The AlembicNewsletter of the Central Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society

VOLUME 37, NUMBER 1 February 2011

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February 2011 CWS ACS Meeting

“The 11th Annual Meeting-in-Miniature”

Hosts: David Thiel & Amanda Hakemian

Where: Aldo Leopold Science Building, UW-Wood County,

Marshfield, WI 54449

Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:30 PM

Snacks & Beverages Served During the Poster Session

See pages 2 & 3 for program and map to UW - Wood County

2011 ACS - CWS

Mini-Directory

Chair

Robin Tanke

Department of Chemistry

Univ. Wisc. - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI 54481

Phone: (715) 346-4325

E-mail: rtanke@uwsp.edu

Chair-Elect Dale Pillsbury

796N Pripps Road

Park Falls, WI 54552

Phone: (715)583-4426

E-mail: hollyanddale@aol.com

Immediate Past Chair

Stephen Leiterman

307 5th Street

Mosinee, WI 54455

Phone: (715) 693-3998

E-mail: esleiterman@yahoo.com

Secretary - Treasurer Tipton Randall

Phone: (715) 720-1969

E-mail: trandall@clearwire.net

Councilor C. Marvin Lang

Phone (715) 346-3609

Email: cmlang@uwsp.edu

Alternate Councilor James Brummer

Phone: (715 346-2888

E-mail: jbrummer@uwsp.edu

Newsletter Editor Dale Pillsbury

796N Pripps Road

Park Falls, WI 54552

Phone: (715)583-4426

E-mail: hollyanddale@aol.com

The Chair’s Corner - Happy IYC 2011!

Continued on page 2

This year is the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011),

a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry

and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. The

IYC 2011 objectives are to:

● Increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting

world needs

● Increase interest of young people in chemistry

● Generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mme. Curie Nobel Prize in Chemistry

and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of

Chemical Societies.

There are themes for every quarter of the year. The first quarter focuses on Wa-

ter in the Environment. Some events you might plan with your family, class-

room, or community group (Scouts, 4H, etc.) include a water treatment tour, a

recycling event, or participation in a rainwater pH activity. Check out the Water

and the Environment Event Ideas (1st quarter) (http://portal.acs.org/portal/

PublicWebSite/education/outreach/ncw/event/CNBP_026227) for more infor-

mation and activities. Additional information on current and upcoming events

and community outreach suggestions can be obtained at http://iyc2011.acs.org/.

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Of special note: ACS Student Chapters can receive up to $750 to support projects and activities that promote the

goals of IYC 2011. ACS International Year of Chemistry Student Chapter Grant supports ACS student chapters that

celebrate one or all four quarterly themes of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011 – environment, energy,

materials, and health. Learn more about the grant at http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?

_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1296&content_id=CNBP_025703&use_sec=true&sec_url

_var=region1&__uuid=a813a4f0-5db0-4332-b254-4a196a4d06a1. I would be happy to assist in any student

chapter events for IYC 2011.

Our section is starting IYC 2011 with a Local Section ―Meeting-in-Miniature‖ on February 17, 2011 at the UW-

Wood County (Marshfield) campus. We plan on hearing two oral presentations followed by posters and snacks and

finished by two more oral presentations. Several undergraduate research students are planning to participate and we

are looking forward to hearing more about the chemistry that our members have been doing.

The plans for the remaining 2011 meetings are underway and we have speakers for all meetings (see page 8). HOW-

EVER, I need hosts for the meetings in October (hopefully in the Wausau area, per speaker preference) and

November (hopefully in the Marshfield area). Please contact me if you can host a meeting; it is not very difficult

and a great service to your professional organization. Volunteer organizations are only valuable if members give of

themselves from time to time. I hope for IYC 2011 you will find a way to give to your ACS local section.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at a great February meeting! Robin

The Chair ’s Corner ( f rom page 1 )

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Starting at junction of Central Ave (SR 97) and Veteran’s Parkway (SR13) in Marshfield:

1. Proceed south on onto South Central Ave (Business Route 13) for 4 blocks (0.3 miles) to 5th Street.

2. Turn right onto west 5th Street which bends to left after 6 blocks (0.5 miles).

3. Stay with west 5th Street for 11 more blocks (0.9) miles until you come to 2000 west 5th Street.

4. The campus is on your left; turn left at main entrance by the large U of W - Wood County sign.

5. On your left, you will see a parking lot between the A. G. Felker Student Center and the Aldo Leopold Science

Building.

