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S M T W T F S MARCH 2020 MARCH MEETING NOTICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 reservations meeting 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Bulletin of the Virginia Section AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia Friday, March 13, 2020 RECEPTION: 5:30 pm Dalton Family Dining Room Birdsong Hall DINNER: 6:00 pm Dalton Family Dining Room Birdsong Hall PROGRAM: 7:00 pm Dalton Family Dining Room Birdsong Hall MENU: Choice of Chicken Saltimbocca, Pork Medallions, or Cauliflower Steak, Vegetable, Starch, Dessert, Water, Coffee, Tea PRICE: ACS Members and Guests - $20.00 High School Students, College Students, High School Teachers - $10.00 Retired ACS Members & Guests; Retired Teachers & Guests - $15.00 DINNER Please make reservations for the Dinner by NOON on Monday, March 9 RESERVATIONS: by contacting Dr. April Marchetti at [email protected] or by leaving a message at (804) 752-7319. NOTE: When you make your reservation, please provide the name of each guest and the total number in your party. HOSTS: Dr. Serge Shreiner, Jackson Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Randolph-Macon College; Dr. April Marchetti, Garnett- Lambert Professor of Chemistry, Randolph-Macon College; [email protected] SPEAKER: Dr. Lucien Lameijer, Randolph-Macon College TOPIC: “Combating Disease with Light” The R. Gerald Bass Award for Exceptional Service - Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan

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S M T W T F S

MARCH 2020

MARCH MEETING NOTICE

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The Bulletin

of the Virginia Section AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia

Friday, March 13, 2020

RECEPTION: 5:30 pmDalton Family Dining RoomBirdsong Hall

DINNER: 6:00 pm Dalton Family Dining RoomBirdsong Hall

PROGRAM: 7:00 pm Dalton Family Dining Room

Birdsong Hall

MENU: Choice of Chicken Saltimbocca, Pork Medallions, or Cauliflower Steak,Vegetable, Starch, Dessert, Water, Coffee, Tea

PRICE: ACS Members and Guests - $20.00 High School Students, College Students, High School Teachers - $10.00Retired ACS Members & Guests; Retired Teachers & Guests - $15.00

DINNER Please make reservations for the Dinner by NOON on Monday, March 9RESERVATIONS: by contacting Dr. April Marchetti at [email protected] or by leaving a

message at (804) 752-7319. NOTE: When you make your reservation, pleaseprovide the name of each guest and the total number in your party.

HOSTS: Dr. Serge Shreiner, Jackson Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Randolph-Macon College; Dr. April Marchetti, Garnett- Lambert Professor of Chemistry, Randolph-Macon College; [email protected]

SPEAKER: Dr. Lucien Lameijer, Randolph-Macon College

TOPIC: “Combating Disease with Light”

The R. Gerald Bass Award for Exceptional Service - Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan

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Dr. Lucien Lameijer

Dr. Lameijer studied Chemistry at Leiden University in Leiden, TheNetherlands, and obtained his MSc degree in May 2013. He thenpursued his doctorate at Leiden University under the supervision of Dr. Sylvestre Bonnet and Professor Dr. Lies Bouwman. After hisPhD defense in December 2017, he briefly worked as a Scientist atMyLife Technologies and then as a post-doctoral researcher in theSzymanski Lab in Groningen on the synthesis and photochemistry ofphotoswitches. He is currently a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence atRandolph-Macon College.

“Combating Disease with Light”

Conventional chemotherapy is often non-specific, leading to undesired side-effects. Over thepast decade chemists have been investigating new types of molecules that allow activationwhere needed, using an external stimulus, such as light. In an ideal situation, this would allowa compound to be activated in an often oxygen-deprived tumor, destroying malignant tissuewhile leaving healthy tissue unharmed. Although these compounds hold great promise inalternative treatments against cancer and other diseases, some of their properties need to beimproved before these drugs can be tested in preclinical and clinical settings.

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THE R. GERALD BASS AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE

DR. ANN MARIE SULLIVAN

Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan, Professor of Chemistry and

Program Chair of Chemistry, Geology, and Physics at

Reynolds Community College, has been an active member

of the Virginia Section for over 30 years, serving as chair of

the section in 2002 and receiving the Distinguished Service

Award in 2005. She has also been active in the national

ACS, serving as a Section Councilor for 13 years where

she served on the Committee on Technician Affairs, the

Local Section Activities Committee, and the Membership

Affairs Committee. She also served as the chair of the

TECH division in 2009. In 2011, she served as co-chair

and program chair for the SERMACS that was held in

Richmond, Virginia. Later, she served as Chair of the

SERMACS INC board.

