THE FILTER PRESS
Newsletter of the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society
Volume 16, Number 4
April 2006
Special Joint Dinner Meeting in honor of Graduating Chemistry Students
The Georgia ACS Section and the NE Georgia ACS Section
Welcomes
Dr. Helen M. Free
Chemistry: The Perception of the Public
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
The general public must be knowledgeable enough
about science so they can vote intelligently on issues in
government that relate to science. Often the only items
the general public remembers about science are the big
stories about occasional chemical spill or about environmental pollution. In light of these media events, yesterday's introduction of a new antibiotic, the discoveries leading to a Nobel Prize, or just the everyday contributions of chemistry are forgotten. It is up to chemists
to communicate to and through the media about the
ways science makes our lives healthier, safer, longer,
easier, and more fun. Some tips will be listed for better
communications and for making the general public
aware of the good things chemists do.
Helen M. Free holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry
from the College of Wooster, a master's degree in management in the health care field from Central Michigan
University, and honorary doctorates of science from
both schools. She joined Miles Laboratories (now
Bayer Healthcare) in 1944, and her career includes
wide experience in laboratory work, management,
growth and development, manufacturing, and marketing related to her main interests in the field of clinical
chemistry and medical devices, and in management in the
health care area. She holds several patents and has published over 200 papers. She has also held many elected
positions in scientific societies, including president of the
American Association for Clinical Chemistry in 1990 and
president of the American Chemical Society in 1993.
Among her national awards are: the ACS Garvan medal,
the Hall of Excellence of the Ohio Foundation of Small
Colleges, and the Kilby Foundation Award. She and her
husband were married for 53 years when he died in 2000
(9 children). Together they were honored by Medical
Economics Press and the Laboratory Public Service National Leadership Award. They were inducted into the
Science and Engineering Hall of Fame and the National
Inventors Hall of Fame for their work on the development
of urinalysis reagent strips and self tests for blood glucose
used worldwide by persons with diabetes.
Now retired from Bayer, Dr. Free is an engaging member
of the ACS Speaker Service. We welcome her back to
Georgia, and look forward to a fun evening at the awardwinning Blue Willow Inn, and a thought-provoking presentation. Graduating Chemistry major Seniors are
our guests (and attend/eat for free!) (Details on p 3.)
Herty Award Banquet: Thursday, May 18th
This year's Herty Medalist is
Professor and Dean Gary Schuster, of the Georgia Institute of Technology
http://www.chemistry.gatech.edu/faculty/Schuster/
The Medal will be awarded at the Georgia Section's Herty Award Banquet on Thursday, May 18th. Details
to follow, and will be available at the Section web site: http://chemistry.gsu.edu/ACS/
Rigoberto Hernandez, Chair of the Herty Medal Committee
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April 2006
Georgia Section
Officers
and Board
CHAIR:
David Sherrill
Georgia Institute of Technology
(404)894-4037
sherrill@chemistry.gatech.edu
CHAIR-ELECT:
Holly Davis
The Coca-Cola Company
(404)676-2980
hldavis@na.ko.com
PAST-CHAIR:
Lillian Butterworth
lillian_c_johnston@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
SECRETARY:
Joe Stoner
Habitat for Humanity, DeKalb County
(404)876-8751
joe.stoner@juno.com
TREASURER:
Jennifer L. Powers, Treasurer
Kennesaw State University
(770) 423-6256
jpowers@kennesaw.edu
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:
Shahab Shamsi
Georgia State University
Austin Lin
Duracell
COUNCILORS:
Lihong D’Angelo
The Coca-Cola Company
Lissa Dulany
MADesign, Inc.
Rigoberto Hernandez
Georgia Institute of Technology
Don Hicks
Georgia State University
ALTERNATE COUNCILORS:
David Gottfried
Georgia Institute of Technology
David Lynn
Emory University
Joyce Scanlon
Angus Wilkinson
Georgia Institute of Technology
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
The Georgia ACS local section will participate in Chemists
Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) by hosting a booth at the Georgia
Tech Earth Day celebration (www.earthday.gatech.edu) on Friday
April 21 between 10 am and 2 pm.
The booth, staffed by volunteer Georgia Tech chemistry students
(some from the new student affiliate chapter), will highlight the ACS
theme for this years Earth Day, “Dig It!” (http://
acswebcontent.acs.org/earthday/dig06/index.html), and will use the
opportunity to educate the public on the positive role chemistry plays
in the world. Printed material and souvenirs that illustrate the Earth
Day theme will be available.
