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The CSRA ChemistSavannah RiveR Section
of theameRican chemical Society
Volume 55 October, 2012 Number 3
I n s I d e T h I s I s s u eActivities Calendar ..............................................................................................page 2Chair’s Corner .....................................................................................................page 3Nominations & Elections Committee ......................................................................page 4Membership Commitee .......................................................................................page 4Dinner Meeting with the ASM ................................................................................page 5Hospitality Committee ...........................................................................................page 5Environmental Improvement Committee ................................................................page 6Younger Chemists Committee Activities .................................................................page 6ACS Travel Grants ...............................................................................................page 7ACS at the Movies ...............................................................................................page 7Regional and National Announcements ..............................................................page 8National Chemistry Week ....................................................................................page 9
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R Ac t i v i t i e s cAlendAr Date time Location DescriptionOct 2 7:30pm USCA Sciences, Rm 325 YCC Dinner and Career WebinarOct 13 9:30am USCA, Aiken, SC SEED @ USCAOct 13 12pm Georgia-Carolina State Fair NCW @ GCSFOct 17 6:00pm Red Pepper Café, Aiken SC Dinner MeetingOct 20 12pm Georgia-Carolina State Fair NCW @ GCSFOct 20 12pm Western Carolina State Fair NCW @ WCSFOct 26 6pm Aiken Brewing Company Judging of NCW PoemsOct 27 12pm Western Carolina State Fair NCW @ WCSFOct 27 12pm North Augusta, SC Hispanic OutreachNov TBA TBA Final ACS @ the MoviesNov 10 9:30am Country Inn & Suites, Aiken, SC Adopt-A-HighwayNov 14-17 Raleigh, NC SERMACSDec 1 6pm Aiken Arts Center Aiken, SC Annual Meeting
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Fall has arrived and with the changing of the leaves comes the changing of the guard at ACS. There is the ACS national election for president-elect and also the local election for Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The local section polls open October 1st and close October 25th.
In addition to elections, we also have our major outreach events. National Chemistry week is gearing up and we hope you will take some of your time to help volunteer at one event (al-though volunteering for more would be wonder-ful). Please see the National Chemistry week section for more details.
In addition to our outreach programs, we have several events for our members lined up. There is one dinner meeting being planned for October 17th. Our speaker will be Dr. Ken Reifsnider and he will speak on “Composite Systems Durability”. In addition, we are planning on having the final “ACS @ the Movies” which will be held in early November.
-Tad Whiteside, Chair-Immediate Past ACS-SR 2012
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MeMbership CoMMittee
The membership committee has begun a new initiative to reach members new to the section. When we receive the updates to our membership roster from ACS-National, we contact any new members who appear on the roster, send them a copy of the latest newsletter and welcome them to the section.
If you know of any chemists who have recently moved to the section and are not members of ACS, encourage them to come to the local events and possibly join ACS.
NoMiNatioNs aNd eleC-tioNs CoMMittee
On October 1st, elections open for the positions for the 2013 Chair-Elect, Secre-tary, and Treasurer.
The nominee for Chair-Elect is Lindsay Sexton.Lindsay Sexton is a Senior Scientist working in the National and Homeland Security Directorate at the Savannah River National Laboratory. Lindsay began working at SRNL in 2009 as a post doc-toral scientist and became a full time staff member in 2010. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2009 with a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry.
The nominee for Secretary is Matthew Wellons. Matt is a materials chemist working in the National and Homeland Security Direc-torate at the Savannah River National Laboratory. He joined SRNL in 2009 as a scientist after completing a post-doc for the SRNL Energy Security Directorate, and graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2008.
The nominee for Treasurer is Lewis Baylor.Lewis Baylor is Director of Technology
at Equitech Int’l Corp., where he has worked since 1997. Prior to that he worked for Westinghouse Savannah River Company for 7 years. He has served the Section as Treasurer since 2010. Lewis was also Section Treasurer in the late ‘90s and served as SERMACS 2006 Treasurer from 2002-2007. Lewis has a PhD in physical chemistry from Northwestern University.
Please cast your ballot by going to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BDQ9LRSElections end on October 25th at 11:59pm.
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hospitality CoMMittee
The annual meeting will be held at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Join us for wine and dinner. Formal invitations will be mailed out in October.
Date: December 1st, 2012Time: 6pmLocation: Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St, Aiken, SC 29801
durability of CoMposite systeMs - JoiNt MeetiNg with asMACS-SR and ASM-SR will co-host a din-ner meeting at the Red Pepper Cafe in Aiken on Wed, Oct. 17 at 6:00 pm.
