The Cincinnati Chapter of the American Chemical Society is hosting FREE Chemistry Demonstrations at local libraries all around the Greater Cincinnati area for National Chemistry Week. Come join in on the fun and excitement with your family and friends as we learn about “Behind the Scenes with Chemistry.” See the flyer below for dates & times.
The Department of Chemistry of the University of Cincinnati
and the
Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society
present
The 2010 Ralph and Helen Oesper Banquet & Poster Session
honoring
Kurt Wüthrich
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
on
Friday, October 8, 2010
at
The Great Hall, Tangeman University Center (TUC), UC
Registration:
Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/October/
As a lesser alternative, you may send your reservations by email to Kim.Carey@uc.edu. If absolutely impossible to make reservations via the internet, telephone 513-556-0293. Deadline for reservations is 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Include your name, affiliation, banquet dinner choice, and state if you’re in one of the 1/2 price categories. As a reminder, if you decide you must miss a meeting after you have made reservations, please call to cancel. If you do not cancel, the Section will have to charge you because it will have been charged by the University. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
The banquet price, which includes the following, salad, dessert and one drink, is $20 (1/2 price for emeritus, students, K-12, unemployed and new members), and is payable at the door.
The banquet dinner choices are:
1) Chicken Chasseur (chicken in a white wine sauce with mushrooms and tomatoes) and served with red skin mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans.
2) Vegetarian/Vegan option: Peppers stuffed with a lentil ragu and served with sauteed green beans.
Program:
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Local Cincinnati Poster Session/Social Hour
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Oesper Banquet and Award Presentation
“A Tale from Two Cities”
Charles Weissmann
The Scripps Research Institute, Florida
About the Speaker:
Charles Weissmann, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Infectology, obtained his M.D. (1956) and Ph.D. degrees (1961) at the University of Zürich. After 7 years at the NYU School of Medicine as a post-doc, Assistant and then Associate Professor, he became Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zürich in 1967. In 1999 he moved to the MRC Prion Unit, University College, London as Senior Scientist. In 2004 he was appointed Chairman of the Department of Infectology, Scripps Research Institute, Florida. He has contributed significantly to our understanding of RNA virus replication, developed site-directed mutagenesis and reverse genetics, discovered quasispecies in viral populations, cloned the human interferon alpha genes and produced recombinant interferon in E.coli, cloned the prion gene and demonstrated that its knockout in mice abrogated prion replication and conferred protection from prion disease.
Professor Weissmann has been internationally recognized for his work, including memberships in the Royal Society (United Kingdom) and National Academy of Science (USA). He has been awarded six honorary doctoral degrees and many leading scientific prizes. He was a cofounder of Biogen, the first European biotechnology company and served on several corporate boards.
Directions:
If you approach via I-75, take the Hopple Street exit and turn left at the light. You will pass over the highway. At the next light, go straight (straight here is actually about a 45 degree turn to the left). You are now on Martin Luther King Drive. Continue up King to the 4th traffic light. You will reach the first one quickly, the second one about ½ mile after that, the third (Clifton Ave.) after going up a long hill, and the 4th as you continue eastward with the campus on your right. Turn right at this 4th traffic light onto campus, and then right into the Woodside Garage.
If you approach Cincinnati coming south on I-71, get off at the Taft Street exit (exit 3). After the light at the end of the off-ramp, continue straight (west) on Taft for about 1.3 miles. At this time, Hughes High School is directly in front of you, and you must turn. Turn right onto Clifton Avenue. The University is now on your right side. Continue on Clifton to King; turn right (eastbound) on King and follow to the first light. Turn right onto campus, and then right into the Woodside Garage.
Advance registration for CeRMACS-2010 (16-19 June in Dayton Ohio) is Friday, May 28th. On-site registration will be available, but it will cost a bit more. The deadline for Housing is Monday, May 31st.
CeRMACS has received nearly 500 abstracts on traditional areas of chemistry in addition to nanomaterials, biotechnology, and metamaterials. Each day will feature two plenary lectures on very timely topics. Social events include Chemipalooza at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, featuring a live band, international fare, and fabulous drinks; and a Dayton Dragons baseball game scheduled for Friday.
More meeting information can be obtained at CeRMACS2010.org.
The Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society has funds available for the purpose of improving chemical education in the geographic area served by the local section (OH: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and Warren counties; KY: Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties; IN: Dearborn and Ohio counties). The Educational Grants Committee was established to make recommendations to the Cincinnati Section Board of Directors for the disbursement of these funds. The committee hereby invites applications for these grants from all members (teachers, students, industrial chemists, etc.) of the chemical community in the service area of the section.
Grants will be awarded for such activities as attending educational workshops, participation in summer research programs, innovative education programs, instructional equipment, etc. Proposals, which incorporate the use of funds from other agencies or corporations, including the agency, or corporation, with which the applicant is affiliated, will be given preference in the selection process. Funds will generally not be awarded for the purchase of common supplies or chemicals. However, any application, which meets the basic criteria for which the fund was created, will be given serious consideration. Grants will be, in most cases, limited to $1,500; exceptional proposals will be considered for larger amounts. No school or organization will be allowed to receive more than one (1) award per calendar year. Within one year from the time the grant is awarded, a report describing the use of the funds and the impact that the project had on improving chemical education is expected to be forwarded to the committee chairperson, Ms. Gloria Story.
Gloria Story
The Procter and Gamble Co.
8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd.
Mason, OH 45040
Phone: 513-622-3021
E-mail: story.gm@pg.com
“Chemistry — It’s Elemental”
National Chemistry Week is October 18-24. For more information and poster contest information see:
Poster Contest Flyer (.doc)
Should you drink bottled water instead of tap water? Should you filter your tap water? How safe is tap water in the greater Cincinnati area? How can we get safe, clean drinking water to victims of natural disasters and those in need in third-world countries?
You and your friends are invited to the Bier Stube Room of the Haufbrauhaus in Newport, Kentucky, to discuss these and other water questions at an American Chemical Society, Cincinnati Section, Science Cafe on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at 6pm.
Join fellow chemical educators for a night of sharing – demonstrations, laboratory activities, teaching strategies, and motivational strategies on Tuesday evening, September 30th, at Summit Country Day School. We gather at 6:30 PM for light refreshments and social time. The program will begin at 7 PM and conclude by 9 PM. Come to share and to receive. Most importantly, bring along new colleagues! We will meet in the classroom of Ed Escudero. Directions to the school campus, parking, and Ed’s classroom can be found below.
If you plan to share, please make enough handouts or burn enough CDs for 30 teachers. Linda Ford is leading this discussion group again this year. If you have questions or comments concerning the group, please contact Linda at linda.ford@7hills.org. Linda is always on the lookout for new program ideas and new meeting places. Until we convene, let us all enjoy a great start to the new school year!
Tickets for party night have been mailed to you on or before 5/2/08. If you have not received your ticket by May 10, please let John Janusz know (janusz.jm@pg.com, 622-3803). Payment can be made by cash or check to our treasurer, Beth Reno, when you arrive at the Riverboat Deck.
