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Monthly Meeting

Esselen Award Meeting at Harvard 2016 Award to Timothy M. Swager

Arthur S. Obermayer

1931—2016

Bundesverdien - stkreuz Speech

By Arthur S. Obermayer

Gustavus John Esselen II

History of the award and of the man Gustavus John Esselen Award Prior Recipients of the Gustavus John Esselen Award

1987 - F. Sherwood Rowland, Univer- 1999 - Robert S. Langer, Massachu- sity. Nanostructures in Chemistry, sity of California at Irvine, and Mario setts Institute of Technology. The De- Biology, and Medicine. J. Molina, now at the Massachusetts velopment of Unique Polymers for 2010 - Stephen L. Buchwald, Camille Institute of Technology. Discovery of Medical Applications. Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, De- the Influence of Chlorofluorocarbons 2000 - William A. Pryor, Louisiana partment of Chemistry, Massachu- on the Ozone Layer. State University. Vitamin E and the setts Institute of Technology. Pd- and 1988 - Alfred P. Wolf and Joanna S. Prevention of Heart Disease. Cu-Catalyzed Processes for the Syn- Fowler, Brookhaven National Labo- 2001 - Joseph M. DeSimone, Univer- thesis of Pharmaceuticals. ratories, Chemical Procedures to sity of North Carolina and North 2011 - Arthur J. Nozick, Senior Re- Make Positron Emission Tomogra- Carolina State University. Green search Fellow, National Renewable phy a Practical Method in Medical Chemistry for Sustainable Economic Energy Laboratory and Professor Diagnosis. Development. Adjunct, Department of Chemistry 1989 - Carl Djerassi, Stanford Univer- 2002 - , Columbia and Biochemistry, University of Col- sity. Synthesis and Promotion of the University. Chemistry Lessons from orado, Boulder. Prospects and Novel First and Most Common Birth Con- Biology and vice versa. Approaches for the Low Cost Power trol . Conversion of Solar Photons to Elec- 2003 - Bruce D. Roth, Pfizer Global tricity and Solar Fuels 1990 - Thomas J. Dougherty, Roswell Research & Development. The Dis- Park Cancer Institute. The Develop- covery and Development of Lipitor® 2012 - Bruce Ganem, Franz and Elisa- ment of Photodynamic Therapy for (Atorvastatin Calcium). beth Roessler Professor of Chemistry the Treatment of Malignant Disease. 2004 - James W. Jorgenson, University and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Lost (Sometimes) 1991 - and Thomas of North Carolina. The Magic of Fellow at Cornell. Eisner, Cornell University. Chemi- Capillaries in Chemical Separations In Translation: Advancing Chemical cal Responses in the Insect and Plant and Analysis. Discoveries Beyond the Laboratory World. 2013 - Michael H. Gelb 2005 - Jean M. J. Fréchet, University , Harry and 1992 - Bruce N. Ames, University of of California at Berkeley, Functional Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed California at Berkeley. Methods for Macromolecules: From Design and Professor of Chemistry and Bio- Detection of Carcinogens and Synthesis to Applications. chemistry at the University of Wash- Causes of Aging and Cancer. ington in Seattle. Frantisek 2006 - Richard D. DiMarchi, Univer- Tureček 1993 - James G. Anderson, Harvard , Chemistry Department at sity of Indiana, Chemical Biotechnol- University of Washington. The New University. Experimental Methods ogy as a Means to Optimal Protein for Measuring Global Ozone Loss. Generation Chemistry for Newborn Therapeutics. Screening 1994 - Kary B. Mullis. The Discovery 2007 - Michael A. Marletta, University 2014 - David R. Walt of Polymerase Chain Reactions , Robinson Pro- of California at Berkeley, Nitric fessor of Chemistry nad Howard (PCR) for the Replication of DNA Oxide in Biology: From Discovery to Molecules. Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Therapeutics. Tufts University. Microwell Arrays: 1995 - Howard J. Schaeffer, Bur- 2008 - John A. Katzenellenbogen, From Genetic Analysis to Ultra-High roughs Wellcome Company. Nucleo- Swanlund Professor of Chemistry, Sensitivity Diagnostics sides with Antiviral Activity-The University of Illinois at Chapaign- 2015 - Eric Jacobsen, Discovery of Acyclovir (Zovirax®). Sheldon Emory Urbana, Estrogens and Estrogen re- Professor of Organic Chemistry, Har- 1996 - Roy G. Gordon, Harvard Uni- ceptors as a Nexus of Chemistry and vard University. Catalysis: A Fron- versity. Low Emissivity Glass; En- Biology in Health and Disease. tier at the Center of Chemistry ergy Conserving Windows. 2009 - Chad A. Mirkin, Director of the 2016 – Timothy M. Swager, John D. 1997 - Rangaswamy Srinivasan, International Institute for Nanotech- MacArthur Professor of Chemistry, UVTech Associates. The Widely nology, George B. Rathmann Profes- MIT and Director of the Deshpande Used Laser Methodology of Tiny Fo- sor of Chemistry, Professor of Center for Technological Innovation, cused Ablative Photodecomposition. Biomedical Engineering, Professor Chemical/Biological Sensing: Sci- u 1998 - Kyriacos C. Nicolaou, Scripps of Biological and Chemical Engi- ence and Real World Applications Research Institute. Chemical Synthe- neering, Professor of Medicine and sis and Chemical Biology of Natural Professor of Materials Science and Substances. Engineering, Northwestern Univer-

