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http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago NOVEMBER• 2002 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry and the Chicago Section ACS Julius Stieglitz Award Lecture, Dinner and Presentation FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 Manzo's Banquets Salad with choice of dressing, Entree Abstract: Polymers and advanced 1571 South Elmhurst Road choices of Orange Roughy, New York material really can be made and com Des Plaines IL 60018 Strip Steak , or Pasta Primavera , rolls mercialized successfully when starting 847-593-2233 and butter, Spumoni ice cream. from renewable resources. In order to Dinner reservations are required and be successful a shift in thinking is DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING should be received in the Section Office required. The combination of modern From the East: Take 1-90 west. Exit via phone (847-647-8405), fax (847- biotechnology and chemical processing Elmhurst Rd North. Go past first light 647 -8364), email (chicagoacs@ has opened whole new avenues of (Oakton St.) . The banquet hall is on ameritech.net), or website (http://mem what is possible. These advances are your right. bership.acs.org/C/Chicago) by noon on enabling a new echelon of green chem From the West: Take 1-90 east. Exit Tuesday, November 19, 2002. The din istry and materials with improved sus Arlington Heights Rd. Turn right. Turn ner cost is $28.00 to Section members tainability having impact reaching from right. Go to Higgins Rd. (Rt. 72). Turn who have paid their local section dues, farmers to consumers. left. Take Higgins to Oakton St. Turn members ' families, and visiting ACS Cargill Dow LLC is bringing to market a left. Go to Elmhurst Rd. Turn left. The members. The cost to non-Section family of new polymer materials made banquet hall is on your right. members is $30.00. The cost to students from lactic acid. This new material which From the North: Take 294 south to 1- and unemployed members is $14.00. we are marketing as NatureWorks TM PLA 90 west. Exit Elmhurst Rd. North . Go Seating will be available for those who is the first major new industrial polymer past first light (Oakton St.). The ban wish to attend the meeting without din product made from renewable resources quet hall is on your right. ner. PLEASE HONOR YOUR RESER in since the early 1900's. PLA has value From the South: Take 294 North to 1- VATIONS. The Section must pay for all in the marketplace because it works well 90 west. Exit Elmhurst Rd. North. Go dinner orders. No-shows will be billed. and addresses sustainability issues. We past first light (Oakton St.). The ban PRESENTATION OF are operating a world-scale manufactur quet hall is on your right. Another way STIEGLITZ LECTURE 8:00 P.M. ing facility with an annual capacity of 300 from the South is to take 1-355 North to million pounds. The technology depends 1-90 east. Exit Arlington Heights Rd. both on industrial biotechnologyand mod Turn right and go to Elmhurst Rd. Turn ern chemical processing. left. The banquet hall is on your right. In this presentation I'll briefly discuss what we've done, explain the products, FREE PARKING why they are valuable, the process and design choices that brought us to where Topical Group 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. we are; principles of sustainability. I'll talk about principles of designing chemical Dr. Luke Hanley of the Department of products for the very real, but emerging, Chemistry, University of Illinois at green chemicals and materials market. Chicago , will present a talk entitled (continued on page 2) "Controlling the Nanoscale Morphol ogy and Chemistry of Organic Films NOTICE TO ILLINOIS Deposited by Polyatomic Ions". See TEACHERS page 2 for more details. Dr. Patrick R. Gruber Vice President and CTO The Chicago Section-ACS is an SOCIAL HOUR: 6:00- 7:00 P.M. Cargill Dow, LLC ISBE provider for professional devel Cash Bar available. opment units for Illinois Teachers . Title: Polymers from Renewable Teachers who register for the Novem DINNER 7:00 P.M. Resources: No Longer a Field of ber meeting will have the opportunity Menu: Fresh Onion Soup, Garden Dreams to earn up to 5 CPDU's. 11/02 2

