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2013 ACS Fellows of theNY and NoJ Sections

Dr. James W. Canary - NY Dr. Jingguang G. Chen - NY

Dr. Neil D. Jespersen - NY Dr. Anne T. OʼBrien - NY

Dr. Erik A. Talley - NY Dr. Leslie McQuire - NoJ

See article on page 10.

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NEW YORK SECTIONTuesday and Wednesday,November 5 and 6, 2013Westchester Chemical Society (at Iona)See page 11.

Thursday, November 7, 2013Chemical Marketing & Economics TopicalGroupSee page 11.

Thursday, November 7, 2013Long Island SubsectionSee page 12.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013Westchester Chemical SocietySee pages 2-13.

Friday, November 15, 2013New York Section Executive BoardSee page 11.

Friday, November 22, 2013High School Teachers Topical GroupSee pages 13-14.

Friday, November 22, 2013Hudson-Bergen Chemical SocietySee page 14.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013Nanoscience Discussion GroupSee page 15.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013Westchester Chemical SocietySee pages 5-16.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013Biochemical Topical GroupSee page 16.

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONTuesday, November 5, 2013Mass Spectrometry Discussion GroupSee page 6.

Monday, November 11, 2013Careers in Transition GroupSee page 7.

Monday, November 18, 2013Chromatorgraphy Topical GroupSee page 7.

Monday, November 18, 2013North Jersey Executive MeetingSee page 6.

Friday, November 22, 2013NMR Topical GroupSee pages 8 and 9 .

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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORY

Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles •[email protected]

“I often think itʼs comical that nature always does contrive that every boy and everygal thatʼs born into this world alive is either a little liberal, or else a little conserva-tive.” So sings Private Willis (in front of Londonʼs Houses of Parliament) at the begin-ning of the second act of “Iolanthe”, one of my favorite Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.But perhaps chemists fall into the class of split personalities, for I think that manychemists are liberal (even radical, if youʼll pardon the pun) when it comes to enlarg-ing the boundaries of their science, and conservative when it comes to teaching it.And so to the subject of this column; an examination of a century old general chem-istry text, “Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry” by Alexander Smith, whose career Idescribed in a recent column. I am looking at the third edition, published in New Yorkin 1919. The first edition was published in 1906.

Smithʼs Preface has some profound insights into the teaching of chemistry. “Thechemistry of the laboratory is, of course, the only real chemistry, and that of the lec-ture must be somewhere at fault.” “No conception is defined, and no generalizationor law is developed, until such a point has been reached that applications …havealready been encountered..”.

After an initial chapter on how chemical phenomena are studied and classified thesecond chapter is on energy in chemical change, subtitled physics in practical chem-istry. Smith quotes Mayer (1842) and Helmholtz (1847) on conservation of energy:“in a limited system no gain or loss of energy is ever observed”. This is a quite con-servative statement of the first law of thermodynamics, but one that upholds Smithʼsidea that “Scientific statements of fact can never err by being too conservative”.Generally Smithʼs approach to understanding chemistry, as expounded in this chap-ter, is more profound, more philosophical, than the usual approach in our currenttexts, and for me it is that much better.

In his chapter on combining proportions by weight Smith is equally clear on the impli-cations of conservation of mass. “A law is …simply a summary of our experience. Assuch it is subject to modification …Thus it is perfectly possible that we may yet findcases of demonstrable changes in weight accompanying other physical or chemicalchanges in a limited system” : Prophetic comments at the beginning of the under-standing of radioactive change and mass/energy equivalence. This is a furtherexample of the way in which Smith so carefully picks his words and explanations.

The subjects in this impressive text do not look very different from those in currenttexts, though the order is somewhat different, in that sections devoted to individualelements and compounds, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and water are interspersedamong chapters on theory including the kinetic molecular viewpoint , solution, andmolecular and atomic weights. The end-of-chapter exercises seem to me to be morepedestrian than the text material. We teachers of chemistry include much of thesame content as Smith, but I believe we are moving in a more liberal direction in ourattempts to assess student learning in our courses. And so I return to my openingtheme; the blend of conservative and liberal approaches to teaching chemistry, asexemplified in Smithʼs century old text, still serve us and our students well.


North Jersey Meetings

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NORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETINGSection officers, councilors, committeechairs, topical group chairs, and sectionevent organizers meet regularly at the Exec -utive Committee Meeting to discuss topicsof importance to running the section andrepresenting the membership. All ACSmem bers are welcome to attend this meet-ing and to become more involved in sectionactivities.

The November 2013 NJACS executivemeeting will be held in conjunction with theChromatography Group monthly meeting.

Date: Monday, November 18, 2013Times: Social/dinner 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Executive Meeting 7:00 PMPlace: to be decided. Please see

www.njacs.org for details

MASS SPECTROMETRY DISCUSSION GROUPSponsored by AB Sciex.

The Role of Bioanalysis in Drug Development

Speakers: Chongwoo Yu, PhDSenior Clinical PharmacologyReviewerOffice of Clinical Pharmacology (OCP)Office of Translational Sciences(OTS)Center of Drug Evaluation andResearch (CDER)U.S. Food and DrugAdministration

Speaker #2 TBA

Clinical Pharmacology plays an importantrole in drug development, including the eval-uation of the drug's pharmacokinetics (PK),pharmacodynamics (PD), drug interactionpotential, exposure-response relationship,and safety considerations when being usedin specific populations.

Clinical Pharmacology data is pivotal indelivering the right drug, in the right dose, atthe right time, to each particular patient andit has significantly influenced the risk/benefitassessment and labeling recommendations.Consequently, the reliability of that data is ofconsiderable importance and bioanalysis isthe solid footing in drug development ensur-ing the reliability. Bioanalytical data and doc-umentation from method validation or clini-cal trials are critical elements supportingregulatory submissions such as new drugapplications (NDAs) or biologics licenseapplication (BLAs).

