2011 Conference Program

The National Organization for the Professional

Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers

Annual Technology Conference

Hilton – Americas Houston Hotel

Conference Program Book

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome Letters

iii

Hotel Layout

vii

Future National Annual Conferences

xii

Conference Sponsors

1

Conference at a Glance

3

NOBCChE Endowment Education Fund

10

Program Schedule (Detailed)

13

NOBCChE 2011 Career Fair Exhibitors

55

Forum and Workshop Abstracts

61

Conference Speakers

73

National Conference Planning Committee

99

National Conference Planning Committee Subcommittees

Index of Technical Presenters

100

103

April 19, 2011 Dear Friends:

On behalf of the United States House of Representatives and the constituents of the Eighteenth Congressional District of Texas, I am delighted to express my sincerest greetings to everyone attending the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers’ 38th Annual Technology Conference in Houston, TX.

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and

Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) supports local, regional, national and global programs that assist people of color towards fully realizing their potential in academic, professional and entrepreneurial pursuits in chemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. The organization promotes careers in science and technology as an achievable goal for elementary, middle and high school students. In addition, the NOBCChE encourages college students to pursue graduate degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics— (STEM) disciplines.

I understand the importance of investing in the STEM disciplines and what these studies

mean to our nation’s future. Top priority should be given to identifying and supporting strategies that strengthen American innovation, improve STEM education, promote diversity and ensure we are not only competing in the 21st century, but leading the global community. The NOBCChE is cultivating these successes through their invaluable programs.

Once again, I am honored and privileged to have the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers’ 38th Annual Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, and extend best wishes for this extraordinary event. Sincerely, Sheila Jackson Lee Member of Congress

2002 Wheeler Avenue

Houston, Texas 77004

March 29, 2011

Martin Codrington,

NOBCChE Public Relations Director

PO Box 77040

Washington, DC 20013-77480

Mr. Codrington,

It is with great pleasure that we, The NAACP Houston Branch, welcome The National

Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers

(NOBCChE) 38th

Annual National Conference to this great state of Texas and the city of

Houston.

One of the primary committees of the NAACP Houston Branch is the Labor and Industry

Committee. This committee always seeks ways to improve the economic status of minority

groups. We work to: 1) eliminate discriminatory employment practices in industry and

government, wage differentials based on race, unequal opportunities for training, promotion and

unfair dismissals; 2) encourage greater participation in the trade union movement; 3) work to end

discriminatory practices in labor unions; 4) secure the enactment of state and federal fair

employment practices legislation; and 5) work for improved opportunities in vocational and

apprenticeship training.

The NAACP Houston Branch fully supports the NOBCChE’s mission to build an eminent cadre

of people of color in science and technology and its educational initiatives.

We trust that the NOBCChE’s 38th

Annual National Conference will be a great success and are

assured it will continue to be a unique icon among professional organizations.

Respectfully,

Dr. D. Z. Cofield,

NAACP Houston Branch President

P.O. Box 77040 Washington, DC 20013-77480

800-776-1419 www.nobcche.org

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF President Victor McCrary, Ph.D., FASI Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labs Laurel, MD Vice-President John Harkless, Ph.D. Howard University Washington, DC Secretary Sharon J. Barnes, PhD., MBA/HRM, FASI The Dow Chemical Company Freeport, TX Treasurer Dale Mack, BS, RSO Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA National Student Representative Dedun Adeyemo, MS, BS Ohio State University Columbus, OH Midwest Regional Chair Judson Haynes, Ph.D. The Procter and Gamble Company Mason, OH Northeast Regional Chair Tommie Royster, Ph.D. Rochester, NY Southeast Regional Chair Miquel Antoine, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Laurel, MD Southwest Regional Chair Melvin Poulson, BS Schering-Plough Animal Health Baton Rouge, LA West Regional Chair Isom Harrison, BS, MS Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab Livermore, CA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Bobby Wilson, Ph.D. Chairman Texas Southern University Houston, TX Perry Catchings, Sr. MS, MBA, Vice Chairman Prime Organics, Inc. Woburn, MA Ella Davis, MBA NOBCChE Member at Large Center Square, PA Sharon Kennedy, PhD., National Planning Chair Colgate Palmolive Cincinnati, OH Filomena Califano, PhD., Member at Large St. Francis College New York, New York Ronald Lewis II, Ph.D. Member at Large Pfizer, Inc. La Jolla, CA Bernice Green, BS, Member at Large Spelman College Atlanta, GA Sherine Obare, Ph.D., Member at Large Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

N BCChE National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers

Dear NOBCChE 2011 Conferees:

I welcome you to Houston, Texas and the 38th NOBCChE Annual Conference of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, (NOBCChE). I welcome you as a long time resident of “H-Town” and as the chair of the NOBCChE Executive Committee. In keeping with the notion that everything is bigger and better in Texas, I promise you that this year’s conference will be our most exciting and rewarding one ever! I especially welcome the new student and professional members. Drawing men and women from across the country to meet, network, and

exchange ideas that have had an important imprint on the growth and development of its members, the academy, and the disciplines of chemistry, chemical engineering, and other STEM fields, for more than 40 years, NOBCChE has been recognized as one of the world’s truly great student and professional organizations. Long before President Barak Obama voiced his initiative of having the nation renew its “Sputnik Moment” as a means of “winning the future,” NOBCChE has made a concerted national effort to improve participation by minorities and other underrepresented groups in STEM fields. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data continues to indicate that the white male population, who has traditionally filled the U.S. employment needs, as a percentage of overall population, is declining and will continue to decline in the future. Consequently, there remains a need to increase the available pool of talented minorities, who will be able to assume academic and professional positions in the STEM fields. NOBCChE’s mission “to build an eminent cadre of people of color in science and technology” is certainly designed to help address this very important national need. This year’s theme “Solutions for Global Challenges” offers students and other experts the opportunity to make presentations on a variety of issues that will shape our winning the future. The conference and its host city promise an engaging and successful experience in Houston during the week of the conference. I thank you for your continued support and attendance at NOBCChE’s Annual Technology Conferences Sincerely,

Bobby L. Wilson, Ph.D., Chairman NOBCChE Executive Board



ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF President Victor McCrary, Ph.D., FASI Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labs Laurel, MD Vice-President John Harkless, Ph.D. Howard University Washington, DC Secretary Sharon J. Barnes, PhD., MBA/HRM, FASI The Dow Chemical Company Freeport, TX Treasurer Dale Mack, BS, RSO Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA National Student Representative Dedun Adeyemo, MS, BS Ohio State University Columbus, OH Midwest Regional Chair Judson Haynes, Ph.D. The Procter and Gamble Company Mason, OH Northeast Regional Chair Tommie Royster, Ph.D. Rochester, NY Southeast Regional Chair Miquel Antoine, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Laurel, MD Southwest Regional Chair Melvin Poulson, BS Schering-Plough Animal Health Baton Rouge, LA West Regional Chair Isom Harrison, BS, MS Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab Livermore, CA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Bobby Wilson, Ph.D. Chairman Texas Southern University Houston, TX Perry Catchings, Sr. MS, MBA, Vice Chairman Prime Organics, Inc. Woburn, MA Ella Davis, MBA NOBCChE Member at Large Center Square, PA Sharon Kennedy, PhD., National Planning Chair Colgate Palmolive Cincinnati, OH Filomena Califano, PhD., Member at Large St. Francis College New York, New York Ronald Lewis II, Ph.D. Member at Large Pfizer, Inc. La Jolla, CA Bernice Green, BS, Member at Large Spelman College Atlanta, GA Sherine Obare, Ph.D., Member at Large Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI


April 2011

Welcome to Houston!

The mission of NOBCChE is to build an eminent cadre of

people of color in science and technology. The theme for this year’s Annual Meeting is “Solutions for Global Challenges”, and it aligns well with the mission of our organization. The solutions for global challenges require critical contributions which

require critical thinking skills. One element of NOBCChE’s mission is ensuring that there is a steady stream of professionals and students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines to meet these global challenges.

NOBCChE programs increase the number of underrepresented minority K-12 students interested in science and technology.

NOBCChE forges partnerships with the HBCUs/MIs such that students can go on to graduate school or enter the workforce with the skills and the confidence to bring forth new ideas and innovations.

NOBCChE programs recognize professionals, students, and government and industry leaders who support the mission and vision of NOBCChE by virtue of their technical accomplishments and demonstrated commitment towards helping others pursue successful careers in science and engineering.

NOBCChE works across and within the diverse, global science and technology community.

We come together in Houston as the eminent cadre; a community of distinguished scientists and engineers as well as a future generation of technologists to celebrate the accomplishments of our organization and affirm our global mission and vision. Thanks to you all: our attendees, sponsors, members, advocates, and friends for your continued support of NOBCChE. Enjoy this year’s Annual Meeting and Houston; we look forward to seeing you again in Washington, DC in the Fall of 2012!!! Best Always, Victor R. McCrary, PhD National President NOBCCHE



ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF President Victor McCrary, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labs Laurel, MD Vice-President John Harkless, Ph.D. Howard University Washington, DC Secretary Sharon J. Barnes, PhD, MBA/HRM The Dow Chemical Company Freeport, TX Treasurer Dale Mack, BS, RSO Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA National Student Representative Dedun Adeyemo, BS Ohio State University Columbus, OH Midwest Regional Chair Judson Haynes, Ph.D. The Procter and Gamble Company Mason, OH Northeast Regional Chair Tommie Royster, Ph.D. Rochester, NY Southeast Regional Chair Miquel Antoine, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Laurel, MD Southwest Regional Chair Melvin Poulson, BS Schering-Plough Animal Health Baton Rouge, LA West Regional Chair Isom Harrison, BS, MS Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab Livermore, CA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Bobby Wilson, Ph.D. Chairman Texas Southern University Houston, TX Perry Catchings, Sr. MS, MBA, Vice Chair Prime Organics, Inc. Woburn, MA Filomena Califano, PhD., Membership Chair St. Francis College New York, New York Sharon Kennedy, PhD, National Planning Chair Colgate Palmolive Cincinnati, OH Bernice Green, BS, Information Technology Spelman College Atlanta, GA Ella Davis, MBA NOBCChE Membership Committee Center Square, PA Ronald Lewis II, Ph.D. Member at Large Pfizer, Inc. La Jolla, CA Sherine Obare, Ph.D., Member at Large Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI


On behalf of the 2011 NOBCChE National Planning Committee, I welcome you to the 38th annual meeting. What started as a small dedicated group planning and

brainstorming to elevate this year’s conference has resulted in what we feel is an outstanding series of activities and sessions that we hope that you will appreciate, enjoy, and continue to relive after leaving the conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Solutions for Global Challenges”. As an organization, NOBCChE realizes that there are numerous challenges that our world has been faced with over recent years. From the Gulf oil spill to alternative energy and global warming, coupled with a slowly recovering economy, there are many challenges we face and many problems to be solved. We believe that NOBCChE provides an environment to facilitate solutions to these challenges. We implore you to become fully involved in this year’s conference and contribute to the Global Solutions. We have a diverse and full line of technical sessions highlighting the work of top researchers in their professions, comprehensive Professional Development and dedicated Student Development programs and our nationally recognized Secondary Education programs centered on our teacher’s workshops and science fair/science bowl activities. This year, as we have done in the past, we have a one day Career Fair that we hope will result in many future opportunities. Two new program offerings being held this year that I am passionate about, are the “Solutions for Global Challenges” technical session sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company on Thursday afternoon and the 1st NOBCChE Women’s Networking Breakfast on Friday morning. We have something for everyone!! Please enjoy the conference and enjoy Houston!! Sincerely, Sharon L Kennedy, PhD National Planning Chair NOBCCHE

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Our professional culture is one of diverse, collaborative and respectful individuals. Together we help deliver Merck medicines to those who need them, impacting lives all around the globe. If you’re ready to find your place in the world of Merck, learn more about us and see employee video profiles at merckcareers.jobs/nobcche.

Merck is an equal opportunity employer— proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.

Many backgrounds. Many cultures. Many perspectives.

One World. One Merck.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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Our Sponsors

Thank You for Contributing to the Overall Success of our conference – we salute you!

******** 3M

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

American Chemical Society

Auburn University

Boehringer Ingelheim

Brazoria County Area Chapter – NOBCChE

Colgate‐Palmolive Company

Committee for Action Program Services (CAPS)

Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh)

Corning Corporation

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

The Dow Chemical Company

DuPont Company

Georgia Institute of Technology

GlaxoSmithKline

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

The Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Laboratory

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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The Lubrizol Corporation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters Industrial Internship Program at the University of Oregon

Merck & Company

Morehouse School of Medicine

National institute of Standards & Technologies (NIST)

Northeast Section – American Chemical Society

Office of Naval Research

Procter & Gamble

Staples

Texas Southern University

United States Customs and Border Protection

United States Drug Enforcement Administration

University of the District of Columbia

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Pennsylvania

University of Washington CENTC, Seattle, WA

Washington University in St. Louis

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

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Date Description Room

Day /Time Event

Room

Location

Monday, April 18

9:00 am – 4:00 pm NOBCChE Executive Board Meeting 331

2:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

Conference Registration

4th Floor Foyer (By Grand

Ballroom AB)

Tuesday, April 19

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm

Teachers’ Workshop: Elementary School

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE, and C APS

335 C

8:30 am ‐ 11:45 am Technical Session 1:

Alternative Energy Solutions 336A


Analytical Chemistry 337A

8:30 am ‐ 11:45 am

Corning Technical Session

Technical Session 3:

Polymer & Materials Science

337B

12:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm

Welcome and Opening Luncheon

Sponsored by Corning

(ticketed)

Grand

Ballroom AB

1:45 pm ‐ 2:45 pm

Henry Hill Lecture

Dr. Warren Washington,

335AB

2007 Nobel Laureate and Senior Scientist, National Center for

Atmospheric Research Sponsored by MIT and

Northeast Section of ACS


4

1:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Teachers’ Workshop: Middle School

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE, and CAPS 335 C

2:45 pm ‐ 5:45 pm

Symposium 1

Environmental Science and Policy Symposium

Norris McDonald, President, African American

Environmentalist Association

336B

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Student Development 1

Interactive RÉSUMÉ Writing for Students 329 & 330

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Symposium 2:

Advancing Global Healthcare through STEM 336A

Featured Speaker: Milton Brown, MD, PhD, Director

Drug Discovery Program, Georgetown University Medical Center

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Technical Session 4:

Organic Chemistry I 337A

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm

Award Symposium 1:

Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award

Symposium

337B

5:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Exhibitors’ Meeting Grand

Ballroom AB

6:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m.

Opening Reception Sponsored by

COACh

4th Floor Foyer

(near Grand Ballroom J)

Wednesday, April 20

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm

Teachers’ Workshop: High School

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE, and CAPS 335 C

8:30 am ‐ 9:30 am Midwest Regional Meeting 344 A

8:30 am ‐ 9:30 am Southeast Regional Meeting 344 B


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9:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm

CAREER FAIR EXPO

Grand

Ballroom G‐L

8:00 am – 8:50 am HBCU/MI Chairs Council Breakfast

Sponsored by Office of Naval Research 337

9:00 am ‐ 3:00 pm HBCU/MI Chairs Council Forum

Sponsored by Office of Naval Research 336

9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am Professional Development Workshop

MENTORING IN THE STEM DISCIPLINES

338

Howard Kea, PhD, Sr. Organizational Development Consultant

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9:45 am ‐ 10:45 am Northeast Regional Meeting 344 A

9:45 am ‐ 10:45 am Southwest Regional Meeting 344 B

10:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Collegiate Poster Set‐Up Grand Ballroom D‐F

10:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm Science Fair/ Science Bowl Check‐in 4th Floor Foyer

(near Exhibit Hall)

11:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm West Regional Meeting 344 A

12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm NOBCChE Vision Luncheon Grand

Ballroom AB

1:00 pm ‐ 2:30 pm Science Fair Setup 4th Floor Foyer

(near Exhibit Hall)

3:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm

Collegiate Scientific Exchange Poster Session

Grand

Ballroom D‐F

Sponsored By Colgate‐Palmolive & the Biophysical Society

3:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Science Fair 4th Floor Foyer

(near Exhibit Hall)

3:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

Professional Development Workshop

Financial Strategies: Your Solutions To Money

Management And Investing

Derry Haywood, II, The Peninsula Financial Group

338


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5:00 pm ‐ 6:30 pm NOBCChE ConneXions Reception

Sponsored by Colgate ‐Palmolive

Grand

Ballroom D‐F

6:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm COACh Alumni Reception and Dinner

Invitation Only. Contact Priscilla Lewis 337

7:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm

P&G Graduate Student Informational

Session and Reception, Invitation Only

TBA

7:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm Science Bowl/Science Fair Welcome Dinner Grand

Ballroom AB

Thursday, April 21

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

8:30 am ‐ 12:00 pm

Professional Development Workshop:

COACh Workshop

Professional Skill S Training For

Minoritygraduate Students And Postdocs

Pre‐registration is required ‐ Session Filled

343B

9:00 am ‐ 4:30 pm.

Science Bowl Competitions: Junior &

Senior Divisions++

sponsored by ACS Department of Diversity

Programs

327‐330, 332, 335

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am

Award Symposium 2:

Undergraduate Research Competition

Sponsored by Colgate ‐Palmolive and Lubrizol

337

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am Student Development 2

Mock Interviews 331


7

9:00 am ‐ 10:00 am


Panel Discussion On Science And Policy

Tiffani Bailey Lash, Ph.D., Analyst

National Institutes of Health

338

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am

Award Symposium 3:

Henry McBay Award Symposium

336A


Physical Chemistry 336B

10:30 am ‐ 11:30 am


Technology Commercialization

Renard Green, MBA, CEO,

The R2 Consulting Group

338

12:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm

Percy Julian Luncheon

(ticketed)

Grand

Ballroom AB

1:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

COACh Workshop

COAChing Strong Women Faculty in the Art of

Strategic Persuasion

(Pre‐registration is required

343B

1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm


Academic/Professional Transition Panel

Victor McCrary, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Applied Physics Laboratory

338

1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Symposium 3:

All About BIO: Innovations in Bioscience,

Biochemistry & Bioengineering

Featured Speaker: Andre Francis Palmer, Ph.D.,

336A

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering, The Ohio State University


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2:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Student Development 3

Mock Interviews 331

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm. Technical Session 6

Inorganic chemistry 337

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm

Symposium 4:

Solutions for Global Challenges

Sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company

Grand

Ballroom G

6:00 pm ‐ 7:00 pm

Reception

Sponsored by


4th Floor Foyer (near

Grand Ballroom G)

7:00 pm ‐ 10:00 pm

Science Competitions Dinner

and Social Grand Ballroom AB

Friday, April 22

7:30 am ‐ 9:30 am

1st Annual Women’s Networking Breakfast:

Celebration of IYC

Sponsored by ACS, Dow Chemical and Lubrizol

Grand

Ballroom AB

7:30 am ‐ 11:30 am Forensic Workshop: The Chemistry of Crime

Sponsored by DEA, CBP, DHS 337 & 338

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am

Science Bowl Finals ‐ Junior/Senior Division

Sponsored by American Chemical Society

335C


9

9:00 am ‐ 10:00 am

Repeated at

10:00 am ‐ 11:00 am


Technical Writing Publications

Dr. Kadir Aslan, Associate Professor

Morgan State University

335B

9:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

Award Symposium 4

Graduate Student Fellowship Award Sci‐Mix

336A

9:30 am ‐ 11:30 am


There’s an App for That: Science & Engineering

Applications in CFD & Aerospace

336B


Organic Chemistry II 335A

10:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Student Development 5

Graduate Recruiters Panel 329

11:45 am ‐ 1:45 pm

Science Competition Awards Luncheon

(ticketed),

Sponsored by ACS

Grand

Ballroom AB

3:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Science Competitions Bowling Trip Off site

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Award Symposium 5: Winifred Burkes ‐Houck

Women’s Leadership Award Symposium

sponsored by Center for Enabling New

Technologies, University of Washington 335AB

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Symposium 5:

NanoVat ion: Innovation in Nanoscience

Featured Speaker: Kwame Owusu‐Adom, PhD.

