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AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION (formerly Ethyl Petroleum Additives)

Friday, December 2, 2005

SOCIAL HOUR 5:45 p.m. AND TOURS:

DINNER: 7:00 p.m.

PROGRAM: 8:00 p.m.

MENU: Tossed Green Salad, Chicken Marsala, Roasted Red Potatoes, Green Beans with Toasted Almonds, Rolls, Iced Tea, Assorted Cakes

and Pies

PRICE: Members/Guests - $16.00; Students, High School Teachers/Spouses, Retired ACS Members/Spouses, Retired Teachers/ Spouses - $8.00

DINNER Please make reservations for the dinner and/or tour by 5:00 p.m. on

RESERVATIONS: Wednesday, November 30 by calling Vicki Nestor at (804) 788-6386 HOST: Dr. Rob Davidson, (804) 788-6327

SPEAKER: Dr. Kevin M. Dunn, Hampden-Sydney College

TOPIC: “Caveman Chemistry: Hands-On Projects in Chemical Technology“

TEACHER AWARDS: HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY - Mrs. Pam Edwards MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE - Mr. Gary E. Graham

RECOGNITION OF CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD TEAM WINNERS

SPECIAL NOTE ON AFTON TOURS

Reservations must be made for both the dinner and the tour at Afton Chemical Corporation. You may take the tour between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. without attending thedinner, but you must make an advance reservation. Please call Vicki Nestor at (804) 788-6386 by 5:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, November 30 to make your reservations and specifywhether the reservation is for the tour or dinner or both.

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DR. KEVIN M. DUNN

Kevin Dunn is the Elliott Professor of Chemistry at Hampden-Sydney College, where he teaches the course which inspired hisbook, Caveman Chemistry. He holds a B.S. degree from theUniversity of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas atAustin. He appears on The Learning Channel's "Mysteries of Magic"and is co-author of a dozen journal articles in theoretical chemistry. He lives in central Virginia with his wife and several cats.

“Caveman Chemistry: Hands-On Projects in Chemical Technology”

Non-science students often approach chemistry with reluctance and trepidation. This talkwill explore a strategy for engaging students through a series of 28 hands-on chemicalprojects. We begin in the Stone Age, making fire by friction, arrowheads, and honey wine. We make a ceramic crucible from clay, spin yarn from wool, and extract potash from woodashes. We smelt bronze in our crucible and dye our yarn with indigo. In later projects wemake paper from hay, soap from fat, mauve dye from aniline, and photographs from eggwhites and salt. Along the way we learn a history of chemical technology from the Paleolithiccampfire, to the crafts of antiquity, to the alchemy of the Middle Ages, to the chamber acid andsoda factories of the Industrial Revolution, to the multi-national chemical giants of thetwentieth century.

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DISTINGUISHED HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHER AWARD

Mrs. Pam Edwards Pam Edwards attended Chesterfield County Schools from second gradethrough her graduation from high school. She received a B.S. degree in Biologyand Chemistry from Longwood University. She has also attended Virginia Techand Virginia Commonwealth University and has taken courses and workshops atseveral other colleges and universities, including UVA, SUNY, NSU, and VUU. Mrs. Edwards began her teaching career in 1983 at Dinwiddie County Junior HighSchool. She then taught science courses at Dinwiddie County High School for tenyears and at Thomas Dale High School for seven years. For the past four yearsshe has taught chemistry at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield County. She hasbeen given numerous awards including Teacher of the Month at Dinwiddie HighSchool (ten times), teacher of the year at Matoaca High School (2004-2005),Teacher of the Year for Chesterfield County (2005), and Teacher of the Year forRegion I (2005). In 2004 she received an REB Award and was a DominionCorporation grant recipient. Her students have participated in the Virginia Section’s Chemistry Olympiadand Matoaca High School was recognized as the Large School winner for the Second-Year Examinationin 2004. Mrs. Edwards has three children, ranging in age from 11 to 19.

