September 2005 - Royal Society of Chemistry

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Mentors sought 

to inspire the 

next generation 

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Take a look at the new lifestyle benefits that 

RSC Membership offers 

see page 12 

The Chemistry: The Next Generation project 

is seeking chemical industrialists and academics 

to act as mentors for sixth form students and 

inspire them to continue their studies on to 

university. 

Chemistry: The Next Generation (C:TNG) 

aims to promote the excitement of chemical 

sciences as a subject to school students that are 

underrepresented in higher education and 

demonstrate the good career opportunities 

available. 

C:TNG is a collaboration led and supported 

by the RSC between 12 universities, three 

pharmaceutical companies, and two Sector 

Skills Councils. The two-year pilot is being 

carried out in three regions: the Northwest, 

London and the East Midlands. 

Kate Burrell, national coordinator for the 

project, explained how rewarding the role of a 

mentor can be and how it can help students: 

“The students in the programme have no 

clear heritage of higher education, so a mentor 

can play a critical role as a source of advice and 

information. Mentors can have a direct impact 

on the life choices an individual makes.” 

Kate detailed what qualities are needed 

to become a mentor and some of the duties 

involved: “We are looking for people in the 

three pilot areas with an interest in helping 

others to develop and a commitment to life 

long learning. They need to be good listeners, 

good communicators, be friendly and 

approachable. No previous experience is 

needed as mentors will be thoroughly briefed. 

“It’s important that you are fully committed 

to your role and you can be relied upon for 

the duration of the programme, which will be 

between 3-6 months. 

“As a minimum, after meeting your mentee 

face to face, you need to be available to mentor 

your student via email and telephone at least 

monthly throughout the project. But there will 

be opportunities to extend involvement.” 

One of the main activities of the C:TNG 

project involves universities hosting events to 

enthuse and excite school students. Over the 

past few months there have been successful 

over-subscribed events in all the pilot regions. 

In the Northwest, Liverpool John Moores 

University and Manchester Metropolitan 

University hosted “Aspirin Structure and 

Synthesis” days and Liverpool University 

delivered “Chemistry Masterclasses”. In London, 

Kingston University hosted an “Analytical 

chemistry” event and University College London 

an “Organic Molecules” day. The East Midlands 

saw the first events aimed at a younger 

audience: a “Magical Chemistry Day” 

with a University of Leicester based Harry Potter. 

Kate commented on the teamwork displayed 

between the project partners: “At all events 

there is a strong emphasis on collaboration 

between partner universities and industry with 

GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and AstraZeneca, 

providing expert career advice for the students.” 

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If you are interested in becoming 

a mentor then please contact Kate 

Burrell, RSC, London. Tel: 0207 440 3330 

email: burrellk@rsc.org 

For more information on CTNG, please visit: 

www.rsc.org/outreach 

Next Generation students at Kingston University 

US Subsection goes paddling 

The new US West subsection heads out to sea 

see page 14 

Council Report 

The new council focuses on the RSC's strategy 

see page 3 

NEWS 2 

DIARY 7 

EVENTS 10 

MAXIMISING MEMBERSHIP 12 

MEMBER NEWS 14 

AND FINALLY 16 

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R S C N E W S | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 5 1

THIS ISSUE IS FULL of good news 

and I hope you will find it of great 

interest. Don’t miss all the brand 

new Member benefits which are 

now available. There will be further 

new benefits in the coming months 

and our aim is that many RSC 

Members will be able to make 

savings in excess of their 

subscription. 

Further good news is that as a 

result of the membership survey 

carried out earlier this year, we will 

be introducing instalment payments 

for 2006. This means that 

members can spread the cost of 

their subscription over 12 months 

(at no additional charge) by direct 

debit. We’ll be sending you further 

details about the scheme. 

The period from September to 

December is a particularly busy one 

for the RSC. We have major 

recruitment activity in the 

Universities and RSC staff will be 

making their presence felt in many 

countries worldwide, whether 

through attending exhibitions, 

taking part in conferences or selling 

RSC journals and other publications. 

These activities all support our 

strategy of increasing the 

international reach of your society 

and advancing the chemical 

sciences worldwide. 

