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A D V A N C E N O T I C E
APRIL MEETING
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Undergraduate Scholastic Achievement Awards
McCall Meeting and Conference Center
Upper Darby, PA
See the APRIL issue of the Catalyst for details,
call the Section Office at (215) 382-1589 or email [email protected].
the Catalyst
Official publication of the Philadelphia Section, ACS
http://philadelphia.sites.acs.org
March 2013
Volume 98, No. 3
HIGHLIGHTS
Chair’s Column 51
News Atoms 55
2009 ACS Fellow
Dr. Katie Hunt 57
DuPont 2013 Plunkett
Awards 62
CHF Heritage Day 66
Calendar 71
EDGAR FAHS SMITH LECTURE
Dr. Josef Michl
University of Colorado, Boulder
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Published monthly except July, August and December by the Philadelphia Section of the American
Chemical Society. All views expressed are those of the editors and contributors and do not necessari-
ly represent the official position of the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society. Edi-
torial matters should be sent to the attention of the Editor-in-Chief c/o the Philadelphia Section ACS,
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th
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phone: (781) 837-0424; email: [email protected].
ACS Philadelphia Section
Founded April 15, 1899
STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robin S. Davis
EDITORS News Atoms: Alan Warren Proof Editors: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Kendra Luther Marge Matthews Alan Warren
ADVERTISING MANAGER Vince Gale
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair: Marge Matthews Anthony W. Addison Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Robin S. Davis Vince Gale Robert Gates Corrie Kuniyoshi Kendra Luther Judy Summers-Gates Victor Tortorelli Alan Warren
CONTENTS April Advance Notice .................................................. 49
From The Chair .......................................................... 51
Philadelphia Section on LinkedIn ............................... 52
Delaware Valley Science Fairs .................................. 52
March Meeting ........................................................... 53
Speaker’s Abstract and Biography ............................. 54
News Atoms ............................................................... 55
Seeking Nominations for Philadelphia Section Award 56
2009 ACS Fellow, Dr. Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt ........ 57
ACS Guidelines for Teaching of HS Chemistry .......... 58
December 2012 Board of Directors’ Meeting ............. 59
DuPont 2013 Plunkett Awards ................................... 62
DVMDSG Student Travel Grant Applications ............. 63
Villanova University Public Lecture ............................ 64
Chemical Consultants Network .................................. 65
CHF Heritage Day...................................................... 66
January 2013 Board of Directors’ Meeting ................. 67
Directory of Services .................................................. 70
2013 Calendar ........................................................... 71
STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robin S. Davis
EDITORS
News Atoms: Alan Warren Proof Editors: Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Kendra Luther Marge Matthews Alan Warren
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Vince Gale
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair: Marge Matthews Anthony W. Addison Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Robin S. Davis Vince Gale Robert Gates Corrie Kuniyoshi Kendra Luther Judy Summers-Gates Victor Tortorelli Alan Warren
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From
The
Chair
J.P. Northrop
I had the great opportunity to
stop by the quarterly Career
Workshop held by our own
Career Services Committee at
the Norristown Library last
month. The panel was assem-
bled by Joe Martino and his
team and there was a great
deal of in-depth conversation
about entrepreneurial oppor-
tunities and stories about act-
ing as chemical consultants to
industry.
After the meeting, there was
time for a bit of networking
and I had the chance to talk to
a few of the attendees. Based
on these conversations, it ap-
pears that some people are
still unaware of benefits that
are available to them and I
would like to take this mo-
ment to make everyone aware
of these opportunities.
National Support
For many unemployed or un-
deremployed chemists in our
area, it simply is not an “op-
tion” to pay the annual mem-
bership dues. With little to no
income being generated, this
is one of the discretionary
memberships that are can-
celled until new employment
comes along. Our National
ACS is acutely aware of this
problem and has put into
place the option to have your
annual membership waived
for up to two years while
seeking employment. This al-
lows our members to continue
to access benefits without
having the additional burden
of membership dues.
With membership, you have
additional benefits available
to the un/underemployed:
• Free meeting registration
• Access to Online Job Clubs
• Continued access to the
ACS Network
• Free advice from Career
Consultants
• Free ACS Leadership Courses
If you are thinking about let-
ting your membership lapse,
please consider contacting
ACS National to see if you
are eligible for this free waiv-
er of dues.
Local Meetings, Clubs and
Activities
Another aspect that came out
of these conversations was
that many people were not
aware of the open access that
members and non-members
alike have to local Section ac-
tivities.
