ISOTOPICS
The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society
Volume 86
Issue 4
On Deck:
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
May Conference
Dr. Norman Tien (Keynote)
Dr. Norm Craig (Morley Award
winner)
Location: John Carroll Univ.
Cleveland ACS Officers
Chair:
Dr. Mekki Bayachou
Department of Chemistry
Cleveland State University
Phone: 216-875-9716
m.bayachou@csuohio.edu
Chair-Elect:
John Protasiewicz
Department of Chemistry
Case Western Reserve Univ.
Phone: 216-368-5060
john.protasiewicz@case.edu
Treasurer:
Theresa Nawalaniec
Michael Schwartz Library
Cleveland State University
Phone: 216-687-3504
t.nawalaniec@csuohio.edu
Secretary:
Alice McFarland
mcfarlands1@earthlink.net
Cleveland Section Web Site:
http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences
/dept/cleveland_acs/
April 2010
April Meeting Notice
Education Night and Award Ceremony
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
GrafTech International, Parma
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Executive Committee Meeting
Social Hour (with lab tours)
Dinner
Presentation
100 Years of Chemistry in Cleveland
Helen K. Meyer, GrafTech International Holdings, Inc.
In 2009, the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society celebrated 100
years of association with the national American Chemical Society organization.
But the importance of the chemical industry to the Cleveland economy start long
before that. Cleveland's industrial base was built on steel, oil refining, chemicals,
paints, automotive, and lighting. The achievements of chemists and chemical
engineers played a part in all of these industries. In fact, the Cleveland Section is
noted for its six Chemical Historical Landmarks, the largest number of Chemical
Historical Landmarks in the country. These six Landmarks are the following:
Case Western Reserve University for the Atomic Weight of Oxygen by Edward
Morley; Oberlin College for the Production of Refining Aluminum by
Electrochemistry; Energizer for the Columbia Dry Cell Battery; Sherwin
Williams for the Kem-Tone Wall Finish; BP Chemical for the SOHIO
Acrylonitrile Process; and GrafTech for High Performance Carbon Fibers. Along
with tracing the history of chemistry in Cleveland through these seminal
achievements, Cleveland's next entry for a Chemical Historical Landmark will be
presented.
DINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Please RSVP by contacting
Mekki Bayachou, by phone at 216-875-9716 or by e-mail at
m.bayachou@csuohio.edu by 5 pm on Friday, April 16.
(For phone
reservations, please clearly spell your last name and leave a return phone
number). Cost of the dinner is $20 for members & guests and $10 for
students/retirees/unemployed. Checks made out to “Cleveland ACS” are greatly
appreciated. Social Hour will include Vegetable Tray w/Dip, Cheese and
Crackers, Pretzels and Chips, and Pop and Water. Dinner will include Tossed
Salad, Baked Rigatoni W/Meat Sauce, Chicken Marsala, Green Bean Almandine,
Rice Pilaf, Dinner Rolls w/Butter, Ice Cream Dessert Bar, Coffee, Tea, Pop, and
Water.
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American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
Directions to GrafTech International
May Conference Call for Papers
12900 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44130
The 2010 May Conference will be held at the
Dolan Science Center at John Carroll University
on Wednesday May 26, 2010. The talks are 25
minutes, including 5 minutes for questions, on
topics of spectroscopy and analytical chemistry. If
you are interested in presenting please contact
Brian Perry at brian_perry@lord.com or 814-8683611 ext. 3582. The deadline for a commitment
which includes a title, and names and affiliations
of authors is February 26. The deadline for formal
abstracts will be mid to late April (see future
issues of Isotopics). Further details will be posted
on the SAS web site as they become available.
http://www.s-a-s.org/Cleveland-local/
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.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Norman Tien, Dean of
Case School of Engineering
Morley Award winner: Dr. Norm Craig, “New
Practical Applications of Theory in Vibrational
and Rotational Spectroscopy”
CONGRATULATIONS
Ms. Christine Deighan of Chagrin
Falls High School
Recipient of the 2010 Irene C. Heller Award
MIM Presentation Winners
Winners of Awards for Outstanding Presentations
by Students at the Meeting-in-Miniature of the
Cleveland section of the ACS at Cleveland State
University, March 17, 2010:
Graduate Students
Yu Cheng – Case Western Reserve University
Kerri M. Smith – Cleveland State University
Aaron R. Vogt – Case Western Reserve Univ.
