I&EC Division Winter-Spring 2004 Newsletter

Drs Ruben Carbonell and Bruno Notari Named 2008 I&EC Division Fellows

Drs Ruben Carbonell and Bruno Notari have been named as recipients of the second annual I&EC Division Fellows Award. They were chosen from an impressive list of outstanding nominees.

Dr Carbonell is the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and Director of its William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science. He is named on 25 patents and is author or co-author of 190 publications. He was nominated by Dr Peter Kilpatrick, who wrote in his letter of nomination: ”He was among the first chemical engineers in the country to contribute to immobilized enzyme reactors and applied biotechnology in the early 1970s. He returned to this theme repeatedly throughout his career and his breakthroughs of the past few years in applying chemistry and engineering principles to solving important problems is reason enough to award him this recognition. However, in addition to his work in biotechnology and bioseparations ... he has also made sustained and well cited contributions to dispersion and multiphase flow in trickle bed reactors, to novel supercritical fluid-based dip coating processes for microelectronic applications, to eliminate particle contamination in microelectronics, to polymer swelling, and to many other areas of applied chemistry and engineering.”

Dr Bruno Notari was the Director of Chemistry and Materials Research at ENI (now retired). He is named on 43 patents and was nominated by Dr Kathleen Taylor, who wrote in her letter of nomination:

“Bruno Notari contributions to the field of industrial chemistry and engineering include the discovery of catalysts and chemical processes which have found industrial application and had a profound influence in the chemical and engineering profession. From the long list of accomplishments I selected the discovery of new microporous crystalline catalysts Titanium Silicalite (TS-1), Boron Silicalite and catalysts used for the production of chemicals. These new catalysts have unique properties and unprecedented performances and have been developed to industrial scale. The production of catalysts based on Bruno Notari Patents has been carried out by ENI-Snamprogetti and recently transferred to Haldor Topsoe.”

Drs Carbonell and Notari will receive a plaque naming each a Fellow of the I&EC Division at symposia to be held in their honor. You are all welcome, of course, to attend the award symposia. Please also stop by at the symposia and congratulate them on being recognized for their outstanding contributions to applied chemistry and engineering - the hallmark of this Division.

The 2007 awardees were Drs. Rich Noble and H.S. Muralidhara.

The award committee consists of Martin Abraham, Michael Gonzalez, Mike Matthews, and Spiro Alexandratos (as chair). An announcement for the 2009 award will be sent to all members in the Spring; the Award Committee will be very happy to receive nominations from you.

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Rick Sachleben Honored at I&EC Meeting

Past-Chair Rick Sachleben (sitting) receives an award for his service to the I&EC Divison from Chair Mike Matthews

Centennial Celebration in New Orleans!

I&EC, the first Division established in ACS back in 1908, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with symposia at both the New Orleans and Philadelphia meetings, a centennial volume published by ACS Books later in the year, and a Division-sponsored gala reception in Philadelphia at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. In addition, I&EC is sharing the spotlight with three other Divisions established later in 1908 and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, also founded in 1908, at a Society-wide Opening Reception in New Orleans, co-sponsored by ACS and AIChE to mark their first jointly-held meeting a hundred years after the founding of AIChE and the establishment of the Divisional structure in the ACS.

Everyone is invited to join in the celebration from 6 to 8 pm on Sunday evening, April 6th. There will be food and drink, special exhibits, and the Founding Divisions will be recognized during the festivities. Have a bit of fun, and be part of history!

Bill Flank

Division Historian

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The following officers were elected by the I&EC Membership to serve in 2008.

Chair Elect

Joe Zoeller

Treasurer

Rebecca Chamberlin

Counselor

Spiro Alexandratos,

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From the I&EC Chair Gregg Lumetta

I hope that 2008 is shaping up to be a great year for you. This year marks an important milestone for the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division as we celebrate our centennial. The I&EC centennial will be recognized at a reception organized by the Society at the spring national meeting in New Orleans and at a Division-sponsored reception at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia in conjunction with the fall national ACS meeting. I hope to see you at one or both of the national meetings this year. The I&EC Division, of course, continues to strive towards bringing you timely symposia of interest to the practitioners of applied chemistry. Come to New Orleans to check out the symposia on Alternative Resources for the Chemical Industry and NanoPower: Creating Energy for the Future. In addition, there will be a number of award symposia held in New Orleans which undoubtedly will be of interest to the broader I&EC audience. More information concerning upcoming programming can be found elsewhere in this newsletter.