DISTINGUISHED MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD

Mr. Gary E. Graham As a child growing up in the 1950s, Gary Graham was fascinated by DonHerbert of the "Watch Mr. Wizard" science program. On the black and whitescreen, he made science an adventure. Gary’s life journey in the scientificworld began with nine years as a medical laboratory chief tech and in hospitalmanagement, followed by 19 years of medical sales management in cardiacultrasound imaging, doppler, digital acquisition and analysis. That led to eightyears with new software applications in the educational marketplace and webdevelopment. In 2001, he retired from that part of his professional career and began anew chapter at Chancellor Middle School in Spotsylvania, teaching 8th gradePhysical Science. He has often told his wife that it is the best, but mostdemanding, job he has ever held.

This is his 4th year in the public schools and 3rd year as Science Department Head.He serveson the county Science SOL Resources committee. During the 2004 summer, Marianne Zeigler andhe re-wrote the 8th grade Science Benchmark questions for the Spotsylvania County Schools. In2005, he was selected as a Physical Science teacher to participate in the Laboratory ScienceTeachers Professional Development (LSTPD) program, a national program offered by the U.S.Department of Energy's Office of Science to create a cadre of outstanding science and mathteachers with the content knowledge and scientific research experience to serve as leaders andagents of positive change in their local and regional teaching communities. Gary teaches because he loves the sciences and because he wants to share some of what hehas learned so far in his 39 years in the field using science. He loves working with youth who are stilltrying to figure out how this universe works. He tries to enable his students to see the connectionbetween the individuals who made scientific discoveries and world events at the time of their conceptdiscovery. He shows the students the simple tools those scientists had at hand and how they foundnew ways of using them. He believes that kids learn best by doing and he and his students have a great time doing inquiryscience labs and science demonstrations at least once a week. Gary enjoys watching their eyessignal a level of understanding. His personal goal is making this educational trip interesting and full ofdiscovery and he hopes that for some of them, he will be the Mr. Wizard who starts them on anexciting and rewarding lifetime journey through scientific exploration and application.

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DIRECTIONS

Exit I-64/I-95 at US 1/301 which is Belvidere Street. Proceed south on Belvidere,crossing the Downtown Expressway and Byrd Street. On your left, just past Byrd Street, youwill see a multi-story building, which is the Research Center for the Afton ChemicalCorporation. Turn left on Spring Street, just past the Ethyl Research Center. You can park inthe parking lot across Spring Street. Enter the Research Center lobby and proceed to theGround Floor Dining Room.

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*** VIRGINIA SECTION NEWS ***

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DATE: January 20, 2006 DATE: February 18, 2006LO C A T I O N : R a n d o l p h - M a c o n C o l l e g e LOCATION: University of Richmond Ashland, Virginia Richmond, VirginiaHOST: Dr. April Marchetti HOST: Dr. John GuptonPHONE: (804) 752-7319 PHONE: (804) 289-8249 SPEAKER: Dr. Roger Miller (POWELL LECTURESHIP)

DATE: March 10, 2006 DATE: April 13, 2006LOCATION: Virginia Military Institute LOCATION: University of Virginia Lexington, Virginia Charlottesville, VirginiaHOST: Blue Ridge Section HOST: Dr. James DemasSPEAKER: Al Hazari PHONE: (434) 924-3343

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

The Executive Committee of the Virginia Section will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2006. The meeting is will be held at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond. Additional information can be obtained from the incoming SectionChair, Dr. Dorothy Eseonu, (804) 257-5615; dneseonu @ vuu.edu. Members of the Section are invited to attend the meeting.

Details will be included in the January issue of the Bulletin.

RICHMOND CHROMATOGRAPHYDISCUSSION GROUP

The Richmond Chromatography Discussion Group promotesthe interests of chromatographic and other separation sciencesby expanding the awareness and capabilities of individuals fromthe scientific community. The group publishes a newsletter,presents lectures, and provides student scholarships. For moreinformation and a schedule of their seminars, check the RCDG website: http://rcdg.org.

