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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORYBy Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los [email protected]

I am writing this column in late September 2011 and I am somewhat preoccupied withsome presentations I plan to make at the Western Regional Meeting of the AmericanChemical Society in Pasadena, California in November 2011. One of those presenta-tions is about “100 years of teaching chemistry” since the meeting is, in part, in cele-bration of the centennial of the Southern California Section. I hasten to add that I havenot been teaching chemistry for 100 years, though sometimes it feels like it; I have onlya mere half-century of teaching chemistry under my belt. But thinking about the lastcentury, and scanning my bookshelves for some useful source material, I came acrossa book entitled “The Teaching of Science” by John F. Woodhull Ph.D., Professor ofPhysical Science at Teachers College, Columbia University. This was published in1918 by The Macmillan Company in New York and is only 7 years short of a centuryold.

John Francis Woodhull was born in 1857 and died in 1941. Googling his name didnʼtgive me much other biographical information, beyond the fact that at one time he wasActing President of Teachers College. But it did give me some idea of his range as anauthor. In this column I will examine his views on teaching science primarily in K – 12.In my next column I will look at some of his many other articles and books on teachingscience.

“The Teaching of Science” is a collection of addresses and papers by Woodhull fromthe 1890s to 1918. The titles of some of its chapters in the chronological order in whichthey appear give a flavor of the bookʼs contents. These include “The Educational Valueof Natural Science”; “Modern Trend of Physics and Chemistry Teaching”; “TheIntensive Method in Chemistry”; “Science for Culture”;”Practical Chemistry”; “ScienceTeaching by Projects”; “The High-school Situation”; and “The Imitation of the Masters”.

An analysis of this last chapter, “The Imitation of the Masters” gives a strong impres-sion of Woodhullʼs thinking about teaching science - thinking that I venture to say isforward looking even nearly a century after it was first expressed. Mind you, as a prac-titioner of the history of chemistry my reaction to Woodhull may be biased. See whatyou think.

He is a powerful proponent of the project method. “Are students in schools and col-leges made into scientists by learning the so-called fundamental facts, or by practicingthe methods of a scientist in finding the solution of real problems?” “We sometimeshear it said that one cannot teach applications of physical principles until the principlesthemselves are understood. I wish to contend that only the converse of this proposi-tion is true. That is we cannot teach the principles of physics except through an expe-rience with their applications.”

Woodhull also asserts (and I happen to agree) that students of science should readand report on biographies of scientists, and popular accounts of science written by sci-entists. “The great masters of science, Galileo, Faraday, Pasteur, Darwin etc illustrat-ed in their lives and works the project method”. He recommends reading a biographyof Pasteur, e.g. “The Life of Pasteur” by Rene Vallerey-Radot, Pasteurʼs son-in-law, fora host of illustrations of the project method.

The project method, that is hands-on science, has somewhat come back into favor inthe past few decades. The work of Woodhull, long forgotten, shows that truly there isnothing new under the sun.

DECEMBER HISTORICAL EVENTS IN CHEMISTRY

By Leopold May, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

December 3, 1886One hundred and twenty-five years ago on this date, Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn, aresearcher on x-ray spectroscopy, was born. In 1924, he received the Nobel Prize inPhysics for his discoveries and researching the field of X-ray spectroscopy.

December 6, 1836One hundred and seventy-five years ago on this date, Charles F. Chandler was born.He was a researcher in sugar, petroleum and illuminating gas industries and a founderof the ACS.

December 6, 1863One hundred and twenty-five years ago in 1886, Charles M. Hall discovered method ofextracting aluminum electrolytically from bauxite in his garage as Paul Louis ToussaintHéroult discovered the same process for isolating aluminum, which is called the Hall-Heroult process. He was born on this date.

December 7, 1810One hundred and seventy-five years ago on this date, Theodor Schwann named andinvestigated pepsin. He coined the word metabolism; discovered the striated muscle ofthe upper esophagus and the myelin sheath of peripheral axons, called Schwann cells.Also, he is known as the founder of modern histology and was born on this date.

December 9, 1742Karl W. Scheele, who discovered chlorine in1774, phosphorus from bone ash, and theaction of light on silver salts, was born on this day. He also synthesized organic acids.

December 11, 1911One hundred years ago on this date, Marja S. Curie (later Marie) gave her NobelLecture. Radium and the New Concepts in Chemistry, when she was awarded theNobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of her services to the advancement of chem-istry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radiumand the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element.

December 13, 1938Casein fiber was patented on this date.

December 15, 1863A. D. Little, Inc. founded as firm for industrial research and control on this date.

December 17, 1938Discovery of neutron-induced nuclear fission of uranium (U, 92) was made by OttoHahn and Fritz Strassmann, Berlin on this date.

December 25, 1761Two hundred and fifty years ago on this date, William Gregor was born. In 1791, hediscovered titanium (Ti, 22) and analyzed minerals.

December 26, 1838One hundred and twenty-five years ago in 1886, Clemens A. Winkler discovered ger-manium (Ge, 32). He did analyses of gases and was born on this date.

Additional historical events can be found at Dr. Mayʼs website,http://faculty.cua.edu/may/Chemistrycalendar.htm


New York Sectionwide ConferencePROGRAM

9:30 AM Arrival and Refreshments

10:00 AM Greetings from the 2012 Chair of the ACS New York Section. Dr. JaimeLee Iolani Rizzo

10:10 AM Award PresentationService Plaque and Pin to the 2011 New York Section Chair

Dr. Hiroko Ito Karan

New York Section Outstanding Service Award for 2011Dr. Barbara R. Hillery

Nichols Foundation H.S. Chemistry Teacher Award for 2011Dr. Ara Nicholas Kahyaolu, Bergenfield High School

10:30 AM Report from the 2011 Elections Nominating Dr. Philip H. Mark, Committee. (Presentation of Candidates) 2012 Chair-elect of the

ACS New York Section

10:45 AM Keynote Address: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Prof. Gerard Parkin,From Carbonic Anhydrase to the Biorganometallic Department of ChemistryChemistry of Mercury and Approaches to Detoxification Columbia University

Despite the fact that certain metal ions are essential for life, some are highly poisonous.For example, while zinc is essential for humans, as exemplified by its roles in carbonicanhydrase and liver alcohol dehydrogenase, its congeners, cadmium and mercury, aremost toxic. Synthetic analogues, i.e. small molecules that mimic the structure and func-tion of enzymes, provide an important means to afford insight into the natural systemsand the research described will focus on the application of tripodal nitrogen and sulfurligands in the chemistry of zinc and mercury.

