114th NC-ACS Sectional ConferenceSaturday, April 1, 2000
North Carolina Central UniversityAlfonso Elder Student Union
On the Cover
This brochure on the “Resources for Research in Chemistry” in the Research Triangle waswritten during the spring of 1957 by William F. Little, then an assistant professor of chemistry atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The information was extracted from a masterinventory of research resources and capabilities at the Triangle universities prepared by acommittee chaired by Marcus E. Hobbs, then professor of chemistry and dean of the graduateschool at Duke University.
The brochure was prepared as a recruiting tool with chemical companies throughout the U.S.along with a broader brochure on the Triangle region and the Triangle universities, generally.The objective was to capture the attention of companies planning new research laboratories andlooking for potential sites. Brochures were also carried on visits by "faculty traveling salesmen"to companies who were willing to receive a representative from the Triangle effort. TheResearch Triangle Park was not yet assembled, but the success of faculty member visits tocompanies, assessed by follow-up return visits of company representatives to the Triangle area,was in effect a feasibility test that led to the assemblage, now known as RTP. RTP was financedand developed entirely by private contributions to the Research Triangle Foundation for thecommon good of the state of North Carolina. The objectives were to diversify the industrial baseof North Carolina, to raise the per capita income with technology-based industries, and to reversea brain drain by providing a new profile of employment opportunities for the state's youth.
On the three corners of the brochure are pictures of the current namesakes for the three majoruniversity’s chemistry departments. On the upper left is Francis P. Venable. This picture wastaken in 1880 when beards where in fashion from the President on down. Venable’s fatherencouraged him to let his beard grow in order to look more mature. Charles W. Dabney appearson the lower left; Dabney was seriously considered for the chair of chemistry at UNC-ChapelHill, but had made a commitment to a school in Kentucky. When Dabney was released from hiscommitment in Kentucky, Venable had already accepted the chair of chemistry position. Dabneythen became the head of the Agricultural Experimental Station and was instrumental in thefounding of North Carolina State University. On the middle right is Paul M. Gross; Gross wasone of the organizers of the National Science Foundation and was its first Vice Chairman. Hewas also president of the AAAS and one of the original board members of RTP, as well asChairman of the Department '29~'59, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President of DukeUniversity.
A videotape that chronicles the development and growth of the Research Triangle Park,produced by PBS and aired by WUNC-TV, will be shown continuously in the Student UnionLobby during the 114th NC-ACS Sectional Conference. The title of this program is:
"North Carolina's Research Triangle Park:An Investment in the Future"
Table of Contents
Technical Program ..................................................................................................1
NC-ACS Awards and Scholarships Programs ..........................................................5
Project SEED.............................................................................................................8
2000 NC-ACS Distinguished Lecturer ...................................................................10
2000 NC-ACS Marcus E. Hobbs Award ................................................................11
NC-ACS Discussion GroupsTriangle Area Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group ........................12Triangle Chromatography Discussion Group.....................................13Triangle Magnetic Resonance Discussion Group...............................14Polymer Discussion Group .................................................................15Younger Chemists Committee............................................................16
Upcoming Local ACS Meetings and Special EventsSpring Triangle Magnetic Resonance Group Symposium .................14SERMACS 2001.................................................................................1717th Triangle Chromatography Symp. & Instr. Exhibit .....................18Gilbert Student Symposium (Polymer Group) ...................................19
NC-ACS Local Section Information2000 NC-ACS Local Section Officers ...............................................20NC-ACS Membership Statistics .........................................................23Facts about the NC-ACS Local Section .............................................24Past Chairs of the NC-ACS Local Section .........................................25NC-ACS Listserver.............................................................................27
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114th North Carolina-ACS Sectional ConferenceSaturday, April 1, 2000
North Carolina Central UniversityAlfonso Elder Student Union
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Note: Posters will be displayed from 8:30–12:00 noon. Presenterswill be available for discussion at the times below.
General SessionAwards, NC Distinguished Lecture ....11:50 am – 12:50 pmLunch ..................................................1:00 pm
Analytical Chemistry (ANYL)Oral Presentations ...............................8:20 am – 11:40 amPoster Presentations ............................9:30 am – 10:30 am
Biological Chemistry (BIOL)Oral Presentations ...............................9:00 am – 10:00 amPoster Presentations ............................10:00 am – 11:00 am
Inorganic Chemistry (INOR)Oral Presentations ...............................8:40 am – 11:20 amPoster Presentations ............................9:30 am – 10:30 am
Organic Chemistry (ORGN)Oral Presentations ...............................10:40 am – 11:40 amPoster Presentations ............................10:00 am – 11:00 am
Physical Chemistry (PHYS)Oral Presentations ...............................9:00 am – 11:40 am
Polymer Chemistry (POLY)Oral Presentations ...............................8:20 am – 11:40 amPoster Presentations ............................9:30 am – 10:30 am
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The NC-ACS Local Section gratefully acknowledges theChemistry Department at NCCU for hosting this event, andDr. Robert Izydore of the NCCU Chemistry Department forcoordinating the use of the NCCU facilities. Many thanks tothe projectionists and other assistants from NCCU. Inaddition, thanks to Darrell Coleman for providing thephotographic documentation of this year’s meeting.
VIDEO PRESENTATION
This year the program includes a videotape presentationentitled:
"North Carolina's Research Triangle Park:An Investment in the Future"
This video was produced by PBS and aired by WUNC-TV. Itdetails the development of the Research Triangle Park and itcites the involvement of several members of the NC-ACSlocal section. It will be shown continuously in the StudentUnion lobby.
HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRYTEACHERS
Breakfast Discussion Room 104B
High school chemistry teachers and chemists interested inwhat's happening in chemistry education please join us for abreakfast meeting from 8-9 am in Room 104B of the StudentUnion. Topics of discussion will include the new NorthCarolina Basic Course of Study in Chemistry, plans forimplementing changes in the high school curriculum, andwhat chemists in the local section can do to aid teachers inbringing about a more inquiry-based approach to chemistryteaching. Coffee, juice, and danishes will be available in thelobby.
GENERAL SESSIONHubbard-Totton Chemistry Building Room 11211:50 am – 12:50 pm1:00 pm: Buffet lunch served in Student Union
Bradley E. Sturgeon, NC-ACS Chair, presiding
• Presentation of the 2000 Marcus E. Hobbs award
• Recognition of the 50-year ACS members
• Presentation of the 2000 Barbara Whittaker Award
• Recognition of the Undergraduate Scholarship Awards
• Presentation of the 2000 NC ACS Distinguished LectureAward to:
Dr. Radhakrishna M. JayantyResearch Triangle Institue, RTP, NC
Introduction by Prof. William SwitzerDept. of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (ANYL)Student Union Room 144/144A8:20 am – 11:40 am
Saundra DeLauder, presiding
8:20, 01-ANYL. Study of the Interactions of Dipeptides UsingLiposome and Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography HaiBui, Armel Agbodjan, Morteza Khaledi; Dept. of Chemistry,NCSU.
8:40, 02-ANYL. Solute Partitioning into Lipid Bilayers UsingLipsome Electrokinetic Chromatography (LEKC). Scott T.Burns, Morteza Khaledi; Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU.
9:00, 03-ANYL. Empirical modeling to Predict and ExplainPhenomina Observed in Analytical Mass Spectrometry. RyanM. Danell, Gary L. Glish, Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
9:20, 04-ANYL. High-performance NMR applications in DrugDiscovery. Sandeep Kalelkar, Sphinx Pharmaceuticals, RTP.
