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San Diego will feature 27 of the society's technical divisions, two secretariats, and six committees participating in more than 750 technical sessions. More than 7,700 papers will be presented. Concentrated programming in seven areas has been identified for this meeting. In the technical program summary that begins on the next page, symposia that fall within these themes are identified by a symbol that immediately precedes the session title. A symbol key appears throughout the program. Aunique Presidential Event series with the theme of professionalism and career development is planned to take place throughout the meeting. "You Only Thought You Were Retired-What's Next?" is the first symposium in the series, and will be held on Sunday afternoon.
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"Industrial Sabbaticals" is the title of Monday morning's symposium, with "Chemical Careers in a Global Context" scheduled for that afternoon. "The Professional Chemist and Certification" is an all-day session that will be held on Tuesday A complete discussion of these events is on page 72. The awards reception, dinner, and ceremony honoring the recipients of the ACS national awards for 2001 will take place Tuesday evening in the Hyatt Regency San Diego. Fred Basolo, Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Northwestern University, will deliver the Priestley Medal address that evening during the ceremony. Another special event, held in conjunction with the national meeting, will be the world premiere of "Oxygen," by Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann, on Monday, April 2, at 8 PM in the San Diego Repertory Co.'s Lyceum Theater. A musical tribute to the past and future ofACS is a featured event on Sunday, April 1; and
Kids & Chemistry Live! will be held at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park on Tuesday April 3. The exposition will be open Monday through Wednesday, with more than 250 companies and organizations displaying everything from instruments and books to computer hardware and scientific software. Technical Program Summary General Program Registration Housing Housing Form Transportation Member Services Special Services On-Site Arrangements Presidential Events Special Events Social Events Awards Workshops Exposition Tours Career Services Committee Agenda Short Courses ACS Officers Preprints Registration Form
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Committee on Science
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Convention Center
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Lighting & Display Technology**
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on professional chemists and certification will present different options for certification of professional chemists and accreditation of chemical laboratories. "Chemical Careers in a Global Context" will focus on the managerial expectations of chemists working for multinational companies. Additionally, all of the career and professional development symposia and workshops that are being sponsored by various ACS units are highlighted throughout the technical program with *. Sessions include programs of interest to chemists at all career stages.
HIGHLIGHTS: We are in the midst of a lighting revolution in which light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are replacing traditional sources of light in many display and lighting applications. A symposium on LEDs will highlight the chemistry underpinning many of these developments. Opportunities and challenges for chemists that involve both inorganic LEDs and organic LEDs will be presented, along with manufacturing and marketing perspectives. Instructional materials that have been developed around these technologies will be demonstrated.
SOCED Society Committee on Education
CEPA
D. Sawyer, Program Chair Hyatt
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Committee on Economic & Professional Affairs
Extraterrestrial Chemistry
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J. W.Long,H. N. Cheng,Program Chairs
Chemistry Survival Guide**
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Marriott
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Chemistry in Theme Parks
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Undergraduate Research Posters* (CHED)
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Eminent Scientist Lecture
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Student Affiliates Chapter Posters* (CHED)
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Green Chemistry: Ethics HIGHLIGHTS: Every five years, ACS conducts a comprehensive salary and employment survey (ChemCensus). CEPA, in conjunction with WCC, PROF, and YCC, will offer two symposia discussing employment trends and the salary situation, and providing advice on career development and job searches. "Workplace Issues in the New Millennium" will feature James D. Burke, Ernest L. Eliel, Michael Heylin, Jean A. Parr, Attila E. Pavlath, and James P. Shoffner. "Women Chemists in the New Millennium" will feature L. Shannon Davis, Valerie J. Kuck, DonnaJ. Nelson, Carolyn Ribes, Nina M. Roscher, and Frankie K. Wood-Black.
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HIGHLIGHTS: A highlight of the program will be the undergraduate poster session (sponsored by CHED), which will feature more than 680 undergraduate research posters. The program will also feature poster presentations by successful ACS Student Affiliates chapters. The Eminent Scientist Lecturer for this meeting will be Eloy Rodriguez of Cornell University, who will speak on "Organic Cascades: How Amazon Birds Get Their Medicines from Giant Ants." At the annual ACS Student Affiliates Awards Ceremony, 160 chapters will be recognized for their outstanding service to the Student Affiliates program. Featured symposia will include talks on chemistry in theme parks as well as extraterrestrial chemistry The student affiliates of Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pa., will make a presentation on encouraging women to become leaders in chemistry
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holding its popular "Graduation, What's Next?" workshop with panelists who will share their experiences and discuss possible careers for the newly graduated chemist.
