressway.

Note: Free parking is easily available. ThisLaboratory event is open to the public. Allvisitors to the Laboratory age 16 and overmust bring a photo ID.

For more information, contact LindaSallustio ([email protected]) (631) 344-4303. Detailed driving directions may beobtained from http://www.bnl.gov.

National44TH INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIADRegis High School Student Brings HomeGold from Olympics of the Mind

Christopher Hillen -brand, a risingsophomore at RegisHigh School in NewYork City, earned agold medal at the44th Inter na tionalChem istry Olymp -iad (IChO). Hillen -brand, 15, was theyoungest memberof one of theyoungest U.S.teams ever sent tothe event. His threeteammates alsoearned high scores,

each receiving a silver medal.

The U.S. students competed with teamsfrom more than 70 countries, July 21-30, atthe University of Maryland, College Park,which marked only the second time ever thatthe event was held in the United States.During these 10 days of exams, laboratorywork, athletics and sightseeing, the studentshad a chance to compete at the highest lev-els and establish networks that go beyondcultures and borders.

The Dow Chemical Company was solesponsor of the IChO, and the AmericanChemical Society was the official organizer.

Chrisʼ interest in chemistry started at agefive when his father bought him a chemistrybook (that he still has). “The interest inchemistry never went away, unlike some ofmy other transient interests,” says Chris.What he liked best about the experiencewas to being able to “talk about a subject Ilove” with other kids who share the samepassion. “Maybe one day weʼll publishpapers together,” he added.

“We are proud of all the students who par-ticipated in the Olympiad,” said ACSPresident Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D.“But itʼs not what these students did here, orhow many medals they are bringing homethatʼs so compelling. Rather itʼs who theyare and what theyʼll be doing down the roadthat sets them apart. Itʼs their drive to becreative problem solvers and innovators, topush the limits of knowledge that warrantsour notice and appreciation. In a few years I

fully expect they will be finding solutions tothe most vexing global challenges we facetoday — things like adequate clean waterand safe food for the worldʼs population,renewable energy, safeguards for our envi-ronment and cures for debilitating disease ofall kinds. Thatʼs the promise of chemistry,and these young people clearly are poisedto put it to work.”

Joan B. CoyleSociety Communications IOffice of Public AffairsAmerican Chemical Society

* * * * *I have been the coordinator of theOlympiad for the New York Section since1999 and this year for the first time sincethen one of our students, ChristopherHillenbrand, a high school freshman,was selected to be a member of the U.S.national team. Christopher won a goldmedal, and I thought it might be of inter-est to readers of “The Indicator” to hearfrom Christopher in his own words. So Isent him a number of questions and whatfollows are his responses exactly as hewrote them.

— Stephen Z. GoldbergOlympiad Coordinator, NY-ACS

How did you get interested in chemistryand how did you learn so much so earlyin your life?

Start of adventure: when I was five, a friendnamed Anthony gave me a science bookcontaining basic information about biology,chemistry, and physics. My dad saw that Ispent much time reading the chemistry sec-tion, so he bought me Chemistry forDummies. The book kept me interested for awhile, but not for too long. Later, I was givenanother chemistry book, The Extraor dinaryChemistry of Ordinary Things by CarlSnyder, which I enjoyed even more. When Iwas about 8, I was allowed to use the com-puter. I read Wikipediaʼs articles on plants,horticulture, physics, and chemistry for fun. Ithink that I learned most of my chemistryknowledge this way. I also had “waves” ofobsession in different subjects; these lastedfrom a few weeks to a few months and werefrequently in chemistry or electronics. In sixthgrade, I was allowed to take chemistry inschool. One of our first assignments was toread Uncle Tungsten: Memories of aChemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks and towrite an essay in response to it. Somethingin it transformed me irreversibly. His vividportrayal of his boyhood chemistry adven-