To commemorate the I&EC centennial, a book will be published later in the year. This is tentatively titled Innovations in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry: A Century of Achievements, and Prospects for the New Millennium, and will feature articles by prominent researchers covering significant achievements in applied chemistry over the last century, along with projections on future developments. The editors—Bill Flank, Mike Matthews, and Martin Abraham—are diligently working on getting this book published in time for the fall meeting in Philadelphia. Be sure to add this to your reading wish list.

Finally, I want to mention one other significant upcoming event. In October, the I&EC Division will undertake an exercise in strategic planning to set the direction for the Division in the coming years. I have to admit that I am not usually a great believer in such exercises, but I think that it is vital at this conjecture for the I&EC, and will help the Division leadership to focus on the needs of the Division members. Although it will primarily be the Division leadership team actually participating in the strategic planning session, each member of the Division has a role to play in this strategic planning session. We need to know what is important to you; that is, why are you a member of the I&EC and what improvements would you like to see in the benefits of membership in the Division? A survey will be distributed to all members who have provided e-mail addresses to the ACS on or around September 3^rd. I encourage you all to respond to this survey. The I&EC leadership team is committed to providing the Division members with the benefits that are of most importance, but we need to fully understand your needs. If you wish, you do not need to wait for the survey, feel free to send your opinions as to how we can improve the Division to me at gregg.lumetta@pnl.gov. I look forward to hearing from you.

Gregg Lumetta

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From the Councilor—Spiro D. Alexandratos, Councilor 2008- 2010

The Council meeting in Boston covered one item that I thought was of particular importance to our Division and is the subject of this note to you. ACS President Katie Hunt (now past-president) had, as a discussion item, “What can ACS do to increase member involvement in public policy advocacy?” Public policy has long been an interest of mine because of its relevance to my research (environmental chemistry). Though ideas were offered about what the ACS could do, I thought the most effective road to take revolves around “what can ACS members do to become more involved in public policy.” The ACS functions best when operating up from the membership. And who better to become involved in public policy issues than those with a principal interest in applied chemistry and engineering (i.e., the members of this division)? But how does the individual chemist or engineer begin to get involved? That is where divisional structures come into play because that is how people with common interests can get together, network, and decide how to get something done. And so this call to action: We should organize a symposium on Issues in Public Policy with sessions on environmental and energy policies where scientists and engineers give talks on how they have, or plan to have, an impact on critically important issues. I would be happy to work with all who volunteer to chair sessions, including raising funds from the ACS and seeking support from the I&EC Division. Please contact me at alexsd@hunter.cuny.edu.

The Spring ACS meeting in New Orleans will once again feature two award symposia in which plaques will be awarded to our latest I&EC Division Fellows: Professor Ruben Carbonell (North Carolina State University) and Dr Bruno Notari (ENI – retired). A new call for nominations will be sent to all members in April. Please consider nominating a colleague for this award.

Thank you.

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From the Councilor—Melanie J. Lesko, Councilor 2006- 2008

Much of the information that flows through the council committee I am on, Meetings and Expositions (M&E), directly impacts our division and its activities at the national meetings. I will mention here some of the most relevant points.

· Thematic programming has been given over to the Multidisciplinary Planning Group. Mike Morello is the representative from M&E. The theme for Salt Lake is nanoscience, and for Washington, DC it will be the globalization of the 4 Es (environment, education, economics and energy).

· At the spring 2008 meeting in New Orleans there will be a plenary session on Monday afternoon co-hosted by the presidents of ACS and AICHE. The theme will be energy and the environment.

· At some time in the near future late cancellation fees and food charges incurred by the ACS will be passed through to the cancelling group, e.g. divisions. So please do not request a room or food unless you plan to use it.

