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CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of Northwestern University Department of Chemistry and the Chicago Section ACS Basolo Medal Award Lecture, Dinner and Presentation FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004 Basolo Medal Lecture DIRECTIONS TO THE RESTAURANT: 2004 Fred Basolo Medalist Northwestern University From the Tech Institute: Go North on Technological Institute Sheridan Rd. and turn left on Central 2145 Sheridan Road St . Turn left on Gross Point Rd. and Evanston, IL proceed to the restaurant. Lecture Room 3 From Edens Expressway : Take DIRECTIONS TO THE TECH Dempster east to Gross Point Rd. Turn INSTITUTE: left on Gross Point Rd. and proceed to From the city: Take Lake Shore Drive the restaurant. North to Sheridan Road into Evanston. Continue on Sheridan Road to the Tech (FOR DETAILED MAP , SEE SECTION Institute. From the west: Take 1-88 east WEBSITE) to 294 north to Dempster east. Proceed east on Dempster into Evanston. Turn left PARKING: Free in the lot. Additional onto Chicago Ave. and proceed to Sheri parking at Keeler & Gross Point Rd. dan Road. Take Sheridan Road north to the Tech Institute . The Technological JOB CLUB will meet at Zhivago at Dr. Malcolm H. Chisholm, Distin Institute is at the intersection of Sheridan 5:30 P.M. (See Page 2) guished Professor of Mathematical Road and Noyes Street in Evanston. RECEPTION: 6:00 P.M. and Physical Sciences, The Ohio To those attending the Basolo Medal State University lecture, parking after 4:00 p.m. is avail Complementary wine , soft drinks, and able in the lot across from the Technologi Title: "Routes to New Generation hors d'oeuvres served butler style. Hors cal Institute at the corner of Noyes Street Polymers Employing Single-site d'oeuvres selection: Artichoke & Spinach, and Sheridan Road. Parking is also avail Metal Alkoxide Catalysts, Polyesters, Smoked Salmon, & BBQ Meat Balls able on the side streets just west of this Polyethers and Polycarbonates from lot-however , observe the posted signs DINNER: 7:00 P.M. Renewable Resources" Lecture room 3 is on the first floor of the Technological Institute. Enter Dinner reservations are required and Abstract: The limited world supply of through the main doors facing Sheridan should be received in the Section Office oil and the ever-increasing demand for Road .There will be signs at the via phone (847-647-8405), fax (847-647- its consumption will profoundly affect entrance to guide you to the room . 8364), website (http://chicagoacs.org), mankind in many ways. Currently, or email to [email protected] greater than 90% of all commodity Basolo Medal Lecture: 4:30 P.M. by noon on Tuesday October 19. (continued on page 2) The Medalist Lecture is open to the public and admission is free to all those The dinner cost is $32.00 . The cost to wishing to attend . students and unemployed members is NOTICE TO ILLINOIS $16.00. PLEASE HONOR YOUR TEACHERS Dinner Location: RESERVATIONS. The Section must Zhivago Restaurant & Banquets pay for all dinner orders. No-shows will The Chicago Section-ACS is an ISBE 9925 Gross Point Road be billed. provider for professional development Skokie, IL units for Illinois teachers. Teachers 847-982-1400 Menu: (See Page 2) who register for this month's meeting will have the opportunity to earn up to 4 CPDU's. 10/04 2 (continued from page 1) of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry. JOB CLUB chemicals are fossil-fuel based. We can anticipate a move away from a hydro General Meeting: 8:00 P.M. The next meeting of the Chicago carbon-based chemical industry Section ACS Job Club will be held on towards one based on renewable Presentation of the Basolo Medal Friday , October 22 at the Zhivago resources. In terms of plastics or syn and remarks: Milt Levenberg , Chair, Restaurant at 5:30 p.m. The meeting thetic polymers , we will see a move Chicago Section American Chemical will include a review and discussion of toward polyoxygenates. Polyesters can Society; Hilary Arnold Godwin, Chair, some of the fundamental tools that a be prepared from the ring-opening poly Chemistry Dept., Northwestern Univer chemist can use to conduct a Job Search. merization of cyclic esters derived from sity; Malcolm H. Chisholm , Distin The Job Club provides a continuing biomass , and polyethers by the ring guished Professor of Mathematical and opportunity for unemployed members opening polymerization of Natures's Physical Sciences, The Ohio State Uni versity, 2004 Basolo Medalist for Out of the Section to meet with one anoth oxiranes. The current production of er, share their experiences and devel polycarbonate by the toxic and environ standing Research in Inorganic Chem istry. ?Pa network that may help in identify mentally -hazardous use of phosgene ing employment opportunities. Bring and bis-phenol-A will surely be replaced plenty of resumes and business cards by a process involving the regular alter DINNER MENU: to distribute to your colleagues . Be nating coupling of an oxirane and car prepared to talk about what kind of job bon dioxide. In all these endeavors , APPETIZER COURSE - SERVED you are looking for. metal-oxygen bonds will play a key role. FAMILY STYLE: Breads, Herbed But Several participants have received In this talk , I will review current ter , Chopped Liver , Fresh Tomato & outsource help with resume prepara research endeavors aimed at the Mozarelia Salad , Fire Cracker Meat tion and marketing strategies to pre preparation of polyesters , polyethers Rolls with Asian Sauce , Calamari & sent their best attributes to prospective and polycarbonates employing single Fresh Vegetables. employers . The group actual ly cri site metal alkoxide catalysts of zinc , tiqued some individual resumes and magnesium, calcium, aluminum and tin. SOUP COURSE: Cream of Mushroom made suggestions for improvements in a positive way! Biography: Malcolm H. Chisholm was DINNER COURSE: Choice of entree is The Job Club is also for employers born in Bombay, India to Scottish par either Chicken Florentine (chicken seeking chemists. Employers need to be prepared to describe the positions ents and educated in England, Canford breast served on a bed of spinach) , to be filled and requirements for these School and Queen Mary College, Lon Salmon (broiled salmon on a bed of spinach with Sonoma Curtier Russian positions. don . He received his PhD. in 1969 Should you wish to attend the Sec under the direction of Professor D.C. river sauce), or Beef Brochette: (skew ered beef tenderloin filet prepared in tion meeting following the Job Bradley and did postdoctoral studies at Club, the cost for unemployed house marinade and grilled with an the University of Western Ontario with members is only $16 and you can array of vegetables). Each entree is Professor H.C. Clark. continue your networking activities. After academic appointments at served with rice pilaf, fresh vegetables, Please call the Section office for reser Princeton and Indiana University , he & potatoes. A vegetarian bowtie pasta vations and indicate that you are eligi assumed his current position at The entree is available on request. ble for a discount. Ohio State University in 2000 where he is Distinguished Professor of Mathe DESSERT COURSE - (FAMILY In This Issue matical and Physical Sciences . His STYLE): Assorted pastries including research interests include the chemistry Napoleon , Tiram isu , and Spartak :features of complexes with metal-metal multiple Chocolate Cake. 1 - Basolo Medal Lecture bonds, the use of alkoxide and related 1 - Dinner Meeting pi-donor ligands in organometallic FRUIT COURSE - (FAMILY STYLE) 2 - Historic Chemical Landmark chemist ry, and molecular routes to 3 - Birth Announcement materials and the development of cata BEVERAGE: Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks· 5 - Outstanding Awards lysts and for the preparation of Wine will be served with dinner. ' 5 - Illinois State Fair biodegradable and biocompatible poly 6 - Science Policy Questions mers from readily renewable resources. NATIONAL HISTORIC 6 - The Fred Basolo Medal 7 - What's It All About Professor Chisholm is the author of CHEMICAL LANDMARK over 500 publications and has received 7 - Chemistry Day several awards for his research includ You may recall that Gerty Cori was 8 - Gibbs Award 100th ing the Awards for Inorganic Chemistry featured in last month's wee column. 8 - Death Notice and Distinguished Service to Inorganic We are pleased to report that the 9 - Section Councilors' Duties Chemistry of the ACS and the Cente American Chemical Society designated 9 - Unemployed? nary and Ludwig Mond Lectureships of the research of Carl and Gerty Cori on 10 - Women in Chemistry Traveling the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is a carbohydrate metabolism as a National Exhibit Fellow of the Royal Society , London, Historic Chemical Landmark in a cele 11 - Project SEED American Academy of Arts & Sciences, bration held September 21 in St. Louis. and the recipient of the Davy Medal of The work of the Coris advanced under In 'Every Issue the Royal Society. He has served as standing of metabolic regulation. Build 1 - Notice to Illinois Teachers Associate Editor for the Americas for ing on their work , other researchers 3 - ChemShorts for Kids Chemical Communications , Dalton have developed improved techniques 3 - Free T-Shirts Transactions, the inorganic journal Poly to control diabetes . The Coris were 3 - Contact the Chair hedron and has held several positions awarded a Nobel Prize in 1947. 4 - ALMA e-News of office within the ACS, including Chair 11 -Ad Index 12 - Calendar 10/04 3 natively, have an adult partner use a 'CHEMSHORTS'' laser pointer . But take care never to October, 2004 Vol. 91, No. 8. Pub . shine this in anyone's eyes, including lished by the Chicago Section of The your own. American Chemical Society, Editorial The Elementary Education Committee Look down on top of the liquid surface Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Editor, and of the Chicago Section ACS presents from above. What do you observe? It is Fran Kravitz ; Avrom Litin, Publica this column. They hope that it will reach hard to see any light pass through the tions Business Manager. Address: young children and help increase sci pure milk because it is so thick. Next 7173 North Austin, Niles, Illinois ence literacy. Please cut it out and pass shine the light through the container of 60714; 847/647-8405 . Subscription it on to your children, grandchildren, or pure water , look down, and you rates: $15 per year, $15 outside North elementary school teachers. It is hoped shouldn 't see anything except the light America. Frequency: monthly that teachers will try to incorporate some on the other side. Containers 3-8 are September through June. of the projects in this column into their another story, however. Shining the light lesson plans. through them at the side and looking CONTACT THE CHAIR over the top, you should see the beam Do you have any questions , sugges Parts Per Million Lab of light right in the liquid as it passes tions, recommendations, ideas, gripes, through. Even though the last three con complaints, or pet peeves relating to the Kids, have you ever heard the term tainers (#6-8) look clear to the eye, there Chicago Section? Do you want to volun "ppm" or parts per million? Sometimes a is enough milk present to scatter the teer, help out, or lend a hand with Section scientist will have to discuss what is in light, albeit more weakly as the solutions programs or activities? Then contact your water or air at very low levels, and they get more dilute. The light is visible here Chair. Simply log onto the Section's Web use the term ppm because the amounts due to what is called the Tyndall effect, a Page at http://chicagoacs.org , find the are so small. Even parts per billion (ppb) light scattering phenomenon. The light is green button "Contact the Chair", and is used sometimes. One ppm means that scattering from colloids (prote ins and send me an e-mail. If I can answer your one part of something exists in one million other very small particles) in the milk. query I will respond personally. If I can't I parts of the liquid, gas, or solid that it is will forward your e-mail to someone who found in. But just because these numbers Provided by K. A. CARRADO and J. can, or try to provide you with a contact sound so small does not mean that they SULLIVAN, ARGONNE NATIONAL - all in a timely manner. The Section are not important. For example , a fish LABORATORY belongs to you and the other 5, 100 ACS (such as bass) needs at least 4 ppm dis members who reside in the Chicago area solved oxygen in their water, and the air Reference: (northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana). quality standard for sulfur dioxide (SO2, a http://members.cox.net/bennowak/ Only you can make it work for you by pollutant) is 30 ppb. Chemists can detect environment/envla/ppmlab.htm being involved. But you can also make it to even parts per trillion levels for some All past "ChemShorts": http://member fail by not being involved. I look forward materials using the right instrumentation. ship.acs.org/C/Chicago/ChmShort/kid to hearing from you. This column will make use of more typi index.html cal laboratory equipment than we usual MILT LEVENBERG ly require, but if you can convert the BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Chair units from milliliter (ml) to ounces then you should be able to use common Section member Jennifer Horne and kitchen measuring tools as well. We are her husband, Al Schwartz, are the going to make a series of solutions of proud parents of a happy and healthy progressively higher dilution, and then baby girl, Avery Conrad Schwartz, who test for the presence of a substance. arrived on Monday morning, August 23. This will demonstrate that something Congratulations! can be present at ppm levels even By the way - Did you notice that the though we cannot see them with our child's initials are "ACS"? Jennifer says eyes. You will need 8 small clear con they have received a lot of ribbing on tainers , milk, a small flashlight or laser this from their chemist friends! 