Volume 53 October, 2010 Number 4

The CSRA Chemist

SAVANNAH RIVER SECTION OF THE

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Inside This Issue Page

Activities Calendar 2 Comments from the Chair 3 Ballot 4 Short Biographies for Candidates 5 David Hobbs named ACS Fellow in Class of 2010 7 Periodic Table Refurbishment 7 Call for Fall Student Travel Award 9 ACS-SR wins Chemluminary Award 10 Speaker 11 Obituary 11 NCW poster contest 12

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Activities Calendar

Date Event Venue

27 ACS tour speaker- Fortman Jan 30 YCC-student member Periodic Table RPSEC (Aiken)

Feb 24 Executive Committee Meeting

3 ACS tour speaker- Hassell 21-25 ACS National Meeting San Francisco, CA

26 ACS YCC-student member workshop March

27 ACS Ambassador workshop

17 Earth Day April 24 Chemistry Olympiad USC-A

1 Adopt-A-Highway 2-8 National Laboratory Day May

Executive Committee Meeting

June

IPG Report July BIT

BIT 18 Creech Award Boll Weevil Cafe

22-26 ACS National Meeting Boston, MA 26 Green Jackets Game Lake Olmstead Stadium

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Executive Committee Meeting

BIT

9 Murder Mystery Chemistry Maria’s Mexican (Aiken) Sept

14 College Night James Brown Arena

9 Poster Judging, Georgia-Carolina State Fair 14 Julia Brumaghim, Clemson University Old Edgefield Grill 16 SEED USCA 16 National Chemistry Week Georgia-Carolina State Fair 23 National Chemistry Week Georgia-Carolina State Fair 23 National Chemistry Week Western Carolina State Fair

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Executive Committee Meeting

Nov 6 Adopt-A-Highway Country Inn & Suites

1-4 Joint SERMACS and SWRM New Orleans, LA

17 ACS/AIChE Awards Dinner North Augusta Community

Center Dec

Executive Committee Meeting

Comments from the Chair I hope everyone is having an enjoyable and safe summer. I apologize for the lateness of the newsletter but we have been going through adapting to new software. We have several updates in the newsletter including awards for both the local section and a local section member! I would also like to announce that Tom Walters has agreed to take over Public Relations chair duties (in addition to his alternate Councilor position), Jonathon Duffey has agreed to become our publications editor, and David Newell will be assuming the Industrial Relations chair. We have decided to roll the Government Affairs position into the duties of the PR chair. We still have other positions that need to be filled by volunteers. Also, we are always willing to expand our current activities for new outreach efforts if you have ideas. Please let me know if you have ideas or want to serve! There are a lot of upcoming events this fall for the local section including a speaker dinner in October, NCW, and other functions. Please remember that National Chemistry Week and SEED are all great volunteering opportunities. We are trying to do a lot of events this year including both the Western Carolina and the Georgia-Carolina fairs. We really need volunteers to help us man the booths and reach out to the next generation of young chemists! We are doing several new demonstrations that have showbiz and Halloween themes. Please contact Linda Youmans-McDonald ((803)952-7885 or linda.youmans-mcdonald@srs.gov) if interested. We need NCW volunteers for the following: October 9th: Setup and Poster Judging (4 people) at Georgia-Carolina State Fair 2:30-5:00

(subject to change based on fair personnel availability) October 16th: SEED (need 7 volunteers, 1 to lead) at USC-Aiken 8:30-3:30 October 16th: NCW (need 6-8 people, 1 to lead--- I have asked for Traveling Science to

demo on this date and if they do, we will still need volunteers but the TS volunteer will be the lead) at Georgia-Carolina State Fair includes free fair admission, 11:30-4:30

October 23rd: NCW (need 6-8 people) at Georgia-Carolina State Fair includes free fair admission, 11:30-4:30

October 23rd: NCW (need 6-8 people) at Western Carolina State Fair includes free fair admission, 11:30-4:30

I especially would like to thank some of our active volunteers. Linda Youmans-McDonald has been working hard organizing the ACS-SR booth at the BIT Expo and upcoming plans for NCW and Project SEED. Will James has been organizing events for the YCC. The periodic table revitalization is on track thanks to Elise Fox’s efforts but we always can use more volunteers! On another note, the Living Periodic Table display has come a long way but we still have elements looking for sponsors. Please help us find interested parties who would want to donate to this good cause. Finally, I would like to extend the condolences to the family in James W. Cleary. Jim was one of our most active attendees and an ACS member for 61 years. In honor of this, we have decided to honor Jim with element 61, Pm, on the Living Periodic Table display. -Glenn Fugate

