The WCC 2008 Joint Reception
and Committee Open Meeting
“Rebuilding Rich Connections”
Saturday, April 5, 2008
New Orleans Marriott on Canal
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Highlights of this event include:
WCC Chair, Amber Hinkle, will provide a brief update on the status of WCC programs
Information on events of interest to women at the National ACS Meeting
Poster display and discussion of innovative programs
Music played by local chemists in partnership with AiChE
Please join us to share good food and non-alcoholic beverages. This meeting is the perfect opportunity to network with fellow women scientists and engineers from around the country.
All women scientists and engineers are invited to attend to see posters and participate in discussions of innovative programs.
Reception Honoring Nobel Laureate Professor Harold Kroto
of Florida State University
Friday, April 11th, 2008
University of Cincinnati
The graduate students at the University of Cincinnati are organizing a special event for Nobel Laureate Professor Harold Kroto of the Florida State University. His visit concludes with a buffet style banquet in his honor which will be held on Friday, April 11th, 2008.
Program:
5:00 - 6:00pm Registration and Cocktail Hour (cash bar).
6:00 - 7:30pm Dinner: A buffet dinner to include Steamship Round of Beef, Breast of Chicken Marsala, Vegetable Lasagna, Garden Salad, Caesar Salad, Herb-Roasted Vegetables, Roasted Redskin Potatoes, Sponge Cake with Fruit, German Chocolate Cake, Coffee and Iced Tea.
7:30 - 8:30pm Presentation: Professor Harold Kroto, Florida Sate University. “My ‘world’ Line”.
Registration: Please register by sending an email to Sayandev Chatterjee at rasayan@gmail.com. The banquet will be limited to 100 guests. The cost for Students is $5, and others $10 to be collected at the door.
Location:
850 Lindner Center
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45211
Dr. Kroto will also give a seminar entitled “Science, Society, and Sustainability” on Thursday April 10th at 4:30pm in the Zimmer Auditorium with a reception following in the Zimmer Roof Garden.
“Biomass Energy Without Hype”
Professor Emeritus Henry Bungay
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
February Monthly Meeting
Wednesday February 20, 2008
Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal
Joint Meeting with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Sponsored by Ted J. Logan
Co-sponsored by Iota Sigma Pi (Women Chemists’ National Honor Society)
Program:
5:15-6:15 Colloid Discussion Group, in the Collett Galley.
“Post-Polymerization Modification of Polymer Brushes”
Steve Diamanti, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
5:15-6:15 Chemical Information Discussion Group, in the Newsreel Theater.
“New Proposed Changes to Patent Law”
Edlyn Simmons and Clem Luken
5:30-7:00 Registration, Cincinnati Dining Room
6:00-7:00 Social Hour (cash bar), Cincinnati Dining Room
7:00-8:00 Dinner, Cincinnati Dining Room ($20.00 or $10.00 for students, emeritus, unemployed & new members). Buffet with Caesar Salad, grilled Boneless Chicken Breast with Balsamic Demi-Glace, Sliced Roast Pork Loin with a Warm Apple Chutney, Penne Pasta with Assorted Grilled Vegetables and tossed in a Creamy Gorgonzola Sauce, Seasonal Steamed Vegetables, Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter, Chocolate Torte and Cheesecake, Lemonade, Ice Tea and Coffee.
8:00-9:00 Professor Emeritus Henry Bungay, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Biomass Energy without Hype”
Dinner Reservations: Make reservations online now by following the reservation link HERE. If it is impossible for you to register online, call Beth Reno at 513-622-1346. Registration is now closed.
Awards Night:
Cincinnati Chemist of the Year: Vern Hicks, Ph.D., NKU and
Research Associate of the Year: Harold Vaughn, P&G
January Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Sharonville Convention Center
Sponsored by Givaudan Flavors
Program:
5:15 - 6:15pm: Board Meeting, Room 108
5:15 - 6:15pm: Women Chemists Workshop. Video and discussion, Tina Engel, “Communications Styles-Understand Them and Use Them.” Room 107
5:30 - 7:00pm: Registration, Room 110
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Social Hour(cash bar), Room 110
7:00 - 8:00pm: Dinner, Room 110. $20 or $10 for students, emeritus, unemployed & new members. Choice of : Beef Stroganoff with Paprika Noodles, Chicken Alouette or Vegetarian Pasta. All served with salad, vegetable, starch, dessert, rolls & butter, coffee & tea.
