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American Chemical SocietyNorth Jersey Section’s

New Strategic Plan

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Cooper, Jeannette Brown, Ashley Tennyk,Jackie Erickson, Lauren Castelli, KathleenSchulz, Jeff Tilley, Diane Krone, XiaohuaZhang, Amber Hinkle, Amber Charlebois,

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ZeaChem Begins Production ofCellulosic Chemicals andEthanol, Advances Toward CommercializationFacility will prove biorefining process forcommercial-scale production

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – ZeaChem Inc., developerof highly-efficient biorefineries, today announcedthat it has produced commercial-grade cellulosicchemicals and ethanol at its 250,000 gallons peryear (GPY) biorefinery in Boardman, Ore.

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Similar to a petrochemical refinery that makesmultiple fuels and chemicals, ZeaChemʼs demon-stration facility is employing its C2 (two-carbonatom) platform to produce cellulose-basedethanol and intermediate chemicals such asacetic acid and ethyl acetate. The commercialmarket potential for all C2 products is $485 bil-lion.

Unlike conventional biorefineries, ZeaChem canconvert nearly any non-food biomass into fuelsand chemicals.

Please visit www.zeachem.com for more infor-mation.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013Chemical Marketing & EconomicsSee page 12.

Friday, May 24, 2013Biochemical Topical GroupSee page 13.

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONTuesday, May 7, 2013Mass Spectrometry Discussion GroupSee page 8.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013North Jersey Teacher AffiliatesSee page 8.

Monday, May 13, 2013Careers in Transition GroupSee page 8.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013North Jersey 50 & 60 Year AwardeesSee page 7.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013NMR Topical GroupSee page 9.

Thursday, May 16, 2013Laboratory Robotics Interest GroupSee page 9.

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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORY

Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles• [email protected]

A correspondent recently reminded me about other significant historical anniversaries thatwe should celebrate in 2013, and I will take his advice and do so in this column. The corre-spondent is Eric Scerri, distinguished historian and philosopher of chemistry at U.C.L.A., andauthor of the very best recent books about the periodic table. Here is what he wrote:

“I wonder if you are aware that it is also the 100th anniversary of Moseley's groundbreakingpaper on the use of X-rays to 'count' the elements and also of Bohr's famous trilogy paperin which he introduced the Bohr model for the H atom and had a pretty good stab at listingelectronic configurations for several many-electron atoms? I realize that these are not quitechemistry discoveries but of course they had a huge impact on chemistry.

I also see that you did mention Moseley in passing.”

Yes, Moseley deserves much more than a reference in passing. His is one of the most uplift-ing and yet poignant stories in science. Henry Gwynn Jeffreys Moseley was born in Dorset,England in 1887. Both his father, a Professor of Anatomy at Oxford, and his grandfather, amathematician, were Fellows of the Royal Society. It was an impressive scientific traditionthat Henry Moseley was heir to. After the “usual” progression of the sons of comfortablecounty family members through Eton and Oxford he broke away from the pattern and wentto Manchester to work with Ernest Rutherford. There after investigating the beta emissionfrom radium he began the X-ray work that occupied the rest of his career. Using a photo-graphic recording method of his own he investigated the X-rays that the Braggs had workedwith a couple of years earlier and demonstrated in a 1913 paper that the frequencies of theK emission lines from different metals arranged in order of increasing atomic mass changedin a regular way.

Always ingenious as an experimenter Moseley invented an X-ray tube in which the targetcould be changed with minimal increase of the necessary very low pressure in the main tube.This innovation speeded up his work. Following van den Broekʼs suggestion of a little earli-er Moseley agreed that the fundamental quality that governed his observations was not theatomic mass of the target but rather its ordinal position in the periodic table, which he calledthe atomic number. Moseley moved back to Oxford in 1913 continuing his work inTownsendʼs laboratory. He soon published a paper on X-ray spectra of some 30 elementsincluding predictions as to where in the periodic table new elements were to be discovered.As Soddy later put it “Moseley, as it were, called the roll of the elements.” Soon some of the“missing” elements were discovered and the connection between atomic number andnuclear charge was established.