All of our Career Services
workshops and monthly tech-
nical presentations are open to
the public, and our Board
Meetings are open to all
members, either in person or
via teleconference. I have got-
ten some feedback from
members about the location of
some of these meetings and I
am taking that into considera-
tion when we look for venues
for these meetings. If the lo-
cation does not work with
your schedule, please know
that you can always call into
Board of Directors’ meetings
through the free teleconfer-
encing number available. As
of now, we do not have the
ability to record and post the
technical talks – but we are
looking into that.
Networking
The last thing that was
brought up is that many
chemists would like more
venues for networking. What
became immediately obvious
is that many people are not
aware of the current network-
ing events that are often being
held in the area on nearly a
monthly basis. I strongly en-
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courage every member of the
Section to join the Philadelph-
ia Section’s LinkedIn page
(we already have about 300
members online). Many of
our monthly networking,
Board of Directors, and tech-
nical meetings are advertised
there. It also happens to be the
place that other professionals
go to find out about you and
what you have done profes-
sionally in the past.
If you don’t have a LinkedIn
page already, please feel free
to contact me or Joe Martino
of our Career Services Group
for some direction.
As always, I look forward to
your feedback and please
don’t hesitate to contact me
with anything that we may be
able to do as a Section to as-
sist you, our members.
Philadelphia Section ACS Group on LinkedIn
As many members of the American Chemical Society are already aware, the website
LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com) is an excellent networking site dedicated to keeping
working professionals in touch with one another. As a result, and in an effort to assist in
any way that we can, the Philadelphia Section of the ACS has established a group open for
all to join. Within this group, discussions can be facilitated and new jobs and internships
can be posted.
If you already have a profile in LinkedIn, feel free to go to the Groups Section and search
for “American Chemical Society - Philadelphia Section.” Send a message to the group
administrator to become a member. If you are not already on LinkedIn, we highly recom-
mend that you join. Establishing an account is free and easy to set up. For additional infor-
mation or assistance, please feel free to contact J.P. Northrop, Liaison Committee, at
To join, please click on the following link:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3366988
DELAWARE VALLEY SCIENCE FAIRS
It’s not too late! Judging for the Delaware Valley Science Fairs is underway. Judges and
mentors are always needed. Check the website www.dvsf.org for more information and to
volunteer.
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MARCH MEETING
THE PHILADELPHIA SECTION, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY and
THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
present the
2013 Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Lecture
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Dr. Josef Michl Professor of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
Singlet Fission for Solar Cells
6:00 PM
Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall Chemistry Building, University of Pennsylvania
34th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA
The reception and lecture are free
Reception: 5:00-6:00 PM in the Alumni and Faculty Hall of Fame, Chemistry Building, Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.
Dinner following the lecture at Penne Restaurant, 3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Dinner cost: $30; Students with reservations and ID: $15. RESERVATIONS should be made by calling Mrs. Harper at the Section Office, (215) 382-
1589, or emailing [email protected] by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 7th. Cancellations, if nec-
essary, cannot be accepted after NOON on Tuesday, March 12 th
. UNCANCELLED RESER-
VATIONS WILL BE BILLED.
PARKING is available in the Drexel University garage on Ludlow Street (from Market Street
go south on 34th; Ludlow is the first left) and a University of Pennsylvania garage on 34
th Street
just past Ludlow. Metered street parking may also be available.
The Board of Directors will meet at 4:00 PM in the Makineni Room of the Chemistry Building
(Room 260 in the Cret wing), University of Pennsylvania.
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SPEAKER’S ABSTRACT AND BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Josef Michl
University of Colorado, Boulder
Singlet Fission for Solar Cells
Abstract: In the process of singlet fission, a singlet excited chromophore
and its ground state neighbor share energy and produce a pair of triplet
excited chromophores coupled into an overall singlet. In principle, the
process permits a single photon of sufficient energy to produce two elec-
tron-hole pairs. Combined with ordinary treatment of lower-energy pho-
tons, it boosts the maximum efficiency of a simple solar cell to nearly 1/2,
well above the Shockley-Queisser limit of 1/3. At present, only a handful
of materials are known to undergo singlet fission efficiently, and none are
very practical. To take advantage of the phenomenon, the fundamentals need to be understood
better and the list of suitable materials needs to be expanded. The lecture will focus on ways in
which the principles of quantum chemistry can be used to deduce structural guidelines for find-
ing optimal chromophores and for coupling them in ways that maximize the triplet yield.
Biography: Dr. Josef Michl was born in 1939 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He received his MS
in Chemistry in 1961 with V. Horák and P. Zuman at Charles University, and his PhD in 1965
with R. Zahradník at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, all in Prague. He left Czechoslo-
vakia in 1968, did postdoctoral work with R.S. Becker at the University of Houston, M.J.S.
Dewar at the University of Texas at Austin, J. Linderberg at Aarhus University, Denmark, and
F.E. Harris at the University of Utah, where he stayed and became a full professor in 1975 and
served as chairman in 1979-1984. From 1986-1990 he held the M.K. Collie-Welch Regents
Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin and subsequently moved to the Univer-
sity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, where he is presently Professor of Chemistry.
