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North Jersey and New York Sections extend theirwelcome to the new Student Members

See pages 7 to 10.

In this Issue, Several New Columns and FeaturesSee pages 32 and 33.

Dr. Barbara Petrack2008 NY ACS Outstanding Service Awardee

See page 4.

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THE INDICATORManager / Editor - LINDA ATKINS1 Milbark Court West, Homosassa, FL 34446973-981-4383; Fax 352-503-7613e-mail: [email protected] Manager - VINCENT GALEMBO ServicesPO Box 1150, Marshfield, MA 02050-1150781-837-0424e-mail: [email protected] COMMITTEEChairDR. LES McQUIRE17 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059908-334-5473, e-mail: [email protected] York Section Rep.DR. NEIL JESPERSENChemistry Dept., St. John’s University8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439718-990-5221, e-mail: [email protected] Jersey Section Rep.DR. ANITA BRANDOLINITAS, Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd.,Mahwah, NJ 07430 • 201-684-7753e-mail: [email protected] MastersNY Section - DR. BRIAN GIBNEYe-mail: [email protected] Section - PAUL TUKEYe-mail: [email protected] YORK SECTION /http://newyorkacs.orgChair, DR. BARBARA R. HILLERYDept. of Chemistry, SUNY - Old WestburyP.O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568516-876-2738; Fax 516-876-2749e-mail: [email protected], MR. FRANK ROMANO2490 Sycamore Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793516-783-6281; Fax 516-783-7391e-mail: [email protected], DR. MARGARET MANDZIUK16 East 8th Street, #4R, New York, NY 10003212-979-6063e-mail: [email protected] OfficeSt. John’s University, Chemistry Dept.8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439516-883-7510; Fax 516-883-4003e-mail: [email protected] JERSEY SECTIONhttp://www.njacs.orgChair, DR. JOSEPH POTENZADept. of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyRutgers University610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854732-445-2115, Fax 732-445-5312e-mail: [email protected], AMBARISH SINGHBristol-Myers Squibb Company, P.O. Box 5400,Mail Stop 19.302, Princeton, NJ 08543609-818-6952e-mail: [email protected], BETTYANN HOWSON49 Hillside Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940-2612973-822-2575e-mail: [email protected] Office4 Cameron Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854732-463-7271; [email protected]

CIRCULATION: 11,050The monthly newsletter of the New York & NorthJersey Sections of the American ChemicalSociety. Published jointly by the two sections.

CONTENTSAdvertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Call for Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-30 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 6, 19National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 New York Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-19 North Jersey Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Obituary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Partners in Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Professional/Product Directory . . . . . . . 35Report from ACS Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Tools for Chemists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

EDITORIAL DEADLINESOctober August 15November September 15December October 15January 2010 November 15February December 15, 2009March January 15, 2010April February 15May March 15June April 15September July 15

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NEW YORK SECTIONThursday, September 3, 2009Long Island SubsectionSee page 17.

Thursday, September 10, 2009Chemical Marketing & Economics GroupSee pages 17-18.

Friday, September 11, 2009Board of Directors MeeetingSee page 17.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009Biochemical Topical Group See page 18.

Friday, September 25, 2009HSTTGSee pages 18-19.

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONThursday, September 3, 2009Teacher Affiliates Executive CommitteeSee page 11.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009ChemTAG MeetingSee page 11.

Thursday, September 17, 2009MetroWomen Chemists CommitteeSee page 11.

Monday, September 21, 2009Project SEED Poster SessionSee page 11.


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OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD OF THE NEW YORK SECTIONThe 2008 Outstanding Service Award of the New York Section of the ACS was presented toDr. Barbara Petrack.

Dr. Petrack received her Ph.D. from New York University Medical Center and completed aPost-Doctoral Fellowship at Rockefeller University. She had an extensive career in bio-chemical research at CIBA-GEIGY before joining the faculty at Drew University in 1997.

She has been active in the New York Section of the ACS since 1970, serving as a counciloruntil 1982. From 1976 to 1981 she served at the national level on the Professional RelationsCommittee. She has co-chaired symposia in the past and has more planned for the future.

In 1980 she took on the duties of Chair of the NY Section’s Biochemical Topical Group. TheBiochemical Topical Group collaborates with the Biochemical Pharmacology DiscussionGroup of The New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Petrack serves on the Steering Committeeof that group, having previously served as the Chair (1978-1982) of the BiochemistrySection of the NYAS. Together, the NYACS and the NYAS biochemistry groups sponsor7-8 symposia per year.

Dr. Barbara Petrack’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. She has been the recipient of numer-ous awards. The New York Section of the ACS previously recognized her with a Salute toExcellence Award in 2002. Her continued activities on behalf of the NY Section gave us theopportunity to honor her again with the 2008 Outstanding Service Award.

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Obituary — Malcolm Sturchio

Malcolm Louis Sturchio, a former editor of TheIndicator, a mentor, colleague and friend of themembers of the North Jersey and New York ACSSections, passed away on April 30, 2009, after acourageous battle with primary liver cancer.

Mal was a dedicated chemist and educator who,in his 57 years as a professor of chemistry andscience education at Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, taught tens of thousands of chemistrystudents and trained thousands more scienceteachers.

Malcolm Sturchio was born in Newark, NJ andattended Rutgers University (B.A., 1952) andSeton Hall University (M.A., 1954). He taughtchemistry at Rutgers (Newark, NJ) and PanzerCollege (East Orange, NJ) from 1952-54, at thesame time that he began a career-long associa-tion with Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU).Starting in 1952 with his appointment as aLecturer in Chemistry Malcolm’s work at FDUwas consistently recognized as he assumed

increasing responsibilities and numerous administrative positions including ExecutiveDirector of their Science Education Center and of their Math/Science Institute. In 1998,the University awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of his out-standing service to the University and to science education. His work with and commit-ment to FDU continued long after his official retirement in 1997.

Dr. Sturchio also played an important role in international relations in chemistry, particu-larly in his close relationship to the Korean chemical community and involvement in intro-ducing modern science curricula to Korea following a stint as Fulbright Professor at SeoulNational University in the mid-1960s.

Mal first joined the ACS in 1950 and was a fixture among the leadership of the NorthJersey ACS Section. He held nearly every office in the Section, edited its monthly bul-letin, The Indicator, Chaired the Section and served it well for multiple terms as aCouncilor and Alternate Councilor. He was a valued and reliable member of a number ofnational and divisional ACS committees, including the Committee on Teaching Chemistryof the Division of Chemical Education and the ACS International Activities Committee.

Mal influenced science education in New Jersey and nationally – he led the New JerseyState Science Day and New Jersey Science League for decades and held leadershippositions in both the New Jersey Science Teachers Association and the New JerseyScience Supervisors Association, as well as the National Science Teachers Association.Through his work on Kids in Chemistry and in teacher training courses Mal encouragedstrong science curricula at the primary school level. He also provided exciting opportu-nities for high school students with his work on the Science League and Science Day.

Malcolm Sturchio was also actively engaged in the community and his willingness to giveunstintingly of his time and counsel was matched by his generosity and steadfast supportfor his family and wide network of friends and colleagues around the world. MalcolmSturchio will be missed.

In his memory, the family is establishing the Malcolm Sturchio Scholarship in Chemistryat Fairleigh Dickinson University. Please send donations to: Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, Institutional Advancement, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666, Attn: Ms.Sue McConville.



Welcome to the September issue of The Indicator.Over the summer there have been some changes in ACS and thispublication, the newsletter of the North Jersey and New York sec-tions. Students are now eligible to be full members of ACS and thecomment below contains a special welcome for students. We haveestablished an Editorial Board who will work to help make The Indicator a more valuable source of information for chemistsin our area. Each monthly issue will now have more of a theme orfocus and guest editors will help collect items to support the theme.A number of new columns will also appear for the first time, eachhas a contact that will again help solicit contributions. We encour-age you to send comments, questions and submissions to them aswell as the editor. All these materials will be in addition to the usualinformation about upcoming events and reports and photos fromrecent meetings that have been covered in The Indicator.

Welcome to New Student Members

ACS WELCOMES NEW STUDENT MEMBERSBy Yorke E. Rhodes, NYU, Councilor, New York Section

Growth is Change - We begin a new year in ACS several times a year. After a summer ofvacation in September we begin a new academic year - in January, we will begin a new fis-cal year with new national officers of ACS and new Local Section and Division officers. Wechange all the time. But this year with this September’s issue of The Indicator, we welcomean even bigger change - as of July 1, 2009 Student Affiliates became Student Members!

