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he ACS Committee on Project SEED and the ACS Education Division have announced the names of the recipients of Project SEED College Scholarships. These one-year, nonrenewable scholarships are available to high school seniors who have participated in the Project SEED programs. Project SEED was established in 1968 to encourage students to pursue careers in the sciences. It provides economically disadvantaged students the opportunity to conduct hands-on research with scientists in colleges, universities, industry, and government. To be eligible for a Project SEED scholarship, students in high school have to have completed a chemistry course, met income requirements, and obtained a recommendation from their high school teacher. In addition, students applying for these scholarships
must have worked at least one summer at a science institute under the auspices of Project SEED. The scholarships are restricted to students who plan to major in a chemical science or engineering field such as chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, materials science, or other closely related majors. The scholarships are intended to assist former SEED participants in their transition from high school to college and consist of up to $5,000. Project SEED started awarding college scholarships in 1993. Since then, the program has awarded 115 scholarships. The application deadline for 2001 scholarships is Jan. 26, 2001. For additional information, contact Raihanah A. Rasheed at (202) 872-4380, e-mail:
[email protected]. ACS members can support Project SEED in a number of ways; perhaps the
Project SEED College Scholarship 2 0 0 0 Sponsor Profiles Alfred and Isabel Bader Alfred Bader is one of the founders of Aldrich Chemical Co. (1951), which became Sigma-Aldrich Co. after a merger with Sigma Chemical Co. in 1975. In addition to nurturing Aldrich Chemical since its founding, he served as chairman of the board for Sigma-Aldrich from 1980 to his retirement in 1991. Alfred is an avid art collector and dealer who specializes in old Dutch paintings; he is also an author. Alfred and Isabel Bader have generously contributed to Project SEED over the years. In 1992, their support started the Summer II component, and they have supported the college scholarship component of the program since 1997. Through their contributions, the Baders have helped many SEED students explore their interest in chemistry and science. Bayer Corp. Bayer Corp. contributed to the Project SEED Endowment to support college scholarships in perpetuity. Bayer is a research-based company with major businesses in health care and life sciences, as will as chemicals and imaging technologies. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer A.G., based in Leverkusen, Germany, which was founded in 1863. 68
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Bayer Group has subsidiaries or agents in approximately 150 countries. Burroughs Wellcome Fund The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent, private foundation dedicated to advancing the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. Within this broad mandate, the fund's general strategy is to help scientists early in their careers develop as independent investigators and to support investigators working in or entering fields in the basic medical sciences who are undervalued or in need of encouragement Kelly Scientific Resources Kelly Services is a Fortune 500 staffing industry leader. Kelly Scientific Resources (KSR) is the scientific business unit of KeDy Services. In the past three years, KSR has grown into a $100 million global business with 4 5 locations in the U.S., Canada, and France. It provides scientific staffing services on a temporary, project, and full-time basis to a broad spectrum of industries including chemical, consumer products, cosmetics, environmental, food science, medical/clinical, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical. Last March, KSR announced a new national program linking academic and in-
easiest is by checking off the SEED contribution box on the ACS annual dues bill. Recipients of the new college scholarships and the sponsors of those scholarships are listed. Alfred & Isabel Bader Scholars Mosammat Begum, who has applied to George Mason University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, and Northern Virginia Community College, worked under the direction of Derek Horton at American University while she was a student at T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Va. Begum's project was to perform exploratory syntheses of sugars containing nitrogen, which are components of antibiotics. Mary Castaneda, a graduate of Onate High School, Las Cruces, N.M., has worked under the direction of Gary Giceman at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Castaneda's projects involved manufacturing analog electrical equipment for ion mobility spectrometers. She is continuing her studies at New Mexico State. Caonabo Delgado, who went to Union Hill High School, Union City, dustry partners in the sciences. The KSR Future Scientists Program helps connect students and entry-level scientists with jobs, internships, and research opportunities at the country's major chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech companies. The program also provides scholarships and seminars about education and careers in the sciences. Estate of Carroll T. Kirchner A 1941 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Carroll T. Kirchner was a 53-year member of ACS who worked as a chemist for DuPont for 42 years. He left a gift to Project SEED in his will. Glenn and Barbara Ullyot Glenn Ullyot is an accomplished chemical researcher who worked for Smith, Kline & French Laboratories when it was becoming a major player in discovering and manufacturing new drugs with critical value to the medical world. He played a significant role in the development of Benzedrex, a nonstimulating analog of Benzedrine, used in inhalers; Quotone, a topical anesthetic used in ointments; Stelazine, a tranquilizer; Dibenzline, an antihypertensive blocking agent; and Dyazide, a diuretic. His wife, Barbara, had a management career at ACS and served as head of Meetings & Divisional Activities.
