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Dr. Brian R. Gibney2017 New York Section Chair

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THIS MONTH IN CHEMICAL HISTORY

Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles • [email protected]

In a recent column I drew to your attention a splendid new coffee table book about thehistory of chemistry. The book is called “The Chemistry Book” by Derek B. Lowe, pub-lished by Sterling in 2016. The title does not describe the book adequately; it could bet-ter be called “The History of Chemistry Book in 250 one page summaries arranged inchronological order from 500,000 BCE to 2030(!)”. The subtitle is “From gunpowder tographene; 250 milestones in the history of chemistry”. One of the bookʼs most attrac-tive features is that each one page article is accompanied by a full page illustration,mostly in color, relevant to the milestone described. In that column I covered topicsfrom pre-history to the 7th. century. I will now review a few more entries in chronologi-cal order.

I recently co-authored a book on “The Chemistry of Alchemy” and so the entry forca.800 on the philosopherʼs stone caught my eye. It discusses the work of a celebrat-ed Islamic alchemist, probably working in what is today called Iraq. Abu Musa Jabir ibnHayyan is usually referred to simply as Jabir, and in earlier times his name wasLatinized to Geber. There are hundreds of alchemical treatises bearing his name, fol-lowing an alchemical tradition of attributing works to famous authors. It is difficult tountangle which are genuine Jabirian works, and which are by other hands. The inter-nal evidence suggests that Jabir was an experimentalist interested in transmutation(the perfection of base metals into gold) by the agency of what was later called thephilosopherʼs stone. To learn more about this topic I refer you to the book I mentioned.And to a Youtube video entitled “The Real Sorcererʼs Stone”.

The earliest mention of gunpowder seems to date from about 850 in a Chinese Taoisttext. There is little doubt that its inventors and early utilizers were developing weaponsand not pyrotechnics- those came later. The classic mixture of charcoal, sulfur, andsaltpeter (potassium nitrate) could be varied in many ways and with different explosivepowers. Knowledge of gunpowder spread from China during the Mongol invasions,reaching India, the Middle East, and Europe. From about the 12th. century recipes forgunpowder were being written down in manuscripts; the shape of warfare was beingchanged forever.

A fundamental technique of both pharmacy and alchemy is distillation, and the earliestwritten description of fractional distillation is in a manuscript of about 1280 by analchemist from Florence named Taddeo Alderotti. He was recognized in his time as apreparer of medical remedies, and he used a meter long column to isolate 90% ethanolfrom wine. Earlier workers around 1100 had prepared less concentrated ethanol, andthe monk John of Rupescissa in the 12th. century had ascribed marvelous healingpowers (!) to the “spirit of wine”. Alderotti isolated the purest ethanol prepared to histime and used it in experiments and remedies.

No account of the history of chemistry can be complete unless it includes Paracelsus(1493 – 1541). “The Chemistry Book” picks 1538 and the topic of toxicology for its dis-cussion of this remarkable person. He was a physician and an alchemist; his wander-ings took him all over Europe; and he wrote extensively. Many of his works were pub-lished posthumously by his followers. In his work with the sicknesses of miners, who atthat time worked under the most appalling conditions, he was one of the first to sug-gest that external conditions such as breathing in dust and fumes, could be the causeof lung disease. In that respect he can be recognized as a father of industrial toxicolo-gy,

“The Chemistry Book” is informative, engaging, well-written, and attractive. It would bea nice gift for anyone interested in chemistry and its history. I will be telling you moreabout it in the run-up to Christmas!

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December CalendarNEW YORK SECTIONThursday, December 1, 2016LI Subsection Holiday Seminar & ElectionSee page 11.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016Chemical Marketing and Economics GroupSee pages 11-12.

Thursday, December 8, 2016Westchester Chemical SocietySee page 13.

Friday, December 16, 2016High School Teachers Topical GroupSee pages 13-14.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017Friday, February 10, 2017,Friday, March 17, 2017,Friday, April 21, 2017,Friday, May 19, 2017High School Teachers Topical GroupSee page 14.

Saturday, January 21, 2017New York Section Sectionwide MeetingSee page 10.

Early February, 2017, Wednesday, April 12, 2017Westchester Chemical SocietySee page 15.

Tuedays, February 7 and June 6, 2017New York Nanoscience Discussion GroupSee page 15.

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONMonday, December 12, 2016Careers in TransitionSee page 6.

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2017 New York Section Chair’s MessageDear Members:

I write to thank you for your support in my election and request your continuedsupport of the New York Local Section with your time, treasure and talent. I amhumbled to have the honor and pleasure of serving as Chair of the New York LocalSection of the American Chemical Society at the inauguration of its second 125years. Shakespeare wrote, “Whatʼs past is prologue”. The bright future foretoldby our first 125 years reflects the hard work and dedicated service of countlessvolunteers who continue to strive to include all of our increasingly diverse mem-bership.

We must congratulate Alison Hyslop on the wonderful year-long celebration of the125th Anniversary of the New York Section that she led. She and all the previousChairs of the Section, Committees, Topical Groups and Subsections have set thehighest standard of integrity, selflessness, and steadfast leadership that we all aimto meet. Our efforts in the next year will continue the New York Sectionʼs traditionof excellence in improving peopleʼs lives through the transforming power of chem-istry.

We will be honoring Prof. Chad Mirkin of Northwestern University with the WilliamH. Nichols Medal, walking the Brooklyn Bridge as Chemists Celebrating EarthDay, listening to talks at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, and engagingthe public during National Chemistry Week. We will also be engaging our mem-bers with new programs. We will also be building on our success and launchingprograms to honor Community College and Four-Year College Faculty. We willalso be working to enhance the programming for the Senior Chemists with anevent titled ʻFlunking Retirementʼ.

