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NORTH JERSEY SECTIONThursday, September 9, 2004Careers in TransitionSee page 5.

Thursday, September 9, 2004NoJ Mass Spectrometry Discussion GroupSee page 6.

Sunday, September 12, 2004Younger Chemists CommitteeSee page 6.

Monday, September 13, 2004No. Jersey Teacher AffiliatesSee page 7.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004ChemTAGSee page 7.

Thursday, September 23, 2004NJ Group of Small Chemical BusinessesSee page 11.

Monday, September 27, 2004Project SEED Poster SessionSee page 7.

Monday, September 27, 2004No. Jersey Executive CommitteeSee page 5.

Tuesday, September 28, 2004Chinese American Chemical SocietyChemical SymposiumSee page 11.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANDSECTION MEETINGInvitation to All ACS members:

The North Jersey Section’s ExecutiveCommittee meets at 4:15 PM on the day ofthe monthly Topical Group Meetings, at thesame location. All ACS members are wel-come to attend.

The following topical group will meet:Project SEED Poster Session. Septembermeeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, September 27, 2004Times: SEED Poster Session 4:30 PM

Social Hour 5:30 PMDinner 6:00 PM

Place: Seton Hall University400 South Orange AvenueSouth Orange, NJ

Cost: Dinner $20.00

Reservations: for dinner call (732) 463-7271or [email protected] and state your wishto make reservations for the ACS dinnerbefore Wednesday, September 22, 2004.

Dinner at the North Jersey Meeting ispayable at the door; however, if you arenot able to attend and did not cancel

your reservation, you are responsible forthe price of your dinner.

❈CAREERS IN TRANSITION GROUPJob Hunting??

Are you aware that the North Jersey Sectionholds monthly meetings at FairleighDickinson University in Madison to helpACS members? Topics covered at thesescost-free workshops are:

• The latest techniques in resume prepa-ration

• Ways for improving a resume

• Answers to frequently asked interviewquestion and

• Conducting an effective job searching.

The next meeting for the Careers InTransition Group will be held Thursday,September 9, 2004, in the Rice Lounge onthe first floor of the New Academic Building.The meeting will start at 5:30 PM and end at9:00. There will be a Dutch-treat dinner. Toget the most from the meeting, be sure tobring transparencies of your resume.

Please contact [email protected], if youplan on attending this meeting.

Education

NORTH JERSEY MASSSPECTROMETRY DISCUSSIONGROUPInvitation to Vendors

Vendor Show

12:00 - 1:00 PMVendor Set Up Time

1:00 - 8:00 PMVendor Show in the Double Tree HotelBallroom

4:00 - 5:00 PMRefreshments Provided in the Ballroom

5:30 - 7:00 PMDinner Served in the Ballroom

7:00 - 7:30 PMNJACS-MSDG Announcements

7:30 PMDr. R. Graham Cooks(Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor)Department of ChemistryPurdue University, West Lafayette, INDr. Ronald HendricksonMerck, Rahway, NJ

8:00 - 10:00 PMVendor Tear Down Time

Date: Thursday, September 9, 2004Times: 12:00 - 10:00 PMPlace: Double Tree Hotel, Somerset, NJCost: $750 (payable to NJACS-MSDG)Facilities: 6’ table and electricity (where

needed).

Getting your spot for the vendor show is onlypossible by making a reservation with RaguRamanathan ([email protected] or 908-740-2799) and throughreceipt of your $750 payment by ourTreasurer at: Ragu Ramanathan, Schering-Plough Research Institute, K15-3-3700,2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ07033

YOUNGER CHEMISTSCOMMITTEEAnnual Picnic

Come join fellow students and young pro-fessional chemists at our annual fall picnic.This is a great opportunity to meet otherchemists and have fun, while enjoying theoutdoors. Feel free to bring your favoritesports equipment. Friends and Family arewelcome!

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2004Time: Picnic starts at 12 NoonPlace: Johnson Park

River RoadPiscataway, NJ

Price: FREE!

Registration: Please register by Friday,September 10 at 12 noon either on-line athttp://www.njacs.org/ycc.html or via emailto [email protected].

More information and directions are availableon-line at http://www.njacs.org/ycc.html

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YCC October Beer Tasting Dinner

Come join the YCC in October for a BeerTasting and Dinner! There will be a gourmetdinner with beers carefully matched to thefood. Date and time to be announced. Visitour webpage (http://www.njacs.org/ycc.html) for more information.


