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Page 1: ISSN 0008-767X November-December 2005 · PRIORITY HANDLING-DATED MATERIAL-PERIODICAL CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT PHILADELPHIA, PA Send Address Changes to: American Chemical Society Department

PRIORITY HANDLING-DATED MATERIAL-PERIODICAL CLASS

POSTAGE PAID AT PHILADELPHIA, PA

Send Address Changes to:

American Chemical Society

Department of Member and Subscriber Services

P.O. Box 3337, Columbus OH 43210

ISSN 0008-767X November-December 2005

t h eC a t a l y s t

$2.00

Section's Web Page: http://membership.acs.org/p/philadelphia

November Speaker

Marye Anne Fox

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Page 135November 2005

the CatalystOfficial Publication of the Philadelphia Section, American Chemical Society

Founded April 15, 1899

Volume 90, No. 9 November 2005

STAFFEDITOR-IN-CHIEF:EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Robin S. Davis

EDITORSEDITORSEDITORSEDITORSEDITORS

COVER:COVER:COVER:COVER:COVER: Melissa Hess

NEWS ATOMS:NEWS ATOMS:NEWS ATOMS:NEWS ATOMS:NEWS ATOMS: Alan Warren

PROOF EDITORS:PROOF EDITORS:PROOF EDITORS:PROOF EDITORS:PROOF EDITORS: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil

Deborah Kilmartin

Marge Matthews

Frank Scholnick

Alan Warren

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PageJanuary Advance Notice 135

Chair's Column 136

Nov. Chemical Consultants Network 136

November Meeting Notice 137

News Atoms 138

Philadelphia Section Short Course 138

June 2005 Board Minutes 139

Nominations for Teacher Awards 139

Dec. Chemical Consultants Network 140

Speaker Biography and Abstract 141

Younger Chemists Committee 141

Chem. Demonstrations for Children 142

January Meeting Notice 143

Nominations for Merck Award 144

ACS National Fall Meeting Photos 145

Directory of Services 146

2005-2006 Calendar 148

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEPUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEPUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEPUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEPUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

CHAIR: GEORGE COWPERTHWAITECHAIR: GEORGE COWPERTHWAITECHAIR: GEORGE COWPERTHWAITECHAIR: GEORGE COWPERTHWAITECHAIR: GEORGE COWPERTHWAITE

Anthony W. Addison Deborah Kilmartin

Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Marge Matthews

Robin S. Davis Frank Scholnick

Vince Gale Judy Summers-Gates

Robert Gates Victor Tortorelli

Melissa Hess Alan Warren

A D V A N C E N O T I C E

JANUARY MEETINGJANUARY MEETINGJANUARY MEETINGJANUARY MEETINGJANUARY MEETING

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Sessionwith Job Search Workshop

THURSDAY, January 19th, 2006

Villanova University Conference Center, Villanova, PA

See the JANUARY issue of the Catalyst for details,

call the Section Office at (215) 382-1589, email [email protected]

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

In accordance with the United States Code of Post Office Regulations, Act of August 12th, 1970;

Section 3685, Title 39, a Statement of Ownership and Management was filed on September 30th,

2005 for the Catalyst, published monthly except July and August, Department of Chemistry,

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, and the owner is the Philadelphia

Section, American Chemical Society, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, there being no stockholders in this non-profit corporation.

Elisabeth H. Harper, Administrative Secretary, September 30th, 2005.

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From

The

Chair

Deborah H.

Cook

I can’t believe this is my last Catalystcolumn. The year has gone by so quickly.

First, I want to wish all of you a very happy

Thanksgiving. I also want to thank the ACS

Board of Directors and Libby Harper for all

the help they've provided during my year as

Chair. Additionally, I want to wish Deborah

Kilmartin much success as she assumes the

responsibilities for the Section.

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Glenn and

Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot, this month we

feature the Ullyot Lecture. Glenn was an

active member of the Section and a great

advocate of bringing the joys of chemistry to

the public. His passion for science in general,

and chemistry in particular, has translated to

support for both the Section and the Chemical

Heritage Foundation. The Ullyot lecture will

be given at the Chemical Heritage Foundation

on November 9th by Dr. Marye Anne Fox.

Please plan on attending this exciting talk and

reception.

I hope that many of you had an opportunity

to participate in National Chemistry Week

(NCW) activities. The theme, the “Joy of

Toys” also focused on the fun and joy of our

field. I want to thank Anne DeMasi and her

NCW Committee for organizing the many

events that took place. NCW is always an

exciting time to engage many people and to

make the public aware of the importance of

chemistry.

