ISOTOPICS
The Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society
Volume 86
Issue 7
On Deck:
November 17, 2010
Baldwin Wallace College
Speaker: Dr. Morgan Sibbald
Title: TBD (Chemistry of Paint)
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
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/
October 2010
October Meeting Notice
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Joint Meeting with SAS and Akron
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. (Brecksville)
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Executive Committee Meeting
Social Hour
Dinner
Presentation
The Future of Northeast Ohio Depends on Chemists…. (and
Other Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs)
Jacqueline Acho, PhD, President of the Acho Group LLC
Cleveland, Ohio was once a hotbed of innovation and center of commerce.
Like many Midwestern cities, Cleveland’s economy suffered as old-tech
industries languished without high-tech replacements. The region’s
business leaders spurred a renaissance of sorts in the late 1980’s with
impressive physical developments and regional cooperation. More was
need though, to transform the economic portfolio of Northeast Ohio. In the
last 10 years, many collaborators in technology-based economic
development have been working to fill the regional pipeline with growing,
thriving companies. From the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier program, to
JumpStart, BioEnterprise, and the Fund for Our Economic Future,
unprecedented collaborations and innovative programs are aimed at
supporting technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. Is it
working? Let’s discuss.
DINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
Please RSVP by
contacting John Protasiewicz, by phone at 216-368-5060 or by e-mail at
protasiewicz@case.edu by 5 pm on Friday, October 15. (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. Dinner will include Chicken Breast Marsala, Pasta
Prima Vera, tossed garden salad, fresh vegetables, and dessert.
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Directions to Lubrizol
Find the best way to Brecksville Rd. heading
north (I-77 N to exit 147 and head N; I-77 S to
exit 148 Miller Rd. turn left onto Miller then left
onto Brecksville Rd.; Ohio Turnpike exit 185 then
head N; those coming in on I-480 or I-271 will
have to get on I-77 at some point).
DO NOT enter at the Miller Rd. light entry – that
is employees only. Enter at the visitor entrance 1
block north of the light at Miller Rd. (turn right
into the facility).
At the fork in the drive (the purple-blue junction)
bear to the left and park in the purple-denoted
areas first. Once they are filled, the 2nd choice area
(in blue) is available. THERE WILL BE
SIGNAGE.
In either situation, you will enter the main
building (B building) through the B lobby (follow
the red line directly adjacent to the purple parking
loops). A Lubrizol employee will admit you to the
building, check your name on a list, and present
you with a badge. You will proceed in small
groups to the cafeteria with a Lubrizol escort.
Speaker Bio
Jackie is President of The Acho Group LLC, a
strategy and leadership consulting firm. Prior to
founding The Acho Group in 2005, she was a
Partner in the Midwest Complex of McKinsey &
Company and part of the Growth Strategy and
Sales and Marketing leadership groups. Jackie
has worked for industrial, scientific, academic,
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
nonprofit, and economic development clients on a
variety of issues, with particular focus on growth,
strategy, and leadership development for 16 years.
Dr. Acho received her master's degree and Ph.D.
in inorganic chemistry from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. While at M.I.T., she was
awarded the Goodwin Medal for "conspicuously
effective teaching by a graduate student." She also
attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,
where she earned a bachelor's degree with
distinction and highest honors in chemistry.
Jackie was named one of the ―top 40 under 40‖ by
Crain’s Cleveland Business Magazine, ―one of the
500 most influential women in Northeast Ohio‖ by
Northern Ohio Live magazine, and is a founding
member of In Counsel with Women.
She
currently serves on the Boards of Jumpstart, Inc.
and the Wright Center for Sensor Systems
Engineering. She has served on the board of the
Urban League of Greater Cleveland, the National
Inventors’ Hall of Fame/Invent Now Kids Board,
and the Advisory Boards for Industrial Transport,
Inc., the Northeast Ohio Technology Council, and
the Generation Foundation of Cleveland. Jackie
lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio with her husband,
John LeMay, and their two children, Sophie (8)
and Grant (6.5).
Selected from ACS Discoveries!
Fungus among us could become non-food
source for biodiesel production
In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and
other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel
production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A
fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away
large amounts of oils that are suitable for low-cost,
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eco-friendly biodiesel. That’s the topic of a study
in ACS’ bi-monthly journal Energy & Fuels.
Victoriano Garre and colleagues point out that
manufacturers usually produce biodiesel fuel from
plant oils — such as rapeseed, palm, and soy.
However, expanded production from those
sources could foster shortages that mean rising
food prices. In addition, oilseeds require scare
farmland, and costly fertilizers and pesticides. To
meet growing demand for biodiesel fuel, scientists
are looking for oil sources other than plants.
Microorganisms such as fungi, which take little
space to grow, are ideal candidates. But scientists
first must find fungi that produce larger amounts
of oil.
In the study, scientists describe a process for
converting oil from an abundant producer called
Mucor circinelloides into biodiesel without even
extracting oil from the growth cultures. The
resulting
fungus-based
biodiesel
meets
commercial specifications in the United States
and Europe and production could be scaled to
commercial levels, they note.
Call for Nomination: The Morley Medal
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 2010. 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.
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
American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
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. 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 10, 2010. Send nomination and
supporting material to:
Dr. Kenneth Street
Chair, Cleveland Section Awards Committee
NASA-GRC
MS 23-2
21000 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, OH 44135
Ph: 216-433-5032
E-mail: kenneth.w.street@nasa.gov
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American Chemical Society Cleveland Section
October Historical Events in Chemistry
By Leopold May
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Oct. 7, 1885
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Niels Bohr was born. In 1913, he proposed the
"solar system" model of atom based upon Planck’s quantum law and received the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1922 for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and
of the radiation emanating from them.
Oct. 20, 1891
Seventy-five years ago in 1935, James Chadwick received the Nobel Prize (1935) for the
discovery of the neutron, which he discovered in 1932.
Oct. 23
Mole Day, 6.02 a.m. through 6.02 p.m. (Mole time); Mole Moment: 50.453 s after 6.42
p.m.
Oct. 31, 1835
One hundred and seventy-five years ago, Adolf von Baeyer (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm
Adolf Von Baeyer) was born. He was a researcher on indigo, evolved strain theory of
carbon rings, prepared acetylene, and discovered barbituric acid in1863. In 1905, he was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of his services in the advancement of
organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and
hydroaromatic compounds.
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