February 2020 Vol. XCVIII, No. 6 Monthly Meeting Joint Meeting of NESACS and NENOBCChE at Pfizer Henry A. Hill Award to James E. Phillips Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut, to Speak In Memory of Charles E. Kolb May 21, 1945 to January 5, 2020 Esselen Award to Geoffrey W. Coates Prof. Coates to receive award at the April Meeting Sturbridge Multi-Section Networking Event By Meredith Ward and Jessica Martin, NSYCC N O R T H E A S T E R N S E C T I O N • A M E R I C A N C H E M I C A L S O C I E T Y F O U N D E D 1 8 9 8 N E S A C S
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February 2020 Vol. XCVIII, No. 6
MonthlyMeetingJoint Meeting of NESACS andNENOBCChE at PfizerHenry A. Hill Award to James E.PhillipsCato T. Laurencin, University ofConnecticut, to Speak
In Memory ofCharles E. KolbMay 21, 1945 to January 5, 2020
Esselen Awardto Geoffrey W.CoatesProf. Coates to receive award at theApril Meeting
SturbridgeMulti-SectionNetworkingEventBy Meredith Ward and JessicaMartin, NSYCC
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Charles E. Kolb, Jr., known as Chuck tofriends, family, and colleagues, diedpeacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2020,after a short illness.
Chuck was born May 21, 1945 inCumberland, Md. to Doris McFarlandKolb and Charles E. Kolb, Sr. Growingup in the Allegheny Mountains, he de-veloped a love of the outdoors, canoeingand camping with the Boy Scouts, run-ning cross country, playing tennis, andworking summers on his grandparents’farm on Martin’s Mountain. He was alsoinspired at a young age by the scientistswho worked with his father at AlleganyBallistics Laboratory, designing and test-ing missiles for the Navy. Together, theseinterests would shape his future career.
After earning the rank of EagleScout and graduating from AlleganyCounty High School, he left Appalachiain 1963 to attend MIT. As an undergrad-uate, he was a reporter, and ultimatelyeditor, of The Tech newspaper, and re-ceived the University’s highest studenthonor for his journalism. He earned hisS.B. in Chemistry in 1967, and an M.A.and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry fromPrinceton University.
He married his high school sweet-heart, Susan Foote, on August 21, 1965.By 1971 he had two children, a newly-
minted Ph.D., and a job at Aerodyne Re-search, Inc. as a Senior Research Scien-tist. In 1973, he and Sue settled inSudbury, Mass. to raise their family.
Chuck became President and CEOof Aerodyne in 1985. Over the next 35years, he led it to become a prominentresearch institution specializing in at-mospheric chemistry, air quality, and cli-mate. Aerodyne is a private companythat functions, unusually, as a researchinstitution, working in conjunction withpublic agencies, private industry, and academia.
He was a hands-on leader and apracticing scientist, with extensive ex-pertise in atmospheric and environmen-tal chemistry, combustion chemistry,chemical lasers, materials chemistry,and the chemical physics of rocket andaircraft exhaust plumes.
His early work on detecting mis-siles from their atmospheric chemicaltrails led to his development of modelsto assess how aerospace systems affectthe chemical structure of the upper at-mosphere. He later initiated Aerodyne’sprograms to develop novel techniquesand instruments to identify and measuregasses and other particles that lead, di-rectly and indirectly, to air and soil pol-lution.
These programs ultimately resultedin the creation of the Aerodyne MobileLaboratory, a van packed with instru-ments capable of measuring low con-centrations of a variety of pollutants.The mobile lab allows for realtime map-ping and tracking of pollution sources,and Chuck oversaw its deploymentacross North America on a variety ofmissions, including locating and meas-uring methane leaks from natural gaspipelines, emissions from forest fires,and jet engine pollution at airports.
Chuck saw science as a universallanguage and a diplomatic tool. Hesought out opportunities to work withscientists from around the world as ameans of building bridges and further-ing mutual understanding. He worked
with an international team of scientistsas a member of the MILAGRO project,studying air pollution issues in MexicoCity, and was a director of the MaltaConferences Foundation, which bringstogether scientists to help solve scien-tific and technical challenges in theMiddle East.
