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The San Diego Chemist
American Chemical Society San Diego Section Volume 26, Number 6 June 2014
WEBSITE NEWSLETTERS EVENTS CHEMPLOYMENT
Family Picnic Free Food & Fun for Families, Friends & Fido!
DATE: Sunday, June 29, 2014
WHERE: San Dieguito County Park, Solana Beach, at Lomas Santa Fe Drive and El Camino Real. Take Lomas Santa Fe exit off of I-5, one mile east to Highland Drive park entrance. Left onto Highland, immediate right into the park. Pay parking fee ($3.00/car, free for seniors). At booth, proceed to Area #3 Parking. Note: the San Diego County Fair will cause heavy traffic on I-5 near the Lomas Santa Fe exit. Please allow extra driving time!
TIME: 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM (food served from approx. noon to 3 PM)
WHO: Youngsters, seniors, in-betweensters, guys, gals, chemists, recovering chemists, guests and other friends of the ACS!
WHAT: BBQ, cold drinks, games and prizes for children of all ages. Please bring a homemade dessert to enter the Best Dessert Contest. Prizes will be awarded! If you bring a cold dessert, bring a cooler. Guests with special dietary needs should provide for them.
RSVP: As soon as possible but no later than Thursday, June 26th, by registering at http://sdacs2014picnic.eventbrite.com/. Please tell us how many adults and how many children (and their ages) will be in your party, as well as the total number of vegetarians.
● Younger Chemists: Schmooze and network! Invite your friends! Make it WORK for you! ● Women Chemists: Meet and greet! Make this event a "Meeting Within a Meeting"! Share your ideas!
Volunteers Needed for Morning Setup! Chef Jim Shih Please contact Jim Shih to sign up: tel. 619-269-0017
e-mail: [email protected]
CHAIR NOTES Dear ACS Members: ACS co-sponsored an event with San Diego State University on April 17th. This event featured Dr. Jeffrey Bada from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, giving a talk titled "Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life on Earth, and Elsewhere?" We had a great turnout of current students and SDSU alumni. Our co-sponsored university events have been very successful this year and we look forward to continuing to reach out to local students with similar events in the future. I would like to thank Tom Beattie (San Diego ACS) and Bill Tong (SDSU) for coordinating the event. We have some exciting events to look forward to in the coming months: We hope you were able to attend our May Monthly Meeting about chocolate and learned about the history, chemistry, and even health benefits of chocolate. One of you may have won the 10 pounds bar of chocolate. Our annual ACS picnic is coming up soon on Sunday, June 29th, at San Dieguito Park. Please bring your whole family! The day will include an excellent BBQ meal courtesy of Jim Shih and loads of activities for the kids, including a bounce house. Thank you Jim Shih for planning this fun event! Please register at http://sdacs2014picnic.eventbrite.com/ The 16th Annual Medicinal Chemistry Symposium will be taking place on Friday, July 18th, at the Price Center Theater at UCSD. The event will feature high-profile industry and academic speakers. Please check out next month’s newsletter for more details. Thank you to Tom Beattie for organizing the Symposium on a yearly basis. All of these events are made possible by the generous contributions of our event sponsors such as Biotage and Kelly Services. In addition to event sponsors, we have launched a new fundraising effort this year to help support our many outreach efforts that are offered free of charge to the public. I would like to extend a special thank-you to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Pfizer for their generous support. The Executive Committee Meeting on May 1st featured tastings of three sherries. Every Executive Committee Meeting this year will have a theme, featuring a different tasty treat! The next Executive Committee Meeting will be on June 5th, and will feature a blind white wine tasting. I hope to see some new faces there. Best regards, Mark Tichenor 2014 Chair American Chemical Society – San Diego Section E-mail: mailto:[email protected] file://localhost/Web/ www.sandiegoacs.org
CONSIDER SPONSORSHIP OF THE ACS SAN DIEGO SECTION
The San Diego Section of the ACS is looking for organizations that are committed to advancing science and education in the greater San Diego area by providing financial support. There are several ways to get involved and each one comes with its own benefits and privileges.
For further information please contact: Erica Campbell-Conroy
Chair, Fundraising Committee 858-404-6600 -- [email protected]
FREE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS!
