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Welcome to the May issue of theDel-Chem Bulletin! Since we encourageadoption of electronic newsletter startingthis September, for some of us, this is thelast print copy of Del-Chem. We dounderstand some members still prefer ahardcopy of the newsletter, and if thisapplies to you, please do remember toreturn the pale blue “opt-in” card enclosedin this issue by June 15. You can also sendan email to [email protected] tonotify us of your “opt-in” request. Forthose who choose to receive the electronicnewsletter, you will receive an email linkto direct you to read or download the elec-tronic copy. We are working on finalizingour new website with improved navigabil-ity and interactive features. In the sameeffort, we will ensure the emails sent tomembers are secure and free of viruses. Iwould like to emphasize that both the elec-tronic newsletter and the print copy willco-exist to meet the needs of our membersas an important means of communicationwhile being cost effective and environ-mentally sensitive. The print copy willstill have all the key information as beforeregarding the section activities. With theelectronic newsletter, we will also be ableto enclose more information such as longarticles from members, more pictures, andother information relevant to the event.Electronic copies of the Del-Chem Bul-letin will be available to all ACS DelawareSection members.

Coming back to the events in May, May 11is a big celebration day. We will congratu-late 12 members who have reached their50-year milestone and 18 members whohave reached their 60-year milestone ofACS membership. I am deeply inspiredby their dedication to the society and high-ly honored to be selected to recognizethese individuals.

Immediately after the recognition lun-cheon are the Carothers Award Sympo-sium and the Carothers Award Banquethonoring Dr. Jean M. J. Fréchet and Dr.Hiroshi Ito. The symposium speakers areDr. Christine Luscombe (University ofWashington), Dr. Virgil Percec (Universityof Pennsylvania), Dr. James W. Thackeray

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CHEMVETSCHEMVETS

TOPIC: Early 19th Century ArsenicDetection Techniques:Experts Attacking Experts

SPEAKER: Professor David Caudill, Villanova UniversityDATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

PLACE: DuPont, Chestnut Run

TIME: 12:00 Lunch (Admin. Bldg.)

1:00 Lecture (Bldg. 713 auditorium)

INFORMATION:George Parshall (658-2066 or [email protected])

BIOGRAPHY:Professor David Caudill has had a continuing interest in the role of science in law. In 2007,he held a Chemical Heritage Foundation fellowship sponsored by the Societe de ChemieIndistrielle. He has published extensively on forensic science and the role of science in thecourtroom.

Professor Caudill earned a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan Sate, a Ph.D. in philosophyform the Vrieie University (Amsterdam), and a J.D. in law from the University of Hous-ton. He was in private practice for eight years before joining the faculty of Washington& Lee University. In 2005, he became the first holder of the Arthur M Goldberg FamilyChair in the Villanova University School of Law.

ABSTRACT:Professor Caudill will discuss the beginnings of chemical forensic science in the 1820sand 1830s. During his fellowship at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, he researchedthe early, often unreliable chemical tests used to prove the guilt of murder suspects.Then, as now, experts argued in court over the validity of the scientific evidence. Hewill discuss contentious cases of that time and provide some perspective on the validi-ty of current chemical testing.

NEXT MEETING:

The next ChemVets meeting is planned for Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Kai QiKai Qi

(Rohm & Haas), and Dr. Kathryn Uhrich (Rutgers University). Please see the agendainside this issue, and abstracts and speaker biographies in the April issue, or at theDelaware ACS website: http://membership.acs.org/d/del/. The event will close with theaward presentations and awardee lectures. Please join us to congratulate Dr. Fréchet andDr. Ito on this international recognition.

Please also mark your calendar for the May 19 ChemVet event featuring Professor DavidCaudill from Villanova University. His presentation is titled “Early 19th Century ArsenicDetection Techniques: Experts Attacking Experts”.

Have a wonderful summer and we will be communicating again in early September!

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I Survived Salt Lake City Al Denio, Section Councilor contiued from page 20

Academic Compensation – When I leftDuPont in 1964, I took the vow of poverty(luckily celibacy was not required) andbecame an Assistant Professor at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Thatfirst winter I damn near froze to death andheating bills drove my beer budget to zero.Salary increases were small and when thestate had a budget crisis there were none. Itquickly became apparent that the road outof poverty meant joining the universityadministration (referred to as “going for thegold”). A recent article in the N.Y. Times(February 23) includes a list of the tenhighest “total compensation” packages inprivate universities during 2006-07. Theyranged from $4,415,714 to $2,393,646 anddid not include any university presidents.Top dog was USC football coach Pete Car-roll! Second at $4,332,759 was a clinicalprofessor of dermatology at ColumbiaUniversity. Eight of the top ten were in

medical schools and #6 was the chiefinvestment officer at Yale. Note that therewere no chemistry profs in the list!

Most faculty members who actually teachstudents in our colleges and universities arepoorly paid. At public institutions, a budgetcrisis always hits education hard. If you arenow employed as an industrial chemist andlong for the stability of an academic posi-tion, proceed with caution. Being singlehelps but the road to tenure is long. Haveyou any skills in coaching football? Areyou a friend of Pete Carroll? And aboutthose “summers off ” - if you cannot get aresearch grant or teaching job, are yougood at house painting or bartending?