Chuck had a lifelong interest inhelping young chemists at the start oftheir careers. He initiated ACCESS, At-mospheric Chemistry Colloquium forEmerging Senior Scientists, a biennialprogram which brings together newPhDs with peers and program managersat major federal research agencies inorder to forge professional relationships.The program has run since 1991 and hashad a significant impact on the careersof its hundreds of participants.
Chuck considered service a per-sonal responsibility. He served as editorand on the editorial advisory board ofseveral journals, and as an advisor to ac-ademic institutions. He also served onnumerous scientific committees and ad-visory boards dealing with atmosphericand environmental chemistry issues, in-cluding those for NASA, the NationalResearch Council, and the NationalAcademy of Science, on subjects rang-ing from the impact of rocket launcheson the upper atmosphere to disposal ofstockpiled chemical weapons.
He was the recipient of numerousindustry awards and academic recogni-tions, a member of the National Acad-emy of Engineering, and a fellow of theAmerican Physical Society, the Ameri-can Geophysical Union, the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Sci-ence, and the Optical Society of Amer-ica. He has more than 250 peer-re-viewed publications to his name.
Chuck loved his work, spendingtime with his family, running, tennis,weekends on Cape Cod, old school jazz,and lightly seared tuna steaks. He was anatural and enthusiastic teacher, able tobreak down complex topics for a lay au-dience. His keen intellect, thoughtful
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Charles E. KolbMay 21, 1945 — January 5, 2020By Craig Kolb and Amy Kolb Noyes
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ContentsCharles E. Kolb ________________________________________2An obituary by Craig Kolb and Amy Kolb Noyes
Chuck Kolb and his Service to the ACS _____________________4By Michael P. Filosa (edited by M.Z. Hoffman)
Monthly Meeting _______________________________________52019 Henry A. Hill Award to James E. PhillipsJoint Meeting of NESACS and NENOBCChE at PfizerDr. Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut to speak on "Regenerative En-gineering: A Convergence Approach for Grand Challenges.”
Announcements __________________________________6,10,11Norris Richards Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships (p6),22nd Annual Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (p10),Global Women’s Breakfast (p11)A Cartoon by Sidney Harris _______________________________6Esselen Award to Geoffrey W. Coates_______________________7Sturbridge Multi-Section Networking Event __________________7By Meredith Ward and Jessica Martin, NSYCC
Photos from the November Meeting________________________8By Joel Laino
Business Directory ____________________________________13Calendar ____________________________________________14Cover: February Speaker Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut.(Photo courtesy of Dr. Laurencin).
Editorial Deadlines: April 2020 Issue: February 22, 2020 May 2020 Issue: March 22, 2020
Chuck joined the ACS in 1969 while hewas a graduate student at Princeton. Hebecame a member of NESACS when hecame to Massachusetts for his job atAerodyne Research, Inc. He served theNortheastern ACS Local Section inmany ways; he was a Trustee, Chair in1991, Member and Chair of the RichardsMedal Committee (1998-2006), andMember and Chair of the Esselen AwardCommittee (2007-2011). He receivedthe Henry A. Hill Award in 2005 forOutstanding Service to NESACS.
In addition to the many boards andcommittees on which Chuck served forthe National Research Council and theNational Academy of Sciences, Chuckalso had significant roles in NationalACS. He served on the Committee onEnvironmental Improvement and wasits Chair (2006-2008), and on the Presi-dential Task Force on Enhancing Inno-vation and Competitiveness. He servedon Editorial advisory boards and JournalEditor Selection Committees. He wasdesignated an ACS Fellow in its inaugu-ral class of 2009.
As a result of his extensive leader-ship efforts within the ACS, he was acandidate, albeit unsuccessful, for Pres-ident-Elect of the ACS in 2013. A fewexcerpts from his campaign illustrate thequality of his thinking, and show clearlywhy he was successful as an entrepre-neur and a leader.
Shortly after I became president ofthe company I lead, it became clear thatour “research for hire” business modelwas not sustainable, despite a very tal-ented and productive staff of scientistsand engineers. I devised a new strategyfocusing our research on a few criticalglobal issues, including environmentalsustainability, energy technology, andmilitary remote sensing, and our devel-opment efforts on key technologies re-quired to address them.
