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A D V A N C E N O T I C E JANUARY MEETING ACS Philadelphia Section Award Winner, Donna Huryn University of Pennsylvania Thursday, January 21, 2016 See the JANUARY issue of the Catalyst for details, call the Section Office at (215) 382-1589 or email [email protected]. the Catalyst Official publication of the Philadelphia Section, ACS http://philadelphia.sites.acs.org November 2015 Volume 100, No. 9 HIGHLIGHTS Chair’s Comments 157 2010 ACS Fellow Dr. Marsha I. Lester 161 Chemagination Contest 163 YCC Quizzo Night 164 Calendar 167 2015 Ullyot Lecture Dr. Bruce M. Alberts University of California, San Francisco – Tom Kochel photo
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A D V A N C E N O T I C E
JANUARY MEETING
ACS Philadelphia Section Award Winner, Donna Huryn University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 21, 2016
See the JANUARY issue of the Catalyst for details, call the Section Office at (215) 382-1589 or email [email protected].
the Catalyst
Official publication of the Philadelphia Section, ACS http://philadelphia.sites.acs.org
November 2015 Volume 100, No. 9
HIGHLIGHTS Chair’s Comments 157
2010 ACS Fellow Dr. Marsha I. Lester 161
Chemagination Contest 163
YCC Quizzo Night 164
Calendar 167 2015 Ullyot Lecture Dr. Bruce M. Alberts
University of California, San Francisco
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CONTENTS Comments From The Chair ...................................... 157 November Meeting................................................... 158 Speaker’s Abstract ................................................... 159 Local Section Dues .................................................. 159 News Atoms ............................................................. 160 Photos From the October Meeting ........................... 160 2010 ACS Fellow Dr. Marsha I. Lester ..................... 161 PAGES™ Volunteers Needed ................................. 162 2016 Chemagination Contest ................................... 163 YCC Quizzo Night .................................................... 164 Chemical Consultants Network Mini Expo ................ 165 Directory of Services ................................................ 166 Current Calendar of Activities ................................... 167
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STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robin S. Davis
EDITORS News Atoms: Alan Warren Proof Editors: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Kendra Luther Corrie Kuniyoshi Marge Matthews Liliana Suarez Alan Warren
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COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair: Marge Matthews Anthony W. Addison Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Matthew Bodek Robin S. Davis Vince Gale Corrie Kuniyoshi Kendra Luther Liliana Suarez Victor Tortorelli Alan Warren
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This month’s meeting will be the Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture on Tuesday, November 17th at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia.
The lecture is named for long-service Section member and leader Glenn Ullyot. Glenn had a highly successful 38-year career with SmithKline & French Laboratories (now GlaxoSmithKline). He was deeply committed to education and, along with his wife, Barbara, es-
tablished the Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture as a way of sharing science with the general public.
We are pleased to have as this year’s lecturer, Dr. Bruce M. Alberts, who will present a lecture entitled “Redefining Science Education.” Dr. Alberts is the Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education at the University of California, San Francisco. He took that position in 2005 after serving two six-year terms as the president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Additionally, he served as editor-in-chief of Science from 2008 to 2013.
While at NAS, Dr. Alberts led the development of the landmark National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996) which were subsequently implemented in school systems nationwide. From 2000 to 2009 he served as the co-chair of the InterAcademy Council in Amsterdam. This body is governed by the heads of 15 national academies of sciences and was established to pro-vide scientific advice to the world. In 2014 he was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama and from 2009 to 2011, Dr. Alberts served as one of the President’s first three Science Envoys. Dr. Alberts is also one of the original authors of The Molecular Bi-ology of the Cell (Garland Science, 2014), a preeminent textbook in the field; now in its sixth edition.
Dr. Alberts, known as “the education president” of NAS, has big ideas on redefining science education. He believes the central purpose of education is empowering students to learn how to learn on their own. He will share his philosophy that rather than simply conveying what science has discovered about the natural world, we need to empower all students by giving them the knowledge and practice of thinking like a scientist. These skills are essential to citizens in a democracy.
The Ullyot lecture and the reception afterward is free and open to the public. Please make sure to register at: http://www.chemheritage.org.
Thank you for all that you do!