Does your non-profit organization have an upcoming event that might be of interest to members of the ACS – San Diego Section? If so, please send your announcement to our 2014 Chair Mark Tichenor at [email protected]. Once approved, Mark will see that your announcement is published on our website (www.sandiegoacs.org) and, if received by the 10th of the month before the event, in The San Diego Chemist newsletter. This is a free service of the ACS – San Diego Section. Take advantage of it.
THE SAN DIEGO CHEMIST, the official newsletter of the San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society, is published on a monthly basis and can be viewed at http://www.sandiegoacs.org/newsletter/. All contents are published at the discretion of the Section's Executive Committee. Events of interest to chemistry professionals in the community may be included in the events calendar as space permits and are subject to editing for brevity. Advertisements and announcements from the chemistry community are accepted at published rates. The deadline for items submitted is the 14th of the month prior to publication. Further information regarding events is available on the Section web page at http://www.sandiegoacs.org/. Advertisers: Current ad prices are: Large (4.5"x4.75") $200; Small (2"x3" or 4.5"x1.5") $65. All measurements are wide x tall. Please send your jpg to Renate Valois at [email protected]. Make checks payable to American Chemical Society and mail to
Bill Szabo, Treasurer 3950 Mahaila Ave., B-36 San Diego, CA 92122
SECTION E-MAIL LISTSERVER!
Get up-to-the-minute reminders of local events and develop dialogs with your fellow members! To subscribe to our moderated listserver: 1. Send an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE TO LISTSERVER in the subject line, and your name and e-mail in the body of the message to Ken Poggenburg at [email protected]. 2. If you receive a message from the postman, reply to confirm that you wish to be added to the list, otherwise it will not take effect. 3. You will receive reminders approx. 5-7 days prior to upcoming events and messages of general interest to members. 4. To post topics for discussion, or informational items to the listserver members, send the message to [email protected]. 5. If the moderator approves the post, it will be sent to the members. NOTE: That is the letter "l", not the number "one" following the word "chemist".
Executive Committee Meeting Dates 2014 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday June 5 Tuesday July 8 Thursday August 7 Thursday September 4 Thursday October 2 Thursday November 6
Meetings will be held at 9381 Judicial Dr, Suite 160
San Diego, CA 92121
The San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors. Here are a few examples of our annual outreach programs that are made possible by their generous donations.
Mad Science - Stage demonstrations for 4th and 5th graders which make science fun for kids! Last year the program was viewed by over 8,000 students in low-income areas and from military families.
ChemExpo - A science event for middle and high school students held in Balboa Park annually for the past 26 years. It features live stage demonstrations and interactive booths that teach kids about applied science. Last year over 1000 local students participated!
Monarch Elementary School Program - This unique school accommodates children who are impacted by homelessness, and who would otherwise have little or no exposure to hands-on science.
EarthFair – We participate in the world’s largest free annual environmental fair, held in Balboa Park.
IT IS NOT TOO EARLY----
---- TO THINK ABOUT THE ANNUAL SAN DIEGO ACS LOCAL SECTION ELECTIONS 2015
Nominations for Section offices are now in order. Per our Bylaws, the current Chair-Elect will assume the Chair, but other positions are open for election, including
Chair-Elect • Secretary • Treasurer • 1 Councilor • 3 Alternate Councilors • 3 Members-at- Large Councilors, Alternate Councilors, and Members-at-Large serve for three years, and all incumbents may succeed themselves. We encourage the active participation of our members! If you have an interest in becoming involved in the ACS-San Diego Section and want to make a self-nomination as a candidate for an elected position, please contact: Jim Shih at [email protected]
Send your bios to Jim Shih and Renate Valois at [email protected]
NOTE: VOTING WILL AGAIN BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY
We will use your e-mail address on record for the ACS. If you wish to receive a paper ballot instead, please call or e-mail Jackie Trischman, Election Coordinator, at 760-750-4206 or [email protected] by Monday, November 3rd, and leave your name and mailing address. You will be mailed a paper ballot.
If you do not request a paper ballot, you will receive instructions on how to vote via e-mail. Please be sure your e-mail address on file with the ACS is current! To update your email address with the ACS, use www.chemistry.org.