11:45 AM Coffee Break. There will be poster presentations by the New York SectionProject SEED Students.

12:00 PM ACS, New York Section Committee Planning Sessions for 2012.

Educational Activities: (Chemagination, Continuing Education, High School Olympiad, National Chemistry Week, Nichols Foundation Teacher Award, Project Seed, Student Membership) Chair: Dr. Alison Hyslop

Member Affairs: (Awards, Employment and Professional Relations, History of the New York Section, Indicator, Membership, Outstanding Service Award)

Chair: Dr. Ralph Stephani

Program Review: (Subsection and Topical Discussion Group Chairs)Chair: Dr. Anne T. OʼBrien

Public Affairs: (Academe and Industrial Relations, Environmental Chemistry, Fund Raising, Government Affairs, Information Technology, Public Relations, Speakers Bureau) Chair: Dr. Robert P. Nolan

12:45 PM Reports from the Chairs of the Committee Planning Sessions.

1:00 PM Conclusion of the Meeting. Join with colleagues for lunch at a local restaurant.

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012Times: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PMPlace: St. Johnʼs University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY

(Please visit http://www.NewYorkACS.org for the meeting venue.)Cost: Free to all

Please register for the conference at the New York Section Website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org.

To inquire about the Section-wide Conference, please call the New York Section Office at 516-883-7510 or e-mail Marilyn Jespersen, Office Administrator, at: [email protected]

Directions are at: http://www.stjohns.edu/about/general/directions/directions/queens

Hope you will attend.



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NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2012The dates for the Board Meetings of theACS New York Section for 2012 were cho-sen and approved at the September 2011Board Meeting. The meetings are openmeetings – all are welcome. If non boardmembers would like to attend the meeting,please let the New York Section office knowby emailing Mrs. Marilyn Jespersen at [email protected] or calling theoffice at (516) 883-7510.

The 2012 Board Meetings will be held on thefollowing Fridays at 5:00 PM at Queens -borough Community College –CUNY, 225-0556th Ave., Bayside, NY, Room 414 in theScience Building. Dr. JaimeLee Iolani Rizzowill chair the meetings.

Friday, February 10Friday, April 13Friday, June 8Friday September 14Friday November 16

Also, please mark your calendar with thedates of the following major events.

Saturday, January 28, Annual Section-wideConference at St. Johnʼs University

Friday, March 16, William H. Nichols MedalAward Symposium and Dinner

More information will be posted in futureissues of the Indicator and on the New Yorkwebsite at http://www.NewYorkACS.org.

BIOCHEMICAL TOPICAL GROUP —JOINT MEETING WITH THE NYASBIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGYDISCUSSION GROUPBrainflammation: The Role of the InnateImmune System in CNS Disorders

Organizers: Robert MartoneCovance Biomarker Centerof Excellence

Sean Pintchovski, PhDLundbeck Research USA

Roland Staal, PhDLundbeck Research USA

Jennifer S. Henry, PhDThe New York Academyof Sciences

Speakers: Hemmo A. Drexhage, PhDErasmus Medical Center

Ru-Rong Ji, PhDHarvard University andBrigham & Women's Hospital

Dave Morgan, PhDUniversity of South Florida

Carlos A. Pardo-Villamizar, MDJohns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine

V. Hugh Perry, DPhilUniversity of Southampton

Richard Ransohoff, MDLerner Research Institute

Jun Tan, MD, PhDUniversity of South FloridaCollege of Medicine

Annamaria Vezzani, PhDMario Negri Institute forPharmacological Research


This symposium gathers experts onmicroglia and monocyte biology to discussthe role of inflammation in neurological dis-eases and disorders, insights into their biol-ogy, and possible therapeutic interventions.

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PMPlace: New York Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center250 Greenwich Street – 40th FloorNew York, NY 10007

Cost: This event is has reduced-rate registration for ACS and NYASmembers, at $25 or $10 (for stu-dents and post-docs). Please usethe Priority Code SPN1-ACS1.Non-members may attend for a feeof $80 (corporate), $60 (non-profitor academic) or $40 (students andpost-docs).

For more information and to register for theevent, go to: www.nyas.org/brainflammation

To become a Member of the Academy, visitwww.nyas.org/benefits

WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYSPECIAL SEMINAR – Integration of Organic Chemistry and Activism inHuman Rights

Speaker: Professor Alexander GreerDepartment of ChemistryBrooklyn College

This talk will cover research conducted atBrooklyn College in the area of organicchemistry, to highlight advancements madein devices used for water disinfection, andas a photochemical surgical knife. Becausechemists should promote responsibility tothe profession, the second purpose of thetalk is to describe how human rights andchemical education are intricately woundtogether. The 1970s was a high point of thehuman rights movement, even among sci-entists, but this activism has declined inrecent years. Questions will be raised suchas: Why do human rights matter in the con-text of chemical education? How are humanrights defined? While thousands of under-graduate chemistry programs exist in theUS, only a handful of programs, includingJeffrey Toneyʼs at Kean University and oursat Brooklyn College, specifically involvehuman rights as a part of the training ofchemistry majors. Among other things, Iencourage student participation in organiza-tions such as the Committee of ConcernedScientists (CCS), comprised of scientists,scholars, and physicians who protect andadvance human rights, whose origins comefrom restrictions of mobility of scientists inthe Soviet Union. The lecture will describehow incorporation of “specific” human rightsproblem solving may help diminishunchecked violations as a growing condi-tion, which can advance to a larger scaleend problem. That is, early intervention canserve to enhance security now, whereasinstability and even war can be “viewed” asa later stage of human rights problems.Such specificity could fit chemistsʼ researchapproach, which often favors specializationand reductionism rather than SystemsThinking.

