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Nominations are now open for the 2011 Baekeland Award
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Breaking news...
The International Year of Chemistry
hits prime-time TV on Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!,
one of North America's leading syndicated game shows, will feature questions related to the 2011 International Year of Chemistry (IYC) in the episode that airs June 21 … this coming Tuesday.
To find local listings for show air times, visit
http://www.jeopardy.com
and click on “when to watch.” at the left.
With its 9 million daily viewers,
Jeopardy!
is an excellent venue for sharing the message that chemistry is fundamental to our everyday lives. To learn more about celebrating IYC, visit
www.acs.org/iyc2011
and
www.chemistry2011.org.
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Nominations are now open for the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
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News Extra!
Our Section is again proud for having a team member representing the USA in the International Chemistry Olympiad
to be held this year in Tokyo, early in July –
Utsarga Sikder , of South Brunswick High School, NJ, North Jersey Local Section
Utsarga is Theresa Farinella's student.
That makes 7 consecutive years for us!
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Coming Events – All are welcome!
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News Item:
Jeannette Brown,
author of the recently published book
African American Women Chemists,
will be signing copies of her book
in Montclair, NJ,
on Feb 5, 2012.
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News Item:
2011 Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award Banquet
honoring Peidong Yang
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Upcoming:
64rd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
and Awards
hosted by the FDU Chemistry Club
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News Item:
The 2011 ACS North Jersey Section Chemistry Olympiad finalists
at Fairleigh Dickinson University
on April 16, 2011
From the left,
Ray Hou,
(East Brunswick HS,
Teacher Paul Kimmel),
Jason Robbins,
(Randolph HS,
Teacher Theresa Wertheimer),
Wooseok Ahn,
(Bergen Academy,
Teacher Rocco Galante),
Vetri Velan,
(Clifton HS,
Teacher Daniel Chilowicz),
Justin Zhang,
(Bergen Academy,
Teacher Rocco Galante),
Kevin Lorenz,
(Clifton HS,
Teacher Daniel Chilowicz),
Phillip Ai,
(East Brunswick HS,
Teacher Sandy Krupinski),
Utsarga Sikder,
(South Brunswick HS,
Teacher Tim Burnett),
Steven Flynn
and
Michael Ma,
(Watchung Hill HS,
Teacher Michael Gangluff),
Elmer Tan,
(J. P. Stevens HS,
Teacher Paul Sekuler),
Alex Nie
and
Justine Jang,
(Livingston HS,
Teacher Theresa Loboda).
Not shown: Yixian (John) Su
(J. P. Stevens HS,
Teacher Paul Sekuler),
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News Item:
Students 2 Science
The No. Jersey Section plans to partner with
Students 2 Science, Inc.,
a NJ non-profit corporation that inspires,
motivates, and educates Middle School Students to pursue careers
in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM subjects).
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ACS Webinars
are a weekly online event serving to connect ACS members and scientific professionals with subject matter experts and global thought leaders in chemical sciences, management, and business.
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News Item:
NJ-ACS Wins Three ChemLuminary Awards
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National Chemistry Week – Oct 16-24 2009
It's Elemental!
Poster Contest for Students K-12.
Also...
The NJACS NCW Celebration
on Oct 24
at Liberty Science Center
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Request
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There is a petition underway to have the US Postal Service
issue a commemorative stamp to recognize the
International Year of Chemistry in 2011 (IYC'11).
Please sign!
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News Item:
NJ-ACS Wins Three ChemLuminary
Awards for 2008
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News Item:
Congratulations to these No. Jersey members who were honored by ACS as part of its first
class of ACS Fellows at the Washington DC meeting
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Jeannette E. Brown
Chemical Heritage Foundation (Retired)
Maureen G. Chan
Retired
Edwin A. Chandross
Retired
George Heinze
Rockland Technimed
Elsa Reichmanis
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Marian José Smith
College of Saint Elizabeth
Susan R. Fahrenholtz
Fordham University
Malcolm L. Sturchio
Fairleigh Dickinson University (posthumous)
William J. Greenlee
Schering-Plough Research Institute
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Nominate a Teacher to receive a copy of The Merck Index
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International Chemistry Olympiad
News Item:
Nine No. Jersey students particiated in the
International Chemistry Olympiad
final qualifying test.
Two were selected as among 20 winners nationwide, and
Yixiao Wang
won a place on the 4-student U.S. team that competed
in Cambridge UK this summer and went on to win a gold medal at the Olympiad.
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Announcement:
There is no MARM in 2009, but the
North-East Regional Meeting (NERM)
will be held in Hartford, CT on Oct 7-10.
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The next MARM is April 10-13, 2010, in Wilmington DE
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Announcing – ACS Virtual Career Fair –
June 8-12, 2009
Yes, employers are hiring! And many of them were at the ACS
Virtual Career Fair June 8-12. In today's economy, you should
maximize your exposure whether you're job hunting or not. And ACS
provides all of the tools you need to find a job
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YCC Executive Committee Member Nominations Needed
The
Younger Chemists Committee (YCC)
is a group of chemists around age 35 and under.
We need a few more executive committee members for 2009-2010. If
you are interested in becoming an executive member, or wish to nominate one, please contact
me via Email ().
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Earth Day and Street Fair Events
This spring the North Jersey Section participated in Earth
Day events and Street Fairs on April 4, 18, 20, 24 and 25.
This is a way to tell the general
public about chemists and chemistry and it is a way to publicize
all the events of the section. We need volunteers!
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Visions In Chemistry
A symposium sponsored by
sanofi-aventis
This symposium, on Wednesday, May 20, 2009
at Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ,
will feature speakers who are pioneers in their respective
areas of expertise and whose work is considered visionary
in the field of Chemistry.
It is free but advance registration is required.
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News Item:
Tri-State Chinese American
Chemical Society
celebrates Chinese New Year
with Celebration & Awards
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Announcement...
Professor Fred McLafferty will be the lecturer at the
2007 Distinguished Lecture and Annual Vendor Show
of the
Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group,
on Sept 13.
Prof. McLafferty is the
Peter Debey Professor of Chemistry at
Cornell University, and
member or the National Academy of Sciences.
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