ACS-TEACHER AFFILIATESExecutive Meeting

Date: Monday, September 13, 2004Time: 4:30 PMPlace: Chatham High School

255 Lafayette AvenueChatham, NJ

Contact: Diane Krone at [email protected] or (201) 385-4810.

◆ChemTAG MEETINGTeacher share-a-thon

Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2004Time: 4:00 PMPlace: Pascack Valley High School

200 Piermont AvenueHillsdale, NJ

Contact: Diane Krone at [email protected] or (201) 385-4810.

PROJECT SEED — POSTERSESSIONCome to the 18th annual North JerseySEED poster session and learn aboutthe latest research from 80 laboratories.

On Monday, September 27, talk to the sci-entists of tomorrow. You will receive high-lights of research in organic, pharmaceuti-cal, biological, analytical, environmental,computational, inorganic, physical, and bio-engineering, biochemistry, food, cosmetic,plant, and materials science, and drugdevelopment.

Your interest is crucial. Thanks to your help,the SEED students will be further inspired.There will be SEED students from NJIT,Rutgers (all campuses), Seton Hall,Stevens, Montclair, UMDNJ in Newark andNew Brunswick, William Paterson, NewJersey City University, Fairleigh Dickinson,Fordham, Hunter, EOHSI and NJMeadowlands Environmental Organization,Unilever Research, Sloan Kettering andGarden State Cancer Centers. (Studentsfrom NYC who worked at NYU, CUNY cam-


Elemental CHN Analysis

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Tel: (973)966-6668 Fax: (973)966-0136P.

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puses, and Cornell, Columbia, and AlbertEinstein Medical Schools will present inNYC.)

Thanks are due to the mentors’ kindnessand dedication, and funds donated byschool boards, Johnson & Johnson,Novartis, Unilever, Rutgers Nanotechnologyand CAPE Centers, EOHSI, the Bader fam-ily, the ACS SEED endowment and manyindividual chemists.

The poster session will take place between4:30 and 6:30 as part of the social hour ofthe Monday, September 27, North JerseyACS meeting. It is at Seton Hall University,South Orange Avenue (corner CentreStreet), South Orange, NJ, in the StudentCenter. Everyone is invited. There is nocharge and no reservations are needed ifyou go to the poster session and cannotstay for dinner. To stay for dinner, call (732)463-7271 by September 16. While you are

there, stay for one of the after-dinner talks.

To be a judge, and receive a free buffet din-ner, call Susan Fahrenholtz at (973) 338-6588 or Allene Johnson at (973) 763-6883.

Date: Monday, Septemer 27, 2004

For times, place, and cost, see under No.Jersey Executive Committee Meeting,page 5.

◆NEW JERSEY SCIENCECONVENTION2004 marks the 200th anniversary of thedeath of Joseph Priestley. Ron Blatchley,dressed as Priestley, will perform some ofhis experiments and discuss his philosophyat the New Jersey Science Convention.The convention takes place October 12-13at the Garden State Exhibit Center,Somerset, NJ. Visit the convention websiteat http://njsc-online.com/ for more details.


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“FROM BENCH TOP TO PILOT PLANT” SYMPOSIUM

The Organic Topical Group of the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society(NJACS) invites you to attend a technology development symposium entitled “From BenchTop to Pilot Plant” - a forum where chemists from industry research, process developmentand pilot plant operations disseminate and discuss their experiences toward developing aproduct or a process from lab scale to the pilot plant scale. This exciting symposium isintended to introduce research chemists to the emerging technologies in product develop-ment and to help development chemists learn more about technology transfer, scale-up, andcommercialization issues. It is also intended to instruct chemistry students about potentialchemical industry careers. The speakers are well respected in their fields and will discussthe chemistry, economics, and environmental issues involved in the development of respec-tive products. An extended “social hour” at the end of the technical presentations offers agreat opportunity for professional networking.