Professor Michl has held close to 100 visiting professorships and named lectureships, delivered
hundreds of invited lectures, served on many professional and editorial boards, advisory coun-
cils and committees, and has organized several international meetings. He has been a Sloan,
Guggenheim, Fulbright, and University of Colorado Faculty Fellow, has won the Cope Scholar,
Utah Section, Kosolapoff and James Flack Norris ACS Awards, the A.V. Humboldt Senior US
Scientist, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Inter-American Photochemical Society, and
Wichterle Awards, the Schrödinger and Porter Medals, the J. Heyrovský and Charles University
Gold Medals, the Patria award from the Czech government, and the Marinus Smith Award of
the University of Colorado. He holds honorary degrees from Georgetown University, the Uni-
versity of Pardubice and the Masaryk University. He is a member of the US National Academy
of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the President of the International
Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, and honorary member of the Czech Learned Society.
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Professor Michl has been the editor-in-chief of Chemical Reviews since 1984. He had a long as-
sociation with IUPAC, where he chaired the Photochemistry Commission. He has co-authored
five books on photochemistry and polarization spectroscopy, and over 500 scientific papers in
the areas of organic, inorganic, theoretical and physical chemistry. In the past, his research has
dealt with theoretical and experimental aspects of organic photochemical reactions, interpreta-
tion of linear and magnetic circular dichroism of cyclic pi-electron systems, preparation and
characterization of organic and main-group inorganic reactive intermediates, linear chain con-
formations, theory of sigma electron delocalization and of spin-orbit coupling in biradicals, gas-
phase cluster ions formed by sputtering, and several other topics.
NEWS ATOMS—Alan Warren
DEATHS
Edith R. Helman, retired chemist, January 3rd
at 86. She was born in Poland and her family
subsequently moved to Cuba and then the United States. With a degree in physiological chemis-
try she wrote medical abstracts on a part time basis. Then she became quality control manager
at a Veterans Administration laboratory and later worked for Beckman Instruments.
Helman started her own publishing business in 1974, Scientific Newsletters. After retiring she
continued to publish the Alba Medical Technology Review books. She eventually moved to a
retirement community in Media, PA, where she started a lecture series, drawing speakers from
the Philadelphia academic community.
Rodney G. Brown, retired DuPont executive, January 3rd
at 97. He joined DuPont in 1937 as a
laboratory chemist where he obtained a patent for hot-melt adhesives and later worked on metal
coatings and car finishes. He was named automotive sales manager for DuPont and consultant
to car manufacturers in Brazil and Venezuela. After retiring from DuPont, Brown worked with
International Executive Service Corp., and later became a stock broker.
Frederick D. Jones, Sr., lab chemist, January 9th
at 95. He saw action during the Normandy in-
vasion in WWII and received two purple hearts. Jones worked as a chemist and laboratory chief
for the textile division of the Defense Personnel Support Center, retiring after 40 years.
Sally Solomon, chemistry professor, January 17th
at 72. She taught chemistry at Drexel Univer-
sity for nearly 40 years. Solomon founded the Science-in-Motion program that brought science
equipment to inner-city students. She was a noteworthy cook and ran a cooking school in Phila-
delphia in the 1970s and appeared on TV cooking shows.
Roy H. Djuvik, chemical engineer, January 22nd
at 81. He first worked for Bristol Laboratories
and then, following service in the Army, he joined Rohm and Haas where he held numerous po-
sitions, retiring as director of North American operations with over 30 years of service.
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NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR THE 2013 PHILADELPHIA SECTION, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AWARD
The Philadelphia Section invites its members and regional and topical groups to consider rec-
ommending candidate(s) for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Philadelphia Section
Award.
This Award recognizes an individual “who, by conspicuous scientific achievement through re-
search, has made important contributions to man’s knowledge and thereby aided the public ap-
preciation of the profession.” Any member of the ACS, Philadelphia Section, may be
nominated for this award. Recent awardees include: Marisa Kozlowski (University of Pennsyl-
vania), Larry Sneddon (University of Pennsylvania), Eric Borguet (Temple University).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION
(1) The nominator should provide detailed biographical data of the nominee, showing educa-
tional and employment data, a list of publications and a record of other accomplishments
pertinent to consideration for this award.
(2) One or two seconding letters (at least one of which should be from a person in an organiza-
tion other than that of the nominee) should be requested in support of the nomination.
(3) Nominators and seconders should be identified with addresses and telephone numbers so
that they can be contacted, if necessary, for additional information.
