http://chicagoacs.org OCTOBER • 2008 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of the Department of and the Chicago Section ACS Basolo Medal Award Lecture, Dinner and Presentation FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008

BASOLO MEDAL LECTURE 2008 Medalist DINNER LOCATION Northwestern University Technological Institute Zhivago Restaurant & Banquets 2145 Sheridan Road 9925 Gross Point Road Evanston, IL Skokie, IL Lecture Room 3 847-982-1400

DIRECTIONS TO THE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESTAURANT: TECH INSTITUTE From the Tech Institute in Evanston: Go North on Sheridan Rd. From the city: Take Lake Shore and turn left on Central St. Turn left Drive North to Sheridan Road into on Gross Point Rd. and proceed to Evanston. Continue on Sheridan Road the restaurant. to the Tech Institute at Noyes Street. From Edens Expressway: Take From the west: Take I-88 east to I-294 Dempster east to Gross Point Rd. Turn north to Dempster east. Proceed east left on Gross Point Rd. and proceed to on Dempster into Evanston. Turn left the restaurant. onto Chicago Ave. and proceed to Sheridan Road. Take Sheridan Road (FOR DETAILS, SEE SECTION'S Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and north to the Tech Institute. The Tech- WEBSITE) Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chem- nological Institute is at the intersec- istry, California Institute of Technol- tion of Sheridan Road and Noyes PARKING: Free in the lot. Parking is ogy, Pasadena, California Street in Evanston. also available at Keeler Avenue and Gross Point Road. Title: "The synthesis of large and To those attending the Basolo Medal small molecules using olefin lecture, parking after 4:00 p.m. is JOB CLUB will meet at Zhivago at 5:30 metathesis catalysts" available in the lot across from the p.m. Technological Institute at the corner Abstract: Ruthenium-based olefin of Noyes Street and Sheridan Road. Reception for metathesis catalysts have provided new Parking is also available on the side Dr. Richard H. Grubbs 6:15 P.M. routes to olefins that appear in a variety streets just west of this lot--however, Complementary wine, soft drinks, and of structures. Their functional group tol- observe the posted signs. Car-pooling hors d'oeuvres erance and ease of use allow their is always encouraged. application in the synthesis of multifunc- (continued on page 2, column 3) tional bioactive molecules. The same Lecture room 3 is on the first floor of systems are also useful for the synthe- the Technological Institute and is sis of an array of new materials from most easily reached by entering multifunctional polymers to supramolec- NOTICE TO ILLINOIS through the main doors facing Sheri- ular systems. Underlying these devel- dan Road. The lecture room is clearly TEACHERS opments has been the discovery of marked and there will be signs at the active catalysts with controlled selectivi- The Chicago Section ACS is an entrance to guide you to the room. ty through the synthesis of new ISBE provider for professional that control the geometry of the inter- development units for Illinois teach- Basolo Medal Lecture: 4:30 P.M. mediate carbene and metallacycle ers. Teachers who register for this The Medalist Lecture is open to the month's meeting will have the public and admission is free to all opportunity to earn up to 4 CPDU's. those wishing to attend. (continued on page 2, column 1) 10/08 2

(continued from page 1, column 2) (2006) (Leiden University), Golden (continued from page 1, column 3) Plate Award (2006) (Academy of Dinner 7:15 P.M. complexes. Achievement), and Tetrahedron Most Cited Paper 2003-2006 Award (“Olefin Dinner reservations are required and should be received in the Section Office Biography: Dr. Robert H. Grubbs Metathesis”). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in1989, via phone (847-647-8405), fax (847- received his B.S. in Chemistry in from 647-8364), email (chicagoacs@ ameri the University of Florida in 1963 and his a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994, and the tech.net) or website (http:// chicago Ph.D.in Chemistry from Columbia Uni- acs.org) by noon on Tuesday October versity in 1968. He is currently the Vic- Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Soci- ety of Chemistry in 2006. 14. PLEASE HONOR YOUR RESER- tor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of VATIONS. The Section must pay for all Chemistry at the California Institute of dinner orders. No-shows will be billed. Technology, Pasadena, California, USA, where he has been a faculty DEADLINES FOR The dinner cost is $35 to Section mem- member since 1978. Before moving to CHEMICAL BULLETIN bers who have paid their local section Caltech, he was at Michigan State Uni- dues, members' families, and visiting versity from 1969 to 1978 achieving the Please submit all Chemical Bulletin ACS members. The cost to members rank of Associate Professor. copy to the editor before the dead- who have NOT paid their local section The research group of Grubbs is lines listed below for each issue. Arti- dues and to non-Section members is involved in the design, synthesis, and cles should be emailed to the editor, $37. The cost to students and unem- mechanistic studies of complexes that Cherlyn Bradley, cbrad1027@ ployed members is $18. PLEASE catalyze basic organic transformations. aol.com. HONOR YOUR RESERVATIONS. The The major focus of the group over the Since we like the Bulletin to be as Section must pay for all dinner orders. past few years has been on the olefin timely as possible, we need the lead No-shows will be billed. metathesis reaction. To optimize the time indicated. You can help by early utility of this reaction, new catalysts planning and submission of your APPETIZER COURSE - SERVED have been developed that are extreme- information or articles. Thank you! FAMILY STYLE: Fresh tomato and ly tolerant of organic functional groups. mozzarella salad, breads, fire cracker Due to their high-activity, functional 