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Share your thoughts and see how your peers responded by clicking on the question above. (Hint: get 'chemistry makes cooking simple' recipes in this issue)
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Consulting Tip of the Month
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RESOURCES FOR CONSULTANTS
By John Newport, PhD, Chemical Consultants Network
Leaving a corporate environment and striking out on your own as a consultant has many challenges. Among these are the high prices charged by some commercial sources, which are beyond the means of most independent consultants and small chemical businesses. No longer can you rely on an employer to absorb the costs of resources that you previously took for granted such as literature searching, library facilities, expensive software and IT support. And of course there is the pressing need to find clients. Fortunately there is a compendium of free and low cost resources for consultants. For example one can find listed the URL for a free source of detailed known and predicted property data for thousands of molecules, Chemspider. Many of the compendium's listings are of use whether you are a new or seasoned consultant or still in the corporate arena. So far topics that have been addressed are:
- FINDING WORK
- NETWORKING
- SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
- DATABASES, TRANSLATION SERVICES, SOFTWARE
- NEWS
- BUSINESS
- LEGAL
- EDUCATION
- CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
- BOOKS
This is a work in progress. All are encouraged to submit resources that they have found useful for inclusion in it or suggest areas that they would like to see covered by sending a note to the author. One pressing area that needs addressing is finding an affordable way for individuals to access the electronic journal database.
Next month's Distillate article will share some thoughts on an important aspect of getting clients - The value of listening. (note: due to the year-end holiday, the Distillate will resume in February 2011)
Have suggestions on topics/tips you want us to cover in future issues? Email us.
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ACS Webinars™ CLICK * WATCH * LEARN * DISCUSSThursdays from 2-3pm ET Learn more and register at www.acswebinars.org December 2, 2010Venture Capital Outlook in 2011 - Crystal ball, Smoke Screen, and the Reality. Join an expert panel to learn the future of venture capital in 2011! You will attain valuable information about the investment climate in 2011, which areas of science will be hot spots for VC's, and be able to identify key political and economic factors affecting the capital flow and investment for 2011.  December 7, 2010International Year of Chemistry 2011 - Activities and Resources for Your Celebration. Do you know that 2011 has been designated as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC2011)? Get ready for an exciting year of celebrating chemistry! We invite you to learn more about the benefits of participating in this global celebration and resources available for you.  December 9, 2010Kitchen Chemistry: Combining Chemistry and Culinary Delights for the Holiday. Join our special guest speakers Shirley Corriher, author of CookWise and BakeWise, and Peter Barham, author of The Science of Cooking, to learn chemistry tips that can tranform your kitchen into a workshop of culinary delights! Its all about the chemistry in your kitchen this holiday season!  December 16, 2010Chemicals & the Economy Year End Updates- Impact and Outlook for Executives and Scientists. Learn how understanding the economy and chemical industry trends can help you better plan for your career and business! Review of 2010 and forces driving the industry for 2011. Productivity, Profitability, Globalization, Employment - All aspects uncovered with Paul Hodges, of International eChem, and William Carroll, of Occidental Chemical Corp.. Connect with subject matter experts and global thought leaders in chemical sciences, management, and business on relevant professional issues every Thursday from 2-3pm ET. After a short presentation, the remainder of the hour belongs to you for live Q&A! More information and registration...Have ideas? Email us your suggestions for future ACS Webinars topics. Please include 'Webinar Topic Suggestion' in the subject line.
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Can't attend the live ACS Webinars? To access recordings of past ACS Webinars, please visit our on-demand content library. Featured Archived Content:Stressed about your job security? Layoffs, Mergers, Restructuring... Learn strategies on how to turn these stressful situations to your career advantage. Watch at http://acswebinars.org/ferguson
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Kitchen Chemistry Recipes for the Holiday
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 Looking for a Holiday Inspiration but don't know how to Cook a Chestnut? Impress Your Holiday Guests with these Special Recipes from our Experts. Click on the links to download recipes courtesy of Shirley Corriher and Peter Barham. No fear, these recipes are made simple with a sprinkle of chemistry...
Have recipes to share? We welcome you to share your kitchen chemistry at http://acswebinars.org/kitchenchemistry2010 |
Upcoming meetings that may be of interest to you:
- Pacifichem 2010
Jointly sponsored by ACS, Canadian Society for Chemistry, Chemical Society of Japan, New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Korean Chemical Society, and Chinese Chemical Society
December 15-20, 2010
Honolulu, HI - Chemistry in Cancer Research: The Biological Chemistry of Inflammation as a Cause of Cancer
Jointly sponsored by ACS and the American Association of Cancer Research
January 30-February 2, 2011
San Diego, CA - 20th Winter Fluorine Conference
January 9-14, 2011
TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort
St. Pete Beach, FL - 85th ACS Colloid and Surfaces Symposium
June 19-22, 2011
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Want your events included in The Distillate and/or ACS Webinars webpage? Please email us your events info with the subject title EVENTS.
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 How Confident are you About Your Data? Whip out your iPhone for a simple help. You are faced with the question - Are there enough data points to justify that conclusion? And where are the error bars, anyway? Let Confidence Levels, a new Apple app brought to you by the folks at OpenEye Scientific, help answer these questions for you. Simply dial in the r squared value and the number of data points and see the errors for yourself. Get this Free iPhone App...Have an innovation in science story to share? It can be your research project or your company's gadget. We love to hear from you. Send us an email to imp@acs.org with subject line INNOVATION. |
 The Winning Pictures are... (drum roll please) In case you have missed the winning pictures, no red carpet was rolled out here, you can still check out the cool chemistry pictures selected as winners for 2010 contest. See the Winning Pictures in C&EN Magazine... |
 Chemistry Professor results Clears Failed Drug Test. Ashley Beardsley, who lost her job in late October after failing a drug test, insisted that drinking Delisse Coca Tea from Peru caused the positive result for cocaine. Chemistry professor Miguel Mitchell at Salisbury University volunteered to test the tea for free. Prof. Mitchell's analysis of the chemical compounds in the tea matched that of cocaine and helped explain the drug test. Salute to chemists in the community. Full story from WBOC... |
 Chemistry is Keeping us Safe. Tired from hearing about the whole-body imaging and pat-down security check at airports? Chemists are working hard behind the scenes to develop new explosive-detection tools that can out sniff a dog. New sensor to out-sniff champion canines... |
 Science and the Cat! Do you know who invented the cat door? Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), who invented the Newtonian science, is also acclaimed to have created the first cat door by carving holes in his lab door for his cat and kittens to come and go. That a meaw for chemistry!
Have a famous feline/pooch science story to share? We love to hear from you. Send us an email to imp@acs.org with subject line PETS.
Netwon's cat-flap...
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 Challenge Quote of the Month - win an ACS Proud to be a Chemist lapel pin.
"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy." by ???
Send us your correct answer to win the lapel pin. Two winners will be selected for this popular pin.
Email us (imp@acs.org) your answer by December 22, 2010 to be entered into the drawing. Please use QUOTE for the subject line. Answer and winners will be posted in next month's edition (note: due to the year-end holiday, the Distillate issue will resume in February).
Congratulations to John Marchand of the Alameda County Water District in California and Joseph Magee of NIST for the correct answer to last month's challenging quote contest "The most all penetrating spirit before which will open the possibility of tilting not tables, but planets, is the spirit of free human inquiry. Believe only in that." by Dmitri Mendeleev. Winners were randomly selected from all the correct entries received and will receive an ACS lapel pin. Thank you to all who entered the contest.
Have a quote to share? Send us (imp@acs.org) your favorite scientists' quotes and if we use your submission, we will send you a surprise prize.
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