Looking forward to December, please note

that the “Chemical Demonstrations for Kids

of All Ages” will take place on December 10th

at Rutgers University-Camden Campus. I

want to extend thanks to Tom Straub of

LaSalle University and Georgia Arbuckle-

Keil of Rutgers University for organizing the

event.

Again, I want to extend warm wishes for

the start of the holiday season. May this be

a time for reflection and appreciation of all

the gifts we receive.

CHEMICAL CONSULTANTSNETWORK

Visit our web page at

www.chemconsultants.org

Date & Time: Wednesday, November

9th, 2005. Networking, 5:30 PM; Dinner,

6:30 PM; Talk and Business Session, 7:30

PM.

Speaker and Topic: Mark DeLuca CCN

webmaster. Does Your Online Image MatchYour Professional Image?

Abstract: What does your web page say

about you? Obviously, your lifetime

achievements are more significant than what

can be included on a web page. But, when the

people who already know you are not sending

you the level of business you are looking for,

it's time to use your web page to help the

world know who you are, what you have

done, and what you might accomplish given

the chance. Chemical industry professionals

tend not to be prone toward self promotion.

However, if you want to be a successful

chemical consultant, it is absolutely necessary

to communicate what you can do for potential

customers.

Location: The Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor

Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

Reservation: To make or cancel a dinner

reservation, e-mail CCNReservations@

aol.com or call the ACS office at 215-382-

1589 (leave message on voicemail if

necessary). Fee, including food and beverages,

is $35. Early Bird discount price is $25 if

reserved by the Thursday before the meet-

ing. Late reservations and walk-ins subject

to availability. No-shows will be invoiced.

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Page 137November 2005

NOVEMBER MEETING

The Philadelphia and Delaware Sections, American Chemical Society

Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

The University of the Sciences, Philadelphia

and

The Chemical Heritage Foundation

present

The 2005 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture

The American Workforce in the New Century:

Perils and Promise

Dr. Marye Anne Fox

University of California, San Diego

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

6:00 PM

Ullyot Meeting Hall, Chemical Heritage Foundation

315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

The lecture is FREE to the public, but registration is required.

Reception from 7:00-8:00 PM (free with reservation).

REGISTRATION AND RECEPTION RESERVATIONS: Contact Carla Watts at

the Chemical Heritage Foundation, (215) 873-8299 on or before November 4th. Or

register online at www.chemheritage.org. Self-guided CHF tours will be available

during the reception (instrument and alchemical art collection, Rare Book Collection,

"The Sky's the Limit" exhibit).

PARKING: Reduced rate parking with validation from the CHF is available at the Bourse

Garage on 4th Street between Chestnut and Market Streets (next to the Ritz Theater). Parking

is also available at the garages under Independence Mall between 5th and 6th Streets, and at

2nd and Walnut. Public Transit: SEPTA suburban trains stop at Market East, 11th and

Market Streets, a 15-minute walk to the CHF. The Market-Frankford subway has stations

on Market Street at both 2nd and 5th Streets.

The Board of Directors will meet at 4:00 PM in the Gerstacker Board Room at the Chemical

Heritage Foundation.

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Philadelphia Section,

American Chemical Society

Short Course

Principles of

Bioprocess Engineering

When: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

(3 successive Saturdays)

January 7th, 14th & 21st, 2006

Widener University, Exton Campus

Cost: $750 (incl. text and coffee breaks)

Other details: [email protected]

http://[email protected]/~gjm0001/

bpe.htm

NEWS ATOMS

Jay Reyher promoted to regional group

president of technical polymers and

worldwide general manager for fluoro-

polymers for Arkema. Rich Rowe promoted

to group president of additives, and Frank

Tortorici promoted to group president of

organic peroxides at Arkema.

Alexander R. Giaquinto joins Tunnell

Consulting as vice president and senior

advisor.

HONORSThe ACS national award winners for 2006

have been announced. Joel R. Huff of Merck

Research Laboratories will receive the Alfred

Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry spon-

sored by GlaxoSmithKline. Huff received

the Philadelphia Section award in 2002.

Franklin A. Davis of Temple University is

named one of the Arthur C. Scope scholars.

DEATHSHarvey Schwam retired biochemist for

Merck & Co., September 2 at 73. His research

career with Merck included important work

in developing glaucoma medication and a

cholesterol-lowering drug.

