Double Bond - November 1998

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Double Bond
November 1998





No Meeting in November

We are Looking Forward to seeing all of you at the
December Holiday Meeting


Date:

Tuesday December 8, 1998

Place:

The Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

76 Pearl St.

Buffalo, NY 14202


Fellowship:

6:00 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar, with Free Beer

Dinner:

7:00 - 8:15 PM Dinner:

Pasta Bar Buffet @ a cost of $16.00.

Dinner includes salad, bread and your choice of three of the following items:

Tortellini Alfredo, Linguini with Marinara & Calamari, Traditional Meat Lasagna, Vegetable Lasagna with White Sauce, Bowtie Pasta with Six Cheese Sauce, Penne Rigatte with Peppers and Sausage, and Angel Hair Pasta with Broccoli.

8:15 - 9:15 PM Presentation by Alec Campbell (Brew Master)

9:15 - 10:00 PM Sampling, Socializing and Fun

RESERVATIONS: Patty 888-2340 by Thursday December 3, 1998


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Editorial


On October 22nd nine WNY ACS members attended a very interesting presentation by Dr. David Hughes of Merck, Rahway, NJ. Dr. Hughes, a Senior Investigator with over 16years of drug synthesis experience, did an excellent job of describing physical organic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, and catalysts. He also described some of the analytical techniques he uses when evaluating organic compounds resulting from his various drug synthesis experiments. The drug development and approval process was discussed extensively over dinner. This timely topic, interesting presentation, and informal dinner discussion did a nice job of teaching us how organic chemistry and analytical chemistry are used in the drug development process; a process that ultimately allows chemistry to improve the quality of life for all. At our October Executive Committee meeting, we decided not to schedule a dinner meeting for November. The basis for the decision was the fact that numerous active ACS members would be extremely busy with other events. National Chemistry Week, November 1-7, activities involved approximately 50 student (graduate and undergraduate) volunteers from UB, Canisius and Buffalo State. The group of volunteers worked with nearly 100 schools, interacted with nearly 2500 students in grades K-9 and used demonstrations, presentations and hands-on experiments to teach about color, polymers, acids and bases, and phase changes. Another program supported by the WNY ACS was the Chemistry Merit Badge program recently held at the Museum of Science and attended by 80 Boy Scouts of America. The Career Services Department of the ACS, UBıs Graduate Chemistsı Club, and the Younger Chemistsı Committee were also busy. They organized and will present two timely career workshops titled ³Conducting an Effective Job Search² and ³Individual Resume Review.² These workshops are being held 11/21 at UBıs North Campus. Also on 11/21, the Buffalo Museum of Science Demonstration Program will provide hands-on chemistry activities for the general public. To all of the volunteers who work countless hours on these programs and share their expertise with the residents of WNY, thank you very much! Your efforts are extremely worthwhile and greatly appreciated.

Mike Brewster

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Senior Chemists


If you would be interested in serving as a co-chairman of the Senior Chemists please contact Dr. Joseph F. Bieron @ 888-2340



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State University of New York at Buffalo
OxChem
Chemistry Colloquia

Fall Semester 1998
Fridays in Room 205 NSM Complex at 4:00 PM

Refreshments in Room 306 NSM Complex at 3:30 PM *unless otherwise noted

November 20
Professor Michael Gross, Washington University
Mass Spectrometry in Peptide and Protein Chemistry: Biophysical and Bioanalytical Application of H/D Exchange

December 4
Professor Thomas Kalman, University at Buffalo
Mechanism-Based Inhibition of Thymidylate Synthase

Schedule subject to change. Call 716-645-6800 for rescheduled or cancelled seminars.
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R.E.A.C.T.


Date: Nov. 21, 9:00 Am - 12:00 Noon

Location: Canisius College

Building: Horan OıDonnell, Room S-015

Topic: Chemistry Activities, hands on, and demonstrations UB Graduate Chemistry Club

Date: Dec. 12, Holiday Meeting/Workshop

Location: Country Kitchen, Niagara Falls Blvd.

Speaker: Dr. Joyce Swartney, Professor Emeritus

If you need any information please call:

Karen Arnold 884-5894 (one week prior to workshop)

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(Last minute entry this was only talked about
in the editors letter in the hard copy)

Conducting an Effective Job Search
and
Individual Resume Review

Presented by ACS Career Services

Saturday November 21,1998
Natural Sciences Complex
UB North Campus

9:15 - 9:00 AM Coffee and Donuts
Natural Sciences Complex Lobby

9:00 - Noon Conducting an Effective Job Search
Talbert Hall 212
(Talbert Hall is adjacent to Natural Sciences Complex
Enter through Natural Sciences Complex and follow signs.)
This presentation covers the major components of job searching. personal
assessment targeting the market (networking and resumes), and interviewing.
ACS Career Services publications will be available at no cost

Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch

Natural Sciences Complex Lobby; $3.00 / person

1:00 - 4:30 PM Resume Review and Career Assistance

Natural Sciences Complex 306,364, or 694.

An opportunity to have your resume critiqued bq an ACS Career Services Consultant

The resume review will be held from 1:00 - 4:30 PM.
Individual appointments are approximately 25 minutes. Bring a copy of our resume. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Natural Sciences Complex Lobby beginning at 9-15 AM the day of the seminar.

Please make reservations by Thursday November 19th with
Patty Shelley (888-2341) or Maureen Kane (makaneftembuffalo.edu)

Event sponsored by GSA the IUB Graduate Chemists' Club OCC), the IJB Department
of Chemistry and the WNY - ACS Younger Chemists' Committee (YCC)
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