I hope to see you at the Carothers AwardBanquet plus the 50- and 60 Year Member-ship Recognition Luncheon in May.


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Delaware Section of the American Chemical Society

May General Meeting

50-and 60-Year Membership Recognition Luncheonand Carothers Award Symposium Honoring

Drs. Jean M. J. Fr'chet and Hiroshi ItoDate: Monday, May 11, 2009Location: DuPont Country Club

Time: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM

Cost for 50- and 60-Year Membership Recognition Luncheon: $25 per person for Delaware ACS members and guest$30 per person for non-ACS members$15 per person for studentsFree to just attend the seminar (space limited)

Cost for Carothers Award Banquet: $30 per person for Delaware ACS members and guest$40 per person for non-ACS members$15 per person for students

Free to attend Carothers Award Symposium (RSVP to ensure space availability)

Dinner Choices:

• Roast Top Sirloin of Beef with Brandied Peppercorn Sauce

• Grilled Breast of Chicken “Mediterranean” with Preserved Lemon,Olives, and Tomato (served over Cous Cous)

• Mushroom and Vegetable Cous Cous Strudel

Five dollars off the total cost for attending both events

For reservations or additional information:Please contact Kai Qi at: [email protected] (preferred) or 302-999-2771 by noonFriday, May 8, 2009. Last minute responses can only be handled by email [email protected]. Please indicate your dinner selection if you are planning toattend the banquet. If no preference is provided, mushroom and vegetable cous cousstrudel will be selected.

Agenda:50- and 60-Year Membership Recognition Luncheon11:30 AM Registration12:00 PM – 1:00PM Luncheon and Recognition

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I Survived Salt Lake CityAl Denio, Section Councilor

The National Meeting – Attendance wasdown a bit, to just over 10,000. Thedecrease was probably due to the remotelocation and the weak economy. I wasjoined at the Council meeting by MarthaHollomon, Erin Doherty, John Gavenonisand Josh Ayers. The most controversialissue was the increase in annual dues from$140 to $145. It was finally approved aftera “spirited” debate.

The ACS Bylaws specify that dues normal-ly follow the Consumer Price Index whichincreased by about 3%. Thus a $5 increasewas proposed. We also received a reportfrom our Board of Directors that pointedout that the Investment income fell sharply.There was also a drop in the ACS PensionFund which required a transfer of money tomaintain the legal requirement.

Our meeting certainly gave a boost to theeconomy of Salt Lake City. The Hotel roomtax was 12.72% (in Delaware it is only 8%)plus they have a sales tax on meals, etc.Most chemists prefer three meals/day andtwo of those may include alcoholic solu-tions to aid “digestion.” One interestinglocal brew was “Polygamy Porter,” suppos-edly for those who like more than one.

I attended two talks by my former studentRich Saykally, the U. Cal-Berkeley profes-sor who was receiving the Peter DebyeAward in Physical Chemistry, funded byDuPont. Unfortunately I did not attend theAwards Banquet, a bit pricey at $130 plusa tux. I also enjoyed a dinner with an “old”Organic Prof from UNH. His lectureswere at 8:00 am on Tuesday, Thursday, andSaturday. His weekly quiz and exams werealways on Saturday, thus keeping us quitesober on Friday nights! Luckily for himthere were no student evaluations in theold days.

Are You Going Green? – Wisconsin man-dated curbside recycling many years ago soVal and I were shocked upon moving toDelaware ten years ago and learning thatrecycling was voluntary. Thus I began peri-odic trips to the recycling dumpster on theU.D. campus. In winter, this was often dan-gerous when the dumpsters were surround-ed by ice. In summer I was often attackedby hornets who seemed to like to hang outwith plastic bottles. Finally, we resorted tocurbside pickup from the Delaware SolidWaste Authority at a hefty fee of $6 permonth. This summer the City of Newarkwill begin a weekly “free” pickup service(“free” means paid for by my taxes).

If you do not presently recycle, I hopethat you will soon join the effort to saveourplanet. First of all, by recycling youwill send much less to a landfill so it willlast longer. Secondly, we are able toreprocess paper, cardboard, glass, plasticsand metals into useful products throughcreative chemistry. Cellulose fibers canbe reclaimed and converted into newspa-pers and toilet paper (sometimes I know itis hard to tell the difference!)

Aluminum cans are a prime example of theimportance of recycling. The element isobtained from bauxite ore, mined in foreigncountries. The metal is obtained from theore in a very expensive electrolytic processat very high temperatures. Eventually,most of this aluminum is made into bever-age cans. After use, the metal in the can iseasy to melt and recycle, needing onlyabout 5% of the energy needed to producealuminum from the ore. Throwing thismetal into the trash is a major sin!Recycling is an easy way to reduce energyconsumption so please join in the fun – “wegotta do it!”