9:40 BREAK/Poster Session (40 min). Student Union Lobby
William Switzer, presiding
10:20, 05-ANYL. Offering an On-line Lecture in QuantitativeAnalysis. William Switzer; Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU.
10:40, 06-ANYL. Evaluation of In Vitro Antisense OligonucleotideDelivery By Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-InducedFluorescence. Jocelyn McKeon, Morteza Khaledi (1), MooJung Cho (2); Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU(1), Dept. ofChemistry, UNC-CH (2).
11:00, 07-ANYL. Reactions of Methylamine with PeptideDissociation Products to Assist Protein Sequencing in aQuadrupole Ion Trap. Anne H. Payne, Gary L. Glish; Dept. ofChemistry, UNC-CH.
11:20, 08-ANYL. Effects of Bile Salts on Enzyme Solubility andActivity of Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase in AOT/Iso-octaneReversed Micelles. Hui Yang, Douglas Kiserow (1), Linda B.McGown (2); (1) US Army Research Office, (2) Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University.
ANALYTICAL CHEM. POSTER SESSIONStudent Union Lobby8:30 am – 12:00 noon (posted times)9:30 am – 10:30 am (discussion times)
9-ANYL. Development of Electrospray/Atmospheric SamplingGlow Discharge Ionization for the Characterization of Semi-volatile Compounds. Christine N. Dalton, Gary L. Glish, Dept.of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
10-ANYL. Construction and Characterization of a Long OpticalPath Thin Layer Spectroelectrochemical Flow Cell. MargaretMaynor, Paul A. Flowers; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Pembroke.
11-ANYL. XPS Studies of Counterion Exchange in SiO2 Sol-GelFilms Containing Tris (2,2'-bipyridine) Ruthenium(II). XinguWen, Milan Sykora, Thomas J. Meyer, Richard W. Linton;Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
12-ANYL. WITHDRAWN
13-ANYL. Separation and Purification of SyntheticOligonucleotides: Elution and Displacement Ion Exchange.Ying Li, Charles H. Lochmuller; Dept. of Chemistry, DukeUniversity.
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (BIOL)Student Union Room 104B9:00 – 10:00 am
James A. Knopp, presiding
9:00, 01-BIOL. Nitric Oxide Involvement in Peroxidase-MediatedNitrotyrosine Formation: Direct Detection of the TyrosineIminoxyl Radical Intermediate. Bradley E. Sturgeon, RichardE. Glover, Yeong-Renn Chen and Ronald P. Mason;NIEHS/NIH, RTP.
9:20, 02-BIOL. Redox and Fe(III) Coordination in Ferric BindingProtein. Celine H. Taboy (1), Kevin G. Vaughan (2), TimothyA. Mietzner (2), Philip Aisen (3), Alvin L. Crumbliss (1); (1)Dept. of Chemistry, Duke University, (2) School of Medicine,University of Pittsburgh (PA), (3) Albert Einstein College ofMedicine (NY).
9:40, 03-BIOL. Spectroelectrochemisty of Hemoglobin andHemoglobin Mutants in the Presence of Allosteric andThiosteric Effectors. Celine H. Taboy (1), Celia Bonaventura(2), Alvin L. Crumbliss (1); (1) Dept. of Chemistry, DukeUniversity, (2) Duke University Marine Laboratory.
10:00 BREAK/Poster Session (40 min). Student Union Lobby
BIOLOGICAL CHEM. POSTER SESSIONStudent Union Lobby8:30 am – 12:00 pm (posted times)10:00 am – 11:00 am (discussion times)
04-BIOL. The Nature of the Inhibition of Horseradish Peroxidaseand Mitochondrial Cytochrome-C Oxidase by Cyanyl Radical.Yeong-Renn Chen, Leesa J. Deterding, Kenneth B. Tomer,Ronald P. Mason; NIEHS/NIH, RTP.
05-BIOL. Iron and Dioxygen Chemistry is an Important Route toIntitation of Biological Free Radical Oxidations: An ElectronParamagnetic Resonance Spin Trapping Study. Steven Y. Qian(1), Garry R Buettner (2); (1) NIEHS/NIH, (2) Free RadicalResearch Institute, The University of Iowa.
06-BIOL. Use of Kinemage in a Structure/Function Comparison ofBacterial and Mammalian Transferrins. Brian Weiner, CelineH. Taboy, David C. Richardson, Alvin L. Crumbliss; Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (INOR)Student Union Room 1048:40 am – 11:20 am
Shawn C. Sendlinger, presiding
8:40, 01-INOR. Investigation of a Biologically Relevant IronComplex. Meghan Flaherty, Al Crumbliss; Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University.
9:00, 02-INOR. Templating the Structure of Metal Halide Glasses.Stephen J. Goettler, Nathalie Fosse; James D. Martin; Dept. ofChemistry, NCSU.
9:20, 03-INOR. Synthesis and Characterization of MetallotropicLiquid Crystals. Cristin L. Keary, Mark P. Novotanak (1),Todd A. Thorton, Jessica L. Brown, James D. Martin; Dept. ofChemistry, NCSU.
9:40 BREAK/Poster Session (40 min). Student Union LobbyAlvin L. Crumbliss, presiding10:20, 04-INOR. Lewis Acidic Cu(I) in Transition Metal Halide
Phosphine Complexes. Dennis S. Smith, Andrew M.Dattelbaum, James D. Martin; Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU.
10:40, 05-INOR. Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition Pathwaysof the Single Source Precursors to Nanocrystalline 13-15Materials [Et2ME(SiMe3)2]2 (M = Ga, In; E = P, As, Sb) UsingThermogravimetric Analysis-Mass Spectroscopy. R. JasonJouet (1), Richard L. Wells (1), Steven R. Aubuchon (2), PeterS. White (3); (1) Dept. of Chemistry, Duke University, (2) TAInstruments, (3) Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
11:00, 06-INOR. Identification of a Ternary Intermediate in theReaction of Ferrioxamine B and 1,10-Phenanthroline in MicellarSDS. Edwin G. Olmstead Jr., Pek Lee Choo, Suzanne Harman,Alvin L. Crumbliss; Dept. of Chemistry, Duke University.
INORGANIC CHEM. POSTER SESSIONStudent Union Lobby8:30 am – 12:00 pm (posted times)9:30 am – 10:30 am (discussion times)
07-INOR. Demetallation, Remetallation, and Catalysis withMolecularly Imprinted Polymers. Jennifer J. Becker, MichelR. Gagne; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
08-INOR. Synthesis and Characterization of Tungsten (IV)-Bromide Compounds. Amin Bhuiyan, Willie R. Hargrove,Shawn C. Sendlinger, Dept. of Chemistry, NCCU.
09-INOR. The Mechanism of Diastereoisomer Interconversion inChiral BiphepPtX 2 Complexes. Melanie D. Tudor, Michel R.Gagne, Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
10-INOR. The Synthesis and Reactivity of Molybdenum andRhenium Nitrido Complexes. Julian D. Phifer (1), Andrew C.Price (2), Shawn C. Sendlinger (1); (1) Dept. of Chemistry,NCCU, (2) Dept. of Chemistry, Ursinus College, PA.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (ORGN)Student Union Room 104B10:40 – 11:40 am
Robert Izydore, presiding
10:40, 01-ORGN. Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Analysis ofS-Nitrosothiols. Joseph D. Mannion (1), Steven C Powell (1),Jonathan S Stamler (2), Eric J Toone (1); (1) Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University, (2) Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute, Depts. of Medecine and Biochemistry, DukeUniversity Medical Center.
