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DAYTON SECTION OFFICERS
CHAIR
Dr. Freddie L. Jordan
CHAIR-ELECT
Dr. Eugeniya (Jenny) K. Iskrenova-Ekiert
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Dr. Wayne Cook
259-3162, [email protected]
SECRETARY
Ms. Kerra. R. Fletcher (570) 337-2298
TREASURER
Dr. Prakriti B. Pollack
COUNCILOR
Dr. Steven Trohalaki
878-0677, [email protected]
ALTERNATE COUNCILOR
Dr. Rachel Jakubiak
255-9080, [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
MEMBERSHIP
Dr. Aaron Burke
890-2312, [email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dr. Ibrahim Katampe
376-6513, [email protected]
PATTERSON COLLEGE CHEMISTRY AWARDS
Dr. Barry Farmer
PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY AWARDS
Dr. Barry Farmer
PATTERSON-CRANE AWARD
Vacant
BULLETIN EDITOR
Dr. Steven Trohalaki
878-0677, [email protected]
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Dr. Ibrahim Katampe
376-6513, [email protected]
EDUCATION
Dr. Barry Farmer
INVESTMENT
Dr. Prakriti B. Pollack
SECTION CAREER PROGRAM
Vacant
WOMEN CHEMISTS
Dr. Suzanne Seleem
376-6689, [email protected]
YOUNGER CHEMISTS
Ms. Kerra. R. Fletcher (570) 337-2298
WEBMASTER
Dr. Yu Kay Law, (765) 973-8323, [email protected]
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK COORDINATOR
Dr. Melinda Greer
(513) 936-7165, [email protected]
LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Rush Intuit
Meetings and Events
Sept. 17: Inaugural All-Ohio ACS Family Retreat
Section News and Other Stuff
Call for Nominations — page 2
Call for NCW Volunteers — page 2
Past Meeting — pages 4−5
The Chemistry of Tequila — page 5
Alzheimer’s Avoidance Therapy — page 6
AAT-2: Su Doku for Chemists — page 6
Quotable Quotes — page 6
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DATED MATERIAL – MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT – DO NOT DELAY
B U L L E T I N Summer Fl ing Edit ion 2016
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The vacancies we need to fill this year are Chair-Elect, Treasurer, Councilor, and Alternate Councilor.
Starting in 2017, the Treasurer will serve a two-year term, whereas the Chair-Elect will serve in that
office in 2017, as Chair in 2018, and as Immediate Past Chair in 2019, although, Immediate Past
Chair is largely a ceremonial role where you get to criticize the Chair for not doing as good a job as you
did. Councilor and Alternate Councilor each serve a three-year term starting in 2017.
We’ve identified candidates for Councilor (Steve Trohalaki) and Alternate Councilor (Rachel Jakubiak
and Yu Kay Law), so our needs are greatest for Treasurer and Chair-Elect. Consider the following to de-
termine which office is the best fit for you.
Do you need something to put under “Management Experience” on your résumé? Does saying things
like “the meeting will come to order” and “the meeting is adjourned” send tingles down your spine?
Have you never given ethics a second thought? If so, you are a perfect candidate for Chair-Elect!
Maybe you’re more of a worker bee than a queen. Well, do you know how to add and subtract using a
calculator? Do you know how to write out a check? Do you know that budget, with a small b, is not a
car-rental company? If you said yes to at least two of these three questions, you’re more than likely an
ideal candidate for Treasurer!
The Section’s Councilor and Alternate Councilor get to act superior to other members of the Dayton
Section Board because they are National ACS Officers, not Local Section Officers. The Councilor repre-
sents the Section at Council Meetings, held biannually on the Wednesday of ACS National Meetings.
The Alternate Councilor, while sitting in wait for the Councilor to fall ill, serves as liaison to the Affiliate
Societies Council of Dayton. All officers serve on the Section’s Board of Directors.
Please contact Freddie Jordan at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering for any
of these positions. Trust us; it’ll be fun!
C A L L F O R N O M I N AT I O N S F O R T H E 2 016 S E C T I O N E L E C T I O N S !
* * * C A L L F O R V O L U N T E E R S * * *
N AT I O N A L C H E M I S T R Y W E E K
This year’s theme is
Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry
Exploring the Chemistry of Fibers and Forensics
We'll celebrate NCW with two events this year:
On Saturday, October 15th, from 1–4 PM, we’ll be at the Center-
ville Library, where 5–8 volunteers are needed.
