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CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY MONTHLY PROGRAM MEETING FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2019

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IN THIS ISSUE

2 John Laurence Busch 5 My Favorite Element Biography 6 2019 CCEW Poem Contest 2 Safety Minute 7 Financial Report 2 Gibbs Medal Symosium 8 Who Is This? 3 Marcetta Y. Darensbourg 8 Micron Analytical Services 4 Great Lakes Regional Meeting 9 Calendar John Laurence Busch 4 Illinois Institue of Techonogy 9 Mass-Vac Products Historian 5 Harris Cartoon Building the first Steamship in History (continued on page 2) 4/19 2 Abstract Emergency Response—A “Safety First” Minute Best Practices to Advance a Culture of Safety Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your Welcome to the “Safety First” Minute for April! It is exciting to continue this best mind before showing why the proposition practice that we adopted at the start of the year to begin our section meetings with a reflection on a safety theme, and to provide a short write-up on this topic for the Chemi- of making the first crossing of the Atlantic cal Bulletin as well. I am grateful to Peggy Schott, longtime section officer and board Ocean by a “steamship” was met with a member, for volunteering a topic and providing written support for this month’s reflection. mixture of skepticism and fear. Then he Peggy serves as Personal Assistant to Sir at . will explore the chemical rationale behind One of Peggy’s colleagues is a new research professor, Douglas Philp, who came from Captain Moses Rogers’ design for this the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and still has a laboratory at the university. On revolutionary vessel. February 10, 2019, a significant fire broke out in the Biomedical Sciences Building at St. Andrews. Luckily, there were no injuries or fatalities. The fire severely damaged four labs as it spread upwards and downwards through the building, and water damage was BIOGRAPHY extensive. In an email to colleagues and friends at Northwestern, Douglas Philp shared several observations relative to the fire and its impact. Thank you to Professor Philp for John Laurence Busch is an indepen- granting permission to share this information with the Chicago Section as well. dent historian who focuses upon the interaction between humanity and tech- • “Whilst the formal investigation is currently ongoing, it appears that the source of nology, specializing in the first genera- the fire was an incident with a flammable base bath that was being used to clean tion of steam-powered vessels. He has glassware containing a small amount of potassium. The ensuing situation could not devoted years of research to discovering be contained and controlled by the personnel in the lab, and the result is significant the true story of Captain Moses Rogers destruction which resulted in closing of the building. Repairs and renovation are ex- and the steamship Savannah. The result pected to take 18–24 months.” is STEAM COFFIN, described by numer- • “When considering an operation in the laboratory, you must always make an assess- ous book reviewers as the definitive ac- ment of the process risk as well as the chemical hazard. If you cannot contain the count of what truly is America’s sea saga. worst-case scenario in terms of process risk, you should not be doing the experiment.” • “If faced with an incident involving fire, raise the alarm immediately, make sure every- one in the area evacuates and then, and only if it does not place you at excessive MENU risk, try to contain the fire. “