Sumili Wabuyele – Cleveland State University
Undergraduate Students
Neil C. Cole-Filipiak – Oberlin College
Valentinas Gruzdys – Cleveland State University
Hengfeng Tian – Oberlin College
Amelia A. Zessin – John Carroll University
Recognizing outstanding high school chemistry
teaching
Professor Norman C. Craig to receive
2010 Edward W. Morley Medal from
the Cleveland Section of the American
Chemical Society
Contact: Dr. Don Jaworske, Publicity Chair,
Cleveland Section
Telephone: (216) 433-2312
Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin College chemistry
professor Norman C. Craig, retired, was recently
selected to receive the 2010 Edward W. Morley
Medal presented by the Cleveland Section of the
American Chemical Society. A native of
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Washington D.C., Professor Craig received a B.A.
in chemistry from Oberlin College and an M.A.
and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He joined
the faculty at Oberlin College in 1957. For 43
years he taught general chemistry, environmental
chemistry, and physical chemistry. His research
at Oberlin centered on molecular spectroscopy
with an emphasis on vibrational spectroscopy
supported by the synthesis of many isotopomers.
Raman spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy
were the principal experimental methods. Normal
coordinate calculations and, later, quantum
chemical calculations played central roles. In the
mid-1980s, Professor Craig‟s work focused on
high-resolution infrared spectroscopy and
microwave spectroscopy with the goal of
determining accurate molecular structures. Over
130 undergraduate students have done research
with Professor Craig and 83 are coauthors of
research publications. In 1987 he received an
ACS/Chemical
Manufacturers
Association
Catalyst Award for teaching and in 1996 he
received the ACS award for Research in an
Undergraduate Institution. In 2004, Norm was
elected chair of the Cleveland Section.
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical
Society annually sponsors the Morley Award 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 in the region. Professor Craig
will be presented with the Morley Medal at the
joint Society of Applied Spectroscopy – American
Chemical Society conference to be held at John
Carroll University on May 26, 2010. Professor
Craig will be giving the Edward W. Morley
Lecture at 5:30 pm followed by a joint SAS-ACS
social hour and banquet.
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American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
Second Call for Papers for the 2010 Central Regional Meeting of the ACS
The Dayton Section of the American Chemical Society invites you to the 2010 Central Regional Meeting
of the American Chemical Society, CeRMACS-2010, at the Dayton Convention Center and Crowne Plaza
Hotel in historic downtown Dayton, Ohio, June 16-19, 2010. Abstracts in all fields of chemistry are being
accepted at the website below through April 15, 2010.
The theme for CeRMACS-2010 is Chemistry: Reacting to Provide New Technologies. In addition to the
traditional Symposia and Poster Sessions on Analytical, Biological, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and
Polymer Chemistry the meeting organizers are planning symposia on:
 New Vistas in Biotechnology: Chemistry, Materials & Applications
 Chemistry & Materials for Alternative Energy
 Metamaterials: from RF to NIR
 Materials for Aerospace and Space Applications
 Chemical Education Programming
 Computational Materials Science: Theory, Modeling, & Simulation
 Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structures, Functionalization & Applications
 Laser-Based Technologies for Chemical Measurements
 Small Business Innovations in the Chemical & Materials Industries
 Chemistry for Peace: Building on the Dayton Accords
Go to http://abstracts.acs.org to obtain an ACS ID and submit your abstract.
CeRMACS-2010 is pleased to announce five keynote speakers for the technical program:
 Dr. Wade W. Adams, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University
 Prof. Richard B. Silverman, Dept of Chemistry, Northwestern University
 Dr. Morley Stone, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory
 Mr. William E. Harrison, Technical Advisor for Fuels and Energy, Air Force Research Laboratory
 Prof. Paul B. Shepson, Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University
In addition to the technical program, a welcoming reception for CeRMACS-2010 will be held during
which the following awards will be presented.
 The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award For Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences
 The Central Regional Award for Excellence in High School Teaching
 The E. Ann Nalley Central Regional Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS
 The Patterson High-School Chemistry Awards
 The Patterson-Crane Award for Advances in Chemical Information
The CeRMACS-2010 social event not to be missed, however, is the totally awesome Chemipalooza at the
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Explore the museum while consuming fabulous food and cocktails.
Take in the free planetarium shows or dance to the music of a live band playing your favorite „80s tunes.
While faculty members can relive the glory of their graduate-school years, their students can gain valuable
insight into what makes their advisors tick (in addition to the opportunity of posting on facebook
embarrassing photos of their advisors dancing).
Registration for CeRMACS2010 is now open at http://www.xpressreg.net/eReg/?ShowCode=CERM060
You can also make your hotel reservation at:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/advancedsearch?whichtype=room&roomResult=none&hotelCode=daycc&quickRes
=city&_GPC=ACS&_requestid=409791
Go to http://CeRMACS2010.org for more meeting information.
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American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
April Historical Events in Chemistry
By Leopold May
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
April 16, 1921 Marie M. Daly, the first black woman to earn a PhD in chemistry in 1948 at Columbia
University, was born on this day
April 21, 1970
The first Earth Day was founded by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Father of Earth Day and
organized by Denis Hayes on this date. It is celebrated by ACS on April 22
April 27, 1896
Seventy-five years ago in 1935, Wallace H. Carothers developed Nylon. He was born on
this date.
April 30, 1897
Joseph J. Thomson announced the discovery of the electron as a body smaller than and a
constituent of all atoms on this date
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