Spring 1999

Nancy Jackson, Editor


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Message from the Chair

Welcome to a new year in the I&EC Division.  It's a year that promises to be filled with outstanding programming and Division challenges as I&EC prepares for the new millennium (whichever start date you choose to observe!).  As THE ACS division for applied chemistry and engineering, I&EC is taking an active role in organizing, planning, and participating in activities which will make a difference to our membership and society.  I&EC has taken an active role in the workshops planning a research agenda to reach the goals of the Chemical Industries' Vision 2020.  The Division is also working within the ACS structure on the planning committee for a big ACS-2000 celebration in San Francisco highlighting how chemistry will shape the future standard of living.  Divisional symposia are planned for PacifiChem 2000 (12/00) which highlight the role of separations in reaching the goals of environmentally sustainable industrial technologies.  The Separation Science & Technology and Practical Pollution Prevention Subdivisions are well into the planning of major symposia for Anaheim and New Orleans.

These major Divisional activities have a common thread: how applying chemistry and engineering research to societal needs will benefit industry, consumers, and society in general.  Our division is uniquely qualified to lead such efforts with an academe/national laboratory/industry membership allowing for well rounded perspectives on future needs.  Our diversity is thus a major Divisional strength from which we draw considerable expertise.

I know that often an emphasis is placed on recruiting more industrial representatives for Division governance, but I would like to welcome all industrial, academic, and national laboratory scientist and engineers into the Division.  I&EC does not require members to sit on committees to have an active role in the Division, nor is it necessary to personally organize dozens of symposia to ensure topic coverage (although we welcome all volunteers!).  The Division exists within ACS to facilitate programming of research topics of interest to its membership.

I would like to ask for two things from each member this year, neither of which should necessarily take up that much time.  First, suggest one topic and a few speakers you would like to see programmed at a national ACS meeting and forward these to Program Chair Ralph Gatrone or me.  This will ensure that topics of interest to you are planned and implemented.  This is especially important for those members that don't think we program relevant material, and yes, we are very interested in industrially relevant topics.

The second request is also important to the health of the division.  I would like to see each member sign up one new member this year.  Again this is not an onerous task.  Membership is free in the first year and you even get two free drinks at each ACS meeting!  Increasing membership provides two vital components to a healthy division, dues to support good programming and a larger pool of people to generate ideas for programming!  It is an upward spiral that will lead to not only better programming, but increased networking and a vigorous presence at national meetings.

I would like to close by thanking Nancy Jackson for her service as Chair during 1998.  She has held a dual role as Newsletter Editor and Chair during the year and has done a great job at both!  I would also like to thank Amy Manheim and her efforts at including I&EC in the four Vision 2020 workshops held during the year.  This exposure within the industrial community has been invaluable.  I cannot begin to name all of the volunteers among our councilors, officers, and subdivisions, but I do want to make it clear that these efforts are greatly appreciated!  Keep up the good work.

Now, One last reminder for all I&EC members:  One programming idea and One new member in 1999!

Robin D. Rogers, Chair

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From the Chair-Elect

I would first like to thank all of our membership voters for their involvement in the last election. There are still many more who do not even participate in that manner, and I encourage them to get involved! I believe we have always had good leadership in this Division, and I humbly appreciate your confidence in my ability to carry on this tradition. Now that I have been elected to the position of Chair-elect, it is my turn to exhort each of you to find your place in our Society as well. I may have more visibility now, but my involvement with the Society and this Division has been long and interesting. It can be very interesting and useful to you too!

I am excited about being an industrial chemist in the I&EC leadership, as many of our members feel that there is not sufficient representation from those ranks. I know from my own experience that not all companies are willing to support ACS membership fully. But it is not only the companies that must make that decision! Our own willingness to develop professionally by Society membership and meeting attendance is a powerful force in guiding corporate policies. Begin by supporting your Division by attendance when possible, and vocal or written support wherever the opportunity is presented. Encourage colleagues to join the Division, and request permission to attend local sessions, or National Meetings that are nearby. The locations rotate, so a city near you should come up occasionally.

I will be working this year to improve our visibility and relevance to industry. I am also working on continuing the strong link between academic research and industrial applications. I ask you to help the Division, and help yourselves professionally by getting more involved in our programs. Attend a symposium, present a paper if possible, come for a day or the whole week. Write or e-mail the Executive Committee. I look forward to building a stronger, more effective Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division with you. My e-mail is scooke@sprynet.com.