3M Corporate Research Materials Laboratory

sponsored by Defense Threat Red uct ion Agency

338

7:00 pm ‐ 10:00 pm

6:30 pm Reception

7:00 pm Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner

Grand

Ballroom

NOBCChE ENDOWMENT EDUCATION FUND

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We wish to thank members and friends of the National Organization for the

Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers for their

support and confidence in the future of NOBCChE by making a $500.00 or more tax

deductible contribution to the NOBCChE Endowment Education Fund.

Debbie Allen William M. Jackson*

Mildred Allison Madeleine Jacobs*

Denise Barnes Ella L. Kelly

Sharon J. Barnes* Sharon Kennedy*

Iona Black* Christopher Kinard

Henry T. Brown Anita Osborne‐Lee

Winifred Burks‐Houck George Lester, Jr.

Virlyn Burse* William A Lester, Jr.

Joseph N. Cannon Mallinkrodt Chemical Inc.

Callista Chukwunenye Willie May

Robert L. Countryman Jefferson McCowan*

Andrew Crowe* Victor R. McCrary*

Darrell Davis Saundra Y. McGuire*

Anthony L. Dent* Sidney McNairy

Lawrence E. Doolin* Lynn Melton

Linneaus Dorman* Philip Merchant

Fannie Posey Eddy Reginald E. Mitchell

James Evans, Sr. William V. Ormond*

Lloyd Ferguson James A. Porter

Lonnie Fogel Cordelia M. Price*

Lloyd Freeman Marquita Qualls*

Eddie Gay Janet B. Reid

Joseph Gordon* Leonard E. Small*

Bernice Green Florence P. Smith

William Guillory* Michael Stallings*

Jonathan K. Hale Clarence Tucker*

James Harris Benjamin Wallace*

Bruce Harris* Charles Washington

Ivory Herbert Joseph Watson

Kenneth W Hicks Billy Williams

Neville Holder* Keith B. Williams

Isaac B. Horton, III Reginald Willingham

Donald A. Hudson Bobby Wilson

Charles R. Hurt Andrea Young*

* Contributed more than $500.00


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We wish to thank members and friends of the National Organization for the

Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers for

their support and confidence in the future of NOBCChE, and for their tax

deductible contribution to the NOBCChE Endowment Education Fund.

Adegboye Adeyeno Gerald Ellis Smallwood Holoman, Jr.

Keith Alexander Lisa Batiste‐Evans Brenda S. Holmes

Verlinda Allen Pat Fagbayi Mo Hunsen

Eugene Alsandor Edward Flabe Nikisha Hunter

Roseanne Anderson Edward E. Flagg Bernard Jackson

Victor Atiemo‐Obeng Dawn Fox Donald Jackson

Benny Askew, Jr. Joe Franklin Evelyn P. Jackson

Breeana Baker Russell Franklin Kim Jackson

Joseph Barnes Issac Gamwo Kyle Jackson

Tegwyn L. Berry John W. Garner Raymond James

Alfred Bishop Cornelia Gilyard Allene Johnson

Jeanette E. Brown Murrell Godfrey Elijah Johnson

Nora Butler‐Briant Robert Gooden Harry Johnson

James Burke Warren E. Gooden Paula Johnson

Jacqueline Calhoun Valerie Goss Saphronia Johnson

Lashanda Carter Etta Gravely Emmett Jones

Antoine Carty Bernice Green Evy Jones

Sonya Caston Garry Grossman Jennifer A. Jones

Perry Catchings, Jr. Keith V. Guinn Jesse Jones

Aldene Chambles Everett B. Guthrie Timothy Jones

John J. Chapman Micheal Gyamerah Thomas C. Jones

Esteban Chornet Gene S. Hall Verlinda Jordan

Reginald A. Christy James Hamilton Jimmie Julian

Regina V. Clark John Harkless Otis Kems

James Clifton Kinesha Harris Karen A. Kennedy

Edward Coleman April Harrison Kirby Kirksey

George Collins Isom Harrison Rachel Law

Carma Cook Rogers E. Harry‐Oruru Mia Laws

James E. Cotton Lincoln Hawkins Lester A. Lee

Garry S. Crosson Ronald Haynes Cynthia R. Leslie

Reuben Daniel Derry Haywood Ronald Lewis, II

Kowetha Davidson Ronald L. Henry Norman Loney

Ella Davis Leonard Holley Steve Lucas

Thomas Davis Sydana R. Hollins Alex Maasa

Thomas Dill


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Dale H. Mack Mwita V. Phelps Grant St. Julian

George S. Mack Walter G. Phillips Richard Sullivan

Robert McAllister Louis Pierce Donald Taylor

Aliecia McClain Sonya Caston Pierre Dameyun Thompson

Gerald McCloud Wendell Plain Albert Thompson

Jefferson McCowan Charles A. Plinton Ezra Totton

Walter McFall Rachel Poss Jorge Valdes

Dawn McLaurin Melvin Poulson Grant Venerable

Linda Mead‐Tollin Jamacia Prince Cheryl A. Vockins

Janice Meeks Daniel Reuben Benjamin Wallace

Charles W. Merideth Daryl Robinson Emmanuel Waddell

M. P. Moon Mary Robinson Joseph W. Watson

Damon Mitchell Press Robinson Samuel von Winbush

Robert Murff Anne Roby Gerald Walker

Harvey Myers Tommie Royster Leon C. Warner

Joycelyn Nelson Albert E. Russell Michael Washington

Tina Newsome Franklin Russell Odiest Washington

James Nichols Jason Saavedron Ben Watson

Kenneth Norton Tova Samuels Joseph W. Watson

Bunmi Ogunkeye Clark Scales Helen P. White

Steven B. Ogunwumi Billy Scott Ronald H. White

Mobolaji O. Olwinde Melva Scott Thomas Whitt

Chinwe Onuorah Robert Shepard Leonard Wilmen

Kofi Oppong James P Shoffner Harold Lloyd Williams

Soni Oyekan Keroline M. Simmonds Laura C. Williams

Beverly Paul Tiffany Simpson Joe Williams

James Pearce Milton Sloan Raymond Williams

James Pearson Karen Speights ‐ Diggs Jeremy Willis

Tony L. Perry Oreoluwa Sofekun Sean Wright

Howard Peters Lucius Stephenson Sandra Wyatt

Wilford Stewart

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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DAY OF WEEK EVENT ROOM

Monday, April 18

9:00 am – 4:00 pm NOBCChE Executive Board Meeting 331

2:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

Tuesday, April 19

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

Tuesday, am

Teachers Workshop I:

Elementary School

8:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 pm

335 C

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE, and CAPS (Committee for Action Program Services)

Moderator Mrs. Linda Davis, Committee Action Program Services

Cedar Hill, TX 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 am ‐ 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mrs. Linda Davis, Director, Committee Chairperson and

Moderator

Dr. Victor McCrary, President National NOBCChE

9:00 am – 11:45 am “Integrating Tools for Hands‐on Teaching in the Classroom,

Grade level: K ‐ 5th ”

Mrs. Yolanda S. George, Deputy Director and Program Director,

AAAS, Washington, DC

Tuesday, am


Alternative Energy Solutions

8:30 am ‐ 11:45 am

(ʺTitle,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s), Affiliation)

336A

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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8:30 – 8:55 “NATURAL GAS: A VERITABLE RESOURCE FOR INDUSTRIAL

DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA.”

Nche John D. Erinne, CEO

Chex & Associates, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

8:55 – 9:15 “ACETYLENE‐THIOPHENE – DITHIENO PYRROLE COPOLYMERS FOR

ORGANIC ELECTRONICS”

Racquel Jemison, Sarada P. Mishra, Courtney Balliet, Richard D. McCullough*

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

9:15 – 9:35 “PHOTOCATALYTIC EVENTS OF CDSE QUANTUM DOTS IN CONFINED

MEDIA. MAPPING ELECTRODIC BEHAVIOR OF COUPLED PLATINUM

NANOPARTICLES”

Clifton Harris and Prashant V. Kamat*

Radiation Laboratory and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

9:35 – 10:00 “PRODUCTION OF DIMETHYL CARBONATE VIA REACTIVE

DISTILLATION PROCESS”

Emmanuel Dada, PhD

Process Engineering

ChemProcess Technologies (CPT), League City, TX

10:00 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 10:30 “NEW STRUCTURE DESIGN OF IMPROVED ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRE‐

BASED SOLAR CELLS”

Mallarie D. McCune

School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

10:30 – 10:50 “OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION (ORR) OF PALLADIUM

NANODENDRITES FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL‐CELLS

(PEM FCs)”

Selasi O. Blavo, Maria Sanchez, and John N. Kuhn

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Department

University of South Florida, Tamp, Florida

10:50 – 11:15 “SLICE IMAGING STUDIES OF PHOTODISSOCIATION SINGLE

VIBRONIC ENERGY LEVELS OF N2 IN THE EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET

REGION”

William Jackson, PhD

Department of Chemistry

University of California, Davis

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

15

11:15‐11:40 “A REVIEW OF CO2 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES FROM POWER PLANTS”

Steven Ogunwumi

Crystalline Materials Research

Corning Incorporated, Corning NY

Tuesday, am


Analytical Chemistry 8:30 am ‐ 11:45 am (ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s), Affiliation)

337A

8:30 – 8:55 “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOOD EXTRACTIVES BY GCXGC‐TOFMS

AND GC‐MS”

Roderquita Moore, PhD

Forest Products Laboratory

USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

9:00 – 9:20 “A RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY STUDY OF 4,5‐DIAZAFLUOREN‐9‐ONE USING

FT‐RAMAN AND DFT CALCULATIONS”

Rhonda McCoy1, Alberto Vivoni2, Ray J. Butcher1, Charles M. Hosten1 1Department of Chemistry, Howard University, Washington DC 2Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

9:20 – 9:40 “IMMOBILIZATION OF LAMBDA EXONUCLEASE ENZYME IN A SOLID‐

PHASE REACTOR FOR ON‐CHIP DIGESTION OF DNA”

Nyote J. Oliver and Steven A. Soper


Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

9:40 – 10:00 “INTERFACIAL SLIP OF WATER ON SURFACES OF VARYING

WETTABILITY”

Deborah Ortiz

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry


10:00 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 10:30 “QUANTIFICATION OF TOTAL ω‐6, TOTAL ω‐3 AND ω‐6/ω‐3 RATIO IN

HUMAN SERUM USING GC/MS”

Mary W. Kimani, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly

Chemistry Department,

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

16

10:30 – 10:50 “THE EFFECTS OF BOTANICAL EXTRACTS ON ACETYL‐COA

CARBOXYLASE ASSAYED USING A CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS‐

BASED ENZYME ASSAY”

Sherrisse K. Bryant1, Rachel L. Henken1, Glen Meades, Jr.2, Grover L. Waldrop2,

S. Douglass Gilman1 1Department of Chemistry 2Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


10:50 – 11:10 “TARGETED PROTEOMIC AND GLYCOMIC APPROACH FOR IDENTIFICATION OF LOW-ABUNDANT GLYCOPROTEINS IN SERUM USING NANO-LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY” Cynthia Williams


University of California, Davis, CA

11:10 – 11:35 “MASS-SPECTROMETRY APPROACHES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTITATION OF OXIDIZED PROTEINS” Renã A. S. Robinson, PhD


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Tuesday, am

Corning Technical Session Technical Session 3:

Polymer & Materials Science

8:30 am ‐ 11:45 am Sponsored by Corning Incoporated

(ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s), Affiliation)

337B

8:30 – 9:00 “CRYSTALLINE NANOPORUOS FRAMEWORK MATERIALS AND

COMPOSITES FOR PROTECTION AND DECONTAMINATION”

Tracee Harris

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DTRA‐CB, Physical Science & Technology Division

9:00 – 9:30 “EVALUATION OF MORPHOLOGY AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF

NANOMATERIALS DERIVED FROM PSEUDOISOCYANINE‐BASED

GUMBOS”

Atiya N. Jordan, Susmita Das, and Isiah M. Warner Department of Chemistry


PROGRAM SCHEDULE

17

9:30 – 10:00 “A SEARCH FOR MATERIAL CAPABLE OF VOC DETECTION: SYNTHESIS

AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GOLD (I) PHOSPHINE COMPLEXESʺ

Darkus Jenkins and Zerihun Assefa


North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

10:00 – 10:30 “ANALYSIS OF LIQUID FLOW IN TEXTILE MICROCONTACTORS”

Tracie Owens

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


10:30 – 10:40 Break

10:40 – 11:10 “ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF POTENTIALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS:

RELEVANT TO ELECTRICAL STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION?”

John A. W. Harkless, PhD


Howard University, Washington, DC

11:10 – 11:40 “CHARGE TRANSPORT IN REALISTIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES: EFFECTS OF

DEFECTS, TRAPS, AND ELECTROSTATICS”

Tamika A. Madison, Marcus D. Hanwell, and Geoffrey R. Hutchison


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Tuesday, pm

Welcome and Opening Luncheon 12:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm

Sponsored by Corning (ticketed)

Grand Ballroom AB

Tuesday, pm

Teachers Workshop II:

Middle School

1:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

335 C

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE, and CAPS (Committee for Action Program Services)


Cedar Hill, TX

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

18

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm “Engaging Science through Hands‐on Investigations”

Grade Level: 6 ‐ 8th

Dr. Edward Walton, Professor of Chemistry, California State

Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

4:00 pm Closing Remarks

Mrs. Linda Davis

Tuesday, pm

Henry Hill Lecture 1:45 pm ‐ 2:45 pm

335AB

Keynote Speaker

”Present and Future Climate Change: Grand Challenges for the

Science, Engineering, and Society”

Dr. Warren Washington, 2007 Nobel Laureate and Senior Scientist,

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Sponsored by MIT and Northeast Section of ACS

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 1


2:45 pm ‐ 5:45 pm

336B

2:45 – 3:15 Featured Speaker Norris McDonald, President

African American Environmentalist Association

3:15 – 3:35 “IN‐SITU MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AIRBORNE

SAHARAN DUST DURING THE AEROSOL AND OCEAN SCIENCE

EXPEDITIONS (AEROSE)”

Esther Effiong



3:35 – 3:55 “EVALUATION OF THREE TREATMENT FACTORS USING LIME ON

TNT CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM PLUM BROOK ORDNANCE

WORKS (PBOW)”

Agnes Morrow

Environmental Lab

USACE‐Engineer Research & Dev. Center , Vicksburg, MS

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

19

3:55 – 4:15 ʺCONFRONTING BLACKS SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES: LESSONS FROM

HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILLʺ

Asopuru Okemgbo

Skills Development Mission, Inc

Minority Youth Science Mentoring, Richland, WA

4:15 – 4:25 Break

4:25 – 4:45 “PETROCHEMICAL TRANSPORT AND CHEMICAL PRODUCT

COMMODITY FLOW IN THE GULF COAST REGION”

Robert Ford, PhD


Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

4:45 – 5:05 “EVALUATION OF HEAVY METAL AND DIESEL RANGE ORGANICS

IN SOIL AND FOOD AFTER NATURAL AND MAN‐MADE DISASTERS:

A COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY PROJECT”

Lovell Agwaramgbo, PhD, Eucharia Agwaramgbo, Sherman Coleman,

Atiereya Adley, Chanel Mercadel, and Shelby Edwards


Dillard University, New Orleans, LA

5:05 – 5:25 “FOOD ADDITIVES AND SPICES FOR COUNTERACTING HUMAN

EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS”

Mahmoud Saleh


Texas Southern University, TX

5:25 – 5:45 “INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF HMTD

EXPLOSIVES”

Laurenee London


Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Student Development 1

Interactive RÉSUMÉ Writing for Students 329 & 330

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

20

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 2

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

“Advancing Global Healthcare through STEM”

336A

3:00 – 3:45 FFeeaattuurreedd SSppeeaakkeerr Milton Brown, MD, Ph.D., Director

Drug Discovery Program

Georgetown University Medical Center

3:45 – 4:05 “DEVELOPMENT OF INHIBITORS OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE

UTILIZING PARALLEL MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY: SAR LEARNINGS

FROM THE IMIDAZOPYRIDINE AND IMIDAZOLES SERIES”

Martha Ornelas

WW Medicinal chemistry

Pfizer, La Jolla, CA

4:05 – 4:25 “ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES AND SYNERGY EVALUATION OF

CHLORHEXIDINE DIAMPICILLIN GUMBOS AS A COMBINATION

DRUG THERAPEUTIC AGENT”

Marsha R. Cole1, Min Li1, Bilal El‐Zahab1, Marlene E. Janes2, and Isiah M.

Warner1* 1Department of Chemistry 2Department of Food Science, University Agricultural Center


4:25 – 4:45 “ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTIONS FROM

ZANTHOXYLUM SETULOSUM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL

STRUCTURES FOR CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS”

Tameka, M., Walker and William, N. Setzer

University of Alabama in Huntsville,

Department of Chemistry, Huntsville, AL

4:45 – 5:05 “PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES AT

THE BUEA REGIONAL HOSPITAL”

Sandra L.N. Kakambi

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

5:05 – 5:30 “INSIGHT INTO THE FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF CANCER

VARIANTS IN MUTYH”

Shailise Ross


University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

21

Tuesday, pm

Technical Session 4

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Organic Chemistry I

337A

4:00 – 4:25 “OPTICAL IMAGING PROBE FOR CELL DEATH.”

Safiyyah Forbes, Bradley D. Smith

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Walther Cancer Research Institute,

University of Notre Dame, North Bend, IN

4:25 – 4:50 “SYNTHESIS OF NEW PORPHYRIN CONJUGATES WITH AFFINITY FOR

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR.”

Alecia M. McCall, M. Graça H. Vicente Department of Chemistry


4:50 – 5:15 “TEMPLATE‐ASSISTED FLUORESCENT NANOTUBES AND NANOWIRES

FROM A GROUP OF UNIFORM MATERIALS BASED ON ORGANIC

SALTS”

Sergio de Rooy, Bilal El‐Zahab, Min Li, Susmita Das and Isiah M. Warner



5:15 – 5:40 “p‐TOLUENESULFONIC ACID AS A CATALYST FOR THE FORMATION OF FURAN DERIVATIVES.”

Rayaj A. Ahamed, Laura Gessner, Kristina Deveaux, Karelle Aiken PhD


Georgia Southern University,Statesboro , GA

5:40 – 6:00 ʺMODULAR GLYCOCONJUGATE TOOL SET FOR ASSEMBLY AND

PRESENTATION OF MULTIVALENT CARBOHYDRATE LIGANDS ON

SURFACESʺ

Irene E. Abia, Brian Sanders, Michael D. Best, David C. Baker


University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

22

Tuesday, pm

Award Symposium 1

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award Symposium

(ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s), Affiliation)

337B

4:00 – 4:35 Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Awardee

“INFLAMMATION, BLOOD FLOW DYNAMICS AND THE FABRICATION

OF VASCULAR‐TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES”

Omolola Eniola‐Adefeso, Ph.D.

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

4:35 – 4:55 “KINETIC EVALUATION OF DUAL BINDING HUMAN

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS”

Alexander Lodge, Daniel Quinn, PhD Department of Chemistry

University of Iowa

4:55 – 5:15 “DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND APPLICATION OF PEGYLATED PEPTIDES

CONJUGATED TO PORPHYRINS”

Krystal Fontenot, M. Graça H. Vicente



5:15 – 5:35 “ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION OF NI (CO)‐CU‐MO USING A POLYMER‐

STABILIZED PALLADIUM CATALYST INK ONTO THE SURFACE OF

CARBON NANOTUBES”

Tiffany Long, Egwu E. Kalu

Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

5:35 – 6:00 “NON‐INVASIVE GLUCOSE MONITORING AND PROGRESS ON THE

DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS”

Derrick Rollins, PhD


Department of Statistics

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

5:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Exhibitors’ Meeting Grand Ballroom AB

6:00 pm ‐ 8:00 pm Opening Reception

Sponsored by COACh 4th Floor Foyer (near

Grand Ballroom J)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

23

Wednesday, April 20

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm



Ballroom AB)

Wednesday a.m.

Teachers Workshop III: High School

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm

335 C

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, NOBCChE and CAPS (Committee for Action Program Services)


Cedar Hill, TX

8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 11:45 am “Part 1: “Engaging Students in Authentic Lab Experiences.”