She has been active in the governance of the local section as Webmaster, developing the first

website in the early 90s. She has seen the transition of the website to several different

servers and has maintained the record of much of the Virginia Section’s history on the web.

As chair of the Chemistry Olympiad Committee, she has given over 5000 high school students

in Virginia an opportunity to participate in the national and international Chemistry Olympiad.

She has seen one student from Albemarle High School be selected for the International Study

Camp and as an alternate member of the group representing the U.S. in the International

Olympiad. She was a founding member of the local section Women Chemists Committee

and has volunteered many Saturdays at the National Chemistry Week and Chemists

Celebrate Earth Day events.

The R. Gerald Bass Award for Exceptional Service is named for Dr. R. Gerald Bass, who

received the first Bass award, given to him by the Virginia Section on October 24, 2015 at the

Section’s 100 Anniversary Gala. In January, 2017, the Section presented a Bass Award toth

Dr. James D. Beck. Dr. Sullivan is the third recipient of this prestigious award. At the

meeting on March 13, she will present some remarks on her years of ACS service.

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DIRECTIONS

1. Take Interstate 95 to Ashland in Central Virginia, 90 miles south of Washington, D.C.; 100 miles north of the North Carolina border; 12 miles north of the intersection of Interstates 64 and 95.

2. Get off I-95 at Exit 92B - Route 54 West (Ashland).

3. Take Route 54 across Route 1 (your third traffic light).

4. About ½ mile after crossing Route 1, turn right at the R-MC Welcome Center on to Henry Street (across from the Ashland Post Office). Birdsong Hall will be on the left in approximately ½ mile; it borders the football field. The address is 106 East Patrick Street, Ashland, Virginia.

Parking: Street parking is available near Birdsong Hall; guests may park on the street or inthe lot directly in front of Birdsong Hall (including spaces marked “Faculty/Staff”).

MAP

use this link to access the Randolph-Macon College campus map: https://www.rmc.edu/visitrmc/campus-map

Birdsong Hall is Building no. 62 on the on-line campus map

Birdsong Hall

DATE: April 17, 2020LOCATION: University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VirginiaHOST: Dr. James DemasPHONE: (434) 924-3343EMAIL: [email protected]: Dr. James Demas, University of VirginiaTOPIC: “A Random Walk Through 60 Years of Chemistry””

Undergraduate Research Poster Session

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CHEMISTRY AT RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE

The chemistry program at Randolph-Macon College is designed to prepare a student for graduate school, medical school, dental or veterinary school, or a career in industry, government, or academics, but it is first and foremost a degree in the liberal arts. Therefore, a chemistry major will complete a core of arts, humanities, and social science courses as well as an ACS-approved major curriculum.

The chemistry curriculum includes all the core courses in chemistry (general, organic,physical, inorganic, analytical, instrumental, biochemistry), plus many interesting electivessuch as Chemistry of Winemaking, Medicinal Chemistry, and Forensic Chemistry. Studentsmay select from a variety of emphases: General, Research/Graduate School, Biochemistry,Forensic, or Education.

The hallmark of the R-MC Chemistry program is a dedication tothe individual student–nearly all students in our program havecompleted some sort of individualized research project by thetime they graduate from the College. In addition, the College’sSchapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programallows students to complete 9 weeks of paid research under thesupervision of a faculty member over the summer andculminates in presentations on SURF Day and our campus-wide

Research Day. In addition, chemistry student SURF projects have resulted in publications inpeer-reviewed journals, as well as presentations at national and international meetings.

The proximity of Ashland to Richmond and to Washington, DC enables students to carry outinternships at state or federal laboratories and industrial research laboratories and makes itconvenient for faculty to schedule trips to such facilities. Chemistry majors at Randolph-Maconare encouraged to work as student assistants in the chemistry laboratory program. By doingso, they gain valuable teaching experience and consolidate their knowledge of laboratoryprocedures.

The chemistry department is housed in two buildings: Copley ScienceCenter and Macon F. Brock, Jr. Hall, which opened in Fall 2017. In thesetwo buildings our students have access to all of the scientificinstrumentation in the department: 500 and 400 MHz FT NMR, X-rayDiffractometer, MP-AES, Atmospheric Pressure MS, GC/MS, HPLC,GPC, DSC, TGA, and multiple FT-IR and UV-Visible instruments.

