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Applications Now Being Accepted: |
| 2013 NSF Student Travel Scholarships! |
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| The ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, through a generous grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is making available scholarship opportunities for students to attend the 17th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E) in Washington, DC, June 18-20, 2013 and the GC&E Student Workshop on Monday, June 17, 2013. |
| The NSF scholars program will reimburse students for travel, accommodations, and registrations fee, up to a maximum of $1000. Eligibility includes undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral students registered in an accredited U.S. college or university. Applications are due on May 20, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your understanding of sustainable and green chemistry and engineering! |
| For application instructions and further details, see: 2013 NSF Student Travel Scholarships |
| The GC&E Student Workshop – Monday, June 17, 2013 – Located at the American Chemical Society headquarters in Washington DC, this workshop will give students a better understanding of the principles of green chemistry and engineering through a series of focused discussions and hands on activities led by experts in the field. Students will also get to demonstrate their understanding through a fun outreach activity with K-8 children. |
| The 17th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference – June 18-20, 2013 – Students will learn about the innovations and applications of green chemistry and engineering that are contributing towards designing a more sustainable world. The conference program includes over 30 technical sessions covering 23 topics, daily keynotes, a careers workshop, and opportunity to network at the opening night reception. |
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| We hope to see you there! |
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NESACS Members Receive ACS Awards |
| Five members of NESACS received awards
at the general meeting of the Society on Tuesday, April 9, 2013,
during the 245th ACS national meeting in New Orleans. |
| National Fresenius Award, sponsored
by Phi Lambda Upsilon (The National Chemistry Honor Society),
Theodore A. Betley, Harvard University: “For advances in the
synthesis of inorganic solids and nanomaterials, including mechanistic
insights into reaction pathways and chemical reactions of nanoscale
solids.” |
| Nobel Laureate Signature Award for
Graduate Education in Chemistry, sponsored by Avantor™ Performance
Materials, Bryan C. Dickinson, Harvard University (with Christopher
J. Chang, University of California, Berkeley): “For outstanding
thesis work creating and applying new chemical tools for studying
the roles of reactive oxygen species in living systems.” |
| Arthur C. Cope Award, sponsored by
the Arthur C. Cope Fund, Stephen L. Buchwald, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology: “For the discovery and development of general
and broadly useful methods for carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom
bond construction.” |
| ACS Award for Creative Invention,
sponsored by ACS Corporation Associates, Thomas M. Swager, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology: “For inventing a new class of sensors
with particular application to the detecting of explosives.” |
| Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry,
sponsored by Organic Reactions, Inc., and Organic Synthesis,
Inc., David A. Evans, Harvard University: “For advances in asymmetric
synthesis and catalysis and the underlying principles that have
been revealed in synthesis and reaction design.” |
| In addition, the James Flack Norris
Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Northeastern
Section, was presented to Ned A. Porter, Vanderbilt University:
“For mechanistic studies of radical chemistry in organic synthesis
and in biological processes." |
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Candidates for ACS 2013 Election |
| At the ACS Council meeting on April
10 in New Orleans, Charles Kolb, President and CEO of Aerodyne
Research, Inc. (Northeastern Section), and Bryan Balazs, Associate
Program Leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California
Section), were chosen by electronic ballot as the candidates for
election to the ACS Presidential Succession. The other nominees
presented to Council were Carolyn Ribes (Dow Chemical; Brazosport
Section) and Diane Schmidt (Procter & Gamble; Cincinnati Section).
Kolb and Balazs, along with any candidates selected via petitions,
will stand for election in the Fall 2013 National Election. The
winner will serve as the 2014 ACS President-Elect, 2015 President,
and 2016 Past-President. |
| Kolb, an ACS Fellow and recipient of
the Henry Hill Award among others, has served as the NESACS Chair,
Trustee, and on numerous committees. He is currently a member of
the Editorial Advisory Board of the ACS journal, Environmental
Science & Technology;
his scientific interests are in atmospheric chemistry and air pollution
detection and remediation. He serves as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Malta Conferences Foundation for the advancement
of science research and education as a bridge to peace in the Middle
East. |
| Balazs is an ACS Fellow and the recipient
of the Shirley Radding Award from the Santa Clara Valley Section.