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building Room 11075 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

For more information, contact Paul Dillon:E-Mail [email protected] 1 (914) 524-3313

LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONBiological Sensors based on Advanced Materials: Preparation, Characterizationand Practical Applications

Speaker: Silvana AndreescuDepartment of Chemistry andBiomolecular ScienceClarkson University

An emerging area of research is the devel-opment and implementation of biologicalsensors that could respond to todayʼs needsfor low cost, rapid detection, higher selectiv-ity and sensitivity for the analyte of interest.However, despite extensive research inbiosensors and their enormous potentialcompared to laboratory-based analyticaltechniques, the biosensor market is relative-ly small and numerous problems still remainto be solved. Rapid progress of nanotech-nology and advanced nanomaterials pro-duction offers significant opportunities fordesigning powerful biosensing devices withenhanced performances. This presentationwill discuss new ways to construct biosen-sors with improved selectivity and lowerdetection limits as well as novel sensingplatforms designed to address emerginghealth and environmental challenges.Examples of biological sensors that utilizeadvanced nanomaterials possessing inter-esting optical, catalytic and oxygen stor-age/release properties and applications ofthese devices for the detection of clinicallyand environmental important analytes willbe presented. Recent work focusing on thedevelopment of nanoparticles based colori-metric test strips on paper platforms forpoint-of-care diagnosis and therapy will bediscussed.

Dr. Silvana Andreescu is AssociateProfessor in the Department of Chemistryand Biomolecular Science at ClarksonUniversity, Potsdam, NY. She received herPhD in Chemistry, specializing in biosensorsfrom the University of Perpignan, France,and University of Bucharest, Romania in2002, and has been a member of theClarkson faculty since 2005. Between 2003and 2005 she was an NSF-NATO postdoc-toral fellow at SUNY Binghamton. Herresearch interests are in analytical and bio-analytical chemistry focusing on investiga-tions of basic biochemical mechanisms atbio-interfaces, biomimetic materials, anddevelopment of practical biosensors for clin-ical and environmental monitoring. She isthe recipient of a French Government

Graduate Fellowship, a NATO-NSFPostdoctoral Fellowship, and the NSF-CAREER award.

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011TimeS: Doors open at 5:45 PM

Board elections at 6:00 PM(Go to www.newyorkacs.org/sub_island.php for election details)Followed by seminar and complimentary buffet dinner

Place: Nassau Community CollegeCCB Building, Room CCB-252Garden City, NY

Directions: www.ncc.edu/campusservices/parkingandsafety/mapanddirections.shtml

Please visit the LI-ACS webpage atwww.newyorkacs.org/sub_island.php fordetails, updates, and directions.

3 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERSTOPICAL GROUPThe World Trade Center: Origin, Demise,and Resurgence – An Engineerʼs Perspective.

Speaker: Gary WinsperProject Exec.WTC Transportation HubSkanska Granite JVSVP Skanska USA Civil, NE

Gary Winsper and/or his company has beenassociated with the World Trade Centerfrom the “ground up”: beginning with theconstruction of the foundations of the TwinTowers in the 1960s to the erection of theunique steel skeleton framing of the towersto the repairs after the bombing in 1993 tothe cleanup following 9/11 to the currentrenaissance of the site. Garyʼs unique per-spective will combine history, groundbreak-ing technical approaches used to constructthe Twin Towers, the work involved after thebombing in 1993, and the incredible journeythat he has been a part of, in the urban plan-ning, design and construction of the 16-acresite, that began with the $500 million tempo-rary PATH station, and is continuing with thebuilding of a small city within LowerManhattan.

Date: Friday, December 16, 2011Time: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PMPlace: M&G Pub (Murphy and Gonzales)

21 Waverly Place (at Green Street,North-east corner)New York, NY



No reservations requiredTime: Meeting 7:15 PMPlace: New York University

Silver Center Room 20732 Waverly Place (South-east corner Washington Sq. East)New York, NY

Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building. In case ofunexpected severe weather, call JohnRoeder, 212-497-6500, between 9 AM and 2PM to verify that meeting is still on; 914-961-8882 for other info.

Note: Street parking is free after 6:00 PM.For those who prefer indoor attended park-ing, it is available at the Melro/RomarGarages. The entrance is on the west sideof Broadway just south of 8th Street, direct-ly across from Astor Place. It is a short, easywalk from the garage to the restaurant ormeeting room.

@INFORMATION-DIRECTED MULTISCALE ASSEMBLY:FROM NATURE TO DESIGNA Symposium in Honor of Nadrian C. Seeman, New York University Department of Chemistry

Speakers: Paul ChaikenNew York University

Chengde MaoPurdue University

Greg PetskoBrandeis University

Alex RichMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology

Hao YanArizona State University

Ned SeemanNew York University

This symposium is held to celebrate theachievements of NYU Chemistry ProfessorNadrian C. (Ned) Seeman, including hisrecent acceptance of the prestigious KavliPrize in Nanotechnology. Ned is consideredthe founding father of the field of DNANanotechnology.

Ned is a recipient of the ACS Nichols Medal,awarded by the New York Section of theAmerican Chemical Society.

Date: Friday, December 2, 2011

Times: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMPlace: New York University

Silver CenterJurow Lecture Hall/Silverstein Lounge, Room 10131 Washington Place(between Greene Street andWashington Square East)New York, NY

Cost: Free

For more information about the symposium,please contact Julie Kaplan [email protected].