Ken Reifsnider, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Program at the University of South Carolina, will be speaking on the topic of composite systems durability. Dr. Reifsnider's research includes durabil-ity, damage tolerance and strength-life relationships in material systems; perfor-mance of life prognosis, aging, material state changes, long term behavior, and fuel cell science and engineering.
A set menu will be offered at a fixed price, which will include salad, entree, and dessert. The full title of the presen-tation and details on menu and prices will be provided through an email announce-ment. Specific questions should be addressed to Ricardo Torres ([email protected]).
As a reminder, if you are new to the sec-tion your first dinner meeting is free.
Date October 17th, 2012Time 6pmLocation Red Pepper Café Silver Bluff Road Aiken, SC 29803 (803) 649-9915
Please RSVP to Ricardo Torres by Octo-ber 12th ([email protected])
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The objective of the Environmental Improvement Committee is to promote opportunities that enhance the chemical-community’s awareness of and response to sustainability challenges.
With this objective in mind, ACS-SR will continue to participate in the South Caro-lina Adopt-a-Highway Program. ACS-SR is committed to maintaining a one mile section of highway located in Aiken County (Whiskey Rd. near theCountry Inn & Suites). The final clean-up of 2012 is currently scheduled for November 10.
The November 10 pick-up will have a scavenger hunt theme, with a prize for the winner!
We will meet at 9:30 AM at the Country Inn & Suites parking lot on Whiskey Road, and the clean-up will be followed by an informal social gathering.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the future dates, please contactSophie Meissner at 803-725-2034 or [email protected]
youNger CheMists CoM-Mittee
Dinner and Career WebinarThe ACS Younger Chemist Committee - Savannah River Section will be host-ing a dinner and ACS webinar event on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM. The webinar is entitled “Secrets from the Other Side - What Recruiters Know that You Don’t” by Dr. Dennis Guthrie of The Dow Chemical Company. This webinar details how to prepare and interview for your first job out of school. There will also be the opportunity to ask Dr. Guthrie questions after the webinar.
The dinner and webinar will be held at USC Aiken Sciences Building, Rm 325 (map attached). Dinner will start at 7:30 and the webinar begins at 8PM. We would like to encourage you to invite your students to this event.
For more information, a link to a youtube commercial for ACS Webinars is below:http://www.youtube.com/embed/oTMYHv__AT8
Please RSVP to Lindsay Sexton: [email protected] by October 1st.
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aCs-sr travel graNt
The Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society will be giving a $500 travel grant to an undergraduate student attending a spring or fall regional or national ACS meeting. Students must fill out the form below and submit before the deadline. Winners will be chosen based on the application submitted. A student does not have to be a presenting a paper or poster in order to apply but preference will be given to presenters.
Name:School:Degree:Year: Freshman Sophomore Junior SeniorExpected Graduation Date:Meeting Attending:Dates:Advising Professor: Advisors email:Poster or PresentationAbstract Title (if presenting):
State the reason for attending as well as what you hope to gain by attending the meeting:
Are you an ACS member?
Have you been active in or attend events sponsored by the Savannah River Sec-tion of the ACS? If so, list activities.
Have you received any other travel grant for this meeting’s attendance?Have you previously attended an ACS meeting?
Deadline: November 5th
If you have any question or wish to submit an application, please contact Tad Whiteside by email, postal mail to: Email: [email protected]: Tad Whiteside 1070 Kismet Dr; Aiken, SC 29803
aCs @ the Movies
Mark your calendars! The last ACS @ the Movies will be “The Sum of All Fears” and the speaker will be TC McCarthy, author and scientist.
We will be showing the movie in early November. Stayed tuned for more details about the time and place!
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regioNal aNNouNCeMeNts
SERMACS 2012 – ACS Leader-ship Training – Extraordinary Leaders
ACS will be hosting their Extraordinary Leaders Training course at SERMACS.When: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (8:30am – 5:00pm)Where: Marriott Raleigh City CenterPrice: $650
There are five 50% scholarships avail-able at this time. If a local section member would like to attend this course, ACS-SR will provide the remaining sup-port upon filling out a brief application. Contact [email protected] for more information.
NatioNal aNNouNCeMeNts
Elections
The candidates for ACS President-Elect, 2013 are Dr. Tom Barton and Dr. Luis Echegoyn. Please cast your ballot when elections open.
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NatioNal CheMistry week
The 25th anniversary of National Chemistry Week is October 21st – 27th. The Central Savannah River Chapter is Celebrating at the following events. We need several volunteers for each event. If you are interested, or just want more information and can’t make a meeting, please contact:Linda Youmans-McDonald [email protected](m) 803-952-7885(w)
NatioNal CheMistry week poetry CoNtest, 2012
All schools are invited to participate in this event. Judging will be on Friday, Oct 26th at 6pm at the Aiken Brew Pub and all entries will be displayed at the Geor-gia Carolina State Fair October 12-21st. The winner from each age group will be entered into the National Contest.