11:00, 02-ORGN. Synthesis of 7-Oxabenzonorbornadienes ñRegioselective Benzyne Formation. Kenneth C. Caster,Christopher G. Keck, Lord Corporation.
11:20, 03-ORGN. The Development of Catalysts for theAsymmetric Aldol-Tishchenko Reaction. Cheryl M.Mascarenhas, James P. Morken; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY POSTER SESSIONStudent Union Lobby8:30 am – 12:00 pm (posted times)10:00 am – 11:00 am (discussion times)
04-ORGN. Synthesis of N-Alkenyl and N-alkylideneaminoSubstituted Heterocyclic Compounds from Diacid Chlorides andHydrazones. Ivuomo O. Igwe (1), Saran L. Carrington (1) IrisH. Hall (2), Robert A. Izydore (1); (1) Dept. of Chemistry,NCCU (2) Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products,UNC-CH.
05-ORGN. Improved Ester Interchange Catalysts. Rebecca M.Kissling, Michel. R. Gagne; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
06-ORGN. Asymmetric Synthesis of Campothecin Alkaloids:Progress Towards a Six-Step Synthsis of (S)-Camptothecin.Jason M. Nolan, Daniel L. Comins; Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU.
07-ORGN. The Utility of Polymer Immobilized Transition MetalCatalysts in Organic Transformations. Rebecca A. Taylor,Michel R. Gagne, Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
08-ORGN. Molten Alkylammonium Salt Hydrates as Media for theElectroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. Roger Thornhill, Paul AFlowers; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Pembroke.
PHYSICAL SESSION (PHYS)Student Union Room 1439:00 am – 11:40 am
Thomas A. Lehman, presiding
9:00, 01-PHYS. Publishing your work in ACS journals -- an insideview. Thomas Lehman, UNC-CH
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9:20, 02-PHYS. NMR Study of Factors that Influence LigandAssociation Kinetics. Karel Base, Jack S. Summers, HakimBoukhalfa, Alvin L. Crumbliss, Barbara Ramsay Shaw, Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University.
9:40, 03-PHYS. Magnetic interactions in short lived metalphosphite complexes. Jack S. Summers (1), Karel Base (1),Anthony Ribeiro (2), Barbara Ramsay Shaw (1); (1) Dept. ofChemistry, Duke University, (2) Duke NMR Center.
10:00 BREAK/Poster Session (40 min). Student Union Lobby
Stephen Lin, presiding
10:40, 04-PHYS. The Monolayer Thickness Dependence ofQuantized Double-Layer Charging of Monolayer ProtectedGold Clusters. Jocelyn F. Hicks (1), Shaowei Chen (2), RobertWhetten (3), Royce W. Murray (1); (1) Dept. of Chemistry,UNC-CH. (2) Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, (3)Georgia Institute of Technology.
11:00, 05-PHYS. Solid-State Electronic Conductivity in MonolayerProtected Gold Clusters. W. Peter Wuelfing, Stephen J. Green,David E. Cliffel, Royce W. Murray; Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-CH.
11:20, 06-PHYS. Bulk Liquid Membrane Transport Experiments ofTernary Iron Hydroxamate Complexes Through First andSecond Coordination Sphere Recognition. Joseph I. Wirgau,Al Crumbliss, Dept. of Chemistry, Duke University.
POLYMER CHEMISTRY (POLY)Student Union Room 146/146A8:20 am – 11:40 am
Kenneth C. Caster, presiding
8:20, 01-POLY. Phase Diagram of the Counterion DistributionAround a Cylindrical Polyion. Alexander G. Deshkovski (1),S. Obukhov (2), Michael Rubenstein (1); (1) Dept. ofChemistry, UNC-CH, (2) University of Florida.
8:40, 02-POLY. Modeling Structural Composites of Polymers andCarbon Nanotubes. Sarah J. Frankland, Donald W. Brenner;Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, NCSU.
9:00, 03-POLY. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of EntangledChain Fluids; How Well Does the Tube Model Describe theDynamics? Julie A. McCormick, Carol K. Hall, Saad A. Khan,Dept. of Chemical Engineering, NCSU.
9:20, 04-POLY. Novel Microcellular Polymeric Foams (MPFs)Generated in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Processing andMorphology Study. Srinivas Siripurapu, Saad A. Khan,Richard J. Spontak; Dept. of Chemical Engineering, NCSU.
9:40 BREAK/Poster Session (20 min). Student Union Lobby
Alan E. Tonelli, presiding
10:00, 05-POLY. Inclusion Compounds Formed Between Polymersand Cyclodextrins. Jin Lu (1), I.D. Shin (2), P.A.Mirau (3),Alan E. Tonelli (1); (1) Fiber and Polymer Science Program,NCSU, (2) Dept. of Chemistry, Fayetteville State University, (3)Lucent Technologies.
10:20, 06-POLY. Preparation and Characterization ofPoly(dimethylsiloxane) and Polyacrylonitrile γ-CyclodextrinInclusion Compounds. Francis E. Porbeni (1), Efe M. Edeki(1), I. D. Shin (2), Alan E. Tonelli (1); (1) Fiber and PolymerScience Program, NCSU, (2) Dept. of Chemistry, FayettevilleState University.
10:40, 07-POLY. Effect of UHMW Polyethylene on theConductivity of High Density Polyethylene Filled with Graphite,Carbon Black, or Carbon Fiber. Wiriya Thongruang, R. J.Spontak, C. M. Balik, Dept. of Materials Science andEngineering, NCSU.
11:00, 08-POLY. Ion mobility in Composite Polymer ElectrolytesMeasured via NMR. Howard J. Walls (1), Peter S. Fedkiw (1),Saad A. Khan (1), Thomas A. Zawodzinsi Jr. (2); (1) Dept. ofChemical Engineering, NCSU, (2) Los Alamos NationalLaboratory.
11:20, 09-POLY. Structure-Property Relationships inPolypropylene Glycol in the Presence of Dibenzylidene Sorbitol.Debra J. Mercurio, Richard J. Spontak, Dept. of MaterialsScience and Engineering, NCSU.
POLYMER CHEM. POSTER SESSIONStudent Union Lobby8:30 am – 12:00 pm (posted times)9:30 am – 10:30 am (discussion times)
10-POLY. Dewetting of Polymer Thin Films Observed by AFMand Low Voltage SEM. Donvan N. Leonard, Richard J.Spontak, Phil Russell, Dept. of Materials Science andEngineering, NCSU.
11-POLY. Diffusion and Solubility of Small Molecules inStereoregular Nitrile Analogs of Polynorbornene. Courtney J.Sikes, C. M. Balik; Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,NCSU.
12-POLY. Structure-Property Relationships of ROMP Polymers.Marlene E. Hontz (1,2), K.C. Caster (2), R.E. Kyles (3), C. M.Balik; (1) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, NCSU,(2) Lord Corporation, (3) Fiber and Polymer Science Program,NCSU.
13-POLY. Simulation of Shear Induced Swelling in PolymerBrushes. Shashishekar P. Adiga, Donald W. Brenner, Dept. ofMaterials Science and Engineering, NCSU.
14-POLY. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy Study of theDiffusion in Enzymatically Modified Biopolymer Solutions andHydrogels. Matthew D. Burke (1), J. O. Park (2), M.Srinivasaro (2), Saad A. Khan (1); (1) Dept. of ChemicalEngineering, NCSU, (2) Georgia Institute of Technology.