Environment of a Single Triangle

(Photo credit J.Zheng, J.J.Birktoft,Y.Chen, T.Wang, R.Sha,

P.E.Constantinou, S.L.Ginell, C.Mao &N.C.Seeman, Nature 461, 74-77 (2009)

%EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE OF THE NEWYORK SECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia

The Employment and Professional Rela -tions Committee maintains a roster of candi-dates who are ACS members seeking aposition in the New York metropolitan area.If you have job openings and would likequalified candidates to contact you, pleasesend a brief job description and educational/experience background required to [email protected].

Candidates from our roster who meet therequirements you describe will be asked tocontact you.


DR. ALAN G. MARSHALL IS THEWILLIAM H. NICHOLS MEDALIST FOR 2012The New York Section is pleased toannounce that the William H. Nichols MedalAward for 2012 will be presented to Dr. AlanG. Marshall of Florida State University. Dr.Marshall is the Robert O. Lawton Professorof Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Directorof the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program,National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.The Nichols Distinguished Symposium andMedal Award Dinner will be held on March16, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 66 HaleAvenue, White Plains, NY. The title of theDistinguished Symposium is “Mass Spec -trometry: New Ways to Probe MolecularStructure and Reactivity.” Along with Dr.Marshall, the speakers are: Dr. R. GrahamCooks of Purdue University, Dr. Michael L.Gross of Washington University and Dr.Richad N. Zare of Stanford University. Dr.John D. Baldeschwieler of the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology will formally intro-duce Dr. Alan Marshall to the guests at theAward Dinner.

Dr. Philip H. Mark, Chair-Elect of the ACSNew York Section in 2012 will conduct theDistinguished Symposium, and Dr. JaimeLeeIolani Rizzo, Chair of the ACS New YorkSection in 2012, will present the NicholsMedal Award at the dinner that follows.

The entire program and reservation form willappear in the January, February and MarchIndicators and on the New York Sectionwebsite at http://www.NewYorkACS.org

dNOMINATING COMMITTEE2012 Elections

The New York Section Nominating Com mitteewill meet in December to choose candidatesfor the 2012 elections. Dr. JaimeLee I. Rizzo,2011 chair-elect of the ACS New YorkSection, will chair this committee meeting.

Positions available are:

Chair-elect for 2013Secretary for 2013 and 2014Directors-at-Large for 2013Councilors and Alternate Councilors for2013 – 2015

If a member of the New York Section wishesto run for office or to suggest a member forconsideration by the Nominating Com -mittee, please write to the American

Chemical Society, New York Section, Inc.,St. Johnʼs University, Department ofChemistry, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica,NY 11439 or send an e-mail to the New YorkSection office at [email protected] an email to [email protected].

The New York Section truly appreciates thetime and efforts contributed by our manydedicated volunteers and we highly encour-age our New York Section members to runfor office. This is a wonderful way to meetand network with others from local univer si -ties/industry and to make a difference in ourcommunity! Come and join us!

lUPCOMING BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSIONGROUP SYMPOSIA FOR 2012Please visit www.nyas.org/BPDG for moredetails and to register for these events.

Tuesday, January 24, 20121:00 PM–5:00 PMBiomarkers and Brain Imaging ofPresymptomatic Alzheimerʼs Disease:Exploring The Silent YearsOrganizers: Robert Nelson and Ken Jones

Lundbeck Research USA

and

Robert MartoneCovance Biomarkers Centerof Excellence

The events leading to AD may begindecades prior to diagnosis. This symposiumexplores the structural, functional, and bio-chemical events that may precede and pre-dict both AD and amnestic mild cognitiveimpairment (aMCI).

Tuesday, February 28, 20121:00 PM–5:00 PMAllosteric Modulation of G Protein-CoupledReceptors: Opportunities and Challengesfor Drug DiscoveryOrganizer: Andrew Alt

Bristol-Myers SquibbAllosteric modulation of GPCRs as a thera-peutic strategy offers improved selectivityand safety. This symposium discussesemerging screening strategies for allostericmodulators and in vitro assessment ofallosteric modulator activity.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:00 PM–5:00 PMThe Pharmacology of Aging: Why Age MattersOrganizers: Seongeun Cho

FDA


and

Ed TamerSanofi-Aventis US

Considering age-dependent changes inphysiology, pharmacology and psychiatricfunctions, better understanding of the elder-ly is essential. This symposium reviews theregulatory and industry perspectives on clin-ical drug development for older patients andkey clinical pharmacology considerations.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:00 AM–5:00 PMTranslating Preclinical Response to theClinical Outcome usingPharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic(PK–PD) Modeling: Guiding Principles andRecent ProgressOrganizers: Cheng Chang, Anis Khan,

Tristan Maurer and Mercedes E. A. Beyna Pfizer

When advancing compounds to clinical trialsbased on gross pharmacological responses,there is a high rate of attrition. PK-PD mod-eling and systems pharmacology are essen-tial tools for the systematic integration ofdiverse preclinical information in rationaldrug design, candidate selection and devel-opment.

Tuesday, May 15, 20121:00 PM–5:00 PMCancer Vaccines and Cancer Immuno -therapy and ImmunomodulationOrganizers: Eyal Talor

CEL-SCI Corp.

and

George ZavoicoMLV

Cancer vaccines target specific tumor anti-gens while sparing the immune suppressiveeffects of radiation and chemotherapy. Thissymposium reviews the current approachesin cancer immunotherapy, immunomodula-tion, and highlights emerging cancer vac-cines.