We welcome you to join us, in fact, all members are needed in our endeavors. Westrive to fulfill the vision of those chemists who met at the College of Pharmacy ofthe City of New York back in 1876 to improve peopleʼs lives through the trans-forming power of chemistry. Never believe that a few caring people canʼt changethe world. For, as Margaret Mead taught us, thatʼs all who ever have.

Sincerely, Brian R. Gibney2017 Chair, New York Local Section



North Jersey Meetingshttp://www.njacs.org

NORTH JERSEY EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETINGThere will be no Executive CommitteeMeeting in December.

0CAREERS IN TRANSITIONMEETINGSJob Hunting??

Resume & LinkedIn writing and key wordsearch rules are changing. To be found, comeand utilize our latest insights. Our ACS trainedCareer Consultants offer assistance atStudents2Science to help members with theirjob search on the second Monday of eachmonth. Topics at this free workshop are:

• Techniques to enhance resume effectiveness

• Interview practice along with responding todifficult questions

• Networking to find hidden jobs

• Planning a more effective job search

Date: Monday, December 12, 2016New from now on is a second CITmeeting in East Windsor on thethird Monday. Contact Bill fordetails.

Times: Meeting 2:30 - 5:00 PMPlace: Students 2 Science, Inc.

66 Deforest AvenueEast Hanover, NJ

Cost: No charge

Reservations: at www.njacs.org/careers.html

A job board and networking assistance isoffered at most topical group meetings.Appointments with Bill can be arranged forpersonal assistance at (908) 875-9069 [email protected].

See www.njacs.org under the Career tab forJobs hidden from sight and relevant blogs.

mNJACS PARTNERS WITH STUDENTS2SCIENCEMembers are encouraged to volunteer attheir East Hanover facility and explore theirwebsite at www.students2science.org tolearn more about this innovative program.

S2S continues to expand their exciting labo-

ratory experience the disadvantaged chil-dren. Many of our members continue to vol-unteer as mentors. At their 2 million dollaranalytical lab, every 40 kids are assisted by16 professional volunteer mentors. Theexperiments performed really make chem-istry and science come alive using state ofthe art analytical equipment working withstudents starting in 6th grade up to HSseniors. Each day is optimized for gradelevel and curriculum.

Now the program has further expanded withinternet video and experiments performed inthe classroom for 4th & 5th grades. Internetallows views of the lab in operation andrelates to simpler experiments setups donein the classroom with their teacher and apartnering chemist.

North Jersey members who volunteeredbenefited in many ways. Those in transitionexpanded their network and received jobfinding assistance. Retired chemists met upwith old friends and made many new friends.Those with jobs used the volunteer hours aspart of the company outreach programs andteam training. All feel great about making adifference in the lives of the youth who mayhave never met a scientist or considered acareer in the sciences.

Please consider volunteering and discover-ing more about this innovative program. Ifyou want to learn more, you can speak withDon Truss at (908) 334-8435.

uNY AND NoJ PROJECT SEEDSee araticle and photo under NY Section,page 17.

sNORTH JERSEY SECTIONELECTION RESULTSCHAIR-ELECT (2017)Miriam Gulotta

TREASURER (2017-2019)Jackie Erickson

COUNCILORS (2017-2019)Jeannette Brown Les McQuireBettyann Howson Mirlinda Biba

ALTERNATE COUNCILORSJasmine Lu Amjad AliBill Suits

The National Chemistry Week 2016 themewas "Solving Mysteries ThroughChemistry", focusing on the chemistry offorensics and more. In celebration ofNational Chemistry Week at Liberty ScienceCenter, Jersey City, New Jersey, onSaturday, October 22, 2016, the concertedeffort of more than 275 volunteers fromacademia and industry, and students at localcolleges, universities, middle and highschools in North Jersey made the 22nd cel-ebration of ChemExpo a huge success.Approximately 800 visitors solved hands-onchemistry mysteries including secret mes-sages with acid base indicators, mysterychromatography, chemiluminescence, inkchromatography, powder analysis, GC/IRPattern matching, fingerprint analysis, UVfabric experiments, emulsion making, andmaking DNA models with candy.

Sister Marian José SmithUndergraduate Public Outreach Award

For the seventh year in a row, ChemistryChapters from local institutions competedfor the Sister Marian José SmithUndergraduate Public Outreach Award. Thegroup of students from Drew University wasawarded the first place for their highly inter-active and enthusiastic presentations atChemExpo with the students from FairleighDickinson University earning second placeand the third place winner were presentersfrom New Jersey City University. J.P.Stevens High School from Edison was givena certificate for their outstanding presenta-tion and Linden High School was recognized

for their consistent participation inChemExpo. The seventh grade studentsfrom Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewoodwere recognized as the youngest group ofpresenters. The teachers from these pre-college groups were each given a chemistrywall clock. These gifts and awards are fund-ed by the North Jersey Section. Our grati-tude goes to judges Keisha Stephen, NidhalMarashi, Luci OʼReilly, Debra Sweet,Tomeka Saxon, Donovan Thompson, whoselected winners in our competitions.


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SOLVING MYSTERIES THROUGH CHEMISTRY WITH THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION

Generous donations from three corpora-tions, Infineum USA L.P., SPEX CertiPrep,and BASF helped defray the costs of holdingsuch a large event. The North JerseySection is indebted to members of theNJACS Executive Board, the ChemExpo2016 Steering Committee, retired chemists,chemistry teachers at the participating uni-versities, colleges, middle and high schools,and representatives from various chemicalcompanies for making this event highly suc-cessful.


SOLVING MYSTERIES THROUGH CHEMISTRY WITH THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION(continued from page 7)

ChemExpo 2016SteeringCommittee Monica SekharanMita ChakiMarilyn GormanMiriam GulottaSandra Keyser

(All photos courtesy of Sandra Keyser,Luciano Mueller, and Siva Prasad)



NEW YORK SECTION — 2017 SECTION-WIDE CONFERENCEPlease register at: http://www.newyorkacs.org/meetings/sectionwide/sectionwide2017.php

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2017

Times: 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Place: Queensborough Community College - CUNY, 222-05 56th St., Bayside, NY Oakland Bldg.