2 The Nucleus April 2016 The Northeastern Section of the American- Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Anna Singer, 12 Corcoran Road, Burlington, MA 01803 (Voice or FAX) 781-272-1966. Esselen Award Recipients 1987-2016 2 e-mail: secretary(at)nesacs.org ______NESACS Homepage: Gustavus John Esselen II 4 http://www.NESACS.org ______Officers 2016 Senior Luncheon -April 20, 2016 4 Chair ______Jerry P. Jasinski Keene State College Monthly Meeting 5 Keene, NH 03435-2001 ______jjasinsk(at)keene.edu The Esselen Award Meeting at the Harvard Faculty Club. Timothy M. Swager, Chair-Elect John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry, MIT and Director of the Deshpande Leland L. Johnson, Jr. Conditas Biotechnology Group Center for Technological Innovation to receive the 2016 Award. P.O. Box 540 Announcements 6,7,14 Brookline, MA 02446 ______ljohnson(at)theconditasgroup.com Call for Nominations: Philip L. Levins Memorial Prize, The Norris-Richards 617-304-6474 Immediate Past Chair Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships, The Theodore William Richards Katherine L. Lee Award for Excellence in Teaching of Secondary School Chemistry Pfizer 610 Main Street Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium 7 Cambridge, MA 02139 ______katherine.lee(at)pfizer.com 2015 Process Symposium All Star Lineup Draws a Crowd 7 617-674-7299 ______Secretary Michael Singer Arthur S. Obermayer 8 MilliporeSigma ______3 Strathmore Rd, Natick, MA 01360 1931-2016 774-290-1391, michael.singer(at)sial.com Arthur Obermayer, an interview 8 Treasurer ______James Piper 19 Mill Rd, Harvard, MA 01451 By Mindy Levine, first published in the Nucleus, May 2010 978-456-3155, piper28(at)attglobal.net Bundesverdienstkreuz Speech 10 Auditor ______Patrick Gordon By Arthur S. Obermayer, September 6, 2007 Archivist Ken Mattes NESACS at Fenway Park, May 11, 2016 13 Trustees ______Dorothy Phillips, Ruth Tanner, Peter C. Meltzer NSCRC Chemistry Research Conference and Career Symposium 13 Directors-at-Large David Harris, John Neumeyer, Ralph Scannell, Cover: John Burke, Ioannis Papayannopoulos, Professor Timothy M. Swager, 2016 Recipient of the Gustavus John Es- Christine Jaworek-Lopes Councilors /Alternate Councilors selen Award (Photo courtesy of Professor Swager) Term Ends 12/31/2016 Editorial Deadlines: Michael Singer Sophia R. Su Summer-September 2016 Issue: July 15, 2016 Mary Shultz Mukund Chorghade October 2106 Issue: August 15, 2016 Robert Lichter Mary Mahaney Heidi Teng Raj Rajur Marietta Schwartz Sonja Strah-Pleynet Term Ends 12/31/2017 Michael P. Filosa John Podobinski Doris I. Lewis Patrick Gordon Christine Jaworek-Lopes Anna Sromek The Nucleus is published monthly, except June and August, by the Northeastern Section of the American Patricia A. Mabrouk Mary Burgess Chemical Society, Inc. Forms close for advertising on the 1st of the month of the preceding issue. Text Mark Tebbe Ralph Scannell must be received by the editor six weeks before the date of issue. Morton Z. Hoffman Leland L. Johnson, Jr. Term Ends 12/31/2018 Editor: Michael P. Filosa, Ph.D., 18 Tamarack Road, Medfield, MA 02052 Email: Katherine Lee Kenneth Mattes filosam(at)verizon.net; Tel: 508-843-9070 Catherine E. Costello Jackie O'Neil Associate Editors: Myron S. Simon, 60 Seminary Ave. apt 272, Auburndale, MA 02466 Ruth Tanner Andrew Scholte Morton Hoffman Michaeline Chen Jerry P. Jasinski Board of Publications: James Phillips (Chair), Vivian K. Walworth, Mary Mahaney, Ajay Purohit, Ken Drew All Chairs of standing Business Manager: Vacant Committees, the editor Advertising Manager: Vacant: contact Michael Filosa at [email protected] of THE NUCLEUS, and Calendar Coordinator: Xavier Herault, Email: xherault(at)outlook.com the Trustees of Section Funds are members of the Photographers: Morton Hoffman and James Phillips Board of Directors. Any Proofreaders: Donald O. Rickter, Vivian K. Walworth, Morton Z. Hoffman Coun cilor of the American Chemical Society Webmaster: Roy Hagen residing within the section area is an ex officio member of the Board of Directors. Copyright 2016, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

The Nucleus April 2016 3 Gustavus John Esselen II 2015 NESACS Sponsors Instititution Contribution Level A brief history of the Award: award should not be in a specific field Amgen Platinum In 1985 an inquiry was made as to of chemistry, but instead should have the Biogen, Idec Platinum whether the Section would wish to special purpose of emphasizing the pos- Davos Pharma Platinum honor another former leader of the itive values of chemistry to mankind. In Johnson-Matthey Platinum Northeastern Section. The Esselen fam- light of the climate of the day, with the SK Life Sciences Platinum ily proposed to donate a sum of money disaster of Bhopal on every ’s Navin Fluorine International Gold to provide for an award in the memory mind and the public receiving nothing Vertex Gold Esselen Fund of the Boston Silver of Gustavus John Esselen II, Chairman but negative stories about chemistry Foundation in 1922 and 1923, and a member of the from the media, this was to be a small Merck and Co. Silver ACS Board of Directors for many years. step toward establishing a balance. National Institute of Standards Silver In 1948, Dr. Esselen received a special Mr. Esselen proposed to add a (NIST) award, the James Flack Norris Honor bronze medal to the monetary award. A Pharmacore Silver Scroll, “as the person who has done prominent sculptor from Newton, Mas- PLR Brand Services (Polaroid) Silver most to advance the interests of the sachusetts, Lloyd Lillie, was selected to Sanofi Silver Northeastern Section.” A committee prepare the design which was then ap- Millipore-Sigma Bronze consisting of William O. Foye, Truman proved by members of the Esselen fam- European Chemical Sciences Bronze S. Light, Arthur S. Obermayer, and ily. The fact that Dr. Esselen had done (EuCheMS) Myron S. Simon, Section Chairman, much work in plastics during his career The Royal Society of Chemistry Bronze met with Esselen’s son, Gustavus J. Es- led his son to propose that the bronze German Chemical Society Bronze selen III, and recommended to the medal be imbedded in a block of clear (GDCh) Board of Directors that the Section ac- plastic, which was done, to give a very Bronze cept the offer, which it did. The commit- distinctive addition to the ceremonial Strem Chemicals Bronze tee and Mr. Esselen agreed that the presentation. continued on page 12 Contribution Levels Donation Platinum $5,000+ Gold $3,500-$4999 Silver $2,000-$3,499 Bronze $500-$1,999 Meeting Sponsors Amgen Cape Cod Community College Genzyme-Sanofi Nova Biomedical Takeda Vertex New Members Invitation to attend a meeting You are cordially invited to attend one of our upcoming Section meetings as a guest of the Section at the social hour and dinner preceding the meeting. Please call Anna Singer at 781-272- 1966 between 9am-6pm, or email: sec- retary(at)nesacs.org by noon the first Thursday of the month, letting her know u that you are a new member. What exactly goes on at NESACS’ monthly Board meetings? www.nesacs.org/reports