A quarter of a century later, we’re
still executing a continuous improve-ment version of that plan. Our companyis thriving, with our research capabilitiesand our advanced instrument technolo-gies in high demand. By aligning ourscientific capabilities with importantproblems whose solutions require fun-damental insights, we have been able toexpand both our skills and our revenues.
It’s a great honor to ask for yoursupport as a candidate for the presi-dency of the American Chemical Soci-ety. Today’s ACS is a vibrant and vitalorganization, successfully serving manyof our members’ professional needs. It isalso a very important source of scientificinformation and insight for both ourprofession and, properly presented, ourplanet’s policymakers.
However, we live in a very chal-lenging and rapidly changing world.Venerable institutions can become out-moded and increasingly irrelevant sur-prisingly quickly. Just think about BellLabs, Digital Equipment Corp., East-man Kodak, or America Online.
It is vitally important that we ensureACS’s future relevance and effective-ness. We need an ACS that will serve ourcurrent members as they deal withtoday’s scientific and economic chal-lenges. But we also need an ACS thatwill be prepared to meet the needs of ouryoungest members over their (~50 year)professional lives. It must also continueproviding a large fraction of the ever-expanding scientific information neededby an increasingly complex world. Thiscan only be achieved by leaders whocan envision what a successful ACS willlook like 50 years from now and canchart the course.Chuck was an important figure withinour local and national society ofchemists. He and his contributions toscience and society will be greatlymissed. May he rest in peace. u
Chuck Kolb and hisService to the AmericanChemical SocietyBy Michael P. Filosa
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Monthly MeetingThe 994th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of theAmerican Chemical SocietyA Joint NENOBCChE-NESACS Event
Henry Hill Award and LectureThursday, February 13, 2020
Pfizer1 Portland Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
4:30 pm NESACS Board Meeting (Room 312, KSQ Bldg 2)5:30 pm Social Hour (Room 111.2/111.3, KSQ Bldg 2)6:30 pm Dinner (Room 111.2/111.3, KSQ Bldg 2)7:30 pm Henry A. Hill Award to James E. Phillips
Keynote Presentation (Room 111.2/111.3, KSQ Bldg 2)Prof. Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D, University Professor, Uni-versity of ConnecticutTitle: Regenerative Engineering: A Convergence Approach forGrand Challenges
NESACS and NENOBCChE gratefully acknowledge support from Pfizer for this event
Register at Eventbrite https://cato-laurencin.eventbrite.comYOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THE MEETING:THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE TO ATTEND THE MEETING;
DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
• For those who would like to join us for dinner, register by noon, Thursday,Feb. 6, at Eventbrite https://cato-laurencin.eventbrite.com. Cost: Members,$30; Non-members,$35; Retirees, $20; Students, $10.
• Dinner reservations not cancelled at least 24 hours in advance will not be re-funded. For additional information, contact the Administrative Coordinator,Anna Singer, via e-mail at secretary@ nesacs.org.
• Visitors must bring a photo ID for admittanceDirections to Pfizer: Please use 1 Portland Street, Cambridge, MA address onyour GPS. Visitors should enter at the Portland Street lobby of the orange build-ing.Parking: There is a limited amount of paid parking in the Pfizer parking garageunderneath the building. See the map for the entrance to the parking garage,which is accessible from Portland St and Main St. Note: We do not offer vali-dated parking. u
Biography:Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. is theUniversity Professor at the University ofConnecticut (the 8th to be designated inthe institution’s over 140 year history).He is the Albert and Wilda Van DusenDistinguished Endowed Professor ofOrthopaedic Surgery. He is Professor ofChemical and Biomolecular Engineer-ing, Professor of Materials Science andEngineering, and Professor of Biomed-ical Engineering at UCONN. Dr. Lau-rencin is the Founder and Director of theRaymond and Beverly Sackler En-dowed Center for Biomedical, Biologi-cal, Physical and Engineering Sciencesat the University of Connecticut, andC.E.O. of The Connecticut ConvergenceInstitute for Translation in RegenerativeEngineering at UCONN.