15-POLY. Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of FunctionalMonomers: New Routes to Specialty Polymers. Richard A.Charvet, Bruce Novak, Dept. of Chemistry, NCSU.
16-POLY. A Novel Method of Tailoring Elastomer Surfaces byChemical-Mechanical Assembly. Kirill Efimenko, Jan Genzer,Dept. of Chemical Engineering, NCSU.
17-POLY. Polymer Physical Gelation due to the Self-Assembly ofDibenzylidene Sorbitol. Elizabeth A. Wilder, Carol K. Hall,Saad A. Khan, Richard J. Spontak, Dept. of ChemicalEngineering, NCSU.
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Awards and Scholarship Programs
North Carolina ACS Distinguished Lecturer
The N.C. Distinguished Lecturer award gives the local section the opportunity to recognize anindividual who has made a significant contribution to the NC-ACS Section, and who has made adistinguishable contribution to the chemical sciences.
2000 Radhakrishna M. Jayanty, Research Triangle Institute1999 Louis D. Quinn, Duke University1997 Monroe Wall, Research Triangle Institute1996 Roger E. Miller, UNC, Chapel Hill1994 James Jorgenson, UNC, Chapel Hill1993 F. Ivy Carroll, Research Triangle Institute1992 Maurice S. Brookhart, UNC, Chapel Hill1991 Bertram O. Fraser-Reid, Duke University1990 Richard V. Wolfenden, UNC, Chapel Hill1989 Royce W. Murray, UNC, Chapel Hill1988 Irwin Fridovich, Duke University1987 Pedro Cuatrecasas, Burroughs Wellcome Company1986 George H. Hitchings, Burroughs Wellcome Company1986 Mary Ellen Jones, UNC, Chapel HillPrior to 1986:
Ernest L. Eliel, Dept. of Chemistry, Chapel HillEdward M. Arnett, Dept. of Chemistry, Duke UniversityNed A. Porter, Dept. of Chemistry, Duke UniversityRobert G. Parr, Dept. of Chemistry, UNC, Chapel HillVivian T. Stannett, North Carolina State UniversityGertrude Elion, Burroughs Wellcome Company
Marcus E. Hobbs award
The Marcus E. Hobbs award was established in 1988 to recognize members who have made significant, long-termcontributions to the North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society. The award was named for Marcus E.Hobbs, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, a model member who has worked closely with the NorthCarolina Section since he was Chair in 1945.
2000 Richard D. Gilbert, North Carolina State University1999 John W. Hines, Research Triangle Institute1997 Suzanne T. Purrington – Dept. of Chemistry, North Carolina State University1996 Ernest L. Eliel – Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill1995 James L. Chao, IBM Corporation1994 Joan T. Bursey, Radian Corporation1993 William E. Hatfield – Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill
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1991 Eric C. Bigham, Burroughs Wellcome CompanyPeter Smith, Department of Chemistry, Duke University
1989 William L. Switzer – Dept. of Chemistry, North Carolina State UniversityHalbert H. Carmichael – Dept. of Chemistry, North Carolina State UniversityWilliam F. Gutknecht, Research Triangle Institute
1988 Maurice M. Bursey – Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel HillRobert G. Ghirardelli, Army Research OfficeMarcus E. Hobbs – Dept. of Chemistry, Duke UniversityWilliam F. Little – Dept. of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel HillMonica R. Nees, Research Triangle Institute
Undergraduate Research Scholarships
1999Matthew Crowe, UNC, Chapel Hill. Gary L. Glish, AdvisorLan-Anh Ngoc Nguyen, UNC, Chapel Hill. Roger E. Miller, AdvisorRoger Alphonso Thornhill, III, UNC - Pembroke. Harold Teague, Advisor
1998Michael Weaver, North Carolina State University. David Schultz, AdvisorAndrew Nyabwari, North Carolina Central University. Shawn Sendlinger, AdvisorPorter Mason, Duke University. Weitao Yang, AdvisorJulius Lucks, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Tom Sorrell, Advisor
1997Bogdon R. Cosofret, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillBrent Presley, Duke UniversityCrystal Zerrad, Fayetteville State University
1996Paul B. Glaser, Duke UniversityEllen S. Gawalt, Duke UniversityFrederick Wilson, Duke UniversityDonna L. Phillips, North Carolina Central UniversityMeredith Wilcox, Pembroke State University
1994Preston T. Snee, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSunil Sudarshan, Duke University
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1993Lawrence P. Cogswell, III, Duke UniversityEdgar G. Estupinan, North Carolina State UniversityMaria C. Garci, Duke UniversityDana B. Lacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillStephen Schneider, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1992Jason Altom, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillMark Dransfield, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillMelissa Hayworth, North Carolina State UniversityKim Kane-Maguire, Duke UniversityBrian Scott, Pembroke State UniversityBenjamin Trotter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Barbara A. Whittaker Memorial Scholarship
This award was created September 4, 1997 by the World-Wide Toxicology Department ofBecton Dickinson in RTP to be given to an outstanding senior majoring in chemistry whoexemplified the personal qualities of dedication and scholarship which Barbara A. Whittakerpossessed. It was endowed through contributions from B-D, co-workers, and many friends andcolleagues. The North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society assisted in theestablishment of this scholarship. Dr. Whittaker served many years as the editor of the ACSSection Newsletter, the TarHelium. A plaque presented by the American Chemical Societyhangs in the lobby of Becton Dickinson in RTP and serves as a lasting tribute and reminder toher colleagues of the numerous contributions that she made as chemistry manager.
It is fitting that this scholarship is one of the threads in the fabric woven between the localscientific academic community and scientific research industry in Research Triangle Park, NC.The scholarship is administered by the PAMS Foundation office at N.C. State University.Donations for this Memorial Scholarship may be sent to this office in care of the Barbara A.Whittaker Memorial Scholarship Endowment.
Past recipients:
2000 Shawn Robert Campagna1999 Larken Euliss, North Carolina State University
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Project SEED
Project SEED is designed to encourage economically disadvantaged high schoolstudents to pursue career opportunities in the chemical sciences. National directionfor Project SEED is provided by the ACS Committee on Project SEED; our localcoordinator is Ken Cutler.
During the summer, students work in the laboratory doing hands-on researchguided by a scientist-mentor. Students who have not graduated from high schoolare eligible for the Summer I program and those returning for a second summer ofresearch may participate in the Summer II program. College scholarships areavailable for SEED students who have graduated from high school and plan toattend college.
The NC Local Section's 1999 Edition of Project SEED features an expansion from13 to 22 students from the Triangle Area. The program began June 17, 1999 andconcluded with a Symposium on August 6,1999 at the National Institute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in the RTP. The students presented theirresearch in a poster session at the American Chemical Society's NationalConvention in New Orleans, LA, on August 20–24, 1999. The Project SEEDAward Ceremony was held on August 26, 1999.
