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Press ReleaseRonald Breslow to Receive 2014American Institute of Chemists(AIC) Gold MedalResearch Pioneer, Prolific Author To BeHonored for More Than a Half Centuryof Leadership
The American Institute of Chemists (AIC)today announced that Ronald Breslow, S. L.Mitchill Professor of Chemistry andUniversity Professor at Columbia University,has been selected to receive the 2014American Institute of Chemists (AIC) GoldMedal. The award ceremony will be part ofHeritage Day 2014 on Thursday, May 15, atthe Chemical Heritage Foundation.
"Ronald Breslow combines extraordinarytalent in research with a rare ability to tell thestory of chemistry to wide and diverse audi-ences,” said David Manuta, AIC president."He is credited with creating the fields of bio-mimetic systems and nonbenzenoid aromat-ic chemistry. His work in these areas has ledto important breakthroughs in in the fightagainst cancer by modulating gene tran-scription in cancer cells."
Breslow is the author of more than 400 pub-lications, including a widely acclaimed 1996book, Chemistry Today and Tomorrow: TheCentral, Useful, and Creative Science. Inaddition to numerous honors and awards,he holds the National Medal of Science andhas been named one of the top 75 contribu-tors to the chemical enterprise in the past 75years. He is an accomplished pianist whosepublic repertoire extends from popularsongs to improvisational jazz. Colleaguescontinue to marvel at the breadth and depthof his intellect and his passion and enthusi-asm for chemistry.
Ronald Breslow has an A.B. in chemistry, anM. A. in medical science, and a Ph.D. inchemistry from Harvard. He spent a yearwith Lord Todd as a postdoctoral researcherin Cambridge, England, before coming toColumbia University. He is now a professorof chemistry and biology at Columbia, one oftwelve university professors, and a formerchairman of the chemistry department.
Professor Breslow will be the featuredspeaker at the Thursday, April 3 meeting ofthe Long Island Subsection to be held atQueensborough Community College. Seethe details of this meeting on page 7 of thisissue.
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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORYHarold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles • [email protected] obituary in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (May 26, 1954) begins “Who wasWilder Dwight Bancroft?” By 1954 this significant American physical chemist was a virtuallyforgotten man. I had forgotten about him until I recently re-read John W. Servosʼ excellent“Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling: The Making of a Science in America” (PrincetonUniversity Press, 1990). In this volume Servos gives a full account of Bancroftʼs career and itssignificance. I have drawn upon this account and also Servosʼ extended biographical memoirfor the National Academy of Sciences (1994) which is available on-line.
Bancroft came from a distinguished family; his grandfather was a diplomat, a cabinet member,and a historian. Wilder was born in 1867 in New England, attended private schools, andentered Harvard where football competed with academics for his interest. However his inter-est in science led him to take electives in that area and he graduated with a degree in chem-istry and stayed on for a year as a laboratory assistant. He took courses from Josiah ParsonsCooke, who specialized in chemical physics, a relatively new field. (One of Cookesʼ students,who received his Ph.D. at the same time as Bancroft earned his bachelorʼs degree, wasTheodore William Richards, the first U.S. chemist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in chem-istry). Bancroft became interested in Cookeʼs area of interest and after two years working inorganic chemistry he decided to join Ostwaldʼs institute in Leipzig in 1890. After two years hepresented his thesis on electrochemistry and then undertook a grand tour of European labo-ratories meeting Helmholtz and vanʼt Hoff. Returning to Harvard he had hopes of a high levelappointment, but it went to Richards. Consequently Bancroft accepted a position at Cornell in1894. By 1903 he was a Full Professor, a rapid rise for those times.
Cornell was a developing research university in the 1890s. Bancroft, a lecturer who modeledthe gentleman scholar, saw physical chemistry as a central science, but was not much attract-ed to its more mathematical aspects. He focused his interest on two qualitative guidelines tothe behavior of systems: the Phase Rule of Gibbs; and Le Chatelierʼs principle. His research-es investigated ternary solutions; and metals among others. He published one of the firstbooks on the Phase Rule in 1897 and a year earlier he founded a new periodical, the Journalof Physical Chemistry, which appeared monthly from Ithaca, New York, and highlighted con-tributions in Bancroftʼs own field.
Bancroftʼs work, reported mainly in “his” journal, was not always well received. A.A.Noyes, aleading physical chemist, said of Bancroftʼs work on ternary systems (e.g. two immiscible liq-uids and a solute which distributes between them) which Bancroft analyzed using equationswith four empirical constants “no physical significance whatever can be attached to suchresults”! Four empirical constants is enough to describe virtually any curve. NeverthelessBancroft kept insisting that qualitative physical chemistry was an important segment of sci-ence.
To detail Bancroftʼs career would take much more than my space allocation. To quote Servosʼsummary:
“Bancroft brought to America a firsthand knowledge of the "Ionists"' teachings aboutelectrolytic dissociation, osmotic pressure, and electromotive force at a time whenthose teachings were still new and controversial…. he helped educate scores ofchemists and took a leading role in founding the Journal of Physical Chemistry, the firstEnglish-language journal in its field. As its owner and editor from 1896 to 1933, Bancroftbrought a sharp wit and shrewd judgment to bear on the work of his colleagues throughhundreds of reviews and review articles. Although he earned enemies through his edi-torializing, even the victims of his criticism often found it impossible to resist his per-sonal charm. He served two terms as president of the Electrochemical Society and, in1910, he was elected president of the American Chemical Society.”
Later in his career he made some largely ineffectual explorations of the chemistry of anesthe-sia. However his work on colloids, including a well-received textbook, was significant thoughhe rejected the idea of macromolecules put forward by Staudinger and preferred to view col-loids as aggregates of smaller particles.
Bancroftʼs career and life ended somewhat sadly. He had to cede control of his Journal to theACS because of financial problems. He had a bad accident that led to physical handicaps. Andhis wife of 49 years, mother of five children, preceded him in death. When he died in 1953 thisimportant pioneering American physical chemist was, indeed, an almost forgotten man.
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The 2014 Board Meetings will be held on thefollowing Fridays at 6:00 PM at the Collegeof Mount Saint Vincent, Benedicts(Founderʼs Hall), Riverdale, NY. Dr. PamelaK. Kerrigan will chair the meetings.
