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1 Of fi cial pub li ca tion of the Phil a del phia Section, ACS March a del phia.sites.acs.org/ Vol ume 96, No. 3 HIGHLIGHTS Chair's Column 48 Speaker's Abstract and Biography 51 Seeking Nominations 52-53, 55 Fo cus on a Sec tion Member 54 ED GAR FAHS SMITH LECTURE Ada Yonath, Weizmann Institute 2011 MARM Calendar 73 A D V A N C E N O T I C E APRIL MEETING Thursday, April 21, 2011 Scholastic Achievement Awards McCall Meeting and Conference Center Highland Park, PA See the APRIL issue of the Catalyst for details, call the Sec tion Of fice at (215) or PhilaACS@aol.com.

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3 ACS Philadelphia Section Founded April 15, 1899 STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robin S. Davis EDITORS News Atoms: Alan Warren Proof Editors: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Marge Matthews Alan Warren ADVERTISING MANAGER Vince Gale PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair: Marge Matthews Anthony W. Addison Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Robin S. Davis Vince Gale Robert Gates Judy Summers-Gates Kendra Luther Victor Tortorelli Alan Warren CONTENTS April Ad vance No tice...45 Chair's Col umn News At oms March Meet ing...50 Speaker's Abstract and Biography...51 Seeking Pre-College Teaching Award Nominees...52 Seeking Undergraduate Teaching Award Nom i nees...53 Fo cus on a Sec tion Mem ber: Doug Hausner...54 Seeking Philadelphia Section Award Nominees...55 Philadelphia Section on LinkedIn...56 Seeking Summer Positions for Undergraduates...56 Chemical Consultants Network Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting De cem ber 2010 Board Meet ing Minutes Jan u ary 2010 Board Meet ing Min utes...61 ACS-Hach HS Chem is try Grant En gi neer of the Year...63 P.A.G.E.S. Needs Vol un teers...64 ACS Short Courses...65 ACS Webinars Historical Events in Chemistry...68 Delaware Valley Science Fairs...69 Directory of Services Calendar...73 Pub lished monthly ex cept July, Au gust and De cem ber by the Phil a del phia Sec tion of the Amer i - can Chem i cal So ci ety. All views ex pressed are those of the ed i tors and con tri bu tors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical So ci ety. Ed i to rial mat ters should be sent to the at ten tion of the Ed i tor-in-chief c/o the Phil a del - phia Sec tion ACS, De part ment of Chem is try, Uni ver sity of Penn syl va nia, 231 South 34 th Street, Phil a del phia, PA or philcatalyst@aol.com. Ad ver tis ing: Vince Gale, MBO Ser vices, P.O. Box 1150, Marshfield, MA phone: (781) ; cust-svc@mboservices.net. March 2011 Page 47

4 From The Chair John Tierney March is ap proach ing as I am writ ing this piece and the op - er a tive word for the Phil a del - phia Sec tion is busy. I would like to be gin by re - port ing on the Jan u ary meet - ing that was held at the Iron Hill Brew ery in West Ches ter. A very lively pre sen ta tion and tour was given by our host, and speaker, Larry Horwitz. Larry is the brewmaster at the West Ches ter lo ca tion. The event at tracted a re spect able au di ence (as in num bers) with a size able con tin gent of at ten - dees who were non-us born; the coun tries rep re sented were China, Ger many, Eng land and Ire land. In ter est ingly, one mem ber from Bucks County re ar ranged a doc tor s ap point - ment in the West Ches ter area just so that he could at tend the meeting. Feb ru ary 1 st saw the world kick off of the In ter na tional Year of Chem is try cel e bra - tion. The site for the fes tiv i - ties in the US was at the Chem i cal Her i tage Foun da tion (CHF), in Phil a del phia. CHF kindly hosted a din ner on Jan - u ary 31, at which Tom Tritton (CHF Pres i dent) wel comed the as sem bled chem is try com - mu nity and in tro duced An - drew Liveris, Pres i dent, CEO and Chair man of the Board of the Dow Chem i cal Com pany. An drew s ma jor point is that we should all be sing ing the praises of chem is try be cause we have the world stage. He fur ther added that we should en sure that we do not blow it by not tak ing ad van tage of this op por tu nity. On Feb ru ary 1 st CHF hosted a panel dis cus - sion en ti tled Global Chal - lenges/chem is try So lu tions, mod er ated by Dan iel G. Nocera, the Henry Dreyfus Pro fes sor of En ergy and Pro fes sor of Chem is try at the Mas sa chu setts In sti tute of Tech nol ogy. The pan el ists were El len Kullman (CEO, DuPont), An drew Liveris (CEO, Dow), Joshua Boger (CEO, Ver tex Pharmaceuticals), Rita Colwell (Pro- fes sor, Uni ver sity of Mary - land) and Janet Hering (Di rec tor, Swiss Fed eral In - sti tute of Aquatic Sci ence and Tech nol ogy). A lively dis cus sion en sued af ter each pan el ist gave their ini tial re - marks. Ques tions were en ter - tained by the pan el ists from the au di ence and the web; Dan iel Nocera was a pro voc a - tive and en ter tain ing me di a tor. The Sec tion par tic i pated in an ACS out reach pro gram at the Frank lin In sti tute on Feb ru - ary 5 th. It was a fun event. The event con sisted of 18 ta - bles fea tur ing 9 hands-on ac - tiv i ties - Flubber, Mak ing Snow, Col or ful Lather Print - ing, Den sity Ba tons, New Sense about Cents, Pen cil Elec trol y sis, Pro duc ing Ox y - gen Gas, X Marks the Spot, and Magic Nuudles. The Phil - a del phia Sec tion no ta bles work ing the ta bles in cluded Dan King (Drexel) and Rick Ew ing (Chair-Elect). Doug Hausner did an amaz ing job ral ly ing the troops through the Younger Chem ists Com mit - tee (YCC). Doug mo bi lized a con tin gent of un der grad u ate chem is try and chem i cal en gi - neer vol un teers from the Uni - ver sity of the Sci ences, Drexel, Penn and the Uni ver - sity of Del a ware to work each of the dem on stra tion ta bles. There was a won der ful turn - out of chil dren and par ents who par tic i pated in the handson ac tiv i ties and they clearly had a great time. As I was leav ing the Frank lin In sti - tute, one par ent with her two young chil dren turned to me and said that chem is try event was awe some! I am aware that awe some is pos si bly an overused word, but in this instance I think she hit the nail on the head. See page 70 for a photo from the event. At our Feb ru ary meet ing, un - der grad u ate and grad u ate stu - dents pre sented their re search at the An nual Poster Ses sion, held at Temple Uni ver sity s Mit ten Hall. Dow helped spon sor the event in con junc - March 2011 Page 48