(continued from page 1) Organic Films Deposited by Polyu and a University Scholar Award in 1995. atomic ions Biography: Dr. Patrick Gruber is the He is currently Professor of Chemistry vice president and chief technology offi and Bioengineering, with funding from the cer, Cargill Dow LLC. He has served in National Science Foundation and the his current position since the company's National Institutes of Health. His research inception in 1997. Prior to the formation interests include polyatomic ion-surface of Ca rgill Dow, Gruber held several interactions and the modification and · positions in the techno logy and busi- analysis of biomaterials surfaces. ness development areas of Cargill, Inc., but has spent the majority of his career JOB CLUB specializing in chemical products made from renewable resources , targeted to The next meeting of the Ch icago animal feed products , food ingredients Section Job Club will be held on Fri and industr ial chemicals . Dur ing his day , November 22 at Manzo's Ban tenure at Cargill, Inc., Dr. Gruber served quets at 5 p.m. The Job Club pro on several strategy and business teams. vides a continuing opportunity for He was director of technology develop unemployed members of the Section ment for Carg ill's Bioproducts areas to meet with one another, share their from 1995-1998 and technical director experiences and develop a network of Carg ill's BioScience division from that may help in identifying employ 1998-1999. In this position , he served Dr. Luke Hanley, UIC ment opportunities. Bring plenty of as a member of the business manage resumes and business cards to dis ment team where he was involved in the Abstract: The control of chemistry and tribute to your colleagues . Be pre identification and incorporation of sever morphology on the nanometer scale is pared to talk about what kind of job al new businesses, as well as increas critical to a range of new technological you are looking for. ing capability in the areas of food prod applications. Polyatomic ion beams with The Job Club is also for employers ucts and animal nutrition. hyperthermal kinetic energies ranging seeking chemists. Employers need to Dr . Gruber has been recognized by from 1 to 500 eV are advantageous for be prepared to describe the positions several industry leaders for his achieve practical surface modif ication and to be filled and requirements for these ments , in additio n to obtaining more nanofabrication due to their ability to fab positions. than 47 patents and having more than a ricate thin film nanostructures with con Should you wish to attend the Section dozen pending. In 2001 , Gruber trol led morphology , unique co llision meeting following the Job Club, the fee received the Discover Award for Envi dynamics , and ability to transfer intact for unemployed members is only $14 ronmental Innovation, presented by the chemical functional ity to the surface . and you can continue your networking Ch ri stopher Columbus Fellowship Hyperthermal polyatomic ions also play activities. Please call the Section office Foundation. In 1998, Gruber received a critical role in plasma processing, laser for reservations and indicate that you the Inventor of the Year Award from the ablation , and several other energetic are eligible for a discount. Minnesota Patent Lawyers and in 1993 deposition processes . Several experi he was recognized by R&D Magazine's ments are described in which mass IN THIS ISSUE Top 100 Inventions of the Yea r for selected and non-mass-selected poly advances in stabilizing enzymes. Other atomic ion beams are used to create :Features awards include The Presidential Green nanometer organic thick films with con 1 Stieglitz Award Lecturer Chemistry Award, Popular Mechanics trolled surface and buried interface mor 2 Topical Group Speaker Design and Engineering Award, Indus phologies. X-ray photoelectron spec 2 Job Club try Week 's Technology of the Year troscopy, atomic force microscopy, x-ray 3 Chair's Letter award and the Department of Energy reflectivity , and scanning electron 4 Report of Council Meetin OIT Technology of the Year award. microscopy are utilized to analyze the 5 Online Conference on Teaching Several years earlier , Gruber was morphology and chemistry of these Safety named leader of Cargill 's Renewable films. Polyatomic ions are found to con 5 Continuing Education Seminars Bioplastics project. This position led to trol film morphology on the nanoscale 5 2003 Presidential Green the development and marketing of a through variation of the incident ion ener Chemistry Challenge Awards lactic acid polymer, which is now known gy, ion structure, and/or substrate. 6 Walter C. Mccrone , Jr. as Nat ureWorks™ PLA, and is the 7 Stieglitz Information basis upon which Cargill Dow LLC is Biography: Luke Hanley received his 8 Section's Profit & Loss Statement built today . Dr. Gruber earned a bache Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the 9 Section's Balance Sheet lor's degree in chemistry and biology State University of New York at Stony 9 Section's Meeting Calendar from the College of Saint Thomas , St. Brook in 1988, where he studied gas 9 Continuing Education Committee Paul, Minn., and a doctorate in chem phase reactions of metal clusters with 10 Career Fair istry from the University of Minnesota. Prof. Scott L. Anderson using a home 10 Saturday Science Clubs Additionally, Gruber earned a master's built tandem mass spectrometer. He degree in business administration from was National Science Foundation Post In 'EveryIssue the Carlson School of Management at doctoral Research Fellowship in Chem 1 Dinner Meeting the University of Minnesota. istry with Prof. John T. Yates, Jr. at the 3 ChemShorts for Kids University of Pittsbu rgh from 1988 to 3 Contact the Chair Topical Group 1990, studying photochemistry on metal 11 ALMA e-News surfaces. He has been a faculty member 11 Free T-Shirts Title: "Controlling the Nanoscale at UIC since 1990, where he received a 11 Ad Index Morphology and Chemistry of NSF Young Investigator Award in 1993 12 Calendar 11/02 3 the rest of the growth. No chemical reac November , 2002 Vol. 89, No. 9. Pub tion takes place in this process , just dis 'CHEMSHORTS'' lished by the Chicago Section of The . solving and recrystallization . But it is fun American Chemical Society , Editorial and pretty, and involves common house Staff: Cherlyn Bradley , Editor, and The Elementary Education Committee hold chemicals. MSB is nontoxic, Fran Kravitz; Avrom Litin, Publica of the Chicago Section ACS presents biodegradable , non -hazardous , and tions Business Manager. Address: this column. They hope that it will reach environmentally friendly. 