Directions: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/about/getting-here.html

Map of Campus: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/about/campus-map.html

Cost: FREE TO ALL

PROGRAM

9:30 AM Arrival and Refreshments

10:00 AM Greetings from the New York ACS 2017 Chair Dr. Brian R. Gibney

10:10 AM Award PresentationsService Plaque and Pin to the 2016 New York Section Chair Dr. Alison G. Hyslop

New York Section Outstanding Service Award for 2016 Dr. Paris Svoronos

Nichols Foundation H.S. Chemistry Teacher Award for 2016 Ms. Kristyn PluchinoStuyvesant High School

NYC

10:30 AM Presentation of Candidates for the 2017 Elections Dr. Joseph M. Serafin2017 Chair-elect

ACS New York Section

10:45 AM Keynote Speaker Professor Rein UlijnDirector, ASRC Nanoscience Initiative

City University of New YorkNew York, NY

Title: Peptide Nanotechnology: Building on the Building Blocks of Life

11:45 AM Coffee Break — Poster presentations by the New York Section Project SEED Students.

12:00 PM ACS, New York Section Committee Planning Sessions for 2017

Educational Activities: (Chemagination, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, Continuing Education, HighSchool Olympiad, National Chemistry Week, Nichols Foundation H.S. Teacher Award, Project SEED,Student Membership Activities (URS))

Chair: Dr. Alison G. Hyslop

Member Affairs: (ACS Fellows, Awards, Employment and Professional Relations, History of theNew York Section, The Indicator, Membership, Outstanding Service Award)

Chair: Dr. Ralph Stephani

Program Review: (Subsection and Topical Discussion Group Chairs)

Chair: Dr. Anne T. O’Brien

Public Affairs: (Academe and Industrial Relations, Environmental Chemistry, Fund Raising,Government Affairs, Information Technology, Public Relations, Speakers Bureau)

Chair: Dr. Robert P. Nolan

12:45 PM Reports from the Chairs of the Committee Planning Sessions

1:00 PM Conclusion of the Meeting. Join with colleagues for lunch at a local restaurant.

To inquire about the Section-wide Conference, please call the New York Section Office at (516) 883-7510 or e-mail Marilyn Jespersen, New York ACS Office Administrator, at: [email protected]


New York Meetingswww.newyorkacs.org

NEW YORK SECTION BOARDMEETING DATES FOR 2017The dates for the Board Meetings of theACS New York Section for 2017 have beenselected and approved. The meetings areopen to all – everybody is welcome. All non-board members who would like to attendany of the meetings should inform the NewYork Section office by emailing Mrs. MarilynJespersen at [email protected] orby calling the Section office at (516) 883-7510.

All 2017 Board Meetings will be held at TheGraduate Center, Science Center, Room4102, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY10016, except for the January 21 Section -wide Conference and March 24 NicholsSymposium. Prof. Brian Gibney will chair allmeetings. Refreshments will be availablestarting at 6:00 PM while the actual meetingwill start at exactly 6:30 PM.

The board meetings dates for 2017 will be

Saturday, January 21, 2017 — JanuarySectionwide Conference at QueensboroughCommunity College - CUNY, 222-05 56thStreet, Bayside, NY, Oakland Building..

Friday, February 10, 2017

Friday, March 24, 2017 — William H.Nichols Symposium and Medal AwardDinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, WhitePlains, NY.

Friday, April 28, 2017

Friday, June 9, 2017

Friday, September 15, 2017

Friday, November 17, 2017

More information will be posted in futuremonthly issues of The Indicator and on theNew York website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org.

cLONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONHoliday seminar and election

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016Time: 5:30 PMPlace: Nassau Community College

qCHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS GROUPCM&E Leadership Awards

Awardees: Len Blavatnik, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, David Cote, Charles Bolden

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2016Time: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PMPlace: Metropolitan Club

See flyers on page 12.



WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYSpecial Seminar – “Effects ofOverhanging Analyte Oligo Tails inModel DNA and Morpholino Arrays”

Speaker: Ursula KonigesTandon School of Engineering,New York UniversityBrooklyn, NY

Hybridization of in-solution nucleic acid tar-gets to surface-immobilized probes is acommon mechanism employed in geneticanalysis methods, for example DNAmicroarrays. In such applications, in-solu-tion targets can be imperfect length matchesto surface probes, with the resulting possi-bility of nucleic acid tails extending towardthe surface, toward solution, or with over-hangs of both orientations. We report theimpact of surface- and solution-oriented tailson hybridization thermodynamics at a sur-face, and compare these results to a per-fectly size-matched target and to solutionhybridization thermodynamics. Several dif-ferent probe coverages and solution ionicstrengths are investigated. In addition to aDNA probe, a probe comprised of anuncharged DNA analogue, morpholino, isused to investigate the electrostatic contri-bution to the tail-orientation dependent bias-es. The reported results indicate that a sur-face-oriented tail markedly increases thehybridization energy penalty, whereas asolution-oriented tail has a significantlylower energy penalty effect. These resultsalso help explain observations from a com-parative study of the performance of DNAand morpholino microarrays.

Ursula Koniges is completing her Ph.D. inchemical engineering at New YorkUniversity's Tandon School of Engineeringin the Department of Chemical andBiomolecular Engineering. Her doctoralwork is supervised by Dr. Rastislav Levicky,and focuses on the development of DNA-based biosensors. Ursula's undergraduatework at the University of Washington inSeattle earned her dual bachelor's degreesin biochemistry and chemical engineering,and a minor in international studies.