ANDREW SCOTT 

MEMBERSHIP SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER 

To comment on anything in RSC News, 

contact the editor at Thomas Graham House 

(address on page 16) or call +44 (0)1223 

432375 or email rscnews@rsc.org 

NEWS 

Teachers become pupils 

THE 18th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE for US and his talk “Fascinating Facets of Food Chemistry” 

Canadian High School Teachers, ChemEd debunked many of the myths associated with 

2005, was held between the 31 July and 4 ‘natural’ foods. Penny Le Couteur of Capilano 

August at the University of British Columbia, College, Vancouver, encouraged scientists 

Vancouver, Canada. The conference attracted to go on the attack when confronted with 

over 800 secondary and post-secondary adverts referring to ‘natural materials 

teachers, giving them the opportunity to containing no chemicals’ and other such 

share classroom and laboratory ideas. 

statements in the press. She demonstrated 

The conference programme consisted of a that the most toxic substances known are 

mixture of lectures, lecture demonstrations, indeed natural with many ‘chemicals’ such as 

lab and ICT based hands-on sessions, and a sarin and dioxin being well down the list. 

‘Signature Demonstration Series’. Talks ranged Colin Osborne, RSC Education Manager, 

from the content of courses, pedagogy, and Schools and Colleges, said of the conference: 

laboratory methods to more futuristic topics, “One of the highlights for me was the ability 

such as how artificial intelligence could affect to talk to the developers of novel interactive 

the world of chemistry. 

internet resources from around the world. 

The conference opened and closed with In the next few months the RSC education 

talks discussing how chemicals are portrayed department will be looking at how these 

in the media and perceived by the public. resources can be applied to chemistry 

Ariel Fenster of McGill University, Montreal, in education in the UK.” 

Two new weeklies announced 

TWO MORE OF the RSC’s journals are to be 

published weekly from January 2006. Dalton 

Transactions and Physical Chemistry Chemical 

Physics (PCCP), both leading journals in their 

respective fields, will be doubling in frequency 

to 48 issues. 

Prompted by the continued growth of high 

quality submissions to these two respected 

journals, the move to 

weekly 

publication will 

be accompanied 

by a new format 

to further improve 

the readability and 

attractiveness of 

the content. 

Dalton 

Transactions, 

celebrating 35 years 

of publication in 

2006, will lead the 

way in the general 

inorganic chemistry 

journals sector by 

becoming the first weekly journal in the field. 

PCCP has recently seen its Impact Factor rise 

for the fourth successive year. In addition, the 

journal has the highest immediacy index of 

any physical chemistry journal – an indication 

of the urgent and topical work that it 

publishes. 

Valerie Simpson, RSC Product Marketing 

Manager, said: “Following the highly successful 

transition to weekly publication earlier this year 

of Chemical Communications and Journal of 

Materials Chemistry, this latest announcement 

reinforces the RSC’s commitment to the 

development of its journals. We’ll be able to 

bring you the latest research faster than ever.” 

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To find out more, visit www.rsc.org/ 

dalton and www.rsc.org/pccp 

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Top students gain high 

Olympic honours 

A TEAM OF FOUR A-level students have all 

secured medals in this year’s International 

Chemistry Olympiad in Taipei. Competing against 

students from 59 countries Christopher Kerr 

from Winchester College won a gold medal for 

the team, scoring 95 per cent in the theory test, 

while Oliver Holton of Manchester Grammar 

School, Ben Pilgrim of Parmiter’s School and 

James Shepherd of Colchester Royal Grammar 

School were each awarded a bronze medal. 

The International Chemistry Olympiad has 

been running since 1968 and is designed to 

promote friendship and co-operation among 

pupils and the exchange of experience among 

teachers. The UK team was selected following 

two qualifying rounds of tests run by the RSC 

and open to all UK schools and colleges. The 

four selected sixthformers met and stayed at 

Cambridge University for one week, where they 

trained with Cambridge’s Peter Wothers and 

Chas McCaw from Winchester College, before 

leaving for Taipei. 

In the finals the students’ chemical knowledge 

and practical skills were tested in two five-hour 

exams, one theory and one practical. In between 

the competitive sections, the team and its 

mentors took part in a programme of social 

activities, including a tour of the world’s tallest 

MORE THAN 2000 delegates gathered at the 

7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering in 

Glasgow on 10–14 July. The welcome 

reception, sponsored by the RSC, took place at 

the Glasgow Science Centre on the banks of the 

river Clyde. 

