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November 2017 Vol XCVI No3

NORTHEASTERN SECTION bull AMERICAN CHEMIC

ALSO

CIET

Y

FOUNDED 1898

NESACS

MonthlyMeetingNorris Award Meeting at Astra-Zeneca Waltham

Bylaw ChangeProposalText of new Bylaws scheduled for aJanuary Vote

InspiringYoungerChemistsBy Caitlyn Mills NSYCC Chair

17th SukantTripathyMemorialSymposiumDecember 1 2017 at UMass-LowellInn and Conference Center

2 The Nucleus November 2017

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The Nucleus November 2017 3

The Nucleus is published monthly except June and August by the Northeastern Section of the AmericanChemical Society Inc Forms close for advertising on the 1st of the month of the preceding issue Textmust be received by the editor six weeks before the date of issueEditor Michael P Filosa PhD 18 Tamarack Road Medfield MA 02052 Email

filosamverizonnet Tel 508-843-9070Associate Editors Myron S Simon 60 Seminary Ave apt 272 Auburndale MA 02466

Morton Z Hoffman 23 Williams Rd Norton MA 02766Board of Publications James Phillips (Chair) Mary Mahaney Ajay Purohit Ken DrewBusiness Manager Joshua Fine Email joshuamfinegmailcomAdvertising Manager Vacant contact Michael Filosa at admanagernesacsorgCalendar Coordinator Xavier Herault Email xheraultoutlookcomPhotographers Morton Hoffman and James PhillipsProofreaders Donald O Rickter Morton Z HoffmanWebmaster Roy Hagen Email webmasternesacsorgCopyright 2017 Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society Inc

The Northeastern Section of the American-Chemical Society IncOffice Anna Singer 12 Corcoran RoadBurlington MA 01803(Voice or FAX) (781)272-1966e-mail secretarynesacsorgNESACS HomepagehttpwwwNESACSorgOfficers 2017ChairLeland L Johnson JrWuXi AppTecBrookline MA(617)304-6474lelandljohnsongmailcomChair-ElectMindy Levine35 Cottage StSharon MA 02067-2130(516)697-9688mindylevinegmailcomImmediate Past ChairJerry P JasinskiKeene State CollegeKeene NH 03435-2001jjasinskikeeneeduSecretaryMichael SingerMilliporeSigma3 Strathmore Rd Natick MA 01760(774)290-1391 MichaelsingersialcomTreasurerAshis Saha67 Bow StArlington MA 02474-2744(978)212-5462sahaashish1909gmailcomAuditorPatrick GordonArchivistKen MattesTrusteesRuth Tanner Peter C Meltzer Dorothy PhillipsDirectors-at-LargeRalph Scannell John Burke David Harris June Lum Michael P Filosa John NeumeyerCouncilorsAlternate CouncilorsTerm Ends 12312017Michael P Filosa John PodobinskiDoris I Lewis Sonja Strah-PleynetPatricia A Mabrouk Anna Waclawa SromekMark Tebbe Mary BurgessMorton Z Hoffman Ralph ScannellTerm Ends 12312018Katherine Lee Mukund S ChorghadeCatherine E Costello Andrew ScholteRuth Tanner R Christian MoretonJackie OrsquoNeil Ajay PurohitKenneth Mattes Robert LichterTerm Ends 12312019Thomas R Gilbert Leland L Johnson JrMary Jane Shultz Mary A MahaneyMichael Singer Jerry P JasinskiLisa Marcaurelle Sofia SantosMarietta Schwartz Patrick M Gordon

ContentsInspiring Younger Chemists_______________________________4By Caitlyn Mills NSYCC Chair

Monthly Meeting _______________________________________5James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching ofChemistry to be presented to Professor Marcy H Towns Purdue University at AstraZeneca WalthamHenry A Hill Award to Marietta Schwartz and Celebrating the US ChemistryOlympiad Team

2nd NSYCC Career Symposium_____________________________6November 18 2017 at Boston University

17th Sukant Tripathy Memorial Symposium __________________7December 1 2017 at University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn and ConferenceCenter

Notice of a January Vote on New NESACS Bylaws _____________8

Proposed 2017 NESACS Bylaws___________________________9

The Constitution and Bylaws of NESACS ___________________18

Business Directory ____________________________________26

Seminar Calendar _____________________________________28

Cover 2017 James Flack Norris Award recipient and November speaker Pro-fessor Marcy H Towns Purdue University (Photo courtesy of Professor Towns)

Editorial Deadlines January 2018 Issue November 22 2017 February 2018 Issue December 22 2017

All Chairs of standingCommittees the editor of THE NUCLEUS and the Trustees of SectionFunds are members of theBoard of Directors AnyCoun cilor of the American Chemical Societyresiding within the section area is an ex officiomember of the Board of Directors

This past August twenty-one youngchemists and I embarked on an eye-opening life-changing adventurethrough the SciFinder Future Leadersprogram I first learned about this oppor-tunity from a friend who had partici-pated in the program in the past The ap-plication process involved submitting aCV a letter of recommendation and anessay on onersquos research and experiencewith SciFinder Since I use the applica-tion often and wanted a behind-the-scenes look into how it was constructedand maintained I decided to apply Thisprestigious program brought togetheryoung chemists not only with differentscientific interests but from differentparts of the world We were given theunique opportunity to learn the innerworkings of the Chemical AbstractsService (CAS) division of ACS as wellas to develop our networks and careers(exponentially)

In the first portion of the programthe Future Leaders gathered at CASheadquarters in Columbus Ohio for afast-paced week filled with workshopsfocus groups and fun From day onewe were immersed in thought-provok-ing exercises that brought us out of ourshells and closer together We partici-pated in workshops hosted by CAS staffmembers on communicating sciencethrough innovation marketing and pre-sentations Every session offered valu-able information and transferable skillsthat every scientist can benefit from

After a few days at CAS we flewto Washington DC for a day at ACSheadquarters before the start of the na-tional meeting While at ACS we par-ticipated in a number of workshops andactivities on authoring leadership com-munication and the reviewing of man-uscripts This experience allowed us tointeract with ACS staff as well as learn

information directly from the expertsFinally the Future Leaders got to

experience all that the national meetinghad to offer Many of us also had the op-portunity to give poster or oral presen-tations I was selected to give an oralpresentation during the Graduate Stu-dent amp Postdoctoral Fellow Symposiumhosted by the Division of BiologicalChemistry where I spoke about my cur-rent research in protein function annota-tion using computational methods topredict the function of proteins and test-ing these predictions biochemicallyThis research is crucial to bridge the gapbetween chemical biology and compu-tational chemistry while providing an

Inspiring Younger Chemiststo become the Future ofScience and LeadershipBy Caitlyn L Mills NSYCC Chair (caitlynmillsnsyccorg)

SciFinder Future Leaders 2017 Class at CAS (l-r) Wai Chung Fu Hong Kong Gabriela Tormet-Gonzalez Brazil Craig Fraser Singapore Caitlyn Mills USA Torsten John Germany Lisa AlcockAustralia Nacole King USA Jeffrey Mak Australia Nicola Bell Scotland Michael Schulz USAMargaret Sivapragasam Malaysia Gaston Richelle Netherlands Minjia Hu Canada BiswajitMondal India Jie Wang China Andy Tay USA Xiaoxia Chang China Morgan Cichon USAYoungjin Kim South Korea Alyssa Avestro England Masafumi Yanase Japan Elisa Ivry Israel Photo by Peter Carlton (CAS)Authorrsquos note Torsten John a graduate student at the Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification was aparticipant in the NESACS-GDCh German Exchange to Boston and New Haven (for NERM) in Octo-ber 2013


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continued on page 26


Monthly MeetingThe 973rd Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the AmericanChemical SocietyPresentation of the James Flack Norris Award for OutstandingAchievement in the Teaching of Chemistry the Henry A HillAward and Recognition of the 2017 Chemistry Olympiad TeamThursday November 9 2017AstraZeneca35 Gatehouse Drive Waltham MAAgenda430 pm NESACS Board Meeting (Room M008 ground floor)530 pm Reception (Cafeteria 1st floor)630 pm Dinner (Cafeteria 1st floor)730 pm Welcome Leland L Johnson Jr NESACS Chair Presiding735 pm Recognition of the 2017 Chemistry Olympiad Team745 pm Presentation of the Henry A Hill Award to Marietta Schwartz755 pm Presentation of the James Flack Norris Award for Excellence in

Teaching Chemistry to Marcy H Towns Purdue University

ALL RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY NOON THURSDAY November2 Please use the NESACS Eventbrite link to register https2017-nesacs-norris-and-hill-awardseventbritecomDinner reservations should be made no later than noon Thursday November 22017 Reservations are to be made using the NESACS Eventbrite page Mem-bers $30 Non-members $35 Retirees $20 Students $10 Reservations fornew members and for additional information contact the Adminsitrative Coor-dinator Anna Singer at (781)272-1966 between 9am and 6pm or e-mail at secre-tarynesacsorg Reservations not cancelled at least 24 hours in advance mustbe paid

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED ndash RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIREDNESACS gratefully acknowledges support from AstraZeneca for this event (Insert Astra-Zeneca Logo)Driving DirectionsFrom points north From I-95S take Exit 27B to merge onto Winter StreetAfter 09 miles turn left onto Gatehouse DriveFrom points south From I-95N take Exit 27A-B for Third Avenue towardTotten Pond RoadWaltham Take Exit 27B on the left for Winter St Mergeonto Wyman St Turn right onto Winter Street After 09 miles turn left ontoGatehouse DriveParkingAccessibility Parking is available at any of the parking lots near themain entrance of AstraZeneca Handicapped parking spaces are located nearthe circular driveway at the main entrance

AbstractImproving Student hands onlaboratory skills throughdigital badgingDigital badges hold potential for use inthe undergraduate chemistry curriculumas a means to assess hands-on laboratoryskills Badges are a set of tasks createdusing principles of evidence-centereddesign and they allow instructors todraw conclusions based on authentic ev-idence of studentsrsquo knowledge skillsand abilities This type of assessment isvaluable across the chemistry curricu-lum and especially in the undergraduatelaboratory Research has demonstrated

BiographyDr Marcy H Towns is a Professor ofChemistry and Director of GeneralChemistry at Purdue University She isa Fellow of the American Associationfor the Advancement (AAAS) 2009 anda Fellow of the American Chemical So-ciety (ACS) 2012 She received the2017 ACS Award for Achievement inResearch for the Teaching and Learningof Chemistry and the 2017 James FlackNorris Award for Outstanding Achieve-ment in the Teaching of Chemistry fromthe Northeastern Section of the ACSShe has been recognized with PurdueUniversityrsquos most prestigious honors forteaching including The Class of 1922Outstanding Innovation in Helping Stu-dents Learn Award (2015) and theCharles B Murphy Outstanding Under-graduate Teaching Award (2013) Shehas held a number of elected and ap-pointed positions in American ChemicalSocietyrsquos (ACS) Division of ChemicalEducation including the Chair in 2015and a 9-year membership on the ACSExaminations Institute Board ofTrustees She has over 60 publicationsover 1600 citations and over 100 inter-national and national presentations Sheis an Associate Editor for the Journal ofChemical Education focusing on man-uscripts pertaining to chemistry educa-tion research



PRESENTS

2nd Annual Fall Career Symposium

DATE LOCATION Saturday November 18th 2017 Boston University

- Workshops about confidence building amp negotiation- CVResume Cover Letter development- Variety of career-oriented panels

For more info visit nsyccorgcareersymposium

Feat

uring

Seventeenth Annual Sukant Tripathy Memorial Symposium

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The NESACS Board of Directors in-vites all members of the AmericanChemical Society from the NortheasternSection (NESACS) to attend our 2017NESACS Annual Meeting at Nova Bio-medical in Waltham MA on January11th to discuss and to vote on the 2017Revised Bylaws for the NortheasternSection of the American Chemical So-ciety We have undertaken the revisionof our bylaws to enable electronic vot-ing change some of the vocabularyused modernize and comply with the

recommendations from the Committeeon Constitution and Bylaws from theAmerican Chemical Society This advanced notice of the vote is re-quired by our current governing docu-ment and we wish to comply with allannouncement requirements and dead-lines thereinPlease see the November 2017 issue ofThe Nucleus and refer to the website(wwwnesacsorg) for the proposed ver-sion of the NESACS Bylaws (2017) for

consideration as well as our past versionof our Constitution and Bylaws (1998)As long as you are a member of the ACSand select ldquoNESACSrdquo as your sectionyou will be eligible to vote as a memberor student member Under our currentrules neither Society Affiliates norLocal Section Affiliates are eligible tovote on the bylawsAs you register for the January meetingyour eligibility to vote will be cross-checked with the National ACS andthose eligible to vote will have an indi-cator (name badge or wrist band) on theday of the eventIf you have any questions please contactLeland Johnson (chemleeyahoocom)The NESACS Bylaws working groupconsists of Tom Gilbert Doris LewisMichael Singer Ruth Tanner BrianDrsquoAmico Leland Johnson and JohnPodobinski We wish to also thank Pro-fessor Cathy Costello and the NationalCommittee on Constitution and Bylawsfor their work and for the very fast revi-sion process on the national level Manyin the working group will be in atten-dance at the Annual Meeting and wewill have a limited discussion period foryour questions

Announcing the Vote by Members and Student Members

on the2017 Revision of the Bylaws for

NESACSat the

2017 Annual MeetingJanuary 11 2018

Join NESACSon facebook

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BYLAW IName

This organization shall be known as theNortheastern Section (hereinafter re-ferred to as the ldquoSectionrdquo) of the AMER-ICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY(hereinafter referred to as the ldquoSOCI-ETYrdquo) The Section is incorporatedunder the laws of the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts

BYLAW IIObjects

Section 1 The objects of the Sectionshall be those of the SOCIETY as statedin the Charter and Constitution of theSOCIETY In particular the objects shallbe the advancement of chemistry andchemical engineering the promotion ofresearch in the chemical sciences and thechemical industry the improvement ofthe qualifications of chemists and chem-ical engineers through high standards ofeducation and professional ethics the in-crease and diffusion of chemical knowl-edge and the promotion of scientificinterests and inquirySection 2 Nothing in these bylaws shallbe inconsistent with the Charter Consti-tution and Bylaws of the SOCIETYSection 3 The Section is organized ex-clusively for charitable educational andscientific purposes including for suchpurposes the making of distributions toorganizations that qualify as exempt or-ganizations under Section 501(c)(3) ofthe Internal Revenue Code or correspon-ding section of any future federal taxcode

BYLAW IIITerritory

The territory of the Section shall be thatassigned to it by the SOCIETY

BYLAW IVMembers and Affiliates

Section 1 The rolls of the Section shallinclude those MEMBERS and STU-DENT MEMBERS (hereinafter collec-tively referred to as ldquomembersrdquo) and

Society Affiliates of the SOCIETY resid-ing within the territory of the Sectionprovided that any exceptions to this ruleshall be made in conformity with theConstitution and Bylaws of the SOCI-ETYSection 2 STUDENT MEMBERS shallbe entitled to all privileges of member-ship except that of holding an electiveposition of the SOCIETY and of the Sec-tion STUDENT MEMBERS may notserve as Councilor(s) Alternate Coun-cilor(s) or the Temporary SubstituteCouncilor and they may not hold anelective position of the Section as notedelsewhere in these bylaws A STUDENTMEMBER may be appointed as a com-mittee chair Section 3 The Section may have LocalSection Affiliates as authorized in theConstitution and Bylaws of the SOCI-ETY A Local Section Affiliate shall re-tain affiliate status only so long aspayment is made of Local Section Affil-iate dues of not less than two dollars($200) per annum A Local Section Af-filiate may not (1) hold an elective posi-tion (2) vote on Articles of Incorporationand bylaws (3) vote for Councilor(s) orAlternate Councilor(s) or (4) serve as avoting member of its Board Except asmentioned above a Local Section Affil-iate may not vote for an elective positionof the Section and may be appointed as acommittee chairSection 4 Society Affiliates may be as-sessed dues in the amount specified bythe Board A Society Affiliate may not(1) hold any elective position(s) (2) voteon Articles of Incorporation and bylawsof the Section (3) vote for the Coun-cilor(s) or Alternate Councilor(s) or (4)serve as a voting member of its BoardExcept as mentioned above a SocietyAffiliate may not vote for an elective po-sition of the Section and may be ap-pointed as a committee chairSection 5 Members and affiliates shallhave such rights and privileges as are ac-corded them by the Constitution and By-

laws of the SOCIETY and these bylawsBYLAW V

Officers Board of Directors andCouncilor(s)

Section 1 The officers of the Sectionshall be MEMBERS of the SOCIETYand the Section and shall consist of theChair Chair-Elect Secretary and Treas-urer The Secretary and Treasurer posi-tions may be held by the same personSection 2 The Board of Directors of theSection (hereinafter referred to as theldquoBoardrdquo) shall be the governing body ofthe Section and as such shall have fullpower to conduct manage and direct thebusiness and affairs of the Section in ac-cordance with the Constitution and By-laws of the SOCIETY and these bylawsThe Board shall consist of the officers ofthe Section the Immediate Past Chairthe members of the Board of Trusteesthe Auditor Councilor(s) and AlternateCouncilor(s) six Directors-at-Large andthe chairs of the standing committees andspecial committees the Editor of the of-ficial publication of the Section and theArchivist Each member of the Board ofDirectors shall be MEMBERS of the SO-CIETY and the Section Section 3 The Chair and Chair-Elect ofthe Section shall serve for a term of oneyear beginning on January 1 or untilsuccessors are elected At the end of theChair-Electrsquos term of office the Chair-Elect shall succeed to the office of ChairThe Secretary and Treasurer shall servefor a term of two years beginning onJanuary 1 or until their successors areelected they shall be elected in alternateyears whenever possible to provide fora rotation of terms The Auditor shallserve for a term of two years beginningon January 1 The Directors-at-Largeshall serve for terms of three yearsbeginning January 1 and shall be electedin separate years whenever possible toprovide for a rotation of terms With theexception of the Chair and Chair-Electthe incumbent of any position is eligible


(Proposed) Bylaws of The Northeastern Section

of The American Chemical Society



for reelectionSection 4 The duties of the officers theDirectors-at-Large and members of theBoard of Trustees shall be such as usu-ally pertain to their offices together withthose required by these bylaws and bythe Constitution and Bylaws of the SO-CIETY and such other duties as may beassigned to them from time to time by theBoard The officers shall respond to in-quiries and requests by the BoardThe duties of the Chair shall be to presideat meetings of the Board to carry into ef-fect the decisions and recommendationsof the Board to preside at meetings ofthe Section to conduct governance busi-ness to appoint with the approval of theBoard all committee chairs and commit-tee members except as stated elsewherein these bylaws and to carry out the du-ties required by the Constitution and By-laws of the SOCIETY The duties of the Chair-Elect shall be toassist the Chair with the direction andmanagement of the Section In the ab-sence of the Chair the duties of the officeshall devolve upon the Chair-Elect TheChair-Elect shall also serve as the Pro-gram Chair The duties of the Secretary shall be tokeep a record of the minutes of the meet-ings of the Section and of the Board tomaintain a list of members and affiliatesto send to members and affiliates suchnotices as the business of the Sectionmay require to submit a report to theSection at its annual meeting and tocarry out the duties required by the Con-stitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETYand elsewhere in these bylaws The Sec-retary shall preside over meetings in theabsence of both the Chair and Chair-Elect In the absence of the Chair theChair-Elect and the Secretary the Boardshall appoint a presiding officer pro tem-poreWith the exception of the trust funds theTreasurer shall have charge of the fundsof the Section keep an accurate record ofall receipts and disbursements any ex-ceptional requests shall be immediatelyreported to the Board The Treasurershall make an annual report at the annualmeeting of the Board and shall presentinterim reports at each meeting of the

BoardExpenditures of money to be paid by theSection shall be in accord with appropri-ations made by the Board in the annualbudget or an amended budget previouslyapproved by the Board Bills submittedto the Treasurer for payment shall bearthe written approval of that officer of theSection or that chair responsible for theexpenditure Unless approved by theBoard The Treasurer shall pay no bill ex-ceeding the amount allotted in the ap-proved budgetThe Treasurer shall be bonded and shallrender an account of all transactions andof the financial condition of the Sectionto the Board at times set by the Boardand shall submit such reports as are re-quired by the Constitution and Bylaws ofthe SOCIETY Expenditures shall besubject to the approval of the BoardThe Auditor shall audit or have auditedwith the approval of the Board the booksand accounts of the Treasurer the Boardof Trustees the Board of Publicationsand the books and accounts of any otherofficer or committee of the SECTIONThe Auditor shall review all reports sub-mitted by the Treasurer or the Trustees tolocal state or federal governmental or-ganizations to ensure accuracy and time-liness of filing The Auditor shall makean annual report at the Annual Meetingof the Board and shall make a report atany meeting of the Board when so re-quested in advance by the BoardThe duties of the Directors-at-Large shallinclude bringing before the Board suchitems of concern to members of the SEC-TION that have been brought to their at-tention as well as any duties assigned bythe BoardSection 5 VacanciesIn the event of a vacancy in the office ofChair the Chair-Elect shall assume theduties of Chair for the remainder of theterm In such case the Chair-Elect mov-ing into the position of Chair shall alsohold that position during the normal termas Chair as part of the leadership transi-tionAll other vacancies except for Coun-cilor(s) and Alternate Councilor(s) shallbe filled by majority vote of the Boardthrough interim appointment for the pe-riod up to the next annual election Atthat time the procedures for election as

outlined in the bylaws of the Sectionshall be followedAn interim appointee to the vacated of-fice of Chair-Elect shall not automati-cally succeed to the office of Chair Atthe next election both a Chair and aChair-Elect shall be electedSection 6 Councilor(s) Alternate Coun-cilor(s) and Temporary Substitute Coun-cilorThe Section shall have Councilor(s) andAlternate Councilor(s) as provided in theConstitution and Bylaws of the SOCI-ETY The Sectionrsquos Councilor(s) and Al-ternate Councilor(s) shall carry out thoseduties assigned to them by the Constitu-tion and Bylaws of the SOCIETY In par-ticular the Councilor(s) (or AlternateCouncilor(s) or Temporary SubstituteCouncilor if so designated to serve inplace of the Councilor for a particularmeeting) shall attend meetings of theCouncil of the SOCIETY and representthe Section at such meetingsCouncilor(s) and Alternate Councilor(s)shall be elected by ballot from among theMEMBERS for three-year terms begin-ning January 1 Reelection is permissi-ble Councilor(s) shall be elected inseparate years whenever possible toprovide for a rotation of terms in accor-dance with the Constitution of the SOCI-ETY A partial term of one or two yearsshall be used whenever necessary to es-tablish or to restore rotation of three-yearterms provided that the Councilor andorAlternate Councilor agree to the partialterm before the electionIn the event that a Councilor is unable toattend a specified meeting of the Councilof the SOCIETY the Chair of the Sectionshall appoint one of the Alternate Coun-cilor(s) to serve as Councilor at the spec-ified meeting Such appointment of anAlternate Councilor shall be for only onemeetingIf every Councilor and Alternate Coun-cilor of the Section will be absent from aCouncil meeting thus leaving the Sec-tion without representation at such meet-ing the Board may designate oneMEMBER of the Section as a TemporarySubstitute Councilor in accordance withthe Bylaws of the SOCIETYThe Board shall designate one or moreCouncilor(s) to be disqualified under theSOCIETYrsquos Bylaw provisions for real-

Proposed BylawsContinued from page 9


location of Councilor(s) among the Sec-tionsAny vacancy in the position of Counciloror Alternate Councilor shall be filled forthe remainder of the unexpired term atthe time of the next annual election Thevacancy may be filled until the next an-nual election by appointment by theBoard

BYLAW VIManner of Election

Section 1 The election of officers theDirector(s)-at-Large and members of theawards committees as noted elsewhere inthese bylaws shall be conducted eitherby a ballot distributed to the members ofthe Section in accordance with the By-laws of the SOCIETY and these bylaws[or at a regular meeting of the Sectionprovided there is a quorum present as de-scribed elsewhere in these bylaws]Local Section Affiliates and Society Af-filiates may not vote for any elective po-sition(s) of the Section in the samemanner as described above Councilor(s)and Alternate Councilor(s) shall beelected by a ballot distributed to all mem-bers of the Section affiliates may notvote for Councilor(s) and AlternateCouncilor(s)Section 2 In February of each year theNomination Committee shall report tothe membership its nominations for eachoffice to be filled Prior to March 31 anymember or affiliate of the Section mayin writing or from the floor at a meetingto conduct governance business nomi-nate additional candidates for office pro-vided that the candidates are MEMBERSof the Section if the nomination is sec-onded by another member or affiliateNominations so made shall be equallyvalid as those from the NominationCommittee All candidates nominatedshall have indicated willingness to serveif electedSection 3 When a ballot is used the can-didates for each office and for Coun -cilor(s)Alternate Councilor(s) shall belisted in an order to be selected by lot ona ballot to be distributed by May 1 onlyeligible voters as described within thesebylaws shall receive a ballot The ballotshall provide for a write-in candidate foreach position to be filled A paper ballot

shall be provided to any eligible voterwho requests itSection 4 The ballots shall be tabulatedand validated not later than June 15 Ex-cept as noted below the candidate foreach position receiving the largest num-ber of votes shall be declared electedThe Board shall decide that for Coun-cilor(s) the candidate(s) who receive themost votes shall be declared elected asCouncilor(s) the candidate(s) who getthe next largest number of votes shall bedeclared elected as AlternateCouncilor(s) In case of a tie vote for anyposition the Board by ballot shall electfrom among the candidates who sharethe tie vote the candidate receiving thelargest number of votes shall be declaredelectedSection 5 The results shall be announcedby the Section Chair or his or her de-signee as soon as possible after the elec-tion and also published in the Sectionrsquosnewsletter andor on the Sectionrsquos web-site soon thereafter The results shall becertified to the Executive Director of theSOCIETY not later than December 1Section 6 In accordance with the SOCI-ETYrsquos Bylaws balloting proceduresshould ensure fair balloting that is opento all eligible members protectionagainst fraudulent balloting and thetimely reporting and archiving of ballot-ing results