· Of most interest to our division was a discussion of no shows at oral and poster sessions in Chicago. I have included the data below. The largest percentage is from China. Why this may be is not known, but there are plans to try and find out. More information to discourage no shows or help prevent last minute problems will be put into OASYS. Most importantly, all abstracts for papers or posters that are not presented will be withdrawn from the official program record.

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From the Councilor—Martin Abraham, Councilor 2007- 2009

As a Councilor for the I&EC Division, I have been fortunate to be able to indulge my passion for sustainability while (I hope) serving the interests of the Division. I continue to serve as a member of the Committee on Environmental Improvement, and Chair the Sustainability subcommittee of this group. CEI is essentially a policy committee, recommending specific actions for ACS on environmental policies. For example, we recently reviewed the ACS policy statement on funding for EPA and recommended revised language that more explicitly supports funding for EPA’s sustainability research activities.

In a matter of direct significance to I&EC members, I have led a group of CEI Corporation Associate members in the development of a workshop that will investigate non-technical barriers to the implementation of sustainability in industry. This activity will include an oral symposium on Wednesday afternoon (at the New Orleans meeting), a poster session in the evening, and an invitation-only working session on Thursday morning. I&EC is the lead technical division for this effort. Our goal is to understand why sustainable technologies are not finding their way into industry, and identify policy positions that can make it easier for companies to embed sustainable technologies within their portfolio. If you are interested in attending the Thursday session, please let me know by sending e-mail to martin.abraham@ysu.edu and I’ll try to arrange an invitation.

Another area that we continue to press is the integration of sustainability into the culture of the ACS. During a technical meeting, many of our members discuss new sustainable technologies. But if you look around at the conduct of the meeting, there are numerous examples of unsustainable practices. We use diesel buses to drive members from one meeting location to another, we print thousands of programs on virgin paper, we throw away our cans and bottles, we stay in hotels that wash out towels every day, and many more. We would like ACS to consider adopting specific policies that support sustainability in their actions, and continue to work with staff to identify practical ways in which they can do so, without adversely affecting members’ costs or services.

The intersection between CEI and I&EC is substantial, and I have enjoyed my time serving both constituencies. I welcome your thoughts into how we can enhance the role of ACS in moving forwards the sustainability agenda. Thank you for your continued confidence in my efforts.

I&EC REGIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAMMING FUND ANNOUNCED

Summary: The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division has established a fund of $10,000 per year to conduct joint programming with ACS regions and local sections. Programming will be tied to the interest areas represented by I&EC and its subdivisions.

Background: The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division supports the effort within the ACS to strengthen regional and local activities. The Division has already encouraged and co-sponsored ACS Innovation Awards linked to regional outreach activities. However, I&EC needs to establish a stronger presence at the regional and local level in order to:

Increase awareness of I&EC
Attract new members to the Division
Recruit a new generation of leadership for the Division
Better serve industrial members who do not travel to national meetings
Establish stronger programming to feed national meetings
Reach out to younger members

Project Selection Criteria include:

Is the request for preferred activities?
Technical programming?
Young industry member participation?
Employment opportunity development?
Recognition for industry activities?

Does the programming technically fit with I&EC and its subdivisions?:

Green Chemistry and Engineering
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Industrial Bio-based Technology
Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications
Separation Science and Technology

Please remember, the activity must recognize I&EC co-sponsorship!

Other Criteria: Are matching funds available (e.g., Innovation Fund)?.Is the activity directed at industrial member participation? Does the activity represent a collaboration with other organizations? How does the size of request compare to the expected outcome? Is there specific identification of requested costs (travel, speaker fee, reception, etc.)?

Program Management:

· I&EC has committed to a three year pilot of the program to gauge demand and effectiveness.

· The I&EC Program will be announced at the annual P2C2 meeting in October.

· Proposals should be submitted to the Program Chair or I&EC Past Chair.

· Proposals will be selected twice per year at the National ACS meeting by a the I&EC Executive Committee (or a designated subcommittee) with approval requiring a majority consent.

· There is a funding cap of $2000 per proposal.

· Funding can be used for activities up to two years away.

