ISOTOPICS
The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society
Volume 87
Issue 6
September 2011
September Meeting Notice
On Deck:
Joint Meeting with SAS
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Lake Erie College, Painesville
September 2011
TBD
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
Cleveland ACS Officers
Chair:
John Protasiewicz
Department of Chemistry
Case Western Reserve Univ.
Phone: 216-368-5060
protasiewicz@case.edu
Chair-Elect:
Kat Wollyung
ACS.NCW.Kat@gmail.com
Treasurer:
John Moran
Department of Science and
Mathematics
Phone: 216-373-6380
jmoran@ndc.edu
Secretary:
Alice McFarland
mcfarlands1@earthlink.net
Cleveland Section Web Site:
http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences
/dept/cleveland_acs/
Executive Committee Meeting
Social Hour
Presentation
Dinner
“Hunting the Deceitful Turkey”: Recent progress in
noninvasive in vivo blood and tissue analysis by Raman
spectroscopy
Dr. Joseph Chaiken, Professor of Chemistry and Research Associate
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Syracuse University, and Chief
Science Officer, LighTouch Medical, Inc.
Roughly 50 years passed between the conception of noninvasive
measurement of the degree of oxygenation of blood (SpO2) by passing light
through the skin and the commercial realization of modern pulse oximetry,
and improvements to that technology are still being introduced. We are
now approaching roughly 35 years since the conception of noninvasive
glucose measurement and very few techniques introduced during that
period remain realistic commercial prospects to achieve that hallowed goal.
In the 10 years since our initial publication of actual noninvasive in vivo
concentration using different modus operandi, indicating that Raman
spectroscopy has sufficient sensitivity and selectivity to equal the quality of
care provided by fingerstick technology. In this talk I review the work of
the Syracuse University/LighTough (trademard) group in noninvasive in
vivo blood and tissue analysis by Raman spectroscopy and offer our view
of the future. While we do not expect to eat the turkey this Thanksgiving,
or perhaps even over the next two, we are confident that its goose will
eventually be cooked.
DINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Please RSVP by contacting Kat
Wollyung by email at acs.ncw.kat@gmail.com by 5 pm on Friday,
September 16. (Please include your last name and leave a return phone
number). Cost of the dinner is $10 for members & guests, $5 for students,
retirees, and unemployed. Checks made out to “Applied Spectroscopy” are
greatly appreciated. MENU: TBD
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Directions to Lake Erie College
391 West Washington St.
Painesville, OH 44077
Austin Hall of Science and Holder Center
Speaker Bio
Dr. Chaiken earned a Bachelor of Science with
Honors in Chemistry from the University of
Chicago in 1977 and a PhD in Physical Chemistry
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
as a Lubrizol Fellow working with Prof. J. D.
McDonald in 1982.
His thesis was titled
“Quantum Beat Spectroscopy and Radiationless
Processes in Intermediate Case Molecules” and
included the first observations of vibrationalelectronic quantum beats.
He has been a
Professor of Chemistry at Syracuse University
since 1982 and his research has spanned bulk gas
and nozzle beam spectroscopy, laser chemistry or
organometallics and film deposition, coalescence
growth processes, optical memory and switching
devices and for most of the last dozen years,
noninvasive in vivo biomedical spectroscopy. In
this last connection he is also the Chief Science
Officer of LighTouch Medical, Inc and in 2000
published the first Raman spectrum of human
blood, noninvasive, in vivo.
Call for Nomination: The Morley Medal
By Mark J. Waner
The Cleveland Section annually sponsors a
regional award, which consists of the Morley
Medal and an honorarium of $2,000. The next
presentation of the Morley Medal will take place
at the meeting of the Cleveland Section ACS in
May 2012. The award is presented at a banquet, at
which time the recipient will deliver the Edward
W. Morley Lecture for that year. Travel expenses
for the medalist and spouse will be provided.
The purpose of the award is to recognize
significant contributions to chemistry through
achievements in research, teaching, engineering,
research administration and public service,
outstanding service to humanity, or to industrial
progress.
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
The area of eligibility includes those parts of the
United States and Canada within about 250 miles
of Cleveland. The contributions for which the
award is given should have been made by the
awardee when a resident of this area, or if a major
contribution was made elsewhere, the nominee
should have continued to make contributions
while a resident of this area. Nominations may be
made by any member of the American Chemical
Society, The Chemical Society or the Chemical
Institute of Canada.
Nominations for the Morley Medal should include
a letter of nomination and curriculum vitae
including the candidate's education, professional
experience & activities, awards & honors, offices
held and specifics on significant contributions.
The letter of nomination should highlight these
significant contributions. A representative list of
references to the candidate's more important
contributions, an evaluation of the significance of
these achievements, and a listing of the nominee's
most significant publications and patents are also
appropriate. Added consideration will be given to
individuals under the age of 48 with demonstrated
accomplishments and for continuing significant
future accomplishments. Strong seconding letters
are suggested. The specific reference for every
publication or patent is neither required nor
encouraged. Electronic submissions are preferred.
Deadline for receipt of nominations is
December 9, 2011. Send nomination
supporting material to:
Dr. Mark J. Waner
Cleveland Section Morley Medal Committee
Department of Chemistry
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH 44118
Ph: 216-397-4791
E-mail: mwaner@jcu.edu
and
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American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
September Historical Events in Chemistry
By Leopold May
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Sept 1, 1909
Rohm & Hass Co. was founded on this date.
Sept 14, 1961
Fifty years ago on this date, Analtech, inc., the manufacturer of products for thin layer
chromatography, was founded as Custom Service Chemicals. Its name was changed on
January 8, 1965 to Analtech, Inc.
Sept 19, 1861
One hundred and fifty years ago on this date, Alexandre M. Butlerov presented the first
definition and use of term, chemical structure, before Speyer Congress.
Sept 28, 1852
One hundred and twenty-five years ago in 1886, Henri Moissan discovered fluorine (F,
9). He invented an electric furnace in which he prepared metal carbides and silicon
carbides. In 1906, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of the great
services rendered by him in his investigation and isolation of the element fluorine, and
for the adoption in the service of science of the electric furnace called after him. He was
born on this date.
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