Date: Thursday, October 28, 2004Times: 12:00 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.Place: The Madison Hotel, Morristown, New JerseyDirections: www.njacs.org

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 21, 2004

12:00-1:00 Registration

1:05-1:55 Dr. Stuart Mickel, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland“From Deep Sea Sponge to Pilot Plant: Discodermolide. Adventures in Natural Product Synthesis”

1:55-2:45 Dr. Robert Cain, Hoffman-La Roche, Boulder, Colorado“Challenges in the Scale-up of Convergent Solid/Liquid Phase PeptideSynthesis"

2:45-3:15 Coffee Break — Refreshments/Vendor Displays

3:15-4:05 Dr. David Kronenthal, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ“Synthesis of Vasopeptidase Inhibitors”

4:05-4:55 Dr. Ulf Dolling, Merck & Co, Rahway, NJ“Development of Manufacturing Process for EMEND”

5:00-7:00 Social — Buffet/Cash Bar/Vendor Displays

- Please return the bottom part with the registration payment by October 21, 2004 -

Name: __________________________ Organization: __________________________

Phone: _____-_____- ______________ E-Mail : ______________________________(needed for confirmation)

Registration Fee: ___ $45 (advance) ___ $20 (students) ___$50 (on-site)

Please make your check payable to the "North Jersey Section ACS" and send it to:

Dr. Z. Jake Song, Merck & Co., RY 800-B275, P.O. Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065



Speakers with members of the Organic Topical Group at the Spring Symposium, May27, 2004, at Rutgers University, Busch Campus, New Brunswick, NJ. (Left to right) Drs.S. Chandramouh, A. Evans, H. Davies, L. Williams, A. Charette, Z. Song, B. Stoltz,M. Miller and J. Tagat.

ORGANIC TOPICAL GROUP, SPRING SYMPOSIUM

NJ GROUP OF SMALLCHEMICAL BUSINESSESHomeland Security Regulations –Compliance Issues for ManufacturingFacilities

Speaker: Representative from theDepartment of Homeland Security

Today’s manufacturer has an added layer ofregulatory compliance to deal with: how toprotect the manufacturing facility from ter-rorist efforts to disrupt business. TheDepartment of Homeland Security hasissued a series of regulations governing thesafety of manufacturing plants. Here is anoverview of the compliance actions andtimelines a manufacturer must recognize inorder to avoid unnecessary risk or agencyfines. Make your job easier by attending thismeeting and getting up to speed on compli-ance issues.

Date: Thursday, September 23, 2004Times: Networking 5:30 PM Cash Bar

Dinner 6:30 PMPresentation 7:15 PMQ & A - Networking - Dessert8:00-8:30 PM

Place: Holiday InnNorth Frontage RoadNewark AirportFor map and directions, see www.NJChemBus.org

Cost: $45 for members of NJGSCB and ACCCE; $55 for non-membersPayment may be made in advanceor at the door.

All Reservations must be made in advanceeither at Web Site: www.NJChemBus.orgor call Rhoda Kriesel at 973-509-3290.

Please cancel 48 hours in advance or beinvoiced.

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CHINESE AMERICANCHEMICAL SOCIETYChemistry in Bioanalytics, DrugMetabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Program at a Glance

4:30 PMOn-site Registration, Social Hour, VendorSetup

6:00 PMDinner

6:45 PMWelcome RemarksDr. Y. Tony HsiehProgram Chair

6:50 PM Pre-Clinical DMPK Strategies toMinimize Attrition in Drug DevelopmentDr. Richard MorrisonGroup Director of Exploratory DMPK Schering-Plough Research Institute

7:20 PMDMPK MattersDr. Francis L. TseExecutive Director of Bioanalytics andPharmacokinetics Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

7:50 PMMass Spectrometry in ProteinBiomarker Discovery and QuantitationDr. Robert MasseVice President of Sciences and Technology MDS Pharma Services

8:20 PMThe Integral Relationship betweenChemists and Pharmacokineticists inDrug DiscoveryDr. Wen Chyi ShyuSr. Director of DMPK Bristol-Myers Squibb

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2004Time: 4:30 PMPlace: Somerset Marriott Hotel

Somerset, NJCost: Dinner $50.00 for non-CACS

member and $40.00 for CACS member

Web: www.cacshq.org,www.tristatecacs.org

For further questions, contact Dr. ShaoqingChen (Roche) at 973-2354636, Dr. JiwenChen (Schering) at 908-7404931, TianhuiXia (Aventis) at 908-2314890, Dr.Guaoqiang Shi (Merck) at 732-3550297, Dr.Weiyi Zheng (Novartis) at 862-7785311 andDr. Hongjian Zhang (BMS) at 609-252-5084.