Chris Hillenbrand



tures in his home lab (converted from awashroom) and the intricate laboratory appa-ratus, opened up an enchanting, addictingnew world for me: DIY (Do It Yourself) sci-ence. (After sixth grade, about half of my“obsession-waves" concerned chemistry.)My teacher, Mr. Marionni, also allowed me todo my own experiments under his supervi-sion. At home, I would read about randomchemical topics and pick the experiment Iliked the most. We made a silver mirror,destroyed pieces of candy with moltenKClO3, isolated iodine, and ob served theluminescence of luminol. At the end of eighthgrade, I finally decided that I liked chemistrymore than anything else. After a quagmire ofyouthful indecision and delay I was finallyable to order supplies and chemicals, andbuild and put together my home laboratory inthe back porch. This allowed me to do thevital experiments in the areas of chemistry Iwas interested in exploring. So far, it hasagain been a lot of fun. Before IChO, I madesome salicylic acid from aspirin, in order tomake a little phenol. This is the cheapestway I can get phenol (ironically, since aspirinitself is made industrially from phenol), butmaking it this way is also educational - Ifound an interesting patent on decarboxyla-tion. For the reaction, you only need a dashof hydrated lime as a catalyst.

Without pressure from school, I find thatlearning at home is enormously exciting — Ican research any topic I want! With the helpof the internet and inexpensive books, I canaccess almost any information source Ineed. An added bonus is the lack of manda-tory homework.

Tell us a little bit about your experiencesat the USNCO Study Camp.

USNCO camp was the best summer activityI ever attended. It was intense; a lot of mate-rial was crammed into quite a short course.The lecturers and mentors were excellent inwhat they did. It was quite an experience tolearn so much at such a rapid pace; at theend of every lesson, I always wanted to betaught more. There were 1.5-hour “quizzes”at least every other day. We were in the labfor 4 hours almost every day of camp. Ithought I had done quite badly on theassessments when I saw the marking (per-haps fewer points were deducted than whatI thought?) From the point of knowledge, Ithink the camp prepared me well for IChO.

The best part of camp was getting to knoweverybody. I think it would be fair to say that

most of us never really had the opportunityto discuss chemistry seriously with studentsour age. I could finally say out loud the mostrandom things that came into my head.However, we didnʼt only discuss chemistry.We talked about our lives at home, our aspi-rations, and our opinions on random topics.I learned valuable things about life from thediscussions.

Tell us a little bit about your experiencesat the Olympiad event in Washington.

After a drive from my home in NJ, I foundmyself surrounded by a crowd of chemistrystudents from all around the world at a luxu-rious opening ceremony. Although it was notthe London Olympics, I could sense thateveryone had worked very hard to get there.It was easy to tell that they were all excitedfor the coming week, which was tightlypacked with excursions and activities.Shortly after the ceremony, I met a studentfrom Israel whom I had spoken with (on aforum for amateur chemistry). While we dis-cussed chemistry, I realized how a commonpassion for any subject could draw peopletogether and create friendship. (I also foundout that people usually look completely dif-ferent from preconceived mental images).

I felt proud representing the US and wasmotivated to do my best. I had been studyingfor a while and felt prepared; however, themost stressful part of the ten days was theactual competition. On Tuesday, we took thepractical exam. I took part B first, and I didnot enjoy it. We had to synthesize the ugliest,slimiest slurry I have ever seen, and then dryit. My product would not fit on the tiny funnelwe were given since it was so voluminous. Iemptied the flaskʼs congealed contents ontoa piece of filter paper and used Kimwipes toremove the water through the bottom of thepaper. When I finished, there was a large pileof wet, brown tissue on my bench, and a dis-gusting mess in my fume hood. I would like toapologize to whoever cleaned it up (we weredismissed before I could finish cleaning).Luckily for me, the theoretical exam and partA of the practical were not so disastrous. Theremainder of exams quickly passed, and wewere able to enjoy the activities withoutworry.

In contrast, the best part of the trip wasslightly harder for me to identify; there wereso many incredible experiences I had. Onefond memory in particular was the trip toKings Dominion amusement park. We joinedTeam Japan and Team Norway in riding allthe roller-coasters. Visiting Dave & Buster'sarcade was another highlight. We also visit-ed a museum which contained an extensivemineral collection. That was fun because

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some of the minerals had been in previousexam questions (cassiterite and spha-lerite!!!). We also toured NASA's GoddardSpace Flight Center and the US NavalAcademy.

The most rewarding part of the competitionwas interacting with the other competitors. Ithelped me realize that I have come a longway since my hesitant middle school exper-iments. It was a heady experience; I estab-lished the foundation of a network that willallow me to exchange crazy chemistry ideasand experiments with my peers, and per-haps to collaborate on future research andpapers together. To a future chemist, all thisis invaluable.