N.J., worked under the direc tion of George Sigel Jr. and Matthew Finley at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ. Delgado's research was titled "Glass Frits for Nanocomposite Optical Planar Waveguide Devices." He is now a student at Rutgers University, Piscat away, NJ. While a student at Ramsay Begum High School, Birmingham, Ala., Chanda Glover worked under the supervision of Gregg Janowski at the Uni versity of Alabama, Birming ham. Glover's research was titled "Effect of Heat Treat ment on the Structure of Duc tile Iron." She will pursue a career in materials engineer ing as she continues her stud ies at Georgia Institute of Hall Technology, Atlanta. Poonam Goyal worked under the supervision of Karen Hubbard at City Col lege of New York while she was a student at William L. Dickinson High School, Jer sey City, NJ. Goyal studied the effects of osmotic shock on cell death and aging. Goy al will continue her studies at Rutgers University, Newark, Lopez NJ. Now a student at Notre Dame Uni versity, South Bend, Ind., Xiao Xio Guo is a graduate of McNair Academ ic High School, Jersey City, Ν J. While there, she worked under the supervi sion of Joan Morrell at Rutgers Univer sity, Newark. Guo's research focused on the neural and molecular substrates that support maternal behavior in rats. Guo has decided to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Sandrena Hall, who went to Sagi naw High School, Saginaw, Mich., worked under the direction of Joann Surma at Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. The title of Hall's research project was "Alkali-Swellable Latex Method Val idation." She is continuing her studies at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. Beau Kupferberg worked under the direction of Ronald Birke at City College of New York while he was a stu dent at High-Tech High School, North Bergen, NJ. Kupferberg's research project was to compare the heat of reac tion and electrochemical potentials of
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phenols. He is now a chemical engineer ing major at Stevens Institute of Tech nology, Hoboken, Ν J. Haythem Latif, who graduated from Linden High School, Linden, N.J., worked under the direction of Robert Rosen at Rutgers University, Center for Advanced Food Technolo gy, New Brunswick, Ν J. Latif s project was on the isolation of beneficial and healthy compounds from rhubarb. La tif is now a student at Rutgers Univer sity, Piscataway. Also a graduate of Linden High School, Justyna Lesniak worked under the direction of Michael Lawton at Rut gers University's Cook College Biotech nology Center for Agriculture & the Envi ronment, New Brunswick. Lesniak's project involved developing a transient gene expression assay in which reporter genes were introduced into plant cells. She is continuing her studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Iiliana Lopez, now a student at the University of California, Berkeley, con ducted research under the direction of
Donald Land at UC Davis while she was a student at Foothill High School, Sacra mento. The tide of Lopez* re search project was "Reaction of HC1 with Pd(lll) studied by Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy and Low-Energy Electron Diffraction." While a student at Orange High School in Orange, N.J., Agnicha Muzeau worked under the direction of Fangxiao Yang at Stevens Institute of Technology. Muzeau's re search involved the fermenta tion of yeast in which she op timized the pH of the culture media. She is continuing her studies at Seton Hall Univer sity, South Orange, Ν J. Dipalee Rathod, who graduated from Dickinson High School, Jersey City, Ν J., worked under the direc tion of Rhona Stein at the Garden State Cancer Center, Belleville, NJ. While there, Rathod's research involved assisting in a preclinical in vestigation into the combined use of chemotherapy and ra diolabeled monoclonal anti bodies for cancer therapy. Rathod is at Rutgers Universi ty, New Brunswick, and plans to pursue a career in either biology or biochemistry. A graduate of East Orange High School, East Orange, N.J., Annica Ri ley worked under the supervision of Robbie Felder at Lucent Technologies* Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ. Riley's re search project was titled 'Thin-Film Deposition." She is now studying chem ical engineering at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Another graduate of New Jersey's High-Tech High School, North Bergen, Deepa Rupani is now a student at Rut gers University, Newark. While in high school, she worked under the direction of Erik Hamerlynck at Rutgers University, Newark. Rupani's research project was ti tled "Physiological Responses of Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) to Environ mental Heterogeneity." Now a student at the University of Pennsylvania, Yeamie Sheref worked under the direction of Andrew Bocarsly at Princeton University. Sheref s re search, which was conducted when she was a student at the Lawrenceville OCTOBER 30,2000 C&EN
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School, Lawrenceville, N.J., was titled "Sol-Gel Synthesis of W-Containing Alloys and Ceramics." Leon Sukaran, a graduate of McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, N.J., worked under the supervision of John Winters at Unilever Research, Edgewater, NJ. Sukaran's research project was tided "Liquid Detergents." His plans are to pursue a career in either engineering or chemistry. He is continuing his studies at Stevens Institute of Technology. Patricia Summers, who graduated from Wartburg Central High School, Wartburg, Tenn., worked under the supervision of Juan Ferrada at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Summers was assigned a project related to forecasting the results of treatments for pregnancy. She applied neural-network algorithms to perform the forecasting and tested different variations of data collection on the algorithms. Summers' career goal is to become an elementary school science teacher or a chemistry teacher. She is now a student at Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. While a student at Good Samaritan Agency High School, Bangor, Maine, Karey Webb worked under the supervision of Barbara Stewart at the University of Maine. Webb's research was titled "Development of Labs Using UVVis and FTIR Spectrometry for the Inter-Chem-Net Program." She is continuing her studies at the University of New England, Biddeford, Maine. Suffiyah Webb, a graduate of the Chad Science Academy, Newark, N.J., worked under the direction of Ophelia Gona at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey's New Jersey Medical School. Webb's research project was titled "Effect of Gentamicin on Photoreceptor Cells." Webb is now a student at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.