BYLAW VIIRecall of Elected Officials

Section 1 The elected officials of theSection (officers and elected Boardmembers except not Councilor(s) andAlternate Councilor(s)) are subject torecall for neglect of duties or conductinjurious to the SOCIETY Recallprocedures are not applicable toCouncilor(s) and Alternate Councilor(s)Section 2 The recall of an official shallbe initiated when a signed petitionindicating in writing the specific chargesand reasonable substantiating evidenceis submitted to the Chair from at leastfive members of the Section In the eventthe Chair is the official in question theChair-Elect shall receive the petition andshall assume the duties of the Chair withrespect to this issue until the issue isresolvedSection 3 The Chair shall without delaydetermine that the petitioners are aware

of the gravity of their actions and theprocedures to be followed The Chairshall seek an alternate resolution to theproblem and a withdrawal of the petitionat this time In the absence of a resolutionto the problem the Chair shall notify themembers of the Board and call a specialmeeting within thirty daysThe Board shall promptly continue therecall process or dismiss the petition asill-founded or find an alternative solutionto the problem The Chair shall promptlyinform the petitioners and the official ofthe decision of the Board If no contactwith the official can be made after a rea-sonable effort the Board may remove theofficial in question with a two-thirds(23) vote of the remaining membersIf the proceedings continue The Chairshall assign the duties of the official toanother qualified member or MEMBERof the Section as required elsewhere inthese bylaws until the issue is resolvedThe official shall be offered an opportu-nity to answer the allegations in the peti-tion before the Board A certified lettershall be sent to the last known address onthe official SOCIETY membership rollUpon notification the official shall havethirty days to make a written response tothe allegationsThe Board shall decide whether or not toproceed after studying the officialrsquos re-sponse The Chair shall inform the offi-cial and the petitioners of the decision ofthe Board If the Board decides that theproceedings shall continue the officialshall choose one of the following op-tionsThe official may resignThe official may request a recall voteSection members shall be informedthrough brief written statements preparedby the Board and the official of the is-sues involved with the recall vote Bothstatements shall be distributed to themembers with the ballot A paper ballotshall be provided to any member who re-quests it At least two-thirds (23) ofvotes cast shall be required for the offi-cial to be removed from office Themembership shall be informed of the re-sults of the recall voteThe official may request a hearing and arecall vote by the remaining members ofthe Board At least a two-thirds (23) vote




of the remaining members of the Boardshall be required to recall the officialThe official may choose not to respondand thus forfeit the positionSection 4 The vacancy provisions ofthese bylaws shall be used to fill avacancy caused by a recall process TheExecutive Director of the SOCIETYshall be informed of the recall and thefilling of the vacancy

BYLAW VIIICommittees

Section 1 The Board shall establish Spe-cial Committees as necessary for theproper operation of the Section All com-mittee members shall be members andoraffiliates of the SOCIETY and the Sec-tion The Chair of the Section shall be avoting member ex officio of all SpecialCommitteesSection 2 The Section shall have the fol-lowing standing committees the AwardsCommittee the Board of Publicationsthe Board of Trustees the Budget Com-mittee the Bylaws Committee theChemistry Education Committee theMembership Committee the NominationCommittee the Professional RelationsCommittee the Public Relations Com-mittee the Theodore William RichardsMedal Committee the James Flack Nor-ris Award Committee the Henry A HillAward Committee the Gustavus JohnEsselen Award Committee the Phyllis ABrauner Memorial Lecture Committeeand the Arno Heyn Memorial Commit-tee The chairs and members of thesecommittees except as hereinafter pro-vided shall be appointed by the Chair ofthe Section during the month of Januarythese appointments shall be subject to ap-proval by the Board The Chair of theSection shall be a voting member ex of-ficio of all Standing Committees exceptfor the Nomination Committee and asdescribed hereinafter Section 3 Awards CommitteeIt shall be the duty of the Awards Com-mittee to nominate appropriate membersof the Section for any awards or recog-nitions administered by the SOCIETYby Divisions of the SOCIETY or byother organizations and when so re-quested by the Board to select recipients

of Henry A Hill Awards Lectureships orFellowshipsSection 4 Board of Publicationsa The Board of Publications shall con-sist of up to five members one or twomembers to be appointed each year for aterm of three years the appointments tobe made as provided in the bylawsb The officers of the Section or mem-bers of any other committee charged withpublicity or publications of the Sectionshall not be eligible for membership onthe Board of Publicationsc The Board of Publications shall havecharge of all publications issued by theSection and the website of the Sectiond The Board of Publications shall be al-lowed such sums of money to carry onits activities as may be recommended bythe Budget Committee and approved andappropriated by the BoardSection 5 Board of Trustees (elected)a The Board of Trustees shall consist ofthree elected MEMBERS and shall be re-sponsible to the Boardb The Board of Trustees shall have cus-tody of and administer the PermanentTrust Fund the Richards Fund the Nor-ris Award Fund the Publications TrustFund and any other special funds thatmay be established by the Section The Board of Trustees shall make a fi-nancial report of each fund at the annualbusiness meeting of the Board and at anyother meeting when so requested in ad-vance by the presiding officer of theBoardThe Board of Trustees shall be allowedsuch sums of money to carry on its activ-ities as may be recommended by theBudget Committee and approved and ap-propriated by the BoardThe Board of Trustees shall make rulesfor its business procedure and the elec-tion of its officers including a TreasurerAll financial matters of the Board ofTrustees such as the buying and the sell-ing of securities and banking shall havethe approval of at least two membersTwo members of the Board of Trusteesshall approve all disbursements and dou-ble supervision (dual control) of any andall safety deposit boxes shall be main-tainedVacancies on the Board of Trustees shallbe filled as provided elsewhere in these

bylaws In the event of the inability of the Sectionto elect a Board of Trustees as hereinprovided the appointment shall be madeby a Massachusetts Court having juris-diction Such appointment shall not oth-erwise affect the operation of thesebylawsSection 6 Budget CommitteeThe Budget Committee shall consist offive members of the Section The Treas-urer of the Section shall be the Chair ofthe Budget Committee The remainingmembers shall be members of the Boardand shall be appointed by the Chair of theSection at the beginning of the fiscalyear The committee shall obtain an es-timate of money requested from each of-ficer or member of the Board or standingcommittee(s) or other member(s) con-templating a need for Section funds Thecommittee shall then prepare a budget forthe ensuing year that shall be submittedto and acted upon by the Board at its Feb-ruary meeting Section 7 Bylaws CommitteeIt shall be the duty of the Bylaws Com-mittee to examine all proposals foramendments before they are approved bythe Board to make certain that they arestated in unambiguous terms and do notconflict with other sections of these by-lawsSection 8 Chemistry Education Com-mitteeIt shall be the responsibility of the Chem-istry Education Committee to considermeans whereby the teaching of chem-istry may be improved to consider howthe interests of students in chemistry asa profession may be increased and tosponsor efforts by which such improve-ment may be accomplishedSection 9 Membership Committee The Membership Committee shall en-deavor to increase and retain the mem-bership of the SOCIETYSection 10 Nomination Committee(elected)The Nomination Committee shall consistof five MEMBERS of the Section as fol-lowsOne member of the committee shall bethe Immediate Past Chair who shall actas Chair of the Nomination Committeeunless such a person shall not be able to



serve In such an event the Chair of theNomination Committee shall be ap-pointed by the Chair of the Board no laterthan the April meeting of the SectionTwo members of the committee shall beselected by the Board at a regular meet-ing of the Board no later than the Aprilmeeting from a slate of members of theBoard drawn up by the current Nomina-tion Committee In the case of a tie votethe presiding officer shall cast the decid-ing voteTwo members of the committee shall beelected for a term of one year by themembers of the Section from a slate ofnot less than four MEMBERS of the Sec-tion as provided elsewhere in these by-lawsNo member of the Nomination Commit-tee other than the Chair who is the Im-mediate Past Chair of the Section maybe nominated by that committee for anelective position of the Section exceptthat members may be elected to serve onany of the committees that have electedmembers as noted elsewhere in these by-laws Section 11 Professional Relations Com-mitteeIt shall be the responsibility of the Pro-fessional Relations Committee to makerecommendations to the Board concern-ing matters bearing on the professionalrelations and professional status of themembership of the SectionIt shall also be the responsibility of theProfessional Relations Committee to or-ganize and administer programs for help-ing the membership of the Sectionincrease its level of professional attain-mentSection 12 Public Relations CommitteeIt shall be the responsibility of the PublicRelations Committee to increase publicawareness of Section activities and pub-lic appreciation for chemistry and itscontributions to societySection 13 Theodore William RichardsMedal Committee (elected)It shall be the responsibility of theTheodore William Richards Medal Com-mittee to coordinate all aspects of theTheodore William Richards Medal

which recognizes conspicuous achieve-ment in chemistry The committee shall consist of sevenmembers four of whom shall be MEM-BERS of the Section who are elected bythe Section members two members shallbe MEMBERS of the SOCIETY who arenot members of the Section the Editor ofthe Journal of the American ChemicalSociety shall be the seventh member ifthe Editor cannot serve either the Editoror the Board shall designate an alternateMEMBER of the SectionEach elected member of this committeeshall serve for four years and shall be el-igible for reelection Two MEMBERSshall be elected every second year by theSection from a list of four candidatessubmitted by the Nomination Commit-tee The Theodore William RichardsMedal Committee may recommend can-didates to the Nomination CommitteeThe two members outside the Sectionshall be elected by the other five mem-bersAny vacancy in the committee shall befilled by the other members of the com-mittee with the approval of the Board butonly to complete the unexpired term The committee shall make rules for itsoperating procedures The committee shall have full power tochoose the recipient and its choice shallbe final The committee shall ordinarily report inwriting to the Board at its February meet-ing but in any case not less than sixweeks before the medal is to be awardedthe name of the recipient and a briefstatement of the recipientrsquos conspicuousachievement in chemistry together withan estimate of the amount of moneyneeded to make the award The Boardshall consider the estimate of cost andshall authorize the payment of theamount of money it considers necessaryfor the awarding of the medal but shallnot be committed to the payment of asum larger than the money then availablein the income account of the TheodoreWilliam Richards Fund In addition to a gold medal and a silverduplicate medal the recipient may begiven a sum of money at least sufficientto cover the recipientrsquos personal expensesin attending the meeting The medal shall be awarded not oftener

than once every two years except underunusual conditions The recipient shall appear in person to re-ceive the medal and deliver an address orread a paper about the work for which themedal is awarded On recommendationof the committee and vote of the Boardthe requirements set forth in this sectionmay be waived Any money in the income account of theTheodore William Richards Fund not re-quired for awarding of the medal shall beavailable to the Board for perpetuatingthe memory of Theodore WilliamRichards in accordance with the provi-sions of these bylaws Any other awardmade shall be at the discretion of theAwards Committee and subject to ap-proval of the Board Section 14 James Flack Norris AwardCommittee (elected)It shall be the responsibility of the JamesFlack Norris Award Committee to coor-dinate all aspects of the James Flack Nor-ris Award which recognizes outstandingachievement in the teaching of chemistryas distinguished from research whendemonstrated at college or secondaryschool levels Each such award shall comprise both asum of money and a scroll suitably en-grossed with an appropriate citation Or-dinarily it shall be awarded each year The James Flack Norris Award Commit-tee shall consist of seven members fourof whom shall be MEMBERS of theSection who are elected by the Sectionmembers as noted below two membersshall be MEMBERS of the SOCIETYwho are not members of the Section theEditor of the Journal of Chemical Edu-cation shall be the seventh member if theEditor cannot serve the Editor or theaward committee shall designate an al-ternate The term of each member of the commit-tee except the seventh member shall befour years and a member may serve twoterms Two members shall be electedevery second year alternating with theelection of Richards Medal Committeemembers from a list of four candidatessubmitted by the Nomination Commit-tee The Norris Award Committee mayrecommend candidates to the Nomina-tion Committee The two committee




members outside the Section shall beelected by the other five membersAny vacancy in the committee shall befilled by the other members of the com-mittee with the approval of the Boardbut only to complete the unexpired term The committee shall make rules for itsoperating procedures The committee shall have full power tochoose the recipient of the award and itschoice shall be final The committee shall ordinarily report inwriting to the Board not less than sixweeks before the award is to be madethe name of the award recipient and abrief statement of the recipientrsquos out-standing achievements in the teaching ofchemistry together with an estimate ofthe amount of money needed to make theaward The Board shall authorize thepayment of the amount of money it con-siders appropriate for the award and nec-essary for the arrangements for the awardbut shall not commit for payment a sumlarger than the money then available inthe income account of the Norris AwardFundOrdinarily the recipient shall appear inperson to receive the award and deliveran address The Norris Award Committeemay under unusual circumstances waivethis requirementSection 15 The Henry A Hill AwardCommitteeIt shall be the responsibility of The HenryA Hill Award Committee to coordinateall aspects of The Henry A Hill Awardwhich recognizes outstanding service tothe Section and shall be awarded annu-ally to a member to a former member orin memory of a deceased member or for-mer member of the Section who hasmade outstanding contributions to theprograms and activities of the SectionEach award shall comprise a plaque suit-ably engraved with an appropriate cita-tion It shall be awarded annually at aregular meeting of the Section unlessotherwise specified by the Board The Section in accordance with this doc-ument and other Section documentsshall from time to time award The HenryA Hill Lectureship and Fellowship

