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North Jersey Section’s68th Annual Undergraduate

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North Jersey Section ACS 68th Annual Undergraduate ResearchConference Presenters and Advisors (from left to right) Prof.Christian Traba, Daniel Centeno, Anumeha Muthal, Leanne Mocniac,Theresa Kucinski, Rebecca Ferriera, Prof. Ron Doll, StephanieSanchez.

(Photo courtesy of Tom Krone)

(See article and more pictures on pages 5-7.)

THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORY

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

My last column introduced a new biography (“Pure Intelligence” by Melvyn C. Usselman)of the 19th. century English scientist William Wollaston. The column covered the earlyyears of Wollastonʼs career from his birth in 1766 to his University studies at Cambridge,where he met his future collaborator and business partner Smithson Tennant.

Wollaston received his Bachelor of Physic (medicine) degree in 1788, attended Londonhospitals to learn his trade, moved to a practice in Huntington, and was awarded the M.D.in 1793. His practice was only marginally successful, and he moved to another town in1793. But Wollaston was not really dedicated to medicine, although the records suggesthe was a good doctor. He was elected to both the Royal Society and the Royal Collegeof Physicians, and he maintained, in his abundant free time, his pursuits of botany andnatural sciences. He merged his interests in a published study of human calculi includingbladder stones and gouty deposits. Wollaston moved to London in 1797 and continued topractice medicine at a steadily declining rate; chemical interests were beginning to occu-py him.

In 1800 Wollaston and Smithson Tennant agreed to form a partnership with a view toexploring the chemistry of platinum, and especially to producing substantial amounts ofmalleable metallic platinum. They began by pooling their financial resources to purchasea substantial amount (6000 ounces) of platina, the crude platinum ore found in SouthAmerica. Platina had been known for many years, and the metal platinum was a majorconstituent of the ore. Platina was not fusible by the technology of the time, and manyattempts had been made to purify its platinum content. None of these was wholly suc-cessful.

Wollaston and Tennantʼs approach was novel. A brief summary is as follows. After treat-ing platina with aqua regia a solution and a residue were obtained. The key to successwas the careful specification of the proportions of hydrochloric and nitric acids in the aquaregia and rigorous purification by recrystallization of salts obtained from the solution.Wollaston worked principally on the aqua regia solution. He was able to prepare pureammonium hexachloroplatinate. Heating this produced pure platinum powder. Wollastoninvented a new technology, powder metallurgy, to make ingots of malleable metallic plat-inum. This involved heating the platinum powder to red heat while simultaneously com-pressing it and swaging with a heavy hammer. The resulting ingot could be beaten androlled into thin sheets or drawn into fine wires.

Along the way Wollaston also isolated two new metals, palladium and rhodium, andTennant isolated osmium and iridium. The palladium story has some unusual features.Wollaston understood the commercial importance of his platinum work and did not wantto reveal his methods prematurely. Instead of announcing the isolation of a new metal inthe conventional way in a talk or an article, he had handbills prepared advertising a newnoble metal “Palladium, or New Silver” (it was named after the asteroid Pallas) samplesof which could be purchased of Mr. Forster of Gerrard Street for five shillings, half aguinea, or one guinea. Scepticism followed. A well-known Irish chemist, RichardChenevix, purchased and analysed a sample, confirmed the handbillʼs account of its prop-erties, but claimed that he had shown that the sample was an alloy of platinum and mer-cury. Wollaston retaliated by publishing an anonymous letter in Nicholsonʼs Journal offer-ing twenty pounds to anyone who could prepare palladium from platinum and mercury“before any three gentlemen chymists you please to name”. The reward was neverclaimed.

Several years later Wollaston openly published his methods. By then he had become asuccessful manufacturer of platinum. Most of his material went to the making of platinumboilers for concentrating sulfuric acid; liners for the touch-holes of firearms; and laborato-ry apparatus.

In my next, and final, column on Wollaston I will discuss the wide range of his scientificactivities.

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THE INDICATORManager / Editor - LINDA ATKINS3137 Hemlock Hill RoadPocono Pines, PA [email protected] Manager - VINCENT GALEMBO Services, PO Box 1150Marshfield, MA [email protected] COMMITTEEChair, DR. LES McQUIRE17 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ [email protected] York Section Rep.DR. NEIL JESPERSENChemistry Dept., St. Johnʼs University8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY [email protected] Jersey Section Rep.JACQUELINE ERICKSONGSK, 1500 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ [email protected] MastersNY Section - DR. BRIAN R. [email protected] Section - PAUL [email protected] YORK SECTION http://newyorkacs.orgChair, DR. ALISON G. HYSLOPDepartment of Chemistry, St. Johnʼs University8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439718-990-6297 • [email protected], DR. BRIAN R. GIBNEYDept. of Chemistry, CUNY, Brooklyn College2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889917-399-0607 • [email protected], DR. JOSEPH M. SERAFINDept. of Chemistry, St. Johnʼs University8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439718-990-5226 • [email protected] OfficeSt. Johnʼs University, Chemistry Dept.8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439516-883-7510; Fax [email protected] JERSEY SECTIONhttp://www.njacs.orgChair, DR. LUCIANO MUELLERSenior Research Fellow, Department of LeadDiscovery and Optimization, Bristol-Myers SquibbRoute 206 & Provinceline Rd., Princeton, NJ 08543609-252-4360 • [email protected], DR. LANDON GREENE7 Beehive Lane, Flemington, NJ 08822734-657-2305 • [email protected], BETTYANN HOWSON49 Pippins Way, Morris Township, NJ 07960973-822-2575 • [email protected] Office49 Pippins Way, Morris Township, NJ 07960973-822-2575 • [email protected]

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June CalendarNEW YORK SECTIONThursday, June 2, 2016Chemical Marketing & Economics GroupSee page 14 and flyer on page 13.

Friday, June 17, 2016New York Section Board MeetingSee page 14.

Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12, 2016MARM 2016See pages 14-17.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016Biochemical Topical GroupSee pages 18-19.

Fall 2016 Calendar of EventsLong Island SubsectionSee page 19.

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONWednesday, June 8, 2016Minority Affairs GroupSee page 8.

Monday, June 13, 2016Careers in TransitionSee page 8.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016Mass Spectrometry Discussion GroupSee page 9.

Monday, September 26, 2016North Jersey Section Executive CommitteeMeetingSee page 9.

Saturday, October 22, 2016ChemExpoSee pages 10-12.