The 1999 Project SEED II students that are matriculating program graduatesinclude:
• Crushonda Todd - East Wake High School to NCSU. Major: Botany• Sheila Boamah - Sanderson High School to Virginia Tech. Major:
Biochemistry• Thomas Freeman - Hillside High School to Xavier University (LA). Major:
Chemistry
The 1999 Project SEED II Student Award Winners:
• Douglas Sanford - Hillside High School - First place Central RegionalScience Fair
• Zaron Johnson - Hillside High School - National Top Ten finalist forNeuroscience High School Award
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1999 Project SEED I Participants
Name School Site PreceptorMs. Gwendolyn Bass Enloe NCSU Dr. Raquel HernandezMs. Tiffany Byrd Enloe NCSU Mrs. Winnell Newman
Ms. Mindie Do Garner NCSU Dr. Clay Clark
Ms. Ella Gibbs Enloe NCSU Dr. Edward Sissler
Mr. Marcus Hill Enloe NCSU Dr. Alan Tonelli
Mr. Douran Hu Jordan DUKE Dr. Hua Wang
Mr. Jesse McCoy III Riverside DUKE Dr. Scott Woodhouse
Mr. Derek Osterhoudt Leesville Rd. NCSU Dr. James Martin
Ms. Portia Overton Enloe NCSU Dr. Paul Wollenzein
Mr. Edward Perry Enloe NCSU Dr. Harold Freeman
Mr. French Ratliff Riverside UNC - CH Mr. Stephen Gross
Ms. Christina Ekeleme Riverside UNC - CH Mr. Stephen Gross
Ms. Roshonda Bullock Southern DUKE Dr. Daniel Gerwirth
1999 Project SEED II Participants
Name School Site PreceptorMr. Maaz Aziz Jordan DUKE Dr. John SimonMr. Douglas Sanford Hillside NC CENTRAL Dr. Shawn Sendlinger
Mr. Thomas Freeman Hillside UNC - CH Dr. Roland Arnold
Ms. Shikara Tate Southern DUKE Dr. John Simon
Mr. Zaron Johnson Hillside DUKE Dr. Eric Toone
Ms. Sharese Barber Southern DUKE Dr. Theodore Pappas/DC
Ms. Crushonda Todd East Wake NCSU Dr. Gregeory Fenner
Ms. Sheila Boamah Sanderson NSCU Ms. Winnell Newman
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2000 NC-ACS Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Radhakrishna M. JayantyResearch Triangle Institute
“Creative Advances in Measurement Methods for VolatileOrganic Compounds in Multimedia Matrices”
AbstractSeveral approaches have been utilized for sampling and analysis of VOCs in air. Samplecollection methods for target compounds include adsorption on solid sorbents (e.g.,Tenax®, XAD-2, and charcoal), condensation in a cryogenic trap, and whole-air samplingusing some type of container (bags or stainless steel canisters). The principal limitation ofwhole-air sampling is that it does not provide sample preconcentration, which affects bothsampling volume and detection limits. During the last 20 years, the collection of VOCs on
solid sorbents followed by thermal desorption and gas chromatographic analysis with a selective detector has become one ofthe most widely used methods for monitoring VOCs in multimedia matrices.
The staff of the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), under contracts with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) andcommercial clients, have developed, evaluated, and/or validated numerous test methods for the detection and measurementsof volatile organic chemicals (either as total VOCs or speciated compounds) present in ambient air and emitted by industrialand hazardous waste sources. Methods evaluated for monitoring VOCs in ambient air include EPA Compendium MethodsTO-12, TO-14, and TO-17. EPA Methods TO-12 and TO-14 involve the collection of whole air samples in passivatedstainless steel canisters followed by gas chromatographic (GC) analysis for the determination of total non-methane organiccompounds (NMOCs) or individual VOCs. EPA Method TO-17 involves pumped sampling of ambient air through sorbenttubes with analysis by thermal desorption and capillary GC.
Other test methods developed or evaluated at RTI for monitoring VOCs in multimedia matrices (stationary sources,hazardous wastes, and consumer products) include EPA Methods 24, 25, 25D, 302, 304, 305, and 311; also included aremethods for chloroform, methanol, chlorinated organics, glycol ethers, acrylics, and carbonyl compounds in support of the1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Many of these methods are currently used by regulatory agencies and industry world wideto make important environmental pollution control decisions. A brief overview of the creative advances in measurementmethods in multimedia matrices that have been developed or evaluated at RTI along with experimental details and results forsome of those methods will be described in this presentation.
Biographical SketchR.M. Jayanty received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Andhra University, Waltair, India, in 1964 and 1966, and hereceived a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Bradford, England, in 1972. His 1975 thesis for this master'sdegree in environmental pollution control from Pennsylvania State University predicted his career path to date– its title:"Inhibition of Photochemical Smog: Its Nature and Cure." He has worked at the Research Triangle Institute since 1978, andhas developed many of the methods used by the EPA to measure volatile organics in ambient air and in industrial sources andhazardous waste emissions. Jayanty lectures at many institutions and symposia on his area of experise. He has served on thescientific advisory board for the state of North Carolina's Air Toxic Control Programs and currently serves on the panelappointed by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration to review advanced indoor air monitoring systems to be usedon the International Space Station for determination of VOC's.
For the past nine years, he has served as a peer reviewer for grants and proposals for EPA and other federal agencies. Inaddition, he serves as adjunct professor in the Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at North Carolina StateUniversity. Jayanty has received several scientific awards and honors from professional organizations, including the Air &Waste Management Association's 1991 Frank A. Chambers Award for outstanding contributions to the science and art of airpollution measurement. Most recently, he received the national ACS Award for Creative Advances in EnvironmentalScience & Technology (C&E News, Jan. 24, 2000, p. 55).
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2000 Marcus E. Hobbs Award
Professor Richard D. GilbertDepartment of Wood and Paper Science
North Carolina State University
Dr. Gilbert is a 50-year member of the American Chemical Society who hascontributed heavily to ACS activities at the local, national, and internationallevels. He received his B.Sc. and M.S. degrees from the University ofManitoba, and his Ph.D. in synthetic polymer chemistry from the Universityof Notre Dame. His career as a polymer chemist began in Canada, where heheld various industrial and research positions in Winnipeg, Sarnia, andOttawa. He then moved to the US, where he held mangerial positions at theAmerican Synthetic Rubber Company in Louisville, KY, and at UniroyalChemicals in Nugatuck, CT. In 1966, he joined the faculty in the College ofTextiles at North Carolina State University. He became an Emeritus professorin 1990, and continues to serve NCSU and the chemistry community as theGraduate Program Director in the Dept. of Wood and Paper Science.
Professor Gilbert got involved in local ACS activities almost immediately upon his arrival in the RTP area in 1966.He is one of the organizers and founders of the ACS Polymer Discussion Group and served as its first Chair in 1967-68. He served as Program Chair of the Group in 1982-83, and again as Chair in 1983-84. He has contributedimmensely to the success and persistence of the Polymer Group over the past 33 years, and remains very active inthe Group, seldom missing a monthly meeting. In 1995, the Polymer Group honored Professor Gilbert and hiscontributions by creating the Richard D. Gilbert Award in Polymer Science, which is presented annually to studentswho give outstanding presentations at the Polymer Group's annual student symposium in May. This award issponsored by Lord Corporation.
Dr. Gilbert contributed to SERMACS 98 by organizing, chairing, and giving a presentation in the Symposium onNatural Polymers, Textiles, and Cellulose session. He has served as Alternate Councilor for the NC ACS localsection, and as chair of the local ACS section in New Haven, CT when he resided there.
On the national level, Dr. Gilbert has been active in the Cellulose Division of the ACS. He has served as Secretary-Treasurer from 1981-83, as Chair in 1988, and as Councilor from 1989-91. He has also served as AlternateCouncilor of the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division, and helped design the logo for that division. He has organizedfour different symposia in the areas of cellulose chemistry and polymers in biology and medicine for national ACSmeetings.