Part 2: “Proportional Reasoning and Critical Thinking”

Grade Level: 9th‐12th”

Dr. Michael Page, Assistant Professor of Chemistry,

California State Polytechnic University

11:45 am – 12:00 pm Closing Remarks

Mrs. Linda Davis

8:30 am ‐ 9:30 am Midwest Regional Meeting 344 A

8:30 am ‐ 9:30 am Southeast Regional Meeting 344 B

Wednesday,

am & pm

CAREER FAIR EXPO

9:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm

Grand Ballroom G‐L

Wednesday, am

HBCU/MI Chairs Council Breakfast

8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am

Sponsored by Office of Naval Research

337

Wednesday, am & pm

HBCU/MI Chairs Council Forum

9:00 am ‐ 3:00 pm

Sponsored by Office of Naval Research

336

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

24

Wednesday, am


9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am

ʺ Mentoring In The STEM Disciplinesʺ

338

Presenter:

Dr. Howard Kea, Sr. Organizational

Development Consultant, NASA Goddard Space

Flight Center

9:45 am ‐ 10:45 am Northeast Regional Meeting 344 A

9:45 am ‐ 10:45 am Southwest Regional Meeting 344 B

10:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Collegiate Poster Set‐Up Grand Ballroom D‐F

10:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm Science Bowl/Science Fair

Check‐In

4th Floor Foyer (Near

Exhibit Hall)

11:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm West Regional Meeting 344 A

Wednesday, pm

NOBCChE Vision Luncheon

12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm

Grand Ballroom AB

1:00 pm ‐ 2:30 pm Science Fair Setup

4th Floor Foyer (Near

Grand Ballroom D‐F)

Wednesday, p.m.


3:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

ʺFinancial Strategies: Your Solutions To Money

Management And Investing ʺ

338

Presenter: Derry L. Haywood, II, The Peninsula Financial Group

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

25

Wednesday, p.m.

Collegiate Scientific Exchange Poster

Session

3:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm

Sponsored by Colgate Palmolive and

the Biophysical Society

Grand Ballroom D‐F

Posters (ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s), Affiliation ABSTRACT NUMBER

1 ANA 001

EFFECT OF SURFACE MODIFICATION ON TIO2 PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

Clifton Watkins and Prashant V. Kamat


University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2 ANA 003

A SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF AN ANTITUMOR ACTIVE DERIVATIVE OF

1, 4‐NAPHTHOQUINONE

Maraizu Ukaegbu, Nkechi Enwerem, Oladapo Bakare, Charles Hosten


Howard University, Washington, DE

3 ANA 005

OPTICAL SENSING OF MERCURY(II) WITH NEW CONFORMATIONALLY

PREORGANIZED FLUOROGENIC CALIX[4]ARENES

Pogisego Dinake, Polina E. Prokhorova, Vladimir S. Talanov, Galina G.Talanova



4 ANA 007

ULTRASENSITIVE AND HIGHLY SELECTIVE DETECTION OF TRIVALENT CHROMIUM

USING TWO‐PHOTON SCATTERING PROPERTIES OF 5,5’‐DITHIOBIS(2‐

NITROBENZOIC ACID) MODIFIED GOLD NANOPARTICLE Shantelle Hughes, Samuel S. R. Dasary, Anant K. Singh, Paresh C. Ray, and Hongtao Yu Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

26

5 ANA 009

TAG TEAM REDUCTION OF AMBIGUITY IN THE ASSIGNMENT OF NMR

RESONANCES

Kevin Roberson, Megan A. Macnaughtan



6 ANA 011

USING ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES TO PREDICT GEOMETRY OF QUARTZ NANOPORES

Corey Williams1, Jessica Koehne2 1Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 2NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

7 ANA 013

PARTICLE LITHOGRAPHY AND SCANNING PROBE STUDIES OF FERRITIN USING

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) AND MAGNETIC SAMPLE MODULATION

Stephanie L. Daniels, Jayne Garno



8 ANA 015

PROBING CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION PRODUCTS IN SENESCENT PLANT

TISSUES USING DESI‐IMAGING MASS SPECTROMETRY

Sheran Oradu1, Thomas Mueller2, Bernhardt Kreautler2 and R G Cooks1 1Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2Institute of Organic Chemistry & Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck Innrain,

Innsbruck Austria

9 ANA 017

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NICKEL‐SILICA AEROGELS USING A SUB‐

CRITICAL DRYING APPROACH

Rhonda Jack, Brittany Henderson, Dinah Holland, Jale Akyurtlu Department of Chemical Engineering

Hampton University, Hampton, VA

10 ANA 019

NOVEL SENSOR FOR TARTRATE BASED ON NICKEL OXIDE MOIETIES WITH CARBON

TRANSDUCER

AʹTondra Gilstrap

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

27

11 ANA 021

SYNTHESIS AND KINETIC EVALUATION OF SLOW REACTING SUBSTRATES FOR

ACETYL CHOLINESTERASE (ACHE)

Linda Ehimwenman


University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA

12 ANA 023

CHARACTERIZED WET CHEMICAL ETCHING OF INASGASB WITH H3CIT: H2O2: HCL

ETCHANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT EMITTING

DIODES

Deandrea Watkins, Jonathon T. Olesberg, Thomas F. Boggess, and Mark A. Arnold


The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

13 ANA 025

SHELF LIFE OF BASIC YELOW 40

Paige Sims1, Murrell Godfrey1, Erik Frazure2, Shannon Roy2 1Department of Chemistry, University of Mississippi, Aberdeen, MS 2Mississippi State Crime Laboratory, Batesville, MS

14 ANA 027

FORENSIC STABILITY STUDY OF STORED BLOOD ALCOHOL EVIDENCE

Anjerlina Dancy1, Murrell Godfrey1, J.C. Smiley2, Teresia Hickmon2 1Department of Chemistry, University of Mississippi, Aberdeen, MS 2Mississippi State Crime Laboratory, Batesville, MS

15 ANA 029

HYDROGEN SULFIDE‐INDUCED RELAXATION OF ISOLATED BOVINE CILIARY

ARTERY

Kiara Taylor, Ya Fatou Njie‐Mbye, Madhura Kulkarni, Sunny E. Ohia



16 BIO 001

LATEX, YEAST AND DUST: PLASMONICS FOR INFRARED MICROSPECTROSCOPY OF

INDIVIDUAL 1‐5 ΜM PARTICLES

Marvin A. Malone and James V. Coe


The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

28

17 BIO 002

NEW HNO PRECURSORS BASED ON BIS‐ACYLATED HYDROXYLAMINES, N‐

ACYLOXYSULFONAMIDES, AND N‐HYDROXY‐N‐ACYLSULFONAMIDES

Art Sutton


The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

18 BIO 003

LIFE IN A NEAR BOILING HOT SPRING: WHO IS THERE AND HOW DO THEY DO IT?

David Taylor and Laurey Steinke



19 BIO 004

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF A MANNOSE‐

BINDING LECTIN FROM THE SERUM OF THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR (ALLIGATOR

MISSISSIPPIENSIS)

Lancia Darville1, Mark Merchant2 and Kermit Murray1 1Department of Chemistry Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 2McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

20 BIO 005

PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE KAINATE RECEPTOR COMPLEX

Jelynn Stinson


Wright State University, Dayton, OH

21 BIO 006

NOVEL ISLET‐SERTOLI CELL HYBRID CONSTRUCT THAT IS IMMUNOPROTECTED

AND SECRETES INSULIN

Justin Stewart, Mark Jaroszeski1, Don Cameron2 1Department of Chemistry University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2College of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology

22 BIO 007

CHROMIUM IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL TRACE ELEMENT FOR MAMMALS: EFFECTS OF A

“LOW‐CHROMIUM” DIET

Sharifa Love1, John B. Vincent1, Nicholas Rhodes1,a Kristin Di Bona2, DeAna McAdory1,

Sarmistha Halder Sinha1, Naomi Kern,a Julia Kent3,Jessyln Strickland2, Austin Wilson2 Janis

Beaird2, James Ramage3 and Jane F. Rascob4 1Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 2Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 3Animal Care Facility, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 4Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

29

23 BIO 008

DESIGN CHANGES IN A MICROFLUIDIC TUMOR‐MIMICKING BIOREACTOR

Christian Tormos, Dr. Neil Forbes

Department of Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering


24 BIO 009

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFKB MEDIATES HIGH ENERGY RADIATION INDUCED

ACTIVATION OF COX‐2, MMP‐9 AND IKB

Emmanuel Obi, Sarah Munyu, Anita Lewis, and Shishir Shishodia



25 BIO 010

A KINETICS STUDY OF CYTOCHROME C AND CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE

Maria Williams1 Dr. Francis Millett2, Dr. Lois Geren2, Dr. Jeffrey Havens2, Mrs. Marilyn Davis2 1Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 2University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK

26 BIO 011

IMMOBILIZATION OF PROTEINS ON NANOPOROUS ALUMINA

Melody Roberson



27 BIO 012

EFFECT OF SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY ON THE REPRODUCTION OF

CEANORHABDITIS ELEGANS

Brandi Wilson, NM Alaniz, Abdel-Rahman, Ph.D. Department of N/A


28 BIO 013

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF GOLD‐

HOLLOW‐NANOSTRUCTURES

Christen Robinson, Dulal Senapati, Tapas Senapati, Anant K. Singh, and Paresh C. Ray



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

30

29 BIO 014

DETERMINING THE FREQUENCY AND PERFORMANCE OF SEQUENCES IN GENES

PREDICTED TO FUNCTION AS RIBOSOME BINDING SITES

Rami El‐kweifi

30 BIO 015

APPROACHES TOWARD SYNTHESIS OF THREE‐RING SPIROKETAL UNITS USING

GOLD SALTS AS CATALYSTS

Laura Gessner


Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

31 BIO 016

OPTIMIZING PURIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF O‐GLCNACYLATED CREB1

EXPRESSED IN E. COLI

Octavia Goodwin



32 BIO 017

SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF SEVERAL NEW PT (II) COMPLEXES CONTAINING

PYRIDINE AND BENZIMIDAZOLE FUNCTIONALIZED AMIDE LIGANDS BY SAMUEL

ASEM

Samuel Asem


University of Louisville, Durham, NC

33 BIO 018

IN SILICO DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF CARBOXYLESTERASE INHIBITORS

Shana Stoddard, Philip M. Potter, Randy M. Wadkins


University of Mississippi, University, MS

34 BIO 019

LIGHT‐INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY OF PYRENE DERIVATIVES

Tracie Perkins, Britney Johnson, and Hongtao Yu



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

31

35 BIO 020

APPLYING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS TO IMPROVE GLUCOSE MODELING

Lindsey Vance, Lucas P. Beverlin2, Derrick K. Rollins, Sr.1,2, Peggy D. Lee1 1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 2Department of Statistics


36 BIO 021

REACTIVITY OF DISTONIC SPECIES DERIVED FROM OXIDIZED METHIONINE

Tyrslai Williams


Southern University A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

37 BIO 022

SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND 2‐DIMENSIONAL SEPARATION OF INTEGRAL

MEMBRANE PROTEINS

Katrina Battle, Maggie Witek, John K. Osiri, and Steven A. Soper



38 BIO 023

TIME RESOLVED PHOTOTHERMAL STUDIES OF PROTEIN FOLDING

Tarah Word


University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

39 BIO 024

INVESTIGATING THE PKA OF THE ACTIVE SITE ASPARTATES OF HIV‐1 PROTEASE

USING CONSTANT PH MOLECULAR DYNAMICS

Dwight McGee

Department of Chemsitry

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

40 BIO 025

SITE SPECIFIC ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED NTPS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RNA

Melantha Jackson and T. Kwaku Dayie


University of Maryland, College Park, MD

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

32

41 BIO 026

PROGRESS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF EROGORGIAENE, A POTENT ANTI‐TUBERCULOSIS

MARINE DITERPENE

Sena Dzakuma, Esdrey Rodriguez, Moises Romero, Horacio Olivo, Ph.D.

Department of College of Pharmacy

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

42 BIO 027

IDENTIFICATION OF INHIBITORS OF THE FIMZ GENE OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA

SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM, A GENE THAT REGULATES MOTILITY, ATTACHMENT,

AND INVASION

Kalyani Eko

Department of Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

43 BIO 028

DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS METHODS TO SUPPORT STUDIES OF THE

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AQUATIC PLANT MICROCOSMS, TRACE ELEMENTS, AND

NANOPARTICLES

Monique Johnson, Sergei A Ostroumov2, Julian F Tyson1 Baoshan Xing2 1Department of Chemistry 2Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences,

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sunderland, MA

44 BIO 029

DIRUTHENIUM COMPLEXES AS A POTENTIAL ANITCANCER AGENT

Destinee Stroud, Jamie Dooley‐ Renfro, Tuan Phan, and Bobby L. Wilson



45 ENERGY 001

VAPOR AND PARTICULATE ANALYSIS ENABLED BY THE USE OF CHARGED

MICRODROPLETS AS A CAPTURING TOOL

Dahlia Campbell, Keyong Hou, Graham Cooks


Purdue University, West lafayette, IN

46 ENERGY 002

THE CORRELATION OF VOLTAMMETRIC HALF‐WAVE POTENTIAL AND THE

FLUORESCENCE OF PHENOL AND SELECTED CHLOROPHENOLS IN CTAB

SURFACTANT SOLUTION

Biebele Abel


Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

33

47 ENERGY 003

OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF II‐IV‐BASED THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

DURING ELEMENTAL VAPOR TRANSPORT AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES (EVTAP)

Trishelle Copeland‐Johnson

Department of Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

University of South Florida, Lutz, FL

48 ENERGY 004

SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE AND RELEASE IN THIN FILM MEDIA

Melody Kelley, Les Gray, Silas Blackstock


University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

49 ENERGY 005

BIOMASS BURNING BYPRODUCTS AND THEIR ROLE AS WEATHER MODIFIERS

Craig Battle



50 ENERGY 006

LIPOPHILIC SUPER‐ABSORBENT POLYMER GELS AS THE CLEANERS FOR USE ON

WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND PLATFORMS

Sierra McCray


University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

51 ENERGY 007

ASSESSMENT OF U.S. COASTAL CARIBBEAN FISH HABITAT PARAMETERS FOR THE

NATIONAL FISH HABITAT ACTION PLAN (NFHAP)

Jerald Watley

Department of Department of Physics


52 ENERGY 008

DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF COLORIMETRIC SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

Jully Senteu and Sherine O. Obare, Ph.D.

Department of Department of Chemistry

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

34

53 ENERGY 009

PTV IN REGIOREGULAR STRUCTURES

William Harkins


Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA

54 ENERGY 010

TOWARDS REDUCTION OF OPTICAL LOSSES IN TRANSITION METALS BASED

NANOMATERIALS

Casey Gonder

Department of Engineering


55 ENVIRO 001

INFLUENCE OF PALLADIUM IN BIMETALLIC CATALYST DEACTIVATION

RESISTANCE FOR HYDRODECHLORINATION

Shannon Anderson and Egwu E. Kalu



56 ENVIRO 002

ADVANCEMENT OF WATER TREATMENT USING CARBON NANOTUBES

Aboaba Adetoun, Bobby Wilson and Renard Thomas

Department of N/A


57 ENVIRO 003

BIO‐ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH FROM CHRONIC METAL EXPOSURE IN THE

URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Terrell Gibson, Alamelu Sundaresan, Bobby Wilson and Renard Thomas



58 ENVIRO 004

ASSESMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS IN THE GALVESTON BAY

WATERSHED

Zuri Dale, Katoria R. Tatum‐Gibbsa, Bobby Wilson and Renard Thomas



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

35

59 ENVIRO 005

CONCENTRATIONS OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY IN NATURAL WATERS

FROM MISSISSIPPI

Garry Brown, James Cizdziel



60 ENVIRO 006

DIOXIN AND DIOXIN‐LIKE PCBS IN FOOD SAMPLES FROM FARMS IN SLOVAKIA

Sharde Hameed, Anton Kočan, Ph.D., Jana Chovancová, Ph.D., Beata Drobná, Ph.D., Milena

Dömötörová, Ph.D., Peter Lenčo M.S., Kamil Čonka, M.S., Anna Fabišiková, M.S., Jarmila

Salajová,

National Reference Centre for Dioxins and Related Compounds, Slovak Medical University, Limbova 12,

SK‐833 03 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

61 ENVIRO 007

URINE ANALYSIS OF COMMUTERS’ EXPOSURE TO VOLATILE ORGANIC

COMPOUNDS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA USING PURGE AND TRAP FOR GAS

CHROMATOGRAPHY

Siobhan Tarver, Renard Thomas, Bobby Wilson

Environmental Research & Technology Center


62 ENVIRO 008

APPLICATIONS OF SELECTIVE PENTAPEPTIDES FOR SEPARATION AND

DECONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS FROM FOOD AND WATER

Edikan Archibong



63 INORG 001

THE EFFECT OF [RH(NH3)5CL]+ ADSORPTION AND PARTICLE SIZE ON ANATASE TIO2

AS A FUNCTION OF SUPPORT TREATMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF

C2+ OXYGENATES

Justin Glasper1, Theresa Feltes2, Randall Meyer2

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora IL

Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Illinois at Chicago, IL

64 INORG 002

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES IN

Ba1‐X AXMn0.5 Ru0.5 O3 (A = La AND Sr) PEROVSKITES Jennifer Soliz, Patrick M. Woodward



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

36

65 NANO 001

CHANTELNICOLAS‐AM38ABSTRACT

Chantel Nicolas, Xiao‐Qian Wang


Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

66 NANO 002

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THIOETHER LIGAND STABILIZED

RUTHENIUM NANOCUBES

Clara Adams and Sherine O. Obare, Ph.D.


Western Michigan University, Portage, MI

67 NANO 003

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METALLIC NANOSHELLS AND THEIR

INFLUENCE ON EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS FOR THERAPEUTIC UPTAKE IN VITRO

Alisha Peterson and Vinay K. Gupta

Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering,

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

68 NANO 004

DYNAMIC ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY CHARACTERIZATIONS OF

METALLOPORPHYRIN NANOCRYSTALS USING CONTACT‐MODE IMAGING WITH

MAGNETIC SAMPLE MODULATION

Wilson Serem, Hao, E., Vicente, M. G. H., Garno, J. C.

Department of Chemisty


69 NANO 005

CHROMOPHORE FUNCTIONALIZED TIO2 NANOPARTICLES AS TWO‐PHOTON

ABSORBERS: INFLUENCE OF SURFACE MODIFICATION

Edwin Mghanga, Thomas Kuchta and Guda Ramakrishna



70 NANO 006

FACILE SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE METALLIC NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR

INTERACTION WITH QUANTUM DOTS

Noah Masik and Sherine O. Obare, Ph.D.

Department of Western Michigan Chemistry Department


PROGRAM SCHEDULE

37

71 NANO 007

SEEDED SYNTHESIS OF MULTIMETAL NANOPARTICLES AS MONODISPERSE

SAMPLES

Nancy Ortiz and Sara E. Skrabalak

Department of Department of Chemistry

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

72 NANO 008

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ANTHRACENE‐CATECHOL AND

COUMARIN‐CATECHOL

FUNCTIONALIZED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES

Jameel A Hasan, Fasil Abebe, Ekkehard Sinn and Guda Ramakrishna



73 ORG 001

SYNTHETIC ROUTES TO ORTHOGONALLY PROTECTED Τ‐HISTIDINOALANINE: A

CROSSLINKING AMINO ACID

Chyree Batton, Samanthi T. De Silva, Carol M. Taylor, Ph.D.



