 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
Back to I&EC Home Page | Other Newsletters
Greetings to all the members of the I&EC Division. It seems only a short time ago that we were enjoying the friendly atmosphere of San Diego and the excellent technical programming that covered a wide variety of interesting topics. The Division thanks all the Symposia organizers and the Subdivisions for their hard work. A special thank you goes to our new Program Chair, Ken Nash, and Program Secretary, Rebecca Chamberlin, for taking over these important duties for the Division.
The executive committee recently approved the formation of a fourth subdivision, Industrial Bio-Based Technologies. This continues the I&EC DivisionÕs history of fostering new and different avenues of programming. John Massingill is leading the development of the Subdivision. Anyone interested in becoming involved should contact him (see article).
Getting more members involved is a constant theme of the leadership of the I&EC Division. The most visible way the Division tries to do this is by programming at the National Meetings. However, new ideas are always welcomed and encouraged. Options that have been discussed to get more members involved include programming at regional meetings, expanding the very successful student awards activities, and improving the visibility of the Division. These are just a few of the ways the Division can improve its services to its members, but it takes volunteers to step forward and help. The Division currently has several appointed positions that need to be filled. Please contact me or any member of the executive committee if you have any ideas for increasing member involvement or would like to become more active in the Division.
The Chicago meeting is approaching and the I&EC Division has an interesting and varied program. Two important events that all members should take note of are the open business meeting of the Division to be held in McCormick Place MCPL Room N129 on Sunday, August 26th from 4:00Ñ6:00 PM and the I&EC Social Hour/Poster Session to be held at the Hyatt Riverside on Sunday, August 26th from 8:00-10:00 PM. I hope that everyone who will be in Chicago will take the time to attend one or both of these important activities.
Dale D. Ensor, Chair
In the last newsletter, I asked the Division for input on the continued printing and mailing of the I&EC Division abstract booklets, called "Separates" to each member. This has become a financial drain on the Division. The current feedback is in favor of eliminating this activity and placing the abstracts on the Division's Website. A limited number of paper copies will still be available at the meetings. The executive committee will be again discussing the matter at the Chicago meeting and would appreciate any comments or alternate ideas. I want to thank the Division members who have already expressed their ideas and opinions on this topic.
Dale
Back to ContentsMy other recent activities include:
The actions of both task forces mentioned above could significantly impact Divisions. The Stopgap Funding Task Force will disburse $300,000 funding to divisions and local sections during 2001, over and above their current allocations. I do not know yet whether I&EC will receive any of this funding, which is aimed at helping divisions and local sections who are deemed "needy," but expect the decisions will be made within the next 2-3 months, subject to ACS Board of Directors approval of the allocation process.
I participated in the ByLaw Task Force meeting in Chicago on July 11. A preliminary report from this task force is expected prior to the Chicago national meeting in August. I expect it to result in increased funding to divisions and simplify ACS ByLaws so that allocations to divisions and local sections can be made faster and more easily in the future. Currently, allocations can't be changed unless the ByLaws are rewritten, which could take years. That's the reason the Stopgap Funding was approved by special action of the Board of Directors this spring.
I have worked with the Chair of Divisional Activities Committee to set up a joint Working Group in Division-Local Section Collaboration. Most likely their early activity will focus on Regional Meeting collaborations -- a subject receiving hearty support from incoming ACS President, Eli Pearce. I&EC wanted to do this a few years ago, but our budget would not stretch to cover travel of our program organizers. Hopefully, such projects will become possible as a result of the Working Group's activities.
As always, I welcome your comments or questions relative to anything in this message. Thanks for the opportunity to serve as one of your four I&EC Division Councilors. You may contact me by phone (505-845-9879) or email (kmschul@sandia.gov).
Back to ContentsThe American Chemical Society has embraced the internet and electronic communication enthusiastically. The divisions are working toward electronic balloting, electronically delivered newsletters, abstracts on CD Rom, and searchable member databases. As a member of the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC) I am aware of the successes and frustrations that various divisions have faced who are out there on the "cutting edge." The prolonged pressure by the divisions finally led to the inclusion of LCD projectors in every meeting room in San Diego and in Chicago. Hopefully the speakers will put them to sufficient use, and they will become a standard part of the meeting rooms. (You have to bring your own laptop).
The executive committee of I&EC has discussed sending your newsletters via e-mail. It would save postage and you could print it out if you wanted to keep a copy. Alternatively, we could just post it on our website (http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/), and send you an e-mail to tell you when the next one is posted. Archived information from recent newsletters are already there, in an abbreviated form. There has been concern and debate over whether all of our members are "on-line," or would some people be left out by this shift in the delivery mechanism. It seems to become more and more moot as time passes. Please let us know if you like the idea, or have concerns.