4 The Nucleus April 2016 Monthly Meeting Biography Timothy M. Swager is the John D. The 960th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American MacArthur Professor of Chemistry and the Director, Deshpande Center for Chemical Society-Esselen Award Meeting Technological Innovation at the Massa- Thursday – April 7, 2016 chusetts Institute of Technology. A na- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA tive of Montana, he received a BS from Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street Montana State University in 1983 and a 4:30 pm Monthly NESACS Board Meeting Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1988. After a postdoc- 5:30 pm Social Hour toral appointment at MIT he was on the 6:15 pm Dinner chemistry faculty at the University of Pennsylvania 1990-1996 and returned to 8:00 pm Award Meeting, Mallinckrodt Building, 12 Oxford St., MIT in 1996 as a Professor of Chem- Pfizer Lecture Hall (MB23), ground floor. istry and served as the Head of Chem- Dr. Jerry Jasinski, NESACS Chair, presiding istry from 2005-2010. He has published Welcome and Award History – Dr. Mukund Chorghade, more than 375 peer-reviewed papers and Immediate past chair, Esselen Award Committee more than 70 issued/pending patents. Presentation of the Award - Gustavus J. Esselen, IV Swager’s honors include: Election to the Introduction of the Award Recipient – Dr. David Walt, Tufts Uni- National Academy of Sciences, an Hon- versity orary Doctorate from Montana State University, the Lemelson-MIT Award Dr. Timothy M. Swager, John D. MacArthur Professor of Chem- for Invention and Innovation, Election istry, MIT and Director of the Deshpande Center for Technological to the American Academy of Arts and Innovation Sciences, The American Chemical So- Esselen Award Address: Chemical/Biological Sensing: Science and ciety Award for Creative Invention, The Real World Applications Christopher Columbus Foundation Dinner reservations should be made no later than noon, Thursday, March 31. Homeland Security Award, and The Carl Reservations are to be made using PayPal services: http://acssymposium. S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry com/paypal.html. Select pay with credit or debit card option and follow the ad- Award (ACS). ditional instructions on the page. Members, $30; Non-members, $35; Retirees, Swager’s research interests are in $20; Students, $10. Reservations for new members, and for additional informa- design, synthesis, and study of organic- tion, contact the Adminsitrative Coordinator Anna Singer at (781)272-1966 be- based electronic, sensory, high-strength, tween 9am and 6pm or e-mail at [email protected]. Reservations not liquid crystalline, and colloid materials. cancelled at least 24 hours in advance must be paid. His liquid crystal designs demonstrated THE PUBLIC IS INVITED – RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED shape complementarity to generate spe- Free Parking in the Broadway Street garage (3rd level or higher), enter from cific interactions between molecules and u Cambridge St. via Felton St. includes fundamental mechanisms for increasing liquid crystal order by a new mechanism referred to as minimization continued on page 13 1990s. Rigorously proving this princi- of free volume. Abstract ple led us to make use of exciton migra- tion to create what we call amplifying with implications for food, agriculture, Chemical/Biological Sensing: fluorescent polymer (AFP) sensors. and occupational safety. The ultra-low Science and Real-World These AFP methods led to the creation power and ability to be integrated into of the most sensitive (orders of magni- any electrical platform, has enabled pas- Applications sive RFID sensors that can be read with In this lecture I will give a personal tude) explosive detector ever produced, which has found wide applications for a smartphone. These methods offer the chronology of the sensor developments ability to create sensors that are 1/100 of from my laboratory and the challenges. security. Throughout all of this, we never lost track of the promise of simple the cost of conventional systems and we My journey began with the mission of are entering an era wherein chemical proving that molecular/nanowires are in chemiresistive sensors (materials that change their resistance in response to a sensors will be broadly integrated into effect amplifiers and can be used to cre- our daily lives. Lastly, I will give a ate highly sensitive sensors. This con- specific chemical signal). We have been focusing on carbon nanotube platforms snapshot of a new and emerging story cept is now accepted, but it met with leveraging our recent work on dynamic considerable resistance in the early and have developed a number of sensors continued on page 13