Case examples will be presented to high-light the utility and importance of bioanalysisin drug development to ensure that drugproducts are safe, effective, and given at theright dose.

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013Times: Social and registration 5:30 PM

Complimentary dinner 6:15PM Welcome and opening remarks7:00 PM Dr. Chongwoo Yu 7:05 PM Speaker #2 8:00 PMClosing remarks 8:55 PM

Place: Holiday Inn Somerset-Bridgewater195 Davidson AvenueSomerset NJ

Cost: Attendance is free of charge,compliments of our sponsors!

The New Jersey Pharmaceutical QualityControl Association (NJPQCA) invites you

to attend our Lunchtime(11:30 AM to 2:00 PM) Monthly Meetingsfor 2013-2014; the following dates have

been set for the upcoming year. Please mark your calendars!

November 19, 2013 Validation Speaker: JayRheingold

January through Our QA Certification Registration willMay 2014 Training Course begin in the

(evening weekly Fall of 2013sessions)

January 21, 2014 CAPA and Speaker: KarenInvestigations McCullough

February 18, 2014 ICH Q3D Elemental Speaker: JaneenImpurities (lunchtime Skutnik-meeting) Wilkinson

March 18, 2014 Monograph Speaker: MarkHarmonization: WigginsThrowing Downthe Gauntlet

April 8, 2014 Rapid Micro Testing Speakers: Dr.vs. Traditional Micro Daniel Prince,Testing (evening Dr. Scott Sutton,discussion panel) Dr. Michael

Miller

May 21, 2014 More details to Speakers:FDA Conference follow details to follow

Future updates on meeting information can also be found onthe website (topics and speakers):

www.NJPQCA.org


CAREERS IN TRANSITION MEETINGSJob Hunting??

We offer assistance at Students2Science tohelp members with their job search on thesecond Monday of each month. Topics atthis free workshop are:

• Techniques to enhance resume effective-ness

• Interview practice along with respondingto difficult questions

• Networking to find hidden jobs

• Planning a more effective job search

Date: Monday, November 11, 2013Times: Meeting 5:30 - 9:00 PM

Pizza snack and soda 6:30 PM Place: Students 2 Science, Inc.

66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

Cost: $5.00 for pizza and soda

Reservations: atwww.njacs.org/careers.html

A job board and networking assistance isoffered at most topical group meetings.

Appointments with Bill can be arranged forpersonal assistance at (908) 875-9069 [email protected].

See www.njacs.org under the Career tabfor Jobs hidden from sight and relevantblogs.

$CHROMATOGRAPHY TOPICALGROUPThe November meeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, November 18, 2013Times: Social/dinner 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Meeting 7:00 PMPlace: to be decided. Please see

www.njacs.org for details


NMR TOPICAL GROUPProtein Dynamics and Biophysical DataDriving Drug Design of Staphylococcusaureus DHFR Inhibitors

Speaker: Parag Sahasrabudhe, PhDCCIE-Structural Biology &BiophysicsPfizer Global R&DEastern Point RoadGroton, CT 06340

DHFR is a classic chemotherapeutic andantibacterial target which has been the sub-ject of numerous structural, protein dynamic

and mechanistic studies for over 20 years. Aclinically relevant drug resistant mutant, S1of the Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) orthologof DHFR has been identified and DHFRinhibitors such as Trimethoprim are about100-1000 fold less potent against it com-pared to the wild-type. A loss of enthalpy ofinteraction between compounds and S1mutant is detected by isothermal calorime-try. The source of these potency differencesare not clearly evident based solely on thelow energy static WT and S1 X-ray struc-tures. To address this issue, biophysicalmethods including NMR solution dynamic

studies, in conjunction with thermodynamic,kinetic, computational and structural infor-mation are being employed to understandpotency differences for both in vitro andwhole cell MIC activity studies. Proteindynamics observed by NMR clearly showdifferences in the binding pockets of WT andS1 proteins as binary and ternary complex-es with the cofactor NADPH andTrimethoprim. These differences are notobserved in static X-ray structures.Differences observed in us-ms range usingrelaxation dispersion experiments point toimportant residues involved in the binding ofinhibitor in the substrate binding pocket.Kinetics of binding determined by SPR indi-cate that the reduction in binding affinitiesarise from faster off rates and they show cor-relation to whole cell MICs.

In this presentation, the use of biophysical

data to generate hypotheses and to guidechemical design for S1 mutant inhibitors willbe highlighted.

(2 door prizes for # of attendees < 20,3 door prizes for # of attendees > 20)

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013Times: Dinner 6:00 PM

Seminar 7:00 PMPlace: CABM at Rutgers University

Room 010679 Hoes Lane WestPiscataway, NJ

Cost: Dinner $15.00(no charge for students / postdoc /retired / unemployed)No charge for seminar only.

Register online athttp://www.njacs.org/nmr.htmlor via e-mail to [email protected]


ACS 2013 New York & North Jersey Fellows

ACS Fellows from the NY Section, Dr. Neil D. Jespersen, Dr. Anne T. O'Brien and Dr.Jingguang G. Chen with their awards. Dr. James W. Canary, Dr. Erik. A. Talley and Dr.Leslie McQuire (North Jersey Section) were not present.