Steven J. Cooke, Chair-elect

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Councilor's Reports

From the Desk of Robert Stowe

The ACS national meeting in Boston, with its hundreds of technical sessions,
attracted almost 14,000 registrants. The weather was delightful and the meeting Hotels were compact.   

At the council meeting, we declined to recommend to the ACS Board a $10 increase in advance registration fees for ACS national meetings in 1999. (Last year we approved a $15 increase to $225).  Discussion centered on the desirability of a profit and loss analysis and strategies for cost savings before making such a recommendation.  Such information was requested for the next council meeting. 

Council approved the 6th edition of the ACS Professional Employment Guidelines (PEG) which had earlier been adopted by the ACS Board of Directors.

We also approved an ACS bylaw petition on Corporation Associates dues correcting the distribution of dues language.  The amendment would unambiguously classify such dues payments as available solely for programs that support industrial chemists.

Also, councilors approved proposed bylaws for the ACS Division of Chemical Toxicology. The ACS Board had previously approved full divisional status for the division.

The Department of Career Services (DCS), along with volunteer Career Consultants (CCs), conducted 115 mock interview sessions and reviewed 188 resumes.  There were 135 additional member requests for reviews which could not be accommodated at the meeting.  These were divided up among the CCs and completed by late September.  DCS is still looking for volunteer CCs in the fields of biotechnology and computational, pharmaceutical, and medicinal chemistry.  Some of our members must have expertise in one of these areas and be interested in this rewarding service to our profession. Let me hear from you.

I found time to attend a significant Meeting Special Symposium, sponsored by the I&EC Division, entitled "Vision 2020 Roadmaps: A Status Report on Industry's National Research Agenda".  Vision 2020 Roadmap leaders outlined, in short presentations, the research needs industry has identified that must be fulfilled to meet the goals of the U.S. chemical industry in 2020.  The technologies discussed included catalysis, separations, computations chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, green chemistry processes, polymer synthesis and processing, and alternative reaction media. A great panel discussion with highly active audience participation followed the presentations.  Congratulations to the organizers and the participants.  Great job!

The Committee on Science sponsored a symposium running from 8:30 to 12:00 Sunday morning which featured five Nobel Prize winners.  Each one, speaking anecdotally from his own career, endorsed the concept of the Basic Research Enterprise of Federal support of unfettered, curiosity-driven basic research.

HELLO OUT THERE!  I want to thank the members responsible for my re-election to the Council.  I am humbled to have your confidence once again.  I would like to hear from any of you that have suggestions as to how I&EC can better serve your needs. E-mail me at rstow@NORTHLINK.NET.  Or phone 616/526-5078  or Fax at the same number after calling first, or send snail mail to Robert A. Stowe, 5680 Chippewa Dr., Box 173, Cross Village, MI 49723.

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From the Desk of Kathleen Schulz

As you know from my previous reports, Councilors serve on national committees and task forces, in our case bringing I&EC members' perspectives to those groups as well as representing you in Council at the national meetings each year.  My report for this edition of the newsletter describes the assignments I completed in 1998 and those I have accepted for 1999.

1998 Activities:

Public Relations: In 1998, I completed 6 years on the Council Committee for Public Relations (CCPR), having served as Chair of the committee for the past 2 years.  CCPR provides oversight of the Office of Communications at ACS Headquarters (formerly the Office of Public Outreach), and was involved with programs such as National Chemistry Week, Historic Chemical Landmarks, Kids and Chemistry, and the ACS media relations activities that get coverage for events and technical papers at national meetings, etc.  During the time I chaired the group, we expanded the Public Relations Chairs Training Workshop (called Sparkle) to include Divisions and formed subcommittees to promote CCPR's support and partnering with other groups such as Divisions and other ACS Committees.

Committee on Committees: Also in 1998, I completed a 3 yr. term on the Committee on Committees.  This group, one of 3 elected committees of Council, recommends ACS members for appointment to l national committees to the ACS President Elect each fall.  During the time I was on ConC, I served as liaison to the committees on:  Constitution & ByLaws, International Activities, and Technician Activities.  I also coordinated production of a brochure ("The Industrial Pipeline") to help in recruiting industrial members to serve on ACS national committees and chaired the Industrial Pipeline subcommittee.  The brochure lists all committees, describes time commitment, type of work done, etc. to aid members in deciding which committees they might enjoy serving on. For a copy of this brochure, contact the ACS Office of Membership in Washington (1-800-227-5558 x6170).