7173 North Austin , Niles, Illinois young ch ildren and help increase sci Color experts tell us that the brightest 60714. 847/647-8405. Subscription ence literacy. Please cut it out and pass of whites has a slight blue hue. Simple rates : $15 per year, $15 outside North it on to your children, grandchildren, or bleaching is not enough to make new America. Frequency: monthly elementary school teachers. It is hoped white clothes acceptable to customers, September through June. that teachers will try to incorporate so manufacturers of sheets, towels , some of the projects in this column into shirts , etc. , "blue" them too . After fabric CONTACT THE CHAIR their lesson plans . is used , the effects of the bleaches wear off and clothes begin to "yellow " Do you have any questions , sugges SALT CRYSTAL GARDEN after repeated washings. The fabric is tions , ideas , gripes, or complaints , relat clean but it is not "snow-white ". To ing to the Chicago Section? Do you Kids, in a glass or plastic bowl put 1-3 counteract the yellow, blue must be want to volunteer to help with Section small pieces of porous materials such as added. A little dilute MSB in the wash programs or activities? Then contact coal , charcoal, brick, tile, cement and/or ing process adds the necessary tint; it you r Cha ir. Simp ly log onto the Sec sponge. On day 1, pour two tablespoons does not remove stains or clean, but it tion 's Web Page at http://member each of water, table salt, and Mrs. Stew optically whitens white fabric. ship .acs.org/C/Chicago, find the green art's Bluing (MSB) solution (more on this button "Contact the Cha ir", and send me an e-mail. If I can answer your later) directly over the porous materials . Submitted by DR . K. A. CARRADO, query, I will respond personally. If I On day 2, sprinkle two more tablespoons Elementary Education Committee . of salt over them. On day 3, pour into the can't , I will forward your e-mail to some bottom of the bowl (not directly on the one who can, or try to prov ide you with References: www .mrsstewart.com for a contact - all in a timely manner. I porous pieces) two tablespoons each of more information and to order a Salt look forward to hearing from you . salt , water , and Mrs. Stewart's Bluing , Crystal Garden Kit. and then add a few drops of food coloring SUSAN SHIH or ink to each piece. By this time a beau Past "ChemShorts " are on the Internet Chair tifu I f lower -li ke growth should have at: http:/ ! membership. acs.org/C/ appeared . It may be necessary to add Chicago/ChmShort/kidindex.html two tablespoons of household ammonia CHAIR'S LETTER to aid the growth. A free circulation of air NHCL? is necessary, and these formations will Analytical Services In late September, Alice Hamilton and develop better where the air is dry. To the development of occupat ional keep it growing add more MSB, salt, and Lab Services medicine were dedicated as a National water from time to time . It will "bloom" Historic Chemical Landmark (NHCL) at indefinitely into beautiful rosebuds of crys ► Polymer Deformulation Hull-House . The nomination process tal. Take care to keep the majority of the was an excel lent collaboration of the porous pieces above the liquid level. ► Polymer Analysis Ch icago Section and several other How Does It Grow? Table salt (NaCl) groups within the ACS and UIC and ► Method Development can be dissolved in water. As salty water resulted in the recognition of A lice evaporates, some of the salt cannot be ► Consulting Hamilton and her work as a milestone. retained and crystals of salt form along This is only the second area landmark the edges of a container (precip itation). ► Expert Witness among a total of 43 dedicated by the This recipe calls for large amounts of salt ACS . Do you know of others who might with little liquid so that crystallization takes qualify? Check out the current land place quickly. MSB is a colloidal suspen HPLC Columns & marks and the process by which a land sion of extremely small particles of blue Accessories mark is determined at http://center.acs. iron powder (ferric hexacyanoferrate) in org/landmarks/. If you are interested in wate r. As the water evaporates, two ► Reverse Phase working on the nomination of another things happen. The blue particles can no landmark, let me know. ► Normal Phase longer be supported and the excess salt I hope you were among those who cannot stay in solution. The salt crystal enjoyed Chemistry Day last month at ► SPE Cartridges UIC. A ful l report will be in a later issue lization process takes place around the of The Chemical Bulletin. blue particles (which act as "nuc lei" or ► Fast Analysis This month we have the Stieglitz Lec "seeds"). Small amounts of ammonia are Bullet Columns ture presented by Dr. Patrick Gruber. added to speed up evaporation. Details of his presentation and a brief The purpose of the porous material is to - ► Prep Columns history of the Stieglitz lecture are in prov ide a means for capillary action to accompanying articles. carry the liquid containing bluing and salt ► HPLC Accessories Just a reminder, we will be collecting up from the main source of liquid . This items for a local food pantry at the further speeds up evaporation and caus ► Bulk Packings December holiday party. es the crystals to form over a larger area See you at a meeting! than just the rim of the bowl. Additions of (508) 966-1301 bluing and salt on later days should be www.jordiassoc.com SUSAN SHIH, made by slipping the new liquid in below SECTION CHAIR 11/02 4 REPORT OF COUNCIL Risch (Councilor for the Division of waiver due to unemployment, an MEETING HELD IN BOSTON Agricultural and Food Chemistry), was increase of 300 over the same time elected to the Nominations and Elec period in 2001. One new enhanced fea ON AUGUST 21, 2002 tions Committee. ture is that in 2003 online dues and The 224th National Meeting of the One of the issues that was raised subscription renewals will be possible. ACS was held in Boston, MA from recently was the size of the national In 2002 approximately 70% of dues August 18 - 22, 2002. Attendance at committees. Last year the council voted paying members were members of at this meeting was reported to be 17,121 to increase the size of standing commit least one division. people, including 12,478 meeting atten tees. A vote on an amendment to Economic and Professional Affairs: dees, 2664 exhibition only attendees increase