Share Science as a Chemistry Ambassador
You can help kids learn to understand and love science as a Chemistry Ambassador, and ACS is ready to help you do it. Volunteer with youth groups, summer camps, and scouts in your community - the Chemistry Ambassadors program has tips and resources to support your outreach to your neighbors or students in your area. In addition to the many sample experiments offered by the Chemistry Ambassadors program, we have a limited number of free "Kids & Chemistry" kits you can request if you wish to conduct hands-on activities with groups of up to 32 kids. Find out more information about the kits and order one today. Once you experience the rewards of helping kids learn about chemistry, consider doing it again. The Chemistry Ambassadors program makes it easy to stay involved, whether you have a lot of time, or just a little. Visit www.acs.org/chemistryambassadors to get more details and get started!
Great Chemistry: Coast to Coast! Housing Open for Fall National Meeting
Housing reservations are now open for the upcoming 248th ACS National Meeting, which will take place August 10-14, 2014, in San Francisco, CA. Due to high expected demand, housing has opened earlier than usual for the meeting. Save money, get the best rates and rooms now! The San Francisco meeting theme, "Chemistry & Global Stewardship," is focused on global aspects of the chemical enterprise related to sustainability of world resources, including green chemistry, the globalization of chemistry, and the responsibilities and opportunities chemists have to serve the broader public. We are figuratively "painting the town green" and look forward to seeing you there! Here are 8 more great reasons you should join us in San Francisco this August.
JOINT MEETING OF THE ACS-SAN DIEGO SECTION AND SDSU CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT AT SDSU On April 17th we held our monthly meeting at SDSU, the second ACS/SDSU joint meeting. Dr. Jeffrey Bada, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a chemistry graduate of SDSU, was the featured speaker. His talk titled "Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life on Earth, and Elsewhere" focused on his major research accomplishments during a distinguished career at SIO.
The turn-out was excellent. SDSU students (many from the SAACS), faculty, some chemistry department alumni and even some Emeritus Professors (including two who knew Jeff as a student) attended. Bill Tong, chair of the Chemistry Department, was our host, and Dean Stanley Maloy welcomed us on campus.
Stanley Maloy Tom Beattie Jeffrey Bada Dean, College of Sciences
Ed Hoopes, Marguerite McGuigan, Bill Tong Attentive crowd
Discussions Mingling Tom Beattie Photo credits: Jim Shih
CHEMISTS CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2014
The San Diego ACS participated in the Balboa Park EarthFair, an annual forum for environmental education, awareness and celebration. EarthFair has been held every year since 1990. More than a fad, EarthFair seems to have become an institution. In two separate years since then, estimates have placed the number of visitors at more than 70,000. See : http://www.earthdayweb.org
Our theme this year, The Wonders of Water, included our good friends and ACS member at Give Clean Water. The ambassadors from Give Clean Water, Rodney Stramel and Andy Lovsted, organized a demonstration of the water filtration assembly used in their work. Rodney Stramel created the poster describing the scientific principles of the device, and Andy Lovsted organized the table and volunteers for the event. Give Clean Water’s non-profit mission is giving clean water filters to all on earth who need it. See: http://www.givecleanwater.org
The local Girl Scout Troop 8455, going for the Girl Scout Silver Award, described the water filtration apparatus throughout the day. An ACS CCED publication was distributed and an experiment on surface tension of water, described in the publication, was used as a hands-on activity to engage children. ACS member Jianxia Ciu and her daughter also joined in the fun.
Girl Scout Troop 8455
L to R: Lydia, Riley, Avni , Ilona and SDACS organizer Julann Miller
Julann Miller, ACS SD Alternate Councilor Photo credit: Andy Lovsted
17th ANNUAL SAN DIEGO MEDCHEM SYMPOSIUM
Friday, July 18, 2014
UCSD Price Center Theater
Organized by
Dr. Thomas R. Beattie, San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society Dr. Emmanuel Theodorakis, UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Opening Remarks by Dr. Emmanuel Theodorakis 9:05 Dr. Floyd Romesberg (Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute) "Latent Antibiotics" 9:45 Dr. Jeffery W. Kelly (The Scripps Institute of Research) "Towards Small Molecule Adaptation of the Protein Homeostasis Network to Ameliorate a Spectrum of Diseases" 10:25 Coffee Break 11:05 Dr. Bradley S. Moore (Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy) "Rewriting Natural Product Drug Discovery with Synthetic Biology" 11:45 Dr. Seth Cohen (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCSD) "Developing a Fragment-Based Drug Design Strategy for Metalloprotein Inhibitors" 12:25 PM Lunch Break 1:30 Opening Remarks by Dr. Thomas R. Beattie 1:35 Dr. Ted W. Johnson (Pfizer La Jolla) "Discovery of PF-06463922, a Macrocyclic Inhibitor of ALK/ROS1 with Preclinical Brain Exposure and Broad Spectrum Potency against ALK-resistant Mutations" 2:15 Dr. Scott Thacher (Orphagen Pharmaceuticals) "First-in-class Drug Discovery at Unexplored Orphan Nuclear Receptors" ~3:00 Symposium Conclusion
For free registration visit http://chemistry.ucsd.edu/go/medchem Register online by Monday July 14th and we will buy your lunch at Price Center food court on Friday, July 18th (Symposium day).