CHEM CENTRAL MEETINGTeacher share-a-thon

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004Time: 4:00 PMPlace: Ocean Township High School

550 West Park AvenueOakhurst, NJ

Contact: Roseann McCarthy [email protected]

✥NJACS-TEACHER AFFILIATESCHEM ESSENTIALS — A Series ofTopical Workshops

Are you A NEW Chemistry Teacher? ATeacher NEW to Chemistry? A ChemistryTeacher Who Is Looking for SomethingNEW?

Then CHEM ESSENTIALS Is for YOU!

Friday evening workshops will include con-tent, activities, labs, and alternate assess-ment centered around a different topic eachquarter. 4 hours of NJ Professional Devel-opment earned for each workshop!

Topics for the 2004-2005 school year:

November 12, 2004Bonding

February 11, 2005 (snow dateFebruary 25, 2005)Stoichiometry

April 22, 2005Thermochemistry

More topics to come in 2005-06! Brought toyou by your friends at CHEM-TAG.

Place: Somerville High School222 Davenport StreetSomerville, NJ

Cost: Per session $15.00 for members$30.00 for non-members (priceincludes 1 year membership).Cost includes handouts and abox supper.

email: [email protected] for moreinformation.

CHEM ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP

Registration Form

Workshop Title(s):____________________

__________________________________

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Name ____________________________

School ____________________________

School Address______________________

City, State, Zip ______________________

Home Phone________________________

Fax ______________________________

E-Mail ____________________________

School District ______________________

Make check payable to: ACS-TA

Mail completed form and payment to:

David Lee4 Cameron RoadPiscataway, NJ 08854


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NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEKIS COMING SOONWhy not join the North Jersey Section thisyear in its outreach to the general public?On Sunday, October 17 from 12:00-4:00the Section will be conducting activities atFairleigh Dickinson University, Madisoncampus and on Saturday, October 23 from9:30-4:30 (you can divide this into shiftwork) at the Liberty Science Center.Volunteers are needed to put on hands-onactivities geared at 8 to 12 year olds.

The theme for this year is “Health andWellness”. Needless to say you are not lim-ited to this topic but it would be appreciated,if a number of our activities dealt with thisbroad area. As usual our first priority is safe-ty. Preferably, we would like presenters touse household materials to demonstrate ascientific principle. Hopefully, the studentswill be able to redo these experiments athome and at school. To help in the repre-sentation of the activities, handout instruc-tions outlining the activities have been foundto be very useful.

If you are out of ideas for safe activities for atable, please send me an email on the top-ics that you are comfortable in demonstrat-ing and/or explaining.

To minimize duplication of the presenta-tions, we will need to know by October 2 theactivity you would like to conduct at yourtable. Individuals contacting us first withtheir idea(s) will be given priority, so pleaselet us hear from you as soon as possible. ByOctober 12, we need to have the namesand addresses of the individuals who will bejoining you at your table.

As usual we are looking for financial supportto cover the many expenses associated withour activities and would be most grateful, ifyou would contact the appropriate individu-als at your company.

Please fill out the following forms and returnthem to me,

Form 1. Count me in.

My name is: ________________________

I am volunteering to work on:

Sunday, Oct. 17 for the afternoon

Saturday, Oct. 23 9:30-12:3012-4:00

or all-day(Underline times).

I can be reached at: __________________

(work phone number) ________________

My complete address is: ______________

__________________________________

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I am an employee at: ________________

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The activities at my table will be: ________

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In addition to a table, I also need: ______

__________________________________

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I will be bringing handouts on activities thatthe students can do at home. ❐ Yes ❐ No

I will need more than one table. ❐ Yes ❐ No

How many additional tables will you need?______

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Form 2. I need some ideas.

I am knowledgeable in speaking on thefollowing areas:______________________

__________________________________

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I can be reached at: __________________

__________________________________

My fax number is: ____________________

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Form 3. My company would like to supportthese efforts.

The following company/individuals are will-ing to help defray the costs of these events:(Checks should be made out to the NorthJersey Section and sent to me.)

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An acknowledgement letter for this contribu-tion should be sent to (name and fulladdress): __________________________

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Form 4. I will be joined at my table by thefollowing volunteers.

(1) Complete Name: __________________

Institution: __________________________

Address (snail mail): __________________

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Acknowledge letters should be sent to:

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Activity: ____________________________

Time Volunteering: __________________

(2) Complete Name: __________________

Institution: __________________________


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Thanks very much for all of your help. TheSection is most appreciative of your efforts.