The Nucleus April 2016 5 Call for The Norris-Richards Nominations Undergraduate Summer Theodore Williams Richards Research Scholarships Award for the Teaching of Secondary School Chemistry The Northeastern Section of the Ameri- depth of the investigation, the signifi- Do you know an excellent Chemistry can Chemical Society established the cance of the scientific questions you teacher to nominate for the 2016 James Flack Norris and Theodore pose, and the methods you propose to William Richards Undergraduate Sum- use. Theodore William Richards Award for mer Scholarships to honor the memories Excellence in Teaching Secondary of Professors Norris and Richards by • feasibility - evidence must be pro- School Chemistry sponsored by the promoting research interactions between vided to demonstrate that the project Northeastern Section of the American undergraduate students and faculty. can be completed by you in the time Chemical Society? We feel that there are Research awards of $3500 will be available and with the facilities at your many outstanding and exceptional given for the summer of 2016. The stu- disposal. Chemistry teachers in the Northeastern dent stipend is $3000 for a minimum • preparation - your academic record, Section, so please take the time to nom- commitment of ten weeks of full-time your ability to handle the project, and inate one of the deserving faculty mem- research work. The remaining $500 of the background study you have made bers from your school. the award can be spent on supplies, travel, and other items relevant to the on your research problem will be taken The prestigious Theodore William student project. into consideration. Richards Award for Excellence in Institutions whose student/faculty • commitment - the depth of your com- Teaching Secondary School Chemistry team receives a Norris/Richards Under- mitment, and that of your department, is presented annually to a teacher who graduate Summer Research Scholarship faculty, and institution to independent demonstrates exceptional innovation are expected to contribute toward the research as a vital component of sci- and dedication in inspiring students, support of the faculty members and to ence education will be assessed. communication in the principles of waive any student fees for summer re- chemistry in and out of the classroom, search. Academic credit may be granted Completed applications are to be sub- and leadership in influencing and men- to the students at the discretion of the in- mitted, no later than 5pm March 25, 2016, to the Chair of the Selection Com- toring other chemistry teachers. Sound stitutions. Award winners are required to sub- mittee; please note that applications via like someone you know or work with? mit a report (5-7 double-spaced pages email (PDF format) are strongly pre- Then use the nomination form at including figures, tables, and bibliogra- ferred. http://www.nesacs.org to recognize that phy) of their summer projects to the NE- teacher’s talents. SACS Education Committee by Professor Jonathan Rochford Nominations by STUDENTS (cur- October 23, 2016 for publication in The jonathan.rochford(at)umb.edu rent or former), COLLEAGUES, Nucleus. They are also required to par- Department of Chemistry DEPARTMENT HEADS, or INDIVID- ticipate in the Northeast Student Chem- University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard UALS who choose to self-nominate are istry Research Conference (NSCRC) in u eligible for consideration. The deserving April 2017. Boston, MA 02125-3393 recipient will be honored at the Educa- Eligibility: tion Night ceremony in May and pre- Applications will be accepted from Looking for seminars sented with a $1,500 cash prize and student/faculty teams at colleges and in the Boston area? Certificate of Recognition. universities within the Northeastern Thank you for your attention in Section. The undergraduate student Check out the bringing recognition to the talented must be a chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or molecular bi- NESACS Calendar Chemistry teachers of the Northeastern ology major in good standing, and have Section, and hopefully the next deserv- completed at least two full years of col- www.nesacs.org/seminars ing recipient of the prestigious Theodore lege-level chemistry by Summer 2016. William Richards Award will be from your school. Criteria for Selection: Please send nomination forms by • scientific merit - important factors in- April 8, 2016 to: clude the originality of the project, the Richards Award Committee Attn: Steve Lantos Brookline, MA 02445 Brookline High School Email: u 115 Greenough Street [email protected]

6 The Nucleus April 2016 2015 Process Fifth Annual Symposium Advances All Star In Chemical Sciences Lineup Draws Symposium a Crowd

sponsored by By Steve Canham, Steve Mennen, NESACS, IUPAC and RSC-US Luigi Anzalone, Katherine Lee and Royal Sonesta Hotel Michael Humora Cambridge, MA On Oct. 8, 2015 the Annual NESACS Process Chemistry Symposium brought April 29, 2016 academic and industrial process 9:00 a.m. chemists from all over the Boston Metro This day long scientific conference will focus on area to Vertex’s campus to share and dis- Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis and Methodology cuss innovations in process chemistry. The symposium drew in over 150 atten- Eminent scientists from industry and academia will deliver dees from over 40 different local com- plenary lectures. panies and academic institutes. Confirmed Lecturers include: The day was comprised of four Philip Sharp, Nobel Laureate, MIT high-impact academic speakers and four Barbara Imperiali-MIT short industrial talks highlighting chal- James Morken- Boston College lenges solved by process chemists. The morning session featured talks by Erick Stevan Djuric, Abbvie Carreira (ETH Zurich), Jackie Milne John Macor, BMS (Amgen), Erwin Irdam (Biogen), and The symposium will be followed by a networking reception and Jennifer Love (Univ. of British Colum- vendor exhibition. Access to Exhibition hall is all day bia). Each of these talks highlighted the importance collaboration to solve prob- Symposium registration fee: $ 50.00 lems in process research and develop- Attendance is Limited – Advanced Registration is REQUIRED ment. The afternoon session continued to Please use the following paypal link to register online: share recent unpublished innovations http://www.acssymposium.com/NESACS/registration.html from the laboratories of Phil Baran Checks for vendor exhibition and sponsorship should be (Scripps Research Institute) and K. made payable to NESACS and mailed to Barry Sharpless (Scripps Research In- Dr.James Piper, NESACS Treasurer, stitute) as well as some successful pro- 19 Mill Road, Harvard, MA 01451. grams from Alex Kolchinski (Johnson Matthey Pharma Services) and Billie Additional info can be obtained from, Anna Singer Kline (Vertex). ([email protected] ) or please contact This symposium was a great oppor- any of the Organizing Committee: tunity for graduate students interested in [email protected]; [email protected]; process chemistry to network with pro- fessionals and symposium sponsors to [email protected]; [email protected]; connect with new potential clients over [email protected]; [email protected]; breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks. The symposium concluded with a reception [email protected]; [email protected]; overlooking the Boston Harbor to reflect u [email protected]; [email protected] upon the fabulous talks of the day and continue to foster the new connections continued on page 14