We are happy to welcome students as members of the American Chemical SocietyNationally and we welcome students as members of our Local Sections, especially in theNew York Local Section and the North Jersey Local Section of the ACS. You are automati-cally assigned to a Local Section depending on where you live or where you attend school.You may also want to choose to join a Division, groups of individuals with a focus on a chem-ical interest, such as Analytical, Organic, Biochemical or Physical Chemistry, areas that youknow from your educational programs, or even more specialized disciplines such as RubberChemistry, Chemistry and the Law, Polymer Chemistry, Water Chemistry, Paints andFinishes, and special areas of Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry. New Divisions are cre-ated as interests in new areas of chemistry expand and grow. There are 33 Divisions in total;Local Sections number 189. Local Sections vary in size from 50 Members (the minimumrequirement to form a Section) to the largest Section, the Northeastern Section in the Bostonarea with about 7,000 Members.The North Jersey Section is the Second largest Section andthe New York Section is also one of the eight Very Large Sections with about 4,000 mem-bers. There are six categories of sizes ranging from Very Small to Very Large, who competewithin their categories - the larger the Local Section, the greater number and size of theiractivities, meaning more and different types and sizes of their Local Meetings.

Our two Sections, New York and North Jersey, have different organizational structures, and

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different member types: New York members represent more typically academic membersand North Jersey members have a greater number of industrial members, reflecting thechemical and pharmaceutical industries in the North Jersey area. New York Section is struc-tured into six different Subsections, for example, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester, eachhaving their own agendas and meetings, whereas North Jersey is one Section and tends tohave more variety of their meeting groups and types. The two Sections complement eachother in the interest differences of their members and together publish The Indicator, ourjoint monthly (except in Summer) publication; and yet, we are all Chemists, ChemicalEngineers, Medical, Dental, Hospital personnel, etc. Our professional interests are all insome aspect of Chemistry.

ACS publishes the weekly national magazine, Chemistry and Engineering News, known bymost of us as C&EN. All members receive C&EN as part of their membership. LocalMeetings in New York and in North Jersey are monthly, typically, and are announced in TheIndicator. Nationally, ACS holds two meetings per year, a Fall meeting in August orSeptember, and a Spring meeting in March or April. This year Nat'l Meetings are held inWashington DC this August 15th to 20th, 2009 and then in San Francisco, CA from March21st to 25th, 2010.

Nationally, ACS numbers about 155,000 Members. We claim to be the largest single scienceorganization in the world. ACS was founded in 1876 in New York City by a group of chemistswho wanted to get together to talk about their discoveries and research in areas of chemi-cal interest and further to promote interest in chemical work.

How we have grown from this first group of interested scientists in joining an organization topromote chemistry. And now, we grow more by including you young chemistry students asmembers of our Society. (Student members if you wish.) We want to encourage you andstimulate you to be good, critical chemists and to do interesting chemistry and we want tobe stimulated by you and your chemical work. We, in ACS, are volunteers and as you beginto volunteer with us you will get much more out of ACS as you volunteer in more and differ-ent ways as we work together to create a more productive science and a more contributingsociety through ACS activities. There are so many avenues of participation within ACS thatyou surely will be able to find several that are of interest to you and worthy of your timevolunteered. We need you to grow and you need to grow.

Come, join our activities and programs. A Grand Welcome to our newest group of membersfrom one of the older ones.

What’s In A Name?

Anita Brandolini, Ramapo College of New Jersey

So now you’re an ACS Member, not just a student affiliate! Congratulations, and welcome!But is this anything more than simply a name change? Well, yes and no. You will still paydues at the undergraduate rate, will still belong to your college or university’s chemistry club,and will still have access to special student programs and resources. But your status as amember, rather than as an affiliate, gives you a greater voice in the Society, provides youwith additional benefits, and recognizes your important role as soon-to-be professional sci-entists. By voting and volunteering, you can now become involved in the activities of theACS as a whole, and begin to build the professional network that will support you through-out your career. By taking advantage of other member benefits such as publications, meet-ings, and the career consultants, you can expand on your undergraduate education tobecome an even more informed and effective scientist. As you go forward in your career, youwill find the ACS to be a tremendous resource for networking and professional development.Whether your interests are in scientific areas, community outreach, or public advocacy, theACS offers opportunities to make a difference to the science of chemistry. You are the futureof these chemical sciences, and the ACS welcomes you, your ideas, and your enthusiasm.


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The Significance of Community College Students in Becoming MembersRather than Affiliates of the ACS

Paris Svoronos, Ph.D., Queensborough Community College

Effective this summer 2009, undergraduates will be declared members rather than plainaffiliates of the ACS. This is an overdue acknowledgment of the students’ importance inexpanding the role of chemistry at the grassroots level. Chemistry is a difficult subject andmost undergraduates take courses reluctantly and only because most health-related fieldsrequire it. It is common knowledge that less than 20%of the students taking Organic contin-ue with Physical or Analytical Chemistry. Research and internship opportunities, unless theyinvolve summer pay, do not particularly enhance the interest of undergraduates to continueas chemistry majors.

At Queensborough Community College almost three dozen students are annually involvedwith research projects that they present at the ACS-NY section-sponsored annualUndergraduate Research Symposium (URS) in early May. Three years ago the New Yorksection decided to require that all student presenters become ACS-affiliates or pay a regis-tration fee. This is a financial burden for our department where the budget is tight. Howeverthis is also turned out to be an advantage for our students. Now, students feel and becomemore attached to our profession. The significance is that upon graduation fromQueensborough many choose to transfer and earn a B.S. or B.A. in Chemistry orBiochemistry, especially if they continue conducting research during their junior and senioryears. Making them ACS members is a unique experience for them as well as an extra“bullet” in their resume.

The real benefit of our research program becomes significant when these same studentsstart with a URS presentation and go on to regional and national meetings to presentposters of their research findings.

Chemistry Undergraduates, ACS is the Place for You

Jill Rehmann, St. Joseph’s College

College chemistry students can now become full ACS members for the same cost as stu-dent affiliates last year. They can take advantage of the many opportunities offered by theworld’s largest professional organization for chemists. Being part of this national organiza-tion offers many benefits including mentoring, job and research opportunities, and invita-tions to participate in national meetings. It also includes membership in your local ACSchapter.

The New York Section of the ACS has many great programs for undergraduate students.Many of our undergraduate members have started ACS Student Member Chapters at theirschools. If your college has one, you can join, and if not we can help you start one at yourcollege. Every spring students from colleges throughout the New York are invited to presenttheir research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This event has a 56 year histo-ry and has launched the professional careers of many successful chemists. Another eventfor student members is the Chemistry Challenge which is an annual event that invites teamsof students from area colleges to test their chemical knowledge in a collegial competition.

All college students are invited to participate in the events the section sponsors throughoutthe year. We also invite ideas and participation on our committees by students. Let us knowwhat you are interested in doing. One of our biggest events is the celebration of NationalChemistry Week. In the New York Section we have a day of demonstrations at the New YorkHall of Science where chemists from both academia (that means you, the students) andindustry make science fun for children of all ages. The section also has many speakers andsymposia where students have a chance to network with chemists in a variety of special-ties.

To learn more about these and the many other great things the New York Section has to offervisit http://newyorkacs.org/. Join us, get involved and see what happens!


UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT MEMBERS —NORTH JERSEY ACS IS LOOKING FOR YOU! By Amber Charlebois, College at Florham, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Chemistry undergrads all across the U.S. are now full members of the ACS. As full mem-bers, students can advantage of so many things that the national organization has to offer.In addition, students in the North Jersey Local Section can get involved in many activities,events and programs, and become active members in the local chemistry community.

In late October, in celebration of National Chemistry Week, the Section, together with vol-unteers from many pharmaceutical and chemical companies, local high school teachers,college chemistry clubs, and girl scout/boy scout troops gather at the Liberty Science Centerfor the Chemistry Expo. This is a day filled with dozens of chemistry demonstrations andexperiments performed for the visitors to Liberty Science Center. It is an opportunity to reachout to the community and share the excitement of chemistry.

In April every year the Section holds the Research Conference of the Intercollegiate Councilof the American Chemical Society Student Member Chapters. This Conference is usuallyhosted by the Chemistry Clubs at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Drew University or theCollege of Saint Elizabeth. It is an opportunity for all undergraduates who are performingresearch to present their research project in the form of an oral presentation. There arecash prizes awarded for the best presentations, including the Jean Asell Durana Award (a$250 award) for the overall best presentation and two smaller awards of $150 and $100 forthe second and third prize winners, respectively

Several of the undergraduate chemisty clubs have participated in outreach to the communi-ty through their presence at local street fairs and festivals. It is a great experience to spreadthe joy of chemistry to the surrounding community, and the interactions with children areespecially enjoyable. In addition, some of the student member groups take their demon-strations to local high schools, middle schools, elementary school and even day care cen-ters in order to plant the seed for our future chemists.

