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May 2001 Nucleus DED UN 18 O 98 F yyyy N yyyy Y O T R E I T H C E N O yyyy A E S S S L T A E A C R C I yyyyN S M S E E H C C T N IO A May 2001 Vol. LXXIX, No. 9 yyyyC N • AMERI Monthly Meeting NESACS Education Night: John J. Fortman speaks on: “The Election Candidates’ Bios and Statements Serious and Delirious Use of Chemistry in Movies” Summer Scholar Book Review “Career Management for Scientists and Engineers” Report Sergei Poletayev on photo-protecting groups by John K. Borchardt Eastern Analytical Symposium Full Page Ad Appears here Ad # EAST 663N Strip Paper Repro supplied 2 The Nucleus May 2001 The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Office: Marilou Cashman, 23 Cottage St., Contents Natick, MA 01760. 1-800-872-2054 (Voice or FAX) or 508-653-6329. Book Review __________________________________________4 e-mail: [email protected] “Career Management for Scientists and Engineers” by John K. Borchardt, reviewed by Any Section business may be conducted Lynne O’Connell of Boston College via the business office above. NESACS Homepage: http://www.NESACS.org Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5 Frank R. Gorga, Webmaster Teacher and Student Awards; Prof. John J. Fortman of Wright State University speaks on Washington, D.C. ACS Hotline: “The Serious and Delirious Use of Chemistry in Movies” 1-800-227-5558 Officers 2001 Short Course__________________________________________6 Chair: May 17-18: Dispersions, Emulsions and Foams Timothy B. Frigo Advanced Magnetics, Inc. Chemical Education in the U.S. and Germany ________________7 61 Mooney St., Cambridge, MA 02138 617-497-2070x3007; [email protected] A symposium sponsored by NESACS, the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, the Younger Chair-Elect: Chemists Committee and the Jungchemikerforum Morton Z. Hoffman Chemistry Department, Boston University NESACS Activities______________________________________8 Boston, MA 02215-2507; 617-353-2494 NERM 2001 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, Summerthing 2001 at the [email protected] Red Sox on June 7 Immediate Past Chair: Doris Lewis Bios and Statements of Candidates for Election______________9 Chemistry Dept., Suffolk University 41 Temple St., Boston, MA 02114 617-573-8546; [email protected] Meeting Report_______________________________________22 Secretary: Award Address of Joseph M. DeSimone on the occasion of receiving the Michael Singer Gustavus J. Esselen Award at the April 19 NESACS meeting Sigma RBI 1 Strathmore Rd. 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Gorga, [email protected] Councilor of the American Chemical Society Asst. Webmasters:Terry Brush, [email protected] residing within the section area is an ex officio Kurt Heinselman, [email protected] member of the Board of Directors. Copyright 2001, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. The Nucleus May 2001 3 his points, all of which are taken from science and engineering settings. The Corporate Patrons Book Review main focus is on industrial careers and Alfa Aesar, a Johnson Matthey Com- Career Management for only an occasional comment refers to pany Scientists and Engineers, academia, but all levels, from techni- Hoechst Marion Roussel Co. By John K. Borchardt (American cian to Ph.D. bench chemist or man- Pharm-Eco Laboratories, Inc. Chemical Society; 2000), 258 pp., ager, are considered. Attention is paid Physical Sciences, Inc. ISBN 0841235252; $34.95 (hardcover) to the role which technology can play Polaroid Corporation in fine tuning career management, such Strem Chemicals, Inc. Reviewed by Lynne O’Connell as the use of the Internet in job Corporate Sponsors Department of Chemistry searches. Throughout the book, certain Boston College Chestnut Hil1, MA topics are highlighted in side-bars, Aerodyne Research, Inc. 02467 although the reasons why these topics Astra Arcus USA are set apart from the main text are not Astra Research Center, Boston Assessing past professional accom- always clear. The editorial staff should Borregaard Synthesis, Inc. plishments and determining future have followed Borchardt’s advice to Bristol-Myers Squibb career goals is a task that many of us résumé writers and done a more care- Cambridge Isotope Labs undertake only when life’s circum- ful job of proofreading as a number of Consulting Resources Corporation stances force us to do so. The book, typos are encountered throughout the Dike, Bronstein, Roberts & Career Management for Scientists and book. Cushman, LLP Engineers, by John K. Borchardt, Reading the volume cover-to- Houghton Chemical Corp. makes it clear that performing this kind cover will provide a very comprehen- JEOL, USA, Inc. of analysis on a regular basis is an sive overview of all aspects of career MassTrace, Inc. important and necessary task for all management; however, this book can New England Biolabs scientists at any stage of their career. also be used as a reference source in Organix, Inc. From students who are trying to land which those parts relevant to one’s cur- Pfizer, Inc. that first job offer to mid-career profes- rent situation can be reviewed at appro- Research Biochemicals Int’l sionals who are considering a change priate times. For instance, a recent Zymark Corporation to an alternative career, everyone needs graduate who is about to embark on his to evaluate their strengths and weak- first position may want to review just nesses and define both short and long the sections that concentrate on devel- term goals in order to remain mar- oping workplace skills, such as time Abstract ketable and open to opportunities for management and oral presentation growth. techniques. For the mid-career scien- This presentation will begin with illus- The book is organized into three tist who is not actively seeking a new trations of brief mentions of chemistry main sections: job but wishes to add variety and chal- in films where you might not expect it, such as The Graduate, It’s a Wonderful 1) “Professional Skills”, in which Bor- lenge to her professional experiences, Life, 1776, and Bells on Their Toes. chardt discusses the non-technical sections that discuss activities such as Movies that feature science will then skills that must be developed in order participation in professional organiza- be contrasted between then (past) and to be successful in one’s present posi- tions, publishing in trade journals or now (present), the real and the impossi- tion as well as marketable if actively maintaining a second job, will be of ble, drama and comedy, and similar engaged in a job search. interest. Both the well-organized table of contents and the index will facilitate scenes in multiple movies. Featured 2) “Today’s New Working World”, in the use of the book as a reference clips will be selected from such films which the author illustrates why proper guide. Furthermore, lists of additional as Apollo 13, Dante’s Peak, Chain career management is so vital in the resources at the ends of each chapter Reaction, It Happens Every Spring, insecure environment of industrial sci- will lead readers to more information The Man in the White Suit, and Smoke. ence created by frequent restructurings pertaining to a specific area of interest.
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