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 November 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 Randall Wanke or Jerod Corbin.

ABSTRACT

The world requires technology to support the population already on board. The United States does, too, of course, but in addition needs technology for economic and security reasons. Technology needs science. Therefore, an understanding of how the science and technology process works in the United States is of value to all in arriving at best use of time, effort, and funds.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Norman Hackerman served as president of Rice University from 1970 to 1985 and holds the titles of president emeritus and distinguished professor emeritus of chemistry at Rice University. Prior to coming to Rice, Dr. Hackerman spent 25 years at The University of Texas, Austin, where he joined the faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry in 1945 and progressed to president in 1967. He is now the professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He taught chemistry at Loyola College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and worked as a research chemist for Colloid Corporation, Kellex Corporation, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Dr. Hackerman was a member of the National Science Board (1968-80) and chairman from 1975-1980. He has been the editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society since 1969. He is a member of the

National Academy of Science the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and belongs to numerous scientific organizations. He is author or co-author of more

than 200 publications. In addition to several previous awards, Dr. Hackerman received the American Institute of Chemist Gold Metal in March 1978, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities in 1981, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins University in 1982, Edward Goodrich Acheson Award of the Electrochemical Society in 1984, the Alumni Gold Metal for distinguished service to Rice University in 1984, the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award of the American Chemical Society in 1987, the AAS-Philip Hauge Abelson Prize in 1987, and the Vannevar Bush Award of the National Science Board in 1993. Received National Medal of Science in 1993 and the Texas Scientist for the year in 1999. Dr. Hackerman serves as chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Robert A. Welch Foundation.

ATTENTION!!!

According to the By-Laws, this Section is to elect a Councilor and an Alternate Councilor by mail ballot for a three year term. Please watch for your ballot in the mail. Complete the ballot and send to Marion Johnson, 403 N. 10^th St, Clinton, IA 52732, by October 29^th, 2004 or give it to Rick Rogers at the November meeting. The candidates who have agreed to serve are:

Councilor: Brian Mundell, incumbent

Alternate Councilor: Mel Peterson, incumbent

UPCOMING MEETING

The next meeting, Thursday, December 2^nd, will be held at the Quad City Botanical Garden. The program will include a tour of the Botanical Garden and the presentation of the annual sectional service awards.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

At the October meeting, the following names were presented as the 2005 slate of officers of the Illinois-Iowa Section: Janelle Torres y Torres present Chair-elect 2004 will serve as Chair of the Section in 2005.

Chair-elect: Jerod Corbin

Secretary: Marion Johnson

Treasurer: Rick Rogers

During the meeting, November 2^nd, nomination of members willing to serve as officers will be accepted from the floor; this will be followed immediately by a vote.

The chemistry department at Augustana has just put out of service two Perkin-Elmer 1600 series FTIR's. These FTIR's have new lasers as well as new PC communication boards. If anyone is interested in these free parts or any other parts on the units, please contact Randall Wanke at 309-794-3473 or at chwanke@augustana.edu before or at next month's meeting (November 2, 2004) else they will be hauled to the trash.

BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

FROM THE OFFICE OF LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES

Deb McLaughlin of the Office of Local Section Activities has put together a newsletter. Editors of local section newsletters are encouraged to copy and paste sections of this communication. 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 . This month this editor has chosen -

Thoughts to Ponder....

I came to understand that you best lead by serving the needs of your people.  You don't do their jobs for them; you enable them to learn and progress on the job.  --Ken Melrose

Who gossips with you will gossip of you.  --Irish Proverb

Having fun is simply holding on to the joy of each day.  --Judith Harlan

It's easy to make a buck.  It's a lot tougher to make a difference.  --Tom Brokaw

I think that I had better remain as I am. I had better follow the light of my reason, be true to myself, express my honest thoughts, and do the little I can for the destruction of superstition, the little I can for the development of the brain, for the increase of intellectual hospitality and the happiness of my fellow-beings. One World at a Time.  --Robert G. Ingersoll

Simplifying your life frees up time for you to figure out what really matters.  --Elaine St. James

If you do not believe in yourself you cannot expect other people to believe in you.  --Cyrus Hepplewaite

Contact us:

Please Post

“Science in the Service of

Society”

By

Norman Hackerman

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL.

Science Building

Room 304

November 2, 2004

7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Contact: Dr. Randall Wanke

309-794-3473, or chwanke@augustana.edu