IAC Open Meeting Agenda for 2016 Philadelphia ACS National ...

Open Meeting Agenda

and Information ACS

Joint Board-Council

Committee on

International Activities

252nd ACS National Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

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“The SOCIETY shall cooperate with scientists internationally

and shall be concerned with the worldwide application of

chemistry to the needs of humanity.”

Article II, Section 3, ACS Constitution.

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Priority Recognition Statement:

“I will try to adhere to parliamentary procedure and will recognize those who have not spoken

before recognizing those who wish to speak a second time.”

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Contents

Tab One - Welcome, Open Meeting Agenda & Philadelphia IAC Offerings .............................................................. 4 Message from the Chair ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Agenda – IAC Philadelphia Open Meeting ........................................................................................................... 5 IAC – Related Offerings in Philadelphia ................................................................................................................ 7

Tab Two - 2016 IAC Subcommittee Descriptions, Assignment, and Agendas ........................................................... 8

Tab Three – VIP Biographies ................................................................................................................................... 10

Tab Four - San Diego Open Session Minutes ........................................................................................................... 16

Tab Five – Chair and Director’s Report .................................................................................................................... 17

Tab Six – ACS Committee Demographic Survey ...................................................................................................... 22

Tab Seven – Honoring Ferenc Darvas – 2016 ACS Fellow and Founder of the ACS Int’l Chapter in Hungary ......... 23

Tab Eight – Trends in US Visa for Scientific Activity ................................................................................................ 26

Tab Nine - Appendices............................................................................................................................................. 28 2016 IAC Roster .................................................................................................................................................. 28 IAC Luncheon Speaker – Philadelphia – Dr. Lynn M. Soby ................................................................................ 29 CEPA Action for Council in Philadelphia - The Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct ................................. 31 The Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct (GCCE) ....................................................................................... 34 BOOST 2016 Latin America Report .................................................................................................................... 43 Inaugural Festival Training Institute Report ....................................................................................................... 50 2016 SOCED / CPT / IAC Task Force on International Chemistry Education ...................................................... 57 Dr. HN Cheng - Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society Award Recipient .................................... 59 Dr. Agnes Rimando - 2016 Kenneth A. Spencer Award Recipient ...................................................................... 60 For Council Action - Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapters ..................................... 62 Global Chemistry Newsletter – July 2016 .......................................................................................................... 64 ACS Publications symposium – Innovation in Molecular Science in Partnership with ICCAS in Beijing, China .. 68 2016 Environmental Scan (EScan) and Narrative from the Board Planning Committee ................................... 70 Presidential Symposia and Events in Philadelphia ............................................................................................. 79 Ernest L. Eliel International Event in Philadelphia.............................................................................................. 80 C&EN Article: Energizing global thinking as part of ACS’s diversity and inclusion efforts ................................. 81 C&EN Article: Balancing the global equation for women in STEM .................................................................... 84 C&EN Article: ACS explores potential collaborations with Cuba ....................................................................... 86 C&EN Article: ACS IREU students head abroad .................................................................................................. 87 C&EN Article: 252nd ACS National Meeting ...................................................................................................... 88

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Tab One - Welcome, Open Meeting Agenda & Philadelphia

IAC Offerings

Message from the Chair

Dear IAC Colleagues:

Please accept my warmest thanks for your volunteer contributions to IAC and the

ACS in our collective efforts to connect ACS members to the global practice of

chemistry and to help fulfill the Society’s constitutional mandate, “to cooperate with scientists

internationally and be concerned with the worldwide application of chemistry to the needs of

humanity.” Article II, Section 3, ACS Constitution.

As you know from our San Diego meeting in April, we are working as a committee for 2016 and

beyond in the following areas.

Advance and serve the growing community of ACS International Chapters.

Review ACS membership structures, policies, and activities that can accelerate and/or hinder

fulfillment of the ACS brand promise to our member volunteers, chemists, chemical

engineers, and chemical educators with global interests.

Expand awareness and presence of ACS International Activities across ACS technical

divisions, local sections, committees, meeting attendees, award recipients, ACS Fellows, and

editorial and author communities.

Assure a committee environment that welcomes and supports open communication and

service opportunity where a diversity of thought, opinion, and contribution is nurtured.

We are now in the final stages of planning for our gathering at the ACS National Meeting in

Philadelphia. As you’ll see below, all IAC Open and Executive Sessions will take place at the

Philadelphia Marriott, 1201 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Phone: (215) 625-2900.

We also have a number of IAC events contributing to the ACS National Meeting Technical

Program and providing networking opportunities for our member-volunteers with global

interests. You will receive a full agenda next week, but to help in organizing your Philadelphia

ACS National Meeting schedule, here is currently what we have planned. You’ll also be

receiving under separate cover communication from your subcommittee chairs on their agendas.

I hope you will agree we have a remarkable array of activities furthering IAC and the Society’s

global interests.

Sincerely,

Ellene Tratras Contis

IAC Chair

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Agenda – IAC Philadelphia Open Meeting

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Philadelphia Marriott, 1201 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Phone: (215) 625-2900

IAC Subcommittee Breakfast and Meetings 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Philadelphia Marriott 302/303

IAC Subcommittee Breakfast and Meetings 8:50 AM – 11:45 AM

Subcommittee 1: Philadelphia Marriott 304

Subcommittee 2: Philadelphia Marriott 302/303

Subcommittee 3: Philadelphia Marriott 305

IAC Luncheon 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

Philadelphia Marriott, 402/403

Speaker – Lynn Soby, Executive Director, IUPAC

IUPAC’s Interests, Priorities and Initiatives, and Opportunities to Engage with IAC

Open Session 1:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 3/4

1:00 PM

IAC Open Meeting Welcome and VIP Guest Introduction, Ellene Tratras Contis

10 minutes

1:10 PM

Chair and Director's Report

Ellene Tratras Contis

Tab Five

10 minutes

1:20 PM

ACS Committee Demographic Survey

Chris Bannochie

Tab Six

5 minutes

1:25 PM

Honoring Ferenc Darvas – 2016 ACS Fellow and Founder of the ACS Int’l Chapter in Hungary

Csaba Janaky

Tab Seven

15 minutes

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1:40 PM

The ACS Intl Center – Current and Future States

Judy Benham

15 minutes

1:55 PM

Trends in US Visas for Scientific Activity

Lois Kent, Board of International Scientific Organizations, US National Academies,

Tab Eight

10 minutes

2:05 PM

IAC Subcommittee Open Session Reports,

Richard Danchik, Nancy Jackson, Agnes Rimando

45 minutes

2:50 PM

New business

10 minutes

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Coffee Break

Executive Session 3:20 PM – 5 PM (IAC Members, Associates, and Consultants Only)

5:00 PM Adjourn



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IAC – Related Offerings in Philadelphia

Saturday, August 20, 2016

8 AM – 8:50 AM: IAC Breakfast, Philadelphia Marriot Downtown, 302/303

9 AM – 11:50 AM: Subcommittee meetings, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 302/303,

304, 305

12 PM – 1 PM: IAC Lunch, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 402/403

1 PM – 3 PM: IAC Open Meeting, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin 3/4

3 PM – 5 PM: IAC Executive Meeting, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin 3/4

Sunday, August 21, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:30 AM: PRES / IAC Symposium: Chemical Sciences & Human Rights,

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 201B

1:20 PM – 4:00 PM: PRES / IAC Symposium: Chemistry in the U.S. & China: Current

& Future States of Shared Scientific Interests & Opportunities for Cooperation,

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Liberty Salon C

4 PM – 5:15 PM: PRES/IAC Networking Globally: Science & Human Rights, Marriott

Philadelphia, Grand Ballroom Salon C

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: IAC Welcome Reception, Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom

Salon E/F

Monday, August 22

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM: PRES/IAC Symposium: Chemistry in the U.S. & China: Current

& Future States of Shared Scientific Interests & Opportunities for Cooperation,

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Liberty Salon C

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: PRES/IAC Symposium: Broadening Participation in Global

Chemistry Experiences, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Liberty Salon A

Tuesday, August 23

6:30 – 8:30 PM: ACS South Korea Chapter, Korean American Scientific Society Korea

Night, Korea Night, Seorabeol Korean Restaurant, 5734 Old 2nd

St (215) 924-

3355/6865)

5:00 – 8:30 PM: Chinese American Chemical Society Banquet (Ticketed Event), Joy

Tzin Lau Restaurant, 126 Race Street, 215-592-7227

7:30 – 9:00 PM: ChemLuminary Poster Session, Philadelphia Convention Center,

Terrace Ballroom One

9:00 – 10:00 PM: ChemLuminaries, Philadelphia Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom

One

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Tab Two - 2016 IAC Subcommittee Descriptions, Assignment,

and Agendas

Subcommittee I Africa and the Americas, Richard Danchik, Chair

2016 Membership: Richard Danchik, Jody Kocsis, Cynthia Maryanoff, Luke Roberson,

Isai Urasa, Jorge Colon, Javier Vela-Becerra, Thomas Barton, Elsa Reichmanis, Sergio

Nanita

Subcommittee 1 is responsible for the geographical areas of the Americas and Africa. In

particular we have a concern for access for countries with low bandwidth internet capability. In

general we are interested in facilitating the development of Chemistry throughout the Americas

and Africa. In particular, we want to foster general and chemical education, especially at early

levels and for women; we hope to develop partnerships with other countries to advance our

shared goals in reaching out to fulfill our educational mission.

Philadelphia Agenda: Subcommittee I Africa and the Americas, Room 304

Open Session

Updates: VIP’s Sister Societies – 2016 and 2017 Interests and Priorities; IAC Symposia in

Philadelphia; ACS Alliance with Mexican Chemical Society; Festival de Quimica; BOOST Latin

America; 2017 PITTCON Program – South America and Mexico and Discussion of 2018

Program; Global Innovation Imperative (Gii) Brazil and Nigeria; CS3 Latin America; Federation

of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC) 2017 in Tanzania; IUPAC 2017 in Brazil; ACS

International Center; Other

Executive Session

ACS Activity in Cuba and Strategy Discussion; ACS International Chapter Annual Reports

Review; CPC Long Range Planning Report on ACS Council Intl Representation; Atlantic Basin

Conference on Chemistry (ABCChem) Update; IUPAC / ACS Cooperation in Latin America;

Other

Subcommittee II Europe and the Middle East, Nancy Jackson, Chair

2016 Membership: Nancy Jackson, Scott Gilbertson, Mort Hoffman, Csaba Janaky,

Venera Jouraeva, Peter Zarras, Atilla Pavlath, Ellene Tratras Contis, Jens Breffke, Nina

McClelland

Subcommittee 2 is responsible for Europe and the Middle East and in those regions works to

serve as an informational clearinghouse for opportunities available to younger chemists for

cooperative efforts and exchange of students; to support and maintain liaisons with federations;

to promote and publicize programs of the ACS that would be of interest to sister societies and

receive information from them in the same way; to provide recommendations to the full

committee to advise on ACS presence; and to serve as an information source for the ACS

Technical Divisions in their outreach to the region.

Philadelphia Agenda: Subcommittee II Europe and the Middle East, Room 302/303

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Open Session

Updates: VIP’s Sister Societies – 2016 and 2017 Interests and Priorities; IAC Symposia in

Philadelphia; Chapter in Iraq; CS3; IREU Italy, Germany and UK; Global Innovation Grants;

EUCHEMS in Seville; ACS Intl Center; Other

Executive Session: Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry (ABCChem) Update; GCCE and

STLI’s; ACS Conduct and GCCE Statements Alignment; ACS International Chapter Annual

Reports Review; CPC Long Range Planning Report on ACS Council Intl Representation;

Turkish Academics and Human Rights; Other

Subcommittee III Asia and the Pacific Basin, Agnes Rimando, Chair

2016 Membership: Madan Bhasin, N. Bhushan Mandava, Agnes Rimando, Doug Walters,

Tim Hanks, Shelli McAlpine, David Wu, Todd Nelson, Rasika Dias, Kap-Sun Yeung

Subcommittee 3 is responsible for the Asia / Pacific Basin and works to advance the goals of

ACS to identify common values, and to connect and collaborate with counterparts in Asia and

the Pacific Rim. The subcommittee seeks to address, through the chemical enterprise, the

challenges facing our world by focusing on activities that advance science education, knowledge,

research, interaction, and collaboration through the expertise of network members and their

counterparts in Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Philadelphia Agenda: Subcommittee III Asia Pacific Basin, Room 305

Open Session

Updates: VIP’s from Sister Societies – 2016 and 2017 Interests and Priorities; IAC Symposia in

Philadelphia – Sunday, Aug 21 and Mon, Aug. 22; Greater Beijing and Southwest China

international chapter applications; IREU Singapore; ACS Intl Center; ACS Festival Dalian and

2017 Institutes; RACI (Royal Australian Chemical Institute) National Centenary Conference co-

occurring with the 17th Asian Chemical Conference 23-27 July 2017, Melbourne, Australia;

Chinese American Chemical Society banquet; Korea Night; Other

Executive Session

2017 Asia Pacific Intl Chapter Conference; Meeting with Southwestern China Leadership; ACS

International Chapter Annual Reports Review; CPC Long Range Planning Report on ACS

Council Intl Representation

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Tab Three – VIP Biographies

Dr. Lena Ruiz-Azuara is the President of the Mexican Chemical

Society (SQM). Dr. Ruiz-Azuara graduated from the National

Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with a Bachelor of

Science degree in chemistry in 1968 and received her Ph. D. at the

University of Edinburgh in 1974. She is currently a full time professor

at UNAM. Her areas of research include inorganic chemistry,

coordination and organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry,

metals in medicine (anticancer drugs), medicinal inorganic chemistry.