Both the awards and the Lectureship andFellowship shall be administered by TheHenry A Hill Award Committee com-prised of the Awards Committee of theSection The committee shall make appropriaterules for the conduct of the awards andthe Lectureship and Fellowship subjectto the approval of the Board The committee shall have full power tochoose the award recipient the Henry AHill Lecturer or the Henry A Hill Fel-low and its choices shall be final Section 16 Gustavus John EsselenAward Committee (elected)It shall be the responsibility of the Gus-tavus John Esselen Award Committee tocoordinate all aspects of the GustavusJohn Esselen Award which recognizesand rewards a chemist whose scientificand technical work has contributed to thepublic well-being and has thereby com-municated positive values of the chemi-cal profession The significance of thiswork shall have become apparent withinthe five years preceding nomination forthis award The awardee shall be a livingresident of the United States or Canadaat the time of nomination Each such award shall comprise both asum of money and a medal engrossed tocommemorate the citationThe committee shall consist of sevenmembers four of whom shall be MEM-BERS of the Section who are elected bythe Section members as noted below onemember shall be a MEMBER of the SO-CIETY but not a member of the Sectionand shall be selected by the President ofthe SOCIETY one member shall be se-lected by the President of the NationalAcademy of Sciences and the Editor ofChemical amp Engineering News shall bethe seventh member ex officioThe term of each elected member of thecommittee shall be four years and anelected member may serve no more thantwo four-year terms The term of each ofthe two appointed members shall be oneyear with reappointment by the Presidentof the SOCIETY one year and reappoint-ment by the President of the NationalAcademy of Sciences the following yearOf the elected four committee memberstwo shall be elected by the members ofthe Section every other year if possiblefrom a list of four candidates submitted

by the Nomination Committee TheGustavus John Esselen Award Commit-tee may recommend candidates to theNomination Committee The two candi-dates receiving the largest vote shall bedeclared electedThe committee shall select its own chairand make rules for this procedure The committee shall have full power tochoose the recipient of the award and itschoice shall be final The committee shall report in writing tothe Board not less than six weeks beforethe award is to be made the name of theaward recipient and a brief statement ofthe recipientrsquos outstanding achievementstogether with an estimate of the amountof money needed to make the award TheBoard shall authorize the payment of theamount of money it considers appropri-ate for the award and necessary for thearrangements for the award but shall notcommit for payment a sum larger thanthe money available in the income ac-count of the Gustavus John EsselenAward Committee Fund Section 17 Phyllis A Brauner Memo-rial Lecture Committee It shall be the duty of the Phyllis ABrauner Memorial Committee to honorappropriately the memory of Phyllis ABrauner with scientific presentationsand other activities designed to reachthe public of all ages with positive mes-sages about chemistryThe Phyllis A Brauner Memorial BookAward shall be awarded annually to anundergraduate student majoring in chem-istry in a four-year college located withinthe Section The award shall consist of abook related to chemistry It shall have aPhyllis A Brauner Memorial BookAward bookplate affixed in the front ofthe book with the recipientrsquos name anddate The sum of $100 in Year 2000 dol-lars augmented by inflationary increasesshall not be exceeded in the purchase ofthe award book unless authorized by theChemical Education Committee The awardee of the Phyllis A BraunerMemorial Book Award shall be chosenby the members of the Chemical Educa-tion Committee using any form of com-petition that the committee deemssuitableSection 18 Arno Heyn Memorial Com-mittee



It shall be the duty of the Arno Heyn Me-morial Committee to honor appropriatelythe memory of Arno Heyn with the ArnoHeyn Book Prize scientific presenta-tions and other activities designed tocommunicate the excitement andachievements of chemistry to the publicThe Book Prize is a memorial to DrArno Heyn a distinguished long-servingmember of the Section Arno occupiedmost of the offices of the Section at var-ious times but his most lasting contribu-tions were made when he was the editorof the Sectionrsquos Nucleus newsletterUnder his guidance this publication be-came a highly regarded newsletteramong those published by Sections of theSOCIETYThe prize is awarded annually to a personor persons deemed to have made themost important contributions to publica-tions of the Section The awardee is cho-sen by the committee which is chairedby the chair of the Publications Commit-tee Other committee members includethe editor of the Nucleus two membersof the Board appointed by the Chair thechair of the Awards Committee and thecurrent Section Chair ex officio Theprize is a book selected by the awardeewho is asked to choose a book that willhave long time meaning and value toherhim A bookplate mounted inside thebook cover honors both the award recip-ient and the memory of Dr Heyn Pres-entation of the award takes place at theNovember meeting of the Section

BYLAW IXLocal Groups and Subsections

Section l At least 30 interested individ-uals a majority of whom shall be mem-bers of the SOCIETY may petition theBoard to form a Local Group or Subsec-tion which may be granted by the BoardUpon receipt of permission the petition-ers shall promptly prepare a set of bylawsfor the Local Group or Subsection andsubmit the same for approval by theBoard If the bylaws are approved withinone year from the date of the approval ofthe petition the Local Group or Subsec-tion shall be declared established Section 2 The activities of each LocalGroup or Subsection shall be reviewed atleast once every ten years by a committee

appointed by the Chair Upon receipt ofthe committeersquos report the Board willvote on the continuance of the LocalGroup or SubsectionSection 3 Nothing in the bylaws of aLocal Group or Subsection shall be inconflict with the Section bylaws or withthe Constitution and Bylaws of the SO-CIETYSection 4 Any changes in the bylaws ofa Local Group or Subsection shall besubject to the approval of the BoardSection 5 The rolls of Local Groups orSubsections shall be limited to membersSociety Affiliates and Local Section Af-filiates with the majority being mem-bers Society Affiliates and Local SectionAffiliates may not vote or hold office inany Local Group or SubsectionSection 6 The Local Groups or Subsec-tions shall be financially self-sustainingexcept that suitable grants for specificpurposes may be made by the Board orthe SOCIETYSection 7 Programs for the Local Groupor Subsection meetings shall be arrangedby the Local Group or Subsection subjectto the approval of the Board Any LocalGroup or Subsection program shall beopen to members SOCIETY Affiliatesand Local Section AffiliatesSection 8 Meetings of any Local Groupor Subsection may be held at such timeand place as may be designated by theLocal Group or Subsection subject to theapproval of the Board Section 9 The Board shall have authorityto dissolve a Local Group or Subsectionin the event that said Local Group orSubsection fails to conform to the bylawsof the Section or the Constitution andBylaws of the SOCIETY

BYLAW XMeetings

Section 1 The Board shall designate thetimes and places of the Sectionrsquos meet-ings as it finds necessary or desirable forthe proper functioning of the SectionThe Section shall hold at least one meet-ing annually to conduct governance busi-ness however this requirement may bemodified by the BoardSection 2 The Chair shall set the orderof business for meetings of the Sectionto conduct governance business Theorder of business may be suspended by a

majority vote of the members presentSection 3 The Section may hold specialmeetings to conduct governance businessupon the written request of a majority ofthe Board or upon the written request of15 members of the Section To be validsuch request shall be received by the Sec-retary at least ten days before the date re-quested for the meeting and shall statethe exact nature of the business to betransacted No other business shall tran-spire at such meetingsSection 4 Meetings of the Board andmeetings of the Section to conduct gov-ernance business with the approval of theBoard and Chair may be held by meansof electronic communications technol-ogy that permits those in attendance toread or hear the proceedings substantiallyconcurrently with their occurrence tovote on matters submitted to pose ques-tions and to make commentsSection 5 The Board shall meet upondue notice either at the call of the Chairor upon request of a majority of its mem-bers A quorum for the Board meetingshall consist of a majority of the votingmembers of the Board In the absence ofa quorum called meetings of the Boardshall adjourn to a specific date Themeetings of the Board shall ordinarily beheld monthly except during June Julyand August The Secretary shall send no-tice of meetings to each member of theBoard at least one week prior to the dateof said meeting and the principal itemsof business to be presented shall be statedin the notice The annual meeting of theBoard shall be held during the 3l daysimmediately following the close of thefiscal year of the Section the exact dateto be set at the November meeting of theBoard and shall be announced at the De-cember meeting of the Section Thismeeting of the Board shall be open to allmembers of the Section who shall be no-tified at least one month prior to the dateof said meetingSection 6 Due notice of the meetings ofthe Section not including committeemeetings shall be sent to each memberand affiliate of the Section A quorum forthe transaction of governance business atsuch a Section meeting shall consist of50 members of the Section No gover-nance business shall be conducted in theabsence of a quorum




Section 7 The fee for registration at anyspecial meeting shall be decided by theBoard in accordance with the Constitu-tion of the SOCIETYSection 8 The most recent edition ofRobertrsquos Rules of Order Newly Revisedshall be the parliamentary authority forall matters not covered in these bylawsor in the SOCIETYrsquos documents

BYLAW XI Finances

Section 1Members of the Section may be assessedvoluntary Local Section dues in anamount set by the Board The Board shallhave the option to waive or discount duesfor STUDENT MEMBERS and for oth-ers as provided in the SOCIETYrsquos By-laws for waived or discounted duesSociety Affiliates may be assessed an-nual dues in an amount set by the BoardThe annual dues of Local Section Affili-ates shall be determined by the Board inaccordance with the Constitution andBylaws of the SOCIETY and as men-tioned elsewhere in these bylawsSection 2 The Section may raise or col-lect funds to be expended for local pur-poses and may have the entire manage-ment and control of such funds insofar assuch management and control shall notconflict with any provision of these by-laws or with the Constitution or Bylawsof the SOCIETYSection 3 The Section may receive do-nations or bequests made to it and mayexpend or invest the same on behalf ofthe Section Such expenditures or invest-ments shall be made by the Treasurer ofthe Section upon authorization by theBoardSection 4 An annual audit of the booksof the Treasurer and of any other trans-actions regarding funds of the Sectionshall be conducted by two or more disin-terested members or individuals ap-pointed by the October Meeting of theBoard The audit report shall be submit-ted to the Board by January 31Section 5 Permanent Trust Fund andother Trust Fundsa The Section shall maintain a Perma-nent Trust Fund to which additions may

be made by contribution bequest or oth-erwise The principal of this fund withall additions may be merged with secu-rities of other trust funds and invested asa single fund in which event divisionsinto between or among the severalfunds may be made by appropriate en-tries on books of account and at any timedivisions into segregated funds may bemade by appropriating and setting asidespecific securities or other property at afair valuation determined by vote of theBoard This determination by the Boardshall be final and conclusiveb The income only of said PermanentTrust Fund may be expended for suchpurposes as the Board may authorizeSection 6 Theodore William RichardsFunda The Section shall from time to timeaward a medal to be known as theTheodore William Richards Medalb The Section shall maintain a trustfund called the Richards Fund to whichadditions may be made by contributionbequest or otherwise The principal ofthe fund with all additions may bemerged with securities of other trustfunds and invested as a single fund inwhich event divisions into between oramong the several funds may be made byappropriate entries on books of accountand at any time divisions into segregatedfunds may be made by appropriating andsetting aside specific securities or prop-erty at a fair valuation determined byvote of the Board This determination bythe Board shall be final and conclusive c The income only of the RichardsFund may be expended for the cost of themedal and the expenses of the award asauthorized by the Board and only forsuch purposes as will appropriately helpto perpetuate the memory of TheodoreWilliam RichardsSection 7 The James Flack Norris Funda The Section shall from time to timemake an award to be known as the JamesFlack Norris Awardb The Section shall maintain a trustfund called the Norris Award Fund towhich additions may be made by contri-butions bequest or otherwise The prin-cipal of this fund with all additions maybe merged with securities of other trustfunds and invested in a single fund inwhich event divisions into between or

among the several funds may be made byappropriate entries on books of accountand at any time divisions into segregatedfunds may be made by appropriating andsetting aside specific securities or prop-erty at a fair valuation determined byvote of the Board This determination bythe Board shall be final and conclusive c The income only of the Norris AwardFund may be expended as authorized bythe Board and only for such purposes aswill appropriately help to perpetuate thememory of James Flack NorrisSection 8 The Henry A Hill Funda The Section shall maintain a trustfund called The Henry A Hill Fund towhich additions may be made by contri-butions bequest or otherwise The prin-cipal of this fund with all additions maybe merged with securities of other trustfunds and invested in a single fund inwhich event divisions into between oramong the several funds may be made byappropriate entries on books of accountand at any time divisions into segregatedfunds may be made by appropriating andsetting aside specific securities or prop-erty at a fair valuation determined byvote of the Board This determination bythe Board shall be final and conclusive b The income only of the Henry A HillFund may be expended as authorized bythe Board and only for such purposes aswill appropriately help to perpetuate thememory of Henry A HillSection 9 The Gustavus John EsselenFunda The Section shall from time to timemake an award to be known as the Gus-tavus John Esselen Awardb The Section shall maintain a trustfund called the Esselen Award Fund towhich additions may be made by contri-butions bequest or otherwisec The income only of the EsselenAward Fund may be expended as author-ized by the Board and only for such pur-poses as will appropriately help toperpetuate the memory of Gustavus JohnEsselenSection 10 The Phyllis A Brauner Funda The Section shall maintain a trustfund called the Phyllis A Brauner Me-morial Fund to which additions may bemade by contributions bequest or oth-erwise The principal of this fund with



all additions may be merged with secu-rities of other trust funds and invested ina single fund in which event divisionsinto between or among the severalfunds may be made by appropriate en-tries on books of account and at any timedivisions into segregated funds may bemade by appropriating and setting asidespecific securities or property at a fairvaluation determined by vote of theBoard This determination by the Boardshall be final and conclusive b The income only of the Phyllis ABrauner Memorial Fund may be ex-pended as authorized by the Board andonly for such purposes as will appropri-ately help to perpetuate the memory ofPhyllis A Braunerc The Section through the ChemicalEducation Committee will provide asum of money annually from donationsbequests or otherwise for the purchase ofa book to be awarded If sufficient fundsbecome available more than one awardmay be made in a given yearSection 11 The Publications Trust Funda The Section shall maintain a trustfund called the Publications Trust FundThe purpose of this fund shall be the pro-motion of publication activities of theSectionb The general method of accumulationof the Publications Trust Fund shall be asfollows at the close of each fiscal yearof the Section any surplus or profit result-ing from activities under the jurisdictionof the Board of Publications which in thejudgment of the Board will not be re-quired for immediate operating expensesshall be transferred to the PublicationsTrust Fund Additions to this fund alsomay be made by contribution bequest orotherwise The principal of this fundwith all additions may be merged withsecurities of other trust funds and in-vested as a single fund in which eventdivisions into between or among theseveral funds may be made by appropri-ate entries on books of account and atany time divisions into segregated fundsmay be made by appropriating and set-ting aside securities or property at a fairvaluation determined by vote of theBoard This determination by the Boardshall be final and conclusive

c The income of the Publications TrustFund may be expended upon recommen-dation of the Board of Publications withthe approval of the Board d No withdrawals from the principal ofthe Publications Trust Fund shall bemade except upon recommendations ofthe Board of Publications and with theapproval of the Board