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During ety (ACS) will host the 36th Great various categories by the Local Sections August 13-22, 2004, these sections and Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM of the ACS. many tireless volunteers manned the Illi 2004) from Sunday October 17th The first award was in a new category, nois Sections' exhibition tent in Conser through Wednesday October 20th at Local Section - Division Interaction , vation World. The tent housed hands-on the Hotel PEre Marquette in Peoria, IL. and was given for a symposium co exhibits , demonstrations , information Researchers from a ten-state region sponsored by the Section and the Divi materials and teacher packets. By the with backgrounds in industry , sion of Professional Relations at the end of the fair over 7,700 people had academia, and government will attend, Great Lakes Regional Meeting in May, vis ited and over 150 teacher packets as well as professionals in the fields of 2003 at Loyola University. The sympo had been handed out. new technology. sium addressed issues arising from the None of this could have been possible The 36th GLRM is unique in that the use of adjunct faculty in higher educa without the generous financial help of ACS Division of Agricultural and Food tion and featured presentations by an the National ACS Innovative Program Chemistry (AGFD), the National Center adjunct faculty member, a full time facul Grant , Abbott Laboratories , BP , for Agricultural Utilization Research ty member, a dean and a union repre Unilever: Home & Personal Care - (NCAUR-USDA), and the American Oil sentative. The co-organizers of the sym USA, American Chemet Corporation , Chemists' Society (AOCS) will cospon posium were Seymour Patinkin , 2003 the Chicago Section ACS, the Illinois sor several symposia focused on agri Chair of the Division and Susan Shih, Iowa Section , the Rock River Section cultural chemistry and technology. 2003 Chair of the Section. More details and non-cash donations of Richard Cor Students: There will also be a special are available by following links on the nell, John Burke, Illinois State University poster session on Monday, October 18, Section home page. One result of this Department of Chemistry, the East Cen 2004 focused on student research. symposium was the decision of the tral Section and Flinn Scientific. Registration for undergraduates and Society Committee on Education to We hope to have a tent next year at high school students is only $20. form a sub-committee to look further the Illinois State Fair. In order to put Technicians: There will be a session into the issues raised. We are proud to together a project of such magnitude we on Professional Staff Issues and an be the first winners of this award. need financial help. We are asking for Analytical Poster session. The second award was for Outstand corporate and individual sponsors now. http://membership.acs.org/g/glrm04 ing Performance by a Local Sect ion , In return we will list you on our website, very large category and it is very difficult which runs year round and on the front to win against the excellent competition. of our tent at the fair. Also, won't you This award is based on the activ ities please join us in volunteering your time reported by the Section in the 2003 on the planning committee or at the Annual Report submitted to National Fair? For further information either visit Toxicology Consulting ACS. The analysis of the report that we our website at http://acsillinoisstate received back from the evaluator was fair.org or call our Section office at very positive and made favorable men (847) 647-8405. tion of several 2003 activities , among Medical Devices them being the Great Lakes Regional FRAN KRAVITZ and CHERLYN Meeting , formation of a wee, our BRADLEY Pharmaceuticals ChemShorts column and CD as well as Biologicals the administrative materials we pro SAFETY PUBLICATIONS duced. These are just a few of the many Risk Assessments items in the report. The narrative portion FROM ACS of the 2003 Annual Report, as well as The ACS Joint Board-Council Com Product Development the nominations submitted, are available mittee on Chemical Safety (CCS) on the Section web site. Please check announces the availability of the sev FDA Registration them out and see just what we have enth edition of Safety in Academic Quality Assurance accomplished. Chemistry Laboratories (SACL). This Regulatory Compliance These awards belong to all in the Sec edition has two volumes: volume 1 for tion who volunteered their time and tal college and university students; and ents during 2003. Without you, the Sec volume 2 for faculty, graduate Northup RTS tion can accomplish nothing . Many teaching assistants , and administra Sharon J. Northup , PhD, DABT thanks are due to all who took an active tors . These publications may be 783 Ridge Road role. We certainly hope you will continue ordered from ACS (single copies are Highland Park , IL 60035 to do so. If you have not been an active free) and may be viewed in PDF on member in the past, I hope these results the Committee website , http://chem Ph: 847-579-0049Fax : 847-579-0052 encourage you to reconsider and to join istry.org/committees /ccs. us in one or more of our many activities. Congratulations and Thank You to [email protected] everyone involved! www.toxconsultants.com 10/04 6 SCIENCE POLICY 5. We have heard a lot of discussion BASOLO MEDAL QUESTIONNAIRES recently concerning the ethical use/misuse of science. For example, The Fred Basolo Medal is given for This year the Chicago Section Public the idea of using stem cells to perform outstanding research in Inorganic Affairs Committee continued its practice research which could result in major Chemistry. It was established by the of submitting questions on public policy medical advances is ethically and polit former students of Dr. Fred Basolo in issues to candidates for US Senator in ically controversial because human · appreciation of his contributions to inor Illinois. ACS members in Illinois may then embryos must be destroyed to harvest gan ic chemistry at Northwestern Uni consult the answers to our questions in the stem cells. How do you feel about versity. Basolo arrived at Northwestern their voting deliberations. This year, due the use of stem cells in research? In in 1946 and was able to help make the in part, to the late announcement of the addition , how do you propose to Department of Chemistry one of the Republican candidate, we are unable to ensure that scientific research in this very best in inorganic chemistry in the provide the answers in the Chemical Bul important area is done ethically? U.S., a position it still maintains today. letin. However, we do plan on providing Basolo is internationally recognized for the answers we receive on our website. 