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2008 Harrison Howe Award
 The 2008 Harrison Howe Award will be presented to Professor Daniel G. Nocera at the University of Rochester on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
There will be two public lectures and a Poster Session/Dessert
Reception. All events are free and open to the public. Complete details are available on the Harrison Howe Award Website.
Prof. Nocera, the Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a world leader in the study of energy at the molecular level. He is best known for research on energy conversion in biology and chemistry, especially focusing on solar generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water. Nocera has been an innovator, discovering multielectron photoreactions for hydrogen production, and pioneering the molecular understanding of proton-coupled electron transfer. In addition, Nocera has been a tireless proponent of fundamental research on energy issues, organizing numerous recent workshops and conferences on renewable and sustainable energy. He is an engaging speaker, and will continue to be a major figure in energy catalysis in the future.
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Councilor's Corner
"Local Section Officers - The Unsung Heroes of the ACS"
When I completed my term as Chair for the Rochester Section, I was delighted to receive a special gift from former ACS President, Attila Pavlath. Attila visited us, if you remember, as President one cold January day to speak at our Annual dinner. When Attila completed his 3-year term within the ACS Presidential Succession, he went back into his Section and ran for Chair. From that experience, he wrote the following article, which he framed and sent to me at the end of my own term as Chair. I wanted to pass it on to you as it is a wonderful way to acknowledge those who step forward to help lead our Section, and hopefully, it is a way to stimulate thought amongst others as we open up our nominations for officers for the 2008 election in this issue of our newsletter.
"ACS without Local Sections? Is it true that local sections have no place in our time? No! They are like the neon lights of Broadway. We accept them as a routine part of our professional life; but if they were to disappear suddenly, the darkness would be self-evident. For the large majority of our members who rarely go to national meetings, the local sections represent the tangible connection with a faraway giant organization in which they are, they quite frequently think, only computer numbers. What do you expect from your local Section? The need varies for each member, and the local section officers must struggle with the different problems and find solutions for them."
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Call for Nominations
The following offices need to be filled in this fall's Rochester ACS Section election:
CHAIR-ELECT
SECRETARY
COUNCILOR
THREE MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
You may nominate someone for an office or if you,
yourself, are interested in serving in any of these positions, we are
always happy to take a self-nomination! The deadline for nominations is September 8, 2008. Please send nominations to Richard Cobb (585-477-4903, d.richard.cobb@kodak.com). We are also seeking people willing to serve on the Nominations and Elections Committee. If you would like to serve on the Committee, please contact Richard Cobb by Thursday, May 1st.
The duties involved for each position up for election are as follows: Continue reading...
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YCC Update
The YCC will be holding a general meeting on Wednesday, March 19th at 5:30 PM in Hutchison 470 at the University of Rochester to discuss plans for 2008. In addition to describing our ideas for 2008, we are looking for volunteers to help make our events successful by helping in any way that you can. Do you like making flyers, ordering food, or coming up with new chem demos for elementary kids?...then we can find a job for you! Free food and drinks will be served! Here are several planned activities for 2008. High School Mole Bowl (April)
School 19 Science Fair (May)
Summer Softball Team (May - August)
Golf Scramble (August)
Hiking & Horseback Riding in Letchworth State Park (September)
Bowling Tournament (October)
YCC/RCC Poster Session Lunch (October)
WinterFEST (November)
Coin Wars (November - December)
Please check out our website for updated YCC information at http://www.chem.rochester.edu/ycc. As always, feel free to contact Katie Leach (585-275-0215, Kathryn.leach@rochester.edu) if you have questions and comments.
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Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 2008 Rochester ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place Saturday, April 26 at SUNY Geneseo. For further information and to submit an abstract, please contact symposium organizer Dr. Kazushige Yokoyama (585 245-5320, yokoyama@geneseo.edu).
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NERM 2008
Fellow Chemists: The 2008 Northeast Regional Meeting will take place at the Sheraton Conference Center in beautiful Burlington, Vermont, from June 29th to July 2nd. The technical program includes symposia on environmental chemistry, green chemistry, particles and composites, synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, peptides and proteins, 21st century energy, analytical interfacial science, chemistry education, computers in chemistry, layered materials, responsive polymers and self assembly, organometallic chemistry of the group 15 elements, physical chemistry, the history of chemistry, scanning probe microscopy, chemical biology, chemistry of foods and beverages, and industrial innovation. Our chemistry and policy forum, legislative action, and health and safety events will provide further opportunity for lively discussion.
NERM2008 will also feature an innovative "chemistry enthusiasts" program of fun and informative lectures on topics of general interest aimed at educators, retired chemists, and anyone who is enthusiastic about chemistry.
ACS regional meetings provide excellent opportunities for networking and developing regional collaborations. Social and networking events include poster sessions, receptions, a chemistry cruise on Lake Champlain, a comedy evening, and tours to places of regional and chemical significance (such as the Ben and Jerry's ice cream plant!).
NERM2008 also provides opportunities for professional development with career development workshops and workshops for chemistry educators at K-12 and college level.
The deadline for abstracts is May 11th. Further information and on-line abstract submission is available at http://www.nerm2008.org. We hope you can join us at NERM2008!
Willem Leenstra
willem.leenstra@uvm.edu
NERM2008 General Chair
Martin Case
martin.case@uvm.edu
NERM2008 Program Chair
Fiona Case
greenmntacs@yahoo.com
NERM2008 Marketing Chair
Ralph Stuart
rstuart@uvm.edu
NERM2008 Exhibits Chair
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