Menu (Main Site Only): This last point really struck home with me. When confronted with a “small” or incidental • Chermoula spiced chicken skewers fire on a laboratory benchtop, in a commercial work space, or even at home, when is the with tzatziki sauce right time to call an alarm? As the reports from St. Andrews suggest, an event that may • Kafta meatballs on tabbouleh with red seem trivial or small at first can quickly spiral out of control. chili tomato sauce Do you have ideas or suggestions for future “Safety First” Minutes? Please contribute! • Mini falafel with tahini sauce Call or email me, our section chair, or the editor of the Chemical Bulletin to suggest topics. • Lentil hummus with grilled pita chips • Mezze grilled & marinated vegetables Irene Cesa with hummus • Marinated olives GIBBS MEDAL SYMPOSIUM No Dinners will be served at the Remote Locations. Schedule for May 3, 2019 9:25 9:30 Introduction Dinner Registration Deadline: 9:30 10:10 Speaker 1 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 4 10:10 10:50 Speaker 2 Lecture-only Registration Deadline: 10:50 11:30 Speaker 3 12:00 noon on Friday, April 5 11:30 1:00 Lunch Break 1:00 1:40 Speaker 4 Dinner reservations are required and 1:40 2:20 Speaker 5 should be received in the Section Office 2:20 3:00 Speaker 6 via phone (847-391-9091), email (chi- 3:00 3:20 break [email protected]) or website 3:20 4:00 Speaker 7 (https://chicagoacs.org/meetinginfo. 4:00 5:00 Marcetta Darensbourg php?id=144). PLEASE HONOR YOUR 5:00 6:00 break RESERVATIONS. The Section must 6:00 8:00 poster session/cocktail hour pay for all dinner orders. No-shows 8:00 dinner and award presentation for GLRM and Gibbs will be billed. The order of the speakers has not been determined at this time. The 7 speakers are: Craig Grapperhaus [email protected] The mission of the Chicago Michael Hall [email protected] Section of the ACS is to advance Brian Hoffmann [email protected] the chemical sciences and their Thomas Rauchfuss [email protected] practitioners for the benefit of Charles Riordan [email protected] Earth and its people [email protected] Wendy Shaw [email protected] 4/19 3 THE ONE HUNDRED AND eighth PRESENTATION OF THE WILLARD GIBBS MEDAL (Founded by William A. Converse) to PROFESSOR Marcetta Y. Darensbourg sponsored by the CHICAGO SECTION of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY at The Great Lakes Regional Meeting FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 Abstract BIOGRAPHY The Citation From lessons learned of the most funda- Professor Marcetta Y. Darensbourg For lifelong accomplishments in inorgan- mental of metal-carbon bonds is a native of Kentucky, USA, with an un- ic chemistry, including in organolithium compounds and transi- dergraduate studies at Union College, Barbourville, Ky., and a Ph.D. from the tion metal carbonyls, the last half-century • control of metal carbonyl anion struc- has provided this organometallic University of Illinois. Following academic posts at Vassar College and Tulane Uni- ture and reactivity with the background to contribute to the versity, she joined the faculty at Texas • extensive work in synthesizing com- understanding of hydrogenases, H2ases. A&M University, College Station, TX, in plexes that serve as models for hy- As ’s masterpiece enzymes for hy- 1982. She holds the title of Distinguished drogenase enzymes drogen production or activation, and its Professor of Chemistry. Trained as an or- • introduction of novel catalysts for hy- use as an energy vector in hundreds of ganometallic chemist in the laboratories drogen production microorganisms, an array of enzymatic of Professor Theodore L. Brown, and with and spectroscopic probes, crowned by earlier research programs in low valent transition metal hydrides, the possibility modern protein X-ray diffraction technol- of metal hydrides in nature, specifically ogy, have defined the intricate 2H -ase as intermediates in hydrogenase en- active site molecular machinery. The zymes lured her into the new field of bio- translation of air and light-sensitive or- . She has been ganometallics with structural features of a leader in the development of synthetic the hydrogenase active sites into proton analogues of the diiron and nickel-iron reduction electrocatalysts has offered a hydrogenase active sites and the insight they bring to the catalytic mechanism of platform for synthesis development of these natural fuel cell catalysts. Metallo- biological catalysts akin to that of organic enzyme active sites that catalyze carbon- in the realm of natural products carbon coupling reactions but use abun- for the . This new dant metals such as nickel also inspire field of bioorganometallic chemistry is her research activities. promoted by the need for abundant first Marcetta was an inaugural, 2009, Fel- low of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Darensbourg was also elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011, to the Royal So- ciety of Chemistry in 2014, and the Na- tional Academy of Sciences in 2017. Most recently, she was selected by the South- eastern Conference as the 2018 SEC row transition metals (as replacements Professor of the Year. for platinum) electrocatalysts for hydro- Put your ad here Marcetta York Darensbourg Reach prospective clients gen production that might be linked to Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M by advertising in a renewable energy source, i.e., solar The Chemical Bulletin University electrons. This lecture will focus on key ...... Stalking “Free” Energy: Biomimetic questions in a structure-function analysis For more information, call Studies of Hydrogenases of bioinspired electrocatalysts for the Hy- the Section office drogen Evolution Reaction. (847) 391-9091 4/19 4 Great Lakes Regional session chairs, can be found on the meet- ing website at https://www.2019acsglrm. April, 2019 Vol. 106, No. 4. Published by Meeting – May 2019 org/. ACS room rates will apply to the the Chicago Section of The American block of rooms reserved at the Sheraton Chemical Society, Editorial Staff: Paul The 2019 Great Lakes Regional Meet- Lisle Naperville Hotel in Lisle, IL. Brandt, Editor; Nick Boaz, Proofreader. ing will take place on May 1-4, 2019 at the Address: 1400 Renaissance Dr., Suite Sheraton Hotel, in Lisle, IL approximately We hope to see you there. 312, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068; 847/391- 30 minutes from O’Hare airport Whether 9091. Subscription rates: $15 per year. you’re in academia, industry, or another Frequency: monthly-September through chemistry-related position, GLRM 2019 June. has something for you! Details can be found on the meeting website at https:// www.2019acsglrm.org/. The Willard Gibbs Award, has been The theme of the meeting is Chemis- presented by the Chicago Section of the try Connections: Careers, Education, American Chemical Society since 1910. and Sustainability, and the program will It was founded by William A. Converse feature technical sessions from Electro- (1862-1940), a former Chairman and chemistry, and Spec- Secretary of the Chicago Section and troscopy, Chemical Education, Materials named for Professor Josiah Willard Gibbs Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal (1839-1903) of Yale University. Gibbs, M.S. and Ph.D. Chemistry, Consumer Chemistry, Analyti- whose work with Maxwell and Boltzmann cal Chemistry, and Bio-related Chemis- developed the field of Statistical Mechan- in Chemistry ics and is known to millions of undergrad- tries. Symposia sessions within these FULL-TIME areas will highlight advances in the field uates for Gibbs Free Energy (developed of chemistry as they pertain to topic-spe- in 1933), as he solved the question of the RESEARCH PROGRAM maximum amount of work that can be cific sessions. The meeting will feature • Outstanding interdisciplinary 2016 Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stod- done by a system on the universe during dart as the plenary speaker. The awards a change in state of the system (ΔGsys=- research environment banquet will feature the Gibbs awardee, TΔSunv) and ultimately the more familiar Dr. Marcetta Darensbourg. A symposium ΔG=ΔH-TΔS. Master’s in honoring her work will be held, as well as The purpose of the award is "To pub- a symposium honoring Frederick D. Lew- licly recognize eminent chemists who, Analytical Chemistry is. In addition to the technical symposia through years of application and devo- and Materials Chemistry sessions, a general poster session and tion, have brought to the world develop- technical workshops will be offered. ments that enable everyone to live more PART-TIME The GLRM 2019 will also have a number comfortably and to understand this world ONLINE PROGRAMS of workshops on topics related to Active better." Gibbs was chosen to be the mod- Learning, Enhanced Curriculum Tools el for the award as an outstanding exam- • Curricula combining technical for Development, Molecular Modeling, ple of creativity in scientific investigation. depth and professional skill Fostering Innovation, Chemistry Careers, Medalists are selected by a national jury Online Platforms for Professional Devel- of twelve eminent chemists from different For more information and opment, and Improving ACS local section disciplines elected by the Chicago Sec- application, visit: and student chapter outreach. tion ACS Board. The nominee must be Among the social highlights of GLRM a chemist who, because of the preemi- science.iit.edu/chgoacs 2019 will be a Keynote Reception on nence of their work in and contribution Wednesday night. At the event, you’ll min- to pure or applied chemistry, is deemed gle with fellow attendees and enjoy jazz worthy of special recognition. and cocktails. Participants are also invited Mr. Converse supported the award per- Previous Gibbs Awardees sonally for a number of years, and then to attend the Women Chemists Luncheon 1911 established a fund for it in 1934 that had on Thursday at noon and an Ice Cream 1912 Theodore William Richards subsequently been supported by the Social taking place during the poster ses- 1913 Leo H. Baekeland Dearborn Division of W.R. Grace & Co. sion on Thursday evening. A Project SEED 1914 Considerable contributions to the award Fundraising 5K will take place on Thurs- 1915 have also been made by J. Fred Wilkes day morning, May 2. A new social event 1916 Willis R. Whitney and his wife. The award consists of an called “Chemists Tweetup” will take place 1917 Edward W. Morley eighteen-carat gold medal having, on in the evening on Friday after the Banquet 1918 William M. Burton one side, the bust of J. Willard Gibbs, for Awards Dinner. Attendees can sign up to 1919 William A. Noyes whom the medal was named. On the re- join other attendees at local restaurants, 1920 F. G. Cottrell verse is a laurel wreath and an inscription network with one another, and experience 1921 Mme. containing the recipient's name. all the Chicago area has to offer. 1922 no award Most of the awardees that you see be- A Career Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 1923 low are familiar to chemists regardless of will be held for mid-career chemists and 1924 Gilbert N. Lewis specialty. This fame may result from later students. A workshop on interviewing, as 1925 recognition, including, in many cases, the well as resume reviews and an employer 1926 Sir James Colquhoun Irvine , or the reason may be that showcase will be held as part of the Ca- 1927 John Jacob Abel textbooks have permanently associated reer Day. 1928 William Draper Harkins many of these names with classic reac- A High School Chemistry program is to 1929 Claude Silbert Hudson tions or theories. be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019. 