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2016Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building, Room 1105 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Further Information: Paul [email protected](914) 393-6940

Or:

Anthony [email protected](718) 289-5542 or 5569

Note: Inclement Weather: CancellationDue to Inclement WeatherShould Westchester Community College'sValhalla campus close due to inclementweather (or has delayed opening or closesearly) the meeting will be cancelled.Decisions about delay/closure are madearound 6:00 AM for day courses and 3:00PM for evening courses. The college willcommunicate delays, closings or early dis-missals on their website(www.sunywcc.edu), Facebook, Twitter,and the (914) 606-6900 phone line.

mHIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUPCommunicating Science in Action: FruitFlies are People Too

Speaker: Kimberly BellAlan Alda Center for Science Communication

Even though fruit flies are small insects,seeming vastly different from humans, theyin fact share many features of their DNA withus. Studying fruit fly genetics can help us tounderstand how and why things go wrongearly in cell development, which can lead toa better understanding of common dis-eases, such as cancer and alcoholism.Kimberlyʼs talk will focus on her work withfruit fly DNA, as well as the initiatives putforth by the Alan Alda Center forCommunicating Science. The Alda Centercourses and workshops have helped thou-sands of students, scientists, and medicalprofessionals better communicate their workto the public, patients, and peers.

Date: Friday, December 16, 2016Times: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PM

Meeting — 7:15 PMPlace: Social & Dinner — DoJo Restaurant

14 West 4th St. (@Mercer Street)New York, NYMeeting — New York UniversitySilver Center for Arts and Sciences, Room 207Enter from 32 Waverly Place South-east corner Washington Sq. East or Washington PlaceNew York, NY

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Security at NYU requires that you show apicture ID to enter the building.

In case of unexpected severe weather, callJohn Roeder, (212) 497-6500, between 9:00AM and 2:00 PM to verify that meeting isstill on; (516) 385-4698 for other info.

Note: On street parking is free after 6:00PM.

*EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSCOMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORKSECTIONTo Human Resources Departments inIndustry and Academia

The Employment and Professional Rela tionsCommittee maintains a roster of candidateswho are ACS members seeking a position inthe New York metropolitan area. If you havejob openings and would like qualified candidates to contact you, please senda brief job description and educational/experience background required to [email protected].

Candidates from our roster who meet therequirements you describe will be asked tocontact you.

7 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUP

FUTURE MEETINGS:

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How You Can Cover the Regents Chemistry Curriculum with SignificantTime Constraints

Speaker: Tehilla P. RieserSAR High School503 West 259th StreetRiverdale, NY

*** NOTE: DIFFERENT DAY – WEDNESDAY ***

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017Time: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PM

Meeting — 7:15 PMPlace: Social and Dinner — See below.

Meeting — SAR High School503 West 259th StreetRiverdale, NY

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The Feynman Picture of Quantum Confinement of Small Molecules

Speaker: Joseph Gendagorta

and

Computational Chemistry Methods forCrystal Structure Prediction

Speaker: Dr. Leslie VogtNYU.

Date: Friday, February 10, 2017Times: Social and Dinner — 5:45 PM

Meeting — 7:15 PMPlace: Social & Dinner — DoJo Restaurant

14 West 4th St. (@Mercer Street)New York, NYMeeting — New York UniversitySilver Center for Arts and Sciences, Room 207Enter from 32 Waverly Place South-east corner Washington Sq. East or Washington PlaceNew York, NY

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Preparing an Application for the Mathfor America Master Teacher Fellowship

Speaker: Lena Douris <[email protected]>

I will share information about my experiencein the MfA Master Teacher program. Thedetails of the application process and thebenefits of being involved in the wonderfulMfA community. Note: MfA covers theChemistry program in New York City.

Date: Friday, March 17, 2017For times and place, see under Februarymeeting, above.

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“Demo Derby II”

Date: Friday, April 21, 2017For times and place, see under Februarymeeting, above.

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The Development of Carolacton-derivedMacrolactones for the Perturbation ofBacterial Biofilms

Speaker: Dr. Americo J. FabroniDepartment of ChemistryTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA.

Date: Friday, May 19, 2017For times and place, see under Februarymeeting, above.

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WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY

FUTURE MEETINGS

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Special Seminar – “Yes, But Why Sulfuric Acid? - Young William H NicholsEntry into 19th Century Chemical Industry”

Speaker: Peter Corfield, PhDDepartment of ChemistryFordham UniversityBronx, NY

William H Nichols was a remarkable manwho had great influence on the young NewYork chemical industry. He and his friendCharles Waters started manufacturing min-eral acids when he was only eighteen. Heeventually founded the General ChemicalCompany, which after many mergers and acquisitions became the Allied ChemicalCorporation. He was noted for his entre pre -neurial spirit, for bringing scientific principlesinto manufacturing, and for high ethical stan-dards. As a mature industrial chemist,Nichols funded the gold medal for the NewYork Sectionʼs new annual research awardin 1902. This became the first nationalaward of the American Chemical Society,now known as the William H. Nichols MedalAward. The presentation will exploreNicholsʼ contributions in the context of thestate of chemical industry in New York dur-ing the latter part of the nineteenth century.

TentativeDate: Early February, 2017Times: Refreshments 5:30 PM

Lecture 6:00 PMPlace: Westchester Community College

Gateway Building, Room 11075 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Further Information: Paul [email protected](914) 393-6940

Or:

Anthony [email protected](718) 289-5542 or 5569

Note: Inclement Weather: CancellationDue to Inclement WeatherShould Westchester Community College'sValhalla campus close due to inclementweather (or has delayed opening or closesearly) the meeting will be cancelled.

Decisions about delay/closure are madearound 6:00 AM for day courses and 3:00PM for evening courses. The college willcommunicate delays, closings or early dis-missals on their website(www.sunywcc.edu), Facebook, Twitter,and the (914) 606-6900 phone line.

