Volume 47, Issue 1 September 2016 A Note from the Chair A letter from the Chair, Spring 2016 By Dorian A. Canelas Dear Colleagues, Did you know that the American Chemical Society is comprised of 185 local sections? The national organization embraces the philosophy embodied by the phrase “think globally, act locally,” and local section leaders are empowered to engage members in events and activities judged to be most relevant to their sections’ memberships. With this information to provide context, I am delighted to share the news that your local section has won this year’s ACS National Chemluminary Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Local Section, Large Size.” The Award was accepted by a contingent of representatives from the local section, led by 2016 Chair Elect Joon Cho, at the 252 nd ACS National meeting in Philadelphia. The award is the culmination of many years of successful events supported by active members and volunteers, and your combined contributions to the local section are what has brought this award to North Carolina! To keep the momentum, the local section needs to continuously recruit talented leaders and volunteers. Are you interested in becoming part of the executive committee of the local section? If so, then please consider nominating yourself for one of the positions being filled by this year’s election. Contact information for nominating yourself or a motivated colleague can be found in this month’s issue. NCACSs’ next big event is being held in partnership with ACS National at a central location in RTP: the 130 th NC ACS Local Section Meeting will be held in conjunction with ACS’s new event called “On Campus.” This annual meeting always brings together local chemistry researchers and enthusiasts: from high school students all the way through retired chemistry professional. Please register for the event, and also consider presenting a poster. Thank you for your interest in local events and membership in the local section. With warm regards, Dorian A. Canelas 2016 Chair, NC section of the ACS In This Issue: A Letter from the Chair P1 Call for Elections P2 NCACS wins ChemLuminary Award P3 Graduate Students in the ACS National Spotlight P4 NCACS member Michael Crimmins receives UNC 2016 Teaching Excellence Award P5 Ken Lyle of Duke University receives STEMmy Award P5 130 th Local Section Meeting Friday, September 16, 2016 at 5PM P6 SERC conference 2016 P7 Younger Chemists Committee Happy Hour! P9 The Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN) RFP P10 ACS offers Two Pilot Grant Programs for Local Sections P11 The Education Subcommittee receives Innovative Project Grant for “Safety First: What you need to know to run safe laboratory experiments with students."P12 The Senior Chemists Committee is organizing a tour of the NC State Crime Lab P12 Women Chemists Committee COACh Workshop P12 NCACS booth at SPARKcon 2016 P13 Project Seed 2016 Program P14 SEED Students Tour BASF P16 Spotlight on NCACS Member Stewart Witzeman P17 NCACS History Robert Osteryoung of North Carolina State University P18 NCACS at the Durham Bulls! P19 Senior Chemists Visit the Videri Chocolate Factory P20 NC‐ACS is on Facebook & Linked In P21 Connect to Triangle Area Science Cafés and Pints of Science! P22 Education List Serves!!!! P23 NC‐ACS Local Section Executive Committee Meetings P24 Dorian A. Canelas
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Volume 47, Issue 1 September 2016
A Note from the Chair
A letter from the Chair, Spring 2016 By Dorian A. Canelas Dear Colleagues,
Did you know that the American Chemical Society is comprised of 185 local sections? The national organization embraces the philosophy embodied by the phrase “think globally, act locally,” and local section leaders are empowered to engage members in events and activities judged to be most relevant to their sections’ memberships.
With this information to provide context, I am delighted to share the news that your local section has won this year’s ACS National Chemluminary Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Local Section, Large Size.” The Award was accepted by a contingent of representatives from the local section, led by 2016 Chair Elect Joon Cho, at the 252nd ACS National meeting in Philadelphia. The award is the culmination of many years of successful events supported by active members and volunteers, and your combined contributions to the local section are what has brought this award to North Carolina!
To keep the momentum, the local section needs to continuously recruit talented leaders and volunteers. Are you interested in becoming part of the executive committee of the local section? If so, then please consider nominating yourself for one of the positions being filled by this year’s election. Contact information for nominating yourself or a motivated colleague can be found in this month’s issue.
NCACSs’ next big event is being held in partnership with ACS National at a central location in RTP: the 130th NC ACS Local Section Meeting will be held in conjunction with ACS’s new event called “On Campus.” This annual meeting always brings together local chemistry researchers and enthusiasts: from high school students all the way through retired chemistry professional. Please register for the event, and also consider presenting a poster.