1930 Again, further details, including names 1931 Phoebus A. Levene PAUL BRANDT and contact information for program and (continued on page 5) 4/19 5 My Favorite Element: power in Rome. Likewise, it has been sug- Sidney Harris Cartoon Arsenic gested that it led to the death of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1821, early death to count- less men to create wealthy widows, and From My Favorite Element: Arsenic the illness of Claire Booth Luce as US “A fit of anger is as fatal to dignity as a Ambassador to Italy. It was not until 1836 dose of arsenic is to life.” --Josiah Gilbert that the chemist James Marsh developed Holland a reliable test for arsenic that could be used in criminal trials. The Marsh test used As a mystery lover, I’m always interested sulfuric acid and zinc to generate arsine, in learning about chemical elements and AsH3, which would eventually be reduced compounds that are poisonous. Arsenic to a silvery-black deposit of arsenic using is well known as a poison as a pure ele- as little of an amount as 0.02mg. Drilling muds are viscous fluids of chemi- ment or in creating poisonous chemical cal mixtures used in geotechnical drilling Pure arsenic does not melt but sublimes. compounds. Who hasn’t seen the movie to flush boreholes, carry debris to the sur- The element arsenic occurs in nature “Arsenic and Old Lace?” face, lubricate drills and related functions with one stable isotope, 75As, but doz- It’s been well known for thousands of — the humor is that this sounds pretty ens of radioisotopes have been synthe- much like a process, on a very different years and was very important to alchemists. sized ranging in atomic mass from 60 to scale, that cosmetics users would like to Forms of arsenic occur in minerals like 92. The most stable of these is 73As with achieve with pores in their skin! It is funny Realgar (red, As S ) or Orpiment (yellow, in part because of the absurdity of using 4 4 a half-life of 80.3 days (product 73Ge); As S ). It was often added to lead or cop- an engineering-scale chemical mixture 2 3 other isotopes include 74As with a half- per to strengthen bronze. The pure element as a personal care product. But perhaps life of 17.8 days, or 76As with half-life of was isolated in 1250 by Albertus Magnus the real joke is that skin care products, like 1.1 days. Arsenic is similar in chemis- (St. Albert the Great, German Catholic Do- many products people use every day, are try to phosphorus, and the most stable all mixtures of chemicals, and the percep- minican Friar and Bishop) by heating soap compounds are trioxides. Arsenic readily tion of their safety or toxicity may have together with arsenic trisulfide. Arsenic was forms organoarsenic compounds with the more to do with how they are marketed commonly used in medicine, painting, or than their actual chemical composition. most common being cacodyl-related and agriculture. “White arsenic” (arsenic triox- -- Shana Sturla, ETH Zürich highly toxic and odiferous. ide) was mixed with vinegar and chalk and [Sturla is Editor-in-Chief of the ACS journal ingested or applied on the skin by women in Chemical Research in Toxicology] Picture credits: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com; Victorian times to make their complexions Mark Kielbaso, MineRatMinerals.com paler. Various forms have been used for 1960 George B. Kistiakowsky centuries to kill cancer, psoriasis, syphilis, 1961 Bernie Santarsiero trypanosomiasis, or use as a stimulant. Its 1962 bright yellow color made it popular as a pig- 1963 Paul D. Bartlett 1964 Izaak M. Kolthoff (continued from page 4) 1965 Robert S. Mulliken 1932 Edward Curtis Franklin 1966 Glenn T. Seaborg 1933 Richard Willstätter 1967 1934 Harold Clayton Urey 1968 1935 Charles August Kraus 1969 1936 1970 Frank H. Westheimer 1937 Herbert Newby McCoy 1971 1938 Robert R. Williams 1972 John T. Edsall 1939 Donald Dexter Van Slyke 1973 Paul John Flory ment, most notably Paris Green, Scheele’s 1974 Green, and Purple. Arsenic com- 1940 Vladimir Ipatieff 1941 Edward A. Doisy 1975 Herman F. Mark pounds are toxic to insects, bacteria, and 1942 Thomas Midgley, Jr. 1976 Kenneth S. Pitzer fungi, so it was commonly used as a wood 1943 Conrad A. Elvehjem 1977 preservative, insecticide, or herbicide. Until 1944 George O. Curme, Jr. 1978 W. O. Baker fairly recently arsenic was used as a food 1945 Frank C. Whitmore 1979 E. Bright Wilson 1980 Frank Albert Cotton additive, Roxarsone (a trioxo-derivative), 1946 1947 Wendell M. Stanley 1981 Bert Lester Vallee in poultry and swine production to prevent 1982 disease. 1948 Carl F. Cori 1949 Peter J. W. Debye 1983 John D. Roberts Most famously, it has been used as a 1950 Carl S. Marvel 1984 Elias J. Corey readily available poison. Its lack of color, 1951 William Francis Giauque 1985 Donald J. Cram taste, and odor made it ideal to mix in 1952 William C. Rose 1986 Jack Halpern food and drink without detection. Small 1953 Joel H. Hildebrand 1987 Allen J. Bard 1988 Rudolph A. Marcus doses could be used over time to induce 1954 Elmer K. Bolton 1955 1989 Richard B. Bernstein weakness, vomiting, coma, paralysis, 1990 Richard N. Zare and death, and was often confused with 1956 Vincent du Vigneaud 1957 W. Albert Noyes, Jr. 1991 Günther Wilke simple food poisoning or disease. It was 1958 Willard F. Libby 1992 Harry B. Gray used by the Borgias to kill rivals and gain 1959 Hermann I. Schlesinger 1993 Peter B. Dervan (continued on page 9) 4/19 6

