DED 8-199 UN 18 189 8 O 98 F yyyy N N yyyy Y Y O O T T R R E E I I T T C H C H E O E O yyyyN N A E S A E S S S S L S L T T A A E A E A C C R C I R C I yyyyN S M N S M S E S E E H E H C C C C T N T N IO A December 2006IO A Vol. LXXXV, No. 4 yyyyC C N • AMERI N • AMERI Monthly Meeting Making the Connection Medicinal Chemistry Symposium: “New An Article on Good Hiring Practices Approaches on Depression” by Megan Driscoll, Jennifer Sass and Scott Szczesny Book Review Report from NERM “Leaps in the Dark. The Making Of Scientific 2006 Reputations” by John Waller. Reviewed by Dennis Sardella By Morton Z. Hoffman featured a chemist, an environmental logistics. The Board elected Christo- Report from activist, a local newspaper reporter, a pher Masi (Westfield State College; public health specialist, and a local Central Massachusetts Local Section) member of the New York State Assem- and Wayne Jones to two-year terms NERM 2006 bly, who discussed the ramification of (starting 1/1/07) as Secretary and Trea- Morton Z. Hoffman, the TCE spill at the IBM manufactur- surer, respectively; they will replace Boston University ing site; the career services provided Willem Leenstra (University of Ver- NESACS Representative to the Board by the ACS Chemjobs Career Center, mont; Green Mountain Local Section), of Directors, Northeast Region of the who has held the combined positions ACS, Inc. since the incorporation of the North- east Region in 2005. Continuing as The 34th Northeast Regional ACS Chair and Vice Chair of the Board until Meeting was held in Binghamton, NY, the end of 2007 will be Julianne Smist on October 5-7, 2006. Hosted by the (Springfield College; Connecticut Val- Binghamton Local Section, the meet- ley Local Section) and Richard Cobb ing had “Emerging Technologies and (Rochester Local Section), respec- the Chemical Sciences” as its theme, tively. The Board voted to participate and offered 554 presentations; more in the Division of Chemical Education than 850 registrants, including 120 (l-r) Wayne Jones(Binghamton University), Tobin Marks (Northwestern University), Ann undergraduate students, were in atten- Nalley (ACS President) dance. With numerous grants to sup- photo by Morton Z. Hoffman port programs within the meeting, which included career workshops, more than 20 exhibitors, many organi- résumé reviews, and the use of the zational supporters, and a very strong Career Center database by job seekers; program, the meeting was the best a symposium for K-12 teachers that attended NERM (and one of the most attracted more than 40 attendees. The profitable) in recent years. Among the details of the meeting program and attendees from ACS governance were the abstracts of the papers can be James Burke (Chair of the Board of found at http://www.nerm2006.org/. Richard Cobb (Eastman Kodak), at right, win- ner of theRegional Award for Volunteer Service, Directors), Anne O’Brien (District I The following were honored at the receiving congratulations from Morton Hoffman Director), Ann Nalley (President), and awards reception and dinner: Brenda (Boston University), designated recipient of the Catherine Hunt (President-Elect); also From (Manhattan High School for 2007 Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS. present were three of the four current Girls, New York, NY), Excellence in photo from Morton Z. Hoffman candidates for President-Elect High School Chemistry Teaching Regional High School Teacher Award. (Rhodes, Shakhashiri, and Walsh). Award; Richard Cobb (Eastman A preliminary bid from the Connecti- Kodak), Regional Award for Excel- cut Valley Local Section to host lence in Volunteer Service; Kenneth NERM 2009 in Hartford, CT , or Takeuchi (University of Buffalo), Stan- Springfield, MA, was received; a full ley C. Israel Regional Award for proposal from the Northern New York Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Local Section to host NERM 2010 in Sciences; Voya Markovich (Endicott Potsdam, NY, was accepted. The idea Interconnect Technologies), Patricia of holding the 2011 NERM jointly Burns, Grazyna Kmieciek-Lawrynow- with the Middle Atlantic Regional icz, Hwee Ng, and Chieh-Min Cheng Meeting (MARM) at a site near the (all of Xerox), Regional Industrial border of the two regions ( e.g., (l-r) Ann Nalley (ACS President), Anne O’Brien Innovation Award. Westchester County, NY) was favor- (District I Director), Katie Hunt (ACS Presi- The Board of Directors of the ably discussed; local sections in the dent-Elect) photo by Morton Z. Hoffman Northeast Region, Inc., held its annual Northeast Region are invited to Notable in the program were the meeting on October 7 at which time it express interest to serve as a host. following features: the keynote lecture unanimously voted to commend Inasmuch as there will be no NERM in by Tobin Marks (Northwestern Univer- Wayne Jones (Binghamton University; 2007, the Board will next meet at the sity) on “New Materials and Processes Binghamton Local Section), the Gen- Boston ACS meeting. for Organic Transistors, Inorganic eral Chair of NERM 2006, for leading NERM 2008 will be hosted by the Transistors, and Printed Electronics;” the organizing committee of this very Green Mountain Local Section on June the public interest symposium on “Liv- successful NERM and for engaging the 29-July 2 in Burlington, VT. See ing in a Chemical World: Trichloroeth- more than 60 volunteers who worked <http://www.nerm2008.org/> for ylene (TCE) in Endicott, NY,” which on various aspects of the meeting details. N 2 The Nucleus December 2006 The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Marilou Cashman, 23 Cottage St., Natick, MA 01360. 1-800-872-2054 (Voice or FAX) or 508-653-6329. Report from NERM 2006 ________________________________2 e-mail: mcash0953(at)aol.com By Morton Z. Hoffman. Photos by Morton Z. Hoffman Any Section business may be conducted via the business office above. Book Review by Dennis Sardella___________________________4 NESACS Homepage: http://www.NESACS.org Leaps in the Dark. The Making of Scientific Reputations, by John Waller Sathish Rangarajan, Webmaster ACS Hotline, Washington, D.C.: Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5 1-800-227-5558 Medicinal Chemistry Symposium: New Approaches on Depression Officers 2006 Chair: Chemists in the Community ______________________________8 Patricia Mabrouk ACS leadership and members help out at San Francisco Meeting by Lee Latimer Chemistry Department, Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 2007 National ACS Award Winners from NESACS ____________8 613 373 2845; p.mabrouk(at)neu.edu Chair-Elect: Call for Nominations____________________________________9 Mukund Chorghade James Flack Norris Award, Philip L. Levins Memorial Prize 14 Carlson Circle, Natick, MA 01360-4205 508-651-7809 and 508-308-3891 Making the Connection 10 Chorghade(at)comcast.net _________________________________ Immediate Past Chair: An article on good hiring practices by Megan Driscoll, Jennifer Sass and Amy Tapper Scott Szezesny of PharmaLogics Recruiting Peptimmune 64 Sidney Street, Suite 380, Chemists in the Community _____________________________14 Cambridge, MA 02139 613-715-8005; amy.tapper(at)peptimmune.com NESACS Member Helps at San Francisco Zoo Secretary: Student Affiliate Chapters Honored 14 Michael Singer _______________________ Sigma-Aldrich 3 Strathmore Rd. Natick, MA 01360-2447 Pictures from the September and October Meetings _________16 508-651-8151x291 msinger(at)sial.com By Morton Z. 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