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http://chicagoacs.org NOVEMBER • 2008 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry and the Chicago Section ACS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008 The Parthenon Restaurant Vegetarian Spinach-Cheese Pie, Vege- PRESENTATION OF STIEGLITZ 314 South Halsted Street tarian Pastitsio (Macaroni baked with LECTURE 8:00 P.M. Chicago, IL broccoli, Bechamel sauce and Kefalotiri), 312-726-2407 Dolmades (vine leaves stuffed with rice, meats and herbs), Rotisserie-roasted DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING lamb served with rice pilaf and roasted potatoes. Desserts: Baklava (flaky layers From Kennedy (I-90) or Edens (I-94): of Phyllo baked with nuts and honey) Drive downtown and exit at Adams and Galaktobouriko (flaky layers of Phyl- Street. Turn right to Halsted. Turn left at lo with vanilla custard and baked with Halsted. Restaurant is approximately syrup. Beverages, bread and butter. 1.5 blocks on the west side of the street. The cost is $30 to Section members who From Eisenhower (I-290): Drive east have paid their local section dues, mem- to Chicago. Exit at Racine and turn left. bers' families, and visiting ACS members. Go to Jackson Boulevard and turn right. The cost to members who have NOT Take Jackson to Halsted. Turn right at paid their local section dues and to non- Halsted. Restaurant is approximately Section members is $32. The cost to stu- 1/2 block on the west side of the street. dents and unemployed members is $15. Seating will be available for those who PARKING: Free valet parking. Parking wish to attend the meeting without dinner. Dr. Joan F. Brennecke, Department is also available on the nearby streets of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- or in a nearby lot for a charge. neering, University of Notre Dame, NOTICE TO ILLINOIS Notre Dame, IN JOB CLUB: 5:00-6:00 P.M. TEACHERS Title: "Ionic Liquids: Worth Their Salt" The Chicago Section ACS is an SOCIAL HOUR: 5:30-6:30 P.M. ISBE provider for professional Abstract: Ionic liquids are non-volatile (Cash Bar) development units for Illinois teach- organic salts that have low melting points, ers. Teachers who register for this frequently below room temperature. Typi- DINNER 6:30 P.M. month's meeting will have the cal compounds are comprised of a quater- opportunity to earn up to 4 CPDU's. Dinner reservations are required and nary ammonium, quaternary phosphoni- um, imidazolium or pyridinium cation with should be received in the Section Office NATIONAL MEETING TRAV- via phone (847-647-8405), fax (847-647- a wide variety of common anions. Since 8364), email (chicagoacs@ amer EL GRANTS AVAILABLE they cannot evaporate and cause air pol- itech.net), or website (http:// Chicago FOR STUDENT AFFILIATES lution, they are being vigorously investigat- ACS.org) by noon on Monday, November ed as promising alternatives to volatile Travel grants are available to active 17. PLEASE HONOR YOUR RESERVA- organic solvents. We will discuss the Student Affiliates chapters with stu- TIONS. The Section must pay for all din- physical and chemical properties of ionic dents who are presenting research or ner orders. No-shows will be billed. liquids and show how these properties chapter posters in the Division of can be tailored or tuned by judicious Chemical Education's Undergraduate MENU: Greek Family Style Dinner-- choice of cation, anion and substituents. Research Poster Session. Apply by Appetizers: Saganaki (Kaseri cheese Although water-stable ionic liquids January 12, 2009! flamed in brandy), Gyros (roasted slices have only been known for about fifteen Go to http://portal.acs.org/portal/ of lamb and beef), Taramosalata (fish years, they have already been intro- acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_page roe blended with lemon and olive oil); duced in numerous industrial processes. Label=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id= traditional Greek salad. Main course: They are being investigated for many 1298&use_sec=false. (continued on page 2) 11/08 2 serves on the Governing Board of the (continued from page 1) Put your ad here Council for Chemical Research (Chair for more applications, including as solvents Reach prospective clients 2007) and has served on the National Sci- for reactions, as nonvolatile electrolytes by advertising in ence Foundation Advisory Committees for in batteries and solar cells, for gas and The Chemical Bulletin Engineering and Environmental Research liquid separations, and as heat transfer ...... and Education, and the American Chemi- fluids and high temperature lubricants. For more information, cal Society Green Chemistry Institute Gov- We will discuss these applications, with contact the Section office erning Board. She has been selected to be particular emphasis on our own work Phone: (847) 647-8405 the U. S. scientific representative for the developing ionic liquids for removal of Fax: (847) 647-8364 G8 International Green Network. She carbon dioxide from flue gas and as sol- chaired the 7th International Symposium vents for liquid-liquid extraction. on Supercritical Fluids in 2005 and ran a Council for Chemical Research NIChE Biography: Joan F. Brennecke is the conference on ionic liquids that same year. Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemi- IN THIS ISSUE She has co-authored more than 120 scien- cal Engineering at the University of tific and technical articles. Notre Dame and Director of the Notre 1 – Dinner Meeting Dame Energy Center. She joined Notre 1 – Student Affiliates Travel Dame after completing her Ph.D. and M.S. (1989 and 1987) degrees at the Grants University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- 2 – 2009 Section Dinner paign and her B. S. at the University of Meetings Texas at Austin (1984). Her research interests are primarily in 3 – ChemShorts for Kids: the development of less environmentally Weather Barometer harmful solvents. In particular, her 3 – Julius Stieglitz Lecture research has focused on studies of supercritical fluids, including supercritical 4 – Great Lakes Regional CO2 and supercritical water. She was Meeting awarded the 2001 Ipatieff Prize from the 4 – Global Challenges/ American Chemical Society in recognition of her pioneering high pressure Chemistry Solutions studies of the local structure of supercrit- 5 – Stieglitz Lecturers 1940- ical fluid solutions and the effect of this 2008 local structure on the rates of homoge- neous reactions. Much of her current 5 – November Historical research involves ionic liquids, which Events in Chemistry are organic salts that are liquid at tem- 7 – Science Fair Judges peratures around ambient. These salts have received tremendous recent atten- Needed tion as potential substitutes for volatile 7 – Latin American Chemical organic solvents since the ionic liquids Program are non-volatile and, thus, cannot con- tribute to air pollution. In developing 8 – Job Club these solvents, Dr. Brennecke’s primary 8 – Welch Award in interests are in the measurement and Chemistry modeling of thermodynamics, thermo- physical properties, phase behavior and 9 – WCC Column: Susan V. separations. She was awarded the 2006 Olesik Professional Progress Award from the 9 – ACS Visits China American Institute of Chemical Engi- 2009 SECTION DINNER 10 – 2009 Herman Skolnik neers in recognition of her ionic liquids MEETING DATES research and received the J. M. Praus- Award nitz Award at the Eleventh International January 22 Jointly with AIChE 10 – Faculty Grant Programs Conference on Properties and Phase February 27 Jointly with Kilpatrick Equilibria in Greece in May, 2007. Lecture at IIT 10 – December Food Drive Dr. Brennecke is the recipient of a 1991 March 27 Public Affairs Meeting 11 – Science History Tour Presidential Young Investigator Award April 24 11 – Muslim Women Scientists from the National Science Foundation, May 15 Gibbs Award Banquet the 1998 University of Notre Dame Presi- June 19 Distinguished Service Network dential Award, and the College of Engi- Award; 50-year 11 – 2008 Transatlantic Chem- neering’s Outstanding Teacher of the members istry Symposium Year (2000) and Kaneb Teaching (2002) September 25 Education Night at awards. She has served on the Editorial Loyola 11 – Ad Index Advisory Boards of Industrial and Engi- October 23 Basolo Award Dinner 12 – International Research neering Chemistry Research, the Jour- with Northwestern Experiences for nal of Chemical and Engineering Data, November 18 Green Chemistry and the Journal of December 4 Holiday Party - Jointly Undergrads Chemical Thermodynamics. She also with Chemists' Club & 12- Calendar Iota Sigma Pi 11/08 3 spheric pressure so your barometer needs a constant temperature in order to November, 2008 Vol. 95, No. 9. Pub- be accurate. Keep it away from a win- lished by the Chicago Section of The dow or other places that experience American Chemical Society, Editorial The Elementary Education Committee temperature changes. Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Editor; Fran of the Chicago Section ACS presents Kravitz, Associate Editor; Fadwa Al- this column. They hope that it will reach So how do you predict the weather? Taher and Richard Treptow, Proof- young children and help increase their Weather patterns have regions of high readers; Frank Jarzembowski, Publi- science literacy. Please cut it out and and low atmospheric pressure. Rising cations Business Manager. Address: pass it on to your children, grandchil- pressure means dry, cool, and calm 7173 North Austin, Niles, Illinois dren, or elementary school teachers. It is weather. Dropping pressure forecasts 60714; 847/647-8405. Subscription hoped that teachers will incorporate rain, wind, and storms. rates: $15 per year. Frequency: some of the projects in this column into monthly-September through June. their lesson plans. • Quickly rising pressure (over a few hours or a couple of days) after a A Simple Weather Barometer period of low pressure means you THE CHICAGO SECTION’S can expect some good weather. JULIUS STIEGLITZ LECTURE Kids, it's easy to make your own weath- FOR 2008 er barometer! Using simple instru- • Slowly rising barometric pressure ments, people predicted weather back in (over a week or so) indicates good We have remembered and honored the old days even before we had Doppler weather that will remain for a while. Julius Stieglitz biannually since the time radar and GOES satellites. One of the of his death using funds that were left in most useful instruments is a barometer, • Quickly rising pressure that starts a bequest which was set aside for the which measures air pressure or baromet- from average pressure during fair University of Chicago Chemistry Depart- ric pressure. You can make your own weather indicates a low pressure cell ment. The purpose of the bequest was barometer using everyday materials and is approaching. You can expect the to support a series of lectures to be held then try to forecast the weather yourself. pressure to start to fall as poor weath- in his honor. For a short while, (1994 – You’ll need an empty container (a er approaches. 