the size of society committees At this meeting, a new computerized and 1979 guests. The Chicago section was approved by a vote of 263 Yes, system was used at the National was fully represented by eleven coun 126 No and 5 Abstentions. Employment Clearinghouse (NECH) for cilors and two alternate councilors. The Budget: This continues to be a chal the first time. Even though there was no councilors who attended for the section lenging year for the ACS in terms of its onsite registration for NECH at this were: Roy H. Bible Jr. (1964-2002), budget. To allow members to be more meeting, there were 1242 candidates, Cherlyn Bradley (1993-2004), Charles informed regarding the ACS finances, vying for 512 job postings from 154 com E. Cannon (2001-2002), Nathaniel L. there will be a new Budget and Finance panies. As of the Wednesday morning, Gilham (1988-2002), Russell W. John website, debuting in late October. The there were 4667 interviews scheduled, a son (2001-2004), Fran K. Kravitz (1992- ACS has also started a process, called new high for interviews at NECH. Work 2003), Thomas J. Kucera (1970-2002), the Strategic Expense Management to revise the Professional Employment Claude A. Lucchesi (1974-2003), Bar System (SEMS) to provide a closer Guidelines (PEG) has started. If you bara E. Moriarty (1996-2004), Seymour connection between the strategic objec have any ideas for possible revisions, H. Patinkin (1978-2004), and Marsha tives of the society and how ACS please contact Fran Kravitz. Anne Phillips (1998-2003). Marilyn spends its money. Outreach: The theme for this year's Kouba (for David Crumrine) and Allison ACS is looking very carefully at new National Chemistry Week (NCW) is Aldridge (for Steve Sichak) attended as programs and any request for funding for "Chemistry Keeps Us Clean." The Soap alternate councilors. Jim Shoffner was 2003. The immediate impact from this is and Detergent Association and the present at the meeting as a Director-at on the Matching Gift Fund Program, American Council on Chemistry have Large, while Ellis Fields was present as which is now depleted. Twelve Society asked their members to support NCW. a past president of the society. Both programs (including Project SEED, In 2003 the NCW theme will be "Earth's Jim and Ellis are exofficio councilors. National Chemistry Week, and the U.S. Atmosphere and Beyond." Two Chicago Section councilors, National Chemistry Olympiad) have ben Chemical Safety: There is an online Nathaniel Gilham (15 years) and Sey efited from the success of this fund-rais conference on Teaching Safety in High mour Patinkin (25 years) were recog ing mechanism. At the time of the Boston Schools, Colleges and Universities com nized for their years on the ACS Coun meeting, the prospect of funding for 2003 ing up. It begins on Sept. 30, and con cil. Congratulations! to allow continuation of the Matching Gift tinues through Nov. 21, 2002. Informa Officer Reports: President Eli Pearce Fund was uncertain. A consideration by tion on the conference and participating continued his emphasis on diversity at the Board of Directors of ACS of a possi in it can be found at http://www.ched this meeting. He reported that 50% of b Ie request for reauthorization was ccce.org/confchem/index.html. The con new members are women and 25% of deferred until December 2002 when the ference is sponsored by the ACS current members are women. There details of the 2003 proposed budget are DivCHED. The 7th edition of Safety in were a variety of programs and presiden available. Until a new appropriation is Academic Laboratories (SACL) is tial events dealing with the diversity authorized, no funds are available to scheduled for publication by year's end. among ACS members. Past President match contributions to support Society The new edition consists of a volume for Attila Pavlath gave his final report to programs such as Project SEED. students and one for faculty/administra Council after his 12 years on the Board One of the other petitions to Council, tors. Also, coming shortly, is a quick-ref of Directors, first as director - at - large that was subsequently withdrawn, dealt erence student's pocketguide of SACL, and then as a member of the presidential with ways to change the funding of local originally drafted by Steve Sichak. succession. He received a standing ova sections and divisions. This is an issue There will also be revisions to the Small tion from Council for all his hard work. that has come up in part because 16 of Business Safety Manual. Governance: The three candidates for the 33 divisions ran deficits for national Project SEED: Project SEED cele 2003 president-elect campaigned at meeting programming. Discussions on brates its 35th Anniversary next year caucuses and at SciMix. The three can how to fund divisions and local sections and planned events include having 40 didates are Charles P. Casey of the Uni will continue. SEED posters presented at the Presi versity of Wisconsin, Alvin L. Kwiram Chemluminary Awards: Several dential Event at the New Orleans from the University of Washington and councilors and the section chair, Susan Spring meeting. This year there were E. Ann Nalley from Cameron University. Shih, attended the 4th Annual ChemLu 295 Summer I students at 86 institu Ann Nalley was nominated by petition. minary Awards ceremony on Tuesday, tions and 88 Summer II students at 45 Candidates for Director-at-Large also August 20. We were finalists for three institutions participating in research pro were introduced to Council. There is a awards, but came away without any of grams. This included 3 Summer I stu special election to fill the director-at-large the awards. The Peoria local section dents that completed research projects vacancy created when Joan Shields won the award for the best medium at FUHS/The Chicago Medical School re,signed from the Board to become a small section for the third year in a row. and at UIC in the Chicago Section. member pf the Governing Board on Pub- Congratulations! Eighty students presented posters of Membership Affairs: The number of their summer research at SciMix. Two 1ications >tn this election, which has already taken place, Dennis Chamot members in 2002 has declined com students, Delliah Redd and Jesus Ruiz, was elected to take the position. pared to the 2001 membership. In addi from the Chicago Section were among One Chicago Section member, Sara J. tion, as of July 31, there were 12,000 those that gave posters. Applications members who had asked for a dues (continued to page 5) 11/02 5