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Carothers Award Symposium1:15 PM – 2:00 PMDr. Christine Luscombe, University of WashingtonTitle: Towards Highly Ordered Films for Organic Photovoltaic Devices

2:15 PM – 3:00 PMDr. Virgil Percec, University of PennsylvaniaTitle: Bioinspired Synthesis of Nonbiological Systems Exhibiting Biological Functions

3:15 PM – 4:00 PMDr. James W. Thackeray, Rohm & HaasTitle: Chemical Amplification Resists: Their Practical Use and Development in the Semi-conductor Industry

4:15 PM – 5:00 PMDr. Kathryn Uhrich, Rutgers UniversityTitle: Nanoscale Amphiphilic Macromolecules: From Selective Retention of Low DensityLipoproteins to Enhancing Drug Transport

Carothers Award Presentation5:30 PM Carothers Award Dinner Registration and Reception6:30 PM Carothers Award Dinner7:30 PM Award Presentation and Award Lecture

About the Awardees:The 2009 Carothers Award is awarded to Dr. Jean M. J. Fréchet and Dr. Hiroshi Ito inrecognition of their contributions to the development of chemically amplified resist. Chemicallyamplified resist allows for the manufacturing of microelectronic chips using 248 nm and193 nm lithography, and therefore is the enabling technology for further miniaturization ofelectronic devices as predicted by Moore’s Law. The concept of chemical amplification forpolymer resist imaging has had a major impact on the fields of imaging materials,photopolymers, and microlithography. Chemically amplified resist has cumulative revenuewell over $2 billion in addition to its profound impact on IC business with cumulativerevenue over $500 billion.

Dr. Fréchet is the Henry Rapoport Professor of Chemistry and Professor of ChemicalEngineering at University of California, Berkeley. He is the Scientific Director of the Mole-cular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and a member of the US NationalAcademy of Science and the US National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Fréchet has authoredover 750 scientific papers, holds over 70 patents, involved in numerous start-up companies,and has received numerous awards worldwide. His research at the interface of organic andpolymer chemistry is directed towards functional macromolecules, their design, synthesis,and applications.

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Nora Radu Candidate for Councilor of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:Nora Radu is a Research Associate at DuPont OLEDDisplays at the Experimental Station in Wilmington.She joined DuPont in 1998 as a Research Chemist inthe Nylon business. She graduated from Ithaca Col-lege with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1990 and obtainedher Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from University ofCalifornia, San Diego in 1995 under the direction ofProf. T. Don Tilley. Between 1996 and 1998 she wasan N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Steven Buch-wald at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.She has been a member of the ACS since 1990, is amember of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry, served as Alternate Councilor in the Inor-ganic Chemistry division of the ACS from 2001 to 2003 and is currently an Alternate Coun-cilor of the Delaware Section. She has chaired the Gordon Research Conference onOrganometallic Chemistry (2007), initiated the Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar onOrganometallic Chemistry (2006) and chaired the 1st Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar onOrganometallic Chemistry (2007). She has been involved in the Delaware section by par-ticipating in the National Chemistry Week and volunteering to teach science through hands-on activities to local preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children and being theballot counter for the Delaware Local Section (2008).

Policy Statement:As a councilor, I would work with the current section officers to assist in the section’s con-tinuing involvement in the Delaware community. In particular, I would like to continue onexpanding the section’s tradition of supporting science education. The section has manyexcellent outreach programs geared to school age children. My interest is in further broad-ening these programs to preschool, kindergarten and elementary school age children. TheACS offers many resources to help expose very young children to science which can beadapted to the local level and aid Delaware’s preschool/kindergarten centers in providingmore science education to their young students.

As all of us know, we live in an interesting time....again….. with the industry undergoingconsiderable changes (such as mergers, acquisitions, and downsizing) and adjusting to theseeconomic times. I believe the ACS and the Delaware Section need to address the needs ofthe members and to enhance the VALUE of their ACS membership. The Delaware Sectionhas been blessed with strong leadership in the past few years and has taken steps to addressthese issues. We need to listen to our members and continue our efforts in this direction.Moreover, we should continue involving our members at all age levels in section activities,to recruit new members, and to maintain the interest of our members in our profession. I dogreatly enjoy my volunteer work for the Delaware Section and the ACS. I believe in doingthe best job possible in any job situation. I shall welcome the opportunity to continue toserving the members of the Delaware Section as Councilor.

Martha G. Hollomon continued from page 16




Dr. Ito is an IBM Fellow at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA. He has playeda pivotal role in inception, development, and advancement of chemical amplification resistsfor use in semiconductor manufacturing. Dr. Ito has been active also in fundamentalresearch on polymer synthesis, reactivity and kinetics in polymerization, and spectroscopiccharacterization of polymers. He holds over 50 patents and has more than 200publications in the area of microlithography and polymer chemistry. Dr. Ito is an ACSPMSE Fellow and the recipient of numerous awards: including the Arthur K. DoolittleAward and the Heroes of Chemistry Award.

About the Carothers Award:The Wallace H. Carothers Award was established by the Delaware Section of the AmericanChemical Society in 1976 in memory of Wallace H. Carothers, one of the founders of mod-ern polymer chemistry. The purpose of the award is to honor scientific innovators who havemade outstanding contributions and advances in industrial applications of chemistry.