4th SABPA/ACS Chemistry Symposium
Monday, April 7, 2013, marked the 4th SABPA/ACS Chemistry Symposium. The event was held at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP with more than 150 people attending to hear talks given by Professor Barry M. Trost, of Stanford University, and Dr. Nicholas A. Meanwell, Executive Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb. In his presentation titled “The Alkyne Strategy For the Synthesis of Bioactive Targets”, Professor Trost started the lecture by introducing us to the question of atom economy to minimize waste, energy, and consumption of raw materials. He then explained how to achieve atom economy through the use of elaborate zinc-ProPhenol-catalyzed direct asymmetrical aldol reactions and nonracemic ruthenium cyclopentadienylpropyl complexes to synthesize natural products such as (-)-Lasonolide A (completed in only 16 linear steps and 34 total steps) and Bryostatin analogs, 3 and 19.
Dr. Meanwell’s talk was titled “The Discovery of HCV NS5A Replication Complex Inhibitors: Daclatasvir and Synergists”. He talked about how phenotypic screening was used to identify mechanistically novel iminothiazolidinone leads against the GT-1b Hepatitis C Virus. Dr. Meanwell then presented the evolution of the SAR of the unsymmetrical initial leads, BMS-858 & BMS-824, to the symmetrical stilbene and alkyne analogs and then finally to the highly active and selective Daclatasvir. He then ended
his presentation with the development of a compound which works synergistically with Daclatasvir to prevent resistance. The whole presentation gave an amazing story of the birth of a first-in-class hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A replication complex inhibitor.
On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to thank all volunteers and sponsors of the event: Pfizer, ChemBridge, Quark, Biotage, Teledyne Isco, our distinguished speakers, and the attendees for making the 4th SABPA/ACS Chemistry Symposium another successful event.
Dr. Barry Trost, Professor, Stanford University Dr. Aaron Burns, co-organizer, introducing Prof. Trost
Dr. Nicholas A. Meanwell, Executive Director, BMS Dr. David Wallace, Committee Chair, opening remarks
David Wallace
SUMMARY OF SAN DIEGO SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MAY 1, 2014
Treasurer’s Report - Since last meeting: received annual allotment of $20K; received reimbursement for Ben P. to attend Leadership Conference (National covers only part of expenses); received $9400 for membership voluntary dues covering second half of 2013; $400 expenses for Earth Day (this was $100 less than budgeted); paid deposit to Tom Ham's for 50-60 Year Member Luncheon; SABPA joint meeting was breakeven; spent $9200 for councilor travel; YTD $14K budget surplus; savings account contains $34K, total asset $324K; Vanguard Fund doing well; tax information sent to CPA.
Budget Planning - Expecting a net deficit for this year as in previous years; looking for ideas to cover deficit from sponsorships of monthly meetings; looking for Section members who will send personal invitations for general sponsorships.
Western Regional Caucus - Orange County Section has been announcing 2015 WRM scheduled for CSUSM.
April Monthly Meeting - Held at SDSU, 88+ attendees, food cost $650, of which SDSU paid half, parking worked out OK except for non-working elevators in parking structure; Prof. Bill Tong enthusiastic about hosting Section meetings.
Earth Day - Girl Scouts had water filter demonstration (same devices that they sell as fund raiser).
50 - 60 Year Member Luncheon - Arranged for 7/13, no 60-year members this year, but 12 50-year members, 120 Section members in 50+ year group, any 50+ members are invited to attend gratis, but member must pay for guest to attend.
