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Monthly Meeting NESACS New Hampshire Henry Hill Award Meeting at Holiday Inn Meeting Boston-Brookline Recognition of 50- and 60-Year Members At the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Process Chemistry National Chemistry Symposium Week Events At Boston Museum of Science and Boston Children’s At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Museum Cambridge, MA In Memoriam Christine Jaworek-Lopes June 1, 1970–May 21, 2016 By Michael P. Filosa

Photo by Christine Jaworek-Lopes Christine, Zach and Josh at the October 2015 Henry A. Hill Award Meeting. She will be missed by all of us who Photo by Morton Z. Hoffman knew her. I want to share a happy story from She is survived by her husband the Anaheim ACS Meeting in the Spring Joshua Lopes, her two children, Cassie of 2011. I happened to rent a car for that and Zach, and two stepdaughters Abby trip since I have relatives in the area. I and Lindsay all of Hanover, MA. She bumped into Christine and Marietta was predeceased by her father, Gerald. As the Nucleus Editor I knew Christine She is survived by her mother, Fry- as the meticulous organizer of National Schwartz who were rooming together at the conference. I don’t recall exactly deryka Jaworek of Three Rivers, Mas- Chemistry Week for the Northeastern sachusetts. She is also survived by her Section. Chris would invariably have how it happened but I ended up agreeing to drive them to the airport. We had sister, Joanne Jaworek and husband, the event organized by mid-summer and Ryan Betts of Brick, New Jersey. had her flyer announcing her plans quite a few hours so we left the confer- ready for the Nucleus so that it could run ence and went to the Long Beach Daniel J. Sandman in the Summer, September and October Aquarium and enjoyed the sea creatures 1942–March 4, 2016 editions. Her events were very success- and other animals. I recall Marietta in a ful and I was always pleased to publish picture with a parakeet on her shoulder. the reports she submitted on these We also stopped and enjoyed walking events. She also won a number of the beach. Somehow, I lost the photos I Chemluminary Awards for her NCW ef- took, but the memories are still fond. forts at Summer ACS National Meet- In addition to the Chemluminary ings. Awards mentioned above, Christine was I also knew Christine as a fellow the 2015 recipient of the Henry A. Hill board member and Councilor for NE- Award for Meritorious Service to the SACS. It was at last summer’s Boston Northeastern Section and the 2008 E. Meeting that I found out she had been Ann Nalley Northeast Regional Award ill with advanced colon cancer since for Volunteer Service to the ACS. She early in the year and was in the fight of was a beloved Associate Professor of her life. I, coincidentally, bumped into Chemistry at Emmanual College where Professor of Chemistry Daniel J. Sand- her in a back hall of the Convention she was known as “Dr. J” or Dr. J-Lo.” man of the University of Massachusetts- Center. She looked well, I thought, and Sister Janet, President of Emmanuel Lowell Chemistry Department passed she thanked me for saying so. Later she College, recently announced a new fac- away on March 4, 2016. attended Council while a pump was ad- ulty award (Faculty Excellence in Serv- Dr. Sandman received a B.S. from ministering her chemotherapy. ice to the Community award) in honor Drexel University and a Ph.D. from Later I followed her illness through of Christine. She is the first recipient of Princeton University, and was a post- her Caring Bridge blog. She was gen- the Award. doctoral researcher at the University of erally upbeat and factual about her treat- http://ecthehub.com/2016/05/23/ Wisconsin. He was a Senior Staff Sci- ments and prognosis. She did her best chemistry-professor-dr-christine-ja- entist in Corporate Research at Xerox and never gave up even when she wrote worek-lopes-passes-away/ Corporation and at GTE Labs in that the doctors said they had no more Christine was from Palmer, Massa- Waltham prior to being appointed to treatment options for her. She chusetts and was salutatorian of her Professor of Chemistry at the University poignantly wrote after our last light class at Palmer High School. She re- of Massachusetts in Lowell in 1993. snow on April 3rd, “I am glad it snowed ceived her B.S. and Ph.D. from Tufts He is survived by his wife, Alma; today as this may be the last snow I see University. During her time at Em- his daughters, Suzanne Pasko and Dr. fall. Thanks for following the journey.” manuel she served as Chair of the Karen Sandman; his sons-in-law, Chemistry Department. continued on page 13

