6th ANNUAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS PICNIC
Sunday September 20, 2009 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Activities and entertainment will include food, drinks, music, liquid nitrogen ice cream, chemistry puzzles, chemistry demonstrations and a cornhole competition. Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of fall by connecting with your old friends and meeting new friends.
Bring your family! Germania Park has a playground for children and playing fields for various sports. Conveniently located just north of Cincinnati, the park has a covered pavilion so it will be fun rain or shine. Bring your friend or cornhole partner! You might win a unique artist designed chemistry-themed cornhole game.
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Registration
2:00 pm: Food will be served
Food/Potluck: The section will provide grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, brats, metts, and chicken as well as condiments and drinks including beer, soft drinks and juice boxes.
Attendees are cordially requested to bring a dish to share. If your last name start name starts with A-M please bring a side dish or salad for 6. If your last name starts with N-Z bring a desert for 6.
Cost: $10 for individual members or $15 for members with their family or friends. $5 for individual retired members, first time chemists, K-12 teachers, students and unemployed members or $10 for the same with family or friends.
Reservations: Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/
The deadline for registration is Wednesday, September 16, 2009. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
As a last resort you may send your reservation by email to Beth Reno at reno.ea@pg.com. If it is impossible to make your reservation online or via email, call Beth at 513-622-1346: leave your name, affiliation, number of people attending, a contact phone number and state if you are retired, a first time attendee, unemployed, a K-12 teacher or a student.
Directions to Germania Park:
3529 West Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45251
From I-275: Take the Colerain Avenue exit and go north on Colerain (Rt. 27) for about 2.5 miles. Take the Kemper Road exit and turn right on to kemper. Germania park is on the right after about 1.3 miles.
From I-275 W: Take exit #36 toward Mt. Healthy. Turn right on to Hamilton Avenue (Rt. 127) and go north about 0.8 miles. Turn left on to West Kemper Road. Germania Park is on the left after another 1.6 miles.
Party Night
at the Cincinnati Zoo
Sponsored by Dr. Milton Orchin
Friday, May 15, 2009
Program:
Come explore the wild side with Cincinnati ACS at party night at the Zoo!
We have scheduled the Cincinnati Zoo CREW plaza for party night on Friday May 15 from 5:30 – 9:30 pm. This is an after-hours, private event.
Tours of the CREW facilities will be available for us to learn more about their research efforts in saving species with science. A CREW scientist will guide groups of 15-20 on a 20-minute tour throughout most of the evening, with tours starting at 5:30 pm.
The Zoo’s indoor exhibits will be open for your viewing as well as any outdoor exhibits that have animals out at night.
The lodge will be our backup-up facility in case of rain.
Dinner will be at 6:30pm on the plaza. Dinner is an Italian Buffet: Classic tossed salad, with ranch and balsamic vinaigrette dressings, bow-tie or rotini pasta with 3 sauces – marinara, pesto, or spinach-onion cream. Sauteed peppers and mushrooms, steamed broccoli and baby carrots. Coffee, tea, and cash bar.
Registration: Please register online at:
Alternatively, you may email the webmaster@acscincinnati.org or call Roger Parker at 513.771.3613. The deadline to register is Tuesday, May 12.
Parking:
Please park in the Safari Lot near the CREW Plaza.
Directions:
ZooDirections (.pdf)
Signs will be posted to direct attendees to the ACS EVENT at CREW location. Inform the gate attendant that you are with Cincinnati ACS to receive ticket.
April Monthly Meeting
Pam Addison
(HS Teacher of the Year, 2000, Norwood HS, retired)
“Using everyday objects to explain some of the how and why of chemistry and science”
Sponsored by Girindus America, Inc.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
at the new Student Union, Northern Kentucky University
Program:
5:00 pm Board Meeting: Student Union 109
5:30 pm Registration: Student Union 100L
6:00 pm Dinner: Student Union Ballroom 107A
Dinner, served buffet style: Sliced Roast Beef with Burgundy Wine Sauce, Baked Cod, Tossed Green Salad with Ranch and Balsamic, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Peas and Red Peppers, Rolls with Butter, Assorted Fruit Pies. Coffee, Tea and Water. Vegetarian meals will be available.
7:00pm Awards presentation: National Chemistry Week Poster Competition Winners
7:15 pm Speaker:
Ms.Pam Addison , Norwood HS, retired
8:15 pm Awards Presentation: Science Teacher Awards and Oesper and Chemistry Olympiad Competition Winners.
Registration: The cost of the meeting is $20 or $10 for students, emeritus, or unemployed. Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/
If you have problems registering online, please contact the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org by email to register. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 10 at noon.
Directions:
From Downtown Cincinnati: Go east on U.S. Highway 50 (Columbia Parkway) and take Exit 1J, I-471 South towards Newport, KY. Go South on I-471 to the traffic light at the intersection of I-471 and U.S. Highway 27. Continue straight and turn right at the next traffic light onto Nunn Drive.
