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 Summer 2013 Vol. XCI, No. 10 O CA N • AMERI A Quarter of NESACS ACS Report on Science Outreach Graduate Ed ucation Summary of Governance NESACS Election Actions Results 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA Katherine Lee selected as 2014 NESACS Chair- Elect 2 The Nucleus Summer 2013 The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Contents Office: Anna Singer, 12 Corcoran Road, Burlington, MA 01803 (Voice or FAX) 781-272-1966. A Quarter of NESACS Science Outreach ____________________4 e-mail: secretary(at)nesacs.org NESACS Homepage: Written and compiled by Jack Driscoll and Jennifer Maclachlan http://www.NESACS.org Officers 2013 ACS Report on Graduate Education ________________________6 Chair Liming Shao 9th Annual NESACS Scramble Golf Tournament 8 158South Great Road ______________ Lincoln, MA 01773 limingshao(at)comcast.net National Chemistry Week Events __________________________9 shao(at)fas.harvard.edu 781-518-0720 Summary of Governance Actions/Reports 10 Chair-Elect __________________ th Catherine Costello American Chemical Society 245 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Boston University School of Medicine April 7-11. 2013 670 Albany Street, room 511 Boston, MA 02118-2646 Cecmsms(at)bu.edu Call for Nominations___________________________________13 Immediate Past Chair Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest Ruth Tanner Olney Hall 415B Lowell, MA 01854 Historical Note _______________________________________13 University of Mass Lowell Leon Mir 1938-2013 Ruth_Tanner(at)uml.edu 978-934-3662 Secretary: NESACS 2013 Election Results __________________________15 Michael Singer Sigma-Aldrich Photos from Summerthing and Earth Day Events ____________15 3 Strathmore Rd, Natick, MA 01360 774-290-1391, michael.singer(at)sial.com Photos by Doris Lewis Treasurer: James Piper Esselen Award Photos _________________________________16 19 Mill Rd, Harvard, MA 01451 978-456-3155, piper28(at)attglobal.net Photos by Joel Laino Auditor: Anthony Rosner Cover: Gustavus Esselen IV (L) presents the Esselen Award to Michael H. 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The Nucleus Summer 2013 3 A Quarter of NESACS Science Outreach Written and compiled by Jack Driscoll and Jennifer Maclachlan, NESACS Public Relations Committee These three months were a very busy February 16-17, 2013- Family Sci- Our hands-on materials were pro- time for NESACS science outreach ence Days at the American Associa- vided by National Chemistry Week programs. Check our website at tion for the Advancement of Science Coordinator, Chris Jaworek-Lopes. http://www.NESACS.org for addi- (AAAS) Meeting, Hynes Convention David Sittenfeld of the Museum of tional events. Any NESACS members Center, Boston MA Science not only donned a Chemistry interested in volunteering for future This spectacular science outreach Ambassador sash and put in volunteer events please contact Jack Driscoll, PR event was sponsored by AAAS and co- hours at the booth, he also arranged for Chair, at [email protected]. Age is no sponsored by the Cambridge Science us to borrow the MoS demo kits that barrier, whether you are younger Festival. This free two-day event was we utilized in addition to the NCW chemist or a senior chemist. attended by 3,700 people. The Ameri- supplies. We had three experiments: can Chemical Society: Northeastern sun screen, surface area & nanosand. Section of the ACS (NESACS), The latter was the most popular. I men- together with the ACS Division of tioned to booth visitors that the ACS Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB), had some very educational nanotech reserved and staffed a booth. The ACS videos on their YouTube channel. Office of Public Affairs provided sev- eral hundred copies of both Kids Dis- cover Chemistry magazine and the Celebrating Chemistry Nanotechnol- ogy National Chemistry Week handout, in addition to Chemistry Ambassador sashes, stickers and pins for distribu- tion at this event. There were more than 60 organizations at the Family Science Days. When thanked for his time at the booth, Mark Jones (pictured right above next to Jack Driscoll) replied that the experience was “surprisingly enjoy- able”. Mark Jones is a Keynote speaker at the 2013 ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM) and was volunteered to us by his Dow Chemical colleague, Katie Hunt, 2007 President of the ACS, who knew that we had booked an ACS table at this AAAS event. We had about 350 parents and children visit us on the first day and about 250 on the second day. The audi- ence was primarily K-6, but we did talk to several sophomores about careers in chemistry. One Post Doc mom asked 4 The Nucleus Summer 2013 Science Outreach I spent Saturday afternoon at the while working the chemistry table Cape Cod Museum of Natural History together. I’m glad we decided to vol- continued from page 4 participating in the Cambridge Science unteer instead of just attend. Some- me whether I would make a video to Festival, Science on the Street STEM times it really pays to be a VIP. invite her 6-year old son to the Expo outreach event. This was an event I Something’s Brewing in the Bayou the next day. I did that and met her son had planned to attend with my family, moderated by Jack Driscoll of the next day. but instead we ended up as exhibitors, NESACS at ACS NOLA 4/9/13 On Sunday, Lisa Shatz from Suf- representing the American Chemical Jack Driscoll of NESACS was the folk University, brought a number of Society & NESACS. My eight-year old moderator for the Brewmaster Panel EE gadgets including a Mendocino daughter enjoys the VIP experience of representing three local breweries: motor driven by a flashlight, solar cells working at science festivals for several Abita, Covington Brewery and NOLA and magnets, a robot, a Gauss meter, a reasons: getting there before the public Brewing. After a short presentation on magnet & a tube of iron filings that is allowed to enter, as the kid of a vol- the history of brewing, this panel could be used to demonstrate a mag- unteer she gets to try all the cool activ- answered questions for two hours in netic field. ities before everyone else since the front of an audience of 25 chemists We were graced with the most exhibitors are eager to practice on a organized by the ACS Division of amazing volunteers from the ACS real kid and the best is having a spot to Small Chemical Businesses. Small Chemical Businesses Division, rest between doing fun activities. Northeastern Local Section of ACS April 13-20, 2013- Cambridge Sci- (NESACS), Mid-Hudson Local Sec- ence Festival-this is the second con- tion of ACS, Dow Chemical (MI & secutive year that NESACS has MA), Suffolk University Department participated. “pH measurements of Chairs, including a Trustee, and common household solutions” Museum of Science Boston (MOS). Prepared by Jackie O’Neil, PR for We couldn’t have staffed the six hours NSYCC each day (Saturday and Sunday) with- continued on page 14 out this team of volunteers: Mukund Chorghade, Jack Driscoll, Chris Gilmore, Mark Jones, Jennifer Maclachlan and family, George Ruger, Lisa Shatz, David Sittenfeld, Sonja Strah-Pleynet and family, Tricia Vick- rey and Dennis Walczewski.