2 The Nucleus October 2016 The Northeastern Section of the American- Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Anna Singer, 12 Corcoran Road, Burlington, MA 01803 (Voice or FAX) 781-272-1966. In Memoriam 2 e-mail: [email protected] ______NESACS Homepage: Christine Jaworek-Lopes and Daniel J. Sandman http://www.NESACS.org Officers 2016 Remembering Vivian Walworth 4 Chair ______Jerry P. Jasinski By Victor King McElheny Keene State College Keene, NH 03435-2001 Monthly Meeting 5 [email protected] ______Chair-Elect Presentation of 50- and 60-year members, Presentation of the Henry A. Hill Leland L. Johnson, Jr. Conditas Biotechnology Group Award for Outstanding Service to NESACS at the Holiday Inn P.O. Box 540 Boston-Brookline Brookline, MA 02446 [email protected] Process Chemistry Symposium 6 617-304-6474 ______Immediate Past Chair October 20, 2016 at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Katherine L. Lee Cambridge, MA Pfizer 610 Main Street NESACS New Hampshire Meeting 7 Cambridge, MA 02139 [email protected] ______617-674-7299 October 22, 2016 at the University of New Hampshire. James Cameron, Dow Secretary Electronic Materials and Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., Executive Director Michael Singer and CEO of the ACS to speak. MilliporeSigma 3 Strathmore Rd, Natick, MA 01760 Young Chemists Continuing to Build International Relationships 8 774-290-1391, [email protected] _ Treasurer Reflections from the annual GDCh-NESACS German Exchange Program James Piper 19 Mill Rd, Harvard, MA 01451 Compiled by Felicia Lucci 978-456-3155, [email protected] Auditor National Chemistry Week Events 10 Patrick Gordon ______Archivist Chemists Celebrate Earth Day Celebrations at the MOS 11 Ken Mattes ______Trustees Dorothy Phillips, Ruth Tanner, Peter C. Meltzer By Jayashree Ranga and David Sittenfeld Directors-at-Large Cover: David Harris, John Neumeyer, Ralph Scannell, Speaker at the October NESACS Meeting, Professor Malika Jeffries-EL, John Burke, Ioannis Papayannopoulos, Christine Jaworek-Lopes Department of Chemistry and Division of Materials Science, Boston University Councilors /Alternate Councilors (Photo courtesy of Professor Jeffries-EL) Term Ends 12/31/2016 Michael Singer Raymond Borg Deadlines: Mary Shultz Mukund Chorghade December 2016 Issue: October 15, 2016 Robert Lichter Mary Mahaney January 2017 Issue: November 15, 2016 Sophia R. Su Raj Rajur Marietta Schwartz Sonja Strah-Pleynet Term Ends 12/31/2017 Michael P. Filosa John Podobinski Doris I. Lewis Sonja Strah-Pleynet Patricia A. Mabrouk Anna Waclawa Sromeks Mark Tebbe Mary Burgess The Nucleus is published monthly, except June and August, by the Northeastern Section of the American Morton Z. Hoffman Ralph Scannell Chemical Society, Inc. Forms close for advertising on the 1st of the month of the preceding issue. Text Term Ends 12/31/2018 must be received by the editor six weeks before the date of issue. Katherine Lee Jackie O'Neil Catherine E. Costello Andrew Scholte Editor: Michael P. Filosa, Ph.D., 18 Tamarack Road, Medfield, MA 02052 Email: Ruth Tanner R. Christian (Chris) Moreton [email protected]; Tel: 508-843-9070 Michaeline Chen Ajay Purohit Associate Editors: Myron S. Simon, 60 Seminary Ave. apt 272, Auburndale, MA 02466 Kenneth Mattes Robert Lichter Morton Hoffman Board of Publications: James Phillips (Chair), Mary Mahaney, Ajay Purohit, Ken Drew All Chairs of standing Business Manager: Joshua Fine, Email: [email protected] Committees, the editor Advertising Manager: Vacant: contact Michael Filosa at [email protected] of THE NUCLEUS, and Calendar Coordinator: Xavier Herault, Email: [email protected] the Trustees of Section Funds are members of the Photographers: Morton Hoffman and James Phillips Board of Directors. Any Proofreaders: Donald O. Rickter, Morton Z. Hoffman, Carol Mulrooney Coun cilor of the American Chemical Society Webmaster: Roy Hagen, Email: [email protected] residing within the section area is an ex officio member of the Board of Directors. Copyright 2016, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

The Nucleus October 2016 3 Remembering Vivian 2015 NESACS Sponsors Instititution Contribution Level Amgen Platinum Walworth Biogen, Idec Platinum By Victor King McElheny, 18 June 2016, Spoken at The First Congregational Davos Pharma Platinum Johnson-Matthey Platinum Church, Concord, MA on the occasion of a memorial service held for Vivian K. SK Life Sciences Platinum Walworth Navin Fluorine International Gold We remember Vivian as a person who journal for six years. Vivian assigned me Vertex Gold treated us with affection and respect. to check over Land’s 1947 paper on one- Esselen Fund of the Boston Silver But we also remember her constantly step photography before its text was dig- Foundation calling on us to work on significant itized. Merck and Co. Silver things. For decades, she was devoted to After my book on Land came out, I National Institute of Standards Silver building a considered, almost official spoke before quite a few professional (NIST) account of both instant photography and groups, including the Society for Imag- Pharmacore Silver applications of light polarization. For ing Science. I not only interviewed Vi- PLR Brand Services (Polaroid) Silver her tasks, she was always giving us as- vian for the book, but she also steered Sanofi Silver signments. me to a source that opened up contacts MilliporeSigma Bronze In the summer of 1972, after I had with Land’s very large set of relatives – European Chemical Sciences Bronze (EuCheMS) turned in a consultant’s report on the de- eighteen first cousins and the two sons The Royal Society of Chemistry Bronze velopment and functions of the remark- of his sister. German Chemical Society Bronze able Polaroid SX-70 film and camera Several years ago, I had the fun of (GDCh) system, Vivian pulled me into reviewing going with Vivian to visit Harvard’s Novartis Bronze multiple drafts of the article she co-au- Baker Library to see some World War II Strem Chemicals Bronze thored with Edwin Land and Howard 3-D vectographs that had been specially Rogers for the Seventh edition of unfrozen for her and several colleagues Contribution Levels Donation Neblette’s Handbook of Photography from Stereojet. This gave me a new ap- Platinum $5,000+ and Reprography. This was the chapter preciation that vectographs were not Gold $3,500-$4999 Silver $2,000-$3,499 that the company published as a paper- only important for reconnaissance but Bronze $500-$1,999 back in 1977, and which evolved into an also for detailed training in assembly article with Stan Mervis in the 1989 and repair of military equipment. Meeting Sponsors Eighth edition of Neblette’s, which she Just last year, Vivian recruited me Amgen edited with John Sturge and Allan for a stimulating Forum here at the First Cape Cod Community College Shepp. Parish that was followed by vivid audi- Genzyme-Sanofi This opportunity for me to repeat- ence questions. And soon after, I found Nova Biomedical edly study the Neblette chapter was a myself speaking at the MIT Museum in Takeda Vertex significant step in mastering Land’s Cambridge on an occasion that Vivian technical universe for what became my inspired. This was the dedication of an biography of him in 1998. American Chemical Society plaque to Vivian’s assignments kept coming. be placed outside Land’s laboratory at In 1978, thanks to Vivian, I had the the corner of Osborn and Main Streets. What’s Yours? chance to interview many more of the It seemed appropriate to discuss Land as Many local employers post positions SX-70 pioneers at Polaroid for a book an innovator and enthusiast for popular on the NESACS job board. chapter. They spoke eloquently of how involvement in the excitement of sci- their association with Land had raised ence. Find yours at their sights higher than they ever ex- Amid all Vivian’s other activities, pected. the thrill of discovery was a central www.nesacs.org/jobs Soon after Land’s death in 1991, I theme of her life. I feel proud and grate- was one of the many editors Vivian ful to have known her for more than u helped pull together for what became forty years. the three volumes of Edwin Land’s es- says, edited by Mary McCann and pub- lished by the Society for Imaging What exactly goes on at NESACS’ Science and Technology. As you proba- monthly Board meetings? bly know, Vivian not only served as www.nesacs.org/reports president of the society but edited its