Valerie [email protected](973) 744-551045 Warfield StreetUpper Montclair, NJ 07043

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK(continued from page 13)

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERSCome Celebrate National ChemistryWeek

Bring your high school students and set upexperiments for young people to come andperform. Give “very young chemists” (ages5 and up) a chance to experience chemistryfirst-hand.

This year’s theme is HEALTH AND WELL-NESS but feel free to design experimentsfor any topic of chemistry.

Date: Sunday, October 17, 2004Times: 12:00 – 4:00 PMPlace: Fairleigh Dickinson University

258 Madison Avenue Madison, NJ

Please e-mail Bobbi Gorman [email protected] to reserve atable and sign up for your topic now. If youcan come and help with registration or otherdetails, let me know that as well. Lookingforward to being with you.

ChemTAG MEETINGImmediately following the NationalChemistry Week event from 12-4:00 PM onOctober 17, the Teacher Affiliates’ groupwill conduct its October ChemTAG meeting.If you plan on staying and your studentsneed to “hang out”, let me know so we canmake some arrangements for extra rooms.This is a great way to prepare for Mole Dayand get the excitement rolling!

▼NORTH JERSEY ACS 2004AWARDSPresented at Annual Awards Dinner,May 2004

Fifty Year ACS Members 2004 inAttendance:Dr. Harold GainerMr. Charles Albert CarrollDr. Nabakrishna ChaudhuriDr. Thomas Joseph DolceMr. Francis FigielDr. Patrick Gerard Grimes



Mr. Harvey Bruce KlausDr. Paul Allan LoboMr. Francis B. McAndrewSister Marian José SmithMr. Erik Gustaf TornqvistDr. Harvey A. Yablonsky

NJACS Sister Marian José Smith“Excellence in Chemical EducationAward” 2004Dr. Richard MendelsohnRutgers University, NewarkFunded by Hoffmann-LaRoche

NJACS Burton C. Belden “DistinguishedService Award”Maureen ChanRetired, Lucent Technologies

North Jersey Section ACS Edward J.Merrill Award 2004Fran ZakutanskyPascack Valley High School

Radio Shack Award for “AcademicExcellence in Math, Science andComputer Science”Diane KroneNorthern Highlands Regional High School

NJMSDG “Award for Achievement inMass Spectrometry” 2004Dr. Swapan K. ChowdhurySchering Plough Research Institute

North Jersey Section ACS Pro BonoAward 2004Mr. Edward Konsevick

Project SEED MentorDr. Bishambar Dayal

Project SEED Mentor

NJCG “Award for Excellence inChromatography” 2003Dr. Matthew PrzybycielES Industries

ACS Teacher Affiliates Harvey J. RussellAward 2004Mrs. Judy GrossRetired Teacher, Edison School District

ACS Student Affiliates ResearchConference Awards 2004Hilary FisherSt. Elizabeth’s CollegeJean Durana Award 1st Place

Mentors: Drs. Karen Kempler andBarbara Battelle

Anastasia AmoadkohSt. Elizabeth’s College2nd Place

Mentors: Drs. Marc Greenberg andChuang-Rung Chang

Bernard AgyeiFairleigh Dickinson University3rd Place

Mentor: Dr. Stephen Waller

Chemistry Olympiad Awards 2004Jacob SandersBergen Academy

Top 20 in U.S. — Teacher David OstfeldFan ZhangBergen Academy

Top 20 in U.S. — Teacher David OstfeldHarrison HsuEast Brunswick High School

Teacher Paul KimmelAaron PotechinMillburn High School

Teacher Neil GargiuloAmit SharmaHighland Park High School

Teacher Howard Goldberg

ACS Student Poster Contest 2004Mee-Hyun JangPascack Valley High School

Teacher Carrie JacobsMichael HrecznyKenilworth High School

Teacher David NovakAmanda AquirreKenilworth High School

Teacher David NovakAbram ManalastasP.S. #39, Jersey City

Teacher Patricia ClarrittKahn JordanP.S. #22, Jersey City

Teacher Ziniel HassadLuz TiradoP.S. #22, Jersey City

Teacher Ziniel HassadTara HibbettOxford Central

Teacher Mrs. SzemborskiMichelle RamjugP.S. #6, Room 315

Teacher Ms. CiprianoAnthony DiazP.S. #6, Room 313

Teacher Mrs. Conlon


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NORTH JERSEY AWARDS DINNER


The ACS fifty year members in attendance at the Spring Awards Dinner at FairleighDickinson University.