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Special Seminar – “Cutting and Pastingwith DNA: Genome Editing”

Speaker: Evan Merkhofer, PhDAssistant Professor (Biology)Mount Saint Mary College

TentativeDate: Wednesday, April 12, 2017Times, Place, Cost and Further Information:See under February meeting.

5NEW YORK NANOSCIENCE DISCUSSION GROUP2016-2017 Sessions

Hosted by the New York University Department of Chemistry

Speakers to be announced.

The NYNDG is an ACS Topical Group thatmeets in the New York UniversityDepartment of Chemistry. Sessions featurethree 30-minute presentations onnanoscience, one each with strong orienta-tion in biology, chemistry, andphysics/applied mathematics.Presentations will be focused on discussionof recent work, although speakers will placethe work in a context understandable to abroad audience.

Mark Your Calendars

Dates: Tuedays, February 7 andJune 6, 2017

Times: Refreshments at 7:00 PMScience at 7:30 PM

Place: New York University, Silver Center31 Washington Place (betweenWashington Square East andGreene Street)Room 1003 (10th floor)

For more information, contact: James Canary ([email protected])

Topical Group History: http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nanoscience


WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETYOn October 11, 2016 Dr. Paul Dillon, our co-chair and co-program director spoke on“Clinical Diagnostics: An Overview”. Dr.Dillonʼs talk contrasted clinical diagnosticswith “classic” analytical chemistry. Althoughanalytical chemistry is at the heart of muchof clinical diagnostics, there are someimportant differences, including:

• Clinical diagnostics are very highly regu-lated, in the US by FDA.

• Clinical diagnostics use a limited range ofsample types, especially those based onblood and urine.

• Clinical diagnostics are highly automated,have high throughput (up to 2000+assays/hour, in a random order), use verysmall sample sizes (one to several hun-dred μL), and measure analytes with verylow concentrations (down to pg/μL range).

• Because not all analytes are well-definedmolecular species, assay standardizationis important.

• Analysis reactions are not often driven tocompletion; most are kinetic and requirecalibration with materials of known con-centration.

• In addition to analytical sensitivity andspecificity, clinical sensitivity and specifici-ty and predictive values can be crucial. Apositive result for an analyte truly presentmay still be a false positive, depending onthe disease in question, if other diseases

may also elevate that analyte.• Indices computed from multiple analyses

are often used to ensure clinical rele-vance.

Dr. Dillonʼs talk was an expanded version ofhis talk at the Clinical Diagnostics Session ofthe 44th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting,Bronx, NY, June 9, 2016. He added severalinteresting concrete examples from recentdiagnostics literature. There was interestingdiscussion with the audience during andafter Dr. Dillonʼs talk, given at theWestchester Community College in Valhalla,N.Y. This continued for several attendeesand the speaker, as they enjoyed a dinnertogether at a nearby restaurant. In additionto being co-chair of the WestchesterChemical Society, Dr. Dillon is also a direc-tor at large for the NY Section. He hasworked for more than thirty years in thediagnostics industry and retired fromSiemens Healthineers in 2012, but contin-ues to consult for them (through RandstadSourceright). He notes that the opinionsexpressed in his talk are his own and notnecessarily those of Randstad Sourcerightor Siemens Healthineers. Dr. Dillonobtained his B.S. degree in chemistry at thePolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now theTandon School of Engineering of New YorkUniversity), and his M.S. and Ph.D. degreesin chemistry at New York University. Thephoto below is of Dr. Dillon and the otherWCS board of directors who attended themeeting.

Jody Reifenberg,Paul Dillon,Rolande Hodel andPeter Corfield

(Photo courtesy ofPaul Dillon)


WILLIAM H. NICHOLS MEDALISTFOR 2017 IS CHOSENProfessor Chad Mirkin of NorthwesternUniversity is the William H. NicholsMedalist for 2017.

The New York Section is pleased toannounce that the Nichols Jury has chosenDr. Chad A. Mirkin of NorthwesternUniversity to be the William H. NicholsMedalist for 2017. Dr. Mirkin is being hon-ored for his “Seminal Contributions toPractical Applications of Nanochemistry.”

The Nichols Distinguished Symposium andMedal Award Dinner will be held on Friday,March 24, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY.

The Nichols Symposium, titled “ImprovingLife Through Advances in Chemistry andNanoscience”, will feature five international-

ly known chemists: Medalist Dr. Mirkin, Dr.Christopher J. Chang, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, Dr. Nathan Gianneschi,University of California, San Diego, Dr.Harry B. Gray, California Institute ofTechnology and Dr. Timothy M. Swager,Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Joseph M. Serafin, Chair-elect of theNew York Section for 2017, will conduct theDistinguished Symposium. Dr. Brian R.Gibney, Chair of the New York Section for2017, will host the Medal Award Banquetand present the Nichols Gold Medal Awardto Dr. Mirkin at the dinner.

The entire program with abstracts and areservation form will appear in the January,February and March issues of The Indicatorand on the New York Section website athttp://www.NewYorkACS.org

Congratulations Dr. Mirkin!

NY AND NoJ PROJECT SEEDOn August 22, 18 Project SEED 2 studentsfrom the NY and NJ delegations boarded abus and headed to Philadelphia to presentthe results of their research project at Sci-Mix.

Thirteen students from the NY Section and 5from the NoJ Section presented at the252nd National ACS meeting that wasattended by over 15,000 scientists from allover the world.

The students were accompanied by NadiaMakar, NY Section Project SEEDCoordinator and Susan Fahrenholtz, NorthJersey Section Project SEED Coordinator.Other chaperones were Marie Aloia, JuanaVanderhorst, BobbI Gorman, NinaLavlinskaia and Jack Saturen.