East on I-275 (Only use these directions if coming from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport): Take Exit 76, “Three Mile Road/Norther Kentucky University.” Turn right. the first traffic light is Kenton Drive; the second traffic light is Nunn Drive.
East or West on I-275: Take exit 74A, towards Alexandria, leading to I-471 South. Go to the traffic light at the intersection of I-471 and U.S. Highway 27. Continue straight and turn right at the next traffic light onto Nunn Drive.
Parking: As of 2009 guests have to park in one of the two garages (Kenton and University Drive parking garages) and NOT in the surface lots. The Kenton Drive parking garage is the closest to the new Student Union, where the meeting will take place. The parking fee of $2.00 can be waived if you bring your ticket for validation to the registration desk. Due to construction on campus, traffic in and out of campus can be heavy at times and it is recommended that you plan extra time for parking.
Dispersion in Liquids: Suspensions, Emulsions, and Foams
Ian Morrison, Instructor
Thursday and Friday, April 30-May 1, 2009
Mason Business Center – The Procter & Gamble Company
8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason Ohio
Why Attend?
Help solve your colloidal, foam, and dispersion problems in this course designed for scientists and engineers engaged in research and development in the chemical, petroleum, coatings, food, electronics, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and ceramics industries. Topics covered will include surface and interfaces, surfactants, nanoparticle technology, interparticle forces and stability, laboratory techniques, emulsion technology, dispersion processing, foam technology, and polymer stabilization.
Key Topics You’ll Learn About
- Principles of colloid and interface science relevant to the formation and stability of dispersions in aqueous and nonaqueous media.
- Surfactants – mechanisms, structure-property relations, selection guidelines.
- Fundamental concepts and laboratory techniques to study the chemical and physical properties of interfaces.
- Properties of emulsions and emulsifiers.
- The basic principles governing foam formation, inhibition, and antifoaming.
- Experimental methods to quantify particle size, charge, dispersion, stability, and rheological and electrokinetic properties.
- Methods to stabilize and destabilize both aqueous and nonaqueous dispersions.
How You’ll Benefit from This Course
- Consult with a seasoned expert about your R&D problems.
- Gain a valuable understanding of relevant techniques.
- Become proficient at relating observable dispersion properties to fundamental causes.
- Develop an industrial approach to this subject by examining and discussing practical examples.
- Take the opportunity to discuss with the instructor your own related problems.
- Become familiar with the terminology of the field.
- Be exposed to the latest techniques to produce and characterize dispersions, emulsions, nanoparticles.
About the Instructor
Ian Morrison is a Fellow at Cabot Corporation. Previously, he was the Director of Ink Technology at E Ink Corporation, and a Principal Scientist at Xerox Corporation. He has over 20 years experience in teaching short courses.
Program Agenda
- Surfactant Science and Technology – Adsorption at interfaces; common anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants; solution properties of surfactants; source and selection of surfactants.
- Spreading, wetting and adhesion – Basic principles of the nature and stability of interfaces; molecular models of interactions across interfaces; contact angles; Laplace pressures; Marangoni effects.
- Laboratory Techniques – Particle size and charge measurements; acoustic techniques; adsorption from solution; rheology.
- Suspension and Emulsion Stability – Dispersion-force attraction; steric stabilization; electrostatic repulsion; role of ionic strength and zeta potential; stability in nonaqueous media; electrosteric stabilization.
- Foam Technology – Bubble formation and stability; physical properties of foams; mechanisms and antifoaming.
- Emulsion Technology – Emulsifiers; HLB and PIT scales; physical properties of emulsions; phase inversion; comminution and attrition; commercial processing equipment.
- Nanoparticle technology – nanoparticles at interfaces; common particle synthetic techniques; surface modification; applications and processing.
Date and Site
April 30-May 1, 2009, this is a 2-day course. Location: Mason Business Center (formerly Health Care Research Center) — The Procter & Gamble Company, 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040. Check-in at 7:30 a.m. on the first day of the course and the course runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Registration and Fees
The course fee will be $650 for ACS members and $750 for non-members (compare to $1,395 at a National ACS meeting). The fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment break. Seating will be limited.
To reserve a seat, please send an e-mail to Rick White (white.dr.2@pg.com) or call (513) 622-1624 with your name, affiliation, phone number and ACS membership status.
Payment by credit card can be made by going to the CINTACS website, or you may send check or money order, payable to “Cincinnati Section ACS”, to the address listed below. Payment must be received by Friday, April 17.
Dr. Rick White
The Procter & Gamble Company
Mason Business Center, Box 705
8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd.
Mason, OH 45040
Registration is now closed.
