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Meeting (SERMACS 2 0 0 2 ) , hosted by the South Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, through Saturday, Nov. 16, in Charleston, S.C. With more than 9 0 0 abstracts submitted, the meeting will include some 700 technical papers, 25 symposia, 170 presentations in undergraduate programming, and more than 30 workshops in the K-12 Teacher Education Program. Nanotechnology will be a focus of the meeting, with sessions on the application of computational chemistry in theoretical nanotechnology; the design of nanocrystals; and the synthesis, assembly, and properties of nanomaterials. In addition, symposia will be presented on environmental chemistry of the Southeast, phospholipid chemistry, advanced organic materials, macrocyclic and supramolecular ligands, novel applications of spectroscopy to analytical measurements, medicinal chemistry of orphan nuclear receptors, industrial chemistry, senior chemists, high-throughput crystallography, chemistry of nucleic acids, main-group chemistry and heavy-metal remediation, ferrocenes, homogeneous catalysis, and organometallics. Other technical sessions include programs in agricultural, analytical, biological, computational, environmental, inorganic, medicinal, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry. During the Regional Industrial Inno40
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An opening reception on Wednesday evening at the Cistern at the College of Charleston will be hosted by Mayor Joe Riley and Lee Higdon, president of the college. On Thursday, the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) will hold a luncheon meeting and panel discussion on "Elements of Success" with Rosalie Crouch, professor and past administrator of the Medical University of South Carolina; Zaida Morales-Martinez, senior lecturer at Florida International University; and Susan Bird Reese, licensing specialist at South Carolina Electrical & Gas. Tickets are $20. On Thursday evening, the SERMACS committee is hosting a gala event at the world-renowned South Carolina Aquarium. Tickets are $10, and meeting registration is required. Friday starts with an ACS-sponsored complimentary breakfast and "Coffee and Conversation with District Director Paul Jones" to give attendees an oppor-
tunity to meet and speak with members of ACS governance; learn the latest actions from the national meeting; and voice their opinions, suggestions, complaints, and compliments about ACS. C. Gordon McCarty, a member of the ACS Board of Directors, and himself a retiree, has put together a new program for senior and retired chemists on Friday morning. It will feature presentations by people who have gone into consulting or teaching after retirement and by those who are doing various types of volunteer work, both for ACS and for K-12 science education in their communities. At noon on Friday, a luncheon is planned to honor those chemists and educators in the Southeast region who have contributed to the growth and betterment of their field. Tickets are $30. Morales-Martinez will be honored for her contributions to diversity in the Southeast region. The award is sponsored by WCC in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Joey A. Hatcher, science teacher at Tyner Academy of Math, Science & Technology in Chattanooga, Tenn., will receive the 2 0 0 2 ACS Regional Award for Teaching High School Chemistry in the Southeast region. The ACS Industrial Innovators Award will be presented to Boaz and Claiborne. For more information, please contact Vanessa L. Johnson-Evans at (202) 872-4373, (800) 227-5558 ext. 4373, e-mail:
[email protected], or visit the ACS website at http://www. chemistry.org/industry/regionalawards. On Friday afternoon, the ACS Office of Graduate Education and the Department of Career Services will cosponsor a workshop on intellectual property. This panel will address two main areas: intellectual property issues and technology transfer. Graduate students, newer college-level instructors, and mentors of graduate students will find this an invaluable resource. The Student Affiliate Chapter of the Francis Marion University and the Alpha Chi Sigma students of the College of Charleston chemistry department will host an undergraduate program on Friday and Saturday. This program will have over 21 oral presentations, 150 poster presentations, and several social events. A two-day program for teachers of grades K-12 will begin on Friday morning with a series of workshops for elementary school teachers. The program moves into the middle and upper grades in the afternoon. Saturday continues with additional programming at the high school level and demonstrations for teachers of HTTP: //PUBS. ACS.ORG/CEN
all grades. A detailed listing of the many workshops and events can be found at the meeting website: http://sermacs2002. cofc.edu/. A number of workshops will be offered in addition to those in the K-12 program, including the Art of Sample Preparation for Atomic Spectroscopy, on Wednesday; Computational Chemistry, on Thursday (at the College of Charleston); Metabolomics and Marine Natural Products (at National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration at Fort Johnson), on Friday; SciFinder workshop, on Friday; Introduction to Computational Chemistry for Chemical Educators, on Friday; and a Laboratory Safety Institute workshop ($225 per person), on Saturday. Most of
SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesday, Nov. 13 Registration and ACS Career Services Registration The Art of Sample Preparation for Atomic Spectroscopy Opening Reception at the College of Charleston
Thursday, Nov. H Registration Exhibition ACS Career Workshops Computational Chemistry Workshop Women Chemists Luncheon and Panel Discussion: "Elements of Success" ACS Resume Reviews Southeast Region Steering Committee Meeting Gala Reception at the Charleston Aquarium
Friday, Nov. 15 Registration "Coffee and Conversation"— Complimentary breakfast and a visit with your ACS District Director and ACS Governance K-12 Educators Conference opens Undergraduates Program opens Exhibition Senior and Retired Chemists Program Awards Banquet Intellectual Property Workshop Metabolomics and Marine Natural Products SciFinder Workshop
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these workshops are free, but space is limited. Also on Saturday, ACS Experiential Programs in Chemistry (EPiC) will be leading a workshop on starting and operating a cooperative program in chemistry, for faculty and industry researchers interested in starting co-op programs at their schools or companies. Martha Brosz, Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, will be leading the workshop. The ACS Office of Community Activities will conduct "Chemagination," an ACS-sponsored essay and poster contest for high school students from the region. ACS National Chemistry Week staff will lead a workshop that will feature activities developed for N C W 2002. Partici-
Introduction to Computational Chemistry for Chemical Educators
Saturday, Nov. 16 Registration K-12 Educators Conference continues Undergraduates Program continues ACS EPiC Workshop: Cooperative Programs Chemagination Contest ACS-PRF Workshop: Writing Excellent Research Proposals Laboratory Safety Institute Workshop ($225 per person)
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS Please see the SERMACS website at http://sermacs2002.cofc.edu/ for detailed information.