It should also be noted that the North Jersey Section, with its large number of pharmaceu-tical and chemical companies, and very large membership, has several very active and suc-cessful topical groups which hold regular meetings and events throughout the year. Topicalgroups in the section include, Organic, Mass Spectroscopy, Chromatography, MedicialChemistry, NMR, Polymers, MetroWomen Chemists Committee and Younger ChemistsCommittee. Undergraduate students are encouraged to take advantage of these groups andare invited to attend any of their activities (often at reduced cost). For more informationabout these groups or just to learn more about the NJACS check out the webpagehttp://njacs.org/.

Welcome aboard, student members!!!!


North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.org

TEACHER AFFILITATES

Executive Committee Meeting

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009Time: 4:30 PMPlace: JP Stevens High School

855 Grove StreetEdison, NJ

Contact: Paul [email protected]

mChemTAG MEETINGKick off the Year with a Salute to theElements

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PMPlace: Morristown High School

50 Early StreetMorristown, NJ

Directions: Google address above

Hostess: Barbara McNally, 973-292-2000Ext. 3672, [email protected]

rMETRO WOMEN CHEMISTSCOMMITTEEFall Networking Dinner

If you have any questions about MWCCor if you would like to be added toour email list, contact Amber [email protected].

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009Time: 6:00 PMPlace: Fairleigh Dickinson University

Please check the website for all of thespecific details.http://www.njacs.org/metrowomen.html

ANNUAL SEED POSTERSESSIONSupport our top 100+ Project SEEDstudents at our annual SEED PosterSession

ACS members are invited to attend the stu-dent poster session and dinner. Those will-ing to help with poster judging are admittedfree. The Fee for dinner is $25 for others.

Over 100 posters will be presented by HSSEED students and Summer Scholars.Their research in the labs of professionalmentors will include organic, pharmaceuti-cal, biological, analytical, environmental,computational, inorganic, physical, andpolymer chemistry, as well as chemical andbioengineering, food, cosmetic, plant, andmaterials science, and drug development.

Your interest is crucial to further inspire thestudents as they explore science careersand go on to college. The students workedat NJIT, Rutgers and Cook College (3 cam-puses), Seton Hall, Stevens, ColumbiaUniversity, Beth Israel Hospital, UMDNJ,Ramapo College, New Jersey CityUniversity, NJ Meadowlands EnvironmentalOrg., Kean University, Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, Hackensack Hospital, and thePublic Health Research Institute in Newark.

Thanks are due to their mentors’ kindnessand dedication, and funds donated byschool boards, corporations, the ACS SEEDEndowment and many individual chemists.

Date: Monday, September 21, 2009Times: Poster setup 3:30 PM

Judging 4:00-6:00 PMDinner 6:00 PMAwards and Presentation 6:30 PM

Place: Seton Hall UniversityUniversity CenterMain Lounge400 South Orange AvenueSouth Orange, NJ

Fee: $25.00

Attendees are encourage to register atwww.njacs.org


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POLYMER TOPICAL GROUPPolymers in Tissue Engineering

The symposium “Polymers in TissueEngineering” is presented by the PolymerTopical Group of the North Jersey Section ofthe American Chemical Society and co-sponsored by the Society for Biomaterials.This symposium is intended to bring thelocal polymer science and biomaterialscommunity up to date on recent develop-ments in the application of polymers to solvechallenges in tissue reconstruction andregeneration. Through a combination ofreviews and case histories, the attendeeswill gain a fundamental foundation, a broadperspective on the directions and growth,and an update on recent advances in theuse of polymers in tissue engineering.

This event features presentations, postersand networking opportunities at a mixer dur-ing the poster session. In addition to posterson Polymers in Tissue Engineering, generalpolymer posters are being requested.

Preliminary ProgramOrganizers: Professors Treena Livingston

Arinzeh and Michael JaffeNJIT-BME

“Challenges for the BiomaterialsScientist in Tissue Engineering”

Speaker: Joachim KohnRutgers

“Biomimetic Scaffold Design forIntegrative Soft Tissue Repair”Speaker: Helen Lu

Columbia University

“Polymeric Scaffolds for Stem CellTissue Engineering”

Speakers: Treena Livingston ArinzehNJ Institute of Technology

Kam LeongDuke

Patrick Snowhill Integra Life Sciences

Representative from Johnsonand Johnson, Inc.

Poster Session Bin Wei (ICI National Starch and Chemical)([email protected])

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009Times: Registration 12:00 noon

Program 1:00 PMMixer/Posters 5:30 PM

Place: Rutgers UniversityCook College Campus Center59 Biel RoadNew Brunswick, NJ

Cost: ACS or SfB Member, $40;non-member; $50; student, $25.After October 15, 2009, member$45, non-member $55, student, $30

Directions: Can be found at the RutgersUniversity website:http://maps.rutgers.edu/building.aspx?id=92

Registration: Please register on-linehttp://www.njacs.org/ptg.html or sendyour full contact information along with acheck made payable to NJACS-PolymerGroup to Dr. Willis B. Hammond, Treasurer,NJACS-PTG, 128 Center Ave., Chatham,NJ 07928.

Poster Submission: Contact Bin Wei([email protected])


Learn more about theNorth Jersey Section atwww.NJACS.org


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NoJ GROUP OF SMALLCHEMICAL BUSINESSESGreen Chemistry and SustainableBusiness Models — Valuable FreeInformation on Shifting to SustainableChemistry as a Business Strategy

At the May 28, 2009 dinner meeting of theNJ Group of Small Chemical Businesses(NJGSCB), attendees were provided withfree information on the trend towards lever-aging sustainable chemistry as a businessstrategy, and the assistance that can be pro-vided by the Sustainable BusinessIncubator at Fairleigh Dickinson University..

In the presentations, “Clean Chemistry forNew Jersey”, by Tana Kantor of The GreenEconomy magazine; and “Partnering withthe EDA”, by William Russell of FDU’sSustainable Business Indicator, the atten-dees were acquainted with the concept of“green chemistry” as well as its “12Principles”. Also emphasized was how, par-ticularly in New Jersey, with its existingchemical and pharmaceutical infrastructure;the application of green / sustainable chem-istry principles present significant opportuni-ties for companies to improve their bottomline.

In the panel discussion following the pre-sentations, moderator Jonathan Cloud ofFDU’s Sustainable Business Indicator,along with panelists Tana Kantor andWilliam Russell, continued the discussion ofhow the application of sustainability andgreen chemistry principles should be con-sidered positively in formulating businessstrategies. Attendees shared their ownexperiences in this area with the group, andwere encouraged to use SustainableBusiness Incubator at Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity for assistance.

Be sure to look for information on the nextmeeting of the NJ Group of Small ChemicalBusinesses: the Fall Marketing Forum,scheduled for October 2009, will again bedesigned to help you develop new businessstrategies and implement them successfully– making your business more profitable.

vMETRO WOMEN CHEMISTSCOMMITTEEOn Thursday, May 28th, twenty women ofthe Metro Women Chemists Committeegathered at for a networking dinner at TaroEclectic Asian Cuisine restaurant inMontclair. Dr. Anita Brandolini, an AssistantProfessor at Ramapo College gave an infor-mative and insightful presentation titled,“Petrochemicals to Pedagogy: FromIndustry to Academia.” It was a wonderfulopportunity to meet, interact and networkwith women in the North Jersey/New Yorkarea. Between the presentation, the conver-sation and of course the scrumptiouschocolate cake, a great time was had by all.


Dr. Anita Brandolini

POLYMER TOPICAL GROUPThe symposium on "Polymers for Sensoryand Energy-related Applications” washeld on May 14, 2009 at the Paul RobesonCampus Center’s Bergen Room, RutgersUniversity, Newark Campus. The sympo-sium was organized by Prof. Frieder Jäkle.Dr. Bin Wei was the posters Chair and Dr.Nicole Harris (Sun Chemical) was theExhibits Chair. Of the 90 registrants, therewere 50 ACS members, 12 non-ACS and 28students. There were 6 presentations focus-ing on new developments in sensory andenergy-related applications. The poster/mixer session consisted of 14 industrial andacademic posters, a commercial posterfrom Q-Sense and commercial exhibits fromQ-Sense and Horiba Scientific. ExxonMobiland Sun Chemical were symposium spon-sors.

The next symposium Polymers in TissueEngineering will be organized by Mike Jaffeand Treena Arinzeh of NJIT and held on theRutgers Cook Campus Student Center inNew Brunswick, NJ. We are planning tohold the symposium jointly with the Societyfor BioMaterials and the tentative date isOctober 29, 2009.