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Women in Organic Chemistry* (ORGN)
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Molecular Biology Tools**
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* Solid- & Solution-Phase Techniques* (ORGN)
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Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Patents**
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Award Honoring Christina Bodurow Erwin* (I&EC)
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Biotech/Bioinorganic Interface**
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Pharma Informatics**
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HIGHLIGHTS: The program will focus on the future and how we as a society can change the work environment for our successors. Featured speakers in WCC symposia include Daryle Busch, Paul Walter, and Helen Free. WCC has also teamed up with CEPA, ORGN, and I&EC to highlight innovations in encouraging women and improvements in the working environment of today's women professionals.
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Combinatorial Approaches to Polymers**
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Combinatorial Methods/Materials Science**
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Teaching Biochemistry* (CHED)
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Patent Issues in the Bioinformatic Age**
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Graduate Student Symposium* (AGFD)
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* Planned & Unplanned Career Changes* (PROF)
HIGHLIGHTS: Under the general theme "Biotechnology Information: Bioinformatics, Receptors, and Combinatorial Chemistry," speakers from member divisions of the Biotechnology Secretariat will discuss issues that cut across divisional lines. The topics range from pharma informatics to patent issues to challenges in the bioinformatics age to the use of molecular biology tools in environmental engineering. Combinatorial chemistry in drug discovery and materials science will be discussed along with technologies and applications in genomics and proteomics.
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on emission control through catalysis will provide a broad view of the science of emission control, including the selective reduction of N O x species for diesel and gasoline engines. Other emission chemistry will include chlorinated volatile organic compounds and greenhouse gases. The nanotechnology symposium will include the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of catalyst nanotechnology. Speakers will include William Goddard and Enrique Iglesia.
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Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry
Division of Analytical Chemistry
M. Tunick, Program Chair
C. Fense/au, C. L. Witkins, Program Chairs
Convention Center
S M T W T
Hyatt
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* Food Factors for Health Promotion
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Field Analytical Chemistry* (ENVR)
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Graduate Student Symposium**
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Developments in Enantiomeric Analysis
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Plant Biotechnology
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General Papers
Sci-Mix
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ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry
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Teaching Analytical Chemistry* (CHED)
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Combinatorial Methods
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General Papers
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Near-Field Spectroscopy: A Tool for Nanoanalysis
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Controlled Release Systems for Food
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Probing Intrinsic Reactivity Features by MS
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Nanoelectrochemistry
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HIGHLIGHTS: More than 50 papers on functional foods for health promotion will be presented in a symposium held jointly with the International Society of Functional Foods. Various aspects of genetically modified organisms will be covered in a symposium on plant biotechnology Symposia dealing with food aspects of controlled release systems and combinatorial methods for agriculture and food processing applications will also take place.
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ACS Award in Chromatography
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LC/MS of Biomolecules
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Recent Advances in Microfluidics
HIGHLIGHTS: ACS national award symposia emphasizing mass spectrometry and separations will be held. Enantiomeric analysis, highthroughput mass spectrometry and LC/MS of biomolecules will be discussed at symposia on bioinformatics. The program will also include symposia on microfluidics as well as on nanoelectrochemistry and nanocharacterization using near-field techniques.
AGRO Division of Agrochemicals T. D. Spittkr, Program Chair Convention Center
S M T W T
Synthesis & Chemistry of Agrochemicals
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Young Scientists Recognition Award
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Division of Biochemical Technology
Geographical Information Systems & Remote Sensing
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International Award for Research in Agrochemicals
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J. M. Piret, K. B. Konstantinov, Program Chairs Convention Center
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Pesticide Regulation in the 21st Century
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Recent Advances in Expression Systems
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General Poster Session
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* Challenges in Formulating Protein Therapeutics
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Immunochemistry Summit IX
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Molecular Biology Tools* (BTEC)
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General Papers
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Inter- & Intramolecular Forces* (COLL)
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HPLC/MS in the Analysis of Agrochemicals
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Plant Biotechnology for Protein Products
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David Perlman Memorial Lecture
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In Vitro & in Vivo Protein Folding & Aggregation
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HIGHLIGHTS: Recent developments in pesticide regulation, including the responsibility for proper application and the question of transgenics, will be addressed. The emerging uses of geographical information systems and remote sensing from the forest scale to that of single animals will be discussed, as will the latest ideas in immunochemistry and HPLC/MS methodology The International Award Address by Don G. Crosby will be followed by talks by Fritz Fuhr, Ann Lemley, Glenn Miller, "William Draper, and others.