BYLAW XIIAffiliation with Other Technical Or-

ganizationsSection 1 The Section may affiliate withother technical organizations operatingwithin the territory of the Sectionprovided that such affiliation does notcontravene the Charter ConstitutionBylaws or Regulations of the SOCIETYSuch affiliation must be approved by theBoard by confirmation by the CouncilCommittee on Constitution and Bylawsand in compliance with the specificrequirements of the Bylaws of theSOCIETYSection 2 The affiliation with thetechnical organization shall becomeeffective upon authorization by theBoard by the Council Committee onLocal Section Activities and byconfirmation by the Council Committeeon Constitution and BylawsSection 3 The Board may terminate theaffiliation with any technical organizationby notifying in writing the governingbody of the technical organization Thetechnical organization may terminate theaffiliation upon written notice to theBoard Affiliations shall terminate afterfive years unless reauthorized by theBoard The term of each subsequentreauthorization shall not exceed fiveyears

BYLAW XIIIAmendments

Section 1 A petition to amend the bylawsmay be initiated by the Board or by a pe-tition signed by at least 50 members ofthe Section If the proposed amendmentis approved by the Board if practical itshall be submitted to the SOCIETYrsquosCommittee on Constitution and Bylawsfor reviewSection 2 The Board will then incorpo-rate all the required changes and eitheraccept or reject any recommendedchanges that are suggested by the Com-mittee on Constitution and Bylaws The

revised bylaws shall then be submitted tothe Section members for adoption Thismay be accomplished at a business meet-ing of the Section provided that a mini-mum of four weeksrsquo prior notice is givento the Section membersSection 3 If a proposed amendment isnot approved by the Board and if the pe-tition is signed by at least 15 members ofthe Section if practical it shall be sub-mitted to the SOCIETYrsquos Committee onConstitution and Bylaws for review be-fore being distributed to the members ofthe SectionSection 4 At least two-thirds (23) ofvotes cast shall be required to approvethe amendment This may be done at abusiness meeting of the Section provideda quorum is present Alternatively orfailing the presence of a quorum the votemay be taken by a ballot distributed to allmembers of the Section At least two-thirds (23) of the valid ballots returnedmust be affirmative for adoptionSection 5 The Secretary shall distributethe outcome of the vote regarding theamendments(s) to the Section membersand within one month shall meet all re-quirements for submitting the results tothe Committee on Constitution and By-lawsSection 6 Amendments to these bylawsafter adoption by the Section shall be-come effective upon approval by theCommittee on Constitution and Bylawsacting for the Council of the SOCIETYunless a later date is specified

BYLAW XIVDissolution of the Section

Upon the dissolution of the Section anyassets of the Section remaining thereaftershall be conveyed to such organizationthen existent within or without the terri-tory of the Local Section as is dedicatedto the perpetuation of objects similar tothose of the AMERICAN CHEMICALSOCIETY or to the AMERICANCHEMICAL SOCIETY so long aswhichever organization is selected by thegoverning body of the Local Section atthe time of dissolution shall be exemptunder Section 501(c)(3) of the InternalRevenue Code of 1954 as amended orunder such successor provision of theCode as may be in effect at the time ofthe Sectionrsquos dissolution



CONSTITUTION Article ImdashName

Section 1 The Section of the AMERICANCHEMICAL SOCIETY located in theneighborhood of Boston shall be knownas the Northeastern Section of the AMER-ICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Incorpo-rated In this constitution and the bylawsit will hereafter be referred to as theldquoNortheastern SectionrdquoSec 2 In this constitution and in the by-laws the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SO-CIETY will be referred to as theSOCIETY

Article IImdashObjectsSection 1 The objects of the NortheasternSection shall be the advancement of chem-istry and chemical engineering the promo-tion of research in chemical science andindustry the improvement of the qualifica-tions of chemists and chemical engineersthrough high standards of education andprofessional ethics the increase and diffu-sion of chemical knowledge and the pro-motion of scientific interests and inquiry

Article IIImdashTerritorySection 1 The territory of the NortheasternSection shall comprise that portion of theUnited States that may from time to timebe set apart by the Council of the SOCI-ETY as the territory of the NortheasternSectionEffective February 18 1998 Approvedas amended by the Committee on Consti-tution and Bylaws acting for the Councilof the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCI-ETYArticle IVmdashMembers and Affiliates

Section 1 The Northeastern Section shallconsist of MEMBERS ASSOCIATEMEMBERS National Affiliates and LocalSection Affiliates in accordance with SO-CIETY BylawsSec 2 The rolls of the Northeastern Sec-tion shall include the members and Na-tional Affiliates residing within theterritory of the Northeastern Section pro-vided that exceptions to this rule be madein conformity with the Constitution andBylaws of the SOCIETY

Sec 3 Local Section Affiliates shall bethose persons who are elected accordingto the SOCIETY BylawsSec 4 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS shallhave the right to vote but not to hold anelective positionSec 5 National Affiliates and LocalSection Affiliates shall have neither theright to vote nor to hold officeSec 6 All members and assigned Na-tional Affiliates of the Section may beassessed such voluntary annual Sectiondues as may be set by the Board of Di-rectors

Article VmdashOfficers and DutiesSection 1 The officers shall be MEM-BERS of the Northeastern Section andshall comprise a Chair Chair-Elect Secre-tary Treasurer and Auditor The Chair andChair-Elect shall serve for one year theSecretary Treasurer and Auditor for a termof two yearsSec 2 The duties of the officers shall besuch as usually pertain to the offices theyhold and also any other duties that may beprescribed in any part of the constitutionand bylaws of the Northeastern Section orby the Constitution and Bylaws of the SO-CIETYSec 3 The Chair-Elect shall perform theusual duties of Vice-Chair and shall suc-ceed to the position of Chair at the expira-tion of the Chairrsquos term of office In thecase of a vacancy in the office of Chair theChair-Elect shall assume the added dutiesof the Chair for the unexpired termSec 4 The officers of the NortheasternSection shall be allowed such sums ofmoney to carry out the duties of their of-fices as may be recommended by the Chairof the Committee on the Budget andwhich shall have been approved and ap-propriated by the Board of Directors

Article VImdashBoard of DirectorsSection 1 The Board of Directors shallconsist of the officers of the NortheasternSection the immediate past Chair themembers of the Board of Trustees theChairs of the Standing Committees theEditor of the Official Publication of the

Northeastern Section ex officio theArchivist the Councilors and AlternateCouncilors who have been elected by theNortheastern Section to represent the Sec-tion in the Council of the SOCIETY ex of-ficiis any other Councilors of theSOCIETY residing in the territory of theNortheastern Section ex officiis and sixDirectors-at-Large elected from among themembers of the SectionSec 2 The Chair of the Northeastern Sec-tion shall preside at the meetings of theBoard of Directors In the absence of theChair and the Chair-Elect the Board of Di-rectors shall elect a presiding officer protemporeSec 3 The Board of Directors shall be thelegal representative of the NortheasternSection It shall conduct the business of theNortheastern Section and may appropriatemoney as neededSec 4 The meetings of the Board of Di-rectors shall ordinarily be held monthly ex-cept during June July and August and maybe held at the call of its Presiding Officeror of three Directors Notices of meetingsshall be sent by the Secretary to each mem-ber of the Board at least one week previousto the date of said meeting and the princi-pal items of business to be presented shallbe stated in the notice Fifteen membersshall constitute a quorumSec 5 The annual meeting of the Board ofDirectors shall be held during the 3l daysimmediately following the close of the fis-cal year of the Northeastern Section theexact date to be set at the November meet-ing of the Board of Directors and shall beannounced at the December meeting of theNortheastern Section This meeting of theBoard of Directors shall be open to allmembers of the Northeastern Section whoshall be notified by a call for the meetingwhich may be published in the appropriateissue of the Official Publication of theNortheastern Section now known as THENUCLEUSArticle VIImdashCouncilors and Alter-

nate CouncilorsSection 1 There shall be elected to repre-sent the Northeastern Section in the Coun-cil of the SOCIETY that number of

Constitution and Bylaws of The Northeastern Section


Councilors and Alternate Councilorswhich may from time to time be authorizedby the Constitution and Bylaws of the SO-CIETY

This shall be done in such a manner asto provide as nearly as possible an equalnumber of Councilors and Alternate Coun-cilors elected each year In the event thatthe number of Councilors and AlternateCouncilors changes the Board of Directorsmay authorize the election of Councilorsand Alternate Councilors with differingtermsSec 2 In the event that a Councilor is un-able to attend a specified meeting of theCouncil of the SOCIETY the Chair of theNortheastern Section shall appoint one ofthe Alternate Councilors to attend and toserve as Councilor at the specified meet-ing Such appointment of an AlternateCouncilor shall be for one meeting onlySec 3 In the event that no Councilor orAlternate Councilor is able to attend aspecified meeting of the Council of theSOCIETY the Chair of the NortheasternSection shall appoint a MEMBER of theSection as a fully accredited TemporarySubstitute Councilor as provided for in theSOCIETY Bylaws Such appointmentshall be for one meeting only

Article VIIImdashElectionsSection 1(a) The Chair-Elect shall be elected annu-ally for a term of one year As provided inArticle V Section 3 the Chair-Elect shalltake office as Chair at the expiration of thepreceding Chairrsquos term of office(b) During the year preceding the expira-tion of the term of office of the SecretaryTreasurer or Auditor the successor to therespective office shall be elected to a termof two years(c) The Board of Trustees shall have onemember elected every year for a term ofthree years(d) The Nominating Committee shall havetwo members elected every year for a termof one year as provided for in the bylaws(e) There shall be elected every year forterms of three years that number of Coun-cilors and Alternate Councilors to replacethose whose terms are expiring exceptwhere the Board of Directors has author-ized the election of Councilors and Alter-nate Councilors with lesser terms inaccordance with Article VII Section 1(f) The Committee on the Awarding of theTheodore William Richards Medal shallhave two members elected every two years

for terms of four years as provided for inthe bylaws(g) The Norris Award Committee shallhave two members elected every two yearsfor terms of four years as provided for inthe bylaws(h) The Esselen Award Committee shallhave two members elected every two yearsfor terms of four years as provided in thebylaws(i) Two Directors-at-Large shall be electedevery year for a term of three years(j) Except as stated below all those electedshall take office on January l following thedate of their election and shall continue inoffice until their successors have been dulyelected and qualified Those elected to fillvacancies in the list of Councilors or Al-ternate Councilors shall take office on no-tification of their election and serve for theremainder of the term or until their succes-sors have been duly elected and qualifiedNewly elected members of an electedaward committee shall take office imme-diately upon notification of their electionprovided that the award has already beenpresented or will not be given in that yearOtherwise newly elected award commit-tee members shall take office on the firstday of the month following the presenta-tion of that yearrsquos award In either casenewly elected members shall take office nolater than January 1 and shall serve untiltheir successors have been duly electedand qualifiedSec 2 At the February meeting of theBoard of Directors and also at the Februarymeeting of the Northeastern Section theNominating Committee shall present to theMEMBERS and ASSOCIATE MEM-BERS the names of nominees for the var-ious offices enumerated in Section 1hereof and said nominations shall be pub-lished in the March issue of the OfficialPublicationSec 3 Any group comprising 2 percent ormore of the membership of the Northeast-ern Section may nominate candidates forany elective office provided that suchnomination (accompanied by the signa-tures of the nominating group) shall bepresented in writing to the Chair of theNominating Committee not more than tendays following the March meeting of theNortheastern SectionSec 4 Provisions shall be made for dis-semination of biographical data suppliedby the nominees and in the case of nom-inees for officers Directors-at-LargeTrustees Councilors and Alternate Coun-cilors also for position statements pro-vided by the nominees Such material shall

accompany the ballots or be published inthe Official Publication of the Section atthe time ballots are sent to members TheNominating Committee with the approvalof the Board of Directors shall establishequitable rules concerning the format ofmaterial submitted by nominees and thedeadline for submissions Elections shallbe conducted in accordance with the pro-visions for Fair Election Procedures of theSOCIETY The Nominating Committeeshall prepare a ballot containing the namesof nominees who shall have been nomi-nated in accordance with Sections 2 and 3the order of candidates within each posi-tion shall be determined by lot The Nom-inating Committee shall mail the samewith a special ballot envelope to eachMEMBER and ASSOCIATE MEMBERnot later than the first day of May The bal-lot shall state the deadline for the return ofthe ballot which shall be not less thanthree weeks after the mailing of the ballotsand not later than the first of June No bal-lots shall be sent to others than membersof the Northeastern SectionSec 5 In all balloting conducted by mailthe ballot voted shall be sealed separatelyin the special ballot envelope which shallbe enclosed in a covering envelope ad-dressed to the Secretary of the Northeast-ern Section The signature of theMEMBER or ASSOCIATE MEMBERvoting shall appear on the covering enve-lope or may appear upon a separate slip ofpaper enclosed in the covering envelopebut no signature or other identificationshall appear upon the ballot or upon theballot envelope Three members not can-didates for an office and appointed by theChair of the Northeastern Section shall bethe Tellers The Secretary shall deliver un-opened to the Tellers all ballot envelopesreceived by the deadline The Tellers shallcount the ballots thus received using thelist of members provided by the Secretaryto verify eligibility of all those voting Anyballot envelope not so validated shall berejected The Tellers shall certify the re-sults of the election to the Secretary of theNortheastern Section not later than the fif-teenth day of June In case of a tie vote forany of the elective positions the Board ofDirectors shall make the final selection bylot from among those tied The Secretaryshall prepare a list of names of all personselected to the several offices and shall senda copy of such list to each member of theBoard of Directors to the Executive Direc-tor of the SOCIETY and to each candidatefor office The list shall be published in thenext issue of the Official Publication