2008 Issue Deadline meat rolls with Asian sauce, calamari group tolerance, and ease of use, these and fresh vegetables ruthenium based catalysts have found November September 26 wide applications in organic and poly- December October 10 SOUP COURSE: Cream of Mushroom mer synthesis. He has 450+ publica- tions and 90+ patents based on his DINNER COURSE: Choice of entrée: research. IN THIS ISSUE Beef Brochette (skewered beef tender- Professor Grubbs’ awards have loin filet marinated in house marinade included an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow 1 – Basolo Medal Award and grilled with an array of vegetables), (1974-76), Camille and Henry Dreyfus Pork Chop (center cut marinated and Teacher-Scholar Award (1975-78), Lecture-Joint Section Meeting 3 – ChemShorts for Kids: baked), Salmon (broiled on a bed of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship spinach with Sonoma Curtier Russian (1975), ACS National Award in Evaporation Envy River Sauce), or Vegetarian Pasta Organometallic Chemistry (1988), 4 – Job Club Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1990), 5 – Basolo Medal DESSERT COURSE - SERVED FAMILY ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry 5 – ChemPharma STYLE: Assorted pastries and fresh fruit (1995), Nagoya Medal of Organic 5 – State Fair Project a Success Chemistry (1997), Fluka Reagent of the BEVERAGE: Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks Year (1998), Mack Memorial Award 6 – Section Election Slate 6 – WCC Column: Jeanette G.G. (1999), Benjamin Franklin Medal in General Meeting: 8:30 P.M. Chemistry (2000), ACS Herman F. Brown Mark Polymer Chemistry Award (2000), 7 – Fall Council Report • Opening remarks and announce- ACS Herbert C. Brown Award for Cre- 7 – Science Fair Judges Needed ments: Dr. David Crumrine, Chair, ative Research in Synthetic Methods 7 – Speakers and Demonstrators Chicago Section American Chemi- (2001), ACS Arthur C. Cope Award cal Society (2002), ACS Award for Creative Needed Research in Homogeneous or Hetero- 8 – October Historical Events in Chemistry • Presentation of the 2008 Basolo geneous Catalysis (2003), Richard C. Medal: Dr. Joseph Hupp, Chair, Tolman Medal (Southern California 8 – PBS’s “Sid the Science Kid” Department of Chemistry, North- Section ACS - 2003), ACS Tetrahedron 8 – Share ACS Resources with a western University Prize for Creativity in Organic Chem- Teacher istry (2003), Pauling Award Medal 9 – Project SEED-A Program • Acceptance: Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, (2003), Bristol-Myers Squibb Distin- That Works 2008 Basolo Medalist for Outstand- guished Achievement Award in Organic ing Research in Inorganic Chemistry. Synthesis (2004), Kirkwood Medal 9 – Iota Sigma Pi 11 – Chemistry Day (2005) (New Haven Section, ACS), • Closing Remarks: Dr. David Crumrine Paul Karrer Gold Medallion (2005) (Uni- 11 – Nanotech Symposium versity of Zurich), August-wilhelm-von- 11 – Ad Index Hofmann-Denkmunze (2005) (German 12 – Nuclear Chemistry Lecture If you have not received the sec- tion's election ballot, please call the Chemical Society), Nobel Prize in Series Chemistry (2005), Havinga Medal section office. 12 – Calendar 10/08 3 Reference: National Chemistry Week is October 19- October, 2008 Vol. 95, No. 8. Pub- 25, 2008. The theme this year is “Having lished by the Chicago Section of a Ball With Chemistry” and is all about the The American Chemical Society, The Elementary Education Committee of chemistry of sports. The American Chemi- Editorial Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Edi- the Chicago Section ACS presents this cal Society has published a newspaper tor; Fran Kravitz, Associate Editor; column. 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This was our fifth year hav- tion of his contributions to inorganic ing a tent there and we had over 14,600 chemistry at Northwestern University. visitors (a record!), including 360 Basolo arrived at Northwestern in 1946 teachers. and was able to help make the Depart- There were 33 volunteers covering the ment of Chemistry one of the very best time from the pre-Fair tent set-up through in inorganic chemistry in the U.S., a the actual 10 days of the Fair. Volunteers position it still maintains today. included members of 9 of the Illinois sec- Basolo, who passed away in 2007, tions (Chicago, Decatur-Springfield, was internationally recognized for his East Central Illinois, Illinois Heartland, original contributions to the syntheses Illinois-Iowa, Joliet, Mark Twain, and reaction mechanisms of transition- Southern Illinois, and St. Louis). Werner complexes. He also did We again had the popular hand fans as innovative work in the developing fields the main give-away throughout each day of organometallic and bioinorganic and the first teacher that visited the tent chemistry. each day received a toy mole. This year Many of his former students occupy we had three computers set up, one with prominent academic and industrial posi- the science quiz, one for teacher registra- tions. He influenced students worldwide tion, and one for the visitor survey. to study inorganic chemistry and A big THANK YOU to our volunteers received the 1992 ACS Pimental Award who worked diligently this summer to in Chemical Education. make our “chemistry tent” project a real Among his numerous awards were the attraction at the State Fair. Our Chicago 1996 Chicago Section Willard Gibbs Section’s volunteers this year were Medal and the ACS 2001 Priestly Dave Crumrine, Cherlyn Bradley, Medal. As part of his huge contribution Charles Cannon, Steven Edelman, to chemistry, Fred Basolo served on Chantel Kamm, Fran Kravitz, Milt Lev- numerous ACS editorial boards, enberg, Margaret Levenberg, Andrew Lang, and Avrom Litin. launched the ACS journal Inorganic LOOKING FOR A PROFES- Chemistry in 1962 and held various Also, a big THANK YOU to all our spon- ACS offices. He was elected to and SIONAL NETWORKING sors: BP, Chicago section, East Central served as