As the son of a county family Moseley did what was expected and, after the Great War brokeout in August 1914 , obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers in late 1914. In June1915 he sailed with many others on the ill-fated expedition (one of Winston Churchillʼs worstwartime blunders) to Gallipoli. Just a few weeks later Moseley along with hundreds of oth-ers was killed in battle. It took the British government many months before it realized thatthere were much better things to do with talented scientists and engineers than use them ascannon fodder.

A reminder: I have just published “A Chemical Chrestomathy: Chemical History Sketches,Vol. 1: Chemists” . It is available (at a modest price!) from Amazon.com. Just search for thetitle. The book contains many short sketches of the careers of chemists, slightly modifiedfrom the forms in which they first appeared in a number of ACS Local Section journals.


AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NORTH JERSEY SECTIONʼSNEW STRATEGIC PLANVision: The North Jersey Community of Chemistry Professionals will improve peopleʼslives through the transforming power of science.

Mission: To advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for thebenefit of our communities.

Fourteen dedicated and enthusiastic members the NJ section came together for a week-end of strategic planning. The retreat was facilitated by Amber Hinkle and KathleenSchulz both from the Leadership Advisory Board of the ACS. The group began by work-ing to define the sectionʼs mission and vision and then went on to develop four goals forthe section to be accomplished over the next 3-5 years. The general ideas for the fourgoals developed are:

• Goal 1: Double the number of people actively involved in section leadership.

• Goal 2: Stabilize within 2 yrs, the number of members in the North Jersey Section.Increase membership by 10% over the next 5 years.

• Goal 3: Become a key resource for career information & guidance to students, theunemployed and working professionals.

• Goal 4: Promote the public recognition and appreciation of chemists and chemistry byincreasing participation in outreach programs and activities through a larger pool ofleaders and volunteers.

For each goal, there were several strategies developed to be accomplished over the next12 months. A later edition of the Indicator will include more details as these ideas con-tinue to be fleshed out and finalized. It was an amazing experience and there is muchenthusiasm in the group as we move forward. If you are interested in participating in anyof these efforts send an email expressing your interest to [email protected]


North Jersey Meetings

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NORTH JERSEY 50 & 60 YEARMEMBERS AWARDS DINNERDate: Tuesday, May 14, 2013Time: Social 5:00 PM

Dinner and Presentation ofCertificates 6:30 PM

Place: Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityCollege at FlorhamLenfell Hall, the MansionMadison, NJ

Cost: $35.00

Directions: can be found athttp://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=238

Reservations: Please make your reserva-tion at our website, www.njacs.org prior to Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Questions: Call (973) 822-2575 or [email protected]

Congratulations to the members of theNorth Jersey Section who have reached50 and 60 years of service!

Here are the lists of 50 and 60 year mem-bers:

50 YEAR MEMBERSMr. Joseph I. BachMr. Michael G. BoudjoukMr. Rene R. BrochuDr. Francis Chee Keu ChanDr. Albert C. ChenMr. Robert DworkinDr. Arthur FabianDr. Gary J. GerardiMr. William S. GilmanMr. Donald W. GrahamMr. Jorg HaeberliMr. Willis B. HammondDr. Deran HanesianMr. John HodgkissMr. Dominick D. IacobelliDr. Robert E. LandersDr. Lester L. MaravetzMr. Matthew A. MoralesMr. Eugene F. NowoswiatDr. John J. Rose

Dr. Ira E. RosenbergMr. Anthony ScerboDr. Leonard N. SchoenbergMr. Girish Chandula ShahMr. Peter Michael SwistDr. Joseph George TajarDr. Deger TuncDr. David G. VickroyMr. Stanley Frank WanatMr. Jay WeinsteinDr. Gisela Witz

