The Cincinnati Local Section of the American Chemical Society

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CINTACS April 2008. Vol. 45, no. 7. (.pdf)

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“Zymurgy: The Art and Science of Making Beer”

Tracy Hamilton

University of Alabama at Birmingham

“The Commercial Production of Craft Beers”

Ken Lee

Brewmaster at Boston Beer (Sam Adams), Cincinnati

Sponsored by Advanced Testing Laboratory, Inc.

Wednesday, March 19th

Program:

5:15-6:15 Joy Henderson, Cargill Flavor Systems. Career Services Discussion Group. Location: Room Northwest A.

“Brainstorming Session on Chemistry Careers”

5:15-6:15 Dr. Tom Brueggemeyer, US FDA, Forensic Chemistry Center. Analytical Discussion Group. Location: Room Northwest B.

“Pet Food Contamination 2007— a Multi-Faceted Analytical Investigation”

6:00-7:15 Social Hour

7:15-8:15 Dinner, Sequoia Rooms 1-3. ($20.00 or $10.00 for students, emeritus, unemployed new members). Specialty menu designed using Sam Adams products: Boston Marinated Pork Loin with Scotch Ale Sauce, Adams roast beef, herb roasted potatoes, roasted summer vegetables with Sam Adams vinaigrette. Vegetarian option: vegetable pasta roll toped with a marinara or alfredo sauce.

8:15-9:15 Featured Speakers

Registration: Please register online HERE. The deadline for reservations is Friday, March 14 The deadline for reservations has been extended to Monday, March 17 at 2:00pm.

Great Wolf Lodge

5688 Kings Island Drive

Mason, Ohio 45040

Phone: (513) 336-7614

Website: http://www.greatwolf.com

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CINTACS March 2008. Vol. 45, no. 6. (.pdf)

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Practical HPLC for Pharmaceutical Analysis

Kim Huynh-Ba, Instructor

Monday May 5, 2008

Mason Business Center — P&G

8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason Ohio

Who Should Attend:

This course focuses on reversed-phase analysis of drug substances and drug products (small molecule). It is designed for managers and researchers who currently use, supervise, or need to learn more about HPLC method development and method validation in a pharmaceutical or regulated (cGMP) laboratory. To get the most out of the course, it is highly recommended that you have at least two years of hands-on HPLC experience.

Key Topics You’ll Learn About:

Conduct method validation by phases of development

Maintain validation through method life cycle

Discuss regulatory expectations through warning letters

How You’ll Benefit from this Course:

Become more successful in pharmaceutical assays and ICH impurity testing

Learn method development strategies

Learn key concepts in reversed-phase HPLC

Understand regulatory aspects for HPLC assays

Design your method validation in compliance of regulations

Monitor impurities according to ICH guidelines

About the Instructor:

Kim Huynh-Ba is the Technical Directory of Pharmalytic Consulting and Training Services (www.pharmalytik.com). With over twenty years of experience in various analytical areas of pharmaceutical development and a primary focus in stability sciences, she specializes in analytical development, stability, outsourcing and technology transfer management. She has been involved with several projects harmonizing and optimizing analytical best practices in several companies, including those under Consent Decree.

Program Agenda:

Check-in will begin at 7:45 am. The course will be taught from 8:00am to 5:00pm. If you have technical questions about the course, contact Kin Huynh-Ba at kim.huynhba@pharmalytik.com.

Date and Site:

May 5, 2008, this is a 1-day course. Location: Mason Business Center (formerly Health Care Research Center) — The Procter & Gamble Company, 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040.

Registration and Fees: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. The course fee will be $500 for ACS members and $600 for non-members (compare to $895/$995 at the National ACS meeting). The fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment break, and a copy of Modern HPLC for Practicing Scientists, by Dr. Michael Dong (Wiley-Interscience, 2006). Seating will be limited.

To Pay by Check:

Make check payable to: “Cincinnati Section ACS” and send to

Dr. Rick White

The Procter and Gamble Company

Mason Business Center

8700 Mason-Mongtomery Road

Mason, OH 45040

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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.

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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.

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“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.

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CINTACS February 2008. Vol. 45, no. 5. (.pdf)

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