National ACS President in ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE Illinois section, Ingredient Source Corpo- ration, NorthStar Credit Union, Northup 1983. For further information see CHEMISTRY AND PHARMA- www.fredbasolo.com. The ACS Chica- RTS, Fran Kravitz, Rock River go Section is proud to have had Fred CEUTICAL INDUSTRIES? Section,and Wizardcraft. Contributors of Basolo as a member. materials and/or talent included ACS The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma® National, Avrom Litin, BP Volunteers- Previous Basolo Medalists: Professional Association regularly meets Naperville chapter, Cherlyn Bradley, Con- on the 2nd Saturday of the month from tinental Cement, Dan Edelman and Fran Ralph G. Pearson 1991 7:30am-10am at the Panera Bread in Kravitz, Flinn Scientific, IL. Dept. of Natu- Henry Taube 1992 Wheaton — 25 Rice Lake Square, ral Resources, Illinois State University- Jack Halpern 1993 Wheaton, IL 60178. ChemPharma also Dept. of Chemistry, John Burke, Richard Harry Gray 1994 holds Monday evening meetings Cornell, and Bob Hickerson. Lawrence Dah 1995 designed to share information about cur- We are already planning for next year. Richard H. Holm 1996 rent industry trends. For more details and The planning committee’s wrap-up meet- Kenneth N. Raymond 1997 registration see the following schedule ing will be scheduled before the end of Malcolm Green 1998 and the ChemPharma® website http:// the year. Plan to volunteer with us Thomas J. Meyer 1999 www.chempharma.net/ next year!! James P. Collman 2000 For further information about this pro- M. Frederick Hawthorne 2001 2nd Saturday Networking: ject, including a description of some of Stephen J. Lippard 2002 October 11 Dr. Susan Mayfield - the demonstrations, go to http://mem Daryle H. Busch 2003 "Career Coaching During the Transition" bership.acs.org/c/chicago/statefair/in Malcolm H. Chisholm 2004 November 8 Jeff Timm — "How to Get dex.html John E. Bercaw 2005 Started in Consulting as a Career" Ivano Bertini 2006 FRAN KRAVITZ Richard R. Schrock 2007 Monday evening meetings: CHERLYN BRADLEY November 3 Dr. Panos Constantinides - CO-CHAIRS, IL STATE FAIR CO-OP "Biomedical Nanotechnology: Applica- PROJECT Chemistry Day is on Saturday, tions in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceuti- October 25th at Loyola University. cal Development" The theme is “Having a Ball with Dec or Jan -TBA: Chemistry”. For more information, -- Mark Beal - “Chemical Industry Council of PLEASE VOTE visit http://membership.acs. Illinois (CICI) Science Policy and Lobbying” in the Section’s election org/C/Chicago/ChemDay/chem --Tour of the Illinois Science + Tech when you receive your day08.html Park in Skokie, IL ballot in the mail. 10/08 6 CHICAGO SECTION SLATE for Encouraging Women into Careers in WCC COLUMN the Chemical Sciences (1999). She is FOR 2008 BALLOT the first woman inducted in the Hungari- The following slate of candidates was an and Austrian Chemical Societies. Members of the Chicago Section’s Jeanette is also the first woman elected put together by the Nominating Com- Women Chemists Committee (WCC) are mittee for the 2008 Section Election. to the Ohio Science and Technology developing outreach plans for Chicago Hall of Fame (1991). Though recently New officers will take office January Area section members and the commu- 2009. Ballots have been be mailed and retired, Jeanette continues to support nity. These plans include a column in careers in the sciences, especially for are due in the Section office by noon The Chemical Bulletin covering topics on October 17. The results of the elec- women. In addition, she continues to such as networking, career develop- inform the public about the value of sci- tion will be announced at the October ment, and vignettes of women in sci- ence and technology. 17 dinner meeting. ence, particularly chemistry. This She is the author of about eighty articles month’s topic is about Jeanette Gecsy and eight books, in vibrational spec- CHAIR Grasselli Brown. troscopy and analytical problem solving. Kenneth Fivizzani --- She has received twelve honorary doctor- Jeanette Gecsy Grasselli Brown, ates, been a speaker at numerous scien- VICE-CHAIR prominent analytical chemist, successful tific conferences and has spoken to the Mark Cesa infrared and Raman spectroscopist, general public about science, no less world renowned authority on its applica- than about 500 times, discussing the TREASURER tions, and excellent laboratory manager, application analytical science to problem Charles Cannon was inspired by her high school chem- solving, especially in forensics. Mark Kaiser istry teacher to secure an education in Jeannette is rooted in Cleveland. She chemistry. She “fell in love with chem- grew up in a predominantly Hungarian istry”. Jeanette recalls that “chemistry neighborhood, born to parents who had SECRETARY presented an opportunity to learn about Richard Boice come to the United States from Hun- the world around us: What happens gary. Her father worked in a foundry when the sun comes up in the morning, making sand castings using steel for DIRECTORS what happens when you put a cake in Rudy Bernath* parts for equipment—she was fascinat- the oven, what happens when you mix A ed by the intricacies of the process. Dur- Irene Cesa* and B and get C. With chemistry, you Herbert Golinkin ing high school, Jeanette had the oppor- could unravel these mysteries and also tunity to accompany her father many Frank Jarzembowski* have the opportunity to do something times to watch the casting process. Her Russell Johnson* that might impact mankind.” Her chem- parents valued education – the door to Josh Kurutz istry teacher suggested she consider opportunities. From both parents, espe- Laura Li majoring in chemistry at his alma mater, cially her father, Jeanette got the mes- Avrom Litin Ohio University. sage: “Cultivate your curiosity and do Stanley Seelig Jeanette’s education was in the Cleve- your best and good things, good