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Monthly Meetings for October 2005 - May 2006
MAY DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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CSW 1064th Dinner Meeting Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
The Front Page Restaurant 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 703-248-9990 |
| 6:00 PM | SOCIAL HOUR -- Cash bar |
| 7:00 PM | DINNER Field Green Salad Choice of Entrée:
$30.00 Members and Guests $15.00 Students |
| 8:00 PM | SPEAKER Brian Midson National Science Foundation "The Chemical Oceanography Program at the NSF and the Chemistry of Hotsprings on the Submarine Volcano Loihi, HI" |
May Dinner Speaker
Brian Midson
Currently serving as Assistant Program Director at the National Science Foundation, Mr. Midson, has his M.S.
in Oceanography from the University of Hawaii. His research experience involves 15 oceanographic expeditions
including 4 submersible dives to up to 4425m depth. His studies include: benthic fluxes of nutrients
off of the Sea of Cortez Mexico, Mo, V, C and major element preservation in a 10m sediment core, and the
hydrothermal system at Loihi submarine volcano. He has continued his investigations of the iron and manganese
systematics in the hydrothermal vents at Loihi, which is the juvenile expression of the Hawaii volcanic chain. The research team has recently
had a paper accepted for publication, "A decade of exploring a submarine intra-plate volcano: hydrothermal manganese and iron at Loihi volcano,
Hawaii" in the American Geophysical Union journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-cubed). His duties in the Ocean Sciences Division
of NSF allows him to participate in active research projects, such as this past summer working on the R/V Atlantis with the Alvin submersible,
investigating the intense seeps of methane forming where the Pacific plate is subducting beneath Costa Rica. As Mr. Midson states,
"Chemistry and oceanography have led me on a wild ride so far."
Abstract
"The Chemical Oceanography Program at the NSF and the
Chemistry of Hotsprings on the Submarine Volcano Loihi, HI"
APRIL DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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CSW 1063rd Dinner Meeting Thursday, April 06, 2006 |
Guapo's Restaurant 4515 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 202-686-3588 |
| 6:00 PM | SOCIAL HOUR (Fiesta Room) -- Cash bar |
| 7:00 PM | BUFFET DINNER
Chicken and Beef Fajitas
Cost: Gratuity and Tax includedEnchiladas of Chicken, Beef or Cheese Plantanos Fritos (fried plantains) Guapo's Salad Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese Soft drinks (Coke, sprite, iced tea) Dessert (Ice cream, sopapillas, fried banana) Coffee $22.00 Members and Guests $11.00 Students |
| 8:00 PM | SPEAKER Dr. Dan Drell "The DOE Genomics:GTL Program: Systems Microbiology" |
April Dinner Speaker
Dr. Dan Drell
Dan Drell received his Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna cum Laude in biology, from Harvard College in
June of 1974. He received his Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
in January, 1980. After a year of post-doctoral research at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York, he
did research in reproductive immunology at the Rockefeller University, continuing this research at the Baylor
College of Medicine from 1982-1983. He then joined the Laboratory of Oral Medicine at the National Institute of
Dental Research at the NIH in Bethesda, MD, carrying out research on the cell mediated immunology of Type 1
diabetes mellitus and autoimmune myositis as a Staff Fellow until 1986. From 1986 to 1990, Dr. Drell was at the George Washington University
Medical Center, ending up as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Associate Director of the Immunogenetics and Immunochemistry
Laboratories. Prior to joining the OBER in April of 1991, Dr. Drell worked as a Visiting Scientist in the HLA Laboratory of the American Red
Cross Holland Laboratory in Rockville. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Lois, a residential liaison and clinical psychological counselor with
Loudoun County Mental Health in Leesburg, VA.
Abstract
The DOE Genomics:GTL Program: Systems Microbiology
Dan Drell, Ph.D.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has many very challenging missions that require the best science to help solve. These missions include difficult challenges
such as environmental waste cleanup, energy production, and carbon dioxide sequestration. Since its advent in 1947 as the Atomic Energy Commission, the
DOE has carried out biological research based on a suite of technologies that have advanced science by accelerating data production (enabling research by the
entire biomedical and bioscience communities) and data analyses, often using the high capacity computational power found within the DOE National lab system.