(Photo courtesy of Marilyn Jespersen)


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE2013 ACS FELLOWS OF THENEW YORK AND NORTH JER-SEY SECTIONS!The New York Section of the ACS proudlyannounces that five New York Section mem-bers were awarded the honor to become2013 ACS Fellows. They are:

Dr. James W. Canary, New York UniversityDr. Jingguang G. Chen, Columbia

UniversityDr. Neil D. Jespersen, St. Johnʼs UniversityDr. Anne T. OʼBrien, Wyeth (Retired)

Dr. Erik A. Talley, Weill Cornell Medical College

The North Jersey Section is very proud toannounce that Dr. Leslie McQuire fromNovartis has been named an ACS Fellow aswell. A ceremony to recognize the 2013 ACSFellows for their outstanding contributions totheir professions and service to theAmerican Chemical Society was held at theACS National Meeting in Indianapolis onSeptember 9, 2013.

Congratulations again, and all the best to allthe ACS Fellows in their future endeavors.

New York Meetingswww.newyorkacs.org

NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2013The dates for the Board Meetings of theACS New York Section for 2013 were cho-sen and approved at the November 30,2012 Board Meeting. The meetings areopen meetings – all are welcome. If nonboard members would like to attend themeeting, please let the New York Sectionoffice know by emailing Mrs. MarilynJespersen at [email protected] orcalling the office at (516) 883-7510.

The 2013 Board Meeting will be held on thefollowing Friday at 6:30 PM at St. JohnʼsUniversity, DʼAngelo Center, Jamaica, NY. Dr.Philip H. Mark will chair the meeting.

Friday, November 15

More information will be posted in futureissues of The Indicator and on the New Yorkwebsite at http://www.NewYorkACS.org.

MWESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYMembers of the American Chemical Societyare cordially invited to attend an InformationSession at Iona College on November 5 at 6pm in Ryan Library. This session will pro-vide information on how Ionaʼs graduatebusiness offerings (MBA, MS and certificateprograms) can complement and broadencareers in the sciences. To RSVP for thisevent, visit the Iona website at www.ionaevents.org.

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday,November 5 and 6, 2013

Place: Iona College

CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS TOPICAL GROUPTrends in Innovation

Speakers: To be determined.

CM&E, winner of the ACS 2012 GlobalEngagement ChemLuminary Award, ispleased to announce this discussion oninnovation strategies of global corporations.

Host: George RodriguezDirectorArgeni LLC

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMPlace: The Yale Club

50 Vanderbilt AvenueNew York, NY

Cost: Luncheon Fee: $90 for non-CM&Emembers; $70 for 2013 CM&E,ChemPharma members. Early birddiscounts apply. Check websitewww.cmeacs.org.Webcast Fee: $25. Free WebcastRecordings for ACS members.

Registration: www.cmeacs.org


LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONA Facile Synthesis of N-Glyco -oxazolines, N-Glycoaminooxazolinesand N-Glycothiazolines from Glycals

Speaker: Michael DeCastroFarmingdale State CollegeSUNY

As part of our ongoing research programaimed at the generation of novel glycosi-dase inhibitors we became interested in thedevelopment of a convergent approach forthe synthesis of a small library of carbohy-drate fused substituted oxazolines based onthe natural product Allosamidin (I) andTrahazolin (II) (Figure 1). Thus a novel one-pot syntheses of N-glycooxazolines (IV) (Nat C-1), N-glycothiazolines (V) and N-glycoamino oxazolines (VI) were synthe-sized by reacting tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal or tri-O-benzyl-D-galactal with aryl amides, het-eroaryl amides, thioamides and substitutedureas in the presence of N-iodosuccinamide(NIS) in dry propionitrile at 45°C (Figure 1).When tris-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-D-glucalwas employed, the 2-deoxy-2-iodoglycosy-lamide was isolated instead. Treatment ofthis newly formed glycosylamide with ananhydrous base afforded the O-glycooxazo-

line (O at C-1) in high to moderate yields.Product outcomes and overall reactionstereoselectivity were found to be highlydependent on the nature of the sugar pro-tecting group, the nature of the substituenton the amide, and the reaction temperature.

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013Times: Coffee/Social 5:30 PM

Seminar 6:00 PMPlace: Queensborough Community

CollegeScience Building, S-111

Times: Dinner 7:00 PMPlace: Neighboring restaurantCost: Dinner $25.00 per person

QWESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYSpecial Seminar – “ElectrochemicalDetection of Thermal DNA StateTransitions and Antibiotic Drug Bindingto DNA at Surfaces”

Speaker: Irina Belozerova, PhDPostdoctoral Research AssociateDepartment of Applied PhysicsPolytechnic Institute ofNew York UniversityBrooklyn, NY

The mechanism of action of certain antibiot-ic and anticancer drugs is based on bindingof these small molecules to DNA and inter-fering with its normal function and bio-processes. Diverse solution methods existfor analysis of drug-DNA interactions, how-


ever multiplexing such assays remains chal-lenging. Surface-based approaches pavethe way to time- and cost-efficient detectionplatforms enabling high-throughput assaysfor drug candidate screening and selection.

The focus of this research is on develop-ment of a surface assay for thermodynamiccharacterization of drug-DNA interactions byanalyzing changes in DNA duplex thermalstability. Electrochemical methods wereused to monitor DNA thermal state transi-tions, in particular DNA melting – reversibleduplex strand dissociation upon heating."Probe" DNA molecules were immobilizedon a solid support and immersed in a solu-tion containing complementary "target" DNAstrands, labeled with a redox tag. Probe-tar-get association (hybridization) and dissocia-tion (melting) were recorded as a function oftemperature due to label electroactivity togenerate a DNA melting curve. Such curvesshifted to higher temperatures in the pres-ence of a minor groove-binding drug,netropsin, due to stabilization of the double-stranded DNA state by the ligand. Analysisof the change in resistance of DNA duplex todenaturation allowed for determination ofthermodynamic parameters of netropsin-DNA interactions, which were in good agree-ment with solution-phase results, hence val-idating the approach to studying small mole-cule drug binding to DNA. Multiplexing ofsurface assays can be accomplishedthrough implementation of multiple DNAsequences on microelectrode arrays manu-factured via photolithography. This approachcan be also applied to covalently bindingdrugs, e.g., cisplatin, that typically reduceDNA melting temperature due to distortion ofhelical structure.