In 1998, I served on the Board of Directors Task Force on Technical Programming, which looked at ways ACS can strengthen its technical programming to better serve members in the future.  The Task Force presented recommendations to the Board of Directors in December.  The recommendations, which were accepted, call for more Headquarters support, particularly for the logistics in setting up programs not held at national meetings and establish an Office of Technical Programming during 1999 to serve as the focal point for this activity.  For more details, see the Dec. 14 edition of C&EN (Board Meeting report).

1999:

I agreed to chair the Local Section Activities Committee (LSAC) in 1999.  LSAC provides oversight of the ACS Office of Local Section and Community Activities, to assure that headquarters resources are supporting you at home, via your local section, to the fullest extent possible.  Among many other activities, LSAC co-hosts weekend leadership conferences for newly elected local section officers.  These meetings focus on leadership issues and resources available to local section officers in doing their jobs.  They also provide an opportunity to get to know other local section officers and share ideas. I have attended 2 of these conferences so far this year, with 2 more to go before the end of April.  They have been very enjoyable, and more importantly are receiving high marks from local section attendees.

I was just appointed to the 9 member Board of Trustees for ACS MemberGroup Insurance Plans---a 3 year appointment.  This group provides oversight and input to assure that our insurance plans respond to members' needs.  With insecurities in folks' job situations, not to mention changes in the US health-care delivery system, I strongly believe this is an area that we must continue to pay close attention to and where ACS can provide major benefits to members---via portable health insurance plans, etc.  I am really pleased to serve on this group, and invite input from you on insurance-related needs, ideas, comments or concerns.

Thanks again for the opportunity to represent you on Council and via activities such as the above.  I'm having a great time, and I hope you feel you're "getting your money's worth"!  Please feel free to call (505-845-9879) or email me kmschul@sandia.gov feedback at any time.

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From the Desk of Melanie Lesko

In December I was asked to serve on the Council Divisional Activities Committee.  I will also continue as a member of Constitution and Bylaws, for which I chaired two subcommittees this fall, and as the webmaster for the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) <http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/acswcc>.

Together with Deborah Carter from Monsanto I will co-chair a symposium at the New Orleans meeting on women's issues.  WCC, Younger Chemist Committee and perhaps Division of Professional Relations  will cosponsor.

For any feedback, feel free to contact me at leskom@tamug.tamu.edu.

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I&EC Events at the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim
March 21-25, 1999


Anaheim Award Symposium

Award in Industrial Chemistry

The ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry was awarded to I&EC Division Executive Committee member, Madan M. Bhasin, of Union Carbide Corp.  The symposium will focus on the Science of Heterogeneous Catalysis and will feature speakers including Madan Bhasin, Gabor Somorjai, Harold Kung, Wolfgang Sachtler, Cynthia Friend and Robert Madix.  The ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry was established in 1989 by Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc.

Barnes Award

On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 23, I&EC will host a symposium honoring Gordon F. Brunner, winner of The Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management.  Mr. Brunner, CTO of The Procter & Gamble Company, will give his award address on globalizing industrial innovation.  The Symposium will also feature a talk by ACS President-Elect Daryle H. Busch on the design of novel oxidation catalysts.  Other topics include the development and testing of olestra, P&G's zero-calorie fat; a discussion, based on a recent project by the Committee for Economic Development, of emerging problems that threaten to erode the returns on the nation's research investments; and the evolution and challenges of cooperative research among corporations, research universities, and large federal laboratories.  The Barnes Award, established in 1982, is sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company.

E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

The Murphree Award Symposium will be sponsored by I&EC in honor of Professor Donald R. Paul of the University of Texas at Austin.  The focus of the symposium will be transport in polymers, membranes, and polymer blends.  The speakers, along with Dr. Paul, are Drs. Lloyd Robeson, Carlos Cruz, Bill Koros, Don Weinkauf, and Tim Barbari.  The session was organized by Dr. Spiro Alexandratos; please contact him for any further information (alexsd@utk.edu).  The award was established in 1955 by Exxon Research and Engineering Company.