He is a Councilor for the California Section, and has served as
its Chair and Trustee, as well as on many committees. He has been
Chair of the ACS Committee on Education (SOCED) and is currently
a member of the Committee on Committees. He chaired the International
Steering Committee of the International Chemistry Olympiad and
is a member of the organizing committee for PacifiChem. |
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Jerry Jasinski Receives
Fulbright Grant |
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| Jerry P. Jasinski, Professor of Chemistry at Keene State College
in Keene, NH, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture
and do research at The University of Mysore, Mysore, India, during
the 2013-2014 academic year. |
| Through this exchange, Dr. Jasinski will advance the knowledge
base of students and faculty at the University of Mysore and
affiliated institutions in the use of single-crystal X-ray crystallography
as a modern state-of-the-art tool in the determination of molecular
structure. |
| Recently, in collaboration with his many regional, national
and international scientific colleagues, he achieved a milestone
by co-authoring over 400 research papers in major refereed scientific
journals related to his work, which more recently has focused
on the X-ray crystallography of biologically and pharmaceutically
significant molecules. |
| His recent award of $290,000 from the National Science Foundation
for the purchase of a new state-of-the-art CCD single-crystal
X-ray diffractometer system has allowed him to extend his research
activities to include KSC undergraduate students as well as faculty
and students from several New England Colleges (Dartmouth, Middlebury,
Williams, St. Anselm’s, Clark University, UMASS-Boston, Fairfield
University, and the University of New Hampshire). As a coeditor
of Acta Crystallographica-Section E (a major online international
research journal), his international reputation has resulted
in significant collaborations with faculty and students at the
University of Mysore, the University of Mangalore, JIWAJI University,
Guru Nanak Dev University, Manipur University, and the University
of Bombay in India, as well as with faculty and students at the
University of the West Indies-Cave Hill, Earciyes University,
Turkey, University of Mashhad, Iran, Faculaté des Sciences et
Techniques University, Senegal, Allama Iqbal Open University,
Pakistan, and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port
Elizabeth South Africa. |
| He states, “Working in a team-oriented format and bringing
together ideas and frontier research problems involving crystallography
with undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students, as
well as faculty from around the globe, is not only stimulating
to me, but also to our KSC undergraduates who have gained and
will continue to gain unprecedented exposure and interaction
in such an environment, often leading to selective entrance of
these undergraduates to quality graduate schools or positions
in science related industry or as science teachers in a most
competitive world. We continue to push back the frontiers of
science in the solid state and embrace an interaction of cooperation,
collaboration and mutual respect with all levels of individuals
and gender who have the desire and work ethic to succeed by giving
them the chance to experience a hands-on approach to 21st century
in science.” Over the past 4 years, Prof. Jasinski has co-authored
over 40 papers a year, a phenomenal pace at any institution,
and particularly at Keene State College. |
| Dr. Jasinski is one of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and
professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S.