From the perspective of DAC our division looks okay. Like many other divisions, we are faced with falling revenues from book sales (again a result of the electronic age), modest attendance at National ACS meetings and the challenge of recruiting new leadership from our ranks. Our new focus groups in the form of subdivisions for nanotechnology and green chemistry appear to be a great way to draw attention to our diverse division, in a Society full of people who tend to classify themselves by pedagogical fields. We appreciate you as a member, and we hope our programs are meeting your needs. Again, please let us know what you want, need, or expect, or better yet, volunteer to be an active part of I&EC division leadership and we will do our best to put you to work!!
If you have questions or concerns about any of the areas mentioned above, please write me at leskom@tamug.tamu.edu. Thank you for your continued support.
Back to ContentsThe Symposium on Green (or Greener) Ionic Liquids at the Spring 2001 Meeting in San Diego drew a fantastic crowd! Attendance exceeded 200 for several sessions of the four-day symposium. Experts from around the world flocked to this symposium. Dr. Robin Rogers of the University of Alabama Center for Green Manufacturing is editing a book based on these proceedings.
Programming for the Spring 2002 meeting in Orlando is shaping up around three topics: "Catalysis in Green Chemistry," "Applications of Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry," and "Agricultural Applications of Green Chemistry."
GC&E is planning a session on "Green Chemistry in Biotechnology" and "Green Chemistry Education" for Boston in August, 2002. The Education symposium will be a first-of-a-kind collaboration with the Chemical Education Division. ADDITIONAL SESSIONS ARE SOUGHT FOR BOSTON!
As always, we appreciate your suggestions on programming, and would love to have you volunteer to organize additional sessions. Further information about programming can be found on our web site, http://green.chem.umb.edu/greenchem/, or at the ACS Web Site.
Back to ContentsThe first Joe Breen Student Poster Session in Green Chemistry was held at the San Diego Spring Meeting. This session, sponsored by the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and the Green Chemistry and Engineering Subdivision, honors Joe Breen who was a tireless advocate for the environment and green chemistry and engineering education. He spent 20 years with the Environmental Protection Agency before becoming the founding director of the Green Chemistry Institute. His untimely death on July 19, 1999, was a great loss to his family, friends, and the green chemistry community in which he was so actively engaged. In recognition of Joe's commitment to improving the environment and his passion for education, the Green Chemistry and Engineering Subdivision sponsored a student poster session. The first event was a great success, with fifteen students participating. Each student received a copy of the Green Chemistry textbook by Paul Anastas and John Warner. The next Joe Breen Student Poster Session will be held at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Orlando, Florida, April 7-11, 2002.
Back to ContentsSymposium to be held in the Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Division for the American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting. Topics to include: Homogeneous, Heterogeneous, Bio and Alternative Catalysis.
Organizers:Michael Gonzalez, Clean Processes Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainable Technologies Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., MS 443, Cincinnati, OH 45266; gonzalez.michael@epa.gov.
Michelle C. Foster, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125.
Back to ContentsHow to submit a ballot:
You may return the completed ballot by fax or by mail.
| Mail to: Nancy Jackson Sandia National Laboratories PO Box 5800, MS 0886 lbuquerque, NM 87185 |
FAX to: Nancy Jackson 505-844-2974 |
Candidates for Chair-elect
Gregg Lumetta
Martin Abraham
Candidates for Councilor
George Whitwell
Robert Stowe
Candidates for Treasurer
Ron Yates
Carol Mertz
Back to Contents
Biographical Information
Education: BS in Chemistry (cum laude), University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1982; PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1986. Professional Experience: Project Investigator, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1986-1988; Postdoctoral Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1988-1990; Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1990-present. Research Interests: The study of solvent extraction and ion-exchange systems, especially regarding the treatment of waste streams and hydrometallurgy; characterization of metal complexes by spectroscopic techniques; the study of reaction mechanisms and equilibria by spectroscopic techniques; radioactive waste treatment. ACS Activities: Separations Science and Technology Subdivision, Membership Chair, 1996-1998; Separations Science and Technology Subdivision, Treasurer, 1996-1998, 1999-present.
Statement
The Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division is the logical home of industrial chemists within the American Chemical Society. Yet active participation in the Division by industrial chemist is spotty at best. As Chair-Elect, I will explore the reasons for this and develop actions to increase participation of industrial chemists in the Division's leadership. The Division already has strong representation from academia and government laboratories. Interaction between these two groups of scientists and engineers has led to countless fruitful collaborations. For the Division to reach its full potential, it is critical to add more industrial chemists into the mix. This will compliment recent efforts within the Division to establish the best programming within the ACS.