Awards Luncheon

The I&EC Awards Luncheon will be held Tuesday noon.  Tickets may be purchased in Anaheim where all event tickets are sold in the registration area.  Please attend and help us to celebrate the excellent research and leadership of our awardees.

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Toward Vision 2020
Poster Session and Networking Opportunity

Sunday, March 21, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Disneyland Pacific Hotel

Technology Vision 2020 leads the way to a chemical industry that maintains competitiveness in a rapidly changing business environment.  Come and see all the industry, government, university, and laboratory partnership projects that will increase productivity, save energy, protect the environment, and ensure the vitality of the chemical industry well into the 21st century. Posters describing projects funded by the Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technologies, Department of Commerce, Advance Technology Program, and the Environmental Protection Agency's Technology for Sustainable Environment will be on display.

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ACS New Orleans Program

Anaheim promises to be an outstanding program for the I&EC and I must thank the symposium organizers, Doug Way and Ken Nash of the SST, and Dianna Phillips, Program Secretary, for putting this program together. It is very easy to be the program chair of a division when you get to work with individuals who take their responsibilities seriously and professionally.

The program committee meets Monday morning from 7:30 to 9:30 AM (breakfast is provided) during all National ACS meetings. The meeting is open to any member who would like to attend as are the executive and membership committee meetings. Those of us who have served this division for a long time would love to hear from the members or meet you. You are invited to attend. Take advantage of this opportunity.

We are in the process of putting together the next two meetings at this time. For those of you who don't know, we are making a return trip to New Orleans in August, 1999. In addition, the I&EC has a program which will be organized by Dr. Robert Botto, Argonne National Laboratory on Industrial Applications of NMR.  Also co-sponsoring I&EC is a very large program being organized by Dr. Lester Morss (Argonne) and our Separations Subdivision's chair Dr. Ken Nash (Argonne) on the first reports from Department of Energy/Environmental Management & Science Program (DOE/EMSP) programs. New Orleans should be a very exciting meeting.

The deadline date for submission of abstracts to the organizers is April 15, 1999. Please send an original abstract and 3 copies.  The symposia we are organizing and the contact people at this time include:

General Posters
A. Bond
Chemistry Division
Argonne National Labs
Argonne,IL 60439
(630)252-0957
fax (630) 252-7501
email: bond@anlchm.chm.anl.gov

Analytical Chemistry for Olefins

A.M. Usmani
UDC
7318 Normandy Way
Indianapolis, IN   46278-1560
phone and fax (317) 879-8547
N. Akmal
Union Carbide
South Charleston, WV   25303
(304) 747-3984
fax (304) 747-4687

Emerging Technologies: Waste Management in the 21st Century
D. W. Tedder  (See Below)

Chemical Industry Vision 2020.
A. Manheim
Dept. of Energy
Washington, DC
(202) 586-1507
fax (202) 586-7114
e-mail: amy.manheim@hq.doe.gov

Green Chemistry: Environmentally Benign Syntheses
J. Warner
U. of Massachusetts Dept of Chemistry
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393
(617) 287-6165
fax (617)-287-6127
email: warner_j@umbsky.cc.umb.edu;
T. Williamson
OPPT(7406) US EPA
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-3960
fax (202) 260-0816
email: williamson.tracy@epa.gov

Women 's Issues in Chemical Industry
M. Lesko
Texas A&M U
P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX 77553-1675
(409) 740-4517
fax (409)740-4429
e-mail: leskom@tamug.tamu.edu

Synchrotron Applications to Materials Chemistry
S. Mini
Dept. of Physics
Northern Illinois U.
DeKalb, IL 60115
(630) 252-1862
fax (630) 252-7777
email: mini@anl.gov

Ralph C. Gatrone, Program Chair


EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CALL

Call for abstracts for the ACS 218th National Meeting, August 22-24, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sponsored by the I&EC Division.  Papers and presentations are invited that describe emerging technologies for treating gaseous, liquid or solid hazardous wastes. Contributors may focus on aspects ranging from fundamental research to demonstration programs for new technologies. Emerging technologies which may be applied to a variety of waste streams are particularly encouraged. Specific applications may include waste treatment for steel and metal manufacturing, oil refining, coal processing, textile, paint and dye production, chemical and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, and nuclear reactor and reprocessing operations. Technologies for water purification or the treatment of leachates from hazardous landfills or contaminated soils are also appropriate. Emerging technologies for other wastes and review articles will be considered. An independent peer review of all full manuscripts will be coordinated by the symposium coordinators and editorial review board to meet ACS standards. One or more books will be published from the full manuscripts after editing and review.