I very much appreciate those who madeUSNCO, the Colorado study camp, andIChO possible. The whole competition hasgiven me a summer filled with experiencesthat I will never forget because it has beenso unique. If allowed, I would certainly goagain next year to Moscow.

What are your ambitions for the future?

For the time being, I will do my best in all myacademics and I will not focus so much on

chemistry. I will, however, work on a scienceproject, at least during sophomore year. I willalso try to learn more in mathematics, com-puter science, and physics.

I also hope that I will be able to use sophis-ticated equipment similar to that which I sawat USAFA, like NMR spectrometers and X-ray diffractometers. Some day, I also want tobe able to perform the exotic experimentsthat are described in textbooks but requireextreme conditions that cannot be achievedin a high school lab. Iʼm a bit frustrated thatmost research in chemistry requires materi-als that I cannot access

At this stage, I am not yet sure of what I wantto do with my life. I want to go to college, butI must decide whether to pursue chemistryor electrical engineering. For sure, Iʼll tinkerwith electronics and chemistry in my freetime, regardless of my career path. I am alsokeen to discover or invent something pro-ductive and of human value for society. Mygrandfather used to say that if I were to workin an area I really enjoy, it would never seemlike work. So in a way, I'll never have to geta job. I'll always get up in the morning eagerto start work.

North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.org

NORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETINGSection officers, councilors, committeechairs, topical group chairs, and sectionevent organizers meet regularly at theExecutive Committee Meeting to discusstopics of importance to running the sectionand representing the membership. All ACSmembers are welcome to attend this meet-ing and to become more involved in sectionactivities.

For the details, time and location, check thewebsite http://www.njacs.org/

Executive Committee members must pre-register for the meeting if you plan to attendthe dinner and that can be done through theTopical Group’s website http://www.njacs.org/

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Dinner at the Section Meeting is payableat the door. However, if you are not ableto attend and did not cancel your reser-vation, you are responsible for the priceof your dinner.

hMASS SPECTROMETRY DISCUSSION GROUP — JOINTMEETING WITH FRONTAGELABORATORIESPharmaceutical Sciences Workshop —Focus on Biomarker, CPSA2012

Moderators: Ron Kong, PhDandFangbiao Li, PhD

With the advancement of new technologies,molecular biomarker becomes one of themost important aspects in the pharmaceuti-cal development. Biomarkers can give anindication of the probable effect of treatmenton patients or the extent of disease stage.Biomarker is frequently used as a surrogateendpoint for evaluating efficacy and safety inearly drug development studies, safety stud-ies, and clinical development. This work-shop focuses on the application of analyticaltechnologies and methodologies in the iden-tification and validation of molecular bio-markers during the drug development.

“Biomarker Development and Validation— Our Practices and Experiences”Shawn Li, PhDDirector, Biologics ServicesFrontage Laboratories, Inc.

“Biomarkers Utilization in Early StageDevelopment”Omar F. Laterza, PhD, DABCC DirectorImmunoassays and Mass SpectrometryClinical Development Laboratory Merck Research Laboratories

“Using Physiologically-based PK/PDModeling to Impact Drug DevelopmentDecision Making”Emile Chen, PhDDirectorDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics,Modeling and Translational BiologyGlaxoSmithKline

“Innovative Biomarker Assay for theQuantitation of D3 Creatinine and Creatinine Using LC-MS/MS”Michael Leonard, PhDInvestigatorPTS-DMPK-BSTGlaxoSmithKline

Date: Monday, October 1, 2012Times: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PMPlace: Sheraton Bucks County Hotel

400 Oxford Valley RoadLanghorne, PA

Cost: Free of charge, compliments of our sponsor!

Please REGISTER at www.njacs.org

FCAREERS IN TRANSITION MEETINGSJob Hunting??

We offer assistance at Students2Science tohelp members with their job search on thesecond Monday of each month. Topics atthis free workshop are:• Techniques to enhance resume effective-

ness

• Interview practice along with respondingto difficult questions

• Networking to find hidden jobs

• Planning a more effective job search

Dates: Monday, October 8, 2012Times: Meeting 5:30 - 9:00 PM

Pizza snack and soda 6:30 PM


Place: Students 2 Science, Inc.66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

Cost: $5.00 for pizza and soda

Reservations: atwww.njacs.org/careers.html

A job board and networking assistance isoffered at most topical group meetings.Appointments with Bill can be arranged forpersonal assistance at 908-875-9069 or [email protected].