The award is a sculpture that was commissioned by the Delaware Section. It consists of twohands holding a benzene ring, depicting a person shaping molecules. The artist is Mr.Domenico Mortellito, a well-known local sculptor, muralist and painter, who has pioneeredthe use of synthetic materials in the fine arts.

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Martha G. HollomonCandidate for Councilor of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical SocietyBiography:Martha Hollomon is originally from Storrs, Connecticut. Shereceived her B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies,she worked in the polymer group at the Research TriangleInstitute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Sheobtained an M.S. in Textile Chemistry in 1993 under ProfessorSamuel M. Hudson with her thesis work on biodegradablepolymers as high strength absorbable sutures. Martha earnedher Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1998 from North CarolinaState University under Professor David A. Shultz. Her thesisresearch focused on Polymeric Assemblies as Organic BasedMolecular Magnetic Materials. After completing her graduatestudies, Martha accepted a position as a Senior ResearchChemist in the Pulp and Paper Division at the Hercules Incorporated (now Ashland) ResearchCenter. Martha was active in the North Carolina Section before relocating to Delaware. Shehas been actively involved in the Delaware Section serving as National Chemistry Week(NCW) Chair 1999, 2000, 2003; Chair-Elect 2001, Chair 2002, Immediate Past Chair 2003,and Councilor (2004-present). She actively serves on the following Delaware Local SectionCommittees: National Chemistry Week, Government Affairs, Kids & Chemistry, AnnualReport, Education, and Nominating Committees.

As Delaware Section Councilor, Martha is a member of the ACS Council Committee ofLocal Section Activities (LSAC) and Alliance and Partnerships subcommittee of LSAC,LSAC liaison to Public Relations and Communication (CPRC); LSAC Advocacy TaskForce; and Silver Circle – Senior Chemist Task Force. Martha also serves as Executive Sec-retary for the Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting Board (MARM); Delaware Section MARMdelegate; General Chair of MARM 2010 which will be hosted by the Delaware Section.Martha received recognition from the Delaware Section with Tillmanns-Skolnik Distin-guished Service Award and National ACS Salute to Excellence Award during the 234thNational Meeting from 2007 President Catherine (Katie) T. Hunt recognizing Martha’s orga-nization of Katie’s two day Presidential visit to Delaware where Katie spoke to DelawareSenate, Delaware House of Representative, Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of Education,Delaware Teachers’ reception, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, six classrooms, and 50- &60-year Delaware ACS members.

Policy Statement:I would like to thank the Delaware Section members for giving me the opportunity to serveas your Councilor. I approach the job seriously and have volunteered a lot of time and ener-gy to this job. It has been my honor to promote the ACS Delaware Section and its memberswithin Delaware and nationally. I attend most of the Section’s executive committee meet-ings and the monthly Section meetings. For the past several years, I have been organizingoutreach events in local public, parochial, and private K-8 schools trying to interest kids inscience through our award-winning Kids & Chemistry program. As a Councilor in thenational ACS, I am a member of the Committee of Local Section Activities (LSAC). Twomajor contributions of LSAC (and the ACS) are providing funds to local sections throughinnovative project/partnership grants and Science Cafes. The Delaware Section has receivedfunding through these programs.



FiftFiftyy -Year ACS Members Honored in 2009-Year ACS Members Honored in 2009The following Delaware Section ACS members will be honored for reaching the 50-yearmilestone in 2009. A special ruby pin and a 50-year membership card, which entitles the50-year members to free attendance at all ACS meetings, were sent to them in gratefulappreciation of their many years of service to the Society.

This achievement by 50-year members will be celebrated at an award ceremony held onMonday, May 11, 2009 at DuPont Country Club. Please join in our celebration of theirachievements at the award luncheon. They will each be presented with a handsomecertificate to mark the occasion. Members who join the ranks of 50-year status in 2009will also be listed in a special issue of Chemical & Engineering News.

Dr. Leonard Henry BeckDr. Jen ChiuDr. Alan Daniel CraigDr. Alexander R. DoberenzMr. Edwin G. Fleck Jr.Dr. Ruskin LongworthDr. Joseph J. MrowcaDr. Ralph Daniel Nelson Jr.Mr. James T. Paul Jr.Mr. Joseph F. Siok Jr.Dr. Claibourne D. SmithDr. Richard B. Ward

SixtSixtyy -Year ACS Members Honored in 2009-Year ACS Members Honored in 2009This year the members who have achieved the milestone of 60 years of membership willalso be honored at the award ceremony held on Monday, May 11, 2009 at DuPontCountry Club. The following Delaware Section ACS members will be honored for reachingthe 60-year milestone in 2009.Dr. Rolf DessauerMr. Donn DevineMr. Steffen Frederick DieckmannMr. Harry FishmanDr. Robert C. ForneyDr. H. Karl FrensdorffMr. Mark Burket FriesDr. E. Ellsworth HackmanDr. Howard Emil HolmquistDr. Daniel Shelton St JohnDr. Carl G KrespanDr. William H. ManogueDr. Irving MochDr. Arthur David OlinDr. George Neil SausenDr. Vance Evan SenecalDr. Donald M. SimonsDr. Daniel J. Vaughan