She has been an ACS member for 9 years.

Dr. David Cole-Hamilton is President of the European Association

for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS). David Cole-

Hamilton is Irvine Professor of Chemistry at the University of St.

Andrews. His research interests center around homogeneous catalysis,

especially the discovery of new or highly selective reactions and

developing new methods for catalyst/product separation. He has

recently become involved in the upgrading of waste bio-oils using

selective catalytic reactions. He is involved in several European

collaborations as well as with a number of home and overseas

companies, including Sasol whose European research base is in St.

Andrews. He is heavily involved in teaching and especially in the

design of the new Chemistry courses at all School levels for the new

Curriculum of Excellence, which is currently being introduced into Scottish Schools. In addition

to his work with EuCheMS, he is also serving as the President of the Dalton Division Council for

the Royal Society for Chemistry in the U.K. which organizes lectures, meetings, and other events

around inorganic chemistry.

Dr. Nineta Hrastelj Majcen is the General Secretary of the European

Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS), serving in

this position since 2011. She studied and obtained her PhD at the

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU. Her research topics were horizontal

across analytical chemistry, chemometrics and metrology. She is author,

co-author or editor of about 250 contributions in research and teaching as

well as policy related topics of general concern. Since 1999 her expert

work is mostly about quality of analytical measurements, covering various

aspects from metrology, accreditation, standardization and testing

laboratories points of view. Her contributions in this area were recognised

by several awards.

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Mr. Stephen Hawthorne is Deputy Chief Executive of the Royal

Society of Chemistry with responsibility for the long term vision and

strategy of the organisation including an ambitious publishing growth

strategy across an internationally-recognised publishing portfolio. Prior

to joining the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2011, Stephen has worked

for Elsevier and ProQuest in senior commercial roles managing a broad

range of international clients across all information sectors. Stephen

also serves as a member of Council for the Association of Learned and

Professional Society Publishers. He is a graduate of the Queen’s

University of Belfast and lives in Cambridge with his wife and three

children.

Professor Richard Hartshorn is Secretary General of the

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry whose

responsibility is to carry out the business of the Union as specified by

the Council, by the Bureau, by the Executive Committee, or by the

President, and is responsible for keeping its records and for the

administration of the Secretariat. He was elected to serve as Secretary

General for 2016-2019. Hartshorn obtained his PhD from The

Australian National University and is currently an Associate Professor

for the Departments of Chemistry/Physics and Astronomy at the

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been

heavily involved in school and community education, through

establishment of a science outreach program at UC, and is the Chair of the Trust Board for the

National Science-Technology Roadshow, Chair of the Trust Board of Rutherford’s Den and

Board member of Science Alive! Prof Hartshorn devotes much of his spare time coaching

cricket, particularly teams that his sons play in. cricket. He was a New Zealand U19 cricket

representative and is a qualified cricket coach.

Lois E. Peterson Kent has worked at the Academies since 1991 and

with BISO since January 1997. She is currently working part-time,

serving as program officer for the U.S. National Committee for

chemistry (IUPAC) and assisting on various other Board activities. In

the past, she served as BISO Assistant Director and Program Officer for

the U.S. National Committees for soil science, theoretical and applied

mechanics, and the Pacific Science Association. Her other duties with

the Board have included assisting with program and financial oversight

and working on issues relating to UNESCO and scientific openness.

Other Academies activities on which Ms. Kent has worked include the

project on democratization, international security and arms control,

landmine detection, and alternatives to landmines. While in graduate school, she was the

convention coordinator for the International Studies Association. She holds an M.A. in

International Studies from the University of South Carolina, a Certificat d’Etudes Européennes

from the Free University of Brussels, and a B.A. (Economics and Political Science) from

Augustana College (Illinois).

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Janet Dade is the American Chemical Society’s Director of Society

and Administrative Technology (SAT) department with the

Washington IT division. The SAT department is responsible for the

both the member-facing and administrative technology applications and

systems. Janet joined ACS in October 2012. She is an experienced

information technology professional having provided senior level

strategic technology management for public and private organizations

for over 20 years.

Prior to joining ACS she has served as the Director of Information

Technology Services with the National Education Association (NEA) where she was responsible

for executing a technology strategy that aligns with the organizational business.

She received her M.S. in Technology Management, Information Systems and Services from the

University of Maryland University college; an Chief Information Officer Executive Certificate

from a dual program with the General Services Administration and University of Maryland

University College; and her B.A. degree in Economics from Hampton University.

Rui Resendes is the President for the Canadian Chemical Society.

Resendes received his Ph. D in Polymer Chemistry at the University of

Toronto in 2000. He is a business leader with demonstrated success in

advancing economic, environmental and societal sustainability through

technology commercialization, assembling and leading management

teams and establishing and aligning multi-faceted stakeholders around

sustainable innovation. As the Founding Executive Director, Resendes

conceptualized and successfully launched GreenCentre as the world’s

first all-inclusive, “hands-on” Green Chemistry innovation ecosystem.

Dr. Rui Resendes also serves as Chief Technology Officer for Fielding

Chemical Technologies Inc. Resendes is also on The Humane Society

of Canada’s Board of Directors and a member of the Green Chemistry Network where he

supports causes such as Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry and the Center for Green

Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale.

Professor Xi Zhang is Vice President of the Chinese Chemical

Society. He received his PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics at Jilin

University in 1992. He has been eager to combine polymer chemistry

and supramolecular chemistry, leading the advancement of molecular

engineering of functional supramolecular systems. His research

interests include supra-amphilphiles for controlled self-assembly and

disassembly, supramolecular polymerization driven by host-enhanced

charge transfer or pi-pi interactions, fabrication of supramolecular

polymers through polymerization of supramonomers, Selenium

chemistry and Selenium-containing polymeric materials, interfacial

assembly and two-dimensional assemblies, and single molecule force

spectroscopy of polymers. His contribution to science has been

recognized by various awards and honors His most recent distinctions include: Fellow of the

School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2012), distinguished Professorship, Hong

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Kong Baptist University (2013), the Peter Wall Institute International Visiting Research Scholar

Awards (2016), and Fellow of American Chemical Society (2016).

Professor Xinhe Bao is President of Chinese Society of Catalysis. He

received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Fudan University in 1987

and became a full Professor of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

(DICP, CAS) in China in 1995. Pro. Bao served as President of

Shenyang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2009 to

2014. His research focuses mainly on the fundamental understanding of

catalysis, and their applications to the development of new catalyst and

catalytic process related to energy conversion, in particular, nano-

structured carbon materials and nano-sized oxide particles, as well as in

fundamental understanding of nano-confined catalysis have been well

recognized worldwide. Among his distinctions are the National Science

Award (2005), HLHL Prize (2012), top ten scientists in China in 2014, Zhou Guangzhao Award

(2014), and the International Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion in 2016.

Professor Kuiling Ding received his Ph.D. in Physical Organic

Chemistry 1990. He became an assistant professor at Zhengzhou

University in 1990 and a full professor at the same university in 1995.

During 1993-1994, he has conducted a postdoctoral research with

Professor Teruo Matsuura at Ryukoku University in Japan. In the

period of 1997-1998, he was a UNESCO research fellow with

Professor Koichi Mikami at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan.

He joined Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, in Dec of

1998 as a professor of chemistry and has been the director of the

institute since 2009. Dr. Ding received National Natural Science Award

of China in 2009, the 1st Yoshida Prize of International Organic Chemistry Foundation (IOCF)

Japan in 2015, and Humboldt Research Award in 2016. He was elected as a member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013.

Professor Buxing Han received Ph.D. at Institute of Chemistry,

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1988, and did postdoctoral

research from 1989 to 1991 at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

He has been a professor at Institute of Chemistry, CAS since 1993. His

research interests include physicochemical properties of green solvent

systems and applications of green solvents in green chemistry. He is an

elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, honorary

professor of University of Nottingham, Fellow of the Royal Society of

Chemistry, past Chairman of the Subcommittee on Green Chemistry of

the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He is serving in

the Editorial or Advisory Board of more than 10 scientific journals such as Chem. Sci., Green

Chem., ChemSusChem, J. Supercritical Fluids etc.

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Professor Zhigang Shuai is Deputy Secretary-General for the

Chinese Chemical Society. He received his Ph.D. from Fudan

University (Shanghai) in 1989. Shuai’s research interests focus on the

development of computational methodologies for modeling functional

materials. He extended the density matrix renormalization group theory

for the excited state structures, light-emitting property, and nonlinear

optical responses for conjugated polymers. He has devised

computational schemes for the luminescence spectra and quantum

efficiency, carrier mobility, thermoelectric conversion, and photovoltaic

processes in organic/polymeric and layered nanomaterials. Shuai is a

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2009), the Academia

Europaea (2011) and the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium (2013). He

was the recipient of the National Outstanding Young Investigator‘s Fund (2004), National Talent

Program of the Ministry of Personnel (2006), the Chinese Chemical Society – AkzoNobel

Chemical Sciences Award (2012), and the Special Allowance from the People’s Republic of

China State Council (2013).

Dr. Suping Zheng received her B. Sc. from Shandong University in

2000 and her Ph.D. degree from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese

Academy of Sciences in 2005. She worked as Postdoctoral Research

Associate in University of Arizona, USA. Since 2008, she joined the

Chinese chemical Society, and became the Deputy Secretary-General and

Office Director from 2013.

Prof. Suojiang Zhang is Director General of the Institute of Process

Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He obtained his Ph.D.

from Zhejiang University in 1994. He won the scholarship of Japanese

Ministry of Education in 1995 and went to Japan for postdoctoral

research in Nihon University. In 1997, he was employed as a senior

engineer and senior consultant by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation,

Japan. Prof. Zhang’s research interest is ionic liquids and green process

engineering. He won Second-class Award of National Natural Science

of China (2010), First-class Award of China Petroleum and Chemical

Industry Association (CPCIA) Scientific and Technological Progress

Prize (2009) and Hou Debang Chemical Science & Technology Achievement Award (2014).

Zhang is an elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Royal

Society of Chemistry, the 973 Chief Scientist and Director of Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic

Liquids Clean Process.

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Professor Li-Zhu Wu received her Ph.D. degree from the Institute of

Photographic Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995.

After a postdoctoral stay (1997−1998) at the University of Hong Kong

working with Professor Chi-Ming Che, she returned to the Technical

Institute of Physics and Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,

as a full professor. Her research interests are focused on photochemical

conversion, including artificial photosynthesis, visible light catalysis for

organic transformation, and photoinduced electron transfer, energy

transfer and chemical reactions in supramolecular systems. Prof. Wu

received "Hundred Talents Program" for outstanding performance,

CAS in 2006, "The 10th

China Youth Science and Technology" award in

2007, "The 7th

Young Women Scientists” award of China in 2010, and "The 3th Chinese

Chemical Society-Evonik Chemical Innovation" award in 2016.

Dr Chunmei Deng received her B. Sc. from Hunan Normal University

in 2005 and Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese

Academy of Sciences in 2011. Since 2011, she joined the Chinese

chemical Society as Director of Academic Exchange.

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Tab Four - San Diego Open Session Minutes

ACS International Activities Committee Minutes

Saturday, March 12, 2016

San Diego, CA USA

Attendance

IAC Members, Associates, Consultants: Madan Bhasin, Jens Breffke, Jorge Colón, Ellene

Contis, Tim Hanks, Mort Hoffman, Nancy Jackson, Csaba Janaky, Venera Jouraeva, Jody

Kocsis, Bhushan Madava, Cynthia Maryanoff, Shellie McAlpine, Sergio Nanita, Todd Nelson,

Attila Pavlath, Elsa Reichmanis, Agnes Rimando, Doug Walters, David Wu, Isai Urasa, Kap-Sun

Yeung, Peter Zarras

Liaisons: Chris Bannochie, Merle Eiss, Bradley Miller

Guests: Roland Andersson, Charles Atwood, Judith Benham, Neil Burford, Christine Dunne,

Roland Hirsch, Susan MacGregor, Jackie O’Neil, Sanja Stipicevic, Ruth Tanner, Beau

Wangprakuldee, Javier Vela, Lewis Whitehead

Staff: Lori Brown, Steven Hill, Christopher LaPrade, Ricardo McKlmon,

At 1:00PM PT the IAC convened its San Diego Open Meeting with the Chair welcoming

committee members, associates, consultants, liaisons and guests. She also thanked ACS

President Elect, Allison Campbell, for her invited remarks on during the IAC Luncheon.