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LHUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICALSOCIETY — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE SIGMA XI CHAPTEROF RAMAPO COLLEGE OFNEW JERSEYRe-inventing Green Chemistry: Alternative Histories for a Sustainable
Science
Speaker:Jody A. Roberts, PhDDirectorCenter forContemporary Historyand Policy ChemicalHeritage Foundation
What role does history play in the creation of
more sustainable sciences? Dr. JodyRoberts examines the ways in which history,as we tell it, directs our actions in the pre-sent and shapes our possible futures.Roberts demonstrates the connectionbetween imagining possible (sustainable)
futures and the ways in which we speak ofour histories. Focusing on the specific caseof green chemistry, Dr. Roberts examinesthe ways in which historical narratives areembedded in their identity, and outlines pos-sible alternative narratives that might alterthe science and politics involved in the cre-ation of a more sustainable chemistry.
Robertsʼ work explores the intersections ofemerging molecular sciences and publicpolicy and the ways in which tensionsbrought about between the two get resolved.He received advanced degrees in scienceand technology studies from Virginia Tech,where he cultivated an interest in the prac-tice of the molecular sciences and the waysin which they are shaped by internal archi-tecture and design (e.g., technologies of thelaboratory) and the politics of the broaderworld (e.g., chemical regulations). Thoseinterests became the basis for the projectsthat Roberts conducts in the Center forContemporary History and Policy at CHF.Roberts lectures in the Science, Technology,and Society Program at Drexel Universityand in the History and Sociology of ScienceDepartment at the University of Penn -sylvania and is a senior fellow in theEnvironmental Leadership Program.Roberts holds an undergraduate degree inchemistry from Saint Vincent College and aPh.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2014Time: Lecture, light refreshments will be
served - 1:00 − 2:00PM Place: Alumni Lounge, SC-137
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ
For more information, please contact:Dr. Jay R. Carreon, e-mail: [email protected]
lBROOKLYN SUBSECTION2014 Brooklyn Frontiers in Science Lecture — “Signaling Through DNA”
Speaker: Dr. Jacqueline Barton
The Brooklyn subsection of the NY/NJ ACSproudly presents Dr. Jacqueline Barton asspeaker for the 2014 Brooklyn Frontiers inScience lecture. Dr. Barton is a native NewYorker and currently Chair of the Division ofChemistry and Chemical Engineering at the
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California Institute of Technology. Dr. Bartonattended Barnard College and received aPh.D. in Inorganic Chemistry at Columbia.After a post-doctorate at Bell Laboratoriesand Yale University, she became an assis-tant professor at Hunter College, associateprofessor of chemistry at Columbia, joinedthe faculty at Cal Tech in 1989 and in 2009,she began her term as Chair of the Division.Dr. Barton has won many prestigiousawards, including the 2010 National Medalof Science from President Obama. Formore in for mation on Dr. Barton please visitcaltech.edu/BartonBiography.
Dr. Barton will present Signaling ThroughDNA. We think of the DNA double helix asthe library of the cell, encoding all that weare. But the DNA helix can also serve as aconduit for the flow of electrons, a mediumfor signaling. Like a stack of copper pen-nies, the stack of DNA base pairs can beconductive. Many experiments have nowshown that double helical DNA can serve asa conduit for the transport of electrons overlong molecular distances. Importantly, sinceDNA conductivity depends upon base pairstacking, we can utilize this chemistry indesigning sensitive DNA-based diagnosticsensors. But, within the cell, do electronsand holes migrate along the DNA helix? Weare also finding that this chemistry is usedby Nature in finding where DNA is damagedand in need of repair, an important mecha-nism in maintaining our genetic libraryagainst the onslaught of damage associatedwith aging, cancer and oxidative stress.
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2014Time: 5:30 - 7 PMPlace: Pfizer Auditorium
NYU Polytechnic School ofEngineering5 Metrotech CenterBrooklyn NY
Cost: There is no charge for this lecture,but registration is required. Webregistration is at:
http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/Brooklyn/Frontiers.php
LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION"How Did It All Get Started? PrebioticChemistry. The Origin of Terrestrial Homochirality in Amino Acids and Nucleosides"
Speaker: Professor Ronald BreslowColumbia University
Work on artificial enzymes that perform thesynthesis of amino acids from ketoacids ledus to examine the properties of alpha-methyl amino acids. Recently these havebeen identified as components of carbona-ceous chondritic meteorites such as the onethat landed near Murchison Australia in thelast century. These unusual amino acidsarrive with excesses of stable chirality, all ofthe L configuration, and we will describehow they could have been formed. Weshowed that they can generate normalamino acids under credible prebiotic condi-tions, and with some chirality transfer. Wealso showed that the modest chirality thatresulted could be amplified to high enan-tioexcesses of normal L aminoacids, usingeither thermodynamic or kinetic processes.We have shown that we can also amplifymodest excesses of D nucleosides to highenantioexcesses by related processes.Finally, we have also shown the likely originof D sugars. The resulting amino acids, sug-ars, and nucleosides can then be suitablematerials for the creation of life.
Ronald Breslow is a professor of chemistry andbiology at Columbia University, one of twelveuniversity professors, and a former chairmanof the chemistry department. He received theMark Van Doren Medal of Columbia Universityand the Columbia University Great TeacherAward. He was president of the AmericanChemical Society in 1996.
Our monthly seminars cover a broad rangeof topics and are open to all. Students areencouraged to attend.
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2014Times: Coffee/Social 5:30 PM
Seminar 6:00 PMPlace: Queensborough Community
CollegeScience Building, Room S-112
Cost: Seminar is free and open to allTimes: Dinner 7:00 PMPlace: A nearby restaurantCost: $25.00 per person
Directions: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/about/driving.html
Contact: Professor Marlon Moreno,[email protected]
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BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NYAS BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUP
Translational Neuroscience in Psychiatry:Light at the End of the Tunnel
Organizers: Siva Digavalli, PhDBristol-Myers Squibb
Ken Jones, PhDForest Research Institute
Frank Menniti, PhDMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Jennifer Henry, PhDThe New York Academy of Sciences
Speakers: Daniel C. Javitt, MD, PhDColumbia University andNathan Kline Institute
Gregory Light, PhDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego
Steven J. Siegel, MD, PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania
Siva Digavalli, MD, PhDBristol-Myers Squibb
John H. Krystal, MDYale University
Andrew F. Leuchter, MDUniversity of CaliforniaLos Angeles
Eva E. Redei, PhDNorthwestern University
Dan V. Iosifescu, MD, MScIcahn School of Medicine atMount Sinai
Recent breakthrough insights from clinicalstudies are illuminating the neurobiology ofpsychiatric disorders. This symposiumexplores differences in sensory processing,
imaging, and other biomarkers that maytranslate findings to animal models.