Norman W. Henry III Candidate for Alternate Councilor of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:

Norm Henry is a retired senior research chemist and certifiedindustrial hygienist from DuPont. He has a B.A. Degree inChemistry from Lafayette College 1965 and a M.S. degreefrom the University of Delaware 1977. He worked for theDuPont company for 37 years and currently is self employedas an industrial hygiene consultant in his own Company,Safety and Health By Protection, SHBP. He has been activein the ACS for 44 years both in the local section (past chair,treasurer, awards, education and safety committees andnationally in ACS Division of Chemical Health And Safety(CHAS). He is on the CHAS Board of Editors. He is also active in the American Industri-al Hygiene Association (AIHA )where he has served on various technical committees. He isa member of the Health Physics Society (HPS) and currently works part time as a radiationcontrol specialist for the office of radiation control division of public health (DPH) state ofDelaware. He also served on the Authority on Radiation Protection for the state of Delawarefor 25 years as a representative from industry. He has over 40 technical publications in chem-ical, radiological and biological safety and health. He also serves as a community memberon the University of Delaware’s Institutional Biosafety Committee.

Policy Statement:As a long time active member of the ACS and local section I have enjoyed participatingin their activities and contributing to the Delaware section’s program. During these chal-lenging economic times we need to continue to reach out to potential new membersand to our community to share are experiences in chemistry and provide an opportunity to network with others in our field. We need to help our fellow members struggling with employment issues, provide voluntary assistance to education programs and teachers of sci-ence so that we can continue to maintain interest in the chemical profession as a careeropportunity. Personally, I will continue to support our awards recognition program forchemistry teachers and outstanding high school and university chemistry student awards.For those members in our section who have made outstanding contributions to chemistry andour section program we need to continue to recognize them for their efforts as well. A poten-tially new outreach activity idea for our section that I would support is Café Discussions.ACS national already has started this program so that all we have to work out is the logics,schedule and speakers. The idea here is to get chemists from our section to talk about theirexperiences in chemistry over a lunch time discussion. This could be open to the public aswell. One last and challenging idea that I would like to explore is to find a location and facil-ity for our section’s meetings, display section historical items, records and awards that oursection has received.



Spring, 2009 ACSProcess Spectroscopy/Society forApplied Spectroscopy Meeting

Topic: Discussion of current research into in-situ chemical sensors

Speaker: Dr. Karl Booksh, University of Delaware

Date: Friday, June 12, 2009

Time: 11:30 AM, arrival for lunch, Agilent cafeteria, your choice

12:15 presentation

Location:

Agilent Little Falls site, 2850 Centerville Rd, Wilmington, DE

Information/notice of attendance: Lois Weyer, 410-392-1273, or [email protected]

Biography:

Karl Booksh is currently a professor in the chemistry department at the University of

Delaware. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington with Bruce

Kowalski as advisor, and has been active in chemometrics and sensor research. He was

previously the co-director of Arizona Applied Nano-sensors, and is an editor of the Journal

of Chemometrics. He has received NSF, ACS, and Merit Scholarship awards.

Abstract:

The theme of the Booksh research group is the development of in-situ chemical sensors

for environmental, biomedical, and industrial process monitoring. The research is

predicated on the belief that it is better to build small chemical sensors capable of reliable

measurements in the field or in the process than to collect samples for future laboratory

analysis. The research focuses largely on fiber optic surface plasmon resonance, Raman,

and fluorescence sensors, but there is also interest in mid-IR sensors as well as Raman and

IR imaging. Chemometric analysis of collected data and multivariate sensor calibration

are also major research directions. The

presentation will provide an overview,

with time for further discussion on

specific areas of interest to the audience.

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Engineering (PMSE), is a former member of the California Section, and is currently Coun-cilor, Secretary, and Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair of the Delaware Section. AsCouncilor, John is a member of the ACS Local Section Activities Committee (LSAC) andthe Local Section Assistance and Development (LSAD) subcommittee of LSAC. He is theLSAC liaison to the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs (CCPA).

Policy Statement:During my first year as Councilor, I sought an appointment to LSAC, bypassing the usual

one year delay before securing a committee assignment. As a member of the LSAD sub-

committee of LSAC, I’ve worked with quite a few local sections to provide guidance and

assistance to improve their meeting programming and attendance. As an example, this

past December I visited a local section in the mid-Atlantic region to deliver a presentation

outlining ACS National tools and resources for local section development. In addition, I

chair the LSAC Science Café task force charged with better understanding the success of

the Science Café grant program, which has been used with success by the Delaware Sec-

tion in recent years.

As Councilor for the Delaware Section, I have attended the Council meetings during all fournational meetings that have occurred during my term so far. Following each meeting, I pro-vided a written summary of Council actions and key ACS activities that was published in theDel-Chem Bulletin. Furthermore, I leveraged my experience as a CCPA liaison to enhancepublic policy advocacy as Delaware Section Government Affairs Committee (GAC) Co-Chair. My efforts have led to more focused advocacy for specific legislative items of inter-est to ACS. In addition, for the first time in Delaware Section history, our GAC met with allthree of Delaware’s federal legislators in person in 2009!