Tuesday, September 25, 20121:00 PM–5:00 PMAutophagy as a Therapeutic Target in Multiple Diseases — From Molecular Mechanisms to Drug DiscoveryOrganizers: Zdenek Berger, Warren Hirst

and Mercedes E. A. BeynaPfizer

Autophagy represents a major route fordegradation of aggregated cellular proteinsand dysfunctional organelles. This sympo-sium will review molecular mechanisms itsimpairment across diverse diseases, anddiscuss ongoing drug discovery strategies

for modulating autophagy for therapeuticbenefits.

Tuesday, October 23, 20129:00 AM–5:00 PMThe New Age of Antibody TherapeuticsOrganizers: Robert Martone

Covance Biomarkers Center of Excellence

Heather ShihPfizer

June Sonnenberg-Reinesand Mohammad TabrizMerck Research Laboratory

and

Dane WittupMIT

There are many monoclonal antibody thera-peutics on the market, and hundreds of can-didate molecules in development. Wereview cutting-edge pharmaceutical technol-ogy in the development of next-generationantibody therapeutics.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:00 AM–5:00 PMThe Single Gene Target is Not Enough:A Systems Biology Approach to Drug DiscoveryOrganizers: Manuel Duval

Network Therapeutics Inc.

Thomas B. FreemanBoehringer-Ingelheim

and

Mercedes E. A. BeynaPfizer

The most pressing medical needs corre-spond to syndromes that are determined bya combination of various genes and envi-ronmental conditions. This symposium dis-cusses the design and implementation ofbiological assays that feature some level ofcomplexity during the primary discoverysteps.

qACS NY SECTION—60TH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (URS) In 2012, the 60th Annual UndergraduateResearch Symposium will be hosted bySUNY College at Old Westbury, OldWestbury, NY on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

We look forward to your participation!

2012 URS Committee

NEW YORK SECTION — PROJECT SEEDOn September 27th, over fifty Project SEED students from the NY Section participated inthe 10th Annual Research Posters Compe tition sponsored by the North Jersey Section ofACS.

A group of students who participated in that competition that took place at Seton HallUniversity.

Winners of the lap top computers with printers. They are from left to right: NadiaMakar, Project SEED coordinator for the NY Section; Mauricio Aristizabal who workedat St. Peter's College under the mentorship of Dr. Jose Lopez; Billy Aguinaga who didresearch at NYU in the lab of Dr. James Canary; Shruti Patel who worked for Dr. JamieLink at Princeton University; Luisa Marcos, a teacher; Emad Miqbel worked in the labof Dr. Howard.A. Stone at Princeton University; Bill Suits, North Jersey Section ofACS.

(Photos courtesy of Nadia Makar)


NY SECTION — NATIONALCHEMISTRY WEEK REPORTIt was a beautiful sunny Saturday on October22nd, when the New York Section celebratedNational Chemistry Week in the Great Hall ofthe New York Hall of Science (NYHOS). TheNYHOS was built onto the Great Hall which isleftover from the 1964/65 Worldʼs Fairgrounds!

This was the 7th year in a row that the NewYork Section had celebrated this special weekat the NYHOS. There were over 300 volun-teers from 19 different institutions in acade-mia/industry who engaged children and theirparents in hands-on activities and demonstra-tions. There were over 1,000 visitors to theNCW Event!

The theme this year was, “Chemistry – OurHealth, Our Future”. We explored the positiveimpacts of chemistry as it relates to nutrition,hygiene, and medicine. With that, our volun-teers put on demos that pertained to the themewhich included: Extracting Iron from Cereal(Pace); Magic Milk and Banana DNA (Polytechof NYU); Acids, Bases and Your Health (StonyBrook); Pur Water Purification (St. Johnʼs);Alkaseltzer Rockets (Adelphi); Chemical ColdPack (Queens borough). Other demos includ-ed: Catch a Rainbow (NYU); Atomic

Trampoline (Columbia); Making Flubber(Hofstra); Shrinkers (St. Josephʼs); FoamingMush rooms (Mount Saint Vincent); Canʼt Popthis Balloon (Iona); Methylene Blue SodiumHydroxide (Urban Assembly High School).

Scientists from PepsiCo taught kids how to fla-vor and color their own Gatorade. Scientistsfrom International Flavors & Fragrances testedparticipantsʼ ability to identify different scents,and VWR Scientific demonstrated equipmentused in chemistry labs (they made it especial-ly fun by using a balance to count M&Mʼs!). Dr.Met, of the New York Mets (aka Mr. Met, whowas given an honorary Ph.D. for the day!)made a special guest appearance and enter-tained kids and the volunteers!

The fun didnʼt stop there! We held a PoemContest and the winning poems were dis-played at the Great Hall for all to see; we host-ed a Chemistry Bingo in the Viscusi Hall andgifts were given out to the lucky winners; uni-versities prepared IYC Posters that were alsodisplayed in the Hall! Volunteers were givenand proudly wore IYC 2011 lapel pins! It wascertainly a fun time for all and a wonderful wayto celebrate our favorite time of the yeartogether!

(Photos courtesy ofJaimeLee Iolani-Rizzo)


North Jersey Chair’s MessageMy fellow members of the ACS,

I am truly honored to serve as the Chair of the North Jersey Section (NJ ACS) for 2012.It amazes me how the officers and volunteers in North Jersey have made our Section oneof the most dynamic within the ACS and I look forward to working with this dedicated andcreative group to continue in our support of the ACS mission; “Improving peopleʼs livesthrough the transforming power of chemistry.”

The North Jersey Section is lucky to have so many active topical groups and committees,including the Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group, Chromatography Group, OrganicTopical Group, Teacher Affiliates, NMR Topical Group, MetroWomen ChemistsCommittee, Younger Chemists Committee, and the most recent addition, the NJRegulatory CMC and Quality Topical Group. Because these groups offer top-notch pro-gramming throughout the year, the section has numerous unique events being plannedfor 2012. In addition, the section will host the Chemistry as a Life Science Symposium XVin March 2012 at Rutgers. In response to the economic downturn, our Careers InTransition Committee will continue their monthly meetings, in order to assist our memberswith their employment needs. Finally, we will continue our public outreach activities suchas Project SEED, National Chemistry Week, and the Chemistry Olympiad.