5 tion with Tem ple Uni ver sity, and this spon sor ship is very much ap pre ci ated. The poster event, like the one at the Frank lin In sti tute, was put to - gether by Doug Hausner. In ad di tion to the un der grad u ate and grad u ate poster pre sen ta - tions, four high school se niors (Remy Bremner, Jennifer Cas - tor, Ryan Henrici and Samantha Web ster) from Con - es toga High School (Ches ter County) pre sented ex cel lent re search work that they had car ried out at their school with their teacher, Mr. Der rick Wood. There were 28 grad u - ate stu dent post ers and 18 un - der grad u ate post ers. The win ning grad u ate post ers were sub mit ted by Ja cob Goldberg and Solongo Batjargal (Penn), Thuy Hien Nguyen (USP) and Tina Shah (Villanova). The win ning un der grad u ate post - ers were Lena Hoober (Prince ton), Tara Schisler (East ern) and Justine Betzu (Ursinus). The awards were pre sented by Dr. Katie Hunt of Dow. The judges for the event were José Cerda (St. Jo seph s), Ann DeMasi (Chemtura), Rick Ew ing (Bris tol Meyers Squibb), Al Findeisen (Tem - ple), Rob ert Giuliano (Villanova), Chandra Har - ring ton (Merck), Dan King (Drexel), Kathryn Lysko (Immaculata), Pe ter Palenchar (Rutgers, Cam den), Jen Palenchar (Rutgers, Cam - den), Jeffrey Pelletier (North - west ern), Jared Paul (Villanova), Heather Paul (Villanova), and Bill Smith (Bris tol HS). The Section cer tainly ap - pre ci ates the afore men tioned in di vid u als giv ing their time for this event. Please take some time to go to the website and re view all the ab stracts for this event, so you will gain some sense of all the work these stu dents and their fac - ulty advisors are involved in. See you all at the Ed gar Fahs Smith Lec ture in March. NEWS AT OMS Deaths Edmund Thelen, re tired re - search and de vel op ment ex ec - u tive, De cem ber 18 th at 97. He served in the Navy dur ing WWII and then joined the US Na val Re serves, re tir ing with the rank of Com mander. He worked in a va ri ety of po si - tions in in dus try and gov ern - ment, most no ta bly the Frank lin In sti tute Re search Lab o ra to ries where he re tired in 1977 as VP. While at Frank - lin he co-authored a de sign guide for po rous pave ment that has be come widely cited. His out side in ter ests in cluded Toast mas ters In ter na tional, hik ing and pho to graph ing the moun tains in Cal i for nia, and many en vi ron men tal ac tiv i ties. He was found ing pres i dent of the Penn syl va nia Chap ter of the Si erra Club. Ann L. Farren, re tired chem - ist and in for ma tion ser vices spe cial ist, Jan u ary 3 rd at 85. Af ter work ing sev eral years in bio chem i cal re search at the Val ley Forge Army Hos pi tal and Jef fer son Med i cal Col - lege, she joined Smith, Kline and French Lab o ra to ries. From 1953 to 1956 she was em - ployed by Rohm and Haas in the ion ex change lab o ra to ries. Ann then worked for the ACS News Ser vice in New York for three years, fol low ing which she joined Bi o log i cal Ab - stracts (BIOSIS) in 1959 as a tech ni cal as sis tant to the di rec - tor. She served in sev eral de - part ments and de vel oped the first ed u ca tion pro grams, which she took to many US and Can ada lo ca tions to teach sci en tists how to use BIOSIS ser vices. She be came se nior education specialist and education bu reau man ager at Bio Sciences Information Service. She was ac tive in the Phil a del - phia Sec tion as a di rec tor, coun cilor and chair or mem ber of many com mit tees. Farren re ceived the Sec tion s ser vice award in 1957 and the Ullyot ser vice award in She was a 63-year mem ber of ACS. She was ac tive in the Amer i can As so ci a tion for the Ad vance ment of Sci ence, and chaired the med i cal li brary ed - u ca tion group in the Med i cal Li brary As so ci a tion. Ann was past pres i dent of the Girl Scout Leaders group in Germantown. March 2011 Page 49

6 MARCH MEETING THE PHILADELPHIA SECTION, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY and THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA present the 2011 Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Lecture Thursday, March 17, 2011 Dr. Ada Yonath Kimmel Professor, Department of Structural Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Ribosomal Crystallography and Attempts at Combating Antibiotics Resistance 6:00 PM Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall Chemistry Building, University of Pennsylvania 34 th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA The reception and lecture are free Social Hour: 5:00-6:00 PM in the Alumni and Faculty Hall of Fame, Chemistry Building, University of Pennsylvania. Dinner following the lecture at Penne Restaurant, 3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Dinner cost: $47.00; Students with reservations and ID: $24.00 RESERVATIONS should be made by calling Mrs. Harper at the section office, (215) , or ing by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 10. Cancellations, if necessary, cannot be accepted after NOON on Tuesday, March 15. UNCANCELLED RESERVATIONS WILL BE BILLED. PARKING is available in the Drexel University garage on Ludlow Street (from Market Street go south on 34 th ; it s the first left) and a University of Pennsylvania garage on 34 th Street just past Ludlow. Metered street parking may also be available. The Board of Directors will meet at 4:00 PM in the Makineni Room of the Chemistry Building (Room 260 in the Cret wing), University of Pennsylvania. March 2011 Page 50

