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DED UN 18 O 98 F N Y O T R E I T H C E N O A E S S S L T A E A C R C I N S M S E E H C C TI N O CA Summer 2008 Vol. LXXXVI, No. 10 N • AMERI 2008 Norris Award Reports on NSYCC To David K. Gosser, Jr., Jack A. Kampmeier and Activities Pratibha Varma-Nelson Summerthing 2008 Interviewing in the Tickets Available to Futures at Fenway - August 9, Bio-Pharma Industry 2008 Part 3 - The Scientific Presentation by Megan Driscoll 2 The Nucleus Summer 2008 The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Marilou Cashman, 23 Cottage St., Natick, MA 01360. 1-800-872-2054 Announcements 4,5 (Voice or FAX) or 508-653-6329. ______________________________________ e-mail: mcash0953(at)aol.com Summerthing 2008, 2008 Norris Award Recipients, Lyman C. Newell Grants, Any Section business may be conducted via the business office above. Summer Scholarship Awards, NESACS Members Receive Awards NESACS Homepage: A Report on NSYCC Activities 6 http://www.NESACS.org _____________________________ David Cunningham, Webmaster ACS Hotline, Washington, D.C.: The NSYCC, Spring 2008 and Beyond 7 1-800-227-5558 ______________________ Officers 2008 NESACS Students Win Awards in Germany 9 __________________ Chair: Marietta Schwartz Langer Wins Millennium Technology Prize 10 Chemistry Department, UMASS-Boston __________________ Boston, MA 02125 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day 2008 10 617-287-6146; marietta.schwartz(at)umb.edu ______________________ Chair-Elect: 29th Alma Conference 11 Dr. E. Joseph Billo _________________________________ 13 Shattuck Street October 15-17, Waltham, MA Natick, MA 01760 508-653-3074, joseph.billo(at)verizon.net National Chemistry Week Events 12 Immediate Past Chair: _________________________ Mukund Chorghade NESACS Members Raise Money for Cancer Research 13 14 Carlson Circle, Natick, MA 01360 _________ 508-651-7809 and 308-3891 NESACS and NSYCC Election Results 14 Chorghade(at)comcast.net _____________________ Secretary: Report from Istanbul 15 Michael Singer Sigma-Aldrich __________________________________ 3 Strathmore Rd., Natick, MA 01360 Historical Notes 15 508-651-8151X291; msinger(at)sial.com ______________________________________ Treasurer: Summary of Governance Actions/Reports 16 James Piper __________________ 19 Mill Rd., Harvard, MA 01451 Interviewing in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry 18 978-456-3155, piper28(at)attglobal.net _____________ Auditor: Part 3-The Scientific Presentation by Megan Driscoll Anthony Rosner Summer Historical Events in Chemistry 24 Archivist: ____________________ Myron S. Simon Cover: 20 Somerset Rd. The winning team from the 4th Annual NESACS Golf Tournament held Newton, MA 02465; 617-332-5273 Romysimon(at)mindspring.com on June 25, 2008. L to R: Jeff Wilson, Aptuit; Paul Delfino, Delfino Marketing Trustees: Communications; Stu Needleman, Aptuit; Jim Bannister, Aptuit. (Photo by Amy Joseph A. Lima, Esther A. H. Hopkins, Tapper) Michael E. Strem Deadlines: Councilors Alternate Councilors October 2008 Issue: August 15, 2008 Term Ends 12/31/2008 November 2008 Issue: September 15, 2008 Doris I. Lewis Patrick M. Gordon Morton Z. Hoffman Michael P. Filosa Christine Jaworek-Lopes Lawrence Scott Mary Burgess Liming Shao Donald O. Rickter S.B. Rajur Term Ends 12/31/2009 The Nucleus is published monthly, except June and August by the Northeastern Section of the American Catherine Costello Julia H.Miwa Chemical Society, Inc. Forms close for advertising on the 1st of the month of the preceding issue. Text Patricia Mabrouk Alfred Viola Michaeline F. Chen Jerry P. 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Box 1150, Marshfield, MA 02050, Committees, the editor Tel: 781-837-0424; FAX: 781-837-1453 of THE NUCLEUS, and Contributing Editors: Morton Hoffman, Feature Editor; Dennis Sardella, Book Reviews the Trustees of Section Calendar Coordinator: Sheila Rodman, email: srodman(at)konarka.com Funds are members of the Photographers: Morton Z. Hoffman and James Phillips Board of Directors. Any Councilor of the American Chemical Society Proofreaders: Donald O. Rickter, Myron S. Simon, Vivian K. Walworth, E. Joseph Billo residing within the section area is an ex officio Webmaster: David Cunningham, webmaster(at)nesacs.org member of the Board of Directors. Copyright 2008, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. The Nucleus Summer 2008 3 Summerthing 2008 