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2012Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
(reception to follow)Place: New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center250 Greenwich Street – 40th FloorNew York, NY 10007
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/TranslationalNeuroscience
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dNY NANOSCIENCE DISCUSSIONGROUP2013-2014 Sessions.
Hosted by the New York University Department of Chemistry
Speakers to be announced.
The NYNDG is an ACS Topical Group thatmeets in the New York UniversityDepartment of Chemistry. Sessions featurethree 30-minute presentations on nano -science, one each with strong orientation inbiology, chemistry, and physics/appliedmathematics.
Mark Your Calendars:
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
For more information, contact: James Canary ([email protected])
Topical Group History:http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nanoscience
Learn more about theNew York Section at
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WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYSpecial Seminar – “Micro-Tools to StudySingle-Cell Immunology”
Speaker: Qing SongDepartment of Chemical andBiomolecular EngineeringPolytechnic Institute of NYU
Single-Cell Immunology:
The frequencies of antigen-specific CD4+ Tcells in samples of human tissue have beendifficult to determine accurately ex vivo, par-ticularly for autoimmune diseases such asmultiple sclerosis or type 1 diabetes.Conventional approaches involve theexpansion of primary T cells in vitro toincrease the numbers of cells, and a subse-quent assessment of the frequencies of anti-gen-specific T cells in the expanded popula-tion by limiting dilution or by using fluores-cently labeled tetramers of peptide-loadedmajor histocompatibility complex (MHC)receptors. Here we describe an alternativeapproach that uses arrays of subnanoliterwells coated with recombinant peptideloaded MHC class II monomers to isolateand stimulate individual CD4+ T cells in anantigen-specific manner. In these experi-ments, activation was monitored usingmicroengraving to capture two cytokines(IFNγ and IL-17) released from single cells.This new method should enable direct enu-meration of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells exvivo from clinical samples. This method willbe applied to identify, quantify and charac-terize the cancer stem cells.
Concurrent Detections of MultipleProteins on Single-cells to Reveal Cell-Cell Heterogeneity:
Single biological measurements are notcapable of truly characterizing even the sim-plest systems. Proteins constitutively func-tion within networks, pathways, complexesand families. The activity of an individual
protein depends not only on its quantity butalso on the interacting networks. To under-stand complex molecular outcomes, it isnecessary to determine how individual partsare integrated in time and space to performcomplex, dynamic cellular functions. Thelevel of complexity, with numerous variablesacting at the same time, requires multi-para-metric and dynamic investigation of a largenumber of single cells. We applied multi-spectral imaging and achieved concurrentmultiple protein detection (up to ten proteinssimultaneously). Gaussian distributionswere found to fit the histograms of expres-sion levels of proteins of interest. Noise andnoise strength of histograms were influ-enced by the inflammatory stimulation con-ditions. Quantitative measurements ofnoise, noise strength and correlation coeffi-cients revealed the cell-cell heterogeneity.
Qing Song is an Industry AssistantProfessor in the Department of Chemicaland Biomolecular Engineering at NYU-POLY. She received her Ph.D. in ChemicalEngineering at City College of New York,City University of New York in 2004. Sheconducted her postdoctoral trainings withProfessor Martin Yarmush at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital and Professor J.Christopher Love at MIT prior to joining theUniversity of New Hampshire in 2009. Dr.Songʼs current research focus on usingmicrotools to characterize secretomicimmune profiles of single cancer stem cellscollaborated with Professors George Millerand Iannis Aifantis at NYU Medical Center.
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014Times: 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
Further Information: Paul Dillon, (914) 393-6940, [email protected]
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HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUPDemo Derby
An evening of non-stop demonstrations bythe attendees (5-8 minutes max.)
Date: Friday, April 25, 2014Times: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PMPlace: M&G Pub
(Murphy and Gonzales21 Waverly Place (at Green Street, North-east corner)New York, NYNo reservations required
Times: Meeting 7:15 PMPlace: New York University
Silver Center Room 20732 Waverly Place (South-eastcorner Washington Sq. East)New York, NY
Presenters should be prepared to clean upand to use appropriate safety procedures.There is no water supply or drain in theroom.
Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building In case ofunexpected severe weather, call JohnRoeder, (212) 497-6500, between 9:00 AMand 2:00 PM to verify that meeting is still on;(516) 385-4698 for other info.
Note: For those who prefer indoor attendedparking, it is available at the Melro/RomarGarages. The entrance is on the west sideof Broadway just south of 8th Street, direct-ly across from Astor Place. It is a short, easywalk from the garage to the restaurant ormeeting room.
= LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION14TH ANNUAL CHEMISTRYCHALLENGE Chemistry General KnowledgeCompetition Between Two- and Four-Year College Students
The Chemistry Challenge consists of multi-ple choice questions covering ~75%General Chemistry and 25% OrganicChemistry. Each college can participate bysending student teams consisting of threemembers per team (maximum of threeteams per college). The questions are timedand the students will discuss the questionsamong team members before submittingtheir answers electronically. Students canuse scrap paper and a scientific calculator(no graphing calculators). Medals will begiven to the top three teams in each studentcategory (2- and 4-year colleges). In addi-tion, the winners will also receive other giftscontingent on the sponsorship of the event.The atmosphere is exciting and brings col-leges, students, and faculty mentors togeth-er. So the question is, “Do you accept thechallenge?”
Sponsorship: The event calls for sponsor-ship from interested companies and organi-zations. The benefits of sponsorship are:publicity for the company, invitation for com-pany representatives to attend the event,and access to a place to advertise theirproducts.
Deadline: The deadline for company spon-sorship and team submission with names ofthe participants is April 19. There should bea maximum of three teams per school andplease include whether each student is a 2-year (freshman or sophomore) or 4-year (junior or senior) student. Late registrationwill be accepted only if there is still vacancy.