oppor- Susan Shih* land school systems, followed by a B.S. tunities, will happen to you” and from her in chemistry from Ohio University (she mother she received “along with appreci- COUNCILORS was the only woman in her chemistry ation of learning, an appreciation for art Charles Cannon* class) and M.S. from Western Reserve and music.” Mark Cesa* University. Her career was with Standard Kenneth Fivizzani Oil of Ohio (now BP), in Cleveland. She Sources: started as a junior chemist in 1950 and by Herbert Golinkin* Scott Stephens, Cleveland Plain Dealer: 1985 was director of corporate research Peter Lykos Immigrants’ kids: Nation’s brainy super- of BP America. At the time of her hiring, stars, Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Susan Shih* the facility had about 25% women scien- tists, most recruited from Western Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003, ALTERNATE COUNCILORS Reserve (now Case Western) chemistry Fran Clifton* Jacqueline Jones Royster, Ohio Univer- department. Even by today’s standards, sity Press, Athens, 2003, p. 173 Inessa Gorelik* the laboratory employed many women Avrom Litin scientists. Jeanette was given the task of Stanley Seelig Interview, September 10, 2003, looking for use of the infrared spectrome- http://www.benrose.org/Myth- ter in an industrial laboratory for problem Busters/mb_browns.cfm * Incumbents solving. The spectrometer was perfected by the military during World War II and CWRU Magazine, Kristin Ohlson, Winter was made available for commercial use. 1999, p. 28 Her work included being a member of a team that developed the Sohio Acryloni- INARA BRUBAKER trile Process for making the world’s acry- lonitrile, a monomer for polymers for syn- thetics used in clothing, carpeting and FREE T-SHIRTS HAVE YOU MAILED YOUR other products. BALLOT? Jeanette has received numerous The Hospitality Committee raffles one awards for her accomplishments during T-shirt at each monthly dinner meet- Just a reminder that ballots are her more than thirty-eight years in ana- ing. The shirt has CHICAgO spelled due in the Section office no later lytical chemistry. She received the Gar- out using the periodic table. So come than noon, October 17. They were van Medal (1968), Fisher Award in Ana- to a monthly meeting and maybe you’ll mailed early September. lytical Chemistry (1993), and the Award win one! 10/08 7 REPORT OF THE FALL ACS Divisional Activities: A revised divisional SPEAKERS AND funding formula was approved by council. COUNCIL MEETING This has no impact on the funding DEMONSTRATORS NEEDED The 236th National Meeting of the received by local sections. In addition, the The Primary Education Committee is ACS was held in Philadelphia, PA from Council voted to approve the creation of a seeking ACS members, nonmembers, August 17 – 21, 2008. The Chicago new probationary division of Catalysis undergraduates and graduate students section was represented by ten coun- Science and Technology (CATL). and industrial companies who would be cilors and three alternate councilors. interested in working with elementary The councilors who attended for the Meetings and Expositions: As of schools (pre-K through 8th) in Chicago section were: Cherlyn Bradley (Commit- August 20, 2008, the fall ACS national and surrounding suburban areas. .We tee on Committees), Charles Cannon meeting had attracted 13,800 registrants are looking for eager, energetic individ- (Committee on Economic and Profes- as follows: Regular attendees 8,196; uals who love chemistry and would like sional Affairs), Mark Cesa (Committee Students 3,087; Exhibitors 1,490; Expo- to present demonstrations in school, or on Chemical Safety, Committee on Sci- sition only 546; and Guests 481. This partner with an elementary teacher or ence), David Crumrine (Committee on was noted to be the largest exposition. give talks. The committee will publish Chemical Safety), Herb Golinkin, Rus- this list and distribute it into area sell Johnson (Committee on Public Economic and Professional Affairs: schools and libraries. If you are inter- Relations and Communications), Fran As of the end of Tuesday, there were ested please send your name, address, Kravitz (Committee on Project SEED), 1260 job seekers at the ACS Career phone number with area code, e-mail Claude Lucchesi (Committee on Chem- Fair and 515 posted positions available address and whether you would like to istry and Public Affairs), Barbara Mori- from 84 employers. be a demonstrator or partner with a arty (Divisional Activities Committee, The latest draft of the Professional teacher or provide talks or any combi- Committee on Science) and Susan Employment Guidelines was presented nation to the Section office at: Shih. The alternate councilors repre- for consideration and will be voted on at [email protected] or by mail senting the section were Irene Cesa, the Spring 2009 meeting. If you are at: Chicago Section, ACS, 7173 N. Inessa Gorelik and Ken Fivizzani (Com- interested in this document, see the Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714. Please mittee on Chemical Safety). I have also draft document on the Chicago section make sure to mark the subject line with listed national committee assignments, website: http://membership.acs.org/ “Speakers and Demonstrations”. for your information. C/Chicago/Incoming/ProfEmploy The council recognized Roy Bible for GuidelinesV8draft.pdf FRAN KRAVITZ his 45 years of service as a councilor, If you have comments, send them PRIMARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE Claude Lucchesi for his 35 years of ser- directly to [email protected] before CHAIR vice as a councilor and Herb Golinkin November 30. for his 15 years of service. If you have any questions and/or com- ments about the above actions, please Finances: The Committee on Budget contact me or one of your other repre- and Finance reported 2008 Probable sentatives. You may contact me by Year End projections for the Society. At email at [email protected] this point, the