Norris Corporate Patrons ($2000+) Abbott Laboratories 2008 Award Lyophilization Service of New England Merck NESACS AT FENWAY! David K. Gosser, Jr., National ACS Jack A. Kampmeier, and Novartis We have tickets for you Pratibha Varma-Nelson to Pfizer Sepracor for Futures at Fenway on receive 2008 James Flack Saturday, August 9th Strem Chemicals Norris Award Vertex Pharmaceuticals The annual doubleheader will feature David K. Gosser, Jr., Professor of Patrons ($1000-$1999) family-friendly ticket prices and kid- Chemistry at the City University of Astra-Zeneca R&D Boston friendly activities. Get this: $12 covers New York (City College), Jack A. IRIX Pharmaceuticals a ticket and all handling fees! The Kampmeier, Professor of Chemistry Millennium Pharmaceuticals day will begin with the Red Sox’ short- Emeritus at the University of Rochester Shasun Pharmaceuticals season Single-A affiliate, Lowell Spin- and Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Professor ZINK Imaging ners, squaring off against the Hudson of Chemistry and Executive Director Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. Valley Renegades (Tampa Bay organi- of the Center for Teaching and Learn- zation) at 12:05 p.m. That game will be ing at Indiana University-Purdue Uni- Donors ($300-$999) followed by the Triple-A Pawtucket versity, Indianapolis have been Cambridge Major Laboratories Red Sox battling the Charlotte Knights selected as the recipients of the 2008 Occidental Petroleum (Chicago White Sox organization) in James Flack Norris Award for Out- Organix the second half of the doubleheader. standing Achievement in the Teaching PCI Synthesis Your admission fee covers both games! of Chemistry. The award will be pre- Royal Society of Chemistry In addition to autograph sessions, sented on Thursday, November 13, Serono Research Institute kids attending the event will be 2008. The award is made annually by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals selected randomly throughout the day the Northeastern section of the Ameri- to participate in a number of exciting can Chemical Society to recognize an activities, such as participating in mas- individual whose dedication and excel- college and university campuses to cot races and taking part in other on- lence in the teaching of chemistry have facilitate Workshops for more than field activities. At this price you can had wide-ranging effects on the profes- 20,000 students per year. bring your friends and family for a sion. Professors Gosser, Kampmeier, Gosser, Kampmeier and Varma- wonderful day at Fenway Park seeing and Varma-Nelson are jointly recog- Nelson led the research and develop- the Red Sox stars of the future. nized for their leadership work to ment of the PLTL model following its This NESACS Summerthing develop the Peer-Led Team Learn- initial pilot at CCNY in the early event honors the late Wally Gleekman ing (PLTL) Workshop model for teach- 1990’s. Supported by a National Sci- who in one of his many services to ing chemistry. ence Foundation “Systemic Change in NESACS acquired our Fenway tickets. PLTL is a national partnership of Chemistry” grant, they worked with To receive your tickets, send a faculty, learning specialists and peer colleagues to formulate and imple- check made out to NESACS to Mar- leaders to help students build concep- ment the “Critical Components” for ilou Cashman, 23 Cottage Street, tual understanding and problem-solv- successful PLTL programs, to broaden Natick, MA 01760. Requests will be ing skills in their science and math the dissemination in chemistry teach- honored until tickets are gone, so get N courses. The model introduces a new ing and beyond by encouraging PLTL your tickets soon! structure, the peer-led Workshop, leadership in biology, physics, mathe- where students work together to solve matics and computer science, and to challenging problems designed by the develop models for institutionalization faculty to engage them with the of PLTL. PLTL continues to be a Looking for seminars subject material and with each other. national partnership that builds on the in the Boston area? The team is guided by a peer who is contributions of hundreds of individu- trained to lead the Workshop. PLTL als; this team of three provided the N Check out the provides an active learning experience essential continuity and leadership. NESACS Calendar for the students, a leadership role for Your one-stop source to career-related