Accelerator – Sept2015

The Accelerator INDIANA SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY SEPTEMBER, 2015 Best wishes to all Chair’s Corner BY MATT GARDLIK The Indiana Local join us for a lunch reception with many Section continues to giveaways for those in attendance. gain momentum on In November, the section will be celebrating the local level as well National Chemistry Week with activities at as the national level. the Indianapolis Children's Museum. The theme for this year's NCW is "Chemistry As you may know, Colors Our World." We'll host interesting our Section is now a demonstrations for young scientists involving large section, which chemistry, and enjoy the afternoon at the means that we will be voting this year to elect museum. an additional Councilor to represent the section at the National Level. Hope to see you there! At the recent National Meeting in Boston, the Indiana Local Section won three ChemLuminary awards: A Special Thank You to Outstanding Continuing Public Relations Program of a Local Section Outstanding or Creative Local Section The activities that the Indiana Section Younger Chemists Committee Event of the ACS helps to organize and participate in would not be possible Outstanding On-going NCW Event without the support of our members, More information on the ChemLuminary awards is employers, and business community. discussed on page 5. The section recently received a $10,000 Celebrate Science Indiana will take place on donation from Dow AgroSciences. This October 3rd at the Indiana State donation will help to support the Fairgrounds. CSI will host chemistry teachers activities mentioned above as well as and engage them in the newly-formed many others. The section would like to American Association for Chemistry Teachers thank Dow AgroSciences for their (AACT). If you're a chemistry teacher, please continued support! Page 2 Accelerator – September 2015 Saying Thank You to Our Local 2015 Executive Committee Chair- Educators……………………….…………..…...……4 Matthew Gardlik National ACS Presidential Elections Are Coming Past Chair- Erin Dotlich Soon…………………………………….…..……..…..5 Chair Elect-Linda Osborn Secretary-Tamiko Porter Updates from the National Meeting in Boston: Treasurer-Paul Ridenour Employment Status………………………………..….5 Councilors-Robert Pribush, Dawn Approval for the Expansion of Brooks, Brian Mathes International Chemical Science Chapters……….….5 Alternate Councilors- Sibel Selcuk, Positive Impacts of the Reopening of the Cuban Amy Debaillie, Robert Sammelson Embassy……….………………………………….…..5 Members at Large-, Ling Shi (Tom) Xiao, Shamus Driver, Maria Alvim- UNSCO Exams for 2016…………………..……..…6 Gaston 2015 Committee Chair ChemLuminary Awards: Education-Bob Pribush Congratulations to Our Local Section!....................7 Events- Sibel Selcuk, Amy Debaillie, Robert Sammelson Celebrate Science Indiana Festival Wins Fundraising Committee-David Mitchell Outstanding Continuing Public Relations Program Public Relations -Andrea Lindsay of a Local Section……………………………….……8 Frederick Celebrating Teachers……………………….……….9 National Chemistry Week-Shamus Driver More Fun with STEM at the Children’s Awards-Kathy Stickney Museum…………………………………….……….10 Science Day-Jason Dunham Women Chemists-Amy Debaillie Fun in the Stands – The Local Section Enjoys Grants-Amy Debaillie, LuAnne America’s Favorite Past Time…………………….11 McNulty Accelerator Editor -Julie Holland National Chemistry Week Celebration at the Children’s Museum………………………...………12 Project Seed-Elmer Sanders, Josh Taylor National Chemistry Week Poetry Contest….……13 Young Chemists - Open High School-Erica Posthuma-Adams PROJECT SEED Updates…………………………14 Webmaster – Matt Gardlik Inspiring Young Scientists………………………..…14 A Sweet Tooth for Science………………………..…15 From the Poster to the People……………………....16 Table of Contents The Lovely Lilly Family: Fun Outside of Work…....17 Chair’s Corner and a Thank You to Dow …………1 Happy Fall from the Local Section………………...18 Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society - Call for Nominations…..….…..………………...……3 Central Regional Meeting 2016……………………19 Voluntary Appointments Needed for the Local Events Dates and Calendar of Events……....……..20 Section Board………………………….…………..