May Monthly - "Chocolate" by Howard and Sally Peters, $10 admission, May 15.
Picnic - Remaining task to purchase food; bounce house lined up, looking for assistant cooks, good opportunity to introduce potential sponsors to Section activities.
MedChem - About 3 months left, one speaker pulled out, two potential replacements.
Undergrad Symposium UCSD - Inviting USD and SDSU students to present, 32 posters were included last year; looking for professionals to judge students' work. Motion: Allocate $400 for awards to outstanding posters @UCSD Undergrad Symposium - Approved narrowly with stipulation that it is not required to award full amount.
Awards Committee - Planning to visit potential awardee next week.
American Association of Chemistry Teachers - Propose Section participate in this Association as encouraged by National; dues to be $50 annually for first three years; planning to e-mail teachers directly, planning for a magazine and on-line workshops; suggestion that Section designate an ad hoc group to facilitate organization; request for members of ad hoc group through Listserv e-mail.
Next meeting: Thursday, June 5.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR BARRY SHARPLESS!
2014 Cotton Medalist
The San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society wishes to congratulate one of its members, Professor K. Barry Sharpless, on receiving the 2014 F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research. This prestigious honor, established in 1994, is awarded annually by the Texas A&M University Chemistry Department and the Texas A&M Local Section of the ACS. It is named for the late Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, F. Albert Cotton. The award is not restricted by gender, country, or field of chemistry. Dr. Sharpless is the W.M. Keck Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla. Among his many contributions to synthetic chemistry are his work on different stereoselective oxidations (now known as Sharpless epoxidations and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxy- lations) and "click" chemistry, which today has applications in such wide-ranging fields as the modification of natural products and pharmaceuticals, drug discovery, and the selective labelling of biomolecules in biological systems. Among his many other accolades, Professor Sharpless shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001. Last year he was recognized by the San Diego Section as a 50-year ACS member.
Bill Szabo
CHEMISTRY FOR YOU AND YOUR KIDS
FOILING SPOILING
Other important food additives are used to preserve foods so that bacteria and fungus will not grow on them as fast as they normally would. Some foods change color because of a chemical reaction they have with the oxygen in the air. This reaction is called oxidation. There are certain chemicals that can be added to foods to slow down this chemical reaction. These chemicals are called antioxidants.
You will need
Paper towels - 4 sheets of paper - Potato - Banana - Apple - Lemon -
Water - Butter knife – safety glasses.
1. Spread paper towels over your work area. Ask you adult partner to help you cut three pieces each of potato, apple, and banana to about the size shown. Also, ask you adult partner to cut the lemon in half.
2. Place a sheet of paper on your paper towels and put the pieces of potato, apple, and banana on the
paper in rows and label the rows as shown.
Nothing Lemon Juice Water Potato Apple Banana
3. Do nothing to the first piece of food in each row. Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice on the second
piece in each row so that the whole surface of the piece has lemon juice on it. Put a few drops of water on the third piece in each row so that the whole surface has water on it.
4. Label the column on your piece of paper as "nothing," "lemon juice", and "water" as shown. 5. On a separate sheet of paper, make a chart like the one below but make it big enough to fill the whole
sheet. Each box is for you to draw a picture of the food and write down your observations about how it looks.
Be sure to wash your hands when you finish. Lemon juice can sting your eyes! 6. Wait about one hour and look very closely at your pieces of food. In each box, write down any changes
you see in the food in that box. See if you can draw what each piece of food looks like and the changes you see happening to each piece, if any.
Make at least two more charts to record your observations at 12 and 24 hours. Did the lemon juice act as a preservative?