Thank you for your interest in local events and membership in the local section. With warm regards, Dorian A. Canelas 2016 Chair, NC section of the ACS
NCACS receives ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding Performance by a Local Section – Large Size Category From the ACS website:
“North Carolina reached broader constituents in the community through a Mole Day celebration and collaboration with Fayetteville State University. The Section’s SCC held visits to Nomacorc, Metabolon, and the North Carolina Natural History Museum, and its WCC held a networking brunch and breakfast. Moreover, North Carolina’s Education Committee committed $3,000 of the Section’s budget to subsidize AACT membership for local chemistry teachers.”
Several local graduate students received national awards at the 252nd ACS fall national meeting in Philadelpia, PA in August. George Van Den Driessche (North Carolina State University, Fourches research group) received an award from the ACS’s Division of Chemical Information. Yusong Bai (Duke University, Therien research group) was recognized with the Division of Physical Chemistry outstanding student poster award for his poster “"Molecular Road Map to Tuning Ground State Absorption and Excited State Dynamics of Near‐infrared Chromophores." Brett Hemric (Duke University, Wang research group) received a travel award from the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry to present his work at the meeting.
Yusong Bai (Duke University, Therien research group)
Brett Hemric (Duke University, Wang research group)
George Van Den Driessche
(North Carolina State University, Fourches research group)
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Congratulations NCACS Member Michael Crimmins!!
Check out this important UNC article!
UNC Board of Governors selects UNC‐Chapel Hill Professor Michael Crimmins for 2016 Teaching Excellence Award
Ken Lyle of Duke University receives STEMmy Award
Local chemical educator Dr. Ken Lyle (Duke University) was presented with the first annual STEMmy “Mentor of the Year” award by the US2020 program. The award ceremony took place in May, 2016 at the Research Triangle Park Foundation Headquarters. Dr. Lyle and his army of undergraduate and graduate student volunteers run dozens of educational outreach events every semester. These events, held at local schools, museums, and festivals, feature chemical demonstrations and are targeted at students of all ages. Dr. Lyle is a previous winner of the ACS’s Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award. http://www.rtp.org/stemmy‐award‐winners/
UNC‐Chapel Hill Professor Michael Crimmins
Ken Lyle of Duke University
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Meetings and Events
mportant Events
Friday, September 16, 2016 at 5 PM
Archie K. Davis Conference Center 12 Davis Drive
Durham, NC 27703
FREE Registration and FREE Parking! Register TODAY! – http://acsoncampus.acs.org/event/?ee=156
Technical Program
NC ACS Distinguished Lecturer
“How One Monkey on a Typewriter Made a Difference to Online Chemistry”
Antony J. Williams, Ph.D.
National Center for Computational Toxicology
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Poster Session
High School, Undergraduate & Graduate Student Poster Awards (Cash Prize Winners from Each Category)
If you wish to sign up for a poster presentation, please email [email protected] confirming that you plan to present and provide the title and author(s)/affiliations of your poster. All poster presenters must register for the event.
Awards!
∙ Marcus E. Hobbs Service Award
∙ Recognition of 50 & 60 Year ACS Members
This year we are partnering with the ACS on Campus. Full agenda is available at: http://acsoncampus.acs.org/events/duke‐university‐university‐of‐north‐carolina‐at‐chapel‐hill‐north‐carolina‐state‐university‐09‐16‐2016/
Networking Reception and Poster session begin at 5:30 PM.
2016 Chair‐elect North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society Main 919‐962‐9600, Direct 919‐843‐3315, [email protected] http://research.unc.edu/industry/
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Energy Storage: Fundamental to Applied A symposium on energy conversion and storage held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
October 20 - 21, 2016 Held at the Carolina Club at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center
We are excited to announce the 7th annual Solar Energy Research Conference. The topics will focus on a broad range of fundamental and applied energy research from molecules to materials.
Read More
REGISTER NOW!!