Registration: Bill Suits (Chempharma), RonDeMartino (PTG Sec.) and Rao Bezwada.

Small Discussion Group: Ron DeMartino (PTGSec.), Xianhong Feng (NJIT) and Tony East(NJIT). The Audience.

Poster Session and Commercial Exhibits.

Poster Session and Commercial Exhibits.

Sergey Kazakov (Pace University) setting upposter with Xianhong Feng (NJIT) watching.

The speakers: back, l to r: Andy Tsou (Exxon-Mobile), Ralf Peetz (College of Staten IslandCUNY), Keynote Speaker Use Bunz (GeorgiaTech), Kelly Chichak (GE Global Research)and Frieder Jaekle (program chair, Rutgers);front: Huixin He (Rutgers).

NORTH JERSEY SECTION’SOUTREACH TO JOB SEEKERSIndividuals, whose careers, are intransition are urged to go tohttp://njacs.org/jobs.html where links canbe found to many resources. A primarysource of assistance at the local level is theCareers in Transition (CIT) group that meetsthe first Thursday of the month at FairleighDickson University in Madison. The CITmeetings are free to members and topicssuch as ways for optimizing a resume,answering common interview and effectivelyconducting a job search are discussed. TheACS notices tab provides information onbenefits for unemployed ACS members andhas direct links to key benefits including dueswavers, and discounts for regional andnational ACS meetings.

You will also find job listings posted onChemjobs at www.yahoogroups.com.Chemjobs allows subscribers to automatical-ly receive updates and share information onnew job openings and also obtain careeradvice above and beyond the informa-tion given at www.acs.org/careers andwww.indeed.com. Employers can place freejob postings on the Chemjobs site by follow-ing the instructions provided.

Most North Jersey Section Topical Groupshave job boards at their meetings where onecan post open positions and have resumes.To enhance networking, it is crucial for jobseekers to bring plenty of business cards tothese meetings. At most meetings localCareer Consultants are present and are will-ing to introduce you to key decision makers.It is suggested that job seekers [email protected] prior to attending aTopical Group meeting to ensure that aCareer Consultant will be available to assistyou.

The national ACS website for career informa-tion is www.acs.org/careers. Many helpfulresources including tips on resume writing,job searching and networking primers areposted there. The ACS Salary Comparator isespecially helpful in establishing meaningfulincome expectations by taking into account:the type of industry, company location, andan individual’s experience. Also on that web-site are the names of availble CareerConsultants who will review your resume andassist you in optimizing it.

Submitted by Bill Suits, Valerie Kuck andRick Yglesias

VOLUNTEERISM IS NOT THESAME WITHOUT “U”Did you know that by volunteering for just afew hours you can make a difference in thelives of others? The American ChemicalSociety provides many services that are inneed of your talents, caring spirit, and time.In the following months, we will inform you ofevents that the North Jersey and New YorkSections are in need of a little help from you.Not only will you have the satisfaction ofhelping others, you will meet other generousmembers of the chemistry community.When many contribute a small amount oftime, the impact of a program can be signif-icant. Just in case you feel your contributionwould be insignificant remember "If youthink you're too small to make a difference,you haven't been in bed with a mosquito!"(Anita Roddick)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESNORTH JERSEY SECTION

Monday, September 21, 4:30 PM – 6 PM,Seton Hall University

Judges are needed to evaluate ProjectSEED posters and encourage these bud-ding scientists. Your arriving as early wouldbe appreciated. A free buffet dinner willavailable to all judges. Contact Bill Suitsat [email protected] or register athttp://njacs.org

* * * * *Saturday, October 24,10 AM – 2 PM,

Liberty Science Center

How about joining the North Jersey Sectionin celebrating National Chemistry Week?You can present your own hands-on activi-ties with your friends, join another table andshare your of chemistry, or help greet atten-dees. Just complete the forms in the NCWarticle in this issue of the Indicator. If youwould prefer to go into your local school,library, or scout meeting at a timeand date of your choice, please [email protected] with the particulars.

Send comments and questions about thiscolumn, offers of help and requests for vol-unteers to [email protected]

Bobbi [email protected]


Learn how you could getinvolved in ACS by [email protected]

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONTOPICAL GROUPS HAVE THESOLUTION!If you are interested in building your career,enhancing your leadership skills, stayingcurrent in your field of interest and network-ing with your fellow chemists, North JerseySection Topical Groups are for you.

Topical Groups are the life blood of theNorth Jersey Section. Whether you are anold hand, or are just starting to work in anew area, you will benefit from the programsoffered by the North Jersey Section’s 8Topical groups (Chromatography, DrugMetabolism, Lab Robotics, MassSpectrometry, NMR, Organic, Polymer andSmall Chemical Business) and the manyspecial interest groups and committeeswithin the North Jersey Section. Over 50meetings/symposia are held by thesegroups during the year catering to the manyand varied needs of the North JerseySection members.

A very important aspect of career building iskeeping up-to-date in your field of interestand staying current is a necessity if you aregoing to grow in an extremely competitiveenvironment. Attending monthly TopicalGroup meetings and symposia is an excel-lent way to stay competitive by listening toeminent speakers in their field. These meet-ings will also give you the chance to networkand meet other chemist’s with similar inter-ests. Many of the Topical Groups also holdvendor exhibits during their meetings thatwill give you an opportunity to see the latestinstrumentation to stay competitive.

Enhance your leadership skills by gettinginvolved with a Topical or Special InterestGroup. Volunteers are needed at all levelsand you can donate as little or as much ofyour time as you want. You can find moreinformation on topical groups, specialinterest groups and committees atwww.njacs.org and stayed tuned formore information here from these groups.If you have comments or sugges-tions of groups to highlight, [email protected]

Going Places

NORTH JERSEY AND NEWYORK MEMBERS This column will highlight members of ourSections who have moved out of our area orare otherwise less visible locally but stillinvolved in ACS.

Roland Hirsch joined the ACS and startedhis professional career in 1965, when hejoined the faculty of Seton Hall University.His career and his ACS membership havedeveloped in tandem ever since.

Roland quickly became involved in theNorth Jersey Section, thanks to colleagueswho encouraged him to do so — Galen W.Ewing deserves special mention in thisregard — and due to the fact that the month-ly meetings were then mostly held at theuniversity's brand new Bishop DoughertyStudent Center. Roland’s involvement in theAnalytical Topical Group led to participationin the Eastern Analytical Symposium,cosponsored by the Section, which led toinvaluable professional contacts across thecountry. He was elected a Councilor andthen in 1978 Chair of the Section.

Election as Secretary of the ACS Division ofAnalytical Chemistry grew out of theseexperiences, and led directly to the secondphase of his career, with the Federal gov-ernment. Dub Shults of Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory was Chair of the Division in1982, and he and Roland worked togetherclosely. When an opening developed for aprogram manager at the Department ofEnergy Dub encouraged Roland to take it.After four years the move became perma-nent with a civil service position at theNational Institutes of Health and then areturn to DOE, where Roland has beensince 1991.

Retaining membership in the Section haskept Roland in touch with many goodfriends, and he feels fortunate to be workingwith several of them in ACS governance.

If you have comments or suggestions ofpeople to highlight [email protected]


New York Meetingswww.newyorkacs.orgACS NEW YORK SECTIONMEETINGS FOR 2009The Board of Directors Meetings for theNew York Section in 2009 are as follows:

Friday, September 11November 13

The regular Board Meetings will be held atSt. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway,Jamaica, NY. These meetings are openmeetings and all are welcome. If you are nota member of the Board of Directorsand wish to attend please inform the NewYork Section Office at 516-883-7510 [email protected].

#LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONUnderstanding Molecular Self-Assemblyusing STM and Theory: Structural,Energetic, and Electronic Properties ofMonolayer Films

Speaker: Dr. Gina M. FlorioSt. John’s University

Interfacial two-dimensional molecular self-assembly is driven by a variety of non-cova-lent intermolecular and adsorbate-substrateinteractions. While the magnitude of poten-tial energy of the chemisorbed system isdominated by the interaction between theadsorbate and substrate, the details of thepacking structure are typically dictated bythe nature and strength of the intermolecu-lar forces. Understanding the complex bal-ance of forces that initiate and control mole-cular self-assembly is of particular interestin nanotechnology. The spontaneous order-ing of molecules into supramolecular struc-tures on surfaces provides a synthetic routefor the formation of functional nanometer-scale materials. This talk will detail ourrecent efforts using a combined scanningtunneling microscopy (STM) and theoreticalapproach to (i) determine the preferentialpacking structures of simple molecules (e.g.n-alkanes, haloalkanes, polycyclic aromatichydrocarbons, benzene carboxylic acids) ongraphite surfaces, (ii) to explore the poten-tial energy landscape and determine theenergetic origins of the observed packing

motifs, (iii) to understand how the presenceof a solvent modifies the assembly, and (iv)to understand the electronic structure of theinterfacial system and its influence on thetunneling signatures observed via STM.

