A publication of
The Illinois-Iowa Section of
The American Chemical Society
 

If you have items to be included in the next newsletter, submit the items by January 15 to the Secretary.
For the latest information about upcoming events, visit our website at http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/

Sponsor-a-Student: We are again looking for volunteers to sponsor a college student at the October meeting. Your part is to pay the meal cost of one student - or ask your employer to pay the cost - and spend the social and dinnertime visiting with the student that you are matched with. Whether you are currently employed, retired, or between jobs, you have much to offer to a student planning a science-based career. Additionally, after this brief mentoring experience you will likely find that you too have gained a lot. Please take part by signing up when you make your dinner reservation with Jerod Corbin.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Christopher J. Kauffman has been employed by the Bettendorf Police Department since 1973. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with the Detective Bureau in July 2003. Prior to that assignment he was supervisor of the Crime Scene Technician's laboratory. He is a Certified Latent Print Examiner, International Association for Identification and Past Fellow of the Fingerprint Society of Great Britain. He has several publications on fingerprint analysis and has given expert testimony in Iowa, Illinois and the United States District Courts regarding latent print identification. He has been referred to as the "Gil Grissom of the Bettendorf Iowa Police Department" by a local author, Max Allan Collins.

ABSTRACT

During this program, Lt. Kaufman will give an in-depth description of the manner in which Crime Scene Investigations are conducted. The focus will be on the methods and techniques used in the laboratory.

2005 SERVICE AWARDS

At the general meeting held December 7th at Augustana College the following National Service Awards were presented:

5 years: Leona Bishop, Joseph Dies, Heather Krogman, Penn Martens, Kent Peterson,
                Pamela Trotter
10 years: LJ Sievers, Craig Willi, Zhidong Chen
20 years: Robert Black
40 years: Stephen Mooney 50 years: Dr. John Garbutt

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Plans for the February meeting are being made. The program will be a presentation about Alcoa; because of 9/11 restrictions, we cannot tour the facility but the meeting will be held in the vicinity of the plant. Check the website for an update.

DEATH OF A COLLEGUE

Margaret Miles, a member of ACS for 52 years, died Dec. 16. Margaret taught chemistry at Aledo High School for more than 50 years and was awarded "High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year" by this section. "She was a dedicated teacher who encouraged countless students to attend college."

ACS MIDWEST AWARD 2006 NOMINATION

Dear Colleague:

As the Midwest Award Chair for the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society, I solicit your assistance in identifying candidates for the ACS 2006 Midwest Award. The St. Louis Section of the ACS established the ACS Midwest Award in 1944 to recognize publicly outstanding achievements made in chemistry by an individual in the Midwest region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry, chemical education, and the profession of chemistry. These contributions must have been made during a period of residence in the geographic area defined by the territories of the Local Sections that participate in the Midwest Regional Meeting of the ACS (this includes Local Sections in Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Southern Illinois, and South Dakota). Neither the nominee nor the nominator need be a member of the ACS, nor do they need to reside currently in the Midwest Region. Nominees can be from industry, academia, government, or private practice.
The 2006 ACS Midwest Regional Award will be presented at the 41st Midwest Regional Meeting to be held in Quincy, Illinois, October 25-27, 2006. The ceremonies on October 26 will feature the Midwest Award Lecture, a dinner honoring all Awardees, and the presentation of the Award which consists of a Medallion and a cash honorarium. Participation in these functions is a condition of the Award.
Nominations should include a nominating letter, two or more seconding letters, a curriculum vita, a brief biography, and documented and objective information regarding the outstanding achievements of the nominee. If the nominee is an academician, a list of persons who have received advanced degrees under his or her direction should be included. As indicated above, to be eligible, a nominee's cited work must have been performed while he or she was residing within the Midwest Region of the ACS.
Please submit nine copies of all nomination materials to me at my work address, given below. All nomination materials in regular paper format must be received on or before the deadline of March 31, 2006.
Professor James J. O'Brien,
ACS Midwest Award Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Missouri - St. Louis,
One University Boulevard,
St. Louis, MO 63121
Please note that this year, letters that solicit nominations for this Award will not be sent to various organizations, companies or universities in the ACS Midwest Region. We hope that this form of advertisement of the Award will be very successful. If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail at obrien@jinx.umsl.edu or by telephone at (314) 516-5717 (O), or (314) 516-7023 (L).
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,

Jim O'Brien

BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES

The Office of Local Section Activities has put together a newsletter. Topics include call for papers, Regional and National meeting activities, Education programs, This Month in Chemical History, thoughts to ponder, etc. If anyone is interested in the entire newsletter from the Office of Local Section Activities, it can be accessed at http://chemistry.org/localsections/editors.html .

• The Chemistry Olympiad is an event designed to stimulate interest, appreciation and enjoyment of Chemistry.
• The 2006 Chemistry Olympiad will be hosted by Ashford University in Clinton on Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
• The Illinois-Iowa Section of the American Chemical Society offers this event specifically for Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois high school students.
• High school chemistry students and their teachers have the opportunity to "network" with students and teachers from other high schools and with college chemistry teachers and professional chemists and engineers.
• Prizes are awarded to the top students in first and second year exams.
• Students find participating in the testing to be useful in preparing for the ACT, SAT and Advanced Placement exams.
• Teachers learn new laboratory activities, demonstrations and effective teaching strategies designed to make chemistry an appealing and enjoyable course.
• High schools receive free college textbooks, laboratory equipment and instructional material from the American Chemical Society.
• The top eight students on the second year exam qualify to compete for a place on the United States team in International competition.
• The Chemistry Olympiad receives significant help from area businesses and industries.
• Participation in the Chemistry Olympiad is an indication of a serious interest in chemistry and a strong recommendation for awarding scholarships.
• Participation is a significant influence on the selection of a student to receive the American Chemical Society section scholarship which is awarded each year to a student pursuing studies in a chemistry related field.
• Chemistry teachers who have attended this event have developed an e-mail network through which they share ideas with other teachers throughout the year.

For more information visit our website: http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/ or contact one of the following:

• Dr. John Bonte, Clinton Community College, jbonte@eicc.edu
• Dr. Todd.Miller, Ashford University,  Todd.Miller@ashford.edu
  
• Richard Kissack, rkissack@clinton.net

ENHANCING CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE

The 19th Annual Enhancing Chemistry Conference will be held March 17, 2005 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Enhancing Chemistry is an opportunity for high school and community college-level instructors to attend sessions that are specifically geared towards teachers of Chemistry. Past conferences have included how-to sessions on educational software for use in the classroom, informational sessions on current research in the chemistry field, and discussions of teaching methods promoting maximum student engagement. This conference is co-sponsored by the University of Illinois, Department of Chemistry and the Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers.

For more information, please contact Conferences & Institutes toll-free at 877-455-2687or visit the conference Web site at http://www.conferences.uiuc.edu/enhancingchem/

Please Post

"Crime Scene Investigations in the Quad Cities"

Lt. Chris Kauffman

The Lodge (formerly Jumer's Castle Lodge)
900 Spruce Hills Dr.
Bettendorf, IA

Thursday, January 26, 2006
7:30 pm

Contact: Jerod Corbin (563) 243-3943, CorbinJ@sethnessclinton.net