Faculty include Dr. Susan Borowski, Dr. Nora Green, Dr. Samantha Hopkins, Dr. April D.Marchetti, Dr. April Mattei, Dr. Rebecca Michelsen, Dr. Madeline Sampson, Dr. SergeSchreiner (department chair), and Dr. John Thoburn. For the 2019-2020 academic year,the department is also pleased to host Dr. Lucien Lameijer, our Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. For more information please visit www.rmc.edu.

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER SESSION

The Virginia Section will hold its annual Poster session for Undergraduate Research as part of theApril 17 meeting of the Section at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. This will be the 33 yearrd

of the poster session. There were 42 papers presented in 2019. Cindy Knight at the University ofVirginia coordinates the event. Information on the meeting and the registration procedure will be sentto all four-year colleges and universities in the Virginia Section. Posters are welcome from studentsat other institutions, both within the Commonwealth of Virginia and elsewhere. Full information will bein the April Bulletin. Contact Cindy Knight at [email protected] if you have questions.

The Bulletin is published nine times a year by the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society

Editor: James Beck, 1977 Vesonder Road, Petersburg, VA 23805; (804) 733-5286; [email protected]

Publisher: Will Lewis, (804) 586-5492; [email protected]

Chair of the Virginia Section: M. Samy El-Shall, (804) 828-2753;[email protected]

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SIDNEY HARRIS CHEMISTRY CARTOON

Here is this month’s chemistry cartoon by Sidney Harris. These cartoonshave been provided to ACS Local Sections as part of an ACS TechnicalDivision Innovative Project Grant Program awarded to the Division of Historyand Chemistry (HIST). Commentary for this month’s cartoon is provided byBibiana Campos-Seijo, Editor-in-Chief of Chemical & Engineering Newsand Vice President of the C&EN Media Group.

This is the last of twelve Sidney Harris cartoons that have been published in issues of theVirginia Section Bulletin. We thank Dr. Jeff Seeman for providing the cartoons andcommentary for these. Dr. Seeman was instrumental in getting the Innovative Project Grantand has coordinated the program. He is a Visiting Research Scholar at the University ofRichmond and wrote the commentary for the first Sidney Harris cartoon in the series,published in the January, 2019 issue of The Bulletin.

Chemists want to dochemistry. We arehappiest when we areat the bench,surrounded byglassware, apparatusof all shapes and sizesand the ubiquitoussafety equipment – oron our computer,performing simulationsor modeling. It’s wherewe are at our best andfeel fulfilled andproductive. Duties thattake us away from thatfamiliar environmentsuch as regulatoryaffairs, environmentalimpact assessments,safety procedures, orethics training can beseen as an unwelcomedistraction from theexcitement of doingscience. But those

tasks are critical to how we pursue our science. Today’s chemists not only understand that but liveby it. Safety and ethics are core to chemistry, front and center in chemists’ minds. And our science isall the better for it. There is no doubt that what we now produce is of higher quality and is moreresponsive to the world in which we live than ever before. We thrive with those challenges andopportunities.

--- Bibiana Campos-Seijo, Editor in Chief, Chemical & Engineering News

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YCC MENTOR - MENTEES SPOTLIGHTS

Mentor: Heather Lourenco, M.S. (Senior Associate Scientist, GSK Consumer Healthcare)

1. What types of activities/discussions did you participate in with your mentees?

Sophie - career materials, research/internships as experience, grad school vs. career Fionna - internships, career planning discussions

I usually meet them for coffee or dinners as needed. I did schedule a lab tour for them atone point.

2. How have the relationships impacted you as a mentor thus far?

Sophie - encouragement to help others based on past experienceFionna - gratification from positive results based on mentoring

3. What have you gained thus far from mentoring?

I feel empowered to help others as they navigate tough challenges in their professionalcareers. I feel like if I have the experience and knowledge, why not share it with others.

Mentee: Sophie Bray (Senior, Chemistry Major, Virginia Commonwealth University)

1. What goals did you set with your mentor? How have you progressed with your goals?

The goals my mentor and I set were to develop my professional identity and prepare me for getting a job after graduation. My mentor, Heather, has been an invaluable resource for advice and insight into how to achieve my career goals. She has helped me first hand with building my resume and in creating a template cover letter. She also organized a tour with her lab which offered a glimpse into a day in the life of a chemist. These have helped me progress toward my goals as they have given me confidence and understanding while stepping into the professional world.