74 ORG 002

ROM/RCM (RING OPENING/RING CLOSING METATHESIS) AND DIECKMANN

CONDENSATION PROCESSES TO BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCT (‐ENES) AND (‐ANONES)

Stefan Cooper Jr



75 ORG 003

FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MONOHYDROCARBYL–PD(II) COMPLEXES WITH HOOH

ENABLED BY DPK–CARBOXYLIC ACID LIGAND

Williamson Oloo and N. Andrei Vedernikov



76 ORG 004

VERSATILITY OF CALIXARENE REACTIONS WITH 1,3‐DIBROMOPROPANE

Shimelis Hailu, Paul F. Hudrlik, Anne M. Hudrlik, and Raymond J. Butcher


Howard University, Washington, D. C.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

38

77 ORG 005

1,5,9‐TRIMESITYLDIPYRROMETHENE MAGNESIUM AND ZINC COMPLEXES FOR USE

IN RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF LACTIDE AND CAPROLACTONE

Pasco Wambua and Malcolm Chisholm



78 ORG 006

PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF CYANINE DYES

Deveine Toney, Tsehai Grell, Dr. Angela Winstead, Dr. Kadir Aslan



79 ORG 007

TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF CARBOXYPHENYL‐SUBSTITUTED PORPHYRINS

ShanʹTerika Remo, Alecia McCall and M. Graca H. Vicente



80 ORG 008

CHIRAL SEPARATIONS USING MANNOSE MODIFIED Α‐HELICAL POLYPEPTIDES IN

ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY

Leonard Moore Jr., Haoyu Tang, Donghui Zhang, and Isiah Warner



81 ORG 010

CALIBRATING MM FORCE FIELDS AND QM METHODS FOR SUPRAMOLECULAR

COMPLEXES

Tomekia Simeon, I. Franco, M. Ratner and G. C. Schatz


Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

82 ORG 011

SYNTHETIC APPROACHES TOWARD THE AMINOQUINONE NATURAL PRODUCT

STREPTONIGRIN: KEY C‐RING FUNCTIONALIZATIONS

Frederick Nytko and Philip DeShong

Department of Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

The University of Maryland, College Park, MD

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

39

83 ORG 012

MOLECULAR RECOGNITION ELEMENT (MRE) USING PORPHYRINS FOR DETECTION

OF NITROAROMATIC EXPLOSIVES SUCH AS TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT)

Matthew Bryant

84 ORG 013

LEWIS ACID MEDICATED SYNTHESIS OF PHENANTHRIDIUM N‐FUSED

QUINAZOLINIUM VIA INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION OF CYANO‐

CARBODIIMIDE

Olajide Alawode, and Sundeep Rayat


Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

85 PHARMA 001

THE ABSORPTION OF CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, AND FATS IN GLUCOSE

MONITORING

Ryan Hall and Dr. Derrick Rollins



86 PolyMat 001

THE FORMATION OF SELF‐HEALING CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORKS VIA IN SITU

POLYMERIZATION

Artrease Spann, Steve Acquah, Harold Kroto


Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

87 PolyMat 002

BIODEGRADATION OF Γ –STERILIZED POLYPROPYLENE NONWOVENS

Brandi Keene

Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science

North Carolina State University, Greensboro, NC

88 PolyMat 003

PHOTOCHEMICAL H2O2 FORMATION INDUCED BY SPEEK/PVA SYSTEMS

PaviElle Lockhart, B. K. Little, B. L. Slaten and G. Mills


Auburn University, Auburn, AL

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

40

89 PolyMat 004

METAL ASSISTED AND MICROWAVE ACCELERATED EVAPORATIVE

CRYSTALLIZATION: 2. THE EFFECT OF SURFACE FUNCTIONALITY AND SAMPLE

VOLUME

Tsheai Grell, Melissa A. Pinard and Kadir Aslan, Ph.D.


Morgan State, Baltimore, MD

90 PolyMat 005

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE TETRABENZO[18]CYCLYNES

Ashley Scioneaux and C. Scott Hartley

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

Miami University, Oxford, OH

91 PolyMat 006

MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF HIGHLY DIPOLAR NONLINEAR OPTICAL

CHROMOPHORES

Caryn Peeples, Brianna Peeples, Dr. Cheng Zhang

Department of Center for Materials Research

Norfolk State University, Virginia Beach, VA

92 PolyMat 007

MODELING POLY 4H‐CYCLOPENTA[2,1‐B;3,4‐Bʹ]DITHIOPHEN‐4‐ONE

Carla Mckinney, A.V. Gavrilenko, C.Zhang, V.I. Gavrilenko

Department of Chemistry/Materials Science

Norfolk State University, Virginia Beach, VA

93 PolyMat 010

AU METAL NANO‐MATERIALS

John Livenere

Department of Engineering


3:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Science Fair 4th Floor Foyer (Near

Grand Ballroom D‐F)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

41

5:00 pm ‐ 6:30 pm NOBCChE ConneXions Reception

Sponsored by Colgate ‐Palmolive

Grand Ballroom

D‐F

6:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm COACh Alumni Reception and Dinner

Invitation Only. Contact Priscilla Lewis 337

7:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm

P&G Graduate Student Informational

Session and Reception, Invitation Only TBA

7:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm Science Bowl/Science Fair Welcome Dinner Grand Ballroom

AB

Thursday,

April 21

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm


4th Floor Foyer (By

Grand Ballroom AB)

Thursday, am

COACh Workshop

8:30 am ‐ 12:00 pm

Professional Skills Training For Minority

Graduate Students And Postdocs

Pre‐registration is required ‐ Session Filled

343B

9:00 am ‐ 4:30 pm.

Science Bowl Competitions: Junior Division and

Senior Division

sponsored by American Chemical Society

327‐330, 332, 335

Thursday, am


9:00 am – 10:00 am

Panel Discussion on Science and Policy

Dr. Tiffani Bailey Lash,

National Institues of Health

338

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

42

Thursday, am

Award Symposium 2

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am Undergraduate Research Competition

Sponsored by Colgate ‐Palmolive and Lubrizol

Corporation

337

9:00 – 9:20 Lurbrizol Corporation Undergraduate Awardee

“FABRICATION OF PLASTIC‐BASED BIOSENSOR TUBING USING

NANOREPLICA MOLDING AND HORIZONTAL DIPPING

TECHNIQUES”

Veniece Kirksey1, Brian Cunningham, PhD2, Yafang Tan2 1Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University, Prairie View, Texas 2University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

9:20 – 9:40 Colgate‐Palmolive Company Undergraduate Awardee

“A FULLY HYDROPHILLIC HYDROGEL: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A

HYDROGEL THAT IS CHEMICALLY CROSS‐LINKED WITH A NEW

WATER‐SOLUBLE AGENT, DIISOSORBIDE BISEPOXIDE”

Eleanor U Ojinnaka, George Collins, PhD

9:40 – 10:00 Winifred Burks‐Houck Undergraduate Awardee

“ELECTROLESS NICKEL BASED CATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN

GENERATION BY HYDROLYSIS OF NABH4”

Kaetochi Okemgbo

Chemical Engineering

Yale University, New Haven, CT

10:00 – 11:20 Lubrizol Corporation Undergraduate Awardee

“FORMATION OF GAS AND PARTICULATE POLLUTANTS FROM

OZONE REACTIONS IN VENTILATION SYSTEMS”

Regina Williams1, Lara Gundel2, Meera Sidheswaran2 1Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Normal, AL 2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

11:20 – 11:40 AP Kennedy Awardee

“EXPLORING MUTANT E. COLI STRAINS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF

SITE‐SPECIFIC LABELS TO STUDY RNA STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

BY NMR”

Jacob N. Sama, Chandar S. Thakur and T. Kwaku Dayie



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

43

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am Student Development 2

Mock Interviews 331

Thursday, am

Award Symposium 3

9:00 am ‐ 11:45 am

Henry McBay Award Symposium (ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐Author(s),

Affiliation)

336A

9:00 – 9:30 Dr. Henry McBay Outstanding Teacher Awardee “INTEGRATION OF CRITICAL THINKING COMPONENTS INTO A

GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY COURSE”

Angela Winstead, PhD



9:30‐9:55 “MEMS EDUCATION PROJECT”

Maru Colbert, PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

9:55‐10:20 “INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES‐SMALL MOLECULES

AS MODULATORS OF BACTERIAL CROSSTALK AND THE

IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA WITH JUNCTION

PROBES.”

Herman O. Sintim, PhD



10:20 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 10:55 “HEARTS FOR THE ARTS ‐ LINKING THE ARTS WITH STEM”

Delmetria Millener, Regional Director

African American Environmentalist Association, Dallas, TX

10:55 – 11:20 “WHAT MUST AN INVENTOR KNOW ABOUT RECORD‐KEEPING TO

PROTECT HIS INVENTION: ATTRIBUTES OF CREDIBLE INVENTION

RECORDS”

Marvin Powell, Attorney at Law

Powell Law Associates, LLC, Avondale, PA

11:20 – 11:40 “GETTING STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT THE CHEMICAL BIOPHYSICS

OF RNAS: RNA IS AT THE CENTER OF A NEW SCIENTIFIC

REVOLUTION”

Kwaku Dayie, PhD



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

44

Thursday, am

Technical Session 5

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Physical Chemistry (ʺTITLE,ʺ Presenter, Co‐

Author(s), Affiliation)

336B

9:00 – 9:25 “THE EXPLORATION OF SEVERAL POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES

USING MRMP2 AND CCSD(T)”

Jeffrey D. Veals, Dr. Steven R. Davis



9:25 – 9:50 “SELECTED DIRECTIONS IN QUANTUM MONTE CARLO”

William A. Lester, Jr., PhD

Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley

Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

9:50 – 10:15 “CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SELF‐ASEMBLY OF MESO‐TETRA(4‐

SULFONATOPHENYL)PORPHYRIN (H2TPPS4‐) IN AQUEOUS

SOLUTIONS“

Javoris V. Hollingsworth, Paul S. Russo, Allison J. Richard and M. Graça H.

Vicente



10:15 – 10:40 “EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF VISCOSITY ON THE HEAT OF

VAPORIZATION OF TOLUENE IN 5W‐30 MOTOR OIL AND MINERAL

OIL”

Shawn M. Abernathy, Ph.D.1, Brian Garrett2, Jockquin Jones1,

and Anwar Jackson1 1Howard University, Department of Chemistry, Washington, DC 2Morehouse College, Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, GA

10:40‐11:00

CHARACTERIZATION OF AG/TIO2 SORBENTS FOR LIQUID‐PHASE

ADSORPTIVE DESULFURIZATION OF LOGISTIC FUELS

Zenda D. Davis and Bruce J. Tatarchuk


Auburn University, Auburn, AL

11:00‐11:20

SEPARATION OF BUTANE ISOMER MIXTURES USING DENSE 6FDA‐

DAM MEMBRANES

Omoyemen Esekhile

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry


PROGRAM SCHEDULE

45

Thursday, am


10:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

“Technology Commercialization”


Richard Glendon Thomas, MBA


338

Thursday, pm

Percy Julian Luncheon (ticketed)

12:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm

Grand Ballroom AB

Thursday, pm

COACh Workshop

1:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

COAChing Strong Women Faculty in the Art

of Strategic Persuasion


343B

Thursday, pm


1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm


Dr. Victor McCrary, The Johns Hopkins

University Applied Physics Laboratory

338

Thursday, pm

Symposium 3

1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm



336A

1:30 – 2:00

Featured Speaker:

Dr. Andre Francis Palmer, Associate Professor,

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

The Ohio State University

2:00 – 2:25

“USE OF MOLECULAR MICELLES IN SDS‐PAGE FOR PROTEIN

SEPARATIONS”

Vivian Fernand

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

46



2:25 – 2:50

“USE OF PEPTIDE‐AMPHIPHILE IN DEVELOPMENT OF

MELANOMA TARGET SPECIFIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS.”

Margaret Ndinguri, Janelle L. Lauer, and Gregg B. Fields

Department of Biochemistry

University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

2:50 – 3:15

“CHARACTERIZATION OF AN INHIBITORY CELLULAR

DEFENSE AGAINST HIV‐1”

DeMario Butts

Department of Immunology

The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

3:15 – 3:35

“RADICAL‐DEPENDENT MECHANISMS OF POST‐

TRANSCRIPTIONAL MODIFICATION”

Squire Booker, PhD


Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

2:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Student Development 3

Mock Interviews 331

Thursday, pm

Technical Session 6

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Inorganic chemistry

337

2:00 ‐ 2:20 “GOLD COATED NANOPARTICLES INCORPORATING A GROUP OF

UNIFORM MATERIALS BASED ON ORGANIC SALTS”

Ashleigh R. Wright, Min Li, Bilal El‐Zahab, Isiah M. Warner



2:20 – 2:40 “RUTHENIUM (II) COMPLEXES AS POTENTIAL DUAL ACTION PDT

AGENTS”

Robert N. Garner and Claudia Turro


The Ohio State University

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

47

2:40 – 3:00 “DYNAMICS AND TWO‐PHOTON ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF NOVEL

COUMARIN DERIVATIVES: TOWARDS MULTIPHOTON SENSING”

Semere Bairu, Fasil Abebe, Ekkehard Sinn, Guda Ramakrishna



3:00 – 3:20 “SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN BIS ‐DIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES FOR THE FABRICATION OF ZNO2 VIA METAL ORGANIC

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FOR APPLICATIONS IN

MICROELECTRONICS.”

Keneshia O. Johnson, Bo Zhang, Howard E. Katz and Jason S. Matthews



3:20 – 3:45 “MULTIPLE EMISSIONS FROM INTRA‐ AND INTER‐MOLECULAR

EXCIMERS AND EXCIPLEXES OF BIMETALLIC LANTHANIDE‐

TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES.”

Zerihun Assefa, PhD, 1Carlos Crawford1, and Richard Sykora2

Department of Chemistry 1North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 2Department of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL,

Thursday, pm

Symposium 4

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm



Grand Ballroom G

4:00 – 4:30 ʺDELIVERING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATIONʺ

Theresa Kotanchek, Ph.D.

R&D Vice President, Sustainable Technologies and Innovation Sourcing, Midland, MI

4:30 – 5:00 ʺPOWERING YOUR HOME WITH YOUR HOME, BUT HOW? ʺ

Kirk Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate R&D Director, Dow Solar Solutions, Midland, MI

5:00 – 5:30 OPPORTUNITIES AT THE ENERGY‐WATER NEXUS: LEVERAGING WATER

TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC

PROSPERITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

David Klanecky

Global R&D Director, Dow Water & Process Solutions, Edina, MN

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

48

5:30 – 6:00 MEETING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP

PRODUCTION

B. Clifford Gerwick, Ph.D.

Leader, Dow AgChem Discovery Research, Indianapolis, IN

6:00 pm ‐ 7:00 pm

Reception

Sponsored by


4th Floor Foyer (near

Grand Ballroom G)

7:00 pm ‐ 10:00 pm

Science Competitions Dinner and Social

Grand Ballroom AB

Friday, April 22

7:30 am ‐ 9:30 am

1st Annual Women’s Networking

Breakfast: Celebration of IYC

Sponsored by ACS, Dow Chemical and

Lubrizol

Grand Ballroom AB

Friday, am

Forensic Workshop:

7:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

“The Chemistry of Crime”

sponsored by the DEA, CBP and DHS

337 & 338

Instructors:

Darrell Davis, Drug Enforcement Administration, South Central Laboratory, Dallas, TX

Quintet Bryant, Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Science Center, Houston, TX

Marie Prince, Drug Enforcement Administration, South Central Laboratory, Dallas, TX

Dr. Charlotte Smith‐Baker, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Conference Registration

4th Floor Foyer (Near Grand

Ballroom AB)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

49

Friday, am

Science Bowl Finals

9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am

Junior/Senior Division Sponsored by


335C

Friday, am

Award Symposium 4

9:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

Graduate Student Fellowship Award Sci‐Mix

336A

9:30 – 9:35 Dow Chemical Company Fellowship Awardee

ʺ BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN MOLECULES & NANOPARTICLES: THE FACILE FABRICATION OF PtSn4 AND Ir3Sn7 INTERMETALLIC

NANOPARTICLES FROM BIMETALLIC ZINTL CLUSTERSʺ

Domonique O. Downing, Zhufang Liu, and Bryan W. Eichhorn



9:35 – 9:55 Winifred Burks‐Houck Graduate Awardee

“A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SILVER, GOLD, AND

SILVER‐GOLD ALLOY NANOPARTICLES TOWARD DEACTIVATION OF

MICROBIAL PATHOGENS”

Tova Samuels and Dr. Sherine Obare



10:00 – 10:20 DuPont Fellowship Awardee

“ACCELERATED HYDROLYSIS OF STARCH FOR THE PRODUCTION OF

BIOFUEL”

Kendra Maxwell and Sujit Banerjee

School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering


10:25 – 10:45 Lendon N. Pridgen, GlaxoSmithKline ‐ NOBCChE Fellowship Awardee

LIGHT INDUCED ENANTIOSPECIFIC 6‐PHOTOCYCLIZATION OF AXIALLY CHIRAL ACRYLANILIDES IN THE SOLID STATE

Anoklase J.‐L. Ayitou and J. Sivaguru


North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

50

Friday, am


9:00 am ‐ 10:00 am and repeated

10:00 am ‐ 11:00 am

Technical Writing Publications

Dr. Kadir Aslan, Associate Professor


335B

Friday, am

Technical Session 7

9:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

There’s an App for That: Science &

Engineering Applications in CFD &

Aerospace

336B

9:30 – 9:55 “THE THERMAL INFRARED SENSOR: THE NEXT GENERATION

THERMAL INFRARED INSTRUMENT ON LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY

MISSION”

Ramsey Smith, PhD

Code 693, Planetary Systems

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

9:55 – 10:15 “CHEMICAL REACTIVITY OF LUNAR DUST WITH SELECTED COMMON

TERRESTRIAL GASES”

Stephanie Miller

Astrochemistry

NASA Ames Research Center

10:15 – 10:35 “SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL

METAL COMPLEXES AND NANOPARTICLE PRECURSORS FOR

PROBING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS”

Jennifer Williams1, Stan Duraj, Ph.D1, Aloysius Hepp, PhD2, Alan Riga, PhD1 1Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University 2National Center for Space Exploration and Research, NASA GRC

10:35 – 10:55 “MULTISCALE MODELING OF FUNCTIONAL PERFLUOROPOLYETHER

LUBRICANTS”

Robert Smith


Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

10:55 – 11:20 “NUMERICAL MODELING OF ROCK CUTTING PROCESS”

Isaac K. Gamwo1, Mohd A. Kabir1, Jamie L. Brown1, M. C. Jaime2 and J. S. Lin1,2 1U.S Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Pittsburgh, PA 2Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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11:20‐11:40 GENERATING PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF HIGHER ORDER DIFFERENCE

EQUATIONS VIA SOLUTIONS OF A FIRST ORDER EQUATION

Ruqiah Muhammad and Aqeeb Sabree

Department of Mathematics


Friday, am

Technical Session 8

9:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

Organic Chemistry II

335 A

9:30‐9:50 “SELECTIVE AEROBIC OXIDATIONS CATALYZED BY MANGANESE (III)

COMPLEXES CONTAINING REDOX−ACTIVE LIGANDS.”

Clarence Rolle



9:50‐10:10 “TOWARDS ENANTIOSELECTIVE OLEFINATION.”

Natalee Smith


University of Delaware, Newark, DE

10:10 – 10:35 “ZIRCONIUM‐CATALYZED PHOSPHINE DEHYDROCOUPLING

REACTION.”

Michael Ghebreab, R. Waterman


University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

10:35 – 10:55 “NEW FLUORESCENT CHEMOSENSORS BASED ON COUMARIN AND

FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVES FOR THE DETECTION OF METAL IONS

AND NERVE GAS AGENTS.”

Fasil Abebe, Carla Sue Eribal, Ekkehard Sinn


10:55 – 11:15 “STUDIES OF ISOTOPIC OXYGEN EXCHANGE IN DIFFERENT SETS OF

POLYOXONIOBATES.”

Rene Johnson,


University of California, Davis , Davis, CA

11:15 – 11:35 “SYNTHESIS AND MALDI‐TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY OF NOVEL

EPOXY GEMINI SURFACTANTS”

Nikki Johnson and Folahan O. Ayorinde



PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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10:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Student Development 5

Graduate Recruiters Panel 329

Friday, pm


11:45 am ‐ 1:45 pm

Sponsored by ACS

Grand Ballroom AB

Featured Speaker: Dr. Thomas H. Lane, Vice President

Iinstruction & Learning Services ,Delta College

3:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Science Competitions Bowling Trip Off site

Friday, pm

Symposium 5

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

NanoVation: Innovation in Nanoscience

sponsored by


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Featured Speaker: Kwame Owusu‐Adom, PhD,


2:00 – 2:30 “ENHANCED REACTIVITY OF RADIATION‐CURED NANOCOMPOSITES

THROUGH TEMPLATED NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACES.”