4 The Nucleus October 2016 Monthly Meeting Biography: The 963rd Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society Presentation of 50- and 60-year members Presentation of the Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Service to NESACS to Jim and Karen Piper. Thursday, October 13, 2016 Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline 1200 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA Malika Jeffries-EL received BA degrees in Chemistry and Africana Studies at Agenda: Wellesley College and Master’s and 4:30 pm Board Meeting (Whitney A) Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from The George Washington University. After 5:30 pm Reception (Lower Level Foyer) spending one year at Smith College as a Mendenhall Fellow she worked as a 5:30 pm Poster Session Younger Chemists Crossing Borders post-doctoral researcher under the direc- 6:30 pm Dinner (Sit-down service, Whitney B) tion of Professor Richard D. McCul- lough at Carnegie Mellon University. In 7:30 pm Evening Program, Dr. Jerry Jasinski, NESACS Chair, Presiding 2005, she joined the faculty in the Introduction of the Speaker, Leland L. Johnson, Jr, NESACS, Chemistry Department at Iowa State Chair-Elect University and was promoted to associ- Professor Malika Jeffries-EL, Associate Professor, Department ate professor with tenure in 2012. She of Chemistry and Division of Materials Science, Boston University joined the Department of Chemistry and “From molecules to materials: designing organic semiconductors Division of Materials Science at Boston for advanced applications” Univeristy in 2016. Dr. Jeffries-EL’s re- For those who would like to join us for dinner, please register by noon, Thursday, search focuses on the development of October 6, using PayPal: http://acssymposium.com/paypal.html. Select the pay continued on page 12 with credit or debit card option and follow the additional instructions on the page. Cost: Members, $30; Non-members, $35; Retirees, $20; Students, $10. Dinner Abstract: reservations not cancelled at least 24 hours in advance must be paid. If you wish to join us for this meeting and not eat dinner, please register by The past two decades have seen a dra- noon, Thursday, October 1, using PayPal: http://acssymposium.com/pay- matic increase in the number of con- pal.html. Select “Seminar only”. The fee is $1. sumer electronics in use. Previously, New members or those seeking additional information, contact the NESACS most households had a landline phone, administrative coordinator, Anna Singer, at [email protected] or at (781) 272- one or two televisions and the occasional 1966. Please note, the office is open on a part-time basis. desktop computer. These days most peo- THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY NOON, ple own numerous electronic devices, OCTOBER 6 THOSE WITHOUT RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE ADMIT- resulting in an increased demand on the TED TO THIS EVENT. semiconducting materials that drive this technology, in addition to the energy Directions: needed to power them. Accordingly By Public Transportation: The Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline hotel is conve- there has been a large amount of interest niently located across from the Green Line “C” St. Paul Street trolley stop. in the development of organic semicon- From the Mass Pike: From US I-90, take Exit 18. Follow Cambridge signs right ductors, as many of the inorganic mate- to Storrow Drive/Kenmore Square exit. Take the immediate right onto Beacon rials used in these devices are in limited St., and proceed for 2 miles. supply. Organic semiconductors are ei- From 93 North or South: Take I-93 to US 90W, then take Exit 18. ther polymers or small molecules that Parking: Metered parking is available on Beacon Street (bring quarters). Parking feature an extended pi-conjugation. u is available in the Holiday Inn garage ($15 maximum). These materials possess many excep- tional electronic, optical and thermal properties and thus are well suited for continued on page 12

The Nucleus October 2016 5 Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society Process Chemistry Symposium

Date Thursday, October 20, 2016 Location Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

Confirmed Matthew Beaver, Amgen Inc. Speakers Richard Braatz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abigail Doyle, Princeton University Eric Jacobsen, Harvard University Albert Kwok, Biogen Kian Tan, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Pete Ruggiero, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Jin-Quan Yu, The Scripps Research Institute

• Join us for a day-long symposium focused on process chemistry and featuring speakers from industry and academia. There will be opportunities to network with members of the local chemistry community during lunch and a late afternoon re- ception.

• Registration information Register at http://www.acssymposium.com/symposium_paypal.html Seating is limited and will be allotted on a first come, first served basis. All attendees must bring a photo ID to be admitted to the event. Registration fees: $50 for regular attendees; $25 for students – includes continen- tal breakfast, lunch and reception. PayPal questions: please contact the NESACS administrative coordinator, Anna Singer, at [email protected] (preferred) or at (781) 272-1966. Please note the office is open on a part-time basis.

• Organizing Committee • Luigi Anzalone [email protected] • Steve Canham [email protected] • Katherine Lee [email protected] • Steve Mennen [email protected] • Xianglin Shi [email protected] u