Irina Belozerova received a B.A. inChemistry and Biology from DowlingCollege, located in Long Island, New York.She then continued her education by pursu-ing M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in ChemicalEngineering at Polytechnic Institute of NewYork University, formerly known asPolytechnic University. Her research hasfocused on the analysis of DNA monolayerson surfaces, in particular state transitions ofDNA from a double-stranded helix to single-stranded coils, with increasing temperature,known as DNA melting. Using DNA helixdenaturation approach she also researcheddrug binding to DNA at surfaces.

She successfully completed her Ph.D. pro-gram in May 2013 and is currently holding apostdoctoral position in the department of

Applied Physics at NYU-Poly researchingeffects of application of electric fields onpolymer systems adhesion and viscosity.

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building, Room 11075 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Further Information: Paul [email protected](914) 393-6940

* * * * *Next Meetings:

Special Seminar – “DNA: Not Merely theSecret of Life”

Speaker: Nadrian C. (Ned) Seeman, Ph.D

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013Times, Place, Cost same as November.(See pages 15-16.)

* * * * *Special Seminar – “VETI-GEL: A Noveland Biocompatible Hemostatic Agentthat Stops Bleeding in Seconds”

Speaker: Joseph LandolinaSuneris

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2014Times, Place, Cost same as November.

^HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUPPhotovoltaic

Speaker: Omer YaffeDepartment of Physics andEnergyFrontier Research CenterColumbia University

This talk will be about the speakerʼsresearch on photovoltaic cells. He will beginhis talk with a basic review of the principlesof solar cells and the P-N junction beforelaunching into his own research.

Date: Friday, November 22, 2013Times: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PMPlace: M&G Pub (Murphy and Gonzales)

21 Waverly Place (at Green Street, North-east corner)New York, NYNo reservations required

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Times: Meeting 7:15 PMPlace: New York University

Silver Center Room 20732 Waverly Place (South-eastcorner Washington Sq. East)New York, NY

Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building In case ofunexpected severe weather, call JohnRoeder, (212) 497-6500, between 9:00 AMand 2:00 PM to verify that meeting is still on;(516) 385-4698 for other info.

Note: For those who prefer indoor attendedparking, it is available at the Melro/RomarGarages. The entrance is on the west sideof Broadway just south of 8th Street, direct-ly across from Astor Place. It is a short, easywalk from the garage to the restaurant ormeeting room.

XHUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICALSOCIETY — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE SIGMA XI CHAPTEROF RAMAPO COLLEGE OFNEW JERSEYNew Strategies for α-HydroxytropoloneSynthesis

Speaker: Ryan P. Murelli, Ph.D.City University of New Yorkat Brooklyn College

α-Hydroxytropolones are a subclass of thetroponoid family of natural products thathave demonstrated a broad range of biolog-ical activity that could be leveraged for ther-

apeutic purposes. However, in order tomeet this potential, structure-function stud-ies are needed to increase both potency andselectivity toward a particular role. To datethere have been scarce examples of suchstudies in the literature, in no small part dueto a dearth of synthetic methods available toaccess them. The following talk willdescribe our labʼs work on an oxidopyryliumcycloaddition/ ring-expansion strategy foraccessing polysubstituted α-hydrox-ytropolones. We will also outline some of theexciting directions that we are heading inwith collaborators both nationally and inter-nationally to meet current needs in medi-cine.

Ryan obtained his Ph.D. degree in OrganicChemistry in the laboratory of Prof. MarcSnapper at Boston College and performedpostdoctoral training in Chemical Biology atYale University in Dr. David Spiegelʼs group.Following his postdoctoral appointment,Ryan accepted an assistant professor posi-tion at Brooklyn College in 2010. Over thepast 3 years, he has been pursuing newchemical methods and strategies that canbe leveraged in medicinal chemistry andchemical biology pursuits.

Date: Friday, November 22, 2013Times: Social 5:30 PM

Dinner 6:00 PMLecture 7:00 PM

Place: Ramapo College of New JerseyAlumni Lounge, SC-138Mahwah, NJ

Cost: $20.00 for dinner (dinner cost for students is $10.00)

Reservations: Dr. Jay R. Carreon (201)684-7710, e-mail: [email protected] Friday, November 15, 2013.

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NY NANOSCIENCE DISCUSSIONGROUP2013-2014 Sessions.

Hosted by the New York University Department of Chemistry

Speakers to be announced.

The NYNDG is an ACS Topical Group thatmeets in the New York UniversityDepartment of Chemistry. Sessions featurethree 30-minute presentations on nano -science, one each with strong orientation inbiology, chemistry, and physics/appliedmathematics. Presentations will be focusedon discussion of recent work, althoughspeakers will place the work in a contextunderstandable to a broad audience.

Mark Your Calendars:

Dates: Tuesdays, December 3,February 11 and April 8

Times: Refreshments at 7:00 PMScience at 7:30 PM

Place: NYU Silver Center31 Washington Place (between Washington Square East and Greene StreetRoom 1003 (10th floor)New York, NY

For more information, contact: James Canary ([email protected])

Topical Group History:http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nanoscience

vWESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYSpecial Seminar – “DNA: Not Merely theSecret of Life”

Speaker: Nadrian C. (Ned) Seeman, PhDNew York UniversityNew York, NY

We build branched DNA species that can bejoined using Watson-Crick base pairing toproduce multiply-connected objects and lat-tices. We have used ligation to constructDNA topological targets, such as knots,polyhedral catenanes, Borromean rings anda Solomon's knot. Branched junctions withup to 12 arms have been made.

