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December Monthly Meeting
December 4th, 2008
Conaton Board Room, Room 201 Schmidt Hall
Xavier University
Joint Meeting with the National
Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
Featured Speaker:
Professor Joseph S. Francisco, Department of Chemistry and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Register Online: Please register online HERE. Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register, or call Roger Parker at 513.771.3613.
Program:
5:15 - 6:15pm: Discussion Group (Logan Hall Room 100)
“Understanding Chemistry in the Atmosphere: New Problems and Challenges”
Joseph Francisco
5:30 - 7:00pm: Registration, Conaton Board Room, 2nd floor Schmidt Hall
6:00 - 7:00pm: Social Hour Conaton Board Room.
7:00 - 8:00pm: Dinner. Conaton Board Room ($25.00 or $15.00 for students, emeritus, unemployed & new members). Menu: Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Hunter Sauce, Garden Greens Salad with Italian Vinaigrette, Wild Rice Pilaf, Fresh Seasonal Vegetable Medley, Fresh Baked Bread, Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce, Whipped Cream and Chocolate Shavings, Coffee, Tea. Vegetarian entree available upon request when making reservations.
8:00 - 9:00pm: Speaker, Prof. Joseph Francisco
“Achieving Diversity in the Sciences for the University of the 21st Century”
Directions to Meeting Venue:
The Xavier University Conaton Presidential Board Room is located on the second floor of Schmidt Hall. Parking is provided free with this parking pass (.pdf) at the F&W Center on Dana Avenue across the street from Schmidt Hall. A map of Xavier University with directions can be found HERE, or HERE (pdf).
From I-71:
Exit at Dana Avenue exit. Proceed west on Dana Avenue past Ledgewood Drive. As the road begins a slight turn, the F&W parking area will be on the left before you reach Victory Parkway.
From I-75:
Exit at Mitchell Avenue. Proceed east on Mitchell Avenue, crossing over Reading Road. Continue to Dana Avenue and turn left. Just after crossing Victory Parkway, the entrance to F&W parking area will be on the right.
From Rt. 562:
Exit the Norwood Lateral at Reading Road. Continue in the left lane of Reading Road to Victory Park¬way. Merge left onto Victory Parkway at the light. Continue to Dana Avenue. Turn left onto Dana Avenue. The entrance to F&W parking area will be on the right in about half a block.
Understanding Chemistry in the Atmosphere: New Problems and Challenges
Joseph S. Francisco
Department of Chemistry and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Purdue University
Abstract:
Chemistry occurring in the atmosphere is responsible for local and regional air pollution and plays a significant role in global climate change. Understanding chemistry in the atmosphere at a molecular level is central to developing effective strategies that can remediate the environmental consequences. Atmospheric reactions that occur in the gas phase, and the various classes of these reactions that describe chemical processing in the atmosphere will be examined. A new class of reactions that involve radical-molecule association complexes will be discussed in particular their unique stability and photochemistry and new fundamental chemistry that are changing traditional perspectives of atmospheric reactions. This talk will also discuss current challenges in understanding reactions of gases at the interface between air and aerosols. Probing the kinetics and mechanisms at the molecular level of these processes will be discussed.
Four awards of $400 each will be funded to allow Cincinnati Section undergraduate students to travel, attend, and present their research at a National ACS meeting.
Application Instructions and Requirements:
1.The monies awarded are only to be used to attend the spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
2. Only undergraduate students may be funded. In order to receive funding the undergraduate student must be the presenting author of a poster or oral presentation.
3. The dead-line for applications for the award is December 31, 2008.
4. The application must contain a copy of the abstract of the presentation; the signature of the student; the signature of the research mentor; and the signature of the chemistry department chair. A letter of recommendation from the research mentor must also accompany the application.
5. No department may submit more than four individual applications.
6. The Educational Grants committee will evaluate the applications and select the award recipients.
7. The students receiving awards will acknowledge the assistance of the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society in their presentation.
Applications for the Award should be sent to:
Cincinnati Section American Chemical Society
Education Grants Committee
Xavier University
Department of Chemistry
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-4221
Download application instructions and requirements as PDF document.
Nominations will be accepted for the Cincinnati Section Outstanding Service Award until March 15, 2009. The nominee should have performed an extraordinary service to the Cincinnati Section. The nominator should be a member of the Section. A complete nomination consists of a letter written by the nominator detailing the reasons the nominee is deserving of the award, and at least one supporting letter by another member of the Section, may include nominee’s CV.
Nomination materials should be sent to:
Jeff Seeley, Ph.D.
seeley.ja@pg.com
or
11511 Reed Hartman Hwy
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Please nominate outstanding area educators for High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year, Middle School/Junior High School Science Teacher of the Year, or Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year. Nominations should include the teacher’s CV and at least one letter of nomination (ideally from the school principal), indicating why the individual exemplifies excellence in Chemistry Education (for High School) or Science for Middle or Elementary School. Due by February 13, 2009.
Nomination materials should be sent to:
Jeff Seeley, Ph.D.
seeley.ja@pg.com
or
11511 Reed Hartman Hwy
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Recognize your colleagues and co-workers for their outstanding contributions to our field. Please submit a nomination for Cincinnati Chemist of the Year and Research Associate of the Year. The nomination deadline is December 31, 2008, so act fast!
The Chemist of Year, must hold a PhD who is a member of the section. Nomination requires two letters of recommendation and the nominee’s CV.
The Research Associate must be or have been a practitioner within the chemical discipline. Nomination requires a letter of recommendation; CV and additional documentation is optional.
Nomination materials should be sent to:
Jeff Seeley, Ph.D.
seeley.ja@pg.com
or
11511 Reed Hartman Hwy
Cincinnati, OH 45241
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