7 SPEAKER S ABSTRACT AND BIOGRAPHY Dr. Ada Yonath De part ment of Struc tural Bi ol ogy, Weizmann In sti - tute, Rehovot 76100, Is rael Ri bo somal Crys tal log ra - phy and At tempts at Com - bat ing An ti bi ot ics Re sis tance Ab stract: Ri bo somes are the uni ver sal cel lu lar ma chines that trans late the ge netic code into pro teins. Com posed of pro teins and RNA, among which the RNA moi eties per - form al most all func tional tasks, they possess spectacular ar chi tec ture ac com pa nied by in her ent mo bil ity that fa cil i - tate their smooth per for mance in de cod ing, pep tide bond for - ma tion and na scent pro tein elon ga tion. Ow ing to their fun da men tal role, ri bo somes are tar geted by many an ti bi ot - ics that par a lyze the ri bo - somes by bind ing to their func tional sites. Their bind - ing modes, in hib i tory ac tion and syn er gism path ways will be dem on strated. Is sues con - cern ing their abil ity to dif fer - en ti ate be tween pa tients and patho gens, and mech a nism lead ing to bac te rial re sis tance to an ti bi ot ics will be dis cussed. Bi og ra phy: Born in Je ru sa - lem, Is rael, Pro fes sor Ada Yonath, stud ied at the He brew Uni ver sity, earned her PhD from Weizmann In sti tute of Sci ence (WIS) and com pleted her post doc toral stud ies at MIT, USA. She stud ies pro - tein biosynthesis, fo cus ing on ri bo somes, which trans late the ge netic code into pro teins, and on their in hi bi tion by an - ti bi ot ics, in clud ing mech a - nisms for ac quir ing re sis tance. She is us ing X-ray crys tal log - ra phy sup ported by mo lec u lar bi ol ogy, mu ta gen e sis and other bio phys i cal meth ods. For this aim, she es tab lished in the sev en ties the first lab o - ra tory for pro tein crys tal log ra - phy in Is rael, which was the only lab o ra tory of this kind in the coun try for al most a de - cade. Cur rently she is a pro - fes sor of struc tural bi ol ogy at WIS, holds the Kimmel Pro - fes so rial Chair, and is di rect - ing the Kimmelman Cen ter for Biomolecular Struc ture and As sem bly. From she also headed the Max-Planck Re search Unit in Ham burg, Ger many. She is a mem ber of the US Na tional Acad emy of Sci - ences (NAS); the Amer i can Acad emy of Arts and Sci - ences; the Is rael Acad emy of Sci ences and Hu man i ties; the Eu ro pean Acad emy of Sci - ences and Art; the Eu ro pean Mo lec u lar Bi ol ogy Or ga ni za - tion; the In ter na tional Acad - emy of As tro nau tics. Ad di tion ally, she has hon or - ary doc tor ates from Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion and Bar Ilan uni - ver si ties in Is rael; KEK, Ja pan and Ox ford Uni ver sity in UK. Her awards in clude the first Eu ro pean Crys tal log ra phy Prize; the Is rael Prize; the Paul Karrer Gold Medal; the Is rael Prime Min is ter EMET award; the Rothschild Prize; the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; the Paul Ehrlich-Lud - wig Medal, Ger many; the Linus Pauling Gold Medal; the Anfinsen Prize; the Wolf Prize; the Massry Award and Medal; the UNESCO Award for Women in Sci ence; the Al - bert Ein stein World Award for Ex cel lence; the Erice Prize for Peace; the DESY pin, the Exner medal, the No bel Prize for Chem is try and the In dian Prime Min is ter Gold medal. March 2011 Page 51

8 EXTENDED DEADLINE! CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The 20 th An nual Philadelphia Section, American Chemical Society Awards for Ex cel lence in Pre-Col lege Teach ing The Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society will honor two outstanding science teach ers from the Del a ware Val ley with its Awards for Ex cel lence in Pre-Col lege Sci ence Teach - ing. One award will be given to a full-time ed u ca tor in volved in teach ing sci ence in grades K-8. The sec ond award will be given to a full-time ed u ca tor at the sec ond ary level (grades 9-12) who teaches chem is try. Nom i nees must teach in the Phil a del phia Sec tion s geo graphic area (Phil a del - phia, Mont gom ery, Del a ware, Ches ter, Bucks, Burlington and Cam den counties). Nom i na tions for 2011 will be ac cepted un til Tues day, April 5, The nom i na tion pack age should con sist of a let ter of nom i na tion, the nom i nee s re sume and at least two let ters of rec om - men da tion. Other sup port ing in for ma tion, such as stu dents com ments, is wel come. How ever, the to tal nom i na tion pack age should not ex ceed 30 pages. The nom i na tion pack age may be ed to PhilaACS@aol.com or nine cop ies of the nom i na tion ma te ri als may be mailed to: Dr. Wil liam R. Ew ing Chair, Awards Com mit tee Philadelphia Section, ACS Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA For more in for ma tion, please con tact the Phil a del phia Sec tion, ACS of fice: phone: (215) or PhilaACS@aol.com Award re cip i ents will be hon ored at our May 2011 Sec tion meet ing with a cer tif i cate and an honorarium. March 2011 Page 52

9 NOTE EX TENDED DEAD LINE! CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The 9th An nual Philadelphia Section, American Chemical Society Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Chemical Sciences The Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society will honor an outstanding undergradu ate teacher from the Del a ware Val ley with its Award for Ex cel lence in Un der grad u ate Teach ing in Chem i cal Sci ences. The award will be given to a full-time ed u ca tor in volved in teach ing an undergraduate course in the chemical sciences (chemistry, biochemistry). Nominees must teach in an in sti tu tion that is within the Phil a del phia Sec tion s geo graphic area (Phil a del phia, Mont - gom ery, Del a ware, Ches ter, Bucks, Burlington and Cam den counties). Nom i na tions for 2011 will be ac cepted un til Tues day, April 5, The nom i na tion should con sist of a let ter of nom i na tion, the nom i nee s re sume and at least two let ters of rec om men da - tion. Other sup port ing in for ma tion, such as stu dents com ments, is wel come. How ever, the to tal nom i na tion pack age should not ex ceed 30 pages. The nom i na tion pack age may be ed to PhilaACS@aol.com or nine cop ies of the nom i na tion ma te ri als may be mailed to: Dr. Wil liam R. Ew ing Chair, Awards Com mit tee Philadelphia Section, ACS Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA For more in for ma tion, please con tact the Phil a del phia Sec tion, ACS of fice: phone: (215) or PhilaACS@aol.com The award re cip i ent will be hon ored at our May 2011 Sec tion meet ing with an hon o rar ium and a plaque. March 2011 Page 53

10 Fo cus on a Sec tion Mem ber Dr. Doug Hausner Doug grad u ated with a PhD in Chem is try from Tem ple Uni ver sity. He is pres ently a Vis it ing As sis tant Pro fes sor of Chem is try at Rutgers Cam - den. Doug is also a mem ber of the ACS s Na tional Youn - ger Chem ists Com mit tee and the Chair of the lo cal sec - tion s YCC group. It is in his po si tion with the Phil a del phia Sec tion that he truly shows his excellence. You will see in other sec tions of the Cat a lyst that Doug was able to mo bi lize a large group of ded i cated un der grad u ate vol un teers to help with an In - ter na tional Year of Chem is - try ACS Out reach event at the Frank lin In sti tute on Feb - ru ary 5, In ad di tion to this he has helped or ga nize and run the Section s Stu dent Poster Ses sion, which this year was held at Tem ple Uni - ver sity s Mit ten Hall on Feb - ru ary 10, Note that these two large events were a very short pe riod apart. Doug has amaz ing or ga ni za tional skills and is ded i cated to serv - ing the larger ACS com mu - nity with much work that he does be hind the scenes. His ef forts need to be noted and next time you see Doug, give him a hearty pat on the back for all his good work. March 2011 Page 54