The DOE was the Federal agency that initiated the Human Genome Project. In 1994 the DOE initiated the Microbial Genome Project that, to date, has provided
genome sequences for almost 200 microbes, half a dozen microbial communities, and is continuing to identify microbial targets whose genomes will soon be
added to the public databases. But the DOE isn't stopping there: the Genomics: GTL Program builds on these programs and will take on the ambitious goal of
trying to "solve" a microbe. The goals of the Genomics:GTL Program include identifying the microbial protein machines that carry out key functions,
characterizing gene regulatory networks that control these machines, exploring the functional repertoire of complex microbial communities in
their natural environments (aiding an understanding of their diverse capabilities to address DOE missions), and developing computational capabilities
to begin to model complex biological systems. As part of this initiative, DOE is proposing new high throughput facilities to carry forward
"systems microbiology." The main rationale is simply that analyzing whole microbial systems requires economies of scale applied to biological
data generation. In the new era of systems biology, researchers need to study the behavior of a cell's entire working complement of proteins (its
proteome), the integrated regulatory pathways, and their dynamic interactions as they perform functions. This "reconstructionist" approach, which
complements (it does not replace) more reductionist approaches, must be carried out on a scale that far exceeds today's capacities. The proposed facilities
will provide scientists with an enduring comprehensive ability to understand and, ultimately, gain enormous benefit from the biochemical
functionality of microbial systems. Making the most advanced technologies and computing resources available to scientists in large or small
laboratories will also democratize access to the tools needed for future biology. It is DOE's ambition that the Genomics:GTL program, both its science
and its future capabilities and facilities, will open new avenues of inquiry for biology and fundamentally change the course of biological research.
MARCH DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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CSW 1062nd Dinner Meeting Thursday, March 09, 2006 |
Pier 7 Restaurant 650 Water St., SW Washington, DC (202) 554-2500 |
| 6:00 PM | SOCIAL HOUR -- Cash bar |
| 7:00 PM | DINNER
Choice of Entrée:
Cost: Gratuity and Tax included
Potatoes-Boulangere Broiled Tomato Parmesan Rolls and Butter Ice Cream Log Coffee and Tea $30.00 Members and Guests $15.00 Students |
| 8:10 PM | HILLEBRAND PRIZE CEREMONY Awardee: Dr. Carter T. White "Working at the Interface between Chemistry and Allied Sciences in Designing Metallic Polymers and Safer explosives" |
2006 Hillebrand Prize Winner
Dr. Carter T. White
Dr. Carter T. White, a native Virginian, received a BS from VA Tech in 1971 and a PhD from UVA in 1976. After a National Research Council Associateship with the Electronics Technology Division at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) he joined the NRL Chemistry Division staff in 1979 to work on electroactive polymers. At the time conventional wisdom held that an intrinsically conducting molecular wire was unlikely, if not impossible, because a spontaneous symmetry breaking would convert it into a semiconductor. However, in 1992 Dr. White and his coworkers, in the earliest published paper devoted to single-wall carbon nanotubes, predicted that armchair carbon nanotubes, if made, would overcome this roadblock as was experimentally confirmed years later. In a different area, his research group was the first to establish that large-scale molecular dynamics simulations could be used to directly link discrete atomic-scale chemistry to the continuum theory of condensedphase detonations. Over his career, Dr. White built the NRL Theoretical Chemistry Section from scratch and rose through the NRL ranks to become a Senior Scientist. He has also spent a year as a Program Director for Condensed Matter Theory at NSF (1985), as a Visiting Scientist within the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford (1996), and as Professor of Physics and Westinghouse Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Washington State University (1999). Because of his research on shock-induced chemistry, he has long been involved with the American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on the Shock Compression of Condensed Matter most recently serving as Co-chair of the 14th APS Conference on Shock Compression Condensed Matter (2005). His research has been recognized by a number of awards including NRL's E. O. Hulburt Award (2005) and the Edison Chapter Sigma Xi Award for Pure Science (1996). Dr. White's publication list contains over 170 refereed papers with 7 of these receiving NRL Alan Berman Basic Research Publication Awards. In addition to being a member of the CSW, the ACS, and the MRS, Dr. White is a fellow of the APS through the Division of Chemical Physics.