Nadia MakarSTEM SupervisorUCHS/AEANY Section ACS SEED Coordinator

NEW YORK SECTION HONORS50 AND 60 YEAR ACS MEMBERSCongratulations to our ACS New YorkSection members who have reached 50 and60 years of membership and service in2016! For those awardees able to attend,an awards luncheon was held on Sunday,November 6, 2016 at PetrossianʼsRestaurant in New York City. Mr. FrankRomano, Co-chair of the Senior ChemistsGroup of the New York Section, organizedthis much appreciated and enjoyable event.Dr. Alison Hyslop, 2016 Chair of the Sectionand Mr. Romano presented the ACSawards, while family and friends joined themin celebrating this occasion. A highlight ofthe event were the interesting and humor-ous anecdotes from the honorees abouttheir life experiences in chemistry. Eachyear the honorees express their gratitude forhaving had the opportunity to visit with col-leagues and for being acknowledged is sucha special way.

Additional photos on page 19.

60 Year MembersDr. Jay Donald AlbrightMs. Ethel BerkowitzDr. Olga O. BlumenfeldDr. Jack FajerDr. Stewart KarpDr. Thomas MedwickMs. Sarah MookDr. George G. OdianDr. Roland P. F. ScharrerDr. David Israel Schuster

50 Year Members

Dr. John Keith AddyDr. Marvin BishopDr. Fitzgerald Burton BramwellDr. Nithiananda ChatterjieMr. Chung Chi ChouMr. Aris ChristodoulouDr. Peter William R. CorfieldDr. Ronald Philip DʼAmeliaMr. James Critser DavisMr. Leonard GlassDr. Robert Mikell HoyteDr. Charles R. IdenMr. Peter John KaufmannDr. Richard Martin KirchnerMr. David Hamilton Koch


Group Photo — Top row: Frank Romano (Awards Co-Chair), Nithiananda Chatterjie,Charles R. Iden, Fitzgerald B. Bramwell, Richard M. Kirchner, Alison G. Hyslop (2016ACS New York Section Chair); Bottom Row: Ching Chi Chou, Ronald P. DʼAmelia,Jack Fajer, Peter W. R. C. Corfield.

(Photos courtesy of Marilyn Jespersen)


Dr. Jacqueline Irene KroschwitzDr. Michael J. MalinDr. Kathlyn Ann ParkerDr. Foster L. PigottMr. Bruce Erwin RiedeDr. Herbert N. Rose

Mr. Robert Anthony Rossi

Mr. Peter Roy Santo

Dr. Horst H. H. Schulz

Dr. Alvin Siegel

Dr. George Slavin


NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK —

HUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICALSOCIETYForensic Toxicology and ExcitedDeliriumSpeaker: Mr. Sorin Diaconescu

New Jersey State Toxicology Laboratory

This presentation was in celebration ofNational Chemistry Week. It took place onOctober 27 at Fairleigh Dickinson University,Metropolitan Campus.

Students attending the talk (~60).

(Photos courtesy of Dr. Mihaela Leonida)

Mr Thomas Drwiega (2016 Chair of theHudson-Bergen Chemical Society, Mr.Sorin Diaconescu, Dr. Mihaela Leonida.

NOMINATING COMMITTEEMEETS IN DECEMBERThe Nominating Committee of the New YorkSection will meet in December to selectcandidates for the 2017 elections.

Positions available are:

Chair-elect for 2018

Treasurer for 2018 – 2019

Directors-at-Large for 2018

Councilors and Alternate Councilors for2018 – 2020

If a member of the New York Section wish-es to run for office or to suggest a memberfor consideration by the NominatingCommittee, please write to the AmericanChemical Society, New York Section, Inc.,St. John?s University, Department ofChemistry, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens,NY 11439 or send an e-mail to the New YorkSection office at [email protected] November 30. Thank you.


Call for NominationsCOMMITTEE ON THE HISTORYOF THE NEW YORK SECTIONOver the past twenty-three years the NewYork Section has participated in the desig-nation of seven National Historic ChemicalLandmarks and four New York SectionHistoric Chemical Landmarks. A briefdescription of these National and local sec-tion landmarks may be found on the NYSection Home Page at newyorkacs.org,under the Committee on the History of theNY Section. These landmark programsrecog nize achievements in the chemical sci-ences and related areas, in order to enhancepublic appreciation for the contributions ofthe chemical sciences to modern life.

Please consider making a nomination for anhistoric chemical landmark. The Committeeon the History of the NY Section will consid-er all nominations. In addition to a particularachievement, an historic library, building orassociation may be worthy of this distinction.

Please send your nomination, with sup -porting documentation, to the Chair of the Committee, Dr. John B. Sharkey, [email protected].

+WESTCHESTER CHEMICALSOCIETY DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD 2017The Westchester Chemical Society isaccepting nominations for the “WCSDistinguished Scientist Award 2017”.Scientists who live or work in Westchester orthe Bronx qualify. The awardee is expectedto attend the Awards Dinner (April/May time-frame) and to present aspects of his or herwork. Self-nominations are acceptable.Nominations are not carried over from previ-ous years. New and possibly updated nom-inations should be submitted. Please senda cover letter stating why your nomineeshould receive the award along with thenominee's resume by January 31, 2017 to:

Dr. Paul Dillon [email protected] or67 Matthes Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY10510

or to: Dr. Peter Corfield [email protected].

THE SOCIETY FOR APPLIEDSPECTROSCOPY — NEW YORKSECTION 2017 Gold Medal Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2017Gold Medal Award of the New York Sectionof the Society for Applied Spectroscopy.This coveted award was established in 1952to recognize outstanding contributions to thefield of Applied Spectroscopy. The GoldMedal will be presented at a special awardsymposium, arranged in honor of theawardee, at the 2017 Eastern AnalyticalSymposium. A nominating letter describingthe nomineeʼs specific accomplishmentsshould be submitted along with a biographi-cal sketch and list of publications by January10th, 2017. Please email all materials [email protected] or mail to KathrynLee, Rap-ID Inc., 11 Deer Park Drive, Suite201, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852.