Professor Gilbert has developed an international reputation for his research in polymer chemistry, which includeswork on cellulose, liquid crystalline polymers, emulsion polymerization, and other areas. His research publicationsnumber over 160, and he has chaired thesis committees for 32 Ph.D. and 34 M.S. students. He spent a year as avisiting professor at Peking University.
Professor Gilbert's achievements and service to the ACS have enhanced the reputation of our local section, and weare pleased to recognize his accomplishments by presenting him with the 2000 Marcus E. Hobbs Service Award.
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NC-ACS Discussion Groups
The Triangle Area MassSpectrometry Discussion Group(TAMS) serves a diverse groupof scientists, from both academiaand industry. TAMS is based inthe Research Triangle Park,conveniently located betweenChapel Hill, Durham, andRaleigh. Attendance at themeetings is typically 35-45scientists and students, withsome meetings drawing in excessof 100 people.
To meet the interests of such avariety of scientists with diverseinterests, a balanced programbetween theory and applicationsis attempted, as well as coveringa variety of applications. Due to
the large number of scientists in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries,the application seminars are weighted towards these areas.More information, aswell as a list of previous seminars and speakers is located at the following URL:
http://membership.acs.org/N/NCarolina/tamsdg/tams1.htm
Co-Chairs Affiliation E-mail addressDr. Arthur Moseley Glaxo Wellcome [email protected] Ken Tomer NIEHS [email protected]. Max Turner CIIT [email protected]. Daniel Morgan Glaxo Wellcome [email protected]
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NC-ACS Discussion Groups
The purpose of the TriangleChromatography DiscussionGroup is to maintain andpromote an interest in and toprovide an opportunity fordiscussion and exchange ofinformation with respect to allfields of chromatography. The
membership is open to anyone interested in the field of chromatography.
The TCDG sponsors a number of speakers throughout the year and an annualTriangle Symposium and Instrument Exhibit.The 17th Triangle Symposium andInstrument Exhibit will be held at the McKimmon Center on May 18th, 2000.
CURRENT OFFICERS
PRESIDENTHoward James
Waters Corporation1-800-252-4752Ext. [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECTPatricia Hyldburg
Magellan Laboratories919-465-8430
PAST PRESIDENTHoward James
Waters Corporation1-800-252-4752Ext. [email protected]
SECRETARYJoe Hudson
Aventis Crop Science919-549-2501
TREASURERStephen D. Cooper
Research Triangle [email protected]
For more information, visit: http://RTPnet.org/~tcdg/index.html
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NC-ACS Discussion Groups
It is the goal of the Triangle NMR Discussion group to promote interactions andfoster a stimulating and collaborative environment for the local NMR community.
The Triangle NMR Discussion Group is an American Chemical Society Group ofscientists interested in all areas of magnetic resonance, working the the NorthCarolina area. This page will keep members and other interested scientistsinformed of upcoming TriMR events as well as local seminars.
Chair: T. M. O'ConnellDivision of Medicinal ChemistrySchool of Pharmacy, CB #7360
University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC 27599-7360
(919) 966-2956 (W)(919) 966-6919 (F)[email protected]
Spring TriMR SymposiumWednesday, May 3, 2000
NIEHS
Invited Lecture:Dr. John Markley
Program will include dinner and a poster sessionPlease feel free to contact any of the committee members with ideas for the group
For more information, visit: http://membership.acs.org/N/NCarolina/tmrdg/
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NC-ACS Discussion Groups
POLYMER DISCUSSION GROUP
The Polymer Discussion Group was founded in 1967 to promote polymerchemistry and physics in all aspects, foster the educational and professional growthof its members, increase contacts between people engaged in polymer work inorder to exchange knowledge and stimulate ideas, sponsor lectures, conferences,and other means to promote these objects and the general cause of polymerchemistry and physics.
The Polymer Discussion Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at theN.C. State University Club for dinner and a seminar by a noted polymer scientist.The May meeting of each year is devoted to the Richard Gilbert StudentSymposium, in which graduate students at local universities present their researchand compete for cash awards. The symposium is sponsored by Lord Corporation.
1999-2000 OFFICERS
Chair: Dr. C. M. Balik
Department of Materials Science and Engineering- Box 7907
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7907
(919) 515-2126 (W)
(919) 515-7724 (F)
Treasurer: Dr. Michael Theil
Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science-
Box 8301
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
(919) 515-6553 (W)
(919) 515-6532 (F)
Chair-Elect: Dr. Dorian Canelas
Lord Corporation
405 Gregson Dr.
Cary, NC 26511
(919) 469-2500
Secretary: Dr. Fran Dennis
Lord Corporation
405 Gregson Dr.
Cary, NC 26511
(919) 469-3443 x2430
For more information, visit: http://membership.acs.org/N/NCarolina/pdg/
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NC-ACS Discussion Groups
CURRENT OFFICERS
PresidentDarrell Coleman
SecretaryAllen Templeton
University of North Carolina, Chapel [email protected]
Vice PresidentKathy Sturgeon
BASF [email protected]
TreasurerJason Ritchie
University of North Carolina, Chapel [email protected]
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SERMACS 2001
JOINT SOUTHEAST-SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEETINGAMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
New Chemistry for the New Century
Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, LADecember 6-8, 2000
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2000
ADVANCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2000
http://www.chem.uno/ACSMeeting/prog.html
Registration InformationAdvance Registration is processed through the American Chemical Societynational office. Advance registration is from September 8 to November 15. Thetable, below lists the applicable registration fees.
Registration Fees
Category Advance Registration On Site Registration
ACS Member $100* $125*
Non-Member $120* $145*
Student $20 $25
Guest (Family of Registrant) $35* $40*
Emeritus, Retired or Unemployed $25* $35*
High School Teacher $20 $25
One Day (Member) $60* $85*
One Day (Non-Member) $75* $100*
One Day (Student) $15 $20
50 Year ACS member No Fee No Fee
Exhibits Only $10** $15**
*These registration fees include admission to the meeting party. Additional party tickets can be purchased for $35 in
advance or $40 on site.
** This fee is waived for guests of exhibitors with pass issued by exhibitor.
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The 17th Triangle ChromatographySymposium and Instrument Exhibit
McKimmon CenterN.C. State University
ThursdayMay 18th, 2000
Register at:http://RTPnet.org/~tcdg/symp17.html
Registration fees for Symposium and Exhibit - all fees include lunch on May 18Advanced Registration: $35 Regular, $10 for StudentsOn-Site Registration: $55 Regular, $15 for Students
Exhibit-Only Registraion is free
• Refreshments: Available in the Exhibit Hall (AM and PM)• Exhibitor Seminars: Seminar Rooms where Exhibitors will give presentations on state-of-
the-art topics• Continued Training: GLP/GMP Certificates of Attendance• Prize Drawing: Contributions by many of the Exhibitors - Grand Prize ($300 Gift
Certificate to Circuit City) contributed by the TCDG• Posters: Local student compentition; local university and industry research; vendor
developments• TCDG Election: Opportunity to vote for TCDG Officers
Invited Speakers
Milton LeeProfessor of Analytical Chemistry
Brigham Young UniversityIncreasing Speed in Capillary Processes
Allen VickersJ&W Scientific
Capillary Gas Chromatography: A Look at thePast, the Present, and It's Future
Tamara JamesErgonomics Program Director, Duke University &
Duke University Medical CenterDurham, NC
Ergonomics in the Laboratory Environment
Tacheng HsiehBASF Corporation, Agricultural Products Center
Research Triangle Park, NCNovel Approaches to Increasing Sample
Throughput in LC/MS/MS Quantitative Analysis
Robert St. ClaireSenior Principal Scientist
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Durham, NCLC Versus MS: The Battle for Dual Optimization
Charles GossGlaxo Wellcome, Research Triangle Park, NC
Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis in thePharmaceutical Industry: From DNA to
Comparator Analysis
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Richard D. Gilbert Award Symposiumfor Students in Polymer Science
NC-ACS Polymer Discussion GroupCall for Papers
Who? Graduate students engaged in macromolecular research at Duke University, NorthCarolina State University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What? Student Research Symposium and Award Competition
Where? NC State University Club (4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC)
When? Thursday, May 11, 2000 Papers are due Monday, April 10, 2000
Why?