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2005 CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD TEAM WINNERS

The Virginia Section awards a number of prizes to students and schools that participate inthe Chemistry Olympiad. School awards are given in three categories . Within each category,the school with the highest total of the top three student scores receives a plaque and acertificate of achievement. These team awards will be presented at the Section meeting onDecember 2. Here are the team award winners for this year’s competition:

First-YearExamination

Category School Teacher

Small School The Stewart School Leslie Kovach

Governor’s School Maggie Walker Governor’s School Joy Ross

Large School Harrisonburg High School Larry White

Second-YearExamination

Category School Teacher

Small School St. Stephen's & St Agnes' School Roger A. Bolland

Governor’s School Maggie Walker Governor’s School Joy Ross

Large School Charlottesville High School Jennifer Cunningham

ACS SCHOLAR THOMAS H. EPPS III

An article titled “ACS Scholars Celebrate Anniversary” appeared in the October 17, 2005issue of C&EN (pages 35-37). The article described the tenth-anniversary celebration of thescholarship and mentoring program known as ACS Scholars. This program is designed toencourage African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Americans to pursue undergraduatedegrees in the chemical sciences. Over the past eleven academic years, 1,600 students havebeen selected for scholarships. The article includes information on Thomas H. Epps III, who became an ACS scholar in 1995 while he was enrolled as a freshman at MIT. He is the son of Dr. Thomas H. Epps, Jr.,who retired as the Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Virginia StateUniversity and Dr. Ruth Epps, who is the Chair of the Department of Accountingat Virginia Commonwealth University. His parents live in Chesterfield County. Thomas completed his undergraduate degree at MIT, then went on to earn aPh.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is nowa postdoc at the National Institute of Standards & Technology and will be joiningthe faculty at the University of Delaware in June, 2006 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering. He is quoted in the C&EN article as sayingthat the ACS Scholars program is “paying dividends for me even today.” Hecontinues to participate in advisory meetings of the Scholars program.

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More than 28 corporations and foundations, five ACS local sections, 30 private individuals, andmore than 60 former Scholars have contributed money to the ACS Scholars program. Combinedwith matching funds from ACS, these contributions total more than $5 million. The ACS pays all ofthe administrative costs of the program. To date, $8.2 million has been awarded in scholarshipfunds. In addition to scholarship aid, nearly every student works with a volunteer mentor. Scholarsare also encouraged to mentor each other. When he was a senior at MIT, Thomas Epps III servedas a mentor to Francisco Lopez who was a freshman. The mentoring experience led him to considera career in teaching. Dr. Epps III has research interests in polymer science, especially the synthesis, structure, phasebehavior, and applications of block copolymers. He is also involved in the synthesis of novel blockcopolymer-ceramic hybrid materials. He is co-author of a recent article in the journalMacromolecules, “Phase Transformations Involving Network Phases in ISO Triblock Copolymer-Homopolymer Blends” (Vol. 38, No. 21, pp. 8775-8784; October 18, 2005).

In 2004, in order to maximize the potential of its operating divisions—petroleum additives andtetraethyl lead—Ethyl Corporation transformed into NewMarket Corporation, the parent company of AftonChemical Corporation and Ethyl Corporation. Afton Chemical develops and manufactures petroleumadditives that enhance the performance of lubricating oils and fuels. Fromcustom-formulated chemical blends to market-general additive components,Afton technology helps fuels burn cleaner, engines run smoother, andmachines last longer. Both NewMarket and Afton Chemical haveheadquarters in Richmond, Virginia.

AFTON CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER

In the summer of 1994, EthylCorporation completed its new ResearchCenter in Richmond. This state-of-the artcomplex, demonstrating Ethyl’s long-termcommitment to leadership in the petroleumadditives industry, includes a six-storyoffice and chemical research building andadjacent mechanical laboratory wingshousing engine-testing cells. The 215,000square foot facility houses over 250persons. In 2004, this facility became theheadquarters and research center forAfton Chemical. Tours of the ResearchCenter will be conducted at the meeting onDecember 2 between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.