The Nucleus April 2016 7 Arthur S. Obermayer 1931–2016 By Michael P. Filosa, Editor of the Nucleus his contributions, not only in the United States, but worldwide. A reprint of Mindy’s article follows and echoes a lifetime of achievement in, what was at the time, the present tense, Arthur Obermayer and Henry Hill in their but is now, sadly, being written by others shared office at Moleculon. in the past tense. Arthur’s awards from NESACS did October 2013 Nucleus Cover Photo not stop with the Arno Heyn Book Prize Longtime NESACS contributor, philan- in 2009. In 2013 Arthur received the thropist, political activist, chemist and Northeastern Section’s highest honor, entrepreneur, Arthur S. Obermayer The Henry A. Hill Award for Meritori- passed away on January 10, 2016. Arthur ous Service to the Northeastern Section. was born in Philadelphia on July 17, As part of the events surrounding 1931. He received his S.B. from Swarth- the awarding of the 2012 Henry Hill more in 1952 and his Ph.D. from M.I.T. Award, Arthur talked about his long re- in 1956 from C. G. Swain. lationship with Henry Hill and how they Dr. Obermayer founded Molecu- had started in business together, sharing lon, a research and development com- office space at Moleculon, before Henry Arthur Obermayer, Henry Hill and Bruce Nor- went off on his own to similar great ac- cross prepare their experiment outside of the pany in Kendall Square in the 1961. He Yucca Mountain entrance. also served NESACS in many roles in- complishments. early days of Moleculon and his rela- cluding serving as Section Chair in As I studied the list of past recipi- tionship with the entire Hill family. He 1982, Councilor, and as a Trustee from ents of the Hill Award at the 2012 Award also shared vintage photos of their 1983-1986. He was a founding member Meeting, I was surprised (and a bit em- shared office and photos from a joint of the Esselen Award Committee. barrassed) that Arthur had not received project they did at Yucca Mountain. Arthur is survived by his wife of 52 the award, and mentioned the oversight We are greatly saddened that this years Dr. Judith (Hirschfield) Ober- to Dorothy Phillips. great and influential man will no longer mayer; his children, Joel, Hank and The January 2014 Nucleus features be with us. Here are a few comments Marjorie; his brother, Herman and five on the cover a photo from the 2013 from NESACS Board members: grandchildren. Henry A. Hill Award. On that cover (L- Before the awarding of the 2009 R) is a beaming Adelaide Cromwell Hill Arthur Obermayer, 2009 (Henry’s widow), Judith Obermayer Arno Heyn Book Prize, I was only Arno Heyn Book Prize vaguely aware of Arthur Obermayer de- (Arthur’s wife), Anthony Cromwell Hill spite his 60 years as an ACS member (Henry’s son), Arthur Obermayer and Award Winner and his long involvement with the Dorothy Phillips (chair of the Hill An Interview by Mindy Levine chemistry department at M.I.T. Award Committee). (First published in the May 2010 Issue The Heyn Award committee in pre- of the Nucleus) vious years had awarded the prize to “I’m not a typical chemist,” said Dr. more recent contributors to the publica- Arthur Obermayer, the recipient of this tions of NESACS. Our 2009 chair, Joe year’s Arno Heyn Book Award. In truth, Billo, advised us to consider Arthur Dr. Obermayer’s far-ranging interests Obermayer because he was the driving and activities are atypical of most peo- force behind the creation of the first NE- ple, both chemists and non-chemists. SACS Website in 1996. (You can read The Arno Heyn award will be presented Arthur’s description of the website cre- to Dr. Obermayer at the May NESACS ation in his award address published on meeting, in recognition of Dr. Ober- page 13 of the Summer 2010 Issue of the mayer’s significant contributions to NE- Nucleus). SACS publications. Also in conjunction with Dr. Ober- January 2014 NUCLEUS cover photo “I knew Arno for a number of mayer’s receiving of the Heyn Book Also in that issue you will find years, and I am very pleased to be rec- Prize, Mindy Levine published an inter- Arthur’s Henry A. Hill Award Address ognized with this award,” Dr. Ober- view, which demonstrates the depth of in which he talks in depth about the mayer said. continued on page 9