Directions to Aldo Leopold Science Building

The Editor ’s Desk

Dale Pillsbury Editor and Chair-elect

We are starting off the new year with a bang! As our new Chair, Robin Tanke, noted this is International Year of

Chemistry. I have confirmed we can expect to see joint activities between the ACS and its Canadian and Mexican

counterparts later this year, as well as joint meetings with the various European and Asian chemistry societies. On

the home front, we are encouraging all current, and potential ,chemists and chemical engineers, from grade school

students to professors, well-established industrial researchers and even business executives to get into the spirit of a

year devoted to our very own science. The gauntlet has been thrust down: Any one interested in chemistry can pick

it up. ACS offers us help in discussing chemistry with the general public at https://communities.acs.org/

videos/1081.

Dave Thiel and Amanda Hakemian have put together a great program for the ―11th Meeting in Miniature”. There

will be a wide spectrum of talks and presentations as can be seen from the titles provided on page 3. Please try your

best to come to Marshfield to support your fellow members’ efforts to share their work and experiences and for what

promises to be an enjoyable evening of chemistry. Below you will find directions to the Aldo Leopold Science Bldg.

On page 4, I provide a update on what is becoming one of ACS’s most popular new offerings, i.e., Webinars. They

are surprisingly diverse, easy to participate in and can help you in your career and with personal interests and goals.

Finally, in lieu of my usual ―Men and Molecules” article, and as part of celebrating February as black history

month, I provide a salute to three black Americans who have made significant contributions to chemistry.

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American Chemical Society

Central Wisconsin Section

11th Meeting-in-Miniature

Aldo Leopold Science Building

University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County

2000 West 5th

Street, Marshfield, WI

February 17, 2011 6:30 P.M.

SESSION I: Room 127, 6:30 p.m.

1. Dave Lewis, UWEC — ―Conventional Wisdom Ain’t Always Wise: Unexpected Dye

Chemistry‖

2. Jeff Buth, UWSP — ―Environmental Transformations of Triclosan: Unintended Source of

Dioxins to the Aquatic Environment‖

POSTER SESSION, Snacks & Refreshments: Room 140, approx. 7:10 p.m.

● Syngen Grede, Amanda Nevins, and Robin S. Tanke, UWSP — ―Synthesis, Characteriza

tion and Catalytic Properties of Germanium (IV) Complexes with a Chiral Ligand‖

● William and Cynthia Penker, Marshfield, WI — ― Chemistry From the Second-Hand

Store‖

● Marv Lang, UWSP — ―Chemical Philately: A Perforated Potpourri of Science Stamps‖

● Tim McNally, LignoTech USA — ―Lignosulfonates and Their Uses‖

SESSION II: Room 127, approx. 7:50 p.m.

3. Christopher A. Shaw, Nathan P. Bowling, and Jason S. D'Acchioli, UWSP — ―Shining

Light on the Synthesis of New Solar Cells‖

4. Bill Penker, Clark County Emergency Planning and Christine Giacomino, Detective

Bureau, Marshfield Police Department — ‖Applying ―TIME‖ and ―CIM‖ to Laboratory

Spill Control‖

Note: We will not gather for dinner prior to our meeting. Snacks and beverages served during the poster session will include cheeses, crackers, veggies, cookies, cof-fee, and soda.

