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Volume 57 November, 2014 Number 8

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Activities Calendar ..............................................................................................page 2Chair’s Corner .....................................................................................................page 3Adopt-a-Highway .................................................................................................page 4November Dinner Meeting Announcement ..........................................................page 4Holiday Dinner Reminder ....................................................................................page 4YCC .....................................................................................................................page 5

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Nov 8 9:30am Country Inn & Suites, Aiken, SC Adopt-A-HighwayNov 12 TBD TBD November Dinner MeetingDec 12 Houndslake Country Club, Aiken, SC Holiday Dinner MeetingDec TBD TBD YCC Holiday Social & Toy Drive

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Fall is always a busy time for ACS-SR. Last month our section held several events and I hope that you had time to participate in some of them. We held a joint dinner meeting with AIChE, had a YCC outreach event at the Salvation Army and hosted several events for National Chemistry Week. NCW events included hosting exhibit booths at S.E.E.D., the Georgia-Carolina State Fair, and the Western Carolina State Fair. I’d like to thank everyone that volunteered and participated.I’d particularly like to thank our Project Committee Chair, Linda Youmans-McDonald, for her hard work in organizing the NCW events and Katie Heroux and Brent Peters for organizing the YCC events.

Also in October we held our local section elections. The results of the election are in and I’m pleased to announce our new executive team members. Katie Heroux will be serving as Chair-Elect, and Matt Wellons and Lewis Baylor will again be serving as our Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. I look forward to the next year and believe that we have a great leadership team that will work to make our section a valuable resource for our members and the local community.

Sincerely,Lindsay T. Sexton, Ph.D.ACS-SR Chair

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R outreAch & eventsAdopt-a-Highway ACS-SR is continuing to participate in the South Carolina Adopt-a-Highway Pro-gram. ACS-SR is committed to maintain-ing a one mile section of highway located in Aiken County (Whiskey Rd. near the Country Inn & Suites, 3270 Whiskey Rd.). Clean-up dates are currently scheduled for: November 8

Save the date for the November 8th clean up! We meet at 9:30 AM at the Country Inn & Suites parking lot, and the clean-up will be followed by an informal social gathering, sponsored by ACS-SR.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sophie Meissner at sophie.meissner@srnl.doe.gov or 803-725-2034.

Dinner Meeting AnnouncementACS-SR will be holding a joint dinner meeting with ASM on November 12, 2014. The speaker will be Dr. Robert L. Whetten, Professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Dr. Whetten’s areas of specialization include: molecular metallurgy; high-mass spectrometry; structure, bonding, and surface chemistry of protected metallic clusters; and solid-state chemistry & physics of molecular crystals formed from metallic clusters. Information regarding meeting time and location will be sent to members in a separate email.

Holiday Dinner MeetingSave the Date

The ACS-SR will host the Annual Holiday Dinner Meeting on December 12, 2014 at Houndslake Country Club in Aiken, SC.Stayed turned for more details!

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The YCC hosted the 2nd annual Halloween-themed chemistry event at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in North Augusta, SC. We had a great turnout with lots of return participants from last year. The YCC volunteers performed all new hands-on dem-onstrations this year, including ‘Scream Machine’, ‘Ghost Flubber’, ‘Frankenstein’s Toothpaste’, and ‘Oozing Pumpkins’, all from household supplies like Elmer’s glue, shaving cream, yeast, and more! Thanks to the staff and volunteers at the Salvation Army for advertising the event and providing the space and a pizza lunch for the kids.Our next (and last) event of 2014 will be our annual Holiday Social and Toy Drive. Stay tuned for more details!

Katie Heroux, YCC Chair Brent Peters, YCC co-Chairkatie.heroux@srnl.doe.gov brent.peters@srs.gov

The CSRA Chemist

Executive Committee - 2014

Chair Dr. Lindsay Sexton 803-725-8869Chair-Elect/Program Chair Ms. Sophie Meissner 803-725-2034Past-Chair Dr. Jake Venzie 803-725-4463Secretary Dr. Matthew Wellons 803-725-0412Treasurer Dr. Lewis Baylor 803-652-7270Councilor Dr. Chris Bannochie 803-725-8088Alternate Councilor Dr. Elise Fox 803-507-8560Elections Dr. Jake Venzie 803-725-4463Hospitality Ms. Sophie Meissner 803-725-2034Membership Dr. Kathryn Taylor-Pashow 803-725-8215Projects Coordinator Ms. Linda Youmans-McDonald 803-952-7885Publicity Dr. Maria Kriz 803-725-9454YCC Chair Dr. Katie Heroux 803-514-0472Publications Editor Dr. Maria Kriz 803-725-9454

Please feel free to contact us by phone or email:ACS-SR acssavannahriver@gmail.com

The CSRA Chemist: This newsletter is published approximately six times per year by the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Soci-ety. Circulation is 300 per issue. Opinions expressed by the editor or contributors do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Section.

Mailing Address: Savannah River Section - American Chemical Society, c/o Dr. Maria Kriz, Savannah River National Laboratory, Building 735-11A, Aiken, SC 29808. All newsletter articles should submitted by e-mail to maria.kriz@srnl.doe.gov.

Meeting Announcements: The CSRA Chemist will announce scientific meetings of interest to chemists and chemical engineers (when space is available). For information and deadlines, contact Maria Kriz.

Change of Address: On the web at http://www.acs.org; by telephone at 800-333-9511; by email: service@acs.org. The Local Section receives roster updates on a monthly basis from ACS National.

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