Nanorobotics is a key area of application.We have made robust 2-state and 3-statesequence-dependent devices and bipedalwalkers. We have constructed a molecularassembly line using a DNA origami layerand three 2-state devices, so that there are

eight different states represented by theirarrangements. We have demonstrated thatall eight products can be built from this sys-tem.

A central goal of DNA nanotechnology is theself-assembly of periodic matter. We haveconstructed 2-dimensional DNA arrays withdesigned patterns from many differentmotifs. We have used DNA scaffolding toorganize active DNA components. We haveused pairs of 2-state devices to capture avariety of different DNA targets.

One of the key aims of DNA-based materi-als research is to construct complex materi-al patterns that can be reproduced. We havebuilt such a system from bent TX molecules(which have three DNA double heliceswhose helix axes are not coplanar). Thesecan reach 2 generations of replication. Thissystem represents a first step in self-repro-ducing materials.

Recently, we have self-assembled a 3Dcrystalline array and have solved its crystalstructure to 4 Å resolution, using unbiasedcrystallographic methods. We can use crys-tals with two molecules in the crystallo-graphic repeat to control the color of thecrystals. Thus, structural DNA nanotechnol-ogy has fulfilled its initial goal of controllingthe structure of DNA in three dimensions. Anew era in nanoscale control awaits us.

This research has been supported by theNIGMS, NSF, ARO, ONR and DOE.

Nadrian C. Seeman was born in Chicago in1945. Following a BS in biochemistry fromthe University of Chicago, he received hisPh.D. in biological crystallography from theUniversity of Pittsburgh in 1970. His post-doctoral training, at Columbia and MIT,emphasized nucleic acid crystallography. Heobtained his first independent position atSUNY/Albany, where his frustrations withmacromolecular crystallization experimentsled him to the campus pub one day in the fallof 1980. There, he realized that the similari-ty between 6-arm DNA branched junctionsand the flying fish in the periodic array ofEscher's 'Depth' might lead to a rationalapproach to the organization of matter onthe nanometer scale, particularly crystalliza-tion. Ever since, he has been trying to imple-ment this approach and its spin-offs, such asnanorobotics and the organization of nano-electronics. Since 1988 he has worked atNew York University, where he is theMargaret and Herman Sokol Professor ofChemistry. When told in the mid-1980s thathe was doing nanotechnology, his responsewas similar to that of M. Jourdain, the title



character of Moliere's BourgeoisGentilehomme, who was delighted to dis-cover that he had been speaking prose allhis life. He was the founding president of theInternational Society for Nanoscale Science,Computation and Engineering (ISNSCE).He has published over 270 papers, and haswon the Sidhu Award, the Feynman Prize,the Emerging Technologies Award, theRozenberg Tulip Award in DNA Computing,the World Technology Network Award inBiotechnology, the NYACS Nichols Medal,the SCC Frontiers of Science Award, theISNSCE Nanoscience Prize, the Kavli Prizein Nanoscience, the Einstein Professorshipof the Chinese Academy of Sciences and aDistinguished Alumnus Award from theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building, Room 11075 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Further Information: Paul [email protected](914) 393-6940

?BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NYAS BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUP

A Truce in the βAP-tist/Tau-ist War?Progress Toward A UnifiedUnderstanding of Alzheimerʼs Disease

Organizers: Ken Jones, PhDForest Research Institute

Robert MartoneCovance Biomarker Centerof Excellence

Robert B. Nelson, PhDLundbeck Research USA

Jennifer Henry, PhDThe New York Academyof Sciences

Speakers: Terrence Town, PhDUniversity of Southern California

Lennart Mucke, MDGladstone Institute ofNeurological Disease

Bingwei Lu, PhDStanford University Schoolof Medicine

Franck Polleux, PhDThe Scripps Research Institute

Sylvain E. Lesné, PhD, MScUniversity of Minnesota

Frank LaFerla, PhDUniversity of CaliforniaIrvine

Ralph A. Nixon, MD, PhDNathan Kline Institute

Tony Wyss-Coray, PhDStanford University Schoolof Medicine

This symposium explores how efforts to bet-ter integrate our understanding of neuriticplaques and neurofibrillary tangles—the twohallmark pathologies of Alzheimerʼs dis-ease—are leading to a ʼtruceʼ between for-mer rivals in the quest for therapies.

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013Times: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

(reception to follow)Place: The New York Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center250 Greenwich Street – 40th FloorNew York, NY 10007

Cost: This event is has reduced-rate reg-istration for ACS and NYAS mem-bers, at $30 or $15 (for studentsand post-docs). Please select theappropriate non-memberRegistration Category and use thePriority Code ACS. Non-membersmay attend for a fee of $85 (corpo-rate), $65 (non-profit or academic)or $45 (students and post-docs).

For more information and to register for theevent, go to: www.nyas.org/BAPvsTau

To become a Member of the Academy, visitwww.nyas.org/benefits

WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY(continued from page 15)


EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORKSECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia

The Employment and Professional Rela tionsCommittee maintains a roster of candidateswho are ACS members seeking a position inthe New York metropolitan area. If you havejob openings and would like qualified candidates to contact you, please send abrief job description and educational/experi-ence background required to [email protected].

Candidates from our roster who meet therequirements you describe will be asked tocontact you.

>DR. AMOS B. SMITH III IS THEWILLIAM H. NICHOLS MEDALIST FOR 2014

The New YorkSection ispleased toannounce thatthe Nichols Jurychose Dr. AmosB. Smith III tobe the WilliamH. NicholsMedalist for2014. Dr. Smithis the Rhodes-ThompsonProfessor of

Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.The Nichols Distinguished Symposium andMedal Award Dinner will be held on Friday,March 28, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY.