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68th Annual Undergraduate Research ConferenceThe Sixty-eight Annual Undergraduate Research Conference was held on Friday, April28, 2016, at Seton Hall University, NJ. Five undergraduate students from three local universities (Drew University, St. Peterʼs University, and Seton Hall University) pre - sented their research to an audience of students, faculty and scientists from the NorthJersey area. The three judges, Dr. Alan Cooper, a retired medicinal chemist fromMerck/Schering Plough, Diane Krone, chair of the ACS Society on Education, and Dr.Matthew Mongelli, an Assistant Professor at Kean University, had the difficult task ofchoosing the top three undergraduate student presentations. Each presenter repre-sented heir institution skillfully and gave some insight into the research that is beingconducted at undergraduate institutions in the North Jersey Section of the ACS. FirstPlace and the Jean Asell Durana Award were given to Ms. Theresa M. Kucinski ofDrew University whose presentation was titled, “The Heterogeneous Reaction ofIsoprene and Kaolinite.” Her research was conducted under the direction of Dr.RyanZ, Hinrichs. Second place was awarded to Ms. Rebecca Ferriera, who is a senior atDrew University working with Dr. Ronald J. Doll on the topic, “Synthesis of allostericstimulators of the metabotropic mGluR4 glutamate receptor for potential therapies ofCNS diseases.”

The third place award was given to Ms. Leanne Mocniak, a senior at Seton HallUniversity. Her presentation was titled, “The study of Drug Interactions duringSeparation using Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry.” Her research was con-ducted under the direction of Dr. Dr. Nicholas H. Snow. The award certificates will beformally presented at the North Jersey Sectionʼs Annual Awards Dinner held onWednesday, May 24, 2016 in Lenfell Hall on the Fairleigh Dickinson University cam-pus in Madison, NJ.

(Pictures on pages 6 and 7)


Dr. Matthew Mongelli, Kean University,organizer of the symposium gives a wel-come message.

Daniel Centeno, St. Peterʼs University,presents his reseach on the “AntibacterilEffect of Metals in Russian PropolisEthanol Extracts.”

Theresa Kucinski, Drew University, dis-cusses her research on “theHeterogeneous Reaction of Isopreneand Kaolinite.”

Stephanie Sanchez, Drew University,describes her research to adjust the invitro human liver metabolism of the ben-zimidazole compound class.

68th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

(All photos courtesy of Tom Krone)


Rebecca Ferriera, Drew University,reported on the synthesis and chiralseparation of cis-cyclohexyl-1,2-dicar-boxamides as mGluR4 activators for thepossible treatment of Parkinsonʼs andAlzheimerʼs diseases

Leanne Mocniak, Seton Hall University,describes her research on ”The Syudyof Drug Interactions during Separationusing Gas Chromatography-MassSpectrometry”

Awardees: Theresa Kucinski, JeanAsell Durana Awardee; RebeccaFerriera, 2nd Place Awardee;Leanne Mocniak, 3rd PlaceAwardee.

Judges Diane Krone, Dr.Alan Cooper, and Dr.Matt Mongelli

North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.org

NORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETINGThere will be no North Jersey ExecutiveCommittee Meeting in June. The next meet-ing will be a joint meeting with Project SEEDon Monday, September 26, 2016 at SetonHall.

0NORTH JERSEY ACS MINORITY AFFAIRS GROUPTeam Trivia Night at the Fox & Hound

Come out and join the North Jersey ACS Minority Affairs Group as we participate inFox & Houndʼs Team Trivia night. TeamTrivia is a live, hosted trivia event. Thegame (approximately 2 hours) consists of 2halves; 3 rounds and 10 questions eachhalf, which include a halftime question and afinal question. Categories include pop cul-ture, movies, music TV, sports, and more.

This is your chance to meet your chemistrypeers, show off your trivia skills and HAVEFUN!

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2016Time: 8:00 PMPlace: Fox & Hound

250 Menlo Park DriveEdison, NJ

Cost: Free

Please RSVP by June 1, 2016 [email protected]

For additional details about this event andupcoming North Jersey ACS MinorityAffairs Group activities, visit our Facebookpage:https://www.facebook.com/groups/323033524917/

Tomeka Saxon, North Jersey ACS MinorityAffairs Group Chair

Jeannette Brown, North Jersey ACSMinority Affairs Group Advisor

CAREERS IN TRANSITIONMEETINGSJob Hunting??

Resume & LinkedIn writing and key wordsearch rules are changing. To be found, comeand utilize our latest insights. Our ACS trainedCareer Consultants offer assistance atStudents2Science to help members with theirjob search on the second Monday of eachmonth. Topics at this free workshop are:

• Techniques to enhance resume effectiveness

• Interview practice along with responding todifficult questions

• Networking to find hidden jobs

• Planning a more effective job search

Date: Monday, June 13, 2016New from now on is a second CITmeeting in East Windsor on thethird Monday. Contact Bill fordetails.

Times: Meeting 2:30 - 5:00 PMPlace: Students 2 Science, Inc.

66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

Cost: No charge

Reservations: at www.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 tab forJobs hidden from sight and relevant blogs.

wNJACS PARTNERS WITH STUDENTS2SCIENCEMembers are encouraged to volunteer attheir East Hanover facility and explore theirwebsite at www.students2science.org tolearn more about this innovative program.

S2S continues to expand their exciting labo-ratory experience the disadvantaged chil-dren. Many of our members continue to vol-unteer as mentors. At their 2 million dollaranalytical lab, every 40 kids are assisted by16 professional volunteer mentors. Theexperiments performed really make chem-istry and science come alive using state ofthe art analytical equipment working withstudents starting in 6th grade up to HSseniors. Each day is optimized for gradelevel and curriculum.



Now the program has further expanded withinternet video and experiments performed inthe classroom for 4th & 5th grades. Internetallows views of the lab in operation andrelates to simpler experiments setups donein the classroom with their teacher and apartnering chemist.

North Jersey members who volunteeredbenefited in many ways. Those in transitionexpanded their network and received jobfinding assistance. Retired chemists met upwith old friends and made many new friends.Those with jobs used the volunteer hours aspart of the company outreach programs andteam training. All feel great about making adifference in the lives of the youth who mayhave never met a scientist or considered acareer in the sciences.

Please consider volunteering and discover-ing more about this innovative program. Ifyou want to learn more, you can speak withDon Truss at (908) 334-8435.

qCANDIDATES FOR THE FALL2016 ACS NORTH JERSEY SECTION ELECTIONThe ACS North Jersey Section NominatingCommittee is announcing the slate of candi-dates who will appear on the fall 2016 ballot.They are:

Candidates for Chair-Elect, 2017:Amjad AliMiriam Gulotta

Candidate for Treasurer:Jacqueline Erickson

Candidates for Councilor:Amjad AliMirlinda BibaJeannette BrownBettyann HowsonJasmine LuLes McQuireBill Suits

NORTH JERSEY MASS SPECTROMETRY DISCUSSIONGROUPAnnual Fall Symposium, Vendor Night &Poster Session

Speaker: Gary J. Van Berkel, PhDOak Ridge National Laboratory

Every autumn the NJ Mass Spec DiscussionGroup holds our Annual Fall Symposium,Vendor Night & Poster Session, and thisyear the date is set for Tuesday, September13.