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Page 139November 2005

573rd BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGThursday June 16th, 2005

Chaddsford WineryChadds Ford, PA

This is the edited version of the minutes. A

full copy of the minutes can be obtained from

the Section Office.

Board Members Present: C.J. Bruner, C.

Carr, M. Cichowicz, D. Cook, A. DeMasi, F.

Goodson, G. Molander, J. Nikelly, G. Preti, J.

Summers-Gates, T. Straub, V. Tortorelli, D.

Voet.

Also: L. Harper, A. Cook, R. Gates.

Excused: B. Baker, E. Davis, D. Kilmartin,

G. Palladino, K. Shaginaw.

Absent: C. Bentzley, R. Acchione.

Chair Cook called the meeting to order at

2:34 PM.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Nominations Committee

M. Cichowicz reported that she has a partial

slate.

OFFICERS' REPORTS:

Chair

A. Templeton from Merck contacted the

Section regarding funds that Merck would like

to earmark for small research grants to BS/MS

level academic institutions. Merck would like

to collaborate with the Section in awarding

these funds ($10,000 is available for 10 $1,000

grants to further undergraduate research). Funds

are unrestricted and plans are to continue the

awards for the foreseeable future. The Board

agreed that the Section should explore this

opportunity.

The Section has received an Innovative

Event Award ($1776) for the September

meeting: supercomputing with laptops.

D. Cook, D. Kilmartin and L. Harper met

with B. Ullyot to discuss use of Ullyot funds and

the Ullyot award. B. Ullyot is very supportive

of a stronger Section role in deciding the

Ullyot lecturer. She would prefer a talk aimed

at the general public. Several recommendations

were made: a permanent representative from

the Section should be a member of the Ullyot

committee (in addition to the Section Chair-

elect) to ensure a stronger voice and continuity.

The lecture should be publicized beyond theCatalyst and Chemical Heritage mailing list,

and teachers and students should be encouraged

to attend.

A motion was made (C.J. Bruner) and

seconded (V. Tortorelli): A permanent position

should be created to represent the Section on

the Ullyot Selection Committee. Motion

passed unanimously.

A motion was made (D. Voet) and seconded

(T. Straub) to approve the nomination of Bill

Golton for Section permanent representative

to the Ullyot Selection Committee. Passed

unanimously.

OTHER BUSINESS:

T. Straub reported that the Section’s Poster

Contest Honorable mention winner (9-12

grade category) was mentioned in C&E News.

The Education Committee presented

certificates to 185 students at 175 schools for

excellence in chemistry.

Meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Carol Carr

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The 15th Annual Philadelphia Section,

American Chemical Society

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN

PRE-COLLEGE TEACHING

The Philadelphia Section of the American

Chemical Society will honor two outstanding

science teachers from the Delaware Valley

with its Awards for Excellence in Pre-College

Science Teaching. One award will be given

to a full-time educator involved in teaching

science in grades K - 8. The second award will

be given to a full-time educator at the

secondary level (grades 9 - 12) who teaches

chemistry. Nominees must teach in the

Philadelphia Section’s geographic area

(Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware,

Chester, Bucks, Burlington and Camden

counties).

Nominations for 2006 will be accepted

until Thursday, February 2nd, 2006. The

nomination should consist of a letter of

nomination, the nominee’s resume and at

least two letters of recommendation. Other

supporting information, such as students’

comments, is welcome. However, the total

nomination package should not exceed 30

pages. Nine copies of the nomination

materials should be sent to:

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CHEMICAL CONSULTANTSNETWORK

Visit our web page at

www.chemconsultants.org

Joint Meeting with the Joseph

Priestley Society at the Chemical

Heritage Foundation

Date & Time: Thursday, December 8th,

2005. Networking, 11 AM; Lunch, 12 PM;

Featured Presentation, 1 PM.

Topic: Succeeding in a ChangingEnvironment.

Speaker: Richard Bolte, Jr., President,

BDP International.

Reservation: There is no charge for this

meeting. To RSVP, send an email to events

[email protected] or call Dan

Harriman at (215) 925-2178, ext. 481.

Parking: Reduced-rate parking is available

at the Bourse garage on 4th street between

Market and Chestnut and at the Ritz garage

on 2nd street between Chestnut and Walnut.

Pick up a parking voucher at the CHF

registration desk.