(4) Nominees from previous years who have not won may be renominated. In fairness to the
nominee, however, renominations must be accompanied by an updating of the nominee's
biographical data and list of accomplishments in order to make the nomination competitive.
Nominees who have been considered three years in a row should not be renominated for the
fourth year in succession without prior consultation by the nominator with the chair of the
Awards Committee.
Nomination forms are available from the Section Office. Contact the Administrative Secretary,
Mrs. Libby Harper at: Philadelphia Section, ACS, Department of Chemistry, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, (215) 382-1589; email [email protected].
The completed packet of nomination materials may be emailed to [email protected] or
mailed by March 28th, to Dr. Steven A. Fleming, Chair, Awards Committee, at the Section Of-
fice address above.
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2009 ACS FELLOW CATHERINE T. “KATIE” HUNT
This write-up was done in 2009 and Katie was part of the inaugural group elected as an ACS
Fellow. Katie retired from Dow (formerly Rohm and Haas) in January 2013. One of the most
important and visible women in science, Katie was a key architect and leader of the technology
partnerships group at Dow, a global specialty materials company. The team’s goal was to accel-
erate the pace of innovation in the company by fostering collaboration with industry, academia,
national laboratories, government agencies and foundations. Under her direction, the technology
partnerships group became a force with more than 30 programs. One, for example, developed
adhesives from biomass—creating an environmentally-friendly, energy-saving product that per-
formed as well as existing technologies. Another was creating emulsion particles that require
less material—ultimately aimed at significantly decreasing dependence on foreign oil. As the
partnership program expanded, it created new jobs in research, manufacturing and marketing. It
was also a financial success story, working with the company’s business units to secure funding
that represented many times the fully-allocated costs for the group. Collaboration and innova-
tion drove her leadership on the job. Her company’s technology partnerships group literally
changed the way the organization innovates.
Her work has been widely recognized and lauded. She was named a 2007 Fellow of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of Science, its top honor. Katie serves on the Board of Di-
rectors of the Council for Chemistry Research and is an organizing member of the Vision 2020
Nanotechnology Roadmap. She is a past best-paper awardee from the Association of Nonwoven
Fabrics Industry and a team recipient of her company’s S.J. Talucci Quality Award for develop-
ing a global, interactive analytical network.
Due in great part to her professional success, Katie was elected the 2007 ACS President. In that
role, she promoted science and technology on the local and international stage and from class-
rooms to Capitol Hill. In her inaugural message, Katie articulated her belief that it is time for
the United States to reignite its commitment to science. Even before her presidency, she helped
rally ACS members to petition President George W. Bush to highlight the importance of sci-
ence and technology in his 2006 State of the Union. He did, and also invited ACS leaders to
take a “sneak preview” of his speech. Clearly her passion is infectious and she strongly influ-
ences collaborations across industry, academia, national laboratories and sister societies to
ACS. She visited congressional offices, and drafted policy statements on science and technolo-
gy. She advocated nationally for “step out” research, in which partnerships with government
agencies, industry and universities advance the understanding of fundamental science.
Katie is a clear inspiration and role model for young women who proves that the glass ceiling
can be broken and that women can succeed in a male-dominated field. She is a member of the
Women Chemists Committee of Philadelphia ACS, through which she has been a passionate
volunteer with Expand Your Horizons, a hands-on science experience jointly conducted with
Chestnut Hill College and the Montgomery County American Association of University Wom-
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en. She also speaks at colleges about careers in chemistry and the critical and universal value of
science. She is a past recruiter at Harvard, Yale and MIT, but continues to find ways to encour-
age women to seek exceptional education in the sciences through a wealth of educational pro-
grams and local ACS Section activities. And she took great pride in mentoring other women to
rise through the ranks at her company.
Of perhaps greatest importance, Katie is an international role model for women. She was one of
just 25 women to represent the US in the People to People Ambassador Program’s Women in
Science Delegation to Cuba. In the countryside and in Havana, she met with women in science
including students, professors, medical doctors and the female members of Fidel Castro’s sci-
ence advisors. There, she presented a paper entitled Virtuous, not just Virtual, Teams: Analyti-
cal Networks Deliver.
Katie’s extraordinary ability and impact is evidenced in her achievements both in her profes-
sional career and as a dedicated member of the ACS. Her leadership, passion and talent make
her an inspiration to all pursuing careers in the chemical sciences.
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645th BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Trattoria Rosa Bianca, 94 S. Main Street, Yardley, PA 19067
Present: David J. Cichowicz, Deborah Cook, Ella Davis, Rick Ewing, Steven Fleming, Alan Heldon,
John (J.P.) Northrop, Kathleen Shaginaw, Judy Summers-Gates, Denise Thomas, Melissa Betz
Cichowicz, Victor Tortorelli, Douglas Hausner, Cynthia Palmer, William Smith and Thomas S. Straub.