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ACS Webinars™

They connect you with subject experts and global thought leaders in chemical sciences, management, and business

on relevant professional issues. They are served fresh weekly on Thursdays at 2:00pm ET. They are:

Fast – No wasted time here. Get right to the heart of addressing issues important to you in 60 minutes. Fit easily into

your busy schedule.

Convenient - No airport security. No traffic congestion. No down time. Listen from the comfort and convenience of

your desk or your bench.

Easy – An online computer or telephone is all the equipment you need. Just go to the weblink, enter the webinar

code, and you’re in. That’s it. Instructions are sent in advance.

Actionable - Learn from luminaries and subject experts on strategies and tactics you can start using right after the

webinar.

An Opportunity to Learn with Your Peers – Use a speakerphone and as many people as you want can listen in –

at no extra cost to you. Many professionals use these sessions as a cost-efficient, time-efficient means of group train-

ing and reinforcing key issues in a fresh new manner that they will remember and act on.

Affordable – Free. A benefit to you from the American Chemical Society. No cost of travel or attendance fees.

See below for topics for upcoming Webinars . For more information and to register see http://acswebinars.org/.

February 2011:

February 1, 2011 – ―Divergent Careers for Applied Chemical Technology Professionals‖ with Mary Moore and John Engelman.

February 3, 2011 - ―Fundamentals of Effective Scientific Writing – Manuscripts and Grants‖ with Dr. Kristin Sainani, Clinical

Assistant Professor with Health Research and Policy, Stanford University.

February 10, 2011 – ―Chemists in Love: Strategies and Tactics for Dual Career Relationship‖ with Dr. Carolyn Ribes & Dr. Al

Ribes, Dow Benelux.

February 17, 2011 – ―Chemistry without Borders – Immigration Update for International Scientists‖ with Martin Lawler, Lawler

& Lawler.

February 24, 2011 – ―Employment (and Un-employment) Trends in Chemical and Pharma Industries‖ with Gareth Edwards,

ACS Member Research, and economists Brian Roberts and Michael Wolf, Employment Projections Pro-

gram, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

March 2011:

March 3, 2011 – TBD

March 10, 2011 – ―Branding YOU! – Learn Why Marketing Yourself is Critical for Your Career‖ with Dr. Dawn Mason, East-

man Chemical Co., and Dr. Catherine Hunt, Dow Chemical Co.

March 17, 2011 – ―CSI Reality: Chemistry in the Crime Labs‖ with Dr. Jason Schaff, FBI Laboratory, Chemistry Unit.

March 31, 2011 – ―Advanced Chemistry of Beer and Brewing‖ with Dr. Charles Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor

of Brewing Science, UC Davis.

March 2011 Special (Job Search Skill Series):

March 1, 2011 – ―Today’s Job Search Strategies‖ with Lisa Balbes and Mary Moore.

March 8, 2011 – ―Resume Writing for Scientists‖ with Lisa Balbes and John Engelman.

March 15, 2011 – ―Sharpening Your Interviewing Skills‖ with Lisa Balbes and Donna Friedman.

March 22, 2011 – ―Secrets to Getting the Most From the Anaheim ACS National Conference and Career Fair‖ with Lisa Balbes.

April 2011:

April 21, 2011 – ―Is Being an Entrepreneur Your Cup of Tea?‖ with Judy Giordan, Managing Director, VisionWell.

Having recently participated in a Webinar on the new ACS reporting

system, “FORMS”, I can attest to how easy they are to use. Dale

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Some Noteworthy Black Chemists and Engineers

February has been celebrated as black history month since 1976. Below are a selection of one black engineer and two

black chemists well worth remembering for their contributions to our science.

Norbert Rillieux was born March 17, 1806 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother was a

slave*, while his father was a wealthy white engineer involved in the cotton industry. Rillieux

was educated in the Catholic schools of New Orleans and went on for advanced study at the

L’Ecole Centrale, the top engineering school in France, where segregation was less rampant.

After graduation in 1830, he became an instructor of applied mechanics at the school, the

youngest person to have achieved this position.