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Ballot Below is the ballot for 2011 with the slate of officers nominated by the nomination committee. Please vote for these section offices. You may write in a candidate. If you add a write-in candidate you must confirm that the candidate is willing to serve in the post before adding them to the ballot. Please send your ballot to Elise Fox. Call or email Elise if questions. email:elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov; phone: (803)507-8560

PLEASE RETURN THE BALLOT BY -- October 29, 2010 BALLOT - Please circle your choice, cut, and return to: Dr. Elise Fox Savannah River National Laboratory Bldg 773-41A Aiken, SC 29808 email: elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov Chair-Elect Jake Venzie ______________________ [write in candidate] Secretary Claire Wills [encumbent] ______________________ [write in candidate] Treasurer Lewis Baylor [encumbent] ______________________ [write in candidate] Councilor Chris Bannochie [encumbent] ______________________ [write in candidate] Alternate Councilor Tom Walters [encumbent] ______________________ [write in candidate]

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Short Biographies of Candidates

Councilor Chris Bannochie is currently a Fellow at the Savannah River National Laboratory. From 1998 – 2001 he was a Visiting Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Bannochie received a B.A. degree in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from St. John’s University and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Texas A&M University under Art Martell. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship under Michael Welch at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Bannochie is a graduate of Leadership Augusta. He has served a number of roles in the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society including: Public Outreach Chair (1992), Chair-Elect and Chair (1993), Chair (1994), Newsletter Editor (1995 – 1998), Webmaster (1996 – 1998), Archivist (2001 – present), Government Affairs Committee Chair (2007 – 2009), Councilor (1996 – present), and SERMACS 2006 General Chair. At the Division level as Member-At-Large (2002), Treasurer (2003 – 2008), Program Chair (2007 – 2008), Secretary (2009), and Chair-Elect (2010) for the Division of Professional Relations. At the National level Dr. Bannochie chaired the Council Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) Subcommittees on Professional Services & Programs (1998 – 1999) and Public Policy (2003 – 2006). He is a member of the ACS Committee on Science (ComSci) (2007 – 2010) and a Consultant to the ACS Committee on Meetings and Expositions (2008 - 2010). Dr. Bannochie serves as an ACS Topical Program Advisor for the 2010 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies and Immediate Past Chair of SERMACS, Inc. (Southeastern Regional Meeting).

Alternative Councilor Tom Walters - Candidate for Alternate Section Councilor Undergrad School: University of California, San Diego BA Chemistry 1974, cum Laude Graduate School: University of Southern California, PhD Physical Chemistry 1978, Photophysical and Photochemical Processes of Chromium III Werner Type Complexes Post Doctoral Fellow: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 1978 – 1980 Pulse radiolysis, flash photolysis inorganic compounds (chemotherapy precursors: PtCl4; Penta-carbonyl transition metal complexes: Mn2CO10) Very High Pressure Dependence of phosphorescence, inorganic transition metal complexes (Cr(en)3; Cr(NH3)6) Employed at Savannah River Site, SRL, DuPont Co., 1981-1991 Industrial Research Fellow, DuPont Co, at Los Alamos National Laboratory 1982-1983 Molecular Laser Isotope Separation PuF6 Hydrogen Technology Section: R&D for new Replacement Tritium Facility, Metal Hydride Thermodynamic processes Staff Scientist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University 1991-1997 Staff Scientist for Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor, Tritium Group Senior Fellow Scientist, SRNL, 1997-2008 National and Homeland Security Department, Defense Programs Technology Section Process Technology Group, Metal Hydride Storage Systems: Alanate decomposition and reformation Mechanisms National and Homeland Security Department, Defense Programs Technology Section, Weapons Technology Group, Support Gas Transfer Systems Development Advisory Scientist SRNL, 2008-present

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Chair-Elect Dr. Jake Venzie joined SRNL in 2006 and works in the Analytical Development Directorate. He specializes in the spectrometric analysis of stable and long-lived isotopes in matrixes ranging from stable to highly radioactive. In addition he is involved with Analytical Development’s work to produce robust sensing technologies for use in various government and commercial applications.