SEND SHORT ABSTRACTS BY MARCH 15, 1999 TO:
Dr. Dan W. Tedder
I&EC Symposium Chair
School of Chemical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100

Camera-ready abstracts (one paragraph, 150 words or less) should be submitted on the standard ACS abstract form or plain white paper. For more information about abstract preparation, go to http://www.acs.org/meeti ngs/abstract/abinfo.html. For more information about the location of the symposium, go to http://www.acs.org/meetings/neworleans/welcome.htm. For more information about the I&EC Division, go to http://membership.acs.org/i/iec/. C ontributors will be notified of acceptance by May 23, 1999. E-mail the organizers: daniel.tedder@che.gatech.edu.

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ACS San Francisco Program

[Click here for revised and updated info]

For those members who love the West Coast and the City of San Francisco (and who doesn't) we will be returning for a meeting next Spring. At this time our program is developing very nicely and will include:

General Posters
A. Bond
Chemistry Division
Argonne National Labs
Argonne, IL 60439
(630) 252-0957
fax (630) 252-7501

Field-Enhanced Separations
J. A. Ritter
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Ctr.
U of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-3590
fax (803) 777-8265
e-mail:ritter@sun.che.scarolina.edu
D. A. Rockstrow
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
New Mexico State U
MSC 3805, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(505) 646-7705
fax (505) 646-7706
e-mail: drockstr@nmsu.edu

Molecular-Level Characterization in Separations
B. Chamberlin
Los Alamos National Lab
CST-11, Mail Stop J514
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-1841
fax (505) 665-4955
e-mail: rmchamberlin@lanl.gov

Processing Problems in DOE Privatization
N. C. Schroeder
Los Alamos National Lab
P.O. Box 1663
CST-11, Mail Stop J514
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-0967
fax (505) 665-4955
e-mail: nschroeder@lanl.gov

Activated Carbon Separations
D. A. Rockstrow
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
New Mexico State U
MSC 3805, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM   88003-8001
(505) 646-7705
fax (505) 646-7706
F. Derbyshire
(606) 257-0306
fax (606) 257-0220
M. Jagtoyen
(606) 257-0213
fax (606) 257-0220
U. of Kentucky
Center for Applied Energy Research
2540 Research Park Dr
Lexington, KY 40511-8410
C.A. Toles
USDA
Southern Regional Research Center
1100 R. E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 286-4223
fax (504) 286-4419

Advanced Microfabricated Sensors
A.M. Usmani
UDC
7318 Normandy Way
Indianapolis, IN 46278-1560
phone and fax (317) 879-8547
N. Akmal
Union Carbide
South Charleston, WV 25303
(304) 747-3984
fax (304) 747-4687
R. Kordal
Indiana University
W.T. Law
ActiMed Inc.

Closed Loop Applications for Industrial Wastewater, (Tentative)
S. Cramer
RPI
Troy, NY

Business Opportunities in the Emerging Technologies
D. R. Beuerman
Beuerman & Associates
1236 West Platinum
Butte, MT 59701
N. H. Giragosian
Delphi Marketing Services Inc.
400 East 89th Street
New York, NY
(212) 369-6390

Additionally the program will also include the I&EC traditional awards symposia: The Separations Award, The Barnes Award, The Murphree Award, and the Industrial Award.

The deadline date for submission of original and 3 copies of the abstract due to symposium organizer is November 1, 1999.

The meeting the following Fall is scheduled for Washington, DC in Aug. 20 - 25, 2000.  At this time it is a little early to discuss the symposia being planned. However, if you have an interest in organizing or seeing a symposia on a particular topic get organized, write or email me. If this is your first time suggesting a topic we can arrange to have one of our experienced organizers assist you in the setup of the symposium or we can arrange to find an organizer for a topic suggested to us.