We are delighted to announce, and privi-leged to welcome Dr. Gary Van Berkel, whocurrently holds a joint faculty position at theBredesen Center for InterdisciplinaryResearch and Graduate Education,University of Tennessee, Knoxville andGroup Leader and Distinguished ResearchStaff, Mass Spectrometry and LaserSpectroscopy Group, Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory. Much of Dr. Van Berkelʼs workhas been combining the power of massspectrometry and microscopy, and he is therecipient of many prestigious awards includ-ing the Biemann Medal from ASMS. If youwould like to learn more about Dr. VanBerkelʼs work please visit theirwebsite: http://web.ornl.gov/sci/ms_imaging_center/.

Further details will be available viaFacebook (www.facebook.com/NJAC-SMSDG), Twitter (NJACSMSDG), or atwww.njacs.org (Topical Group: MassSpectrometry). If you interested in a vendortable at this event, please contact JasmineLu at (732) 893-5405.

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016Times: Poster Session and Vendor

Exhibits 3:00 PMPlace: Holiday Inn

195 Davidson AvenueSomerset, NJ

Kathleen Anderson, NJMSDG Director ofCommunications

CHEM EXPO 2016 — Saturday, October 22, 2016

See flyer on page 10 and Calls for Help and Sponsorship on pages 11 and 12.





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NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2016The dates for the Board Meetings of the ACSNew York Section for 2016 have been select-ed and approved. The meetings are open toall – everybody is welcome. All non-boardmembers who would like to attend any of themeetings ought to inform the New YorkSection office by emailing Mrs. MarilynJespersen at [email protected] or bycalling the Section office at (516) 883-7510.

All 2016 Board Meetings will be held on thefollowing dates at St. Johnʼs University, 8000Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY. Dr. AlisonHyslop will chair all meetings. Refreshmentswill be available starting at 6:00 PM whilethe actual meeting will start at exactly 6:30PM. Please check Marilyn Jespersen for theexact building and room number. You mayalso be added in the mailing list if you sodesire.

The board meetings dates for 2016 will be

Friday, June 17, 2016Friday, September 16, 2016Friday, November 18, 2016

More information will be posted in futuremonthly issues of The Indicator and on theNew York website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org

tCHEMICAL MARKETING &ECONOMICS (CM&E) GROUPNNI 2.0 - The Future of USA Nanotechnology

Speaker: Michael A. Meador, PhDDirector of the NationalNanotechnology CoordinationOffice

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016Times: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMPlace: Penn Club

304 West 44 StreetNew York, NY

See updated flyer on page 13.

NY NANOSCIENCE DISCUSSIONGROUPHosted 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 onnanoscience, one each with strong orienta-tion in biology, chemistry, andphysics/applied mathematics.Presentations will be focused on discussionof recent work, although speakers will placethe work in a context understandable to abroad audience.

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

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2016Times: Refreshments at 7:00 PM

Science at 7:30 PMPlace: NYU Silver Center

31 Washington Place, between Washington Square East and Greene StreetRoom 1003 (10th floor)

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

5NEW YORK SECTION — MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGIONALMEETING 2016Theme: “Chemistry: Past, Present,and Future”New York – A Chemistry State of Mind

Sponsored by: New York Section of the American Chemical Society

The 44th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting(MARM 2016) of the American ChemicalSociety (ACS) will be hosted by the NewYork Section of the ACS and held at theCollege of Mount Saint Vincent in RiverdaleNew York from Thursday, June 9 toSunday, June 12, 2016. MARM 2016 coin-cides with the 125th Anniversary of theAmerican Chemical Society – NY Section.

For information regarding MARM 2016,please visit: http://www.marmacs.org/2016

• Questions regarding the event should bedirected to the MARM 2016 General Co-Chairs:


Pamela Kerrigan: [email protected]

Daniel Amarante: [email protected]

• Interested speakers or individuals seek-ing to become Session Chairs shouldcontact the MARM 2016 Program Co-Chairs:Paris Svoronos:[email protected]

Sujun Wei: [email protected]

For a current list of sessions visit: http://www.marmacs.org/2016/program.html

• Potential exhibitors and sponsors maycontact the MARM 2016 Exhibits andSponsorship Co-Chairs:Fitzgerald Bramwell: [email protected]

Ping Furlan: [email protected]

Urszula Golebiewska: [email protected]

Dates: Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12, 2016

Place: College of Mount Saint VincentRiverdale, NY

See Call for Volunteers (page 31), more extensive information below and

on pages 16-17.

7ACS 44th MIDDLE ATLANTICREGIONAL MEETING SPONSORS/EXHIBITORSExhibitors1. Advion 2. Agilent Technologies3. Biotools 4. Bruker5. Enovative Technologies 6. Magritek7. McGraw-Hill Education8. Machery-Nagel, Inc.9. Nanalysis

10. National Science Foundation11. Oakwood Chemical12. Pearson13. Rigaku Oxford Diffraction14. Rutgers University15. Shimadzu16. TA Instruments17. TCI America18. Temple University

19. University of Pennsylvania20. VELP Scientific, Inc.21. Vernier Software

SponsorsPlatinum1. ACS Division of Industrial &

Engineering Chemistry 2. ACS Division of Organic Chemistry 3. SCIEX

Gold4. ACS Division of Colloid and Surface

Chemistry 5. ACS Division of Physical Chemistry 6. Bio-Logic USA, LLC 7. Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis

and Metrology8. International Environmental Research

Foundation 9. Rowan University

Silver10. ACS Division of Biological Chemistry 11. ACS Division of Education 12. ACS Division of Energy and Fuels 13. ACS Division of History of Chemistry 14. ACS Division of Small Chemical

Business15. Anton-Parr 16. Empire Science Resources 17. McGraw-Hill Education 18. Shimadzu 19. St. Johnʼs University 20. Thomas A. Kubic & Associates

Forensic Consultants

Bronze21. Bruker 22. Enzo Life Science 23. Manhattanville

Advertisers1. Rowan University 2. National Science Foundation 3. Temple University 4. University of Pennsylvania 5. Dr. Peter Dorhout




EMPLOYMENT AND PROFES-SIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEEOF THE NEW YORK SECTIONTo 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 senda brief job description and educational/experience background required to [email protected].

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

6LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONChemistry Challenge

See review of April 15 meeting on page 32.

0BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NY ACADEMY OFSCIENCES BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUPMicroRNAs: A Gene SilencingMechanism with TherapeuticImplications

Organizers: Lynn M. Abell, PhDBristol-Myers Squibb

Andreas G. Bader, PhD, MScMirna Therapeutics, Inc.

David Brown, PhDMirna Therapeutics, Inc.