Proposal Deadlines:

· Spring 2008: March 15, 2008

· Fall 2008: July 31, 2008

Contact:

Michael Gonzalez, Program Chair

gonzalez.michael@epa.gov

Rick Sachleben

rsachleben@momentapharma.com

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ATTENTION Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division Members

The division is seeking student volunteers to help staff a table with divisional information at the upcoming Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society on April 6-10, 2008 in New Orleans. We plan to staff the table throughout the meeting (Sunday thru Thursday) during the morning (8-12) and afternoon (1-5) sessions. In exchange for the help, the division will cover the registration fee for the meeting at the ACS undergraduate or graduate student member rate. We hope to get enough volunteers so that the time commitment will be no more than 4 hours.

If you know of a student or are a student that would be interested and available, please respond to me and let me know what days and times that you would be available. I will set up a schedule and let the volunteers know when and where to meet.

Thanks for your assistance. David Hobbs
Meetings Publicity Chair, I&EC Division, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808, Phone: 803-725-2838, FAX: 803-725-4704, Email: david.hobbs@srnl.doe.gov

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I&EC Division and Subdivision Web Sites

I&EC Division

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/

IBT Subdivision

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/ibt/ibt.html

SST Subdivision

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/sst/default.htm

GCE Subdivision

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/GCE/gce.html

AMN Subdivision

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/amn/amn.html

NCIA Subdivision

http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/ncia/ncia.html

Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications (NCIA) Subdivision

Chair: Jerry Spivey

Upcoming events: “Chemicals from Alternative Feedstocks” symposium at the Spring National meeting in New Orleans.

News:

In 2008, the subdivision reached full status with the acceptance of its by-laws and 1^st election. The chair-elect for NCIA will be Tom Baker (Los Alamos National Labs) who ran unopposed. Our past-Chair, Joe Zoeller, will be serving as the programming chair, but was also elected as to serve as chair-elect for the I&EC division.

As our membership list developed, the most striking characteristic was the diversity of people who have chosen to join the subdivision. Members hail from across the globe and represent the entire rainbow of small to large businesses, colleges, and universities as well as government laboratories. Looking to the future, we hope to develop symposia that might address some of the unique needs presented by the range of people who are members of the subdivision. Examples might be "Conducting Industrially Relevant Chemistry and Engineering in Academia", "Novel Chemistry and Engineering in the Small Business Environment", and “Research at the Industry-Academic Interface”. Many more possibilities come to mind. We are seeking people willing to participate in these symposia or who might have interest.

Invitation to Join the Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications Subdivision:

If you feel the Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications subdivision is a worthy endeavor on the part of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division, we would like to hear form you and have you join the subdivision. There is no additional cost. Simply contact the subdivision chair, James J. (Jerry) Spivey James M. Shrivers Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, S. Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

jjspivey@lsu.edu

www.che.lsu.edu/faculty/spivey/index.htm

Phone: (225)-578-3690 to join the sub-division or to get additional information.

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ACS Short Courses - Polymer Chemistry

Polymer Chemistry: Principles and Practice (A lecture-laboratory course)
Course Description Polymer Chemistry: Principles and Practice March 30, 2008 thru April 4, 2008; August 3, 2008 thru August 8, 2008; December 7, 2008 thru December 12, 2005

Introduction to Polymeric Adhesives and Composites (A lecture-laboratory course)
Course Description Intro to Polymeric Adhesives and Composites October 12, 2008 thru October 17, 2008

Hotel Information for Polymer course at Virginia Tech Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: (540) 231-8000 NOTE** Room block ends 30 days before course start date

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Ionic Liquids:
From Knowledge to Application

236^th American Chemical Society National Meeting
Philadelphia, PA

August 17-21, 2008

Sponsored by the

ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry

ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry

I&EC Green Chemistry & Engineering Subdivision

I&EC Separation Science & Technology Subdivision

I&EC Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications Subdivision

Join us for “Ionic Liquids: From Knowledge to Application ” a five-day symposium during the 236^th ACS National Meeting August 17-21, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA.

OVERVIEW OF THE SYMPOSIUM

The symposium will provide R&D personnel and students with state-of-the-art information and a working knowledge of the chemistry, properties, and applications of ionic liquids, thus enabling decision making and utilization of these novel materials.