expectation is that the ACS will end the year with net contribu- BARBARA MORIARTY tions from Operations of $9.1 million, which is $24,000 favorable to the bud- get. This is even though investment SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES losses have been $24 million. There is NEEDED concern that one criterion (the Fund Balance ratio, a measure of the reserve The Primary Education Committee is adequacy) of the board’s financial seeking ACS members, nonmembers, guidelines will not be met. undergraduates and graduate students and industrial companies who would be Governance: The Council elected mem- interested in being science fair judges bers to the Committee on Committees, and demonstrators for grades Pre-K the Council Policy Committee and the through 8 in Chicago and surrounding Committee on Nominations and Elec- suburban area schools and groups. The tions. Cherlyn Bradley was reelected to committee will publish this list and dis- the Committee on Committees. Congrat- tribute it into area schools and libraries. If ulations are also due to Andrea Twiss- you are interested please send your Brooks (councilor for CINF and Chicago name, address, phone number with area section member), for her election to the code, e-mail address and whether you Committee on Nominations and Elec- would like to be a science fair judge or tions. demonstrator or both to the Section office at: chicagoacs@ ameritech.net Local Section Activities: The winners or by mail at: Chicago Section, ACS, of Chemluminary awards were named. 7173 N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714. Outstanding Local section awards were Please make sure to mark the subject presented to the following local sec- line with “Science Fair Judges”. tions: Pensacola, Illinois-Heartland, Mid- land, Detroit, Delaware and New York. FRAN KRAVITZ PRIMARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR 10/08 8 OCTOBER HISTORICAL nucleophilic substitution reactions of er in your area might benefit from a gift amines and quaternary ammonium ions, subscription to ChemMatters, a publica- EVENTS IN CHEMISTRY was born. tion that investigates the chemistry of October 2, 1908 Walter Baird, an everyday phenomena for high school analytical instrument maker who found- October 28, 1893 Christopher K. Ingold, students. Other resources can be ed the Baird Corporation, was born. a researcher in mechanisms of organic accessed for free! Consult the table reactions and naming stereoisomers below for more information on other October 5, 1889 Dirk Coster, who dis- (Cahn-Ingold-Prelog system), was born. ACS educational resources and the covered hafnium with Georg von Hevesy grade levels they serve. in 1923, was born. October 30, 1817 Hermann F. M. Kopp, In addition to sharing resources, you a researcher on atomic and molecular can improve science education by October 6, 1783 François Magendie, volume, crystallography, boiling points, offering your time and expertise. You who performed studies in nutrition and specific heats, and dissociation, was could volunteer to give a presentation experimental pharmacology and did born. He was also a historian of physical about science in a local classroom or research on the importance of proteins chemistry. answer chemistry questions from a and the effects of morphine, strychnine, class throughout the year. Visit the and other chemical agents on human LEOPOLD MAY Kids & Chemistry section of the ACS beings, was born. The Catholic University of America website for presentation ideas and Washington, DC sample activities that you can use to October 8, 1883 Otto H. Warburg, a introduce chemistry to students in your researcher on respiration and cancer Additional historical events can be found community. Your gifts and time will who received the Nobel Prize in Physiol- at Dr. May’s website, http://faculty.cua. definitely be appreciated by teachers ogy or Medicine in 1931 for his discov- edu/may/Chemistrycalendar.htm and students alike this year and for ery of the nature and mode of action of years to come! the respiratory enzyme, was born. “SID THE SCIENCE KID” Ways you can help K-12 teachers with October 13, 1916 GM was incorporat- ACS resources: ed. A new science show has entered the scene on PBS every weekday morning at 8:30 a.m. The show is called “Sid the • Give a teacher the flyer summarizing October 15, 1608 Evangelista Torricel- ACS resources li, the first man to create a sustained Science Kid” which is an introductory • Purchase a book or magazine sub- vacuum, was born. He discovered the science program for preschoolers. The scription and give it to a teacher principle of the barometer. series is hosted by Sid who is animated by digital puppetry by the Jim Henson • Introduce a teacher to free online resources October 16, 1846 William T. G. Mor- Company. It is quick paced for the short ton, who demonstrated the use of ether attention spans of young children. • Answer science questions from a as an anesthetic at the Massachusetts Check it out on your PBS channel class throughout the year General Hospital, was born. every weekday morning at 8:30 a.m. • Teach a science lesson and spread the word to families with • Give a career talk October 18, 1844 Harvey W. Wiley, preschoolers. • Suggest a high school textbook "The Father of Pure Food Law", was • Mentor a high school chemistry club born. FRAN KRAVITZ • Sponsor a professional development workshop for local elementary and October 19, 1909 Maguerite Perey, middle school teachers who discovered francium in 1939, was SHARE ACS EDUCATIONAL born. Pre-K to 2 RESOURCES WITH YOUR -- Apples, Bubbles, and Crystals October 21, 1833 Alfred Nobel, who FAVORITE TEACHER THIS -- Sunlight, Skyscrapers, and Soda Pop invented dynamite, was born. On FALL November 27, 1895, Nobel signed his Grades 3-6 last will providing for the establishment As a chemist, you are in a unique -- Science for Kids (www.acs.org/kids) of the Nobel Prize. He later constructed position to help teachers and students -- The Best of WonderScience companies and laboratories in more learn and love science. After all, you than 20 countries all over the world. enjoyed learning science so much that Grades 3-8 you chose to devote your career to it! -- Inquiry in Action (inquiryinaction.org) October 22, 1903 George Beadle, a Help the teachers you know by intro- -- Inquiry Matters researcher in chemical genetics, was ducing them to the outstanding born. He received the Nobel Prize in resources developed by the American Grades 9-12 Physiology or Medicine with Edward L. Chemical Society. -- ChemMatters Magazine Tatum and Joshua Lederberg for the To help you spread the word, ACS -- ACS Chemistry Clubs discovery that genes act by regulating has created a flyer you can give to -- Green Chemistry definite chemical events. teachers describing education -- ACS textbook Chemistry in the Com- resources, some of which are at a dis- munity October 23, Any Year Mole Day, count during October. Your favorite -- Workshops for teachers http://www.moleday.org/, 6.02 a.m. middle school teacher might benefit -- Exams Institute through 6.02 p.m. (Mole time); Mole from Inquiry in Action, a teacher’s guide -- Chemistry Olympiad Moment: 50.453 seconds after 6.42 p.m. to inquiry-based investigations that -- Project SEED teaches chemistry principles through October 24, 1842 Nikolai A. Men- experimentation and hands-on learning. shutkin, a researcher on the kinetics of Or, a local high school chemistry teach- 10/08 9 PROJECT SEED - A PRO- SEED staff at 1-800-227-5558, ext. 4380. The 2009 Kilpatrick Lecturer at the GRAM THAT WORKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 SUM- Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) will You and your college or company are MER PROGRAM WILL BE AVAIL- be Dr. Susan Olesik of The Ohio invited to apply to participate in Project ABLE IN NOVEMBER. State University. She is most known SEED, the American Chemical Society's for work in two areas of separation social action program that places eco- THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS science: Enhanced-fluidity Liquid nomically disadvantaged high school FEBRUARY 2009. Chromatography and Low tempera- students in academic, industrial, and ture Glassy Carbon Chromatography. governmental research laboratories for If you are NEW to the Project SEED This will be a joint dinner meeting of eight-to-ten weeks during the summer. program, your willingness to expose IIT’s Department of Chemistry and the Project SEED offers high school stu- students to a scientific environment is Chicago Section ACS on February 27. dents two exciting research opportuni- one of several steps that will allow stu- ties: dents to discover the world of chem- IOTA SIGMA PI istry. The Council Committee on Project Iota Sigma Pi is a National Honor * The Summer I program provides SEED office looks forward to reviewing Society for Women in Chemistry, with first-time participants (rising juniors your application. an active chapter in the Chicago area and seniors) a fellowship award of Project SEED celebrates its 40th (Aurum Iodide Chapter). The Chicago $2,500. anniversary this year. Since its incep- chapter supports the National Iota tion in 1968, more than 9,000 talented Sigma Pi goal of making awards to * A second-year program, Summer II, high school students nationwide have qualified women in chemistry and has provides Project SEED Summer I stu- spent the summer conducting research a variety of programs that include dents an additional summer of scientific in 91 institutions from 30 states through monthly professional talks by members research. These students will receive a the support of volunteer scientists/men- and invited speakers, field trips, social fellowship award of $3,000. Additional- tors. Both students and the community gatherings, and a December joint ly, Summer II students will be eligible benefit from the program. The students, meeting with the Chicago Section of for a travel grant of up to $100 to pre- while earning a stipend, find out what ACS. Monthly meetings are held from sent their research at an ACS or other chemistry research or development is September to June each year. Held scientific meeting. about and whether it might interest annually is the Iota Sigma Pi Aurum them as a career. These students Iodide Chapter Undergraduate Woman Each student does a scientific become role models for younger stu- Student Chemistry Symposium at research project in chemistry or related dents and almost all attend college. DePaul University in the spring. field under the direct supervision of a In order to get more Chicagoland A benefit to membership in Iota scientist/mentor. The students must be students involved in the program, we Sigma Pi is the networking that occurs economically disadvantaged and must need two things: 1) more scientists between the members. The chapter be enrolled in high school or be recent willing to participate as mentors/pre- has a mixture of women with a variety high school graduates; no student who ceptors to foster the successful con- of chemical interests: members are has matriculated in college is eligible. tinuance and growth of this worthy from industry, government and The students must have taken one year program in the Chicago area for sci- academia and include both faculty and of high school chemistry. entifically promising, but economi- students. The size of the chapter is In addition to hands-on research, Pro- cally disadvantaged high school stu- small enough for everyone to get to ject SEED students receive guidance dents and 2) more funding from know one another. Professional mem- on their career and personal develop- Chicagoland corporations, founda- bers also serve in a one-on-one men- ment. SEED I students who have com- tions, and individuals to sponsor our torship role with student affiliates. pleted a Summer I program and have students. Aurum Iodide Chapter conducts an not matriculated in college can return a Scientists who are NSF, NIH, or PRF annual membership drive and would second summer and do more research. grant holders can get funding to spon- like you to help us identify qualified On completion of a SEED II research sor a Project SEED student within their female chemists including undergradu- program, the students also have the proposed research programs. Check ate students, graduate students and opportunity to apply for one of the Pro- with the ACS National SEED office at 1- professional chemists. Listed below are ject SEED college scholarships. 