The title of the Distinguished Symposium isNew Strategies and Tactics for ComplexMolecule Synthesis. The symposium willfeature internationally known chemists – Dr.Karl J. Hale (Queens University, Belfast,Northern Ireland), Dr. Yoshito Kishi (HarvardUniversity), Dr. John L. Wood (BaylorUniversity) along with Medalist Dr. Smith.Dr. Carl R. Johnson of Wayne StateUniversity will introduce the Medalist.

Dr. Paris Svoronos, Chair-elect of the NewYork Section in 2014, will conduct the

Distinguished Symposium and Dr. PamelaK. Kerrigan, Chair of the New York Sectionin 2014, will present the Nichols MedalAward to Dr. Amos B. Smith III at the dinnerthat follows.

The entire program and reservation form willappear in the January, February and MarchIndicators and on the New York Sectionwebsite at http://www.NewYorkACS.org

vNOMINATING COMMITTEEMEETS IN DECEMBERThe Nominating Committee of the New YorkSection will meet in December to select can-didates for the 2014 elections.

Positions available are:

Chair-elect for 2015

Secretary for 2015 - 2016

Directors-at-Large for 2015

Councilors and Alternate Councilors for2015 - 2017

If a member of the New York Section wishesto run for office or to suggest a member forconsideration by the NominatingCommittee, please write to the AmericanChemical Society, New York Section, Inc.,St. Johnʼs University, Department ofChemistry, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica,NY 11439 or send an e-mail to the New YorkSection office at [email protected] November 30. Thank you.

l15TH ANNUAL CHEMLUMINARYAWARDS CELEBRATIONThe New York Section was honored withthree awards at the 15th Annual ACSChemluminary Awards held on Tuesday,Sept 7, 2013 as part of the 246th ACSNational Meeting in Indianapolis. The threeChemluminary awards included: Out stand -ing Very Large Section, Outstanding GlobalEngagement and Outstanding High SchoolChemistry Programs. Dr. JaimeLee IolaniRizzo chaired the New York Section in 2012.Dr. Hiroko I. Karan (2011 New York SectionChair) and Mr. George Rodriguez acceptedthe awards on behalf of the Section.

The New York Section, with its 6 subsec-tions, 11 topical groups and 32 committees,



held numerous programs that benefited stu-dents, teachers, industrial chemists and thepublic. These included the William H.Nichols Medal Symposium and AwardDinner, the Undergraduate ResearchSymposium, the Global Leadership AwardsEvent, the Historic Chemical LandmarkDesignation of Brookhaven Laboratoryʼs

Chemistry Department, a High SchoolResearch Poster Session, ChemistryOlympiad, Project SEED, Earth Day paradeon the Brooklyn Bridge, National ChemistryWeek at the NY Hall of Science, along withnumerous seminars, symposia and awardprograms.

The New York Section thanks its many vol-unteers who contributed their time and tal-ents to the Sectionʼs programs that were sospecially recognized.

(Photos courtesy of Marilyn Jespersen)

15TH ANNUAL CHEMLUMINARYAWARDS CELEBRATION(continued from page 17)

Outstanding high school programsfor the year 2012.

Outstanding global engagement for theyear 2012.

Outstanding very large section for the year 2012.


The invited speakers of the 2012 Frontiers of Inorganic and OrganometallicChemistry Lecture Series. Left to right: Dr. Ahmad Moini, Prof. Lynn Francesconi,Prof. Pat Holland, Prof. Jack Norton, Prof. Mark Biscoe.

Keynote speaker Pat Holland addresses attendees at the 2013 Frontiers ofInorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Lecture Series.

(Photos courtesy of Kathleen Kristian)


INORGANIC ANDORGANOMETALLIC TOPICALGROUPThe Inorganic and Organometallic TopicalGroup hosted the second annual Frontiersof Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistrylecture symposium on Friday, September20, 2013 on the campus of ColumbiaUniversity. The symposium attracted morethan 60 academic and industrial chemists,including graduate and undergraduate stu-dents, to hear about new developments ininorganic chemistry from chemists in the NYmetro area. The symposium featured pre-sentations by Mark Biscoe (CCNY), LynnFrancesconi (Hunter College), Ahmad Moini

(BASF), and Jack Norton (ColumbiaUniversity). Pat Holland (Yale University)delivered the keynote address entitled"Nitrogen Fixation Using Low CoordinateIron Complexes". The Topical Group co-chairs James Camara and Kathleen Kristianserved as session chairs for the symposium.

The Inorganic and Organometallic TopicalGroup is committed to supporting the mis-sion of NY-ACS by providing programmingthat encourages the formation of a strongscientific community through lectures, sym-posia, and other events on all topics relatedto Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry.If you would like get involved, or have ques-tions, comments or suggestions, please visitthe NY ACS web site and contact the chairs.

Others

AIChE — CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCEIN SAN FRANCISCOHighlights Sustainability, WasteManagement, Water Use, andBioengineering

AIChEʼs Annual Meeting is expected to draw6,000 engineers and undergraduate engi-neering students with plenary lectures, 2broad congresses, 8 topical conferences,more than 750 technical sessions, and spe-cial events.

The national Chem-E-Car Competition willfeature international collegiate teams racingsmall, shoebox-sized cars powered by alter-native fuels that the students created.

HIGHLIGHTS: Presentations cover allaspects of chemical engineering, from sus-tainability to alternative energy, bioengineer-ing and nanotechnology.

