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.
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
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Great Hall, Tangeman Center University of Cincinnati
8:30am Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15am Welcome and Introductory Remarks Patrick Limbach, Head, UC Department of Chemistry
9:15-10:15am Professor Kimoon Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology
10:20 – 11:20am Dr. Matthew J. Holcombe, Nove Technologies, Inc.
11:30am – 1:00pm Buffet lunch at the Faculty Club . $10 ($5 for students).
Reservations are Required for Lunch
1:15 – 2:15pm Professor Christopher A. Reed, University of California, Riverside
3:25 – 3:40pm Professor Barry K. Sharpless, Scripps Research Institute
3:25 – 3:40pm Afternoon Break
3:45 – 4:45pm Professor James P. Collman, Stanford University
4th ANNUAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS PICNIC
Sunday, September 23, 2007, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Activities and Entertainment will include a DJ, cornhole competition, “DOOR” PRIZES, and chemical demonstrations. Plus, you can find out about the section activities, committees, and discussion groups for the year.
Germania Park has a playground for children as well as playing fields for various sports. The park is conveniently located in a scenic rural setting and has a covered pavilion. The picnic is on rain or shine.
Registration will take place from 1:00-2:00pm. The section will provide grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, and bratwursts as well as condiments and drinks (beer, soft drinks, and juice boxes). Attendees are cordially requested to bring food. Last names A-M please bring a side dish or salad for 6 and N-Z a dessert for 6.
Food will be served at 2pm.
Cost: $10 for member individuals or $15 for members with family. $5 for member retirees, first time non-members, K-12 teachers and students or $10 for the same with family.
Registration: Registration is now closed.
September 23, 2007: Picnic. Germania Park.
October 19-20, 2007: Oesper Symposium. University of Cincinnati.
“Reduction of Oxygen by a Synthetic Analog of Cytochrome C Oxidase”
James Collman, Stanford
December 11, 2007: Xavier University.
“Making the Blood Supply Safer: Applications of Physical Organic Chemistry”
Matt Platz, The Ohio State University
January 16, 2008: Chemist Of the Year. Sharonville Convention Center.
Febuary 20, 2008: Museum Center.
“Bioenergy Without Hype”
Henry Bungay, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Surface Modifications Title TBD
Steve Diamanti, Wright Patterson Colloid Discussion Group
March 19, 2008: Joint Meeting with Dayton Section. Great Wolf Lodge.
“Zymurgy: The Art and Science of Making Beer”
Tracy Hamilton, University of Alabama
Ken Lee, Brewmaster at Sam Adams, Cincinnati
April 16, 2008: Awards Night. Northern Kentucky University.
“Demonstrating the Awesome Varity of things chemists Do”
John Fortman, Wright State University
May 14, 2007: Party Night. Great American Ballpark.
Reds Game and Buffet Dinner
Welcome. You have reached the web site for the Government Relations for the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society. The purpose of this site is to provide a listing of useful internet accessible government resources and agencies that deal with legislative issues.
Ohio State Capital Day — Wed. May 13
On Saturday morning, February 27, 1998, representatives from most of the local sections in Ohio met at Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio, for the first ever ACS State Government Relations Planning Group meeting. The agenda was to investigate the possibility of a state-wide coalition of local sections to effect and contribute to Ohio State public policy. The representatives agreed that ACS should work with the State legislature in those areas of expertise and interest to chemists and chemistry. The Ohio legislature is currently considering legislation on higher education funding, K-12 science education, and numerous environmental issues that effect us.
As a first step toward establishing a state government relations program for Ohio local sections, a State Capitol Day is planned. The Ohio State Capitol Day will take place on Wednesday, May 13. ACS members from every Ohio section are invited and encouraged to convene that day at the State Capitol in Columbus to meet with their state legislators. The purpose of these meetings is to establish or reestablish relationships with our own local representatives and introduce the resources and expertise of the Ohio local sections and members. That expertise might include comment on the quality of K-12 science education, levels of state funding for higher education, restrictions imposed by the Clean Air or Clean Water Acts, or what are in fact “hazardous chemicals” and in what quantities they are hazardous. The ability of ACS, its local sections, and members to ensure that state laws and regulations are based on sound science and supportive of chemists and chemistry is central to the need and opportunity of a state-wide government relations program. Please look for further announcements and plan to join us in Columbus on Wednesday, May 13. For further information, contact Karlyn Schnapp. (606-572-6681 or schnapp@nku.edu).
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- State of Ohio Government Front Page – information on State agenices
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- Government Relations and Science Policy (GRASP) – A series of programs sponsored by the American Chemical Society designed to provide the federal government with advice on scientific and technological issues involving the chemical sciences, and on policies affecting the public interest.
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