April Issue (1.2 Mb) of The Midland Chemist
MMI Announces 2012 TAVP Program, June 11-15
The Michigan Molecular Institute (MMI) will host the 2012 Turner Alfrey Visiting Professor (TAVP) program in mid-June this year. Prof. Kathryn Uhrich of Rutgers University will be this year’s visiting professor. Dr. Uhrich will offer a 15-hour set of lectures (June 11-15, 3:00-6:00 PM each day) on the topic of Designing Polymers for Biomaterials Applications. Attendance at this course is available at no cost for Midland Section ACS members, but pre-registration is required one week in advance by visiting http://www.mmi.org/tavp2012.html, or e-mailing registrar@mmi.org, or calling 989-832-5555.
Full details, including the course description and lecture topics outline, how to register for Prof. Uhrich’s course (June 11-15), and how to sign up for the joint technical society dinner meeting (June 13), will appear in the June issue of the Midland Chemist, coming soon. All pertinent information is also available now on MMI’s TAVP program website.
Joint Technical Society Dinner Meeting, June 13
Prof. Kathryn Uhrich of Rutgers University and the 2012 Turner Alfrey Visiting Professor (TAVP) will be the featured speaker at a joint technical society dinner meeting to be held the evening of Wednesday, June 13, beginning at 6:30 PM at the NADA Center on the campus of Northwood University, in Midland. Prof. Uhrich will present the very interesting story of her research group’s involvement in bringing a research project invention to commercial fruition in her talk, PolyAspirin: From Invention to Innovation (http://www.mmi.org/tavpdinner12.html).
The cost of the dinner meeting is $25 for ACS, SPE, etc. technical society members and their guests, and $15 for students. Reservations are required no later than Wednesday, June 6 to Molly Warren-Haycock at MMI, by e-mailing her at warren-haycock@mmi.org, or calling 989-832-5555 x 554.
Call for Nominations for 2013 Officer and Director Candidates
Here is your chance to become more involved in your local ACS section. We need candidates to run for the following seven positions for 2013:
Chair-elect (1-year term)
Secretary (1-year term)
Treasurer (1-year term)
Chair, Nominations & Elections (1-year term)
Directors (3 open positions, 3-year terms)
If you are interested in running for any of these positions or know of someone who might be interested, please contact Shawn (Xiaoyun) Chen at 989-636-9042, or xchen4@dow.com. If you have any questions regarding what the positions entail, please contact the current officers or Shawn Chen, or you are welcome to visit our website. The ACS Midland Section Handbook also provides details on the responsibilities of each of the elected positions.
Nominations from the floor will be accepted at the August 6 and August 27 Midland Section ACS Board meetings, which are held at 7:00 PM in the Board Room located on the lower level of the Midland Center for the Arts. Please be aware that any nominees will have to accept their nomination prior to the announcement from the floor.
There are a variety of compelling reasons to take advantage of the chance to become involved as an officer or director of the Midland Section ACS, including networking beyond your workplace, an opportunity to provide vision and voice to your local scientific community, and a chance to hone your interpersonal and leadership skills. Also, please consider your involvement within the Midland Section ACS in the broader context as well. Even if you’re not running for an elected Board position, there are many other great ways and areas for you to serve.
Weyenberg Memorial Student Travel Grants (July 16 deadline)
The Midland Section ACS offers small travel grants to help students present their work at scientific meetings. Since 1999, the grant has been known as the Donald R. Weyenberg Memorial Student Travel Grant in honor of Don Weyenberg, a pioneering research chemist who strongly promoted science and believed in the value of students attending scientific meetings and conferences to present their work.
To apply, go online to verify eligibility, look for the downloadable application form, fill it out and return it to Midland Section Treasurer, Haoyu Zhang, at HZhang6@dow.com no later than Monday, July 16, 2012. After attending the meeting for which the travel grant was awarded, the recipient is expected to present their paper or poster at the Fall Scientific Meeting.
Midland Section ACS Historical Exhibit Coming in 2013
The Midland Section ACS will have an exhibit of Section historical materials on display in the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University for several months in the first half of 2013. This exhibit will also be featured at the ACS Central Regional Meeting being held at CMU on May 15-18, 2013. If any local section members have suggestions of special historical items that they feel should be part of this exhibit, please inform the Section Historian, Wendell Dilling, at dilli1wl@cmich.edu or 989-631-1621. The entire Midland Section ACS historical archives are too large to exhibit all of it.
21st Annual Spring Science Awards Banquet Photo Gallery
A link to 84 photos taken at the 21st Annual Spring Science Awards Banquet, hosted by the Midland Section ACS and held on May 3, 2012 in Midland are available for viewing online. If you attended the event, check it out and see if you can find yourself in some of the photos. Thank you to Eva Li for taking the photos and organizing the photo gallery collection.
Over 200 guests attended the spring awards event this year and a very large number of students, educators, long-time ACS members, and other honorees were recognized for their achievements. Special guest speaker, Dr. Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology professor by day, and chemist/comedian by night, offered a special treat to banquet attendees with his light-hearted presentation, Lab Coats and Other Fashion Statements: The Lighter Side of the Chemical Sciences.
Latest Issue of The Midland Chemist (Vol. 49, No. 2, April 2012)
The latest issue of The Midland Chemist, the primary communications medium of the Midland Section ACS is available in pdf file format. Other past issues of The Midland Chemist, going back to February 2000, are also archived and available at the same location.
Upcoming Dates and Events
June 4 (7:00-9:00 PM) – ACS Board meeting, MCFTA Board Room (in person), or via conference call at phone number: 866-299-7945, participant code: 9837036#
June 5-9 43rd ACS Central Regional Meeting, hosted by the Detroit local section, The Henry Hotel, Dearborn. For more information, please visit the CERM2012 website.
June 11-15(3:00-6:00 PM each day) – 2012 TAVP course lectures, MMI Lecture Hall, Midland. Featuring Prof. Kathryn Uhrich of Rutgers University on the topic of Designing Polymers for Biomaterials Applications. There is no fee for Midland Section ACS members, but pre-registration is required one week in advance online, or e-mailing registrar@mmi.org, or calling 989-832-5555.
June 13 (6:30-9:00 PM) – Joint technical society dinner meeting, NADA Center, Northwood University, Midland. Featuring 2012 TAVP, Prof. Kathryn Uhrich of Rutgers University on the topic of PolyAspirin: From Invention to Innovation. $25 for ACS, SPE, etc. technical society members and guests, and $15 for students. Reservations are required no later than June 6 to Molly Warren-Haycock at MMI, by e-mailing warren-haycock@mmi.org, or calling 989-832-5555 x 554.
June 16 – Deadline for Weyenberg memorial student travel grant applications (more info). Applications should be sent to Midland Section ACS Treasurer, Haoyu Zhang.
August 6 (7:00-9:00 PM) – ACS Board meeting, MCFTA Board Room (in person), or via conference call at phone number: 866-299-7945, participant code: 9837036#
August 19-23 ACS Fall 2012 National Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia. More information is available online.
August 27 (7:00-9:00 PM) – ACS Board meeting, MCFTA Board Room (in person), or via conference call at phone number: 866-299-7945, participant code: 9837036#