Dates: Sunday, November 3 throughFriday, November 8, 2013

Place: Hilton San FranciscoUnion SquareSan Francisco, CA

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15th National College Chem-E-Car Competition to be held

Chem-E-Car College teams race shoebox-size cars powered by alternative fuels incarefully calculated chemical reactions. Thecars must carry a small payload a certaindistance. Adding to the tension of the com-petition, the weight of the payload and dis-tance are not revealed to the competitorsuntil one hour before the contest begins.Teams must quickly make calculationsabout their fuel use.

Date: Sunday, November 3Time: 2:00 PM

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Fundamentals of Nuclear EnvironmentalEngineering / Waste Management

Time: 3:30 PM

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Achieving Sustainable BuildingsThrough Chemical Engineering

Date: Monday, November 4

Time: 8:30 AM

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2013 Annual Meeting Plenary: ChemicalEngineering Expertise: In Academe andas Sought by Industry

Times: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

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Advanced Treatment for Water Reuseand Recycling I

Times: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

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AIChE-IChemE Joint Session: Energy,Water, Food, Materials: AnInterconnected Global Challenge(see following article)

Date: Tuesday, November 5Times: 8:30AM – 11:00AM

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2013 Professional Progress AwardLecture, At Least 1,000 Times Thinnerthan a Human Hair

Times: 11:15AM – 12:15PM

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James E. Bailey Award LectureSponsored by the Society for BiologicalEngineering

Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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Biosensor Devices I

Date: Wednesday, November 6Times: 8:30 AM – 11:15 AM

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65th AIChE Institute Lecture, Theory andComputation in Modern Chemical Engineering, a Thermodynamicistʼs Perspective

Times: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

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AGILE Award Lecture, StrategicImperatives for the HydrocarbonIndustries

Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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Nanostructured Biomimetic andBiohybrid Materials and Devices I

Date: Thursday, November 7



Times: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

2012 Professional Progress AwardLecture (postponed from last yearʼsAnnual Meeting due to Super StormSandy), Clicking Polymers Together:Assembly of Complex, ControlledPolymer Structures from EfficientChemistries

Times: 11:15AM – 12:15PM

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Carbon Dioxide Capture, Control andSequestration I

Date: Friday, November 8Times: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

For more information on all the activities sur-rounding the AIChE Annual Meeting,please visit www.aiche.org/annual.

More information about AIChE is available atwww.aiche.org.

nAIChE AND INSTITUTION OFCHEMICAL ENGINEERSPartner to Address InterconnectedGlobal Challenge

Societies create working group to respond to issues at the nexus of water,energy, and food supplies.

NEW YORK AND RUGBY, UK – Two of theworldʼs largest organizations of chemicalengineers are creating a joint working groupto respond to the technology challenges pre-sented where issues surrounding water,energy, and food supplies overlap. Thiseffort will kick-off with a special workshop inNovember in San Francisco during the 2013Annual Meeting of the American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChE), which is co-sponsoring the effort with the Institution ofChemical Engineers (IChemE).

The two organizations believe that issues atthe nexus of increasing demands for water,energy, and food deserve special focusgiven the expected addition of three billionmore consumers by 2030. While water,energy, and food supplies have traditionallybeen dealt with as independent concerns, inthe 21st Century, they have come to be seenas more complex and interconnected inways that will change and challenge organi-zations, markets, and nations.

Dale Keairns, a former president of AIChEand the chair of its Center for EnergyInitiatives, in explaining the undertaking,said, “The integrated systems analysisneeded to understand these overlappingissues is at the core of the approach chemi-cal engineers learn and put into practice.”He believes the working groupʼs findingsshould “enable evidence-based policy dis-cussions and decisions.”

Desmond King, a former president ofIChemE, said the workshop “Will allow for afull exchange of views on which issuesshould receive priority and which approach-es will be useful in engaging beyond theusual technology boundaries. Chemicalengineering matters and this joint initiativewill help to set research priorities and pro-vide a framework for chemical engineers tomake a major contribution to these globalchallenges.”

The workshop will be held on Thursday, November 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. inRoom Continental 9 of the San FranciscoHilton.

uNJIT — OTTO H. YORK DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL,BIOLOGICAL AND PHARMA-CEUTICAL ENGINEERINGGraduate Seminar Series – Fall 2013

October 28Intermetallic Base-metal Catalysts forChemoselective Reactions: Truly ViableReplacements for Precious MetalCatalysts?Prof. Robert M. RiouxPennsylvania State University

November 25TBADr. Paul PapasUnited Technologies Research CenterEast Hartford, CT

December 2Nanoparticle Self- and Directed-Assembly.Prof. Eric FurstUniversity of Delaware

Times: Refreshments 2:30 PMSeminars 2:45 PM

Place: Room 118, Kupfrian HallCost: OPEN TO PUBLIC

Seminar Coordinator: Professor EdwardDreizin (973) 596-5751, [email protected]


Call for Nominations

THE SOCIETY FOR APPLIEDSPECTROSCOPY — NEW YORKSECTION2014 Gold Medal Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2014Gold Medal Award of the New York Sectionof the Society for Applied Spectroscopy.This coveted award was established in 1952to recognize outstanding contributions tothe field of Applied Spectroscopy. The GoldMedal will be presented at a special awardsymposium, arranged in honor of theawardee, at the 2014 Eastern AnalyticalSymposium. A nominating letter describingthe nomineeʼs specific accomplishmentsshould be submitted along with a bio -graphical sketch and list of publications byJanuary 3, 2014. Please email all materialsto [email protected] or mail to Deborah A. Peru, Colgate Palmolive Co.,909 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08855.