Also: Elisabeth Harper, Carol Jean Bruner, Joe Martino and Christie McInnis.
Excused: Michael Tunick, Kathie Lysko and Anne DeMasi.
The meeting was called to order by R. Ewing at 5:35 PM. Rick thanked the Board for its support during
his term of office.
1. The November Meeting Minutes were approved without nays or abstentions.
2. Committee Reports
A. Career Services Workshop, J. Martino [email protected]
The Philadelphia Section ACS Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) and Career Services Committee
co-hosted a Winter Networking Social Event on December 5, 2012, at the Iron Hill Brewery. The event
was well attended with good balance to the participants.
Career Services is advertising and promoting its panel discussion on Independent Employment at the
Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell St, Norristown, PA 19401 (http://mnl.mclinc.org/) on
Wednesday January 31, 2013 from 1-4 PM.
The Board continued its discussion from the November 2012 meeting of how Career Services can most
effectively publicize its events. Use of the Section email list instead of National’s mailing list was
briefly discussed.
The Board discussed adding sub-committees to the Communications Committee.
Career Services is investigating networking with other groups to publicize our events to their members,
and we are in discussion with other ACS sections for the same purpose. Career Services held four
career workshops which met its goal, but only held one panel discussion. The goal had been two panel
discussions. Over the coming year Career Services will be reevaluating its historic mission and
efficacy.
B. Finance, Budget and Audit, D. Cichowicz for J. Falcone
The budget draft has been sent out. As of this date we will have a $437 surplus in the 2013 budget, if
we spend as projected. The Section is operating under budget. The Section has an extra $43K at this
date but final expenses are still outstanding.
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J. Falcone has resigned as chair of the Finance, Budget and Audit Committee. The Board needs to find
a replacement for him. Our investments need someone to oversee them. Jim is willing to consult during
the transition. A report to the Board will be made at the January meeting.
The Board discussed additional subsidization of meetings and events, including:
1. Subsidize meals to increase draw with lower prices.
2. Increase High School Teacher’s Award prizes.
3. Hold the 50-year member ceremony at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Budget tabled until January meeting.
C. Government Affairs Committee, A. Heldon [email protected]
The Philadelphia Section Government Affairs Committee sent letters signed by R. Ewing, as Section
Chair, and A. Heldon, as GAC Chair, to Pennsylvania’s Senators and Representatives concerning the
“fiscal cliff” and sequestration’s effect on basic research budgets, research infrastructure and education.
D. Salary, R. Ewing
The Administrative Secretary’s salary was discussed and a motion to approve the salary passed with no
nays or abstentions.
3. Officer’s Reports
A. Chair, R. Ewing [email protected].
1. Awards: 2 award committee vacancies remain to be filled from the original 4 vacancies.
2. Bylaws: revisions are still in the works.
3. New Initiatives under Bill Smith’s leadership [email protected]
a. The MARM initiative is called Chemagination. For this event, high school students are asked
to imagine that they are living 25 years in the future and have been invited to write an article
for ChemMatters, a magazine for high school students that focuses on the role of chemistry
in everyday life. Our Section will coordinate with local high schools much the way we cur-
rently do for NCW, etc., and send entries to MARM. See:
http://marmacs.org/2011/Chemagination.html
b. The Section will run a booth at the Philadelphia Science Carnival held on Saturday, April
21st as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival. As of this year, Bristol High School will
take complete responsibility for the booth.
See: http://www.philasciencefestival.org/carnival-listings
c. A regional meeting of all of the ACS high school ChemClubs in the Philadelphia Section.
Bill Smith is working with ACS National, CHF, and several donors to make this happen.
While this event will likely occur, it may not be this academic year. See:
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN
&node_id=186&content_id=WPCP_011554&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=
b2c44860-6c1f-4719-8ad7-4947964f6a64
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B. Chair–Elect, J.P. Northrop [email protected].
The Ullyot search committee’s first choice for speaker has declined the invitation to give the Ullyot
Lecture. The Committee is continuing its search.
C. Secretary, A. Heldon [email protected]
No report.
D. Treasurer, D. Cichowicz
There is a request for $2-3K for Ullyot lecturer. The Board decided to pay this out of the Section’s
general funds surplus rather than from the Ullyot Fund. This is to help build the Ullyot Fund. The Ul-
lyot Fund grew by $8000. The award fund grew by $4000.
Reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Office by December 21, 2012.
Pursuant to a Motion to approve as submitted, the Treasurer’s report was.
Annual gratuities to employees in the U of P Chemistry Building were discussed in light of the aid pro-
vided in the recent move of the Section Office. The motion to pay the gratuities was passed without
nays or abstentions.