Biographical Information
Martin A. Abraham received a B.S. in chemical engineering in May 1982 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Ph.D. in May 1987 from the University of Delaware. He joined the faculty of chemical engineering at The University of Tulsa as an Assistant Professor in 1987, moved to the chemical engineering department at the University of Toledo as Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Environmental Reaction Engineering Laboratory in 1996 and became Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering in August, 2000. He was named the Outstanding Researcher in the College of Engineering and received the University of Toledo Outstanding Research Award in 1999, has published nearly 50 articles in refereed chemistry and chemical engineering journals, is the editor of 2 ACS Symposium Series books, and has made nearly 100 presentations at national and international technical meetings. He also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Hazardous Materials, is a Director of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division, and is Programming Chair for the Green Chemistry and Engineering sub-division, and is a former chair of the AIChE Student Chapters Committee and the AIChE Tulsa Local Section. Dr. Abraham's research investigates the use of heterogeneous catalysts in combination with supercritical fluid solvents, and the influence of the solvent on the catalytic mechanism, for which he has received support from NSF and EPA.
Statement
I have been a member of the I&EC division since I joined ACS as a graduate student in 1985, and had the pleasure of making my first professional presentation at the ACS meeting in Chicago that year. Since that time, my involvement in the division has waxed and waned, depending on the needs of the division and its leadership, and the directions that the division has taken. I was tangentially involved in the development of the Practical Pollution Prevention subdivision, and was asked to participate in the re-emergence of this group as the GC&E subdivision. I have served as programming chair for the GC&E division for the last several years.
I believe that the I&EC Division can continue the recent growth that it has experienced, as it continues to refocus its programming activities to meet the needs of its members. The SS&T subdivision has demonstrated that strong programming and core leadership can create a thriving subdivision. The GC&E subdivision is also heading along the path, and I believe that the Division as a whole must maintain its commitment to quality programming that has been evident over the last several years. To me, it is the programming offered by the division that makes the division strong, and I would work to maintain the high level of quality programming that we have seen recently.
Where can the Division go over the next several years? Clearly, we should continue to expand our programming to serve the membership, and it is my hope that the programming activities of the subdivisions will remain strong. With this in mind, it seems that it would be beneficial to forge closer relationships with other organizations that have similar interests. For example, the I&EC Division has a large percentage of members who are chemical engineers and participate in the activities of the AIChE. Joint sponsorship of programming activities can lead to enhancement of both organizations, and provide greater service to our members. Moreover, by working together, we minimize the amount of duplication between the two organizations, and avoid conflicts. Similar opportunities surely exist elsewhere, and should be courted when appropriate, to provide added value to our membership.
When we develop quality programming, we should do our best to make our membership aware of the activity and to publicize our success. One means of promoting our success is to increase our use of ACS Publications to produce Symposium Series volumes for our outstanding symposia. This not only benefits the division, but it gives our membership an opportunity to publish their results in archival volumes that can become important works in specialized areas. Leadership of the division should step up to assist in the development of these works wherever possible, and we should encourage our symposium organizers to consider this avenue for dissemination of their papers.
Finally, I believe that the subdivisions must continue to be responsive to their membership in producing quality and current programming. The emergence of the subdivisions as programming leaders has given us the flexibility to generate exciting symposia for the entire ACS membership. The merger of ACS and the Green Chemistry Institute suggests still greater things in the future for the GC&E subdivision. The emergence of the Nanotechnology and Materials divisions demonstrate our responsiveness, and make me believe that the I&EC Division will be one of the leading divisions for the future of ACS. I am excited about the future of the division, and would welcome the opportunity to help to continue its growth.
Biographical Information
I received a B.S. in Chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1977 and completed a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry at Cornell University in 1982. I then joined the exploratory research program at Stauffer Chemical and had a first-hand look at the restructuring of American business as the operation changed parent four times in the next six years. Now as Akzo Nobel, the company has continued to provide a laboratory of change as it evolved a rigorous business unit structure.
During this time, my research activities also evolved from exploratory programs in materials and modeling to applied projects in separations and catalysis. I've had the opportunity to augment all of these activities with a number of valuable connections to external organizations. These include centers like the Separations Research Program at UT Austin and the Membrane Applied Science and Technology Center at Boulder (where I was chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board during 1998Ð1999). Other collaborations include several OIT supported partnerships for catalysis research among national labs, universities and small business. For the last three years I've had formal responsibility as a technology liaison for Akzo Nobel Chemicals business units. This pertains to both internal and external connections in subjects like high throughput experimentation, separations, catalysis, modeling and knowledge management. I am presently Manager of Akzo Nobel Chemicals Technology Networks.