8 The Nucleus April 2016 Arthur S. Obermayer Arthur Obermayer’s role in the history Extraordinarily sad news! Continued from page 8 of chemistry and of the Northeastern At this time of sorrow we pray Section was tremendous. I first came that God grants all the strength to bear to know him meeting in a small group this irreparable loss with dignity and in his living room as we planned to fortitude. We share the family’s sor- implement his bold idea to create a row; kindly rest assured that we all Northeastern Section web site. Only in pray for the everlasting peace for the the years afterward did I come to real- soul of the dear departed. ize his critical contributions in so I will forever cherish the memo- many aspects of chemistry and the his- ries of my association (however brief tory of our Section. The lecture in it was) with Art and entertain very which he accepted the Hill Award fea- fond memories of the meeting with Art, (l-r) Ruth Tanner (2012 Chair, NESACS), tured priceless slides of early days of particularly at NESACS. He was a Madeleine Jacobs (Executive Director and Arthur and Henry Hill documenting consummate gentleman who ennobled CEO, ACS), Arthur Obermayer, Dorothy how they broke new ground in so many Phillips (Chair, NESACS Award Committee). others by his very presence. He lived a ways, and Arthur’s contributions to the full life and his demise leaves an enor- Hill symposium were critical depic- mous void in our midst. Everybody tions of chemical history. We had been who met him will long cherish fond talking about ways that these would be memories of their friendship with him. permanently preserved; I hope that As he joins others in the Heaven this preservation work will carry on and Stars, may his spirit continue to be and that the Hill Symposium will result an inspiration to all. What a deserving in a book that includes Arthur’s con- Henry Hill award winner and ACS tributions. Fellow he was. - Doris Lewis Requiescat in Pace! Arthur Obermayer (third from R) with the 50-, - Mukund Chorghade . 60- and 70-year members honored at the Octo- tion without taking sides.” ber 2012 Monthly Meeting. Esselen Award scribed in terms of its importance to the Website public,” said Dr. Obermayer. In particular, NESACS maintains a de- The establishment of the Gustavus J. Es- tailed website, www.nesacs.org, in col- selen Award for Chemistry in the Public U.S. Government Policy laboration with Roy Hagen web design, Interest was described by Dr. Ober- The Small Business Innovation Re- which provides details of local upcoming mayer as “my most important contribu- search program (SBIR) was established ACS events. Dr. Obermayer organized tion to the ACS.” This year the award by Congress in 1976 to encourage the the initial committee that established the was presented at the April NESACS development of small, high-tech busi- website in the mid-1990s. The website meeting to Professor Stephen L. Buch- nesses. Dr. Obermayer played a major is locally controlled by NESACS, inde- wald of MIT. Dr. Obermayer was chair role in the development and passage of pendent of the national ACS. This local of the Board of Trustees when the award this legislation. “I went to testify many control allows NESACS to quickly up- was established in memory of Gustavus times before Congress about this pro- date the website without requiring a Esselen, who was a synthetic organic gram and Ted Kennedy called it my pro- lengthy approval process. chemist. Instead of establishing an gram.” Dr. Obermayer is still asked for The key question with the website, award in synthetic organic chemistry, “I advice on various modifications to the according to Dr. Obermayer, is who the convinced Dr. Esselen’s son to establish continued on page 12 target audience is. In his view, it should an award for chemistry in the public in- be mainly, but not exclusively, for ACS terest,” explained Dr. Obermayer. members. Some topics that may be of “At the time, and today as well, interest to the general public include the chemistry and chemicals can get a bad control of air and water pollution, or the name,” Dr. Obermayer said. “This National Emerging Infectious Diseases award should be for someone where the Laboratories (NEIDL), which is affili- public says, ‘This is great!’” In his cur- ated with Boston University. rent role on the Esselen Award commit- “Some people might say that you tee, Dr. Obermayer evaluates potential shouldn’t get into it (the discussion of candidates’ research both in terms of sci- NEIDL), because it’s political,” said Dr. entific merit as well as the degree of (l-r) Madeleine Jacobs, Arthur Obermayer, Obermayer. “But we are the right people public exposure they have received. Mukund Chorghade and Jack Driscoll (Co-or- “The chemistry really should be de- ganizers of the symposium on Starting and Fi- to provide objective technical informa- nancing Small Chemical Businesses).

The Nucleus April 2016 9 Bundesverdienstkreuz Speech

Arthur S. Obermayer, September 6, 2007, Temple Shalom, Newton, MA Editor’s Note: On September, 6, 2007 today. All three of my objectives have position was that Jews had already paid at Temple Shalom, Newton, the German been reached, far beyond my expecta- too much. After my 1997 trip I felt that Counsel General, Dr. Wolfgang Vorwerk tions. the tremendous amount of commitment on behalf of the President of the Federal The idea for these awards arose ten and dedication of these individuals de- Republic of Germany, Horst Koehler be- years ago when my wife and I took a ge- served appropriate recognition. As an stowed the “Order of Merit,” “das Bun- nealogical trip through Germany. All outgrowth I initiated these awards, desverdienstkreuz am Bande” on Arthur four of my grandparents were born in which have been given every year since S. Obermayer. Das Bundesverdienstkreuz Germany and came to the U.S. in the the year 2000. is the highest tribute the Federal Repub- 19th century. In every community vis- A lot has gone on in Germany since lic of Germany can pay to individuals, ited, we found marvelous, caring indi- my four grandparents left there. At that whether German or foreign. viduals who had devoted significant time, they left primarily because they parts of their lives to uncovering and saw America as the land of opportunity. I am tremendously pleased to see all of preserving their local Jewish history. Then, Germans were considered among my good friends here. Thank you for In one small community I was the most cultured, highly educated and coming to this important event in my given a diskette with the names and enlightened people in the world, but it life. As an American who is not even complete information about over 90 of only took one charismatic but unprinci- fluent in German, I feel particularly hon- my relatives who lived there in the 19th pled leader to get his followers to take ored to receive this Bundesverdien- century and was shown their houses. In the country down a horrible path from stkreuz from the President of the Federal another, I was given a 200-page book on which they are still trying to recover Republic of Germany. Furthermore, I the history of the Jews of that village, emotionally after more than 60 years. want to thank the Consul-General and which never had more than 130 Jews, The values and actions of Germans his staff for organizing this event, Tem- and in 1930, only 28 remained. In the today reflect a tolerance and respect for ple Shalom for providing this venue, city of Fuerth I visited the old Jewish others, and an appreciation of the dan- and Betty Solbjor, my assistant who for cemetery where my ancestors were gerous signs that can lead to a totalitar- the past 16 years has made it easier for buried, which had been severely dese- ian government and the abrogation of me to accomplish so much more. I espe- crated during the Nazi era. I was the fundamental rights of people every- cially want to thank my wife, Judy who guided there by the woman who had where. It is a new Germany, but most has been a constant source of support, completely reconstructed it through Americans and Jews in particular have advice and love for the past 44 years. years of painstaking work . She also difficulty getting beyond the horrors of Although I very much appreciate prepared a comprehensive book memo- the Holocaust. being recognized for the work I have rializing the Holocaust victims from An example is the media coverage been doing to achieve reconciliation and Fuerth using stories from friends and of two events occurred in Berlin a few understanding between Germans and relatives and archival information. In the years ago. One event was when four or Jews, my principal reward has been the city of Augsburg I was given a copy of five neo-Nazis desecrated the largest gratification of seeing how these activi- the marriage contract of my great grand- Jewish cemetery in Berlin by painting ties have impacted on the people af- parents and was shown the houses swastikas and knocking over a few fected. where they and their parents had lived tombstones. This received top coverage When I initiated the awards in over 200 years ago. in almost all American newspapers and Berlin, I had three objectives. The first Later, in the town of Creglingen, I TV networks. The other event, on the was to honor Germans who had done was able to identify where my ancestors anniversary of Kristallnacht, was a rally such extraordinary work on a volunteer lived 11 generations ago (that is almost against intolerance, anti-Semitism and basis to preserve the Jewish history and 400 years ago) as a result of a resident fascism held in front of the Jewish head- heritage of their own local communities. searching through tax records, property quarters in Berlin, and from there the My second objective was to have their transfers, and wills. With the help of the participants marched about a mile to the good works recognized by their families, community, the house at that location is Brandenburg Gate. This rally and their communities, and their country. now a Jewish museum. march was attended by over 200,000 My third objective was to demonstrate When I returned to the United people. It received essentially no cov- to Jews throughout the world that Ger- States after that genealogical trip, I men- erage in the American news media many today is very, very different from tioned my experience to many other Most Germans, even those that are the Germany of Hitler’s era. It is high Jews of German descent. Almost all of not active in preserving their Jewish his- time that we no longer hold a prejudice us had had similar experiences. Most tory, have taken difficult and painful against the current Germans and appre- Germans will not accept money or gifts steps to recognize and respond construc- ciate them for the values they have for the extensive help they provide; their continued on page 11