IAC Boston Meeting Minutes were reviewed and approved by the Committee.

Chair and OIA Director highlighted and updated Committee on ACS International Activities key

programs and initiatives relating to international chapters, education and outreach, ACS

international research collaboration, meetings and symposia, and preparations for Philadelphia.

Subcommittee Reports IAC Member Isai Urasa reported on the details and outcomes from the subcommittee’s call on

Feb 24.

Nancy Jackson, Chair, IAC Subcommittee II – Europe and the Middle East presented on the

morning’s discussions and reports on Chapter Updates, CS3, IREU Italy, Germany and UK

Malta, and IAC Global Innovation Grant.

Agnes Rimando, Chair, Subcommittee III, Asia and the Pacific Basin presented on the morning’s

proceedings including Chapter Updates, Alliances Updates, Gii Singapore, IREU Singapore, and

BOOST.

At 2:55 PM PT Open Session adjourned

*Related Action Items in Executive Session Minutes found in IAC Executive Agenda*

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Tab Five – Chair and Director’s Report

1. Overview

International Activities Committee (IAC) aims to be a resource for proactively advocating,

catalyzing, initiating and implementing ACS international activities, conferences and initiatives

pertaining to education and research and development of broad scientific understanding,

appreciation of chemistry, and promotion of the image of chemistry. Since our last meeting in

San Diego IAC has worked closely with the ACS Office of International Activities (OIA) in

developing and carrying out activities which are science driven and focused on advancing the

interests and priorities of ACS member-volunteers with global interests.

IAC Stopover Grants Pilot

IAC is piloting a competitive program of stopover grants for ACS members with existing

planned 2016 international travel for research collaboration and exchange. The support will help

cover costs to leverage such trips for stopovers en route to expand member international

networks and research interests.

International Chemical Sciences Chapters

The number of ACS International Chapters now stands at 16. Please see the appendices for

details on their activities In San Diego, IAC recommended ACS Council approval of new

international chapter applications from ACS members in Greater Beijing / Tianjin, Southwest

China and Iraq. ACS will consider the petition at its gathering in Philadelphia. We are pleased

to report that in May 2016 the Brazil ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter held a

launching ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil and in June 2016 the Peru ACS International Chemical

Sciences Chapter held a launching ceremony in Lima, Peru.

Global Innovation Grants

Last year we received a 15 applications for the 2016 ACS International Activities Global

Innovation Grants program. We managed to give 8 awards, varying in amount from $1000 to

$6000 to ACS Local Sections, Technical Divisions, Committees and International Chapters.

ACS Science and Human Rights

The ACS Science and Human Rights program has been busy growing the Human Rights Alert

Network. The Network now has over 100 members who receive alerts on ACS Human Rights

cases and other information from partner organizations. ACS staff are working with Board

Member Dorothy Phillips to establish a similar alert group within the AAAS Science and Human

Rights Coalition.

At the Philadelphia National Meeting, there will be two events focusing on Science and Human

Rights, both to be held on Sunday, August 21; please try to attend if you’re available.

The symposium “Chemical Sciences and Human Rights” from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. in

Room 201B of the Philadelphia Convention Center

Networking Globally: Science & Human Rights – 4:00-5:15 pm in Grand Ballroom Salon

C at the Marriott Philadelphia Hotel

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ACS International Center

The ACS International Center encourages, engages and support international exchange of

scientific information at all levels. Authorized by the Board’s Committee of Budget and Finance

in 2012, the International Center has entered into its third year of operation. The ACS

International Center (IC) aims to facilitate the exchange of resources and opportunities for the

globally curious STEM practitioner. As science is a global enterprise which addresses global

challenges, STEM practitioners must be prepared to thrive in global environments. The target

audience for the IC includes science practitioners at various stages of their careers- students,

faculty, professionals, entrepreneurs and more. The website seeks to be relevant for US

practitioners seeking opportunities abroad, foreign practitioners seeking to collaborate with

American researchers as well as third country national scientists (citizens of one country,

studying/working in another and seeking to collaborate with a third).

The ACS International Center has information on nearly 600 programs across 16 geographic

regions (including one for ‘global’) and six career experience levels. To assist in connecting the

ACS community with global providers, the IC currently works with 29 organizations which

serve as ACS International Center Affiliates. Affiliates work with the IC to promote their

opportunities and resources and participate in the community by organizing webinars or other

outreach events. The International Center hosts quarterly webinar series dedicated to providing

the STEM community with information relevant to upcoming opportunities and trends in global

education. In early March, the International Center welcomed representatives from the

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Research in Germany to discuss upcoming

research opportunities in Germany.

In October 2015, the International Center completed phase one of a multi-phase site renewal.

The site, which will continue to receive updates in 2016, revolutionized the end-user experience.

Site visitors have enhanced search opportunities and can filter based on geography, area of

interest and more. Additionally, contributing organizations such as IC Affiliates have tools

available to directly submit opportunities and grants direct to the site. The International Center

also became the new home of the ACS Meeting Locator, bringing together two important

resources for the globally-focused STEM practitioner. The ACS International Center has a new

advisory board, consisting of prominent ACS volunteer leadership, including Judy Benham,

Peter Dorhout and Joe Francisco. The refreshed International Center can be visited at

http://global.acs.org and is open to all in the chemistry and related communities.

Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3)

The CS3 series, hosted by the funding agencies and chemical societies of the US, Germany,

China, Japan and the UK, convenes eminent researchers from each participating country to

explore frontier chemistry research and its potential application to global challenges. By design,

each meeting in the CS3 series, hosted in turn by each of the organizing countries, is to focus on

a particular key societal challenge, as mutually identified by meeting organizers, and the role of

chemical research in addressing the challenge. The final whitepaper for the 2015 Chemical

Sciences and Society (CS3) Summit "Chemistry and Water: Challenges and Solutions in a

Changing World" was relased at the 251st ACS National Meeting in San Diego, California. You

can view the press conference at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwpiDD1b5ek&index=7&list=PLLG7h7fPoH8L8o4Um_L

http://global.acs.org/

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/san-diego---spring-2016.html

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ZTS2lHxorDgHAH. You can download a copy of the 2015 CS3 report and whitepaper at

https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/global/international/regional/eventsglobal/final_cs3_wh

ite_paper_2015.pdf. Learn more about the CS3 series at www.acs.org/cs3 .

International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU)

In 2013, ACS International Activities received $550K from the Office of Integrative Activities

and the Division of Materials Research at the U.S. National Science Foundation to restart the

ACS International Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) Program, 2013-2106. IREU takes a

non-traditional approach by connecting U.S. students with undergraduate research experiences

throughout Germany, Italy, Singapore, and the U.K. while reciprocally, at no cost to the U.S.

funding agencies, placing students from these countries in U.S. Chemistry and Materials Science

sites. This summer, 17 U.S. students were competitively selected nationally from among over

250 applications to participate in the 2016 10-week IREU program in Scotland, Italy, Singapore

and Germany. Learn more about the ACS IREU program at www.acs.org/ireu

Pittcon

Applications for the 2017 ACS Pittcon Travel Grant are still being accepted. Next year’s

delegation will have a regional focus of South America and Mexico. This program is supported

by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), the Pittsburgh Conference on

Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) and the Wallace H. Coulter

Foundation.

Building Opportunity Out of Science and Technology (BOOST)

Following the successful implementation of the BOOST program in Indonesia, Malaysia, and

Thailand, ACS International Activities has secured an additional $169,000 (total of $465,000) of

funding to continue the BOOST program in 2016 in Brazil and Peru. ACS members provided

soft skills training in June to 370 young scientists and engineers at four different universities in

Peru. BOOST training in Brazil will take place in October 2016.

Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii)

The Office of International Activities staff worked with an International Activities Committee

review panel to select the 2016 Global Innovation Imperative project. The review panel selected

an application submitted in partnership with the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter in

Brazil that focuses on green chemistry. The event is planned to be held in the beginning of

November 2016. The 2015 Gii program took place in November 2015. Representatives from the

ACS International Chapter of Nigeria, University of Uyo, and the Nigerian Chemical Society

visited the Washington, D.C. region and Richmond, VA in order to learn best practices to assist

with establishing a water quality monitoring laboratory in Uyo, Nigeria. A white paper was

drafted at Hampton University, will be released at the Philadelphia National Meeting.

ACS Festival Series

At the ACS National Meeting in Boston in August of 2015, the New Program Funding Request

for the ACS Festival Series was approved for funding from 2016-2018. A successful Chemistry

Festival was held in Dalian, China in July 2016 in conjunction with the Chinese Chemical

Society annual meeting. Over 800 people registered for and attended this event. The first Festival

Training Institute was also held at this event. Delegates from each of the four other Greater

China Chapters of the ACS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Chapter Candidate Southwestern China, and

http://www.acs.org/cs3

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Chapter Candidate Greater Beijing (Jin-Jin-Ji) attended the two-day training in Dalian to prepare

them to host Chemistry Festivals in their home regions. Another Festival Training Institute will

be held in Panama in November 2016.

IAC ChemLuminary Awards

The IAC will be presenting two ChemLuminary Global Engagement awards at the ACS National

Meeting in Philadelphia: one for Technical Divisions and one for International Chapters. These

awards will be presented in the ChemLuminary Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, August 23.

Alliances

There are currently seven alliances between ACS and sister chemical societies worldwide: The

Mexican Chemical Society (SQM), the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), the Chinese

Chemical Society (CCS), the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS), the German

Chemical Society (GDCh), the South African Chemical Institute (SACI), and the Federation of

Latin American Chemical Associations (FLAQ). New alliances are under development with the

Chemical Sciences Research Institute of India and the Chinese American Chemical Society.

Global Chemists Code of Ethics

The Global Chemists’ Code of Ethics (GCCE) Workshop was held April 4-6, 2016 in Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia. . Thirty five participants from 18 countries attended the workshop, and at the

conclusion of the event, drafted a chemists’ code of ethics and supporting training materials to be

used in organizations, institutions, companies and communities around the world to educate

chemistry professionals and chemical practitioners on topics related to responsible and ethical

practice of chemistry. Copies of the Code and appendices for policy makers, academia, and

import/export control can be found in the appendix of this document.

GCCE Trainer Leadership Institutes

Following the GCCE workshop in April, ACS International Activities will plan and implement

three trainer leadership institutes, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Chemical Security

Program (CSP), to train early and mid-career chemists on topics of ethics and responsibility in

chemistry related to conducting research, scientific writing and publishing, the environment,

chemical safety and chemical security. Up to 75 participants worldwide will be invited and

financially sponsored to attend one of the three institutes, which will be held in late 2016/early

2017. Locations for the workshops will be confirmed soon.

Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry (ABCChem – formerly AtlantiChem)

This meeting will take place January 24-27, 2018 in Cancun, Mexico. An MOU will be signed in

Philadelphia between Sponsoring and Participating Societies. Further details regarding the

technical program and additional meeting details will be announced soon.

ACS National Meeting Symposia in Philadelphia

IAC is working with the 2016 ACS President to organize three symposia in Philadelphia:

1. Chemical Sciences & Human Rights Symposium (Sun 8/22). 2. Chemistry in the U.S. & China: Current & Future States of Shared Scientific Interests &

Opportunities for Cooperation (Sun, 8/22 and Mon, 8/23).

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3. Broadening Participation in Global Chemistry Experiences: Why Engaging Diverse

Chemistry Communities in Global Research is Critical (Mon, 8/23).

Ellene Tratras Contis, Chair, ACS International Activities Committee

Bradley D. Miller, Director, ACS Office of International Activities

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Tab Six – ACS Committee Demographic Survey

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Tab Seven – Honoring Ferenc Darvas – 2016 ACS Fellow and

Founder of the ACS Int’l Chapter in Hungary

Dr. Ferenc Darvas is co-founder of the International Society for

QSAR, the Society for Biomolecular Screening (SBS), the Hungarian

Chapter of the American Chemical Society and the International

Flow Chemistry Society. He has taught in Budapest, Barcelona,

Gainesville (Florida, USA), and still teaches as a guest professor at

Florida International University, Miami. He received his first degree in

organic chemistry, followed by another in computer science, and then a

PhD. in the use of artificial intelligence in drug design.