Excerpt: "The Best of WonderScience," pg. 166, Delmar Publishers, 1997
ADDITIVES
Nothing Water
Potatoe
Apple
Banana
LemonJuice
ACS Webinars™
Featured Events June 2014
ACS Webinars broadcasts live every Thursday from 2-3 PM EDT unless otherwise noted. All recordings of ACS Webinars will be available as a benefit to current ACS members. Live weekly ACS Webinars will continue to be available to the general public. –
Chemistry & the Economy: 2014 Mid-Year Update EVENT DATE: June 5, 2013 ‘Not with a bang but with a whimper.’ as feared in last December’s Year-end Review, the promised economic recovery has disappointed. How does this affect you? Join Paul Hodges, of International eChem, and Mark Jones, of Dow Chemical Corporation, as they discuss the issues and trends affecting you in 2014. – See ee more at: http://acswebinars.org/economy-2014 - sthash.Dd0uV41R.dpuf
Digitally Pulling Proteins: Molecular Dynamics Simulation EVENT DATE: Thursday, June 12, 2014 Not all chemistry needs to be done on the bench. Join Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez for a discussion on how molecular dynamics simulations, a kind of numerical experiment, can uncover the pathways and characterize the energetics of proteins as they are pulled apart. - See more at: http://acswebinars.org/digital-proteins - sthash.IENlQpiq.dpuf
Strategies for Applying to Grad School EVENT DATE: July 10, 2014 Join us as Dr. Sam Pazicni returns to discuss the different types of chemistry graduate programs that are available. Tune in to learn the best way to apply to those programs including tips on completing graduate school applications and discover how to choose the school that is the right fit for you. This is the second presentation in our Grad School Series. - See more at: http://acswebinars.org/applying-grad-school - sthash.RVKXzB3j.dpuf
********** 2014 Drug Discovery Series Drug Discovery from A to Z
Tips for Filling IND and Starting you Clinical Trials Session 5: June 26, 2014 Dr. John Morrison (BMS) Chemistry’s Role in Clinical Trials: The Big Expense and Lessons Learned Session 6: July 31, 2014 Information on speakers coming soon. Pharmacoeconomics and IP Strategies in Drug Development Session 7: September 25, 2014 Information on speakers coming soon. Future of Drug Discovery – Challenges, Risks and Rewards Session 8: October 30, 2014 Dr. Jeff Zablocki (Gilead Sciences) Dr. Richard Connell (Pfizer) See more at: http://acswebinars.org/drug-discovery - sthash.Yz03iOgm.dpuf
REVITALIZE CHEMISTRY EDUCATION WITH THE ACS ASSESSMENT TOOL
The ACS Assessment Tool for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs can help identify strengths and areas for improvement in chemistry-based education. Use the tool alone, or register for a review of your results, which will provide ideas and resources for growth. Registration for the review is open through June 9, 2014.
18TH ANNUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
June 17-19, 2014 North Bethesda, MD The conference theme, "Advancing Chemistry, Innovating for Sustainability", highlights innovations in the science and application of greener chemistry and engineering methods. Visit the 2014 GC&E program page to review the list of symposium topics for the 2014 GC&E.
27TH RARE EARTH RESEARCH CONFERENCE June 22 to June 26, 2014 Reno/Tahoe area
- For travel, hotel and visitor information please go to the Logistics page. - Submit an Abstract. - View the conference program. For up-to-date information, please email [email protected] with "subscribe rerc2014
248TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING & EXPOSITION August 10-14, 2014
San Francisco, CA Abstract Submission Now Open
Submit Your Abstract Log in using your ACS ID to submit your abstract.
SECOND ROUND OF SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS FOR PACIFICHEM 2015
December 15-20, 2015, in Honolulu Hawaii
Latest news: Extra Info Needed for Approved Symposia Preliminary Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Symposium Organizers Apply for the Young Scholar Awards Program How to Become an Official Participating Organization (OPO)
2014 ACS REGIONAL MEETINGS Northwest (NORM) June 22-25 Missoula, MT Southeast (SERMACS) Oct.16-19 Nashville, TN Central (CERM) Oct. 29-Nov.1 Pittsburgh. PA Midwest (MWRM) Nov. 12-15 Columbia, MO Southwest (SWRM) Nov.19-22 Fort Worth, TX
REGISTER NOW FOR CERM 2014 IN PITTSBURGH Registration is now open for the 45th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM 2014), to be held October 29-November 1, 2014, in Pittsburgh, PA. Don't miss CERM's exciting program of cutting-edge science in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, biochemical, polymer, proteomics, and chemical education. Get all the latest registration, housing, and program details for CERM 2014 at www.acscerm2014.org.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY The American Chemical Society offers a variety of resources for professional chemists to continue with their education. ACS Online Courses On-Site Training Sci-Mind™
OFFERING YOU MORE IN 2014: ACS MEMBER INSURANCE There's a tremendous amount of value that comes along with your ACS membership - in addition to special discounts on world-class information resources and technical meetings, ACS Members have access to a suite of valuable professional and personal benefits, developed by colleagues in the chemical sciences and designed to meet their specialized needs. Please visit http://www.acs.org/insurance to learn more.