1999) the lectures were suspended for glass, jar, or can), plastic wrap, a drink- lack of sufficient funds. Except for that ing straw, a rubber band, an index card • Slowly falling pressure indicates the period, we (the Chicago Section and the or lined notebook paper, tape, and scis- presence of a nearby low pressure UC chemistry department) have honored system and changes in weather are sors. To make the barometer: him yearly with an invited lecture. We unlikely. got started again in 1999 and have con- 1. Cover the top of the container with tinued on a more or less annual basis. • If the pressure continues to drop plastic wrap making an airtight seal The Chicago Section and the UC Dept and smooth surface. Secure the plas- slowly you can expect a long period of bad weather. of Chemistry are scheduled to take turns tic wrap with a rubber band. The most sponsoring guest lecturers in alternate important part of making the barome- • A sudden drop in pressure (over a years. For the most part, this has been ter is getting a good seal around the done. This year we will present Prof. Joan rim of the container. few hours) indicates an approaching storm within 5-6 hours. The storm Brennecke, of the Dept of Chemical Engi- neering of Notre Dame University as our 2. Lay the straw over the top of the probably involves wind and precipita- tion but won't last long. Stieglitz Lecturer. Dr. Brennecke has wrapped container so that about two- done significant work in the use of ionic thirds of the straw is over the opening. liquid solvents to carry out organic reac- Secure the straw with a piece of tape. References: Anne Marie Helmenstine at: http://chemistry.about.com/b/ tions. The title of her talk is “Ionic Liquids: Worth Their Salt.” 3. Tape an index card to the back of the 2008/09/06/make-a-simple-weather- barometer.htm?nl=1 Prof. Stieglitz joined ACS and the Chica- container or place a sheet of note- go Section in 1901. In 1904, he was sec- book paper behind it. Edited by K. A. CARRADO, Argonne tion chairman, and in 1917 he was elect- ed President of the ACS. He guided the 4. Mark the location of the end of the National Laboratory development of the Willard Gibbs Award, straw on your card or paper. Over time and received the medal himself in 1923. the straw will move up and down in All past “ChemShorts for Kids”: http:// In 1980, posthumously, he was given our response to changes in air pressure. membership.acs.org/C/Chicago/Chm Distinguished Service Award. Watch the movement of the straw and Short/kidindex.html record the new readings.

How does it work? High atmospheric pressure pushes on the plastic wrap, causing it to cave in. The plastic and the taped section of straw sink, causing the end of the straw to tilt up. When atmospheric pressure is low, the pressure of the air inside the container is higher. The plastic wrap bulges out, raising the taped end of the straw. The edge of the straw falls until it comes to rest against the rim of the container. Temperature also affects atmo- 11/08 4 GREAT LAKES REGIONAL MEETING The 38th Great Lakes Regional meeting (GLRM) will be held May 13-16, 2009 at the Lincolnshire Marriott in Lincolnshire, IL. The theme for this meeting is "A Better Environ- ment Through Chemistry." Symposia planned for the meeting include sessions on small chemical business, medicinal chemistry, plant biochemistry, material science, polymer chemistry, non-crystalline X-ray structural chemistry and the environment, Upcoming Chemistry Seminars and Colloquia molecular simulation and the environment, environmental chemistry and the Great November Lakes, food chemistry, issues and resources 11-6-08 Professor Floyd Romesberg in chemical health and safety and general The Scripps Research Institute sessions in organic chemistry, inorganic Tech K140, 11:00 a.m. chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry and biochemistry. Hosted by Professor Frederick Lewis In addition, a number of workshops and other events are planned including career 11-7-08 Professor Steven George workshops, ethics workshops, a Botanic University of Colorado Garden tour and attendance at the Lin- Tech LR3, 4:00p.m. colnshire Marriott dinner theater show "Spelling Bee", and the Willard Gibbs Hosted by Professor Richard Van Duyne Award Banquet to publicly recognize an eminent chemist who, through years of 11-14-08 Professor Arthur Mar application and devotion, has brought to University of Alberta the world developments that enable every- Tech LR3, 4:00p.m. one to live more comfortably and to under- stand this world better. Hosted by Professor James Ibers Lincolnshire is a suburb of Chicago and so many activities located in Chicago are 11-21-08 Professor Clark Landis available by train from the location. University of Wisconsin, Madison The call for papers will open on Novem- Tech LR3, 4:00p.m. ber 15, 2008. Please go to our website at www.glrm2009.org for the latest informa- Hosted by Professor Tobin Marks tion on the meeting, including the paper abstract submission process and meeting December registration. 12-5-08 2004 Award for Excellence Graduate Research Awardee GLOBAL CHALLENGES/ Dr. Amanda Haes CHEMISTRY SOLUTIONS University of Iowa Global Challenges/Chemistry Solu- Tech LR3, 4:00p.m. tions is a series of podcasts describing Hosted by Professor Richard Van Duyne some of the 21st Century’s most daunt- ing problems, and how cutting-edge January research in chemistry matters in the 1-16-09 Professor Kit Cummins quest for solutions. This sweeping MIT panorama of global challenges includes Tech LR3, 4:00p.m. dilemmas such as providing a hungry, thirsty world with ample supplies of safe Hosted by Professor Tobin Marks food and clean water; developing alternatives to petroleum to fuel society; preserving the environment and assur- 1-28-09 Professor Andrei Tokamkoff ing a sustainable future for our children; MIT and improving human health. Learn Ryan Hall 4003, 4:00p.m. more at: http://portal.acs.org/portal/ Hosted by Professor Teri Odom acs/corg/content?_nfpb= true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERART ICLE&node_id=2098&use_sec=false &sec_url_var=region1 Support Our Advertisers HelpThe Chemcial Bulletin stay healthy. 