Dr Daras is one of the true pioneers in the process intensification

involved in modern chemistry. He conceived the first industrialized

solution-phase combinatorial synthesis technology (CMT). This was

realized by ComGenex, the first European combinatorial chemistry corporation in 1992. In the

mid-90′s he focused to high-throughput ADME methodologies in combinatorial design,

introduced combinatorial methodologies into chemical genomics, and recently, the use micro-

and mesoscale flow reaction technologies for combinatorial synthesis and lead optimization

when, as inventor, initiated and co-developed H-Cube®, the first bench top hydrogenator at

ThalesNano, Inc.

American Chemical Society names Fellows for 2016

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2016 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named the 2016

class of ACS Fellows, which includes 57 scientists who have demonstrated outstanding

accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest

scientific society.

The 2016 Fellows will be recognized at a ceremony and reception on Monday, Aug. 22, during

the Society’s 252nd National Meeting & Exposition in Philadelphia.

The ACS Fellows Program was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008 “to

recognize members of ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the

profession and the Society.”

The official list of names appears in the July 18, 2016, issue of Chemical & Engineering News.

Here are the 2016 Fellows, listed alphabetically by their institutions:

Akzo Nobel, Maurice Ray Smith

Arkema Inc., Robert George Syvret

Ballard Spahr LLP, Brian C. Meadows

Bates College, Thomas J. Wenzel

Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Valerie J. Kuck

Clemson University, Joseph Stuart Thrasher

http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i29/2016-ACS-Fellows.html

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Colorado School of Mines, Andrew Michael Herring

Delta College, Joan M. Sabourin

DuPont, Sharon Loretta Haynie

DuPont Crop Protection, Aldos Cortez Barefoot

Eastman Kodak Company, Christine J. T. Landry-Coltrain

Eli Lilly and Company, Ann H. Hunt

ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, Lisa Saunders Baugh

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Raymond A. Baylouny

Franklin & Marshall College, James Nelson Spencer

Illinois State University, Gregory Mark Ferrence

James Madison University, Barbara A. Reisner

Johns Hopkins University, Michael A. Bevan

Miami University, Ellen Yezierski

Middle Tennessee State University, Judith Marie Iriarte-Gross

Monsanto Company, Allan Mansfield Ford

Montclair State University, David Paul Rotella

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Christopher L. Soles

National Science Foundation, Thomas Higgins

Neoprobe Corporation, J. Kenneth Poggenburg

North Dakota State University, Dean C. Webster

Northwestern University, Teri Wang Odom

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Wilbur D. Shults

Penn State University, Jonathan P. Mathews

Lynch Procter & Gamble Company, Matthew Lawrence

Say Consulting LLC, Terence Edwin Say

Stanford University, Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi

SteadyMed Therapeutics Inc., Michael Hurrey

SUNY Stony Brook, Carlos L. Simmerling

Texas A&M University, Hongcai Zhou

ThalesNano Inc., Ferenc Darvas

Tsinghua University, Xi Zhang

U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Sandra K. Young

U.S. EPA, Tracy C. Williamson

U.S. FDA, Lauren Jackson

U.S. FDA, Kim M. Morehouse

Union College, Mary K. Carroll

University at Buffalo, Luis A. Colón

University of California, Richard Barry Kaner

University of California, James S. Nowick

University of Chicago, Steven Jay Sibener

University of Delaware, Michael A. Stemniski

University of Florida, George Christou

Sanford University of Michigan, Melanie Sarah

University of Missouri, Kent S. Gates

University of Missouri, Silvia Sabine Jurisson

University of Notre Dame, Steven Corcelli

University of South Carolina, Scott R. Goode

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University of South Carolina, Susan D. Richardson

University of Texas, Keith Howard Pannell

University of Wisconsin, Robert J. Hamers

West Virginia State University, Micheal Wayne Fultz

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress.

With nearly 157,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader

in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed

journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus,

Ohio.

2016 ACS Fellows

Announcement from July 18, 2016 issue of C&EN

By Linda Wang

The American Chemical Society has named 57 members as ACS Fellows. The new fellows will

be feted at the society’s fall national meeting in Philadelphia this August.

The fellows program began in 2009 as a way to recognize and honor ACS members for

outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and ACS. “While the

ACS Fellows designation is a great honor for the recipients, it is a small measure of our gratitude

for their dedicated service to chemistry,” says ACS President Donna Nelson.

Nominations for the 2017 class of ACS Fellows will open in the first quarter of next year.

Additional information about the program, including a list of fellows named in earlier years, is

available at www.acs.org/fellows.

http://cen.acs.org/static/about/staff_landing/biolw.html

http://www.acs.org/fellows

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/fellows.html

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Tab Eight – Trends in US Visa for Scientific Activity

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Tab Nine - Appendices

2016 IAC Roster

Position Name Start End

Chair Dr Ellene T. Contis 2016 2016

Member Dr Tom J. Barton 2016 2017

Member Dr Madan M. Bhasin 2014 2016

Member Dr Ellene T. Contis 2015 2017

Member Dr Richard S. Danchik 2016 2018

Member Dr Timothy W. Hanks 2015 2017

Member Dr Nancy B. Jackson 2016 2018

Member Dr Csaba Janaky 2014 2016

Member Dr Venera Jouraeva 2014 2016

Member Ms Jody A. Kocsis 2015 2017

Member Dr N. Bhushan Mandava 2016 2018

Member Dr Cynthia A. Maryanoff 2015 2016

Member Dr Shelli R. McAlpine 2016 2018

Member Dr Attila E. Pavlath 2016 2017

Member Dr Agnes M. Rimando 2016 2018

Member Dr Luke B. Roberson 2016 2016

Member Dr Isai T. Urasa 2016 2018

Member Dr Douglas B. Walters 2015 2017

Committee Associate Dr Jens Breffke 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Jorge L. Colon 2016 2016

Committee Associate Prof Rasika Dias 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Scott R. Gilbertson 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Morton Z. Hoffman 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Sergio C. Nanita 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Todd D. Nelson 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Javier Vela-Becerra 2016 2016

Committee Associate Prof David Wu 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Kap-Sun Yeung 2016 2016

Committee Associate Dr Peter Zarras 2016 2016

Consultant Dr Nina I. McClelland 2016 2016

Consultant Dr Elsa Reichmanis 2016 2016

Staff Liaison Dr. Bradley D. Miller 2007

Committee on Committees

Liaison Dr Christopher J. Bannochie 2013 2016

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IAC Luncheon Speaker – Philadelphia – Dr. Lynn M. Soby

Dr. Lynn M. Soby

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Executive Director

IAC Luncheon Speaker

12 PM – 1 PM

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Room 402/403

Dr. Lynn Soby is the Executive Director of IUPAC and accepted the

appointment in July of 2014. In this role, she is responsible for the

Secretariat staff, its operations and functions that provide support for the many volunteers all

over the world serving in IUPAC. The operations of IUPAC reside in the Secretariat, located in

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. IUPAC is a non-profit international organization

registered under Swiss Law. Her responsibilities include financial management, program

management, support, logistics and oversight of all operational aspects for the scientific work of

the Union.

Prior to this role, she was Vice President of Innovation and Commercialization at Research

Triangle Institute (RTI) where she created and directed the Office of Innovation and

Commercialization, and was responsible for the Institute’s innovation, IP portfolio and

commercialization efforts in the areas of Clean Energy, Engineering, Chemistry, Medical

Devices, Predictive Analytics, Healthcare Economics and Environmental modeling.

Before her tenure at RTI, she was Vice President of New Technology for Avon Products, Inc.

located in Suffern New York. The research and development organizations was responsible for

inventing, developing breakthrough technologies in chemistry, biology and process engineering

focused on the application of technology in Avon’s diverse global consumer products. She

developed a Strategic Alliance Program, Licensing and global Joint Ventures in USA, Asia,

China, Europe and Latin America.

After receiving her PhD, she began her career at BF Goodrich corporate research and

development. She went on to lead the Consumer Specialties Division Global R&D organization

where she built a global technical service and application organization (Europe, Asia, Latin

America, North America) to support customer needs. Prior to entering the Macromolecular

Science and Engineering program at Case Western Reserve University, Lynn was a research

associate at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation focused on protein biochemistry aspects of

atherogenesis.

In 2010, she received North Carolina Business Leader “Women of Excellence” Award from

North Carolina Business Leaders, was appointed by the Governor as representative on the North

Carolina Board of Science and Technology and served on the North Carolina Governor’s

Innovation Committee. Recently, she was chosen as “Tar Heel of the Week” by the News and

Observer. She holds 9 US Patents and has publications in fields of atherogenesis, bioanalytical

chemistry, biochemistry, macromolecular chemistry and polymer science. She holds a BS

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Chemistry from Boston College, MS Chemistry from Ohio University, PhD and MBA from Case

Western Reserve University and is respected for developing and nurturing strategic

collaborations, partnerships and alliances.

Dr. Soby brings a valuable blend of experience in the fields of science, technology and business

administration to the role of Executive Director at a time of change for IUPAC as the Union

approaches its centenary.

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CEPA Action for Council in Philadelphia - The Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct

The American Chemical Society expects its members to adhere to the highest ethical and safety

standards. Indeed, the Federal Charter of the Society (1937) explicitly lists among its objectives

"the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of chemists through high standards

of professional ethics, education and attainments...” The chemical professional has

obligations to the public, to colleagues, and to science.

"The Chemist's Creed," was approved by the ACS Council in 1965. The principles of The

Chemist’s Code of Conduct were prepared by the Council Committee on Professional Relations,

approved by the Council (March 16, 1994), and replaced "The Chemist's Creed". They were

adopted by the Board of Directors (June 3, 1994) for the guidance of Society members in various

professional dealings, especially those involving conflicts of interest. The Chemist’s Code of

Conduct was updated and replaced by The Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct to better

reflect the changing times and current trends of the Society in 2007. This revision incorporates

minor changes and was approved by Council on March 28, 2012 and adopted by the Board of

Directors on June 1, 2012.

Chemical Professionals Acknowledge Their Responsibilities

To the Public

Chemical professionals should actively be concerned with the health and safety of co-workers,

consumers and the community. have a responsibility to serve the public interest and safety and to

further advance the knowledge of science. They have a responsibility to serve the public interest

and safety and to further advance the knowledge of science. should actively be concerned with

the health and safety of co-workers, consumers and the community. Public comments on

scientific matters should be made with care and accuracy, without unsubstantiated, exaggerated,

or premature statements.

To the Science of Chemistry

Chemical professionals should seek to advance chemical science, understand the limitations of

their knowledge, and respect the truth. They should ensure that their scientific contributions, and

those of their collaborators, are thorough, accurate, and unbiased in design, implementation, and

presentation.

To the Profession

Chemical professionals should strive to remain current with developments in their field, share

ideas and information, keep accurate and complete laboratory records, maintain integrity in all

conduct and publications, and give due credit to the contributions of others. Conflicts of interest

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and scientific misconduct, such as fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism, are incompatible

with this Code.

To Their Employer

Chemical professionals should promote and protect the legitimate interests of their employers,

perform work honestly, competently, comply with safety policies and procedures, fulfill

obligations, and safeguard proprietary and confidential business information.

To Their Employees or Subordinates

Chemical professionals, as employers and managers, should respect the professionalism of their

subordinates, and have concern for their well-being, without bias. Employers should provide

them with a safe, congenial working environment, fair compensation, opportunities for

advancement, and properly acknowledge their scientific contributions.

To Students

Chemical professionals should regard the tutelage of students as a trust conferred by society. For

the promotion of the They should promote students' learning, professional development,

learning, and safety., and treat each Each student should be treated fairly, respectfully, and

without exploitation.

To Colleagues

Chemical professionals should treat colleagues with respect, encourage them, learn with them,

share ideas honestly, and give credit for their contributions. Chemical professionals should

carefully avoid any bias based on race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual

orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, educational background,

or other personal attributes. They should show consistent respect to colleagues, regardless of the

level of their formal education and whether they are from industry, government or academia, or

other scientific and engineering disciplines.

To Their Clients

Chemical professionals should serve clients faithfully and incorruptibly, respect confidentiality,

advise honestly, and charge fairly.

To the Environment

Chemical professionals should strive to do their work in ways that are safe for both the

environment. and for the health of all who may be affected. They have a responsibility to

understand the total health, safety and environmental impacts of their work, to recognize the

constraints of limited resources, and to develop sustainable products and processes that protect

the health, safety, and prosperity of future generations.

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To Temporary Employees

Chemical professionals should establish clear job descriptions, scope of work, terms of contract,

and appropriate compensation prior to start of work by contractors, interns, or consultants. They

are also responsible for communicating safety concerns and providing necessary training

associated with expected work.