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Burroughs Wellcome Scholar Gwendolyn Bass, who graduated from William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, N.C., worked under the direction of Raquel Hernandez at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. The title of Bass's research project was "Effects of Phenylalanine or Lysine Insertions into the Sindbis Virus E2 Glycoprotein Endodomain at the Plasma Membrane Interface on Virus Assembly." Bass is now a student at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
Kelly Scientific Resources Scholars While she was a student at East Orange High School, East Orange, N.J., Andrea Ayers worked under the direction of Anju Sharma at Stevens Institute Summers Webb of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Ayers worked on a synthetic chemistry project to make derivatives of bioactive molecules for new drug leads. She is now a student at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah. Aronica Cotton, a graduate of Ramsay High School, Birmingham, Ala., worked under the supervision of Eric Sorcher at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Cotton's project involved the development of a better understandCotton ing of the function of intronic DNA As Shlngala part of that project, she participated in a DNA cloning experiment, learned techniques for transfecting foreign genes into living mammalian cells, assayed human cells for expression of a marker gene (firefly luciferase), and read about the techniques necessary to study DNA damage. Cotton is continuing her studies at Smith College, Northampton, Mass. Chaira Foy, who went to West End Zeng Nguyen High School, Birmingham, worked under the supervision of Sam SubramaniYorke Rhodes at New York University. am at Miles College, Fairfield, Ala. The Bayer Corp. Scholars Pura's research project was to explore title of Foy's research project was "Gel Anthonika Miles, who went to A. possible cycloaddition reactions using Electrophoretic Determination of ProH. Parker High School, Birmingham, phosphorus organic chemistry to pre- teins in Polluted Waterways and IndusAla., has applied to Tuskegee Universi- dict new compounds that may be in Ju- trial Effluents in and around the Birty, in Alabama. While she was in high piter's atmosphere. She has chosen to mingham Metropolitan Area." She will school, she worked under the direc- continue her studies at the University of continue her studies at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. tion of Ada Elgavish at the University Notre Dame in Indiana. of Alabama, Birmingham. Miles's While a student at High-Tech High Miranda Simmons, a graduate of project involved investigating molecu- Baker High School, Baker, La., worked School, North Bergen, NJ., Julian lar mechanisms for chemoprevention under the supervision of John Owens at Naranjo worked under the direction of of prostate cancer. Southern University, Baton Rouge. Eric Simon at Fordham University, LinA graduate of McNair Academic While there, Simmons' research in- coln Center, NJ. The title of Naranjo's High School, Jersey City, N.J., Nina volved testing the levels of herbicides research was "Computer Modeling of Pura worked under the direction of and pesticides found in local lakes. She Proteins." Naranjo is continuing his 70
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studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. N a t a s h a P o o l e r , a graduate of Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology, Darlington, S.C., worked under the direction of Frank Switzer at Coker College, Hartsville, S.C. The title of Pooler's research was "Synthesis and Cycloaddition Reactions of Some New Munchnones." Pooler is pursuing a ca reer in engineering at Clemson Univer sity, Clemson, S.C. Sangita Shingala, another student from High-Tech High School, North Bergen, worked under the supervision of Bishambar Dayal at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. Shingala's research was titled "Molecular Characterization of GutDerived Lymph Proteins." Shingala would like to become a pharmacist. She is continuing her studies at Rutgers Uni versity, New Brunswick. Katherine Zeng, who graduated from George Washington High School, San Francisco, worked under the direc tion of Jerry Oliveras at Anresco Inc., also in San Francisco. Zeng's research project involved analysis of food resi due. Zeng is considering a career in pe diatrics. She is continuing her studies at the University of California, Davis. C. T. Kirchner Scholars Mong Thi Nguyen, who went to Lin coln High School, Stockton, Calii, worked under the direction of Elizabeth Day at the University of the Pacific, Stockton. The title of Nguyen's research was "Synthesis of Dimolybdenum Complex es." She is pursuing a degree in chemis try at the University of California, Davis. Maria Vizcaino, a graduate of HighTech High School, North Bergen, N.J., worked under the supervision of Ajay Bose at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Vizcaino worked on a project involving germination of seeds in D 2 0 and production of stable isotopelabeled natural products. She is continu ing her studies at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Glenn & Barbara Ullyot Scholars While a student at High-Tech High School, North Bergen, N.J., Maria Al varez worked under the direction of Grace Vernon at Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Alvarez' research involved working on the appropriate nutrient me dium to sustain the hemocytes of an in vertebrate. Her plan is to pursue a career in biochemistry. She is continuing her