If you have any questions or require moreinformation, you may contact me at (732)878-7295.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, Deborah Peru NYSAS SecretaryWebsite: http://www.nysas.org/

Call for VolunteersLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTERFREE Community Evenings

Volunteers are needed to host a table or doa demo at this event. The dates selectedare the prime dates for these events as theyare near National Chemistry Week andEarth Day. If we have more volunteers, wecan go more days.

Community Evenings are exclusive eventshosted throughout the year for all students,teachers and families from NJʼs 31 formerAbbott Districts. Held from 5:30 PM until9:00 PM, families are invited to explore theScience Centerʼs themed exhibition gal-leries; experience the excitement of IMAXfilms* and RealD 3D shows*; and engage in

special family programming, live demon-strations and hands-on activities – all at nocost.

DatesNovember 20, 2013January 22, 2014February 19, 2014March 19, 2014April 30, 2014May 21, 2014

To Volunteer or if you have questions con-tact Miriam Gulotta [email protected] Jeannette Brown [email protected].

Grant AvailableBRIDGING THE GAP NANO-GRANT: PLANNINGFOR SUCCESSDear ACS Local Section Officer,

If you have not done so already, please con-sider applying for the second round of theBridging the Gap Nano-Grant: Planning forSuccess.

This $250 nano-grant is sponsored by theLocal Section Activities Committee (LSAC)and provides funding for local sections tocritically assess and address local sectionorganization and planning. Areas of poten-tial focus might be (but are not limited by)bylaw review and revision (for example, set-ting up electronic elections/balloting), annu-al budget development or an open-endedStrategy Café.

The deadline for applications for thisnano-grant is October 31, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contactKate Sellar at [email protected] or (202)872-6149.

Sincerely,Martin Rudd, ChairAlliance & Partnerships – a Subcommitteeof LSAC

Learn more about theAmerican Chemical Society at

www.chemistry.org


Press Releases

AGC CHEMICALS AMERICASTo Feature Specialty FKMFluoroelastomer at 2013 Chem Show

EXTON, Pa., — AGC Chemicals AmericasInc. will be featuring its new peroxide-cur-able specialty FKM, AFLAS® 200P, in booth451 at this yearʼs Chem Show. The eventtakes place December 10 to 12 at NewYorkʼs Javits Center.

AFLAS 200P performs better than conven-tional FKM-type fluoroelastomers for appli-cations that need to withstand aggressiveoils containing antioxidants, solvents,ozone, acids and bases. It is ideal for oilseals, shaft seals, O-rings, gaskets and avariety of other parts and fittings, includingoil seals for automotive and heavy-dutydiesel engines. AFLAS 200P can also besolvated and applied as a coating.

Classified as Type 4 FKMs by ASTM stan-dards, AFLAS 200P fluoroelastomers offerimproved performance at cold temperatures(Tg = -13 °C, TR-10 = -8 °C).

“This specialty FKM maintains good baseresistance and offers improved performanceat cold temperatures,” said Drew DʼAgosta,AGC sales and marketing manager forAFLAS.

For more information about AGC ChemicalsAmericas Inc. go to www.agcchem.com

\DOW INTRODUCES MOISTUREAND CHEMICAL REPELLANTPOLYOLSFor High-Performance CASE Applications

MIDLAND, Mich. – Protecting pipes andtanks from the effects of water damage canlengthen the lifespan of expensive equip-ment and extend capital investments. DowPolyurethanes has created VORAPEL™Moisture and Chemical Repellant Polyols, anovel new family of hydrophobic polyols forapplications that require increased moistureand chemical resistance, including infra-structure, secondary containment, chemicaltanks and electronic components.

Designed to meet the demand for high-per-formance, moisture-resistant coatings,adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE)

polyurethanes, VORAPEL Polyols are lowviscosity, clear liquids that can be tailored toa wide range of molecular weight and func-tionality. VORAPEL Polyols offer the follow-ing advantages:

• Outstanding mechanical performance

• Resistance to a broad range of chemi-cals, including organic solvents, hydro-carbon fuels and inorganic acids

• Low viscosity for processing and storagefreedom

• Broad formulation compatibility withother polyols and chain extenders

The low viscosity and miscibility with multi-ple families of polyols help contribute toexcellent wettability and moisture resistancefor coatings and adhesives used in electron-ic components.

For more information about VORAPEL™Polyols, visit www.dowpolyurethanes.com.

?INTELLIGRATED ROBOTICMIXED-LOAD ORDER FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONSFlexible robotic palletizing and varietypack solutions meet mixed-SKU fulfillment requirements

Intelligrated® (www.intelligrated.com), aNorth American-based automated materialhandling solutions provider, introduced twonew capabilities to its range of mixed-loadautomated order fulfillment solutions atPACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013. Intelligratedʼsmixed-load palletizing and variety pack solu-tions utilize advanced robotics and softwaretechnology to automate the creation ofmixed-SKU pallet loads, retail-ready dis-plays and variety pack cases. Both solutionsintegrate with other automated system com-ponents including software, conveyor, sorta-tion and order picking systems.Intelligratedʼs booth (#2036) featured aninteractive robotic mixed-load palletizing dis-play and variety pack video demonstration.

Intelligratedʼs Alvey® robotic mixed-load pal-letizing solution utilizes configurable end-of-arm tooling, software and controls to handlemultiple product types. These featuresenable manufacturers and distributors toreplace manual handling processes with theefficiency, accuracy and cost-saving bene-fits of automation.

Professional/Product Directory

ANALYTICAL

2013 Chem Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

EuTech Scientific Servies . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Micron Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

New Jersey Institute of Technology . . . 24

New Jersey PharmaceuticalQuality Control Association . . . . . . . . 6

NuMega Resonance Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 24

Pittcon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Robertson Microlit Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Tosoh Biosciences LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Vacuubrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EQUIPMENT

Eastern Scientific Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Mass Vac, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

GENERAL

ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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