Featured Speakers
Neal Armstrong Arizona
Victor Batista Yale
James Cahoon UNC Chapel Hill
Elena Galoppini Rutgers
Elena Jakubikova NCSU
David Jonas Colorado, Boulder
Matt Kanan Stanford
Stephen Leone UC Berkeley
Tim Lian Emory
Toni Llobet Institut Català
Biwu Ma Florida State
Amanda Morris Virginia Tech
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Brian O'Regan Imperial College
John Reynolds Georgia Tech
Chad Risko Kentucky
Maureen Rouhi Georgia Tech
Esther Takeuchi Stony Brook
Career Workshop This year we are excited to include a half-day career workshop in conjunction with the American Chemical Society and members of industry that will follow a day and half long meeting of scientific presentations by leaders in the energy sciences. Stay tuned for more information, but mark your calendars now for this exciting event and we will look forward to seeing you in North Carolina this October.
Conference Organizers:
Thomas J. Meyer Director
John PapanikolasCo-Director
Kirk SchanzeProfessor
Ralph House Coordinator
~The SERC Organizers would like to remind everyone that the deadline for submitting poster abstracts is September 20th. This year we have reworked the schedule to reserve 2.5 hours for the poster session to provide ample opportunity for everyone to get a chance to discuss their work with attendees. Those planning to present a poster can access the registration site here.~
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Grant Opportunities, Upcomming Workshops and Events!
Two Pilot Grant Programs for Local SectionsOctober 17 Application Deadline
This message is sent on behalf of Martin Rudd, Chair of the Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC); Greg Milligan, Chair of the LSAC Subcommittee on Grants and Awards; and Mary Virginia Orna, Chair of the LSAC Subcommittee on Communications. Dear Melissa Pasquinelli, LSAC is sponsoring two pilot grants with funding available to local section members to support key ACS strategic initiatives:
Facilitate member participation in virtual events though a Local Section Virtual Event Participation Grant; Mutual Exchange of Expertise in Technologies: Project MEET
Virtual Event Participation Grant Local Sections can be awarded seed funding to plan and implement hardware and/or software infrastructure to facilitate the ability of Section members to participate in events from a remote location. LSAC can fund up to $1,500 per application submitted. Read more about this funding opportunity and apply. Project MEET Local Sections can be awarded funding to plan an event that brings together senior chemists with youth ages 3-17 for a mutual exchange of expertise and technological know-how. For example, senior chemists could provide a demonstration of engaging chemistry drawn from their own professional experience, and the children could capture a video on smartphones to share with the senior chemists how to upload the video to a YouTube channel, or share it with a friend on various social media outlets. Activities and technology would depend on the interests and expertise of the participants. Mini-grants are available up to a maximum of $400 for an activity sponsored by an ACS Local Section.Apply for this funding opportunity. Important Note: Monday, October 17th is the deadline to submit applications for both the LSAC Virtual Event Participation Grant and Project MEET. We are enthusiastic to review the various collaborative ideas put forth in your applications. Any questions regarding these funding opportunities can be sent to [email protected]. Sincerely,
Martin Rudd, Chair Committee on Local Section Activities
Greg Milligan, Chair LSAC Subcommittee on Grants and Awards
Mary Virginia Orna, Chair LSAC Subcommittee on Communications
American Chemical Society | 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW | Washington, DC 20036
The Education Subcommittee of the NC‐ACS has been awarded an Innovative Project Grant from the Local Sections Activity Committee of the National ACS. We will be holding a workshop for chemistry teachers entitled, "Safety First: What you need to know to run safe laboratory experiments with students." Look for future announcements for a date, time and a place for our workshop!
The Senior Chemists Committee is organizing a tour of the NC State Crime Lab as part of this years’ National Chemistry Week Theme. The lab is located in Garner and we will meet at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 30. Attendance is limited to 20 participants. If you want to attend please sign up as soon as possible by responding to me at [email protected]. ~There are still a few spaces available as we publish this issue.~
NCACS will be at SPARKcon on September 17‐18, 2016!! Dear NCACS members and friends, The 2016 State Fair organizers have decided to not include the Agriculture Today Exhibit that housed the NCACS in previous years. Therefore, this year NCACS will participate at the SPARKcon Festival on September 17‐18. SPARKcon is a festival in downtown Raleigh that happens every year (since 2006). We are excited to participate in the geek SPARK division this year! Please visit www.sparkcon.com for more information. Although we have all of the volunteers needed for the extraordinary event, we hope you can join us as a SPARKcon visitor and make a chromatography butterfly or watch the exciting demos! The location of our activities will be on Davie St between Fayetteville St and Wilmington St. The hours that we will be there are 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Saturday, 9/17, and 12:00 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, 9/18. Hope to see you there!