11/08 5 STIEGLITZ LECTURERS, NOVEMBER HISTORICAL November 11, 1925 Discovery of cos- 1940-2008 EVENTS IN CHEMISTRY mic rays was announced in Madison, November 1, 1917 Union Carbide Wisconsin. Lecturer Year was incorporated as Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation. November 13, 1867 Kristian Birkle- Edward A. Doisy 1940 land, who with S. Eyde performed the first Fred C. Koch 1941 November 3, 1749 Daniel Rutherford, industrial fixation of nitrogen, was born. Carl S. Marvel 1943 who discovered nitrogen or “noxious Linus Pauling 1944 gas” in 1772, was born. He was the first November 14, 1807 Auguste Laurent, Wm. Draper Harkins 1945 to distinguish between carbon dioxide who discovered anthracene in 1832, Dan M. Yost 1946 and nitrogen. He invented a maximum was born. In 1836, he obtained phthalic Dorothy Wrinch 1947 and minimum thermometer. acid from naphthalene; and in 1841, he Vincent du Vigneaud 1948 showed that carbolic acid is phenol. He E.S. Cohn 1949 November 4, 1862 Charles L. Reese, constructed a saccharimeter, discov- Herman I. Schlesinger 1950 who improved the manufacture of dyes ered Laurent’s acid, and he and Christopher K. lngold 1950 and explosives, was born. Charles F. Gerhardt evolved the nucle- Robert B. Woodward 1952 us theory of organic radicals. Frank R. Mayo 1953 November 4, 1896 Cornerstone of Paul D. Bartlett 1954 the chemical laboratory building named November 14, 1863 Leo Baekeland, Frank C. Westheimer 1956 after Frederick Havemeyer at Columbia who invented Velox paper and the plas- Henry B. Hass 1957 University, NY, NY, was laid. tic, Bakelite patented in 1909, was Herbert C. Brown 1958 born. He is known as the “father of the H.A. Lardy 1959 November 6, 1886 Ian M. Heilbron, plastic industry”. Louis P. Hammett 1960 who synthesized naturally occurring Nelson J. Leonard 1962 compounds such as vitamins A and D, November 16, 1881 Joel H. Hilde- William S. Johnson 1963 was born. brand, a researcher in solubility who Paul Doty 1964 introduced helium into deep-sea diving, Charles C. Price 1965 November 6, 1857 William A. Noyes, was born. He lived to the age of 101. H. Gobind Khorana 1966 the first chief chemist of US Bureau of Wm. von Eggers Doering 1967 Standards (now National Institute of November 18, 1789 Louis J. M. George Hammond 1968 Standards and Testing) and editor of Daguerre, a photographic pioneer and D.J. Cram 1969 Journal of the American Chemical inventor of the daguerrotype, was born. Jerome A. Berson 1970 Society (1902-1917), was born. Carl Djerassi 1971 November 19,1887 James B. Sumn- Jerrold Meinwald 1972 November 8, 1711 Mikhail V. Lomon- er, who crystallized urease and showed Andrew Streitwieser 1973 osov of Russia, who suggested the law it to be a protein in 1926, was born. He Derek H.R. Barton 1974 of conservation of mass and the theory shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in E.J. Corey 1975 of heat as a form of motion, was born. 1946 for his discovery that enzymes Bengt Samuelson 1976 He was opposed to phlogistic chemistry can be crystallized with John H. James Collman 1977 and was the first to record the freezing Northrop and Wendell M. Stanley for Joseph Chatt 1978 of mercury. their preparation of enzymes and virus Gilbert Stork 1979 Robert H. Abeles 1980 November 10, 1887 Johnson & John- (continued on page 7) Barry Trost 1980 son was incorporated. Roald Hoffman 1981 Yoshita Kishi 1982 David Evans 1983 W. Clark Still 1984 Malcom Green 1985 Ronald A. Hites 1988 R. Ernst 1989 George Olah 1990 George Whitesides 1991 William Jorgenson 1992 Peter Kim 1993 Tobin Marks 1994 Frederic Menger 1999 Joanna Fowler 2000 Patrick R. Gruber 2002 Eric Jacobsen 2003 Eloy Rodriguez 2004 Amos B. Smith, III 2005 Samuel Danishefsky 2006 Joan Brennecke 2008 11/08 6 11/08 7 (continued from page 5) November 28, 1962 It was announced CONGRESS OF THE LATIN proteins in a pure form. that the first pure compound of berkeli- um based on work at University of Cali- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF CHEMICAL ASSOCIATIONS November 20, 1892 James B. Collip, fornia, Berkeley, was prepared. who refined a method of removing and (FLAQ 2008) November 29, 1947 Robert A. Swan- purifying insulin with Frederick Banting The Colegio de Qu›micos de Puerto and Charles Best, was born. son, who cofounded with Herbert Boyer, Genentech, Inc. in 1976, was born. This Rico (CQPR) jointly held the fourth Congress of the Latin American Feder- November 22, 1875 Dmitri I. Mendeleev company pioneered the biotechnology industry and developed techniques for ation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ stated that gallium is identical to eka- 2008) with the annual 67th PRChem aluminum. the possibility of genes transfer from one organism to another. It began Conference & Exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 27 – August 1, November 24, 1833 Alexandre P. mass-producing its first human protein by splicing a gene into bacteria in 1978, 2008. This joint scientific event provid- Borodin, who was a researcher on ed scientists and students a venue to organofluorine compounds and the created the first drug produced by genetic engineering, human-type collaborate and exchange ideas, build Borodin-Hunsdieker reaction, was born. global networks, and display the latest He was also a composer of classical insulin, and was the first company to sell its own drug, human growth hormone. technology advances. As part of the music. FLAQ scientific program, the American Chemical Society (ACS) hosted a Bio- November 25, 1960 First atomic reac- November 30, 1915 Henry Taube, who received the Nobel Prize in Chem- fuels and Bio-based Products Chem- tor for research and development began istry and Environmental Impacts Sym- operation at Richland, Washington. istry for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions, especially