Kwame Owusu‐Adom1, Allan Guymon2 13M Corporate Materials Research Laboratory, 3M Center, St. Paul, MN 2Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2:30 – 2:50 “IMPACT OF T102 METALIZED CARBON NANONTUBES (T102‐CNT) ON

REGENERATIVE BONE GROWTH.”

Edidiong C. Obot1, Renard L. Thomas2, Bobby L. Wilson3, Alamelu Sundaresan4 1Environmental Toxicology Program, Department of Environmental Science and

Technology, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004 2Department of Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004 3Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004 4Department of Biology, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004

2:50 – 3:10 “NANOGUMBOS: A NOVEL GROUP OF DESIGNER NANOMATERIALS.”

Isiah M. Warner, Susmita Das, Min Li, Bilal El‐Zahab, Sergio de Rooy,

and Bishnu Regmi



3:10 – 3:20 Break

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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3:20 – 3:40 “EXAMINING THE PROPERTIES OF SUSPENSIONS AND SELF

SUSPENDED FLUIDS BASED ON.”

Wanda D. Jones, PhD1, Tamara Floyd‐Smith2, and Lynden A. Archer1 1School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2Department of Chemical Engineering

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

3:40 – 4:00 SIMULATIONS OF NANOCYLINDERS SELF‐ASSEMBLED FROM CYCLIC β‐

TRIPEPTIDES

Michael A. Cato Jr.,1 Noam Bernstein, John L. Kulp III2 and Thomas D. Clark2 1Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 2Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

Friday, pm

Award Symposium 5

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Winifred Burkes ‐Houck Women’s

Leadership Award Symposium


Technologies, University of Washington

335AB

The Winifred Burks‐Houck Professional Leadership Award is the first NOBCChE award inspired by and

created to honor the contributions of African American Women in science and technology. The Winifred

Burks‐Houck Professional Leadership Symposium aims to honor Winifred A. Burks‐Houck, the first female

president of NOBCChE, by highlighting the scientific achievements, creativity, leadership, and community

service of a NOBCChE‐affiliated professional woman and a NOBCChE undergraduate and graduate student

working towards a degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field

Opening Remarks

Dr. Gloria Thomas

2011 WBH Symposium Chair

Department of Chemistry, Xavier University

NOBCChE Executive Board Member (2005‐2009)

Welcome

Dr. Victor McCrary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

NOBCChE National President

NOBCChE Womenʹs Leadership & the Legacy of Winifred Burks‐Houck

Ella Davis, MBA

NOBCChE, Executive Board Member

NOBCChE National President (2003‐2005)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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Highlighted Talk

Dr. Mae C. Jemison CEO and Founder, The Jemison Group, Inc.

NASA Astronaut and First Woman of Color in Space

Presentation of Awards

Winifred Burks‐Houck Leadership Awardees

Professional Awardee: Dr. Christine Grant

Graduate Awardee: Tova Samuels, Western Michigan University,

Undergraduate Awardee: Kaetochi Okemgbo, Yale University

Closing Remarks

Winifred Burks‐Houck Symposium Committee

Friday, pm

6:30 pm Reception

7:00 pm ‐ 10:00 pm Dinner and Pprogram

Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner

Grand Ballroom

NOBCChE 2011 EXHIBITORS

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2011 Exhibitors

3M St. Paul, MN

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Washington, DC


Washington, DC

Auburn University Auburn, AL

Bayer Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Corning Incorporated Corning, NY

Defense Threat Reduction Agency Alexandria, VA

The Dow Chemical Company Midland, MI


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DuPont Wilmington, DE

ExxonMobil Annandale, NJ

Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

GlaxoSmithKline King of Prussia, PA

HJ Heinz Company Pittsburgh, PA

The Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA

The Lubrizol Corporation Wickliffe, OH

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA


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MassNanoTech Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

Masters Industrial Internship Program,

University of Oregon Eugene, OR

Merck & Company, Inc. West Point, PA

National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD

National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Washington, DC

Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

National Science Foundation Centers for Chemical Innovation

Arlington, VA

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Oak Ridge, TN

Occidental Petroleum Houston, TX

Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX


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Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, OH

Purdue University, Graduate School West Lafayette, IN

Rice University Houston, TX

The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CA

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory

Pittsburgh, PA

United States Customs and Border Patrol Washington, DC

United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Arlington, VA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Washington, DC


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University of California, Davis Davis, CA

University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC

University of Maryland, College Park

College Park, MD

University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

University of Washington CENTC Seattle, WA

University of Wisconsin‐Madison

Madison, WI

Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

The above lists of sponsors and exhibitors are complete as of March 18, 2011. Any additional sponsors

and/or exhibitors will be listed on the communications board at the conference site.

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FORUM AND WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS

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Tuesday, am/pm

Wednesday, am

Teachers Workshop

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

335 C

“Teachersʹ Embracing Science through Education”

Sponsored by 3M, AAAS, ACS, Staples, and NOBCChE

This year’s science teachers’ workshop will assist science educators at the elementary, secondary,

and high school levels using various teaching strategies and techniques. The 2009 workshop will

also provide resources and materials that will assist in enhancing your curriculum. In addition,

educators will have an opportunity to discuss issues and various challenges that face science

educators. The objective for this 2 day workshop is to assist educators in improving test scores

among minority and underrepresented students. This will further assist students to pursue careers

in science and technology.

Tuesday, pm


335AB

Sponsored by MIT and the American Chemistry Society Northeast Section

Dr. Henry A. Hill

1977 ACS President

Dr. Henry Aaron Hill (1915 – 1979), the renowned African ‐ American chemist in whose memory

this award was established, was a former Chairman of the ACS Northeastern Section (1963) and

President of the American Chemical Society in 1977. Dr. Hill’s outstanding contributions to

chemistry, particularly industrial chemistry, and to the professional welfare of chemists are legion.

Dr. Hill’s first concern and interest was in his fellow humans, and this was the driving force behind

all that he did both in the chemical community and the world at large.

Henry Hill was a native of St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith

University in North Carolina and received the doctorate degree from M.I.T. in 1942, after getting the

highest grades in his class. He began a professional career in industrial chemistry in that year, with

North Atlantic Research Corporation of Newtonville, Massachusetts. He eventually rose to be vice

president while doing research on and development of water‐based paints, fire‐fighting foam, and

several types of synthetic rubber. After leaving North Atlantic Research, he worked as a group

leader in the research laboratories of Dewey and Almy Chemical Company before starting his own

entrepreneurial venture—National Polychemicals in 1952. Ten years later he founded Riverside

Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Mass. The firm offered research, development and consulting

services in resins, rubbers, textiles and in polymer production. Riverside Research Laboratory


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introduced four successful commercial enterprises, including its own manufacturing affiliate. Dr.

Hill, particularly after having been appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the National

Commission on Product Safety, became active in research and testing programs in the field of

product flammability and product safety.

The American Chemical Society was always very close to Henry Hill’s heart. His active career

with the ACS began in the middle 1950s in the Northeastern Section. Dr. Hill served on

Northeastern Section committees, became a councilor in 1961 and was Chairman of the Section in

1963. He served the ACS in important National positions including secretary and chairman of the

Professional Relations Committee, the ACS Council; Policy Committee, the Board of Directors, and

ultimately president in 1977. He made an especially significant impact in professionalism by

pioneering establishment of a set of guidelines defining acceptable behavior for employers in their

professional relations with chemists and chemical engineers. This effort resulted in the ACS

landmark document entitled ʺProfessional Employment Guidelines.ʺ

Dr. Henry Hill was the first African American to become President of the American Chemical

Society. In recognition of his many outstanding achievements, NOBCChE identifies an outstanding

African – American chemist or chemical engineer to be designated as that year’s Henry A. Hill

Lecturer. Dr. Joseph Francisco, Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University, and current President of

the American Chemical Society, is this year’s honoree. Our award is sponsored by the ACS

Northeast Section and the MIT Chemistry Department.

Tuesday, pm


335 AB

Keynote Speaker

”Present and Future Climate Change: Grand Challenges for the

Science, Engineering, and Society”

Dr. Warren Washington, 2007 Nobel Laureate and Senior Scientist,

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Sponsored by MIT and Northeast Section of ACS

The climate has always changed. The most recent assessments have convinced most climate

scientists that humankind is changing the earth’s climate and that significant global

warming is taking place. Some scientists are skeptical of this view and think the observed

changes result from natural climate variability or other causes. A brief review of recently

observed 20th century climate change will be presented and compared with climate model

simulations. I will show computer simulations of future climate change from a low carbon

emission scenario where the world decides to shift from a fossil fuel based energy strategy

to increased conservation, renewables, and possibly nuclear. There will also be a discussion

of the scientific uncertainties and societal impacts along with an analysis of policy options

including possible geoengineering of the climate system. The broader social science issue of

environmental justice will be discussed.


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Along with scientific discussion, I will discuss my career path and my interactions with

Percy Julian.

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 1

2:45 pm ‐ 5:45 pm


Norris McDonald, President,


336B

The issues of global sustainability have moved steadily from the back burner to the heart of political

and economic life in the United States and around the world. There is a need to influence the

political process by lobbying, activism, and education in order to protect and sustain our natural

resources and ecosystems. This symposium will serve as a platform to stimulate innovative and bold

thinking, and foster discussions, about critical topics and approaches to protecting our natural

resources and providing “Solutions to Global Challenges.”

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 2

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

“Advancing Global Healthcare through STEM”

336A

FFeeaattuurreedd SSppeeaakkeerr

Milton Brown, MD, Ph.D., Director

Drug Discovery Program Georgetown University Medical Center

Healthcare remains one of the most pressing challenges facing our nation and the world in the 21st

century. NOBCChE presents a technical symposium that will feature discussions and presentations

that are helping to provide solutions to these challenges using science, technology, engineering and

math.

Tuesday, pm

Award Symposium 1

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Awardee

Omolola Eniola‐Adefeso, Ph.D.

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

337B

“INFLAMMATION, BLOOD FLOW DYNAMICS AND THE FABRICATION OF VASCULAR‐

TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES”

Interactions between blood leukocytes and the endothelial cells lining the blood vessel lumen are the

hallmark of inflammation response. However, the lack of a proper shut‐off mechanism for

inflammation can lead to chronic inflammation that is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of

several human diseases, including arthritis, cancer and atherosclerosis. Thus, inflammation and its

associated processes are attractive for targeting therapeutic agents in these diseases. This talk will

summarize our efforts to design leukocyte mimetic drug carriers for targeting therapeutics to the


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vascular wall in cardiovascular diseases. The presented data will highlight the critical role of blood

flow dynamics and carrier physical geometry in prescribing carriers localization to the wall and

highlight new data on endothelium response to cytokine and shear stimulation.

Wednesday, am


9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am


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Presenter: Dr. Howard Kea, Sr. Organizational Development

Consultant, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

In the ever‐changing world of science and technology, it has become increasingly important

to ensure that young scientists have all the tools they need for successful careers in the

STEM fields. As scientists progress and develop, the need for mentors is vital. This

workshop will serve as a guide to mentoring in the STEM fields. We encourage all mentors,

mentees, and protégés to attend this workshop to unlock the untapped potential in your

mentor/mentee relationship.

Wednesday, pm


3:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm



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Presenter: Derry L. Haywood, II, The Peninsula Financial Group

During these rough economic times, it is critical to take the right steps towards a solid

financial action plan. Understanding the many variables that play a role in money

management are key to obtaining financial goals. The Financial Strategies workshop serves

as an outlet for NOBCChE members to ask questions related to money market accounts,

checking accounts, savings accounts and much more.

Thursday, am

COACH Workshop ‐ registration required

8:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm

“Professional Skills Training for Minority

Graduate Students and Postdocs”

343B

Presenters: Dr. Jane Tucker, Jane Tucker & Associates and

Ernestine Taylor, ETConsulting


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This workshop is designed to introduce negotiations or solution findings to graduate students and

postdocs. Participants will learn to develop their “best alternative to a negotiated agreement” and

finding their own personal negotiation styles. Attendees will practice through a selection from case

studies including developing a strong advocate, credit for research and publications, developing

connectedness, obtaining resources that enable productivity, opportunity to demonstrate strong

performance, the “all important” reference letter and contracting for that first or new position.

Discussions will focus on issues relevant to minority women.

Thursday, am


9:00 am ‐ 10:00 am


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Panelists:

Dr. Tiffani Bailey Lash, Analyst


Dr. Kristen Kulinowski, Faculty Fellow in the Department of Chemistry

and Director for External Affairs for the Center for Biological and

Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN), Rice University

Cynthia Robinson, Director of Science & Technology Policy Fellowships,

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Dr. Isai Urasa, Chairman and Professor of Chemistry, Hampton University

This panel discussion will explore how science policy affects medical research, new research

policy and science education programs. Science policy deals with the various sub‐

categories of scientific research: basic research, applied research and development.

Panelists will help you understand how these sub‐categories have impacted technological

innovation and the relationships between science and politics. Shift your paradigm and

explore another dimension of science by attending this panel discussion!

Thursday, am


10:30 am ‐ 11:30 am





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From a university laboratory to the market place; find innovative solutions to address the

social, health and economic challenges of today through the Technology Commercialization

workshop. This workshop will give research professionals and students insight into a new


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way of creating financial capital while simultaneously promoting their scientific

accomplishments.

Thursday, pm

COACh Workshop

1:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm

COAChing Strong Women Faculty in the Art

of Strategic Persuasion


343B

Presenters: Dr. Jane Tucker, Jane Tucker & Associates and

Ernestine Taylor, ETConsulting

This workshop will help professional women be more effective when leading or

participating in discussions, meetings, or individual negotiations. It will examine

professional negotiation skills, pragmatic learning content, and case studies. The workshop

incorporates the real issues facing those attending the sessions through attendee

participation and role playing. The workshop will discuss issues relevant to minority

women that will assist in assuring a successful scientific career and a chosen leadership role.

Thursday, pm


1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm


Dr. Victor McCrary, The Johns Hopkins

University Applied Physics Laboratory

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Whether you are going from a Ph.D. to a post‐doctoral fellowship, a post‐doctoral

fellowship to academia or industry, or making a mid‐career transition, you have to be pro‐

active and savvy. A transition requires setting goals, planning early, maintaining a solid

network base, adapting, and obtaining additional training in some cases. This panel will

discuss and give you the tools to make that transition. Are you prepared? Attending this

workshop will supply you with the activation energy needed to help you transition to the

next phase of your career.


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Thursday, pm Percy L. Julian Luncheon

12:00 Noon ‐ 1:30 pm

Grand Ballroom AB

Dr. Percy L. Julian (1899 – 1975)

National Academy of Sciences (Elected 1973)

The Percy L. Julian Award for significant contributions in pure and/or applied research in science or

engineering is our most prestigious award. Dr. Julian was an African‐American who obtained his BS

in Chemistry from DePauw University in 1920. Although he entered DePauw as a “substandard

freshman,” he graduated as the class valedictorian with Phi Beta Kappa honors. His first job was as

an instructor at Fisk University. Julian left Fisk and obtained a masterʹs degree in chemistry from

Harvard in 1928, and his Ph.D. in 1931 from the University of Vienna, Austria. It was after his return

to DePauw in 1933 that Julian conducted the research that led to the synthesis of physostigmine, a

drug used in the treatment of glaucoma2. Julian left DePauw in 1936 to become director of research

of the Soya Products Division of the Glidden Company in Chicago. This position at Glidden made

Julian the world’s first African – American to lead a research group in a major corporation. Dr.

Julian rewarded Gliden’s faith in him by producing many new commercial products from soy

beans. An entrepreneur as well as a scientist, in 1953 he founded Julian Laboratories and later Julian

Associates, Inc. and the Julian Research Institute. Over the course of his career he acquired over 115

patents, including one for a fire‐extinguishing foam that was used on oil and gasoline fires during

World War II2. Though he had over 100 patents and 200 scientific publications, his most notable

contribution was in the synthesis of steroids from soy and sweet potato products. Dr. Julian’s life

and contributions were the subject of a recent biopic by NOVA/PBS entitled, “Forgotten Genius.”3

The film was broadcast nationally on February 6, 2007 on PBS TV stations.

The table below summarizes the winners of the NOBCChE Percy L Julian Award:

Year

Award Recipients Year Award Recipients

1975 Dr. Arnold Stancel (1) Mobil Oil Company 1995 Dr. Joseph Francisco, Purdue University

1977 Dr. W. Lincoln Hawkins, Bell Laboratories 1996

Dr. Edward Gay, Argonne National

Laboratory

1979 Dr. William Lester, Lawrence Berkeley

Laboratory 1997 Dr. James H. Porter , UV Technologies

1981 Dr. James Mitchell (2), Bell Laboratories

1998 Dr. William A. Guillory, Innovations

Consulting

1982 Dr. K.M. Maloney, Allied Corporation

1999 Dr. Linneaus Dorman, Dow Chemical

Company

1983 Dr. B.W. Turnquest, ARCO Petroleum 2001 John E. Hodge (5) (1914–96), U.S. Department


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of Agriculture, Peoria, IL

1985 Dr. William Jackson, (3) Howard University

2001 James A. Harris (5) (1932–2000), Lawrence

Berkeley Laboratory

1986 Dr. George Reed, Argonne National

Laboratory

2002 Dr. Victor McCrary, Johns Hopkins Applied

Physics Laboratory

1987 Dr. Reginald Mitchell, Stanford University

2003 Dr. Victor Atiemo‐Obeng, Dow Chemical

Company

1988 Dr. Isiah Warner (4), Emory University 2004 Dr. Gregory Robinson, University of Georgia

1989 Dr. James C. Letton, Procter & Gamble

Company 2005 Dr. James H. Wyche, University of Miami

1990 Dr. Theodore Williams, College of Wooster

(Ohio) 2006 Dr. Jimmie L. Williams, Corning Incorporated

1991 Dr. Bertrand Frazier‐Reed, Duke University 2007 Dr. Kenneth Carter, UMass

1992 Dr. Willie May, NIST 2008 Dr. Sharon Haynie, DuPont

1993 Dr. Joseph Gordon, IBM 2009 Dr. Soni Olufemi Oyekan, Marathon Oil

1994 Dr. Dotsevi Y. Sogah, Cornell University 2010 Dr. Thomas Menash, GA Aerospace Systems

References and recommended reading

1 NOBCChE’s Percy L Julian Award, http://www.nobcche.org/index.cfm?PageID=50174597-757C-432E-BA8C253625586175&PageObjectID=37

2 Percy Julian, Wikipedia Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Julian 3 Julian – Trail Blazer, Peter Tyson, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/civil.html

Thursday, pm

Plenary II – Percy L. Julian Lecture

12:00 Noon ‐ 1:30 pm

Grand Ballroom AB

“Useful Optical Properties of Multi‐Chromophore Materials” Presenter: Theodore Goodson III

Department of Chemistry,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

Organic conjugated macromolecules have received great attention due to their use in optical and

electronic applications. Certain molecular assemblies have shown enhanced light harvesting

properties by virtue of strong excitonic coupling in the multi‐chromophore system. Organic

dendrimers, two‐dimensional networks, and circular macromolecular aggregates have shown

properties of strong intra‐molecular interactions which have been utilized in light harvesting

processes, photovoltaic (solar) devices, dielectric effects, as well as for enhanced nonlinear optical

effects. This talk will discuss our basic results and conclusions over the past years utilizing these

systems. The excitation mechanism in these systems depends on the nature of the branching center,

the geometrical orientation of covalently attached chromophores, and the extent of delocalization.

Through steady‐state and time‐resolved spectroscopy, we have characterized the mechanism of

energy transport and the relative strength of intra‐molecular interactions. In this presentation the

photo‐physical properties and applications in optical and electronic devices will be described. For

particular assemblies the processes of efficient energy transfer, fast energy redistribution, and


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enhanced two‐photon absorption cross‐sections will be discussed. The talk will also discuss new

initiatives for mentoring graduate students.

Representative Publications

Varnavski, O.; Yan, X.; Mongin, O.; Blanchard‐Desce, M.; Goodson, T., III, J.