George Zavoico, PhDJonesTrading Institutional Services

Sonya Dougal, PhDThe New York Academy of Sciences

Caitlin McOmish, PhDThe New York Academy ofSciences

Speakers: David Bartel, PhDWhitehead Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Paul Grint, MDRegulus Therapeutics

David S. Hong, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniel J. Siegwart, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Frank Slack, PhDHarvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

James W. Welsh, MDThe University of TexasMD Anderson Cancer Center

This symposium will present up-to-datebasic, translational, and clinical researchaddressing the biology of miRNA and theirpromise as a therapeutic target with a par-ticular focus on oncology.

Call for Poster Abstracts:

Abstract submissions are invited for a postersession. For complete submission instruc-tions, please send an email [email protected] with the words "Abstract


Information" in the subject line. The dead-line for abstract submission is May 13,2016.

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 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-rateregistration for ACS and NYASmembers, at $60 or $25 (for stu-dents and post-docs). Pleaseselect the appropriate non-mem-ber Registration Category and usethe Priority Code ACS. Non-mem-bers may attend for a fee of $160(corporate), $105 (non-profit oracademic) or $70 (students andpost-docs). A simulcast webinar is also offeredat reduced registration fees.

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

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

9LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONBoard Meetings:

Dates: Thursdays, September 29,October 27, and November 17

Times: 6:30 PMPlace: Nassau Community College

Life Sciences BuildingChemistry Department Office2nd Floor

LIACS Seminars:

Dates: Thursdays, October 6 andNovember 3

Times: Social 5:30 PMSeminar 6:00PM

Place: CUNY Queensborough CommunityCollege, Science Building, S-112

Holiday seminar and election

Date: December 1 Time: 5:30 PMPlace: Nassau Community College

6NY-CHEMAGINATIONThe thirteenth Annual Chemagination con-test of the New York Section of theAmerican Chemical Society (NYACS) was

hosted by NYACS at St. John's Universityon April 9, 2016. Chemagination is a sci-ence essay and poster contest for highschool chemistry students, grades 9-12,that asks them to address the question,“What innovation or breakthrough in thefield of chemistry will be important in thelives of teenagers 25 years from now?”Students choose one of four categories:Alternative Energy Resources,Environment, Medicine/Healthcare, or NewMaterials and their entries are written asarticles of 1000 words or less that mightappear in a future issue of ChemMatters, ascience publication for high school students.Students make a poster presentation oftheir articles on the day of the contest.

The written entries were received throughweb submission and then made available tothe judges prior to the day of the contest.This yearʼs event had 18 posters and 30students from three different high schools,South Side High School, Division AvenueHigh School, and Garden City High School.

The Chemagination contest began with wel-coming remarks by Dr. Alison Hyslop(Chemagination Coordinator along with Dr.Nipa Deora), Dr. Brian Gibney (NY ACSElect Chair, Associate Professor, BrooklynCollege), and Dr. Nipa Deora (Chemagi -nation Coordinator along with Dr. AlisonHyslop). This was followed by the judgingof posters. A panel consisting of threejudges interviewed each group of studentsand selected the top two posters in eachcategory. Judging criteria included scientif-ic thought, creativity, clarity, thoroughness,and teamwork. The first and second placewinners in each category were given tro-phies. All participants were given certifi-cates of participation. The first place entryin each category was invited to representNYACS at the Regional 2016 MARMChemagination, held this year at theCollege of Mount Saint Vincent on June 11,2016. Congratulations to all the studentswho participated in Chemagination 2016and to all the Science Advisors for promot-ing chemistry at the high school level.

Special thanks to all the judges, to Dr. BrianGibney for delivering welcoming remarksfrom the ACS, his help during day of theevent, and maintaining the Chemaginationwebsite, and to St. John's University forhosting the event.


NY SECTIONʼS CHEMISTS CELEBRATE EARTH DAYʼS“WALK THE BROOKLYNBRIDGE” EVENT

It was a beautiful, clear, and sunny day onSunday, April 24th – perfect for students andfaculty, members of the New York Section ofthe ACS, and friends and families to cometogether to celebrate the 5th AnnualChemists Celebrate Earth Dayʼs “Walk theBrooklyn Bridge” event!

http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/EarthDay/CCED.php

Local colleges and companies representedat the event included Pace University, NewYork University, Baruch College, BrooklynCollege CUNY, Columbia University,Department of Environmental Protection,Kingsborough Community College, Merck,

Mineola High School, St. Johnʼs University,Saint Peter University, Saint StanislausCatholic Academy, The Graduate Center ofthe City of New York, St. Josephʼs College,Hunter College, and NYCT. There weremore than 170 people in attendance whogathered at Pace University (the host insti-tution) at 11 am to begin the celebration.

The morning started with a welcome by Dr.JaimeLee Rizzo, Assistant Chair ofChemistry, Pace University, and Coordinatorof Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, followedby opening remarks by Dr. Alison Hyslop, St.Johnʼs University and Chair of the ACS-NYSection. The Keynote Speaker, Prof. BillEaton, Chair of the Department of Biology,Pace University, NYC, delivered an enthusi-astic, eye-opening, and informative talk enti-tled, “Climate change and evidence for itsimpact in a tropical forest".

Each participant was provided with break-fast, snacks, and earth day gifts (recycledEarth Day rubber duckies and reusable, col-lapsible water bottles, earth day wrist bands,earth day buttons, and a reusable Hawaiianlei). Everyone was given a helium-filledEarth Day balloon to display while we allmade our trek across the iconic BrooklynBridge. We had an Earth Day Banner whichwas carried to lead the way for our paraderoute from Pace University across thebridge.

The event was co-sponsored by theChemistry Club of Pace University, theChemistry Club of St. John's University, andSaint Josephʼs College.


WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYOn April 4, 2016 Monika Sikand, anAssistant Professor in the Department ofEngineering, Physics and Technology atBronx Community College, Bronx, NY spokeon the “Optical Properties of Mixed PhaseArctic Clouds as Observed from a TetheredBalloon Instrument Platform”. Dr. Sikanddescribed experiments done in the spring of2008 using a tethered balloon in Ny Åle-sund, Norway, located high in the Arctic at78.9°N, 11.9°E. Clouds, which cover about60% of the Earthʼs surface account for two-thirds of the planetʼs albedo. About 30% ofincident light is reflected and an albedodecrease of 1% is equivalent to a blackbodytemperature increase of 1°C. The tetheredballoonʼs instruments were used to investi-gate vertical profiles of liquid water and iceportions of arctic mixed-phase clouds.Results were compared to satellite and air-plane-based measurements. Flights weremade in clear air (baseline), mixed-phaseclouds (some with all ice in their upper lay-ers) and water over ice cloud structures.The balloon instruments included a particleimager (liquid water is close to spherical, iceis usually asymmetric), a meteorologicalpackage (pressure, temperature, humidity,wind speed and direction) and a two-chan-nel (500 and 800 nm) 4π radiometer (thesolid angle defined by an entire sphere is 4πsteradians, just as the plane angle associat-ed with an entire circle has 2π radians) sothat measurements may be made in all,specifically six, directions (i.e., up, down,east, west, north, south). Data were record-ed every two seconds. The total downwardfluxes at 500 and 800 nm were also mea-sured using a ground instrument at thesame location. A multivariate non-linearmodel is fitted to data from a rising verticalprofile and from the corresponding profilefrom the balloonʼs return to ground. Themodel successfully described the data,including clearly non-linear divergencesfrom a simple unidirectional model. The