Abstract
Working at the Interface between Chemistry and Allied Sciences
in Designing Metallic Polymers and Safer Explosives*
Carter T. White, Ph.D.
At the intersection of fullerenes, carbon fibers, and conducting polymers, singlewall armchair carbon nanotubes represent a novel class of low-dimensional materials with exceptional electronic properties. I will outline how we combined concepts from chemistry, polymers, and condensed matter physics to predict these remarkable properties which were confirmed experimentally years later following the successful synthesis of these tubes. The properties that make metallic armchair nanotubes so special will be described in basic terms and the strong interplay between theory and experiment that the rapidly growing field of nanotube research has enjoyed will be discussed. In a different area, I will briefly describe how we combined concepts from chemistry, materials science, and dynamics with large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to develop simplified models directly linking discrete atomic-scale chemistry to the theory of compressive reactive flows and how these models have recently begun to yield new insight into the design of safer condensed-phase explosives.* Research Supported by the Office of Naval Research both directly and through the Naval Research Laboratory.
FEBRUARY DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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CSW 1061st Dinner Meeting Thursday, February 09, 2006 |
Mary Graydon Center American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016 |
| 6:00 PM | SOCIAL HOUR -- Cash bar Garden Vegetable Tray and Dip |
| 7:00 PM | BUFFET DINNER
Mesclun Mixed Greens with Gorgonzola Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Cost: Gratuity and Tax includedSpinach Pasta with Fontina and Parmesan Cheese, Mushrooms and Peas Chicken Breast Stuffed with Mushrooms, Herbs and Cheese in a Marsala Wine Focaccia and Tuscan Bread Tiramisu Coffee Service $30.00 Members and Guests $15.00 Students |
| 8:30 PM | COLLEGE CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PRESENTATION |
| 8:30 PM | SPEAKER Dr. Michael F. A'Hearn "Deep Impact: Excavating a Comet" |
February Dinner Speaker
Dr. Michael F. A'Hearn
Michael F. A'Hearn was born in Delaware but grew up in Massachusetts. He received a BS in physics from Boston College in 1961 and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Wisconsin in 1966. Since then he has been on the faculty at the University of Maryland, where he is now a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Astronomy. For most of his career he has studied the small bodies of the solar system - comets and asteroids. His work has included extensive programs using Earth-based telescopes, both on the ground and in low-Earth orbit, at all wavelengths from the far ultraviolet to the radio regime. This has been supplemented by numerical simulation of various aspects of cometary phenomena, ranging from sublimation of ices through fluorescent excitation of cometary radicals. He is now the Principal Investigator for the Deep Impact mission in NASA's Discovery Program. An article describing Dr. A'Hearn's work on a related subject appeared in the Washington Post on January 9, 2006.
Abstract
Deep Impact: Excavating a Comet
Michael F. A'Hearn, Ph.D.
The Deep Impact mission delivered 19 GJoules of kinetic energy to the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 on 4 July 2005, excavating material from many meters below the surface. The key goals were to understand the physical structure of these outer layers of the nucleus and to understand the variations in chemical composition with depth.Imaging and near-IR low-resolution spectroscopy were used in situ and supported by remote sensing from Earth based telescopes. Significant changes in the composition of the ejecta were observed, both with time during the event and compared to the ambient outgassing prior to impact. The analysis and understanding of the data is still evolving rapidly and I will present the current state of our understanding.