Thank you!
Sasha Ormond ‐‐
Alexandra (Sasha) Ormond Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geoscience
Meredith College
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Project Seed
The NC-ACS Project SEED 2016 program provided hands-on laboratory research for six high school students (four returning SEED II students and two SEED I students). The students prepared a research paper and delivered an oral presentation at the conclusion of the program on Friday, August 5, at the Frontier center in the Research Triangle Park. Research mentors and group members as well as parents, friends, and members of the NC-ACS Project SEED staff and volunteers were present. Founding Director Ken Cutler introduced the students and co-Directors Mr. Michael Cherry and Dr. Laura Sremaniak who worked with the students this summer gave closing remarks. Ms. Faye McNeil will continue to work with the SEED II students who are preparing college applications. The NC-ACS Project SEED program is grateful for support from their staff, SEED students and parents, NC State and Duke mentors, The Frontier for meeting room space, and the Golden Corral Charitable Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation for financial support.
The Presenters
“Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Determine the Stability of Polymers when Exposed to Alkaline Environments”
Samuel Ndukwe ********
“Attempting the Preparation of a Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Urea Complex” Aamenah Jordan
********** “Thermodynamic Analysis of Pollen Proteome: Short Ragweed and Timothy Grass”
Betelihem Mebrahtu **********
“Synthesis of Naphthalimide Based Chromophores” Chidubem Nwakuche
********** “Evaluating Organic Dyes as Light-Absorbing Molecules for Solar Energy Capture”
Kylah Loftin **********
“The Effect of Over Expressing Flowering Locus C at Different Life Stages on Germination” Benhor Samson **********
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NC‐ACS Project SEED Class of 2016 – 2017 From left: Benhor Samson, Kylah Loftin, Aamenah Jordan, Chidubem Naomi Nwakuche,
Betelihem Mebrahtu, Samuel Ndukwe.
The NC Project SEED Staff Mr. Kenneth Cutler………….………………………………..Founding Director/Presiding Mr. Michael Cherry…….................................Assistant Director/NCSU/Duke Coordinator Dr. Laura Sremaniak NC-ACS SEED Chair Ms. Faye McNeal…………………………………………………...Scholarship Coordinator
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SEED Students Tour BASF The 2016 Project SEED students toured BASF on Thursday, June 30. Ms. Anna Alicea, a Scientist in their Global Environmental Fate department, along with colleagues Tricia Yowell, Roshani Patel, Jean Hatcher, Katoria Tatum‐Gibbs, and Stephanie Plautz hosted the SEED students for a half day visit in their RTP facility.
After introductions, which included a safety orientation, Ms. Yowell gave a presentation on career and internship opportunities at BASF and explained what competencies are important to be competitive for these positions. Following her presentations, the scientists explained their area of research and career paths, all of which also highlighted what is done at BASF within the Agricultural Products division.
The students then broke into groups of two and rotated through hands‐on activities explaining scientific concepts used in their work. The same group took the students to lunch in the cafeteria where they were able to continue conversations about their work. BASF also made each student a large gift bag. This exposure to industrial chemistry complemented the experience the students already gained in their academic labs, and many commented that they would consider a career in industry.
The NC‐ACS section and SEED Subcommittee are grateful for BASF’s generous support of Project SEED.
Submitted by Laura Sremaniak
Ben and Kylah work with Jean Hatcher and Roshani Patel is in the background preparing for her next pair of students.
Betelihem and Samuel work with Stephanie Plautz
Aamenah and Naomi work together on chromatography
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Spotlight on NCACS Members Interview with Stewart Witzeman,
Recently retired as the Director of the Eastman Innovation Center on Centennial Campus
Describe yourself. I received a BS in Environmental Science and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University, a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara and did a post‐doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. Upon completion of my post‐doc I took a position with Eastman Chemical and have just retired from Eastman after a more than 30‐year career.
Since retiring I am enjoying recreational activities that include fitness, yoga, golf and working with not‐for‐profit agencies that help the homeless and needy. I am still staying technically engaged by doing some consulting work related to public‐private partnerships and with professional associations focused on innovation and the management of research.
My wife Kerry and I recently celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. We have two adult children and one grandchild.