If I am re-elected, I plan to take advantage of my experience in multiple Delaware Sectionoffices to continue to foster the bridge between the Delaware Section and ACS National.Councilors are responsible for articulating local section concerns when constructing nation-al policy. As Councilor, Secretary, Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair, and Past-Chair, I’ve been fortunate to interact with many of our members in the course of planningand organizing section meetings. These opportunities have allowed me to better understandthe varied interests of our 1,800+ member Section. As Councilor, I will be a voice for ourcommon interests for the advancement of the chemistry community and public policy, and Iwill be available to address individual member concerns. Furthermore, I will work withACS National representatives to emphasize timely, relevant programs that address DelawareSection interests.



Lois WeyerCandidate for Director of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:Lois is currently a jack-of-all-trades analytical chemist in theR&D lab at Alliant Techsystems in Elkton, MD, after havingspent most of her career as a spectroscopist and process ana-lytical chemist at Hercules. She completed a Ph.D. with SteveBrown at UD in 1996. She is also active with outreach girlscouting, does consulting work in process analytical, teachesa short course, and recently coauthored a NIR book. She waschair of the section in 2001, and has held other posts includ-ing maintaining the web page, publicity for the NCW event,and auditing the section’s finances.

Policy Statement:My policy is to help the section in planning events and offering services for the benefit ofour members and the general public.


Kai Qi called the meeting to order at 6:25 PM.

Secretary’s Report:John Gavenonis distributed electronically the Secretary’s report from the February 2, 2009Executive Committee meeting. The minutes were approved via electronic motions andvotes. The minutes will be published in the April 2009 edition of the Del-Chem Bulletin.John indicated that at the present time only four councilors are attending the Nationalmeeting in SLC. Alternate Councilors Denis Kissounko or Josh Ayers might be able toattend.

Treasurer’s Report:Xiaoli Wang provided a treasurer’s report with comments on March 6, 2009 via email,since he was unable to attend the Executive Committee meeting. Most income is due to$1,440 from Del-Chem Bulletin advertisements and a $3,800 grant from ACS National fora leadership development course in the Section. The principal expenses incurred by theSection so far in 2009 are due to monthly meetings, in particular the January SectionAwards meeting at the Blue and Gold Club at the University of Delaware. In addition,printing expenses for the December 2008, January 2009, and February 2009 editions ofthe Del-Chem Bulletin are $4,718. The checking account currently has only $6,440remaining, which is typical for this time of year. The Section should receive the ACS allot-ment of approximately $16,000 later this month. The Section posted a loss in the invest-ment accounts from December 31, 2008 ($163,534) to February 28, 2009 ($141,460).

Martha Hollomon moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report subject to audit. Tiffany Hoerterseconded the motion. The motion carried by a voice vote.

Chair’s Report:Kai Qi indicated that the Section has not hosted many Younger Chemists Committee(YCC) events so far this year, outside of the biweekly happy hours. Members are encour-aged to contact Kai with ideas / suggestions for possible YCC events.

Bill Carroll, the ACS President in 2005 and an ACS Director-at-Large, is visitingDelaware on March 12. He will arrive at 8 AM via Amtrak and return to the train stationat 3:30 PM. He will visit Brandywine High School, Saint Marks High School, The Inde-pendence School, Tower Hill School, and possibly Howard High School of Technology.Martha is still awaiting a response from HHST. Bill will tailor his presentation to the ageof each student audience. High school students will receive a presentation about careersin chemistry, with a particular focus on the global challenges that current high school stu-dents will encounter in their 20s. He will discuss how chemistry can provide solutions tothose challenges. The middle school approach may be similar, but more likely will focuson the importance of recycling.

The January Section Awards meeting had about 60 people in attendance. The room at theUniversity of Delaware Blue and Gold Club was a bit small for the meeting, but seemed towork fine nonetheless. The Delaware student who received a national award in the NationalChemistry Week poster contest was in attendance.

The February monthly meeting had only 2 people registered and 7 in attendance. This was adisappointing turnout for the speaker visiting from NIST.

The March monthly meeting is taking place at the University of Delaware.The University of Delaware is assisting with meeting publicity, but is not a cosponsorsince the University is unwilling to provide any funds for the meeting. This event will bea Career Fair / Seminar on March 16. Pizza will be served for dinner. The main attractionis a panel discussion featuring William Golton (Vice President of Cecon Group, Inc.),

Minutes of the Executive Committee MeetingDelaware Section of the American Chemical Society

Monday, March 9, 2009, Buckley’s Tavern


John GavenonisCandidate for Councilor of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:John Gavenonis is originally from Larksville, Pennsylvania. In 1998,he received an S.B. degree in Chemistry from MIT where he con-ducted undergraduate research on early transition metal polymeriza-tion catalyst precursors with 2005 Nobel Laureate Professor RichardR. Schrock. John earned his Ph.D. in organometallic/inorganic chem-istry in 2003 from the University of California, Berkeley under thedirection of Professor T. Don Tilley. His thesis research focused onthe development of early transition metal complexes containing ster-ically demanding ligands and reactive σ-bonds. After completing his graduate studies, Johnaccepted a position as a Research and Development Chemist in the Business Extensionsgroup at DuPont Titanium Technologies where his research supported new business initia-tives. In December 2006, John transferred to DuPont Engineering Polymers (EP) to be theTechnical Consultant for Zytel® and Minlon® nylon resins as part of the technical servicegroup. In April 2009, John moved to the Electrical / Electronic and Industrial Consumer mar-keting group for DuPont EP. In this role, he is the North America lead for the non-automotivetransportation and healthcare business segments.