Contact: Please direct all registration ofteams to Paul Sideris at [email protected] and all sponsorship participationto Sujun Wei at [email protected] to campus and parking informa-tion will be sent to all registered teams andsponsors under separate cover.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2014Times: Dinner 5:00 PM
Chemistry Challenge 6:00 PM
Chemistry Challenge 2013 Group Picture
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Place: Science BuildingQueensborough Community College222-05 56th AvenueBayside, NY
For more pictures, visit:http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/chemistry/chemchallenge2013.html
For the video, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBZ5yuUhRw
1 THE HUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, SIGMA XICHAPTER AND THE SCHOOLOF NATURAL SCIENCES OFFAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITYThe 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
This is a forum for undergraduate studentsand their faculty mentors from colleges anduniversities that participate in the subsec-tionʼs activities to present the results of theirresearch. Outstanding graduating studentsare also being recognized (they receive theHudson-Bergen Chemical Society Awardconsisting of a certificate and a book). All thepresenters will receive certificates and abook. Students who wish to present postersmust send an abstract via e-mail to [email protected], by April 11, 2014. The abstractshould be in MS Word format and mustinclude the names and addresses of the stu-dent(s) and their faculty adviser(s) in addi-tion to the title of the abstract. The abstractshould not exceed 200 words. The name ofthe student presenting the poster should beunderlined. The posters have to be self-sup-ported. There is no registration fee.
This yearʼs symposium also features the lec-ture:
Alternative Energy Sources:Enzymology That Is Essential forMaking Lignin
Speaker: Erika Taylor, PhDWesleyan University
The ever-increasing global energy demandis projected to “exceed the estimates ofproved (fossil-fuel) reserves” by 2030,according to the Department of Energy andthe Society of Petroleum Engineers, therebynecessitating the development of alternativeenergy sources. In response to this chal-lenge, research in the Taylor lab is exploringthe enzymology that is essential for makingLignin a viable biomass source for the pro-
duction of energy and as a commoditychemical feedstock. In the first part of thiswork, LigAB from Sphingomonas paucimo-bilis SYK-6 is being characterized within thecontext of its superfamily, the Type II extra-diol dioxygenases. This enzyme catalyzesthe oxidative ring opening of protocatechu-ate (3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid or PCA) in apathway allowing the degradation of Ligninderived aromatic compounds (LDACs). Thepromiscuity of this enzyme, along with aseries of mutants designed to increasepromiscuity, has been investigated. Theseresults provide valuable catalytic insight intothe reaction of LigAB and make it the firstType II EDO that is fully characterized bothstructurally and kinetically. The second com-ponent is the design and synthesis of aLignin-based FRET-probe for the detectionof Ligninase activity in environmental sam-ples. To date, known Ligninase enzymes arenot sufficiently proficient at depolymerizingLignin for use in commercial processes. Theprobe we developed uses chemistry-trigger-able fluorescence visualization to enabledetection of Lignin depolymerization in vivo.Both projects are designed to improve theefficiency of Lignin degradation, and therebypave the way for Lignin to become a petro-leum substitute for energy and fine chemicalproduction.
Erika Taylor earned her undergraduatedegree in Chemistry at the University ofMichigan, where she was trained in the syn-thesis of natural product analogues asenzyme inhibitors. She then went on tograduate school at the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign. Surrounded by cornfields, Dr. Taylor investigated enzymes in theEnolase superfamily under the guidance ofProf. John A. Gerlt. Her work during herPh.D. included investigations of the physicalorganic chemistry of enzymatic rate acceler-ation and the investigation of natural occur-ring enzyme promiscuity. She then spentseveral years as a post-doctoral researchassociate at the Albert Einstein College ofMedicine of Yeshiva University in the Bronx,where she worked with Prof. Vern L.Schramm. In the Schramm lab, Erikalearned how to apply transition state theoryto the design of tight-binding transition stateanalogue inhibitors for the development ofnew compounds for the treatment of malar-ia. Her work ranged from enzymology tomalaria cell culture and even mouse basedbioavailability studies. Dr. Taylor is currentlyan assistant professor of chemistry atWesleyan University, where she continuesto work at the interface between biology and
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chemistry as she explores enzyme mecha-nism determination, gene function assign-ment, transition-state and mechanism-based inhibitor design, and directed evolu-tion of enzyme function. Specifically, herresearch focuses on (1) the development ofantimicrobials and (2) efforts to improve theefficiency of biomass to biofuel conversion.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2014Times: Poster Session 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM Awards and Lecture 7:00 PM
Place: Jeepers CaféFairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ
Cost: $20.00 for dinner (dinner cost forpresenters will be waived).
Reservations: Dr. Mihaela Leonida, (201)692-2338, e-mail: [email protected] byApril 15, 2012.
; COME AND JOIN US CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITHOUR 3rd ANNUAL“WALK THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE”!
We will meet at Pace University at 12:00 PMand begin our celebratory “Earth Day Parade” across the Brooklyn Bridge at 1:00PM. We will walk half-way across the bridgeand do a turn-around at the Tower. Total dis-tance is approximately 1 mile.
Participants will be provided with healthysnacks and Earth Day gifts. To register andfor more information go to: http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/EarthDay/CCED.php
or contact Prof. JaimeLee Rizzo, CCEDChair: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CANDIDATES FOR THE NEWYORK SECTION 2014 ELECTIONSAt the January Section-wide Conference,the Nominating Committee presented thecandidates for office for the 2014 elections.The biographies of the candidates are post-ed on the New York Section website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org.
The Board of Directors extends a sincerethank you to the following candidates foraccepting the nomination to run for office,and sincerely encourages ACS New YorkSection members to vote for them.
Electronic ballots will be sent to the mem-bership in mid-April and voting will be con-ducted according to ACS guidelines for con-fidentiality and security. Members request-ing paper ballots will receive them by May 1,2014. If a member does not receive votingmaterials by May 1, please contact the NewYork Section Office at (516) 883-7510 [email protected].
The candidates are:
Chair Elect for 2015Dr. Alison Hyslop (St. Johnʼs University)Dr. Ruben Savizky (The Cooper Union)
Secretary 2015-2016Dr. Joseph Serafin (St. Johnʼs University)
Directors-at-Large 2015Dr. Daniel Amarante (College of Mount
Saint Vincent)Dr. Ping Furlan (U. S. Merchant Marine
Academy)Dr. Afredo Mellace (SUNY Nassau
Community College)Dr. Jun Shin (CUNY Queensborough
Community College)Dr. Justyna Widera (Adelphi University)
Councilor 2015-2017Prof Emeritus Richard Cassetta (College
of New Rochelle)Dr. Ronald DʼAmelia (Hofstra University)Mrs. Jean Delfiner (NYC Board of
Education)Dr. Barbara Hillery (SUNY Old Westbury
College)Dr. Rolande Hodel (AIDSfreeAFRICA)Dr. Robert Nolan (International
Environmental Research)Dr. George Rodriguez (Argeni, LLC)
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THANK YOU, NEW YORK SECTION MEMBERS!Since the New York Section incorporatedelectronic balloting, the voting rate hasincreased greatly. This year we hope to doeven better. Show your support and pleasevote.