See www.njacs.org under the Career tab forJobs hidden from sight and relevant blogs.

xNORTH JERSEY CHROMATOGRAPHY GROUPPlease mark your calendars for our upcom-ing NJCG events for 2012:

Tuesday, October 2, 2012Evening Seminar in conjunction with CPSA,in Langhorn, PA. See www.cpsa-usa.org.

Monday, November 12, 2012Evening Seminar at the Crown Plaza, inSomerset, NJ (EAS week)

Please check our website: www.NJCG.orgfor more information on specific events.

,NORTH JERSEY YOUNGERCHEMISTS COMMITTEENational Chemistry Week

The YCC is excited to be take part in thisopportunity to reach out to children, teens,and adults alike to show that Science can befun! This is the fourth consecutive year thatthe YCC will participate in this event and wehope to help make it even bigger and betterthan the last. This yearʼs theme is “Nano -technology: the Smallest Big inScience”.

If you are interested in joining the YCC plan-ning committee or volunteering the day ofthe event please let us know by signing upon our website at http://www.njacs.org/yccor http://groups.google.com/group/ycc_njacs

Volunteers are asked to donate 2 hours oftheir time (10:00 AM -12:00 Noon or 12:00Noon - 2:00 PM) and in exchange are invit-ed to spend the rest of the day enjoying theLiberty Science Center free of charge.

In 2011, National Chemistry Week atten-

dees (and volunteers!) were delighted withactivities such as Glitter Slime, SweetMeasurements, Paper Cover-up, andSniffing out good taste. Help us make 2012even more memorable!

• Glitter Slime: Demonstrates theImportance of Mucus to the humanimmune system

• Sweet Measurements: Demonstrates theImportance Nutrition: Visual Repre sen -tation of how much sugar is in commonfood products

• Paper Cover-up: Demonstrates how waxprotects your food and other surfacesfrom water, etc.

• Sniffing out good taste: Demonstrates theimportance of sense of smell when eatingand how it affects taste of food

• Vacuum Packing People: Demonstratesthe removal of oxygen from food extend-ing the storage quality of preserved foods.

Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012Times: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMPlace: Liberty Science Center

Jersey City, NJ

wLABORATORY ROBOTICS INTEREST GROUP — MID ATLANTIC CHAPTERAnnual Informatics Meeting, Mobile Devices in the Laboratory

An exciting technical program is planned

“Writing iOSX applications — MonoTouch – a cross platform .Net environ-ment targeting Apple and Droid mobiledevices”

Speaker: Chris Boraski

Title to be announced

Speaker: Richard PattersonNational Instruments,

For meeting information contact WilliamNeil at [email protected]

Date: Tuesday October 23, 2012Times: The meeting will take place in the

evening but at press time, the starttime for the meeting has not beenset. Please check the chapter website for meeting times and menudetails.



Place: Somerset Crowne Plaza110 Davidson AvenueSomerset, NJ

Cost: There is no charge to attend LRIGmeetings.

http://www.lab-robotics.org/mid_atlantic

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The Mid Atlantic Chapter is once again hold-ing a winter meeting the theme of which willbe Lab Automation - The View From theBench. Working scientists and automationend-users are encouraged to discuss theirwork and ongoing projects. The meeting istentatively scheduled for late January 2013.Persons interested in presenting at this meeting should contact Kevin Olsen [email protected]

uASSOCIATION OF CONSULTINGCHEMISTS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, INC.Update and Annual Meeting Notice

ACC&CE was founded in 1928 by a group ofdistinguished chemists who felt an acuteneed for an association that would advancethe practice of consulting chemists andchemical engineers and which wouldinclude consultants who would conform tothe highest principles of professional con-duct. It continues in the same vein to thisvery day and consistently attracts to itsmembership qualified technical consultantsof all kinds who assist their clients in creat-ing and using chemical knowledge and tech-nology.

The organization is run by a Council com-posed of Directors and an ExecutiveCommittee according to a Constitution & By-laws written by the founding fathers andmodified during the intervening years. A cen-tral office, originally based in The ChemistsʼClub in NYC, and currently situated inMurray Hill, NJ, is the center of operations.