(215) 638-7453
Comments From The Chair Dr. Bill Smith
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The 2015 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture Sponsored by
The Philadelphia and Delaware Sections, American Chemical Society The Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia The Chemical Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Redefining Science Education
Dr. Bruce M. Alberts
Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education
University of California, San Francisco
6:00 PM
Ullyot Meeting Hall, Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
The lecture is free to the public but registration is required
Reception from 7:00-8:00 PM (free with registration)
For lecture and reception reservations: register online at http://www.chemheritage.org or contact Nancy Vonada at (215) 873-8226 or [email protected]. The permanent exhibit Making Modernity and a new temporary exhibit, Science at Play, will be available for viewing during the reception. Parking: Parking is available at The Bourse Garage on 4th
Street between Chestnut and Market streets (next to the Ritz Theater), at the garages under Independence Mall between 5th and 6th
streets, and on 2nd Street between
Chestnut and Walnut. Reduced rate at the Bourse with a CHF stamped ticket, pending availability. Public Transit: SEPTA suburban trains stop at Market East, a 15-minute walk to the Chemical Heritage Foun-dation. The Market-Frankford subway has stations on Market Street at both 2nd and 5th
streets. See http://www.chemheritage.org/about/visit/directions.aspx. The Board of Directors will meet at 4:00 PM in the Othmer Alcove Conference Room on the 3rd floor.
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SPEAKER’S ABSTRACT Dr. Bruce M. Alberts
Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education
University of California, San Francisco
Redefining Science Education
We all agree that science education is important – but what if we’re going about it the wrong way? Bruce Alberts, known as “the education president” of the National Academy of Sciences, has big ideas on redefining science education.
Dr. Alberts, a prominent biochemist and one of the country’s most passionate voices for science education, believes the central purpose of education is empowering students to learn how to learn on their own. Rather than simply conveying what science has discovered about the natural world, we need to empower all students with the knowledge and practice of thinking like a sci-entist. These skills are essential to citizens in a democracy.
LOCAL SECTION DUES
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ACTIVITIES!
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NEWS ATOMS—Alan Warren Amish Patel, assistant professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsyvlania, received a research grant from the Charles E. Kaufman founda-tion.
DEATHS
Janet Ollinger, research chemist, July 17, 2015 at 68. She was the first female PhD chemist in Rohm and Haas’ research division. Janet held several patents in the field of pesticides. After leaving Rohm and Haas she ran her own consulting firm in recent years.
Frederick William Gander, retired chemical engineer, September 23rd at 94. He worked in re-search and development for DuPont and was a director at the Yerkes Research Laboratory in Buffalo, NY, where products like Tedlar, Clysar, and Kapton were commercialized.
Photos from the October Meeting at Dow Chemical Company
From left: Rick Ewing, Brooke Mitchell [Best], Scott Best and Pete Sperry enjoying dinner.
Courtesy of Joel Perlish Photography
Section Members attending the tour of Dow Chemical: Back row from left: Kevin Henderson, Robert Holloway, Deepak Doshi, Frank Durst.
Middle: Ivona Sashmovich.
Seated from left: Natalie O’Reilly, Casey Williams, Usha Gandhi.
Courtesy of Joel Perlish Photography
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2010 ACS FELLOW DR. MARSHA I. LESTER Dr. Marsha I. Lester was elected as an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow on the basis of her dedication to science and volunteer work for the American Chemical Society. Marsha re-ceived a BA from the Douglass College, Rutgers University (1976) and a PhD from Columbia University (1981). She was a NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, AT&T Bell Laboratories (1981-1982).
Marsha’s professional career began in 1982 when she joined the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. In 1988 she was promoted to Associate Professor and in 1992 to full Professor. She was Chair of the Department of Chemistry (2005-2008) and is cur-rently the Edmund J. and Louise Kahn Professor in the Natural Sciences and has held this post since 2003.
Some of Marsha’s scholastic honors are: Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (2014); Fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008); Distinguished Traveling Lecturer, Division of Laser Science, American Physical Society (2002-2004); Visiting Miller Research Professor, Berkeley (2003); Guggenheim Fellowship (2002-2003); Visiting Lecturer of the Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taiwan (2000); Lucy W. Pickett Lecturer, Mount Holyoke College (1998); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1997); Broida Prize awarded by the International Symposium on Free Radicals; Fellow of the American Physical Society (1993); plus many more.