Dr. Laurencin earned his B.S.E. de-gree in Chemical Engineering fromPrinceton University and his M.D.,Magna Cum Laude from the HarvardMedical School where he received theRobinson Award for Surgery. He earnedhis Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology where he wasnamed a Hugh Hampton Young Fellow.
In science, Dr. Laurencin is interna-tionally renowned for his scientific workin biomaterials, stem cell science, nan-otechnology, drug delivery systems, anda new field he has pioneered, regenera-tive engineering. A Fellow of the Amer-ican Institute of Chemical Engineers, hewas named one of the 100 Engineers of the Modern Era at their CentennialCelebration in 2009. An InternationalFellow in Biomaterials Science and En-gineering, he received the FoundersAward from the Society for Biomateri-als. The Society created the Cato T. Lau-
Translation for the regeneration of com-plex tissues, organs and organ systems.Work in the area of musculoskeletal tis-sue regeneration has focused on a num-ber of biomaterial technologies.Polymeric nanofiber systems create theprospect for biomimetics that recapitu-late connective tissue ultrastructure allowing for the design of biomechani-cally functional matrices, or next gener-
ation matrices that create a niche forstem cell activity. Polymer and polymer-ceramic systems can be utilized for theregeneration of bone. Through the useof inducerons, small molecules fosteringinduction, the design of regeneration-in-ducing materials can be realized. Hybridmatrices possessing micro and nano ar-chitecture can create advantageous sys-
AnnouncementsNorris-RichardsUndergraduate SummerResearch ScholarshipsMarch 28, 2020 DeadlineThe Northeastern Section of the Ameri-can Chemical Society established theJames Flack Norris and TheodoreWilliam Richards Undergraduate Sum-mer Scholarships to honor the memoriesof Professors Norris and Richards bypromoting research interactions betweenundergraduate students and faculty. Research awards of $3500 will be givenfor the summer of 2020. The studentstipend is $3000 for a minimum com-mitment of ten weeks of full-time re-search work. The remaining $500 of theaward is for supplies, travel, and otheritems relevant to the student project.Institutions whose student/faculty teamreceives a Norris/Richards Undergradu-ate Summer Research Scholarship areexpected to contribute toward the sup-port of the faculty members and towaive any student fees for summer re-search. Academic credit may be grantedto the students at the discretion of the in-stitutions.
Award winners are required to submit areport (~5-7 double-spaced pages in-cluding figures, tables, and bibliogra-phy) of their summer projects to theEditor of The Nucleus by November 2,2020 for publication in The Nucleus.They are also required to participate inthe Northeast Student Chemistry Re-search Conference (NSCRC) in April2021.Eligibility: Applications will be ac-cepted from student/faculty teams atcolleges and universities within theNortheastern Section. The undergradu-ate student must be a chemistry, bio-chemistry, chemical engineering, ormolecular biology major in good stand-ing, and have completed at least two fullyears of college-level chemistry bySummer, 2020. Criteria for Selection: * Scientific merit - important factorsinclude the originality of the project,the depth of the investigation, the sig-nificance of the scientific questionsyou pose, and the methods you pro-pose to use.
* Feasibility - evidence must be pro-vided to demonstrate that the projectcan be completed by you in the timeavailable and with the facilities atyour disposal.
* Preparation - your academic record,your ability to handle the project, andthe background study you have madeon your research problem will betaken into consideration.
* Commitment - the depth of yourcommitment, and that of your depart-ment, faculty, and institution to inde-pendent research as a vital componentof science education will be assessed.