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009Times: Coffee 5:30 PM

Seminar 6:00 PMPlace: Hofstra University

Chemistry/Physics BuildingLister Auditorium

Times: Dinner 7:00 PMPlace: Neighboring restaurantCost: $20.00

mCHEMICAL MARKETING &ECONOMICS GROUPCreating Tomorrow's Business at BASF

Speaker: Mark Mielkeresponsible for Innovation Scouting and Strategy inNorth America atBASF Future Business GmbH

In addition to innovation activities carriedout by BASF business units as well as thecorporate R&D functions, BASF FutureBusiness (BFB) pursues entirely new direc-tions for growth through corporate venturingactivity. As a global team, BFB identifiesfuture business fields and scouts for rele-vant technology which fit these new areas.The talk will describe BFB’s approach toscouting and strategy in the mega-trendfields of energy, electronics, health andenvironment.

Mark Mielke is responsible for InnovationScouting & Strategy in North America atBASF Future Business GmbH. He formu-lates emerging market strategies and buildsrelationships with start up companies, inno-vators and universities with the goal ofadding new technologies to the BFB portfo-lio leveraging BASF's core competencies inchemistry and materials. Mark analyzesmega trends and problems related the envi-ronment, energy management, and humanhealth. Mark holds a PhD degree in ColloidScience from the University of Kiel Germanyand an MBA from the Stevens Institute ofTechnology.

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009Times: Cocktails 11:30 AM

Luncheon 12 noonPresentation 1:15 PM


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http://www.newyorkacs.org

Place: Club Quarters40 West 45th StreetNew York, NYC

Cost: $45 for Members who reserve byTuesday, September 8; $55 for Guests and Members (at door without reservations)

To Reserve: Please reserve early to be eli-gible for the discount price. We now acceptall major credit cards via PayPal, or callVista Marketing at (917) 684-1659, or via E-mail to [email protected]

[METRO WOMEN CHEMISTSCOMMITTEEFall Networking Dinner

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009

See under NoJ Meetings, page 11.

iBIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NYAS BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUPEmerging Importance of CompanionDiagnostics in Drug Development

Organizers: Carol ReedClinical Data, Inc.

George ZavoicoWestport Capital Markets, LLC

Speakers: Ken CarterAvalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Gary KelloffNational Cancer Institute

(Additional speakers to be announced)

Molecular diagnostics is a rapidly growingfield in the management of many diseases.Technological advancements, understand-ing of disease pathophysiology, and emer-gence of personalized medicine are puttingnew demands on drug development. Thissymposium will bring together some of theelements highlighting the demands, chal-lenges, and successes in this exciting new

era of disease management.

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PMPlace: New York Academy of Sciences

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

Space is limited. Reserve a seat on-line at:http://www.nyas.org/events

NYAS Members, BPDG Affiliates, and NY-ACS Members may attend BPDG meetingsfree of charge. Non-members may attendfor a fee of $20 per event; Student Non-members for $10.

To become a Member of the Academy, visithttp://www.nyas.org/benefits

qHIGH SCHOOL TEACHERSTOPICAL GROUPSustainability Initiatives of the NYC DOE

Speaker: John Shea, CEODivision of School FacilitiesNYC DOE Division of School

Facilities44-36 Vernon BoulevardLong Island City, NY 11101<[email protected]>

The NYC DOE is committed to integratingsustainability into both its operational andeducational efforts. From our new construc-tion projects, to our maintenance and custo-dial procedures, and eventually across thespectrum of our curriculum, environmentalconservatism is an important part of theDOE’s message. This discussion will reviewsome of the many initiatives that the DOE isundertaking, our challenges, and our goalsfor the future.

Date: Friday, September 25, 2009Time: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PMPlace: M&G Pub (Murphy and Gonzales)

21 Waverly Place (at Green Street,North-east corner)New York, NY No reservations required

Time: Meeting 7:15 PMPlace: New York University

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

Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building. In case of


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unexpected severe weather, call JohnRoeder, 212-497-6500, between 9 AM and2 PM to verify that meeting is still on; 914-961-8882 for other info.

Note: Street parking is free after 6:00 PM.For those who prefer indoor attended park-ing, it is available at the Melro/RomarGarages. The entrance is on the west sideof Broadway just south of 8th Street, direct-ly across from Astor Place. It is a short, easywalk from the garage to the restaurant ormeeting room.

zSponsored by the New York Section

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCOURSEDeveloping Communication Strategies

Facilitator: Anne O’Brien

As a leader within ACS governance, you willencounter an increasing number of opportu-nities to represent the Society to outside

parties, stakeholders, and media, oftenunder pressure and in high visible situa-tions. This level of communication requires ahigher understanding of communications toensure the best representation possible.This interactive course introduces you toexecutive level communications where youwill learn how to skillfully communicate newinsights, keep others informed, report onnew endeavors, and communicate in aninteresting and compelling manner Theevent is open to all ACS members and thefirst 20 people to register will be reimbursedfor their registration fee after successfullycompleting the course. For more informationcontact: Barbara Hillery, 516-876-2738,[email protected] and visitwww.newyorkacs.org

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMPlace: St. John’s University

8000 Utopia ParkwayJamaica, NY

Cost: $150


Education


EMPLOYMENT ANDPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE, NY SECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia

The Employment and Professional Rela-tions Committee maintains a roster of can-didates who are ACS members seeking aposition in the New York metropolitan area.

Members can request job information or em-ployers can advertise for free. They can con-tact me, Chair of the Professional and Employ-ment Committee at [email protected] there is a job opening by employers or if ajob seeker is looking for availability. The pur-pose of this mechanism is to put relevant peo-ple in contact who may not wish to give all theirinfo on the web.

For job seekers, I would need their ACSmember number, their latest degree, 3-5words about their specialty/area of interestand about 1-2 lines on experience. For jobposting, I would need a short description ofthe position available and the backgroundrequired. If you have job openings andwould like qualified candidates to contactyou, please send a brief job description andeducational/experience background re-quired to [email protected].

gNATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK— NEW YORK SECTION The 2009 theme for National ChemistryWeek is “Chemistry - It’s Elemental”. Again,the New York Section will present NCW atthe New York Hall of Science, Flushing, onSaturday, October 24 from 10 AM to 4 PM.The community activity will include collect-ing nonperishable food (in recyclable tin andaluminum cans) which will be delivered to alocal food bank.

ACS is sponsoring a poster contest. Thecompetition is looking for the best illustratedposter using the theme with a fun, motiva-tional, and inspiring representation of anelement or elements in the periodic table.There are four categories: kindergartenthrough second grade; third through fifthgrade; sixth through eight grade and ninththrough twelfth grade.

Two posters may be submitted per gradelevel and received by October 17.

Size of the poster from 8-1/2 x 11 to 14 x 22.

Send to:Joan Laredo-Liddell, 391 Palmer Road,Yonkers, NY 10701-5239. - (914-476-6860)

kNEW YORK SECTION —COUNCILOR CORNERReport by Ronald D’Amelia, New York

As a councilor for the New York section, I ama member of the ACS national Committeeon Community Activities (CCA). The CCAprovides guidance and support to the ACSoffice of Community Activities (OCA) and isclassified as a Joint-Board Council commit-tee. The mission of CCA is to deliver high-quality community-based outreach pro-grams, products and services; to connectchemists with their local communities in aneffort to improve the public’s perception ofchemistry. To accomplish this mission, thecommittee has three subcommittees. I am amember of the Program Development andPromotion (PDP) subcommittee which pro-vides guidance and develop resources forthe Office of Community Activities outreachprograms such as National Chemistry Week(NCW) and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day(CCED). The PDP team suggests themenames, facilitates collaborations and con-nections to other related organizations andadvises OCA on activities, games, andresources associated with each year’srespective celebrations. Important informa-tion regarding CCA activities and programsfor CY 2009- 2011 that all ACS membersshould be aware of are:

National Chemistry week in ’09 will be heldfrom October 18-24. The Theme is“Chemistry- Its Elemental”

Chemists Celebrate Earth Day will be inApril 2010. The Theme is “Plants: TheGreen Machines”

National Chemistry Week in 2010 will be inOctober and the theme will be “Behind theScenes with Chemistry”

Year 2011 will be the International Year ofChemistry and many events will take placein support of this year’s chemistry celebra-tion.