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THE HISTORY OF AFTON CHEMICAL

Friday evening February 11, 1887 five business men met inRichmond, Virginia to consider forming a paper manufacturing company.That night Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company was born and soonthereafter a factory was built on a parcel of land located on TredegarStreet between the James River and Kanawha Canal. In the summer of 1941, F. D. Gottwald was named President ofthe company. Early in his tenure, new materials started entering themarket that would undermine the profitability of the paper industry. Asan expansion minded leader, Gottwald began looking for a partner tomake polyethylene film in order to compete in the changingenvironment. During this search, he came across a New York basedcompany named Ethyl Corporation. Ethyl’s history began in 1921, when Charles Kettering discoveredthat a certain combination of chemicals added to gasoline could reduceengine "knock." Kettering formed the General Motors ChemicalCorporation, a joint venture between General Motors and Standard Oilof New Jersey in 1923. A year later, the company became Ethyl Gasoline Corporation and, finally, Ethyl Corporation in1942. In 1962, under Gottwald’s leadership, Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Companyacquired Ethyl in what was then termed the largest leveraged buy-out on record. Popularheadlines described the transaction as "Jonah Swallows the Whale." Albemarle adopted theEthyl name and steadily increased its presence in Richmond. After expanding and diversifying during the 1980s, Ethyl began to spin off a number ofdivisions. The aluminum, plastics, and energy units became Tredegar Industries in 1989. In1993, it spun off its life insurance company, First Colony Life, and then in 1994, the specialtychemicals business was spun off as Albemarle Corporation. As the global consolidation trend of the 1990s came to the petroleum industry, Ethyl ledthe charge for petroleum additives, acquiring Amoco Petroleum Additives in the U.S. andNippon Cooper in Japan in 1992 and Texaco Additives Company in 1996. These acquisitionsallowed Ethyl to expand its global presence, enhance its research and testing capabilities, andbroaden its product lines while streamlining its manufacturing and support functions. In 2004, to maximize the potential of its operating divisions—petroleum additives andtetraethyl lead —Ethyl Corporation transformed into NewMarket Corporation, the parentcompany of Afton Chemical Corporation and Ethyl Corporation. As a result, today’s Afton Chemical is a full-service global petroleum additives suppliercommitted to innovative technology and world-class research. Afton Chemical has dedicatedstate-of-the-art research facilities in Richmond, Virginia and Bracknell, England.

[taken from the Afton Chemical Corporation website: http://www.aftonchemcal.com]

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

December 1 - Professor Sharon Glotzer, Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Michigan, “Assembling Nanoparticle and Colloidal Building Blocksfor Next Generation Materials: The Shape(s) of Things to Come”

December 8 - Professor Andrew Gellman, Department of ChemicalEngineering, Carnegie Mellon University, “Enantioselectivity on Naturally ChiralSurfaces”

Seminars are held at 11:00 a.m in Room 005 of the Chemical Engineering Building. For more information, see http://www.che.virginia.edu/chenewr/seminar.html

CHEMISTRY SEMINAR AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Tuesday, November 29 - Prof. Trevor M. Penning, Department of Pharmacology, University ofPennsylvania, “Aldo-keto Reductases and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Activation”

Seminars are in the Kapp Lecture Hall, Room 1024, in the Mary E. Kapp Wing of Oliver Hall,1001West Main St., unless otherwise noted. Refreshments at 3:45 PM; Seminar at 4:00 PM . Furtherinformation: call (804) 828-1298.

QUESTION FROM THE PAST

This question was asked in the November issue ofthe Bulletin: In1989 Dr. William Neville, the Region IVDirector of the ACS presented a certificate of achievementto the Virginia section at the Annual Awards Meeting, heldat Virginia Commonwealth University on September 22 ofthat year. At that meeting, the Section presented itsDistinguished Service Award to a native of Tazewell,Virginia who had served for 14 years as the Director of theVirginia Institute for Scientific Research. Who was this1989 award recipient? That was Dr. J. Samuel Gillespie.

New question: For a number of years, the Virginia Sectionsponsored a Vendors Show at the Awards Meeting, held inSeptember at Virginia Commonwealth University. Oneparticularly successful Show featured 24 companies,including Waters Chromatography, Brinkman Instruments,Fisher Scientific, Perkin-Elmer Corporaion, ChemicalAbstracts Service, Corning Glass, and Thomas Scientific. When was the first Vendors Show held and whoreceived the Section’s Distinguished Service Award atthat meeting?