BylawsContinued from page 18



Sec 6 In the event of a vacancy occurringin any elective position the Board of Di-rectors shall promptly elect a successorfrom candidates chosen by the NominatingCommittee except that vacancies occur-ring in the list of Councilors shall be filledfrom the list of Alternate Councilors Allcandidates shall be MEMBERS of theNortheastern Section Such election shallbe only for a term which extends until asuccessor can be elected as provided in thisArticle

Article IXmdashThe Fiscal YearSection 1 The fiscal year of the Northeast-ern Section shall close on December thirty-first

Article XmdashBoard of TrusteesSection 1 The Board of Trustees shall con-sist of three MEMBERSSec 2 The Board of Trustees shall be re-sponsible to the Board of DirectorsSec 3 The Board of Trustees shall makerules for its business procedure and theelection of its officers including a Treas-urer All financial matters of the Boardsuch as the buying and the selling of secu-rities and banking shall have the approvalof at least two members All checks shallbe signed by two members of the Boardand double supervision of the safety de-posit boxes shall be maintainedSec 4 Vacancies on the Board of Trusteesshall be filled as provided in Article VIIISec 5 In the event of the inability of theNortheastern Section to elect a Board ofTrustees as herein provided the appoint-ment shall be made by a MassachusettsCourt having jurisdiction Such appoint-ment shall not otherwise affect the opera-tion of this constitutionSec 6 The Board of Trustees shall havecustody of and administer the PermanentTrust Fund the Richards Fund the NorrisAward Fund the Publications Trust Fundand any other special funds which may beestablished by the Northeastern Section ac-cording to the provisions of this constitu-tionSec 7 The Board of Trustees shall makea financial report of each Fund at the an-nual business meeting of the Board of Di-rectors and at any other meeting when sorequested in advance by the Presiding Of-ficer of the Board of DirectorsSec 8 The Board of Trustees shall be al-lowed such sums of money to carry on itsactivities as may be recommended by the

Budget Committee and approved and ap-propriated by the Board of Directors

Article XImdashBoard of PublicationsSection 1 The Board of Publications shallbe a Standing Committee and shall consistof three members one member to be ap-pointed each year for a term of three yearsthe appointment to be made as provided inthe bylawsOfficers of publications and members ofany committee charged with publicity orpublications of the Northeastern Sectionshall not be eligible for membership on theBoard of PublicationsSec 2 The Board of Publications shall beallowed such sums of money to carry onits activities as may be recommended bythe Budget Committee and approved andappropriated by the Board of DirectorsSec 3 The Board of Publications shallhave charge of all publications issued bythe Northeastern SectionArticle XIImdashPermanent Trust FundSection 1 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a Permanent Trust Fund to whichadditions may be made by contribution be-quest or otherwise The principal of thisFund with all additions may be mergedwith securities of other trust Funds and in-vested as a single Fund in which event di-visions into between or among the severalFunds may be made by appropriate entrieson books of account and at any time divi-sions into segregated Funds may be madeby appropriating and setting aside specificsecurities or other property at a fair valua-tion determined by the Board of Directorswhich shall be final and conclusiveSec 2 The income only of said PermanentTrust Fund may be expended for such pur-poses as the Board of Directors may au-thorizeArticle XIIImdashTheodore William RichardsFundSection 1 The Northeastern Section shallfrom time to time award a medal to beknown as the Theodore William RichardsMedalSec 2 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a trust fund called the RichardsFund to which additions may be made bycontribution bequest or otherwise Theprincipal of the Fund with all additionsmay be merged with securities of othertrust Funds and invested as a single Fundin which event divisions into between oramong the several Funds may be made byappropriate entries on books of accountand at any time divisions into segregatedFunds may be made by appropriating and

setting aside specific securities or propertyat a fair valuation determined by the Boardof Directors which shall be final and con-clusiveSec 3 The income only of the RichardsFund may be expended for the cost of themedal and the expenses of the award as au-thorized by the Board of Directors andonly for such purposes as will appropri-ately help to perpetuate the memory ofTheodore William RichardsArticle XIVmdashThe James Flack Nor-

ris FundSection 1 The Northeastern Section shallfrom time to time make an award to beknown as the James Flack Norris AwardSec 2 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a trust fund called the NorrisAward Fund to which additions may bemade by contributions bequest or other-wise The principal of this Fund with alladditions may be merged with securitiesof other trust Funds and invested in a sin-gle Fund in which event divisions into be-tween or among the several Funds may bemade by appropriate entries on books ofaccount and at any time divisions into seg-regated Funds may be made by appropri-ating and setting aside specific securitiesor property at a fair valuation determinedby the Board of Directors which shall befinal and conclusiveSec 3 The income only of the NorrisAward Fund may be expended as author-ized by the Board of Directors and only forsuch purposes as will appropriately help toperpetuate the memory of James FlackNorris

Article XVmdashThe Henry A HillFund

Section 1 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a trust fund called The Henry AHill Fund to which additions may be madeby contributions bequest or otherwiseThe principal of this Fund with all addi-tions may be merged with securities ofother trust Funds and invested in a singleFund in which event divisions into be-tween or among the several Funds may bemade by appropriate entries on books ofaccount and at any time divisions intosegregated Funds may be made by appro-priating and setting aside specific securi-ties or property at a fair valuationdetermined by the Board of Directorswhich shall be final and conclusiveSec 2 The income only of the Henry AHill Fund may be expended as authorizedby the Board of Directors and only forsuch purposes as will appropriately help toperpetuate the memory of Henry A Hill


Article XVImdashThe Gustavus JohnEsselen Fund

Section 1 The Northeastern Section shallfrom time to time make an award to beknown as the Gustavus John EsselenAwardSec 2 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a trust fund called the EsselenAward Fund to which additions may bemade by contributions bequest or other-wiseSec 3 The income only of the EsselenAward Fund may be expended as author-ized by the Board of Directors and only forsuch purposes as will appropriately help toperpetuate the memory of Gustavus JohnEsselen

Article XVIImdashContributions Be-quests and Donations

Section 1 The Northeastern Section byvote of its Board of Directors may fromtime to time accept contributions bequestsand other donationsSec 2 Unless otherwise provided by thedonor the principal sum of any contribu-tion bequest or other donation made for aspecial or designated purpose togetherwith any additions to it may be mergedwith securities of other trust Funds and in-vested as a single Fund in which event di-visions into between or among the severalFunds may be made by appropriate entrieson books of account and at any time divi-sions into segregated Funds may be madeby appropriating and setting aside specificsecurities or property at a fair valuation de-termined by the Board of Directors whichshall be final and conclusive Said princi-pal sum and the income from it shall beused only for the special or designated pur-pose

Article XVIIImdashThe PublicationsTrust Fund

Section 1 The Northeastern Section shallmaintain a trust fund called the Publica-tions Trust Fund The purpose of this Fundshall be the promotion of publicational ac-tivities of the Northeastern SectionSec 2 The general method of accumula-tion of the Publications Trust Fund shall beas follows At the close of each fiscal yearof the Northeastern Section any surplus orprofit resulting from activities under the ju-risdiction of the Board of Publicationswhich in the judgment of the Board willnot be required for immediate operatingexpenses shall be transferred to the Publi-cations Trust Fund Additions to this Fund

also may be made by contributions be-quest or otherwise The principal of thisFund with all additions may be mergedwith securities of other trust Funds and in-vested as a single Fund in which event di-visions into between or among the severalFunds may be made by appropriate entrieson books of account and at any time divi-sions into segregated Funds may be madeby appropriating and setting aside securi-ties or property at a fair valuation deter-mined by the Board of Directors whichshall be final and conclusiveSec 3 The income of the PublicationsTrust Fund may be expended upon recom-mendation of the Board of Publicationswith the approval of the Board of Directorsin accordance with Article XI Section 2of this constitutionSec 4 No withdrawals from the principalof the Publications Trust Fund shall bemade except upon recommendations of theBoard of Publications and with the ap-proval of the Board of Directors

Article XIXmdashMeetingsSection 1 The regular meetings of theNortheastern Section shall be held monthlyexcept during June July August and Sep-tember at such time and place as may bedecided by the Program Committee withthe approval of the Board of Directors TheBoard of Directors shall have the power tocall additional meetings of the Northeast-ern SectionSec 2 The meeting of the NortheasternSection held in the month of Decembershall be the Annual MeetingSec 3 Fifty members shall constitute aquorum at any meeting Each membershall be entitled to cast one vote in personor by proxySec 4 Nothing in this Article shall pro-hibit members of the Northeastern Sectionfrom meeting in groups or subsections ac-cording to the field of interest or locus ofthe group or subsection provided how-ever that the said group or subsection beorganized in such manner as to be subjectto the constitution and bylaws of theNortheastern Section Group or subsec-tional meetings shall not be consideredregular meetings of the Northeastern Sec-tion nor shall any business of the North-eastern Section be conducted at suchmeetings

Article XXmdashAmendmentsSection 1 This constitution except ArticlesXII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIIIXX and XXI may be amended at a regularmeeting of the Northeastern Section by atwo-thirds vote of the MEMBERS and AS-

SOCIATE MEMBERS present and votingprovided that a printed notice of the pro-posed amendment previously approved bythe Board of Directors with complete textof the old and new Articles or Sections orboth shall have been sent to MEMBERSand ASSOCIATE MEMBERS of theNortheastern Section at least four weeks inadvance of the meeting at which the voteis to be takenSec 2 Articles XII XIII XIV XV XVIXVII XVIII XX and XXI may beamended only at the Annual Meeting of theNortheastern Section by two-thirds vote ofthe MEMBERS and ASSOCIATE MEM-BERS present and voting provided that aprinted notice of the proposed amendmentswith complete text of the old and new Ar-ticles or Sections or both previously ap-proved by the Board of Directors shallhave been sent to MEMBERS and ASSO-CIATE MEMBERS of the NortheasternSection at least four weeks before the An-nual Meeting of the Northeastern Sectionpreceding that Annual Meeting at whichthe vote is to be takenSec 3 If a proposed amendment underSection 1 or 2 above is not approved by amajority of the Board of Directors it maynevertheless be brought to the membersfor a vote if a petition supporting suchamendment has been signed by at least 3of the members of the Northeastern Sec-tion and has been presented to the Boardof Directors The procedure for subsequentpublication and voting shall be identical tothat in Sections 1 or 2 above as appropri-ateSec 4 Following adoption by the North-eastern Section amendments shall becomeeffective upon approval by the Committeeon Constitution and Bylaws acting for theCouncil unless a later date is specifiedArticle XXImdashDissolution of Corpo-

rationSection 1 In the case of the dissolution ofthe Northeastern Section all funds estab-lished for the purpose of periodically be-stowing a medal or an award andeverything pertaining thereto shall betransferred to the jurisdiction of the Amer-ican Academy of Arts amp Sciences or itssuccessor to be administered in a mannersimilar to that provided in Articles XIIIXIV XV and XVI of this constitution andthe pertinent bylawsSec 2 All other Funds of the NortheasternSection remaining after the payment of justdebts shall be transferred to the trusteeshipof the American Academy of Arts and Sci-





ences or its successor for the establishmentof a Fund for Scientific Research to beconducted within the territory of theNortheastern Section as of the date of dis-solutionSec 3 Whichever organization is selectedby the governing body of the Section at thetime of dissolution shall be exempt underSection 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueCode of 1954 as amended or under suchsuccessor provisions of the Code as maybe in effect at the time of the Sectionrsquos dis-solution

NORTHEASTERN SECTION BYLAWS

Bylaw ImdashOrder of BusinessSection 1 At the regular meetings of theNortheastern Section the order of businessshall be as follows(a) Reports of officers directors or coun-cilors (b) Miscellaneous business(c) Reading of papers(d) AdjournmentSec 2 At all regular meetings of the Boardof Directors the order of business shall beas follows(a) Reading of the minutes of the previousmeeting(b) Reports of officers and other membersof the Board of Directors (c) Reports ofstanding committees(d) Reports of special committees(e) Unfinished business(f) New business(g) AdjournmentSec 3 The rules contained in the latestedition of Robertrsquos ldquoRules of Orderrdquo shallgovern the parliamentary procedure of themeetings of the Northeastern Section andof the Board of Directors in all cases towhich they are applicable

Bylaw IImdashDuties of SecretaryTreasurer Auditor and Archivist

Section 1 (a) The Secretary shall keep arecord of the proceedings of the Northeast-ern Section and of the Board of Directorsshall in cooperation with the Chair andChair-Elect make such reports to the Sec-retary of the SOCIETY as are required byits Constitution and Bylaws shall providefor issuing notices of the meetings of theNortheastern Section shall make an an-nual report at the annual business meetingof the Board of Directors and shall per-form all other duties usual to the office ofSecretary(b) The Secretary shall keep a record of all