New member applications are evaluated bythe Membership Committee and if consid-ered appropriate, are recommended toCouncil for approval. There are periodicCouncil Meetings held throughout the year,networking is encouraged, and many are fol-

lowed by a speaker presentation on noveltechnology or consulting developments.

ACC&CEʼs primary mission is to secureconsulting work for the membership, providementoring to the younger, newer members,and maintain a close-knit membership toshare its knowledge, as needed, to solve theknotty problems common to consultants.

One of the unique features that has alwaysset it apart from many other such organiza-tions, is the transparency of its membership.Until the advent of the Internet, a periodic paperback (Consulting Services) comprisingthe Scope Sheets of the individual membersalong with a Classifier enabled potentialclients to sort through the available special-ties and locate specific consultants. Thecentral office was always available to pro-vide specific direction as needed.

Similar characteristics, including an onlinesearch feature, are now embodied inthe ACC&CE website, http://www.chemconsult.org/; email: [email protected]; address: ACC&CE, POBox 902, Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0902,voice/fax: (908) 464-3182. These can beused to learn more about the association,apply for membership, and/or request gratiscopies of its e-newsletter, “The ChemicalConsultant”.

The September 27, 2012 meeting was heldat Snuffy's Restaurant, Park & MountainAves, Route 22 East, Scotch Plains, NJ.Following dinner, the speaker was RickSmith, Director of Licensing &Commercialization, Physical Sciences andEngineering, Office of TechnologyCommercialization, Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jersey.

The Annual Meeting will be held at the samelocation on October 23, 2012, where anyoneis invited to meet the members and learnabout the association's activities from cur-rent president, Joseph Porcelli.Reservations as above.

Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012Times: Annual Meeting 4:00 PM

Cocktails 6:00 PMDinner 6:30 PMSpeaker 7:45 PM

Place: Snuffy's RestaurantPark & Mountain AvenuesRoute 22 EastScotch Plains, NJ

Cost: Members $30; nonmembers $35


LABORATORY ROBOTICS INTEREST GROUP(continued from page 19)

NMR TOPICAL GROUPNMR Spectroscopy 2012 Symposium:“NMR in Biomedical Research”“Improved Technologies for ProteinStructure Determination by SolutionNMR”Speaker: Professor Gaetano Montelione

Jerome and Loraine Aresty ChairCenter for Advanced Biotech-nology and Medicine and Department of Molecular Biology and BiochemistryRutgers, The State University ofNew Jersey

“NMR Approaches to the Structure andDynamics of Glycoproteins”Speaker: Professor James Prestegard

Professor of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Georgia

“To Isolate or Not? The SometimesCircuitous Route to the Characterizationof Impurities and Degradation Products”Speaker: Dr. Gary Martin

Distinguished FellowMerck Research Labs

“pH-Triggered, Activated StateConformations of the InfluenzaHemagglutinin Fusion Peptide Probedby NMR”Speaker: Dr. Ad Bax

Chief, Biophysical NMR Spectroscopy, NIH

Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012Times: 1.00 – 5.30 PMPlace: Fiber Optics Auditorium

Rutgers University, Busch CampusPiscataway, NJ

Register online athttp://www.njacs.org/nmr.html


NORTH JERSEY YOUNGERCHEMISTS COMMITTEEGet Involved — Mark Your Calendars forOur Fall YCC Events:

Career Webinar at Rutgers, NewBrunswick

ACS webinars will broadcast a webinar enti-tled “Secrets from the Other Side—WhatRecruiters Know that You Donʼt” by Dr.Dennis Guthrie of The Dow ChemicalCompany. This webinar details how to pre-pare and interview for your first job out ofschool. There will also be the opportunity toask Dr. Guthrie questions after the webinar.Registration and more details available onour website:http://www.njacs.org/ycc/index.html.

Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012Time: 8:00 PMPlace: Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ* * * * *

Trivia Night

We had a very successful Trivia night earlierthis year, and hoped to recruit more membersby holding one over the summer when we usu-ally have fewer events.

The evening began with a social hour encour-aging attendees to mingle and interact witheach other over a game of pool or a piece ofpizza. Members from our executive committeemade themselves available to give attendeesinformation on resume assistance, job place-ments, mentoring and upcoming events.

The evening ended with an opportunity to con-tinue discussion while competing in the Foxand Houndʼs Wednesday night trivia competi-tion. Our team the "Isotopes" won 3rd place!