Statement
The I&EC Division has several attractive distinctions. It is uniquely positioned as the division for industry and meets that role through its interdisciplinary subdivisions. In addition to operating at technology interfaces, its membership represents the union of academic, government and industry organizations. As your councilor, I would have the privilege of working to enhance these strengths. I will bring a fresh perspective and take up the challenge to identify and implement initiatives to connect practitioners of industrial and engineering chemistry through division programming and council advocacy.
What I offer is industrial experience gained in a dynamic environment with a variety of partners. Industrial chemistry is "where the rubber meets the road." It is absolutely built on partnerships and I am asking you to support a vision of extending this partnership.
Biographical Information
Dr. Robert A. Stowe received his B.A. from Kalamazoo College and his Ph.D. from Brown University. An industrial research chemist with Dow Chemical for 36-years, he achieved the rank of Associate Scientist, (2nd highest technical rank attainable). He is listed on 46 U.S. and Foreign Patents and has more than a score of contributions to the literature of science and technology.
Robert A. Stowe, Emeritus, joined the ACS in 1947 and I&EC in 1954. High-lights of I&EC service follows:
Post-Retirement Activities and Honors
Guiseppe Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research and Development, Michigan Catalysis Society, (2000). Joseph Stewart Distinguished Service Award, I&EC Division, (1983). Victor J. Azbe Award, National Lime Association, (1963). Society of Sigma Xi, (1951). E. Gifford Upjohn Fellowship, (1948-49).
President, Bobcat Technologies, Ltd., (1989 to date). Vice President, Technology, Board of Directors and Operating Board, Vantek Corp., (1990 to date).
Statement
As the ACS enters the new millennium, its culture and direction are undergoing tremendous change while it seeks to enhance the value and relevance of ACS membership to the major (industrial) fraction of its members. Changes already in the works will impact the 33 Divisions by increasing the number of Division Councilors and changing the formula for basic financial support. Also, many "incentive" grants, scattered amongst the various departments of the ACS hierarchy are being offered. Staff will look to the "Applied" Divisions for legitimacy of its projects. Predictably, the "Applied" Divisions, roughly 40% of the total, will form coalitions and seek to collaborate among themselves in order to further their goals and provide a unified persuasion.
The I&EC Division, with its diverse membership that already mirrors the major cohort of the ACS, and its recently revitalized and excellently performing Sub-Division structure, stands at this threshold, poised to become a leader in forming alliances and helping to set strategies with the other "Applied" Divisions. The challenge for I&EC will be to recognize its role as a Division and, finding commitment and coherence in its 93 year legacy as the first ACS Division, step forward and grasp the reins of this opportunity.
I am a seasoned professional industrial chemist with in-depth experience and current activity in both I&EC affairs and ACS governance. I have reported these activities to you in the various issues of the Newsletter. I have excellent "name recognition" in the various Committees of the Council, including many of the "Applied" Division Councilors. As a member of several "Applied" Divisions, I am well known in the Executive Committees of many of these Divisions, as well. I believe my experience in the Council and my long tenure on the I&EC Executive Committee uniquely qualifies me to represent your interests in the Council. I have the commitment, the interest, the time and the inclination to represent you. I appreciate your past confidence in me and earnestly solicit your support in my bid for re-election to the Council.
External Technology
Dow Chemical Co.
Argonne National Lab
Back to Contents
Chair-elect
Amy Manheim
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Industrial Technologies
100 Independence Ave., EE24
Washington, DC 29585
Amy.manheim@ee.doe.gov
Past-Chair
Steven J. Cooke, FAIC
Process Systems Consulting
770-495-7698 Phone/Fax/Vmail
scooke@sprynet.com
Secretary
Luis Nuñez
Argonne National Laboratories
Chemical Technology Division
9700 South Cass
Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
nunez@cmt.anl.gov
Treasurer
Carol J. Mertz
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Ave
Argonne, IL 60439
mertz@cmt.anl.gov
Councilors
Nancy B. Jackson
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800, MS 0886
Albuquerque, NM 87185
nbjacks@sandia.gov
Melanie Lesko
Texas A&M University
PO Box
1675
Galveston, TX 77553
leskom@tamug2.tamu.edu
Kathleen M. Schulz
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800
Albuquerque,
NM 87185
kmschul@sandia.gov
Robert A. Stowe
Retired, Dow Chemical
5680 Chippewa Drive
PO Box 173 Cross Village, MI 49723
rstow@NORTHLINK.NET
Back to I&EC Home Page | Other Newsletters | Email Nancy Jackson, Editor
| The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by the American Chemical Society. The Division assumes all responsibility and liability for the content of its pages. Please address all comments and other feedback to the Information Provider listed in this page, or click on the "mail to" link below. |
This page is maintained by Dustin K. James, Information Provider for the I&EC Division on the Web. Send questions, comments, or other info to dustin@rice.edu
Updated 16 September 2002