For more information about the Department of Career and Professional Advancement Services,

Please please see our Contacts List.

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BOOST 2016 Latin America Report

Prepared by: Dr. Lily Raines

May 29 – June 3: Goiânia, Brazil

June 6 – June 15: Lima, Trujillo, and Arequipa, Peru

September 28 – 30: Pachuca, Mexico (aside)

October 3 – October 15 (tentative): Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recifie,

Manaus. Brazil

Background

The Building Opportunity out of Science and Technology (BOOST) Program is funded

by the U.S. Department of State and provides soft-skill training to early career scientists

and science students. Attendance is not limited to chemists.

The BOOST program has been running since 2013 and is currently in its final funding

year. Locations for BOOST Workshops are chosen by the U.S. State department to

provide opportunities for students from areas with limited resources.

BOOST Facilitators, both ACS Office of International Activities (OIA) staff and

members of the International Activities Committee (IAC) teach four modules to

approximately 100 students at each BOOST Workshop site. These modules are:

Communicating Science; Publishing in Science; Grantwriting: Selling your Science; and

Mapping your Career in Science. Exceptional students from all BOOST Workshops

apply for positions at a later BOOST Trainer Leadership Institute (TLI). There, they learn

how to teach BOOST modules and then share this knowledge throughout the host

country.

All BOOST Workshops are planned in collaboration with the host country’s Chemical

Society, and in 2016 all work is being planned in collaboration with the ACS

International Chemical Sciences Chapters in Peru and Brazil.

ACS OIA Staff met with Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) leadership during their

annual meeting in early June, 2016 to determine the optimum time for BOOST

Workshops in Brazil.

In 2016, BOOST Workshops were held in Peru from June 6 – June 15. BOOST

Workshops will be held in Brazil from approximately October 3 – 15. The BOOST TLI

will be held in Panama in November, 2016.

Lessons from the BOOST program will be modified and expanded into a new program,

tentatively called Emerging Leaders in Chemical Sciences (ELCS). The first iteration of

this program will be held during the Mexican Chemical Society (SQM) annual meeting in

Pachuca, Mexico from September 28 – 30, 2016. An additional module covering

Innovation and Entrepreneurship is being developed for use during the Royal Australian

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Chemical Institute (RACI) and the 17th Asian Chemical Congress (17ACC) annual

meeting in July, 2017.

Goals

To provide critical soft-skills training to early career scientists and science

students

To pilot a model that expands this program after U.S. Department of State

funding is depleted.

To engage ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapters

To increase the global reach of the ACS

Event Program

The schedules of the events in Peru were as follows:

Dates City Host

Mon, Jun 6 Lima, PE Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)

Wed, Jun 8 Trujillo, PE Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (UNT)

Mon, Jun 13 Lima, PE Universidad Nacional de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Weds, Jun 15 Arequipa, PE Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA)

The schedule of the events to be held in Brazil is as follows:

Dates City Host

Mon, Oct 3 Curitiba, BR Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Wed, Oct 5 Belo Horizonte, BR Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Fri, Oct 7 Salvador, BR Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Mon, Oct 10 Recife, BR Centro de Tecnologias Estratégicas do Nordeste (CETENE)

Fri, Oct 15 Manaus, BR Tentative – need to identify alternative partner

The BOOST Trainer Leadership Institute (TLI) will be held in Panama, 2016; dates to be

determined.

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Audience

BOOST attendees are undergraduate science students and early-career scientists. In Peru,

361 students attended the 4 workshops. Almost equal numbers of men and women

attended, and most were undergraduate students studying Biology or Chemistry.

Figure 1. Gender distribution of all actual attendees at each BOOST Peru workshop.

Figure 2. Professional Status of Surveyed Attendees. 21.1% (76/361) of attendees responded to the BOOST Peru Survey.

Figure 3. Most students who attended the BOOST Workshops studied Biology or Chemistry. 21.1% (76/361) of attendees responded to

the BOOST Peru Survey.

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Implementation

Dr. Mario Ceroni, president of ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter Peru and former

president of the Peruvian Chemical Society (SPQ), collaborated with OIA staff to identify host

institutions and host faculty members at institutions in Lima, Trujillo, and Arequipa.

“Communicating Science” was taught by Dr. Bradley Miller; “Publishing in Science” was taught

by Dr. Agnes Rimando; “Grantwriting: Selling your Science” was taught by Dr. Ellene Tratras

Contis; and

“Mapping your Career in Science” was taught by Dr. Lily Raines.

At the end of each day, a representative from the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter

Peru gave a description of the Chapter’s activities and extended free Chapter membership for one

year. Many students were interested in remaining involved with chapter, as detailed below.

Participant Feedback – Regarding BOOST

Only 21% of BOOST Peru attendees completed our survey, but their feedback was very positive

and suggests many attendees plan to become and stay involved in their local chemistry

community.

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When asked to state their level of agreement with the following statements, respondents

said:

S1. The content I learned in the course(s) provided me with new skills

S2. I believe the information I received will benefit my career

S3. The course(s) covered the content I expected

S4. The course(s) took an appropriate length of time

S5. The course(s) would have benefitted with more active exercises.

S6. I had no difficulty following the instruction

S7. I would like to take similar courses in the future

S8. I would recommend my colleagues take this course

Although most participants said they did not have difficulty following the BOOST

instruction, the survey was given in English. It is possible this does not accurately reflect

the general comfort of our attendees with English, as our partners suggested.

Partners for BOOST Brazil have already voiced concerns about the English proficiency

of their attendees, and so translators are being sought out.

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When asked, “How Likely Are You to Do the Following?” respondents said:

Q1. Apply for our BOOST Trainer Leadership Institute in Panama, 2016

Q2. Join the ACS Peru Chapter

Q3. Participate in a Chemistry Festival

Q4. Use ACS Recursos Informativos en Espanol

Q5. Communicate your science through social media

Q6. Apply for full financial support to attend Pittcon 2017

Q7. Submit an abstract to IUPAC 2017, Sao Paolo

Q8. Visit the ACS International Center

Q9. Recommend ACS

Q10. Join/renew membership in ACS

Q11. Join/renew membership in the Peruvian Chemical Society (SQP)

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Changes to be made before BOOST Brazil

Most of our partners for BOOST Brazil have said it is unlikely many students would be suitably

comfortable with English instruction for the workshops. Dr. Cornelia Bohne, editor of ACS

Omega, has agreed to teach the “Publishing” Module. Dr. Bohne is Brazilian and will present her

material in Portuguese. Dr. Miller is also fluent in and will present in Portuguese.

OIA Staff will arrange for translators to assist during Dr. Raines’ and Dr. Contis’ presentations.

Dr. Denise Ferreira, Country Manager for CAS in Brazil, will assist with selected BOOST Brazil

workshops. Her contributions will be valuable in sharing the value of ACS membership to a

broader audience.

To ensure that more students fill out the BOOST survey, hard copies will be given out at the end

of each BOOST Brazil workshop and will be a requirement for receiving BOOST certificates.

Changes to be made for ELCS

Dr. Alfonso Gonazlez, Country Manager for CAS in Mexico, will present an analogous

“Publishing” Module in Spanish during the SQM Annual Meeting in September, 2016.

Dr. Miller will present his material in Spanish, and Dr. Raines will introduce her talk in Spanish.

If necessary, a translator will be found for these workshops as well.

For the second ELCS event planned for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and the

17th Asian Chemical Congress (17ACC) annual meeting in July, 2017, an additional module

covering Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be developed.

Conclusions

BOOST Peru has continued the success of BOOST Malaysia, BOOST Indonesia, and BOOST

Thailand. BOOST Brazil will expand this program to even more students and early career

scientists, some of whom will be further trained in Panama.

OIA Staff are already working to extend the success of this program into another form after

federal funding is depleted.

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Inaugural Festival Training Institute Report

July 5 – 6, 2016. Dalian, China

Prepared by: Dr. Lily Raines, Ms. Patricia Kostiuk

Background

The ACS Festival Training Institute (FTI) is the train-the-trainer component of the board-

of-directors approved "ACS Festival Series." Chemistry Festivals, originally developed

by Director-at-Large Dr. Ingrid Montes, have been held all over the world and greatly

improve children’s attitudes towards chemistry. The ACS Festival Series FTIs were

created with a focus on the “train-the-trainer” model in order to increase the total amount

of festivals worldwide, while ensuring safety and ACS brand recognition.

The FTI is an intensive, two to three-day program where attendees learn about the safety

precautions, fundraising strategies, and metrics guidelines needed to host a successful

Chemistry Festival in their home region. Each FTI is planned with a local host to ensure

that all material taught is locally relevant. To maintain continuity, the host of the next FTI

attends the training preceding their event.

FTI attendees are delegates who either directly volunteer or are nominated by their local

ACS International Sciences Chapter. At least two delegates from each represented ACS

Chapter or region of interest attend theft and work together to develop competitive

Chemistry Festival proposals.

Using this model, we intend to visit all major geographic regions of strategic interest to

the American Chemical Society.

Audience

The FTI participants are senior scientists or administrators who will be the lead

organizers of a Chemistry Festival in their home region.

The senior scientists who attend the FTI will train Festival volunteers, who are

principally undergraduate students, in all Festival experiments and in the importance of

modeling chemical safety. Festival volunteers will teach the children who attend their

Chemistry Festival and their families about the chemical principles behind Festival

experiments. Children who attend Chemistry Festivals are approximately ages 6 – 15

years old.

For the recent FTI in Dalian, China, the delegates were nominated by the ACS Hong

Kong and ACS Taiwan International Sciences Chapters, and the ACS Candidate Chapters

of Greater Beijing and Southwestern China. Two delegates from each chapter were fully

funded to attend this program.

Two more representatives, one from ACS Taiwan and one from ACS Southwestern

China, elected to attend the FTI at their own cost. In total, 11 people participated.

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Goals

To increase the global reach of the ACS

To train members/prospective members to host Festivals in their hometowns

To train members/prospective members to independently fund and host future

Festivals

To ensure ACS Festivals are executed by sufficiently trained volunteers and thus

increase the perceived value of the ACS

To ensure ACS Festivals are executed in agreement with ACS safety standards

To provide value to International ACS Chapters and motivation for local

scientists to join International ACS Chapters

Implementation

It is critical that all FTI training is locally relevant. To guarantee this, all FTI’s will be planned

and coordinated with a local FTI host. Dr. Luoheng Qin, Secretary of the ACS Shanghai

International Chemical Sciences Chapter, worked with Dr. Ingrid Montes, Dr. Lily Raines, and

Ms. Patricia Kostiuk to develop and deliver all of the material presented during the FTI in

Dalian, China held between July 4-6, 2016. Dr. Qin has led two successful Chemistry Festivals.

In addition to ensuring that all information given is culturally relevant, the local host also ensures

that a language barrier will be a minimal concern. Dr. Qin successfully translated and addressed

concerns that were not easily translated by participants from Mandarin into English to ensure that

all delegates were able to participate fully.

In addition, the local host of the next FTI attended the FTI in Dalian, China. Prior to the Dalian

event, Dr. Rafael Vásquez of Florida State University in Panama City, Panama agreed to host the

second FTI and joined us in Dalian. His contributions to the group were very valuable and he left

the FTI in Dalian with a clear plan for a Chemistry Festival to be held during the next FTI to be

held in Panama in November, 2016.

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Event Program

The schedule of the event was as follows:

4-Jul 5-Jul 6-Jul

8:00

Guest Arrival,

Welcome Dinner

Festival Logistics

Volunteer Recruitment -

Brainstorming

8:30 Monitoring Success: Volunteer &

Participant Evaluation 9:00 Festival Funds and Fundraising

9:30 Festival Grant Introduction Strategic Planning

10:00 Break Break

10:30 Proposal Writing Potential Problems, Potential

Solutions

11:00 Volunteer Overview

What can ACS Do for You

11:30 Alumni Reflections

12:00 Lunch Lunch

12:30

13:00 Safety and Sustaining Interest Presentation Preparation

13:30

14:00 Communicating Science Across Generations

Festival Proposal Presentations 14:30

15:00 Break

15:30

Explaining an Experiment 16:00 Closing Remarks

16:30

17:00

17:30 Marketing Your Festival

18:00

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Participant Feedback – Regarding the FTI

Participant Feedback was overwhelmingly positive. All data from this survey in described in the

figures below. When asked to indicate their agreement with the following statements,

participants said:

S1. I learned something new or interesting in the training today.

S2. The training was easy to understand

S3. The presenter communicated clearly.

S4. The content presented in this training is relevant to my role.

S5. The content presented in this training will be useful in my role.

S6. The training was a good use of my time.

S7. The content covered in this training met my expectations.