A. Honor Professor Richard D. Gilbert, a leading teacher and researcher in polymerscience in North Carolina
B. Gain valuable experience in presenting your research resultsC. Improve your professional exposure and be recognized by area students,
university faculty, and industrial scientists for your research effortsD. Compete for the Richard D. Gilbert Award in Polymer Science:
$800 First Place $500 Second Place $200 Third Place
The Polymer Discussion Group of the North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Societyannounces its annual Richard D. Gilbert Award Symposium. The symposium will give studentsengaged in polymer research a forum in which to share their results, and to see other currentwork in the RTP area. Participants will compete for the Richard D. Gilbert Award in PolymerScience.
Papers must be submitted by April 10, 2000, to Dr. Dorian Canelas, Lord Corporation, 110 LordDrive, Cary, NC 27512-8012. Papers should consist of two 8-1/2” x 11” pages. The first pageshould consist of single-spaced text, while the second may contain any combination of single-spaced text, figures, tables, and references. Five (5) copies of the paper must be submitted.Papers must include the name, address, daytime phone number and e-mail address of the studentand faculty advisor.
Papers will be judged on scientific content, merit, and presentation. Since the emphasis will beon the student's own work, the number of authors should be minimal. However,acknowledgements of colleagues and citations of other key research in the area is encouraged.Three students will be chosen to present their work as 15-minute lectures at the Symposium.Each will be honored with a certificate and a cash award. Other entrants will present theirresearch in a poster session. An award of $50 will be made for the most outstanding poster,based on the same criteria as above.
The Polymer Discussion Group thanks Lord Corporation for sponsoring the cash awards.
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Chair 2000Bradley E. Sturgeon,NIEHS/NIHPO Box 12233, MD F0-02RTP, NC 27709(919) 541-7574 (W)(919) 541-1043 (F)[email protected]
Chair-Elect 2000C. Maurice BalikDept. of Materials Science &Engineering, Box 7907North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-7907(919) 515-2126 (W)(919) 515-7724 (F)[email protected]
Secretary 2000Sol LevineDept. of Chemistry, Box 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh NC 27695-8204(919) 513-2585 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
Treasurer 2000Joan T. Bursey101 Longwood PlChapel Hill, NC27514-9584(919) 468-7926 (W)(919) 468-7803 (F)[email protected]
Past Chair, 1999G. H. Wahl, Jr.Dept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.(919) 515-2941 (W)(919) 515-3757 (F)Raleigh NC [email protected]
TarHelium EditorJ. A. KnoppDept. of BiochemistryBox 7622North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-7622(919) 51 5-5828 (W)(919) 515-2047 (W)[email protected]
Councilor, 1999-01E. C. BighamGlaxoWellcome Inc.3030 Cornwallis Rd.RTP, NC 27709(919) 483-9844 (W)(919) 315-0430 (F)[email protected]
Councilor, 1999-01R. W. Morrison, Jr.Dept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-8204(919) 515-2549 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
2000 NC-ACS Local Section Officers
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Councilor, 1998-00Alvin L. CrumblissDept. of ChemistryBox 90346Duke UniversityDurham, NC 27708-0346(919) 660-1540 (W)(919) 660-1605 (F)[email protected]
Councilor, 1998-00R. A. PalmerDept. of ChemistryBox 90346Duke UniversityDurham, NC 27708-0346(919) 660-1539 (W)(919) 660-1605 (F)[email protected]
Councilor, 2000-02J. L. ChaoIBM, Inc.PO Box 12195Dept CMZA/061RTP, NC 27709(919) 543-3054 (W)(919) 543-3642 (F)[email protected]
Alt. Councilor, 1999-01J. D. MartinDept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-8204(919) 515-3402 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
Alt. Councilor, 1999-01Willam. L. SwitzerDept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-8204(919) 515-2945 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
Alt. Councilor, 1998-00C. B. BossDept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh NC 27695-8204(919) 515-3412 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
Alt. Councilor, 1998-00S. T. PurringtonDept. of ChemistryBox 8204North Carolina State U.Raleigh NC 27695-8204(919) 515-2864 (W)(919) 515-5079 (F)[email protected]
Alt. Councilor, 2000-02W. PowellDept. of Chemistry andPhysical ScienceMeredith College3800 Hillsborough StRaleigh NC 27607-5298(919) 760-8619 (W)(919) 760-2819 (F)[email protected]
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Ex officioT. A. LehmanEnvironmental Science &Technology - CB 1105UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC 27599-1105(919) 966-0581 (W)(919) 966-0582 (F)(919) 933-8932 (H)[email protected]
Ex officioM. M. Bursey101 Longwood Pl.Chapel Hill, NC 27514-9584(919) 493-3025 (H)[email protected]
Ex officioK. A. CutlerProject SEED CoordinatorHillside High School1901 Milan StDurham, NC 27704(919) 560-2312 (W)(919) 956-5311 (F)[email protected]
Ex OfficioE. L. ElielDept. of ChemistryCampus Box 3290UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC 27599-3290(919) 962-6198 (W)(919) 962-2388 (F)[email protected]
Triangle Area Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group
D. G. MorganGlaxo Wellcome, Inc.PO Box 13398RTP, NC 27709(919) 483-4291 (W)(919) 839-3336 (P)[email protected]
Polymer Discussion Group
C. Maurice BalikDept. of Materials Science& EngineeringBox 7907North Carolina State U.Raleigh, NC 27695-7907(919) 515-2126 (W)(919) 515-7724 (F)[email protected]
Triangle Magnetic Resonance Discussion GroupT. M. O'ConnellDivision of Medicinal ChemistrySchool of Pharmacy, CB #7360UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC 27599-7360(919) 966-2956 (W)(919) 966-6919 (F)[email protected]
Triangle Chromatography Discussion GroupH. JamesWaters Associates
Younger Chemists CommitteeDarrell ColemanEli [email protected]
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NC-ACS Membership Statistics
Our section has beengrowing in nearly perfectlinear fashion since 1975,at an approximate rate of70 new members per year.New members with lessthan 5 years of servicemake up over half of ourmembership (52%), butthat statistic also indicatesthat we are not very
successful at retaining membersbeyond 5 years. Maybe our newlyformed Younger Chemists Committeecan help us do something about that!The average age of our members isabout 44 years, and the agedistribution shows a significantnumber of members over 70 years ofage.
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Facts about the NC-ACS Local SectionCourtesy of Professor Maurice M. Bursey, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• The American Chemical Society was founded in 1876 in New York, then the center of chemical research in thecountry.
• Local Sections were not started outside of New York until 1890, when Rhode Island members formed a section.Earlier they had threatened to start a new chemical society because of the restriction of activities to New York.