11 NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR THE 2011 PHILADELPHIA SECTION AWARD, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The Phil a del phia Sec tion in vites its mem bers and re gional and top i cal groups to con sider rec om - mending candidate(s) for the Philadelphia Section Award. This Award recognizes an individual, who, by conspicuous scientific achievement through research, has made im por tant con tri bu tions to man s knowl edge and thereby aided the pub lic ap pre - ciation of the profession. Any member of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia Section, may be nom i nated for this award. Re cent awardees in clude: Eric Borguet (Tem ple Uni ver sity 2009), John J. Baldwin (Vi tae Pharmaceuticals 2008), Rob ert J. Le vis (Tem ple Uni ver sity 2007). INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION (1) The nominator should provide detailed biographical data of the nominee, showing educational and em ploy ment data, a list of pub li ca tions and a re cord of other ac com plish ments per - ti nent to con sid er ation for this award. (2) One or two sec ond ing let ters (at least one of which should be from a per son in an or ga ni za - tion other than that of the nom i nee) should be re quested in sup port of the nom i na tion. (3) Nom i na tors and sec ond ers should be iden ti fied with ad dresses and tele phone num bers so that they can be con tacted, if nec es sary, for ad di tional in for ma tion. (4) Un suc cess ful nom i nees from pre vi ous years may be renominated. In fair ness to the nom i nee, how ever, renominations must be ac com pa nied by an up dat ing of the nom i nee s bio graph i cal data and list of ac com plish ments in or der to make the nom i na tion com pet i tive. Un suc cess ful nom i nees who have been con sid ered three years in a row should not be renominated for the fourth year in suc ces sion with out prior con sul ta tion by the nom i na tor with the chair of the Awards Committee. Nomination forms are available from the Section Office. Contact the Administrative Secretary, Mrs. Libby Harper at: Philadelphia Section, ACS Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA (215) ; PhilaACS@aol.com March 2011 Page 55

12 Phil a del phia Sec tion ACS Group on LinkedIn As many mem bers of ACS are al ready aware, the website LinkedIn ( is an ex cel lent net work ing site ded i cated to keep ing work ing pro fes sion als in touch with one an - other. As a re sult, and in an ef fort to as sist in any way that we can, the Phil a del phia Sec tion of the ACS has es tab lished a group open for all to join. Within this group, dis cus sions can be fa - cil i tated as well as the op por tu nity for new jobs and in tern ships to be posted. If you al ready have a pro file in LinkedIn, feel free to go to the Groups Sec tion and search for Amer i can Chem i cal So ci ety - Phil a del phia Sec tion. Send a mes sage to the group ad min is tra - tor to be come a mem ber. If you are not al ready on LinkedIn, we highly rec om mend that you join. Es tab lish ing an ac count is free and easy to set up. For ad di tional in for ma tion or as sis - tance, please feel free to con tact J.P. Northrop, Li ai son Com mit tee, at john.northrop@anton-paar.com To join, please click on the fol low ing link: SEEKING SUMMER POSITIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATES We are seek ing help from the mem ber ship of the Phil a del phia Sec tion of the ACS. In most cases, this would only require indicating appropriate contact people. The Phil a del phia Sec tion of the Amer i can Chem i cal So ci ety has de vel oped a web site that will post summer positions available in a laboratory setting for undergraduate students majoring in chemistry or related areas. We are seek ing com pa nies, gov ern men tal agen cies and non-profit in sti tu tions that have sum mer po si tions avail able for the afore men tioned group of un der grad u ates. These po si tions can be in ei - ther a re search or a non-re search lab o ra tory en vi ron ment. We would like to post the in for ma tion about these positions on the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society s website: There is no cost to post a po si tion; there is no ob li ga tion to con tinue this po si tion from one year to the next; you may have it re - moved at any time; and the or ga ni za tional con tact for ap pli cants may be an in di vid ual or re fer ral to the com pany web site. If you hire un der grad u ates in chem is try or re lated ar eas to work in a lab o ra tory set ting, we urge you to go to our website and com plete the ques tion naire. Or, if you know of the per son in your or ga ni za tion who over sees such an un der grad u ate pro gram, ei ther urge them to post the po si - tion(s) on our website or me (see be low) with their con tact in for ma tion. If you have any ques tions please con tact: Shel don L. Miller, PhD: millers@chc.edu or call at (215) Thank you for your par tic i pa tion. Shel don L. Miller March 2011 Page 56

13 CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK MARCH 9, 2011 MEETING Visit our website at Date & Time: Wednesday, March 9 th, at the Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Networking, 5:30 PM; Dinner, 6:30 PM; Talk and Business Session, 7:30 PM. Starting a Custom Synthesis Company Ron Bihovsky Abstract: An entrepreneur interested in starting a custom synthesis company must overcome all of the challenges faced by a consultant as well as additional issues inherent to manufacturing. These include finding a location, securing funding, purchasing equipment, finding a niche of products, marketing, pricing and identifying clients. These challenges are balanced by the satisfaction of knowing that one has succeeded in manufacturing valuable products. Ron Bihovsky will discuss how he addressed these issues when he founded Key Synthesis LLC ten years ago, as well as the difficulties, successes, and the insights gained. Biography: Dr. Ron Bihovsky founded Key Synthesis LLC, a custom synthesis company specializing in synthesis of biologically active compounds, in He also consults, and has performed experimental work and testified as an expert witness in pharmaceutical patent cases. He previously conducted medicinal chemistry research in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry at Cephalon and Berlex Laboratories. Prior to that, he performed research on natural product synthesis as a professor of organic chemistry at SUNY Stony Brook. He currently serves as chairman of the Chemical Consultants Network. Location: The Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA From I-76, drive S on City Line Ave. (US Rte. 1). Turn right on Conshohocken State Rd. (Rte. 23); stay in right lane. After the second light watch for white left-turn arrows painted on street (about 0.14 mile). Do not follow Rte. 23 left at turn but instead go straight ahead onto Llandrillo Rd. (passing to the right of Valley Press printing). After one block bear left onto Trevor Lane at stop sign. Clubhouse and parking are on the left. Please park in lot if space is available; otherwise park on Trevor Lane. If lost, call the club at , ext. 2. MAP Reservation: To make or cancel a dinner reservation, CCNReservations@aol.com or call the ACS office at (leave message on voic if necessary). Fee, including food and beverages (wine, beer & sodas), is $25 by the deadline, Thursday, March 3 rd, $35 afterwards. Late reservations and walk-ins subject to availability. No-shows will be invoiced. Please advise of any special food requirements. There is no charge for talk only; registration is suggested using contact information above. March 2011 Page 57