6 The Nucleus October 2016 NESACS Meeting Biographies Biography Meeting of the New Hampshire Area of the Northeastern Dr. James Cameron Section of the American Chemical Society Fellow, Dow Electronic Materials Saturday, October 22, 2016 Department of Chemistry, Parsons Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 10:00 am Registration and light refreshments 10:50 am Welcome: Jerry P. Jasinski, Chair, NESACS, Professor, Keene State Col- lege; Jeremy Andreatta, Chair, CMS Assistant Professor, Worces- ter State University; Meledath Govindan, President, NEACT, Professor, Fitchburg State University Jim Cameron is currently a R&D Fellow at Dow Electronic Materials (Dow EM). 11:00 am Seminar: Dr. James Cameron, Fellow, Dow Electronic Materials, As a Dow R&D Fellow, Jim provides Marlborough, MA 01752 technical leadership for many material “Chemistry at the Forefront of Advanced Semiconductor Manufac- driven projects within Dow EM’s Li- turing” thography Business Unit. Jim started his career in electronic 12:00 pm Lunch materials in 1993 with Shipley Com- 1:30 pm Seminar: Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., Executive Director and pany and then worked at Rohm and CEO of the American Chemical Society Haas Electronic Materials prior to its “ACS: Charting the Course for Chemists” merging with Dow in 2009. Over this period, Jim has held key roles of in- 2:30 pm Closing Remarks: Jerry P. Jasinski, Chair, NESACS creasing responsibility in material syn- thesis and product development and has 2:45 pm Reception made many important contributions to the development of photoactive materi- • The public is invited to this event. The registration fee is $15. als, photoresists, antireflective coatings • Register through http://acssymposium.com/paypal-gms.html by Friday, Octo- and underlayer materials. Jim’s achieve - ber 14, 2016. ments in these areas have significantly influenced the success of Dow EM’s Li- • Questions? Contact NESACS Administrative Coordinator Anna Singer at 781- thography business. 272-1966 or [email protected] (email is preferred). Please note, the office Jim has filed more than 35 US is open on a part-time basis. patents and presently holds 28 granted Directions to the University of New Hampshire: Driving Directions to the US patents. He has also authored more UNH Campus (Durham): From I-95 South (Maine), take Exit 5 (in NH) to the than 90 scientific publications. Jim re- Spaulding Turnpike (Route 16N), then take Exit 6W (Route 4 West) towards ceived his B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1984 Durham to the Exit for Route 155A. At the bottom of the ramp take a left onto from the University of Strathclyde, Main Street. From I-95 North (Mass.), take Exit 4 (in NH) (left hand exit) to the Glasgow, UK. In 1988, he received his Spaulding Turnpike (Route 16N), then take Exit 6W (Route 4 West) towards Ph.D. degree in synthetic organic chem- Durham to the Exit for Route 155A. At the bottom of the ramp take a left onto istry from the same institution. Prior to Main Street. From the West, take route 101 East to Exit 7 (Route 125 North). joining Shipley, Jim held postdoctoral Follow Route 125 North to the traffic circle. Take Route 4 East to the Durham appointments with Dr. J.M.J. Frechet at Exit (2 miles) (Route 155A Cornell University and Dr. C.G. Wilson Special thanks to the UNH Department of Chemistry for providing the at IBM’s Almaden Research Center. u venue for this event Abstract: “Chemistry at the Forefront of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing” The manufacture of today’s advanced semiconductor chips is driven by a com- plex process known as photolithogra- continued on page 13

The Nucleus October 2016 7 Young Chemists Continuing to Build International Relationships: Reflections from the Annual GDCh-NESACS German Exchange Program Compiled by Felicia Lucci The deadline for applying for this year’s Andrew Therrien, Graduate Stu- ceived at every facility we visited.” exchange is Nov. 1st. You can find details dent, Tufts University Emily Nicotera, Graduate Student, on Page 6 of the Summer-September Tufts University “When I found out I was selected to par- issue of the Nucleus or on the NESACS th ticipate in the exchange program, I was “As a 5 year graduate student in the Web site. You can also contact the selec- thrilled. Not only was this a chance to field of chemistry, I have noticed tion committee directly at GEX@nesacs. travel to a new country, but the chance throughout my years at the University of org. to present my research at an interna- New Hampshire that it is easy to fall into Twelve students from NESACS recently tional conference and interact with my a pattern and routine. This is good for explored the science and culture of Kiel, peers from all over the world….After some things; however, when it comes to a maritime city in Germany, as part of being involved with the NSYCC for 3 innovating and networking within your the annual Gesellschaft Deutscher years now, I have felt a great sense of field, this is not the ideal situation. De- Chemiker (GDCh)-NESACS German community here in Boston and in our ciding to apply to the German Exchange Exchange Program in conjunction with section. As a result, I have been empow- Program was a profound opportunity. the Jungchemikerforum (JCF). The ered to expand my horizons and my net- Not only would this be an awesome cul- focus of the trip was a student-organized work even further. Rarely do these tural and sightseeing opportunity, but conference at Christiana Albertina Uni- chances come about and I am glad I took this would be a great forum to have versity of Kiel, where graduate and un- it. I look forward to seeing this program fresh new innovative ideas and meet dergraduate students presented their continue to grow and change lives!” people within my field of research that research to international colleagues. Catherine Rawlins, Graduate might otherwise be impossible to do. With tours of local scientific facilities Student, Northeastern University The valuable experience that I was able such as Shell Technology Center, Geo- “Overall, this was an excellent program to gain from this trip was immeasurable mar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Re- for me: First, it provided a platform for and I truly consider this to have been an search, and Leibniz Institute for Science young chemists from different continents experience of a lifetime. I believe that and Mathematics Education, this pro- to communicate with each other; we all all of my fellow travelers and scientists gram gave students a unique apprecia- made new friends and these relationships had this type of experience in mind.” tion for German industry, academia, and are very valuable. Second, our visits to Casey Grenier, Graduate Student, culture. Below are the students’ impres- scientific institutions and our participa- University of New Hampshire sions of the program highlighting per- tion in the JCF conference expanded our “Originally I was under the impression sonal intellectual growth, admiration of view of other modes of research as we that we would all go to Germany and German industry, and formation of last- got to know what’s chemists are think- present our research at a conference, and ing friendships. ing in another country. Third, beyond when we had time, we would see some “As a 4th year Ph.D. student, I can say the science, the visits to local industries sights. This last statement could not be quite confidently that this trip to Ger- and cities allowed us to learn about the further from the truth. This exchange many will be one of the best memories German way of living and its culture.” was filled with visits to various aca- of my doctorate studies. It was so re- Chen Bai, Graduate Student, demic and industrial sites; we were freshing to get out of the lab for a week Brandeis University always on the move. Visiting the Uni- and explore what being a chemist means “Our gracious hosts, including Elisabeth versity in Kiel was very exciting be- outside of my own research. For the first Kapatsina (GDCh) and several JCF cause we got to see a lot of great science few days in Kiel, we did a bit of sight- members, ensured that we experienced and instrumentation that I would never seeing and toured large academic and the culture and history of the city of Kiel, have been exposed to without the ex- industrial labs. The last 4 days of the trip as well as the impact the cities of Kiel change. We met with graduate students were focused on the JCF-Fruehjahrssym - and Hamburg have had and continue to from different labs who talked about posium, which is a conference attracting have on the scientific community. We their research on photo-switchable mol- researchers from all over the world. At had some amazing visits, including ecules and how the various labs were in- this conference I had the pleasure of pre- tours of the Geomar, Shell, and the corporating these molecules in different senting my own research to a general au- Agrolab facilities. I think I can speak for ways. The industry tours we went on dience of chemists, as opposed to a the entire group when I say we are so were also amazing. We had the oppor- specialized audience like I’m used to.” appreciative of the hospitality we re- continued on page 9