In 1834 Rillieux returned to his father’s plantation which was now devoted to the processing

and refining of sugar. Sugarcane was the dominant crop within Louisiana by that time, but

refining was an extremely dangerous process with the sugarcane being boiled in huge, open

kettles. The hot sugar concentrate was strained, then boiled at atmospheric pressure to remove

the water. This necessitated high temperatures and resulted in a darkening of the sugar.

Pumps were not available and workers had to manually transfer the very hot sticky liquid

from one vessel to another. Workers, most of whom were slaves, were frequently severely

burned during these transfers. The French had been involved in sugar plantations in the Car-

ibbean since the early 1600s and by the 1630s single-pan evaporators, operated under vac-

uum, were developed in England, then used in France and in America. Rillieux developed a multistage vacuum evapora-

tor wherein pans were stacked, the steam from the lowest pan heating the pan above it and the steam from the second

level pan heating a third level pan, etc, similar to the functioning of a fractionating column. Since lower temperatures

were used because the system operated under vacuum, less fuel was needed and the number of transfers of hot liquid

were greatly reduced. Rillieux patented the multistage boiler in 1843, albeit his initial efforts to gain a patent were re-

jected because he was believed to be a slave.

Rillieux’s training as a mechanical engineer and his application of that training to a chemical process was typical of

what were later to be called chemical engineers. It was not until 1888 that MIT established the first formalized baccalau-

reate degree program in chemical engineering. __________________________

* Strictly speaking Rillieux’s mother, Constance Vivant, a slave, became a free person of color, a placée, or common law wife of

Rillieux’s father. These so-called ―left hand marriages‖ were common in the French and Spanish colonies.

Norbert Rillieux, commemorative plaque placed at the Louisiana State Museum in 1934 by representatives of the sugar industry from around the world. Courtesy of Special Collec tions, Louisiana State University Libraries

George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri ―near the end of the civil

war‖*. His mother was owned by a German emigrant named Carver, while his father was owned

by an adjoining plantation owner. The name ―Carver’s George‖, as he was originally known,

gradually evolved to George Carver over time. Later, while he was attending classes with another

boy named George Carver, he added Washington as a middle name.

He is reported to have had whooping cough as a child and was too frail to be a field hand, work-

ing instead with Mrs. Carver in the house and in her garden. His mother, his brother and he were

captured by so-called ―night riders‖ who roamed the chaotic, post-Civil-War Missouri backcoun-

try. The Carvers were able to ransom George and they became foster parents to him. At the age

of eleven, he left their farm to pursue an education in Neosho, MO eight miles away where there

was a school for blacks. There he lived with a black family, doing chores to earn his room and

board . However, he soon discovered he was as well educated as his teacher. In the late 1870s he

moved west with a number of other blacks to what they hoped were better opportunities. By 1880 George Washington

Carver became friendly with the Milhollands, a white couple, in Winterset, Iowa. They encouraged him to pursue a col-

lege education and he was finally accepted at Simpson College, a small Methodist school in Indianola, Iowa that ac-

cepted all qualified applicants, regardless of race or ethnicity. While he enjoyed art and was quite accomplished as an

artist, he became convinced it would be very difficult to earn a livelihood as a black artist. He studied botany and at the

urging of his teacher, Etta Budd, he entered Iowa State, the agricultural college in Ames. He obtained a Masters of Ag-

riculture degree in 1896, and received a number of offers for employment as a teacher. However, he accepted the offer

by Booker T. Washington to join him at Tuskeegee Institute, Tuskeegee, Alabama.

Tuskeegee was an all-black institution started by Washington, and Carver was charged by Washington to develop a first-

G. W. Carver in his laboratory USDA History Collection, Special Collections, National Agricultural Library

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class agricultural program. Carver pursued this goal with uncommon diligence. While he had some serious disputes with

Washington, the latter always understood and appreciated Carver’s dedication to teaching and betterment of his race.