Prior to the election, you will receive ONEemail message asking if you want to receivea paper ballot this year. Please respondONLY IF YOU WANT A PAPER BALLOT.Otherwise, you will receive an electronic bal-lot in mid-April with a deadline of May 31.Two voting reminders will be sent also forthe ballot. The voting is confidential andsecure, following ACS voting guidelines.Thank you, in advance, for voting in the2014 New York Section elections.
f 62ND ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH SYMPOSIUM The New York Chemistry StudentsʼAssociation Student Member Committee— New York Section American ChemicalSociety
Keynote Address: “Structure-FacilitatedBioengineering of Antivirals andAntibiotics to Combat Global HealthThreats”
Keynote Speaker:Dr. Tina IversonDepartments of Pharmacology & BiochemistryVanderbilt University
Nature is the worldʼsmost venerablechemist, with bacte-ria, fungi, and plants
all able to biosynthesize complex secondarymetabolites that are difficult to replicate byorganic synthesis (see, for example, Fig. 1).Many natual products have potent antimi-crobial activity, which we hope to harvest forclinical use. Unfortunately, many of thesenatural products are also associated withundesirable pharmacological properties,such as organ toxicity. Chemical derivatiza-tion is a common method to alter the phar-macology of a comound and reduce sideeffects, hosever, most natural products arechallenging to synthesize or derivatize in thelaboratory due to limitations in chemical
methods. Accordingly, improving methods ofchemical synthesis could increase the arse-nal of compounds that we use to treat life-thratening infections.
Fig. 1. ZiracinTM. One example of a potentialantibiotic where the natural complexitymakes it prohibitively challenging to synthe-size or chemically modify. Ziracin is a pre-sent target of interest in the laboratory.
Significant Dates for 62nd URS:
Deadline for Early Registration - March 31, 2014
URS Date - May 3, 2014 at St. JohnʼsUniversity, Queens, NY
2014 Co-chair: Dr. Joseph Serafin
2014 Co-chair: Dr. Yolanda Small
2014 Co-chair: Dr. Paul Sideris
2014 Co-chair: Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
%EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORKSECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia
The Employment and Professional Rela tionsCommittee maintains a roster of candidateswho are ACS members seeking a position inthe New York metropolitan area. If you havejob openings and would like qualified candidates to contact you, please send abrief job description and educational/experi-ence background required to [email protected].
Candidates from our roster who meet therequirements you describe will be asked tocontact you.
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WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYDistinguished Scientist Award and College Student Achievement AwardsDinner Meeting: Excimer Laser Surgery -The Foundation for Laser RefractiveSurgery and Future Applications
Speaker: James J. Wynne, PhDProgram ManagerLocal Education Outreach (LEO)IBM T. J. Watson Research Ctr.Yorktown Heights, NY
In 1981, experimenting on leftoverThanksgiving turkey, my IBM colleagues and Idiscovered excimer laser surgery, laying thefoundation for the laser refractive surgical pro-cedures, LASIK and PRK, procedures whichmore than 25 million people have undergoneto correct myopia, astigmatism, and hyper-opia. For this discovery, in 2013 we wereawarded both the National Medal ofTechnology and Innovation and the NationalAcademy of Engineering's Russ Prize.
In 1983, while irradiating the skin of liveguinea pigs, my colleagues and I discoveredthat far ultraviolet radiation from an argon flu-oride (ArF) excimer laser failed to remove(ablate) tissue after bleeding commenced.The explanation is that the ArF laser radiationis strongly absorbed by an aqueous salt solu-tion, as found in blood, through the process ofelectron photodetachment from hydrated chlo-ride ions. Such an electronic excitation doesnot produce heat. We now apply this knowl-edge to propose a novel technique to debridenecrotic tissue associated with burns, decubi-tus, venous stasis, and neuropathic ulcers,without causing collateral damage to adjacentand underlying viable tissue. We envision a“smart scalpel,” enabled by the intrinsicadvantage afforded by non-thermal absorp-tion of ArF laser light by aqueous chlorideions.
Dr. James Wynne obtained his AB, MA andPhD, all in Physics, from Harvard University.His thesis work, on nonlinear optics, was doneunder the supervision of Professor NicolaasBloembergen. He started work on nonlinearspectroscopy using lasers while still atHarvard and continued this type of work afterjoining IBM. His research has covered differ-ent aspects of using lasers to explore novelphenomena (e.g., resonantly-enhanced ion-ization), to analyze matter (e.g., atomic spec-troscopy), and to process materials (e.g., laseretching of biological specimens). More specif-ically, he has investigated nonlinear optics of
semiconductors and insulators, coherentinfrared and vacuum ultraviolet generation inatomic vapors, multiphoton ionization spec-troscopy of atomic vapors, nonlinear opticalmeasurements of atomic oscillator strengths,applications of multichannel quantum defecttheory, novel laser systems, excimer laseretching of biological tissue, laser-induced-flu-orescence detection of arterial lesions, andcluster science.
Since 1990, he has been Program Manager,Local Education Outreach – http://www.wat-son.ibm.com/leo , at the IBM Thomas J.Watson Research Laboratory. In this capacity,he marshals the resources of the IBMResearch Center to enhance science andmathematics education in our local schools.He serves as a leader, originator, communica-tor, catalyst, matchmaker, organizer, and facil-itator, opening up pathways of communicationbetween the employees of his laboratory andthe educational community. Furthermore, hekeeps traffic flowing in both directions alongthese pathways. To further his objective ofhelping all young Americans to become tech-nically literate through improved science andmathematics education, he has becomeinvolved in national education reform activitiesthrough his membership and activities on theEducation Committee and Forum onEducation of the American Physical Society,the Education Council of the Optical Society ofAmerica, the Mathematics SciencesEducation Board of the National ResearchCouncil, the Advisory Board to the US PhysicsTeam, the American Association of PhysicsTeachers and the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics.
Since 2004, he has served as global coordi-nator for IBMʼs participation in EngineersWeek (recently renamed DiscoverE -http://www.discovere.org ), an internationalpromotion of the engineering professions.IBMʼs primary focus for Engineers Week is tointeract with pre-college school students tointroduce them to the opportunities of careersin engineering, technology and science. Forthe 2012 EWeek campaign, more than 5400technical professionals were sent into class-rooms around the world, where they engagedover 200,000 students. These numbers wereexceptional, although they were exceededduring the 2008 EWeek campaign, when IBMserved as Corporate co-chair for EWeek, andmore than 6500 IBM technical professionalsengaged over 250,000 students.