model was fitted using non-linear leastsquares. The data used include solar irradi-ance at the cloud tops, the solar zenithangle and the surface albedo. Data are dis-cretized into 42 separate vertical slabs. Themodel fits y = f(x), where y is a vector of twomeasurements at each of 500 and 800 nmand x is a state vector of optical depths forlow and high clouds. In conclusion, the datacan be used to infer the total optical depthand its partitioning between liquid water andice, the total optical depth observed on cer-tain flights was retrieved, and the time evo-lution of the vertical distribution of liquiddroplets and ice particles was estimated.Feasibility studies for future experiments arein progress.

There was enthusiastic discussion with theaudience during and after Dr. Sikandʼs inter-esting and informative talk, given at theWestchester Community College in Valhalla,NY. Dr. Sikand did her PhD at StevensInstitute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Sheworks as a Visiting Scientist in Light and LifeLab and teaches Physics to Business andTechnology majors in Stevens Institute ofTechnology. At Bronx Community Collegeshe teaches courses in Physics, Astronomyand Sustainability, Energy and GreenEconomy and mentors students in RadiativeTransfer research. She is also involved inoutreach efforts towards sustainable andgreen environment that raise funds forAlliance in Climate Education (ACE) andAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU) in cli-mate bike ride events (including a 100-mileride from Maine to Boston). Her researchinterests include the use of remote sensingto study radiative transfer in atmosphericand coupled systems that could be helpful inunderstanding the radiation budget of earthand climate. Dr. Sikand is also interested instudying Urban and human dominatedregional systems using Radiative Transfercoupled with interdisciplinary environmentresearch. The photo below is of Dr. Sikandand the WCS board of directors who attend-ed the meeting.

Peter Corfield,Joan Laredo-Liddell, MonikaSikand andPaul Dillon

(Photo courtesyof Paul Dillon)


WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYOn Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at PaceUniversity in Pleasantville, NY, theWestchester Chemical Society presented itsDistinguished Scientist Award to Stephen A.Cooke, Ph.D. “For contributions to thedevelopment of Fourier transformmicrowave spectroscopy.” Dr. Cookereceived his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistryfrom the University of Exeter, England. Hispublished undergraduate research withProf. A. C. Legon encouraged him not onlyto continue in graduate and post-doctoralresearch, but also to provide opportunityand encouragement to undergraduates andhigh school students to do meaningful andpublishable research. He was associateprofessor at the U. of North Texas beforebeing appointed Doris and Carl KempnerDistinguished Professor in the Departmentof Chemistry at the School of Natural andSocial Sciences, Purchase College, SUNY,Purchase, NY. Dr. Cooke has had numer-ous publications, invited and conferencepresentations, has won several awards, andserves on the editorial boards of severaljournals. His research interests have includ-ed the design and construction of novelinstruments, such as Fourier-transformmicrowave spectrometers. He has usedthese in the study of halogenated, particu-larly fluorinated, compounds, finding unex-pected phenomena, such as a “bis-trifluo-romethyl effect” in which two –CF3 groupsconnected by one central carbon atom cangive rise to a double minimum potentialenergy well in which the two CF3 groupsundergo a dis-rotary motion against eachother.

Dr. Cookeʼs lecture was entitled “Molecularrotational resonance spectroscopy as a toolfor observing unusual molecular motions influorocarbons.” He began by noting that,beyond the well-known hydrogen, othertypes of nuclei within a molecule “rotate”,and that furthermore these nuclei can bemade to rotate coherently, altogetherthrough the use of applied magnetic fieldsand radio frequencies. This is the principlebehind nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)spectroscopy, a technique so common that itforms an important part of any undergradu-ate chemistry curriculum. Just as nuclei canbe made to rotate coherently, it is also pos-

sible to cause entire molecules to rotatecoherently. Molecular rotational resonance(MRR) spectroscopy is a new type of spec-troscopy with a wide array of potential appli-cations. In his talk he explained the princi-ples of the MRR technique and outlined thedesign and operation of an MRR instrument.Dr. Cooke noted that MRR is very data andcomputationally intensive. During the first20 μSec. more raw data are collected thanare needed for an entire NMR spectrum.For several years his group has been usingMRR spectroscopy to explore unusual fea-tures of organofluorine compounds. He dis-cussed some practical uses of the MRRtechnique, such as its use to determine thelowest lying conformers of n-butyl fluoride.This allows more accurate theoretical calcu-lation of the enthalpies of combustion of low-molecular weight hydrocarbons.

Stephen A. Cooke, West chester Chem -ical Society Distinguished Scientist 2016

(Photo courtesy of Stephen Cooke)

The photos following are of WCS co-chairs,Rolande Hodel and Paul Dillon, opening themeeting and introducing Dr. Cooke, of Dr.Cooke delivering his lecture, of Dr. Cookereceiving his award, and of Dr. Cooke withthe members of the WCS board attending.


Rolande Hodel Opening the Meeting

(Photo courtesy of Paul Dillon)

Paul Dillon informs the audienceabout the MARM conference.


Stephen Cooke Delivering His Lecture


Rolande Hodel Presenting His Award To Stephen Cooke


Joan Laredo-Liddell,Peter Corfield, JodyReifenberg, StephenCooke, RolandeHodel, Paul Dillonand Jean Delfiner

(Photo courtesy ofRolande Hodel)


In addition to the Distinguished ScientistAward, the Westchester Chemical Societyalso presented a number of undergraduateStudent Awards. Further, this year, we pre-sented awards to outstanding students fromtwo local high schools. We thank Dr. PeterCorfield of our board and FordhamUniversity for his considerable efforts in theselection of the student awardees. TheStudent Awardees were:

SchoolFaculty Awardee

Bronx Community CollegeFaculty: Sunej Hans Kelvin Luna

College of Mount Saint VincentFaculty: Andrea Minei Harmandip Parmar

College of New RochelleFaculty: Lee Warren Jayastary Sohit

Fordham UniversityFaculty: Paul Smith John Szymanski

Manhattan CollegeFaculty: John Regan Melissa Skuriat

Manhattanville CollegeFaculty: Darlene Gandolfi Natalia Lizardo

Mercy CollegeFaculty: Carl Embola Dixie Ekeigwe

Pace University, PleasantvilleFaculty: Ellen Weiser Reena Boruk

Purchase College, SUNYFaculty: Patrick Dwyer Tejaswi Tatineni

Ramapo College of NJFaculty: Sarah Carberry Holly Gorin

Rockland Community CollegeFaculty: Jeremy Rodriguez

Callie Bailey-Wickins

Westchester Community CollegeFaculty: Jody Reifenberg

Edward Amelemah

Briarcliff High SchoolFaculty: Robert Saar Aishwarya Sritharan

Ossining High SchoolFaculty: Angelo Piccirillo Sarah FendrichFaculty: Valerie Holmes Yooshin Tanai