60 YEAR MEMBERSDr. Robert Leo AugustineMr. Julio Herman BastoMs. Elizabeth Anne BellamyMr. Frank M. FurmanMr. Anthony J. GiordanoDr. Charles Frederick HowellDr. John J. JaruzelskiMr. William Blair KauffmanMr. Stephen Willard KleinDr. George Mortimer KramerDr. Jack LaskyDr. Robert W. LedeenMr. Nathan B. LevineMr. John Thomas MoynihanMr. Walter D. NiegischDr. Arthur A. PatchettDr. Walter Thomas ReichleMr. Avery RosegayDr. Edwin C. RothsteinMr. Joseph A. RuffingDr. George Joseph SchmittMr. Donald C. SeeleyMr. John Victor TeutschMr. Arthur Montgomery ThomasMr. Robert J. TurbettMr. Thomas Joseph Welsh

Congratulations to all our50 & 60 Year Awardees!


MASS SPECTROMETRY DISCUSSION GROUP

Implementing an Ultrasensitive and Advanced New LC-MS/MS Platform,Xevo TQ-S, in a Regulated BA Lab

Speaker: Xinping Fang, Ph.D.VP, Head of Bioanalytical &Acting Head of Drug Metabolism/BiotransformationXenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc.Plainsboro, NJ

Adavances in Front-end Technologiesfor bioanalysis

Speaker: Paul RainvilleSenior Manager of Scientific Operations, ESDPharmaceutical & Life Sciences Business OperationsWaters Corporation

Sponsored by: Waters Corporation

Attendance is free of charge, complimentsof our sponsors!

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013Place: Holiday Inn Somerset-Bridgewater

195 Davidson AvenueSomerset NJ

Times: Social and registration 5:30 PM Complimentary dinner 6:15 PM Welcome and opening remarks

7:00 PM Dr. Xinping Fang 7:05 PM Mr. Paul Rainville 8:00 PM Closing remarks 8:55 PM

NORTH JERSEY TEACHER AFFILIATESDate: Wednesday, May 8, 2013Time: 4:00 PMPlace: College of St. Elizabeth

Convent Station, NJ

6CAREERS IN TRANSITION MEETINGSJob Hunting??

We offer assistance at Students2Science tohelp members with their job search on thesecond Monday of each month. Topics atthis free workshop are:

• Techniques to enhance resume effective-ness

• Interview practice along with respondingto difficult questions

• Networking to find hidden jobs

• Planning a more effective job search

Date: Monday, May 13, 2013Times: Meeting 5:30 - 9:00 PM

Pizza snack and soda 6:30 PM Place: Students 2 Science, Inc.

66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

Cost: $5.00 for pizza and soda

Reservations: atwww.njacs.org/careers.html

A job board and networking assistance isoffered at most topical group meetings.Appointments with Bill can be arranged forpersonal assistance at (908) 875-9069 [email protected].

See www.njacs.org under the Career tabfor Jobs hidden from sight and relevantblogs.


NMR TOPICAL GROUPMapping the Energy Landscape ofProtein Function using NMR andCalorimetry

Sponsored by Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Speaker: Dr. Tony MittermaierAssociate ProfessorDepartment of ChemistryMcGill UniversityMontreal, Canada

Biological macromolecules are inherentlydynamic and in many cases depend onchanges in conformation and flexibility toperform their physiological roles. In order tounderstand how they function at an atomiclevel, it is necessary to map the energeticinteractions that govern their structures anddynamics. NMR spectroscopy is well suitedto addressing this problem, since it can pro-vide detailed information on molecular con-formation and internal motions. Many NMRmeasurements can be interpreted quantita-tively in terms of exchange rates or thermo-dynamic differences between conformation-al states, such as folded and unfolded or lig-and-free and ligand-bound forms. In thisregard, biological NMR data are highly com-plementary to those of biocalorimetry, forexample isothermal titration calorimetry(ITC) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). These methods directly detect theheat absorbed and released during proteinbinding and folding reactions. In fact, thecombination of calorimetric and NMR meth-ods provides a clearer picture of molecularprocesses than does either technique alone.Microcalorimetry is extremely sensitive tothe energetics of conformational transitionsand macromolecular interactions. Howeverit can be difficult to relate these measure-ments to specific changes in molecularstructure and flexibility without additionalinformation. Conversely, NMR is sensitive toconformation and dynamics at the level ofindividual atoms, but thermodynamic infor-mation is obtained indirectly. CombiningNMR and calorimetric measurements hasthe potential to improve our understandingof how macromolecular structure, dynamics,energetics and function are related, and toredefine our description of biological sys-tems at the atomic level. I will discuss somerecent examples from our lab in which NMRand calorimetry have been applied in con-cert to study fundamental aspects of protein