The opening plenary lecture was presented by 

Nobel prize-winning chemist, Jean-Marie Lehn 

of the Université Louis Pasteur. RSC President 

Simon Campbell introduced Lehn, pointing out 

the interest that the IChemE and the RSC have in 

exploring ways of facilitating a closer 

interaction between the two communities and 

that a real opportunity exists for jointly tackling 

the big issues faced by the chemical sciences. 

Professor Lehn called for closer collaborations 

between chemical engineers and chemists to 

The honours winning UK Olympiad Team 

building – Taipei City 101. Head mentor Phil 

Copley said: “The team put in a very pleasing 

performance. The boys mixed well with the other 

students and were a credit to the UK.” 

Next year’s Olympiad will be held in Korea 

at Yeungnam University. Online registration 

for upper sixthform students and past papers 

from the competition are available through 

the RSC website at: www.rsc.org/Education/ 

SchoolStudents/olympiads.asp 

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For further information on the 

Olympiad contact Sandra Abraham, 

RSC, London. Tel: 020 7440 3344 

email:abrahams@rsc.org 

Lecture highlights opportunities 

for chemical collaboration 

enable development of the next generation 

of chemical products. He went on to explain 

how implementation of molecular recognition 

allows the purposeful design of supramolecular 

systems and how this self-fabrication approach, 

facilitated by the molecule itself, could 

revolutionise nano-fabrication techniques. 

According to Lehn, the work needed to 

realise these advancements on a commercial 

scale could lie in the hands of chemical 

engineers: “Without chemical engineers we 

don’t have the hands to transform the lab work 

into something practical,” he said. “There is a lot 

of interesting and challenging work for chemical 

engineers in scaling-up and finding that extra 

20% yield, and also finding products for the 

work done by the chemists.” 

Apply for RSC 

Travel Grants 

APPLICATIONS FOR AN RSC Travel Grant 

are now invited from RSC Members 

travelling to a scientific meeting or 

science education meeting and RSC 

authors travelling to engage in 

international collaborative research. 

Except for Journals Grants for 

International Authors and Stop-overs in 

Commonwealth Countries, applicants 

should be RSC Members at the time of 

the meeting they will be attending and 

for which the travel bursary is being 

given. 

Decisions on applications received 

from this call will be made at the 

November 2005 meeting of the RSC 

Travel Grants committee. 

RSC Travel Grants on offer for this 

call for applications are: Journals Grants 

for International Authors, JWT Jones 

Travelling Fellowship, Education Division 

Travel Grants, Stop-overs in Developing 

Countries, Stop-overs in Commonwealth 

Countries, RSC Conference Bursaries, RSC 

Interest Groups. 

Please refer to the RSC Funding web 

page for details of the scheme and how 

to apply for a grant: 

www.rsc.org/travelgrants 

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For general enquiries please 

contact Anne Bennett at RSC, 

London. Email: bennetta@rsc.org 

Events 

Programme for 

Local Sections 

THIS ISSUE OF RSC News includes 

– as a loose insert – a programme 

cards for your Local Section. This 

give details of upcoming events 

over the next few months in your 

Local Section along with a list of 

committee members and useful 

contact information. 

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NEWS 

INTEREST GROUP 

Protein and Peptide 

Science Group 

THE PROTEIN AND Peptide Science Group 

(PPSG) aims to encourage a wider 

understanding of the structure, function and 

application of peptides and proteins. Our 

interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the 

diversity of our members: chemists, biologists, 

geneticists, bioinformaticists and medics. 

The group organizes meetings to promote 

our aims. This year started with a highly 

successful Alzheimer meeting in Dublin 

in March, Molecular Mechanisms of 

Neurodegeneration. We also ran a minisymposium, 

Amyloidogenic Proteins and Their 

Therapeutic Implications, at BioScience 2005 in 

Glasgow in July, where there was good 

mixing between the chemists and biologists. 

The group is involved in BioNano 3: An 

International Conference on Bionanotechnology 

Research to be held in Brighton, England later 

this month (19–21 September). This will bring 

together scientists working on biological 

applications of nanotechnology. 

The PPSG has formal links with the European 

Peptide Society, the Australian Peptide Society 

and Theme Panels 2 and 4 of the Biochemical 

Society. We are also a Biochemical Society 

"Informal IT-supported Group". 