8:00 - 9:00pm: Awards presentations and talk.
Please register online HERE. If it is impossible for you to register online, please call Beth Reno at 513-622-1346 to register. Registration is now closed.
December Monthly Meeting
December 11th, 2007
Conaton Board Room, Room 201 Schmidt Hall
Xavier University
Joint Meeting with the National Society for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
Featured Speaker:
Professor Matt Platz, The Ohio State University
Register Online: Please register online HERE. Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register. Registration is now closed.
Program:
5:15 - 6:15pm:
Organic Discussion Group
Matt Platz, “Ultrafast Studies of Reactive Intermediates.” Albers Hall Room 107
Biochemistry Discussion Group
Stefan Paula, “Virtual screening for Novel Calcium ATPase Inhibitors by Computational Docking.” Logan Hall Room 105
5:30 - 7:00pm: Registration, Conaton Board Room, 2nd floor Schmidt Hall
6:00 - 7:00pm: Social Hour (cash bar) Conaton Board Room.
7:00 - 8:00pm: Dinner. Conaton Board Room ($20.00 or $10.00 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. Matt Platz: “Making the Blood Supply Safer by Applications of Physical Organic Chemistry – Sterilizing Blood Products with Riboflavin and Light”
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 (.pdf).
National Chemistry Week is October 21-27, which celebrates “The Many Faces of chemsitry.”
National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a community based program of the Office of Community Activities. This annual event unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our way of life. The mission of National Chemistry Week is to reach the public, particularly elementary and secondary school children, with positive messages about chemistry.
Free Chemistry Demonstrations will be held at many libraries around the city. The schedule can be found HERE (.pdf) (updated October 12). The demonstrations are recommended for children ages 6-12, but ALL are welcome to attend.
National Chemistry Week Poster Contest: The local Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Socity is again sponsoring a chemistry poster contest. This year the contest is based on “The Many Faces of Chemsitry.” The poster should be fun, motivational, and inspire students to pursue a science/chemistry-related career. Information on the poster contest can be found here (.pdf).
Science Cafe on Chemistry and
Science Careers of the Future
October 6th, 9:00am - 3:00pm
A science cafe is an opportunity to engage the public in conversations about science in an open, casual format. It is open to all Cincinnati section members and guests, including the general public. There will be free coffee in the morning.
Featured Speaker: Bill Carrol, Vice President of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and 2005 President of the American Chemical Society will speak at 9:30 am discussing “The Evolving Chemical Enterprise: Where will we be in 2015.”
Bill’s presentation will be followed by discussions from chemists in the area.
If you would like to stay for lunch, please contact Kate at (513)727-3470 to reserve a lunch.
Where:
Community Center, Johnson Hall
Miami University, Middletown
4200 East University Blvd
Middletown, OH 45042
This event is sponsored by the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society, the Ohio Board of Reagents, and Miami’s Center for Chemistry Education.
the Ralph and Helen Oesper Banquet, and
Cincinnati Section Poster Session
Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
honoring
James P. Collman
Stanford University
Friday, October 19, 2007
Great Hall, Tangeman Center University of Cincinnati
5:30 - 6:50 pm: Poster Session/Social Hour (NOTE: You do NOT have to attend the banquet to participate in the poster session). The poster Session is open to anyone who wishes to participate. However, space is limited. Please register your poster early.
7:15 - 9:30 pm: Oesper Award Banquet. Dinner includes your choice of (1) Grilled marinated portobello mushrooms with pesto angel hair primavera, (2) chicken roulades with smoked mozzarella and Virginia ham, or (3) New York strip steak au Poivre. $20 (1/2 price for emeritus, students, unemployed and new members). Presentation of the Oesper Award to Professor James P. Collman. After-dinner speaker: Professor John Brauman, Stanford University.