(continued from page 4) CONTINUINING EDUCA for the 2003 summer research program TION SEMINARS will be available online. A letter addressed to high school science The Continuing Education and Pro teachers to recruit them as coordinators fessional Relations Committees are was finalized and is scheduled to be again starting the series of short sent out in the Fall. courses on Saturday mornings, 9:00 Project SEED and Minority Affairs to 12:00, at Loyola University, 6525 N. Committees co-sponsored a workshop Sheridan Rd., Cudahy Science Build entitled "Hearing from the Experts: ing (building with the green dome), What Makes for Successful Mentor room 202. • • ing?". Past SEED mentors and recent The program on November 16, 2002 micron inc. ACS Scholars were involved in the will be a continuation of last year's panel discussion. course on combinatorial chemistry ANALYTICAL SERVICES As part of the committee's strategic which was on solid phase combinato Morphology Chemistry Structure plan , there is a task force with the ri a I chemistry. Dr. lrini Zanze of assignment of identifying geographic Abbott Laboratories will discuss The areas that don't have SEED programs. History of the Solution Phase Combi Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDS) This task force reported that there are natorial Chemistry. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) currently 51 local sections that are large The cost for the course is $10 (free Electron Probe X-Ray Microanalysis (EPA) enough to have, but don't have, a for students and unemployed Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Analysis SEED program. These sections will be chemists). The course carries three Electron Spectroscopy (ESCA / AUGER) contacted in the Fall by mail and follow hours of CPDU credit for teachers. A X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) up phone calls by the committee mem parking garage is available on the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) bers to provide more detailed advice on Loyola campus (free parking) and it is Thermal Analysis (DSC I TGA) just how to become involved in SEED also easily reachable by public trans Micro-Fourier Transform Infrared (MFTIR) and to provide encouragement. portation. Micron Inc. Constitution and Bylaws: The ACS For further details or to register call 3815 Lancaster Pike counsel and the Constitution and the section office, 847-647-8405 or Wilmington DE 19805 Bylaws (C & B) committee had some Fred Turner, 847-619-8686. Phone (302) 998 1184, FAX 302 998 1836 issues with the bylaws that were voted The registration deadline is Monday, E Mail [email protected] on last Spring. Tom Kucera discussed November 11. Web Site: www.micronanalytical.com the proposed Section Bylaws with the Head of C&B committee and the ACS 2003 PRESIDENTIAL GREEN counsel. The wording on the Dissolution CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE articles was agreed upon that was satis AWARDS factory to the National C&B and legal Does your open and answers to the concerns regarding The U.S. Environmental Protection the status of the restricted funds in the Agency (EPA) is currently seeking nom waste container event of the Section being dissolved inations for its 2003 Presidential Green (extremely unlikely!) were given . The Chemistry Challenge Awards. These make you fume? wording used would not require resub Presidential-rank awards recognize out mission to the Section membership for standing new chemical technologies approval. This was last remaining ques that incorporate the principles of green tion on the revised Bylaws. We are cur chemistry into chemical design, manu rently awaiting written confirmation of all facture, and use, and that have been or this from Washington. can be utilized by industry in achieving If you have any questions and/or com their pollution prevention goals. ments about the above actions, please Any individual, group, or organization, contact me (630-305-2224 or by email both nonprofit and for profit, including [email protected]) or one of academia, government , and industry , the other councilors. may nominate a green chemistry tech nology. Self-nominations are welcome. BARBARA MORIARTY Each nominated technology must have (w ith help from Tom Kucera and reached a significant milestone within Cherlyn Bradley) the past five years in the United States. Nominations must be postmarked by ONLINE CONFERENCE ON December 31, 2002. For information on TEACHING SAFETY how to enter the competition, visit the Presidential Green Chemistry Chal There is an online conference on lenge home page at http://www .epa . Teaching Safety in High Schools, Col gov/greenchemistry/presgcc. html. leges and Universities that started September 30 and continues through The Chicago Section's November 21, 2002. Information on the e-mail address conference and participating in it can be is ~ found at http://www.ched-ccce.org/con [email protected] fchem/index. html. 11/02 6 WALTER C. MCCRONE, JR. ing more than 2000 clients each year. In 1960, Mccrone founded Mccrone A pioneer in the science of chemical Research Institute, Chicago, a not-for microscopy died in Chicago on July 10 profit organization devoted to the teach of this year. Walter C. Mccrone (1916 - ing and research of light and electron 2002), the father of Modern Microscopy, microscopy. In its 42 years, the Institute revolutionized the use of and under has taught over 20,000 students in all standing of the light microscope for facets of microscopy. The Institute materials analysis, trained thousands of remains a leading educational facility students worldwide in the use of w ithin the wo rld of mic roscopy. As :) CHNOSP Halogens microscopy, wrote hundreds of articles Director of the Chicago Institute , he and books, gave thousands of presenta expanded its activities to include :) Metals by AA/ICP tions and lectures on microscopy, and Mccrone Scientific, the sister organiza :) Ion Chromatography developed numerous accessories, tech tion in London, England. niques, and methodologies to push the Dr. Mcc rone was also the editor and :) Trace Analysis state-of-the-art in microscopy. He is bet publisher of The Microscope, an inter ter known to the general public for his national journal started by Arthur Bar :) Coal/Petroleum analytical work on the Shroud of Turin, ron in 1937 and dedicated to the - Fast, ReliableService~ the Vinland Map and va rious other advancement of all forms of microscopy famous works of art and antiquities. for the biologist, mineralogist, metallog NoCharge for Phone/FaxResults Mccrone was, at the same time , an rapher, and chemist. The Microscope extraordinary humanitarian. He served publishes original , previously unpub P.O.Box41838 245S. Plumer, #24 on the Board of Directors of Ada S. lished, works from the microscopical Tucson, AZ85717 Tucson, AZ85719 McKinley Community Services , Inc . community and serves as the proceed Fax520 -62:3-9218 Phone520-62:3 -:3:381 since 1951 and as Board President ings of the INTER/MICRO microscopy Web: desertanalytics.com from 1964 to 1995. This not-for-profit symposia held in Chicago each year. human services organization has 40 During his 60-year career as a chemi E-mail: [email protected] program locations, a staff of 560 , an cal mic roscopist, Mccrone published ANALYSISFOR THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS annual budget of $40 mil lion , and more than 600 technical papers and 16 serves more than 15,000 clients annu books and chapters. The Particle Atlas, ally throughout Chicago. In recognition his best known publication, written with Put your business card here of his many years of dedicated service other Mccrone Associates staff mem Reach prospective clients by to the organization , in 1997 they dedi bers, appeared as a single volume in advertising in The Chemical Bulletin cated their new facility in honor of Dr. 1970 and as a six-volume second edi ...... Mccrone, the Walter C. Mccrone tion in 1973. Today , it is available on For more information, call Industries facility. The facility houses CD-ROM and is still recognized as one the Section office (847) 647-8405 120 clients in its sheltered workshop of the best handbooks ava ilable for or email at [email protected] program and provides intake, evalua solving materials