Next are photos of individual awardees andtheir faculty advisors:

(First four photos courtesy of Paul Dillon)

Kelvin Luna and Sunej Hans (BronxCommunity College)

Harmandip Parmar and Andrea Minei (Collegeof Mount Saint Vincent)

Jayastary Sohit and Lee Warren (College ofNew Rochelle)


John Szymanski and Paul Smith (FordhamUniversity)

(Next two photos courtesy of Rolande Hodel)

Melissa Skuriat and John Regan (ManhattanCollege)

Darlene Gandolfi and Natalia Lizardo(Manhattanville College)

(Next two photos courtesy of Paul Dillon)

Dixie Ekeigwe and Carl Embola (MercyCollege)

Peter Corfield, Reena Boruk and JosephKrumpfes (standing in for Ellen Weiser, whodld not attend, Pace University

Callie Bailey-Wickins and Jeremy Rod riguez(Rockland Community College)

(Photo courtesy of Rolande Hodel)


Edward Amelemah and Jody Reifenberg(Westchester Community College)

(Photo courtesy of Rolande Hodel)

Aishwarya Sritharan and Robert Saar


Angelo Piccirillo, Sarah Fendrich and YooshinTanai (Ossining High School)


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The awards dinner is cosponsored byWCS and the Department of Chemistry &Physical Sciences of Dyson College ofArts and Sciences, Pace University (withthanks to their Dr. Ellen Weiser). Wegratefully acknowledge financial supportfor this event from the Departments ofChemistry at Bronx Community College,Fordham University, Mercy College andManhattan College.

The photo below of is the studentawardees and Peter Corfield, the WCSEducation Secretary (note that twoawardees, Tejwasi Tatineni and HollyGorin, were unable to attend):

Back Row: Peter Corfield, Dixie Ekeigwe, Callie Bailey-Wickins, Reena Boruk, SarahFendrich. Kelvin Luna, Yooshin Tanai, Edward Amelemah, John Szymanski andHarmandip Parmar. Front Row: Melissa Skuriat, Jayastary Sohit, AishwaryaSritharan and Natalia Lizardo



The awards presentations and Dr. Cooke’slecture were attended by an enthusiasticaudience of almost 70 persons. They werefollowed by a delicious dinner, and socializ-ing with each other. A few photos of theattendees follow) all courtesy of RolandeHodel).

WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYOn Friday, April 15, 2016, one of our boardmembers was one of seven inducted intothe Hunter College Hall of Fame forEducation.


Call for ApplicationsFREDDIE AND ADA BROWNAWARDThis Award recognizes and encourages highachieving middle- and high-school students,of African American and Native Americanheritage, to further develop their academicskills, with views on careers in the chemicalsciences

Award AmountsMiddle School $100.00 Check and $50.00gift certificate : High School $200.00 Checkand $100.00 gift certificate

Who is EligibleMiddle School students enrolled in a scienceclass : High School students who have com-pleted a chemistry course

GradesMiddle School B Average or better inScience, B Average overall : High School BAverage in Chemistry, B Average overall

Letter of RecommendationMath or Science/Chemistry Teachers orGuidance Counselor

StatementMiddle School “Why I Like Science” : HighSchool “Why I Like Chemistry”

Selection CriteriaApplicants must be African American (Black)or Native American (including PacificIslander) or of mixed race.

TranscriptOfficial transcript required.

Financial NeedNot Required.

Applications available on the web:www.njacs.org/freddieadabrown

or from your school guidance office.

Return Application ToFreddie and Ada Brown Award, NJACSSection Office, 49 Pippen Way, Morristown,NJ 07960

Due DateCompleted Applications must be post-marked no later than March 31 Annually

Questions: Contact Jeannette [email protected] or (908) 239-1515

Call for NominationsCOMMITTEE ON THE HISTORYOF THE NEW YORK SECTIONOver the past twenty-three years the NewYork Section has participated in the desig-nation of seven National Historic ChemicalLandmarks and four New York SectionHistoric Chemical Landmarks. A briefdescription of these National and local sec-tion landmarks may be found on the NYSection Home Page at newyorkacs.org,under the Committee on the History of theNY Section. These landmark programsrecog nize achievements in the chemical sci-ences and related areas, in order to enhancepublic appreciation for the contributions ofthe chemical sciences to modern life.

Please consider making a nomination for anhistoric chemical landmark. The Committeeon the History of the NY Section will consid-er all nominations. In addition to a particularachievement, an historic library, building orassociation may be worthy of this distinction.

Please send your nomination, with sup -porting documentation, to the Chair of the Committee, Dr. John B. Sharkey, [email protected].

)NEW YORK SECTION OUTSTANDING SERVICEAWARD FOR 2016Many members of the New York Sectionprovide their time, leadership talent, andknowledge to the New York Section. Thetradition of excellence of the New YorkSection is attributable directly to the cumula-tive effect of these dedicated individuals.Each year the New York Section presentsthe Outstanding Service Award to a mostdeserving member of the section. The NewYork Section is now accepting nominationsfor this award.

A nomination letter with supporting datashould be emailed to the 2016 OSA Com -mittee Chair, Dr. Barbara Hillery [email protected]. Nominationswill be accepted until June 30, 2016.

The nominations will be reviewed by a com-mittee consisting of the previous five win-ners of the award. The Outstanding ServiceAward for 2016 will be presented at the NewYork Section's Section-wide Conference inJanuary 2017.



For more information about the award alongwith a list of former award recipients, pleasevisit the ACS New York Sectionʼs website athttp://www.newyorkacs.org/awards_nyacs.php

Call for Abstracts

BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP MicroRNAs: A Gene SilencingMechanism with TherapeuticImplications

Abstract submissions are invited for a postersession. For complete submission instruc-tions, please send an email [email protected] with the words "AbstractInformation" in the subject line. The dead-line for abstract submission is May 13,2016.

See meeting announcement on page 12.

Grants Available

ACS SENIOR CHEMISTSDear Local Section Officers,

The ACS Senior Chemists Committee(SCC) is pleased to offer a limited number ofgrants to local sections that wish to sponsoran event or activity that will increase theengagement of senior members andencourage innovative activities that will ben-efit the local community, schools, or legisla-tive government.

Grant Details:

• A limited number of grants (up to $500)are available to local sections that wish tohost an event/activity that meets theabove criteria;

• Local sections must submit a grant appli-cation by July 15, 2016. Grant funds arelimited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis;

• A summary report must be submittedwithin 30 days of the conclusion of theevent/activity.