8 The Nucleus October 2016 Young Chemists rope who seemed very enthusiastic about sharing their work… All the Continued from page 8 memories we created in Germany will tunity to tour different labs around Kiel, be cherished forever.” such as Shell, AgroLab, and the Geomar Rekha Chhetri, Graduate Student, Institute. Visiting all of these places got University of New Hampshire me excited about the various types of chemistry research from fuel additives “I was not expecting such an action at Shell to ocean acidification at the Ge- packed trip. I appreciated being able to omar. This experience has gotten me to see science internationally and in a dif- ferent setting. Before the JCF sympo- think about different ways that we use NESACS Exchange Delegates touring the Geo- chemistry, as well as possible career op- sium, we took a trip to the Diels-Alder Institute, where we listened to students mar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in tions.” Kiel, Germany. Photo courtesy of Felicia Lucci. Kyle Cole, Graduate Student, talk about the chemistry research and Boston College demonstrate their photo-activated switch compounds. We also saw their “So far the German Exchange has been instrumentation such as their Moss- one of the most influential and helpful bauer, EPR setup, and IR. The Geomar experiences of my young scientific ca- was one of the coolest experiences, reer. As an undergraduate, the opportu- where we were able to see all the sen- nity to present my research at a sors for ocean sample collection and scientific conference was a tremendous meet chemists and engineers in this learning experience. First, I gained field. We also were able to see the Agro- valuable experience communicating lab where they had high-throughput with other scientists. Communication analysis of water samples. These trips skills are a critical asset for any scien- exposed us to many interesting chem- NESACS Exchange Delegates after touring tist, whether manifested in poster ses- istry applications to solving very diffi- AgroLab Group in Kiel, Germany. Photo cour- sions, talks, or papers. Watching others cult scientific problems. The biggest tesy of Leland Johnson. within the field present their research part for me was being able to network allowed me to reflect on how I would at the JCF symposium and set up sci- like to communicate my own research, ence relationships that will last. I have which I was able to put into practice at become a part of the NESACS commu- the poster session. The conference was nity and going on this trip has allowed also valuable because it exposed me to me to set up local collaborations as well the different types of problems people as recognize more opportunities to be- are working on. It gave me an overall come involved in the local chemistry sense of what people really care about, community.” and how science can step in to poten- Amanda Vo, Graduate Student, tially solve those problems.” Boston University Jacob Ganley, Undergraduate Stu- dent, Northeastern University “Every morning we would make our NESACS Exchange Delegates and JCF Hosts way through the Kiel Hauptbahnhof to enjoying a final farewell dinner together. Photo “The trip to Germany was a wonderful catch a bus to the lecture hall at Kiel courtesy of Emily Nicotera. experience educationally as well as cul- University. The lectures we listened to turally. Since it was my first time in Eu- were very impassioned, from people rope I got to experience the beautiful who, like all of us, had chosen to devote culture and learn about the beautiful their lives to the pursuit of science and place… Starting from the first day our knowledge. Their excitement was infec- schedule was full of visits to different tious, even though the majority of us sites… As a chemist we know how im- were operating on next to no sleep. We portant the Diels-Alder reaction is in the saw great posters, met extraordinary field of organic chemistry, and we got professionals, exchanged contact infor- the honor of visiting University of Kiel mation, and shared drinks and bonded where the reaction was discovered by over the scientific insanity that brought Otto Diels and Kurt Alder…. Then we us all together. In the evenings, we had the conference for the next four would forget that we were all bound by GDCh-JCF hosts modeling baseball caps repre- days where we attended the talks from senting the universities of NESACS exchange science and go out and explore the delegates. Photo courtesy of Emily Nicotera. the brilliant speakers from all over Eu- continued on page 12

The Nucleus October 2016 9 National Chemistry Week Chemistry of Fibers & Forensics

October 16, 2016 – Museum of Science, Boston Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture by Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri

Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea. Professor Shakhashiri has captivated audiences with his scientific demonstrations at a variety of locations including Boston’s Museum of Science, the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Taking place in Cahners Theatre (2nd floor, Blue Wing) at 1:00pm and 4:00pm

*Admission to the museum is required. Free tickets to Dr. Shakhashiri’s show will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickers are available via advance reservation. To reserve tickets, Hands-on Activities Related to Forensics Science please contact the NESACS secretary via email [email protected] before October 11, 2016. Tickets will be available for pick-up in the lobby of the museum at the ACS table.

From 1pm – 5pm, NCW volunteers will be on-hand to perform demonstrations and assist in hands-onOctober activities 22, suitable2016 for – allBoston ages Children’s Museum

A crime has been committed at the museum, and we need YOU to solve it! Learn how to take fingerprints, analyze blood types, use chromatography to identify different substances, and *Admission to the museum is required u lots more, all using the power of chemistry. Can you solve the mystery and find the suspect? Come join our NCW volunteers from 11am – 4pm for hands-on activities suitable for all ages

10 The Nucleus October 2016 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day celebrations at Museum of Science by Dr. Jayashree Ranga, Salem State University and David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science Chemists Celebrate Earth Day event was organized at Blue Wing of Museum of Science, Boston on Sunday, April 10, 2016 from 12 - 4 pm by the Northeast- ern Section of American Chemical So- ciety and Museum of Science (MoS). Enthusiastic volunteers (~140) from various organizations presented more than 15 hands-on activities related to this year’s theme “The Great Indoors – Your Home’s Ecosystem”. About 1000 visitors participated in these activities at the event. Activities presented included nano sand, exploring sizes, hydrogel, CCED volunteers at MoS on April 10, 2016. Photo by Dr. Jayashree Ranga scented balloons, green indoors, pH in the home ecosystem, ocean acidifica- Palmer, Heather Rotti Jamie Gullikson, Yehui Sun, Kelly Wong tion, self-inflating balloons, specific Gordon College: Daruenie Andujar, Raytheon: Himanshu Shah heat lab, sharklet with nano-sized pat- Brooke Arthur, Julia Bilancieri, Ashley Salem State University: Carmy Adonis, tern on plastic film, absorption of dyes Cordero, Verna Curfman, Beth Fjellstad, Benjamin Bergstrom, Erica Beltre, Brian on different fabrics, and titration analy- Luke O’Donnel, Eimi Percival, Harri- Bouchard, Macha Cejour, Jen Crovo, sis of common household systems. son Miller, Ivy Ngo, Jade Stern, Logan Nina Colon, Lily Do, Matt Douglass, The key goal of this event was to Walsh Vikki Ford, Cedric Gray, Courtney motivate young visitors with engaging Malden High School: Martin Berry- LeBlanc, Sandra Mukisa, Alisha Polini, science activities. The volunteers did a man, Erica Bueno, Caron Camille, Laura Presutti, Natalie Medrano, Made- fantastic job of engaging young visitors. Emma Ceplinskas, Louis Chevry, Ka line Meservey, Jesse Moreira, Nephaelia Special thanks to volunteers from Be- Wing Cheung, Ricky Cordero, Sabrina Nichols, Kasey Nolan, Ruth Pierre, Nar- yond Benign, Fitchburg State University, Dushinksi, Caroline Fitzgerald, Aigul cissa Plummer, Rebecca Tanzella, Mad- Gordon College, Malden High School, FitzGerald, Sandy Ip, Brynn Kankel, die Twohig, Cassandra Soffron, Jessica Museum of Science, Northeastern Uni- Marwa Khudaynazar, Heresa Laforce, Sitnikova, Juliya Shnayder, Thomas versity, NESACS, Raytheon, Salem Hien Lau, Lynh Le, Winnie Li, Karen Wright State University, and Suffolk University. Luo, Alex Lombardi, Pedro Pagani, Suffolk University: Janice Bautista, Amanda Nash, Karen Ng, Phuong NESACS also participated in the Aracelli Acevedo, Stefanie Aguiar, Aziz Nguyen, Vivian Nguyen, Huda Irshad, CCED-2016 Illustrated Poem contest. Biyari, Omar Biyari, Julie Bautista, Deborah Kibazo, Grace Melo, Beth The student received a $25 gift card Emma DeFrank, Cheikh Diop, Dr. Edith Sisay, Nhi Tran, Rachel Tran, Christine from amazon.com and the teacher re- Enyedy, Mileika Jaime, Lily Johnsky, Trannguyen, Prentice Tang, McKenzie ceived a $25 gift card from teacher Meri Kalashyan, Dr. Doris Lewis, Vo, Xiao Ling Wang, Jennie Xie, Saeko www.teachersource.com. Kaylee Lampert, Alicia Lynch, Shaza Yonetan, Yan Zheng, Emily Zou, Beat- Mass, Thao Nguyen, Brenda Ntaganda, Congratulations to the winners! rice Chaimae, Kuag Kunchok, Mane Mario Rojas, Delois Rupia, Danielle Student: Anthony J. Kim, Grade 7 (6th Rishtly Silva, Sydney Thomas, Sara Trimble - 8th Category) Museum of Science: Laura Sirale, List of other volunteers: Cosmo V. School/organization: Fay School Jorge Bernal Sabatino Teacher: Ms. Emily Gifford Northeastern University: Gaby *I apologize if your name is not on this Arreola, Suzanna Borg, Joyce Chen, list. Thank you CCED volunteers!* Jaime Conway, Jason Conway, Duy- Beyond Benign: Kate Anderson, Mollie Khoi Dang, Travis DeLano, Melanie NESACS will be organizing National Enright, Cynthia Ibarra, Loren Po, Joe Fritsche, Brittany Laramee, Danielle Chemistry Week (NCW) in October. The Romeo, Sarah Willey Lefebvre, Sunandhaa Narasimhan, 2016 theme for NCW is “Solving Mys- teries through Chemistry”: Exploring Fitchburg State University: Kara Hud- Nicole Nelson, Kelsey Patrick, Sanjana u son, Dr. Mathangi Krishnamurthy, Kelly Phatak, Loren Po, Clarissa Santori, the chemistry of fibers and forensics.