analysis problems. tion , and job placement for more than Mccrone received worldwide attention 1,000 program participants annually. and acclaim for his work with the Shroud He also served on the boards of Van of Turin Research Project in 1978. Toxicology Consulting dercook College of Music, Chicago and McCrone's contentious conclusion that The Campbell Center for Historic the Turin Shroud is a medieval painting Preservation Studies in Mt. Carroll, IL. was subsequently vindicated by carbon- Mccrone was born in Wilmington, 14 dating in 1988. In 2000 he received Delaware on June 9, 1916. He grew up the ACS National Award in Analytical Medical Devices mainly in New York State and attended Chemistry for his work on the Turin Pharmaceuticals Cornell University where he completed Shroud and for his tireless patience in the his undergraduate degree in Chemistry defense of his work for nearly 20 years. Biologicals in 1938 and was graduated with a Ph.D. Throughout his remarkable and out Risk Assessments in Organic Chemistry in 1942. standing career as a pioneer in After two post-doc years at Cornell Uni microscopy and microscopical tech versity, Mccrone accepted a position as niques, Mccrone received many other Product Development a chemist (microscopist and materials honors and awards. FDA Registration scientist) at Armour Research Founda Walter Mccrone is survived by his Quality Assurance tion (now, IITRI) 1944-1956 where he wife, Lucy, who is also an accomplished rose to become Assistant Chairman of microscopist and has shared Walter's Regulatory Compliance the Chemistry and Chemical Engineer love of microscopy, working along side ing Department. In 1956, Mccrone left her husband for over 40 years. Northup RTS the structured world of the university to Contributions can be made in his Sharon Northup, PhD, DABT become an independent consultant. On name to the Walter C. Mccrone Schol J. April 1, 1956 he founded Mccrone arship Fund for Advanced Microscopy 783 Ridge Road Associates, Inc., Chicago (now located Studies, c/o Mccrone Research Insti Highl and Park, IL 60035 in Westmont, IL), an analytical consult tute, 2820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chica ing firm that grew from a one man/one go, IL 60616. Ph : 847-579-0049Fa x: 847-579-0052 microscope consulting service to a world renowned materials science facili -From Mccrone Research Inst itute N [email protected] ty dedicated to microscopy, crystallogra (www.mccrone.org) www.toxconsultants.com phy, and ultramicroanalysis, now serv- 11/02 7 WHO WAS JULIUS entered World War I and any chemicals STIEGLITZ LECTURERS STIEGLITZ? we might have been receiving from Axis countries were cut off, this American of Edward A. Daisy 1940 In 1849, Edward Stieglitz, a native of German parentage found time to give to Fred C. Koch 1941 Thuringia, Germany, came to the Unit the development of much-needed indus Carl S. Marvel 1943 Linus Pauling ed States, married, and settled in Hobo trial and pharmaceutical chemicals. 1944 Wm. Draper Harkins 1945 ken, New Jersey. Three boys and three He joined the ACS and the Chicago Dan M. Yost 1946 Section in 1901. In 1904, he was Sec girls were born to the couple. The old Dorothy Wrinch 1947 est boy, Albert, became an internation tion Chairman, and in 1917 he was Vincent du Vigneaud 1948 ally known photographer. The other two elected President of the ACS. He guid E.S. Cohn 1949 boys were twins: Julius, the chemist ed the development of the Willard Gibbs Herman I. Schlesinger 1950 and Leopold, a doctor. Apparently the Award, and received the medal himself Christopher K. Ingold 1950 senior Steiglitzs were not poor. When in 1923. In 1980, posthumously, he was Robert B. Woodward 1952 the older children reached school age, given our Distinguished Service Award. Frank R. Mayo 1953 the family moved to New York to assure Paul D. Bartlett 1954 each child a better education. When THE STIEGLITZ LECTURE Frank C. Westheimer 1956 they reached the age for secondary Henry B. Hass 1957 schooling, they returned to Germany, FOR 2002 Herbert C. Brown 1958 where the boys attended Real Gymna The University of Chicago and the H.A. Lardy 1959 sium in Karlsruhe. Then Leopold went Chicago Section of the American Chemi Louis P. Hammett 1960 to Heidelberg for medicine, while Julius cal Society are pleased to present the Nelson J. Leonard 1962 William S. Johnson chose chemistry and went to the Uni Stieglitz Lecturer for 2002, Dr. Patrick 1963 Paul Doty 1964 versity of Berlin, where he received his Gruber, vice president and chief technol Charles C. Price 1965 doctorate in 1889. ogy officer of Cargill Dow LLC. As leader After a short time with Victor Meyer in H. Gobind Khorana 1966 of Cargill's Renewable Bioplastics pro Wm. von Eggers Doering 1967 Gottingen, Julius returned to the U.S. in ject, Dr. Gruber was instrumental in the George Hammond 1968 1890, going to Clark University in Mas development and marketing of a lactic D.J. Cram 1969 sachusetts, and, in the same year, to acid polymer, which is now known as Jerome A. Berson 1970 Detroit as a toxicologist for Parke Davis, NatureWorks™ PLA, and is the basis Carl Djerassi 1971 & Co. In 1891, he married Anna Marie upon which Cargill Dow LLC is built Jerrold Meinwald 1972 Stieffel of Karlsruhe, who had remained in today. Andrew Streitwieser 1973 Germany until this time. In 1892, he came The Julius Stieglitz Lectures, named for Derek H.R. Barton 1974 to the University of Chicago as a docent, the former chair of the Chemistry Depart E.J. Corey 1975 lecturing without salary, his only compen ment at the University of Chicago and for Bengt Samuelson 1976 sation from contributions by the students. mer chair of the Chicago Section were James Collman 1977 In 1893, he became an Assistant; then established in 1939 with donations from Joseph Chatt 1978 Instructor, Assistant Professor, and Asso friends, colleagues and local corpora Gilbert Stork 1979 ciate Professor. In 1905, he was named tions. The lecture is given annually by an Robert H. Abeles 1980 Professor; in 1912, Director of University eminent chemist usually in the field of Barry Trost 1980 Laboratories, and in 1915, Chairman of organic chemistry, the major interest of Roald Hoffman 1981 the Chemistry Department. In 1933 he Julius Stieglitz. The first lecture was given Yoshita Kishi 1982 David Evans was named Professor Emeritus, but con in 1940 and subsequent ones have 1983 W. Clark Still 1984 tinued to serve until his death in January occurred annually with the exception of a Malcom Green 1985 1937. Along the way, he collected a D.Sc. few years. The University of Chicago and from Clark University (1909) and a Ph.D. Ronald A. Hites 1988 the Chicago Section select the lecturer R. Ernst from the University of Pittsburgh (1916). 1989 and present the lecture in alternate years. George Olah 1990 Does he-sound like a 'drag'? Accord George Whitesides 1991 ing to the files at the Section office, this REGISTERTO ATTEND William Jorgenson 1992 was far from the truth. He was interest MONTHLYSECTION MEETINGS Peter Kim 1993 ed in spectator sports, especially horse Tobin Marks 1994 racing and boxing, and participative ONLINE Frederic Menger 1999 sports, especially golf. His hobbies Joanna Fowler at 2000 included art, music (he played the cello), Patrick R. Gruber 2002 and photography. All this was in addition http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago to his work as a chemist, research sci entist, an author, and, above all, as a precise but interesting lecturer who held Chemical Analysis Services the attention of his students and assist ed and directed them to help them • Materials Identification / Deformulation reach the goals they aspired to. He was a loving father. His daughter • Product Defects/ Failure Analysis Hedwig and son Edward both entered • Polymer Analysis & Testing the field of medicine. Hedwig married a doctor and Edward became Associate 800.659.7659 Clinical Professor at Rush Medical Col lege in Chicago. Stieglitz's activities did C H E M I R not prevent his participation in civic Analytical Services affairs. In 1917, when the United States 2672 Metro Blvd. Maryland Heights, MO 63043 chemir.com 11/02 8 THE CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY PROFIT & LOSS BUDGET VS. ACTUAL JULY 2001 THROUGH JUNE 2002