10 The Nucleus April 2016 Bundesverdienstkreuz year’s awardees, was a teenager, she dis- well as my close interaction with some covered that her father, who had died wonderful people in Creglingen in con- Continued from page 10 when she was two, had been a Nazi of- nection with the Jewish Museum has tively to their country’s horrible past. ficial. For the past two decades she has had a profound effect on me. A mission Holocaust books, lectures and movies devoted much of her time to visiting of mine is to help Americans and Jews are more widely seen than in any other schools and explaining to children the in particular understand the new Ger- nation, and Holocaust education is part difficult problems she had in facing her many. To me the prejudice against Ger- of the curriculum for every student. family’s past. Then she discusses the mans today is just as intolerable as the The nominations for the Berlin importance of making your own choice prejudice in this country against blacks, awards are made almost entirely by of what is right and what is wrong and homosexuals or women. Receiving this Jews from abroad; in the first year by not letting yourself be swayed by peer award this evening encourages me to chance all of the nominators of pressure or charismatic leaders. Many of continue my efforts with even more u awardees were survivors. The five Inge’s family members were upset by vigor. awardees each year are selected by a their father’s Nazi background and jury of seven prominent individuals who would have liked her to have kept it se- What’s Yours? have a keen understanding and aware- cret. However, this year, when Inge’s ness of what non-Jewish Germans have family saw the international recognition DMPK Scientist, done to preserve the Jewish memory. of Inge’s work - with the award cere- LC/MS Product Specialist, The awardees are the cream of the mony taking place in such a symbol of Mass Spec Operator, crop; there are literally thousands of power, the politicians present, and later Staff Investigator, Germans who volunteer their time to the newspaper article with Inge’s photo, Process Chemist, preserving the German Jewish past. this changed the way that Inge’s family QA Manager, Dealing with the past is especially regarded her. Suddenly, they all saw her Synthetic Chemist, difficult for those whose beloved family as a courageous German committed to Lab Instructor . . . members were or may have been perpe- the truth, a woman who did important trators. When Inge Franken, one of this Many local employers post positions work and changed the lives of those she on the NESACS job board. touched. Her 18-year-old grandson sum- marized it best when he said, “Grandma, Find yours at nothing can ever top this”. My experience with the awards as www.nesacs.org/jobs