What attracted you to the chemical sciences? I started as an Environmental Science major due to my interest in environmental issues. As part of my course work I took organic chemistry and was absolutely fascinated by it and in particular reaction mechanisms. This interest led me to study organic chemistry in graduate school. During my career at Eastman I transitioned to various positions in management, but these roles were all tied to the technical aspects of the business. For this reason, I relied heavily on my training in both chemistry and environmental science throughout my career.
What has been the most rewarding aspect of your professional life (work, academics, etc.)? I have always enjoyed working in research partnerships, either with other companies or between public institutions like universities or government labs. I find this very rewarding because it enables you to bring a diverse set of expertise and perspectives to very complex problems. My last assignment at Eastman involved establishing an innovation center at the NCSU campus and establishing Eastman’s strategic partnerships with NCSU, UNC and later the University of Tennessee. I felt I was able to use a career of experience in this final role.
I have also found it incredibly rewarding to help mentor and develop individuals in their careers. Eastman has an incredibly talented group of people and helping folks grow in the industrial climate was a special pleasure that I will always cherish.
If you could have lunch with any scientist or engineer (living, deceased, or even fictional), who would it be and what would you like to discuss? I would love to spend some time talking philosophy of life with Roald Hoffmann. A few years ago I attended an ACS symposium in his honor. Anyone trained in organic chemistry is familiar with the Woodward Hoffmann rules, but what struck me was what a renaissance man Hoffmann is. The session covered everything from complex theoretical chemistry to psychology (how do we learn and teach) to very esoteric philosophy (someone posed the question of getting to heaven and asking God to explain the true nature of chemical bonding). In the final presentation Hoffmann spent little time discussing his life’s work on chemical bonding but instead focused on his bonds with people throughout is life. One of the compelling stories he has told in a number of places is how, thanks to the charity of another family that hid him and his mother during the second world war, they avoided being sent to a concentration camp and thus survived the Holocaust.
What one piece of advice do you have to share? Chemistry is an incredibly diverse discipline with virtually unlimited career options. Be open to using your experience in as wide a range of areas and you will be surprised with the opportunities that present themselves to you.
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NCACS HIstory Robert Osteryoung of North Carolina State University by Maurice Bursey The eminent electrochemist Robert Allen Osteryoung was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 20, 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy and took his B.S. in chemistry at Ohio University in Athens. In 1954 he took his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, where he studied under Herbert A. Laitinen on chemistry in ambient‐temperature molten salts. After it was completed, his dissertation was classified because of its possible applications to batteries for missiles. He then began a career that moved back and forth between academia, industry, and government several times.
He served as a faculty member at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1954 to 1959, and then moved to Los Angeles, where he was at Rockwell International from 1959 to 1968; he also was a visiting associate at California Institute of Technology during this time. In 1968 he became Professor and Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University. He then served as Program Manager of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Washington, DC, for the year 1977‐1978. After that year he joined the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo as a Leading Professor, and then was appointed Research Professor at North Carolina State University beginning in 1992. From 1994 to 1998 he also served as Head of the Department of Chemistry at State.
His interests included pioneering applications of computers in the acquisition and analysis of experimental data, the development of pulse techniques in electroanalytical chemistry, the analysis of reactants absorbed on electrode surfaces, and, as co‐inventor, the technique of chronocoulometry. Mentor to many graduate and postdoctoral students over the years, he eventually authored some 225 research publications.
He participated actively in both the American Chemical Society and the Electrochemical Society, at both the local and national levels. At the national level, he was a past Chairman of the Analytical Division of the ACS, and he served for fifteen years as associate editor of the journal Analytical Chemistry.
Awards were many. He received the C. N. Reilley Award of the Electrochemical Society, the Award in Electrochemistry of the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the ACS, the Schoellkopf Medal of the ACS, the Max Bredig Award of the Electrochemical Society, and the Colorado ACS Section Award. He was also elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and, in its first class, a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society. A symposium in his memory was held by the Electrochemical Society in the spring of 2006 in Denver.
Although he did not consider himself particularly gifted in teaching (“Learn it, it’s good for you, and I’m done.”), he was responsible for the restructuring of the general chemistry course at NC State, and the Robert A. Osteryoung Award for Excellence in Teaching was established there. He was also instrumental in obtaining funds for the Marye Anne Fox Teaching Laboratory; a plaque memorializing his extended efforts to see this building funded and completed appears in its lobby.
He was noted among friends for his dry wit and for his wardrobe designed to shock. At Colorado State University he once greeted his daughter Kathy wearing orange socks, plaid pants, a paisley shirt, and a wild tie. He was on his way to meet the graduate students that day, and he told her, “I want to scare the hell out of them.”
He finally retired from State in 2003, and passed away on August 10, 2004, at Duke University Hospital. His four surviving children visited him there, and they would serenade him with the songs he used to sing in the
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laboratory. One was about a man whose encounter with a bird had unfortunate results: “I won’t worry, I won’t cry. I’m just glad that cows don’t fly.”
Once again I have plagiarized shamelessly from several online sources, this time including an appreciation by Mark Wightman and Mike Elliott in Analytical Chemistry for October 1, 2004, memorials by Fred Anson and Cynthia Wertz, and the obituary by Ryan Teague Beckwith in The News & Observer for August 16, 2004.
NCACS at the Ball Game!
On July 9th, one hundred NC ACS Members and their guests enjoyed a lovely evening and seeing the Durham
Bulls take on the Norfolk Tides at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Prior to the game start, members and their
guests enjoyed a ballpark picnic meal in the Bank of American Party Deck. Everyone had fun cheering during the
in‐between inning entertainment including trying to catch tee shirts from Wool E. Bull. The Bulls hit 2 runs in the
bottom of the 7th inning to take the lead, and then played great defense to hold onto the win! Thanks so much to
all the attendees for bringing their families and guests for a great night.
We can all agree that the Durham Bulls are Known for Baseball and Famous for Fun!
http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t234
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Senior Chemists Visit the Videri Chocolate Factory The Senior Chemists Committee organized a tour of the Videri Chocolate Factory, Raleigh’s local boutique chocolate factory on April 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM. Videri Chocolate was founded by Sam Ratto who had a love of chocolate and the talent to make delicious chocolate, and his wife Starr and long‐time friend Chris Heavener. Sam and Starr are co‐CEOs and chocolate makers while Chris is manager. The tour was hosted by Sam who led us through a passionate discussion of the preparation of chocolate from selecting the beans with an emphasis on fair‐trade and organic ingredients, roasting, winnowing, grinding and producing the final chocolates with a scientific emphasis. Prior to the tour we sampled the coffee and pastries that were available in the retail space. And, yes, samples were made available after the tour.
Coffee and pastries before the tour
Sam Ratto, chocolate maker
In the factory, at the roaster
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NCACS is on Facebook and Linked In
https://www.facebook.com/NorthCarolinaACS/
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Connect to Triangle Area Science Cafés and Pints of Science!
CAROLINA SCIENCE CAFÉ
Pints of Science http://www.pintsofscience.org/ Events are Held at: Tir Na Nog 218 South Blount St Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: 919.833.7795 https://www.facebook.com/PintsofScience
“Science Cafés are live—and lively—events that take place in casual settings such as pubs and coffeehouses, are open to everyone, and feature an engaging conversation with a scientist about a particular topic” (from http://www.sciencecafes.org/what/)
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Education List Serves!!!! Do any of these questions pertain to you…if so, please see below to find out how to grow the readership of the NC‐ACS Education Committee listserv! **Are you interested in supporting K‐12 Educators? – Sign up for the Listserv! **Do you have a child in a K‐12 Science classroom? – Please send this email to their teacher to see if they would like to sign up! **Do you know a K‐12 Educator or Administrator? – Please forward this email to them and encourage them to sign up! The NC‐ACS Local Section is hosting a listserv focusing on supporting K‐12 Science Education! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The listserv is called ncacs_ed, and it features announcements about supporting and advancing K‐12 Science Education. The NC‐ACS is committed to assisting K‐12 Educators, and the NC‐ACS Education Committee has upcoming programs we’d love to tell you about through the ncacs_ed listserv! To subscribe to the ncchemed list, send this one‐line message to [email protected]: subscribe ncacs_ed [email protected] replacing "[email protected]" with the address you want to subscribe to the list. Helpful Hints: 1. Don’t hyperlink the email address in the one‐line message. Make sure it’s just text. 2. When you receive the confirmation email, use Option 3 to confirm the email address and accept the sign up. You can opt out of any of these lists at any time by doing the previous steps, replacing “subscribe” with “unsubscribe”, and where [email protected] the address used for you by the list. The NC‐ACS Education Committee (If you have any trouble, just email ncacs_ed‐[email protected])
NC‐ACS ListServs The official email listserve of the membership of the NC‐ACS Local Section, based on the membership rosters from ACS, is [email protected] . Inclusion on this email listserve is automatic for dues‐paying members. The following email listserves are also hosted by the NC‐ACS Local Section but are open to anyone who is interested in the chemical sciences and engineering in the region:
ncacs: Announcements of job opportunities and activities that are NOT sponsored by NC‐ACS ncacs_ycc: Announcements of the Younger Chemists Committee (<= 35 years old) ncacs_scc: Announcements of the Senior Chemists Committee (>= 50 years old) ncacs_wcc: Announcements of the Women Chemists Committee
ncacs_ed: Announcements about supporting and advancing K‐12 Science Education To subscribe to the LISTNAME list, send this one‐line message to [email protected]:
replacing "listname" with the name of the list and replacing "[email protected]" with the address you want to subscribe to the list. You can opt out of any of these lists at any time by doing the previous steps, replacing “subscribe” with “unsubscribe”, and where [email protected] is the address used for you by the list.
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NC‐ACS Local Section Executive Committee Meetings
The NC‐ACS Local Section Executive Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Meetings are held at the First Flight Venture Center in the Research Triangle Park at 4:30 p.m. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend! Get to know your Executive Committee! Get involved! Volunteer! Address: First Flight Venture Center 2 Davis Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 The next 3 meetings are: October 6th, 2016, 4:30 pm, @ First Flight Venture Center November 2nd, 2016, 4:30 pm, @ First Flight Venture Center December 7th, 2016, 4:30 pm, @ First Flight Venture Center
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New members from January ‐ July 2016 Jeremy Aldworth Miss Brittney Allyn Jeremy Ash Ms Saba Ashraf Mr Michael Christopher Azzam Yusong Bai Miss Subha Bakthavatsalam Timothy Barr Dr Ashton Bartley Jeffrey Blackburn William Blanch Mr Nick Boustead Miss AnnMarie Brasacchio Eric Wayne Bucholz Dr Douglas Call Dr Ramamurty V Changalvala Dr Jiann Shin Chen Ms Stefanie Chen Qiwen Cheng Minjung Choi Mr Justin Clar Charlie Cooper Safaa Dali Paige Daniel Miranda Jane De Boskey Jie Di Oleksandra Dorosheva Tuane dos Santos Karim El Roz Ms Sanaa Elouafiq Christopher Scott Eubanks Evan S Feura Dr Ana Maria Garcia Dr Armindo R Gaspar Mackenzie Thomas Geiger Dr Ingrid George Amy Hart Jessica Hartman Dr Thomas R Hockswender Miss Natalie Holmberg‐Douglas Matthew Horton Quanyin Hu Dr Ana Ison Emily Janeira Med Jaoui Ting Jiang Courtney Johnson Osman Karatum Miss Melinda KayKauffman
Bumki Kim Mr Ryan Scott Kingsbury Matthew Kita Melaine Kuenemann Marisa Labanca Dr James I Lankford Meghan Lawler Barry Lawler Mr Frank A Leibfarth Mr Kangnan Li Dr Yi Liang Cynthia Lichorowic Ryan Lougee Ms Jalice Manso Ethan Marrow Michelle McGoorty Romel Menacho Melgar Mr Michael Mencer Mr Joseph W Mengel Anne Mikelonis Morgan Milton David R Morgan Pamela Mosley Paul Mosquin Mr Alexander Newkirk Felix Nwogbo Mr Gerardo Ortiz Erkang Ou Kirsten Overdahl
Passing Members Mr James Benjamin Borden Dr Anson R Cooke
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NC‐ACS Local Section Executive Committee Name Affiliation Office Term Phone
Voting Members
Dorian A. Canelas Duke University Chair 2016 919-660-1528
Joonhyung Cho UNC-CH Chair-Elect 2016
Caroline Sloan Fayetteville State Secretary 2015-2016 919-280-1549
Joan T. Bursey NCBA at EPA Treasurer 2015-2016 919-5412253