Application for 2020: Applicationavailable at: http://www. nesacs.org/awards_norris-richards.html Completed applications are to be re-ceived by the Chair of the SelectionCommittee no later than March 28,2020. Please note that applications viaemail (PDF format) are strongly pre-ferred. Applicants will be notified of theresults by email by April 10, 2020, withwritten confirmation to followSelection Committee Chair: ProfessorJonathan Rochford Department ofChemistry University of MassachusettsBoston 100 Morrissey BoulevardBoston, MA 02125-3393Email: [email protected]
The Pasteur cartoon can be commented in a hu-moristic way with the help of a French popularpoet, Jacques Prévert. In this cartoon, Pasteurrecites a nonsensical/humorous series of items.This is also what a French popular poet JacquesPrévert did in his poem Inventaire (Inventory),where at the end of each incongruous list of en-tities, Prévert adds “un raton laveur”, “a rac-coon!” When someone utters a nonsensical listof unrelated items, one may add ironically (andmay not be so kindly) “et un raton laveur,” “anda raccoon!” So, I would have added to Pasteur’s(and cartoonist Sidney Harris’s) list: “and a rac-coon!” You can hear Prévert at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2JEC_e-mc
—- Jean-Marie Lehn, Université de Strasbourg(1987 Nobel Prize) u
A Cartoon by Sidney Harris
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Cambridge, MA — February 4, 2020 — Professor GeoffreyW. Coates, Tisch University Professor in the department ofChemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University, isbeing presented with the Gustavus John Esselen Award forChemistry in the Public Interest. Professor Coates is beingrecognized for his development of polymers and syntheticmethods with a wide range of applications. He has developedbiodegradable polymers from renewable resources that re-place fossil fuels as their source. His work has applicationsto areas such as safer food packaging, improved productionof electronic devices, battery technology, and solid waste dis-posal. In one application, the Ford Motor Company has an-nounced a transition to polymers developed by Prof. Coatesthat will reduce petroleum use by more than 600 millionpounds of fossil fuels each year. In 2017 his group reportedthe development of a method to increase the ability to recycleplastics which currently end up in landfills and the ocean. Hehas cofounded a company to commercialize some of these ap-plications, and his work has been widely recognized in thescientific community.
The Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in thePublic Interest honors outstanding achievement in scientificand technical work which contributes to the public well-beingand has thereby communicated the positive values of thechemical profession. The award is presented annually by theNortheastern Section of the American Chemical Society andhas honored such publicly renowned chemists as F. SherwoodRowland and Mario J. Molina (effect of chlorofluorocarbonson the ozone layer), Carl Djerassi (birth-control drugs), andKary Mullis (polymerase chain reaction). The Esselen Awardis given to honor the memory of G. J. Esselen, past chair ofthe Northeastern Section and founder of Esselen ResearchCorporation.
In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Coates will re-ceive the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in thePublic Interest on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in a ceremony atHarvard University’s Mallinckrodt Chemistry Laboratories at8pm. Free and open to the public, Dr. Coates award lecture,to follow the presentation, is entitled “In Pursuit of the PerfectPlastic”.
Further information concerning the award can be foundat the Northeastern Section’s website, www.nesacs.org. u
Esselen Award toGeoffrey W. CoatesNational Award for Chemistry in the PublicInterest Honors Cornell University ScientistGeoffrey Coates work developing novel polymeric materialshas applications with positive impact on the environment,human health and technology.
On May 18, 2019, the Joint ACSBrewery Takeover was held at Al-truist Brewing Company in Stur-bridge, MA. The NESACSYounger Chemists Committee(NSYCC), the Connecticut ValleyLocal Section (ACS-CVS), and theCentral Massachusetts Local Sec-tion (CMSACS) came together tocreate this event for two reasons:(1) to provide an opportunity forlocal sections in the region to con-nect to one another, and (2) toshowcase interesting and unusualcareers for chemists.
Approximately 50 peoplewere in attendance, including 30students, 15 industry professionals,and 7 academic professionals. Re-
freshments and lunch were provided to attendees, and plentyof time was given to networking.
Speakers were invitedbased on unusual career pathsand gave short talks abouttheir companies/careers be-fore mingling with the crowdto answer questions and en-gage in discussion. Speakersincluded:
Elizabeth Wagoner, PhD,Global Director of LaboratoryOperations at ProVerde Lab-oratories: an analytical labo-ratory specializing in can -nabis analysis.
Nicole Wagner, PhD, CEO, and Jordan Greco, PhD,CSO, of LambdaVision, Inc: a company they started based ontheir graduate work at the University of Connecticut.
Hari Rao, PhD, of Ultragenyx Gene Therapy: a historyof working in IP and tech transfer across multiple companies.