14 MARM 2011 May You are cordially invited to participate in MARM Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open! The Chemical Society of Washington Section of the American Chemical Society will host the 42 nd Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM 2011) on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, MD from Saturday, May 21 to Tuesday, May 24. The meeting's theme for this event is International Year of Chemistry This meeting will feature national and international leaders in the chemical sciences and will include a broad selection of exciting and informative symposia. Keynote speakers include Eric Wachsman and Clifton Barry. Several Workshops are planned, and there will be events that feature career development, funding opportunities, and education. Website: Be part of this special event with speakers from industry, education and government at a variety of TECHNICAL AND POSTER SESSIONS. Symposia focused on - Life Sciences, Materials Sciences, Chemical Education, Supramolecular Chemistry and Molecular Recognition, Advances in Organic Synthesis, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Bioactive Small Molecule Design and Discovery, and Medicinal Chemistry of Anticancer Drugs. Synthetic Chemistry, Damage, Repair, and Mutation of DNA, Frontiers of Structure and Dynamics Using NMR Spectroscopy, Medicinal Chemistry of Anticancer Drugs, and Nanoparticle Metrology. New Technologies for Lithium Ion Batteries, Chemistry of Graphitic Materials, Advances in Terahertz and IR Spectroscopy. Redefining the Kilogram and Avogadro's Number, Metal-Mediated Small Molecule Activation and Functionalization, and Chemistry and Materials Composition of Cultural Heritage Materials. Ambient Ionization Methods in Biological Mass Spectrometry, Neutraceutical and Food Chemistry: An Exciting Career for Chemists, Applied Methods for Separation Science, the Chromatography Award Symposium, and Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics: Working Together to Address Systems Chemical Biology. MEETING HIGHLIGHTS include a Sunday dedicated to Science Education & Career Development. There will be Workshops, Short Courses, Vendor Exhibitions, and a special symposium on Degree Opportunities at Federal Laboratories will also be featured. March 2011 Page 58

15 626 th BOARD OF DI REC TORS MEETING Thurs day, De cem ber 9, 2010 Wil liam Penn Inn Gwynedd, PA Pres ent: D. Cichowicz, E. Da - vis, R. Gates, M. Matthews, T. Straub, J. Sum mers-gates, K. Thrush Shaginaw, J. Tierney, K. Lysko, R. Ew ing, D. Cook, W. Smith, D. Thomas, M. Cichowicz. Also: L. Harper, J. Co hen, A. Heldon, J.P. Northrop, C.J. Bruner. Ex cused: A. DeMasi, K.Yoder Lu ther, S. Miller, M. Prushan, V. Tortorelli. The meet ing was called to or der by Chair man J. Sum mers-gates at 5:30 PM. There were no min utes from the No vem ber meet ing to ap prove. COM MIT TEE RE PORTS: Fi nance, Bud get and Au dit: D. Cichowicz dis cussed the 2010 bud get and stated there is cur - rently a bal ance of $33,000 in check ing, at least $20,000 to carry over to The 2011 bud get will be ap proved in Jan u ary. The Women Chem ists Com mit - tee needs to be more spe cific in their re quests. K. Shaginaw will item ize and send it to DC. So cial Com mit tee should put re - quests for money for din ner guests in the pro gram bud get. J. Tierney con curred. This change is in cluded in the 2011 bud get. CCN, 3100, Mail $2500; the board feels that this is an un - nec es sary ex pense that can be accomplished by . M. Matthews, line $5000 is ok in the bud get. Ev ery one check the 2011 bud get and be ready to dis cuss at the January meeting. Tell ers Com mit tee: T. Straub said they re-ran the elec tronic elec tion and lim ited each voter to one vote. There were 551 vot - ers, ap prox i mately dou ble the March 2011 Page 59

16 first tally. The al ter nates are Hank Whalen and C.J. Bruner. We will look at by law changes to the elec tion pro ce dure. In - stead of cast ing votes for the coun cil ors and al ter nates we could cast votes for coun cil ors and the al ter nates would come from the can di dates with fewer votes. This year s elec tronic elec tion is about one half the cost of mailed ballots. A. Heldon said al though the elec tions are not per fect we want to be fair. J.P. Northrop is the one year re - place ment for D. Cichowicz who is now trea surer. R. Ew ing said the ty pos needed to be fixed. Mo tion made by D. Cichowicz to ap prove the elec - tion re sults, sec ond E. Da vis. Unan i mously ap proved by voice vote. Sal ary: Libby s bo nus and sal - ary raise. Ap proved by unan i - mous voice vote. OF FI CERS' RE PORTS: Chair man: J. Sum mers-gates thanked us for our sup port dur - ing her year as chair. Should the IYC Sci ence Café in early Feb ru ary be com bined with the YCC poster session? Dis cus sion con cluded that the non-sci ence par tic i pants would prob a bly not con nect with the sci ence pre sented in the poster ses sion. Per haps we could do pro files of sci en tists in volved in local community activities. Chair Elect: J. Tierney moved that we of fi cially thank Judy. Sec onded by D. Cook. Unan i - mously ap proved. E. Da vis com - mented that Judy is a leader in han dling all our new ad ven tures. The by laws have been re viewed and each mem ber needs to re - view the draft for Jan u ary. Sec - tion 4, p. 11 has the In vest ment Board as a sub set of the Fi - nance, Bud get and Au dit Committee. Num ber of mem bers needed to vote on by law changes is changed. D. Cichowicz - Page 12, sec tion 5- du ties of pub li ca tion chair should be changed to com mu - ni ca tions chair to in clude web activities and blasts. By law changes will be sent to na tional ACS with link to doc u - ment and ex ec u tive sum mary to mark the changes for their ap proval. D. Cichowicz ini ti ated a round of ap plause for J. Tierney s work on the by laws. Sec re tary (M. Prushan): no re port. Trea surer (D. Cichowicz): Pre - sented the 2010 Trea surer s Re - port men tion ing that line 600 should be $87,873, and 4670 $73 is in ter est. He needs re - ceipts for 2010 by 1/5-6 in or der to pay them and close the books for J. Tierney made a mo - tion to ac cept the 2010 Trea - surer s re port. K. Lysko sec onded. The re port was unan i mously ac cepted by voice vote. OTHER BUSI NESS: Women s Chem ist Com mit tee: There is a Break fast Jan u ary 18 th at CHF for IYC 2011 fea tur ing a Ma dame Cu rie pre sen ta tion. It is a meet and greet net work ing from 9-10:30 AM. Res er va tions must be made and in for ma tion is on their website. LinkedIn: John Northrop was thanked by D. Cichowicz for be - ing the LinkedIn man ager. J.P. Northrop en cour aged us to sign up on the website un der group sub sec tion ACS, and to have our com pa nies list in tern ships and employment opportunities there. J Tierney men tioned how im - pressed he was with this year s Ullyot lec ture and re cep tion, and oth ers who at tended agreed. D. Cichowicz said we need to al lo - cate money for the lec ture in 2011 if we want to sup port it. Libby said the bill for 2010 Ullyot lec ture was $2076 from CHF. There be ing no other busi ness, the meet ing was ad journed by Chair man Sum mers-gates at 6:55 PM. Respectfully submitted, Kathie Lysko on be half of Michael Prushan Secretary March 2011 Page 60