Treasurer Lewis Baylor has worked for Equitech Int'l Corp. for the past 13 years manufacturing spectroscopic instrumentation for chemical process applications; prior to that I worked at SRS in Analytical Development for 7 years. I came to SRS from Northwestern U., where I completed my MS and PhD in physical chemistry. Over the past 20 years I have served the Local Section in a variety of capacities including: Chair, Chair-Elect, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor (two stints), and SERMACS 2006 Treasurer.

Secretary Claire Wills is currently the Composites Technician in the Science and Technology department at AGY. Claire graduated from USC-Aiken in 2005 with a BS in Chemistry. She has worked for Proctor & Gamble as a Quality Technician and was Senior Chemist of Product Development at Graniteville Specialty Fabrics. Claire has served as ACS-SR Secretary for the last 2 years and enjoys helping with demos and attending chemistry lectures as well. She and her family love to get involved with community events such as volunteering for the SPCA, Golden Harvest Food Back, ACTS, Earth Day, SEED and various other seasonal events.

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David Hobbs named ACS Fellow in Class of 2010 ACS-SR member David Hobbs has been selected as an ACS fellow for the Class of 2010. David has been an active member of the Savannah River Section for over 25 years. During this time he has served as Chair-elect, Chair, Awards Chair and worked as an advisor to succeeding Chairs and Chair-elects. During his leadership of the local section he initiated co-sponsored meetings and other interactions with the local chapters of Sigma Xi and American Institute of Chemical Engineers as well as tours of local chemical plants. He was instrumental in helping ACS-SR organize and plan the 58th SERMACS held in Augusta, Georgia in November of 2006. While on the organizing committee his principal responsibility was leading the organization of technical programming in inorganic and nuclear chemistry. David has also been very active at the national level in the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division, where he has served as the Publicity and Communications chair for the past three years. Furthermore he has been very active in developing programming in the Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Division. For over a decade he has been a co-organizer for a symposium, “Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology”, that has been held annually at one of the national meetings. This symposium has typically spanned 3 – 4 days in length and represented about 25% of the technical programming for the division. David is a leading, well respected scientist in nuclear waste remediation. His achievements earned him the prestigious Don Orth Award and have made him the go-to senior scientist at Savannah River National Laboratory for actinide separations and high-level waste chemistry. David serves as a mentor to younger professional staff members at the Savannah River National Laboratory as well as summer interns and postdoctoral researchers. David’s nomination was the first nomination from the Savannah River Section and the second member of the section to be named a fellow. Please help us congratulate David on his achievement.

Periodic Table Refurbishment The ACS-SR Living Periodic Table Refurbishment is still going strong. We have recently completed adding cabinetry to cover elements up to 118. As the next step, the local unit of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will be installing LEDs and black lights in each box. We have procured a copy of “The Elements beyond Uranium” with Glenn Seaborg’s autograph, and through the DNCT, we have received a donation of a 99Tc generator from Covidien, a medical isotope manufacturer. SRNS was gracious to donate $1000 for the effort and the I&EC Division sponsored five elements, although we are still behind on the fund raising efforts. Numerous elements are still available for sponsorship (see the list below). We will have a grand unveiling ceremony in January 2011 to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. More details to follow. If you are interested in helping out or to sponsor an available element please contact Elise Fox (elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov, 803-507-8560).

Element Sponsor Element Sponsor 1 H JL Steimke 59 Pr 2 He AM Willibrand 60 Nd CM Jantzen 3 Li 61 Pm JW Cleary 4 Be TA Fredericks (mem.) 62 Sm SA Myers 5 B 63 Eu LM Papouchado 6 C South Aiken HS 64 Gd RJ Lascola 7 N I&EC Division 65 Tb 8 O Aiken HS 66 Dy 9 F Halocarbon 67 Ho