Carver focused initially on understanding and teaching the benefits of crop rotation. Cotton and tobacco crops had de-

pleted virtually all the nutrients from arable land in the South. He urged farmers to plant peanuts, cowpeas, beans, soy-

beans and other legumes to replenish the soil without the use of expensive fertilizers. Peanuts were particularly attractive,

since the peanuts themselves were an excellent source of protein for humans and livestock. Typically, Carver would use

crop rotation methods at one farm in an area, showing how large an improvement could be achieved, and the remaining

farms would follow suit. However, soon there were more peanuts available than the existing market could absorb and

farmers became angry with ―The Peanut Man‖.

Carver’s answer to this problem was to develop over 300 uses for peanuts and peanut oil. The list of products included:

ink, hand lotions, shampoo, soap, face creams and powders as well as a truly remarkable range of foodstuffs. In his bulle-

tins extolling crop rotation, which he wrote in plain English, he also included a variety of new culinary uses for peanuts.

He also successfully lobbied Congress to put a tariff on foreign peanuts which helped establish internal markets for US-

grown product.

Carver did not stop at peanuts: he also developed a large number of products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans.

Sweet potatoes were added to the wheat flour used to feed US Army troops during WWI since wheat flour was in short

supply. Carver later developed a synthetic rubber based on goldenrod, a familiar common weed, while visiting Henry

Ford in his Michigan auto plants.

Carver never married and although he was reportedly offered the astounding salary of $100,000 per year by Thomas Edi-

son to work in his New Jersey laboratories, he remained at Tuskeegee. In 2005, the American Chemical Society desig-

nated the agricultural chemistry of George Washington Carver a ―National Historic Chemical Landmark‖, wherein it was

noted ―George Washington Carver achieved international fame as a scientist and innovator who applied novel chemical

insights to agriculture.‖ _________________________

* Carver was ambiguous in stating his birth date. An ACS publication gives the spring of 1865 as a best guesstimate.

GW Carver (from page 5)

Percy Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama

on April 11, 1899. He was the grandson of slaves

and found segregation and racial bias blocking

his way throughout the majority of his illustrious

career in chemistry. Allowed only a public edu-

cation to 8th grade, his parents strongly encour-

aged him to pursue a college degree. He entered

DePauw University in 1916 as a ―subfreshman‖

due to his lack of a high school education. He

graduated in 1920, the valedictorian of his class

and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary

society. He went on to obtain a Master’s at Har-

vard in 1923, but left before he obtained a doctor-

ate, as the school had withdrawn his teaching fel-

lowship. After teaching at all-black West Virginia Collegiate Institute and Howard

University in Washington, DC, Julian went to Vienna, Austria in 1929 on a Rockefel-

ler Foundation scholarship, having been unable to find a US graduate school of high

standing which would accept a black. He graduated in 1931 with a Ph.D. He returned

to DePauw as a researcher, and, together with Josef Pikl, a fellow student at Vienna

who had joined Julian at DePauw, in 1935 they synthesized physostigmine. This in-

dole alkaloid was a costly drug insolated from Calabar beans and used to treat glau-

coma. Sir Robert Robinson, the well-established English synthetic chemist (and sub-

sequent Nobel Prize winner) had reported a total synthesis ahead of Julian and Pikl.

However, Julian noted Sir Robert’s final product had the wrong melting point and on

collegial review, Julian was credited with the first successful total synthesis of phy-

sotigmine — all without the benefits of even IR spectroscopy to follow his functional group transformations. IR was a

Percy Julian in his Depauw lab. Used by permission of the Oak Park & River Forest Historical Society

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specialty analytical tool at the time, taking many hours to obtain a point-by-point spectrum. The recorded IR spec-

trum now familiar to organic chemistry undergraduate students was not available until after WWII.

While Julian’s synthesis of physostigmine was widely acclaimed, he was unable to obtain a professorship at DePauw

and sought a position in industry.