function including folding, molecular recog-nition, and allostery.

Bill MarathiasNMR Applications ScientistAgilent Technologies, Inc.Agilent Update and the News from the ENC

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013Times: Dinner at 6:00 PM

Seminar at 7:00 PMPlace: Fuji Japanese Sushi & Seafood

1345 US Route 1North Brunswick, NJ

Cost: Dinner — no charge thanks to Agilent Technologiesʼ sponsorship

Directions: http://www.fujiseafoodbuffet.com/directions.php

Please note that Path Mark is nomore. Fujiis on US 1 Southbound.

Door Prizes!

Register online at http://www.njacs.org/nmr.html or via e-mail to [email protected]

ULABORATORY ROBOTICS INTEREST GROUP, MID ATLANTIC CHAPTERThe Nineteenth Annual Technology Exhibition & Presentations

The annual technology exposition will beheld on May 16, 2013. There is no charge toattend the meeting but pre-registration isrequested. There will be free parking andfree Asian, Middle Eastern, Italian andAmerican foods. We expect that there willbe about 400 people attending the exposi-tion. For information on exhibiting pleasecontact Richard Norton ([email protected]). To register for themeeting or any of the workshops, pleaseuse the meeting and registration links on thechapter web page: http://lab-robotics.org/mid_atlantic/

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013Times: Vendor Sponsored Workshops

2:30 PM to 4:00 PMExhibits and Presentations

4:00 PM to 8:00 PMPlace: Doubletree at Somerset

200 Atrium DriveSomerset, NJ


TRI-STATE CHINESE AMERICANCHEMICAL SOCIETY (CACS)Annual Symposium: New Challengesand Opportunities in the Global Chemistry Enterprise

Speakers: Marinda WuACS president

numerous corporate leadersfrom the global chemical (Dow,Sinopec) and pharmaceutical industries (Merck, J&J)

Vendor ShowA vendor exhibition will be held in parallelto podium presentations. Vendors are welcome to participate.

Career OpportunitiesSeveral companies will post job openingsand collect resumes at the symposium. BillSuits & Marinda Wu, career consultantswith ACS, will provide career advice on-site.

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013Times: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Place: Douglass Campus Center

Rutgers University100 George StreetNew Brunswick, NJ

Cost: Free and open to public.Complimentary breakfast andlunch will be provided.

Registration: http://tristatecacs.org forregistration, additional information andupdates

Contact: Mark Zhen [email protected]

CACS- Tristate Chapter is a nonprofit orga-nization that has served the Tri-state region

since 1981. Its mission is to provide oppor-tunities of self-development, learning andrelationship-building.

,CHEM TAGThe March 8th ChemTAG meeting was heldat the Waksman Conference Center andMuseum on Cook Campus, RutgersUniversity. Dr. Douglas Eveleigh gave adynamic presentation that detailed the workof Dr. Selman Waksman and his colleagueswith comments on the Museum displays.Teachers received information on two labactivities to use with their students-“Winogradsky Column, Muddy Microbes,and Pigments” and “Antimicrobial Propertiesof Nanosilver.” Educational materials fromACS National Historic Chemical Landmarkswere also shared.

Dr. Eveleigh discusses the personal labbook and other books authored by Dr.Selman Waksman.

Seated (from l-r) FrankFerrara, JudyMcLoughlin, AmandaSmith, Jayasree Sankar,Eve Krupka. Standing(from l-r) Cheryl Litman,Karen Posluszny,Morgan OʼNeil, BobbiGorman, Claire Miller,Dr. Douglas Eveleigh,Haig Alexander.

(Photos courtesy ofDiane Krone)


New York Meetingswww.newyorkacs.org

NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2013The dates for the Board Meetings of theACS New York Section for 2013 were cho-sen and approved at the November 30,2012 Board Meeting. The meetings areopen meetings – all are welcome. If nonboard members would like to attend themeeting, please let the New York Sectionoffice know by emailing Mrs. MarilynJespersen at [email protected] orcalling the office at (516) 883-7510.

The 2013 Board Meetings will be held on thefollowing Fridays at 6:30 PM at St. JohnsUniversity, DʼAngelo Center, Jamica, NY. Dr.Philip H. Mark will chair the meetings.

Friday, June 7Friday, September 27Friday, November 15

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

eWESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYTHE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARDAND DINNER AND COLLEGE STUDENTACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

One Droplet at a Time: Crystallization atthe Liquid-Liquid Interface

Speaker: Sunghee Lee, Ph.D.Chair, Department of ChemistryIona CollegeNew Rochelle, NY

Our research focuses on the interfacial chem-istry of aqueous microdroplets mediated byself-assembled structures at the liquid-liquidinterface. A major focus is the nucleation ofcrystals in single aqueous nanoliter micro-droplets surrounded by an oil phase. Thisoffers numerous advantages to crystal sci-ence, owing to the confinement of the crystal,and the possibility of engineering the softwater/oil interface. We describe the nucle-ation behavior of model inorganic crystals. Anaqueous microdroplet of a crystallizable poly-typic inorganic solute surrounded by a dewa-tering oil can be driven to supersaturation bywater transport from the droplet, and poly-morph control can be achieved depending onamphiphile structure. We also demonstratethe propensity of specific anions to disrupt the

crystal templating ability of the monolayer,with a trend that follows a Hofmeister series.Finally, we have attained ultra-rapid dropletcrystal nucleation in a system that employs adroplet interface bilayer for membrane crys-tallization.

Dr. Sunghee Lee has been on the Chemistryfaculty at Iona College, New Rochelle, NYsince 2004 and has been chair of the depart-ment since 2010. Previously she had taughtin the Science Department at BergenCommunity College (Paramus, NJ). Shereceived her B.S. and M.S. degrees fromSung Kyun Kwan University and PohangUniversity of Science and Technology,respectively, both in South Korea, and herPh.D. from Brown University in Providence,RI (Best Ph.D. Thesis-Potter Award inChemistry). She also held post-doctoral posi-tions at Texas A&M University (CollegeStation, TX) and at Duke University (Durham,NC). Much of her current research is focusedon understanding how surfactant monolayersat water-oil interfaces are capable of templat-ing the formation of inorganic crystals.Further, she has a strong emphasis on involv-ing undergraduates in research. She hasmore than 20 peer-reviewed publications, andat least 70 conference papers and presenta-tions. Many of these include undergraduateco-authors. She has also contributed a chap-ter to a book and holds two U.S. patents. Inaddition to the Potter Prize, noted above, shehas won three Iona College awards (Dean ofArts and Science Award, PresidentialTeaching Scholar, Honors ProgramTeacher/Advisor of the Year Award), and theACS Women Chemists Committee RisingStar Award. Dr. Lee's research has beenfunded by NSF, ACS – Petroleum ResearchFund, Dreyfus Foundation, and Patrick J.Martin Foundation.

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013Times: Social 5:00 PM

Lecture and Awards 6:00 PMDinner 7:00 PM

Place: Pace University861 Bedford Road – Entrance #2,The Campus Center, Butcher SuitePleasantville, NY

Cost: Students $20All Others $30

RSVP Required – [email protected]

For more information, contact Paul Dillon:E-Mail [email protected] (914)393-6940

For Pace University information:[email protected]

Westchester Chemical Society Webpage:http://www.newyorkacs.org/sub_west.php


BROOKLYN SUBSECTIONBrooklyn College H. Martin FriedmanLecture — “Manipulating QuorumSensing to Control BacterialPathogenicity”

Speaker: Bonnie L. BasslerSquibb Professor in Molecular BiologyPrinceton University

Bacteria communicate with one another viathe production and detection of secreted sig-nal molecules called auto inducers. This cell-to-cell communication proc ess, called“Quorum Sensing”, allows bacteria to syn-chronize behavior on a population-widescale. Behaviors controlled by quorum sens-ing are usually ones that are unproductivewhen undertaken by an individual bacteriumacting alone but become effective whenundertaken in unison by the group. Forexample, quorum sensing controls viru-lence, biofilm formation, sporulation, and theexchange of DNA. Thus, quorum sensing isa mechanism that allows bacteria to functionas multi-cellular organisms. Gram-negativebacteria use acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)autoinducers, which are detected by one oftwo receptor types, cytoplasmic LuxR-typereceptors or membrane-bound LuxN-typereceptors. We found small molecule antago-nists of LuxN-type receptors that are alsopotent antagonists of LuxR-type receptors,despite differences in receptor structure,localization, AHL specificity, and signalingmechanism. Structural studies combinedwith mutagenesis allowed us to pinpoint theamino acid residues in the receptors that arecritical for conferring agonist and antagonistactivity to different ligands. Our most potentquorum-sensing antagonist protects animalsfrom quorum-sensing-mediated killing bypathogenic bacteria and prevents biofilmformation in model microfluidics chambersthat mimic medical devices. These resultsvalidate the notion that targeting quorumsensing has potential for antimicrobial drugdevelopment.

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013Time: 12:30 PMPlace: 2310 Ingersoll Hall

Brooklyn College2900 Bedford AvenueBrooklyn, NY

CM&E ACS NY SECTIONShaping Tomorrow at Braskem

Speaker: Fernando MusaPresident and CEOBraskem America

Host: George RodriguezDirector, Argeni

The 21st century is an era of unprecedentedopportunities and few companies have grownas rapidly as Braskem. The Company con-trols the two largest petrochemical complex-es in Brazil which supply ethylene and propy-lene to polymer units and is a global produc-er of polyethylene and polypropylene.

Braskem also supplies benzene, butadiene,toluene, xylene and isoprene. Braskem isthe Americasʼ top thermoplastic resins pro-ducer. With 36 industrial plants spreadacross Brazil, United States and Germany,the company produces over 35 billionpounds of thermoplastic resins and otherpetrochemicals per year. Braskem is alsothe worldʼs leading biopolymers producerwith its 440 million pound Green PE plantthat produces polyethylene from sugarcane-based ethanol.

Join us on May 2, to hear compellinginsights on the strategies that are shapingtomorrow at Braskem.

Mr. Musa is currently CEO of BraskemAmerica. Prior to this role, he served asVice President of Planning and BusinessDevelopment at Braskem S.A. in Brazil andas Quattor's vice-president in 2010 respon-sible for the integration with Braskem fol-lowing Braskemʼs acquisition.

Mr. Musa holds a bachelor's degree inmechanical engineering from InstitutoTecnológico da Aeronáutica (ITA) andserved in leading Strategic Planning posi-tions in several companies prior to joiningQuattor, including Dow Química, McKinsey,Editora Abril, and Monitor Group. Mr. Musaholds a MBA degree from INSEAD inFrance.

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMPlace: The Yale Club

50 Vanderbilt AvenueNew York, NY

Cost: Luncheon $90 for non-CM&Emembers; $70 for 2013 CM&E,ChemPharma membersWebcast Fee: $30

Registration: http://www.cmeacs.orgCheck website for earlybird discounts.