March Monthly Meeting
Joint Meeting with the Dayton Section ACS
Sponsored by Advanced Testing Laboratory
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Sharonville Convention Center
11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, OH
Program:
5:15 – 6:15pm: Chemical Information Discussion Group, Room 108
“Properties information added to the Registry file and Scifinder”
John Zabilski, Chemical Abstracts Service
5:30 – 7:00pm: Registration, Room 110
6:00 – 7:00pm: Social Hour(open bar), Room 110
7:00 – 8:00pm: Dinner, Room 110. $25 or $15 for students, emeritus, unemployed. Choice of: Beef Stroganoff with Paprika Noodles, Chicken Alouette or Vegetarian Pasta. All served with salad, vegetable, dessert, rolls & butter, coffee & tea.
8:00 – 9:00pm: Shirley Corriher, Author(“CookWise” and “BakeWise”), Chef and Scientist, “The Secrets of Food Revealed”
Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/
If it is impossible for you to register online, please call Roger Parker at 513-771-3613 or send an email to webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 6th.
Directions:
Take I-75 to the Sharon Road Exit #15. Proceed west on Sharon Road to the first intersection (Chester Rd). Turn right on Chester Road. The Convention Center is located ½ mile on the left.
Chemist and Research Associate of the Year
February 11, 2009
Miami Univeristy Marcum Conference Center (MCC)
Oxford, OH
Sponsored by Procter and Gamble
Program:
6:00 – 7:00pm: Registration and Social Hour (Room MCC-112). Open beer, wine, and soft drink bar
7:00 – 8:00pm: Buffet Dinner (Room MCC-180-6). Chicken & Andouille sausage gumbo, mixed greens with creole mustard red pepper vinagrette, fresh baked rolls, blackened chicken with remoulade sauce, carved beef tenderloin with sauce robert, red beans and rice, oven roasted potatoes, maque choux, seasonal vegetables, pecan pie and bananas foster cheesecake, coffee, tea, and decaf. Cost $25.00 ($15.00 for students, emeritus, unemployed, and new members).
8:00 – 9:00pm: Meeting and Lecture
Registration: Please register online HERE. Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register, or call Roger Parker at 513-771-3613. Registration is now closed.
Directions to Marcum Conference Center at Miami University in Oxford, OH:
Take I-275 to US 27 exit (Colerain Ave.). Follow US 27 North to Oxford (approximately 20 miles). US 27 turns in to Patterson Ave. when you enter Oxford. Continue to stop sign at corner of Patterson Ave. & High Street. Go straight through intersection approximately one block. A white sign will point you to the Marcum Conference Center (to the right). Plenty of parking is available behind the conference center.
January Monthly Meeting
January 14th, 2009
Givaudan Flavors
Sponsored by Givaudan Flavors and Iota Sigma Pi
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Sara Risch
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Program:
5:30 – 7:30pm Registration.
6:00 – 6:30pm Board Meeting (Room CDR #1).
6:00 – 7:00pm Social Hour. Cheese with crackers and grapes, veggies with dip, punch, iced tea, soft drinks
7:00 – 8:00pm Buffet Dinner. House salad, sliced roast beef au jus and horseradish cream sauce, stuffed chicken breast, steamed vegetables, roasted red potatoes, assorted gourmet cheesecakes and coffee.
8:00pm Speaker.
“Flavor Chemistry”
Dr. Sarah Risch
Registration: Please register online HERE. Registration is now closed. Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register, or call Roger Parker at 513.771.3613. Deadline for reservations is noon on Friday, January 9. Cost is $25 ($15 for students, emeritus, unemployed, and new members).
Directions:
From I-75 North:
Take the Towne Street Exit. Go right at the end of the exit. Turn left at the light onto Paddock Rd. At the first light, turn left onto Edison Dr. and enter the TechSolve Research Park. Givaudan Flavors is on the left, however, continue on Edison past the visitors entrance and park in the employee parking lot which is behind the building. Use the entrance near the south end of the parking lot. The entrance will be marked.
From I-75 South:
Take the Paddock Rd. exit and turn left at the end of the exit onto Paddock rd. Turn right at the third stoplight onto Edison Dr., and continue as above.
About the Speaker:
Sara Risch is a professor at Michigan State University . She was Director of the School of Packaging from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining Michigan State , Sara had her own consulting business where she worked with food, flavor and packaging companies on product-package compatibility as well as new product development. She also spent five years as Director of R&D for Golden Valley Microwave Foods (now part of ConAgra Snack Foods). She is active in the American Chemical Society and is currently a Councilor for the Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division and vice-chair of the Committee on Nominations and Elections. She is a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists , serving on the Committee on Divisions and on the executive committees for both the Food Packaging and Food Chemistry Divisions. Sara received her B.S and Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Minnesota . She received a MS in Food Science from the University of Georgia .
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. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. 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.