2019 CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper

The Chicago Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Contest Deadline: Monday April 29th 2019

1st place prizes will be awarded in 4 age groups

Contact: Entries must be Emailed to [email protected] A completed entry form available @ https://chicagoacs.org/Chicago_Section_Community_Activities must be included with each submission.

Winners of the Chicago Local Section’s Illustrated Poem Contest will advance to the National Illustrated Poem Contest for a chance to be featured on the ACS website and to win prizes!

Write and illustrate a poem using the CCEW theme, “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper.” Your poem must be no more than 40 words and in the following styles to be considered:

HAIKU - LIMERICK - ODE - ABC POEM - FREE VERSE - END RHYME - BLANK VERSE

Possible topics related to paper chemistry include: Bioplastics Cellulos e Fiber Lignin Plastic Polymer Pulp Slurry

Entries will be judged based upon: Artistic Merit - use of color, quality of drawing, design & layout Poem Message - fun, motivational, inspiring about yearly theme Originality Creativity - unique, clever and/or creative design

Neatness - free of spelling and grammatical errors

Contest rules:

 All poems must be no more than 40 words, and in one of the  The text of the poem should be easy to read and may be following styles to be considered: Haiku, Limerick, Ode, ABC typed before the hand-drawn or digital illustration is added, or poem, Free verse, End rhyme, and Blank verse. the poem may be written on lined paper, which is cut out and  Entries are judged based upon relevance to and incorporation pasted onto the unlined paper with the illustration. of the NCW theme, word choice and imagery, colorful artwork,  No clipart or unoriginal images can be used. adherence to poem style, originality and creativity, and overall  Only one entry per student will be accepted; all entries must presentation. include an entry form. If the illustration is created using a  All entries must be original works without aid from others. digital painting or drawing app, the name of the program must Poems may be submitted by hand on an unlined sheet of be included on the entry form. paper not larger than 11” by 14” or scanned and sent via  All illustrated poems and/or digital representations of the email. Illustrations may be created using crayons, watercolors, poems become the property of the American Chemical other types of paint, colored pencils, or markers. The Society. illustration may also be electronically created by using a digital  Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ painting and drawing app on a computer, tablet, or mobile names, likenesses, and entries for editorial, advertising, and device. publicity purposes.

Public Affairs 228.63 Rent 11,203.44 Scholarships 12,500.00 Secretary 611.82

Telephone 2,287.32 Public Affairs 228.63 Travel (Councilor) 32,745.19 Rent 11,203.44 Web 1,553.59 Scholarships 12,500.00 Younger Chemists 131.41 Secretary 611.82 Total Expense 142,383.51 Telephone 2,287.32 Travel (Councilor) 32,745.19 Net Income 15,518.95 Web 1,553.59