6. With the current budget crisis , his original contributions to the synthe In addition, we also plan on providing this congress and the administration will ses and reaction mechanisms of transi information to other local sections in Illi be required to take a serious look at tion-metal Werner complexes . He has nois so that they can provide the informa funding for all prog rams. During also done innovative work in the devel tion to their members. The six questions these times of increased spending on oping fields of organometallic and we asked the candidates Alan Keyes homeland defense, war on terror, the bioinorganic chemistry. (Republican) and Barack Obama (Demo Iraq War and increased global com Many of his former students occupy crat) are provided below. See our web petitiveness, how would you propose prominent academic and industrial posi site (http://ChicagoACS.org) in October to order our spending so that critical tions . He has influenced students for the answers. areas of governmental funding for worldwide to study inorganic chemistry, civilian research and development and received the 1992 ACS Pimental 1. With the many technological remain sound and healthy? Award in Chemical Education. advances in the last 50 years , sci Among his numerous awards are the ence and technology plays an BARB MORIARTY 1996 Chicago Section Willard Gibbs increasingly significant role in our JIM SHOFFNER Medal and the ACS 2001 Priestly Medal. society. Do you see any value in hav CO-CHAIRS , PUBLIC AFFAIRS ing scientists and engineers involved COMMITTEE Previous Basolo Medalists: in government? How will you get advice on issues involving science Ralph G. Pearson 1991 and technology during your cam Henry Taube 1992 paign, and if elected, after you take Jack Halpern 1993 office? Analytical Services Harry Gray 1994 Lawrence Dahl 1995 2. Until 1995 when it was eliminated , Lab Services Richard H. Holm 1996 there was an Office of Technology Kenneth N. Raymond 1997 Assessment , which carried out ► Polymer Deforrnulation Malcolm Green 1998 research and furnished information to Thomas J. Meyer 1999 Congress on issues concerning sci ► Polymer Analysis James P. Collman 2000 M. Frederick Hawthorne 2001 ence and technology. Many S& T ► Method Development experts believe that a similar office Stephen J. Lippard 2002 that serves the Congress in the way ► Consulting Daryle H. Busch 2003 that the Office of Science & Technol ogy serves the president ought to be ► Expert Witness ON-LINE CHEMICAL SAFETY reestablished. What is your opinion ·COURSE (OLCC) on this issue? HPLC Columns & An on-line course on chemical safety 3. Many examinations in the last few Accessories will be taught at various colleges and years have shown that US school universities in the fall of 2004. ► Reverse Phase children are falling behind in their For more information on this course , level of science literacy, compared to ► Normal Phase "Chemical Safety: Protecting Ourselves other school children around the and Our Environment", visit the course world. What role - if any- can the ► SPE Cartridges Web site at: http: //science.widener. federal government play to reverse ed u/svb/ o Icc_ safety this trend? What plans do you have ► Fast Analysis for increasing the number of qualified Bullet Columns SECTION SURVEY science teachers in this country? · ► Prep Columns Did you know that there is an ACS 4. There have been many stories Chicago Section Survey available on our recently concerning the transfer of ► HPLC Accessories website? The Membership Committee technical jobs overseas , usually invites you to fill out and send in the sur referred to as outsourcing. Where do ► Bulk Packings vey for the purpose of finding out your you stand on this issue? What opinions and preferences on the monthly actions, if any, will you take to pre5. (508) 966-1301 dinner meeting locations, meeting format, vent the loss of jobs in the scientific www.jordiassoc.com and topics. Go to http://Chicago sector overseas? ACS.org to fill out the survey. 10/04 7 WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT not be including your local section vol she prepare herself? What courses should . untary portion of $15. Please check with be taken? Which school and which sub This memorial column contains select your company . You can pay your local specialty of molecular biology? Abbey is ed excerpts of an article that Louis J. section dues direct to the Chicago Section an excellent student but has no idea of the Sacco, Jr. wrote in October 1990. This by mailing them to our office at Chicago diversity of jobs available to chemistry article was dedicated to ideas that were Section ACS, 7173 North Austin Avenue, majors. However, she has the talent and near and dear to his heart. The editorial Niles, IL 60714. willpower to become one of the best staff of the Chemical Bulletin hopes that chemists. Denise is upset with the two cul our readers will find it as informative as it Help your Section by sending in your tures in the lab. Why is it always her job to was in 1990. The numbers have been voluntary local dues when your state tidy up the lab? The Women Chemists revised to reflect current values. ment arrives tor National ACS. If you Committee wants to help Krista, Abbey, The kinds of volunteer work that one have already paid your local section Denise and others with their career choic finds themselves in sometimes uniquely dues, the Section wishes to thank you for es and nurture their career growth. qualify them to write about a certain topic. your generosity. I am in that position here in the Chicago SHARON J. NORTHUP Section of the American Chemical Soci CHICAGO WOMEN ety when I write about the dues of the POP TOP RINGS Section and what they mean. CHEMISTS COMMITTEE COLLECTION DUES ARE , WITHOUT QUESTION , Members of the Chicago section have FINANCE! initiated a committee to serve the local Instead of throwing away those pop members . In their kick-off meeting in top rings from your pop cans , please Sources of income for the Section are: November , they developed outreach bring them to the dinner meeting so 1) National ACS allotment, 2) Local Sec plans for Chicago area members and the we can donate them to a program at tion Dues , 3) Advertisements , and 3) commun ity. These plans include a col Ronald McDonald House. Investments. umn in the Chicago Bulletin by our mem Our 2004 budgeted expense is bers . Topics will include networking , $214,523. career development , and vignettes of IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED Through the years major efforts have women in chemistry . Also posters or YOUR BALLOT, CALL THE been made to conserve capital withou t pamphlets will be available at the monthly SECTION OFFICE. sacrificing members services. The Section dinner meetings. Suggestions from our is strong in the area of aid to education. readers are always welcome and may be Being closely associated with those ele sent to the Women Chemistry Committee COME TO CHEMISTRY DAY! ments of Section activities as they relate at [email protected] or to finance the value of member dues is [email protected]. Chemistry Day will be at Loyola Uni very evident to me. The Women Chemists Committee of versity - Lake Shore Campus in Flanner There are approximately 5 ,1 00 the Chicago ACS serves the member Hall on Saturday, October 23 . It is chemists in our Section . Of these , to ship of the American Chemical Society. scheduled for 9am to 3pm. We have a date, approximately 2,654 have paid the Our mission is to be leaders in attracting, full slate of activities of many different Section dues of $15. This is an income developing and promoting women in the kinds; children and older students will all of $39,810. chemical sciences. There are three goals find something to interest them. The Section leadership , its Board and designed to fulfill our mission statement: Demonstrations conducted by high committees , has taken strong steps to school teachers will catch your attention rein-in expenses and still maintain the 1. Attract women to