The Committee on Community Activities likethe national ACS is trying to “Improve peo-ple’s lives through the transforming power ofchemistry”


INTRODUCTION TO NoJ ACSAWARDSNJ ACS administers seven annual or bienni-al awards to recognize the contributionsfrom its members and to promote theadvancement of chemistry. The LeoHendrik Baekeland Award is given to anAmerican chemist under forty years of age,for outstanding accomplishments in pure orapplied chemistry. It has a long and distin-guished history and is one of the few influ-ential national awards administered by alocal ACS section.

The Award for Creativity in MolecularDesign and Synthesis is presented to anindividual who has demonstrated broadscoping impact in the areas of chemicalsynthesis, method development, bio-organ-ic/medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical sci-ences, and/or molecular recognition.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recog-nizes a North Jersey chemist or chemicalengineer over fifty years of age for conspicu-ous achievements in chemistry, not hereto-fore recognized by any major scientificaward.

The Sr. Marian José Smith Award for

Excellence in Education is given to a pro-fessor in North Jersey for inspiring studentsand launching them on successful careersin chemistry.

The Burton C. Belden DistinguishedService Award recognizes a member of theNorth Jersey Section for conspicuous ser-vice to the Section.

The Pro Bono Award is presented to amember of the Section who does not holdan elective office of the Section, and whoparticipated for at least five years in themanagement of affairs of the Section withdedication and noticeable success.

The latest addition to the Section’s awardsis the Freddie and Ada Brown Award,which 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.

For more information on these awards andto submit a nomination, please contactJiwen Chen, Awards Committee Chair,at [email protected], or visithttp://njacs.org/awards.html.


AWARDS

PICTURES FROM THE NORTH JERSEY RECOGNITION DINNERThe awards ceremony was the Recognition Dinner for the North Jersey Section of the ACS.It was held at Fairleigh Dickinson University on May 27, 2009. It involved recognizing the 50and 60 year members of the ACS as well as the ACS Student Affiliate Conference Awardees,the 11 Science Olympiad finalist, the Pro Bono Awardees of the NoJACS, the Edward J. MerrillAward winner, the Harvey Russell Award winner, the Freddie and Ada Brown Awardees, andthe 2009 Lifetime Achievement Awardee who was the guest speaker.

Dr. Waleed Danho (center) from Roche receivesthe NoJ ACS Lifetime Achievement Award fromAwards Chair Jiwen Chen with nominator Dr.Jefferson Tilley.

ROCHE CHEMIST HONORED WITHNORTH JERSEY ACS LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENT AWARDWaleed Danho, Ph.D., has a world-widereputation as a leader and innovator in thefield of peptide chemistry and the applica-tion of peptide chemistry to drug discovery."Waleed is exceedingly deserving of thisaward. His scientific career has beenmarked by an unquenchable thirst for suc-cess and he has been a pioneer in peptideresearch, making significant contributionsto Roche, the industry and scientific under-standing," said Nader Fotouhi, Ph.D., vicepresident, global head, DiscoveryTechnologies, one of several impressivechemists initially recruited to Roche byDanho.

NORTH JERSEY 50 & 60 YEAR MEMBERS


Dr. Jules Blake (right), Sixty Year ACSMember, with Joseph Potenza, ACS Chair atthe NoJ ACS Awards Dinner 2009.

Dr. Joseph Weber (right), Sixty Year ACSMember, with Joseph Potenza, ACS Chair atthe NoJ ACS Awards Dinner 2009.

Mr. Robert Steltenkamp(right), Fifty Year ACSMember, with JosephPotenza, ACS Chair at theNoJ ACS Awards Dinner2009.

Dr. Howard Kimmel (right),Fifty Year ACS Member, withJoseph Potenza, ACS Chairat the NoJ ACS AwardsDinner 2009.

Dr. Charles Shalotsky (right),Fifty Year ACS Member, withJoseph Potenza, ACS Chairat the NoJ ACS AwardsDinner 2009.

Dr. Gerhard Frohoich (right),Fifty Year ACS Member, withJoseph Potenza, ACS Chairat the NoJ ACS AwardsDinner 2009.

Dr. Edward Kresge (right),Fifty Year ACS Member, withJoseph Potenza, ACS Chairat the NoJ ACS AwardsDinner 2009.

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ACS STUDENT AFFILIATES RESEARCH CONFERENCE AWARDS


ACS TEACHER AFFILIATESHARVEY J. RUSSELL AWARD

Marc Lindner from FDU, ACS StudentResearch Conference Awardee, and hisadvisor Gloria Anderle

Itsaso Murua from NJIT, ACS StudentResearch Conference Awardee and heradvisor, Joseph Bozelli.

Dr. Richard Moog (center) from Franklin andMarshall received the Harvey Russell Awardfor Service to Chemical Education from JohnPenna and Bettyann Howson.

NORTH JERSEY SECTION ACS PRO BONO AWARDS

Dr. Burkehard Wagner receives the NoJ ACSPro Bono Award from Chairperson JosephPotenza (right) and John Penna (left).

Dr. Gary Munk (center) from the HackensackMedical Center, receives the Pro Bono Awardfrom Sue Fahrenholtz and John Penna.

Elizabeth Matuszak receives the NoJ ACS ProBono Award from Diane Krone and JohnPenna.


EDWARD J. MERRILL AWARDFOR EXCELLENCE IN HSCHEMISTRY TEACHING

Dr. Ara Kahyaoglu from Bergenfield HSreceives the Edward J. Merrill Award forExcellence in HS Chemistry Teaching fromNoJ ACS secretary Berryann Howson.

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIADAWARDEES

2009 Chemistry Olympiad North JerseyAmerican Chemical Society students whocompeted in the Advanced Test. The picturewas taken at Fairleigh Dickinson Universityduring the five hour exam. Twenty studentsfrom the ACS sections across the countrywill attend a two week study camp at the AirForce Academy in Colorado. From there,four will attend the International ChemicalOlympiad.

School TeacherBergen Academy Dr. David OstfeldEast Brunswick HS Dr. Paul KimmelMadison HS Claire MillerSouth Brunswick HS Theresa FarinellaWatchung Hill HS Michael AmendolaWestfield HS Martha Bailey

Left to right back row Mathew Akhil,Christopher Varnerin, Yixiao Wang; front row,Siddarth Viswanathan, David Kolchmeyer, IanOsborn, Ajay Roopakalu, Utsarga Sikder, andTimothy Barnum.

Paul Kimmel with his two Chem Olympiadawardees, Siddarth Viswannathan (left) andDavid Kolchmeyer.

Theresa Farinella with her Awardees, AjayRoopakalu (left) and Utsarga Sikder.

ClaireMiller withher ChemOlympiadAwardeeAkhilMathew.

DavidOstfeld

with hisChem

OlympiadAwardee,

IanOsborn.

MichaelAmendola

with hisChem

OlympiadAwardee,

ChristopherVarnerin.




NEW YORK ACS AWARDS — IN REVIEW

WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Joseph Sencen, Westchester ChemicalSociety's chair presented Joan Laredo-Liddell and Jean Delfiner the Salutes toExcellence Award for their five years asserving as co-chairs for WCS.

The Westchester Chemical Society presentedChemistry Achievement Awards to the top collegechemistry students (seated), while their facultymembers are standing behind them.

The April Westchester Chemical Society Meetingwas presented by Dr. Rolande Hodel at NYU-Polytechnic University. Left to Right: MaryCowman, Joseph Sencen, Rolande Hodel, PeterCorfield, Ann O'Brien, John Weisburger, JoanLaredo-Liddell.

Joseph Sencen, Westchester chair, pre-sented the Westchester ChemicalSociety's Distinguished Scientist Awardto Dr. Thomas H. Hintze, in recognition ofhis research and insight into the mecha-nisms of causation of heart disease thatcan be the basis for prevention andeffective therapies.

Dr. Joseph Sencen presents a certifi-cate of congratulations to KathyWang of Pearl River High School(Rockland County). Kathy Wangwas one of the top students in theChemistry Olympiad. With Kathy isher mother.

Westchester Chemical Society's Board members with Dr.Hintze. (Seated) Rolande Hodel and Ellen Weiser (stand-ing) Richard Cassetta, Jean Delfiner, Peter Corfield,Joseph Sencen, Dr. Hintze, Mary Cowman and JoanLaredo-Liddell.

LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONLI-ACS High School Award sponsored bythe Long Island subsection of the NY-ACSand organized by the Awards CommitteeChair, Dr. Ralph Stephani, was held on June9, 2009 at St. John’s University. Awardswere presented to students receiving thehighest mark in chemistry from Suffolk,Nassau and Queens high schools. Eachnominee was presented with a plaque bythe Chair of the Long Island Subsection.The ceremony was opened by the ACS NewYork Section Chair, Dr. Barbara Hillery, andfeatured a seminar by Dr. Denton Ebel of theAmerican Museum of Natural History whospoke about meteorites and their formationand properties.