Scholar Program in 2013-2014. |
| The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational
exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, and is designed
to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United
States and the people of other countries. The primary source
of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation
made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments
and host institutions, corporations and foundations in foreign
countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect
support. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis
of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated
leadership potential in their fields. The Program operates in
over 155 countries worldwide. |
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Shakhashiri receives science communications award |
| The Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), an organization of leaders of 60 scientific societies representing more than 1.4 million members, has honored the 2013 ACS past president, Bassam Shakhashiri of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for his decades of effort in promoting public understanding of science by naming his the recipient of its prestigious Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science. |
| Shakhashiri is the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea. His most recent effort in fostering the public understanding of science has been in leading the development of the ACS Climate Science Toolkit, <http://www.acs.org/climatescience>, which provides objective scientific facts about global climate change for scientists to use in their communications with the public. |
| “Dr. Shakhashiri has long been a staunch advocate on the importance of science and scientific literacy for all people and all ages, and has a very distinguished career in promoting science and science education internationally,” said Dr. Patricia Simmons, 2013 CSSP chair-elect. “He continues to serve as a dynamic advocate for policies that serve our society through advances in science and technology.” |
| The award cites Shakhashiri for “Outstanding contributions and accomplishments as a recognized magnifier of the public’s understanding of science.” Established in 1993, it was named for the late astronomer Carl Sagan, who was also the first recipient. Shakhashiri presents annually the Phyllis Brauner Memorial Lecture during National Chemistry Week at the Boston Museum of Science, and is an honorary member of NESACS. |
| Among the past winners of the Sagan Award are Thomas Friedman (New York Times), Bill Nye (The Science Guy), Richard Harris and Ira Flatow (NPR), Alan Alda (TV science programs), and Edward Wilson (Harvard University). |
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Robert Langer is one of two MIT professors to win
prestigious Wolf Prize |
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Robert Langer
to be presented National Medal of Technology and Innovation by
President Obama |
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National Recognition for NESACS Student
Chapters
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| The ACS Committee on Education has selected the following student
chapters in the Northeastern Section to receive special recognition
for the programs and activities described in their 2011-2012
reports: |
| Outstanding |
- Gordon College, Wenham, MA; Benjamin Stewart and Bria Pelletier,
chapter co-presidents; Prof. Joel Boyd, faculty advisor.
- Northeastern
University, Boston, MA; Christine Dunne and Elise Miner, chapter
co-presidents; Prof. Kathleen Cameron, faculty advisor.
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| Commendable Recognition |
- Suffolk University, Boston, MA; Stephanie Laurer and Meaghan
Sebeika, chapter co-presidents; Prof. Doris Lewis and Prof. Andrew
Dutton, faculty advisors.
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| Honorable Mention |
- Stonehill College, North Easton, MA; Katherine O’Toole and
Meghan Harley, chapter co-presidents; Profs. Cheryl Schnitzer
and Marilena Hall, faculty advisors.
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| Student involvement in applying green chemistry principles
and practices is essential to the integration of environmentally
benign technologies in academia and industry. The ACS Green Chemistry
Institute recognizes ACS student chapters that have engaged in
at least three green chemistry activities during the academic
year. Listed below are the 2011-2012 Green Chemistry Award recipients
located within the Northeastern Section. |
- Gordon College, Wenham, MA
- Northeastern University, Boston,
MA
- Suffolk University, Boston, MA
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| All chapters receiving special recognition will be honored
at the 245th ACS National Chemistry Meeting in New Orleans, LA,
on Sunday, April 7, 2013. |
| For the 2012-2013 academic year, the ACS Society Committee
on Education has selected 15 Community Interactions Grant proposals
to receive funding. Listed below is the recipient located within
the Northeastern Section. |
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Douglas Brown, student project
director; Prof. Eranthie Weerapana, faculty advisor, for “Chemistry
in Action”, $272.85.
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Lorraine Kelly (L), President of NEACT, presents
Timm Award to Ruth Tanner |
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Ruth
Tanner Receives
2012 NEACT Timm Award
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| The New England Association of Chemistry
Teachers (NEACT) is pleased to announce that the 2012 John A.
Timm Award recipient is Dr. Ruth Tanner, Professor Emeritus,
Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Lowell (UML). |
| This award was established by NEACT
in 1971 to commemorate Professor John Arrend Timm of Yale University
and Simmons College, a scientist, an educator, textbook author,
and a former President of NEACT. Professor Timm died in 1969,
and he was (posthumously) the first recipient of the award in
1972. It is presented by NEACT to a person who has made outstanding
contributions to the education of young people in chemistry.
One of Dr. Tanner’s significant contributions to education outside
of the classroom at UML was the Women in Science and Engineering
(WISE) program, which she established and directed for ten years,
where each year saw the participation of 500 seventh and eighth
grade girls. |
| Dr. Tanner has been very active in
the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, having
been a member of the Board of Directors since 1996, Education
Chair, and Chair of the “Connections to Chemistry” program
from 2000 – 2012, which assists New England high school chemistry
teachers to explore and use ACS education resources. This year,
she served as Chair of the Northeastern Section of the American
Chemical Society. |
| Ruth’s colleague and friend, Dr.