Younger Chemists 131.41 CHICAGOSECTION BALANCE SHEET Total Expense 142,383.51 AMERICAN CHEMICAL 4/19 7 SOCIETY CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Dec 31, 18 JANUARY THROUGH Net Income 15,518.95 ASSETS DECEMEBER 2018 JANUARY THROUGH DECEMEBER 2018 Current Assets CHICAGOSECTION PROFITS & LOSS Jan - Dec BALANCE SHEETChecking/Savings AMERICAN CHEMICAL 18 CHASE BANK -1,212.20 SOCIETY Dec 31, 18 Income JANUARY THROUGH Total Checking/Savings -1,212.20 ASSETS AffiliateDECEMEBER Membership 2018 Dues 15.00 Current Assets Chem. Bull. Advertising 5,000.00 Accounts Receivable PROFITS & LOSS Jan - Dec Checking/Savings Donations 18 1,224.00 Accounts Receivable 0.00 CHASE BANK -1,212.20 Educational Registration 260.00 Income Total Accounts Receivable 0.00 Total Checking/Savings -1,212.20 Gibbs Meeting Registrations 2,764.00 Affiliate Membership Dues 15.00 Investment Transfer 0.00 Other Current Assets Chem. Bull. Advertising 5,000.00 Accounts Receivable JP Morgan Chase Earnings 58,257.01 Gibbs Medal Inventory 15,135.00 Donations 1,224.00 Accounts Receivable 0.00 Local Section Dues 29,564.50 JP Morgan Chase Alt. Assets 25,021.50 260.00 Educational Registration Total Accounts Receivable 0.00 Meeting Registrations 6,408.29 JP Morgan Chase Cash -14,968.15 Gibbs Meeting Registrations 2,764.00 653,626.10 Miscellaneous Revenues 772.59 JP Morgan Chase Equities Investment Transfer 0.00 Other Current Assets JP Morgan Chase Fixed Income 545,346.67 Nat'l Allottments & Commissions 25,179.00 JP Morgan Chase Earnings 58,257.01 Gibbs Medal Inventory 15,135.00 JP Morgan Chase Sweep Dep MMF 52,808.33 National ACS Reimbursments 25,958.07 Local Section Dues 29,564.50 JP Morgan Chase Alt. Assets 25,021.50 JP Morgan Chase Unreal Cap Gain 263,891.05 Project SEED Income 2,500.00 Meeting Registrations 6,408.29 JP Morgan Chase Cash -14,968.15 Total Other Current Assets 1,540,860.50 Total Income 157,902.46 653,626.10 Miscellaneous Revenues 772.59 JP Morgan Chase Equities JP Morgan Chase Fixed Income 545,346.67 Nat'l Allottments & Commissions 25,179.00 Total Current Assets 1,539,648.30 Expense JP Morgan Chase Sweep Dep MMF 52,808.33 National ACS Reimbursments 25,958.07 Awards 2,007.29 JP Morgan Chase Unreal Cap Gain 263,891.05 Project SEED Income 2,500.00 Fixed Assets Chair 110.38 Total Other Current Assets 1,540,860.50 Total Income 157,902.46 Security Deposit 781.67 Chair-Elect 772.59 Total Fixed Assets 781.67 Chem. Bull. Production 2,900.00 Total Current Assets 1,539,648.30 Expense College Education 626.45 Awards 2,007.29 TOTAL ASSETS 1,540,429.97 Fixed Assets Community Affairs 14.26 Chair 110.38 Comptroller 1,233.36 Security Deposit 781.67 Chair-Elect 772.59 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Credit Card Exp Dinner Mtg. 240.06 Total Fixed Assets 781.67 Chem. Bull. Production 2,900.00 Dinner Meetings 6,054.08 College Education 626.45 LIABILITIES & EQUITY & EQUITY

Gibbs Arrangments 10,860.58 TOTAL ASSETS 1,540,429.97 Community Affairs 14.26 Liabilities Great Lakes Reg. Mtg. 2,000.00 Current Liabilities Comptroller 1,233.36 Other Current Liabilities High School Education 300.00 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Credit Card Exp Dinner Mtg. 240.06 Contingency Reserve Fund 39,884.66 Historian 200.00 Dinner Meetings 6,054.08 LIABILITIES & EQUITY & EQUITY Freud Trust Endowment Fund 6,685.49