10 Ne IBEW-1579 68 Er

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11 Na 69 Tm 12 Mg SRS F/H Labs 70 Yb 13 Al ASM Intl. 71 Lu 14 Si CE Wills 72 Hf CL Crawford 15 P I&EC Division 73 Ta 16 S 74 W T Whiteside 17 Cl 75 Re MS Wellons 18 Ar Morris Beard 76 Os 19 K KE Zeigler 77 Ir C Dzaugis 20 Ca 78 Pt EB Fox 21 Sc 79 Au DS Hobbs 22 Ti SL Crump 80 Hg HA Blant 23 V WV Wright 81 Tl DA Orth 24 Cr C Fredericks (mem.) 82 Pb 25 Mn Elanco Tech. Center 83 Bi I&EC Division 26 Fe Lewis Baylor 84 Po 27 Co AIChE-CSR 85 At 28 Ni JB Pickett 86 Rn 29 Cu RS Beck 87 Fr USCA-RPSEC 30 Zn Elanco Tech. Center 88 Ra RP Crapse 31 Ga CJ Bannochie 89 Ac 32 Ge RF Gilmore, Jr. 90 Th 33 As I&EC Division 91 Pa 34 Se 92 U RA Malstrom 35 Br 93 Np DG Karracker 36 Kr JH Gray 94 Pu GF Kessinger 37 Rb RH Young 95 Am WG Ramsey 38 Sr DT Hobbs 96 Cm NE Bibler 39 Y WB Crapse 97 Bk DNCT 40 Zr 98 Cf RW Benjamin 41 Nb 99 Es 42 Mo 100 Fm JR Cadieux 43 Tc Covidien 101 Md GA Fugate 44 Ru GB Rawls III 102 No 45 Rh 103 Lr SRNS 46 Pd RT Walters 104 Rf AIChE-CSR 47 Ag MG Bronikowski 105 Db 48 Cd 106 Sg BK Culligan 49 In 107 Bh 50 Sn 108 Hs 51 Sb I&EC Division 109 Mt 52 Te 110 Ds 53 I RG Spaunburgh 111 Rg 54 Xe JC Hart 112 Cn 55 Cs G&M Senn 113 Uut 56 Ba NA Johns 114 Uuq 57 La 115 Uup 58 Ce 116 Uuh

117 Uus 118 Uuo

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Call for Fall Student Travel Award The Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society will be giving a $500 travel grant to an undergraduate student attending a regional or national ACS meeting. Grants will be given for a spring and a fall meeting. Students must fill out the form below and submit before the appropriate 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 Senior Expected Graduation Date: Meeting Attending: Dates: Advising Professor: Poster or Presentation Abstract Title (if presenting): State the reason for attending as well as what you hope to gain by attending the meeting: Have you received any other travel grant for this meeting’s attendance? Have you previously attended an ACS meeting? Deadline: November 1, 2010 Please submit application by email, postal mail or fax to Elise Fox, at the following addresses: Email: elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov Postal: Elise Fox

SRNL 999-2W Aiken, SC 29808

Fax: 803-507-8560 If you have any questions, please contact Elise Fox at 803-507-8560 or elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov.

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ACS-SR Wins Chemluminary Award The Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS-SR) has won a 2010 Chemlumiary award from the American Chemical Society for best interaction between a local section and a division. ACS-SR was recognized for their work for the Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (DNCT) during 2009 on the Revitalization of the Living Periodic Table at the Ruth Patrick Science Center. The display was developed and built by the Savannah River Section in the early 1990s using public and private donations. After 15+ years of use, the educational outreach tool has been viewed by over 1 million persons but the age and use have left the display in significant need of refurbishment and revitalization. Starting in January 2009 ACS-SR funding to be combined with public and private donations that will be used to repair the display, improve its appearance, and add interactive educational elements. It was noticed that a large portion of the Actinide and Transactinide elements did not have any objects for the display. In order to remedy the situation ACS-SR sought out the help of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology to help obtain items for the Periodic Table. The revitalization has proven to be a multi-year effort and is expected to wrap-up in January 2011, when an event for the grand unveiling of the revitalized Periodic Table will be held during the International Year of Chemistry. To date over $16,000 have been raised for the refurbishment, which includes $100 donations from individuals to sponsor an element and a $1000 donation from SRNS. Elise Fox is the project manager.