ACS-CVS is planning to hold another event this May ata brewery in Connecticut. This year ACS-CVS is interestedin showcasing speakers that can talk about the opportunitiesand challenges of working on university/company collabora-tions from either side of the divide! If you are able to and in-terested in speaking on this topic, please contact Jessica A.Martin at [email protected]. u
Sturbridge Multi-Section NetworkingEventBy Meredith Ward, NSYCC Chair-Elect and Jessica Martin
Elizabeth Wagoner, GlobalDirector of Laboratory Oper-ations at ProVerde Laborato-ries, discusses her career path
Interested attendees listen to speak-ers share their unique career stories
Mark Tebbe (L) with Cathy Costello (R) at the reception.
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Neil Garg and his guests: (L-R) Michelle Riener, Haoxuan Wang, NoahFine, Justin Soffer, Lucas Morrill, Neil K. Garg, Elias Picazo, JesusMoreno, and John Orian.
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(L-R) Steve Canham, Ashis Saha, NESACS Treasurer, and Raj (SB)Rajur, NESACS 2020 Chair-Elect at the reception
(L-R) Neil Garg, Michelle Reiner, Charles Bowerman
(L-R) Carol Mulrooney, NESACS WCC, Michael Singer, NESACS Sec-retary, and Craig Sergeant, JEOL USA
Hicham Fenniri (L) with JenniferSparks MD
Neil Garg’s guests included past students andpotential future students: (L-R) Karen Boogard,Neil Garg, Daniel Boogard with Nolan Boogardin front.
Robert Umans (L) chats at the reception with Tom Gilbert.
Neil Garg at his animated bestduring his lecture
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For updates and registration, visit www.nsycc.org/nscrc
22nd Annual Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference
On February 12th, 2020 chemists worldwide will be sitting down to breakfast with the aim of "Building Bonds to Create Future Leaders" as part of IUPACs global breakfast initiative.
The Boston event is being held at Merck in Longwood and starts at 7.30am.This ground-breaking event aims to bring together a diverse group of chemists from all stages of their careers, from students to established professionals, gender and employment sector.
Tickets to the breakfast are limited so please do not miss out on this opportunity.If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Lori Ferrins, Melissa Buskes,
Christine Dunne, or Quillon Simpson for more information.We hope to see many of you there!
leadership, steadfast friendship, and fun-damental kindness will be missed.
He was predeceased by his wife in2009. He is survived by his son, CraigKolb (Corey Keller) of Oakland, Ca.;his daughter, Amy Kolb Noyes (DanNoyes) of Wolcott, Vt.; sister Dr. SusanKolb of Dunwoody, Ga.; and grandchil-dren Adriana Noyes, Ian Noyes, ZoëKolb, and Theo Kolb.
A celebration of Chuck’s life willbe held at Cafe Escadrille, in Burling-ton, Ma., on February 15, 2020, from 3to 5 pm. Please visit www.charleskolb.org/memorial for full details, and toRSVP.
Chuck’s family and colleagues areestablishing the Charles E. Kolb Lec-tureship to honor his contributions to atmospheric and environmental chem-istry. More information on the lecture-ship, including how to support it, can befound by visiting www.charleskolb.org/lectureship. u
Charles E. KolbMay 21, 1945 — January 5, 2020Continued from page 2 rencin Travelling Fellowship Award in
his honor, given each year at its openingceremonies. He is a Fellow of the Amer-ican Institute for Medical and BiologicalEngineering and received their highesthonor, the Pierre Galletti Award. He hasbeen awarded the Percy Julian Medal(highest award) from the National Or-ganization of Black Chemists andChemical Engineers.
Dr. Laurencin is a Fellow of theAmerican Chemical Society, a Fellow ofthe Biomedical Engineering Society, aFellow of the Materials Research Soci-ety and a Fellow of the National Acad-emy of Inventors. He is a Fellow of theAmerican Association for the Advance-ment of Science and received their high-est award, the Philip Hauge AbelsonPrize “for signal contributions to the ad-vancement of science in the UnitedStates”.