NJACS Burton C.Belden Distin-guished ServiceAward 2004: (leftto right) AnneKelly; C.K. Chan(husband ofMaureen);Maureen Chan,award winner, andFred Dammont.

The ACS ChemistryOlympiad winners from

the North JerseySection with their

coaches (David Ostfeldfrom Bergen Academy,

left, and Paul Kimmelfrom East BrunswickHigh School, second

from left) at the SpringAwards Dinner at

Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity.

NORTH JERSEY REGIONALSCIENCE FAIRAward List

American Chemical Society Award,First PlaceSamantha Dolph“Kinetic Study of the Chromium EDTAReaction”6 Farmstead RoadNorth Caldwell, NJ 07006

Rebecca Rothkopf“Kinetic Study of the Chromium EDTAReaction”49 Hamilton Drive EastNorth Caldwell, NJ 07006

Golnar Gnods“Kinetic Study of the Chromium EDTAReaction”85 Mountain AvenueNorth Caldwell, NJ 07006

American Chemical Society Award,Second PlaceJacob Nathan Sanders“Combinatorial Synthesis of Anti-bacterialHydrazone Compounds”128 Tenney AvenueRiver Edge, NJ 07661

American Chemical Society Award,Third PlaceNatalia Hlushko“Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) as anAntibody Solubilizing Agent”450 Wylie StreetAvenel, NJ 07001

NORTH JERSEY SECTIONMEMBER NEEDS SURVEY FORCAREER SUPPORTThe North Jersey Section of the AmericanChemical Society is collaborating with theProfessional Programs subcommittee underthe umbrella of the National ACSCommittee on Economic & ProfessionalAffairs (CEPA) with the goal of assessingmember needs for new programs to bedeveloped for career planning, develop-ment, management, and transitions.Thereby, better preparing ACS members forthe dynamic and ever changing economicclimate. Your assistance in completing thisquestionnaire to guide the development ofnew programs that could benefit a largenumber of ACS members would be greatlyappreciated. the survey, taking about 10minutes, is located at our NJACS web site,www.njacs.org./survey.html. If you don’thave web service, they can be found at yourlocal library.

❈NORTH JERSEY CHEMISTRYOLYMPIADThe National Chemistry Olympiad has twomain purposes: to promote chemistry at thehigh school level and field a four memberteam which represented the USA at theInternational Chemistry Olympiad in Kiel,Germany in July. To this end, the NorthJersey Section administered a local exam toover 110 promising chemistry students.From this number five students, picturedbelow, qualified and took a 2nd level group


of tests. The following students participatedat this level:

Student Teacher/High School

Amit Sharma Mr. H. GoldbergHighland Park

Harrison Hsu Dr. P. KimmelEast Brunswick

Jacob Sanders Dr. D. OstfeldBergen County Academy

Fan Zhang Dr. D. OstfeldBergen County Academy

Aaron Potechin Mr. N. GargiuloMilburn

Of the 801 students who took the 2nd leveltests nationally, three of the above earnedeither Honors (top 150) or High Honors (top50), while two others were Outstanding andhad rankings in the top 20.

We are proud to announce that Fan Zhangwent to the study camp at Colorado Springs,and was chosen to be a member of theteam which represented the USA at theInternational Chemistry Olympiad July 18-27, 2004. Fan will be with us again nextyear, since he is only a junior in high school.

Among his many honors, he was a qualifierin both Physics and Math bowls, was a 1stplace winner in the State Science Day com-petition, North Jersey Regional ScienceFair, and the Science League (Chemistry II).The North Jersey Section is indeed proud ofhis accomplishments.

North Jersey Section’s five NationalChemistry Olympiad semi finalists. Fromleft to right: Amit Sharma, Fan Zhang,Jacob Sanders, Harrison Hsu, AaronPotechin. Fan Zhang was chosen to jointhe team which represented the USA atthe International Chemistry Olympiad inKiel, Germany, on July 18-27, 2004.


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CHEMICAL MARKETING &ECONOMICS GROUP (CM&E) Opportunities and Challenges in theSmall Molecule Business: A GlobalPerspective

Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. D’AmbraFounder, Chairman, & CEOAlbany Molecular Research, Inc.Albany, NY

Dr. Thomas D'Ambra is Founder, Chairmanof the Board of Directors, President andCEO of Albany Molecular Research, Inc.After a seven year tenure at Sterling Drug,he co-founded Coromed in 1989: a clinicalresearch organization where he establishedthe chemistry and biology departments andserved as Vice President, chemistry. In1991, D' Ambra co-founded AlbanyMolecular Research, where he has beeninvolved, and taken an active role, in all

aspects of the business, from benchresearch scientist to business developmentand strategic management. He received abachelor's degree in chemistry from theCollege of the Holy Cross and a doctorate inorganic chemistry from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology. He has authorednumerous publications and is inventor onover 30 U.S. patents.