We would like to thank everyone, especially thenew members, who attended the secondNJYCC trivia night at the Fox and Hound inEdison, NJ.

More happy hours coming soon…

About us:

The role of the NJACS Younger ChemistsCommittee is to promote the interests of mem-bers under the age of 35 (or close to that age).It provides graduate students, post-doctoralchemists, and young professionals with theopportunity to interact with other chemists inthe section, to help them better direct theircareers, and to increase their involvement inthe ACS. We do it through organizing socialevents, volunteering, networking and men-tor/mentee opportunities, talks, seminars, andgenerally having a bit of fun.

We have been revamping and reinvigoratingthe club in the last few years and have a hostof new and exciting activities planned for thisyear.

So what can you do?

If you are under 35 (or just think you are!!) weneed your feedback. What events do you wantto see? How can we help you? We are here toserve you, so please send us your commentsand suggestions. Better still, get involved!

For more information about our group orupcoming events please visit us on the YCCGoogle group, and post your questions:http://groups.google.com/group/ycc_njacs

One of us will get back to you shortly.

Or check us out on the National ACS YCC site:http://membership.acs.org/Y/YCC/

Membership is free.


Learn more about theNorth Jersey Section atwww.NJACS.org

NORTH JERSEY ORGANIC TOPICAL GROUP

The Award for Creativityin Molecular Design andSynthesis

2012 Award Recipient:Professor K.C. NicolaouThe Scripps ResearchInstitute and theUniversity of California,San Diego

The award symposium honoring ProfessorNicolaou will feature lectures from ProfessorPhil S. Baran (The Scripps ResearchInstitute), Professor Scott A. Snyder(Columbia University), Professor Erik J.Sorensen (Princeton University), Dr. JanetL. Gunzner-Toste (Gen en tech, Inc), andProfessor Nicolaou.

Seating is limited, so please register early!For information and on-line registration,visit our website: http://www.njacs.org/organic.html

Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMPlace: The Palace at Somerset Park

333 Davidson AvenueSomerset, NJ

Cost: $80 (including lunch) (a discountedrate of $35 will be available for a limited number of students)

ACS News

ChemLuminary Awards The winners of the 14th Annual Chem -Luminary Awards have been posted to theACS website, and a video of the event willbe available by mid-September.

If you need additional information, [email protected].

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Call for VolunteersCome Join Us at the Liberty Science CenterLast year The North Jersey Section ofAmerican Chemical Society celebratedNational Chemistry Week at the LibertyScience Center. We had a great time andthe attendees really appreciated all of ourefforts. Why donʼt you join us this year? OnSaturday, October 20, 2012 the NorthJersey Section will be holding its annualChemExpo in celebration of NationalChemistry Week. As usual we will havemany tables offering all kinds of hands-onactivities for budding scientists. You can setup your own table or help out at anothertable. We need you to help us make a differ-ence!

The theme for this year is "Nanotechnology”.Engage visitors in exploring the positiveimpacts of chemistry as it relates to theemerging field of “Nanotechnology”. Checkout the National Chemistry Week web pageat http://portal.acs.org/ Click on“Education” and then “National ChemistryWeek” to get some ideas for hands-on activ-ities that you might want to present.

Your activities should be geared for 8 to 12year olds. As usual our first priority is safety.Preferably presenters should use householdmaterials to demonstrate a scientific princi-ple. We would like the students to be able torepeat these experiments at home and atschool so it would be very helpful if you hadhandout instructions to distribute.

To minimize duplication of the presentations,we will need to know by October 1 the activ-ity you would like to conduct at your table.Individuals contacting us first with theiridea(s) will be given priority, so please let ushear from you as soon as possible. ContactBobbi Gorman at [email protected] or Mita Chaki at [email protected] and let us know what activitiesyou will be doing at your table or if you wantto volunteer at the Expo.

We also value and look forward to receivingfinancial support to help cover many of theexpenses associated with the SectionʼsNCW activities. If you would contact theappropriate individuals at your company, theSection would be most grateful. A donationof $500.00 indicates Gold Sponsorship, a$250.00 gift indicates Silver Sponsorship

and a $100.00 gift indicates a BronzeSponsorship. Checks should be made out tothe North Jersey ACS Section with a memoof “ChemExpo” and sent to JacquelineErickson, 33 Ronald Road, Lake Hiawatha,N, 07034-1121.