• The North Carolina Section (1896) was the first in the South. About half a dozen local sections had beenestablished in the North.
• Members of the North Carolina Section in 1896 were mostly professors at colleges and university and scientistsat the North Carolina Experiment Station.
• Drive for a section in North Carolina came primarily from Charles Baskerville, a new professor at theUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
• The first president of the North Carolina Section was Francis Venable, head of the chemistry department at theUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was president for three years, a record so far unmatched by anysuccessor.
• The first meeting was in Raleigh, on February 22. Undoubtedly this date was chosen because it was a schoolholiday (George Washington's birthday). Travel to the meeting would have taken a long time. For example,from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, attendees would have had to take the spur train toUniversity Station, then the main railroad line through Durham to Raleigh!
• The program was quite extensive. Several members doing their own research gave research reports on theirwork.
• At first the North Carolina Section's area covered the whole state. Meetings were held all over the stateaccessible by train in spite of the substantial amount of travel involved. Often travel involved one or two night'sstay at the meeting city.
• B. W. Kilgore of the Experiment Station was the first government/industrial chemist to be the section president.
• William Withers of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, now North Carolina State University, was anotherearly president. He was famous for his research on the poisonous constituent of untreated cotton, gossypol.
• In time other Sections were split off from the North Carolina Section, as the number of chemists grew in NorthCarolina and demands on their time prevented far-ranging travel. Today there are five sections or parts ofsection of the American Chemical Society in North Carolina, covering all but a few of the most rural of the 100counties.
• Fewer than 20 chemists were at the first meeting 100 years ago. Today there are over 3000 chemists in the fivesections of North Carolina. Of these five, the North Carolina Section is still the largest. It extends from theResearch Triangle north and south to the borders with Virginia and South Carolina, and has almost 2500members.
• Most of these 2500 members are employed in the Research Triangle Park, with its heavy research basis inpharmaceuticals, agricultural products, electronics, environmental research, and basic chemical and biochemicalresearch. There are also large numbers of chemists at area colleges and universities in chemistry, biochemistry,chemical engineering, textile chemistry, environmental science, and materials science departments.
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2000 Bradley E. Sturgeon, NIEHS
1999 George H. Wahl, NCSU
1998 Russell J. Linderman, NCSU
1997 Daniel L. Norwood MagellanLaboratories
1996 Thomas A. Lehman DukeUniversity/MagellanLaboratories
1995 Michael T. Riebe,GlaxoWellcome Inc.
1994 Michael T. Crimmins, UNCChapel Hill
1993 Robert W. Morrison,Burroughs WellcomeCompany
1992 Charles G. Moreland, NCSU
1991 James L. Chao, IBM
1990 Donald M. Preiss, IBM
1989 Alvin L. Crumblis, DukeUniversity
1988 William E. Hatfield, UNCChapel Hill
1987 William L. Switzer, NCSU
1986 Eric C. Bigham, BurroughsWellcome Company
1985 Robert Izydore , NCCU
1984 Bernard Spielvogel ArmyResearch Office
1983 Louis D. Quin, DukeUniversity
1982 Kathryn MacLeod,Mallinckrodt, Inc.
1981 William F. Gutknecht,Research Triangle Institute
1980 Forrest W. Getzen, NCSU
1979 Eric Wiechert, CutterLaboratories
1978 Richard A. Palmer, DukeUniversity
1977 Suzanne T. Purrington,NCSU
1976 Monica R. Nees, NC Scienceand Technology ResearchCenter
1975 Maurice M. Bursey, UNCChapel Hill
1974 Richard J. Thompson, EPA
1973 Halbert H. Carmichael,NCSU
1972 Peter Smith, Duke University
1971 Vivian Stannett, NCSU
1970 Robert G. Ghirardelli, ArmyResearch Office-Durham
1969 G. Gilbert Long, NCSU
1968 Monroe E. Wall, ResearchTriangle Institute
1967 E. Clifford Toren, DukeUniversity
1966 J. Charles Morrow, UNCChapel Hill
1965 J. Keith Lawson, ChemstrandResearch Center
1964 Ralph C. Swann, NCSU
1963 William F. Little, UNCChapel Hill
1962 Howard A. Strobel, DukeUniversity
1961 Richard H. Leoppert, NCSU
1960 S. Y. Tyree, UNC, ChapelHill
1959 John W. Dawson, Office ofOrdnance Research, DukeUniversity
1958 Frederick R. Darkis, Liggett& Myers Tobacco Company
1957 George O. Doak, UnitedStates Public Health Service
1956 Frances C. Brown, DukeUniversity
1955 Pelham Wilder, DukeUniversity
1954 Walter J. Peterson NorthCarolina State College
1953 Arthur Roe, UNC ChapelHill
1952 Frank H. Smith, NorthCarolina State College
1951 John W. Nowell, Jr., WakeForest College
1950 Charles K. Bradsher, DukeUniversity
1949 Samuel B. Knight, UNC,Chapel Hill
1948 Douglas G. Hill, DukeUniversity
1947 Charles S. Black, WakeForest College
1946 Oscar K. Rice, UNC, ChapelHill
1945 Marcus E. Hobbs, DukeUniversity
1944 Willis A. Reid, NCSU
1943 Sherman Smith, UNC,Chapel Hill
1942 Charles S. Black, WakeForest College
1941-42 Ivan D. Jones, NorthCarolina State College
1940-41 Walter Earl Jordan, NorthCarolina State College
1939-40 Edwin C. Markham, UNC,Chapel Hill
1938-39 Nevill Isbell, Wake ForestCollge
1937-38 Warren C. Vosburgh,Duke University
1936-37 Edward Mack, UNCChapel Hill
1935-36 Ralph W. Bost, UNC,Chapel Hill
Past Chairs of the NC-ACS Local Section*
*Founded February 22, 1896
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1934-35 John H. Saylor, DukeUniversity
1933-34 Horace D. Crockford,UNC Chapel Hill
1932-33 Francis W. Sherwood,North Carolina State College
1930-32 Lucius A. Bigelow, DukeUniversity
1929 Frank K. Cameron, UNC
1928 L. G. Willis, North CarolinaState College
1927 Paul M. Ginnings,Greensboro College
1926 James T. Dobbins, UNC
1925 Frank E. Rice, NorthCarolina State College
1924 Francis W. Sherwood, NorthCarolina State College
1923 John O. Halverson, NorthCarolina State College
1922 Alvin S. Wheeler, UNC
1921 Paul M. Gross, TrinityCollege
1920 James M. Bell, UNC
1918-19 John W. Nowell, WakeForest College
1917 Howard B. Arbuckle,Davidson College
1916 James K. Plummer, Ag.Experiment Station
1915 John W. Nowell, Wake ForestCollege
1914 James M. Bell, UNC
1913 Leon F. Williams, Ag. andMechanical College
1912 Lucius B. Lockhart, Raleigh
1911 G. M. McNider, Ag.Experiment Station
1910 William M. Allen, Ag.Experiment Station
1909 William A. Syne, Ag. andMechanical College
1908 James E. Mills, UNC
1907 William H. Pegram, TrinityCollege
1906 Charles H. Herty, UNC
1905 C. B. Williams, N CDepartment of Ag.
1904 Alvin S. Wheeler, UNC
1902-03 Charles E. Brewer, WakeForest College
1901 William A. Withers, Ag. andMechanical College
1900 B. W. Kilgore, N CExperiment Station
1899 Charles Baskerville, UNC
1896-98 Francis P. Venable, UNC
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