Dr. Wynne has won numerous awards includ-ing the Eastern New York Intellectual Property
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Law Association Award 2001 Inventor of theYear, the Optical Society of America 2004R.W. Wood Prize, the New York IntellectualProperty Law Association 2009 Inventor of theYear, the 2010 Rank Prize for Opto-Electronics, the 2011 National Medal ofTechnology and Innovation (for the pioneeringdiscovery of excimer laser ablative photode-composition of human and animal tissue, lay-ing the foundation for PRK and LASIK, laserrefractive surgical techniques that have revo-lutionized vision enhancement), the NationalAcademy of Engineering 2013 Fritz J. andDolores H. Russ Prize (for the development oflaser ablative photodecomposition, enablingLASIK and PRK eye surgery), as well as atleast five internal IBM awards. In 2002 he wasinducted into the National Inventors Hall ofFame. He has more than 75 publications andmore than 15 patents (issued or applied for).
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014Times: Social Hour 5:00 PM
Lecture and Awards 6:00 PMDinner 7:00 PM
Place: Pace UniversityThe Campus Center, Butcher Suite861 Bedford Road – Entrance #2Pleasantville, NY
Cost: Students $20All Others $30
RSVP Required – [email protected]
For more information, contact Paul Dillon:E-Mail [email protected] (914) 393-6940
For Pace University information:[email protected]
1WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYOn February 12, 2014 Mr. JosephLandolina, a joint BS/MS student at NewYork Universityʼs Polytechnic School of
Engineering (formerly Polytechnic Instituteof Brooklyn and Polytechnic University),who is also a co-founder and CEO of a cor-poration, Suneris, Inc., which markets hisinvention, VETI-GEL™, in the veterinarymedicine market, spoke to the WestchesterChemical Society. VETI-GEL is an agentthat stops bleeding in seconds and wasinvented by Mr. Landolina at the age of 17.It is packaged in sterile syringes and applieddirectly onto the wound. The gel works byactivating three methods of hemostasissimultaneously: holding in its own pressure,activating the bodyʼs platelets, and forming afibrin clot, all on the wound surface.Alternative products, which generally onlyactivate one or two methods of hemostasis,are slower. All components of the gel havebeen individually approved by the FDA andthe product is manufactured under GMP(Good Manufacturing Practices) regulations.Joe described devices they have developedto measure the clotting time induced by thegel. These were required because the gelsuppresses bleeding so much more quicklythan alternatives that standard devices wereinadequate. Mr. Landolinaʼs talk, given atthe Westchester Community College inValhalla, N.Y., was followed by an interestingquestion and answer, and discussion, ses-sion. Several attendees, including thespeaker, then enjoyed a dinner together at anearby restaurant. I was unable to attendthe meeting but our chairperson, RolandeHodel commented “Joe did a fantastic job. Ibelieve we have witnessed a young man ofwhom we will hear many more great things”.Similarly, another board member, JeanDelfiner said “Joe is a very impressivespeaker with good short videos and slides”.(Both quotes slightly paraphrased.) Furtherinformation is available from Suneris' web-site (https://suneris.com). The photobelow is of Mr. Landolina and the WCSboard of directors attending the meeting.
Jean Delfiner, Joan Laredo-Liddell,Rolande Hodel and JosephLandolina
(Photo courtesy of Rolande Hodel)
NoJ Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year
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The ACS Committee of Community Activities hosts a recognition program to honor the extensive outreacheffort made by volunteers within their local section. This program, entitled Local Section Outreach Volunteersof the Year gives each section an opportunity to recognize one outstanding individual who demonstratesextraordinary outreach volunteer service to the section. This year, the North Jersey Section is proud to rec-ognize, Marilyn "Bobbi" Gorman for her outstanding efforts.
Bobbi Gorman's extraordinary outreach encompasses National Chemistry Week (NCW), Project SEED andTeacher Affiliates. Bobbi has coordinated an exceptional NCW program at Liberty Science Center for morethan 8 years . Under her leadership corporate, collegiate and high school volunteerism tripled. Attendanceby the public has increased significantly each year. Because of her initial efforts a wonderful rapport with LSChas been established. To communicate the importance of chemistry within our lives and to promote NCWamong the schools, Bobbi initiated the NCW illustrated poem contest within the section. Over the years,North Jersey has had several national winners..
Serving as Teacher Affiliate chairperson twice, Bobbi has mentored other chairpersons and served as an offi-cer in several capacities. She organizes ChemTAG, a monthly meeting of area chemistry teachers who shareactivities and demonstrations and sees that announcements are sent out in a timely manner. Although theseactivities may seem like a fulltime job, Bobbi continues to assist with all the Teacher Affiliate workshops. Atrue measure of her outreach may be seen at the NJ Science Teachers Convention. There she promotes ACSresources and events and the NCW activities within the section. A chemistry teacher who attended her work-shop last fall. wrote, " THANK YOU for telling me about the Hach grant opportunity when I attended your pre-sentation. I applied for the grant and actually got it! I appreciate your help!"
Her Project SEED colleagues have the utmost admiration and appreciation for all the effort she puts forth byassisting the section coordinator, encouraging students into the program and chaperoning students tonational meeting poster sessions.
Bobbi will be honored at the annual North Jersey Section Awards and Recognition Dinner on May 23, 2014,at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She and volunteers from other sections will be highlighted in Chemical &Engineering News (C&EN).
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North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.orgNORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETING — JOINTMEETING WITH NORTH JERSEYCHROMATOGRAPHY GROUPSection officers, councilors, committeechairs, topical group chairs, and sectionevent organizers meet regularly at the Exec -utive Committee Meeting to discuss topicsof importance to running the section andrepresenting the membership. The Aprilmeeting will be held in conjunction with theNorth Jersey chromatography Group. AllACS members are welcome to attend thismeeting and to become more involved insection activities.
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014Time: TBDPlace: Somerset Doubletree
200 Atrium DriveFranklin Township, NJ
Cost: $5.00 - pizza dinner
Directions can be found using map questand the address above.
Reservations: call (973) 822-2575 or [email protected] prior to Wednes -day, April 16, 2014.
Dinner at the Section Meeting is payable at thedoor. However, if you are not able to attendand did not cancel your reservation, you areresponsible for the price of your dinner.
1CAREERS IN TRANSITION MEETINGSJob Hunting??
