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Chicago Section American Chemical Society Public Affairs Award Meeting FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 Chicago Section http://chicagoacs.org MARCH • 2011 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARD MEETING FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 Café La Cave GENERAL MEETING 8:00 P.M. 2777 Mannheim Road Des Plaines, IL 60018 847-827-7818 Directions to the meeting are on page 2. PRE-DINNER TALK 5:30 – 6:15 P.M. “Public Laws, Thomas, and the Public Distribution of Scientific and Technically- Related Legislation” by Dr. James P. Shoffner, UOP (Ret.), Co-Chair, Public Affairs Committee, Chicago Section ACS On average, during any two year period when congress is in session, about 500 congressional laws and proclamations are passed. Also, on average, about 5% of them will be of significant scientific and technical interest. This talk will review the process by which this information is made available to the public from the standpoint of the historical origin of the Library of Congress site known as “Thomas,” its availability and accessibility. Emphasis will be placed on how this accessibility has improved with the availability of the internet and the organization and incorporation of companies and groups designed for this purpose. JOB CLUB: 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. 2011 Public Affairs Awardee SOCIAL HOUR: 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. Dr. Barbara Moriarty, Research Complimentary Hors D’oeuvres served butler style. Cash Bar Associate, Nalco Company DINNER See page 2 7:00 P.M. Topic: “Scientists and Public Affairs” Abstract: The role of science, including IN THIS ISSUE chemistry, is increasingly more important in our daily lives. As scientists and 2 WCC Articles Needed 8 Gibbs Reservation Coupon chemists, part of our civic duty is to help 3 ChemShorts for Kids 9 Section’s Charitable Giving those who make the laws governing all 3 Dr. Shevchenko--Presidential 10 Chemistry History our activities be informed scientifically. This talk will discuss some of the aspects Award Recipient 11 The Un-Comfort Zone of being a scientist active in Public Affairs. 3 NU’s Hurd Lectures 11 IYC 2011 Activities that the Chicago Section of the 4 Public Affairs Award History 12 Calendar American Chemical Society has done to foster a more scientifically literate society 5 Barbara Moriarty—PA Awardee 12 Job Club will be discussed. Finally, some ideas for 7 Lab Managers 12 Ad Index future activities will be presented. 7 In Memoriam: Larry Berman and Ed Shiner (continued on page 2) 03/11 2 (continued from page 1) DIRECTIONS TO THE DINNER CONTINUED... MEETING Biography: Barbara Moriarty is Menu: Soup of the day; Squillo Salad a Research Associate at Nalco with Walnuts and Cranberries; Entrée Company. She received a BS from the From I-290 East/West - Take I-290 from either direction and exit onto I-294 choice of either a Breast of Chicken University of North Carolina in Chapel Combination (Sautéed Breast of Hill and a Ph.D. in chemistry from North. Continue until you reach the exit for I-190 West (to O’Hare). Exit and Chicken with fresh mushrooms & the University of Minnesota. At Nalco shallots with a Sherry Cream Sauce she is responsible for developing new immediately pay toll. Exit onto Mannheim Road North. Go North for 1.5 miles. The and Sautéed Breast of Chicken with technology for cooling water systems. Shiitake mushrooms with a Marsala She has pioneered the development of restaurant is on the right side after the second stoplight. Wine Sauce), Seared Salmon with a fluorescence technology, both materials Ginger Sauce, or Fresh Vegetables with and instrumentation, for cooling water Pasta; Anna Potatoes; medley of fresh systems. Much of the research she has From I-90 East/West - Take I-90 from either direction and exit I-190 West (to vegetables; Chef selection dessert; a done has involved scale control and variety of breads; beverage. methods to monitor and control scale. O’Hare). Then follow I-290 East/West directions given above. Dinner reservations are required She has published numerous articles and should be received in the Section and received numerous patents for this Office via phone (847-391-9091), email work. She has received the Chicago From I-294 North/South - Take I-294 from either direction and exit I-190 West ([email protected]), or online Section’s Distinguished Service Award, (http://chicagoacs.org) by noon on the Chicago Association of Technological (to O’Hare). Then follow I-290 East/West directions given above. Wednesday, March 16. The dinner cost is Societies Merit Award and was one of $35 to Section members who have paid the team to receive a Presidential Green their local section dues, members’ families, Chemistry Challenge Award, given to From I-88 East - Take I-88 East to I-294 North. Take I-294 and exit at I-190 West and visiting ACS members. The cost to Nalco Company for 3D TRASARTM