3rd from left Mike Bronikowski (SRNL employee, past chair of ACS-SR, DNCT representative and Chair-elect), 2nd from right Elise Fox, Right- Nancy Jackson, ACS President Elect

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Speaker You Are What You Eat: Food Polyphenols Prevent Oxidative Damage and Cell Death through Metal Coordination Prof. Julia L. Brumaghim, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University Date: Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Location: Old Edgefield Grill, Edgefield SC Time: 6:30pm Reservations: Contact Tad Whiteside (tad.whiteside@srnl.doe.gov) or (803-725-8267) with the name(s) of those attending. The deadline for signing up is noon, October 11th. Directions: Old Edgefield Grill is located at 202 Penn Street, Edgefield, SC (803-637-3222) Dinner: We will be ordering from the menu, 50+ year members and students will receive $5 toward their meal. New Members attending their first event will also receive a discount for their meal – please let Tad know when you RSVP. Abstract: In the presence of hydrogen peroxide, iron and copper catalyze the formation of hydroxyl radicals that damage proteins, lipids, and DNA in cells. Because positively-charged iron and copper ions in a cell localize near negatively-charged DNA, the generated hydroxyl radicals cause DNA damage. Cell death and mutation caused by DNA damage are implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging. As a result, much work has focused on developing antioxidant treatment strategies, and polyphenol antioxidants from teas, fruits, and vegetables are widely studied for their ability to treat and prevent disease. Although polyphenol antioxidants potentially bind iron and copper, the metal binding mechanism of antioxidant activity has been little-studied. To examine the role of metal coordination on polyphenol antioxidant activity, we use a DNA gel electrophoresis assay to determine DNA damage. Polyphenol compounds effectively inhibit iron-mediated DNA damage at biological concentrations. Additional gel electrophoresis and UV-vis experiments established that iron binding was the primary mechanism of this DNA damage inhibition. Based on these results, we developed models to predict the antioxidant efficacy of food polyphenols. Understanding this novel iron-binding antioxidant mechanism will help identify the most potent antioxidants to treat and prevent diseases caused by oxidative stress.

Obituary Dr. James (Jim) William Cleary, aged 84, of Keysville, GA, was one of the oldest active participants of ACS-SR passed away on August 25, 2010. Jim grew up in Evanston, Illinois and then attended college at Loyola University. After obtaining his bachelor's degree, he went on to graduate school at Washington State University. After graduation he worked for Phillips Petroleum, James River Corporation and then later for Dartco before finally retiring in 1998. Jim was extremely active in ACS-SR, rarely missing a local section meeting, and he will be missed for the many stories he shared with fellow members at the local section events through the years. ACS-SR is purchasing the element [Pm, element 61 for Jim’s 61 years of membership] in the living periodic table at the Ruth Patrick Science Center in his memory.

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ACS-SR Contact E-mail acssavannahriver@gmail.com Chair Dr. Glenn Fugate glenn.fugate@srnl.doe.gov (803) 725-1590 Chair-Elect Dr. Tad Whiteside tad.whiteside@srnl.doe.gov (803) 752-8267 Imm Past Chair Dr. Elise Fox elise.fox@srnl.doe.gov (803) 507-8560 Secretary Mrs. Claire Wills Treasurer Dr. Lewis Baylor Councilor Dr. Chris Bannochie (803) 652-7270 Alt Councilor Dr. Tom Walters (803) 725-8088 Archivist Dr. Chris Bannochie (803) 725-8177 Career Dev Dr. Tad Whiteside (803) 725-8088 Distribution Dr. Rob Lascola (803) 752-8267 Education Dr. Kimberly Crapse (803) 725-2380 Envrn. Impr. Dr. Nicholas Bridges (803) 725-6107 Govt. Affairs Dr. Tom Walters (803) 725-8088 Industrial Rel. David Newell (803) 442-3312 Membeship Dr. Rob Lascola (803) 952-8871 New Member. Dr. Rob Lascola Minority Affairs Dr. Sardar Yousufzai (803) 725-2380 Natl Chem Week Mrs. Linda Youmans-McDonald (706) 821-8261 Olympiad Dr. Monty Fetterolf (803) 952-3010 x3378Publications Jonathon Duffey (803) 725-3859 Public Relations Dr. Tom Walters (803) 725-8088 WCC Vacant Website Dr. Maria Lind (803) 725-5357 YCC Dr. Will James (803) 642-8342

The CSRA Chemist: This newsletter is published approximately six times per year by the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society. 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. Jonathon Duffey, Savannah River Site, Building 773A, Aiken, SC 29808. All newsletter articles should submitted by e-mail to jonathan.duffey@srnl.doe.gov. 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 Jonathon Duffey. Change of Address: On the web at http://www.acs.org; by telephone at 800-333-9511; by email: service@acs.org. The Local Section receives roster updates on a monthly basis from ACS National.

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