Chair, Awards Committee

Philadelphia Section, ACS

Department of Chemistry

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323

For more information, please contact the

Philadelphia Section, ACS office: phone:

(215) 382-1589 or email: [email protected]

Award recipients will be honored at our

May 2006 Section meeting with a

certificate, an honorarium and an

enrichment allotment.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY AND ABSTRACT

Dr. Marye Anne FoxThe American Workforce in the New

Century: Perils and Promise

Biography: Dr. Marye Anne Fox, a

nationally known chemist and academic leader,

was named the seventh chancellor of the

University of California, San Diego in April

2004 by the University of California Board

of Regents.

Previously, Fox was chancellor and distin-

guished university professor of chemistry at

North Carolina State University, a post she

held since 1998. Before going to North Caro-

lina, Fox spent 22 years at the University of

Texas, where she advanced from assistant

professor of organic chemistry to vice

president for research and held the Waggoner

Regents Chair in chemistry.

Fox has held over 50 endowed lectureships

at universities around the world. She also

served as visiting professor at Harvard

University, the University of Iowa, the

University of Chicago, the Université Pierre

et Marie Curie in Paris and the Chemistry

Research Promotion Center in Taipei.

Dr. Fox earned a BS in science from Notre

Dame College, a MS in science from Cleveland

State University and a PhD from Dartmouth

College. She is an elected member of the

National Academy of Sciences and has served

on its executive committee, and is a fellow of

the American Association for the Advance-

ment of Science, and an elected member of the

American Philosophical Society and the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Fox has received numerous awards,

including the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award

for 2005 from the American Chemical Society

in recognition of outstanding public service.

She has received a long list of research awards

from professional societies in the US and

abroad. She also has been honored with

numerous teaching awards, as well as the

Monie Ferst Award, a national award recog-

nizing outstanding mentoring of graduate

students. More than 50 students have received

advanced degrees under her supervision, and

over 100 postdoctoral fellows and sabbatical

visitors have worked with her.

Fox also serves on numerous boards,

including the President’s Council of Advisors

on Science and Technology (PCAST), where

she chaired the Subcommittee on Infra-

structure for the 21st Century in 2003; the

National Association of State Universities

and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC); and

a number of corporate boards.

Abstract: Globalization of the technology-

based economy is a fact of life, and many large

American companies are becoming increas-

ingly multi-national. In this environment,

America’s future prosperity will depend

sensitively on its citizens’ capacity to

contribute to a knowledge-based economy,

since success in this arena will dictate the

quality of life for our children and grand-

children. This talk will deal with those

factors that affect innovation: the quality of

K-12 and university education, a supportive

and encouraging climate that welcomes a di-

verse group of contributors, an infrastructure

that supports the production of path-breaking

tools and ideas, and government policies that

encourage collaboration and invention.

YOUNGER CHEMISTS COMMITTEEAMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

ATTENTION ALL PHILADELPHIA ACS MEMBERS!Do You Have a Passion for Your Career Field? Want to Share Your Research with Students?

Want to Give Back to the Scientific Community?The Philadelphia YCC is creating a list of local section members interested in speaking

with Student Affiliate Chapters in the Philadelphia area. Over 35 Chapters exist and we

want to provide them with resources to have programs which encourage their interests in

chemistry. After all, they are the future of chemistry. If you are interested in having your

name/field and contact information on the list, please contact the Philadelphia YCC at

[email protected]. The list will be distributed by the end of November.

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The Philadelphia Section of the American

Chemical Society

presents the

Herb Bassow Memorial

Chemistry Demonstrations

for

Children of All Ages

See “Genie in the Bottle,” “Circle of Fire,” “Hero’s Fountain,”

“Lemonade,” “Baggie Chemistry,” “Instant Hot Lather,”

“Incredible Shrinking Balloons,” “Sacrifice of the Gummy Bears,”

and much, much more.

Make Slime, Gak, Balloon-on-a-stick,

Float Bubbles,

Do Baggie Chemistry, pH Art, Milk Art

at

Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

Science Lecture Hall (Science Building)

3rd and Penn Streets

Free Parking will be available in Lot 14 on 3rd Street

Saturday, December 10th

Demonstrations at 10 AM

followed by hands-on activities at 11 AM

Everyone is Welcome

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The Philadelphia Section, American Chemical