Edwin Jahngen, Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at UMASS
Lowell, shared this: |
“Dr. Tanner’s effectiveness
and motivation of students is evident in the comments I have
heard from senior chemistry majors virtually in every year
of my 30-year tenure at the University. She is tough and
demanding, but when four years are drawing to a close, to
a person, students would say that her courses were the
best they had and her guid- ance was the most sound.
Working with Professor Ruth
Tanner for over 30 years, I can assure you that she has influenced
me and helped me grow in my role as an educator. She is certainly
in the same rare company as those who have received this
award in the past. I think she is well deserving of the John
A. Timm Award for her lifetime of service to chemistry and
education.”
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| In her Timm Award Address to NEACT
in August, Dr. Tanner shared what she learned about the life
of John Arrend Timm while preparing her lecture. In doing so
she brought an interesting historical
perspective to the evolution of chemical education– following
Timm’s journey, comparing her own experiences and wondering
how the future of chemical education would evolve: |
“It would be interesting to
talk with his students to get a gauge of the other aspect
of teaching–the chemistry he had with his students. My view
of education is that it is part sharing our knowledge and
chemical expertise with the students, but that it is also
sharing our own humanity with them. The students come to
high school and for the next four years we work with them
and help them as they mature through this difficult period
in their lives.
The next four years as undergraduates,
we work with them in their courses, but we also work with
them as they mature into the beginning of their professional
careers. A very important aspect of this is getting to know
the students individually and allowing them to become comfortable
with us. Students want to know who we are and what motivates
us. They also want us to know who they are and they want
to know if they can trust us with knowing who they are. In
my courses, I like to work with the students individually
as much as possible to get to somewhat know them and to know
what motivates them. How do we know if they feel they can
trust us? It’s the little things.”
“Let’s look at our current classrooms.
Is anyone looking, watching, or listening to us? In front
of them we see laptops, ipads, iphones, and other technology
toys. Do we ask them to unplug or do we plug in? If we plug
in, are we, then, in a sense, shut out? Not yet. However,
the next step is on-line courses. There is no classroom,
but there is technology making education immediately avail-
able, cheaper and two dimensional – talking heads, power
point slides, internet references, and periodic chat rooms
for help sessions.
The business of education must change
and adapt. Hopefully there’s a middle ground and there should
be ways to find it.”
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| Dr. Ruth Tanner is a true example
of a thoughtful and passionate educator. Her insights challenge
us to meet the future head-on, so we can influence and help shape
it, rather than just ‘let it happen’. Thank you, Dr. Tanner for
your leadership and support in the important work of chemical
education. |
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2013 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists |
| The IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists have been established to
encourage outstanding young research scientists at the beginning
of their careers. The prizes will be given for the most outstanding
Ph.D. theses in the general area of the chemical sciences, as
described in a 1000-word essay. |
| IUPAC will award up to five prizes annually; each prize will
consist of $1,000 cash and travel expenses to the next IUPAC
Congress. In keeping with the status of IUIPAC as a global organization,
efforts will be made to assure fair geographic distribution of
the prizes, which will be presented biennially at the IUPAC Congress.
Each awardee will be invited to present a poster on his/her research,
participate in a plenary award session, and submit a review article
for possible publication in Pure and Applied Chemistry. |
| Applications should be submitted to the IUPAC Secretariat.
Applications will be judged by a committee of eminent scientists
appointed by the President of IUPAC. |
| Procedures for the 2013 Prizes: |
- Applicants must have received the Ph.D.
(or equivalent) degree, or completed all Ph.D. requirements
including successful defense of the doctoral thesis, during
calendar 2012 in any of the countries that are Members or Associate
Members of IUPAC. Applicants need not be citizens or residents
of one of these countries at the time the application is submitted.
- The
research described in the applicant’s thesis must be in the
field of the chemical sciences, defined as “chemistry and those
disciplines and technologies that make significant use of chemistry.”
- The IUPAC Prize recognizes only work
that was performed while the applicant was a graduate student.
- Application requires submission of a
completed entry form together with the materials listed in
items e and f. The entry form and supporting material should
be submitted by e-mail whenever possible. Additional material
may be sent as needed by fax or mail.