The 9th Chemistry Challenge sponsoredby the Long Island subsection of the NY-ACS was held on April 24, 2009 at Queens-borough Community College. This was achemistry knowledge competition betweentwelve student teams of three membersfrom area two- and four-year institutions.Frank Romano of Agilent Technologies wasthe master of ceremonies and specialthanks go to Pedro Irigoyen of QCC for hisinvaluable technical assistance. HofstraUniversity team 1 won the event andreceived gold medals. The 2nd place wentto Adelphi team 1 and the 3rd place wasshared by Adelphi University team 4 and St.John’s University team 2. The 2nd and 3rdplace teams were awarded silver andbronze medals. All participants receivedBarnes and Noble gift certificates. We lookforward to next year’s competition!



Call for NominationsACS NEW YORK SECTION'SOUTSTANDING SERVICEAWARD FOR 2009Each year since 1958 the New York Sectionpresents an Outstanding Service Award to amost deserving member of the section. Manymembers of the New York Section providetheir time, leadership talent, and educationalskills to the New York Section. The tradition ofexcellence of the New York Section is attribut-able directly to the cumulative effect of theseindividuals. Please help the New York Sectionto recognize the efforts of our colleagues bynominating them for this award. Nominationswill be reviewed by a committee consisting ofthe previous five winners of the award. TheOutstanding Service Award for 2009 will bepresented at the New York Section's Section-wide Conference in January 2010.

Nominations with supporting data should bemailed to the OSA Committee Chair, Dr.Robert H. Beer, Department of Chemistry,Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road,Bronx, NY 10458, or emailed [email protected].

For more information about the award alongwith a list of former award recipients, pleasevisit the New York Section’s website athttp://www.newyorkacs.org/awards_nyacs.html.

+EDWARD J. MERRILL AWARD FOROUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOLCHEMISTRY TEACHER FOR 2010Now is the time to begin thinking about nomi-nations for the Edward J. Merrill Award, NorthJersey Section, for Outstanding High SchoolChemistry Teacher for the year 2010.

Go to the web site, njacs.org under educationand obtain your preliminary nomination formand guidelines. The full packet takes time todo a good job!

We all know an outstanding high schoolchemistry teacher. Perhaps one from yourtown, your son’s or daughter’s teacher orjust one that you have heard about orworked with at some point. The award car-ries $500 for the teacher, $500 in suppliesfor the teacher’s classroom and a plaque todisplay at home or in the classroom.

Any questions or help needed contactGeorge Gross, [email protected].


NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR2011 ACS NATIONAL AWARDSNominations for the national awards adminis-tered by ACS that will be presented in 2011are now being taken. The deadline date forsubmitting nomination packages for 2011 isNovember 1, 2009. Earlier transmittal ofnomination documents is strongly encour-aged.

The ACS Board Committee on Grants andAwards, which oversees the awards pro-gram, urges the nomination of individualsfrom groups not commonly named as recip-ients of ACS awards such as women,minorities, chemists from industry and theNational Laboratories and faculty membersat universities not well-represented in theawards program. If you are aware of individ-ual who has done outstanding work, pleaseconsider preparing a nomination packagefor the person. Nomination forms as well asdetailed descriptions of all of the ACSnational awards are available online atwww.acs.org/awards. The awards cover allbranches of chemistry.

It should be noted that any individual maynominate a person for an award, unless that

individual is a member of the SelectionCommittee for that award. However,Selection Committee members may submitnominations for other awards.

If you have any questions concerning theawards, it is recommended that you emailthe Office of the Awards Programs [email protected]. For help in nominatingACS members from the NY/NJ area,you can contact Les McQuire([email protected]) or Val Kuck([email protected]).

Don’t let someone’s outstanding efforts gounnoticed by the chemistry community.Help the Society recognize those individualswho have made a difference!

Y2010 SISTER MARIAN JOSESMITH EXCELLENCE INEDUCATION AWARDThis American Chemical Society award con-sists of $1,000 prize and a recognitionplaque. It recognizes a Chemistry professorfrom a degree-granting Institution in the


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North Jersey area for inspiring students andlaunching them on successful careers inchemistry as manifested by their accomplish-ments.

Please submit nominations and supportingletters to Jiwen Chen, Awards CommitteeChair, c/o NJ ACS, 4 Cameron Road,Piscataway, NJ 08854. Tel: 609-818-6319,email: [email protected]. Nominations mustbe received by February 19, 2010. Visithttp://www.njacs.org/awards.html for moreinformation and a list of past recipients.

OthersASSOCIATION OF CONSULTINGCHEMISTS & CHEMICALENGINEERS — JOINT MEETINGWITH AIChE NY METRO SECTIONA Chemical Consulting Business —Thenand Now

Speaker: Dr. John C. BonacciFibonacci Inc.

Reflections from the owner-operator of asmall consulting practice over the past 20years will be shared with members of AIChEand the ACC&CE.

These experiences and comments evolvefrom work by Dr. Bonacci for clients of hiscompany Fibonacci Inc. They cover a 20year period from 1988 until early 2009. Anyspecific case histories emanate from catalystapplications, air pollution control, safety &accidents and some design work. Theclients were large Fortune 200 companies aswell as smaller and start-up companies.

Dr. John C. Bonacci is a Ph.D. ChemicalEngineer with degrees from ClarksonUniversity and U. of Pennsylvania. He is alicensed professional engineer and US PatentAgent license. John is a co-author on 101global patents issued to Dupont, Mobil Oil andEngelhard Corporation. He has publishednumerous refereed articles in World-widejournals, spoken and chaired dozens of semi-nars. He was elected a Fellow of the AIChEin 1984 and received the Golden Knightaward from Clarkson University in 2002.

He served on the AIChE National EducationCommittee, was a member of the New JerseyEnergy Institute and Chairman in 1984-85

and a Trustee of the World EnvironmentCenter. He is currently a twice-electedCouncilman in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Date: Monday, September 21, 2009Times: Networking/Buffet Dinner 5:30 PM

Presentation 6:30 PMPlace: Pfizer Building

685 Third AvenueNew York, NY

bMERCK DONATES THE MERCKINDEX TO HIGH SCHOOLCHEMISTRY TEACHERS

Merck & Co., Inc., anational partner for the2009 National Chem-istry Week (NCW) cel-ebration, has donated10,000 copies of the14th edition of theMerck Index to ACS forteachers across theUS. North Jersey ACS

members can request a copy for their stu-dents High School Teacher by visitingwww.njacs.org and completing the onlinerequest form.

To complete the online request, pleasehave the following information available:ACS member's name, member's email,name of teacher, school, school address,ACS meeting/event at which you will pick upyour copy. The copy will come with a lettersigned by our chair, Joe Potenza, which youcan also sign before giving the book to theteacher. It will also have directions to annjacs.org site where the teacher canacknowledge receipt and obtain access tomany ACS resources to help in their teach-ing role.

Copies will also be provided for teacherswho volunteer to judge for the SEED postersession at Seton Hall University onSeptember 21, 2009, or help with NCW atthe Liberty Science Center on October24th. A limited number of copies will be dis-tributed at the New Jersey ScienceConvention October 13-14, 2009.

Thank-you Merck for this and all the supportyou have given to chemists, the professionand chemical education.

Submitted by Bill Suits


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS(continued from page 29)

NationalNERM 2009 OPENS FALLREGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULEThe 36th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting(NERM) leads off the fall season of ACSRegional Meetings. Hosted by theConnecticut Valley Section, NERM will beheld at the Hilton Hartford Hotel andConference Center, October 7-10, 2009,just as the leaves are turning. Abstracts andadvance registration are now open – youcan find links to both on the NERM web site(www.NERM2009.org).

In addition to a strong technical program,NERM offers an exciting program for highschool chemistry teachers and middleschool science teachers, including sessionson forensics, polymers, biofuels, alternativeenergy, lab safety, demonstrations, andmore. Attendees will be able to earn CEUs.Programming for students includes work-shops on careers and job search and agraduate school fair. Also, NERM issoliciting nominations for regional awardsin the areas of high school chemistry,

volunteerism, achievements in chemistry,and industrial innovation. Visitwww.NERM2009.org for more details aboutthe awards, and to nominate a worthymember of your local section!

Check the ACS Regional Meetings web sitefor links to online registration and the websites for all the fall meetings, and don't missthe upcoming editions of ACS Matters, inwhich we'll be previewing each of the fallACS Regional Meetings in detail!

hCHEMISTRY OLYMPIADThe U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is amulti-tiered program designed to locate thebest students under the age of 19, and tofind a team of four top students to representthe U.S. in the International ChemistryOlympiad. During this process students,teachers and schools honored and chem-istry is fostered at the high school level.