2. What types of activities/discussions did you participate in with your mentor?

Apart from the activities set out by the YCC and the lab tour, most of our activities have involved sit-down meetings in local coffee shops. These have allowed us to discuss Heather's personal career experiences and the different professional paths that are available. We first covered my personal interests and goals which she then translated into obtainable opportunities and local resources. This really helped me understand the array of options in the field and to narrow my focus to a field that most closely matched my goal.

3. How has the relationship impacted you as a mentee thus far?

This relationship has been extremely helpful in giving me focus and assurance in finding a career after graduation. I was much more intimidated by the process of finding a job and choosing a career path before Heather's insight. I have gained much more confidence in my professionalism in just a few meetings with her.

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Mentee: Fionna Umphlet (Junior, Chemistry & Forensic Science Major, VirginiaCommonwealth University)

1. What goals did you set with your mentor? How have you progressed

with your goals?

When I first met with my mentor, my main goal was to find an internship. She told me about many opportunities and I was able to get an internship for the summer that has continued during the school year. This intern- ship has really helped me figure out what job I might want to pursue in the future.

2. What types of activities/discussions did you participate in with your mentor?

I was able to tour my mentor’s workplace this semester. It was a learning experience that I’m so grateful I got to participate in. I realized how many opportunities there are within the chemistry field.

3. How has the relationship impacted you as a mentee thus far?

It has really opened my eyes to all the opportunities there are for students. This relationship has helped me get more involved and stay focused on my goals. It’s really helpful that I have someone who can always answer my questions or offer me advice.

CHEMISTRY SEMINARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

March 6 - Dr. Ray Schaak, Penn State University

March 18 - Dr. Bhavya Sharma, University of Tennessee, “Sensing Through the Skull: Surface-Enhanced Spatially-Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SESORS) for in Vivo Neuro-chemical Detection”

March 20 - Dr. Yugang Sun, Temple University

March 25 - Professor Piotr Zelenay, Los Alamos National Laboratory

March 27 - Dr. Ying Wang, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, “Taming Protein Condensation”

April 10 - Dr. Frank Bennett, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Hecht Lecture)

April 15 - Dr. Julie Kovacs, University of Washington

April 17 - Dr. Frieder Jaekle, Rutgers University, Newark

April 24 - Dr. Jill Millstone, University of Pittsburgh

Chemistry colloquia are held at 3:30 p.m. in Room 205 of the

Mechanical Engineering Building (MEC).

Full seminar schedule at chemistry.as.virginia.edu/seminars.

More information at [email protected]; (434) 924-3344.

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SEMINARS AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

March 17 - Dr. Soma Dhakal, Virginia Commonwealth University

April 9 - Dr. Jeremy Morgan, University of North Carolina

April 14 - Dr. Frances Ligler, NCSU/UNC Chapel Hill (Mary Kapp Lecture) April 30 - Dr. Barry Trost, Stanford University

Seminars are held at 4:00 p.m. in Room 1024, in the Physical Science Wing of Oliver Hall, 1001 West Main Street, Richmond.

For more information, call (804) 828-1298.

NEWS OF POWELL LECTURESHIP SPEAKERS

Chad Mirkin, the Powell Lectureship speaker 2019, has received a supramolecularchemistry award from the Research Center for Functional Molecular Systems. Dr.Mirkinspoke at the University of Richmond in February, 2019 on Rational Vaccinology.

As reported in the December, 2019 issue of The Bulletin, John Goodenough has receivedthe 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He spoke at the February 2018 Lectureship on “TheRoad to a Sustainable Energy Economy.” He shared the 2019 Nobel with M. StanleyWhittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Goode-nough is not the only Nobel Prize winner to present a Powell Lectureship. DudleyHerschbach (1986 Nobel Prize) spoke in 1990, Herbert C. Brown (1979 Nobel) gave the1994 address, and Roald Hoffman (1981 Nobel) was the speaker in 2008.

Frank Gupton, this year’s speaker at the Powell Lectureship, was named a 2019 Person ofthe Year by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. April Marchetti, Garnett-Lambert Professor ofChemistry at Randolph-Macon College, was also recognized as a Person of the Year.