Many more volunteers are needed at our second event at the
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery on Saturday, October 22nd,
from 11 AM–4 PM, and Sunday, October 23rd, from noon–4 PM.
Contact Melinda Greer at (513) 936-7165 or at
[email protected] to volunteer for either of these events.
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U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G
S E P T E M B E R 17
GO CHEM — The Wild Side of Chemistry!
An All-Day, Family Friendly ACS Retreat
This year, our annual picnic will be at the Columbus Zoo!
Join us at this inaugural event for ACS members and their families from across Ohio
and its environs. Activities will include:
Family fun at the Columbus Zoo
Student Poster Session with awards at the Crowne Plaza in Dublin
Résumé and career advice from ACS Career Services
Dinner and a keynote talk later that evening
All undergraduate and graduate students in the Dayton area are invited to submit an
abstract and to present a poster. Overnight accommodations are available at the
Crowne Plaza in Dublin, northwest of Columbus and south of the Columbus Zoo.
For questions, please, contact Jenny Iskrenova-Ekiert at [email protected].
Further information about the event, including registration, schedules, and abstract
submission, will be sent via email and made available on our facebook page and at
http://daytonacs.org/GoChem2016.html.
Future National ACS Meetings:
252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 21-25, 2016, Philadelphia, PA
Program Theme: Chemistry of the People, by the People and for the People
253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, April 2-6, 2017, San Francisco, CA
254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 20-24, 2017, Washington, DC
255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 18-22, 2018, New Orleans, LA
256th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 19-23, 2018, Boston, MA
257th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 31-April 4, 2019, Orlando, FL
258th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 25-29, 2019, San Diego, CA
259th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 22-26, 2020, Philadelphia, PA
260th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 23 - 27, 2020, San Francisco, CA
261st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 21 - 25, 2021, San Antonio, TX
262nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 22-26, 2021, Atlanta, GA
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P A S T M E E T I N G : P AT T E R S O N H I G H S C H O O L C H E M I S T R Y A W A R D S
Continuing a tradition that began in 1943, Dayton Section members and chemistry students convened
at Wright State University on May 25th for the Patterson High School Chemistry Awards. The ten stu-
dents who scored highest on a standard chemistry exam were invited to write essays on a chemistry
topic of their choosing. The essays were ranked by a committee formed by the Dayton Section. Typi-
cally, the top three essayists are awarded prizes of $1000, $500 and $250 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place,
respectively. This year, however, we had a tie for second place, so we had four winners.
In her keynote address, Glen Helen Water Quality: A Five-Year Exploration, 2011–2015, Prof. Audrey
McGowin presented the type of chemistry course that she would have liked to take when she was an
undergraduate student. Her students’ results will indeed be of service to the community.
It’s unclear whether the reason for the great turnout was Audrey’s talk or the free pizza but the Section
is grateful for the reception we received at Wright State.
This year’s winners, their essays, their High Schools (and their teachers) are:
First Place: Emily Kuehl, Roy Plunkett and the NonStick Accident that Stuck
Northmont High School (William Patrizio)
Second Place: Vidushi Tripathi, Order Emerges from Mayhem: Dmitri Mendeleev and the
Periodic Table, Centerville High School (Bonnie Buddendeck)
Michael Li, The Water Bottle: The Importance of Plastics
Centerville High School (Bonnie Buddendeck)
Third Place: Brian Daniels, Percy Lavon Julian: A Hero of Chemistry and Society
Beavercreek High School (Tejinder Rattan)
The Section thanks the Patterson High School Chemistry Awards Committee, The Education Commit-
tee, the volunteers who read and ranked the essays, and, of course, the Patterson Family. Oh, and to
Jenny and Kerra for getting the pizza! And to Rachel Aga for the ice!!
Emily Kuehl receives her first-
place award from Section Chair,
Dr. Freddie Jordan.
Second-place winners Vidushi Tripathi (left)
and Michael Li (right) are relieved to learn that
no further testing is required to determine
who takes second place and who takes third.
There are no sour grapes for Brian Dan-
iels as he accepts his third-place award.
After all, he’ll soon be participating in the
Chemistry Olympiad Study Group.
More photos on page 5!
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P A S T M E E T I N G : P AT T E R S O N H I G H S C H O O L C H E M I S T R Y A W A R D S
Teachers were awarded a certificate and $50 in appreciation of their efforts.