Some of Marsha’s recent professional activities are: Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair, Chair and Past-Chair Division of Laser Science, American Physical Society (1998-2002); Basic Energy Sci-ences Advisory Committee, Department of Energy (1998-2002); Commission of Physical Sci-ences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council (1996-2001); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Area Coordinator, Pacifichem sponsored by the American Chemical So-ciety (2000). She has served on the editorial advisory board of Chemical Physics Letters (1997-present), Journal of Physical Chemistry (2005-2009, 1995-2000), Journal of Chemical Physics (2007-2009), and Molecular Physics (1998-2000). Effective January 1, 2009, she became the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chemical Physics.
The above is just a sampling of various awards and dedicated service to ACS and indicates why Marsha was chosen as one of the 2010 ACS Fellows.
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the Catalyst Philadelphia Area Girls Enjoying ScienceTM (PAGESTM) Volunteers Needed
Labor Day is behind us and a new school year has started so it is time to plan another session of Phila-delphia Area Girls Enjoying ScienceTM (PAGESTM).
You are invited to participate in the Fall 2015 session of the Philadelphia Area Girls Enjoying Sci-enceTM (PAGESTM) mini-conference for 6th grade girls which Chestnut Hill College will be hosting on Saturday, November 7, 2015.
A sign-up form is available at http://pagesprogram.org/pages/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WCC-PAGES-Scientist-Sign-Up-Form-11-07-15.pdf. Please fill out the form and return via mail, FAX, or e-mail (pre-ferred). Please return the form ASAP. If you do not get a prompt reply to your sign-up, please contact me again at [email protected] (we all know of the sporadic unreliability of today’s communication meth-ods). Please provide emergency contact information – this was very important before the fall 2012 ses-sion, when Superstorm Sandy made communications more difficult and volunteers were not necessarily at their workplaces the week before the event.
As a scientist volunteer, you bring an experiment to share with three small groups of girls (4 – 7 students each). The program provides the girls with safety glasses, aprons, paper towels, gloves, and bench covers. Safety is our number one priority, so keep the experiments as safe as possible. It is better to focus on a cou-ple of concepts, rather than overwhelm the girls with a lot of information. The girls love to take something home with them, so please provide them with a hand-out if you can.
We always welcome new volunteers to the program, so feel free to invite a co-worker or one of your students to attend.
There are important changes to the volunteer sign-up procedure! On November 22, 2014, PA House Bill 435 (PN 4225) was signed into law becoming Act 153 of 2014. As a result of this legislation, all adult volunteers having direct contact with children will need the following certifications every 60 months:
• Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP); and • Child Abuse History certification from the PA Department of Human Services (DHS). • FBI federal criminal history certification (this requirement is waived if the volunteer has been
a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the entirety of the previous 10 years).
All necessary instructions and links to apply for these certifications can be found at www.dhs.state.pa.us/findaform/childabusehistoryclearanceforms/index.htm. There is no cost for the first two reports and they can be submitted on line. The FBI federal criminal history certification costs $25.75 through DHS or $27.00 through Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Please allow sufficient time to process these certifications (potentially more than two weeks).
“Non-resident volunteers,” specifically individuals who reside in another state or country may serve as a volun-teer for no more than 30 days in a calendar year as long as they provide certifications from their state or coun-try of residence. Volunteers who reside in Pennsylvania do not have a provisional period and must obtain the above-listed certifications.
Copies of all reports need to be submitted with the completed volunteer form. Thank you so much for your cooperation with this new legislation. We are continuing to offer the scientists participating in the program at Chestnut Hill College the oppor-tunity to be paired up with a local 6th grade science teacher. This could help you fine-tune your project with the girls and increase the fun factor for everyone involved. Let me know ([email protected]) if you would like to participate in this aspect of the program.
