ISOTOPICS
The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society
Volume 89
Issue 4
Apr 2013
April Meeting Notice
On Deck:
May 15, 2013
Morley Lecture
Location:
John Carroll University
Cleveland ACS Officers
Chair:
Don Jaworske
NASA Glenn Research Center
216-433-2312
Donald.A.Jaworske@nasa.gov
Chair-Elect:
Michael J. Kenney
Case Western Reserve Univ.
216-368-3736
mjk56@case.edu
Treasurer:
John Moran
Department of Science and
Mathematics
Phone: 216-373-6380
jmoran@ndc.edu
Secretary:
Anna Cronin
cronina@glsc.org
Cleveland Section Web Site:
http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences
/dept/cleveland_acs/
Education Night and Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
GrafTech International, Parma
4:30 - 5:30
5:30 - 6:30
6:30 - 7:30
7:30 - 8:20
Executive Committee meeting
Social hour (poster presentations will be
available for viewing and a short tour of
GrafTech is planned)
Dinner
Awards Ceremony (35 minutes) and a few
science demonstrations (15 minutes)
Science Demonstrations:
Jerry Mundell and Ann O'connor from Cleveland State University will be
providing a science demonstration or two, to inspire our next generation of
scientists and engineers.
DINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
Please RSVP by contacting Helen Mayer by email at
Helen.Mayer@graftech.com (preferred) or by phone at (216) 676-2373, by
noon on Friday, April 12th with your name, total number of guests in your
party, and phone number. Checks made out to "Cleveland ACS" are greatly
appreciated; cash otherwise. $20 for members and guests, $10 for retirees
or unemployed, $5 for students. Dinner will include a hot buffet of
Montreal Herb Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Vegetables du jour, Pasta with
Marinara Sauce, a Tossed salad with dressing, and back by popular
demand, Helen’s Ice Cream Bar with toppings.
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Directions to GrafTech International
GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
12900 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44130
From the East or West: Take I-480 to the W
130th exit. Go south on W 130th. Turn left on
Snow Road. GrafTech will be on your left. The
entrance to the parking lot is after the main
building. Enter the building using the side
employee entrance.
From the North or South: Take I-71 to the Snow
Road exit. Turn east on Snow Road, toward
Parma. GrafTech will be three miles on your left.
The entrance to the parking lot is after the main
building. Enter the building using the side
employee entrance.
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
Meeting to celebrate their achievement and receive
their awards. The awards results are:
1st Place award of $100 and certificate:
Nicholas Neil for his project “Polymeric Micelles
for Drug Delivery System”
2nd Place award of $75 and certificate:
Mario Volpe for his project “Infusing Epoxy with
Carbon Nanotubes”
3rd Place award of $50 and a certificate:
Kristin Boni for her project “Enzyme Kinetics;
The Application of Calcium as an Activator of
Bovine Catalase”
Honorable Mention awards of $25 and certificates:
Kyunghan Kim for the project “A Comparative
Analysis of Natural Food Thickeners”
Vishal Sundaram for the project “Fruit &
Vegetable Powered Batteries – Acidity vs.
Voltage”
Joshua Ozanne for the project “Which product
melts ice and snow best?”
Molly Goergen for the project “Sun + Rainbow =
Water”
Natalie Barendt for the project “Hydrophilic
versus Hydrophobic: Which Paint Works Best?”
ACS Special Awards at the Northeast
Ohio Science and Engineering Fair
By Michael Lienhard, ACS Judges Coordinator
for NEOSEF
The 2013 NEOSEF was held at John Carroll
University March 4–7, 2013. Over 600 students in
grades 7-12 participated in the fair. Ten volunteer
judges for the Cleveland section of the ACS
reviewed approximately 150 projects entered into
the Chemistry Category and selected the award
winners. During the judging session, students
were at their posters to discuss their projects and
interact with the Judges. The student winners and
their families have been invited to the April ACS
National Chemistry Week
By Bob Fowler
So how did you decide to become a scientist?
When you were a child did a particular someone
say or do something that made you think about a
technical career? How would you like to have the
same impact on a child?
One possible way is by giving of your time and
expertise. Our Cleveland Section is looking for
people who’d be interested in working with area
children through our National Chemistry Week
program. Each year we celebrate NCW in October
by staging hands-on chemistry demonstrations for
children in grades 2-6. If you can spare a few
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hours between now and October to help design
this year’s program or if you’d prefer to assist in
conducting a demonstration in the Fall, please
drop Bob Fowler a line at jrfowler@cox.net. You
decide how much time and for how long.
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
Graduate Students
Valentinas Gruzdys
Cleveland State University
Then reward yourself by watching the little eyes
light up when you help a child learn about the
fascination of science!
Meeting-in-Miniature Awards
Awards for Excellent Student Presentations at the
2013 Meeting-in-Miniature of the Cleveland
Section of the American Chemical Society at John
Carroll University:
Undergraduate Students
Jamie Matic
CWRU
Michael Rechtenwald
CWRU
Joseph Apisdorf
Cleveland State University
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available
Eun Hye (Grace) Kim
University of Akron
Holden Lai
Oberlin College
Molly MacInnes
Oberlin College
Simuli L. Wabuyele
Cleveland State University
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