in posium and an Activity-Based Chem- metal complexes, was born. istry Education Workshop. For more November 26, 1801 Charles Hatchett information on FLAQ, please visit: announced his discovery of columbium http://www.flaq2008.org/index.php?n (niobium) before the Royal Society. November 30, 1761 Smithson Ten- nant, discoverer of iridium in 1803 and ode=183. November 27, 1903 Lars Onsager, a of osmium in 1803, was born. He also proved that diamonds are pure carbon. researcher in thermodynamics of irre- LOOKING FOR A PROFES- versible reactions, was born. In 1968, he received the Nobel Prize in Chem- Submitted by DR.LEOPOLD MAY, The SIONAL NETWORKING istry for the discovery of the reciprocal Catholic University of America, Wash- ington, DC ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE relations bearing his name, which are CHEMISTRY AND PHARMA- fundamental for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes. 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One thing led to another, Safety (DCHAS) of the American Women Chemists Committee (WCC) are and soon others became involved start- Chemical Society (ACS) has created developing outreach plans for Chicago ing, thereby, a science outreach program the DCHAS Speakers Bureau. The goal Area section members and the communi- that came to be called, Wonders of Our of the DCHAS Speakers Bureau is to ty. These plans include a column in The World or W.O.W. Through the collabora- enhance public awareness of chemical Chemical Bulletin covering topics such as tion with elementary school teachers, the health & safety by providing profession- networking, career development, and program: 1) enhances the science literacy al, qualified speakers for presentations vignettes of women in science, particularly of elementary students and elementary on CH&S topics of interest to the scien- chemistry. This month’s topic is about school teachers, 2) increases the science tific community. Susan V. (Johanningsmeier) Olesik and material that K-8 science teachers are Organizations interested in having the W.O.W. program she helped initiate. comfortable presenting to their students, presentations by DCHAS speakers 3) increases the involvement of local sci- should review information about topics --- entists, parents and undergraduate sci- and speakers available on the ence students in important community Division’s website — http://member- Unlike many prominent chemists who cite projects, and 4) generates a model that ship.acs.org/c/chas/. For more infor- the influence of their high school chemistry can be emulated elsewhere. mation, contact the committee chair, teacher in stimulating their interest in sci- W.O.W. finished its ninth year of opera- Jim Kaufman, at jimkaufman@lab ence, Susan Olesik was inspired by her tion in spring 2008. It serves over two safety.org. peers who wore distinctive decorations thousand K-8 students every year The Speakers Bureau is made possi- indicating they were members of an honor through the strong efforts of more than ble in part by an Innovative Project society. This caused her to focus on 450 volunteer scientists. To date, the Fund Grant for Divisional Enhance- improving her grades and that is what program has served over 10,000 elemen- ment. The grant is provided by from the started her down the path to science. tary school students. The improvement in ACS Council Committee on Divisional Susan V. Olesik received her A.S. from the students’ content knowledge through Activities. Funds from the grant will help Vincennes University, B.A. from DePauw this program is well documented through support speaker travel expenses. University in 1977 and her Ph.D. in 1982 significant improvement in standardized from the University of Wisconsin-Madi- test data for all students. Also significant, NEXT ISSUE is son, working with James Taylor. She was however, is the positive impact of this col- for the also a postdoctoral fellow for Milos Novot- laborative effort on the K-8 teachers and December 12 ny at Indiana University from 1982-1984 volunteers. Chicago Section ACS Holiday and for Tomas Baer at University of North While scientists often prefer to shun the Party and Meeting Carolina-Chapel Hill from 1984-1986. lime light, their enthusiasm for their pro- She has been a faculty member at The fession should be shared with others. Ohio State University since 1986, being WOW is an example of how active scien- A GUIDE FOR CLASSROOM promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 tists can support and augment K-12 sci- INSTRUCTION FOR and Professor in 1997. She was appoint- ence education on a continuing basis. ADJUNCT FACULTY, 2ND ed Dow Professor in 2007. Each and every one of us lives in a In 1987, she received the American school district. Just knock on the door and EDITION Society for Mass Spectrometry Research offer to be a humble helper. Whether just starting your teaching Award; in 1990 the Eli Lilly Research career or refreshing your education Award; in 1998 a Commendation from PETER LYKOS skills, A Guide for Classroom Instruc- NASA for work on Cassini-Huygen’s ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY tion for Adjunct Faculty, 2nd Ed. will Probe; and in 2000 the AWISCO Woman help you develop an engaging and in Science Award from the Association for enlightening classroom environment. Women in Science in Central Ohio. She ACS VISITS CHINA This guide provides: has an extensive publication record, has • Information on the roles of teachers served on numerous editorial advisory On his first visit to China, ACS Presi- and students in learning methods, boards, as well as review boards. She is dent Bruce E. Bursten, attended the learning styles, classroom design most known for work in two areas of