800-227-5558, ext. 4380. the qualifications required for new stu- You need not have a student yet in If you or your company would like to dent inductees. Please see the website order to apply to be a mentor. Apply donate to your Chicago Section's Pro- (www.iotasigmapi.info) for details on ject SEED program to sponsor a local now to sponsor a student and the local qualification requirements for profes- student, contact the Chicago Section Project SEED Committee will work with sional members. office at (847) 647-8405. you to obtain a student. Funding for the Undergraduate students: junior and student will come from the National senior women who have an overall 3.0 CHERLYN BRADLEY Project SEED office and some funds GPA and either 6 semesters of chem- from the local Section. istry courses with a 3.0 chemistry GPA, Be sure to visit the Project SEED web- or 4 semesters of chemistry courses www.acs. site for more information: with a 3.5 chemistry GPA. org/education/SEED.html Graduate students: female graduate You can also obtain an application NEXT ISSUE is students in chemistry-related fields with form, program guidelines, and other for the at least 9 semester hours (or equivalent) information from your local Section Pro- November 19 with a 3.0 GPA and meet the under- ject SEED co-chair, Cherlyn Bradley Stieglitz Lecture graduate requirements listed above ([email protected]) or from the Joint meeting with the The initial fee for students is $30. This National ACS Committee on Project University of Chicago (continued on page 11) 10/08 10 10/08 11 (continued from page 9) CHEMISTRY NOBEL Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University: “Mechanized fee covers the initiation fee and annual LAUREATE HEADLINES Nanoparticles” dues until July 1, 2009. The initial fee for NANOTECHNOLOGY Professional Chemists is $50.00. Our initi- SYMPOSIUM David Leigh, Forbes Professor of Organ- ation meeting will be held on Friday, ic Chemistry & EPSRC Senior November 14, 2008 at DePaul University. Alan Heeger, the 2000 Nobel Prize win- Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Contact Dr.Niina J. Ronkainen, Mem- ner in chemistry, is the keynote speaker at Scotland: “Synthetic Molecular bership Affairs Coordinator for Aurum the 2008 International Institute for Nan- Motors and Machines” Iodide Chapter at [email protected] otechnology (IIN) Symposium on Thursday, or 630-829-6549 for further information November 20, at the Hotel Orrington, 1710 Julius Rebek, Jr., Professor & Director, regarding nominations, membership Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL. He is an Skaggs Institute for Chemical applications, or other details. adjunct professor of physics at the Universi- , The Scripps Research Institute: Additionally, there are annual Iota ty of Utah, chief scientist at the UNIAX Cor- “Expandable Capsules” Sigma Pi Awards for excellence in poration, and director of the Heeger Center chemistry at both student and profes- for Advanced Materials at the Gwangju Lars Samuelson, Professor, Semicon- sional levels. If you would like to nomi- Institute of Science and Technology in the ductor Electronics, and Director, nate a student or a professional col- Republic of Korea. His presentation is titled Nanometer Structure Consortium, Lund "Low Cost Plastic Solar Cells: Self-Assem- University, Sweden: “Self-Assembling league for an Award, please refer to the bly of Bulk Heterojunction Materials by Nanowires in Electronics, Photonics, and Iota Sigma Pi website for further details Spontaneous Phase Separation". Life Sciences” (http://www.iotasigmapi.info). Below are the Aurum Iodide 2008- Additional symposium speakers and Jeffrey Moore, Murchison-Mallory Pro- 2009 meeting dates. Meetings are typi- their topics: fessor of Chemistry, Professor of cally held on Fridays unless otherwise Materials Science and Engineering, Uni- noted. The cost for dinner varies Congressman Daniel Lipinski, 3rd Dis- versity of Illinois, depending on the location of the meet- trict, IL: “Nanotechnology in the US Urbana-Champaign: “Self-healing Polymers” ing and is usually between $15 and $30. Congress - Update on the National Nan- If you or some of your students wish to otechnology Initiative” Cherry Murray, Principal Associate attend a meeting, please contact Cheryl Director, Science & Technology, Mascarenhas (630-829-6587, cmas- Paul McEuen, Goldwin Smith Professor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [email protected]) with reservations of Physics, Cornell University: by the Monday before the meeting. “Nano Carbon - from Ballistic Transistors The symposium, which runs from 7:45 to Atomic Drumheads” am to 6:45 pm, is free but advance Aurum Iodide 2008-2009 Meeting online registration is required. Dates Donald Eigler, Physicist and IBM Fel- low, IBM Almaden Research Center: For further information and to register, October 10, 2008 “The Quest for Spin-Cascade Logic go to http://iinano.org/sympo sium/ November 14, 2008 Circuits” 2008/index.htm or http://iinano. org/ symposium/2008/registration.htm December 12, 2008 J. Fraser Stoddart, Board of Trustees, February 6, 2009 March 7, 2009 SATURDAY April 3, 2009 May 1, 2009