JANUARY DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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CSW 1060th Dinner Meeting Thursday, January 12, 2006 |
China Garden Restaurant 1100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22209 (703) 525-5317 |
Dr. William F. Regnault
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA
"Testing of Biomaterials and Medical Devices
Expectations, Performance, and Reliability: The Road to Approval"
Abstract
Biomedical materials touch all of our lives. These are the materials used to make medical devices, including everything from long-term implants to short-term bandages. It is difficult to imagine someone in the United States who has never had contact with a medical device. Medical devices routinely save lives and enhance the quality of life.The term 'medical device' covers all products, except medicines and biological products such as blood and blood by-products, used in healthcare for the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring or treatment of illness or handicap. The range of products is very wide: it includes contact lenses and condoms; heart valves and hospital beds; resuscitators and radiotherapy machines; surgical instruments and syringes; wheelchairs and walking frames. The Food and Drug Administration has classified over 16,000 items used each and every day by healthcare providers and patients as medical devices.
Many important medical devices are highly engineered, such as pacemakers and defibrillators,
brachytherapy implants, neurological stimulators, and orthopedic implants, and these tend to have a high initial cost. Many Americans currently rely on an implanted device to treat a chronic problem such as cardiac arrhythmias, intractable pain, joint disease, Parkinson's Disease, heart failure, and cataracts, to list a few.
The materials used in medical devices, when in contact with biological systems, may behave in a
wide variety of ways. They may be bioinert and cause only a minimal inflammatory response. One example would be a titanium rod or plate used to support a broken bone as it heals. Materials may also be highly biointeractive, such a porous ceramic coating that enhances osteointegration in hip prostheses.
As our understanding of the mechanics and chemistry of biological structures has improved, and as our ability to tailor materials properties has advanced, the potential for saved lives and better health through progress in biomaterials has increased tremendously. The medical device industry and the medical profession certainly aim to continue the trend toward tailored bioactive and biointeractive materials as are being developed in the field of tissue engineering.
The development of multifunctional materials, those that serve a biological purpose as well as a structural one, has changed the role of materials dramatically. Materials can be highly specialized and tailored to a specific application. The distinction between a device made from a material and the material as the device itself is blurring. It follows that materials suppliers, materials developers, and regulators have a symbiotic relationship today in the creation and manufacture of biomedical devices. As new materials and new applications for existing materials are developed, it is the role of the Food and Drug Administration to assure that these new constructs will be safe and effective. It is the purpose of this talk to outline some of the considerations that must be given to bring new devices to the marketplace.
January Dinner Speaker
Dr. William F. Regnault
Dr. William F. Regnault is the Senior Materials Scientist for the Division of Chemistry and Materials Science (DCMS) within the Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL) of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). After graduating from The Pennsylvania State University in 1977, Dr. Regnault worked for a photovoltaic firm in the Washington D.C. area developing low-cost silicon-based alternative solar cells. Dr. Regnault joined the Government and CDRH as a materials scientist in 1985 where he has worked on numerous projects dealing with the effects of fabrication processes and in-use service conditions on the long-term stability and reliability of biomaterials and medical devices. Recent research has included the investigation into the calcification mechanisms in both synthetic and natural biomaterials.
DECEMBER DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
| CSW 1059th Dinner Meeting Thursday, December 07, 2005 |
Holiday Inn Ballston 4610 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203 703-243-9800 |
Scott Moore, Ph.D.
National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Inspector General (OIG)
"NSF OIG Referrals to Universities in Investigations of Research Misconduct"
Abstract
Most scientists are familiar with the general tenets and principles supporting the proper conduct of scientific research, but are less familiar
with the policies and procedures followed by various organizations charged with assessing allegations of research misconduct. An overview
of policies and procedures commonly used at NSF OIG in assessment of allegations of research misconduct is provided. NSF OIG is responsible for investigations of allegations of wrongdoing in NSF programs and operations, including submission and review of proposals, and completion and publication of NSF-supported research. Common allegations of research misconduct include fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. Our usual approach, as described in the regulations, is to refer the investigation of a substantial allegation to the University. At the University, just about anything can happen! The University may be very familiar with policies, may be unaware that they should even have a policy, or may choose to ignore its policy altogether (at their own risk, of course). Illustrative case studies will be used to emphasize the process of investigation, and the adjudications of both universities and NSF itself.December Dinner Speaker
Dr. Scott Moore
Scott Moore is an Investigative Scientist with the National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Inspector General (OIG).