- An essay must be submitted
by the applicant that describes his or her thesis work and
places it in perspective relative to current research in the
chemical sciences. The essay must be written in English by
the applicant and may not exceed 1000 words.
- Two supporting
letters (sent by e-mail if possible) are required, one from
the thesis adviser and/or chairman of the thesis committee,
and one from an additional faculty member who is familiar with
the applicant’s thesis work. These letters should comment on
the qualifications and accomplishments of the applicant and
the significance of the thesis work.
- Complete applications
must be received at the IUPAC Secretariat by February 1, 2013. Early submission is strongly encouraged so any questions
may be resolved before the deadline date.
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Results
of the 2012 ACS Election |
ACS President-Elect
2013 |
Director
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Dr. Thomas J. Barton |
Dr. Thomas Gilbert |
Iowa State University |
Northeastern University |
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President-Elect, 2013 |
| *Thomas J. Barton - 14,258 |
| Luis A. Echegoyen - 8,773 |
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Director, District
I, 2013-2015 |
| *Thomas R. Gilbert - 1,622 |
| Neil D. Jespersen (I) - 1,504 |
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Director-at-Large,
2013-2015 |
| Carol A. Duane - 143 |
| *Valerie J. Kuck (I) - 183 |
| Helen (Bonnie) A. Lawlor - 150 |
| *Ingrid Montes - 225 |
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Director, District V, 2013-2015 |
| *John E. Adams - 1,697 |
| Peter K. Dorhout (I) - 1,692 |
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ACS Election |
Congratulations to Thomas Gilbert |
| Thomas R. Gilbert, an Associate Professor
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University and
a member of the Northeastern Section, has been elected to the ACS
Board of Directors. The ACS Board of Directors administers all
the affairs of the Society, including its funds and property. The
Board is composed of the President, the President-Elect, the most
recent Past President (all ex officio), six Directors-at-Large,
and six District Directors, one elected from each of six geographical
Districts. Dr. Gilbert won election to the Board as the Director
for District I, which includes the Northeastern Section plus 20
other local Sections in New England, New York and Pennsylvania. |
| Tom has been a member of the ACS and
the Northeastern Section since 1968. He has served in various capacities
in the NESACS. Among these have been the Chair of the Nominations
Committee, Chair of the Analytical Group, and member of the Long
Range Planning Committee. In 1988, he served as Chair of the Section.
He has represented the Section on the ACS Council since 1989. |
| He has engaged in extensive ACS activities,
serving as Vice Chair of the Council Policy Committee and Chair
of its Long Range Planning Subcommittee. He was Vice Chair of the
Committee on Nominations and Elections, Chair of the Committee
on Meetings and Expositions, Chair of the Task Force on Election
Procedures, and a member of the Board of Directors International
Strategy Implementation Task Force, the ACS Fellows Presidential
Task Force, and the ACS Awards Review Committee. He was General
Chair of the 23rd Northeast Regional ACS Meeting. |
| Tom has published 45 journal articles,
is senior author of a general chemistry textbook now in its 3rd
edition, and holds three patents. |
| Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Gilbert.
It is an honor for the Northeastern Section to have one of its
members elected to the ACS Board of Directors. |
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In Appreciation of
Leopold May
(1924 - 2012) |
Image credit: Catholic University |
With regret, we must report the passing of the
estimable Leopold May, professor emeritus of chemistry at
the Catholic University of America, and collector of chemical
anniversaries, many, many of which have been published in
this space. For years, Prof. May gathered and generously
contributed chemistry- and science-related trivia for the
benefit of many programs of the ACS, and we are grateful
for his curiosity about the science he obviously loved, and
for his steadfast support of the Society. Prof. May was
a long-time ACS member and active in his local section, the
Chemical Society of Washington.