a profession in the and amaze the children. There will be high quality of our activities-the kinds of chemical sciences. contests and hands-on fun for kids of all activities that have rewarded us with 2. Provide leadership for career develop ages. Exhibitors from industry , national recognition. ment opportunities for women in the academia and government agencies will What a tremendous resource we have chemical sciences. show and tell what chemists do. in our membership financially , but even 3. Promote and recognize the profes The theme this year is "Health and more importantly in volunteers , talent , sional accomplishments of women in Wellness ". We have several speakers intelligence and motivation! the chemical sciences. scheduled , among them Dr. Christine You are always been generous with the Edmond Brooms (Using Science to My trip to China in 1990 to train a joint human elements listed above . Here is Engineer Your Career), Professor venture partners' sales staff and meet your chance to be generous in a material Geoff Cordell of the College of Phar potential customers illustrates how far way . For those of you who have not macy of U of I - Chicago (Medicines in women have come. The Chinese hosts drawn from benefits of Section member Your Backyard) , Dr. Mary Kirchoff of had two translators for the Americans , ship and wonder what $15 will buy, make the Green Chemistry Institute (Healthy one male and one female. She was a selection and you will be amazed at Living Through Green Chemistry) , and indeed the higher skilled translator , and how little $15 really is compared to a sin Dr. Sara Risch, Principal Partner of yet , the guy was the translator for the gle benefit. Science by Design (Good for You salesmen (all males) , physicians (all Make that effort the next time an ACS Foods that Taste Good). The Grand males) and nurses (all females) . At the dues bill appears in your mail. You will be Finale (Is it Chemistry or Magic?) will be dinner meeting with the physicians , the rewardedwith a deep sense of gratification. conducted by Professor Otis Rothen Chinese salesmen were scattered berger and Professor James Web of Budget Director's Note: among the banquet tables . However , Illinois State University. they all sat in a far corner table at the If you have scouts in your family, plan It has come to the attention of the Chicago nurse's dinner meeting. to bring them to Chemistry Day where Section Board that the number of members We've come a long way from the two they will have the opportunity to earn a paying local section dues over the years cultures stereotype and , yet , there is Youth Activities badge. has decreased. Upon surveying Board always a need to extend a helping hand For the most up-to-date information on members it was noted that if you have to our family in chemistry. Krista wants to the Chemistry Day activities, check out your company pay your dues, they may become a molecular biologist. How does the Section web site and plan to join us. 10/04 8 100TH ANNIVERSARY The Chicago Section of the American DEATH NOTICE CELEBRATION OF THE Chemical Society, one of about 180 local sections of the ACS, has been assigned Lilly Isabelle Carter Wilkes , wife of FIRST GIBBS MEDAL AWARD a geographic region that covers five the late J. Fred Wilkes , passed away counties in northeast Illinois and two March 13 in Titusville , FL. J . Fred The Chicago Section of the American Wilkes, had been an active member of Chemical Society (ACS) has been cele counties in northwest Indiana. This region has a population of approximately the Section and of the Chicago brating J. Willard Gibbs' major contribu Chemists' Club and Lilly had also been tion to chemical thermodynamics since 7 million and some 5,100 ACS members. Accordingly , this is a call for nomina active in some of the Section 's and 1911. As we approach the 100th anniver Chemists' Club's activities. She was 92. sary of the Gibbs Medal Award , the tions of those Chicago Section ACS members you believe can be effective She was a retired librarian. Chicago Section has begun preparing for She received a bachelor 's degree in the event by appointing me to organize a members of the Gibbs Medal Centennial Celebration Committee. Please send education from Florida State College for small committee to undertake preliminary Women in 1934 and a master's degree planning for the centennial celebration your recommendations to [email protected] , with a copy to in library science from Columbia Uni (see the May 2004 edition of The Chemi versity in 1951. cal Bulletin for further information). [email protected]. Please include a statement outlining the basis She worked as a University of Florida As a physical chemist with many years librarian from 1941 to 1963, and she of experience in teaching and research for your recommendation. Interested parties can also recommend them worked for the Alachua County Public in the field, I have great interest in and Library from 1964 to 1970. enthusiasm for J. Willard Gibbs and am selves; all such communications will be kept confidential. Further information Survivors include stepdaughters Mary confident that we can organize a small Wilkes Towner of Urbana, 111., and Car committee that will do a thorough job of about Gibbs (and Lewis) is easily acces sible on the World Wide Web. olyn Kalb of Lake Geneva, Wis.; and a assessing what Gibbs accomplished , brother, Stafford C. Carter of Titusville. the consequences of his work for chem In addition , the committee welcomes suggestions about the form and scope of If anyone is interested in giving a istry, and an appropriate celebration for memorial donation, an endowment has the 100th anniversa ry of the Gibbs the celebration . Hitherto , the Gibbs Medal Award has been a Friday evening been set up at the University of Florida Medal Award. College of Engineer ing. If donating in Interestingly enough , we are not the banquet in May with the awardee as the featured speaker and with the principal Lilly Wilkes name, a memorial donation only discipline-based group to honor can be sent to the U of Florida Library the accomplishments and the substan national ACS officers as guests. Once formed the committee should tial and continuing impact of J. Willard University of Florida Library Gibbs' work. The American Mathemati have enough lead-time to do an out standing job. We look forward to receiv Attn: Sandra Melching cal Society (AMS) has conducted a 210 Smathers Library long-running lecture series in the name ing your help and guidance as we work though this challenge. POB 117001 of J. Willard Gibbs. (Visit Gainesville, FL 32611-7001 http://www.ams.org/secretary /lectur Best regards, ers.html for more information on this University of Florida College of series , which began in 1923.) Its pro PETER LYKOS Engineering grams alternate between mathemati c/o The University of Florida Founda cians and those who apply mathemat ACS COMMITTEE ON tion, Inc. ics in a fundamental manner . Albert CHEMISTS WITH Attn: John E. Knight, Esq. Einstein and E. Bright Wilson were both POB 14425 early Gibbs lecturers for the AMS; DISABILITIES - Gainesville, FL 32604-2425 many years later, Wilson became a TRAVEL AWARDS FOR Gibbs Medal awardee as well. Gibbs received the second Ph .D. STUDENTS