studies at Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, Ν J. Now a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, Ν J., Jamie Orie went to Trenton Central High School, Trenton, NJ. While there, he worked un der the direction of W. H. McCarroll at Rider University, Lawrence, Ν J. One's project was to grow crystals of the quasione-dimensional oxide La 2 Mo 2 0 7 by fused salt electrolysis. He is planning to pursue a career as a biochemists
Chemistry Olympiad Mentor Applications Invited High school chemistry educators are in vited to apply for a position as mentor for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympi ad program. Duties during the threeyear term include helping to plan and conduct the national study camp for high school students held at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in mid-June 2002,2003, and 2004. Generally, in their second and third year, mentors accompany four U.S. stu dent competitors to the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). During the competition, the mentors serve as
members of the IChO jury. The 34th IChO will be held mid-July 2002 in the Netherlands. The 2003 and 2004 olympi ads are scheduled for Greece and Swit zerland, respectively. The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is sponsored by ACS. Most students at the study camp have completed advanced placement chemistry or the equivalent; therefore, instruction at the camp is well beyond the level of high school general chemis try courses. The curriculum also in cludes considerable laboratory work. Successful applicants are expected to have a broad background in both theo retical and descriptive chemistry and classroom experience, and should dem onstrate involvement with students in special projects or activities. Applicants must be prepared to make a three-year time commitment as outlined above. All expenses and travel costs, as well as an honorarium, are paid by ACS. Interested individuals should apply by requesting an application from Vernita Frazier-Tardy, U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Program, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St, N.W., Washing ton, DC 20036. The deadline for complet ed applications is Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. Applicants must also arrange to have three letters of reference forwarded to Tardy at the above address.^
Green Chemistry Confer nee Call For Papers A call for papers has been issued for the 5th Annual Green Chemistry & Engi neering Conference: A New Generation of Professionals—A New Generation of Processes, to be held June 26-28, 2001, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Abstracts must be submitted by Dec. 15. Papers may be submitted for both oral and poster presentations in cuttingedge research, education, and industrial case studies (including greener sol vents, catalysis, benign synthesis and processing, bio-based synthesis and processing, safer chemicals and materi als design, process design and measure ment, and modeling/computational methods). Submitted papers must be accompanied by a 150-word abstract on a standard American Chemical Society Abstract Form, which is available on the Internet at http://www.acs.org/meet ings/abstract/abinfo.html. The conference is cosponsored by ACS and its Committee on Environmen-
tal Improvement, Division of Environ mental Chemistry, and Division of Indus trial & Engineering Chemistry. Other cosponsers are the Environmental Protection Agency Offices of Pollution Prevention & Toxics and of Research & Development; the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; the American Chemistry Council (formerly the Chemi cal Manufacturers Association); the Council for Chemical Research; the De partment of Energy; the National Insti tute of Standards & Technology; the National Research Council; the National Science Foundation Engineering Direc torate; and the Organization for Econom ic Cooperation & Development For more information or to submit an abstract, contact 5th Annual Green Chem istry & Engineering Conference, c/o ACS Office of Technical Programming & Con ferences, 1155—16th St, N.W., OTH 802, Washington, DC 20036; phone (800) 2275558 or (202) 872-3286, fax (202) 872-6013, e-mail:
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