CHEMISTRY DAY The Chicago Section ACS will hold this year’s Chemistry Day on October 25 at Loyola University. This year’s theme is “Having a Ball with Chemistry”. The Chicago Section is doing an environ- mental recycling project for National Chemistry Week called the “Nike Reuse-a- Shoe Project”. Please bring all used athletic shoes of any brand to either the October 17 Dinner meeting or Chemistry Day at Loyola. The used ath- Advertising Index letic shoes will be sent to NIKE to be ground up and recycled into new sports Company Page Telephone URL surfaces like playgrounds. Nike donates these surfaces to communities who Columbia Analytical Services 3 520-573-1061 www.caslab.com wouldn’t otherwise have access to high- Mass-Vac, Inc. 4 978-667-2393 www.massvac.com performance surfaces. Please watch Northwestern University 4 847-491-5371 www.chem.northwestern.edu the Chicago Section website for fur- Northup RTS 5 847-579-0049 www.toxconsultants.com ther details on Chemistry Day. Pro Tech Engineering 7 847-714-9214 www.processtechnology Remember to bring us your used engineering.com athletic shoes! PittCon 2009 10 www.pittcon.org Micron Inc. 11 302-998-1184 www.micronanalytical.com FRAN KRAVITZ ner Meeting at the Parthenon Restaurant jointly with University of Chicago. October 7: Nuclear Chemistry Lecture Series, 7 - 9 pm each Tuesday October 7-November 18, Benedictine Uni- November 20: 2008 International Institute for Nanotechnology versity, Lisle, IL, Birck Hall of Science Room 112. Contact (IIN) Symposium, Grand Ballroom, Hotel Orrington, 1710 Dr. Douglas Armstrong, [email protected]. See infor- Orrington Ave., Evanston. Plenary speaker is Alan Heeger, the mation on this page. 2000 Nobel Prize winner. Eight other speakers will showcase research in nanoelectronics, molecular nanotechnology, and October 8-11: The 43rd Midwest Regional ACS Meeting nanooptics & nanomaterials. No charge to attend the sympo- (MWRM 2008), Ramada Inn, Kearney, Nebraska. The sium. Space is limited. Advance registration is required. Web- theme is "Pioneering the Future through Chemistry". For site: http://iinano.org/symposium/2008/program.htm. further information, go to the meeting’s website at See information in this issue. http://mwrm2008.unk.edu/index.htm. December 4: Chicago Section’s Board Meeting, 7173 N. Austin October 11: The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma will Ave., Niles, IL. Call the Section office at 847-647-8405 for infor- meet from 7:30am-10am at Panera Bread in Wheaton: 25 mation. Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60178. The speaker, Dr. Susan Mayfield, will give a talk on "Career Coaching Dur- December 12: Chicago Section's Holiday Party jointly with the ing the Transition". For more details and registration, visit Chemists' Club and Iota Sigma Pi at the Fountain Blue Ban- the website http://www.chempharma.net/. quets.

October 13: The International Coatings Expo: ICE 2008, March 8-13: PittCon 2009 Conference and Expo, McCormick Chicago, IL, For information, call (610) 940-0777. Website: Place, Chicago. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information. www.coatingstech.org.

October 13: Chicago Section’s Institute of Food Technol- ogist meeting, Edelweiss Restaurant, Norridge, IL. The speakers’ will review consumer trends and products in the NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY beer and malt beverage category. For more information, LECTURE SERIES call (630) 916-4960 or visit www.chicagoift.org. The Associated Colleges of the Chica- October 13-15: The Chicago Section Society of Plastics go Area this fall are presenting a series Engineers will have the Vinyltec Conference at the Crowne of 10 public lectures on various aspects Plaza Chicago O'Hare. For more information, go to of nuclear chemistry. The series started www.SPEChicago.org. September 16 and continues each Tuesday through November 18. Gradu- October 15-17: Association of Laboratory Managers ate credit is available for the course (ALMA) 29ath Annual Conference, The Conference Center (CHEM 646) offered through Olivet at Waltham Woods, Waltham, MA (Boston area). Visit Nazarene University. Students may www.labmanagers.org for further details. receive graduate credit by attending any eight of the lectures and writing a October 16: Chicago Section’s Board Meeting, 7173 N. summary of each one attended. Lec- Austin Ave., Niles, IL. Call the Section office at 847-647- tures run from 7 — 9 pm Tuesdays at 8405 for information. Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, Birck Hall of Science, Room 112, Contact Dr. October 17: Basolo Medalist Lecture at Northwestern Uni- Douglas Armstrong, darmstrg@ versity and dinner at Zhivago's. See this issue. olivet.edu, email him at darmstrg@ olivet.edu or call (815) 939-5393. November 3: The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma will Speakers, affiliation, and topics listed meet from 7:30am-10am at Panera Bread in Wheaton: 25 in chronological order: Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60178. The speaker, Dr. — Michael Welch, Washington Univer- Panos Constantinides, will talk on "Biomedical Nanotech- sity in St. Louis, Introduction to the nology: Applications in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Use of Radioactive Tracers in Medi- Development" For more details and registration, visit the cal Diagnosis and Therapy website http://www.chempharma.net/. — Mark Jensen, ANL, Comparative Solutions of & Lan- November 8: The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma will thanides meet from 7:30am-10am at Panera Bread in Wheaton: 25 — George Mosho, ANL, Radiation Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60178. The speaker, Jeff Safety Principles Timm, will give a talk on "How to Get Started in Consulting — Jim Truran, University of Chicago, as a Career". For more details and registration, visit the Cosmic Chemistry website http://www.chempharma.net/. — Romualdo de Souza, Indiana Uni- versity, Nuclear Chemistry: Studying November 13: Chicago Section’s Board Meeting, 7173 N. the Behavior of Microscopic Austin Ave., Niles, IL. Call the Section office at 847-647- Droplets 8405. — Nov. 11 & 18 speakers and topics to be determined November 19: Stieglitz Lecture and Chicago Section Din-