S8. I will use the information learned in the training to train other volunteers in my community to

help promote the festival in future.

S9. The material provided for this training was appropriate.

S10. The schedule of the training was appropriate.

S11. The instructor described important safety practices during the training.

S12. I would recommend this training to other colleagues, friends and volunteers.

S13. I feel confident about putting on my own Chemistry Festival after this training.

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Participant Feedback - Regarding the ACS

Participants left the FTI with a positive view of the ACS.

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Participant Feedback – Additional Comments

Additionally, when asked for additional comments the participants had this to say

(emphasis ours).

This is my first time participating in the ACS activities (I have more connection

with RSC). This but training experience drives me very much to participate in

the ACS activities or want to be part of this community in the future. This

training is great. The speakers, Ingrid, Lily and Patricia are all very professional,

helpful and approachable. I think I've learned much more than what I expected.

Thank you so much for organizing this and having me participate. I feel I can get

more support to what I should do in my role now and this training enhances my

confidence in moving on. Thank you!!

Excellent and well distributed organizations of the content

Very informative with lots of resources and support. Excellent training.

Introduced this wonderful chemistry festival and the resources for holding a

festival and other possible outreach work. It's very helpful to me, thanks a lot!

Volunteers is not a big problem, but the safety is more important, and I suggest

we should communicate more with the leader of school and get the help of school

and university. It will be very helpful.

I suggest to carry out more training programs to the ACS international chapter,

which is recently established. This will help them begin the first step to plan some

activities and manage the organization.

Let more people have opportunities to participate in the training

The schedule programs is a little bit too full. There's so much things need to learn

and discuss, we need more time and we do need budget and support to keep our

activities going on.

1. How to apply the funding

2. Sharing the experiments, ACS may provide the experiment pool and collect all

the demonstrate and trend on experiments which we can share

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Changes to be made before FTI Panama

More delegates and delegations will be invited to FTI Panama. After a successful proof-of-

concept event in Dalian, we are confident we can deliver equally valuable training to more

groups across Central and South America.

The ACS International Sciences Chapters in Peru and Brazil will be included as active partners

in recruiting delegates to FTI Panama. We will actively seek out delegations from countries that

have previously hosted Chemistry Festivals (Chile, Columbia, and Mexico).

A three-day program will be prepared. On the first day, participants will attend a Chemistry

Festival before attending a welcome dinner. This will give all delegates an opportunity to see a

Chemistry Festival in action and will provide context for their questions during the FTI.

Unfortunately, parents were intimidated by the consent form included on surveys given to

children at the Chemistry Festival immediately preceding the FTI. Only 8 of 800 potential

surveys were completed. However, this provided a great opportunity for FTI attendees to suggest

improvements in our surveys and our consent system.

FTI attendees suggested that a poster, clearly explaining that pictures may be taken during the

event and used to promote the Chemistry Festival. Additionally, these posters would state that,

by attending, parents and guardians consent for their children to be surveyed about the Chemistry

Festival explicitly so we can improve this already strong program. This system will be debuted at

the Chemistry Festival in Panama preceeding the next FTI.

We will investigate web-based resources, and explicitly reviving the current ACS Network

Group “Festival de Química,” as a tool for FTI attendees and other Festival Organizers to share

their experiences and Festival Experiments with each other.

After participants from the FTI in Dalian hold their Chemistry Festival, we will again ask their

opinion of FTI training. This will assess if the training was as functionally effective as it was

perceived at the conclusion of FTI Dalian.

Conclusions

The inaugural Festival Training Institute was very successful and we look forward to successful

program implementation in Panama in November, 2016.

Plans are underway to host the third FTI in Asia, outside of China to reach our ACS International

Chemical Sciences Chapters in Malaysia, India, South Korea, Thailand, and Australia.

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2016 SOCED / CPT / IAC Task Force on International Chemistry Education

Fall 2016 report

Membership:

Jennifer Nielson (SOCED) -

Chair

Ieva Reich (SOCED)

Jorge Colón (IAC)

Venera Jouraeva (IAC)

Steve Fleming (CPT)

Bob Howell (CPT)

Charge: DRAFT

The 2016 International Chemistry Education Task Force was established by the American

Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Education (SOCED), the Committee on Professional

Training (CPT), and the Committee on International Activities (IAC) to follow up on the work of

the 2014 International Chemistry Education Task Force. The task force will begin by assessing

current ACS web-based resources for helping students plan and prepare for international

experiences, identify ways to leverage existing resources, and develop strategies for creating,

disseminating, and sustaining additional needed resources.

Background:

The 2014 International Chemistry Education Task Force reviewed the current landscape of

international chemistry education and identified opportunities for potential collaborations among

the committees and the communities they serve, focusing on practices that will better prepare

chemistry students at the tertiary level for the global workforce. Their final report, presented to

the committees in spring 2015, included the following recommendations, along with a white

paper.

Recommendations for ACS (Spring 2015):

ACS has a rich collection of activities that promote international experiences. By continuing and

expanding our efforts, ACS and the chemistry community can increase the number and impact of

international scientific experiences for students and faculty. The Task Force recommends that:

1. The Society continue to regularly and actively publicize international activities and

opportunities for students and faculty through articles and editorial columns in C&EN,

webinars, and at national meeting symposia held on at least a biennial basis.

2. Resources identified in the appendix of the white paper be added to the ACS International

Center and that the material compiled by the Center be regularly updated and actively

publicized.

3. CPT, IAC and SOCED continue their collaboration to develop a web-based guidebook for

students, faculty and others planning an international scientific experience. This resource

would highlight many of the best practices and resources identified in the white paper.

4. CPT should develop a supplement on the importance of international competencies as critical

student skills for 21st century chemists.

Activities:

The 2016 Task Force met on January 19 and March 13 to discuss the focus of its work. Since

ACS is well-positioned to help people plan and prepare for international experiences, the task

force will be focusing on recommendation 3. Next steps include:

Inventorying and learning more about existing resources that help students plan and prepare

for international experiences;

http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international-center.html

http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international-center.html

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Reviewing and disseminating the supplement “International Scientific Experiences for

Chemistry Students” that CPT approved in January 2016; and

Developing strategies that enhance existing resources and can be sustained in the future,

rather than having the task force develop a web-based guidebook.

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Dr. HN Cheng - Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society Award Recipient

Sponsor: American Chemical Society

Purpose: To recognize the volunteer efforts of

individuals who have served the ACS,

contributing significantly to the goals and

objectives of the Society.

Nature: The award consists of $5,000, a

certificate, and an inscription of the recipient’s

name on a plaque displayed at ACS Headquarters

in Washington, DC. Up to $2,500 for travel

expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.

Eligibility: The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity,

nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and

educational background. A nominee will have been a member of the ACS for at least 15 years,

and will have made significant contributions to the ACS. The volunteerism to be recognized may

comprise a variety of activities, including, but not limited to, the initiation or sponsorship of a

singular endeavor or exemplary performance as a member or chair of a national level ACS

committee, or as an elected division or local section officer, or outstanding service in a

leadership role in regional meeting(s) or a local section. Past and present members of the ACS

Board of Directors and staff are ineligible for the award.

Selection of Recipient: Nominations will be solicited from individuals via the channels

customary for other awards. Peer recognition of the significance and impact of service is

important for this award. Strong letters of support are a crucial element of a successful

nomination. Each nominee for the award will remain a nominee for three successive years

without re-nomination, unless selected as the recipient. Prior to the ACS spring national meeting,

the ACS Board of Directors will be provided with a comprehensive listing of all current

nominees for this award. At the spring meeting, the ACS Committee on Grants and Awards

(G&A) will present to the ACS Board of Directors a screened list of no more than five nominees.

Following the spring meeting, the full Board will be provided with complete nominations for all

nominees on the screened list provided by G&A. The ACS Board of Directors will select the

recipient. The ACS Board Committee on Grants and Awards will recommend a time and a place

for the presentation of the award and the recipient’s response, depending on the identity of the

recipient and the service to be honored.

Deadline: November 1 (annual review).

Establishment & Support: The ACS Board of Directors established the award in 2001 with

support from the ACS General Endowment Fund.

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Dr. Agnes Rimando - 2016 Kenneth A. Spencer Award Recipient

Co-Sponsored by AGFD & AGRO

Pterostilbene in blueberries and PPARα activation

Dr. Agnes M. Rimando is the 2016 recipient of the Kenneth A.

Spencer Award for Outstanding Achievements in Agricultural and

Food Chemistry. The Award is supported and administrated by the

Kansas City Section of the American Chemical Society.

She will receive this most prestigious award of the ACS for agricultural

and food chemistry at the Spencer Award Banquet in Kansas City,

Missouri, on September 16, 2016. She will also be recognized by an

Awards Symposium at the ACS National Meeting and Exhibition in

Philadelphia. The symposium is co-sponsored by the AGFD and

AGRO Divisions.

Dr. Rimando hails from the Philippines and completed her PhD degree at the University of

Illinois at Chicago. She has about 30 years of experience in natural products research, including

research stints as a UNESCO scholar in Korea (1985), where she performed her MS thesis, and

as a Monbusho Research Scholar in Hiroshima, Japan (1985-87). She has been working with the

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) since 1995 where

she started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the USDA-ARS Russell Research Center in

Athens, Georgia.

Currently, Dr. Rimando is a Research Chemist and a Lead Scientist at the USDA-ARS Natural

Products Utilization Research Unit in Oxford, Mississippi. Her research involves isolation,

chemical structure elucidation, qualitative and quantitative analysis, synthesis, and determination

of biological activity of phytochemicals for nutraceutical and pesticidal use. In the past twelve

years, her research has focused on a group of phenolic compounds, the stilbenes, specifically the

compound pterostilbene.

Dr. Rimando is internationally known for her discovery of pterostilbene in blueberries and its

many health benefits. Reports on increases in blueberry sales, up to 185% in the UK, had been

attributed to her research results. She is an inventor or co-inventor of seven USDA patents

related to pterostilbene that have been licensed and have led to commercialization of at least 40

pterostilbene-containing products currently on the market.

She has received several awards in the past for her outstanding research and scientific

contributions. These include the 2014 ACS Fellow, 2014 ACS-AGFD Fellow, 2014 Federal

Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, 2011 FLC Southeast

Region Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, 2010 ACS Ole Miss Section Researcher of

the Year, and 2009 USDA ARS Mid-South Area Senior Scientist of the Year.

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Spencer Award to Agnes Rimando By Linda Wang

Agnes M. Rimando is the 2016 recipient of the Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Outstanding

Achievement in Agricultural & Food Chemistry for her work to better understand the science

behind natural foods and food products. The award is presented by the ACS Kansas City

Section.

Rimando is a research chemist and a lead scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, in Oxford, Miss. She

is known worldwide for her discovery of pterostilbene in blueberries and its health benefits. Her

work has led to the commercialization of at least 40 pterostilbene-containing products currently

on the market.

Source: http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i25/Spencer-Award-Agnes-Rimando.html

http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i25/Spencer-Award-Agnes-Rimando.html

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For Council Action - Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapters

Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapter – Iraq

One legal application has been received for the formation of a new international chemical

sciences chapter to be known as the Iraq International Chemical Sciences Chapter. The Iraq

International Chemical Sciences Chapter will consist of the territory of Iraq, and is not part of

any other Chapter or Local Section of the Society.

The petition was initiated and signed by ACS members in good standing and residing in the

territory. The application meets all of the requirements of Bylaw IX of the Society, and includes

a statement that the applicants are familiar with and will abide by all governing documents of the

Society including specifically Bylaw IX Section 2(c), which states that the Chapter and its

officers as representatives of the Chapter shall not engage in political activity, shall avoid any

activities that may adversely affect the interests and/or public and professional image of the

Society, and shall assure that all activities of the Chapter shall be open to all members of the

Society. The application includes a proposed budget for the operation of the Chapter, which

includes no allotment of funds from the Society. The petition has been reviewed by the ACS

Joint-Board Committee on International Activities (IAC).

This action seeks the approval of the Council and is contingent on the approval from the ACS

Board of Directors, after which, the Chapter will begin operation.

Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapter – JingJinJi, China


sciences chapter to be known as the China National Capital Area (JijngJinJi) International

Chemical Sciences Chapter. The JingJinJi (China) International Chemical Sciences Chapter will

consist of the territory of the provinces of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and is not part of any other

Chapter or Local Section of the Society.













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Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapter – South Western China


sciences chapter to be known as the South Western China International Chemical Sciences

Chapter. The South Western China International Chemical Sciences Chapter will consist of the

territory of the provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, and Yunnan, and is not part of any

other Chapter or Local Section of the Society.