Please fill out the following forms and returnthem to Mita Chaki at [email protected].

Form 1. Count me in.My name is: ________________________

I am volunteering to work on: Saturday,October 20 (Check appropriate box)

O 10:00am-11:30 am, O 11:30 am – 2:00 pm, O 10:00am-2:00pm

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Form 2. My company would like to sup-port these efforts.

The following company/individuals are will -ing to help defray the costs of these events:

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An acknowledgement letter for this contri-bution should be sent to (name and fulladdress):

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Thanks very much for all of your help. The Section is most appreciative of your efforts.Mita Chaki and Valerie Kuck, American Chemical Society, North Jersey Section

Call for NominationsEDWARD J. MERRILL AWARD FOROUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOLCHEMISTRY TEACHER FOR 2013Now is the time to begin thinking about nom-inations for the Edward J. Merrill Award,North Jersey Section, for Outstanding HighSchool Chemistry Teacher for the year2012.

Go to the web site, njacs.org under educa-tion and obtain your preliminary nominationform and guidelines. The full packet takestime to do a good job!

We all know an outstanding high schoolchemistry teacher. Perhaps one from yourtown, your sonʼs or daughterʼs teacher orjust one that you have heard about orworked with at some point. The award car-ries $500 for the teacher, $500 in suppliesfor the teacherʼs classroom and a plaque todisplay at home or in the classroom.

Any questions or help needed contactBettyann Howson,[email protected].

C 2013 ESSELEN AWARD FORCHEMISTRY IN THE PUBLICINTERESTThe Northeastern Section of the AmericanChemical Society is pleased to invite nomi-nations of worthy candidates for theGustavus John Esselen Award forChemistry in the Public Interest. This awardrecognizes a chemist for outstandingachievement in scientific and technical workthat contributes to the public well-being. Theaward consists of a $5000 prize and amedal of recognition.The presentation takesplace at an award ceremony in April atHarvard University, followed by a formaladdress by the awardee. The tentative datefor this ceremony is April 4, 2013.

The award was established in 1987 to honorthe memory of Gustavus John Esselen, adistinguished member of the NortheasternSection. The first awardees were F.Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. Molina,who subsequently received the Nobel Prize.For further information go towww.nesacs.org/awards_esselen.html.

The deadline for nominations is October 15,2012.

OthersFIFTH PASSAIC RIVER SYMPOSIUM AT MONTCLAIRSTATE UNIVERSITYTodayʼs Status, Tomorrowʼs PerspectiveOrganized by: The Passaic River Institute

of Montclair State University

If you live or work in, on, near, or about thePassaic River and its watershed, this confer-ence is for you.

The fifth Passaic River Symposium will be aday-long event and will include invited keynotespeakers and sessions on all aspects of envi-ronmental management that are relevant to thePassaic River Basin. This is an unique confer-ence because it brings together scientists, pub-lic officials, activists, planners, writers, and his-torians. This conference year will also havespecial sessions on the sediment remediationtechnologies used in the Lower Passaic InterimRemediation Project. Another important devel-opment that will be discussed at the conferenceis the recent release of the Focused FeasibilityStudy by the The Lower Passaic RiverRestoration Project. This document will provideguidance for ecosystem restoration, environ-mental advocacy, and public outreach efforts.

The symposium registration fees (regular $115,student $40) includes continental breakfast,lunch and book of abstracts. Registration infor-mation is is available on the symposium website.

Readers of THE INDICATOR are invited to sub-mit abstracts for presentations. Abstracts aresought for platform (oral) presentations andposters on any environmental, recreational,and governance issues relevant to the PassaicRiver Basin and nearby watershed environ-ments. Platform presentation length will be 15minutes, including questions. A book ofabstracts will be distributed at the conferenceand placed on the conference website followingthe conference. All symposium presenters arerequired to register for the conference. Pleasecontact Dr. Meiyin Wu at the address below tosubmit an abstract.

Direct any inquires or questions to Dr. MeiyinWu, Director of the Passaic River Institute andchair of the Symposium at [email protected] or 973-655-5423.

Date: Friday, October 19, 2012Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMPlace: Montclair State University

Conference Center1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ

Cost: Regular $115, Student $40

Symposium web site:www.montclair.edu/csam/passaic-river-institute/conferences-symposiums/


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