ChemLine

ChemLine
Todd Miller 563-242-4023 x2330 (PH)		A publication of
Secretary		The Illinois-Iowa Section of
todmil@clare.edu		The American Chemical Society
November 2002
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The invention of the vulcanization of rubber by Charles Goodyear in the late 1800’s opened the door to allow the use of rubber as an engineering material. Prior to the discovery of the ability to “cure” rubber”, the material was used primarily as a sealant as rubber would remain sticky throughout is use life and would become embrittled on exposure to cold. The vulcanization process allowed the conversion of a viscous liquid into an elastic solid, having desirable engineering properties. Later the invention of vulcanization catalysts (accelerators) allowed the production of rubber products on a more economical scale, greatly reducing the time to produce a rubbed done a good job of bringing chemistry to the public. Now, take a few more moments to nominate those people for the Teacher of the Year Award and the Promoter of the Year Award. Let’s recognize those who have done a great job this past year!

The Iowa/Illinois American Industrial Hygiene Assoc. local section would like to cordially invite the members of the Quad City Engineering and Science Council to our December 5^th meeting, Christmas Gathering for Who’s Who in the Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental profession. The meeting is planned for December 5^th at the Amana Holiday Inn in Little Amana, Iowa. The evening will commence around 5 PM with the program beginning at 6:30 PM. The cash bar will close at 7 PM. The cost of the meal will be $15.00 per person. The menu consists of a cold turkey or hot BBQ beef sandwich, relish tray, au gratin potatoes, pasta salad, and a cheese tray. Please RSVP to Kent A. Candee, EMC Insurance Co., either by phone, (515) 362-7832, or by email, kent.a.candee@emcins.com.

Chair:	Audit Committee Chair	Public Relations Committee Chair
Dr. John Bonte (563) 244 – 7138 FAX (563) 244 – 7107 jbonte@eicc.edu	Mr. Richard Helms (563) 264 – 4240 FAX (563) 264 – 4216	Mr. Richard Kissack (563) 242 – 4812 rkissack@clinton.net
Chair Elect:	Education/Grants and Awards Committee Chair	Illinois State Capitol Day Representative 2002
Dr. Alan Abbott (309) 852-5671 ext. 253 abbotta@eastadmin.bhc.edu	Dr. Sally Rigeman (309) 797 – 4369 srigeman@netexpress.net	Dr. Sally Rigeman
Secretary:	Kiser Scholarship Committee Chair	National Chemistry Week Coordinator 2002
Dr. Todd Miller todmil@clare.edu (563) 659 –2394	Mr. Rich Craddick (563) 264 – 4394 (FAX) (563) 264 – 4367 rich_craddick@kentfeeds.com	Dr. Alan Abbott
Treasurer	Webmaster	Counselors
rickgpf@mchsi.com	Craig Willi craigwilli@juno.com	Brian Mindell brian@bio-researchprod.com Mel Peterson chpeterson@augustana.edu
Mentoring Committee Chair
Dr Lisa B. Fields (563) 264 - 6039 Imfields@muscanet.com

Location:		Bandag Research &Development (Building #4 on map) Muscatine, IA (See attached map)
Times: 6:00 – 6:30 PM		Welcome Cheese, veggies and soft drinks R&D 2 Conference Room 2^nd Floor of the R&D Center
6:30 – 7:30 PM		Dinner: Roast pork and baked chicken with mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, lettuce salad, rolls and Snicker salad and assorted pies.
7:30 – 8:00 PM		Overview of rubber technology, precured tire production and Bandag, Inc. – D. Bender and Technical Staff
8:00 – 9:00 PM		Tour of the R&D facilities – labs, testing facilities and retread production – Bandag Technical Staff
Reservations:
Member/Guest Charge: $10 for Members and Guests $5 for Students
Deadline for Reservations : Friday, November 8 at NOON
Contact: Dr. John Bonte at (563) 244-7138 or e-mail at jbonte@eicc.edu.