Ralph C. Gatrone, Program Chair

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The 11th International Conference on Partitioning in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems

"The Expanding Boundaries of Aqueous Two-Phase Partitioning:  Fundamentals and Applications of Environmentally-Benign Polymers in Biological, Industrial and Environmental Processes" will be held June 27 - July 2, 1999, at Gulf State Park Resort Hotel and Convention Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA (http://www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us/).  The 1999 ATPS conference, sponsored in part by the Separation Science & Technology Subdivision, will emphasize the differences and similarities between aqueous two phase partitioning and other separations technologies utilizing environmentally-benign polymers, such as cloud point extraction, micellar extraction, aqueous biphasic systems, and extractions using thermoseparating polymers.  Similar chromatographic methods such as micellar liquid chromatography, micellar electrokinetic chromatography, aqueous biphasic extraction chromatography, and admicellar chromatography  will also be highlighted.

The meeting will utilize an adapted 'Gordon Conference' format with no concurrent sessions.  This will allow active participation in the mornings and evenings with free time in the afternoon for lively discussion or just to enjoy the beach.  A highlight of the meeting will be a panel discussion early in the week to look at the differences, similarities, and technical challenges of using environmentally-benign polymers in separations.  representative experts in aqueous two-phase partitioning, cloud point extraction, thermoseparating polymers, aqueous biphasic extraction chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and micellar enhanced ultrafiltration will give short presentations followed by an active morning of discussion.

Abstracts of papers and posters for presentation at the conference are invited.  Original contributions on any aspect of the above themes will be welcomed.  Authors should send a title and 200-300 word abstract via Email to LMRogers@Bama.ua.edu no later than March 1, 1999.  The proceedings of the conference will be published in a special issue of Journal of Chromatography

Further information, including hotel accommodations, abstract format, and student travel grant application can be found on the conference website at URL: http://radar.ch.ua.edu/~aq2phase/11thconf.html/

To receive the second circular please Email your intention to participate in the Conference to:LMRogers@Bama.UA.edu

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Editor's Prerogative

One of the great things about living in the American west is the opportunity for world class fly fishing.  I am sure that most chemical scientists, who are also fly fishermen, could wax poetically and at length on the many improvements in the sport that good chemistry has made.  However, let's face it, no one else knows or understands or believes it is chemistry that has contributed to technological advances in fly fishing technology.  "Chemistry" is what has polluted the streams, not increased the catch.  So you can imagine my surprise when in a Scientific AnglersTM ad on the inside back cover of the March 1999 Fly Fisherman, four chemists in white lab coats smiled proudly at me from their chemical laboratory.

It didn't take A GENIUS to advance fly line
 
(It took several)

said the ad copy in big print over the prominent picture of the chemists.  Wow!  Selling products to the layman through better chemistry!  If I had to guess, I would say that hasn't happened since the mid-60's (except for new pharmaceuticals, but then they are developed by DOCTORS and BIO-chemists, aren't they?)

Then I took a closer look at the ad.  They used the words hydrophobic, coating, and lubricant.  They were talking about chemistry.  They were talking about replacing the finite supply of internal lubricants in the most recent generation of fly lines and replacing them with permanent coatings on the fly line polymer. Hmmmm, I mused, must be some sort of organic functional groups attached to one of those sterically regular polymers they are making these days with the new metallocene catalysts.

But wait a minute....were the scientists in the ad really chemists?  They had on white lab coats with prominent 3M logos and ID's.  They were all wearing safety glasses.  There were beakers and bottles and a busy lab bench in the background.  But what did the caption of the picture call them?  "The 'Scientific Anglers'.  The professor of presentation.  The technicians of turnover.  And the brains behind revolutionary new Advanced Shooting Technology."  They were not identified as chemists.  In fact, the word chemistry (in any of its permutations) was never used in the entire ad.  I know for sure.  I read it three times.  Disappointed that "chemistry" is still not considered suitable for selling, I briefly toyed with the idea of suggesting we rename ourselves "Molecular Jugglers":  The American Molecular Jugglers Society (AMJS); The Division of Industrial and Engineering Molecular Juggling.  But as I realized how much fierce and acrimonious opposition had occurred when we had made even the modest proposal to change the I&EC name to the Applied Chemistry & Engineering Division (ACE), I became resigned to the impossibility of changing the term chemist.