Phys. Chem. C.; 2007;111 (1):149‐162

Williams, M.; Bhaskar, A.; Guda, R.,Imamura, M.; Mawatari, A.; Nakao, K.;

Enozawa, H.; Niishinaga, T.; Iyoda, M.; Goodson, T., III, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.,

2008 , 130, 3252

Raymond, JE.; Bhaskar, A.;Goodson, T. III ; Makiuchi N.; Ogawa, K.; Kobuke, Y.;

J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2008 130, 17212‐3.

Guo, M.; Yan, X.; Goodson, T., III, Advance Materials, 2008 , 20, 4167

Harpham, M.R.; Suzer, O.; Ma, Ch.Q.; Bauerle, P.; Goodson, T. III; J. Amer.

Chem. Soc. 2009; 131, 973‐79

Varnavski, O.; Lee, D.I.; Ramakrishna, G.; Goodson, T.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.,

2010, 132 (1), pp 16–17.

Daniel C. Flynn, Guda Ramakrishna, Hai‐Bo Yang, Brian H. Northrop, Peter J.

Stang and Theodore Goodson, III J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132 (4), pp 1348–

1358

Thursday, pm

Symposium 4

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm



Grand Ballroom G

Pressenters:

Theresa Kotanchek, Ph.D., R&D Vice President

Sustainable Technologies and Innovation Sourcing, Midland, MI

Kirk Thompson, Ph.D. Associate R&D Director

Dow Solar Solutions, Midland, MI

David Klanecky, Global R&D Director

Dow Water & Process Solutions, Edina, MN

B. Clifford Gerwick, Ph.D., Leader

Dow Agrosciences, Indianapolis, IN

Our world is presented with many challenges such as climate change, energy efficiency, availability

of safe and clean drinking water, and food production. What can we do to innovate and ensure a

sustainable future? Join NOBCChE and The Dow Chemical Company for a symposium on

innovation in subjects related to solar energy, water purification, and crop production.


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Friday, am

Forensic Workshop:

7:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

“The Chemistry of Crime”

sponsored by the DEA, CBP and DHS

337 & 338

Instructors:





Who is the perpetrator? How was the crime committed? Where did the crime occur? These are

commonly‐asked questions in the game of Clue and in many of our favorite television

shows. Episodes of Law & Order, CSI, NCIS, and Snapped may depict crime scene

investigations, but they often fall short of realistic portrayal of the complexities and

challenges associated with collecting viable evidence. In dramas and re‐enactments, the

non‐scientific audience rarely sees the real science behind criminal investigations. In reality,

crime scene investigations are most successful when the facts are revealed through the

complex union of sharp detective work and targeted forensic analysis of the evidence. This

workshop will focus on the integral role of science in crime scene investigations.

This workshop also will explore the multifaceted occupations of several different types of

Forensic Scientists (i.e., Forensic Chemists, Latent Fingerprint Examiners, Digital Evidence

Examiners, etc.). Participants will learn about crime scenes, evidence, and evidence integrity

from a scientific perspective. Hands‐on experience in standard forensic procedures typically

performed at a crime scene will be offered. Demonstrations on the collection and

documentation of evidence and on the use of scientific instrumentation (i.e., Ion Mobility

Spectrometry) will be given.


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Friday, pm

Award Symposium 5

2:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

Winifred Burkes ‐Houck Women’s

Leadership Symposium


Technologies, University of Washington

335AB

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mae Jemison

The Winifred Burks-Houck Professional Leadership Award is the first NOBCChE award inspired by and created to honor the contributions of African American Women in science and technology. The Winifred Burks-Houck Professional Leadership Symposium aims to honor Winifred A. Burks-Houck, the first female president of NOBCChE, by highlighting the scientific achievements, creativity, leadership, and community service of two NOBCChE-affiliated professional women and a NOBCChE undergraduate and graduate student working towards a degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field.

Friday, pm

Symposium 5

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm


sponsored by


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Featured Speaker: Dr. Kwame Owusu‐Adom

Nanotechnology deals with atomic and molecular structures (1‐100nm) and involves developing

materials or devices within that size. Innovation in nanotechnology is helping to

create materials and devices with a vast range of applications, such as in medicine, electronics,

biomaterials and energy production. It is estimated that over 800 manufacturer‐identified nanotech

products are publicly available, with new ones hitting the market at a pace of 3–4 per week. This

session features discussion on cutting edge research occurring in nanotechnology.

NOBCChE invites you to learn about and discuss current research advances in subjects related to

nano‐materials, high‐temperature materials, polymers, thin films, and other areas in materials

research during this technical symposium.

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Tuesday, am & pm

Wednesday, a.m.

Teachers Workshop

8:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm

335C

“Teachersʹ Embracing Science through Education”

Sponsored by 3M AAAS, Roche Pharmaceuticals, and Committee for Action Program Services

Mrs. Linda Davis, Committee Action Program Services

Linda L. Davis is founder and executive director of the Committee for

Action Program Services (CAPS). CAPS is a non‐profit organization

specializing in teacher’s professional development in science and

technology. In addition, she provides science enrichment program for

students in grades 4 through 12, such as field trips to Johnson Space Center

‐ Houston; facilitate overnight camps to Science Place, Fair Park in Dallas,

Texas. CAPS has collaborated with the Luna Planetary and Institute (LPI)

and the Genesis Mission Program, a space science educational program

through

NASA on professional development workshops for science educators in Dallas, Texas . Mrs. Davis

is the Administrator at Inspired Vision Academy I in Dallas, Texas. Her responsibilities include

special program coordinator for science curriculum and enrichment programs; elementary advisor

for test required programs; grant writer for the science department and community outreach

programs, and coordinator/facilitator for staff development. Mrs. Davis holds a Bachelor of Science

in Organizational Management from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas.

Ms. Yolanda George,

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Washington, DC

Yolanda S. George is Deputy Director and Program Director for the Directorate for Education and

Human Resources Programs (EHR) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science

(AAAS). Her responsibilities include conceptualizing, developing, implementing, planning, and

directing multi‐year intervention and research projects related to increasing the participation of

minorities, women, and disabled persons in science and engineering. Her recent K‐12 mathematics

and science reform work includes contributing to the development of materials for infusing equity

into systemic reforms and conducting research on how state departments of education and school

districts are aligning equity and science and math initiatives. Also, she has conducted equity

reviews for textbooks and software publishers and test developers, including New Standards

Science. She serves as a consultant to numerous federal and state agencies, foundations and

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corporations, and colleges and universities including the National Science Foundation, the U.S.

Department of Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, the New Jersey State Department of

Education, and the Louisiana State Department of Education, and serves on several advisory

boards including the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Women in Engineering,

California State University, Los Angeles Access Project, and WGBH Instructional Television Science

Project and others.

Dr. Edward D. Walton,

Professor of Chemistry,

California State Polytechnic University, Pamona, CA

Dr. Edward D. Walton has been professor of chemistry here at “Cal

Poly” for twenty years having come from teaching as a civilian

professor at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He spent a

year as Research and Science Education Fellow for the Cooperative

Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences at Univ of

Colorado, Boulder.

Dr.Walton also spent a year at the Lawrence Hall of Science, at

University of California, Berkeley, working as statewide pre‐college

program coordinator for the MESA (Math Engineering, Science Achievement) Program. At Cal Poly

he teaches general college chemistry, senior (advanced) inorganic chemistry, Consumer chemistry

and the chemical science course. In addition, Dr. Walton has taught the “methods for teaching

science” in the teacher education program.

During summers he has taught the science‐teaching course for the Claremont Graduate University’s

teacher Program.

Dr. Walton has served on national science education committees... the National Academy of

Sciences’ working group to develop the National Science Education Standards, a review

committee for the National Assessment for EducationalProgress (NAEP) in Science, and the

Educational Testing Service’s Committee for the SAT II Chemistry Examination. He has

directed summer institutes for elementary school teachers, middle school science teachers, and area

high school chemistry teachers.

Dr. Walton has served as Commander, US. Navy, and taught in an ROTC preparation program in

San Diego, and has done training in Japan and Italy.

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Dr. Michael F. Z. Page is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Michael began his

undergraduate studies at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. He then

spent the next 5 years at UCLA earning his Ph.D. in chemistry. While at

UCLA, he synthesized novel bioinorganic materials in the development

of a new class of blood coagulation inhibitors. While earning his graduate

degree, Michael was also a National Science Foundation GK‐12 scholar

and developed lively‐hands on lab activities for middle school and high

school science classes in Los Angeles. In 2006, Michael spent 18 months in

a NIH funded postdoctoral position in the research lab of Dr. Robert H.

Grubbs at Caltech. Grubbs was the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in

chemistry, the highest international honor that can be bestowed on a

scientist. In his postdoc, Michael contributed to work to detect cancerous

cells using targeted nanoparticles.

As a tenure track faculty at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, since January 2008, Dr.

Page has focused on science education, the professional development of secondary educators, and

the science motivation of students choosing to pursue a career in the Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines. Since 2007, Michael has hosted several teacher

workshops at Cal Poly Pomona. The most recent in summer 2010, was funded by the U.S.

Department of Education. He has received several awards including the 2008 College of Science

Distinguished Faculty Award, 2008 Cal Poly Pomona Teacher‐Scholar Award, and the 2008 City of

Pomona Community Service Award. Currently he mentors lab students on how to synthesize

alternative fuels including Biodiesel and the synthesis of “Green” eco‐friendly rubbers and paints.

Tuesday, pm

Welcome and Opening Luncheon

12:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm

Grand Ballroom AB

Cynthia B. Giroux Corning Corporation Division Vice President & Research Director Optics and Surface Technologies Science & Technology Cynthia B. Giroux joined the Manufacturing and Engineering division of Corning in 1980 as a metallurgical engineer. Ms. Giroux has held a variety of technical and project management roles in research, development, quality and product engineering. Specifically, she spent over 14 years in the telecommunications sector supporting quality systems at Siecor

GmbH, product engineering and quality for Multi-clad Coupler manufacturing and project leader for core process development for the 7th generation of optical fiber manufacturing equipment in Wilmington, N.C. In 1998, Giroux transferred to Corning, N.Y. where she continued working on Corning Optical Fiber product development resulting in technology transfer and launch of SMF-28e™ and MetroCor™ products. In 2001, Giroux assumed the role of photonic fiber development manager. In 2002, she was named Thin Films and Surfaces research director, and in 2009 she was named research director, Optics and Surface

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Technologies. In January 2010, she was appointed to her current position. Giroux is active in the Technology Community Women’s Network at Sullivan Park, co-leads corporate fundraising for the Girl Scouts NY/PENN Council. Ms. Giroux holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in metallurgical engineering and materials science from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Tuesday, pm

Henry Hill Lecture

1:45 pm ‐ 2:45 pm

335AB

Dr. Warren Washington

2007 Nobel Laureate, National Medal of Science recipient and

Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Dr. Warren M. Washington is an internationally recognized expert on

atmospheric science and climate research. He specializes in computer

modeling of Earthʹs climate. Currently, he is a senior scientist and

Chief Scientist of the DOE/UCAR Cooperative Agreement at National

Center for Atmospheric Research in the Climate Change Research

Section of the centerʹs Climate and Global Dynamics Division. Over

the years, Washington has published almost 200 papers in

professional journals, garnered dozens of national and international

awards, and served as a science advisor to former presidents Carter,

Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.

Dr. Washington became one of the first developers of groundbreaking atmospheric computer

models in collaboration with Akira Kasahara when he came to NCAR in the early 1960s. These

models, which use fundamental laws of physics to predict future states of the atmosphere, have

helped scientists understand climate change. As his research developed, Washington worked to

incorporate the oceans and sea ice into climate models. Such models now include components that

depict surface hydrology and vegetation as well as the atmosphere, oceans, and sea ice. An

Introduction to Three‐Dimensional Climate Modeling, written by Washington and Claire Parkinson

in 1986 and updated in 2005, is a standard reference in the field.

Washingtonʹs past research involved using the Parallel Climate Model (PCM). His current research

involves using the Community Earth System Model (CESM) to study the impacts of climate change

in the 21st century Both models were used extensively in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change assessment, for which NCAR scientists, including Washington, and colleagues

around the world shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Washington was born and grew up in Portland, Oregon. He became interested in science in grade

school, going on to earn a bachelorʹs degree in physics and masterʹs degree in meteorology from

Oregon State University. His next step was to Pennsylvania State University for a doctorate in

meteorology. In 1963, he joined NCAR as a research scientist.

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As the second African‐American to earn a doctorate in the atmospheric sciences, Washington has

served as a role model for generations of young researchers from many backgrounds. He has

mentored dozens of graduate students, as well as undergraduates in the UCAR‐based SOARS

program (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science). In 1999, Washington

won the Dr. Charles Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society ʺfor pioneering

efforts as a mentor and passionate support of individuals, educational programs, and outreach

initiatives designed to foster a diverse population of atmospheric scientists.ʺ

In 2010, President Obama named Warren Washington as one of 10 eminent researchers to be

awarded the National Medal of Science. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S.

government on scientists, engineers, and inventors.

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 1


2:45 pm ‐ 5:45 pm

336B

Norris McDonald,

President,


Norris McDonald was born and raised in a conservative suburban North

Carolina home. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Wake

Forest University in 1977. However, it was neither his hometown nor

university training that stimulated his interest in environmental issues.

Rather, it was the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident in 1979.

Six months after the accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, McDonald joined an

environmental group. He worked as the director of an energy conservation project with Friends of

the Earth (FOE). His primary work included research, media relations, public education, lobbying,

and fundraising efforts. McDonald’s work with FOE helped to further his interest in the

environmental issues. It was also during this time that McDonald discovered the lack of minority

involvement within the environmental field. As an example, McDonald notes that in 1979 there

were no black professionals in environmental groups in the Washington, D.C area Determined to

change that, in 1985 McDonald founded the African American Environmentalist Association

(AAEA).

The AAEA was founded on the premise that the lack of diversity in the traditional environmental

movement translated into a lack of black and minority perspective on environmental issues. Thus,

the primary goal of AAEA is to address issues that are important to minority communities. Their

work includes teaming up with local, state and national leaders on issues like clean air and clean

water – particularly in Washington, D.C. It also includes collaborating with traditional

environmental groups that have a presence in the nation’s capital. Collaborations have included the

establishment of a water resources program, internships, research projects, publications, and even

shared office space. These collaborative efforts as well as work on other environmental issues have

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allowed McDonald’s perspective on environmental and energy policy to grow significantly. They

have also allowed him to meet many people, including important actors in the environmental

movement.

McDonald believes that a major part of his job is to increase black participation within the

environmental movement. The AAEA had an active internship program throughout the 1980s and

90s. A total of 50 interns have worked with the organization. Some of these interns have gone on to

work as environmental lawyers while others are working with national environmental

organizations and federal and agencies like the United States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA).

Tuesday, pm

Symposium 2

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

“Advancing Global Healthcare through STEM”336A

Milton Brown, MD, Ph.D., Director

Drug Discovery Program Georgetown University Medical Center

Dr. Milton Brown, Director, Drug Discovery Program, is

the inaugural recipient of the Edwin H. Richard and

Elisabeth Richard von Matsch Endowed Chair in

Experimental Therapeutics at the Georgetown University

Medical Center, which supports more than 20 investigators in drug

discovery and development. Dr. Brown has a very unique educational

background. In 1987, he received a B. S. degree in Biology at

Oakwood University Next, he earned his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from University of Alabama at Birmingham in

1995, and his medical degree (M.D.) at the University of Virginia in

1999. Brown received postdoctoral training in the Department of

Chemistry at the University of Virginia, and in 2000 became an assistant professor of chemistry in that

department. As an experienced leader in establishing academic drug discovery centers, he has more than 15

years of experience in developing new drugs in the fields of cancer and neuroscience.

Dr. Brown served as a member of both the Experimental Therapeutics and the Drug Discovery and Molecular

Pharmacology study sections at NIH (2001‐2006) and in the 2006 Breast Cancer Experimental Therapeutics

study section at the Department of Defense (DOD). He also served for two years as an elected member of the

medicinal chemistry long‐range planning committee for the American Chemical Society. He is a reviewer

for the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry and the

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. He has given more than 80 invited lectures in the

United States, Europe and China on drug discovery and development topics. Brown is

presently a consultant with several biotech companies and one major pharmaceutical

company in the area of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.

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Tuesday, pm

Award Symposium 1

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award Symposium

337B

Dr. Omolola Eniola Adefeso

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department,

University of Michigan

Dr. Eniola‐Adefeso is currently an Assistant Professor in the Chemical

Engineering Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

She was previously at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) in their

Pediatrics/Leukocyte Biology Department from 2004‐2006. She received

a B.S. E. degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 1999 from

the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She earned a masters

degree and a doctorate in the same field at the University of

Pennsylvania.

Her research is focused on cell adhesion and drug delivery; specifically, the groupʹs overall objective

is to use knowledge of the cellular inflammatory response and blood flow hemodynamics to design

bio‐functionalized particles for targeted drug delivery and imaging. . Her strategy relies on an

understanding of white blood cells, one of the bodyʹs first lines of defense against illness and

infection. She is trying to create artificial white blood cells to deliver medicines. In theory, these

drug‐filled carriers would navigate through the bloodstream and move into diseased tissues just like

white cells do. Then theyʹd slowly release their drugs.

Her list of many honors includes the Meyerhoff Scholarship at UMBC; NASA Graduate Research

Fellowship and the 2003 Janice Lumpkin Awards for Excellence in Arts & Sciences at UPenn. At the

University of Michigan, Dr. Adefeso has received a Rackham Faculty Development Grant, American

Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and the American Heart Association Innovative

Award. In 2011, she was received an NSF CAREER Award.

Dr. Eniola‐Adefeso got hooked on research when she was a junior in college. She was a member of

the first class of students at UMBC to participate in the Minority Access to Research Careers

(MARC) program. Research had an instant appeal.

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Wednesday, am


9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am


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Dr. Howard E. Kea,

Sr. Organizational Development Consultant,

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Dr. Howard Kea currently works as a Sr. Organization Development

Specialist in the Office of Human Capitol Management, Organizational

Leadership & Culture Office (Code 111) at NASA Goddard. Dr. Kea

has provided consultation and facilitation serves to a broad spectrum

of organizations across Goddard to improve their performance in

meeting their mission goals. Previously Dr. Kea worked as a

Supervisor and Sr. Computer Systems Engineer in the Information

Systems Division, SIE Branch, Code 581 at NASA Goddard. Dr. Kea served in the Mission Design

Lab (MDL) where he conducted pre‐Phase A parametric studies designing mission operations

concepts for science teams and served as Assistant Team Leader in the MDL coordinating the efforts

of 14 engineers from all disciplines with the science team.

Dr. Kea has presented a paper at the International Leadership Association (ILA) in 2003, on

managing tragedy in the workplace using the Challenger and Columbia disasters as a case study,

and was a member on the organizing committee for the Women in Astronomy Conference in 2009.

Dr. Kea is currently a member of the, American Psychological Association, Society of Industrial and

Organizational Psychologists. Dr. Kea has certifications in Organizational Behavioral Analysis and

Organizational Development. Dr. Kea has a BS in Electronics Engineering and Technology from the

University of Akron, Masters Degree in Engineering Administration from George Washington

University and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Organizational Change at Antioch University.

Wednesday, pm


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Derry Haywood, II

The Peninsula Financial Group

Mr. Derry L. Haywood, II is the owner and founder of The

Peninsula Financial Group, a full service financial services firm.

Since 1995 PFG has been providing financial services to the

community at large for 24 years. PFG currently operates in Virginia,

North Carolina, Maryland, Texas, and Indiana. The Peninsula

Financial Group has developed extensive experience in providing

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insurance and financial services. The companies PFG represent provide financial and benefit

services to businesses, churches, non‐profit organizations, individuals and families. Among those

services are deferred compensation plans, pension and profit sharing individual life, health, and

disability insurance. The Peninsula Financial has provided invaluable investment counseling to a

spectrum of business and community organizations – including professional and student groups at

NOBCChE national and regional meetings for the past 10 years.

Thursday, am

COACh Workshops 8:30 am ‐ 12:00 pm

“Professional Skills Training for Minority Graduate

Students and Postdocs”

343B

Thursday, pm

COAChing Strong Women Faculty in the Art of

Strategic Persuasion

1:30 – 5:00 pm

343B

JANE W. TUCKER, Ph.D.