SESSIONS AND ORGANIZERS

1. Gas Separations – Margarida Costa Gomes (Blaise Pascal), Mark B. Shiflett (DuPont)

2. Liquid Separations – Jared Anderson (Toledo), Phil Jessop (Queen’s Canada)

3. Interfacial Properties - Steve Baldelli (Houston), Alessandro Podesta (Milan)

4. Use in Sensors and Actuators - Gary Baker (Oak Ridge), Xiangqun Zeng (Oakland University)

5. Materials Synthesis in ILs - Jennifer Anthony (Kansas State), Anja Mudring (Bochum)

6. Thermophysical Properties - Joe Magee (NIST), Luis Rebelo (ITQB Lisbon)

7. Molecular Simulations - Pietro Ballone (QUILL Belfast), Ed Maginn (Notre Dame)

8. Pharmaceutical Applications - Doug MacFarlane (Monash), Robin D. Rogers (QUILL Belfast/Alabama)

9. Industrial – Megan B. Turner (BASF), TBA

10. General Session - James H. Davis, Jr. (South Alabama), Peter Wasserscheid (Erlangen)

11. POSTER SESSION - Joan F. Brennecke (Notre Dame)

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS

Joan F. Brennecke (jfb@nd.edu) Robin D. Rogers (RDRogers@bama.ua.edu) Kenneth R. Seddon (k.seddon@qub.ac.uk)

SPONSORS (needed!)

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I&EC Programming

235th - ACS National Meeting & Exposition

April 6-10, 2008, New Orleans, LA

DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY


Sunday, April 6, 2008
MORNING
8:30 AM-11:25 AM
NanoPower: Creating Energy for the Future Division of Chemical Education, Energy & the Environment, and Presidential Event Section B Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231/232
8:30 AM-11:55 AM
Alternative Resources for the Chemical Industry ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry and AIChE Research and New Technologies (Area 18j), Energy & the Environment, and ACS and AIChE Cosponsored Programming^‡ Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 223
AFTERNOON
1:30 PM-4:45 PM
Women Chemists in the National Inventors' Hall of Fame: Telling Their Stories Division of Chemical Education, Division of Chemical Technicians, Women Chemists Committee, and Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Section A Marriott Convention Center -- Fulton
1:30 PM-5:20 PM
NanoPower: Creating Energy for the Future Division of Chemical Education, Energy & the Environment, and Presidential Event Section B Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231/232
1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Environmental Applications of Nanoscale and Microscale Reactive Particles Energy & the Environment Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 223

Monday, April 7, 2008
MORNING
8:30 AM-11:25 AM
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Divisional Fellow Award Symposium - Dr. Ruben Carbonell Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
8:30 AM-11:50 AM
ACS Award for Team Innovation: Symposium in Honor of Scott R. Culler and Stanley Collins Section B Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 230
AFTERNOON
1:30 PM-4:50 PM
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Divisional Fellow Award Symposium - Dr. Ruben Carbonell Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
EVENING
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Sci-Mix Section A Morial Convention Center -- Hall A

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
MORNING
8:30 AM-11:25 AM
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Divisional Fellow Award Symposium - Dr. Ruben Carbonell Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
8:30 AM-12:20 PM
ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology: Symposium in Honor of Allan S. Myerson Section B Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 230
AFTERNOON
1:30 PM-4:50 PM
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Divisional Fellow Award Symposium - Dr. Ruben Carbonell Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
1:30 PM-5:25 PM
ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology: Symposium in Honor of Allan S. Myerson Section B Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 230
EVENING
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
General Poster Session Section A Morial Convention Center -- Hall A
Joe Breen Green Chemistry Student Poster Session Section B Morial Convention Center -- Hall A

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
MORNING
8:30 AM-12:50 PM
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Divisional Fellow Award Symposium - Dr. Bruno Notari Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
AFTERNOON
2:00 PM-5:50 PM
Incentives and Barriers to the Adoption of Sustainable Chemistry ACS Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum (NPC 23), the Committee on Environmental Improvement, the Green Chemistry Institute, ACS and AIChE Cosponsored Programming, and Energy & the Environment Section A Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231
EVENING
6:00 PM-8:00 PM