As Chair of the Section, I will forge a stronger bond between industrial and academicchemists so that we can develop ways of better preparing future chemists for the chemi-cal and pharmaceutical industries. I will also try to keep the wide-ranging and valuableactivities of the Section in the national spotlight, so that we get the recognition we deservefor the efforts of our wonderfully dedicated members and volunteers. In addition, I willreach out to undergraduate student members at all North Jersey colleges and universi-ties and encourage them to take advantage of the local sectionʼs topical groups and otherprograms, and the activities of the ACS as a whole.

As we move into 2012, I ask that you consider getting more involved in the North JerseyACS and I encourage you to contact me with any thoughts, ideas and/or suggestions youmay have for the section.

Amber Flynn Charlebois

2012 Chair, North Jersey Section ACS


North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.orgNORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETINGThere will be no Executive CommitteeMeeting in December.

aCHEMJOBS (FORMERLY CAREERSIN TRANSITION GROUP) AND CNJSTEM MEETINGSJob Hunting??

Are you aware that the North Jersey Sectionholds monthly meetings at Students 2Science, Inc. in East Hanover, NJ to helpACS members? Topics covered at thesecost-free workshops are:

• The latest techniques in resume prepara-tion

• Ways for improving a resume

• Answers to frequently asked interviewquestion and

• Conducting an effective job search

The next meeting for Chemjobs will be heldMonday, December 12, 2011, at Students 2Science, Inc., 66 Deforest Avenue, EastHanover, NJ. The meeting will start at 5:30PM and end at 9:00 PM. Networking, Infor ma -tion al Surveys, LinkedIn Optimization,Resume writing, and Interview Practice willprovide the program with considerable inter-action among the participants. A pizza snackand soda will be served at 6:30 at a cost of $5.

Date: Monday, December 12, 2011Times: 5:30 - 9:30 PM

6:30 PM Pizza snack and sodaCost: $5.00Place: Students 2 Science, Inc.

66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

A second monthly session will be held onthe first Saturday of the month with a groupcalled CNJSTEM led by Don Truss from8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. There the format willdiffer from Chemjobs with a networking andjob lead sharing, followed by a topical talkand demonstration. Participants are encour-aged to bring their lap tops for hands onexploration of LinkedIn and other resourcesharing. Coffee and Donuts will be sharedfor a small donation.

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011Times: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AMCost: Donation for coffee and donuts

Please contact [email protected], ifyou plan on attending these meetings.

bMASS SPECTROMETRYDate: Tuesday, December 6, 2011See www.njacs.org.

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CHEMISTRY AS A LIFE SCIENCE — SYMPOSIUM XVThe fifteenth in a series of CAALS biennialsymposia.

Distinguished Invited Speakers:Laura KiesslingUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Marisa KozlowskiUniversity of Pennsylvania

Kevan ShokatUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco

Eric Sorensen Princeton University

Brian StoltzCalifornia Institute of Technology

Jin-Quan YuThe Scripps Research Institute

Date: Friday, March 16, 2012

Place: The Paul Robeson Campus CenterRutgers, The State University ofNew JerseyNewark, NJ

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Further information regarding the sympo-sium will be added to the website for theNorth Jersey Section of the AmericanChemical Society as it becomes available.Due to limited seating, advance registrationis required. http://www.njacs.org/caals

Organizing Committee: V. Lombardo (TheChipperson Law Group), Shawn Erickson(Hoffman-La Roche), Stan Hall (Rutgers),Darren Hansen (Rutgers), Dave Hughes(Merck), Joseph Kozlowski (Merck), WilliamMetz (Sanofi), Michael Miller (Bristol-MyersSquibb), Wen Shieh (Novartis)


LABORATORY ROBOTICS INTEREST GROUPMID-Atlantic Automation User Meeting: Automation Applications andTechnologies - The View From the Bench

This meeting is designed as an opportunityfor scientists who want to share their automa-tion experience and expertise with theirpeers.

Scientists and academicians from all disci-plines and industries are welcome to submitan abstract for this unique meeting that willfocus on automation solutions to real worldproblems from the perspective of the endusers.

Poster and Podium presentations are sought,especially from bench-level scientists whohave used automation to solve perplexingreal world problems or have created uniqueapplications for laboratory robotics systems.End-user presentations about the design andimplementation of automated systems ornovel software applications are also wel-come.

Presentations may explore the history, devel-opment, and philosophy of robotics andautomation. Users who have achieved exper-tise in a specific aspect of automation areinvited to present an overview of that field.Scheduling preference will be granted to per-sons who have not made a presentation at aprevious LRIG meeting.

Please submit an abstracts of 200 words orless. Please include the complete title of thepresentation and the names, titles, and affiliations of all of the contributors with thepresenter's name listed first. Podium pres -entations will be ten minutes long. Submitabstracts to Kevin Olsen at:[email protected] (973) 655-4076. Deadline for submissions is December 10, 2011.

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012Time: Doors open at 5:30 PMPlace: Rutgers Student Center

Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ

All are welcome and refreshments will beprovided.

CECIL BROWN LECTURE

Professor Louis E. Brus, from ColumbiaUniversity delivered the 2012 Cecil BrownLecture at Rutgers University on October 4,2012. As part of the program, ProfessorBrus met separately with groups of graduatestudents, postdoctoral fellows, and profes-sors from several disciplines. His lecture,entitled “Electron Correlation in CarbonNanotubes and Graphene,” was well attend-ed and involved aspects of the fundamentalnature and dynamics of these new andexciting species whose empirical formula isC, for Carbon.

The Cecil Brown lectureship dates to 1969.Previous lecturers include seven Nobel lau-reates among many distinguishedOutstanding chemists. The lecture wassponsored by the North Jersey Section ofACS and by The Department of Chemistryand Chemical Biology of Rutgers University.