Volunteers are needed as follows: •School “Ambassadors” (Now – October 1st) - coordinate with teachers to visit classrooms and tell students about National Chemistry Week.
Ambassadors will share information for NCW events and details about the poetry contest. Volunteers are welcome to coor-dinate visits with schools/teachers they are familiar with, or to visit classrooms at the request of a teacher. Although the topic is National Chemistry Week, the illustrated poetry contest may be of interest to Art/English as well as Science teachers. •Judges (October 26th) •Award Dinner (November TBD)
Contact: Linda Youmans-McDonald [email protected](m)803-952-7885(w)
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R nAtionAl chemistry weekseed (sCieNCe eNriChMeNt aNd eduCatioN day) ACS-SR will celebrate National Chemis-try Week by participating in SEED (Sci-ence Enrichment and Education Day). SEED is an annual event hosted by the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center on the campus of USCA in conjunction with Aiken County Public Schools. The event celebrates innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathemat-ics. We will be demonstrating and involv-ing students in a hands-on experiment using sodium alginate and calcium chlo-ride to create food dye beads to highlight the concepts of self-assembly, encap-sulation, and controlled release. We will also be emphasizing the importance of scale by comparing the sizes of things from galaxies to atoms, and will have a quick game with macro and magnified pictures of everyday items. Each year thousands of students show up at this free event so several volunteers (lunch and t-shirts provided) are needed for:
Date/Time: Oct. 13th, 9:30-12:45 and 12:15-3:30SEED Website: http://rpsec.usca.edu/seed/#TopContact: Chris [email protected](m) or 803-725-9732(w)
hispaNiC CelebratioN of NatioNal CheMistry week (North augusta, sC)
National Chemistry Week also holds an event for our Spanish speaking com-munity. The same experiment used for all other events will be used here as well. Volunteers who can speak Spanish are appreciated. Volunteers are needed for:
Date/Time: Oct. 27th,1:45-4:15 Contact: Linda Youmans-McDonald [email protected](m or 803-952-7885(w)
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R nAtionAl chemistry weekNatioNal CheMistry week at the fair
On each Saturday during the local fair, National Chemistry Week events will be held, using the same hands on experiment as we use for SEED. Volunteers are needed for:
Georgia-Carolina State Fair (Downtown Augusta)
Date/Time: Oct. 13th, 2:00 – 4:15 and 4:00 – 6:00Date/Time: Oct. 20th, 2:00 – 4:15 and 4:00 – 6:00Fair Website: http://www.georgiacarolinastatefair.org/
Contact: Linda Youmans-McDonald [email protected](m)803-952-7885(w)
Western Carolina State Fair (Aiken, SC)
Date/Time: Oct. 20th,2:00 – 4:15 and 4:00 – 6:00Date/Time: Oct. 27th,2:00 – 4:15 and 4:00 – 6:00
Fair Website: http://www.westerncarolinastatefair.com/
Contact: Chris [email protected]
410-303-9542(m)803-725-9732(w)
The CSRA Chemist
Executive Committee - 2012
Chair Dr. Ricardo Torres 803-725-9269Chair-Elect/Program Chair Imm. Past-Chair Dr. Tad Whiteside 803-725-8267Secretary Mrs. Claire Wills 803-439-2897Treasurer Dr. Lewis Baylor 803-652-7270Councilor Dr. Chris Bannochie 803-725-8088Alternate Councilor Dr. Alice Murray 803-725-0440Elections Dr. Tad Whiteside 803-725-8267Hospitality Membership Dr. Kathryn Taylor-Pashow 803-725-8215Projects Dr. Kim Crapse 803-725-6107Publicity Ms. Sophie Meissner 803-725-2034Publications Editor Dr. Maria Kriz 803-725-9454
Please feel free to contact us by phone or email:ACS-SR [email protected]
The CSRA Chemist: This newsletter is published approximately six times per year by the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Soci-ety. Circulation is 300 per issue. Opinions expressed by the editor or contributors do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Section.
Mailing Address: Savannah River Section - American Chemical Society, c/o Dr. Maria Kriz, Savannah River National Laboratory, Building 735-11A, Aiken, SC 29808. All newsletter articles should submitted by e-mail to [email protected].
Meeting Announcements: The CSRA Chemist will announce scientific meetings of interest to chemists and chemical engineers (when space is available). For information and deadlines, contact Maria Kriz.
Change of Address: On the web at http://www.acs.org; by telephone at 800-333-9511; by email: [email protected]. The Local Section receives roster updates on a monthly basis from ACS National.
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