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Oct 2010 NUCLEUS AA5 9-9-10 DED UN 18 O 98 F http://www.nesacs.org N Y O T R E I T H C E N O A E S S S L T A E A C R C I N S M S E E H C C TI N O CA October 2010 Vol. LXXXIX, No. 2 N • AMERI Monthly Meeting Symposium Henry A. Hill Award to Thomas R. Gilbert Advances in Chemical Sciences “Bench to Recognition of 50-Year Members Pilot Plant” Symposium at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Community Colleges 2010 Buyers Guide by Mindy Levine 2 The Nucleus October 2010 The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Anna Singer, 12 Corcoran Road, Burlington, MA 01803 Henry A. Hill Award to Thomas R. Gilbert 4 (Voice or FAX) 781-272-1966. ___________________ e-mail: [email protected] NESACS Homepage: Monthly Meeting 5 http://www.NESACS.org _______________________________________ Officers 2010 Henry A. Hill Award and recognition of 50-year members at Emmanuel College Chair: Announcements 6,8 John McKew ______________________________________ Wyeth Research Application reminder for NSYCC-JCF/GDCh exchange, NESACS members 200 Cambridge Park Drive named ACS Fellows, Grants-in-Aid to Undergraduates, Cambridge, MA 02140 617-665-5603; john.mckew(at)gmail.com Call for papers – Undergraduate research poster session Chair-Elect: Symposium Announcement 7 Patrick M. Gordon _______________________________ 1 Brae Circle Second Annual Advances in Chemical Sciences “Bench to Pilot Plant” Sympo- Woburn, MA 01801 gordonpa(at)emmanuel.edu sium. Immediate Past Chair: Chemistry Graduation Statistics for 2008-09 9 Dr. E. Joseph Billo ________________ 13 Shattuck Street CCAS Seeks Feedback 9 Natick, MA 01760 __________________________________ 508-653-3074, joseph.billo(at)verizon.net By Michael Filosa Secretary: Michael Singer NESACS Receives ChemLuminary Award 10 Sigma-Aldrich ___________________ 3 Strathmore Rd, Natick, MA 01760 National Chemistry Week Events 11 774-290-1391, michael.singer(at)sial.com _________________________ Treasurer: Connections to Chemistry 2010 11 James Piper _________________________ 19 Mill Rd, Harvard, MA 01451 978-456-3155, piper28(at)attglobal.net Community Colleges 12 Auditor: ___________________________________ Anthony Rosner By Mindy Levine Archivist: October Historical Events in Chemistry 14 Myron S. Simon ____________________ 20 Somerset Rd, Newton, MA 02465 By Leopold May 617-332-5273, romysimon(at)mindspring.com Annual Nucleus Buyer’s Guide 15 Trustees: ___________________________ Peter C. Meltzer, Esther A. H. Hopkins, Cover: Michael E. Strem 2010 Henry A. Hill Award winner, Dr. Thomas R. Gilbert of Northeast- Directors-at-Large: Mukund Chorghade, Stephen Lantos, James ern University. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Gilbert) Phillips, Ralph Scannell, Myron S. Simon, Al Deadlines: Viola January 2011 Issue: November 15, 2010 Councilors Alternate Councilors February 2011 Issue: December 9, 2010 Term Ends 12/31/2010 Thomas R. Gilbert Timothy B. Frigo Pamela Nagafuji Mark Froimowitz Robert Lichter David Cunnigham Michael Singer Mukund Chorghade Term Ends 12/31/2011 The Nucleus is published monthly, except June and August, by the Northeastern Section of the American Doris I. Lewis C. Jaworek-Lopes Chemical Society, Inc. Forms close for advertising on the 1st of the month of the preceding issue. Text Mary Burgess Patrick M. Gordon must be received by the editor six weeks before the date of issue. Morton Z. Hoffman Lawrence Scott Editor: Michael P. Filosa, Ph.D., ZINK Imaging, Inc., 16 Crosby Drive, Building 4G, Michael P. Filosa Donald Rickter Kathi Brown Liming Shao Bedford, MA 01730 Email: Michael.filosa(at)zink.com; Tel: 508-843-9070 Term Ends 12/31/2012 Associate Editors: Myron S. Simon, 20 Somerset Rd., W. Newton, MA 02465, Tel: 617-332-5273, Amy E. Tapper Michaeline F. Chen Sheila E Rodman, Konarka Technologies, Inc., 116 John St. Suite 12, Lowell, Catherine E. Costello Jerry P. Jasinski MA 01852 Email: srodman(at)konarka.com tel 978-569-1414, Patricia A. Mabrouk Gary R. Weisman Mindy Levine, 516-697-9688 (c), mindy.levine(at)gmail.com Dorothy J. Phillips Marietta Schwartz Assistant Editors: Stefan G. Koenig Ruth Tanner Norton P. Peet Board of Publications: Vivian K. Walworth (Chair), Mindy Levine, Mary Mahaney Business Manager: Karen Piper, 19 Mill Rd., Harvard, MA 01451, Tel: 978-456-8622 All Chairs of standing Advertising Manager: Vincent J. Gale, P.O. Box 1150, Marshfield, MA 02050, Committees, the editor Email: [email protected]; Tel: 781-837-0424 of THE NUCLEUS, and Contributing Editors: Morton Hoffman, Feature Editor; Dennis Sardella, Book Reviews the Trustees of Section Calendar Coordinator: Sheila Rodman, email: srodman(at)konarka.com Funds are members of the Photographers: Morton Z. Hoffman and James Phillips Board of Directors. Any Proofreaders: Donald O. Rickter, Vivian K. Walworth, Mindy Levine Councilor of the American Chemical Soci- ety residing within the section area is an ex Webmaster: Roy Hagen officio member of the Board of Directors. Copyright 2010, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. The Nucleus October 2010 3 2010 Henry A. Hill Award Corporate Patrons $2000 - or more AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to Thomas R. Gilbert Eisai Pharmaceuticals EMD Serono The 2009 Henry A. Hill Award will be tion as chair of the Northeastern Sec- Genzyme Corp. presented at the Northeastern Section tion’s (NESACS) Analytical Discus- Novartis of the American Chemical Society sion Group (1983 – 86). Over the next Johnson Matthey (NESACS) October 2010 meeting to 24 years his involvement in NESACS Pfizer Inc. Dr. Thomas R. Gilbert, Academic continued. He was Program Chair and Schering Corp. Director of Biotechnology Programs at then Chair of the section in 1987 and Strem Chemicals, Inc. Northeastern University. The Hill 1988. The following year he was Chair Vertex Pharmaceuticals Award is presented annually to a mem- of the Nominating Committee. In 1993 rd $1000-$1999 ber of NESACS for meritorious serv- he was General Chair of the 23 Boehringer Ingelheim ice to the Section and to the profession Northeast Regional ACS Meeting and GlaxoSmithKline of chemistry. Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee Irix Pharmaceuticals Dr. Gilbert received his under- of the Analytical Chemistry Division’s th Lyophilization Services of NE graduate degree from Clarkson College 46 Summer Symposium. In 1998 he Sundia Meditech of Technology (now Clarkson Univer- served as Program Chair of the Yes Bank sity) in 1968 and holds a Ph.D. in NESACS Centennial Celebration. analytical chemistry from the Massa- Tom has represented the North- $300-$999 chusetts Institute of Technology eastern Section on the ACS Council Cambridge Major Labs (1971). Since 1981 he has been a since 1990. As a member of Council Girindus member of the faculty of Northeastern he was chair of the Council Committee Merrimack Consultants University. He has published 45 jour- on Meetings and Expositions. He was Organix nal articles and one general chemistry elected to the Council Committee on PCI Synthesis textbook (now in its 2nd edition), and Nominations and Elections. He was Sigma Aldrich holds three patents. then elected to the Council Policy Waters Corp. His service to the American Committee, where he is in his second Wilmington PharmaTech Chemical Society began with his selec- term and currently serves as vice-chair and chair of the Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning. Other ACS activities have included serving on the committee that wrote the 2000 revision of the Analyti- cal Chemistry Examination; the ACS Board of Directors International Strat- egy Implementation Task Force (2008); the ACS Fellows Presidential Task Force, 2008; and the ACS Awards N Review Committee (2008-09). What exactly goes on at NESACS’ monthly Board meetings? www.nesacs.org/reports 4 The Nucleus October 2010 Monthly Meeting Abstract: Show Me the Chemistry ! The 908th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Chemistry is for everyone, is every- American Chemical Society where, and is happening every day. Come and experience several exciting Henry A. Hill Award activities (experiments) that ignite Presentation and Recognition of the 50-year members curiosity, and inspire the lifelong dis- Thursday, October 14, 2010 covery, learning and enjoyment of the science of chemistry. Common and Emmanuel College familiar substances will be used in this N 400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 presentation. Administration Building, The Auditorium 4:30 pm Board Meeting Biography 5:30 pm Social Hour 6:15 pm Dinner A native of Lebanon, Dr. Hazari received a B.S. degree in Chemistry 7:15 pm Presentation of 50-Year Members from the American University in Cairo. 7:30 pm Award Meeting, Dr. John McKew, NESACS Chair, Presiding He also holds a M.S. degree in Chem- Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeastern istry from Youngstown State Univer- Section, presented by Dorothy J. Phillips to Thomas J. Gilbert sity in Ohio and a doctorate in Science Education from the University of Ten- Show Me the Chemistry!, Evening Lecture: Dr. Al Hazari, Direc- nessee, Knoxville (UTK). Al has taught tor-Undergraduate Chemistry Labs and Lecturer, University of science and chemistry for several years Tennessee at Knoxville at UTK and at the college level in the Dinner reservations should be made no later than noon, Thursday, October 7, United States and overseas. Currently, 2010. Please call Anna Singer at (781) 272-1966 or e-mail at secre- he is the Director of the Undergraduate [email protected]. Reservations not cancelled at least 24 hours in advance must Chemistry Labs and a Lecturer in be paid. Members, $30; Non-members, $35; Retirees, $20; Students, $10. Chemistry at the UTK. In addition, he regularly teaches science education THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. courses in the College of Education. He Directions to Emmanuel College: has received several grants from gov- (http://www.emmanuel.edu/Tools_Navigation/Maps_and_Directions.html) ernment agencies, industry, and various Via MBTA organizations to improve undergradu- ate chemistry lab instruction and also Option 1: Take the MBTA’s Green Line “Riverside” Branch/D Train to Fen- to support K-16 hands-on science and way stop.
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