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Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes
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Industrial Biotechnology Award & Lecture
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Advances in Vaccine Development
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Bioprocess Monitoring & Control
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Pharma Informatics* (BTEC)
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Convention Center
S M T W T
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Industrial Case Studies in Bioprocess Integration
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* Nucleic Acid-Based Therapeutics**
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Bio-based Products from Renewable Resources
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Glycobiology
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Fermentation Process Development
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Hudson Award Symposium
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Poster Session
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Marvin J. Johnson Award & Lecture
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Sci-Mix
Biospecific Interactions
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Synthetic & Structural Carbohydrate Chemistry
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• Environmental Biotechnology
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Glycals & Other Unsaturated Sugars
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* Genomics & Proteomics* (BTEC)
D
Genomics & Proteomics* (BTEC)
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The Process of Process Development
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Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry
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Biological Separations: Theory & Practice
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Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Oligonucleotides
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Advances in Microscale Bioengineering Technology
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Plant Polysaccharides* (CELL)
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Biology & Biochemistry of Cell Culture Technology
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology of Carbohydrates
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Elmer Gaden Award
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Applications of Plant Polysaccharides* (CELL)
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Continuous Protein Separations
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Cell Culture Process Development
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Poster Session
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Tissue Engineering & Cell Therapy
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Advances in Metabolic Engineering
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HIGHLIGHTS: Symposia will focus on enzymatic, microbial, plant, or animal cell culture production and downstream recovery of natural or recombinant products. Core symposia include recent advances in expression systems, biocatalysis, tissue engineering, bioprocess development, process validation, and bioseparations. Emerging areas will also be featured, including genomics/proteomics, molecular recognition, microscale bioengineering, and continuous protein separations. Invited award lectures will address aspects of genetic engineering, biosensor development, and metabolic engineering. Of special interest for industrial attendees will be symposia on process development and case studies in process integration.
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HIGHLIGHTS: The Hudson Award symposium will honor Yuan C. Lee. A symposium on nucleic acid-based therapeutics will cover various aspects of modern nucleic acid chemistry New routes to glycals and other unsaturated sugars will be discussed in another symposium. Two sessions will focus on modern chemistry and new synthetic approaches to synthetic intermediates to anthracycline antibiotics, new amino- and iminosugars, and C-glycosides and their modified analogs as well as complex natural products. A poster session and other symposia will feature modern synthetic, medicinal, and biochemical aspects of carbohydrates.
CELL Cellulose, Paper & Textile Division K.J. Edgar, Program Chair Convention Center
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Surface Properties of Natural Fibers
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Anselme Payen Award Symposium
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Sci-Mix
Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry
Plant Polysaccharides**
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HIGHLIGHTS: The Anselme Payen Award symposium will honor Wolfgang Glasser by featuring cutting-edge talks from world leaders in cellulose derivative, lignin, and biomaterials chemistry. The biomaterials theme continues in related symposia on plant polysaccharide chemistry, one on frontier research and another on industrial applications. A symposium on surface properties of natural fibers will showcase the manipulation of critical fiber surface characteristics by enzymatic and chemical means. In the context of aging buildings and newly introduced insect threats, biomaterials science will be applied to critical performance issues in the symposium on wood degradation and preservation.
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM The high school program will be held in workshop format, and will include the high school/college interface luncheon and the James Bryant Conant Award address.
CHED
CHAS
Division of Chemical Education M. Z. Hoffman, Program Chair Marriott
S M T W T
Teaching Environmental Chemistry**
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Writing in the Discipline: Chemistry Literacy
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Teaching Organic Chemistry**
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Marriott
S M T W T
Lighting & Display Technology* (COMSCI)
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Handbook of Chemical Safety
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Research in Chemical Education
P A
Developing Training Programs
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General Posters
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Industrial Hygiene Perspectives on Lab Safety
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Chemistry Survival Guide* (SOCED)
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Safety Issues in Combinatorial Chemistry
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J. Kapin, Program Chair
Chemical Education at the U.S.-Mexico Interface
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Approaches to Chemical Safety on the Web
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* Technician Education* (TECH)
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Undergraduate Research Posters**
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Nobel Laureates Look Back & Ahead**
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Teaching Analytical Chemistry**
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Award Symposium in Honor of Harry Gray* (INOR)
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Newfangled Ideas
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Sci-Mix (Con. Ctr.)
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Student Affiliates Chapter Posters**
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HIGHLIGHTS: Authors and the editor of the newly released "Handbook of Chemical Safety," from Oxford University Press, will present various chapters and sections from the book and discuss the book's significance. Other symposia will focus on improving safety training, using the Web for health and safety, and new approaches to occupational and environmental exposure assessment. CHAS will also present a comprehensive overview of fume hoods and engineering controls as part of its Founders Workshop series.
