ChemLine 
Todd Miller 563-659-2394 (PH) A publication of
Secretary The Illinois-Iowa Section of
millertj@netins.net The American Chemical Society
March 2002
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March Meeting
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002
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Location: |
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Augustana College Rock Island, IL Map is available at www.augustana.edu
and in newsletter |
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Times: 5:45 – 6:30 PM |
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Speaker Reception with Punch, Cheese, Crackers, and Fruit Wilson Center |
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6:30 – 7:30 PM |
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Dinner: Baked chicken breast or haddock, garden tossed salad with assorted dressings, vegetable tray & dip, pasta salad, parsley buttered potatoes, rice pilaf, broccoli, mixed vegetables, black forest cake or apple pie, coffee (decaf), iced tea. |
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7:45 – 9:00 PM |
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Business Meeting and
Program: “Characterization
of Effects of Cosmetic Products on Human Hair & Skin" Dr. Charles Garber with
Structure Probe, Inc. Room 102 Science Building |
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Reservations: |
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Member/Guest: $14 Please
note the Sponsor a Student Program below |
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Deadline
for Meal Reservations: Thursday, March 7th
at noon. |
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Contact: Dr. Randall Wanke, 309-794-3473 or
chwanke@augustana.edu. The next meeting will be on April 16 in Clinton. |
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Dr. Charles Garber –
Biographical Sketch
Ph.D. Engineering (Polymer Physics), Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, OH 1967 M.S. Chemical Engineering (Polymer Physics), Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, OH 1965 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1963 Professional Societies (Partial) American Chemical Society (ACS) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) American Physical Society (APS) Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ACC&CE) Professional Employment Experience 1970 to date: President, Structure Probe, Inc., West Chester, PA 1978 to 1998: Director, Independent Laboratories Assurance Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda 1967 to 1970: Research Physicist, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 19898 Teaching Experience Adjunct Professorships at Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences (1969-1970), Drexel Institute of Technology (1968-1969), and Lectureships at Case Institute of Technology (1963-1964) and Cleveland State University (1965-1966) Additional Professional Activities Delegate to White House Conference on Small Business in 1980, 1986, and 1995.
“Characterization of Effects of Cosmetic Products on
Human Hair & Skin"
The scanning electron microscope has developed into an important tool for characterizing the effects of cosmetics products on human hair, skin, and fingernails. For hair work, using a specially devised stage for a scanning electron microscope, the same identical areas of a hair shaft can be photographed as before and after pairs. Through the use of selected control subjects, it has been possible to define the differences between dry and normal skin, the former generally exhibiting larger uplifting desquamating layers (flakes) of stratum corneum. Examples will be given for (1) moisturizing products, (2) protein additives, (3) abradant cleansing products, and (4) moisturizing soaps. The effects, in some instances, are so subtle that unless the microscopy is done as before and after pairs on the same identical areas, the effects will not be recognized.
Sponsor
a Student
We
are again looking for volunteers to sponsor a college student at the March
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 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.
Just listening to what a student has to say can be an enlightening
experience! Please take part by
signing up when you make your dinner reservation with Randall Wanke.
Chemistry
in Action
Drs. Marge Legg, Andy Axup and Rachel
Serianz at St. Ambrose University received a grant through the Camille and Henry
Dreyfus Foundation Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences. This grant
will enable us to provide a four day Kids and Chemistry Workshop for Teachers
(June 18-21, 2002, at SAU Lewis Hall, target group 4th and 5th grade teachers).
The workshop is in a "Make and Take" format so the teachers not only
learn the Kids and Chemistry activities - they receive complete kits of
equipment, chemicals, and student booklets for their class to work in small
groups on the activities. The course also has one credit of relicensure credit
available. The workshop is fully funded by the Dreyfus grant and SAU. Teachers
can apply on-line at http://www.aea9.k12.ia.us by following links under
Programs and Services or they can contact Marge Legg at mlegg@sau.edu. Please
let teachers in your area know about this program.
The Illinois-Iowa Section helped fund the
pilot program last summer, and the program earned a nomination for a
Chemluminary Award. Those who
participated last year commented favorably on the experience. Congratulations and thanks for the work
that Dr. Legg, Axup and Serianz put in for this program!
Mark your Calendars!
The Chemistry Olympiad going to be held on Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Loras College from 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Loras is located at 1450 Alta Vista, Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0178.
As in the past, we would like to have free textbooks in the areas of chemistry and physics that would be made available to participating high school teachers. Anyone able to make such contributions should contact Ed Maslowsky at emaslows@loras.edu.
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