Jul '01 - Jun 02 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget

Income

301 • Local Section dues 42,055.77 47,500.00 -5,444.23 88.54% 302 • National ACS allotments 24,724.00 24,100.00 624.00 102.59% 303 • Transfer from investments 64,000.00 41,000.00 23,000.00 156.1% 304 • Miscellaneous income 1,205.00 1,205.00 100.0% 305a • Chemical Bulletin Advertisements 25,947.66 23,000.00 2,947.66 112.82% 305b • Chemical Bulletin Subscriptions 242.00 215.00 27.00 112.56% 305c • Chemical Bulletin Miscellaneous -8.13 -8.13 100.0% 307 • Councilor Travel Reimbursement - National 3,115.33 12,500.00 -9,384.67 24.92% 320 • Scholarship Donations 5,580.00 13,600.00 -8,020.00 41.03% 325 • Other public support 1,700.00 3,400.00 -1,700.00 50.0% 330 • Meeting Registrations 15,754.00 20,000 .00 -4,246.00 78.77% 331 • Gibbs Registrations 2,351.00 3,500.00 -1,149.00 67.17% 332 • College Ed 780.00 780.00 100.0% 333 • Continuing Ed. 97.55 97.55 100.0% 370 • Dividend income 303.40 303.40 100.0% 373 • Returned Check Charges 9.00 9.00 100.0% 378 • Ordinary income 3.95 3.95 100.0%

Total Income 187,860.53 188,815.00 -954.47 99.49%

Expenses

General

401 • Office Services 61,085.87 62,210.00 -1, 124.13 98.19% 402 • Rent 5,400.00 5,400.00 0.00 100.0% 404 • Office 1,419.37 3,500.00 -2,080.63 40.55% 405 • Telephone 907.30 900.00 7.30 100.81% 407 • Travel 18,270.52 12,900.00 5,370.52 141.63% 408 • Scholarship 5,400.00 14,800.00 -9,400.00 36.49% 449 • Dinner Meetings 15,877.64 15,877.64 100.0%

Officers

421 • Chair & Chair-elect 1,643.26 1,000.00 643.26 164.33% 422 • Secretary 4,796.57 4,500.00 296.57 106.59% 423 • Treasurer 2,180.18 1,500.00 680.18 145.35%

Committees

430 • Chemistry week 512.23 800.00 -287.77 64.03% 432 • Awards 698.45 2,600.00 -1,901.55 26.86% 433 • Subsidized dinners 1,571.45 3,600.00 -2,028.55 43.65% 434 • H.S. Education -30.34 2,000.00 -2,030.34 -1.52% 435 • Employment 0.00 250.00 -250.00 0.0% l 436 • Endowment 84.29 100.00 -15.71 84.29% 437 • Hospitality 1,009.35 900.00 109.35 112.15% 438 • House 1,953.45 2,200.00 -246.55 88.79% 439 • Membership 0.00 700.00 -700.00 0.0% 440 • Public relations 42.55 250.00 -207.45 17.02% 441 • Program 2,736.12 6,200.00 -3,463.88 44.13% 442 • Public Affairs 272.00 1,000.00 -728.00 27.2% 443 • Project SEED 3,500.00 1,700.00 1,800.00 205.88% 444 • Safety committee 0.00 150.00 -150.00 0.0% 445 • Kids & chemistry 3.95 2,000.00 -1,996.05 0.2% 446 • Minority affairs 1,219.05 2,000.00 -780.95 60.95% 448 • National Meeting 472.32 1,200.00 -727.68 39.36% 451 • Gibbs Arrangements 1,170.20 7,000,00 -5,829.80 16.72%

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455 • Continuing Education 0.00 200.00 -200.00 0.0% 457 • Great Lakes Regional Meeting 300.00 300.00 0.00 100.0% 458 • Younger Chemists Committee 0.00 1,000.00 -1,000.00 0.0% 460 • Professional Relations 0.00 100.00 -100.00 0.0% 461 • College Education 2,634.17 2,200.00 434.17 119.74% 462 •Chicago.School Brd. Liaison 0.00 100.00 -100.00 0.0% 464 • Board Apptd./Adhoc Comm. 472.94 1,000.00 -527.06 47.29% 6999 • Uncategorized Expenses 303.40 303.40 100.0%

Chemical Bulletin

452a • Chemical Bulletin Printing 41,138.79 25,520.00 15,618.79 161.2% 452b • Chemical Bulletin Postage 7,651.06 11,000.00 -3,348.94 69.56%