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REPORT ON OCTOBER SECTION MEETING

On October 21, Dr. Matthew Neurock of the Chemical EngineeringDepartment at the University of Virginia presented an interesting talk on theuse of computational chemistry in the design of catalysts and other materials. The meeting was held at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. ProfessorNeurock was introduced by Megan Huffman, a senior chemistry major atMary Baldwin and president of their ACS student affiliate chapter. A convivialSocial Hour and tasty dinner preceded Dr. Neurock’s talk. Dr. JosephPompano, Section Chair, presided at the meeting and presented Dr. Neurockwith the traditional engraved Jefferson Cup as a memento of the occasion. Thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Hairfield and to the faculty and students of Mary Baldwin for organizingthis excellent meeting.

2006 CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

The Virginia Section will host the 2006 Chemistry Olympiad for all high school chemistryteachers and students who are interested in participating. The Local Section competition willbegin on Saturday, March 4 and end on Saturday, March 25, 2006. There will be two optionsfor the participants with several Virginia colleges hosting the competition, or individual highschool teachers can make arrangements within their schools to provide secure testing sites. The deadline for applications will be February 24, 2006. For more information and theapplication forms, either hard copy or on-line, go to the Virginia Section Chemistry Olympiadsite at http://membership.acs.org/V/VA/olympiad/default.htm. The students who do well in the Local competition will be nominated to compete in the Nationalcompetition hosted at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia on April22. These students will compete for 20 positions in the study camp at the US Air Force Academyin Colorado. The five member International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) team will be chosen fromthese 20 students to compete in the IChO. This year the 38th International Chemistry Olympiadcompetition will be held in Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea on July 2-11, 2006. Dr. Ann Sullivanis the coordinator for the Chemistry Olympiad in the Virginia Section.

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM SPONSORS TEACHER AWARDS

The Virginia Section’s 2006 awards to outstanding teachers are sponsored by BoehringerIngelheim. The Section gratefully acknowledges the financial support of BoehringerIngelheim Chemicals. The BI Chemicals CAPIC Synthesis Team received the Section’sIndustrial Innovation Award in 2002 for the development of an improved strategy to produceCAPIC, the key raw material for the production of the AIDS drug Nevirapine. The CAPICteam was led by Dr. B. Frank Gupton, Executive Director for Process Development atBoehringer Ingelheim Chemicals in Petersburg. BI Chemicals has a large production facility in Petersburg and other facilities in bothPetersburg and Richmond. Dr. Joseph Pompano, Senior Analytical Chemist at BoehringerIngelheim Chemicals in Petersburg, is currently the Chair of the Virginia Section and Mr.Charles (Trey) Gregory, a chemist in the Quality Control Division at BI Chemicals is theSecretary of the Section.

WORDS OF WISDOM FOR DECEMBER: “When YourWork Speaks for Itself, Don’t Interrupt”

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PHOTOS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 23 AWARDS MEETING

Joe Pompano and Ann Sullivan Sydney Creutz and Marvin Curry

Roland Moore and Ann Sullivan Joe Pompano and Sydney Creutz

Ann, Sydney’s Father, Sydney, and Marvin David and Ann Sullivan

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OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA SECTION OF THE ACSChair - Dr. Joseph Pompano (804) 504-8318

Chair-Elect - Dr. Dorothy Eseonu (804) 257-5615 Secretary - Mr. Charles (Trey) Gregory (804) 504-8840Vice Chair - Dr. Will Lewis (804) 274-5869 Treasurer - Dr. Will Lewis (804) 274-5869Bulletin Editor - Dr. James Beck (804) 733-5286 Bulletin Publisher - Dr. Will Lewis (804) 274-5869

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS PERSON?

The subject was born in Albany, New York, and attended high school insouthern New Jersey. She received a B.S. degree from Wheaton College,M.S. and M.Phil. degrees from the University of London, and a Ph.D. fromBryn Mawr College. She joined the faculty of Mary Baldwin College in 1970. Her service to the Virginia Section includes terms as Treasurer, Secretary,Vice Chair, Chair-Elect, and Chair (1995). She and her husband Hamptonare interested in the chemistry of perfumes and incense.

The “mystery person” shown in the November Bulletinwas Marvin Curry, chemistry teacher at Albemarle HighSchool and the recipient of the Section’s DistinguishedService Award for High School Chemistry Teaching in 1987.