The first official recognition of Earth Day was on April 22, 1970, as
a way to demonstrate support for a healthy environment, raise awareness about environmental issues and remind people that we all need
to contribute to a sustainable planet. The American Chemical Society
has taken part in Earth Day since 2003 under the banner Chemists
Celebrate Earth Day. ACS local sections, industrialists, educators
and promoters of chemistry provide hands-on activities that reflect
the positive role that chemistry plays in addressing environmental
issues.
There will be some of the rave Chemistry Promoting Magnetic Car
Stickers to give away at this event. (See p. 3 for pictures).
From the Georgia Tech Earth Day celebration web page:
“The 2006 Earth Day focus is on each individual's 'Global
Footprint'. Raise your level of consciousness about how you
change the environment for good, or bad.
Ask yourself, if everyone on the planet lived the way you
live, uses the resources that you use, produces the waste you
produce, how many 'Earth's would be needed to sustain everyone?”
THE FILTER PRESS
Newsletter of the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society
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April 2006
April Meeting: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Special Joint Dinner Meeting of the
Georgia and the NE Georgia ACS Sections
Dr. Helen M. Free
Chemistry: The Perception of the Public
Time: 7:00 - 7:30 PM Arrive
7:30 - 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 - 9:30 PM Meeting and Presentation
(please note this is 30 minutes later than our normal schedule
to allow for longer drive times)
Location: Blue Willow Inn, Social Circle, GA 30025
294 N. Cherokee Rd. (Ga. Highway 11)
The ACS-GLS WebSite Redesigned!
If you haven't surfed over to http://chemistry.gsu.edu/ACS/,
you might not have seen our newly redesigned website. Among many things, the front page carries the latest announcements and meeting alerts. These are also retained in
archival pages accessible through side bar links if you happen
to miss one. There is a single link, "Volunteer!", that you can
use to volunteer for activities undertaken by our section. (This
mechanism worked very well as part of our member survey,
and the ACS board has chosen to keep it active.) Unfortunately, not all of the hyperlinked pages have been updated yet;
they'll be completed over the next few months. We hope that
you like the new look-and-feel of the site, and that it provides
you with added value to your membership. Please feel free to
send me e-mail at hernandez@gatech.edu if you have corrections of suggestions for new content.
ACS-GLS hosts the ACS
From Atlanta (“40 minutes”): I-20 East to Exit 98 (Hwy. 11,
"Social Circle/Mansfield"). Turn left (north) and travel four
miles into Social Circle. The restaurant is two blocks past the
light on the right. For additional information call 770-464-
2131 or http://www.bluewillowinn.com/location.htm
Dinner will be a Southern style buffet feast, including 5-6
meats, 10 vegetables, salad bar, desserts, and tea/coffee/
lemonade. The restaurant is a “magnificent Greek Revival mansion” with “elegantly appointed dining rooms”
and a “bountiful array of Southern dishes”. This meeting
will be a treat in many ways!
Cost: Graduating senior chemistry students are the guests
of the local section, and attend/eat for free. Otherwise,
it’s $20 per person, $15 for students/high school teachers/
retirees/unemployed. Payment should be made to the
“Georgia Section ACS” and will be collected at the door.
RSVP: Holly Davis, hldavis@na.ko.com (preferred), or
404-676-2980. Deadline for reservations or cancellations
is 5PM, Monday, April 17, 2006.
Free Chemistry Promoting Magnetic Car Stickers at April Section Meeting -- a $15 value!
The Blue Willow Inn is a bit farther drive than typical for a local
ACS meeting, but convenient to
both the hosts: the Georgia & NE
Georgia Sections. And well worth
the drive in terms of ambience and
great food. Enjoy a dynamic
speaker and a meal reminiscent of
your favorite grandmother!
As many of you know, the ACS National Meeting was in Atlanta in late March. Indeed, our last issue was focused entirely
on informational material to help attendees learn more about
Atlanta and the history of our Section. An additional duty for
the host Section is the staging of a hospitality booth right next
to the registration area. One of your ACS-GLS Councilors,
Don Hicks, did a wonderful job organizing the various volunteers welcoming and guiding our fellow ACS members. He
designed and created banners featuring Charles Herty and his
impact on the chemical enterprise of the United States. But the
most popular treats were the souvenir magnetic bumper stickers
exclaiming either "CHEMISTS INNOVATE" or "IT'S ALL
CHEMISTRY." Over 4,000 of these were handed out at the
meeting, and I for one have seen it on more than one bumper
driving through town!
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American Chemical Society
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