Initially granting him an interview, DuPont turned him down explaining ―We didn’t know you were a Negro‖. The

Paper Institute in Appleton almost made an offer until it was realized a so-called sunset law was still on the city’s

books forbidding negroes to remain in town after dark. However, W. J. O’Brien was on the Paper Institute’s board

and he was also a vice president of Glidden Paint in Chicago. O’Brien saw Julian’s potential and offered him the

directorship of Glidden’s Soya Division in 1936.

At Glidden, he developed a number of steriod syntheses based on soya bean extracts, including lecithin (used to keep

chocolate creamy), preparing oil-free soy protein (which was adapted for firefighting foam during WWII by what

would later become Kidde Fire Fighting Co) and pioneering commercial production of the human sex hormones pro-

gesterone, estrogen and testosterone from plant sterols, stigmasterol and sitosterol (which he isolated from soybean

oil by a foam technique he had invented). By 1950, he had developed greatly improved syntheses of cortisone-type

steroids from bile acids. He left Glidden in 1953 to start his own company, Julian Laboratories.

In 1950, while still working at Glidden, Julian moved his family to Oak Park, Illinois, then an all-white Chicago sub-

urb. While some residents welcomed the Julians, others resented a black family in their midst and his home was fire-

bombed on Thanksgiving Day , 1950 — before they had actually moved in. On June 12, 1951, the Julian’s home was

attacked again, this time with dynamite. Percy, sometimes in the company of his son, spent a number of nights in

their front tree, shotgun at the ready, during this very difficult period. Given the racial bias in parts of the judicial

system at the time, it was undoubtedly in his own best interest that Percy Julian never had to use the firearm.

Julian Laboratories hired a number of promising young black chemists and won a contract to provide the Upjohn

pharmaceutical company with $2,000,000 worth of progesterone based on the wild Mexican yam, a remarkable root

the size of a small microwave. Syntex, a competitor, had cornered the market availability of the this remarkable

plant, so Julian started a processing plant of his own in Guatemala, being unable to obtain a permit from the Mexican

government. Ultimately, Julian and two other competing companies forced Syntex to sign a consent decree after

Congressional hearings. Julian sold his company in 1961 for $2.3 million.

Julian had been heavily involved in civil rights and the general betterment of opportunities for blacks throughout his

career. He continued with mentoring young people interested in science and chemistry until his death in 1975. On

February 6, 2007 PBS aired a two-hour NOVA special entitled ―Forgotten Genius‖ highlighting Percy Julian’s life,

including interviews with those who knew him personally (see www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/).

Percy Julian (from page 6)

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Mark your calendar … plan to come:

“A Meeting-in-Miniature” at the UW-

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February 17 at 6:30 PM

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Central Wisconsin Section, ACS Meetings and Programs - 2011

Date (Day) Location Speaker/Event Host

Feb 17 UW-Wood County “ Meeting-in-Miniature ” Dave Thiel & Amanda Hakemian

Mar 15 UW-Stevens Point Paul Helquist ( ACS Tour) Robin Tanke

Apr 12 LignoTech, Rothschild Robert Blackledge ( ACS Tour ) Jerry Gargulak

May UW-Eau Claire Awards Dinner Dave Lewis

Sept 20 UW-Stevens Point Glenn Roy ( ACS Tour ) Jim Brummer

Oct Wausau area Jason DAcchioli ( UW-SP Chem ) to be announced

Nov Marshfield Paul Fowler ( Wisconsin Institute for

Sustainable Technology, UW-SP ) to be announced

Spring National ACS Meeting - March 27-31: Anaheim, California

Chemist Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) - April 22

Central Region Meeting - June 8-10: Indianapolis, Indiana

Mark the above dates and locations on your calendar; plan now to attend and participate in

the Section’s various meetings and activities. Future issues of the Alembic will give exact loca-

tions and arrangements for these meetings. Of further interest are the following national and regional events: