ACS Iowa Section

Monday November 16, 2009 Meeting (.pdf)

Tour "Molecules that Matter" exhibit

Location: Grinnell College, Grinnell Iowa.

Social Hour: 5:30 – 6:00 (Noyce Science Center)

The reception is in the first floor of Noyce Science Center (Building EH) outside of room 1023. A Grinnell College map is located at http://www.grinnell.edu/aboutinfo/map/ From the East or West take I-80 to Exit 182, go north towards Grinnell about 3 miles on Highway 146. Turn right on 6 th Avenue (Highway 6). Proceed about 4 blocks to the college and turn left into parking lot immediately after you cross the train tracks. It is ok to park without a permit in this lot after 5pm. A campus map is available at http://www.grinnell.edu/aboutinfo/map/

Dinner 6:00 (Rosenfield Center (Building DL)), just north of the Noyce Science Center. Menu: All you can eat pasta and stir-fry (meat and vegetarian)

Meal Cost: Buffet cost is $11.50/ person (cash or check only please).

Meeting/Exhibit Tour : 7:00 – 8:15 The gallery is in the Bucksbaum Center (Building EG).

Reservation Deadline: November 16, 2009. RSVP to Elaine Marzluff at marzluff@grinnell.edu or 641-269-4314. Please include your name and phone number for return confirmation if leaving message on answering machine.

Molecules that Matter Exhibit

This exhibit will be the featured event for our meeting. Lesley Wright, gallery director, will give a ½ hour tour and then people will have another ½ hour to 45 minutes to explore on their own. Both she and other gallery staff will be on hand to answer any questions people have while browsing.

An exhibition exploring 10 significant molecules of the 20th century: aspirin, isooctane, penicillin, polyethylene, nylon, DNA, progestin, DDT, prozac, and the buckminsterfullerene/nanotube. Developed jointly by the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, the exhibition includes large models of the molecules, important works of contemporary art that comment on and utilize these molecules as materials and/or subjects, and works of popular culture. Admission is free to the exhibit.

Admission to the exhibit is free and opening hours and events can be found on the Faulconer Gallery page.

News from the 44th Midwest Regional Meeting

The Iowa Local Section hosted the regional meeting that was held from October 21-24, 2009 in Iowa City, Iowa at the Sheraton and Vetro Hotels. There were a record number of abstracts for a Midwest Regional Meeting with a total of 567. Past president E. Ann Nalley and President Elect Joe Francisco were in attendance. We would like to thank everyone for his or her hard work in planning the 44th Midwest Regional Meeting.

Merck Index Giveaway:

ACS has announced that Merck & Co., Inc., has donated more than 12,000 copies of The Merck Index to schools and chemistry teachers around the nation as a national partner in recognition of NCW. The Merck Index is an internationally recognized handbook of chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical information. Members of ACS Local Sections are distributing the books. As part of its annual celebration of National Chemistry Week, the Iowa Local Section of the American Chemical Society will donate 50 copies of The Merck Index, a valuable education resource, to community colleges and high school chemistry teachers. Please contact Wanda Reiter Kintz or Mark Schmidt if you are interested in receiving a copy or help distribute copies to high schools in your area.

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Officers

Chair: Wanda S. Reiter Kintz
(office) 319-892-6048
(email) Wanda.ReiterKintz@linncounty.org

Secretary pro tem: Lyn McAllister
(home) 319-367-5791
(email) lynkari@lisco.com

Treasurer: Mark S. Schmidt
319- 335-9374 (email) mark-schmidt@uiowa.edu

Councilor: Addison Ault
aault@cornellcollege.edu

The Iowa Local Section Website is now maintained by Elaine M. Marzluff

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