members who haven’t paid their local technology. (to O’Hare). Then follow the directions for I-290 East/West given above. section dues and to non-Section members and is $37. The cost to students and Act4CHEmistrY.ORG PARKING: Go directly to parking lot unemployed members is $20. Seating will for self-parking. Valet parking is also be available for those who wish to attend The new home of the ACS Legisltive available. the meeting without dinner. PLEASE Action Network (LAN) to: HONOR YOUR RESERVATIONS. The • Contact Policymakers Section must pay for all dinner orders. No- • Link to daily policy news shows will be billed. • Engage in Act4Chemistry blog NoticE to ILLINOIS ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED? TEACHERS Are you seeking a better job? Are you The Chicago Section ACS is an looking to improve your career? The place ISBE provider for professional devel- to start is with your resume. That is the opment units for Illinois teachers. single tool that will get you an interview, Teachers who register for this month's illustrate your professional strengths, meeting will have the opportunity to and show how you can improve your earn CPDU's. importance to your employer. You can get help improving your resume WCC ARTICLES NEEDED through the Career Consultants. These are volunteers trained by the ACS to The Chicago Section’s Women Chem- assist its members with writing resumes, ists Committee has a project to highlight contacting prospective employers, and women, both current and historical, and providing tips on interviews. topics of interest to women. The proj- There are several Career Consultants ect is called the “WCC Column” in the in the Chicago Section who are willing Chemical Bulletin and the project has to meet with you and help improve been very successful. your resume. Simply call the Section We invite anyone, women or men, to office at 847-391-9091 and set up an join us in this endeavor of writing an ar- appointment. Fifteen to thirty-minute ticle for the column. The article needs to sessions will be arranged at our monthly be about 500 words long and will also be meetings. Should you require more time, put on the Chicago Section website. The arrangements can be made with your author also needs to design a poster for consultant to continue discussions by the corresponding monthly meeting. Our telephone, e-mail or by additional face- office manager, Gail Wilkening, will help to-face sessions. You also can attend with the poster, which can be primarily the Section’s Job Club where you can a large font version of what you wrote, if you wish. We welcome new authors and network with other people having similar The Chicago Section’s concerns. those who have already discovered what We are here to help. All you need to e-mail address a pleasure this project is. do is pick up the telephone and bring is CO-CHAIRS MARGY LEVENBERG copies of your resume to the next [email protected] monthly meeting. AND susan SHIH 03/11 3 Smithsonian series book by Ben Morgan; DK Publishing, Inc. NY; 2005; page 18, March, 2011 Vol. 98, No. 3. Published “On the Lava Trail”. Also Wikipedia at by the Chicago Section of The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava American Chemical Society, Editorial The Elementary Education Committee Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Editor; of the Chicago Section ACS presents Submitted by DR. KATHLEEN Fran Kravitz, Associate Editor; this column. They hope that it will CARRADO GREGAR Richard Treptow, Proofreader; reach young children and help increase Frank Jarzembowski, Publications their interest in science. Please print To view all past “ChemShorts for Kids”, Business Manager. Address: 1400 it out and pass it on to your children, go to: Renaissance Dr., Suite 312, Park grandchildren, or elementary school http://www.chicagoacs.net/ Ridge, Illinois 60068; 847/391- teachers. Teachers are encouraged to ChmShort/kidindex.html 9091. Subscription rates: $15 per incorporate the projects in this column year. Frequency: monthly-September into their lesson plans. through June. Molasses Lava SHEVCHENKO RECEIVES A PRESIDENTIAL Kids, imagine rocks getting hot enough EARLY CAREER AWARD 2011 CHARLES D. HURD to actually melt and flow like molasses! Let’s find out how viscosity affects the FOR SCIENtists AND LECTURES way lava flows and volcanoes grow. ENGINEERS Northwestern University Department of When lava is very hot it’s thin and runny, Chemistry is pleased to announce that Congratulations to Dr. Elena Shev- but as it cools down it gets thicker and William F. Banholzer, Chief Technical chenko, who received a Presidential stickier. Temperature, along with the Officer for the Dow Chemical Company, Early Career Award for Scientists and specific minerals contained in the melted will be the 2011 Charles D. Hurd Lecturer Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for rock, affects the way that volcanoes on March 24-25, 2011.
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