The Olympiad program is subsidized by theAmerican Chemical Society, which hasbeen involved in the program since 1984.


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The multi-tiered process begins with an invi-tation to promising chemistry high schoolstudents in our section (approx. 10,000nationally) to take a 2 hour-long localscreening test at the College at Florham,FDU. Successful students are then asked totake a grueling 6 hour battery of tests(approx. 900 nationally) involving multiplechoices questions, thought problems, andlaboratory exercises.

From the last tests, graded and ranked bythe national office, the top 20 best studentsin the country emerges. These students areinvited to a two-week study camp at the AirForce Academy in Colorado Springs. Duringthis time, a battery of lectures, tests andlabs on all phases of chemistry are given,leading to a team of four top-notch chem-istry students representing the U.S. in theInternational Chemistry Olympiad.

The North Jersey Section is proud to havetwo students ranked in the top 20, and onemember of the international team, for thelast 6 consecutive years. Our entry this yearis Yixiao Wang from Westfield High School.His teacher/coach in AP chemistry wasLouis Casogrando. He traveled toCambridge, England for the internationalcompetition July 18-27, 2009.

The Indicator features short reports on localACS committees and activities. To com-ment on this item or to suggestother activities to profile [email protected].

Report from ACS

REPORT FROM THE JUNE ACSBOARD OF DIRECTORSMEETINGIn an effort to keep you better informed ofthe activities of the ACS Board of Directors,throughout the year I will post in TheIndicator a brief synopsis of the most recentBoard meeting. Our meetings are focusedon addressing major strategic issues thatcan represent opportunities, potential

barriers to success of the Strategic Plan, orboth. We monitor the progress that we aremaking in achieving our goals throughreports from standing committees, taskforces, working groups, and the ExecutiveDirector/CEO. At the June meeting, theBoard considered a number of criticalissues and responded with several actions.

The Board voted to support the funding offour ACS national awards, announced thatthe Board had selected Richard Zare ofStanford University as the recipient of the2010 Priestly Medal and that MargaretCavanaugh of the National ScienceFoundation as the recipient of the 2010Volunteer Service Award, discharged theBoard Oversight Group on LeadershipDevelopment with thanks, and instituted aLeadership Advisory Board, which has over-sight for the ongoing efforts of promotingparticipation and establishment of a fullpipeline of leaders.

In light of the current economic downturnand the resulting impact on the Society’sfinances, the Board received a thoroughbriefing of ACS Finances that included theSociety’s current financial status. Like manyorganizations, ACS experienced a signifi-cant decline in its unrestricted net assets, orreserves, due to investment losses and non-operating changes related to its definedbenefit pension plan. Overall, the Society’sreserves fell from $212 million as ofDecember 31, 2007 to $60 million by yearend 2008. This decline was directly relatedto the historic drop in the capital markets.The Board learned that, as a result of sev-eral mitigating actions and some improve-ments in the capital markets, unrestrictednet assets stood at $132.7 million as of May15, 2009. The Board agreed to continue itsreview of Society finances at its Augustmeeting — noting that this topic will remainunder stringent review for the duration of theglobal crisis.

Finally, the Board spent considerable timediscussing issues related to enhancing theACS member proposition and the Society’seffectiveness and influence on public policyin the interest of science and our members.

By Valerie Kuck, ACS Board Director-at-Large and member North Jersey Section.Questions and comments to Val are wel-come: [email protected]


CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD(continued from page 31)

http://njacs.org/education.html#olympiad

Partners In SciencePARTNERS IN SCIENCEThis new monthly column will highlightother societies and groups providing pro-gramming which may interest ACS mem-bers. If you have comments or sugges-tions of groups to highlight [email protected].

The Royal Society of Chemistry has 2,000members, out of the Society's world widetotal of 46,000, in the United States. Thesechemists make up the RSC US Sectionwhich holds meeting and events indepen-dently and in partnership with other scientif-ic organizations (e.g. ACS, IUPAC etc.).

New Jersey and New York are convenient tomany RSC meetings as large number ofRSC members live between WashingtonD.C. and Boston. The RSC US Sectionmaintains a website (www.RSC-USA.org)and there are RSC US groups on Facebook,LinkedIn and Yahoo. RSC members arekept informed of upcoming events via theweb and by regular mailings. New Jerseyand New York are in the middle of manyRSC US activities.

The RSC US now routinely holds events inconjunction with the ACS Middle Atlanticand Northeastern Regional Meetings(MARM and NERM) and there are RSCreceptions at every National ACS Meeting.The RSC Section helped initiate and nowco-sponsors, with ACS and IUPAC, the“Advances in Chemical Sciences” meetingheld in Cambridge, MA each spring.

The Section usually holds meetings in thespring and fall. Every other year the Sectionholds a Garden Party in Mystic, Conn., andthe Annual General Meeting is always heldin New York City in November.

The RSC US welcomes you to participateby either attending with your partner, friendsor colleagues – they try to find interestingspeakers who appeal to a mixed audienceas well as our purists. For more informationsee the www.RSC-USA.org site or [email protected].

On-Line Tools

ON-LINE TOOLS THAT WORKFOR CHEMISTSThis new monthly column will highlight on-line tools and resources that ACS membersmay find useful in their professional, per-sonal and volunteer lives. If you have com-ments or suggestions of tools to highlight e-mail [email protected].

The ACS has established the ACS Networkwhich has the potential to be the largest on-line global chemistry community. Today over17,000 chemists and chemical practitionersworldwide have already joined the ACSNetwork and are using the power of this on-line community to establish connections,collaborate with colleagues and to sharetheir knowledge and expertise. The ACSNetwork is a professional networking andcollaboration platform that connects scien-tists, ideas and opportunities.

The ACS Network’s growing suite of toolswill allow members to build on-line profiles,form and join groups, participate in discus-sions, get email alerts, share documentsand collaborate with other network mem-bers who share similar interests.

There is also a small but growing NorthJersey group on the ACS Network thatcould be used to communicate rapidly with-in the section. Join the ACS Network(www.acs.org/acsnetwork) today and theNorth Jersey group.

An unrelated but useful page for you toexplore: www.acs.org/getinvolved.


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SEPTEMBER HISTORICAL EVENTS IN CHEMISTRYby Leopold May, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

September 1, 1909One hundred years ago on this date, Rohm & Hass Co., was founded 1909.

September 2, 1853One hundred years ago, Wilhelm Ostwald was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry inrecognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principlesgoverning chemical equilibria and rates of reaction. He was a researcher on affinity, massaction, theories of solutions, and conductivity (Ostwald's Law of dilution & conductivity) andwas born on this date.

September 7, 1854Paul Vielle, invented smokeless powder, Poudre B, from gelatinized nitrocellulose mixedwith alcohol and ether. He was born on this date.

September 9, 1929Westinghouse Laboratories announced the discovery of Konel, a cobalt-nickel alloy, on thisday.

September 10, 1892Arthur H. Compton, who received the Nobel Prize in 1927 for his research in cosmic & x-rays, was born on this day.

September 11, 1894Carl S. Marvel, who did research in organic chemistry and polymer synthesis, was born onthis day.

September 13, 1937Polaroid Corporation was incorporated on this day.

September 14, 1698Charles F. de Cisternay DuFay, who discovered + and - electricity and repulsion between likecharges was born on this day. He also did research in phosphorescence and double refrac-tion.

September 17, 1901Peter Cooper Hewitt obtained patent for mercury vapor lamp on this day.

September 22, 1791Michael Faraday was born on this day. He discovered electromagnetic induction, specificinductive capacity, rotation of plane-polarized light in a magnetic field and liquefied chlorineand other gases.

September 22, 1909One hundred years ago on this date, the first liquid chlorine shipped in the US by Electro-Bleaching Gas Co., Niagara Falls, NY.

September 24, 1905Fifty years ago, Severo Ochoa and Arthur Kornberg shared the Nobel Prize in Physiologyor Medicine for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleicacid and deoxyribonucleic acid. Severo Ochoa was born on this date and did research withenzymatic processes in biological oxidation and synthesis and the transfer of energy;

September 29, 1915Gencorp incorporated as General Rubber Mfg. on this day.

September 30, 1802Antoine J. Balard, who was born on this date, discovered bromine in seawater in 1826,hypochlorous acid, and chlorine monoxide.

Additional historical events can be found at Dr. May’s website, athttp://faculty.cua.edu/may/ChemistryCalendar.htm or the “This Week in ChemicalHistory” at the ACS website: http://www.acs.org/whatischemistry.



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