AND Section Speakers' Bureau awarded in the U.S. and the first Ph.D. POSTDOCTORAL The Section is trying to rejuvenate its awarded in engineering . His published RESEARCHERS Speakers' Bureau. We have had some work was not immediately recognized individuals volunteer to speak at for its contributions to thermodynamics, The ACS Committee on Chemists with schools , service organizations etc and in part owing to the deep penetrations Disabilities (CWD) is pleased to a few requests for speakers or demon he made in mathematics in pursuing his announce the availability of Travel strators. We are in need of someone goal. Indeed , it was Gilbert N. Lewis Awards for students and postdoctoral willing to take responsibility for compil who went on to develop thermodynam researchers with disabilities . The pro ing a list of volunteer speakers and top ics in a manner specifically pertinent gram's purpose is to promote presenta ics and for getting this information out and accessible to chemists (and to tion of scientific research by individuals to area schools, libraries and service chemical engineers) as summarized in with disabilities and provide opportuni organizations . One person has volun his landmark book , Thermodynamics ties to build lasting professional rela teered to help organize this but cannot and the Free Energy of Chemical Sub tionships through networking at scientif take on the project without assistance. stances, (1923). ic meetings. The deadline for receipt of If you can possibly fit this task into your Another recent event brings yet another the application will be the abstract busy schedule, please call or e-mail the potential participant into the mix. The deadline for the meeting. Section office. If you cannot do this but Chemical Heritage Foundation became For further information on this program are interested in speaking, please also the beneficiary of a substantial gift to or other committee activities, please go let us know. greatly expand its various efforts in the to http ://membership.acs.org/C/CWD , cause of recording and remembering the email CWD , or contact Kathleen SUSAN SHIH, CO-CHAIR contributions made by many to the enor Thompson 800-227-5558 ext. 8072 ; LONG RANGE PLANNING mous success of the chemistry (and TDD (202) 872-6355. chemistry-based industry) enterprise. 10/04 9 DUTIES OF SECTION tees of the Council: Admissions, Analyt ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED? COUNCILORS EXPLAINED ical Reagents , Nomenclature , Project SEED, and Women Chemists ; and 5) Are you seeking a better job? Are you This is a reprint of an article appearing Elected Committees: Council Policy, looking to i{nprove your career? The place in the April 1997 issue of the Chemical Nominations and Elections, and Com to start is with your resume. That is the Bulletin. The article is updated annually mittee on Committees. single tool that will get you an interview, and printed to help you with your deci There are also Standing Committees illustrate your professional strengths, and sion in electing councilors and alternate of the Board of Directors: Grants and show how you can improve your impor councilors in the upcoming Chicago Awards , Professional and Member tance to your employer. Section election. Remember to cast Relations, and Public Affairs and Public You can get help improving your your vote. Relations. resume through the Career Consultants. Have you ever wondered who and The Chicago Section is represented These are volunteers trained by the what ACS councilors and alternate by 14 councilors. You elect the Sec American Chemical Society to assist its councilors are and what they do for you tion's councilors. members with writing resumes, contact and the Chicago Section? The two Most of these councilors are active ing prospective employers, and provid major structural components of the members (or associates) on National ing tips on interviews. Society besides your national officers ACS committees. Your Chicago Section There are several Career Consultants and Board of Directors are local sec Councilors and their current committee in the Chicago Section who are willing to tions and divisions. ACS local sections appo intments are: Allison Aldridge meet with you and help improve your and divisions not only elect their own (Min ority Affairs) , Roy Bible, Cher resume. Simply call the Section office officers, but also elect representatives to lynlavaughn Bradley (Chemical Safe at 847-647-8405 and set up an the ACS Council, the deliberative body ty ; completed 9-yr service on Project appointment. Fifteen to thirty-minute of the Society. This is your opportunity SEED ), Charles Cannon (Economic sessions will be arranged at our to have a voice in Society's governance. and Professional Affairs), David Crum monthly meetings. Should you require The Council consists of the President, rine, Nathaniel Gilham (Admissions) , more time arrangements can be made the President-Elect, the Directors , the Russell Johnson (Communications with your consultant to continue discus Past Presidents, the Executive Director, and Public Relations) , Fran Karen sions by telephone, by e-mail or by addi the Secretary, and more than 400 vot Kravitz (Economic and Professional tional face-to-face sessions. You also ing Councilors representing Local Sec Affairs; liaison to Technician Affairs; can attend the Section's Job Club tions and Divisions. The Council con also, a career consultant doing resume where you can network with other venes twice a year at the Society 's rev iews) , Thomas Kucera (Policy) , people having similar concerns. national meetings. Claude Lucchesi (Chemistry and Pub We are here to help. All you need to Councilors provide the principal contact lic Affairs), Barbara Moriarty (Division do is pick up the telephone and bring between local section members and al Activities; Chair, District V Caucus), copies of your resume to the next governance leaders in setting policies for Seymour Patinkin (Local Sect ion monthly meeting. the ACS that directly or indirectly affect Activities), Marsha A. Phillips (Nomen you. Councilors are elected to serve a clature, Terminology and Symbols), and three-year term. Alternate Counci lors Stephen Sichak (Constitution and Hands-On represent the section when a Councilor Bylaws). is unable to attend a Council meeting. Alternate Councilors for the Chicago HPLC, GC & Councilors also serve on Nat iona l Section are: Sanford Angelos, lnara committees that meet during National Brubaker, Connie Buenvenida, Mark Chemstation meetings . Councilors are appointed to Cesa, Herbert Golinkin, Jennifer these committees by the President of Horne, Marilyn Kouba, Margaret S. Courses the Society and are eligible to serve Levenberg, Sharon J. Northup, Gayle only three consecutive terms on the O'Neill, Susan Shih, Fred Turner, and Permanent Chicago Facility Michael Welsh. same committee. A councilor who ❖ accepts an appointment to a committee Some of our Councilors are involved accepts an obligation to work year in other activities related to the National Preferred Training Partner of round throughout that term. The Coun Meetings. For example, Roy Bible (with ACS and Agilent cilor is expected to attend meetings of LeRoy Johnson) teaches a 3-day NMR the committee, and