APRIL MEETING
Wednesday April 13, 2011
at
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Sponsored By
Girindus America, Inc.
with Featured Speaker
Dr. Al Hazari
University of Tennessee and Science Educator
Program:
5:00pm: Board Meeting. Student Union 109.
5:30 – 7:00pm: Registration. Student Union 100L.
6:00 – 7:00pm: Dinner. Student Union Ballroom. Buffet dinner: Beef tips with brown gravy, poached salmon, garden salad with ranch and balsamic dressings, wild rice, green beans, sugar snap peas, rolls with butter, cherry pie; coffee, tea and water. Vegetarian meal available. $20 ($10 students, emeritus, unemployed and new members).
7:00pm: Student awards presentation.
7:15pm: Prof. Al Hazari
“Chemistry in Comics”
8:15pm: Science teacher award presentations.
Registration:
Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/
Alternatively, register by email at webmaster@acscincinnati.org. As a last resort, call 513-626-0242 (please leave your name, affiliation, a contact phone number and state if you are in one of the reduced price categories. The deadline for registration is 12:00 noon on April 11.
Directions to NKU:
The meeting will be held at the Student Union (SU107A), which is on Kenton Drive.
The board meeting and workshop will also be held at the Student Union (SU109 & 108).
From Downtown Cincinnati:
Go east on U.S. Highway 50 (Columbia Parkway) and take Exit 1J, I-471 South, Newport, Kentucky. 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. Turn right at the roundabout (University Drive) and then left at the traffic light (Kenton Drive).
Park in the Kenton Drive Parking Garage.
From the East on I-275: (e.g., if coming from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport)
Take Exit 76, “Three Mile Road/Northern Kentucky University.” Turn right. Turn right at the traffic light (Kenton Drive). Park in the Kenton Drive Parking Garage.
From the West on I-275:
Take Exit 74A, toward 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. Turn right at the roundabout (University Drive) and then left at the traffic light (Kenton Drive). Park in the Kenton Drive Parking Garage.
Parking:
Guests must park in The Kenton Drive Parking Garage and NOT in the surface lots to avoid ticketing. The Kenton Drive Parking Garage is across the street from the Student Union, where the meeting will take place. The parking fee of $3.00 can be waived if you bring your ticket for validation to the registration desk.
A campus map showing the Kenton Drive Garage and the Student Union can be found at:
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
To kick off IYC 2011, the Cincinnati section of the American Chemistry Society is hosting a Water Chemistry day at the Cincinnati Museum Center on March 25, 2011 from 9-5. The goal is to teach members of the community about the properties of water and its role in the environment with hands-on activities and fun demos. These activities are designed for all ages!!!
Look for us in the lobby of the Museum Center and please drop on by to learn, look, and talk.
Please contact Gloria Story (story.gm@pg.com) for more information.
For more information:
Water Chemistry Day poster: poster.pdf
ACS IYC site: http://www.chemistry2011.org/
The Cincinnati ACS local section would like your feedback and suggestions on the website and mailing list. Please take a moment to fill out the survey below:
2010-2011 Website and Mailing List Survey
The survey will remain open until March 31, 2011.
The latest issue of CINTACS is available.
MARCH MEETING
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Savannah Center
5533 Chappell Crossing Blvd. West Chester, Ohio 45069 Phone: (513) 860-4142
Sponsored by Advanced Testing Laboratory
Featured Speaker: Dr. Leonard Katz, Director and Industry Liaison Officer of the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (SynBERC)
Program
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Registration.
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Social Hour. The bar will be open from approximately 6:00 until 7:00 pm. Each guest will receive 1 ticket, which they will be able to use for Beer or Wine. A cash bar will be available for those desiring to purchase an additional beverage.
7:00-8:00pm: Dinner. Menu:Caprese Salad served with Fresh Mozzarella, Roma Tomatoes, Fresh Basil and Olive Oil. Chicken Saltimbocca served with Creamy Polenta and Steamed Asparagus. Dessert: Tiramisu. Chef’s Vegetarian Option available. Fee: $25.00 ($15.00 students, emeritus, unemployed and new members)
Registration: Please register online at
http://registration.acscincinnati.org/
This is the best and easiest way to register and indicate your dinner option. A less desirable alternative, you may send your reservations by email to webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register. If it is absolutely impossible for you to make reservations via the internet, call 513-626-0242 (please leave name, affiliation, dinner option, a contact phone number and state if you are in one of the reduced price categories). Deadline for registration is 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March. 8th.
8:00 pm: Speaker. Dr. Leonard Katz
“Synthetic Biology and SynBERC: Interface Between Biology and Engineering.”
Directions:
From NORTH:
I-75 South, turn Right on to Union Centre Boulevard Exit (#19). Travel 5 traffic lights, at the 5th light turn left on to Chappell Crossing Blvd.
From SOUTH:
I-75 North, turn Left on to Union Centre Boulevard Exit (#19). Travel 6 traffic lights, at the 6th light turn left on to Chappell Crossing Blvd.
From I-71:
I-275 to I-75 North. Follow directions above from I-75 North. The Union Centre Boulevard Exit is the first Exit North of I-275.
Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data
Stephen Morgan, Stanley Deming, Instructors
Monday through Wednesday, May 23-25, 2011
Mason Business Center – The Procter & Gamble Company
8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason Ohio
Overview
Master the fundamentals of laboratory data treatment to solve data analysis problems. Through a combination of lectures and problem-solving sessions, this course will teach statistical techniques that can be put to immediate use in the workplace. Participants will learn how to understand the strengths and weaknesses of data, recognize and reduce different types of errors, carry out significance tests, correctly use outlier tests, and more.
Who Should Attend?
Technicians, scientists, engineers, laboratory managers, R&D managers, manufacturing and production managers, and others who need to understand traditional and modern methods of data analysis. This course assumes no previous knowledge of statistics and is aimed at both beginning and experienced workers. Each participant should bring a hand-held calculator to the course.
For more information, view the short course flyer:
http://cintacs.org/archive/2010/shortcourse/CINTACS%202011%20Shortcourse.doc
February Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
at
The Wingate by Wyndham & Meridian Conference Center
7500 Tylers Place Blvd.
West Chester, OH 45069
Sponsored by Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati Chemist of the Year:
Professor Apryll M. Stalcup
Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
Program:
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Registration
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Social Hour: Beer, wine and soft drinks.
7:00 – 8:00 pm: Buffet Dinner: Chef’s greens salad, traditional lasagna, tortellini in basil cream served with foccacia & crusty Italian bread with butter & herb-infused oils, tiramisu, coffee, hot and ice tea.
Fee: $25.00 ($15.00 students, emeritus, unemployed and new members).
8:00pm: Speaker:
Prof. Apryll M. Stalcup
“Separation SCIENCE”
Registration:
Please register online at:
http://registration.acscincinnati.org
Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register.
The deadline for registration is noon on Monday, February 7.
The latest issue of CINTACS is available.