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ACS Climate Science Toolkit |
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| The ACS has issued a new Toolkit
< www.acs.org/climatescience > that
brings the fundamental scientific information together on one website with resources
to help members better understand this important topic for possible discussions
with others in the general public. |
| Developed by the ACS Climate Science Working Group, which was
appointed by 2012 ACS President Bassam Shakhashiri and included,
among others, Jerry Bell (Chair), Peter Mahaffy, Joseph Francisco,
Susan Solomon, Rudy Baum, and Mario Molina, the material supports
the 2010-2013 ACS Public Policy Statement on Climate Change that
states, “Climate change education for the public is essential
to informed rational personal choices.” The information in the
Toolkit is designed to support the efforts of ACS members in
disseminating climate science information to broader audiences,
including elected public officials at all levels and in all branches
of government. |
| The information is contained in the following sections: Energy
Balance and Planetary Temperatures, Atmospheric Warming, Greenhouse
Gases, Oceans, Ice and Rocks. Extensive lists of references and
resources are provided, as well as narratives that are written
in language appropriate for non-scientists, and can be used to
initiate discussions about climate science with particular audiences. |
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Task Force Vision 2025 |
| Several NESACS members have been tapped
by ACS President-elect Dr. Marinda Wu to participate in a “piloting”
task force she titled “Vision 2025: Helping ACS Members Thrive
in the Global Chemistry Enterprise” at the beginning of her electoral
term, meeting nearly monthly. |
| This short item shares the energy, enthusiasm and the commitment
to focus the society’s efforts to be a benefit for members in
our fast changing world. |
Some of the leading trends identfied
were:
- Fewer chemistry-related jobs in the U.S. projected in the
future; tighter job market and fewer chemistry career jobs
- Chemical
enterprise is global; not strictly localized by markets and
raw materials with other complicating factors
- Technical leadership
in Chemistry is less clear for U.S.; continual need for innovations
to achieve progress
- Observed global population increases
with attendant earth resource reduction and increased air and
water pollution
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| Task Force Goals |
- Prepare ACS members for traditional
chemistry and non-traditional careers advocating business creation,
growth and expansion
- Promote and enhance partnerships and exchanges
to increase access to resources and jobs.
- Engage our members
in the initiatives
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| Emerging recommendations under consideration: |
| Two sub-committees were led by Sadiq
Shah and H. N. Cheng, resulting in task force members meeting with
19 committees and divisions. They presented and ranked proposals
and sought support for action, including: |
- An international employment initiative which is planned for
New Orleans.
- Undergraduate and graduate level curricula with
content in technology transfer, entrepreneurial, business and
legal aspects are under discussion.
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| This supports and extends Bassam’s and the Committee on Professional
Training’s initiatives. |
- Provide resources to support mid-
career members to pursue their career objectives.
- Create an information dialog on non-traditional career paths,
patent matters and advocacy for members to be informed to make
personal decisions.
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| NESACS members on the task force were Sonja Strah-Playnet, Mukund
Chorghade and Daniel Eustace. |
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1922 - 2013 |
| We are sad to announce longtime
NESACS Board Member, 1978 NESACS Chair, and 1993 Henry A.
Hill Award recipient, Truman S. Light passed away on March
26, 2013. A more complete remembrance will be published in
an upcoming issue of The Nucleus. Donations in his
memory may be made to the American Chemical Society or to
the Alzheimer’s Association. |
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Nucleus to Reduce Circulation of Paper Copies |
To close a budget gap both with
the NESACS budget and The Nucleus budget, it was decided at
the April
Board Meeting that complimentary paper copies would no longer
be sent to the Central Massachusetts Section of ACS. Furthermore,
new members in the Northeastern Section would only receive
an email subscription to the Nucleus. |
IF A NEW MEMBER IN THE SECTION
WANTS A PAPER COPY, they will have to contact Karen Piper,
Nucleus Business Manager, with a request to be added to The
Nucleus mailing list. All current NESACS
members will continue to receive a paper copy of The Nucleus
unless they send notification to remove their name from the
mailing list and add their email address to the electronic
distribution
list. |
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NESACS Archives Move |
| The NESACS Archives were moved
from their location of many years in the basement of the Regis
College Library to a new temporary location at Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation in Natick, MA. A more permanent long-term storage
location is desired. |
| NESACS expresses great appreciation
to Regis College for allowing NESACS to store its archives
in its library. NESACS is further appreciative of Michael Singer
and Sigma-Aldrich for making storage space available while
a more permanent solution is sought. |
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