This announcement and contact informationis also available on our websitewww.nysas.org

If you have any questions or require moreinformation, you may contact Kathryn Lee at(732) 823-1567.

Call for ApplicationsWILLIAM H. NICHOLS FELLOWSHIPThe New York Local Section of the AmericanChemical Society is proud to announce thecontinuation of a summer research opportu-nity for undergraduates, the William H.Nichols Fellowship. The Nichols Fellowshipis open to all college students majoring inchemistry (broadly defined) who will performresearch over the summer before gradua-tion at an institution in the NY Local Sectiongeographic area. Each Nichols Fellowreceives a stipend of $5,000 to support themas they perform their research, and isexpected to submit a two-page written reportat the end of the summer and present theirwork at the 2018 Undergraduate ResearchSymposium. In addition, each NicholsFellow and their mentor will be invited ashonored guests to the 2018 William H.Nichols Award Banquet.

Applications are available online at www.newyorkacs.org/NicholsFellowship.phpand are due December 15, 2016. All appli-cants will be notified by March 1, 2017.


FREDDIE AND ADA BROWN AWARDThis Award recognizes and encourages highachieving middle- and high-school students,of African American and Native Americanheritage, to further develop their academicskills, with views on careers in the chemicalsciences

Award AmountsMiddle School $100.00 Check and $50.00gift certificate : High School $200.00 Checkand $100.00 gift certificate

Who is EligibleMiddle School students enrolled in a scienceclass : High School students who have com-pleted a chemistry course

GradesMiddle School B Average or better inScience, B Average overall : High School BAverage in Chemistry, B Average overall

Letter of RecommendationMath or Science/Chemistry Teachers orGuidance Counselor

StatementMiddle School “Why I Like Science” : HighSchool “Why I Like Chemistry”

Selection CriteriaApplicants must be African American (Black)or Native American (including PacificIslander) or of mixed race.

TranscriptOfficial transcript required.

Financial NeedNot Required.

Applications available on the web:www.njacs.org/freddieadabrown

or from your school guidance office.

Return Application ToFreddie and Ada Brown Award, NJACSSection Office, 49 Pippens Way, Morristown,NJ 07960

Due DateCompleted Applications must be post-marked no later than March 31 Annually

Questions: Contact Jeannette [email protected] or (908) 239-1515

Call for VolunteersOPPORTUNITY FOR ACS MEMBERS TO AID STUDENTS 2SCIENCE IN A HYBRID VIRTUALLAB PROGRAMCan you spare a few hours of your time? Doyou like working with students and wouldyou like the opportunity to share your sci-ence knowledge in a classroom? Students2 Science is seeking volunteers to aid in ourVirtual Lab program. We have a series of elementary, middle, and high school experi-ments that we will be running in variousschools across New Jersey. Members areespecially needed to help with the North Jersey section's IPG funded project to bringhands-on science to South Jersey. Weneed professionals to help in the classroomwith the students. It's great fun, a wonderfulway to give back, and only requires a fewhours of your time. Opportunities begin in November. For more information,contact Fran Nel son, [email protected] and visit our websiteat Students2Science.org

NationalLEADERSHIP INSTITUTE 2017Dear Local Section Officer:

The 2017 ACS Leadership Institute, whichwill include local section and division officertraining, is planned for January 27-29 in Dallas, Texas. The Institute will be held atthe Dallas InterContinental Hotel beginningFriday at 1:30 PM and conclude at 11:00 AMon Sunday. Lunch will also be available forthose who arrive by noon on Friday.

The goal of the Leadership Institute is toprovide the training you need to be a suc-cessful ACS officer and leader. This jam-packed weekend includes track time so youcan understand the essential elements ofbeing an effective leader, along with anopportunity to interact and exchange ideaswith other local section and division officersand ACS governance.

On Saturday, participants will have theopportunity to take ACS LeadershipDevelopment System courses that will helpto develop core leadership skills important inACS leadership roles, as well as in the work-


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place. To preview the courses that will beoffered, visit the ACS LeadershipDevelopment System website.

The 2017 Leadership Institute is intendedfor those who will be local section or divisionchairs in 2018 and are now chair-elects.However, if the chair-elect is unavailable,please consider sending another officer fromyour group to join us at this acclaimed train-ing event. Registration opens onNovember 14, 2016 when full details willbe available.

Highlights of the conference are:

• Registration opens November 14. Youwill receive another announcement priorto the opening.

• The registration fee is $425.00 per personwhich covers meals, conference materi-als, and two nights lodging.

• Local sections may send more than onedelegate. Cost for the second and anyadditional participants is $800.00 per per-son which covers meals, conferencematerials, and two nights lodging.

• Should you need to arrive earlier orextend your stay, you may request thatwhen completing the registration form, butyou or your local section will be responsi-ble for the cost of additional room nights.

• Cost of the additional room night(s) is$179.00 plus 6% tax for each night.

• Please arrange for your own transporta-tion to the Intercontinental Hotel uponyour arrival in Dallas. Past experiencehas shown us that pre-arranged airportshuttles for the Leadership Institute atten-dees are not efficient and cause signifi-cant arrival delays.

• ACS will cover the cost of your trans-portation from the Intercontinental Hotel tothe airport on Sunday.

For additional information, please contactDebbie Fillinich at [email protected].

We hope to see your local section repre-sented.

Debbie FillinichAssistant DirectorMember Communities1155 Sixteenth St., NW Washington, DC [email protected] •| (t) (202) 872.4369

OthersFROM WASTE TO RESOURCE:HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE CO2 UTILIZATIONWILL SPARK A REVOLUTION —WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROMPOLICY?

Nova-Institute is proud to host the “5thConference on Carbon Dioxide asFeedstock for Fuels, Chemistry andPolymers” in Cologne, Germany, on 6-7December 2016. More than 250 participantsfrom 30 countries and 20 exhibitors are expect-ed.

Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is a newtechnology to produce sustainable fuels andchemicals from CO2 and renewable energies.Although first commercial plants have recentlystarted to operate, most of the activities are stillon pilot and demonstration level. Support frompolicy is strongly needed to speed up the imple-mentation. This also requires visions aboutwhich role this new technology can play in therenewable energy system, for sustainablechemistry and for climate protection.

The first session will be: Policy and Visions

The conference will start with opening wordsfrom the Ministry of Innovation, Science andResearch of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MIWF) (DE) and is followed by ashort overview on the future of mobility by theEnergyAgency.NRW (DE). The comprehensivesession on “Policy and Visions” represents avariety of top-class speakers and presenta-tions. Visionaries, representatives from politicalbodies and the industry as well as world-renowned experts on CCU will be on hand atthe event to present and discuss the latestEuropean, national and regional policies,strategies and visions.

The first two talks deal with initiatives forspeeding up worldwide CO2 utilization: Dr.Issam Dairanieh, CEO of CO2 Sciences, Inc.(USA) will present a big idea: The Global CO2Initiative which is taking on the grand challengeof the planet by developing innovativeapproaches to transform CO2 into commercialproducts while at the same time contributing tosustainability and climate protection.

Climate-KIC (EU) and Covestro (DE) will intro-duce the flagship programme EnCO2re, aninnovation and market development pro-gramme for CO2 re-use with a focus on poly-mers and chemical intermediates. Climate-KICis Europe's largest public-private innovationpartnership focused on climate innovation that



will contribute to mitigation of and adaptation toclimate change.

Representatives of the European Commission– represented by DG Growth and DG Research& Innovation – will give a talk on the role ofCarbon Capture and Utilization in the Europeanframework and recent research activities.

The German Federal Ministry of Education andResearch (BMBF) will report on new develop-ments in German CCU research and innova-tion.

Prof. Dr. Peter Styring from the University ofSheffield (UK) is one of the worldʼs experts inCCU with excellent expertise in CCU policy. Hewill give an introduction and overview of thevision to use CO2 as a resource and a valuablebuilding block for the chemical industry.

The University of Sheffield / SCOT (UK) willpresent major milestones of the SCOT project,including policy recommendations on how toinclude CO2-based aviation fuels in theEmission Trading System (ETS).

Michael Carus, Managing Director of nova-Institut GmbH (DE) and Christian Schweitzer,CEO of bse engineering (DE) will present CCUin the framework of the coming reform of theRenewable Energy Directive (RED). They willpresent the recently published “Petition forIntegration of renewable CCU in the RED” andthe feedback from policy makers to the propos-als.

Jan Theulen, HeidelbergCement (BE) —HeidelbergCement is a world leader in theenergy-intensive cement production and pro-duces a lot of CO2 every day. To reduce theirgreenhouse gas emissions they are active inseveral projects of carbon dioxide utilizationand storage.

Marcel Keiffenheim, Greenpeace Energy eG(DE) — Greenpeace is one of the biggest, best-known and most active NGOʼs focusing onenvironmental issues including climate changeand anthropogenic pollution. At the conference,Mr. Keiffenheim will provide a deeper look atCCU from this perspective.

The session will end with a panel discussion.Speakers and participants are invited to joinand discuss visions, political frameworks andlatest activities to overcome hurdles in the fieldof CCU.

The full programme and detailed informationcan be found at www.co2-chemistry.eu/programmeThe conference is under the patronage ofSvenja Schulze, Minister of Innovation,Science and Research of the German State ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia. The conference iscooperatively supported by the premium part-ner EnergyAgency.NRW. It is sponsored by

Silver Sponsor Covestro (DE), a world-leadingmanufacturer of high-tech polymer materials forkey industries, and Bronze Sponsor Phytonix,developer of photosynthetic microbial cell fac-tories.

Our participantsThe international conference provides the idealopportunity to present and discuss latest devel-opments and strategies between the majorplayers from the fields of sustainable fuels,chemicals and polymers based on CO2.

The participants include interested expertsfrom industry, associations, policy and civilsociety who wish to get a full picture of how thisnew and exciting scenario is unfolding. Theconference is the opportunity to meet the rightpartners for future alliances.

The latest participants list is online!

Free booths for the first ten exhibitors

Take the extraordinary opportunity to presentyour company and your innovative products atthe conference with an exhibition booth! Only atwo-daysʼ conference entrance ticket is neededto get one of the ten free booths – five are stillavailable. More information here.

Contact: Dominik Vogt,[email protected]

+NEW TECH IS NEXT GENERATION IN SAFETY FORMOBILE WORKERSCompanies that dispatch employees intounknown environments have come to rely onthe use of cell phones to keep contact with theirworkers. Unfortunately, cell phones are notalways able to tell employers information suchas location of their employee or if they are in anemergency situation. But, SecuraTrac, a lead-ing provider of mobile health and safety solu-tions focused on senior safety, employee well-being and the healthcare industry, is announc-ing their new mobile emergency pendant, theMobile Defender Model S.

From real estate agents and home healthcareworkers meeting with clients to constructionworkers and engineers alone in the field, theModel S has a variety of useful applications.The device has state-of-the-art location tech-nologies and the ability to detect when some-one falls. The technology can detect horizontaland vertical movement and in the event a work-er is unable to move or reach a phone, theModel S will trigger automatically, calling emer-gency responders.

Would you be interested in learning more aboutthe Mobile Defender Mobile S and how it canhelp better the safety of mobile workers?Contact Liz Kowalsky, Asylum Public RelationsO: (480) 264 5133 • C: (908) 967 3643www.twitter.com/asylumprwww.facebook.com/asylumpr

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Micron Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

NuMega Resonance Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 25

Quantex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Robertson Microlit Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EQUIPMENT

Eastern Scientific Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

GENERAL

ACS-NY/NoJ Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11




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