sepa- Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and evaluation. ration science: Enhanced-fluidity Liquid national meeting in Tianjin where he • Practical examples, case studies, and Chromatography and Low temperature had the opportunity to hold a one hour sample syllabus and lesson plans Glassy Carbon Chromatography. meeting with CCS President Chunli Bai. • Topic reviews and expanded read- Most recently, her research has evolved The meeting helped strengthen rela- ing list (new to 2nd edition!) to polymer synthesis in supercritical flu- tionships and served as the appropriate • Discussion on incorporating tech- ids, new separation science for highly scenario to discuss new initiatives to nology and team-learning (new to complicated mixtures and the synthesis of increase scientific exchanges between 2nd edition!) carbon micron and nanoparticles and China and the U.S. Along with Presi- fibers. dent Bursten, a large delegation of ACS To order: By Phone: call 1-800-227- She has guided 17 students to their journal editors and editorial board mem- 5558 and ask for product number Ph.D.’s, 14 to their MS degrees and has bers also traveled to Taijing, a clear sig- 39940 had 23 undergraduates doing research in nal of ACS interest in increasing its her lab. Currently she has 12 Ph.D. can- presence in China. Learn more at: By Internet: go to www.ChemTech didate graduate students in her lab. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/86/8 Links.org In 1999 Olesik visited her daughter’s 635acsnews2.html 11/08 10 2009 HERMAN SKOLNIK QSAR Society (now called Cheminfor- SPEAKERS AND matics and QSAR Society) in 1989 and AWARD WINNER served as its Chair in 2001 - 2005. DEMONSTRATORS NEEDED ANNOUNCED Yvonne is highly respected by all of her The Primary Education Committee is Yvonne Connolly Martin, retired colleagues worldwide and this Award is seeking ACS members, nonmembers, Senior Volwiler Research Fellow at a well-deserved recognition of an out- undergraduates and graduate students Abbott Laboratories, is the recipient of standing research career. and industrial companies who would be the 2009 Herman Skolnik Award pre- interested in working with elementary sented by the ACS Division of Chemical GUENTER GRETHE schools (pre-K through 8th) in Chicago Information (CINF). The award recog- CHAIR, ACS CINF AWARDS and surrounding suburban areas. .We nizes outstanding contributions to and COMMITTEE are looking for eager, energetic individ- achievements in the theory and practice uals who love chemistry and would like of chemical information science and to present demonstrations in school, or related disciplines. The prize consists of partner with an elementary teacher or a $3,000 honorarium and a plaque. give talks. The committee will publish Yvonne Martin has been at the fore- this list and distribute it into area front of cheminformatics throughout schools and libraries. If you are inter- her professional career which was ested please send your name, address, spent entirely at Abbott Laboratories. phone number with area code, e-mail She has been a founder and constant address and whether you would like to driving force in the development and be a demonstrator or partner with a use of computational chemistry and its teacher or provide talks or any combi- application to computer aided drug dis- nation to the Section office at: covery. Her studies in QSAR, molecular [email protected] or by mail diversity, molecular graphics, pharma- at: Chicago Section, ACS, 7173 N. cophore analysis, molecular similarity Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714. Please and combinatorial chemistry greatly make sure to mark the subject line with impacted the work of theoretical and “Speakers and Demonstrations”. experimental medicinal chemists. Her overall contributions have helped shape FRAN KRAVITZ the modern definition of drug discovery. PRIMARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE While she developed many methods CHAIR and supervised their implementation, she never limited herself to a single The mission of the Chicago Section method or application to solve real- of the ACS is to encourage the world problems. She finds great plea- advancement of chemical sciences sure in sharing her work with any inter- and their practitioners. ested researchers. Yvonne has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers, DOCTORAL NEW INVESTI- about 40 book chapters, and more than 20 reviews. Additionally, she edited 6 GATOR (DNI) AND NEW books and 7 patents were issued in her DIRECTIONS (ND) GRANTS name. These publications and her PROGRAMS numerous presentations at national and international meetings provided impor- The Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) tant insights into computational drug Grants Program aims to promote the discovery. She has served on many careers of young faculty by supporting journal editorial boards and NIH study research of high scientific caliber, and sections. For her many contributions to to enhance the career opportunities of the field of molecular modeling, Yvonne their undergraduate / graduate stu- has received several awards and hon- dents, and postdoctoral associates ors including the Accomplishment through the research experience. The Award from the Society for Biomolecu- New Directions (ND) Grants Program lar Sciences. aims to stimulate a new direction of She received a B.A. in Chemistry research for established faculty, and to (1958) from Carleton College and a support the careers of their student sci- Ph.D. in Chemistry (1964) from North- entists and engineers. The next sub- western University. She started her FOOD DRIVE IN mission window for the Research career in 1958 as Research Assistant DECEMBER Grants for the Doctoral Departments at Abbott Laboratories and moving Program will be October 20, 2008 to through the ranks retired in 2006 as We will be collecting canned goods November 21, 2008. For detailed infor- Senior Volwiler Research Fellow. In for charity at the December Holiday mation about the programs, please go 1967 - 1968, she spent a sabbatical Party. Please bring at least one can to http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/ year at Pomona College with Professor of food to donate when you come to corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLa- Corwin Hansch, which made her an the holiday party next month. The bel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id early proponent of QSAR. Yvonne was food goes to the Loaves and Fishes =1264&use_sec=false&sec_url_var= one of the founders of the International Community Pantry for distribution. region1. 