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2016 Environmental Scan (EScan) and Narrative from the Board Planning Committee

Subject: 2016 ACS EScan and Narrative for Philadelphia Agenda Books

Sent on Behalf of Kathleen Schulz, Chair, Board Planning Committee

Dear National Committee Chairs;

The Board Planning Committee regularly monitors, and updates annually, environment scans

(EScans) to identify external trends affecting chemistry, chemists, and the American Chemical

Society. We share these with many ACS units, who use these scans as a key starting point

(input) for their strategic planning. This EScan activity of the 2016 Planning Committee was

led by the Grassroots Dialog Working Group, Chaired by Dorothy Phillips. Many thanks to

Dorothy and the Working Group!

During and immediately prior to the ACS national meeting in San Diego this past spring, the

Planning Committee held dialogues with 17 national committees and one caucus about important

trends for 2016. These discussions allowed us to hear your perspectives on trends you believe are

important to Society-level planning. Based on your committee’s input the 2016 EScan and

narrative has been finalized and is attached for inclusion in your Philadelphia agenda books.

Please don’t hesitate to provide feedback to the Planning Committee and keep the dialog going!

This is an excellent opportunity for us to work together to ensure that ACS and its subunits are

aware of and prepared to meet key challenges and emerging opportunities.

Thank you,

Dr. Kathleen M. Schulz

Chair, ACS Board Standing Committee on Planning

cc: Dorothy J. Phillips, Chair, Grassroots Dialog Working Group

National Committee Staff Liaisons

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Board Standing Committee on Planning

2016 Environment Scan – Key Trends – Revised July 26, 2016

Background: In early 2015, the Board Standing Committee on Planning prioritized key trends

of the most importance to chemistry, chemists, and the ACS within the external strategic

environment. During the spring 2015 meeting in Denver, CO, members of the Committee

discussed these findings with ACS governance committees and other groups. The Planning

Committee reviewed the trends during their February 9, 2016 virtual meeting and the Grassroots

Dialog Working Group reviewed and revised the trends further during their conference call on

February 16, 2016.

During the spring 2016 meeting in San Diego, CA, members of the Committee discussed these

findings with ACS governance committees and other groups. Feedback from these groups can

be found below in bold.

The list below represents a revised snapshot of the key trends. Ultimately the trends research is

designed to raise awareness of external factors throughout the volunteer and staff leadership, as

well as specifically informing the annual revision of the ACS strategic plan.

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Social Trends

1. Increased globalization of the scientific enterprise

a. More high technology inventions and commercialization originating outside the

United States (often by non-U.S. citizens educated in the United States who have

returned to their native countries to start businesses).

b. More technology (and patent filings) coming into the United States originating

elsewhere, looking for access to the country.

c. U.S. patents that stem from foreign origin/invention recently passed the 50%

mark for the first time in the history of U.S. patents.

2. Re-evaluation of K-16 education models/trends

a. Growing awareness of the mismatch between educational theory and practice.

Research is available from cognitive science and science education researchers to

support best practices in teaching and learning.

b. Deepening cuts to U.S. public education – jeopardizing quality (and therefore

U.S. competitiveness) for a generation of U.S. students.

c. More two-year colleges are offering bachelor’s degrees.

d. Potential impact of proposals for free community college on four-year schools

(and community colleges as well). What is the impact of constrained

opportunities to serve as teaching assistant (TA) in graduate programs? Where

are the costs for additional laboratories? Do students come to four-year schools

with lab readiness?

e. How will community colleges manage this change and additional workload?

f. Funding pressures and change in all aspects of education

i. Move to online textbooks

ii. Reduced hands on laboratory experience, etc.

iii. Increased use of adjunct and non-tenure track faculty

g. Non-tenure track faculty and adjuncts is a rising population—should ACS give

this group discounts to membership and meetings?

3. Changing expectations for information creation, curation, and delivery

a. Replacement of factual knowledge with crowd source knowledge.

b. Knowledge becoming redefined as electronic information access.

c. Data, information, knowledge, wisdom, and understanding have distinctions.

We’re looking for wisdom. The explosion of access to data skews the pyramid.

Is wisdom the value proposition for scientific information and conferences? This

also applies to local sections.

d. The changing nature of networking and community (e.g., at national and regional

meetings and local sections).

e. People are reading fewer chemistry articles/year.

4. Shifting demographics

a. More women than men getting college degrees – current trend but continuing.

b. Percent of women increasing in all science disciplines; not so for under-

represented minorities, who are declining in some science disciplines.

c. Growth of Hispanic, Asian population.

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d. Larger incoming generation X, Y, and millennial vs. baby boomers.

e. Impact on leadership and governance processes.

f. Generational dynamics apply worldwide in differing ways.

g. An increase in the number of U.S. college students.

h. Need chemists from all parts of society; put more emphasis on getting kids to rise

to the top.

5. Changing attitudes and perceived value of membership organizations, globally

a. Value proposition for membership organizations has been disrupted by social,

economic and technological changes. This demands more targeted services,

creative recruitment/retention strategies and evaluation of alternative membership

models.

b. Evolving conference and meeting models

i. Maturation of virtual and hybrid conferences, flipped classrooms, and

interactive and technology-enabled learning.

ii. Broader use of virtual meetings by constituents (Local Sections, Technical

Divisions, and Committees).

c. General decline in association membership. Membership decisions are

increasingly based more on personal return than support for the profession or

greater good.

d. Member desire for more targeted, mobile and video resources and messages.

e. Constraints on volunteers warrant new tools to ease their jobs and grow their

ranks.

f. The integration of online technologies with onsite meetings and courses.

g. Rethink “one size fits all” – what are the specific needs of our constituents (i.e.

students, post docs, etc.)?

Technology Trends

1. Access at all times to social networks and information

a. Increasing use of social media, especially in younger scientists.

b. New consumer information-sharing platforms = constant access to information.

c. Mobile devices are influencing our life, work, play, and associations.

d. Demand for immediacy and a personalization of information and resources.

e. Global connectivity.

2. Increasing threats to cyber-security

a. Cyber-security threats to the collection, distribution, and protection of information

are increasing.

b. Cyber-security threats put privacy at risk.

3. Technology-centric education tools

a. Move to all online textbooks.

b. MOOCs (Massive Open On-line Course) are becoming less popular; support for

them is struggling.

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c. Access to micro-courses and relevant topic availability through (for instance)

university continuing education.

i. e-learning, MOOCs (second generation), new credentialing, redefinition of

qualifications/education, virtual-focused universities, online competency-

based learning providers, decline of courses & credit hours, micro-

credentials, and micro-certification.

d. Inability to predict what approaches are going to be accepted and have staying

power.

e. Competency-based education fostered by federal government and accrediting

agencies. Blurring of the difference between education and simple training. Care

needed to achieve desired outcomes of education.

f. Changing role of internship and cooperative education programs.

g. Recognition of the importance of active learning and involvement.

4. Accumulation and analysis of large datasets (Big Data)

a. Huge databases impact publications and scientific information.

b. Massive computational resources and big data are used in science, particularly in

the design of new materials and drugs.

c. Increased use of data and analytics to better serve stakeholders.

d. Predictive / AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology and ontologies are emerging

and evolving in the scientific information research space. For example, IBM

Watson is changing how artificial intelligence is applied to real-world problems.

e. The number and scope of open access mandates by research funders is growing as

are attempts to coordinate between different groups.

f. Chemistry-related information sources, including free resources, are increasing.

The expectation of more personalized offerings from organizations is growing,

along with the technology which enables them.

5. Development/applications of 3-D printing

a. Additive manufacturing (3-D printing, etc.)

b. 3D printing/synthesis replacing more traditional approaches.

c. Growing number of makerspaces which offers broader access to technology.

d. Don’t know how this will affect environmental health and safety.

e. General commoditization of many technologies (3-d printing is too specific).

f. The availability of 3-D printing as an education tool.

Economic Trends

1. Changes in the type/price/supply/demand for raw materials and energy

a. Change the mix for industry profitability due to energy costs and feedstock prices.

b. Gasoline prices are declining drastically; the trend is actually

fluctuations/unpredictability with respect to oil prices/demand.

c. Saudi Arabia announcement that they were going to drop oil prices.

d. Even though the United States is riding high now with self-sufficient energy,

alternative energy investment may grow.

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2. World challenges to the environment and resource availability a. Chemical sciences are increasingly central to development of solutions to the

global challenges of energy, environment, water, health, and food.

b. As the world’s population increases, resources are under pressure.

c. Effect of environmental concerns on world economies and competition.

d. Waste will become a resource: how to mine landfills or the “island of plastic in

the ocean.”

e. Particularly relevant to younger chemists—will likely be resolved using a

multidisciplinary approach.

f. Raw materials cost is fluctuating; raw materials being produced overseas and its

impact to our electronics.

g. Green technology and its impact on sustainability.

3. Changing dynamics of national and global economies

a. Global economic and government budget constraints impact research output and

demand.

b. Currency fluctuations, market volatility.

c. How can we strategically plan for the changing dynamics of the global economy?

d. Chemical industry is in mature states.

4. Changing career pathways, opportunities

a. Employers of chemists are increasingly diverse, smaller, and more service-

oriented.

b. The mismatch between the current training of new graduates and the jobs

available.

c. More temporary and contract chemistry jobs.

d. Switch to non-traditional roles for chemists.

e. Growth in the number of those who don’t call themselves chemists as their

primary professional identity.

f. Chemistry shifting from being a respected, defined, and well-resourced discipline

to competing with hot new interdisciplinary fields in academia and research.

g. Training remains focused on traditional chemical specialties and not aligned with

cross-functional expertise needs.

h. Shifting to a series of mini-careers, as opposed to one extended professional

career: multiple shifts in job and career focus.

i. Aging traditional chemistry workforce being replaced with a young,

interdisciplinary, and more entrepreneurial work force.

j. The bar is raised with respect to expectations in the work place; some work that

used to be done by PhD chemists is now done by technologists, due to improved

instrumentation and computerization.

k. Shifting away from:

i. highly-skilled and in-demand professions to automation and the

appificationof technical expertise;

ii. internal career pathways and job tenure to multiple careers and career

pathway;.

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iii. sufficient employment opportunities for entering professionals to

searching for scarce and more creative ways to apply education and

expertise; and

iv. pure research in dedicated research institutions to applied and translational

research engaging practitioners, clinicians, and supply chain partners.

Emerging platforms for collaborative research discovery, content sharing,

and funding.

l. Low wages.

m. Potential impact on research and educational quality.

n. Impact on career progression and career opportunities.

o. Increasing use of adjunct and non-tenure track faculty

5. Industrial acquisitions, consolidation, and closures

a. Global chemical mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is expected to remain

buoyant, with continued portfolio realignment and consolidation plays in various

segments.

b. Companies have an increased focus on developing their core strengths and are

looking to acquisitions to deliver growth and greater shareholder value.

c. Key chemical segments of fertilizers and agriculture chemicals, diversified, and

industrial gases are all likely to experience an uptick in M&A transactions.

d. The spin-off momentum is likely to continue, given the often low tax basis in

legacy businesses, resulting in tax-free spins delivering greater shareholder value

than straight dispositions.

e. Digital design and Advanced Manufacturing open up new frontiers for materials

innovation and potentially threaten historical volumes in some commodities.

f. Academics are more involved with IP with a shift to applied sciences.

g. Commercialization of science is underrepresented by academics.

h. Importance of capital: growing need for capital-intensive investments, risk

management, and new partnership models.

Political Trends

1. Global security threats

a. Reduced or restricted mobility due to terrorism.

b. Radical extremists’ threat.

c. Rogue nations and failed states pose greater threats.

d. Radical Islamic, eco-terrorism, animal lab (PETA), and other groups.

e. Increasing costs of higher security related to restricting building access, extensive

background checks, and cyber-security.

f. Additional restrictions/regulations on chemical industry.

2. Polarization of views towards science

a. Reliance on deep held feelings/beliefs instead of scientific knowledge on science-

related issues.

b. Peer review is not used as it should be for popular science disagreements.

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c. Recent Pew/AAAS study points to difference in perceptions of science held by

scientists vs. public.

d. The public often fails to understand chemistry’s positive impact on people’s lives

and accepts inaccurate sound bites as fact.

e. Accelerating trend toward being scientifically illiterate (e.g., politicians, media,

public anti-vaccine movement, etc.)

f. Some people in the United States:

i. take pride in being scientifically illiterate, and

ii. see science/facts in direct competition with faith/religion and belief

systems.

g. Politicization of the news industry makes getting the message out about chemistry

difficult.

h. Differences in demographics of politicians/legislators in the United States vs.

other countries (e.g., number of scientists/engineers in China’s leadership vs. U.S.

Congress)

i. Science is becoming less valued in the United States.