As a member of the OIG staff for the last two years he has served primarily as a case lead in administrative investigations,
including investigations of research misconduct and other regulatory violations. He has also served as case lead in civil/criminal investigations and occasionally assumes the role of case attorney. He was an active participant in his family's commercial graphics business, particularly in accounting. Determined not to remain in accounting, he attended Furman University, where he earned a B.S. in chemistry while synthesizing
and studying Platinum (II)-Alkene complexes. Afterward he completed a Ph.D. in chemistry at Emory University with Dr. Luigi Marzilli where he synthesized organometallic Vitamin B12 model complexes, and utilized NMR spectroscopy for method development and statistical analysis to characterize the Co-C linkage. In a break from the normal postdoctoral route, he attended law school earning two degrees concurrently from Vermont Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the District of Columbia Bar. As an attorney his primary focus is administrative law,
particularly regulations impacting the conduct of scientific research, and intellectual property law. Since he now pays dues to CSW as his local ACS section, he has become fair game to be called upon as a speaker.
NOVEMBER DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
| CSW 1058th Dinner Meeting Thursday, November 17, 2005 |
Pier 7 Restaurant 650 Water St., SW (on Maine Ave. Waterfront) Washington, DC (202) 554-2500 |
Dr. Ann Nalley
2005 President-Elect, American Chemical Society
and Professor of Chemistry, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
"IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE A CHEMIST"
ABSTRACT:
It's a great time to be a chemist or a scientist. Never before in history has the chemical scientist had so much knowledge at his fingertips. Literature searches which once took weeks can be performed in minutes using CHEM Abstracts Sci Finder. Sophisticated instrumentation allows us to perform analytical determinations at nano levels. Computational chemistry and computer molecular modeling allows us to predict structures, understand properties of chemicals, and plan complicated syntheses before they are carried out in the laboratory. The history of basic and applied research will be discussed and numerous examples of serendipities, which led to technological innovations, which have contributed to the high standard of living and long life expectancy, which we enjoy today, will be discussed.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Dr. Ann Nalley is currently President Elect of the ACS. She had previously served for seven years on the ACS Board as Director of District V. She has served as an ACS Councilor for more than 20 years. In 1996, she received the Div. of Professional Relation's Henry Hill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professionalism, and in 1992, she was honored as the Oklahoma Chemist of the Year. She was recently honored by the National Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society for Women in Chemistry with their Professional Excellence award.She is a Professor of Chemistry in the Physical Science Department at Cameron University, a position that she has held since 1969. Before coming to Cameron she taught high school chemistry and mathematics at Muskogee High School. She has held positions as a visiting scientist or professor in the Chemistry Departments at the Univ. of Oklahoma, and the Univ. of Texas (Dallas), and the Polymer Science Department at the Univ. of Southern Mississippi. She earned a BS at Northeastern Oklahoma State Univ., an MS in Analytical Chem. at Oklahoma State Univ., and a Ph.D. in Radiation Chem. from Texas Woman's Univ. Her research includes new product development, and solving industrial problems in the area of cosmetic analysis, nanostructural materials, applied research in the petroleum industry, and molecular modeling.
She also served on the Board of Directors of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, completing her last term as the immediate past National President. Other honors include: 2001, the Oklahoma State Science Teacher's Association, Higher Education Oklahoma State Science Teacher of the Year; 2001, Oklahoma's Governor's OCAST Award for Outstanding Contributions to Economic Development in Oklahoma; 2001 Southwest Technology Distinguished Research Award; 2001, Texas Woman's University Distinguished Alumnae Award; 1998, the Cameron University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Promotion of Excellence Award; 1981 and 1989, Phi Kappa Phi Meritorious Service Awards; 1987, Cameron University Professor of the year; 1993, Cameron University Advisor of the year; 1995, Cameron University Distinguished Service Award, (the highest award given by the University. She is the first and only faculty member to receive this award); 1996, Cameron University Hall of Fame. She is listed in Who's Who Among American Women, Who's Who in America, Who's Who Among American Teachers, Who's Who International, Who's Who in International Business and Professional Women, American Men and Women in Science, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering. She is a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for University Women, American Institute of Chemists, and four divisions of the American Chemical Society.