4. Other Business
A. K. Shaginaw [email protected].
1. The spring PAGES™ event (6th
grade girls) is scheduled for March 23, 2013 at Chestnut Hill
College www.PAGESprogram.org. Chestnut Hill College has concerns about minors and chaperones
which need to be addressed.
B. Chem. Demonstration T. Straub
At Immaculata University – Success – About 150 attended, mostly grade school students and their par-
ents.
New Business, J.P. Northrop [email protected]
The Penrose Elementary School (Southwest Phila.) is looking for demonstrators on Martin Luther King
Day – Monday, January 21, 2013. Volunteers are needed. An email will be sent to the board.
A resolution of thanks to Rick Ewing was passed by acclamation.
As there was no additional business, a motion to adjourn was passed at 7:03 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan R. Heldon, Secretary [email protected]
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DUPONT CALLS FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 2013 PLUNKETT AWARDS IN HONOR OF A
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY
The Plunkett Awards Program Recognizes Market-Changing Innovations Based on
Fluoropolymers, Which Were Discovered 75 Years Ago and Led to the Creation of the
DuPont™ Teflon® Brand
To mark the 75th anniversary of the discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by a DuPont
scientist, the DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts (DuPont) is calling for entries to the 2013
Plunkett Awards. These awards recognize outstanding uses of DuPont fluoropolymers to create
inventive market solutions that benefit the environment, showcase extraordinary innovation, or
deliver a game-changing market application.
In 1938, Dr. Roy J. Plunkett transformed an apparent mistake into the discovery of PTFE,
which was the first fluoropolymer and remains one of the most valuable and versatile materials
ever invented. Fluoropolymer-based products play a critical role in providing cable and internet
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service, generating clean and renewable energy, manufacturing more efficient and reliable cars,
making mobile communications devices, and designing safe buildings, ships and aircraft.
Submissions to the 2013 Plunkett Awards will be accepted until May 31, 2013. Entries will be
evaluated for their degree of innovation, contribution to enhanced sustainability, and economic
and commercial significance. Winners are to be announced in November 2013.
Submitting an entry to the 2013 Plunkett Awards is easy. The entry form can be downloaded at
www.plunkett.dupont.com, completed in four steps and emailed to
DELAWARE VALLEY MASS SPECTROMETRY
DISCUSSION GROUP STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT Three awards of $500 will be granted to full-time students enrolled in graduate or undergradu-
ate programs at an institution in the greater Delaware Valley area who plans to attend the 61st
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, June 9-13, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN.
Interested applicants should submit the following information electronically to:
Dr. Amanda M. Grannas
Department of Chemistry
Villanova University
Copy of their ASMS abstract
1-2 page supplementary description of the research project
1-page curriculum vitae
Submissions may be in Word or Adobe PDF.
Applications will be accepted until Monday, March 18, 2013.
Applications will be judged by the Board of the DVMSDG.
The winner will be announced at the discussion group’s vendor night meeting on May 13, 2013
at the Villanova Conference Center.
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CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK MARCH 13, 2013 MEETING
Visit our website at www.chemconsultants.org
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 13, at the Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Networking, 5:30 PM; Din-
ner, 6:30 PM; Talk and Business Session, 7:30 PM.
Social Media for Consultants
Joanne Leonard TTPIMedia
Abstract: Social media is primarily a tool for people to interact with other people. But there are ways to inte-
grate your business life and your personal life using Facebook, Twitter and other instruments of social media.
This is a “hands on” talk designed to show consultants how to set up a company page on Facebook (as opposed
to a personal account), a Twitter account, a Pinterest account, etc., and to use them as an adjunct to enhance
their business opportunities in ways that are different than your average, tired, run of the mill marketing tech-
niques. Standard marketing techniques are often looked upon as “spam” in the social media world, so as a con-
sultant, if you want to take advantage of this realm, you are better off finding new ways to promote yourself
while also adding value. Social media can be used for example, for networking and sharing information that is
of interest to your professional circle.
Biography: Joanne Leonard is an IT professional with 20+ years experience in web design and development,
and management of technical and creative teams. An engineering graduate from Rutgers, her career has spanned
working for a number of large companies like ADP, Boeing and Merrill Lynch and at other times she has
worked on her own as a consultant to small businesses. Currently she is engaged in setting up TTPIMedia, a
web based company that will operate among other things, a political blog for independent thinkers, a publishing
arm and a marketing arm.
Location: The Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. From I-76, drive S on City Line Ave.