John has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1998, is a member of theDivision of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) and the Division of Polymeric Materials Science and




Andrea Martin Candidate for Secretary of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:Andrea Martin received her B.S. in Chemistry from UrsinusCollege and her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Uni-versity of Delaware. She received a NIH postdoctoral fel-lowship to Columbia University, and then joined the HerculesResearch Center. During her career at Hercules, Andi was incorporate research, applied research, technical service, andfinally, sales. When Hercules divested the nitrocellulosebusiness, Andi joined the staff of Writers, Inc. before makinga mid-life career change to education. Now an assistant pro-fessor at Widener University in Chester, PA, Andi has alsotaught at the Stanton Campus of Delaware Technical andCommunity College and at the University of Delaware. She teaches freshman chemistry lec-ture and laboratory to allied health and science/engineering majors as well as upper-levelinorganic chemistry.

Andi has served the Delaware Section of the ACS as Treasurer and Alternate Councilor, and haschaired or served on the Program, Audit, Investment, and Long-Range Planning committees.

Xiaoli Wang Candidate for Treasurer of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:Xiaoli Wang is currently a Sr. Scientist in Analytical Devel-opment at AstraZeneca, where he develops analyticalmethodologies to support pharmaceutical development.Xiaoli obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University,China. He then went to graduate school at the University ofMinnesota and studied the optimization of HPLC separationsfor use in proteomic analysis under the direction of ProfessorPeter W. Carr. Xiaoli obtained his Ph.D. in Analytical Chem-istry in 2006 and joined AstraZeneca after graduation.

Xiaoli has been a member of ACS since 2005 and joined theDelaware section in 2007. He has been serving as the trea-surer of the Delaware ACS since 2008. He is also a memberof the executive committee of the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley.

Policy Statement:I will work my best to keep the finance of the ACS Delaware Section well organized.


Klaus Theopold (Chemistry Department Chair, University of Delaware), and Pat Confalone(Vice President of Global R&D, DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition). In addition, Kaicontacted nine professional recruiters and is working with corporate recruiters at DuPont,AstraZeneca, and Ashland for possible appearances. Masha Petrov volunteered to lead adiscussion addressing the topic of what to do when laid off from a position. Lois Weyer isworking to publicize this meeting in the News Journal.

The April monthly meeting will take place on Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 PM and willfeature a presentation by Mr. Raymond A. Mislock, Jr., Chief Security Officer at DuPont,entitled “Securing Our Future – A Perspective from DuPont’s Chief Security Officer.” Theevent has a relatively inexpensive cost structure at only $10 for members. ExecutiveCommittee members are encouraged to attend.

The 9th Annual Student / Industry Poster Session will take place on April 22 at Universityof Delaware. Martha, Kai, H.N. Cheng, Sujata Bhatia, Eric Holowka, Narmada Gunawar-dena, Denis, Joshua, and Andi Martin, and Norm Henry volunteered to judge the posters.

Kai has organized a New Membership Committee comprised of Masha and SrividhyaKidambi. The committee will contact local companies to encourage ACS membershipamong their employees. They will manage registration sheets at monthly meetings so thatthe Section can assemble a list of those who attend. This will allow the Executive Com-mittee to more effectively engage those who express interest in volunteering with ACS.

Kai indicated that the Section still needs candidates for Chair-Elect and Secretary for the upcom-ing election. Norm, Martha, John, and Nora plan to run for Councilor / Alternate Councilor.

In October, the Delaware Section will sponsor an ACS National course entitled “FosteringInnovation.” Eric will play a prominent role in planning this meeting.

The Carothers Award Banquet will take place on May 11. The event will include 50 and60 year member recognition along with a mini-symposium in the afternoon. Virgil Percec(University of Pennsylvania) is confirmed as a mini-symposium speaker. Karen Wooley(Texas A&M University) and Craig Hawker (University of California, Santa Barbara) cur-rently have conflicts with the proposed date. The 50 and 60 year member recognition willtake place at lunch, followed by the mini-symposium comprising four speakers. TheCarothers Award Banquet honoring Dr. Hiroshi Ito (IBM) and Professor Jean-MarieFrechet (University of California, Berkeley) will take place in the evening.