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BIOCHEMICAL TOPICAL GROUP— JOINT MEETING WITH THENYAS BIOCHEMICAL PHARMA-COLOGY DISCUSSION GROUPIdentifying Potential TherapeuticIndications of Kinase Targets UsingGenetically Engineered Mice and Cells

Organizers: Huiping JiangBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

John E. HamborPfizer Global Research and Development

Kinases have been demonstrated to exhibitaltered expression and activity in many dis-eases. Inhibition of major kinases has shownto have great effects on cellular processessuch as inflammation, angiogenesis and pro-liferation. Genetically modified mice and cellshave proven to be useful tools for identifyingand validating potential drug targets. Thissymposium will focus on using geneticallymodified mice and cells to identify and vali-date potential druggable kinases.

“IkB Kinases in Inflammation andCancer”Michael KarinUniversity of California, San Diego

“Genetic and Environmental Control ofCardiovascular Diseases”Josef PenningerInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

“MAP Kinases in the Heart: Good, Badand Ugly”Yibin WangUniversity of California, Los Angeles

“Comprehensive Phenotyping ofGenetically Modified Mice to IdentifyNew Target Disease Indications”Rosalba SaccaPfizer Global Research and Development

“Analog-Sensitive Kinase Allele (ASKA)Technology: Unique Cell-Based and InVivo Models for Kinase Drug Discovery”Mark VellecaCellular Genomics Inc.

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2004


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Course Number Title Day TimeCHEM 6212 NA Statistics & Applied Analy. Chem. Tues./Thurs. 7:00-8:25CHEM 6301 NA Theoretical Organic Chemistry I Tues. 7:00-10:00CHEM 6501 NA General Biochemistry I Sat. 9:00-12:00CHEM 6601 NA Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Mon./Wed. 7:10-8:25CHEM 7499 NA Special Topics in Physical Chem. Wed. 6:00-9:00

For more information, please visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry websiteat http://artsci.shu.edu/chemistry/, call us at 973-761-9414, or email [email protected]

Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PMPlace: New York Academy of Sciences

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Space is limited. To reserve a seat, go tothe calendar at www.nyas.org and fill out theonline reservation form, e-mail [email protected] or call 212/ 838.0230 x322.

NYAS Members and BPDG Affiliates mayattend BPDG meetings free of charge. Non-members may attend for a fee of $20 perevent. To become a Member of theAcademy, visithttp://www.nyas.org/landing.html

❋LONG ISLAND SUBSECTIONUsing Stereochemistry to EngineerSelectivity and High Contrast in OpticalProbes for Metal Ions

Speaker: Dr. James CanaryNew York University

BuildingFluorescent probes for metal ionscan be used to map metal ion concentra-tions or study cellular signaling mecha-nisms. Much recent interest has beendrawn to measurement of zinc and copperion concentrations because of the impor-tance of these metal ions in AlzheimersDisease, Prion Disease, and related disor-ders. Recently we have studied a class ofreceptors that utilize stereochemistry tomaximize selectivity for zinc ion. Vast differ-ences in Zn/Cu selectivity were observed forligands that differ only in the configuration ofa single stereocenter. Metal ion binding wasquantified by Fluorescence-DetectedCircular Dichroism, in a novel application ofthis technique, giving a much lower back-ground signal than available by more classi-cal fluorescence measurements.

Date: Thursday, October 7, 2004Times: Coffee 5:30 PM

Seminar 6:00 PMDinner 7:00 PM

Place: Hofstra University, Lister AuditoriumCalifornia Avenue, New Chemistry


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Application: Office of Graduate Studies (201) 216-5234Information: Dept. of Chemistry & Chem. Biology (201) 216-5528

HUDSON-BERGEN CHEMICAL SOCIETYAt the March 19, 2004 meeting of the Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society, Dr. Ariel Fensterspoke on “The Science and History of Money: Real or Counterfeit.”