Hospitality 10,860.58795.81 General Endowment Fund 24,124.75 Gibbs Arrangments Liabilities House 1,317.28 Holding Fund 1,564.88 Great Lakes Reg. Mtg. 2,000.00 Current Liabilities Ipatieff Library Endowment Fund 20,072.51 Other Current Liabilities HighIllinois School State Education Fair 300.001,500.00 Lishka Scholarship Endow. Fund 93,591.10 Contingency Reserve Fund 39,884.66 Insurance 1,706.76 Historian 200.00 Marshall S. Smoler Endowment 47,052.84 Freud Trust Endowment Fund 6,685.49 Office 1,432.40 Meeting Place Reserve Fund 177,376.20 Hospitality 795.81 General Endowment Fund 24,124.75 Payroll Expenses 40,846.20 Payroll Liabilities 1,136.55 House 1,317.28 Holding Fund 1,564.88 Project SEED Endowment Fund 46,403.82 Ipatieff Library Endowment Fund 20,072.51 IllinoisPostage State Fair 1,500.00286.35 Schaar Scholarship Fund 19,188.57 Lishka Scholarship Endow. Fund 93,591.10 Program 918.26 Insurance 1,706.76 Scholarship Endowment Fund 735,975.28 Marshall S. Smoler Endowment 47,052.84 Project SEED 5,000.00 92,517.00 Office 1,432.40 MeetingScholarship Place Reserve Operating Fund Fund 177,376.20

228.63 W. Gibbs Medal Endowment Fund 36,847.36 Payroll Public Expenses Affairs 40,846.20 Payroll Liabilities 1,136.55 Rent 11,203.44 Total Other Current LiabilitiesProject SEED Endowment Fund 46,403.821,342,421.01 Postage 286.35 Schaar Scholarship Fund 19,188.57 Scholarships 12,500.00 Program 918.26 Total Current Liabilities Scholarship Endowment Fund 735,975.281,342,421.01 Secretary 611.82 Project SEED 5,000.00 Scholarship Operating Fund 92,517.00 Telephone 2,287.32 Public Affairs 228.63 Total Liabilities W. Gibbs Medal Endowment Fund 36,847.361,342,421.01 Travel (Councilor) 32,745.19 Rent 11,203.44 Total Other Current Liabilities 1,342,421.01 Web 1,553.59 Equity Scholarships 12,500.00 Younger Chemists 131.41 Total CurrentOpening Liabilities Bal Equity 1,342,421.017,473.46 Secretary 611.82 Retained Earnings 175,016.55 142,383.51 Total Expense 2,287.32 Telephone 15,518.95 Total Liabilities Net Income 1,342,421.01 Travel (Councilor) 32,745.19 Total Equity 198,008.96 Net Income 15,518.95 Web 1,553.59 Equity

Younger Chemists 131.41 TOTALOpening LIABILITIES Bal Equity & EQUITY 7,473.461,540,429.97 Retained Earnings 175,016.55 BALANCETotal Expense SHEET 142,383.51 Net Income 15,518.95 Dec 31, 18 Total Equity 198,008.96 Net Income 15,518.95 ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,540,429.97 Current Assets BALANCE SHEET Checking/Savings CHASE BANK Dec 31, -181,212.20 Total Checking/Savings -1,212.20 ASSETS Current Assets Accounts Receivable Checking/Savings 0.00 CHASEAccounts BANK Receivable -1,212.20 Total Accounts Receivable 0.00 Total Checking/Savings -1,212.20

Other Current Assets Accounts Receivable Gibbs Medal Inventory 15,135.00 Accounts Receivable 0.00 JP Morgan Chase Alt. Assets 25,021.50 Total Accounts Receivable 0.00 JP Morgan Chase Cash -14,968.15 JP Morgan Chase Equities 653,626.10 Other Current Assets JP Morgan Chase Fixed Income 545,346.67 Gibbs Medal Inventory 15,135.00 JP Morgan Chase Sweep Dep MMF 52,808.33 JP Morgan Chase Alt. Assets 25,021.50 JP Morgan Chase Unreal Cap Gain 263,891.05 JP Morgan Chase Cash -14,968.15 1,540,860.50 TotalJP Morgan Other ChaseCurrent Equities Assets 653,626.10 JP Morgan Chase Fixed Income 545,346.67 Total JPCurrent Morgan Assets Chase Sweep Dep MMF 52,808.331,539,648.30 JP Morgan Chase Unreal Cap Gain 263,891.05 Fixed Assets Total Other Current Assets 1,540,860.50 Security Deposit 781.67

Total Total Current Fixed Assets Assets 1,539,648.30781.67

FixedTOTAL Assets ASSETS 1,540,429.97 Security Deposit 781.67

TotalLIABILITIES Fixed Assets & EQUITY 781.67

TOTAL ASSETS 1,540,429.97

LIABILITIES & EQUITY 4/19 8 Who Is This? National Chemistry Expo 1970

Kodachrome slides in a box labeled “NCE 1970” were recently discov- ered in the archive, sparking an inquiry into what was once a major preoccupation of the Chicago Sec- tion: the National Chemical Exposi- tion. The NCE was a multifaceted event similar to a National ACS meeting, involving technical talks, booths hosted by companies, spon- sored displays of recent advances in chemistry, exhibits of photogra- phy and artwork by chemists, and other activities.