(US Rte. 1). Turn right on Conshohocken State Rd. (Rte. 23); stay in right lane. After second light watch for
white left-turn arrows painted on street (about 0.14 mile). Do not follow Rte. 23 left at turn but instead go
straight ahead onto Llandrillo Rd. (passing to the right of Valley Press printing). After one block bear left onto
Trevor Lane at stop sign. Clubhouse and parking are on the left. Please park in lot if space is available; other-
wise park on Trevor Lane. If lost, call the club at 610-667-4524, ext. 2. MAP
Reservation: To make or cancel a dinner reservation, e-mail [email protected] or call the ACS office
at 215-382-1589 (leave message on voicemail if necessary). Fee, including food and beverages (wine, beer &
sodas), is $25 by the deadline, Thursday, March 7, $35 afterwards. Late reservations and walk-ins subject to
availability. No-shows will be invoiced. Please advise of any special food requirements. There is no charge for
talk only; registration is suggested using contact information above.
Please note that CCN is transitioning towards an electronic payment system for dinner/meeting reservations,
website renewals and voluntary dues payments, which will be launched in early 2013. We will notify members
when the system is ready for use, and the appropriate reservation system to use. Our website will also provide
further information.
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Save the date for Heritage Day, CHF's annual celebration of achievement in the
chemical sciences. This year's event will take place on April 4, 2013, and will feature
the following award ceremonies:
* The Richard J. Bolte, Sr., Award for Supporting Industries presented to
Alan G. Walton, Founder and Chairman, Oxford Bioscience Corporation, and
Distinguished Adjunct University Professor, Case Western Reserve University.
* The American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Gold Medal presented to John
D. Roberts, Institute Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at the California Insti-
tute of Technology.
* The Othmer Gold Medal presented to Harry B. Gray, Arnold O. Beckman
Professor of Chemistry and Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at the
California Institute of Technology.
Save the date: Heritage Day 2013 April 4, 2013
5:00 PM-9:30 PM
CHF
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Formal invitations, including registration information, will be
mailed in February.
For more information, contact Nancy Vonada, manager of events and donor rela-
tions, at (215) 873-8226 or [email protected].
View the complete event schedule »
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646th BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Chemistry Conference Room, Beury Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Present: David J. Cichowicz, Deborah H. Cook, Ella Davis, Rick Ewing, Steven Fleming, Alan Hel-
don, John (J.P.) Northrop, Kathleen Shaginaw, Judy Summers-Gates, Melissa Betz Cichowicz, William
Smith, Anne DeMasi, Christine McInnis, Kathie Lysko, James Tarver and Thomas S. Straub.
Also: Elisabeth Harper, Carol Jean Bruner, Joe Martino and Steve Kraeger.
Excused: Cynthia Palmer, Denise Thomas, Victor J. Tortorelli and Douglas Hausner.
The meeting was called to order by the Chair, John Northrop, at 4:02 PM.
1. Approval of the December Meeting Minutes was tabled pending revision. The revised minutes are to
be distributed by email for approval.
2. Committee Reports
A. Career Services Workshop, J. Martino [email protected]
Career Services is looking forward to its panel discussion on Independent Employment at the Norris-
town Public Library, 1001 Powell St, Norristown, PA 19401 (http://mnl.mclinc.org/) on Wednesday,
January 31, 2013 from 1-4 PM.
Career Services is exploring networking with the Delaware and South Jersey ACS Sections. Career
Services approached the leadership of the new PA BioPharma Networking Group about running net-
working events under the auspices of Career Services. This was discussed by the Board and rejected as
presenting a bylaws conflict. The Board was amenable to Career Services co-hosting one networking
event with the group per year.
Career Services requested an Email Blast to announce a Career Services event not included in the Sec-
tion’s website calendar. Career Services was referred to Marge Matthews for the Email Blast.
There was further discussion of modifying the monthly Catalyst notice to include an events calendar.
B. Finance, Budget and Audit, D. Cichowicz.
Four changes to the prior budget were reported:
1. The Social Committee is looking for an appropriations increase from $1500 to $2000.
2. The Chem. Consultants Network is asking for $2500.
3. After paying bills we are left with $32,755.
4. We need to transfer $8000 to our operating account.
The budget was approved without nays or abstentions.
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2. Officers’ Reports
A. Chairman J. Northrop, [email protected]
1. A brief discussion was held concerning the amendment of Board meeting minutes after their ap-
proval and it was determined that minutes could not be amended after their approval by the
Board of Directors.
2. It was reported that there have been a number of requests that more Section meetings be held in
suburban locations. Constraints of meeting venues were discussed, including the fact that a
number of meetings are joint meetings that need to be held at our co-host’s location, as well as
the fact that locations within the city are more central for most members.
3. D. Cichowicz’s November request for travel and lodging funds in support of chemistry demon-
strations to be conducted at the 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree was re-discussed.
B. Chair-Elect S. Fleming, [email protected]
1. Steve reported that he will be attending the ACS leadership training in Dallas and that several
other Section members were also attending.