Dr. Laurencin is an elected memberof the National Academy of Engineeringand the National Academy of Medicine,and a Fellow of the American Academyof Arts and Sciences. He is the first per-
son to win the oldest honors of both theNational Academy of Engineering (theSimon Ramo Founders Award), and theNational Academy of Medicine (theWalsh McDermott Medal). Internation-ally, he is an elected Fellow of theAfrican Academy of Sciences, anelected Fellow (Foreign) of the IndiaNational Academy of Sciences, anelected Fellow (Foreign) of the IndianNational Academy of Engineering andis a Fellow of The World Academy ofSciences (TWAS). Dr. Laurencin is anAcademician and Member (Foreign) ofthe Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Laurencin is the recipient of theNational Medal of Technology and In-novation in ceremonies at the WhiteHouse. It is the highest honor bestowedin America for technological achieve-ment. u
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February 3Prof. Gabriela Shlau-Cohen (MIT)Boston Univ., Rafik B Hariri Building, Rm 20811:00 amFebruary 5Prof. Gordana Dukovic (Univ. Colorado-Boulder)MIT, Building 4-3704:15 pm
February 6Prof. David Reichman (Columbia Univ.)Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall4:15 pm February 10Prof. Michael J. Ragusa (Dartmouth Univ.)Boston Univ, Rafik B Hariri Building, Rm 20811:00 amProf. Mi Hee Lim (KAIST)MIT, Building 4-3704:00 pmFebruary 11Prof. Jianbo Wang (Peking Univ.)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pmProf. Changhuei Yang (Caltech)MIT, Building 4-37012:00 pmDr. Alan Packard (Boston Children’s Hospital)U. New Hampshire, Parsons N10411:10 amFebruary 12Prof. Gregory Cleveland (MIT)MIT, Building 4-3704:15 pmProf. James L. Skinner (Univ. Chicago)Anomalies in Ambient and Supercooled Water: Isthere a second critical point lurking nearby?Tufts, Pearson, P-10612:00 pmFebruary 13Prof. Rebecca Klausen (Johns Hopkins)Atomistic Control of Complex Polysilanes andOrganic PolymersHarvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall4:15 pm Prof. Masayuki Wasa (Boston College)Recent Advances in Enantioselective Coopera-tive CatalysisMIT, Building 6-1204:00 pmFebruary 14Prof. Clay S. Bennett (Tufts)UMass Lowell, Olsen 1023:30 pmFebruary 18Prof. Courtney Hatch (Hendrix College)From nanospheres to clay minerals: Closing theexperimental gap in cloud condensation nuclei(CCN) measurements by applying FrenkelHalsey and Hill activation theoryU. New Hampshire, Parsons N10411:10 amFebruary 19Prof. Xin Zhang (Penn State Univ.)Boston College, Merkert 1304:00 pmDr. Corey Kaminsky (MIT)MIT, Building 4-3704:15 pmProf. G. K. Surya Prakash (Univ. South California)A Physical Organic Chemist’s Journey into Fluo-roalkylation ChemistryTufts, Pearson, P-10612:00 pm
February 20Prof. Katherine Mirica (Dartmouth)Boston College, Merkert, 1304:00 pmProf. Thomas Magauer (Univ. Innsbruk) andProf. Neil Garg (UCLA)Organic Synthesis SymposiumMIT, Building 6-1204:00 pmFebruary 24Prof. Amber Krummel (Colorado State Univ.)Boston Univ., Rafik B Hariri Building, Rm 20811:00 amProf. Todd Martinez (Stanford)Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall4:15 pm Prof. Carsten Schultz (Oregon Health & ScienceUniv.)Broad Inst., Rm 11544:00 pmFebruary 25Dr. Martin Gelenter (MIT)Solid-state NMR Structure Determination ofGlucagon Amyloid FibrilsMIT, Building 6-1204:00 pmDr. Alena Moon (Univ. Nebraska)The photoelectric effect as a context for explor-ing chemistry students’ conceptions of light andlight-matter interactionsU. New Hampshire, Parsons N10411:10 amFebruary 26Prof. Natalia Shustova (Univ. South Carolina)Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall4:15 pm February 27Prof. Andrew Orr-Ewing (Univ. Bristol)Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall4:15 pm Prof. Tianning Diao (NYU)MIT, Building 6-1204:00 pmFebruary 28Prof. Sunny Zhou (Northeastern)UMass Lowell, Olsen 1023:30 pm u
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