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The Nucleus April 2016 11 Gustavus Esselen II Esselen was a member of the Amer- Arthur Obermayer ican Chemical Society for 43 years dur- Continued from page 4 Continued from page 9 ing which time his outstanding services The first presentation of the Gus- to the society and the profession of program, such as a recent discussion of tavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry chemistry were recognized and honored, whether to allow venture capital-funded in the Public Interest was made in 1987 not only in his native New England, but businesses to be eligible for the SBIR to F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. throughout the United States. He was program. Molina for their work on the chemical twice chairman of the Northeastern Sec- Israel-Palestine Conflict processes which were destroying the tion, ACS (1922-23) and served as “The problem with people in general is stratospheric ozone layer, explaining the councilor and director of the national or- that they tend to associate with people formation of the Antarctic Ozone Hole. ganization, during which time he was a whose views are like theirs,” Dr. Ober- Since then, the award has been given to member of the ACS Council Policy mayer said in reference to the Israeli- chemists in several fields of chemistry Committee. His chairmanship of the na- Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. and has become a much coveted prize. tional ACS meetings held in Boston in “People need to learn more.” As part of -By Myron S. Simon, assisted by Phyllis 1928 and 1939 was an outstanding serv- Dr. Obermayer’s efforts to educate peo- A. Brauner, Arno Heyn and Arthur S. ice. He was on the advisory boards of ple on this topic, he serves on the Advi- Obermayer with suggestions from Ed- I/EC and C&E News, 1946-48. In 1948 sory Board of J Street, an organization ward R. Atkinson. “The Last Quarter he received the James Flack Norris that advocates a two-state solution to the Century, Part I,” The Nucleus, North- Honor Scroll as “the person who has Israeli-Palestinian conflict. J Street be- eastern Section of the American Chem- done most to advance the interests of the lieves that through diplomatic, non-mil- ical Society, Inc., February, 1998, pp Northeastern Section.” In 1950 he was itary means, peace in the Middle East 17-18. made an honorary member of the Amer- can be achieved. A brief biography: ican Institute of Chemists for his serv- “In 1989, I went to visit Israel, and Gustavus John Esselen, II was born in ices to the profession of chemistry and I felt that peace could be achieved,” said Roxbury, Massachusetts, June 30, 1888, chemical engineering. From 1919 to Dr. Obermayer. “I don’t give up easily. the son of Gustavus J. and Joanna 1951 he was chairman of the American I still believe peace is possible. Blyleven Esselen. All of his higher edu- Section of the Society of Chemical In- “Very often in the world, and I cation was obtained at Harvard Univer- dustry. Prior to World War II he was a think it’s true here too, it is the leaders sity where he was awarded the A.B. reserve officer in the U.S. Army’s who are seeking power, and don’t want (magna cum laude) in chemistry in 1909 Chemical Warfare Service. During the to compromise – and it’s the people who and a doctorate in 1912. In that same war he was a committee chairman with suffer,” Dr. Obermayer said. the Office of Scientific Research and year he married Henrietta W. Locke who German Activities Development. with three children survived him at the Yet another arena in which Dr. Ober- Esselen’s distinguished contribu- time of his death on Oct. 22, 1952. mayer is heavily involved is in provid- tions to chemistry and chemical engi- Until 1921 he was a member of the ing awards to non-Jewish Germans who neering were in accordance with the research staff of General Electric Co. in have made substantial contributions to highest ethics of these professions; his Lynn and then of Arthur D. Little, Inc. preserving Jewish history and culture in recognition of the duties of a profes- of Cambridge, MA. At the latter firm he their own local communities. The pur- sional led to his exertion of a wise and was associated with Little and Wallace pose of these awards is three-fold: (1) to beneficent influence on all the profes- Murray in the fabrication of a “silk” recognize the recipients and the impor- sional societies to which he gave so gen- purse from reconstituted collagen, in tance of their work; (2) for other Ger- erously of his time and led to his turn derived from a sow’s ear. In 1930 mans to realize that these people are participation in numerous civic activi- he founded Gustavus J. Esselen, Inc., doing important things; and (3) so that ties in the Boston area. Esselen was a which subsequently became Esselen Re- the rest of the world will learn that Ger- very sensitive person, devoted through- search Corporation and then, following mans have really done a commendable out his life to the fine arts and music. a merger, Esselen Research Division of job in dealing with their country’s past. His motto, contained on a tapestry in his United States Testing Co., Inc. During For example, Dr. Obermayer vis- office, was a quotation of Richard this period he was involved in solving a ited the city of Fuerth, Germany, to try Wilstþtter, “It is our destiny, not to cre- variety of problems submitted by indus- to find where his ancestors were buried. ate, but to unveil.” trial clients. Among these was the devel- He was foiled in his initial attempts, be- opment of anhydride curing agents for Adapted from Edward R. Atkinson, in cause at the time of his visit all of the epoxy resins and poly(vinylbutyral) as W.D. Miles (Ed.), “American Chemists tombstones in the cemetery had been an improved material for safety glass, and Chemical Engineers,” American piled in a corner. A woman in Fuerth both of which enjoyed considerable Chemical Society, Washington, DC, u then spent three years reconstructing the commercial success. More than 40 U.S. 1976, p 147. cemetery and restoring the tombstones patents were issued as a result of his re- to their proper places, through a combi- search efforts. continued on page 13

12 The Nucleus April 2016 Biography NESACS at Fenway Park Continued from page 5 Swager’s research in electronic May 11, 2016 polymers has been mainly directed at the demonstration of new conceptual ap- proaches to the construction of sensory This year our NESACS Red Sox outing PayPal link: http://acssymposium.com/ materials. These methods are the basis is on Wednesday, May 11 for the 7:00 paypal-redsox.html. of the FidoTM explosives detectors Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics game. This traditional NESACS event, the (FLIR Systems Inc), which have the Bring your colleagues, friends, and fam- Wally Gleekman Memorial Sum- highest sensitivity of any explosives ily for a great ACS evening at Fenway. merthing, is always a sellout, and we u sensor. Other areas actively investi- Home plate, grandstand seats are $38.00 hope to see you there! gated by the Swager group include rad- and can be purchased at the NESACS icals for dynamic nuclear polarization, applications of nano-carbon materials, organic photovoltaic materials, polymer actuators, and luminescent molecular probes for medical diagnostics. He has founded four companies (DyNuPol, Iptyx, PolyJoule, and C¬2 Sense) and has served on a number of corporate and u government boards. Abstract

Continued from page 5 liquid colloids. These materials offer a new way to interface with biological and Photo credits Doris Lewis synthetic recognition elements and cat- alytic processes. I expect dynamic col- loids to find real-world applications in agriculture, medicine, and environmen- u tal sensing. Arthur Obermayer

Continued from page 12 nation of photographs, plot plans, and genealogical work. After completing this daunting task, the woman was able to successfully trace Dr. Obermayer’s ancestors in Fuerth to the early 1700s. Conclusions Interested readers can read a detailed ac- count of the activities and history of the extended Obermayer family in a book that was published, “The Obermayers: A History of a Jewish Family in Germany and America, 1618-2001,” by Kenneth Libo and Michael Feldberg. They can also check the Obermayer family web- site at http://www.obermayer.us/. “In conclusion, I’m not really sure how any of these activities relate to chemistry,” Dr. Obermayer said. “But I have a lot of interests, and I’ve been in- u volved in a lot of significant things.”

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