Standing Votes taken by the Board of Di-rectors and shall publish each vote aspassed in the next issue of the Official Pub-lication(c) The Secretary shall report amendmentsto this constitution and these bylaws madein accordance with Article XX of the con-stitution or bylaw X to the appropriate of-ficer of the SOCIETY for approval by theCouncil in accordance with the Bylaws ofthe SOCIETYSec 2 (a) With the exception of TrustFunds and the operating funds of the Offi-cial Publication (now called THE NU-CLEUS) the Treasurer shall have charge ofall monies belonging to the NortheasternSection and shall make all disbursementsfrom them The Treasurer shall make anannual report at the annual meeting of theBoard of Directors and shall present in-terim reports at each meeting of the Board(b) All expenditures of money to be paidby the Northeastern Section shall be in ac-cord with appropriations made by theBoard of Directors which shall have beenincluded in the annual budget or anamended budget previously approved bythe Board of Directors Bills submitted tothe Treasurer for payment shall bear thewritten approval of that officer of theNortheastern Section or that Chair of theCommittee responsible for the expendi-ture No bill exceeding the amount allottedin the aforesaid budget shall be paid by theTreasurer(c) The Treasurer shall be bonded for anamount as voted by the Board of DirectorsThe Treasurer shall make expendituresonly in accord with the provisions of theConstitution and Bylaws of the SOCIETYand of the Northeastern Section Expendi-tures shall be subject to the approval of theBoard of Directors of the NortheasternSectionSec 3 The Auditor shall audit or have au-dited with the approval of the Board of Di-rectors the books and accounts of theTreasurer the Board of Trustees the Boardof Publications and the books and ac-counts of any other officer business man-ager or committee of the NortheasternSection The Auditor shall review all re-ports submitted by the Treasurer or theTrustees to local state or federal govern-mental organizations to ensure accuracyand timeliness of filing The Auditor shallmake an annual report at the Annual Meet-ing of the Board of Directors and shallmake a report at any meeting of the Boardof Directors when so requested in advanceby the BoardSec 4 An Archivist for the Northeastern

Section shall be appointed by the Chairwith the approval of the Board of Directorsfrom among the MEMBERS and ASSO-CIATE MEMBERS of the NortheasternSection The duties of the Archivist shallbe to see that the records documentscopies of publications of every sort andany other historical memorabilia pertain-ing to and of interest to the NortheasternSection shall be preserved and protectedand kept in a systematic manner in a cen-trally located place available by appoint-ment with the Archivist to members of theNortheastern SectionBylaw IIImdashBoards and CommitteesSection 1 The Standing Committees of theNortheastern Section shall be the Board ofPublications the Program Committee theBudget Committee the Membership Com-mittee the Nominating Committee thePublic Relations Committee the Commit-tee on Chemistry Education the Profes-sional Relations Committee the AwardsCommittee the Local Arrangements Com-mittee and the Committee on Amend-ments to the Constitution and Bylaws Thechairs and members of these committeesexcept as hereinafter provided shall be ap-pointed by the Chair of the NortheasternSection during the month of January theseappointments shall be subject to approvalby the Board of Directors The StandingCommittees with the exception of theNominating Committee shall be responsi-ble to the Board of Directors The Chair ofthe Northeastern Section shall be a votingmember ex officio of all Standing Com-mittees except for the Nominating Com-mitteeSec 2 (a) The Board of Publicationsshall have charge of the Official Publi-cation of the Northeastern Section nowcalled THE NUCLEUS and may issueor sponsor subject to the approval of theBoard of Directors such publications asin its judgment will best carry out theaims and objectives of the NortheasternSection as defined in Article II of theconstitution(b) It shall be the duty of the Board of Pub-lications to appoint annually subject to theapproval of the Board of Directors and notlater than the May meeting of the Board ofDirectors the Editor and the BusinessManager of the Official Publication of theNortheastern Section and any committeerequired for publication services Ap-pointees shall take office on July first ineach yearSec 3 The Membership Committee shallendeavor to increase the membership ofthe SOCIETY The Chair of the Northeast-


ern Section may appoint subcommittees onAffiliates and Student Affiliates whichshall be responsible to the MembershipCommitteeSec 4 The Program Committee shall havecharge of the regular meetings of theNortheastern Section and shall securespeakers as needed The Committee shallfurther provide the Editor of the OfficialPublication the Chair of the Public Rela-tions Committee and the Secretary of theNortheastern Section with such informa-tion as may be required for the announce-ment of the program of all regularmeetings The Chair-Elect of the North-eastern Section shall be ChairSec 5 The Budget Committee shall con-sist of five members The Treasurer of theNortheastern Section shall be Chair Theremaining members shall be members ofthe Board of Directors of the NortheasternSection and shall be appointed by theChair at the beginning of the fiscal yearThe Committee shall obtain from each Of-ficer Board Committee or other personcontemplating the expenditure of moniesof the Northeastern Section an estimate ofthe sum required The Committee shallthen prepare a budget for the ensuing yearwhich shall be submitted to and acted uponby the Board of Directors at its FebruarymeetingSec 6 The Nominating Committee shallconsist of five MEMBERS of the North-eastern Section who shall be selected bythe following rules(a) One member shall be the immediatepast Chair who shall act as Chair of theNominating Committee unless such a per-son shall not be able to serve In such anevent the Chair of the Nominating Com-mittee shall be appointed by the Chair ofthe Board of Directors no later than theApril meeting of the Section(b) Two members shall be elected by theBoard of Directors at a regular meeting ofthe Board no later than the April meetingfrom a slate of four Board members drawnup by the current Nominating CommitteeIn the case of a tie vote the presiding offi-cer shall cast the deciding vote(c) Two members shall be elected by theMEMBERS and ASSOCIATE MEM-BERS of the Northeastern Section from aslate of not less than four MEMBERS ofthe Section as provided in Article VIIISection 1 of the constitutionNo member of the Nominating Committeemay be nominated by that committee for

an elective office of the Northeastern Sec-tion excepting to candidacy for the Com-mittee on the Awarding of the TheodoreWilliam Richards Medal the Norris AwardCommittee the Esselen Award Committeeor the Nominating Committee This prohi-bition shall not apply to a Chair of theNominating Committee who is the imme-diate past Chair of the Northeastern Sec-tionThe Nominating Committee shall makenominations as provided in Article VIII ofthe constitution of the Northeastern Sec-tionSec 7 It shall be the responsibility of thePublic Relations Committee to promoteactively the public relations of the North-eastern Section and to see that proper pub-licity is given to the activities of theNortheastern Section and of the SOCIETYSec 8 It shall be the responsibility of theCommittee on Chemistry Education toconsider means whereby the teaching ofchemistry may be improved to considerhow the interests of students in chemistryas a profession may be increased and tosponsor efforts by which such improve-ment may be accomplishedSec 9 It shall be the responsibility of theProfessional Relations Committee to makerecommendations to the Board of Direc-tors concerning matters bearing on the pro-fessional relations and professional statusof the membership of the NortheasternSection and career services for these mem-bers The Chair of the Northeastern Sec-tion may with the approval of the Boardof Directors appoint a subcommittee to beknown as the Committee on Career Serv-icesIt shall also be the responsibility of theProfessional Relations Committee to or-ganize and administer programs for help-ing the membership of the NortheasternSection increase its level of professionalattainmentSec 10 It shall be the duty of the AwardsCommittee to nominate appropriate mem-bers of the Northeastern Section for anyawards administered by the SOCIETY byDivisions of the SOCIETY or by other or-ganizations and when so requested by theBoard of Directors to select recipients ofHenry A Hill Awards Lectureships or Fel-lowshipsSec 11 The Local Arrangements Commit-tee shall in cooperation with the ProgramCommittee arrange for a suitable meetingplace and the accommodation of speakersIt shall also arrange for the greeting of newmembers and for social functions of theNortheastern Section

Sec 12 It shall be the duty of the Commit-tee on Amendments to the Constitution andBylaws to examine all proposals foramendments before they are approved bythe Board of Directors to make certain thatthey are stated in unambiguous terms anddo not conflict with articles or sectionsother than those for which they are to besubstitutedSec 13 (a) The chair of each standingcommittee shall prepare for presentation atthe Annual Meeting of the Board of Direc-tors a written report of the activities of thatcommittee and of any subcommittees re-sponsible to it including a financial state-ment A summary of this report shall beread at said meeting and on approval bythe Board of Directors shall be publishedin the Official Publication of the North-eastern Section(b) The chair of each standing commit-tee shall deliver to the Secretary of theNortheastern Section the recommenda-tions of said committee to the succeed-ing committee The Secretary shalldeliver this report to the chair of the suc-ceeding committeeBylaw IVmdashLocal Section Affiliates

Section 1 Persons interested in Chemistryor Chemical Engineering may be electedas Local Section Affiliates by the Member-ship CommitteeSec 2 Local Section Affiliates shall payas annual dues a sum to be established bythe Board of Directors in conformancewith the SOCIETY Bylaws These duesshall be payable on January l of each yearon presentation of a statement from theTreasurerBylaw VmdashAwarding the Theodore

William Richards Medal and AwardSection 1 The award of the TheodoreWilliam Richards Medal shall be in chargeof a special committee of seven memberscalled the Committee on the Awarding ofthe Theodore William Richards MedalFour members of said committee shall beMEMBERS of the Northeastern SectionTwo members of the said Committee shallbe MEMBERS of the SOCIETY but notmembers of the Northeastern Section TheEditor of the JOURNAL OF THE AMER-ICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY shall be theseventh memberSec 2 Each member of this Committeeshall serve for four years and shall be el-igible for reelection(a) Two members shall be elected everysecond year by the Northeastern Section





by a secret ballot from a list of four candi-dates submitted by the Nominating Com-mittee The Committee on the Awarding ofthe Theodore William Richards Medalmay recommend candidates to the Nomi-nating Committee Each member of theNortheastern Section shall be instructed tovote for two candidates and the two can-didates receiving the largest total vote shallbe declared elected(b) The two members outside the North-eastern Section shall be elected by theother five membersSec 3 Any vacancy in the Committeeshall be filled by the other members of theCommittee with the approval of the Boardof Directors but only to complete the un-expired termSec 4 The Committee shall make rules forits procedureSec 5 The Committee on the Awarding ofthe Medal shall have full power to choosethe recipient and its choice shall be finalSec 6 The award of the Theodore WilliamRichards Medal shall be made for conspic-uous achievement in chemistrySec 7 The Committee shall ordinarily re-port in writing to the Board of Directors atits February meeting but in any case notless than six weeks before the medal is tobe awarded the name of the recipient anda brief statement of the recipientrsquos conspic-uous achievement in chemistry togetherwith an estimate of the amount of moneyneeded to make the awardSec 8 The Board of Directors shall con-sider the estimate of cost and shall author-ize the payment of the amount of money itconsiders necessary for the awarding of themedal but shall not be committed to thepayment of a sum larger than the moneythen available in the income account of theTheodore William Richards FundSec 9 The Chair of the Northeastern Sec-tion with the approval of the Board of Di-rectors shall upon request of theCommittee on the Awarding of the Medalappoint a temporary committee to act inconjunction with the Committee on theAwarding of the Medal in arranging the de-tails of the meeting at which the award isto be madeSec 10 In addition to the gold medal andthe silver duplicate medal the recipientmay be given a sum of money at least suf-ficient to cover the recipientrsquos personal ex-penses in attending the meeting

Sec 11 The medal shall be awarded notoftener than once every two years exceptunder unusual conditionsSec 12 The recipient shall appear in per-son to receive the medal and deliver an ad-dress or read a paper about the work forwhich the medal is awardedSec 13 On recommendation of the Com-mittee on the Awarding of the Medal andby vote of the Board of Directors Section12 of this bylaw may be waivedSec 14 Any moneys in the income ac-count of the Theodore William RichardsFund not required for awarding of themedal shall be available to the Board ofDirectors for perpetuating the memory ofTheodore William Richards in accordancewith the provisions of Article XIII of theconstitution Any other award made shallbe at the discretion of the Awards Commit-tee and subject to approval of the Board ofDirectors

Bylaw VImdashAwarding the JamesFlack Norris Award

Section 1 The James Flack Norris Awardshall be made for outstanding achievementin the teaching of chemistry as distin-guished from research when demonstratedat college or secondary school levelsSec 2 Each such Award shall compriseboth a sum of money and a scroll suitablyengrossed with an appropriate citation Or-dinarily it shall be awarded each yearSec 3 The Award shall be in charge of aspecial committee of seven membersknown as the Norris Award CommitteeFour members of said Committee shall beMEMBERS of the Northeastern SectionTwo members of said Committee shall beMEMBERS of the SOCIETY but notmembers of the Northeastern Section Theeditor of the JOURNAL OF CHEMICALEDUCATION shall be the seventh mem-berSec 4 The term of each member of theCommittee except the seventh membershall be four years and a member mayserve two termsTwo members shall be elected every sec-ond year alternating with the election ofRichards Medal Committee members bya secret ballot from a list of four candidatessubmitted by the Nominating CommitteeThe Norris Award Committee may recom-mend candidates to the Nominating Com-mittee The members of the NortheasternSection shall vote for two candidates andthe two candidates receiving the largestvote shall be declared elected

The two Committee members outsidethe Northeastern Section shall be elected

by the other five membersSec 5 Any vacancy in the Committeeshall be filled by the other members of theCommittee with the approval of the Boardof Directors but only to complete the un-expired termSec 6 The Committee shall make rules forits procedureSec 7 The Committee shall have fullpower to choose the recipient of the Awardand its choice shall be finalSec 8 The Committee shall ordinarily re-port in writing to the Board of Directorsnot less than six weeks before the Awardis to be made the name of the Award re-cipient and a brief statement of the recipi-entrsquos outstanding achievements in theteaching of chemistry together with an es-timate of the amount of money needed tomake the Award The Board of Directorsshall authorize the payment of the amountof money it considers appropriate for theAward and necessary for the arrangementsfor the Award but shall not commit for pay-ment a sum larger than the money thenavailable in the income account of the Nor-ris Award FundSec 9 The Chair of the Northeastern Sec-tion with the approval of the Board of Di-rectors may appoint a temporarycommittee to act with the Norris AwardCommittee in arranging the details of themeeting at which the Award is to be madeOrdinarily the recipient shall appear in per-son to receive the award and deliver an ad-dress The Norris Award Committee mayunder unusual circumstances waive thisrequirementBylaw VIImdashAwarding the Henry AHill Award Lectureship and Fellow-

shipSection 1 The Henry A Hill Award forOutstanding Service to the NortheasternSection shall be awarded annually to amember to a former member or in mem-ory of a deceased member or former mem-ber of the Section who has madeoutstanding contributions to the Sectionrsquosprograms and activitiesSec 2 Each such award shall comprise aplaque and a scroll suitably engraved withan appropriate citation It shall be awardedannually at a regular meeting of the North-eastern Section unless otherwise specifiedby the Board of DirectorsSec 3 Henry A Hill Lectureship and Fel-lowship shall from time to time beawarded by the Northeastern Section inaccordance with bylaw III Sec 10Sec 4 The Awards Lectureship and Fel-


lowship shall be administered by theAwards Committee of the NortheasternSectionSec 5 The Awards Committee shall makeappropriate rules for the conduct of theseAwards Lectureship and Fellowship sub-ject to the approval of the Board of Direc-tors of the Northeastern SectionSec 6 The Awards Committee shall havefull power to choose the Award recipientthe Lecturer or the Fellow and its choicesshall be final