LOOKING FOR A CHEMIST?
CHEMPLOYMENT IS THE ANSWER!
THE SAN DIEGO CHEMIST
is read by nearly 3000 chemists and biochemists in San Diego and Imperial counties.
A two-month ad costs $80.00
For information contact: Renate Valois at [email protected]
Presentations on Demand - Free Access for Members! ACS members can now access ACS Presentations on Demand as an additional membership benefit. The Society is pleased to offer more than 1,000 recorded presentations and posters from ACS national meetings, representing programming from ACS Technical Divisions, ACS committees, and thematic events. Have a look at ACS Presentations on Demand today!
Attention Companies! Do you hire student workers?
If you have open positions in chemistry and biochemistry that would be of interest to college students, such as summer internship opportunities, here is a list of contacts you’ll want to keep handy. The people listed below are the faculty advisors of the ACS Student Affiliate groups for all chemistry programs in San Diego County. These professors can get the word out to all chemistry and biochemistry majors at their schools about jobs, career fairs, open houses, etc.
California State University, San Marcos Jacqueline Trischman [email protected] 760-750-4206
Point Loma Nazarene University Sara Choung [email protected] 619-849-2627
San Diego Mesa College Dwayne Gergens [email protected] 619-388-2609
San Diego Miramar College Linda Woods [email protected] 619-388-7434
San Diego State University (SDSU) Mikael Bergdahl [email protected] 619-594-5865
Southwestern College, Chula Vista David Hecht [email protected] 619-421-6700x5461
University of California, San Diego Judy Kim [email protected] 858-534-8080 Gourisankar Ghosh [email protected] 858-822-0469
University of San Diego Tammy Dwyer [email protected] 619-260-4030
ACS EXPANDS OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING OPTIONS ACS Publications announces a far-reaching expansion of its open access publishing options. This bold and comprehensive program of open access initiatives has four key components:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SUMMER PICNIC San Dieguito County Park, Solana Beach
Sunday, June 29, 2014
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SENIORS/RETIREES/CONSULTANTS/ETC. BREAKFAST Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, 11122 Rancho Carmel Drive, San Diego, CA 92128
Thursday, July 10, 2014 9:30 AM
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FIFTY-/SIXTY-YEAR MEMBER LUNCHEON Tom Ham's Lighthouse, 2150 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego
July 13, 2014
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17TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO MEDCHEM SYMPOSIUM Price Center Theater at UCSD
Friday, July 18, 2014
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248th ACS NATIONAL MEETING & EXPOSITION San Francisco, California
August 10-14, 2014
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HOLIDAY PARTY The Butcher Shop
5255 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123 Thursday, December 11, 2014
The San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society Welcomes Its New Members
Nawal Abou Zahr Douglas Agnew Justin Anglin Jana Badrani Victoria Baros Hunter Boyce Matthew Carr Silvye Castillo Soza Amelie Catheline Andrew Cerro Tavina Claiborne Anthony Clark Cy Credille Kim Kim Dau Phuong Dau Manoli Dawson Christopher Fisher Eve Granatosky Jason Harris Rogelio Herrera Chih-Cheng Huang Jason Hutcheson Daniel Janiak Jade Johnson Catherine Kay Jimin Kim
Barry Leonard Jr. Alexander Liberman David Lipson Ping Liu Milan Makale Kyle Mandla Babgen Manookian Gabriela Mejia Natalie Mendez Dawne Miller Brian Mitchell Amber Mosier James Mullen III Rebecca Murphy Viet Anh Nguyen Huu Bahawa Nimaga Seiji Nukui Mingxing Ouyang Satyen Patel Roshan Perera Amber Pierron Melissa Porter Madhukar Rao W Eric Rogers Mitchell Rosner Suchol Savagatrup