be willing to under course before each National meeting. ❖ take special assignments that require Claude Lucchesi teaches a course enti Highest Rated Instructors time between meetings. tled "Managing the Chemical Analysis Dr. Lee Polite Committees of the Council are: 1) Support Laboratory." Standing Committees: Constitution and James P. Shoffner is Ex Officio , a Dr. Harold McNair Bylaws, Divisional Activities, Local Sec consultant to the Minority Affairs Com ❖ tion Activities, Meetings and Exposi mittee , the Public Affairs and Public tions , Membership Affairs, and Eco Relations Committee, and the Chem Visit Our Website for nomic and Professional Affairs; 2) Soci istry and Public Affairs Committee. Monthly Course Schedules ety Committees : Budget and Finance , Your Councilors and Alternate Coun and Education; 3) Joint Board-Council cilors ask for your help , in providing Committees: Chemistry and Public your opinions about the Society and Affairs , Environmental Improvement , issues relating to the Society. This will tical l,aboratorieslnr. International Activities , Professional help Councilors better represent you ·n glnstitut-0 , Inc. Training, Publications, Science, Minori during Council. ty Affairs , Chemical Safety , and Younger Chemists; 4) Other Commit- CHERLYN BRADLEY www.ChromatographyTrain ing.com (312) 243-2153 10/0410 WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY Stuff - Women chemists helped cre THE U.S. NATIONAL ate and improve the thousands of TRAVELING EXHIBITION everyday products that surround you. CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD The Chemical Heritage Foundation Discovery - The thrill of discovery INVITES YOU TO APPLY (CHF) has completed a new traveling drives many women chemists in pursuit FOR A COLLEGE MENTOR exhbition that presents the history and of their science. POSITION contributions of women in chemistry. Challenges - Women chemists faced This bold new showcase of the many daunting professional and social chal College educators are invited to apply contributions women have made in the lenges in years past, but desire and for a position as mentor for the U.S. chemical professions was made possi determination gave many the strength National Chemistry Olympiad program. ble through a generous donation by the to overcome them. Duties during the three-year term Hach Scientific Foundation. Knowledge - Women chemists, as include helping to conduct the national "Her Lab in Your Life: Women in teachers, writers, and advocates, study camp for high school students Chemistry" takes a fresh look at every worked hard to ensure girls' inclusion in held at the United States Air Force day life, revealing how chemical sci the chemistry classroom. Academy located in Colorado during ence and engineering help shape it. Work- Chemistry is in demand in so June 2005, 2006, and 2007. Generally , Created especially for high school and many workplaces, including outer in their second and third year, mentors college students but designed to space and archeology digs. accompany four U.S. student competi engage general audiences, this travel tors to the International Chemistry ing exhibition showcases women The Women in Chemistry traveling Olympiad (IChO). During the competi chemists who have helped create our exhibition had its first display at the Intel tion, the mentors will serve as members modern world and their historic contri International Science and Engineering of the IChO Jury. The 2006 and 2007 butions to science and technology. Fair in May. It was at Iowa State Univer IChO events are scheduled to be held From the action of atoms to the sub sity Library, Ames, Iowa, May 26 - July in Korea and Lithuania , respectively. stance of stars, these women have 16 2004, at the 18th Biennial Conference The ACS sponsors the U.S. National given us new visions of the material on Chemical Education, Ames, Iowa, Chemistry Olympiad program.For more world and our place in it. July 18-22, 2004, and at the Philadelphia information, go to chemistry.erg and Taking design cues from youth culture National ACS meeting in August. search under the keyword, olympiad. and familiar surroundings such as diners To schedule the traveling exhibition "Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chem and parks, the exhibition engages the ACS WEBCAST SHORT visitor by framing the stories of chemists istry" at your venue, contact Josh Mcil in a series of 12 thematic stations. vain at [email protected] or COURSES DELIVER (215) 925-2178, ext. 236. These stations celebrate the diversity of • Instruction by leading experts fields that chemists pursue, from genetic • Extensive live interaction research to fashion 's fabrics, and the SCIENCE HISTORY TOUR • Online discussion forums women chemists who have left their HEADS TO EASTERN • Intensive training mark on them. Featured chemists range • Practical exercises from the 17th century's Marie Meurdrac EUROPE • Personalized feedback and her early chemistry text to today's The annual summer Science History • Regular weekly schedule Susan Solomon and her contributions to Tour headed by University of Illinois at All without going farther than the clos environmental understanding. Chicago chemistry teacher Lee Marek est Internet-connected computer. has just returned from Germany and is Themes: The growing list of courses includes making plans for a 2005 tour to Eastern Life - Many of the pioneers in the com interpretation of infrared spectra and Europe. The two-week trip will start in plex field of biochemistry are women. mass spectra, leadership training, statis the second half of June 2005. Exact Medicines - From penicillin to pro tics, and technical writing. dates are not yet decided. tease inhibitors, women chemists have For information , go to The group will travel to Dresden and helped develop life-saving drugs. . http://chemistry.org/elearning, E-mail: the Saxony region of Germany, Prague Sanitation - Clean water, wholesome [email protected], Phone: 800- and other places in the Czech Republic, groceries , and safe workplaces are 227-5558 ext. 4508 , or Fax: 202-872- and Vienna, Austria. often taken for granted nowadays, but 6336. Marek said that accommodations will be women chemists established many of in comfortable, welcoming hotels where the standards that safeguard our health. all rooms have private bathrooms. During New Feature on LAN Environment - Protecting the envi the tour all admissions to museums, lec Web Site ronment requires knowledge-especially ture fees, and taxes are included along knowledge of chemistry-and women Need more information on the 2004 with land transportation, hotels and break chemists have applied this knowledge presidential and congressional guber fasts, and at least (on average) one other in many areas. natorial candidates? Go to the Ameri meal per day. The cost of the 2005 tour is Food - From the chemical analysis can Chemical Society 's Legislative not yet calculated, but for guidance, the needed to structure nutritional diets for Action Center at http: // capwiz.com / 2004 tour cost was $2,850 per person low-income families to the invention of chemical and then select "Election and double occupancy. xanthan gum, women chemists have Candidates." This new feature provides Graduate credit is available. CPDUs continually put food on the table. biographical data on the major candi are also available for teachers. Style - Women chemists have put their dates in the 2004 elections. For more information and to be put on skills to work in today's fashion industry, The ACS does not support or endorse the mailing list, contact Yvonne Twomey using chemical processes to create new any candidates for elected office; how of Naperville, 630-961-9811 , ytwom materials and improved fabrics. ever, we do encourage you to become [email protected], or Lee Marek at Chips - Women chemists have a more-informed voter and to vote dur 630-420-7516, [email protected], helped develop and advance the world ing the upcoming primaries and on www.chem.uic.edu/marek/ of semiconductors. November 2. 