17 627 th BOARD OF DI REC TORS MEETING Thurs day, Jan u ary 20, 2011 Iron Hill Brew ery and Res tau rant West Ches ter, PA Pres ent: J. Tierney, W. Ew ing, D. Cichowicz, J. Sum mers- Gates, E. Da vis, M. Matthews, T. Straub, K. Thrush Shaginaw, K. Lysko, D. Cook, W. Smith, M. Cichowicz, A. DeMasi, D. Hausner, K.Yoder Lu ther, J.P. Northrop, V. Tortorelli. Also: L. Harper, A. War ren, C.J. Bruner, J. Co hen, J. Falcone. Excused: C. Palmer, M. Prushan and D. Thomas. The meet ing was called to or der by Chair man J. Tierney at 4:00 PM. There were no min utes from the No vem ber meet ing to ap prove. Min utes from the De cem ber meet ing were ap proved. COM MIT TEE RE PORTS: Fi nance, Bud get and Au dit: J. Falcone sent the fi nal bud get for 2011 to the board mem bers. J. Tierney made a mo tion to ap - prove fi nal bud get; sec onded by K. Lysko. Dis cus sion ini ti ated by D. Cichowicz: Bud get item #680, Ullyot Fund, - $2050, is a trans fer from the Ullyot fund from last year. For 2011 $2550 was added to #680, in creas ing the to tal to $4550. The es ti - mated cost of the Ullyot lec ture for 2011 was added to ac count #4020, Ullyot Fund ex penses, which should zero out. There - fore, #4680, trans fer to the Ullyot Fund, will be 0. #2112, Phil a del phia Sec tion Awards, has $1500 in stead of the $1750 prob a bly needed. #670, trans fer from Awards Fund, should have $1750 to use for With friendly amend ments to be in cluded, D. Cichowicz moved to pass the 2011 bud get, sec - onded by DeMasi and ap proved by unan i mous voice vote. J. Falcone went over the in vest - ment fund in creases which had been cir cu lated to the board mem bers. They are up about $1400 so far this year. Nom i na tions Com mit tee: J. Sum mers-gates re ported that V. March 2011 Page 61

18 Tortorelli is the cur rent rep re sen - ta tive to the Mid dle At lan tic Re - gional Meet ing (MARM) and was ap proved for an other term, Phil a del phia Sec tion Awards Com mit tee: M Cichowicz vol - un teered to be the or ganic com - mit tee mem ber. Bob Stan ley has de clined to con tinue. Sue Varnum did not re spond last year, but will con tinue on the com mit tee. Pos si bly we can get a can di date from the Mass Spec Group. Peo ple will be ed by Judy. It was sug gested that we put an ad ver tise ment in the Cat a lyst, website and LinkedIn to so licit for new com mit tee mem bers and peo ple to run for elec tion. De scrip tions of what each job en tails should be in - cluded. All agreed. Al ter nate coun cil ors need to be iden ti fied and their names sent to Na tional ACS. Wil liam Smith and Russ Phifer were elected in the fall elec tion to serve for C.J. Bruner will re main in her cur rent term un til Two of the re main ing three va - can cies were filled from the list of pre vi ous nom i nees, Mark Forman and Sandy Burcham. V. Tortorelli nom i nated M. Cichowicz for the re main ing va - cancy for Al ter nate coun cilor. All ap proved the ap point ments. OF FI CERS' RE PORTS: Chair: J. Tierney brought a num ber of items to the meet ing. 1. In ter na tional Year of Chem is - try Ac tiv i ties- Sci ence Café at CHF does not need our pres - ence. He has been work ing with Su zette Schultz of AIChE on an event at the Frank lin In sti tute on Feb ru ary 5 th. The Frank lin In sti - tute does not know any thing about a sci ence café there. We are now on the FI website. 2. Na tional ACS is not re spond - ing to our ques tions, there are no wa ter kits as ad ver tised. La Trease Gar ri son is the na tional con tact. We hope to have some wa ter kits for the Phil a del phia Sci ence Fair on April 16 th. 3. Dis cus sion of by law changes will be post poned un til Feb ru - ary. John has re quested feed - back on his pro posed changes. 4. J.P. Northrop talked about the ca reer work shop, and website for sum mer in tern ship pro gram in for ma tion from com pa nies. We need to so licit com pany con - tacts for in tern ships. An blast is go ing out to mor row. The ca reer work shop for un em - ployed chem ists will be at Chest nut Hill on March 2 nd, Wednes day, all day. Lo ca tion is free. Snacks will be pro vided by cor po rate spon sors, and the speak ers will be vol un teers. They are so lic it ing speaker names. Jim Burke was men - tioned and sev eral peo ple said they would for ward names by to J.P. Northrop. There will be some thing in the Cat a - lyst, on the website, LinkedIn and an blast. He is work - ing with the Prince ton sec tion. 5. Teach ing Awards - It is hard to get nom i na tions, es pe cially from K-12. W. Smith as a H.S. De part ment Chair has ac cess to mail ing lists for this age group through the PA Sci ence Teach ers As so ci a tion. D.Cook sug gested con tact ing chairs of other as so - ci a tions in the area. V. Tortorelli also has lists from Sci ence in Mo tion. Send s to these con tacts. The dead line has been ex tended to April 5 th. 6. AIChE spon sors a re sume work shop for col lege se niors in Sep tem ber which we can join in. The lo ca tion is TBA. We should talk to ca reer ser vices of fices at local colleges and universities. 7. Judges are needed for the Tem ple Uni ver sity Poster Ses - sion next month. W. Ew ing, J. Tierney, and D. Hausner have vol un teered. More judges are needed. 8. The cost of at tend ing Section meet ings was ad dressed. What is the le gal ity of sub si diz ing with dues? Libby men tioned cor po rate spon sor ships for events and D. Cook sug gested separating meetings from events. M. Cichowicz men tioned part - ner ing with other or ga ni za tions such as the Del a ware Sec tion to draw a larger crowd. Rick Ew ing (Chair Elect): 1. Teach ing Awards - can nom i - na tions be ed? Yes. The nom i na tion dead line has been moved to April 5th. No tices are in the Feb ru ary Cat a lyst and on the website with the ex tended deadlines. March 2011 Page 62