As I glanced over the ad one more time I realized the prominent picture of the scientists, who were obviously chemists, was the focus and intended first impression of the ad.  Who reads ad copy anyway?  I smiled.  Clearly four chemists were responsible for taking fly fishing tools to new and enhanced levels of performance and Scientific AnglerTM thought this would help to sell their product.  I was proud.

Nancy B. Jackson
I&EC Newsletter Editor
nbjacks@sandia.gov
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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News Bytes

Gordon Conference

Information on the 1999 Gordon Conference on Reactive Polymers, Ion Exchangers, and Adsorbers can be found at http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/1999/reacpoly.htm

I hope you will find this program of interest and that you will join us at this important conference.

Steven M. Cramer, Chair, Reactive Polymers Gordon Conference

Want to Try Some Sonochemistry?

The Department of Energy Office of Industrial Technology program has funded the development of an ultrasonic resonator that facilitates large scale sonochemistry and is looking for pioneering organizations interested in applying it. The ultrasonic resonator operates at approximately 90% efficiency so little heat is produced and emits a homogenous ultrasonic field.  The different generator units range from 150 to 3000 Watts true output and 20-35 kHz.  The tube resonators are from 9 to 70 inches long.  Applications include tank and reactor cleaning, metal finishing and stripping, soil remediation, solution separation, sonofiltration, and plastic welding.  Additional information can be obtained from Carey W. Jones, Ultrasonic Solutions LLC, PO Box 2649, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2649, Phone- 734-769-9971, Ultrasonic.solutions@worldnet.att.net

Chemical Reviews

The February 10th issue of Chemical Reviews, edited by Josef Michl, was a thematic issue focusing on the fundamentals and applications of supercritical fluids. Dr. Michl felt this was an area of interest to the membership of the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, and as liaison between the divisions and the Publications group at ACS, I am informing you about the issue.  The Web page for the index of articles is:

http://pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/index.html

Cheryl Shanks, ACS Publications

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Help Wanted

Looking for an opportunity to network with your colleagues? Want to attend more technical meetings? Looking to get involved? Want to influence the future of chemistry, particularly in respect to industrial concerns? Consider the volunteer jobs listed below. The requirements: enthusiasm, a desire to contribute to our profession, an interest in applied chemistry, attendance at least of one ACS national meeting per year. The perks: I&EC contributes to the cost of your travel to one ACS National Meeting per year (two for national meeting events coordinator), the opportunity to work with fun, interesting, intelligent and thoughtful chemists and chemical engineers.

National Meeting Events Coordinator. Responsible for organizing division social events at national meetings. These include social and poster session for Sunday night, awards luncheon for Thursday noon at the spring meeting, and organizing the tables which display our books, newsletters, and membership materials and resides outside the I&EC Technical Symposia rooms at the national meetings. The Events Coordinator does not have to staff the I&EC table, but does organize volunteers to be in attendance during busy times before and after technical sessions. Also, the Events Coordinator is responsible for soliciting industrial sponsors for our social events.

Webmaster [Filled!!]. Robin Rogers, our very busy chair, has been helping us with the Division's web page for a number of years. However, he is ready to have someone take over this position. We are looking for a creative, knowledgeable person who can have a lot or fun expanding and maintaining a web site all with the help of the significant resources of the American Chemical Society.

Practical Pollution Prevention Subdivision Chair. This is a subdivision that was started by I&EC members to address issues of pollution prevention and sustainable development in a manner highly useful to industry. At present we are looking for someone who has energy, vision, and dedication to this topic and who would like an opportunity to have an impact on chemistry in this field.

If you would like more information about these opportunities or if you would like to volunteer, please contact the I&EC Division chair, Robin Rogers at rdrogers@bama.ua.edu, or any of the other officers listed [below on] the Newsletter.

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I&EC Officers

Councilors
Melanie Lesko
Texas A&M University
PO Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553
leskom@tamug2.tamu.edu

John L. Massingill
Coatings Research Institute
430 West Forest Ave.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
john.massingill@emich.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

Chair
Robin Rogers
University of Alabama
Department of Chemistry
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
rdrogers@bama.ua.edu

Chair-elect
Steven J. Cooke
Airgas Carbonic
3700 Crestwood Parkway
Suite 200
Duluth, GA 30096
scooke@sprynet.com

Past-chair
Nancy B. Jackson
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800, MS 0710
Albuquerque, NM  87185
nbjacks@sandia.gov


Secretary

Luis Nunez
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

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