Wednesday Afternoon Industrial Chemistry, A Crystals and Nanocrystals by Design, A Polymer Chemistry I Poster Session I Chemical Education I Analytical Chemistry I Agricultural Chemistry I
Thursday Morning Computational Chemistry and Its Application to Nanotechnology, A Crystals and Nanocrystals by Design, B Advanced Organic Materials, A Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Ligands, A
SERMACSATAGLANCE Dates: Nov. 13-16 Locations: Westin Francis Marion and Embassy Suites, Charleston, S.C. Website: http://sermacs2002.cofc.edu/ Information Contacts: G. Patrick Meier, general and program chair, e-mail:
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pants will have the opportunity to perform several of the activities and will receive a set of "presenter tips" for each. Robert Rich of the ACS Petroleum Research Fund will lead a workshop titled
Biological Chemistry I Physical Chemistry I Inorganic Chemistry I Medicinal Chemistry I Chemical Education II Analytical Chemistry II Poster Session II Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, A Polymer Chemistry II Organic Chemistry I Environmental Chemistry I
Thursday Afternoon Environmental Chemistry II Computational Chemistry and Its Application to Nanotechnology, B Medicinal Chemistry, A Chemical Education III Physical Chemistry II Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, B Crystals and Nanocrystals by Design, C Organic Chemistry II Advanced Organic Materials, B Polymer Chemistry III Poster Session III Biological Chemistry II Analytical Chemistry III Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Ligands, B Inorganic Chemistry II
Friday Morning Teaching Chemistry for K-12, Sessions l-V Medicinal Chemistry, B Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Assembly, and Optical/ Electronic Properties, A Computational Chemistry I Organometallics: Metallocenes, A Main-Group Elements, A Organic Chemistry III
Environmental Chemistry in the Southeast, A Chemical Education IV Inorganic Chemistry III Senior Chemists, A Poster Session IV
Friday Afternoon Teaching Chemistry for K-12, Session VI l-XI I Environmental Chemistry in the Southeast, B Organometallics: Homogeneous Catalysis, B Inorganic Chemistry IV Analytical Chemistry IV Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Assembly, and Optical/ Electronic Properties, B Heavy-Metal Remediation, A Undergraduate Papers I Poster Session V Polymer Chemistry IV Organic Chemistry IV Undergraduate Papers II Phospholipid Chemistry, A Novel Indirect and Direct Spectroscopy, A
Saturday Morning Teaching Chemistry for K-12, Session XIII-XVIII Main-Group Elements, B Inorganic Chemistry V Organometallics: General Symposium, C Novel Indirect and Direct Spectroscopy, B
Saturday Afternoon Undergraduate Posters I Teaching Chemistry for K-12, Session XIX-XXI
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SEE NEXT PAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. WORKSHOPS • SciFinder Workshop. Friday, Nov. 15, College of Charleston • The Art of Sample Preparation for Atomic Spectroscopy, Wednesday, Nov. 13. • Introduction to Computational Chemistry for Chemical Educators, Friday, Nov. 15, limited to 25 people • ACS-PRF. Writing Excellent Proposals, Saturday, Nov. 16, limited to 25 people. • Laboratory Safety Institute Workshop, Saturday, Nov. 16; College of Charleston • Metabalomics and Marine Natural Products, Friday, Nov. 15 Ft. Johnson/NOAA • Computational Chemistry, Thursday, Nov. 14; College of Charleston
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