Section Meeting Thursday 25 Feb 2016 SPICES AND HERBS Chemistry & Health Carolyn Fisher Decernis Rockville, MD A general overview of the components of spices and herbs is presented, along with their attributes for the food industry. Rosemary, ginger, capsicum, and cinnamon as well as others are surveyed. Bioactivities of their components are dis- cussed, with emphasis on antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti- carcinogenic and anti-diabetic activities. Carolyn Fisher Biographical Sketch Dr. Fisher received her B.S. from Wayne State University and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Her career moved from researcher (Kalsec, 1978–1991) to teacher (Univ. of Dela- ware, 1992–1996) to book author (Flavours: Biology & Chemistry, 1997; Royal Society of Chemists; available in Oklahoma Section American Chemical Society Volume 22 Number 1 http://oklahoma.sites.acs.org/ February 2016 speaker’s biographical sketch continued on page 2. → RSVP is NOT required to attend the presentation. Menu, Ultimate BBQ Buffet grilled hickory chicken, sliced BBQ brisket pulled pork ranch style beans mini corn cob cornbread with butter potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad apple pie or peach cobbler coffee and tea Cost $20 members $5 students RSVP Deadline Monday 22 Feb noon Contact: Carla Supon 405-974-5732 [email protected]Dinner Reservation Information University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK Howell Hall Atrium and Nigh University Center Room 421 6:00–6:30 pm Reception (Howell) 6:30–7:15 pm Dinner (Nigh) 7:15–8:15 pm Presentation (Nigh) Paid parking is available in the Visitor Lot, east of the Nigh University Center. UCO campus map Vegetarian option available Please indicate when you RSVP. Fall Election Results . Chair (2 year term starting chair/past chair, to fill the term vacated by Dane Scott. Is chair in 2016.) John Michael Ferguson Chair-Elect (3 year term chair elect/chair/past chair, will be chair in 2017.) Smita Mohanty Secretary (2 year term starting 01/01/16.) Lloyd A. Bumm Saturday 09 Apr 2016 Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville, OK Hosted by the Northern Oklahoma Section Abstract Deadline: 11 MAR 2016 DETAILS ON PAGE 3 Meet the 2016 Chair Elect Smita Mohanty is an Associate Pro- fessor in Chemistry at OSU since 2014. She received her B.S. in Chem- istry in 1981, M.S. in Chemistry in 1983 and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1988 from University of Delhi, India. She did postdoctoral studies in Chem- ical Biology/Structural Biology in the laboratories of Gary Drobny and Ra- chel Klevit in the University Washington and in the laboratory of Mark Girvin at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She was a faculty member in the Dept. of Biochem & Cell Biology at SUNY Stony Brook (1999–2005) and Dept. of Chem. & Biochem. at Auburn University (2005–2014). Her honors include a PECASE and the NSF POWRE. She is an execu- tive editor of Biochem. Physiol. and an editorial board mem- ber of the J. Metabolomics Syst. Biol. and J. Sci. Med Chem. Her research at OSU includes molecular biology (cloning, mutagenesis), protein chemistry, biophysics (circular dichro- ism, fluorescence, mass spectrometry and high-resolution NMR, crystallography) and computational chemistry (protein modeling, protein-drug/ligand/substrate modeling).
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Section Meeting Thursday 25 Feb 2016
SPICES AND HERBS Chemistry & Health
Carolyn Fisher
Decernis Rockville, MD
A general overview of the components of spices and herbs is presented, along with their attributes for the food industry. Rosemary, ginger, capsicum, and cinnamon as well as others are surveyed. Bioactivities of their components are dis-cussed, with emphasis on antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic and anti-diabetic activities.
Carolyn Fisher Biographical Sketch Dr. Fisher received her B.S. from Wayne State University and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Her career moved from researcher (Kalsec, 1978–1991) to teacher (Univ. of Dela-ware, 1992–1996) to book author (Flavours: Biology & Chemistry, 1997; Royal Society of Chemists; available in
Oklahoma Section American Chemical Society
Volume 22 Number 1 http://oklahoma.sites.acs.org/ February 2016
speaker’s biographical sketch continued on page 2. →
RSVP is NOT required to attend the presentation.
Menu, Ultimate BBQ Buffet grilled hickory chicken, sliced BBQ brisket pulled pork ranch style beans mini corn cob cornbread with butter potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad apple pie or peach cobbler coffee and tea
Paid parking is available in the Visitor Lot, east of the Nigh University Center.
UCO campus map
Vegetarian option available Please indicate when you RSVP.
Fall Election Results
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Chair (2 year term starting chair/past chair, to fill the term vacated by Dane Scott. Is chair in 2016.)
John Michael Ferguson
Chair-Elect (3 year term chair elect/chair/past chair, will be chair in 2017.)
Smita Mohanty
Secretary (2 year term starting 01/01/16.)
Lloyd A. Bumm
Saturday 09 Apr 2016
Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville, OK
Hosted by the Northern Oklahoma Section
Abstract Deadline: 11 MAR 2016 DETAILS ON PAGE 3
Meet the 2016 Chair Elect Smita Mohanty is an Associate Pro-fessor in Chemistry at OSU since 2014. She received her B.S. in Chem-istry in 1981, M.S. in Chemistry in 1983 and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1988 from University of Delhi, India. She did postdoctoral studies in Chem-ical Biology/Structural Biology in the laboratories of Gary Drobny and Ra-chel Klevit in the University Washington and in the laboratory of Mark Girvin at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She was a faculty member in the Dept. of Biochem & Cell Biology at SUNY Stony Brook (1999–2005) and Dept. of Chem. & Biochem. at Auburn University (2005–2014). Her honors include a PECASE and the NSF POWRE. She is an execu-tive editor of Biochem. Physiol. and an editorial board mem-ber of the J. Metabolomics Syst. Biol. and J. Sci. Med Chem. Her research at OSU includes molecular biology (cloning, mutagenesis), protein chemistry, biophysics (circular dichro-ism, fluorescence, mass spectrometry and high-resolution NMR, crystallography) and computational chemistry (protein modeling, protein-drug/ligand/substrate modeling).
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English and Spanish). At McCormick & Co., Carolyn was a member of cross-functional teams developing visions, strategies and action plans for more efficient commer-cialization processes, moving from quality assurance (1996–2005) to regulatory (2005–2010) to knowledge management (2011). She completed the 5-year leader-ship training program known as the Corporate Multiple Management Board. Using her QA skills in regulatory, she managed cross-training and consensus sessions for regulatory professionals which resulted in updated desk procedures, communications explaining the science be-hind certain regulatory compliance strategies and a course within the Learning Development Center for McCormick professional development.
As senior scientist at Decernis (2012–present), Carolyn directed data capture of over 160 countries’ food additive regulations and supported the development of rule-based queries to provide regulatory evaluation of ingre-dients and formulas for global compliance. She trans-lates customer desires into actionable working solutions as well as provides customer training and issue resolu-tion related to gComply and gComply Plus.
An active Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) member and Fellow, Carolyn was an instructor for the IFT short course, Labeling Requirements and Implications for Foods Marketed in the U.S. (2008–2014) and is currently on the IFT Board of Directors (2015–2017). She is also an active member of the Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association and the American Chemical Society.
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NCW 2015: Dr. Christopher Fennel explains a virtual reality demonstration of molecular modeling at SMO on Nov 7 .
NCW 2015: Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) visitors try to identify various scents used in food flavorings.
NSF funds the REU program to provide undergraduate stu-dents experience in research. The program is aimed toward students who have completed their sophomore year major-ing in an area related to the particular REU site. The pro-gram duration is 10 weeks and provides a stipend. Please follow the links for the individual programs below.
Areas of research include materials chemistry, synthetic me-dicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, advanced spectrosco-pies, chemical biology, chemical education, catalysis, envi-ronmental chemistry, and bioanalytical chemistry.
http://chemistryreu.okstate.edu/
Areas of research include protein biochemistry, enzymology, drug discovery, and organic chemistry.
http://chem.ou.edu/nsf-reu-in-structural-biology
Areas of research include molecular and optical physics, as-trophysics, condensed matter physics, atomic, high-energy physics.
https://www.nhn.ou.edu/undergrad-students/reu
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2016 Oklahoma ACS Section Officers and
Standing Committee Chairs John Michael Ferguson Chair Smita Mohanty Chair Elect Luis D. Montes Immediate Past Chair Lloyd A. Bumm Secretary + interim Newsletter ed. Jason Wickham Treasurer Allen Apblett Councilor + Nominations Com. Nicholas F. Materer Alternate Councilor Charles V. Rice Awards Com. Tami Martyn Chemistry Olympiad Com. John Michael Ferguson National Chemistry Week Com. Cheryl Frech Public Relations Nicholas F. Materer Web Master
Symposium Session Topics Advances in energy and fuels
Analytical and environmental chemistry Biochemistry and Organic chemistry
Chemical education Inorganic and physical chemistry
Materials and polymers Water -- The Essential Chemical
Call for Abstracts • • DEADLINE 11 MAR 2016 • •
Abstract submission, registration, and payment are available through the web site.
Register in advance using the online registration and payment option to enjoy the substantial discount over onsite registration.
http://pentasectional.sites.acs.org/
Pentasectional Web site
SWRM 2016 72nd Southwest Regional Meeting
10–13 November 2016
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK 16–22 OCTOBER 2016
THEME: SOLVING MYSTERIES THROUGH CHEMISTRY
— Mark Your Calendars —
Oklahoma Section Awards for Undergraduate Students provides $500 for
students entering graduate school in chemistry or a chemistry related field.
For more information and forms please visit the web site:
—Chuck Rice (Awards Committee)
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD March 1–31 — Local Section Competitions April 23 — National Exam @ SWOSU canceled — Study Camp July 20–29 — 47th IChO Karachi, Pakistan Contact Tami Martyn for more information
The US is not participating in the International Chemistry Olympiad this year because it is in Pakistan. Below is an excerpt from the letter from USNCO.
I am writing to inform you of some changes related to the participation of the U.S. at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in 2016. Next year’s competition will be held in Karachi, Pakistan. Due to security concerns for U.S. citizens traveling to Pakistan, the ACS is adopting the rec-ommendation of the U.S. Department of State warning U.S. citizens against all non-essential travel to Pakistan.
Regarding the 2016 competition, the USNCO Subcommittee has decided to conduct the local and national exams as usu-al in order to motivate students to learn chemistry and rec-ognize high-level academic work. Medal recognition will be awarded based on students’ national exam scores. The study camp will not be held in 2016.
—Assistant Director Endowed Programs, Education Division
MWRM 2016 51st Midwest Regional Meeting
26–28 October 2016
Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator Needed. Tami Martyn is stepping down at the end of this year. If you are interested in serving, please contact Tami or the section chair.