Society

Announces

CAREER WORKSHOP SESSIONSTARGETING THE JOB YOU WANT, INTERVIEW DOs AND DON’Ts

AND REVIEW OF RESUMÉS

and the

FIFTH ANNUAL GRADUATE ANDFIRST A NNUAL UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT POSTER SESSIONS

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Villanova Conference Center

Villanova, PA

5 PM to 8 PM

Concurrent Workshop Sessions and

Poster Presentations

Abstracts for posters may be submitted in ALL areas of Chemistry,

Chemical Engineering, and Biochemistry

Prizes awarded for the most outstanding posters

Abstracts in ACS electronic format should be submitted to:

Ms. Deborah E. Kilmartin

Electronic copy required!!: [email protected]

Deadline for submittal of abstracts: December 20th, 2005Deadline for Career Workshop Registration: January 11th, 2006

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The 4th Annual Philadelphia Section,

American Chemical Society

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES

Sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.

The Philadelphia Section of the American

Chemical Society will honor an outstanding

undergraduate teacher from the Delaware

Valley with its Award for Excellence in

Undergraduate Teaching in Chemical

Sciences. The award will be given to a full-

time educator involved in teaching an

undergraduate course in the chemical sciences

(chemistry, biochemistry). Nominees must

teach in an institution that is within the

Philadelphia Section’s geographic area

(Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware,

Chester, Bucks, Burlington and Camden

counties).

Nominations for 2006 will be accepted

until Thursday February 2nd, 2006. The

nomination should consist of a letter of

nomination, the nominee’s resume and at least

two letters of recommendation. Other

supporting information, such as students’

comments, is welcome. However, the total

nomination package should not exceed 30

pages. Nine copies of the nomination materials

should be sent to:

Chair, Awards Committee

Philadelphia Section, ACS

Department of Chemistry

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323

For more information, please contact the

Philadelphia Section, ACS office: phone:

(215) 382-1589 or email: [email protected]

Award recipients will be honored at our

May 2006 Section meeting with a plaque

and an honorarium from a representative

from the Merck Corporation.

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Attendees at the ACS Fall National Meeting in Washington. Top left: Cheryl Martin, former Section Chair

Top right: ACS National President, William Carroll. Middle left: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil (l.), former Section

Chair and Deborah Kilmartin, 2006 Section Chair. Middle right: Anne DeMasi, former Section Chair.

Bottom: Hank Whalen (l.), former Section Chair and Chair of the ACS Board with Edward Huffman of

Huffman Laboratories. (Tony Addison photos)

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ACS 136, 138, 146, 147

Chemir Analytical Services 147

Chemo Dynamics LP 134

Community College of Philadelphia 140

Desert Analytics 147

DuPont Analytical Solutions 148

Gateway Chemical Technology 146

Huffman Laboratories 146

MASS VAC, Inc. 134

Micron Inc. 147

NuMega Resonance Labs, Inc. 147

PTI Research, Inc. 147

Robertson Microlit Labs, Inc. 144

Schwarzkopf Microanalytical 146

Scientific Bindery 146

Tyger Scientific Inc. 146

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PHILADELPHIA SECTION, ACS 2005-2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Date Event Location

TBA Chromatography Forum of the Delaware

Valley

http://www.eas.org/cfdv/

TBA Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry

Discussion Group

http://science.widener.edu/

svb/msdg/

November 1 Society of Plastics Engineers Color Forum

Holiday Inn Claymont, DE http://phillyspe.plastics.com/

November 7 Graduate School Forum Villanova University

November 9 Chemical Consultants Network: Does Your Online Image Match Your Professional Image?

Bala Cynwyd, PA

www.chemconsultants.org

November 9 Ullyot Lecture, Marye Anne Fox: The American Workforce in the New

Century: Perils and Promise

Chemical Heritage Fdn.

Philadelphia, PA

December 8 Society of Plastics Engineers Wine Tasting and Winery Tour

Claymont, DE http://phillyspe.plastics.com

December 8 Chemical Consultants Network Chemical Heritage Fdn.

December 10 Chemical Demonstrations for Children Rutgers Univ.-Camden January 7, 14,

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ACS Short Course: Principles of Bioprocess Engineering ; Dr. Jerry

Maffia, Widener University

Widener University

Exton Campus

http://[email protected]/

~gjm0001/bpe.htm January 19 Graduate and Undergraduate Poster

Session with Job Search Workshop

Villanova University

Conference Center

March 17 Edgar Fahs Smith Lecture

Rober Bergman, Univ. Calif., Berkeley

University of Pennsylvania

April 20 Scholastic Achievement Awards TBA May 18 Teaching Awards TBA

June 15 Fifty-Year Member Recognition TBA