Mr. William Patrizio, a.k.a. Blinky,
from Northmont High School, ac-
cepts his certificate and award from
Dr. Jenny Iskrenova-Ekiert.
Centerville High School’s Bonnie Buddendeck thinks
we’re kidding when we tell her that she doesn’t get two
$50 checks for having two of her students finish in sec-
ond place.
Ms. Tejinder Rattan from Beavercreek
High School realizes that this is the
day her students start making more
money than she. But, that’s OK!
From REACTIONS, the ACS Undergrad Blog, of all places:
Whether you love it or hate it, tequila
has made an important impact our
culture. We memorialize its effects in
songs and we’ve even created a chain
restaurant that celebrates its very ex-
istence — Thanks, Mr. Buffet!
It’s no secret that tequila is one of the
most potent drinks on the market. The
way it affects us differs from person to
person, but there is a secret hidden
within the chemical composition of this
notorious little beverage that makes it
so…. powerful! The graphic at left,
brought to you by our friends from ACS
Reactions, helps explain why tequila
has a such a strong effect and is able
to do the things that tequila does.
First, tequila has a surprisingly com-
plex flavor profile. Prior to sipping te-
quila you smell a combination of choc-
olate, cake, whiskey, and wood. I
guess taste varies….? Surprisingly,
methanol is critical to distilling a great
tasting and powerful batch of tequila.
I don’t think that the realization that
there is methanol in tequila makes us
shy away from drinking it, but it defi-
nitely makes a great case for spending
a few extra dollars to upgrade to top-
shelf and, hopefully, avoid a killer
hangover on Seis de Mayo.
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AAT-2 — Su Doku for Chemists!
Using the following nine chemical elements:
fill in the grid below so that each row, column, and 9-element
subcell has only one occurrence of each element.
Alzheimer's Avoidance Therapy* Unscramble the letters to reveal a chemical or a middle
name of a famous chemist. Then, use the circled letters to solve the riddle. Answers next edition!
A B E N T U
D E I I N O
E I N O R S T Y
Answers for Last Edition
WILLARD IODINE WOLFRAM Schrödinger is out for a drive when
a cop pulls him over. The cop asks
Schrödinger, "Do you know how fast
you were going back there?" Schrö-
dinger replies, "You’re confusing me
with Heisenberg." The cop says, “A
wise guy, huh? Get out of the car
and spread ’em.” The cop proceeds
to search the car, and upon opening
the trunk exclaims, "Hey, you got a
dead cat back here!" Schrödinger
replies, “Well, now I do!”
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb
*Surveys suggest that mental exercises, including word puzzles, may delay the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
Eu Nd La Gd
Pm Ce La
Tb
Tb Eu Sm
Gd Sm Nd
Tb Pr
Ce Eu
La Pm Ce
Gd La Pm
Solution for Last Edition
Boltzmann is at the Element Bar tying one on. The barkeep asks, “Why so
glum, chum? I mean, they named a constant after you! Boltzmann
shrugs, points to his empty glass, and says, “more pouring, less talking.”
The bartender pours him another shot and says, “You developed a statis-
tical mechanical evaluation of entropy. That’s pretty cool.” Boltzmann
downs his drink and says, “Yeah, well, entropy ain’t what
La Eu Sm Pm Gd Ce Nd Tb Pr
Ce Tb Pr La Sm Nd Gd Eu Pm
Nd Pm Gd Tb Eu Pr Ce Sm La
Pm Gd La Nd Ce Eu Tb Pr Sm
Tb Sm Eu Pr Pm Gd La Nd Ce
Pr Ce Nd Sm La Tb Eu Pm Gd
Eu La Pm Gd Tb Sm Pr Ce Nd
Sm Nd Ce Eu Pr La Pm Gd Tb
Gd Pr Tb Ge Nd Pm Sm La Eu
” Quotable Quotes for $1000, Alex!
“And so with the sunshine and the great
bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just
as things grow in fast movies, I had that
familiar conviction that life was beginning
over again with the summer.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I know I am but summer to your heart, and
not the full four seasons of the year.”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay
“What good is the warmth of summer, with-
out the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
– John Wilkes Booth
“Summer will end soon enough, and child-
hood as well.“
– George R.R. Martin
“It’s hot in here; it must be Summer.“
– Rajesh Koothrappali
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