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Educating Elementary School Educators
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NSF-Catalyzed Curriculum Development
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Teaching Inorganic Chemistry**
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Award Symposium in Honor of Barbara P. Sitzman
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Division of Chemical Information
Teaching General Chemistry in the New Century
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R. W Snyder, Program Chair
Web-Assisted Learning in Chemistry
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Mountain of Achievements or Slippery Slope
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Teaching Biochemistry**
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Teaching Physical Chemistry**
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General Papers
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Laboratory Practical Exams/Other Hands-on Testing
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HIGHLIGHTS: The start of the new century will be celebrated by symposia that examine developments in the teaching of general, organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, environmental, and biochemistry. Multisession symposia on computational chemistry and molecular modeling, Webassisted learning, writing and chemistry literacy, research in chemical education, and newfangled ideas will be presented. A symposium will examine the results of curriculum development undertaken with support from the National Science Foundation. Another symposium will bring Nobel Laureates together to discuss the past, present, and future of research in chemical dynamics. Other symposia will address the science education of elementary school teachers, the assessment of student outcomes, laboratory practical exams, and chemical education at the U.S.-Mexico interface. A full day of undergraduate research poster presentations will be featured.
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Web-Based Information Sources
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Electronic Chemistry Publishing
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Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Patents* (BTEC)
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Pharma Informatics* (BTEC)
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Sci-Mix (Con. Ctr.)
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Advances in 3-D Searching**
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Technical Intelligence**
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Structure-Based Data Mining** General Papers
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on advances in 3-D searching and pharmacophores will highlight recent developments in this area, which has become increasingly important as functional genomics plays a greater role in drug discovery. New techniques in keeping abreast of technical advancements will be presented in the "Technical Intelligence" symposium. Information on patent analysis and on new technologies that support technical intelligence will be presented.
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agreements and confidentiality agreements, intellectual property licensing for start-ups, financing and structuring a start-up, and business plan development. Another symposium will consist of an informal drop-in session where questions can be asked of lawyers who practice in various state, federal, and foreign jurisdictions. A one-man play will summarize the life of Chester Carlson, the inventor of the Xerox copying process.
TECH Division of Chemical Technicians D. M. Butterfield, Program Chair
COLL
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Marriott • Technician Education**
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Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry
TAGs, TECH & Student Affiliates**
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General Oral
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R. Nagarajan, Program Chair
HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on technician affiliate groups, TECH, and student affiliates will address partnerships and industrial interactions and will provide information from each group. "Technician Education in the 21st Century" will offer papers on shadowing, gap analysis for chemical technician development, technician experiences/stories, chemical process industry/education alliances and technology promotion, enrollment trends, education and industry initiatives, successful education programs, voluntary industry standards, and ACS high school curriculum. A workshop titled "Adventures in Chemistry & Physics" will give attendees information on creating a scientific roadshow. Also featured will be TECH's social/brunch and the National Chemical Technician of the Year Award Dinner.
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N Molecules as Components in Electronic Devices
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Award Symposium Honoring Alexis T. Bell
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75th Anniversary of COLL Inter- & Intramolecular Forces**
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Chemistry at Solid Surfaces
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NThin Films
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Poster Session
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Molecular Tribology
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Nanotechnologies in the New Millenium
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Division of Chemistry & the Law
Awards Symposium
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M Membranes: Surface & Performance
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Award Symposium Honoring J. Michael White
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Start-Up Companies & Tech Transfer
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Forensic Law
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Chester, Chester, Chester: A One-Man Play
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HIGHLIGHTS: ACS national award winners J. Michael White, Alexis T. Bell, and Charles T. Campbell will present their award lectures at a special session. Symposia honoring Arthur W. Adamson Award winner White and ACS Award for Creative Research in Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Catalysis Award winner Bell will also be held. "Chemistry at Solid Surfaces" will focus on recent developments in semiconductor surface chemistry, surface science studies of model catalysts, chemistry and physics of waterice surfaces, surface organometallic chemistry, and chemical dynamics at surfaces. A symposium on nanotechnology will discuss the scientific basis of and technologies for the construction of nanomaterials as they relate to catalytic science, molecular electronics, carbon materials, sensors, and environmental science. Recent developments and future directions in molecular electronics will be discussed in a symposium that emphasizes all aspects of interfacing molecules with macroscopic devices. Theoretical and experimental approaches to all dynamic/kinetic aspects of systems containing amphiphiles and colloids is the focus of another symposium. A symposium on inter- and intramolecular forces in biological systems will bring together investigators using diverse experimental methods to study biologically important systems. "Molecular Tribology" will cover developments in our understanding of the relationships between the chemical, mechanical, and tribological properties of interfaces. Another symposium will discuss the role of interfacial chemistry in the preparation, characterization, and application of thin films.
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