For more information, please email [email protected]. Thank you.

ACS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTSYSTEM® GRANTS AVAILABLE TOLOCAL SECTIONSThe Committee on Local Section Activities(LSAC) is pleased to offer a limited numberof grants to local sections that wish to hostACS Leadership Development System ®courses in 2016-2017. This partnershipbetween the ACS Leadership AdvisoryBoard (LAB) and LSAC will allow your localsection to provide a tangible member bene-fit to your local section members at nocharge.

Grant Details:

A limited number of grants (up to $3,000)are available to local sections that wish tohost an ACS Leadership DevelopmentSystem® course in the fall of 2016 through2017.

Upon grant approval, eligible local sectionswill be awarded $1,800 to cover the regis-tration fees ($150pp) for the first 12 partici-pants who register for the course;

Additional grant monies up to $1,200 will beawarded to local sections who wish to offeradditional scholarships.

Local sections may choose to host any ofthe following courses:

Engaging Colleagues in Dialogue

Engaging and Motivating Volunteers

Fostering Innovation

Coaching and Feedback

Collaborating Across Boundaries

Leading Without Authority

Developing Communication Strategies

Strategic Planning*

*Local Sections may choose to sponsor a1.5 day Strategic Planning Retreat for theExecutive Committee and up to 7 othermembers. Please note that the $3000 willnot cover the entire cost of the Retreat but itwill help to offset the $4500 fee which cov-ers the costs and facilitator fees associatedwith the Retreat. In addition, the local sec-tion should budget for meals, snacks and

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any meeting room expenses that may beincurred.

Local sections must submit a grant applica-tion by July 15, 2016. Grant funds are lim-ited and will be awarded on a first-come,first-served basis. Dates to host a leadershipcourse are subject to facilitator availability.

All courses are facilitated by an ACS mem-ber who has been trained and certified toteach the course. As each facilitator is a vol-unteer, flexibility is requested in accommo-dating your proposed workshop date. ACSwill provide all course materials, and a com-puter and projector if needed. Local sec-tions are responsible for reserving a meetingroom (with a screen and flipcharts), provid-ing a light snack for attendees, and assistingwith course promotion on their website,mailings and meeting announcements. ACSis available to provide limited support in pro-moting the course to your members.

ACS Leadership Development System ®courses provide participants with an oppor-tunity to learn essential skills that willstrengthen their competitive edge in today'sglobal economy. For more informationabout these courses and course scholar-ships, please visit www.acs.org/leaderdevel-opment or contact [email protected].

[ACS COMMITTEE ON LOCALSECTION ACTIVITIESTwo Local Section Mini-Grant FundingOpportunities: May 31 Application Deadline

The ACS Committee on Local SectionActivities is sponsoring two mini-grant pro-grams for local sections: the Local SectionScience Café Mini-Grant and the LocalSection Bridging-the-Gap Mini-Grant. LocalSections are invited to apply for either orboth grant opportunities; the deadline toapply falls on the same date: May 31, 2016.What follows is an explanation of both grantopportunities.

Science-Café Mini-Grant

If you are looking to plan an activity for yourLocal Section beyond just the ordinarymonthly meeting, consider organizing aScience Café! Funding of up to $500 isavailable to local sections to host a singlescience café or ongoing science café seriesin their area. Science cafés provide arelaxed, open venue for non-scientists andscientists alike to discuss current general orspecial interest topics.

Learn more about Science Cafés and applyonline.

Note: if your Section was awarded this mini-grant in 2015, your Section must submit asummary report if it wishes to be consideredfor this grant period.

Bridging-the-Gap Mini-Grant

The 2016 theme for this grant program is "New Technology to Increase New MemberInvolvement". With available funding of up to$500, ACS Local Sections are encouragedto identify and implement technology toengage new section members. "New tech-nology" is defined as something that hasnever been used previously by the applyinglocal section; it need not be cutting-edge.

Potential technology ideas for this mini-grant opportunity can include, but are notlimited to:

• Webinars for section meetings and otherevents

• Regional Meeting Mobile Apps

• Electronic Voting for Local SectionElections

• Audience response systems (e.g.,"Clickers")

Learn more about the 2016 Bridging-the-Gap Mini-Grant and apply online.

Remember: May 31, 2016 is the deadlineto apply for both the Science Café andBridging-the-Gap Mini-Grant programs.

If you have questions, concerns, or com-ments about either grant program, pleasecontact [email protected].

Aviva WestheimVolunteer Support • Member Communities1155 Sixteenth St., NW Washington, DC 20036T 202-872-6096 • F 202-872-4353www.acs.org/getinvolved

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Call for VolunteersOPPORTUNITY FOR ACS MEMBERS TO AID STUDENTS 2SCIENCE IN A HYBRID VIRTUALLAB PROGRAMCan you spare a few hours of your time? Doyou like working with students and wouldyou like the opportunity to share your sci-ence knowledge in a classroom? Students2 Science is seeking volunteers to aid in ourVirtual Lab program. We have a series of elementary, middle, and high school experi-ments that we will be running in variousschools across New Jersey. Members areespecially needed to help with the North Jersey section's IPG funded project to bringhands-on science to South Jersey. Weneed professionals to help in the classroomwith the students. It's great fun, a wonderfulway to give back, and only requires a fewhours of your time. Opportunities begin in November. For more information,contact Fran Nel son, [email protected] and visit our websiteat Students2Science.org

See also Call for Help, page 11.

NationalIMPORTANT INFORMATIONREGARDING CANDIDATES FORTHE FALL 2016 ACS NATIONALELECTIONThe Committee on Nominations andElections (N&E) is announcing the slate ofcandidates who will appear on the fall 2016ballot. They are:

Candidates for President-Elect, 2017

Peter K. Dorhout, Vice President forResearch, Kansas State University,Manhattan, KS

Thomas R. Gilbert, Professor,Department of Chemistry and ChemicalBiology, Northeastern University,Boston, MA

Candidates for Directors-at-Large, 2017-2019

Joseph A. Heppert, Associate ViceChancellor for Research, University ofKansas, Lawrence, KS

Kristin M. Omberg, Group Leader,Chemical & Biological SignatureScience Group, Pacific NorthwestNational Laboratory, Richland, WA

Dorothy J. Phillips, Retired, WatersCorporation, Milford, MA

Kathleen M. Schulz, President,Business Results, Inc., Albuquerque,NM

Candidates for District II Director, 2017-2019

George M. Bodner, Arthur E. KellyDistinguished Professor of Chemistry,Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Christina C. Bodurow, Senior Director,Medicines Development Unit ExternalSourcing, Eli Lilly and Company,Indianapolis, IN

Candidates for District IV Director, 2017-2019

Rigoberto Hernandez, School ofChemistry and Biochemistry, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Larry K. Krannich, Executive Director,Alabama Academy of Science,Birmingham, AL

According to ACS Bylaw V, additional candi-dates may be nominated by petition untilJuly 15th, 2016. We will notify you againafter the July 15th deadline to confirm thefinal slate of candidates that will appear onthe fall ballot, if there are any changes.