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

The Virginia Section will be participating in the 2020 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad(USNCO). The primary goals of this program are to stimulate interest and achievement inchemistry among high school students throughout the United States and to providerecognition of outstanding young chemistry students, teachers, and schools. Teachers mustsubmit registration forms to participate in the Local Examination. The local examinations aredesigned for first year and for more advanced second year high school students who aretaking or have taken chemistry at their high schools. The 2020 Registration Form is availableas a Google form athttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1APcPEhj5HfnEE-lQL83gcKpZ2ub_tRzsnwjP5e1_OaM The deadline for registration is February 25. More information on the Olympiad can be foundon the Section website: www.acsva.org. Click on the Chemistry Olympiad tab under the“Activities” tab on the homepage. Ann Sullivan is the Chair of the Chemistry OlympiadCommittee: [email protected].

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GRANTS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

The Virginia Section provides small grants ($50 - $500) to teachers for projects involvingscience teaching. The grants can be used to purchase materials and equipment for specificactivities in science classrooms and laboratories. No funds are provided for personnel costs.More information and a proposal form can be found on the Virginia Section website:www.acsva.org. Look for the Chemical Education tab under “About Us.” Or contact RyanWarren at [email protected].

CCEW - 2020

Join in the 50 anniversary of Earth Day by participating in the ACS Chemists Celebrateth

Earth Week (CCEW 2020) scheduled for April 19 through 25. See www.acs.org/ccew formore information on activities and materials. The Science Museum of Virginia will be holdinga special Earth Week event on Saturday, April 25. More information will be in the April issueof The Bulletin. Contact Dr. Kristine Smetana ([email protected]) or Dr. Denise Walters ([email protected]) for more information on CCEW in theVirginia Section. Volunteers will be needed to help at the Science Museum on April 25.

[Editor’s note: The Virginia Section received a ChemLuminary Award from the ACSCommittee on Community Activities last year for the Most Creative and Innovative Use of theChemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW)Theme.]

PROGRAM ON BEERMAKING AT FORT MONROE

The Hampton Roads Section of the ACS has invited members of the VirginiaSection to a brewing workshop at Fort Monroe:

“The Interface of Chemistry and Beermaking”

April 29, 2020, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Oozlefinch Brewery, 81 Patch Road, Fort Monroe, VA 23651

There will be sessions on techniques used by homebrewers and by industrialbrewers, with an emphasis on the chemistry involved. It will be a good opportunityto network with fellow chemists. There is no cost to attend. For more information,contact Dr. Benjamin Lasseter, Chair elect of the Hampton Roads Section, [email protected].

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VIRGINIA SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 2020

OFFICERS, COUNCILORS, TRUSTEES

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Joseph M. Pompano 13220 Depot Road Hanover, VA 23069 (804) 852-6896 [email protected]

CHAIR

M. Samy El-Shall Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University 1001 West Main Street P.O. Box 842006 Richmond, VA 23284 (804) 828-2753 [email protected]

CHAIR ELECT

LaChelle Waller Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University Oliver 2069 Richmond, VA 23284 (804)828-5946 [email protected]

VICE CHAIR

Vanessa Lopez Altria Client Services 601 E. Jackson Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 920-3558 [email protected]

SECRETARY

Sarah E. G. Porter Longwood University Department of Chemistry and Physics 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909 (804) 334-9836 [email protected]

TREASURER

Rob Davidson Afton Chemical Corporation 500 Spring Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 788-6327 [email protected]

COUNCILORS

Janet Asper (2020-2022) Department of Chemistry University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (540) 654-1143 (fax) (540) 654-1081 [email protected]

Kristine Smetana (2019-2021) Southside Virginia Community College 109 Campus Drive Alberta, VA 23821 (434) 949-1058 [email protected]

Linette Watkins (2018-2020) Department of Chemistry &Biochemistry MSC 4501 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (w) (540) 568-8804 (cell) (512) 415-1458 [email protected]

ALTERNATE COUNCILORS

Joseph Crockett (2018-2020) Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA 22812 (540) 828-5431 [email protected]

Chris Hodge (2019-2021) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Div. 5316 Joshuatree Circle

Fredericksburg, VA 22407 (540) 903-4616 [email protected]

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Ann M. Sullivan (2020-2022) School of Mathematics and Science J. S. Reynolds Community College PO Box 85622 Richmond, VA 23285-5622 (w) (804) 523-5777 (cell) (804) 943-2591 (fax) (804) 225-2437 [email protected]