BIOCHEMICAL TOPICALGROUP — JOINT MEETINGWITH THE NYAS BIOCHEMICALPHARMACOLOGY DISCUSSIONGROUP

Targeting Epigenetic Regulators forCancer Therapy

Organizers: Dash Dhanak, PhDGlaxoSmithKline

Liang Schweizer, PhDandSusan Wee, PhDBristol-Myers Squibb

Jennifer Henry, PhDThe New York Academy ofSciences

Speakers: Scott A. Armstrong, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan-KetteringLeukemia Center

Stephen Baylin, MDThe Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine

Robert Copeland, PhDEpizyme

Klaus Edvardsen, MD, PhDGlaxoSmithKline

Haitao Li, PhDTsinghua University, China

Shirley Liu, PhDDana Farber Cancer Institute

Robert Sims, PhDConstellation

Alexander Tarakhovsky, MD, PhDThe Rockefeller University

Epigenetic research has shown that heritablechanges in cancer cell transformation occurbeyond the primary DNA sequence. Thissymposium reviews epigenetic regulators incancer development and progress in design-ing therapies targeting the epigenome.

Date: Friday, May 24, 2012Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PMPlace: New York Academy of Sciences

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

Cost: This event is has reduced-rate reg-istration for ACS and NYAS mem-bers, at $30 or $15 (for studentsand post-docs). Please select theappropriate non-memberRegistration Category and use thePriority Code ACS. Non-membersmay attend for a fee of $85 (corpo-rate), $65 (non-profit or academic)or $45 (students and post-docs).

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

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


NY ACS YOUNGER CHEMISTSCOMMITTEE

Food Chemistry Webinar

On February 28th, the NY ACS YoungerChemists Committee held a food chemistryevent at The Cooper Union in Manhattan.The event got off to a wonderful start with apresentation from Ms. Elaine Kellman-Grosinger, a flavor chemist at Citromax.Elaine defined what a flavor chemist does aswell as discussed the importance of flavorsand fragrances in the food industry. She dida wonderful job of engaging the audience,and at the end passed around samples ofdifferent fragrances and flavors for the par-ticipants to identify.

After Elaineʼs talk, we had a delicious dinnerprepared by Frankieʼs Kitchen (the cafeteriaat Cooper Union). I-Ching Sandy Chen, aPh.D. student at St. Johnʼs University, thengave a live demonstration on how to make acherry foam using lecithin. Everyoneseemed to enjoy her cooking skills and thetasty snacks she prepared!

The evening finished with an internet broad-cast of “A Date with Science: Dinner andDessert Chemistry” by Sally Mitchell andGuy Crosby. The webinar was provided byACS Webinars and the ACS YoungerChemists Committee. During this presenta-tion, the audience learned about variousaspects of food science, such as why certainfoods “pair” well with others, and what spe-cific chemical components are responsiblefor certain taste sensations. More than fiftychemists attended the event, from institu-tions and businesses from all around NewYork City, Long Island, and Westchester.Most of the attendees were undergraduateand graduate students, though there werealso a significant number of high schoolteachers, professors and senior scientists atcompanies. Networking and socializing wasdone over refreshments provided in theroom.

Overall, the event was a great success andit is hoped that similar events will follow. Thesymposium came about due to the hardwork of the NY ACS YCC Board, which iscurrently composed of I-Ching Sandy Chen,Elizabeth Onufrey, Ruben Savizky andAvigail Soloveichik. Anyone looking to findout more about YCC events should go to ourwebpage (http://www.newyorkacs.org/comm_ycc.php) or get in touch via email.

NEW YORK ELECTIONThank You, New York Section Members!!The NY Section switched to electronic ballotinglast year and you, our members, increased thevoting rate from 10% to 15% of the member-ship. This year we hope to do better.

Prior to the election we will send three e-mailmessages asking if you want to receive apaper ballot this year. Please respond ONLYIF YOU WANT A PAPER BALLOT. Otherwise,you will receive an electronic ballot in mid-Aprilwith a deadline of May 31. Two votingreminders will also be sent.

Thank you, in advance, for voting in the 2013New York Section elections.

fNY SLATE OF CANDIDATESAt the January Section-wide Conference,the Nominating Committee presented thecandidates for office for the 2013 elections.The biographies of the candidates can befound on the New York Section website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org. The Boardof Directors extends a sincere thank you tothe following candidates for accepting thenomination to run for office, and sincerelyencourages ACS New York Section mem-bers to vote.