…3 Page 3 Accelerator – September 2015 If you would like to serve on the Executive Committee or know someone who may be willing, please send your nominations to Section Chair, Matt Gardlik at: [email protected] Indiana Section of the Additionally, if you have any questions about American Chemical Society the roles and responsibilities, please email Matt with any questions you may have. Call for Nominations Please let Matt Gardlik know by September The Indiana Section is calling for nominations 25th. We will begin preparing for elections to serve as officers for 2016. after that, which will once again be done electronically. Indiana has had an exciting couple of years and is now classified as a LARGE section. Indiana just won three ChemLuminary Voluntary Appointments awards! There’s never been a better time to get connected and involved in our Needed for the Local section. We are also looking forward to Section Board hosting another national meeting--in 2023. By Linda V. Osborn The Indiana Section is in need of people In addition to the elected positions for the willing to serve to bring chemistry and Local Section of the ACS, four volunteer chemical education to central Indiana. Every October a new slate of officers is elected by appointment positons are open for the board. the membership to serve on the executive These include: committee. We are currently seeking nominations for the following officers: Grants Committee Chair Young Chemists Committee Chair Chair-Elect (who will serve as Chair Senior Scientists Committee Chair the following year), Treasurer Minority Affairs Committee Chair Secretary Two Councilors The Grants Committee Chair is charged with Alternate Councilor coordinating the grant program to further the Three Members-at-Large interests and goals of the Indiana Section and its members. The Committee shall research The Chair-Elect, Councilor, and Alternate and recommend to the Executive Board grant Councilor serve for three years; and the opportunities, coordinate the procurement, Treasurer, Secretary, and Members-at-Large serve for one year, with all terms beginning receipt and acknowledgement of grant funds. on January 1, 2016. Involvement is rewarding. Page 4 Accelerator – September 2015 Saying Thank You to Our Local Educators By Erica Posthuma-Adams The Young Chemists Committee Chair identifies the needs and concerns of younger The Indiana Local Section is partnering chemists and develops programs responsive with NOBCChE to help promote the new American Association of Chemistry to their needs. The Chair also facilitates Teachers (AACT) and celebrate the local professional networking among younger educators who are helping to spread the chemists. love of science to our future chemists. The Senior Chemists Committee Chair Please help us by inviting K-12 teachers of surveys retired chemists to determine how chemistry to the recognition luncheon they, as a group, can provide special services which will be held on Oct. 3 at the Indiana to the section such as judging science fairs, State Fair Grounds. This special event will take place from noon to two o’clock and hosting tour speakers, volunteering for will provide free food and adult beverages weekday events during National Chemistry to all elementary, middle school science Week, and mentoring younger chemists. and high school chemistry teachers. We will be highlighting the resources and The Minority Affairs Committee Chair benefits provided by AACT, as well as develops programs and activities that giving away door prizes. encourage and support minority participation in the chemical sciences. If there’s a special teacher in your or your child’s life, please encourage them to go to Please contact your Local Section Chair, Matt th http://www.celebratescienceindiana.org/20 Gardlik by September 25 regarding these 15-teachers-of-chemistry-appreciation- opportunities: luncheon/ September 18. and register by [email protected] Questions can be directed to Erica Posthuma-Adams at: [email protected] Page 5 Accelerator – September 2015 member chemists edged slightly upwards in the last year from 2.9% to 3.1%. Still, the National ACS Presidential current unemployment rate is lower than it Elections Are Coming Soon was from 2009 to 2013. The ChemCensus also showed a modest salary increase year- By Dawn A. Brooks over-year. For the first year since 2004, the A reminder to the members of the Indiana percentage of ACS members working in Section to participate in the upcoming ACS manufacturing increased. These trends are Presidential election: mirrored by a slight decline in the percentage of members in academia. Other workforce Candidates for President-Elect, 2016 categories remained relatively flat. G. Bryan Balazs, Associate Program Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Approval for the Expansion of Laboratory, Livermore, CA International Chemical Allison A. Campbell, Associate Laboratory Director, Pacific Northwest National Science Chapters Laboratory, Richland, WA On the recommendation of the Committee on For more information on these candidates International Activities, the Council of the ACS and other positions, please visit: VOTED to approve the establishment of the http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/ Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, Peru, and United governance/elections/candidates.html Arab Emirates International

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