452c • Office 278.57 1,000.00 -721.43 27.86%

Total Expense 135,906.29 146,260.00 -10,353.71 92.92%

Net Income 51,954.24 42,555.00 THE CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY CHICAGO SECTION MEET BALANCE SHEET ING CALENDAR 2002-2003 AS OF JUNE 30, 2002 December 13, 2002 JUN 30, 02 Section meeting Dr. Mark Ratner ASSETS Northwestern University 101 Cash-Northern Trust 16,454.69 "Wine, Beer, Scotch and Chemistry'' 102 Petty cash 400.00 110 Accounts Receivable 1,417.85 January 24, 2003 121 Medals inventory 4,911.00 Section meeting 130 Investments -money market 90,882.70 Dr. Daniel W. Armstrong 131 Stocks & bonds 496,227.00 Iowa State University 135 Investment in LTD PTP 530,600.00 "Separating Microbes in the Manner of Molecules" TOTAL ASSETS 1,140,893.24 February 21, 2003 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Section meeting Liabilities Mr. Gary Kitmacher 212 Accounts payable -2,420.44 NASA, Johnson Space Center 215 Scholarship payable 39,000.00 "Views from Space" Total Liabilities 36,579.56 March 14, 2003 Equity Section meeting 249 Investments 929,079.56 Public Affairs program 256 Scholarship fund 154,153.98 258 Young Chemist Committee -368.98 April 25, 2003 3900 Retained Earnings 18,563.30 Section meeting Net Income 2,885.82 Dr. Michael Pellin Argonne National Laboratory Total Equity 1,104,313.68 "Analytical Chemistry of Stardust" TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,140,893.24 May 30, 2003 CONTINUING EDUCATION committees of our section. Section meeting Some of the topics presented over Willard Gibbs Medal Award COMMITTEE the past few years were Solid Phase TBA The task of the Continuing Education Combinatorial Chemistry, Statistics for Committee is to present programs that Chemists, Employment Searching , May 31-June 2, 2003 keep the practicing chemist informed Finding Chemical Information on the Great Lakes Regional Meeting of recent developments in the various Internet, 2D NMR, Chromatographic Loyola University , Chicago . fields of chemistry. The format has Separation of Enantiomers , Drugs varied from a series of lectures over a from the Tropical Rain Forests. June 20, 2003 number of weeks on a single theme, The Continuing Education Committee Section meeting such as analytical instrumentation , to needs the help of the section members Scholarship awards presented full day or half day programs. The to suggest various topics and/or Dr. Tejal A. Desari committee has also worked with the speakers. We would also like to know Boston University, Boston, MA national ACS Continuing Education what formats would be preferable . "Micro-therapeutic Constructs: Division in giving short courses and Please send your suggestions to Fred Opportunities in Implantable and Oral with the topical group and program Turner, ([email protected]) or Based Drug Delivery" call the section office, 847-647-8405. 11/0210 CAREER FAIR nity to chat informally with company rep SATURDAY SCIENCE CLUBS resentatives and other engineers; obtain ACS members are invited to partic i free literature on AIChE; and attend free The Museum of Science and Industry pate free of charge in the Nov . 3-4 career development workshops. offers Saturday Science Clubs for stu Engineers & Scientists Career Fair in The scheduled career workshops are: dents in grades 6-9. Students collabo Indianapolis organized by the American ratively engage in hands-on activities to Ins t itute of Chemical Eng ineers SUNDAY investigate scientific issues and devel (AIChE) . ACS is partnering with AIChE Job Search Strategies, 9:30-10:30 AM op problem-so lving skills. Topics and othe r scientific and engineering Interviewing Tips , 10:45-11 :45 AM include chemistry, physics , flight , elec soc ieties to help attract as many Strategic Networking, 1 :00-2:00 PM tric circuitry and fo rensics. The clubs employers to the event as possible. Researching Your Options, run throughout the schoo l year begin This year's AIChE's job fair will be held 2:15-3:15 PM ning Oct. 12. at the Indiana Convention Center , 100 MONDAY Space is lim ited . Morning Clubs run S. Capital Ave. in conjunction with the Writing the Right Letter 9:30-10:30 AM from 9:30 am to 12 noon ; afternoon group's annual meeting. The fair will be Corporate Lifecycles: Implications for clubs from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The Fall Mod open 8 :30 - 5:00 p.m . on Nov. 3 Career Management 10:45-11 :45 AM ule , "Magnets to Motors ," is offered (orienta tion begins at 8:30 a.m.) and Profiling Your Work Style with the Nov. 9 & 23, and Dec. 27, at MSI, 57th 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. Nov. 4. An informal MBTI**, Mon., 1 :00-2:00 PM Street and Lake Shore Drive. coffee hou r will be held 8:00 - 9:00 ** Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Contact Nina Nolan, Education Coor a.m. on Monday Nov. 4. A reception for Attendees are also invited to browse dinator , 773-684-9844 ext. 2273 , Career Fair participants will be held 5:00 career and job search material at the [email protected]. Also go to - 6:00 p.m. on Nov. 3. registration area. These materials website http://www.msichicago.org. The career fair features onsite interview include: ing, informal networking, and practical job • Landing A Great Job: AICh E's SCHOLARSHIPS search workshops. Attendees will be invit Job Search Manual ed to submit their resume electronically • 2002 Salary & Employment Survey The Illinois Chemical Education Foun and to apply for available jobs and have • Popular Career Management Book dation Schola rship Program provides an opportunity for on-site interviews. $2 ,000 Undergraduate Scholarship ACS members are welcome to place For a Career Fair registration form and Awards for qualified Illinois residents their credentials at no cost in AIChE 's othe r fu rther info rmation , contact enrolled in chemistry , biochemistry or Ca reer Fair Resume Book, an online http://www .aiche.org/careerservices/jobs chemical/environmental engineering at database made available to employers /carfair.html. post-secondary educational institutions before the event and for several months ACS members who are interested in located in Illinois. For more information after it. Pa rticipating employers are participating but are unable to attend contact the Chemical Industry Counci l expected to use the database to select may introduce themselves to employers of Illino is at 847-823-4020. enginee rs for onsite interviews . online by posting their resume (at no http://www.cicil.net. Also, participants will have the opportu- charge) in the career fair resume book.

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November 7-8, 2002: Human Error Prevention Seminar, Washington, DC. For further information, call Ben Marguglio at (845) 265-0123 or e-mail at [email protected].

November 8-10, 2002: A free ACS Mentoring Workshop will be held at the Washington Terrace Hotel in Washington, D.C . Call 1-800-227-5558, ext. 16243 or send email to [email protected] for further information.

November 9, 2002: The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) offers Saturday Science Clubs for students in grades 6- 9. Morning Clubs run from 9:30 am to 12 noon; afternoon clubs from 1:30 to 4 pm. Contact Nina Nolan, Education Coordinator, (773) 684-9844 ext. 2273, [email protected]. Also go to website http://www.msichicago.org.

November 13, 2002: The Chicago Chemist Club's next meeting is at the Parthenon Restaurant, 312 S. Halsted. The speaker will be Dr. Quintin Young, WBEZ Public Affairs program host, a leader in medical and social justice issues. His talk is "Why are Prescription Drug Prices So High?" Call Judy Reuter at {847) 679-2444 for reservations by 11/2.

November 16, 2002: A Continuing Education short course on combinatorial chemistry wil l be a continuation of last year's course. Dr. lrini Zanze of Abbott Labs will discuss "The History of the Solution Phase Combinatorial Chem istry". The course will be held at Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Cudahy Science Building (building with the green dome), room 202 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. See article in this issue.

November 18-21, 2002: 2002 Eastern Analytical Sympo sium in Somerset, NJ. Contact the Executive Secretary at {610) 485-4633 , [email protected], or go to the website www.eas.org.

December 13, 2002: The Chicago Section 's Holiday Party/Dinner Meeting at Monastero's. The speaker will be Dr. Mark Ratner, Northwestern University, who will speak on "Wine, Beer, Scotch and Chemistry".