19 2. For the Ullyot lec ture in 2011 he is talk ing about meet ing T. Tritton from the CHF. Sec re tary (M. Prushan): no re port. Trea surer (D. Cichowicz): re - port to come. OTHER BUSI NESS: 1. K. Shaginaw was se lected for the Na tional Lo cal Sec tion Ac - tiv i ties Com mit tee. The April 9 th date for PAGES is on the website un der events. 2. Wil liam Smith gave out the remaining Merck Indices. 3. D. Cichowicz men tioned that #4060 in the Trea sur er's re port should zero out. Over all ex - penses have net + in 2010 due to de crease in pub li ca tions ex pen - di tures. We should be able to trans fer $23,000 to 2011 from J. Tierney ex pressed his ap - pre ci a tion to D. Cichowicz for the trea surer s com mit tee work. V. Tortorelli moved to in clude this sen ti ment in the min utes and R. Ew ing sec onded. All approved. Meet ing was ad journed at 5:30 PM by Chair man, J. Tierney. Respectfully submitted, Kathie Lysko on be half of Michael Prushan Secretary 2011 En gi neer of the Year Douglas W. Kriebel, PE Con grat u la tions to Doug Kriebel, a chem i cal en gi neer who was rec og nized as the Del a ware Val - ley En gi neer of the Year in Feb ru ary. Doug has been a leader in the en gi neered equip ment busi - ness and a ded i cated vol un teer for the chem i cal en gi neer ing com mu nity. In 1989 he founded Kriebel En gi neered Equip ment, LTD and serves as its pres i dent and CEO. Kriebel En gi neered Equipment is a manufacturer s representative and distributor of chemical process equipment that has been providing solutions to the chemical process industries, the hydrocarbon processing industries, the power gen er a tion in dus tries and gen eral in dus try in the Del a ware Val ley for over 20 years. At the same time, Doug has also been a ded i cated Di rec tor and Com mu ni ca tions Chief of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Delaware Valley Section (AIChE/DVS) over the years. With ef forts to re duce en ergy, green house gases, and car bon footprinting be com ing a na tional pri or ity, Doug has launched pro grams at Kriebel En gi neered Equip ment to ed u cate op er at ing fa - cil i ties to se lect equip ment to ac com plish these re duc tions. De spite a hec tic work sched ule, Doug stays fo cused on pay ing back to the pro fes sion by mentoring en gi neer ing stu dents with tech ni cal train ing and ca reer guid ance. He is also a wel come speaker on tech ni cal top ics. For more in for ma tion on Doug, please go to: ACS-HACH HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY GRANTS Trans form your class room with an ACS-Hach High School Chem is try Grant. The ACS-Hach High School Chem is try Grant is awarded to teach ers in ter ested in en - hanc ing the teach ing and learn ing of high school chem - is try. Ap pli cants can re ceive up to $1,500 to sup port ideas that im prove class room learn - ing, fos ter stu dent de vel op - ment, and re veal the won ders of chem is try. Ap pli ca tions are due on April 1, Ap ply for the ACS-Hach High School Chem is try Grant to day at: g/hach March 2011 Page 63

20 Scientists Needed to Make Philadelphia Area Girls Enjoying Science a Success On Saturday, April 9 th the spring 2011 session of Philadelphia Areas Girls Enjoying Science (PAGES ) will be held at Chestnut Hill College. Volunteers are needed to conduct experiments with the sixth grade girls. Share your passion for science by bringing your favorite experiment to inspire small groups of girls. The day is a great opportunity to network in the labs and at lunch with other local women interested in science. If you have never conducted experiments with children and are unsure of how to best do this, you can be paired with a program veteran to learn the ropes. Learn more about to PAGES by visiting our web site at Please contact Kathy Thrush Shaginaw at or katt@verizon.net to volunteer. turning the page to a bright chapter in the future of our girls. March 2011 Page 64

21 Share This: ACS Short Courses return to Philly by Popular Demand April 30 - May 3, 2011 In conjunction with the inaugural Chemspec USA convention in Philadelphia, ACS Professional Education will showcase a suite of courses designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest in the industry. We've even arranged to have the courses before the conference so you won't miss anything. Our course line-up includes: Organic Synthesis: Methods and Strategies for the 21st Century Chemist Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data Essentials of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Drug-like Properties: Optimizing Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Drug Discovery Discounts are available. Visit the website for details. More On-Demand Courses are Coming in March! We know how important your time is. We heard your calls for courses that can be taken anytime and anywhere. Beginning in March, ACS Professional Education will launch its new On-Demand catalog of courses. Below is a partial list of courses that will be available. Visit our website for more information on this exciting addition to ACS Professional Education Chemspec USA has lined an impressive list of speakers from industry for the event. Visit their website for the exciting program. March 2011 Page 65