TRUSTEES

Kenneth Chapman (2020-2022) Cardinal Workforce Developers, LLC 16080 Countyline Church Road Ruther Glen, VA 22546 (804) 448-4852 [email protected]

James N. Demas (2018-2020) Department of Chemistry University of Virginia PO Box 400319 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319 [email protected]

Stephanie Mabry (2019-2021) Afton Chemical 500 Spring Street Richmond, VA 23219 [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

ARCHIVES

Sarah E. G. Porter Longwood University Department of Chemistry and Physics 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909 (804) 334-9836 [email protected]

AWARDS

SERVICE, INDUSTRIAL & SPECIAL

Yezdi B. Pithawalla Altria Client Services Center for Research & Technology 601 E. Jackson Street Richmond, VA 23219 (w) (804) 335-2301 (h) (804) 677-3571 [email protected]

Kathleen Spangler Altria Client Services 601 E. Jackson Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 370-8097 [email protected]

EDUCATION

Larry H. White 4314 Sky Road

Rockingham, VA 22802 (540) 833-5270 [email protected]

CHEMICAL EDUCATION

Ryan Warren 6001 Grove Ave Richmond, VA 23226 (w) (804) 288-2804 (h) (804) 559-5976 (fax) (804) 355-2407 [email protected]

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Ann M. Sullivan School of Mathematics and Science J. S. Reynolds Community College PO Box 85622 Richmond, VA 23285-5622 (w) (804) 523-5777 (cell) (804) 943-2591 (fax) (804) 225-2437 [email protected]

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Kristine Smetana Southside Virginia Community College 109 Campus Drive Alberta, VA 23821 (434) 949-1058 [email protected]

ENTERTAINMENT

Kenneth Chapman Cardinal Workforce Developers, LLC 16080 Countyline Church Road Ruther Glen, VA 22546 (804) 448-4852 [email protected]

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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Rebecca Rose Pompano University of Virginia Department of Chemistry PO Box 400319 Charlottesville, VA 22904 (434) 982-1825 [email protected]

Colleen M. Taylor Department of Chemistry Virginia State University Box 9078 Petersburg, VA 23806 (804) 524-5481 [email protected]

HISTORY

Larry H. White 4314 Sky Road Rockingham, VA 22802 (540) 833-5270 [email protected]

MEDIA RELATIONS

Krista Weissbart GSK Consumer Healthcare PO Box 26609 Richmond, VA 23261 (804) 257-2539 [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP/HOSPITALITY

Gregory Grover Contraline Inc. 1216 Harris Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 (310) 825-7385 [email protected]

MINORITY AFFAIRS

Charlene Crawley Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284-2006 (w) (804) 828-4262 or (804) 828-8241 (cell) (804) 839-8198 [email protected]

H. Hyacinthe Yarabe GSK Consumer Healthcare PO Box 26609 Richmond, VA 23261 (w) (804) 257-2320 (cell) (804) 982-0408 [email protected]

NOMINATIONS

Joseph M. Pompano 13220 Depot Road Hanover, VA 23069 (804) 852-6896 [email protected]

PROJECT SEED

Mike Hunnicutt Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University 1001 West Main Street PO Box 842006 Richmond, VA 23284-2006 (804) 245-9708 [email protected]

PUBLICATIONS

EDITOR James D. Beck 1977 Vesonder Road Petersburg, VA 23805 (804) 733-5286 [email protected]

PUBLISHER Will H. Lewis, Jr. 5919 Matoaca Road South Chesterfield, VA 23803-1545 (804) 586-5492 [email protected]

SAFETY

Joseph Crockett Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA 22812 (540) 828-5431 (fax) (540) 828-5661 [email protected]

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STUDENT AFFILIATES

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YOUNGER CHEMISTS (YCC)

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THE BULLETIN Published nine times a year by the American Chemical Society Virginia Section P. O. Box 27972 Richmond, VA 23220 http://www.acsva.org address service requested

OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA SECTION OF THE ACS

Chair - M. Samy El-Shall, [email protected] ----------------------------------------------

Chair Elect - LaChelle Waller, [email protected]

Vice Chair - Vanessa Lopez, [email protected]

Secretary - Sarah E. G. Porter, [email protected]

Treasurer - Rob Davidson, [email protected]

Bulletin Editor - James Beck, [email protected]

Bulletin Publisher - Will Lewis, [email protected]

Samy El-Shall

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