Jane Tucker has over twenty‐five years of experience in higher education

in both the administrative and teaching areas. She has taught negotiation

skills in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and is currently a

consultant educator for COACh through the National Science Foundation.

She has also taught ADVANCE program seminars in negotiations and is

adjunct faculty for the Center for Creative Leadership, where she works

with leaders from both non‐profit organizations and corporations.

Dr. Tucker holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development from the University of North Carolina and

is an alumna of Wellesley College. She has published papers on learning strategies and

organizational development. Her current research interest is focused on early adopters in change

processes.

Ernestine T. Taylor

Ernestine T. Taylor worked more than 20 years at the executive level in

human resources and organizational development with fortune 500

companies such as Ortho‐McNeil Pharmaceutical (Johnson & Johnson),

Avon Products Company, Inc. Continental Can and Ford Foundation.

She has taught management and business communications courses at

Elon University, Bennett College for Women and several community

colleges in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

In 2002, Taylor established ETConsulting with a focus on executive

coaching, leadership development and team building As an

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independent consultant, she is a facilitator and executive coach for healthcare organizations,

aerospace, energy, telecommunications, educational institutions and governmental agencies.

Featured in Ebony Magazine(1990), as one of Best and Brightest Black Women in Corporate

America.

Thursday, am

Award Symposium 3

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Henry McBay Outstanding Teacher Award Symposium

336A

Dr. Angela Winstead

Associate Professor of Chemistry


Dr. Angela Winstead is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at

Morgan State University. She has an active research group with

a focus on the microwave synthesis of cyanine dyes and their

application to biosensor development and cell imaging. She has

mentored 23 undergraduate research students and 4 high school

students. She has directly supervised over 90 undergraduate

research presentations, 25 undergraduate research presentation awards (including 11 NOBCChE

undergraduate research presentation awards), and 6 publications with undergraduate coauthors.

She was recently awarded Department of Defense funding for her biosensor research.

She has served as Conference Chair of the ACS for Undergraduate Program (Anaheim), program

developer and facilitator of Morgan’s Continuous Undergraduate Research Experience, NOBCChE

Student Development Program Chair, Director of the HBCU‐UP Research Summer Program,

American Chemical Society Task Force for Undergraduate Programming member, and research

mentor for ACS Project Seed, NIH‐MARC U*STAR, NIH‐MBRS‐RISE, and HBCU‐UP.

She earned her B.S. from Spelman College in 1995 and received a Ph.D. from UNC‐Chapel Hill in

2000 with a concentration in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. Dr. Winstead conducted postdoctoral

work in the Chemistry Department at The Ohio State University before joining the faculty at

Morgan State University in 2002. She was born and raised in Staunton , VA.

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Thursday, am Professional Development Workshop

9:00 am ‐ 10:00 am


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Dr. Tiffani Bailey Lash, Analyst


Dr. Bailey Lash is an analyst in the Office of the Director at the National

Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. She

earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University. Her

interdisciplinary research focus was on modifying chemical and physical

properties at the liquid/solid interface to address optimizing surface

chemistry applications. This research was a collaborative effort in both

chemistry and chemical engineering departments. Her undergraduate

studies were conducted at Hampton University, where she earned her BS in

chemistry. Dr. Lash was a recipient of both the NOBCChE Undergraduate and Graduate awards.

Prior to her current position,Dr. Lash was selected as a policy fellow with the American Association

for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she gained insight on evaluating grants/funds

disseminated for research and development. Dr. Lash was also selected as a policy fellow at the

National Academies. There she enhanced her knowledge on the impact of science and technology

policy in higher education by working with the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public

Policy (COSEPUP) and the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education

(CASEE). In 2009, Dr. Lash was recognized with a Black Engineer of The Year Modern Technology

Leader Award. Dr. Lash is currently engaged in bio‐medical scientific workforce training and career

development policies. She is also a Certified Project Management Institute (PMI) Project

Management Professional (PMP).

Dr. Kristen Kulinowski,

Faculty Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and

Director for External Affairs for the Center for Biological and Environmental

Nanotechnology (CBEN), Rice University

Dr. Kulinowski is a Faculty Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at

Rice University and Director for External Affairs for the Center for

Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN). She currently

serves as the Director of the International Council on Nanotechnology

(ICON), an international, multi‐stakeholder organization whose mission

is to develop and communicate information regarding potential

environmental and health risks of nanotechnology thereby fostering risk

reduction while maximizing societal benefit. She has experience as a chemical researcher, educator,

curriculum developer, administrator, outreach coordinator and policy fellow. Since 2004, Dr.

Kulinowski has been actively engaged in developing and promoting the International Council on

Nanotechnology (ICON) which provides a neutral forum in which experts from academia,

governments, industry and nonprofit organizations can explore questions of nanotechnology¿s

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impact on environment, health and safety (EHS). She directed an effort that resulted in the web

publication of the first publicly available database of citations to peer‐reviewed papers on nano

EHS. Other activities of ICON include a survey of best practices for nanomaterial handling in the

workplace and a public portal of information on nanotechnology EHS. Dr. Kulinowski has

extensive experience in science education, particularly in developing innovative curricula at the

undergraduate level, and developed Rice¿s first introductory undergraduate course on

nanotechnology. From 2002‐2004 Dr. Kulinowski served as CBEN Executive Director for Education,

developing and managing an educational outreach portfolio of programs for audiences that range

from middle school children to adults. During this time the center established itself as a national

leader in nanotechnology educational outreach. Prior to joining CBEN, she was a lecturer in

chemistry at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) for three years and came to Rice as an instructor in

chemistry in 1998. In 2001 she was selected by the Optical Society of America and SPIE‐The

International Society for Optical Engineering as their Congressional Science Fellow and worked in

the D.C. office of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on issues including weapons of

mass destruction, anti‐terrorism legislation and domestic nuclear power security. She was

instrumental in shepherding through new legislation on the stockpiling of potassium iodide near

nuclear power plants. As a longtime volunteer with American Red Cross Disaster Relief Services,

Dr. Kulinowski brought food and water to rescue workers at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

Dr. Kulinowski is highly sought after as a speaker and has given invited talks on issues of

nanotechnology environmental health and safety and science policy throughout the US, Europe and

the Middle East. She has consulted with governments and governmental advisory bodies regarding

responsible nanotechnology, and serves as chair of the ASTM International Subcommittee E56.03 on

Environment, Health and Safety. Dr. Kulinowski earned a B.S. in chemistry at Canisius College and

her M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Rochester.

Cynthia Robinson, Director,

American Association for the Advancement of Science;

Science & Technology Policy Fellowships.

Cynthia Robinson directs the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

department, administering programs and activities for yearly cohorts of 200

Congressional and Executive Branch Fellows, with a team of 14 full‐time staff

and an annual budget of more than $10 million. She oversees strategic planning

and policy; program development and evaluation; stakeholder relations and

communications; professional development and education activities. Prior to joining AAAS in 2004,

Cynthia worked for seven years directing fellowships for scientists and engineers focusing on the

environment and conservation, with the Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation, and the

Aldo Leopold Leadership Program. She has more than 20 years of experience in program

management, communications, and non‐profit administration. Her early career was in public

relations and marketing in the fields of community development, financial services, and healthcare.

She also has worked in the education for sustainability realm, and spent three years in international

development with the Peace Corps in Thailand and The Gambia, focusing on environmental

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education and youth enrichment programs. Cynthia holds a bachelorʹs degree in journalism from

Boston University, and a masterʹs degree in urban and environmental policy from Tufts University,

with a concentration in international environmental policy and sustainable development. She is a

recipient of a UNEP Fellowship in International Environmental Management, and a Switzer

Foundation Environmental Fellowship. Cynthia has held numerous volunteer leadership positions.

She was a trustee of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation from 1999 to 2007, including three

years as board chair; and from 1994 to 2005 she served in various governance positions with the Sea

Education Association, including six years as a trustee. Currently she is on the Green Infrastructure

Plan Steering Committee for the town of Cheverly, MD, overseeing education and outreach

initiatives; and she is a member of the Association for Women in Science, and the International

Leadership Association.

Dr. Isai Urasa,

Chairman and Professor of Chemistry,

Hampton University

Dr. Isai Urasa, is Chairman and Professor of Chemistry at Hampton

University. He earned a BA in Chemistry and Mathematics in 1970 from

Hampton Institute. In 1972, he earned an M.A. in Analytical Chemistry at

the State University of New York, Buffalo, and his Ph.D. in Analytical

Chemistry in 1977 from Colorado State University. He returned to

Hampton in 1980 as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was

promoted to associate professor in 1983 and also became the department

chairman at that time. He has held that position since then. His interests

include Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Trace element speciation in aqueous

media; analytical methods development with atomic spectroscopy; Ion Chromatography and High

Performance Liquid Chromatography; Solid phase extraction applied in metal speciation.

Dr. Urasa holds membership in the American Chemical Society, the Tanzania Chemical Society,

National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical

Engineers, and Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society. He has served on many committees including

Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences;

Project Advisory Committee, American Water Works Association Research Foundation; Advisory

Board, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Hampton University Research and Training

Partnership (an NIH supported program); Editorial Board, Tanzania Journal of Science.

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Thursday, am


10:30 am ‐ 11:30 am





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A native of Florida, Renard Antonio Green received his Bachelors of

Science Degree in Chemistry from Florida A&M University. After

receiving this degree, Renard moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where

he worked for Dow AgroSciences as a Discovery Research Chemist

for six years. Mr. Green decided to return to academia which fueled

his pursuit of a Masters of Business Administration.

While attending The Ohio State University’s Max M. Fisher College of

Business, Renard took on a variety of leadership positions and

consulted with several major for‐profit and not‐for‐profit companies.

He was also awarded with the highest honor given to Fisher

graduates; the Pacesetter award. This award is given to the top 2% of

the Fisher graduating class. Renard graduated from Fisher with a

double major in Strategy and Marketing.

Upon graduation, Mr. Green was employed by KBK Enterprises as a Project Manager. As Project

Manager, Renard was responsible for over $20 million worth of real estate projects. He was also the

team leader for new business ventures in several niche industries and had direct report

responsibilities.

An active member of the Columbus community, Renard is a board member and former treasurer for

After‐School All‐Stars, a former marketing and branding chair for 100 Black Men of Columbus and

Advisory Council member for the Fisher College of Business Center for Real Estate Education &

Research. Moreover, he also contributes to the Atlanta and San Francisco community as a member

of the Advisory Board for Science, Engineering, Mathematics Link (SEM Link), a science and math

youth exposure program.



A native of Spanish Town Jamaica, Richard Glendon Thomas’s

intrigue for business was sparked at an early age through his

family’s grocery store where he worked and provided

leadership. He had both the privilege and the honor of

representing his country as a member of the Jamaica National

under‐22 volleyball team. Always understanding the value of

academia, Richard took the Cambridge University’s General

Certificate Advanced Level Examinations in Mathematics,

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Economics and Accounting and received stellar results in all categories. Feeling the need to further

develop his analytical skill‐set, Mr. Thomas attended Benedict College in Columbia, SC where he

received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Physics with summa cum laude honors. The summer

after his graduation, Richard worked for Fermi National Accelerator Lab in Batavia, IL as a summer

Research Associate with the D‐Zero experiment.

Wanting to understand the intricacies of developing larger scale successful businesses, Mr. Thomas

decided to attend Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. While pursuing

his Master of Business Administration, he developed a passion for the consulting profession. While

pursuing his education, Richard served several major for‐profit companies as well as obtained a

coveted summer internship with The Boston Consulting Group. At the completion of his business

school tenure, he was presented with the Pacesetter award. This award is given to the top 2% of the

graduating class. Mr. Thomas graduated from Fisher College of Business with an MBA in Strategy

and Finance.

Upon graduation, Richard worked for three years as a management consultant for McKinsey &

Company. While at McKinsey, Mr. Thomas was on a team that created an improvement strategy for

$5 Billion worth of raw milk purchases for Dean Food’s. Delighted with his work and

professionalism, Dean Food’s created a new supply chain department and asked Richard to head

the business analytics team. Intrigued with the possibility of seeing an idea from inception to

commercialization, Richard accepted the offer and is now serving as the Senior Manager of Business

Analytics & Reporting for Dean Food’s Dairy Direct group.

Throughout his career Mr. Thomas has held numerous leadership roles and continues to strive for

excellence in every endeavor.

Thursday, pm

Percy L. Julian Luncheon

1200 – 1:30 pm Grand Ballroom AB

Theodore Goodson, III

Richard Barry Bernstein Professor of Chemistry

University of Michigan

2011 NOBCChE Percy Julian Award Winner

Theodore Goodson III received his B. A. in 1991 from Wabash

College and earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of

Nebraska‐Lincoln in 1996. After postdoctoral positions at the

University of Chicago and at the University of Oxford, he accepted

a position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wayne State

University in 1998. In 2004 he moved to the University of Michigan

as Professor of Chemistry and Professor in the College of Engineering and in Applied Physics. In

2008 he was appointed as the Richard Barry Bernstein Professor of Chemistry at the University of

Michigan. Dr. Goodson’s research centers on the investigation of nonlinear optical and energy

transfer in organic multi‐chromophore systems for particular optical and electronic applications. His

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research has been translated in to technology in the areas of two‐photon organic materials for eye

and sensor protection, large dielectric and energy storage effects in organic macromolecular

materials, and the detection of energetic (explosive) devices by nonlinear optical methods. He has

investigated new quantum optical effects in organic systems which have applications in discrete

communication systems and sensing. Goodson’s lab was also the first to investigate the fundamental

excitations in small metal topologies which are now candidates for tissue and other biological

imaging. In 2009 he founded Wolverine Energy Solutions and Technologies Inc. a start‐up company

with contracts to produce high energy density capacitors for military, automotive, and medical

devices. The company also developed a new system for the detection of IED’s remotely which stems

from one of Professor Goodson’s patents at the U of Michigan. Dr. Goodson’s awards include the

National Science Foundation American Innovation Fellowship, Army Research Young Investigator

Award, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship,

Camille Dreyfus Teacher‐Scholar Award, Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award, Burroughs

Welcome Fund Award, American Chemical Society Minority Mentorship Award, University Faculty

Recognition Award, College of Science Teaching Award, and a National Academy of Sciences Ford

Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Goodson has been a Senior Editor for The Journal of Physical

Chemistry since 2007. He is also serves on the executive committee for the American Chemical

Society Physical Division. Professor Goodson has been an active member of both the undergraduate

admissions committee and recruiting committees for the University of Michigan and also serves

with the college to enhance efforts of mentoring through‐out the university in particular for

mentoring students of diverse backgrounds. He has served on the Committee of Institutional

Cooperation and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dr.

Goodson has published over 110 scientific publications and presented more than 140 invited talks.

Thursday, pm


1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm


338

Victor McCrary, Ph.D.

President, NOBCChE

Victor R. McCrary is currently the Business Executive for Science and

Technology at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

(APL), where he manages the long‐term research and development

investments for APL’s Science and Technology Business Area. His duties

include developing the overall business and technology strategy and

business development activities leading to external research and

development funding. The research projects he supports include research

in sensor networks, autonomous systems, cognitive engineering, advance

materials and nanostructures, and concepts for natural systems exploitation. Previously, he was the

Chief of the Convergent Information Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards &

Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. His division conducted research into convergent

information systems emphasizing standards and interoperability protocols for the exchange,

storage, and manifestation of digital content. Topical areas include digital data preservation and

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optical storage, biometric systems, electronic books, quantum communications, digital rights

management, digital image quality, and digital cinema.

Dr. McCrary organized the world’s first conference on electronic books in October 1998, and

subsequent conferences in 1999, and 2000. His research group has developed a prototype of the

electronic book reader, and a low‐cost Braille reader for electronic books which recently received a

2001 R&D 100 Award. His former group at NIST is currently leading the efforts that Dr. McCrary

initiated in the evaluation of CD & DVD media lifetimes, and the care and handling of CDs & DVDs.

Most importantly, Dr. McCrary credits the string of innovations from his division through his

student program at NIST where his division employed and mentored over 40 students ranging from

14 years old to 22 years old; many have earned graduate degrees in science, engineering, and law.

In 2000, he was the co‐recipient of the Gold Medal from the Department of Commerce, for his

leadership in catalyzing the electronic book industry, facilitating standards for the e‐book industry,

and the development of a Braille reader for e‐books. The NIST Braille reader was featured in the

September 2000 issue of Wired Magazine. He is currently a member of the Library of Congress’

National Digital Strategy Advisory Board. He also served as the chair and past‐president for the

newly formed Open Electronic Book Forum, an industry group dedicated to the development and

promotion of standards for electronic books. In March 2002, Dr. McCrary received the Percy Julian

Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and

Chemical Engineers (NOBCCHE), the organization’s highest honor, for lifetime achievement in

research in science and engineering. In 2004, he was selected the Emerald Honors Conference

Award for Research Science, for Career Achievement in Academia for his exemplary performance in

the management of research science and technology. He was recently selected as one of the 2005

Science Spectrum Magazine as Top 50 Minorities in Science.

Dr. McCrary was recently recognized as the “2011 Scientist of the Year” by the Black Engineer of the

Year Awards committee. He was elected to the 2007 DVD Hall of Fame by the DVD Association for

his leadership as executive director of the organization and his leadership in research for the

preservation of optical discs. In July 2007, he was elected the National President of the National

Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers

(NOBCChE). Victor is also an adjunct lecturer in the Executive Masters of Technology Management

Program at the University of Pennsylvania. The program is jointly administered by the Graduate

School of Engineering and the Wharton School of Business. He received his doctoral degree in 1985

from Howard University in physical chemistry. From 1985 to 1995, he was a Member of Technical

Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, where he conducted research in crystal

growth for semiconductor lasers. He received an Executive Masters of Science & Engineering from

the University of Pennsylvania in May 1995. Victor has authored or co‐authored over 60 technical

papers in refereed journals and co‐edited two books. His view on life is simple, “concentrate more

on doing the right things than on doing things right!”

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Thursday, pm

Symposium 3

1:30 pm ‐ 4:00 pm



336A

Andre F. Palmer is currently Associate Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. Prior to this

appointment, Prof. Palmer served as Assistant Professor of

Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Howard University.

Prof. Palmer received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The

Johns Hopkins University in 1998. His research interests encompass

the development of novel hemoglobin‐based oxygen carriers for a

variety of transfusion applications and the use of these oxygen carriers to enhance and

target oxygen delivery to mammalian cell cultures. He is author of more than 37 peer

reviewed publications. Among others, he received the National Science Foundation Career

Award in 2001, and two National Institutes of Health R01 grants in 2006. Prof. Palmer

previously served on the editorial board of the American Society for Artificial Internal

Organs Journal, and is currently an editorial board member for the Journal of Artificial

Cells, Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. Prof. Palmer also serves on the International

Scientific Advisory Committee on Blood Substitutes, and is a member of the Academic

Advisory board for the Department of Chemical Engineering at Howard University. Prof.

Palmer is the 2008 recipient of NOBCChE’s Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award.

Prof. Palmer is married to attorney Allison Lowery Palmer. They have a son, Alexander,

and a daughter, Alyssia.

Thursday, pm

Symposium 4

4:00 pm ‐ 6:00 pm



Grand Ballroom G

Theresa Kotanchek, PhD

R&D Vice President,

Sustainable Technologies and Innovation Sourcing,

Midland, MI

Theresa Kotanchek is the Vice President for Sustainable Technologies and

Innovation Sourcing at Dow Chemical. In this role, Theresa leads the

strategic integration of sustainability into Dowʹs business portfolio and

R&D function including establishment of corporate wide metrics and

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delivery of three breakthroughs to world challenges In addition, she also leads innovation sourcing,

serving as Dowʹs global leader for external technology, with the responsibility to coordinate Dowʹs

corporate wide interactions with external bodies, including universities, national laboratories,

government agencies and development partners, to accelerate commercial delivery of Dowʹs

innovation pipeline.

Prior to assuming her current role, Theresa was the Chief Technology Officer of Dow Chemical

China Company Limited where she led Asia Pacific R&D, including the development and staffing of

Dowʹs new state‐of‐the‐art R&D center in Shanghai. China. In addition to establishing world class

R&D capabilities in our emerging geographies, she was responsible for achieving the companyʹs

Asia Pacific growth strategy through market‐driven scientific and technological innovations,

enhancing current products as well as creating new business and technology platforms.