Bylaw VIIImdashAwarding the Gus-tavus John Esselen Award

Section 1 The Gustavus John EsselenAward shall be made to recognize and re-ward a chemist whose scientific and tech-nical work has contributed to the publicwell-being and has thereby communicatedpositive values of the chemical professionThe significance of this work shall havebecome apparent within the five years pre-ceding nomination for this Award TheAwardee shall be a living resident of theUnited States or Canada at the time ofnominationSec 2 Each such Award shall compriseboth a sum of money and a scroll suitablyengrossed with an appropriate citationSec 3 The Award shall be in charge of aspecial committee of seven membersknown as the Esselen Award CommitteeFour members of said Committee shall bemembers of the Northeastern Section onemember shall be a MEMBER of the SO-CIETY but not of the Northeastern Sectionand shall be selected by the President ofthe SOCIETY one member shall be se-lected by the President of the NationalAcademy of Sciences The Editor ofChemical and Engineering News shall bethe seventh memberSec 4 The term of each elected memberof the Committee shall be four years andan elected member may serve no morethan two four-year terms The term of eachof the two appointed members shall be oneyear with reappointment to be at the pleas-ure of the President of the SOCIETY andthe National Academy of Sciences respec-tively The term of the seventh memberthe Editor of Chemical and EngineeringNews shall be ex officioSec 5 Two of the four members of theNortheastern Section shall be elected bythe members of the Section every secondyear by a secret ballot from a list of fourcandidates submitted by the Nominating

Committee The Esselen Award Commit-tee may recommend candidates to theNominating Committee The two candi-dates receiving the largest vote shall be de-clared electedSec 6 The Committee shall select itsChair and make rules for its procedureSec 7 The Committee shall have fullpower to choose the recipient of theAward and its choice shall be finalSec 8 The Committee shall ordinarily re-port in writing to the Board of Directorsnot less than six weeks before the Awardis to be made the name of the Award re-cipient and a brief statement of the recipi-entrsquos outstanding achievements togetherwith an estimate of the amount of moneyneeded to make the Award The Board ofDirectors shall authorize the payment ofthe amount of money it considers appro-priate for the Award and necessary for thearrangements for the Award but shall notcommit for payment a sum larger than themoney available in the income account ofthe Esselen Award FundSec 9 Ordinarily the recipient shall ap-pear in person to receive the award and de-liver an addressBylaw IXmdashLocal Groups or Subsec-

tions of the Northeastern SectionSection 1 At least thirty interested individ-uals a majority of whom shall be MEM-BERS and ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ofthe SOCIETY may petition the Board ofDirectors which if favorably disposedmay grant permission to form a LocalGroup or Subsection Upon receipt of per-mission the petitioners shall promptly pre-pare a set of bylaws for the Local Groupor Subsection and submit the same for ap-proval by the Board of Directors If the by-laws are approved within one year fromthe date of the approval of the petition theLocal Group or Subsection shall be de-clared establishedSec 2 Nothing in the bylaws of a LocalGroup or Subsection shall be in conflictwith this constitution and bylaws or withthe Constitution and Bylaws of the SOCI-ETYSec 3 Any changes in the bylaws of aLocal Group or Subsection shall be sub-ject to the approval of the Board of Di-rectors of the Northeastern SectionSec 4 The rolls of Local Groups or Sub-sections shall be limited to MEMBERSASSOCIATE MEMBERS and NationalAffiliates of the SOCIETY who shall con-stitute a majority and to Local Section Af-filiates of the Northeastern Section asdefined in Article IV Section 3 of the con-

stitution National and Local Section Affil-iates shall have neither the right to vote onLocal Group or Subsection affairs nor holdoffice in the Group or SubsectionSec 5 The Local Groups or Subsectionsshall be financially self-sustaining exceptthat suitable grants for specific purposesmay be made by the Board of Directors ofthe Northeastern SectionSec 6 Programs for the Local Group orSubsection meetings shall be arranged bythe Local Group or Subsection subject tothe general approval of the Program Com-mittee of the Northeastern Section AnyLocal Group or Subsection program shallbe open to members and Affiliates of theNortheastern SectionSec 7 Meetings of any Local Group orSubsection may be held at such time andplace as may be designated by the LocalGroup or Subsection subject to the generalapproval of the Program Committee of theNortheastern SectionSec 8 The Board of Directors of theNortheastern Section shall have authorityto dissolve a Local Group or Subsection inthe event that said Local Group or Subsec-tion fails to conform to the constitution andbylaws of the Northeastern Section or ofthe SOCIETY

Bylaw XmdashAmendmentsSection 1 These bylaws may be amendedat any meeting of the Northeastern Sectionby a vote of two- thirds of the MEMBERSand ASSOCIATE MEMBERS presentprovided that the proposed amendmentwith the complete text of the old and newbylaws or Sections or both previously ap-proved by the Board of Directors has beenpublished in the Official Publication atleast four weeks before that meeting of theNortheastern Section at which the vote isto be takenSec 2 If a proposed amendment underSection 1 is not approved by a majority ofthe Board of Directors it may neverthe-less be brought to the members for a voteif a petition supporting such amendmenthas been signed by at least 3 of the mem-bers of the Northeastern Section and hasbeen presented to the Board of DirectorsThe procedure for subsequent publicationand voting shall be identical to that in Sec-tion 1 aboveSec 3 Following adoption by the North-eastern Section amendments shall becomeeffective upon approval by the Committeeon Constitution and Bylaws acting for theCouncil unless a later date is specified




D I R E C T O R Y

approach to functional annotation forwide applications including drug dis-covery alternative energy technologybiofuel production and controlling an-tibiotic resistance

I think I can speak for all of the Fu-ture Leaders when I say this programwas a once-in-a-lifetime experience thattaught us a great deal not only aboutACS and CAS but also about ourselvesas individuals and scientists The pro-gram was intensive and involved longhours over a short period of time andwe all wished we had a little longer Wedidnrsquot want the program to end and weleft with an enormous amount of infor-mation unforgettable experiences andfriendships that will last a lifetime Eachperson I met during this program FutureLeaders and members of CASACS in-spired me both professionally and per-sonally I strongly recommend andencourage all chemistry PhD studentsand postdoctoral researchers to apply forthe SciFinder Future Leaders programIt has been one of the most pivotal mo-ments in my career thus far For moreinformation check the CAS webpage(wwwcasorg) The application deadlinefor the next program will be in early2018 If you would like to learn moreabout this yearrsquos Future Leaders checkout the article in CampEN (July 31 2017pp 40-42)

Since returning from my trip toCAS and the ACS meeting I have fullytaken over the chair position of NSYCCAt the meeting we were honored to wina ChemLuminary Award for Outstand-ing Sustainability Activity for our GreenChemistry workshop that we co-hostedwith UMass Boston and Pfizer last yearWe also hosted our annual Fall Mixernight in September which gave youngchemists in the Boston area the chanceto get together and network while enjoy-

ing some friendly competition throughchemistry-themed trivia On November18 we will hold our Second Annual FallCareer Symposium at Boston Univer-sity which will feature workshops foryounger chemists from the undergradu-ate to postdoctoral levels to engage themin resume and CV construction coverletter writing and confidence buildingpanels will provide expert guidance oncareer paths in academia industry andother professions In addition a separateprogram for undergraduates will be heldat Bridgewater State University on No-vember 29 For more information onthese two events check the NSYCCwebpage (wwwnsyccorg)

The NSYCC is planning a numberof programs for 2018 as well includingour annual Northeast Student ChemistryResearch Conference (NSCRC) andhosting events during the Fall ACS Na-tional Meeting in Boston in August Iam very excited for all that NSYCC hasto offer and to interact with other youngchemists in the area

Inspiring YoungerChemistsContinued from page 4

that across the chemistry curriculumfaculty identify hands-on skills as one oftwo over-arching goals Assessment ofthese lab skills however is often over-looked due to time and resource con-straints ndash especially in large coursesDigital badges address this problem byproviding a platform for students todemonstrate their knowledge of hands-on lab skills while receiving direct feed-back about their technique We havedeveloped digital badges for three tech-niques pipetting using a buret andmaking solutions in a volumetric flaskThese badges have been implementedacross multiple populations of generalchemistry students encompassing over3000 students each semester This pres-entation will discuss the design and im-plementation of the badges and theresults from assessments of impact onstudentsrsquo knowledge confidence andexperience with these techniques

Monthly MeetingAbstractContinued from page 5

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Index of AdvertisersEastern Scientific Co 8Northeastern Univesity2Micron Inc 27NuMega Resonance Labs27Organix Inc 27PCI Synthesis27Robertson Microlit Labs27Tyger Scientific Inc 27

Check the NESACS home pagefor late Calendar additionshttpwwwNESACSorgNote also the Chemistry Department webpages for travel directions and updatesThese includehttpwwwbceduschoolscaschemistrys

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November 1Prof Ben Garcia (Penn)ldquoQuantitative Mass Spectrometry Based Pro-teomics for Characterizing Modified Proteinsand ProteomesrdquoNortheastern 129 Hurtig Hall1200 pm

November 2Prof Stephen Lippard (Massachusetts Instituteof Technology)ldquoTracking Mobile Zinc in the Brain ndash NewProbes New BiologyrdquoWPI Gateway Park Room 10021200 pmProf Theodore Betley (Harvard)Dartmouth Steele Room 0061030 am

November 6Prof Anne McNeil (Michigan)ldquoPart 1 Precision synthesis of Conjugatedcopolymers amp their applications Part 2 Creat-ing research-like lab courses at scalerdquoBrandeis Gerstenzang 121400 pmProf Peter Schultz (Scripps)Harvard Pfizer Lecture Hall415 pmProf Michael Willis (Oxford)Boston University Metcalf Rm 113400 pm

November 7Prof Wayne Jones (UNH)UNH Parsons N1041110 amProf Abhishek Chatterjee (Boston College) ldquoGenetically Encoding New Chemistry to Probeand Manipulate Eukaryotic BiologyrdquoTufts Pearson Rm P106430 pm

November 8Prof Hening Lin (Cornell)ldquoThe Chemistry Biology and Application of En-zymesrdquoNortheastern 129 Hurtig Hall1200 pm

November 9Prof Hening Lin (Cornell)Boston College Merkert 130400 pmProf Marianne Wessling-Resnick (Harvard)ldquoMetal Transport and Human HealthrdquoWPI Gateway Park Room 10021200 pm

November 13Prof Ronald T Raines (MIT)Brandeis Gerstenzang 121400 pmProf Stefan Hell (Max-Planck Institute)Harvard Pfizer Lecture Hall415 pm

November 14Prof Kang Wu (UNH)UNH Parsons N1041110 amProf Michael White (Stony Brook Universityand Brookhaven National Laboratory)Tufts Pearson Rm P106430 pmProf Connie Lu (Minnesota)Boston College Merkert 130400 pm

November 15Prof Anna K Map (Michigan)Boston College Merkert 130400 pm

Prof Bryan McCloskey (UCal-Berkeley)ldquoElectrochemical Energy Storage Electrocataly-sis Molecular and Ionic Transport ThroughPolymersrdquoNortheastern 129 Hurtig Hall1200 pm

November 16Prof Aravind Asthagiri (Ohio State) Boston College Merkert 130400 pmProf Daniel Kahne (Harvard)ldquoDevelopment of new strategies to treat antibi-otic-resistant infectionsrdquoWPI Gateway Park Room 10021200 pm

November 20Prof Bohzi Tian (Chicago)Harvard Pfizer Lecture Hall415 pmProf Kevin Kubarych (Michigan)Boston University Metcalf Rm 113400 pm

November 21Prof Anita Elaine Mattson (WPI)UNH Parsons N1041110 amProf Lara Mahal (NYU) ldquoDecoding StructurendashFunction Relationships inthe GlycomerdquoTufts Pearson Rm P106430 pm

November 27Prof Thomas Maimone (UCal-Berkeley)Harvard Pfizer Lecture Hall415 pmProf Abhishek Chatterjee (Boston College)Boston University Metcalf Rm 113400 pm

November 28Prof Aaron Beeler (Boston Univ)UNH Parsons N1041110 am

November 29Prof Julio Camarero (USC)Boston College Merkert 130400 pmProf Jinming Gao (University of Texas -Southwestern Medical Center)ldquoNanovaccines for Cancer ImmunotherapyrdquoNortheastern 129 Hurtig Hall1200 pm

November 30Prof Filippo Mancia (Columbia)ldquoCryo-EM Structure of a Micronutrient Trans-porter with Unusual ArchitecturerdquoWPI Gateway Park Room 10021200 pm

Notices for The NucleusCalendar of Seminars should besent toXavier Herault emailxheraultoutlookcom

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