3. Changing R&D funding levels and sources

a. R&D Ecosystem changes—changes in how/where R&D is done; changing

funding levels in academe, industry and government.

b. Decreasing budgets for universities.

c. Emerging declines in state funding.

d. Steady decline in U.S. research funding. From a steady source of government and

industry research grants to more constrained government finances.

e. Funding outside the United States for academic research is increasing, and some

U.S. scientists are moving their labs abroad in response to incentives offered by

non-U.S. countries.

f. STEM initiatives increase but chemistry realizes an increasingly smaller share.

g. Greater need to market the chemistry value proposition to help justify continued

funding.

h. Increasing politicization of science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM)

education funding in the United States.

i. Chemistry degree programs are abandoned in favor of service teaching due to

high costs.

j. Decreasing support for investment in R&D to sustain US technology

competitiveness.

k. Sustainability—chemists are not seen as protectors of the environment; need an

increased emphasis on sustainability.

l. Monitor India and China as they spend more on their research and education

systems to boost their economy; could adversely affect US.

4. Increasing politicization of science education

a. Quality of K-12 education - particularly, the inclusion of non-scientific

explanations in the science curriculum. Portraying non-scientific content as

science in the curriculum misrepresents the nature and process of science and

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poses a threat to the future scientific, technological, and economic

competitiveness of the nation.

b. Legislators exerting increased influence and some people consider this

micromanaging.

5. Development of safety culture

a. Safety in academic and industrial laboratories is a global as well as an US issue.

b. Lack of reliable source of safety information, easily available, accurate, precise,

and understandable.

6. Regional political unrest (e.g. China)

a. Labor unrest is on the rise in China, driven by its economic slowdown and rising

expectations for wages and labor rights, and exacerbated by problems in both

local governance and China’s social safety net.

b. In Thailand, political instability threatens new opportunities in Southeast Asia.

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Presidential Symposia and Events in Philadelphia

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Ernest L. Eliel International Event in Philadelphia

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C&EN Article: Energizing global thinking as part of ACS’s diversity and inclusion efforts

By Ellene Tratras Contis, Chair, ACS Committee On International Activities

As my father used to say in Greek, “Η δουλειές σου όμορφες”:

“Whatever you do, do it well.” That is just what the American

Chemical Society does in terms of global inclusion.

ACS provides its leadership and volunteers with a vital lens through

which to engage on the global scientific stage. According to Article II,

Sec. 3 of the ACS constitution, “The Society shall cooperate with

scientists internationally and shall be concerned with the worldwide

application of chemistry to the needs of humanity.”

This constitutional vision for the society catalyzes global thinking,

which is critical to ACS becoming more diverse and inclusive. As we

become more aware of cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and national and

regional differences on a global scale, we create opportunities to better

understand and contribute to chemistry communities within our own countries.

As a first step, we as an organization need to agree upon and embrace a global definition of

diversity and inclusion. We then need to develop organizational structures to foster global

connections and networks among our member scientists, engineers, and educators and recognize

scientific excellence around the world.

Chemists, chemical engineers, and chemistry educators—and their knowledge—are increasingly

being spread around the world, thanks to the shifting nature of science and engineering. ACS

local sections, technical divisions, committees, and members and staff are in a unique position to

help the society become more globally diverse and inclusive of chemistry communities and

individual professionals worldwide.

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ACS now has 16 international chemical sciences chapters. Shown here is the ACS Brazil

International Chemical Sciences Chapter, which launched earlier this year.

ACS international chemical sciences chapters, like ACS local sections in the U.S., represent a

strategic resource in supporting the growth and development of diverse scientific networks and

collaborations around the world. They can create an environment for ACS global and diversity

interests and priorities to flourish. And they are positioned to play an instrumental role in

developing member-serving, science-based global partnerships. In addition, they provide a

means to accomplish the following:

• Support ACS global growth.

• Gather and catalyze ACS members around the world.

• Serve as a forum for member networking and collaboration.

• Serve as local ambassadors of the society’s activities, products, and services.

• Link domestic ACS members to scientific communities around the world.

• Provide ACS with a voice on the global stage.

• Provide a space for diverse thought and various points of view as ACS contemplates growth

and activity overseas.

It should go both ways. ACS needs to explore opportunities to help our international chapters

integrate within ACS member communities. ACS also needs to identify ways in which it can

improve its efforts to make chapters feel welcomed and provide equitable, relevant, and value-

added offerings, services, support structures, recognition, and policies toward ACS international

chapters and overseas membership.

In recent years, we have seen an increase in the interest and number of requests from members

for the formation of international chapters around the world. Recognizing that chapters are key

partners to support the ACS global strategy and a more robust commitment to diversity and

inclusion, we may wish to examine the limitations of Bylaw IX, Sec. 4, which states that “an

International Chemical Sciences Chapter shall receive no allotment of funds from the Society

and shall not be entitled to elected representation on the Council.”

The ACS Committee on International Activities (IAC) has held summits of international chapter

leaders to catalyze and act upon strategic development opportunities. One of the key

recommendations of these summits was to provide start-up and programmatic support to

international chapters to build ACS’s capacity to deliver value to members with international

interests, wherever they practice their science as chemists, engineers, and educators.

What can ACS local sections, technical divisions, and committees, as well as members and staff,

do to better understand their own global interests, priorities, and capacities for 2016 and beyond?

How can we better include, serve, and recognize overseas ACS members and chapters and

identify the factors that accelerate and/or hinder fulfillment of those aspirations? In the process,

how can we become a more diverse and inclusive professional society?

I invite readers to share their ideas and insights. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] with

your input. Please also join us for the IAC Open Meeting on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 1 PM and the

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IAC International Welcoming Reception on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 5:30 PM, both at the

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

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C&EN Article: Balancing the global equation for women in STEM

By Ingrid Montes, ACS Director-at-Large

According to the United Nations, the world’s population as a ratio of

men to women is approximately 1:1. However, when we consider the

percentage of women entering careers in science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics (STEM), compared with men, that ratio

drops significantly.

The underrepresentation of women in science has been a topic of great

interest and debate around the world. Though many reports have been

published in different countries, there is still a lack of data and

information on the reasons for this disparity. Many studies are focused

on STEM or natural sciences as a whole, but specific information related to the

underrepresentation of women in chemistry and chemical engineering is limited.

According to the “UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030,” women outnumber men (53%)

at the bachelor’s degree level worldwide. Female university students dominate in North America

(57%), in Central and South America (49–67%), and even more so in the Caribbean (57–85%).

Although an acceptable percentage of female students continue on to the master’s degree level,

this percentage drops at the Ph.D. level, where male graduates (57%) outnumber female

graduates. What’s more, the study finds that 72% of researchers on a global level are male.

The situation is improving in some countries, such as in the Caribbean and parts of Latin

America, where females earn 35% or more of graduate degrees in science, according to the

UNESCO report. In fact, women make up more than 50% of graduates in Panama, Venezuela,

the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad & Tobago (which has a very small graduate population).

In Guatemala, as many as 75% of science graduates are female.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for 44% of researchers in scientific fields.

Data from 2009 to 2013 show that female researchers outnumber males in Bolivia (63%),

Venezuela (56%), Argentina (53%), and Paraguay (52%). Other statistical data show near parity

in Uruguay (49%), Brazil (48%), Cuba (47%), and Guatemala (45%). Trailing behind are

Trinidad & Tobago (44%), Costa Rica (43%), and Colombia and Chile (31%).

Despite the progress that has been observed at all levels of education in Latin America and the

Caribbean, underrepresentation persists in highly recognized positions such as university

chancellors and vice chancellors, directors of scientific research institutes, and full professors. At

national academies of science, women account for more than 25% of members in only two Latin

American countries, Cuba and Panama. This trend is also evident in scientific peer reviewers and

on editorial boards, board of directors, and research councils. Comparing the causes for

underrepresentation of women in Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S., and any other country

in the world, we can reach almost the same conclusion: There is a gender disparity.

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Although the specific reasons may vary in each country, some of the factors that contribute to the

disparity between the ratio of females to males at each stage of a scientific career are almost the

same. Among the factors are beliefs about intelligence; stereotypes; lack of recognition;

performance evaluation; evaluation criteria; work-life balance; the maternal wall; the glass

ceiling; unconscious gender bias; workplace bias; and limited networking, role models, and

mentoring.

Although the path for improving the situation is slow, countries are becoming more aware that a

diverse workforce will improve their global competitiveness and provide novel perspectives to

research, innovation, and creativity. There are many initiatives in place to address this issue: The

UN has a strong commitment to gender mainstreaming; UNESCO has established gender

equality as one of its two global priorities; the European Union created Horizon 2020; and other

European initiatives exist such as the Helsinki Group on Gender in Research & Innnovation, the

She Figures publication, and Gender-Net. Furthermore, some countries have established actions

and policies regarding equity and inclusiveness (for instance, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina,

among others). Similarly, the U.S. established the Science & Engineering Equal Opportunities

Act of 1980. From that act, funding and fellowship opportunities have arisen—for example,

National Science Foundation ADVANCE program and the OXIDE program cofunded by the

NSF, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy.

I am very pleased that ACS is fully committed to gender equity through the Women Chemists

Committee; the society’s Women Chemists of Color initiative, which builds community,

provides resources, and advocates for minority women chemists; and the independent Committee

on the Advancement of Women Chemists, known as COACh. ACS has many initiatives and

committees working on diversity and inclusion.

If you have thoughts; comments; or gender data in chemistry and chemical engineering from

your area, state, and country, please share them with me via e-mail at [email protected]. I look

forward to hearing from you.

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C&EN Article: ACS explores potential collaborations with Cuba

By Linda Wang

On June 29, ACS hosted a panel with Cuban dignitaries to discuss ways to collaborate on science

and higher education. C&EN Editor-in-Chief Bibiana Campos Seijo (far left) moderated the

discussion. The panelists included (second from left to right) Dionisio Zaldívar Silva of the

University of Havana; Luis Alberto Montero-Cabrera of the Cuban Chemical Society; Vaughan

Turekian of the U.S. Department of State; Carlos Rodríguez Castellanos of the Cuban Academy

of Sciences; Kathleen Larmett, executive director of the National Council of University Research

Administrators; and Luis Echegoyen, Robert A. Welch Chair Professor of Chemistry at the

University of Texas, El Paso. With them is ACS Immediate Past-President Diane Grob Schmidt

(far right).

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C&EN Article: ACS IREU students head abroad

By Linda Wang

In May, the American Chemical Society hosted an orientation for undergraduates participating in

the 2016 ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (IREU) program.

Students will travel abroad for a 10-week research internship. The program is funded by the

National Science Foundation.

The students (pictured) will conduct research at the University of Strathclyde; Leibniz University

of Hanover, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany; Ulm University; the

University of Perugia; and the National University of Singapore. The goal of the program is to

enhance students’ research skills and prepare them for a globally focused research career.

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C&EN Article: 252nd ACS National Meeting

Philadelphia, Aug. 21–25

By Alexandra Taylor

“Chemistry of the People, by the People, for the People” will be the theme in Philadelphia

this August. A plenary session on that topic will

be held on Sunday, Aug. 21, from 3 to 6 PM and

will feature Willie May of the National Institute

of Standards & Technology; Kimberly Prather of

the University of California, San Diego; and Rolf

Halden of Arizona State University. Many

notable symposia are scheduled, including

“Science & Human Rights” and “Chemistry in

the U.S. & China: Current & Future States of

Shared Scientific Interests & Opportunities for

Cooperation.”

ACS President Donna Nelson will host 27 technical divisions and five committees in original

programming over 860 half-day oral sessions and 145 poster sessions, including Sci-Mix. More

than 9,000 papers and nearly 2,800 posters will be presented at the meeting.

Nelson will sponsor several presidential events related to the meeting theme. A symposium to

honor the 2016 Citation for Chemical Breakthrough Awards will be held the morning of Sunday,

Aug. 21. On Monday, Aug. 22, “Fracking: Economics vs. Environment” will explore the

implications of hydraulic fracturing. Details on these and other presidential events can be found

at www.acs.org/philadelphia2016.

Many education-focused programs for high school teachers, undergraduate and graduate

students, postdocs, and chemical professionals will be offered. A range of professional

development courses will be available; ACS Professional Education Short Courses have a

separate registration and fee. For job seekers and employers, the career fair will provide

opportunities for on-site interviews, one-on-one career assistance, and career-related workshops.

The exposition will feature more than 250 companies showcasing services, instruments, books,

and lab equipment in more than 300 booths.

Philadelphia offers a wealth of historic and cultural sites and activities. Stop by the Philadelphia

Museum of Art and run up the Rocky Steps, explore offbeat medical marvels at the Mütter

Museum, stroll through a maze of mosaics in Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, or take a step back

in time at Independence National Historical Park.

http://www.acs.org/philadelphia2016

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