Electronic ballots will be sent to the mem-bership in mid-April and voting will be con-ducted according to ACS guidelines for con-fidentiality and security. Members request-ing paper ballots will receive them by May 1,2013. If a member does not receive votingmaterials by then, please contact the NewYork Section Office at (516) 883-7510 ornjesper1optonline.net.Chair Elect for 2014George Rodriguez (Argeni LLC)Paris Svoronos (Queensborough CC C UNY)

Treasurer for 2014 and 2015Robert P. Nolan (International Environ -

mental Research Foundation)

Director at Large for 2014Daniel Amarante (Coll. of Mount St. Vincent)Theresa R. Cea (Retired/Kraft)Steven J. Chaterpaul (Bard HS Early Coll.)Gina M. Florio (St. Johnʼs University)Rolande R. Hodel (AIDSfreeAFRICA)Luis Vargas (Nassau CC SUNY)

Councilor for 2014-2016Richard D. Cassetta (Retired, Emeritus,

College of New Rochelle)Donald D. Clarke (Fordham University)Jean D. Delfiner (Retired, NYC Dept. of Ed.)


Neil D. Jespersen (St. Johnʼs University)Patricia A. Redden (St. Peterʼs College)Frank R. Romano (Agilent Technologies)

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

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

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

Call for NominationsWILLIAM H. NICHOLS MEDALAWARD FOR 2014The New York Section is accepting nominationsfor the William H. Nichols Medal Award for theyear 2014. This distinguished award, estab-lished in 1902 by Dr. William H. Nichols, for thepurpose of encouraging original research inchemistry, is the first award authorized by theAmerican Chemical Society. It is presentedannually in recognition of an outstanding contri-bution in the field of chemistry, and consists ofa gold medal, a bronze replica and $5000. Themedals are presented at the William H. NicholsMeeting that consists of a DistinguishedSymposium related to the medalist's field ofexpertise and a Medal Award Dinner.

Investigators who have published a significantand original contribution in any field of chem-istry during the five calendar years precedingthe presentation meeting are eligible for con-sideration by the Nichols Medal Jury. The NewYork Section encourages nominations fromacademia, government and industry.

Each nomination requires a completed nomi-nation form, biographical and professionaldata, and seconding letters. Since the nomi-nation process utilizes the New York Sectionwebsite, please access the nomination formand instructions at http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/Nominations/Nichols.php

Nominations must be received by May 31, 2013.The Nichols Medal Award Jury will meet in June2013 to select the Nichols Medalist for 2014.

Questions regarding the nomination procedureshould be directed to the ACS, New YorkSection Office, at [email protected].

8EDWARD J. MERRILL AWARD FOROUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOLCHEMISTRY TEACHER FOR 2013Now is the time to begin thinking about nom-inations for the Edward J. Merrill Award,North Jersey Section, for Outstanding HighSchool Chemistry Teacher for the year 2013.

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

We all know an outstanding high schoolchemistry teacher. Perhaps one from yourtown, your sonʼs or daughterʼs teacher or justone that you have heard about or workedwith at some point. The award carries $500for the teacher, $500 in supplies for theteacherʼs classroom and a plaque to displayat home or in the classroom.

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

Others

NJIT — OTTO H. YORK DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL,BIOLOGICAL AND PHARMA-CEUTICAL ENGINEERINGGraduate Seminar Series — Spring 2013

Sponsors: Infineum USA L.P. andConocoPhillips BaywayRefinery

May 6“Nanoclusters of Boron and Gold”Professor Lai-Sheng WangDept. of ChemistryBrown University

OPEN TO PUBLIC

Times: Refreshments 2:30 PMSeminars 2:45 PM

Place: Room 117, Kupfrian Hall, NJIT

Seminar Coordinator: Professor ReginaldTomkins, (973) 596-5656,[email protected]

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