The group’s website provides news on its 

latest activities as well as links to the 

Biochemical Society and many international 

peptide and protein societies. The site also links 

to bioinformatic resources, educational sites 

and a glossary of terms for newcomers. 

Proposals for future meetings include 

Post-genomic Approaches for Elucidating 

Protease Biology and Therapeutic Applications 

for January 2007, and Anti-viral Peptides for 

later in 2007. Please contact one of the PPSG 

committee members if you have any 

suggestions as we are always pleased to 

discuss new ideas. 

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The group’s website is at: 

www.rsc.org/proteinandpeptide 

You can contact PPSG through the Chair, 

Brian Austen, email: b.austen@sgul.ac.uk 

or through the Secretary, Brent Irvine, 

email: b.irvine@qub.ac.uk 

Corinne Kay edits the PPSG newsletter 

so please send any copy to her, email: 

c.kay@organon.co.uk 

Launch of the first textbook 

on nanochemistry 

TEACHING NANOCHEMISTRY TO students is 

about to become easier, thanks to the arrival 

of one of the latest RSC 

books. Nanochemistry: 

A Chemical Approach to 

Nanomaterials has been 

written by Geoffrey Ozin, 

who is well-known in the 

field, and his colleague 

Andre Arsenault, who 

are both based at the 

University of Toronto in 

Canada. 

Primarily designed for 

teaching and based on 

material used in an 

existing graduate course, 

this comprehensive and 

interdisciplinary book 

is well illustrated with 

graphical 

representations of nanomaterials. 

Problem-solving 

exercises and case-studies add to the benefits 

for lecturers and their students. An additional 

benefit for RSC Members is the price of just 

£25.75 (compared with the full price of £39.95). 

Ozin has been the recipient of numerous 

awards and has made a huge contribution to 

Council focuses on RSC strategy 

COUNCIL MEMBERS FOCUSED on the RSC 

strategy when they met for a wide-ranging 

facilitated session on 14 July. They debated the 

further development of the three current RSC 

goals in the learned and professional areas: 

broadening the RSC footprint, expanding its 

influence in Europe and enhancing its image. 

A number of challenges were identified. For 

example, the RSC needs to look hard at how the 

globalisation of scientific research and 

development will affect its strategy. New 

developments in the application of chemical 

sciences also need to be analysed and will 

influence the RSC’s support for education and 

training and its continuing professional 

development programmes. 

The meeting facilitator posed demanding 

questions about the capability gaps that might 

hinder effective implementation of RSC strategy, 

teaching over the years, while his research 

work is widely published and recognised 

throughout the world. 

Tim Fishlock, Managing 

Editor of the RSC’s 

books programme said: 

“We’re delighted to be 

publishing this new 

textbook from such a 

high profile author as 

Professor Ozin.” 

Philip Ball, renowned 

science writer and 2005 

winner of the Aventis 

Prize for Science, 

commented: “A text that 

covers all the basic 

concepts of nanoscale 

chemistry and 

materials science, and 

sets them in their 

historical context, has 

been long overdue. But 

here it is – not just a comprehensive guide 

to the field, but a recipe book for the future. 

Nanoengineers, start here!” 

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To find out more, visit: www.rsc.org/ 

books/nanochemistry 

the key groupings with which RSC must develop 

relationships, and how to ensure that the 

strategy can be seen to meet the needs of the 

many current and possible future stakeholders. 

The emerging strategic direction will be 

developed with input from the General Assembly 

when it meets in November, as well as RSC 

boards and other groupings. In implementing 

the strategy, it will be essential to ensure that 

the RSC does not spread its resources too thinly 

across too broad a range of activities. It is 

therefore inevitable that some activities will have 

to be refocused if new opportunities are to be 

effectively addressed by the RSC. 

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Further information is available on 

the RSC web site at: rsc.org/AboutUs/ 

Governance/RSCCouncil or from 

Evelyn McEwan, email: mcewane@rsc.org 

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Young researchers learn 

from the greatest minds 

(from left) Philip Humphreys, Kenny Arnold, and Andrew Baldwin enjoy lunch with the Laureates 

EACH SUMMER, NOBEL Prize winners attend a 

week-long meeting at Lindau on Lake Constance 

in Germany. Up to 700 young researchers and 

students from around the world come to listen to 

the Laureates’ lectures and to engage in discussions 

with them in an open and informal setting. 