In her spare time, she finds time to maintain a pet refuge for over 40 displaced or deserted animals.
CSW to Honor 50-Year ACS Members at the November Dinner Meeting
Each year, the ACS honors those who have attained 50 years of ACS membership. The members are presented with a certificate, a special ACS 50-year pin, and a permanent badge which entitles them to free registration at all ACS national and regional meetings. The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) also honors its 50-year ACS members at a dinner meeting to which they and their spouse or guest are invited as guests of CSW. This year, the meeting will be held on November 17th at the Pier 7 Restaurant, in Washington, DC. At this dinner meeting, the 25 honorees will be presented with their 50-year framed certificates, which attest to their long-term membership and service to the ACS. A group picture of the honorees will be taken, and will be published in The Capital Chemist. Those who are unable to attend the ceremony will have their certificates delivered to their residences.The 2005 CSW honorees are: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Violet E. S. Baker | Dr. Robert J. Fallon | Mr. James F. Langston |
| Dr. E. Ann Brown | Dr. Gerald Goldstein | Dr. Allan H. Laufer |
| Mr. Thomas J. Byrnes | Mr. Leonard P. Gollobin | Judge Alan D. Lourie |
| Mr. V. Anthony Cammarota | Mr. Harry Heller | Judge Paul J. Luckern |
| Dr. Ying N. Chiu | Dr. Robert V. Hemm | Mr. Stanley Nesheim |
| Mr. Michael J. Clifford | Dr. Merrill M. Hessel | Dr. Girard L. Ordway |
| Mr. Charles F. Coyle | Dr. Russell D. Johnson | Dr. Paul C. Scott |
| Dr. Joseph E. Earley | Mr. John G. Kourilo | Mr. Americo P. Silveri |
| Dr. Charlotte M. Kraebel | ||
OCTOBER DINNER MEETING OF THE
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (CSW)
WASHINGTON SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
JOINT WITH THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AIChE)
| CSW 1057th Dinner Meeting Thursday, October 20, 2005 |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Recreation Center Good Luck Rd. Gate, Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
Dr. William E. Bentley, University of Maryland
"Potentiating the Language of Bacteria: A Role for Chemical Engineers"
ABSTRACT
Chemical engineers, among those of other engineering disciplines, have a special appreciation for the physics that underlies chemical potential and chemical reaction. The molecular basis for each, when dynamically coupled with the conservation of mass and momentum, forms the foundation of our discipline. That is, when exquisitely refined structural information is subjected to a set of rules and constraints, reliable predictions can be made. Chemical engineers, therefore, are in a strong position to determine structure at small length scales, and abstract rules that when applied to constraints, lead to commercially relevant processes and products. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology are application areas ripe for chemical engineering input. They are each characterized by a degree of structure and by embedded dynamics (e.g., rates of evolution and/or reaction), and when subjected to a set of rules or constraints, should enable prediction of phenotype. This presentation will give several examples where chemical engineers have already impacted both fields, and will describe, by analogy, similar targets concerning the "Language" of bacteria.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Dr. William E. Bentley is the Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park. He is currently Director of the Bioengineering Graduate Program. Professor Bentley's academic degrees are all in chemical engineering (BS '82, and MEng. '83, both from Cornell University; and Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado, '89). He's been with Univ. of MD's Chemical Engineering (now Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Department since 1989. Dr. Bentley is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he is author of over 125 publications in the general area of metabolic engineering and the production of recombinant proteins in bacteria, insect cells, and insect larvae. He is cofounder of an emerging protein production company, Chesapeake PERL, Inc., located in Savage, MD.CSW Index Page | Upcoming Meeting | Capital Chemist (pdf)
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