10/0411 WANTED: A FEW GOOD students to a scientific environment is ing , but economically disadvantaged SCIENTISTS FOR PROJECT one of several steps that will allow stu high school students and 2) more fund dents to discover the world of chem ing from Chicagoland corporations, SEED istry. The Council Committee on Project foundations , and individuals to sponsor You and your organization are invited SEED office looks forward to reviewing our students. to apply to participate in Project SEED, your application . For you scientists who are NSF, NIH, the American Chemical Society's social Since Project SEED's inception in or PRF grant holders, it is possible that action program that places economical 1968, more than 7,300 talented high you can get funding to sponsor a Pro ly disadvantaged high school students school students nationwide have spent ject SEED student within your proposed in academic , industrial , and govern the summer conducting research in research programs. Check with the mental research laboratories for eight local chemistry laboratories under the ACS National SEED office at 1-800- to-ten weeks during the summer. guidance of mentors. Both students and 227-5558 , ext. 4380. Project SEED offers high school stu the community benefit. The students , If you or your company would like to dents two exciting research opportun i while earning a stipend , find out what donate to your Chicago Section 's Pro ties: chemistry research or development is ject SEED program to sponsor a local about and whether it might interest student , contact the Chicago Section * The Summer I program will provide them as a career. These students office at (847) 647-8405. first-time participants (rising juniors and become role models for younger stu seniors) a fellowship award of $2,275. dents and almost all attend college. CHERLYN BRADLEY and CHARLES * A second-year program, Summer 11, For the Chicago area, less than 100 CANNON, CHICAGO SECTION PRO provides Project SEED Summer I stu students have participated- not JECT SEED CO-CHAIRS dents an additional summer of scientific because we don 't have students that research. These students will receive a qualify or aren 't interested in the pro DEADLINES FOR gram (each year we can find plenty of fellowship award of $2,600. Additional CHEMICAL BULLETIN ly, Summer II students will be eligible students) , but due to lack of academic, for a travel grant of up to $100 to pre industrial , and governmental scientists Please submit all Chemical Bulletin sent their research at an ACS or other willing to be mentors. We continue to copy to the editor before the dead scientific meeting. have the few, dedicated scientists who lines listed below for each issue. Arti have been involved in the program sev cles can be emailed to the editor , Each student does a scientific eral years - and we salute you! Cherlyn Bradley , cbrad1027@ research project in chemistry or related In order to get more Chicagoland stu aol.com. field under the direct supervision of a dents involved in the program, we need Since we like the Bulletin to be as scientisVmentor. The students must be two things: 1) more scientists willing to timely as possible , we need the lead economically disadvantaged and must participate as mentors /preceptors to time indicated. You can help by early be enrolled in high school or be recent foster the successful continuance and planning and submission of your high school graduates; no student who growth of this worthy program in the information or articles. has matriculated in college is eligible . Chicago area for scientifically promis- The students must have taken one year Issue Deadline of high school chemistry. November 2004 9/24/04 You need not have a student yet in December 2004 10/22/04 order to apply. Apply now to sponsor a student and the local Project SEED Committee will work with you to obtain Micron Analytical Services a student. Funding for the student will come from the National Project SEED COMPLETE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION office and/or matching funds from the MORPROLOGY CREMISTRY STRUCTURE local Section . 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If you are NEW to the Project SEED program , your willingness to expose October 11-14, 2004: Industrial Applications of Renewable Resources: A Conference on Sustainable Technologies hosted by the American Oil Chemists Society, Chicago, For further information , call (217) 359-2344 or go to www.aocs.org/meetings/ia .

October 13, 2004: The Chicago Chemists Club will meet at Gusto Restaurant in Glenview. Violinist and pianist Boris and Alla Gorelik, graduates of the Minsk Conservatory, will present a program of popular and classic music. Call Judy Reuter at (847) 679-2444 by Monday October 11.

October 17-20, 2004: ACS 36th Great Lakes Regional Meeting , "Formulate Your Future " at the Pere Marquette , Peoria , IL. Go to http://member ship.acs.org/g/glrm04 .

October 23, 2004: ACS Chicago Section's Chemistry Day will be at Loyola University of Chicago, Flanner Hall, Lake Shore Campus. Free admission. See arti cle in this issue.

October 24-26, 2004: The National Paints & Coat ings Association Annua l Meeting will take place in Chicago. For more information, call 202-462-6272 or go to http://www.paint.org/meetings/index.cfm

October 25-26, 2004: The Welch Foundation's 48th chemical research conference will be on nanotechnol ogy, "Chemistry of Self-Organized and Hybrid Materi als ," and will be held in Houston at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel. To register for the conference or to review a complete program, visitwww.welch1.org , or call The Welch Foundation at 713-961-9884. The con ference is open to all and there is no registration fee.

November 10-12, 2004: The 25th Annual ALMA Conference will be held Agilent Technologies in Wilm ington, DE. For detailed information, contact ALMA at (505) 989-4683 , [email protected] , or go to www.labmanagers.org.

November 19, 2004: Joint Chicago Section ACS Dinner Meeting with the University of Chicago 's ·

Department of Chemistry for the Julius Stieglitz Award 1· Lecture.

December 10, 2004: Chicago Section ACS Holiday Party & Dinner Meeting. The speaker will be Dr. Sheila Bailey, NASA Glenn Research Center, who will talk on "Missions to Mars-Past, Present, and Future.

February 27 - March 4, 2005: PittCon 2005 will be held in Orlando, FL, Orange County Convention Cen ter. Go to www.pittcon.org for more information.