This year was a special interdisciplinary 

meeting with 44 Nobel Laureates. The RSC 

chose three PhD students from the UK to attend. 

Following a rigorous applications procedure, the 

three chosen were: Kenny Arnold (Durham), 

Andrew Baldwin (Cambridge) and Philip 

Humphreys (Oxford). Below, Kenny Arnold gives 

his view of the week: 

The opportunity to attend the 55th Meeting of 

Nobel Prize winners in Lindau was a great honour, 

particularly as this was only the second 

interdisciplinary meeting. Laureates and students 

came together from the fields of chemistry, 

physics, physiology and medicine. As the 

boundaries between the traditional disciplines blur, 

the need for interdisciplinary cooperation and 

discussion is increasingly important in the search 

for new breakthroughs. 

There was an excellent balance between 

lectures, round table talks and smaller group 

discussions, as well as the chance to speak to the 

Laureates in person at social events. Several 

discussions addressed the extremely important 

issues of global warming and energy shortfall. 

It was a real pleasure to liaise with the Laureates 

in an informal setting. A highlight of the week was 

the chance to enjoy lunch with Professor Sir Harry 

Kroto, where we talked about the ‘secrets’ to his 

distinctive presentation style. Professor Richard 

Roberts also joined us, and it was interesting to 

listen to his viewpoints regarding world politics, 

along with his current work at New England 

Biolabs. 

The beautiful island of Lindau undoubtedly 

helped us with one of the meeting’s main aims, 

which was to make contacts with other young 

researchers from around the world. I enjoyed 

exploring their ideas and socialising with them. It 

was interesting to find out their experiences and 

how geography is unimportant in how a scientific 

mind identifies and tackles problems. 

Several pieces of advice proffered by the 

Laureates stand out in my mind. Professor Klaus 

von Klitzing told us to question everything, even if 

it was a Nobel Laureate that told you something! 

Professor Roderick Mackinnon said that you must 

pursue what you find interesting – presumably only 

then will you be prepared to endure the setbacks 

and disappointments that are almost inevitable. 

Finally, Professor Sir Harry Kroto stressed the 

importance of a work-life balance, and the need 

for additional interests outside research. Indeed, 

moments of inspiration can come at anytime, 

perhaps especially whilst taking time out. 

Although it is not exactly a realistic career 

expectation to become a Nobel Prize winner, the 

advice the Laureates offer and qualities they 

possess are something that we as researchers can 

aspire to. The meeting was a truly unforgettable 

experience. If you are presented with such an 

opportunity, I would strongly encourage that you 

seize it without hesitation. 

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For more information contact Sarah 

Harrison, Tel 01223 432197 

email: harrisons@rsc.org 

Advisors find 

out more about 

chemical careers 

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR chemical 

scientists in careers ranging from the nuclear 

industry to the role of a patent attorney were 

highlighted at a conference for university 

Careers Advisers in July. 

More than 30 advisers from universities 

across the UK attended the meeting held at 

the RSC in London. The conference outlined 

employment opportunities for chemical 

science graduates and offered delegates 

support in their roles as advisers to 

undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Stuart Young of GlaxoSmithKline and David 

Alker of Pfizer spoke about opportunities in 

the pharmaceutical industry. David Moreton 

from Lubrizol discussed careers in the fuel and 

lubricant industry and Lee Peck from Nexia 

Solutions described employment prospects for 

chemists in the nuclear industry. All the 

speakers emphasised the skills, attributes and 

qualifications required by graduate employers. 

Ivor Harrison from Withers and Rogers LLP, 

patent and trademark attorneys, explained the 

role of the patent attorney and a discussion 

about career paths of PhD graduates was led 

by Charlie Ball from Graduate Prospects. 

Delegates declared the conference a 

resounding success. Jan Moore, Head of 

Manchester Metropolitan University Careers 

Service, said: “It was definitely well worth 

the early get up and train trip down from 

Manchester! The speakers had been extremely 

well briefed and delivered their presentations 

with obvious enthusiasm for their work. 

“Tutors in our chemistry department have 

also gratefully received the notes and handouts 

from the day for their departmental careers files 

and have asked if they can be invited too next 

time.” 