For further details of Professor Brusʼs work,visit www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/brus


Dr. Louis Brus of Columbia UniversityChemistry Dept. presenting the North JerseyAmerican Chemical Society 2011 Cecil BrownLecture at Rutgers University on October 4.

(Photo courtesy of John Penna)

Louis E. Brus(Photo courtesy of Joseph Potenza)

RAMAPO COLLEGE IS NAMED“NORTH JERSEYʼS NCW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTCHAPTER FOR 2011”The Executive Committee of the North JerseySection of the American Chemical Societywas very pleased with the undergraduate par-ticipation during the Chem. Expo held at theLiberty Science Center on Saturday, October22nd in celebration of National ChemistryWeek. The second annual under graduatecompetition was a huge success. The bestinteractive demonstration that applied to thetheme of “Our Health; Our Future” was clear-ly the Ramapo College Student Chapter.

A total of five undergraduate chapters pre-sented hands on demonstrations to the manyexcited young “future” scientists in atten-dance. This yearʼs winner, Ramapo College(eight students and two advisors) assisted thepublic in their understanding of DNA by allow-ing participants to visualize their own DNA.The seven Kean University chemistry stu-dents and their advisor enthusiasticallyshared with the crowd the chemistry of aro-matherapy and aromatic compounds in aninteractive display that showed samples andinteresting chemical structures. Eight stu-dents and their advisor from The College ofSt. Elizabeth showed everyone how to maketheir own toothpaste and provided a set ofvampire teeth for participants to take home.The College of New Jersey group had a fundisplay that included participants adding totheir polymer-paper chain and totouching/playing with GOOP as they

explained the differences between liquids andsolids. Finally, Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywith ten students and one of their advisorsdisplayed the salt, sugar and fat contained ina McDonaldʼs Happy Meal and showed atten-dees how raisins can dance in seltzer water.

All of these chapters did such a wonderful jobdemonstrating the chemistry of Our Health-Our Future! The section would like to thankeach group very much for their participation inthis year's Celebration of National ChemistryWeek!

The section has awarded Ramapo CollegeStudent Chapter with the title “North JerseyʼsNCW Undergraduate Student Chapter for2011” as well as the grand prize of $150 prizefor their outstanding demonstration. In addi-tion the four other student chapters will beawarded with Honorable Mentions and will bepresented with a check for $75 each.

Congratulations to all of our UndergraduateStudents and Chemistry Chapter Advisors!

See you all next year at the Chem. Expo!


(Photos courtesy ofAmber Charlebois)


Call for Nominations

EDWARD J. MERRILL AWARD FOROUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOLCHEMISTRY TEACHER FOR 2011Now is the time to begin thinking about nom-inations for the Edward J. Merrill Award,North Jersey Section, for Outstanding HighSchool Chemistry Teacher for the year 2011.

Go to the web site, njacs.org under educa-tion and obtain your preliminary nominationform and guidelines. The full packet takestime to do a good job!

We all know an outstanding high schoolchemistry teacher. Perhaps one from yourtown, your sonʼs or daughterʼs teacher orjust one that you have heard about orworked with at some point. The award car-ries $500 for the teacher, $500 in suppliesfor the teacherʼs classroom and a plaque todisplay at home or in the classroom.

Any questions or help needed contactBettyann Howson,[email protected].

wSOCIETY FOR APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY— NEW YORKSECTIONGold Medal Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2012Gold Medal Award of the New York Sectionof the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Thiscoveted award was established ion 1952 torecognize outstanding contributions to thefield of Applied Spectroscopy. The GoldMedal will be presented at a special awardsymposium, arranged in honor of theawardee, at the 2012 Eastern AnalyticalSymposium. A nominating letter describingthe nomineeʼs specific accomplishmentsshould be submitted along with a biographi-cal sketch and list of publications byJanuary 31, 2012. Please send all materialsto Deborah A. Peru, Colgate Palmolive Co.,909 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08855.

For further information, call (732) 878-7295or email [email protected].

2012 AWARD FOR CREATIVITYIN MOLECULAR DESIGN & SYNTHESISThe ACS North Jersey Section seeks nomi-nations for its 2012 Award for Creativity inMolecular Design & Synthesis. The award issponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,Hoffmann-La Roche, Merck & Co., Novartis,and Rutgers University and is presented bythe section biannually. The prize consists ofa crystal plaque and a $5,000 honorarium.The award recognizes initiative, creativity,leadership, and perseverance in pure and/orapplied chemistry. Qualified candidatesmust be American chemists who are notyounger than 40 years old prior to Jan. 1,2012. Nominees must have had broadimpact in the areas of chemical synthesis,method development, bioorganic/medicinalchemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and/ormolecular recognition.

Nominations should include a letter describ-ing the nomineeʼs achievements, a briefbiography and curriculum vitae, and a list ofthe nomineeʼs important published works.Successful nomination packets will includetwo to three recommendation letters sup-porting the candidate. Re-nominations areencouraged.

Please submit materials by January 1,2012, to Akin Davulcu, ChemicalDevelopment Department, Bristol-MyersSquibb Co., 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick,NJ 08903.

02012 LI-ACS BOARDNominations are open for the following posi-tions on the Board of the LI-ACS subsectionfor 2012:

Chair-Elect (Chair 2013)TreasurerDirector-at-Large (2 positions)

Nominations will be accepted from October15 - November 30, 2011 and the election willbe held at the LI-ACS holiday party onDecember 8, 2011. Nominations may besent to David Sarno, Chair of theNominations Committee, at [email protected]. Please visit the LI-ACSwebpage at http://www.newyorkacs.org/sub_island.php for more details.