Wangzhong Sheng Kenisha Shipley Ying Shu Suzanne Sincavage Pamela Sontz Ryan Stafford Andrew Tai John Teijaro Marissa Tessman Catherine Thompson Jason Tillman Nitya Timalsina Dora Toledo Warshaviak Andres Torres Julianne Torres Tiffany Tran Curtis Tyree Kanny Wan Donghui Wang Song Wang Gerald Wijaya Michiharu Yamamoto Keren Zhang Qinyuan Zhang Jiarong Zhou \
2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAN DIEGO SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair Mark Tichenor, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., [email protected] (2014) 858-334-8914 Chair-Elect Ben Pratt, Dart NeuroScience LLC, [email protected] (2014) 858-246-8120 Past Chair Erica Campbell-Conroy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, [email protected] (2014) 858-404-6600 Secretary William Tolley, Seacoast Science, Inc., [email protected] (2014) 858-780-0978 Treasurer Bill Szabo, [email protected] (2014) 858-550-0306 Councilors Thomas R. Beattie (2015) 858-587-1210 Hui Cai, WuXi AppTec (2016) 858-361-8838 Desiree Grubisha, CSUSM (2015) 858-254-5497 John Palmer, UCSD (2014) 858-534-5906 Ken Poggenburg (2016) 760-635-2573 David Wallace, Wallace Scientific Consulting (2015) 858-638-1866 Alternate Councilors Paul Bruinsma, Hewlett-Packard Company (2014) 858-655-8322 Surya K. De, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (2016) 858-337-4961 Julann Miller, Waters Corporation (2014) 800-252-4752 x6802 John Schindler (2016) 858-353-3943 Jim Shih, Eli Lilly & Co (2014) 619-269-0117 Ruo Steensma, Steensma Consulting, Inc. (2016) 858-205-9371 Members-at-Large Ryan Clark, Inception Sciences, Inc. (2014) 858-774-2095 Graeme Freestone, Dart NeuroScience LLC (2014) 858-246-8137 Mark Rosen, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014) 858-320-3395 Patrick Andrew Staley (2015) 858-483-4297 Jean Wang, IriSys Inc. (2015) 858-623-1520 STANDING & SPECIAL COMMITTEES Awards Nomination Committee Thomas R. Beattie (Chair) 858-587-1210 ChemExpo Paul Bruinsma (Chair), Hewlett-Packard Company 858-655-8322 Julann Miller, Waters Corporation 800-252-4752 x6802 Communications Committee Paul Bruinsma, (Chair), Hewlett-Packard Company 858-655-8322 Surya K. De, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute 858-337-4961 Desiree Grubisha, CSUSM 858-254-5497 Ken Poggenburg 760-635-2573 David Wallace, Wallace Scientific Consulting 858-638-1866 Renate Valois (Newsletter Editor) 619-692-0638 Education Committee Haim Weizman (Chair), UCSD 858-534-2963 EarthFair Julann Miller, Waters Corporation 800-252-4752 x6802 Finance Committee Bill Szabo (Chair) 858-550-0306 Tom Beattie 858-587-1210 Ben Pratt, Dart NeuroScience LLC 858-246-8120 Fundraising Committee Erica Campbell-Conroy (Chair), Vertex Pharmaceuticals 858-404-6600 Government Affairs Committee Hui Cai, WuXi AppTec (Chair) 858-361-8838 Ken Poggenburg 760-635-2573 Law Committee Open Mad Science Program Thomas R. Beattie 858-587-1210 MedChem Symposium Thomas R. Beattie 858-587-1210 Membership Committee Mark Rosen, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 858-320-3395 Nominations Committee Jim Shih, Eli Lilly & Co. 619-269-0117 Picnic Committee Jim Shih, Eli Lilly & Co. 619-269-0117 Professional Development Committee Ruo Steensma, Steensma Consulting, Inc. 858-205-9371 Public Relations Committee John Schindler 858-353-3943 Senior Chemists Committee Ken Poggenburg (Chair) 760-635-2573 Seniors Breakfasts Thomas R. Beattie 858-587-1210 Women Chemists Committee Gulin Erdogan (Chair), SDSU 619-594-1620 Marie-Caline Abadjian, UCSD-SDSU Katie Duncan, TSRI 858-784-7532 Whitney Fies, Wildcat Discovery Technologies 858-550-1980 Christine Gelin, Janssen Research & Development 858-320-3317 Isabelle Lerario, GNF 619-929-2460 Younger Chemists Committee Graeme Freestone (Chair), Dart NeuroScience LLC 858-246-8137 Ryan Clark, Inception Sciences, Inc. 858-774-2095 Corey Anderson, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 858-405-4734 Voice Mail – San Diego Section 619-687-5570