Copies of the presentations given at the 

conference are available at: 

www.rsc.org/careersadvisers 

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For more information on Higher 

Education activities, please contact 

Josephine Tunney, Tel 020 7440 3348, 

email: tunneyj@rsc.org 

For more information on the RSC's 

Careers and Professional Services, please 

contact Caroline Tolond, Tel 020 7440 

3364, email: tolondc@rsc.org 


NEWS 

Specialists required 

for reconstruction 

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT is looking for 

specialists who could offer their services to its 

new Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit (PCRU). 

The PCRU aims to help stabilise countries and 

communities in the period immediately after a 

conflict has ended, by helping restore essential 

services and infrastructures. 

The PCRU is drawing up a database of 

Deployable Civilian Experts willing to offer their 

experience in a wide range of areas, including 

water treatment, electricity generation, 

education and health. The experts would have 

to be able to work in the difficult conditions of a 

post conflict environment. 

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If you are interested in becoming 

an expert, then please send your 

CV to: recruitment@postconflict.gov.uk 

For more information, see the PCRU 

website at: www.postconflict.gov.uk 

Spectrometer walked to Kenya 

FIVE MEMBERS OF staff at the BP Hull Research approached Mass Spec UK Ltd., who agreed to 

& Technology Centre have raised almost £6000 donate an instrument to JKUAT. 

through a sponsored walk in order to transport With the instrument secured, an additional 

a mass spectrometer to Kenya. 

£5500 was required to service and transport the 

None of the Universities in Kenya has mass instrument, train Kenyan academic staff in its 

spectrometry facilities and research samples operation and support consumables and future 

requiring such instrumental analysis have to be servicing. Steve and four of his colleagues rose 

sent to laboratories in South Africa or Europe. the required money through a sponsored walk 

Practical teaching of mass spectrometry is of the Wolds Way in Yorkshire. 

currently not possible. 

The team managed to exceed their target and 

Anthony Gachanja from Jomo Kenyatta almost £6000 has been raised, including major 

University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya contributions from the RSC, The British Mass 

(JKUAT) and Steve Lancaster, mass spectrometry Spec Society, Nippon Gohsei, and ADS Ltd. 

specialist at Hull Research & Technology Centre, Matching funding was provided by BP. 

Prize offered for 

promising 

industrialists 

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN for the Salter’s 

Jerwood Prize. The Prize, worth £10,000, aims 

to recognise existing high achievement and to 

give encouragement to graduates of chemistry or 

chemical engineering to reach leading positions 

in their chosen industrial careers. 

The Prize is open to all graduate chemists or 

chemical engineers from UK universities aged 

between 30 and 35 on 1 January 2005. 

Applicants must be currently employed in the 

chemical or related industries, or more 

generally in employment that supports the 

industrial life of the UK. Graduates working 

abroad for UK based organisations are also 

eligible. 

The closing date for nominations is 

15 October 2005. 

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For more information visit the 

Salters’ website: www.salters. 

co.uk/institute/jerwood_about.htm 

Or contact The Institute Administrator, 

The Salters’ Institute, Salters’ Hall, Fore 

Street, London, EC2Y 5DE 

The fundraisers (l to r) Geoff Wilcox, Brian Cressey, Dave Rocket, Tony Sutton, Steve Lancaster 

Broaden your analytical skills portfolio 

FLEXIBLE LEARNING COURSES for analytical 

sciences start this October with associated 

three-day workshops in January 2006. 

Through the Analytical Chemistry by Open 

Learning Programme, you can improve your 

promotion prospects and achieve an Edexcel 

PD Certificate in Analytical Chemistry. 

Based on a series of short ten week courses, 

study is done in a time and place convenient to 

you, with online support from tutors. The 

courses provide a sound knowledge of the 

principles of analysis, an understanding of the 

instrumentation involved and the opportunity to 

become familiar with practical techniques. 

During the course you will submit two 

written assignments to your correspondence 

tutor. The programme culminates in a three-day 

practical workshop in laboratories at Liverpool 

John Moores University in January 2006. 