Resume & LinkedIn writing and key wordsearch rules are changing. To be found,come and utilize our latest insights. OurACS trained Career Consultants offer assis-tance at Students2Science to help memberswith their job search on the second Mondayof each month. Topics at this free workshopare:
• Techniques to enhance resume effective-ness
• Interview practice along with respondingto difficult questions
• Networking to find hidden jobs
• Planning a more effective job search
Date: Monday, April 14, 2014Times: 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 [email protected].
See www.njacs.org under the Career tab forJobs hidden from sight and relevant blogs.
QNMR TOPICAL GROUPSpeaker: Prof. Heinrich Roder
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014Place: Princeton University
For details: http://www.njacs.org/topical-groups/nmr-spectroscopy
TCHROMATOGRAPHY TOPICALGROUPDate: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
For details, see under Executive Meeting.
The New Jersey Pharmaceutical QualityControl Association (NJPQCA) invites you
to attend our Lunchtime(11:30 AM to 2:00 PM) Monthly Meetingsfor 2013-2014; the following dates have
been set for the upcoming year. Please mark your calendars!
January through Our QA Certification RegistrationMay 2014 Training Course will begin in
(evening weekly the Fall of sessions) 2013
March 18, 2014 Monograph Speaker: MarkHarmonization: WigginsThrowing Downthe Gauntlet
April 8, 2014 Rapid Micro Testing Speakers: Dr.vs. Traditional Micro Daniel Prince,Testing (evening Dr. Scott Sutton,discussion panel) Dr. Michael
Miller
May 21, 2014 FDA Conference Speakers:More details to details to followfollow
Future updates on meeting information can also be found onthe website (topics and speakers):
www.NJPQCA.org
NoJ SECTION’S 66th ANNUALUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHCONFERENCEThe Sixty-Sixth Annual UndergraduateResearch Conference provides an opportu-nity for talented undergraduate students inthe North Jersey Section to give an oral pre-sentation on their research results. Allundergraduate students in the North JerseySection are invited to participate in this veryrewarding event. The research presenta-tions will be judged by local chemists work-ing in industry or academia and the studentgiving the best presentation will be given the2014 Jean Asell Duranna Award. In additionthe top three presenters will be awardedcash prizes. The student award winners andtheir advisors will then be invited to attendthe North Jersey Section’s Annual AwardsDinner held on Tuesday, May 14, 2014 in
Lenfell Hall on the Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity campus in Madison, NJ.
Abstract Information: Clearly indicate thetitle of the presentation and all authors.Abstracts must be no more than 200 wordsand need to be submitted as a word docu-ment attached to an email to MatthewMongelli at [email protected]
Abstracts deadline is Tuesday April 15, 2014
Date: Friday, April 25, 2014Times: Noon until 5:00 PMPlace: Kean University
STEM BuildingJules Irving Schwartz Lecture HallRoom 221Union, NJ
For more information about this event con-tact Matthew Mongelli [email protected]
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Call for Nominations
METRO WOMEN CHEMISTSThe Metro Women Chemists Committee isnow accepting nominations for the 5thannual Gift of Mentoring Award. Pleaseshare your stories with us if you have bene-fited from mentorship or you have had posi-tive influence over other people’s lives orcareers. Please write your stories with nomore than 300 words and send them toSarah Carberry at [email protected].
Deadline: April 1, 2014.
The mentoring award will be presented atthe MWCC event on May 14, 2014 atFarleigh Dickinson University in Madison.The event will start at 6:00 PM and includedinner.
For further details as the event approachesplease check our website (http://njacs.org/metrowomen.html) or email SarahCarberry ([email protected]).
BORON IN THE AMERICAS (BORAM) XIV — AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEWARK CAMPUS
Date: Sunday-Thursday, June 15-19, 2014
As a biannual international conference, the BORAM conference attracts partici-pants working in areas related to any of the many facets of boron chemistry (phar-maceutical, materials, medicinal, inorganic structural). The goal of this conferenceis to bring together scientists with an interest in the chemistry and applications ofboron-containing compounds, to promote cross-fertilization between disciplines,and to provide a forum for sharing and discussing the latest developments.Examples of topics that will be discussed include:
New Synthetic Methods Boron-containing (Nano)Materials
Borates and Boron Clusters Applications in Organic Synthesis
Organoboranes Applications in Organic Electronics
Boron-containing Polymers Biomedical Applications
The 2014 BORAM conference will take place on the Newark campus of Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey. The conference venue is located less than 15minutes from the Newark/New York (EWR) Airport and in close proximity to met-ropolitan New York (ca. 20-30 minutes to midtown or lower Manhattan).
For additional up-to-date information please pre-register or regularly check theconference website at http://chemistry.rutgers.edu/BORAM
If your organization is interested in sponsorship opportunities or would like toexhibit commercial products during the conference, please contact the organizer:Dr. Frieder Jäkle, Rutgers University-Newark. Tel: (973) 353-5064; Email:[email protected]
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS(continued from page 19)
WILLIAM H. NICHOLS MEDALAWARD FOR 2015The New York Section is accepting nomina-tions for the William H. Nichols Medal Awardfor the year 2015. This distinguished award,established in 1902 by Dr. William H.Nichols, for the purpose of encouraging orig-inal research in chemistry, is the first awardauthorized by the American ChemicalSociety. It is presented annually in recogni-tion of an outstanding contribution in thefield of chemistry, and consists of a goldmedal, a bronze replica and $5000. Themedals are presented at the William H.Nichols Meeting that consists of aDistinguished Symposium related to themedalist's field of expertise and a MedalAward Dinner.
Investigators who have published a signifi-cant and original contribution in any field ofchemistry during the five calendar years pre-ceding the presentation meeting are eligiblefor consideration by the Nichols Medal Jury.The New York Section encourages nomina-tions from academia, government andindustry.
Each nomination requires a completed nom-ination form, biographical and professionaldata, and seconding letters. Since the nom-ination process utilizes the New YorkSection website, please access the nomina-tion form and instructions at http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/Nominations/Nichols.php
Nominations must be received by May31, 2014. The Nichols Medal Award Jurywill meet in June 2014 to select the NicholsMedalist for 2015.
Questions regarding the nomination pro -cedure should be directed to the ACS, NewYork Section Office, at [email protected].
8ACS NEW YORK SECTION'SOUTSTANDING SERVICEAWARD FOR 2014Many members of the New York Sectionprovide their time, leadership talent, andknowledge to the New York Section. Thetradition of excellence of the New YorkSection is attributable directly to the cumula-
tive effect of these dedicated individuals.Each year the New York Section presentsthe Outstanding Service Award to a mostdeserving member of the section. The NewYork Section is now accepting nominationsfor this award.