The people shown here in such rich color and displaying sharp 1960’s fashion sense were apparently the NCE organizing committee. The organizational meeting was apparently held in October 1969 at the Chi- cago Section offices at 86 E. Randolph St., in Chicago, kittycorner from where Millennium Park is today. Unfortunately, these beautiful slides were unmarked except for the date, the identities of these chemists are unrecorded. The full gallery of these photos, which can be expanded for better view- ing, is now found on our website: https://chicagoacs.org/gallery.php?id=82 If you know who any of these people are, please send an email to: historian-at-chicagoacs-dot-org. CLUES: The September 1969 and October 1970 issues of the Chemi- cal Bulletin include rosters of elected officers, committee chairs, and trustees for various funds owned by the Section. The ‘Exposition Trustees” of the time included Roy Bible, Grant Barlow, L. W. Clemence, F. K. Kauffmann, and R. P. Mariella, and they may be among the ones depicted. Barlow is also listed as the Chair of the ad hoc National Chemical Exposition committee. To the Historian’s eye, NCE70-2 looks like Roy Bible; do you agree?

The NCE was a “grand undertaking … conceived in 1940”, according to 1975-76 Chair Louis Sacco, Jr. in his October 1978 Chemical Bulletin article, “The National Chemical Exposition: Child of the Chicago Section ACS”. 1 Appar- ently, the NCE was a major production that generated funds whose interest continues to support our activities. From 1940 to 1955 the almost-annual event was held exclusively in Chi- cago, but in 1956 began to travel to other cities.2 In 1978, the National ACS Council decided that the NCE must stop as an independent event, apparently merging with the Expo portion of the national meetings. The NCE is clearly an important part of Chicago Section History, and it must be investigated further. Stay tuned. Thanks go to Dolores Kenney, Fran Kravitz, and Steve Co- hen for their help with the March and February Who Is This? identifications. We’re still looking for identities of ETE-1, HAZ-1, and HAZ- 2 of the March column: https://chicagoacs.org/gallery.php?id=79 …and 9405-B, -C, -D, and –E of the February column: https://chicagoacs.org/gallery.php?id=77

Josh Kurutz, Section Historian ______

1 Chemical Bulletin (1978), Oct p.2 2 Chemical Bulletin (1956), May p.10 (continued from page 5) 4/19 9 1994 M. Frederick Hawthorne 1995 Sir John Meurig Thomas 1996 1997 1998 Mario J. Molina 1999 Lawrence F. Dahl 2000 Nicholas Turro 2001 Tobin J. Marks 2002 Ralph Hirschmann 2003 John I. Brauman 2004 2005 David A. Evans 2006 Jacqueline K. Barton 2007 Sylvia T. Ceyer 2008 Carolyn R. Bertozzi 2009 Louis Brus 2010 Maurice Brookhart 2011 Robert G. Bergman 2012 Mark A. Ratner 2013 Charles M. Lieber 2014 John E. Bercaw 2015 John F. Hartwig 2016 Laura Kiessling 2017 2018 Cynthia J. Burrows 2019 Marcetta York Darensbourg

April 6: The Marie S. Curie Girl Scout Chemistry Day program at Valparaiso University April 11 – 14: 67th Annual NSTA’s Na- tional Conference on Science Educa- tion, St. Louis, MO. http://s6.goeshow. com/nsta/national/2019/overview.cfm April 13: The Marie S. Curie Girl Scout Chemistry Day program at North Central College April 22: Earth Day – Theme: Protect Our Species. https://www.earthday.org May 1-4: Great Lakes Regional Meeting in Lisle, IL. https://www.2019acsglrm.org/ May 3: Chicago ACS Willard Gibbs Award Banquet. Dr. Marcetta Y. Darens- bourg, Texas A&M University, is the re- cipient of the 2019 Willard Gibbs medal at the Sheraton Lisle. See details in this issue. May 4: The Marie S. Curie Girl Scout Chemistry Day program at Oakton Com- munity College May 11: STEAM Conference, North- eastern Illinois University. https://www. steamconf.org/ June 11-13: 23rd Annual Green Chem- istry & Engineering Conference and 9th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Reston, VA. https://www.gcande.org/

June 17: You Be The Chemist National Challenge