11/08 11 SCIENCE HISTORY TOURS Browne’s two-volume biography of Dar- NEW NETWORK TO RAISE win, Vol. 1 “Voyaging” and Vol. II (win- FOR 2009 ner of the National Book Critics Award) PROFILE OF MUSLIM Plans are afoot for going to England “The Power of Place”. Also, for the WOMEN SCIENTISTS for the 2009 trip. The theme for this tour "Complete Works of Darwin Online" go The Islamic Network for Women Sci- will be Darwin and Evolution, since in to: http://darwin-online.org.uk/ entists (INWS) has been launched to 2009 it will be the bicentenary of Dar- This trip will take place only if we have promote the role of Muslim women sci- win’s birth (February 12, 1809, the a minimum of 25 people, so if you are entists in science and technology devel- same day as Abraham Lincoln’s birth) interested in joining us, please let us opment. and also the 150th anniversary of the know ASAP. There will be no real com- The announcement was made at a publication of Darwin’s seminal work, mitment until you register. We do not meeting of the Consultative Council for "On the Origin of Species". yet know the cost of the trip. Since the the Implementation of the Strategy for Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, dollar has diminished in value so much the Development of Science and Tech- where he was educated at Shrewsbury in recent years, the cost of foreign trav- nology in the Islamic Countries held in School, then moved on to Edinburgh el has increased, and of course the Rabat, Morocco July 28, 2008. Learn University, then on to Cambridge Uni- increase in the cost of oil has added more at: http://www.scidev.net/ versity. He married his cousin Emma another increment. This means that the en/middle-east-and-north- Wedgwood, of the famous family of cost of the trip is unlikely to be less than africa/news/new-network-to-raise- china and pottery manufacturers found- the 2008 trip, $3850 per person double profile-of-muslim-women-scien.html ed by Josiah Wedgwood, Darwin’s occupancy. Airfare is not included. maternal grandfather. His paternal As most people are aware, Science grandfather was Erasmus Darwin, an History Tours is a non-profit organiza- 18th century physician and natural tion, so you pay only the cost of the trip TRANSATLANTIC philosopher who was a member of the - no one makes any profit from it! Our FRONTIERS OF CHEMISTRY Lunar Society, a group of well-known trips should be compared for interest, SYMPOSIUM 2008 industrialists and others that met on the unusual or even unique visits and lec- nights of the full moon. tures, food and accommodations with The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) All these connections give us reasons tours organized by the Smithsonian or successfully hosted the 2008 Transat- for a number of interesting visits to other high-end operators whose trips lantic Frontiers of Chemistry Sympo- places that we have not yet seen: to cost a great deal more than ours. It is sium at Cranage Hall, Cheshire, UK Darwin and his wife’s home near Lon- not surprising that we always get very from July 31-August 3. The meeting don, possibly to the Darwin Centre at good evaluations, particularly with gathered together over ninety early the Natural History Museum in London, regard to value for money. Many of our career chemists from across Germany, to Cornwall, where James Watt, one of tour members have traveled with us the UK, and the U.S. providing them his grandfather’s cronies in the Lunar many times, so at least 75% of any tour with an opportunity for fruitful Society built steam engines for use in group is now composed of returning exchanges on Chemistry in Society: pumping out the water from the very tour participants. How chemistry is meeting the health, deep Cornish tin mines, and a visit to Sign-up will start in January and tour energy, and environmental challenges Darwin’s college in the beautiful city of payments will be made in three install- facing us in the future. Dave Garner, Cambridge, where the British Society ments. Inexpensive graduate credit will RSC President, Gordon McCarty, for the History of Science is holding its be available for those interested. Director at Large of the American annual meeting, devoted to a celebra- Teachers can get CPDUs for free. Chemical Society, and Klaus Müllen, tion of the Darwin anniversary. Don’t To be included in the tour, or for fur- Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker forget, that without the steam engine ther information, contact: (GDCh) President launched the meet- there would be almost no mining or, for Yvonne Twomey: ytwomey@mind- ing with welcoming remarks. Read that matter, no industrial revolution. A spring.com or [email protected] more about the meeting here: quote from Lee’s engineering days “Sci- Lee Marek: [email protected] or http://www.rsc.org/Conferences ence owes more to the steam engine [email protected] AndEvents/RSCConferences/TFOC/ than the steam engine owes to Sci- Also you can look at: websites index.asp ence.” L. J. Henderson (1917). http://www.chem.uic.edu/marek/ Dates are yet to be set, but the two- (look under history stuff) DID YOU KNOW? Frequent tour member, chemist and week tour will start about the middle of You can find out more about ACS photographer John Oliver has pictures June. Accommodations are in comfort- international programs at http://www. online at: http://community.web able hotels of at least 3-Star standard. acs.org/international. Many meals are included in the tour shots.com/user/oliverjcomo cost. All tours, lectures and visits are included, as well as surface transporta- Advertising Index tion during the tour. 