A nomination letter with supporting datashould be emailed to the 2014 OSACommittee Chair, Dr. David Sarno [email protected]. Nominations willbe accepted until May 31, 2014.
The nominations will be reviewed by a com-mittee consisting of the previous five win-ners of the award. The Outstanding ServiceAward for 2014 will be presented at the NewYork Section's Section-wide Conference inJanuary 2015.
For more information about the award alongwith a list of former award recipients, pleasevisit the ACS New York Sectionʼs website athttp://www.newyorkacs.org/awards_nyacs.php
Call for VolunteersLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTERFREE Community Evenings
Volunteers are needed to host a table or do ademo at this event. The dates selected are theprime dates for these events as they are nearNational Chemistry Week and Earth Day. If wehave more volunteers, we can go more days.
Community Evenings are exclusive eventshosted throughout the year for all students,teachers and families from NJʼs 31 formerAbbott Districts. Held from 5:30 PM until 9:00PM, families are invited to explore the ScienceCenterʼs themed exhibition galleries; experi-ence the excitement of IMAX films* and RealD3D shows*; and engage in special family pro-gramming, live demonstrations and hands-onactivities – all at no cost.
Dates: April 30, 2014, May 21, 2014
To Volunteer or if you have questions contactMiriam Gulotta [email protected] Jeannette Brown [email protected].
Learn more about theNorth Jersey Section atwww.NJACS.org
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COME JOIN US AT TURTLEBACK ZOO FOR A GREAT NEWPARTNERSHIP Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2014Times: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The North Jersey Section is very excitedabout this new venture that will take place atTurtle Back Zoo 560 Northfield Avenue inWest Orange. The zoo is calling the day“Party for the Planet” and the ACS themefor CCED is The Wonders of Water.
We need volunteers to set up activity tablesthroughout the grounds. One table will beprovided for each group presenting. In caseof rain we can move indoors. How aboutsigning up to help and start putting on yourthinking caps for captivating hands-on-activities!
Your activities should be geared for 5 to 12year olds. As usual our first priority is safety.Preferably presenters should use householdmaterials to demonstrate a scientific princi-ple.
To minimize duplication of the presentations,we will need to know on or before April 4ththe activity you would like to conduct at yourtable. Individuals contacting us first withtheir idea(s) will be given priority, so pleaselet us hear from you as soon as possible.
Please fill out the following forms and returnthem to Claire Miller: [email protected].
Form 1. Count me in.My name is: ________________________
I am volunteering to work on Sunday, April27 (Check appropriate box)
O 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM O 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
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Form 2: I will be joined at my table by the
following volunteers. (Please include full
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Thanks very much for all of your help. The
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CCED Coordinator, NJACS
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Call for Contestants
OthersNEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SYMPOSIUMMitochondria, Metabolism and Disease
Organizers: Vamsi K. Mootha, MDHarvard Medical School
Steven Gross, PhDWeill Cornell Medical College
Jennifer Henry, PhDThe New York Academy of Sciences
Speakers: Robert Balaban, PhDNational Heart, Lung, andBlood InstituteNIH
Robert Bao, PhDMassachusetts GeneralHospital
Salvatore DiMauro, MDColumbia University MedicalCenter
Steven Gross, PhDWeill Cornell Medical College
Costas A. Lyssiotis, PhDWeill Cornell Medical College
Vamsi K. Mootha, MDHarvard Medical School
Jared Rutter, PhDUniversity of Utah School of Medicine
Mitochondria are the cell's "power plants"and serve a critical role in global metabo-lism. Accordingly, dysfunction or damage ofmitochondria can greatly perturb metabo-lism, and underlies a diverse range ofhuman diseases, ranging from neurodegen-erative conditions (ALS, Alzheimer's andParkinson's diseases), epilepsy, psychiatricillness and autism, to atherosclerotic heartdisease, stroke, liver disease, type 2 dia-betes and cancer.
For more information and to register, pleasevisit: www.nyas.org/MitochondrialDisease.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014Place: New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade CenterNew York, NY
NationalThe following message is being sent onbehalf of Flint Lewis, Secretary andGeneral Counsel of the AmericanChemical Society.
Dear Local Section Officers and Councilors,
There are a variety of email scams out there.One common approach is for an organizationor business to be notified through an “out ofthe blue” email, from an organization with animpressive name but which is unknown to therecipient, that they have been selected for anaward. The information provided about yourachievements usually sounds impressive(e.g. “Award for Excellence”) but is verygeneric. When the recipient explores this“good news”, they may find that there is acharge for the award, that additional servicesare being offered for a charge, or that there isan attempt to access data, etc. This warningis not meant to cast doubt about the manylegitimate awards which are bestowed uponACS and its sections, but the organizationsbestowing these legitimate awards will verylikely be recognizable to the recipient. If youreceive news of an award that falls in the sus-pect category, please contact the Office ofthe ACS Secretary at [email protected] will be happy to research the organiza-tion on your behalf.
8AIChE — JOINT EVENT WITHNORTH JERSEY SECTIONCHROMATOGRAPY GROUPGreat Inventions That Changed The World
Speaker: Dr. James Wei
Our Our expectations of a future with increas-ing prosperity and better quality of life aredependent on a continued stream of newinventions. We are besieged by shortages ofresources like water and energy, by naturalcalamities of hurricanes and earthquakes, byepidemic diseases such as malaria and AIDS,and by the dread of terrorists and nuclear wars.We clamor for new inventions to solve theseproblems.
Every citizen of the world would benefit fromthe knowledge of how inventions were made,how they can change the world by intention orby surprise, and from discussions on how touse and manage inventions wisely.
For more information about the speaker, pleasevisit www.njaiche.org
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014Times: Registration and Networking 6:00 PM
Dinner 6:30 PMProgram 7:30 PM
Place: Snuffyʼs Restaurant (Dinner @ 6:30)250 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ
Cost: Dinner - Members & Guests $25.00Unemployed/Retired $15.00Students - No Charge
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Professional/Product Directory
ANALYTICAL
Chemir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Micron Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New Jersey Institute of Technology . . . 24
New Jersey Pharmaceutical
Quality Control Association . . . . . . . 17
NuMega Resonance Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 24
Robertson Microlit Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tyger Scientific Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
EQUIPMENT
Eastern Scientific Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mass Vac, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GENERAL
ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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