WCS DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD 2012The Westchester Chemical Society isaccepting nominations for the "WCSDistinguished Scientist Award 2012".Scientists who live or work in Westchesterqualify. Please send a resume by January31, 2012 to Dr. Richard Goodmann, 38Aspinwall Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510.

Call for Abstracts/PostersLABORATORY ROBOTICS INTEREST GROUPMID-Atlantic Automation User Meeting:Automation Applications and Tech -nologies - The View From the Bench

Poster and Podium presentations aresought, especially from bench-level scien-tists who have used automation to solve per-plexing real world problems or have createdunique applications for laboratory roboticssystems. End-user presentations about thedesign and implementation of automatedsystems or novel software applications arealso welcome.

Presentations may explore the history,development, and philosophy of roboticsand automation. Users who have achievedexpertise in a specific aspect of automationare invited to present an overview of thatfield. Scheduling preference will be grantedto persons who have not made a presenta-tion at a previous LRIG meeting.

Please submit an abstracts of 200 words orless. Please include the complete title of thepresentation and the names, titles, and affiliations of all of the contributors with thepresenter's name listed first. Podium pre-sentations will be ten minutes long.

Submit abstracts to Kevin Olsen at:[email protected], (973) 655-4076. Deadline for submissions is December 10, 2011.

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pINSPIRE YOUR CHILDREN ORSHARE WITH THEIR SCIENCETEACHERS Video Series: What Made Me Become aChemist

Check out Spellbound, a new ACS videoseries that tells the stories of eight chemistswhose childhood curiosity about everydaythings helped them launch careers in labora-tories, win Nobel Prizes and make other notable achievements. Videos can be down -loaded from www.acs.org/Spellbound,www.youtube.com/ACSVideoTheater,iTunes, and on DVD by request from MichaelBernstein ([email protected]). The

videos are suitable for classrooms and otheraudiences of scientists and non-scientists.

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xALTERNATIVE FUEL-POWEREDCARS RACE AT 13TH ANNUALAIChE CHEM-E-CAR COMPETITIONColleges Apply Engineering Principlesand Ingenuity to Construct ChemicallyPowered Vehicles; [WINNER] Takes TopHonors

The American Institute of ChemicalEngineers (AIChE) yesterday announcedthat the University of Puerto Rico –Mayaguez took top honors at the interna-tional Chem-E-Car competition at AIChEʼsAnnual Meeting in Minneapolis. The teamʼscar, “CoKi Stroj” was powered by uses pneu-matic pressure to run and a color changingreaction to stop. Coki Stroj defeated 31other shoe-box sized cars bedecked withcougars, tiger tails and school logos.

The Chem-E-Car competition, which beganin 1999, is a fun and practical way for stu-dents to apply their knowledge of chemicalengineering principles while helping buildinterest and expertise in alternative fuels.With a growing interest in real-world appli-cations of alternative fuels worldwide, itʼsmore important than ever for college stu-dents to learn about chemical reactions thatcan move vehicles.

“The student engineers do not know the size


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of the load their car has to carry or the dis-tance it must travel until the competitionbegins. The students then scramble to fig-ure out how to get their car as close to thedistance goal as possible. In this yearʼsevent, students were challenged to transport350 millileters of water 68 feet. Each teamreceived two chances to run their cars, withtheir final score being their best attempt atmeeting the established distance. Universityof Puerto Rico-Mayaguez came the closestand took the top prize of $2,000.

Finishing in second place and taking home$1,000 was the University of California-Davis.Their car, “Stroeve,” was powered by an alu-minum air battery with an iodine clock stop-ping mechanism. Missouri University ofScience & Technology placed third with theircar “Chem-E-Boat” and took home $500. TheInherent Safety in Design Award (SACHE)went to Texas Tech for “The Dude,” poweredby a 6-galvanic cell battery. BucknellUniversityʼs car “Bessie,” powered in part bybovine liver, received an award for the bestuse of a biological reaction to power a car.

pAMERICAN INSTITUTE OFCHEMICAL ENGINEERS NAMESNEW OFFICERS AND BOARDMEMBERS FOR 2012NEW YORK – The American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChE) announcedthat David A. Rosenthal, reliability deliveryand assets management manager forJacobs Engineering Group, Inc. in itsHouston, Texas office will become presidentof the 40,000 member organization in 2012.

Rosenthal succeeds 2011 President MariaK. Burka, program director in the Chemical,Bioengineering, Environmental andTransport Systems Division of the NationalScience Foundation in Arlington, Virginia.Joining him on the Board of Directors will bePhillip R. Westmoreland, who will serve aspresident-elect in 2012 and as president in2013. Westmoreland is a professor of chem-ical and biomolecular engineering at NorthCarolina State University and executivedirector of the Universityʼs Institute forComputational Science and Engineering.

Also newly elected to three year terms asdirectors were: John Cirucci, senior engi-neering associate at Air Products andChemicals, Inc., in Allentown, Pennsylvania;John G. Ekerdt, Dick Rothwell endowed

chair in chemical engineering and associatedean for research in the Cockrell School ofEngineering at the University of Texas atAustin; Jack Hipple, principal withInnovation-TRIZ in Tampa, Florida; andRosemarie D. Wesson, program director ofthe Chemical and Biological SeparationsProgram at the National Science Foundationin Arlington, Virginia.

Rosenthal, an AIChE Fellow, has previouslyserved as AIChEʼs treasurer and as a mem-ber of the board of directors. Before joiningJacobs Engineering earlier this year,Rosenthalʼs career in manufacturing com-petitiveness and asset reliability has includ-ed a variety of consulting and staff assign-ments, including 28 years with Rohm andHaas. He has been active in several AIChElocal sections, chaired its ManagementDivision, and served as chair of the 1996Spring Meeting. Recently, he was instru-mental in the formation of the Instituteʼs newUpstream Engineering and Flow AssuranceForum. He received his B.S. in chemicalengineering from Drexel University and anM.S. from the University of Texas.

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