(Left to right) C. Wally Nichols; Prof. Allen J. Bard, Nichols Medalist; Prof. VijayaKorlipara, President; Charles P. Casey, President of the ACS, at the NicholsSymposium on April 16, 2004. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Grace B. Borowitz)

2004 WILLIAM H. NICHOLS AWARDEE

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(Left to right) Micky Felix;Dr. Rob Mentore, RamapoCollege of NJ; Dr. ArielFenster, speaker, McGillUniversity; Dr. MihaelaLeonida, FDU; Dr. ArthurFelix, Ramapo College ofNJ.

2005 WILLIAM H. NICHOLSMEDALISTThe Nichols Medal Jury is pleased toannounce that Professor Richard N. Zareof Stanford University has been chosen toreceive the William H. Nichols Medal Awardfor 2005.

The Nichols Distinguished Symposium andMedal Award Dinner will be held on Friday,April 1 2005 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,White Plains, NY. The title of theSymposium is “Shining a Light on ChemicalProcesses.” The program for theSymposium will appear on the New YorkSection website (http://www.NewYorkACS.org) and in the January,February and March issues of TheIndicator. A brochure describing the eventswill be sent to all New York Section mem-bers in January. Please reserve this date.

Congratulations to Professor Zare!

NEW YORK SECTION BOARDOF DIRECTORS MEETINGS FOR2005February 11 September 16March 12 November 11June 10

The above board meetings are open meet-ings. If you are not a member of the NewYork Section Board of Directors but wouldlike to attend, please contact the New YorkSection office at 516-883-7510 or [email protected]. All are wel-come.

The Sectionwide Conference will be held onJanuary 22, 2005 and the Williams H.Nichols Distinguished Symposium andMedal Award Dinner on April 1, 2005.

Information regarding the time and place ofthe meetings will be posted also on the NewYork Section website at http://www.NewYorkACS.org


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MONTCLAIR STATEUNIVERSITYChemistry Department DonatesLaboratory Equipment to Haiti’s FirstUniversity in the MountainsMontclair State University and Partners inProgress, a Pennsylvania based non-profitorganization, have joined forces to providebasic laboratory equipment for the Universityof Fondwa, Haiti.

The University of Fondwa 2004 (UNIF)opened in rural Haiti in January 2004. UNIF,Haiti’s first “University in the Mountains,” willprovide an opportunity for young men andwomen from Haiti’s 565 rural communities tostudy agronomy, veterinary science and man-agement. Possibilities for higher educationalopportunities are scarce in Haiti and nonexis-tent in most rural areas.

The program is under fiscal sponsorship ofthe U.S. based non-profit organizationPartners in Progress (PIP). PIP, based inWestern Pennsylvania, promotes andadvances sustainable rural development inHaiti through grant transfers, educational out-reach to groups in the United States and bysponsoring educational tourism delegationsto Haiti.

The Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry at Montclair State University inNew Jersey is donating much needed basicscience laboratory equipment. Faculty andstudents at Montclair packed over six pal-lettes of chemistry instruments, glassware,books and audiovisual aids for the UNIF pro-ject. PIP will ship the items to Haiti for thestart of the September 2004 school year.

The University of Fondwa was conceived bymembers of the Peasants Association ofFondwa (APF) in collaboration with the inter-national community. Representatives from theUnited States, France and Cuba are assistingthe Haitian staff in curriculum development,administration and fund raising. The

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Haiti, the most economically impoverishedcountry in the Western Hemisphere, has hada troubling year with political turmoil resultingin the displacement of former President JeanBertrand Aristide. In addition to the worseningeconomic situation, the long standing andsevere deforestation in the rural areas hasresulted in an environmental crisis in manyparts of Haiti.

Fondwa, a two hour drive from the capital cityPort au Prince, is a small rural community inthe West Department of Haiti. The Fondwapeasants have worked together for 15 yearsto improve the quality of life for their commu-nity. The APF elementary school enrolls morethan 600 children and the APF medical clinicprovides health care services at nominal costto anyone seeking treatment. APF has alsoundertaken a number of economic and socialprograms with notable success. Theseinclude reforestation projects and educationalseminars on agro-forestry and animal hus-bandry. Thus far, these programs have beenlimited to the local community. The Universityof Fondwa is the next step in expanding andextending the Fondwa Model of sustainablerural development.

The January inauguration of the University ofFondwa coincided with the bicentennial cele-bration commemorating Haiti as the firstIndependent Black Republic in the world.



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