In previous years, Carothers Award sponsorship has been substantial, with $14,000(2006), $16,000 (2007), and $11,000 (2008) total donations. Unfortunately, the Sectioncurrently has no sponsorship for the 2009 Carothers Award. Consequently, the Section isnot paying accommodations for the four speakers who are part of the afternoon sympo-sium. John will send the Carothers Award donation solicitation letter to the ExecutiveCommittee so that members can contact other companies that might be willing to sponsorthe Carothers Award. Insufficient fund-raising may compel the Section to cut the Sep-tember and December monthly meetings. Martha is currently working with BarbDeHaven (Delaware Economic Development Office) to obtain funding (likely $1,000)from the State of Delaware.

Kai proposed that the Section reduce Del-Chem Bulletin printing expenses by askingmembers to “opt in” to receive a print copy. All those who do not select this option willreceive an electronic copy. This change will more or less compel the Section to implementelectronic voting, possibly as soon as 2010. Kai is currently working on that transition.Overall, Kai is targeting a 30% reduction in the $17,000 Del-Chem Bulletin printingexpenses, which will save the Section approximately $5,000. The May issue will be the lastthat is a paper copy for all Delaware Section members. Starting with the September issue,the section will send paper or electronic copies based on each member’s preference. Kai

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Mark PaczkowskiCandidate for Chair-Elect of the Delaware SectionAmerican Chemical Society

Biography:

Mark Paczkowski is presently a Research Fellow and a

member of the Cellulose Platform Group at Ashland

Aqualon Functional Ingredients in Wilmington, DE. Mark

started his industrial career at AT&T Bell Laboratories

where he worked on developing materials and processes

used in the electronic and photonic industries. He then

joined Lucent Technologies and expanded his career into

market development and system engineering functions in

the fiber optics business, and microelectromechanical sys-

tems. After 19 years at Bell Labs, he then joined Elementis Specialties in Hightstown, NJ

as Principal Scientist and worked there for three years developing water-soluble rheolog-

ical additives. Mark received his B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Scranton and his

Ph.D. in Organic/Physical Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He also did post-

doctoral work at Columbia University in the areas of photochemistry and photophysics.

Policy Statement:

Our current global climate has created a great many challenges to the chemical world that

also touch every aspect of our society. It has become even more important now than ever

to become more connected to our communities and to each other. This is why it would be

my honor to serve as the Chair-elect of the ACS Delaware Section of the American Chem-

ical Society. I see my role as Chair-elect to support and continue those programs created

by my predecessors to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of chemistry in

our daily lives; to stimulate the minds of the youth so that they would be drawn to the fas-

cinating world of chemistry, and to engage local chemical professionals to exchange ideas,

experiences and friendship. The key to the success of our endeavors does not lie only with

the few that serve as the officers of our section but in the many who vigorously partici-

pate and support our activities.

would prefer to email the Del-Chem Bulletin to all those who choose the electronic onlyoption. Alternatively, members can be directed to visit the Section website. The risk withthe latter option is that it is a bit less personal, even though it does provide the advantageof increasing website traffic. Kai will work with Greg Buckmaster to establish a timelinefor establishment of the new Section website.

Past Chair’s Report:Sujata provided the Past Chair’s Report via email. She thanked the Delaware Section forcompleting the Annual Report several days in advance of the February 15 deadline. Suja-ta is in the process of identifying dates for the National Chemistry Week Open House thisfall. Likely dates include November 7 and November 14.

Chair Elect’s Report:Eric provided a Chair Elect’s Report about the upcoming leadership development coursethat will take place on October 12, 2009.

Other Business / New Business:Martha is in the process of negotiating with Hotel DuPont as the site for MARM, whichwill take place April 10 – 13, 2010. Hotel DuPont was chosen because of the lower coststructure for guest rooms. The hotel will provide complimentary meeting space and aparking discount (for both valet and self parking). Martha will sign the contract forMARM with Hotel DuPont sometime this week. She is seeking volunteers and sessionchairs for the organic, inorganic, polymer, and analytical chemistry sessions. The 2010Carothers Award will be presented as part of MARM.

Al Denio reported that the Delaware Academy of Chemical Sciences (DACS) is arranginga trip to the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) on Wednesday, April 15. The event willcost $30 per person to cover bus fare. The trip includes a tour of CHF, including thelibrary and recently renovated museum, which re-opened in the fall of 2008.

Norm received notification from John Burmeister that the Outstanding Junior Chemistrystudent at University of Delaware has been chosen. The student will receive a journal sub-scription and will be recognized as part of the fall Section programming. Last year’saward winner attended the December Section meeting with a guest.

The next Executive Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 PM atBuckley’s Tavern.

Martha moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 PM. Allison Moore seconded the motion,which carried by a voice vote.

Officers and Councilors Present: Joshua Ayers, Al Denio, John Gavenonis, NarmadaGunawardena, Norm Henry, Tiffany Hoerter, Martha Hollomon, Denis Kissounko, AllisonMoore, and Kai Qi

Others Present: Melissa Miller and Mark Paczkowski

Officers and Councilors Absent: Sujata Bhatia, Wayne Brubaker, Erin Doherty, EricHolowka, Jeff Moore, Nora Radu, and Xiaoli Wang

Respectfully submitted,

John Gavenonis

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