22 ACS Webinars CLICK * WATCH * LEARN * DISCUSS Let ACS Careers be your Career GPS! Planning Your Job Search Does the thought of searching for your next job make you feel queasy? It s no secret that the chemistry job market is tough right now. Fear not as we bring you expert guidance to survive and thrive through any economic roller coaster. Using these helpful hints and tips, you ll be on your way! Looking for employment doesn t have to make your stomach flop. By the end of this ACS Webinars Career GPS Series, you ll be pumped and prepped to make a lasting impression on prospective employers. You may even have some fun along the way! ( Save the Dates Today s Job Search Strategies Tuesday March 1, 2 3pm Resume Writing for Scientists Tuesday March 8, 2 3pm Sharpening your Interviewing skills Tuesday March 15, 2 3pm Get the most from the Anaheim ACS National Conference and Career Fair Tuesday March 22, 2 3pm What You Will Learn Follow the changing times Where to target the job market Sell yourself on paper Preparing an effective résumé Make an impactful impression Insider interview tips Secure that offer and choose between multiple job offers And much more Meet Your Experts Lisa Balbes, founder, Balbes Consultants and author, Nontraditional Careers for Chemists. John Engelman, project manager and formulator, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Mary Moore, Principal Technologist, Chemistry Research laboratory, Eastman Chemical Company. March 2011 Page 66

23 ACS Webinars CLICK * WATCH * LEARN * DISCUSS Learn more and register at Thursday March 10, pm 3pm EST Branding YOU! Why Marketing Yourself is Critical for Your Chemistry Career Learn the in s and out s of networking and building your personal brand! Dr. Dawn Mason and Dr. Catherine Hunt Thursday March 17, pm 3pm EST CSI Reality: Chemistry in the Crime Labs Get the inside scoop from an FBI chemist! Learn the different disciplines within forensic chemistry, and hear an in depth perspective of day to day life in a forensic laboratory. Dr. Jason Schaff Thursday March 24, pm 3pm EST Know Your Drugs A Pharmacology Primer for Chemical and Life Science Professionals Learn insights into how pharmacology can help guide your structure activity relationships in discovery chemistry, and what assays can (and can t) tell you. Dr. Terry Kenakin Thursday March 31, pm 3pm EST Advanced Chemistry of Beer and Brewing Join Charlie to learn advanced insights and explanations about the chemistry behind beer brewing! Cheers! Dr. Charles Bamforth March 2011 Page 67

24 March Historical Events In Chemistry by Leopold May March 2, 1886 March 7, 1788 March 8, 1886 One hun dred and twenty-five years ago, H. Jermain Creigh ton was born on this date. He was a re searcher in elec tro-or ganic chem is try and de vel oped the in dus trial pro cess for electroreduction of glu cose to sorbitol and mannitol. One hun dred and sev enty-five years ago in 1836, Antoine-César Becquerel was the first to use elec trol y sis to re cover met als from ores. He also invented an elec tric ther mom e ter and was born on this date. One hun dred and twenty-five years ago, Ed ward C. Kend all was born. In 1915, he iso lated thy rox ine and shared the No bel Prize in Phys i ol ogy or Med - i cine in 1950 with Philip Hench and Tadeus Reichstein for their dis cov er ies re lat ing to the hor mones of the ad re nal cor tex, their struc ture and bi o log i cal effects. March 12, 1824 One hun dred and fifty years ago in 1661, Gustav R. Kirchhoff and Rob ert Bun - sen dis cov ered ru bid ium (Rb, 37). They in vented the spec tro scope in 1859 and dis cov ered ce sium (Cs, 55) in He dis cov ered that sub stances that emit ra - di a tion ab sorb the same type of ra di a tion when cool (Kirchhoff s Law). March 12, 1838 March 22, 1788 March 22, 1868 One hun dred and fifty years ago in 1861, Wil liam H. Perkin, with B.P. Duppa, syn the sized tar taric acid. Also, he dis cov ered mauve, the first an i line dye, in his home lab o ra tory in 1856, the Perkin re ac tion for con den sa tion of un sat u rated ar - o matic ac ids, and coumarin. He elu ci dated re la tion ship be tween tar taric, funaric and maleic ac ids and was born on this date. One hun dred and sev enty-five years ago in 1836, Pi erre J. Pelletier, with Philip Wal ter, ob tained to lu ene by dis till ing pipe resin. He dis cov ered qui - nine, strych nine, and other al ka loids and was born on this date. Twenty-five years ago in 1986, Rob ert A. Millikan died. He mea sured the charge/mass ra tio of the elec tron and re ceived the No bel Prize in Phys ics in 1923 for his work on the el e men tary charge of elec tric ity and on the pho to - elec tric ef fect. He was born on this date. March 2011 Page 68

25 March 24, 1711 Three hun dred years ago, Wil liam Brownrigg, the first to de scribe plat i num and use pneu matic trough for col lec tion of gases, was born on this date. March 24, 1884 Sev enty-five years ago in 1936, Pe ter Jo seph Wil liam Debye re ceived the No - bel Prize in Chem is try for his con tri bu tions to our knowl edge of mo lec u lar struc ture through his in ves ti ga tions on di pole mo ments and on the dif frac tion of X-rays and elec trons in gases. He was born on this date. March 26, 1911 March 27, 1861 March 28, 1861 March 31, 1811 One hun dred years ago, Ber nard Katz was born on this date. He shared the No bel Prize in Phys i ol ogy or Med i cine in 1970 with J. Axelrod and U. Von Eu ler for dis cov er ies con cern ing humoral transmittors in the nerve ter mi nals and the mech a nism for their stor age, re lease and in ac ti va tion. One hun dred and fifty years ago, Nikolai Y. Demjanov was born on this date. He was a re searcher on de com po si tion of aliphatic diazonium ions and Demjanov-Tiffeneau rearrangement. One hun dred and fifty years ago on this date, George C. Pond was born. He was a chem is try teacher and pre server of the Priestley home in Penn syl va nia Two hun dred years ago on this date, Rob ert Bun sen was born. One hun dred and fifty years ago in 1861, he and Gustav R. Kirchhoff dis cov ered ru bid ium (Rb, 37). They also in vented the spec tro scope in 1859 and dis cov ered ce sium (Cs, 55) in He in vented the Bun sen burner, fil ter pump, a gal vanic bat tery, and with Henry E. Ros coe, the actinometer. Ad di tional his tor i cal events can be found at Dr. May s website: M_3_BM_4_edu/may/Chemistrycalendar.htm. DELAWARE VALLEY SCIENCE FAIRS Judg ing for the Del a ware Val ley Sci ence Fairs has started, but if you hurry you can still vol un teer. Judges and men tors are al ways needed. Check the website for more in for ma tion and to vol un teer. March 2011 Page 69

26 John Tierney (left) and Rick Ew ing with the ACS mole at the Frank lin In sti tute In ter na - tional Year of Chem is try out reach. To see more pic tures, go to the web site, un der events. DIRECTORY OF SERVICES March 2011 Page 70

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