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the Catalyst 2016 MARM CHEMAGINATION DESCRIPTION AND RULES
CONTEST OVERVIEW For this event, high school students are asked to imagine that they are living 25 years in the future and have been invited to write an article for ChemMatters, a magazine for high school students that focuses on the role of chemistry in everyday life. The subject of the article is: “Describe a recent breakthrough or innovation in chemistry (and/or its applications) that has improved the quality of people’s lives today.” To view a sample ChemMatters magazine visit acs.org, and look under Education: http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters.html. In addition to the article, students are asked to design a cover for the magazine. The article must be written as if the student is living in the year 2041, looking back at innovations that have occurred since 2016. The innovation must fall into one of the following categories: * Alternative Energy * Medicine/Health * Environment * New Materials A few examples of areas where development is expected are: nanotechnology, energy efficiency, pollution preven-tion, green chemistry, sustainability, intelligent devices for sensing, proteomics, climate models, biopharmaceutical therapies, medical devices and/or implants and new energy sources. Evaluation of the entry is based upon: (1) the written article which is submitted in advance, (2) the presentation of the innovation on a self-standing display and (3) knowledge of and soundness of the science as demonstrated in interviews with judges (much like science fair
judging). RULES and SCORING and ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENTS Information regarding rules, scoring and attendance and eligibility/requirements will be available shortly at http://marmacs.org/2016/Chemagination.html. KEY DEADLINES December 30, 2015 Local sections notify 2016 MARM Chemagination contest co-chairs of their preliminary intent
to participate in 2016 MARM Chemagination.
March 1, 2016 Local sections confirm their intent to participate in 2016 MARM Chemagination and their es-timate of number of teams that will be participating.
May 14, 2016 Local Sections submit their estimate of number of teams they will be sending to the 2016 MARM Chemagination.
May 28, 2016 Local sections submit number of participating teams, article titles and information on each student. (Submission process will be announced at a l ater date.)
June 1, 2016 Teams submit their articles for pre-judging.
June 11, 2016 The 2016 MARM Chemagination competition takes place at College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY.
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DIRECTORY OF SERVICES
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PHILADELPHIA SECTION, ACS CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
Date Event Locations
November 4 Laboratory Pumps and Applications Symposium and Complimentary Dinner, Tour and Door Prizes
KNF Neuberger, Inc. Two Black Forest Road Hamilton Township, NJ 08691 http://www.labpumps.com/symposium
November 6 First Friday: Chemistry Couture Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 http://www.chemheritage.org/visit/events/public-events/2015-11-06-ff.aspx
November 7 PAGES™ Mini-Conference For 6th Grade Girls Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA http://pagesprogram.org/events/
November 10 Chemical Biophysics Mini Symposium; 1:30 – 5:30. Speakers include Takanari Inoue (Johns Hopkins), Janet Smith (University of Michigan), and keynote Nathanael Gray (Harvard). Reception to follow in the Nobel Hall.
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Lynch Room http://www.med.upenn.edu/biocbiop/cbms/
November 10 YCC Quizzo Night Landmark Bar and Grill 3333 Market Street, University City Philadelphia, PA http://phillyycc.org/events.php
November 11 Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group: Zheng Ouyang, Purdue University: Miniature Mass Spec-trometers
http://science.widener.edu/svb/msdg/
November 11 Rohm and Haas Fellow in Focus Lecture: William New-man: New Light on Isaac Newton’s Alchemy
Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 http://www.chemheritage.org/visit/events/public-events/2015-11-11-fellow-in-focus-william-newman.aspx
November 11-13 ACC: State Affairs and Political Mobilization Annual Planning Meeting
Amelia Island, FL http://www.americanchemistry.com/About/MeetingsConferences
November 16-18 EAS: Professor Kurt Wüthrich gives the Plenary Lecture: From Basic Research in NMR to use in Daily Human Life
DoubleTree Hotel, Ballroom, Somerset, NJ http://easinc.org/wordpress/?p=3341
November 17 Ullyot Lecture: Dr. Bruce M. Alberts, University of California, San Francisco: Redefining Science Educa-tion
Chemical Heritage Foundation Philadelphia, PA www.chemheritage.org
January 21 ACS Philadelphia Section Award winner, Donna Huryn: Lecture and Award
Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
February 22 YCC Undergraduate/Graduate Poster Session University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA phillyycc.org
March 3 Edgar Fahs Smith Lectur: Professor George Schnatz, Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