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November 3: The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma will May 13-16: The 38th Great Lakes Regional meeting meet from 7:30am-10am at Panera Bread at 25 Rice Lake (GLRM) will be held at the Lincolnshire Marriott in Lin- Square, Wheaton, IL 60178. The speaker, Dr. Panos Con- colnshire, IL. The theme is "A Better Environment Through stantinides, will talk on "Biomedical Nanotechnology: Appli- Chemistry." The call for papers opens November 15, 2008. cations in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Development" Please go to our website at www.glrm2009.org for the lat- For more details and registration, visit the website est information on the meeting. http://www.chempharma.net/. INTERNATIONAL November 8: The Chicago Chapter of ChemPharma will meet from 7:30am-10am at Panera Bread at 25 Rice Lake RESEARCH EXPERIENCES Square, Wheaton, IL 60178. The speaker, Jeff Timm, will FOR UNDERGRADUATES give a talk on "How to Get Started in Consulting as a (IREU) Career". For more details and registration, visit the website http://www.chempharma.net/. The American Chemical Society (ACS), in collaboration with the November 13: Chicago Section ACS Board Meeting, 7173 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL. Call the Section office at 847-647- Dienst (DAAD) and the European 8405. Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN), successfully completed the 2008 IREU November 19: Stieglitz Lecture and Chicago Section ACS program, made possible by funding Dinner Meeting at the Parthenon Restaurant jointly with received from the National Science University of Chicago. See this issue. Foundation (NSF). Fifteen U.S. students were placed at German universi- November 20: 2008 International Institute for Nanotech- ties and research institutes under the nology Symposium, Grand Ballroom, Hotel Orrington, 1710 German Research Internships in Sci- Orrington Ave., Evanston. Plenary speaker is Alan Heeger, ence and Engineering (RISE) infras- the 2000 Nobel Prize winner. Eight other speakers will tructure. Three additional U.S. students showcase research in nanoelectronics, molecular nan- were hosted (one each) by the Univer- otechnology, and nanooptics & nanomaterials. No charge to sity of Strathclyde in Scotland, the Uni- attend the symposium. Space is limited. Advance registra- versity of Perugia in Italy, and CPE- tion is required. Website: http://iinano.org/sympo- Lyon in France. Likewise, a total of sium/2008/program.htm. eighteen European students were placed at U.S. universities involved in December 4: Chicago Section ACS Board Meeting, 7173 the Research Experience for Under- N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL. Call the Section office at 847-647- graduates (REU) program. 8405 for information. The students spent approximately 8- 10 weeks collaborating with their PhDs, December 12: Chicago Section ACS Holiday Party and PIs, and other lab members on meeting jointly with the Chemists' Club and Iota Sigma Pi at research projects. Following that, they the Fountain Blue Banquets. presented their research results at the Fall 2008 ACS National Meeting in January 22, 2009: Chicago Section ACS Dinner meeting Philadelphia. Through discussions with held jointly with AIChE. This is a Thursday meeting. the students at the National Meeting, ACS was able to hear firsthand February 12-16: Annual meeting of The American Associ- accounts from the students about their ation for the Advancement of Science, Chicago. For more experiences. Many of the students information, go to website www.aaas.org. remarked that this experience had been a once in a lifetime opportunity that February 26-28: Northwestern University Department of gave them the means to sharpen their Chemistry’s annual Charles D. Hurd Lectures. This year, research skills, work in a cross-cultural three distinguished industrial executive scientists, Cathie setting, and develop a global scientific Markham, Cheryl A. Martin, and Catherine T. Hunt of Rohm perspective. To read about the stu- and Haas Company are the lecturers. The lectures will be dents’ experiences, please view the at 4 p.m. in the Tech Institute on the 26th and 27th and at blog at http://ireu2008.blogspot.com/. 11 a.m. in Ryan Hall on the 28th. Additional information can If you are interested in this program, be viewed at http://www.chem.northwetern.edu/summer applications for the 2009 program will seminars. be available in early November at the ACS website: https://portal.acs. February 27: Chicago Section ACS Dinner meeting held org/preview/appmanager/corg/mem- jointly with IIT. This is the Kilpatrick Lecture. berapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP _ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1309&con March 8-13: PittCon 2009 Conference and Expo, tent_id=CTP_005109&use_sec=true McCormick Place, Chicago. Visit www.pittcon.org for &sec_url_var=region1. more information. Please check the website for program updates and the most current informa- March 22-26: ACS National Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. tion.