2. Awards Committee – Discussion of nominees for vacancies in the Awards Committee.
Nominees are:
a) K. Shaginaw, expires 2013 Chem. Ed. Seat;
b) Bo Wang Chemical Engineering Seat, expires 2014;
c) Christine McGinnis, Organic seat, expires 2015;
d) James Tarver Medicinal Seat, expires 2015.
The nominees were approved without nays or abstentions.
3. V. Tortorelli was nominated as delegate to MARM for 2013-2014. The nomination was ap-
proved without nays or abstentions.
4. Science Festival in Washington, DC in April 2014 needs volunteers. Volunteers will need to go
to DC in February 2013 for training.
5. Reminder YCC Poster Session www.PhilaYCC.org February 21, 2013, Behrakis Hall, Drexel
University at 5:00 PM. Fifteen judges are needed. Volunteers should contact L. Harper at:
C. Secretary, A. Heldon [email protected]
No report.
D. Treasurers Report, D. Cichowicz [email protected]
The final treasurer’s report for 2012 has been circulated to the Board. $32,755 was transferred from last
year’s accounts to this year’s.
The Treasurer’s report was approved without nays or abstentions.
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3. Other Business
A. Education Projects, W. Smith Reporting
1. Philadelphia Science Carnival, part of the week of Philadelphia Science. The Section is regis-
tered and our booth will be manned by Bill’s students from Bristol
2. Chemagination. The Section has indicated we will participate in Chemagination and we are
waiting for further information from MARM.
3. The Global Energy Challenge lecture. Dr. Daniel Nocera (Harvard U.) Villanova University,
April 24, 2013, at 4:30 PM. We will use our mailing lists to distribute this notice to all schools
that participate in our programs.
As there was no additional business a motion to adjourn was approved at 5:21 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan R. Heldon, Secretary [email protected]
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PHILADELPHIA SECTION, ACS
2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Date Event Location
Thursday, March 7 Madeleine Joullié Lecture: Barbara Imperiali, MIT: Chemical Approaches
for the Study of Complex Biological Systems
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.chem.upenn.edu/
Monday, March 11 Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group: Kristina
Hakansson, University of Michigan: ECD and EDD in a Fourier-
Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
http://science.widener.edu/svb/msdg/
Wednesday, March 13 Chemical Consultants Network: Joanne Leonard, TTPIMedia: Social Me-
dia for Consultants
The Cynwyd Club
Bala Cynwyd, PA
www.chemconsultants.org
Thursday, March 14 Joseph Priestley Society: Pierre Brondeau, President, CEO and Chairman
of the Board, FMC Corporation: The Science of Collaboration
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
www.chemheritage.org
Thursday, March 14
(NB: 2nd Thurs)
Edgar Fahs Smith Lecture: Josef Michl, Colorado State University,
Boulder: Singlet Fission for Solar Cells
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
March 17-21 PITTCON Conference and Expo Philadelphia Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
http://pittcon.org/
Monday, March 18 Distinguished Alumni Symposium: Barry Trost, Stanford University:
Berhnhardt Breit, U. of Freiberg; Michael Krische, U. of Texas, Austin; F.
Dean Toste, U. of Cal., Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.chem.upenn.edu/
Tuesday, March 19 Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley: Joint Event with the Mid-
Atlantic Chromatography Organzations at Pittcon in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.cfdv.org/meetings/future
Saturday, March 23 Philadelphia Girls Enjoying Science Program for Sixth Grade Girls (PAG-
ES™)
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
www.pagesprogram.org
Thursday, March 28 The Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club: Robert A. Flowers II, Lehigh
University: Follow the Thread: Unraveling the Mechanism of Single-
Electron Reduction and Oxidation in Important Synthetic Reactions
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.pocclub.org/
Tuesday, April 2 American Institute of Chemical Engineers CEO Lecture: Willie A. Deese,
Merck Manufacturing Division
The Union League
Philadelphia, PA
http://aiche-philadelphia.org/
Thursday, April 4 Heritage Day at the Chemical Heritage Foundation Chemical Heritage Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
www.chemheritage.org
Thursday, April 18 Undergraduate Scholastic Achievement Awards McCall Meeting and Conference Center
Highland Park, PA
Wednesday, April 24 Jean Dreyfus Bossevain Lecture: Daniel Nocera, Harvard University: The
Global Energy Challenge
Please reserve by April 1st
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Thursday, May 16 MARM Awards, Chromatography Forum Student Awards and Phila-
delphia Section Teaching Awards
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, June 20 Luncheon Honoring Our Fifty-year Members TBA
245
th ACS Spring National Meeting
April 7-11, 2013
New Orleans, LA
246th
ACS Fall National Meeting
September 8-12, 2013
Indianapolis, IN