The Nucleus October 2016 11 Jeffries Biography Young Chemists build up a network to enhance their ca- reer. GDCh and NESACS - with the Continued from page 5 Continued from page 9 great support of their younger chemists organic semiconductors–materials that cities, basking in the incredible culture committees (JCF & NSYCC) - breathe combine the processing properties of and nightlife afforded by the German life into this advice via their students polymers with the electronic properties cityscape. The city of Kiel was so rich exchange that brought twelve students of semiconductors. She has won numer- with history, yet so modern and vibrant from Boston to Kiel in 2016. As one of ous awards including the 3M Non- that we all fell in love with it.” the organizers from GDCh, it’s wonder- Tenured Faculty Award (2008), the John Paul Issa, Graduate Student, ful to see how the students from US, Lloyd Ferguson Award from the Na- Tufts University Germany and other countries get con- tional Organization of Black Chemists “The NESACS exchange delegation to nected. They start talking about their re- and Chemical Engineers (2009), NSF Kiel was an incredible opportunity. As search, but soon a lot more topics CAREER award (2009), the ACS- an undergraduate preparing for gradua- follow: culture, food, sports and so on. Women Chemists Committee Rising tion, it was interesting to hear about a I am sure that a lot of friendships were Star award (2012) and the Iota Sigma Pi wide variety of research topics that I built during the exchange and I am Agnes Fay Morgan Award (2013). She had previously been unfamiliar with. In looking forward to meeting the Ameri- is also a dedicated volunteer and has addition, the networking opportunity al- can students again when GDCh/JCF served in several activities within the lowed me to form connections with visits Boston in 2018 or if they possibly American Chemical Society including both American students in the Boston come back to Germany for a PostDoc.” the advisory board for the Women area and students from across many dif- Elisabeth Kapatsina, Departmental Chemists of Color Initiative, Member-at- u ferent countries and backgrounds. Fur- Manager Education, GDCh-office large for the Organic Division, Program thermore, it allowed me to present my co-Chair for the Polymer division and research in a friendly and constructive Q. Exactly, how many awards and councilor for the Ames local section. environment. I’d recommend the pro- scholarships does NESACS sponsor? She has also served on the editorial ad- gram to any and all who want to expe- visory boards for Macromolecules and A) One b) Two c) Many u rience chemistry on a new light. Thanks Chemical and Engineering News. so much for the opportunity-I’m so glad www.nesacs.org/awards Jeffries Abstract I was a part of it!” Rebecca Sternberg, Undergraduate Continued from page 5 Student, Brandeis University applications, such as transistors, solar “I came into this trip with no precon- cells and light emitting diodes. Unfortu- ceived expectations but came out of it nately, there are several issues that have with many memorable experiences and to be addressed before real-life products some truly lasting connections. My mo- can be developed. Our group focuses on tivation for participating in the ex- the design and synthesis of new organic change was rooted in my belief that semiconductors based on low cost scientific discovery is inherently cou- and/or easily prepared starting materials. pled with communication and sharing. Since the properties of organic semicon- The opportunity to meet and to interact ductors can be readily modified through with other young chemists that spoke chemical synthesis, we have turned our different languages and came from en- attention towards the design and synthe- vironments completely foreign to my sis of novel aromatic building blocks. own but had the same motivations for Our system of choice, benzobisazoles pursuing chemical knowledge was in- possess many exceptional electronic, credibly humbling and insightful.” optical and thermal properties and thus Long Nguyen, Graduate Student, are ideally suited for diverse organic Boston University semiconducting applications. However, these materials have found limited util- “Young graduates are always told to ity due to their lack of solubility in or- ganic solvents and the harsh conditions required for their synthesis. Our group materials for use in organic light-emit- has developed a mild approach for the ting diodes and narrow band gap mate- synthesis of benzobisoxazoles resulting rials for use in photovoltaic cells. Our in several building blocks suitable for work on the synthesis and properties and designing new materials. As a result we utility of these polymers will be pre- u have been able to prepare wide band gap sented.

12 The Nucleus October 2016 N.H. Biographies these roles, he was responsible for sci- Daniel J. Sandman ence and technology, with special em- Continued from page 7 1942– March 4, 2016 phases on polymer science, chemical phy. This process uses light to pattern a process development, and later, biopro- Continued from page 2 photosensitive material known as a pho- cessing for chemical synthesis and pro- Christopher Pasko and Dr. Sandeep toresist; whereby, the wavelength of the duction. At DuPont, Dr. Connelly led Mulgund; and his daughter-in-law, Dr. light, the numerical aperture of the lens, R&D organizations and businesses, Bushra Zawaydeh and her husband, Erik the mask pattern and most importantly, while based in the US, Europe and Asia. Peterson. He was predeceased by his the patterning capability of the resist Dr. Connelly graduated with highest son, Daniel, Jr. He is also survived by chemistry combine to define the ulti- honors from Princeton University with his grandchildren: Amanda, Bethany, mate resolution capability. degrees in Chemical Engineering and and Michael Pasko, Mira and Sonia The initial light induced image is Economics. As a Winston Churchill Mulgund, and Laura Sandman, as well subsequently amplified then developed Scholar, he received his doctorate in as his step-grandchildren, Adelina and u in dilute base and the image ultimately chemical engineering from the Univer- George Peterson. transferred into the underlying substrate. sity of Cambridge. In 2016, Dr. Con- For more than 40 years, this patterning nelly was elected to the National process has been the enabling technol- Academy of Engineering. He has ogy to meet the ever increasing demand served in advisory roles to the U.S. Gov- for smaller and faster chips, Over time ernment and the Republic of Singapore. Join this process has migrated to complex Abstract: multilayer stacks in which every layer “ACS: Charting the Course for has a specific function whether it be to Chemists” NESACS enhance photo patterning and/or im- Dr. Connelly, has been working with the prove etch pattern transfer. Research in ACS Board of Directors and staff on set- on facebook this area is both rewarding and challeng- ting strategic direction that will help ing as it combines aspects of chemical chemists to be successful in the global www.facebook.com/nesacs transformations, photochemistry, mate- marketplace. He will talk about some of rial science, optics and physics. This these efforts, as well as the future direc- talk will highlight the rich and diverse tion of ACS and our support to members u chemistry of the materials used to pat- including student members. tern state of the art computer chips. The chemistry of photoresists, antireflective coatings and underlayer materials will be reviewed with an emphasis on chem- ical structure, material properties and application requirements. Biography: Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. is the Execu- tive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society. Prior to joining ACS, he served as Chief Science and Technol- ogy Officer, and then as Chief Innova- tion Officer for the DuPont Company. In