I want to take this opportunity to remind youthat there should be no articles publishedcovering their campaign or viewpoints orspeaking engagements offered betweennow and the end of the election period inOctober, unless the opportunities are provid-ed to all candidates for that office equally.This ban does not include N&E approvedpublication of scientific research articles,coverage of truly noteworthy scientific newsevents, or certain types of activities relatedto official governance duties. Extenuatingcircumstances will be reviewed by N&E on a

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case-by-case basis. To be safe, pleasecontact me if you plan to refer to these can-didates in any way in your publication. Ifyou receive any phone calls or correspon-dence from a candidate requesting assis-tance or information pertaining to the elec-tion, please refer them to me, FrankWalworth, the assistant staff liaison, or LizBeckham.

With this formal announcement of candi-dates to all editors and officers, N&E specif-ically wants to alert you to ACS Bylaw V,Sec. 13, a and b, which states:

Sec. 13, a. “No funds of the SOCIETY, itsLocal Sections, or its Divisions shall beused to support or to oppose the candidacyof an individual or group of individuals. Nofacilities, such as office space, equipment,or supplies; official letterhead; or mailingpermit of the SOCIETY, its Local Sections,or its Divisions shall be used to support oroppose the candidacy of an individual orgroup of individuals, except as provided inthis Section.”

Sec. 13, b. "If space in a SOCIETY, LocalSection, or Division publication, other than apaid advertisement at commercial rates, beused to support or to oppose the candidacyof an individual, space must be made avail-able simultaneously and equally to supportor to oppose the candidacy of every othercandidate for the same office."

We are providing this information as areminder so that no undue publicity will begiven to a candidate running for nationaloffice and to assure that the “Fair ElectionProcedures” are adhered to according toACS Bylaws.

If you want to invite candidates to submit astatement for potential publication in anewsletter or bulletin, we can provide youwith a 300 word generic statement. The300 word statement is optional but mostcandidates have provided us with one in thepast. Please contact Liz Beckham (202-872-4594) if you want to request thesestatements.

If you invite or provide a speaking forum forone candidate, you must invite ALL candi-dates for that position to speak at the sametime to be in compliance with the ACS “FairElection Procedures.” The candidate(s) canthen choose whether or not to participate.

N&E requests that a copy of your invitationto any candidate, with regards to an articlefor publication from them or mentioningthem, or an invitation to speak or appear ata Local Section Meeting be provided to mefor filing in their election folder for reference.You can send it via e-mail to me at theabove address, and also copy Liz Beckham,who works closely with all candidates, [email protected].

With this memo the committee has made anofficial attempt to inform all local section edi-tors, officers and others affiliated with ACSpublications about the “Fair ElectionProcedures.”

N&E has published an updated set of “ACSCampaign Guidelines and Frequently AskedQuestions” which can be accessed athttp://www.acs.org/elections (click on“Campaign Guidelines”). Please make sureyou are familiar with these guidelines andnote under the heading “Process &Activities” that candidates were able tobegin their election campaigning on March24 (one week after the ACS Spring NationalMeeting). If you have any questions or con-cerns regarding candidates or national elec-tion procedures, please contact me (202)872-4461 or Frank (202) 872-6070.

The Committee on Nominations andElections sincerely appreciates your coop-eration.

Liz BeckhamOffice of the Secretary and GeneralCounselStaff Support, Committee on Nominationsand ElectionsAmerican Chemical Society1155 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036T 202-872-4594F 202-872-6338

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LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONChemistry Challenge

On Friday evening, April 15, 2016, twenty-eight teams from 9 area colleges competedin the 16th annual Long Island Subsection ofthe New York Section of the AmericanChemical Societyʼs Chemistry Challenge.

After a filling dinner sponsored by the QCCChemistry Club, the QCC Affiliates of theAmerican Chemical Society, the STEMAcademy, the CSTEP club, the ScienceResearch Alliance, the Haitian Club, theSTEM Research Club, the Biology Club, theEnvironmental Sustainability Club, ASAP,the Korean Studentsʼ Association, theStudent Health Club and PTK,Quizmaster/Master of Ceremonies Dr. PaulSideris walked the students through the 45timed multiple choice questions (and expert-ly explained the answers after time ran outon each question) to which they respondedwith clickers. Questions were carefullycurated to apply to chemistry students atboth 2-year and 4-year colleges by Dr.Sideris, Dr. Sujun Wei, Dr. Luis Vargas,Chair of the Chemistry Department Dr.Sasan Karimi and Dr. Paris Svoronos who,as always, was instrumental in organizingthe multitude of student volunteers whowere indispensable in setting up before andcleaning up after the event. The QCCChemistry Club and Chemistry Honors stu-dents were again especially helpful here.

QCC team 1 (honors students Tao Hong,Jane Jiang, and Yueli Chen) won the Gold inthe 2-year category. Rounding out the 2-year category, a sudden death competitionput Hofstraʼs team 2 over St. Johnʼs team 1for Silver and Bronze, respectively. In the 4-year category, Adelphi team 1 took the Gold,followed by Adelphi team 2 with the Silver,and SUNY Old Westbury team 2 with theBronze. Of note, were the 2-year schoolsnot separated from the 4-year schools,QCC1 would have taken home the Silveroverall, missing only 1 more question thanAdelphiʼs team of Juniors and Seniors! BIGcongratulations to the students and to thefaculty members who so expertly taughtthem!

Gold, silver and bronze winners from the 2-year and 4-year schools won prizes includ-ing 32GB memory keys, headphones andUSB power supplies, sponsored by theLIACS.

The event would not have been possiblewithout the cooperation of the staff in sever-al offices, specifically Pete Irigoyen in theChemistry Stockroom, Amy Baltajian in theRegistrarʼs office, Ed Locke in ParkingOperations and Vivi Tsarouhas in Buildings& Grounds. Dr. Jun Shin provided photogra-phy services and has already posted pic-tures of the event on the Chemistry web site(http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/chemistry/chem-challenge2016.html), with pictures of thewinners to follow shortly.

Everyone named above has my sinceregratitude for helping to put on a flawlessevent that was thoroughly enjoyed by thestudents, mentors, and ACS members inattendance. Chemistry faculty members areespecially taxed for time this year organizingthe Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of theACS, the LIACS High School AwardsCeremony, the Undergraduate ResearchSymposium and this event simultaneously,so Paul, Paris, and Sujun deserve extraextra thanks.

Congratulations once again to our winningstudents, and a final thank you to everyonewho helped.

Kevin Kolack, PhDChair, Long Island Subsection of theAmerican Chemical Society



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