Kotanchek joined Dow in 1990 with extensive experience in engineering and materials science. She

served as research leader in Corporate Research from 1990 to 1995 and Product Manager in

Advanced Electronic Materials from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000, Kotanchek was the Materials

Science Technology Leader in Corporate R&D, where she led a diverse group of materials scientists,

chemists, engineers and biologists to invent and develop new materials solutions for Dow.

In 2000, Kotanchek was appointed senior R&D director for INSITE™ technology and New Business

Development for Dow Plastics. There she led the global Polyolefins & Elastomers R&D organization

responsible for new technology including, Catalysis. Functional Chemistry, Advanced Process

Research and Materials Science laboratories, and new application development including Dow fiber

Solutions, Hygiene & Medical and New Business Growth.

In 2003, she was named Senior Director of Technology for Dowʹs Growth Center. In 2004, Kotanchek

became Global R&D Director for Dow Ventures. In addition to providing global technical leadership

for Dowpharrna and Advanced Electronic Materials businesses, she was accountable for the

identification, evaluation and implementation of strategic technologies, capabilities and business

options enabling rapid commercialization of new business platforms. Theresa also served as a

member of the Biotechnology portfolio Team and the Biotechnology R&D Leadership Team.

Kotanchek holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science, a Masters of Science in Ceramic

Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Science & Engineering from the Pennsylvania State

University. She is an active member of the American Chemical Society, Society of Women Engineers,

Council of Industrial Research and has served on the Shanghai American Chamber of Congress‐

Science & Technology Subcommittee. She also serves on the External Advisory Board of the

Department of Materials Science and Engineering for Penn State and was awarded the 2006 Penn

State Earth & Mineral Sciences Alumni Achievement Award for exemplifying the ideals of the

College. She was recently honored as a 2009 Penn State Alumni Fellow.

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Kirk Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate R&D Director,

Dow Solar Solutions,

Midland, MI

Kirk Thompson is the Sr. R&D Leader for Photovoltaics, Solar Solutions

R&D, where he is responsible for defining Dow’s PV strategy leading a

team of researchers in the development of CIGS PV material. Kirk joined

Dow in 1999 as an engineer in Ethylene Dichloride/Vinyl Chloride

Monomer (EDC/VCM) R&D. In this position, Kirk was responsible for

oxychlorination catalyst development. Prior to his current position, Kirk

was the R&D leader for Chemicals and Basestocks in Specialty Chemicals

leading a group where he was responsible for the development and commercialization of several

novel, patent‐protected molecules and formulations for the Polyglycols and Surfactants business. He

has also held positions in Specialty Chemicals TS&D, where he identified opportunities for value

creation using Six Sigma and received the 2004 Tech Center Award, and in Surfactants R&D where

he led a number of projects resulting in new commercial product launches. Kirk holds a B.A. in

chemistry from St. Olaf College, an executive MBA from Northwood University, as well as a Ph.D.

in chemical engineering from Iowa State University. Kirk received the Professional Progress in

Engineering Award from Iowa State University in 2010, along with several other internal awards.

Kirk has authored 12 external publications/presentations and is the owner of one patent with several

patents in progress.

B. Clifford Gerwick, Ph.D.

Leader,

Dow AgChem Discovery Research,

Indianapolis, IN

Cliff Gerwick is currently the Leader of AgChem Discovery Research for

Dow AgroSciences and based in Indianapolis, IN. He received a B.A.

degree in Biology from Alaska Pacific University (1974), a Ph.D. in Plant

Physiology from Washington State University (1978), and was a NSF

Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Biochemistry at the University of Georgia

(1978‐79). During his 30 year career at Dow he has worked in herbicide

discovery, natural products discovery, and gene discovery. He holds 21issued U.S. patents, is the

author of 37 referred journal articles and book chapters, and recently became the first H. H. Dow

Medalist from Dow AgroSciences for his career contributions. In his current position he leads our

research program on new fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides.

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Friday, am

Forensic Workshop:

730 am ‐ 1130 am

“The Chemistry of Crime” sponsored by the DEA,

CBP and DHS

337 & 338

Instructors:





Mr. Darrell L. Davis,

South Central Laboratory Director

US Drug Enforcement Administration

Dallas, TX

Mr. Darrell L. Davis is the Laboratory Director of The Drug Enforcement

Administration’s, (DEA) South Central Laboratory. Mr. Davis career

began in 1979, as a graduate from Prairie View A & M University where

he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. He accepted a

position as a forensic chemist with DEA’s Southwest Laboratory in San

Diego, California. As a forensic chemist, Davis was responsible for analyzing seized

evidence for the presence of controlled substances. Mr. Davis was also qualified as an expert

witness in over 10 states. After leaving the Southwest Laboratory in 1988, Mr. Davis transferred to

the South Central Laboratory in Dallas, Texas where he was promoted to Senior Forensic Chemist.

Davis was a leader in the laboratory as an expert in the seizure of clandestine laboratories.

Additionally, he trained law enforcement personnel and state and local chemists in the manufacture

of control substances.

After two years in Dallas, Mr. Davis was promoted to Supervisory Chemist at the Northeast

Laboratory in New York City, New York. There he was responsible for supervising over 10

employees. He later transferred to the Office of Forensic Sciences in Arlington, Virginia, and served

as a Program Manager until he accepted his current position.

Mr. Davis has received numerous awards which includes; 2 Outstanding Contributions, 3 Sustained

Superior Performance, 2 Special Act or Service, 1 Outstanding performance, and a host of other

recognition awards from DEA and other organizations. Mr. Davis was recently honored by the

Black Engineers of the Year for Professional Achievement.

The DEA’s laboratory system is recognized worldwide as the premier forensic drug laboratory.

Mr. Davis takes great pride in being Laboratory Director of the DEA’s South Central Laboratory.

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Quintet Bryant,

Customs and Border Protection,

Southwest Science Center,

Houston, TX Mrs. Bryant is currently a Forensic Scientist for the Customs and

Border Protection’s Southwest Regional Science Center, located in

Houston, TX. She has been with the laboratory since 2008, where she

serves as their primary controlled substances analyst. Prior to that, she

held a position as a Forensic Chemist with DEA’s Mid‐Atlantic

Laboratory, located in Largo, MD. She holds a Bachelor of Science

degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. Quintet

also received her Master of Science degree in Forensic Toxicology from The University of Florida,

Gainesville, Florida. Her interests include mentoring young females and all things Forensic.

Marie Prince,

Drug Enforcement Administration,

South Central Laboratory,

Dallas, TX An alumna of Tennessee State University, Mrs. Prince has earned my

Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Business.

She has worked within the Nutriceutical and Pharmaceutical

industries within a quality assurance and quality control

environment as a chemist. There, she had obtained experience within

analytical chemistry and hands on application with instrumentation

such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Dissolution

testing of pharmaceutical tablets.

Thereafter, Mrs. Prince had taken on the interest in utilizing her education, experience, and skills

obtained for the benefit of serving our communities. She is currently a Forensic Chemist for the

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) South Central Laboratory in Dallas, Texas. She performs

qualitative and quantitative analysis for the presence of controlled substances by analytical and

instrumental techniques and testifies in state and federal courts to such findings. Furthermore, she

provides field assistance to law enforcement by conducting field testing with clandestine

laboratories and Trace Evidence Collection. Mrs. Prince currently serves as primary Coordinator for

the South Central Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program in assuring the upmost quality within

evidence analysis within our laboratory system.

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Charlotte Smith‐Baker,

Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office,

Houston, TX

Dr. Charlotte Smith‐Baker is a Toxicologist for the Harris County

Medical Examiner’s Office. Dr. Baker received her Ph.D. degree in

Environmental Toxicology from Texas Southern University. She

also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Sam

Houston State University and a Master of Science degree in

Chemistry from Texas Southern University. Her love is forensic

science. Her love for forensics took form when she completed an

internship with the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office in the

Toxicology laboratory. The internship facilitated her ability to

collaborate with the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office for

her dissertation entitled “Hair as an Indicator of Exposure to

Pesticides”. Dr. Baker has won numerous honors and awards such as the Procter and Gamble

Fellowship Award, and the Agilent Technologies Graduate Development Fellowship. She has also

received the Research Centers Minority Institutes Graduate Research Assistantship and Ph.D.

Environmental Toxicology Fellowship. Dr. Baker was an Environmental Medicine Rotation

Program Fellow for CDC/ATSDR through the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools.

She has also been an invited speaker for the Young Forensic Science Forum/American Academy of

Forensic Science for the past three years.

Friday, pm


11:45 am ‐ 1:45 pm

Sponsored by ACS

Grand Ballroom AB

Featured Speaker: Dr. Thomas H. Lane, Vice President

Iinstruction & Learning Services ,Delta College

Dr. Thomas H. Lane is currently the Vice President of

Instruction & Learning Services at Delta College. Dr. Lane is

the former Chairman of the Board and served as member of

the Delta College Board of Trustees. Prior to his current

position, Dr. Lane worked for Dow Corning Corporation and

retired after 35 years with his final role being, Director of

Global Science and Technology Outreach and Senior

Research Scientist. He is currently Scientist Emeritus for the

company. Dr. Lane has over thirty‐three years of research

experience in the field of organosilicon chemistry. He

received his undergraduate chemistry education at Purdue

University, a master’s degree from Central Michigan

University and his Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from

the Open University in England. Tom’s work has allowed

him to make significant contributions to the field in the areas of interfacial science, scientific

computing, and most recently in the biology and biotechnology of silicon. He holds academic

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positions in both the US and abroad. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and served as

President of the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific society in the world, in 2008.

Today, Dr. Lane’s primary focus is education and putting a human face to chemistry.

Friday, pm

Award Symposium 5

The Winifred Burks‐Houck Womenʹs Leadership

Symposium

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

335AB

Dr. Mae C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle

Endeavour, September 12, 1992, the worldʹs first woman of color to go

into space and the city of Chicagoʹs first astronaut in U.S. history. Mae

Jemison attended Stanford University and graduated with a Bachelor of

Science degree in Chemical Engineering, and fulfilled the requirements

for an A.B.in African and Afro‐American studies. She completed her

medical doctorate at Cornell University. Dr. Jemison was a General

Practitioner in Los Angeles with the INA/Ross Loos Medical Group, and

then spent 2 ½ years as Area Peace Corps medical officer for Sierra Leone

and Liberia in West Africa. Jemison formed The Jemison Group, Inc., a

technology design and consulting company.

Dr. Jemison joined NASA in 1987. As an astronaut, Jemison had

assignments as a liaison between the astronaut corps and launch operations at Kennedy Space

Center, served on the human research protocol board, tested the software that operates the shuttle

and flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour Spacelab Japan mission—the first joint mission with

the Japanese Space Agency. After six years, she resigned from NASA in in 1993 and founded The

Jemison Group, Inc.

Honors and awards include induction into the National Womenʹs Hall of Fame; selection as one of

the People magazinesʹ 1993 ʺWorldʹs 50 Most Beautiful Peopleʺ; Johnson Publications Black

Achievement Trailblazers Award; the Kilby Science Award; National Medical Association Hall of

Fame; selection as a Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth College; and numerous honorary doctorates.

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Friday, pm

Symposium 3

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm


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Kwame Owusu‐Adom was born in Ghana and

emigrated to the United States as a High School

student. He received his BS degree in Chemical

Engineering from Oregon State University in June,

2003. In December 2008, he completed his doctoral

degree in Chemical Engineering with a focus on

photopolymerizable polymer nanocomposites from the

University of Iowa. Kwame joined 3M Company in

January 2009 as a Senior Research Engineer in the

Corporate Research Materials Laboratory. His current research is focused on developing new

chemistries and products that a derived from bio‐renewable resources. Kwame joined NOBCChE in

2005 as a graduate student at the University of Iowa, where he was one of the founding members of

that chapter. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society.

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Dedun Adeyemo

Student Development

Henry Beard Career Fair

Felicia Beard

Registration Chair

Cassandra Broadus

Career Fair

Michael Cato

Workshops

Martin Codrington Communications‐PR

Darrell L. Davis New Business

Development

Linda Davis

Secondary Education

Chair

Anthony Dent, PhD Communications

Chair

Derry Haywood New Business

Development

Talitha Hampton‐Mayo Tech. Program Chair

William Jackson, ,PhD Speakers

Alvin Kennedy Sr,PhD

HBCU/MI Chair

Dale Mack

New Bus. Devel. &

Career Fair Chair

Arthur Martin, PhD

Awards Chair

Victor McCrary, PhD

New Business

Development‐Chair

Sherine Obare, PhD Science Fair/Science

Bowl Chair

Ramsey Smith, PhD Workshops Chair

Olamide Shadiya

Student

Development

Subuola Sofolahan

HBCU/MI

Dale G. Wesson,PhD

HBCU/MI

Angela Winstead, PhD Student Development

Chair

Sharon L. Kennedy, PhD

Conference Chair

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Committee Committee Chair Committee Members Awards Arthur Martin, PhD

Corning Inc Calvin James, PhD Lubrizol Tyrone Mitchell, PhD National Science Foundation

Jimmy Williams, PhD Corning Incorporated

Communications Anthony Dent, PhD Retired, PQ Corporation

Martin Codrington-Lead for PR Graduate Student-University of Texas Sandra Mitchell Retired

Career Fair Dale Mack Morehouse School of Medicine

Cassandra Broadus Morehouse School of Medicine Henry Beard Temple University Keith Oden, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology

HBCU/MI Forum Alvin Kennedy, PhD Morgan State University

G. Dale Wesson PhD, PE SC State University Subuola Sofolahan Graduate Student

Meeting Planning & Logistics

Tim O’Neill (Meeting Planner) Leading Edge Marketing and Planning, Inc.

Patty Blanchard, Onsite Staff Leading Edge Marketing and Planning, Inc Pattie O’Neill, Onsite Staff Leading Edge Marketing and Planning, Inc

New Business Development

Victor McCrary, PhD Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Cassandra Broadus Morehouse School of Medicine Darrell Davis Committee for Program Action Services (CAPS) Derry Haywood The Peninsula Financial Group Dale Mack Morehouse School of Medicine


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Committee Committee Chair Committee Members Registration Felicia Beard

Dow Chemical Company Montez Bell Spellman College Brenda Brown-Onsite San Diego Unified School District Bernice Green, Lead for Internet Spellman College Shirley Hall-Onsite Retiree, San Diego City Government Dorothy Haynes -Onsite Retiree, Rohm and Haas Chemical Company

Celeste Tidwell -Onsite San Diego Unified School District Renee Williams -Onsite Graduate Student-University of California, Davis

Secondary Education

Linda Davis Committee for Program Action Services (CAPS)

Sheila Turner Marine Corp Recruit Depot

Science Fair/ Science Bowl

Sherine Obare, PhD Western Michigan University

Ronald Lewis, II, PhD Pfizer Global Research and Development Richelle Beverly, PhD Kellogg Company Jill Henderson Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Steven Thomas Michigan State University Fletcher Daniels Michigan State University

Special Programs Rebecca Tinsley, PhD Colgate Palmolive

Williams Jackson, PhD University of California, Davis

Student Support Angela Winstead, PhD Morgan State University

Adedunni Adeyemo Graduate Student – The Ohio State University Olamide Shadiya, PhD Graduate Student

Technical Program Talitha Hampton Merck & Co, Inc

Kwame Owusu-Adom, PhD 3M Corporation

Professional Development Workshops

Ramsey Smith, PhD NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael Cato Graduate Student – Jackson State University


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INDEX OF TECHNICAL PRESENTERS

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A

Abebe, Fasil 48, 53

Abernathy, Shawn M.; 46

Abia, Irene E. 23

Adley, Atiereya 20

Agwaramgbo, Eucharia 20

Agwaramgbo, Lovell 20

Ahamed, Rayaj A. 22

Aiken, Karelle 22

Archer, Lynden A 55

Assefa, Zerihun 18, 49

Ayitou, Anoklase J. 51

Ayorinde, Folahan O 53

B

Bairu, Semere 48

Baker, David C 23

Balliet, Courtney 15

Banerjee, Sujit 51

Bernstein, Noam 55

Best, Michael D. 23

Blavo, Selasi O. 15

Booker, Squire 48

Brown, Jamie L. 52

Brown, Milton 21

Bryant, Sherrisse K. 17

Butcher, Ray J 16

Butts, DeMario 47

C

Cato Jr., Michael A. 55

Clark, Thomas D. 55

Colbert, Maru 44

Cole, Marsha R. 21

Coleman, Sherman 20

Collins, George 43

Crawford, Carlos 49

Cunningham, Brian 43

D

Dada, Emmanuel 15

Das, Susmita 17, 22, 55

Davis , Steven R 45

Davis, Ella 56

Davis, Zenda D. 46

Dayie, Kwaku 45

Dayie, T. Kwaku 44

de Rooy, Sergio 22, 55

Deveaux, Kristina 22

Downing, Domonique O 51

Dumancas, Gerard G. 16

Duraj, Stan 52

E

Edwards, Shelby 20

Effiong, Esther 19

Eichhorn, Bryan W 51

El‐Zahab, Bilal 22, 48, 55

El‐Zahab, Bilal; 21

Eniola‐Adefeso, Omolola 23

Eribal, Carla Sue 53

Erinne, John D. 15

Esekhile, Omoyemen 46

F

Fernand , Vivian 47

Fields, Gregg B 47

Floyd‐Smith 55

Fontenot, Krystal 23

Forbes, Safiyyah 22

Ford, Robert 20

G

Gamwo, Isaac K. 52

Garner, Robert N. 48

Garrett, Brian 46

Gerwick, B. Clifford 49


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Gessner, Laura 22

Ghebreab, Michael 53

Gilman, S. Douglass 17

Gundel, Lara 44

Guymon, Allan 54

H

Hanwell, Marcus D. 18

Harkless, John A. W. 18

Harris, Clifton; 15

Harris, Tracee 17

Henken, Rachel L 17

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About NOBCChE

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) resulted from an April 1972 Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. The committee was assisted financially by a grant of $850 provided by the Haas Community Fund, and a $400 grant administered through Drexel University. NOBCChE was incorporated in 1975 under the laws of the State of Georgia and has tax-exempt status (501(c )(3)) as a non-profit professional society. Since its inception, NOBCChE has grown in size to approximately 4,000 members, who are distributed over five regions – Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West – that contain both professional and student chapters. NOBCChE’s first national meeting was held in March 1974 in New Orleans. Dr. William Guillory, one of NOBCChE’s seven founders, was elected the first President at that meeting. The organization has held national meetings every year since then. The national meetings provide opportunities for Black chemists and chemical engineers to discuss issues of significance to their careers, to present technical papers, to mentor high school students, undergraduates and graduate students in the areas of science and technology, and to present several fellowships to deserving graduate students. The first graduate fellowship was established by the Proctor & Gamble Company in 1976. This was followed in 1980 by the Kodak Fellowship Award and in 1990 by the DuPont Company Fellowship Award. In recent years additional graduate fellowships have been established by GlaxoSmithKline, and the Dow Chemical Company. A new joint National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) - University of Maryland – NOBCChE fellowship began in 2007. To date, more than one million dollars have been distributed through these fellowships. In addition, national meetings serve as occasions to recognize professional members through the Percy L. Julian Professional Achievement Award and the Dr. Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award. Professor McBay, who was one of NOBCChE’s seven founders, taught chemistry at Morehouse College until his death at the age of 80. NOBCChE also administers the Henry A. Hill Lectureship sponsored by the Northeast Section of the American Chemical Society. NOBCChE is committed to the discovery, transmittal, and application of knowledge in the fields of science and engineering. The mission of NOBCChE therefore is to build an eminent community of scientists and engineers by increasing the number of minorities in these fields. NOBCChE attempts to achieve its mission through diverse programs designed to foster professional development and encourage students to pursue careers in science and technical fields. To this end, NOBCChE has established educational partnerships with school districts, municipalities, businesses, industries, other institutions and organizations in the public and private sectors.

For more information, visit the NOBCChE website at www.nobcche.org.

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2011 Conference Program

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Transcript of 2011 Conference Program