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NESACS received three awards at the 18th Annual ChemLuminary Ceremony (For the Love of Chemistry) on August 23, 2016, at the ACS national meeting in Philadelphia for its activities in 2015. Outstanding Continuing Public Rela- tions Program of a Local Section Award from the Committee on Public Relations and Communications for STEM Journey II, which was held with 100 volunteers and more than 1,000 at- tendees from the general public for keynote speakers, hand-on activities, and exhibitors related to the theme of Great White Sharks to Deep Ocean Explo- ration. The award is given to recognize outstanding efforts by a local section to promote chemistry to the public. Outstanding Local Section Younger Chemists Committee Award from the Younger Chemists Committee for the wide range of programs hosted by the NESACS-YCC (NSYCC) for career de- velopment, networking, community out- reach, and social events in 2015. These included the Northeastern Student Chem - istry Research Conference, a community outreach event (The Magic of Science) that featured entertaining chemistry ex- periments for elementary grade students, and programming at the Fall 2015 ACS National Meeting in Boston of three symposia, a networking reception for young chemists, and the hosting of atten- dees from three international exchange programs. The award is given to a local section YCC in recognition of efforts to serve chemists under the age of 35. Outstanding Local Section Industry Event from Corporation Associates for the Process Chemistry Symposium that featured scientific presentations from four companies (Amgen, Biogen, John- son Matthey, and Vertex) and four aca- demics (Philip Baran, Erick Carreira, continued on page 16

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October 18 Calendar Prof. Jared Lewis (Chicago) Tufts, Pearson Rm. P106 Check the NESACS home page 4:30 pm Prof. Nathan Eddingsaas (Rochester Institute of for late Calendar additions: Technology) http://www.NESACS.org Univ. New Hampshire, Parsons N104 11:10 am Note also the Chemistry Department web pages for travel directions and updates. Prof. Roald Hoffmann (Cornell) Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall These include: 4:15 pm http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/chemistry/s eminars.html Prof. Timothy Swager (MIT) http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/seminars/ Boston College, Merkert 130 4:00 pm http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/chem istry/events/index.html October 19 http://chemistry.harvard.edu/calendar/upco Prof. Robert Grubbs (SUNY-Stonybrook) ming “Stimulus-Induced Morphological http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/chemistry/ Transformation of Ternary Copolymer events-2/ Micelles.” http://chemistry.mit.edu/events/all Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall

AMERICAN CHEMICAL http://chem.tufts.edu/seminars.html 12:00 pm U.S. POSTAGE PAID NONPROFIT ORG. NORTHEASTERN http://engineering.tufts.edu/chbe/newsEven October 20 SOCIETY SECTION ts/seminarSeries/index.asp Prof. Satoshi Maeda (Hokkaido University) http://www.chem.umb.edu MIT, Room 6-120 http://www.umassd.edu/cas/chemistry/ 4:00 pm http://www.uml.edu/Sciences/chemistry/Se October 21 minars-and-Colloquia.aspx http://www.unh.edu/chemistry/events Prof. Satoshi Maeda (Hokkaido University) October 3 “Development of Automated Reaction Path Search Methods Toward Systematic Prof. William Greenleaf (Stanford-School Understanding of Design of Organic Reactions.” NESACS Wins Three of Medicine) Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall 4:15 pm Chemlumin ary Awards 4:15 pm October 25 October 4 Continued from page 14 Dr. Naijun Wu (Celgene) Prof. Marion Emmert (WPI) Univ. New Hampshire, Parsons N104 “Activating Strong Bonds and Recycling Rare 11:10 am Earths: Adventures in Sustainable Chemistry.” October 26 Tufts, Pearson, Rm. P106 4:30 pm Prof. Hannah Sevian (UMass-Boston) “Chemistry Education, Science Education, Dr. David Grills (Brookhaven National Lab) Science Communication.” Univ. New Hampshire, Parsons N104 Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall 12:00 pm 11:10 am October 27 Prof. Michael Doyle (Texas- San Antonio) Boston College, Merkert 130 Prof. Yves Bleriot (Universite de Poitiers) Outstanding Local Section Industry Event Award. 4:00 pm “Glycosyl Cations: From Observation to (l-r) Diane Grob Schmidt (ACS Immediate Past- October 5 Exploration.” President), Steven Mennen (Amgen), Jennifer Tufts, Pearson Rm. P106 Maclachlan and Jack Driscoll (PID Analyzers). Prof. Ann English (Concordia University) 4:30 pm “Shedding light on how organisms deal with Prof. Paul Knochel (Ludwig-Maximilians- Jennifer Love, and Barry Sharpless) with oxidative stress.” more than 150 local scientists from com- Universitat) & Dr. Daniel Fandrick (Boehringer- Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall Ingelheim) panies and schools in attendance. The 12:00 pm MIT, Room 6-120 award is given to a local section to rec- October 10 4:00 pm ognize outstanding efforts in producing Prof. David Case (Rutgers) Prof. Dehua Pei (Ohio State) an event that benefits industry members Brandeis, Gerstenzang 121 Boston College, Merkert 130 4:00 pm or students seeking a career in industry. 4:00 pm October 31 October 11 The Northeastern Section was also Prof. Alan Aspuru Guzik (Harvard) a finalist in three other award categories Dr. Glenn Harris (908 Devices) “Billions and billions of molecules.” for its activities in 2015 based on self- Univ. New Hampshire, Parsons N104 Brandeis, Gerstenzang 121 nominations in its annual report: Out- 11:10 am 4:00 pm standing Local Section Career Program October 12 Prof. Neal Mankad (U. Illinois-Chicago) (Committee on Economic and Profes- Prof. Eric Schmidt (Utah-Salt Lake City) Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall sional Affairs), Outstanding or Creative “Natural Products: Biodiversity, Drug 4:15 pm Local Section Younger Chemists Com- Discovery, Synthetic Biology.” Notices for The Nucleus Northeastern, 129 Hurtig Hall 12:00 pm Calendar of Seminars should be mittee Event (Younger Chemists Com- October 17 mittee), and Local Section Partnership sent to: Award (Committee on Local Section Ac- Prof. Squire Booker (HHMI and Pennsylvania Xavier Herault, email: tivities). The winners in those categories State) u Harvard, Pfizer Lecture Hall 4:15 pm xherault(at)outlook.com were the Detroit, San Diego, and Tampa u Bay Local Sections, respectively.