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For the full list of courses, further 

details and application forms, please 

contact: Lorraine Hart, RSC, Burlington 

House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA; Tel: +44 

(0)20 7440 3350; email: hartl@rsc.org 



DIARY 

Your guide to RSC events in the coming month 

Further information 

THE RSC NEWS Diary this month lists RSC events from early 

September to mid October 2005 that are held on the RSC conference 

database. Further details on any of these meetings can be obtained 

from the named contact or from the RSC website at www.rsc. 

org/ConferencesAndEvents/cfconf/alldetails.cfm? followed by the 

specific ID number at the end of each entry – for example, www.rsc. 

org/ConferencesAndEvents/cfconf/alldetails.cfm?ID=15441 

SCOTLAND 

6 September at 10am ID=15573 

RSC Tayside Section 

Chemistry at Work: Demonstrations 

and Activities for School Pupils 

University of St Andrews 

Contact Dr Nigel Botting 

T 01334 463856 

E npb@st-andrews.ac.uk 






Contact Nigel Botting 

T 01334 463856 







Contact Dr Nigel Botting 

T 01334 463856 


13 September at 2pm ID=15628 

RSC Mid-Scotland Section 

Leather – Ancient Material for a 

Modern World 

Falkirk College 

● Richard Turner, Deputy Chief 

Executive SATRA 

Contact Andrew Grant 

T 01324 570002 

E rscms@clangrant.fsnet.co.uk 


RSC Mid-Scotland Section 

RSC Mid-Scotland Section Lecture 

Falkirk College 

Contact Andrew Grant 

T 01324 570002 

E rscms@clangrant.fsnet.co.uk 

12 October at 4pm ID=15334 

RSC Glasgow and 

West of Scotland Section 

Organic Microporous Materials 

University of Strathclyde 

● Prof Neil McKeown, 

University of Cardiff 

Contact Alan Kennedy 

T 0141 548 2016 

E a.r.kennedy@strath.ac.uk 

WALES 

8 September at 2.30pm ID=15353 

RSC Mid-Wales Section 

Summer Outing 

Llechwedd Slate Caverns 

Contact John Williams 

T 01970 623920 E jh39ph@onetel.com 


RSC South Wales West Section 

Demonstration Lectures for Primary 

Schoolchildren: Science and Energy 

University of Wales Swansea 

● AJS Williams & 

Dr Jim Ballantine, University of Wales 

Contact Dr Jim Ballantine 

T 01792 233960 E Ballbish@aol.com 





















Lasers Light the Way 

University of Wales 

● Dr Zbig Sobiesierski 

Sponsored by the Institute of Physics 

Contact AJS Williams 

T 01970 622313 (University) 

or T 01970 624677(Home) 





Theatr Brycheiniog 
























RSC South East Wales Section 

RSC South East Wales Meeting 

Cardiff University 

● Prof Dr Peter Chen, Swiss Federal 

Institute of Technology, Zurich 

Contact Nancy Dervisi 

T 029 20874081 

E dervisia@cardiff.ac.uk 

11 October at 10am ID = 15416 


School Activities – Top of the Bench 



T 01970 622313 (University) or 

01970624677(Home) 

12 October at 1.15pm ID=15421 


Drugs in Sport 

● Prof D Mottram, John Moore's 

University, Liverpool 


T 01970 22313(University) or 

01970 624677(Home) 

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND 

1 September–1 June 2006 ID=15497 

RSC Downland Section 

Chemistry Lectures 

Varndean College 

● Various Speakers 

Contact John Luton 

T 01273 508011 E jl@varndean.ac.uk 

6–7 September ID=15755 

RSC Analytical Division, Analytical 

Biosciences Group 

Peptidomics: methods and 

applications 

Royal Holloway 

Contact Richard Anthony 

T 01784 443539 

E r.g.anthony@rhul.ac.uk 


RSC Process Technology Group 

Concepts of Chemical Engineering 

for Chemists 

University College London 

Contact Stefaan Simons 

T 020 7679 3805 

E stefaan.simons@ucl.ac.uk 


RSC Essex Section 

Careers Surgery 

Chelmsford 

Contact Caroline Tolond, RSC 

T 020 7440 3364 E cmp@rsc.org 

15 September ID=14611 

RSC Marketing Group & RSC Chilterns 

and Middlesex Section 

Biofuels 

Burlington House, RSC London 

Contact Dr Ian Gordon 

T 0151 424 6514 E rscmg@aol.com 


RSC Thames Valley Section 

Annual Dinner 

Lincoln College 

● Prof Peter Atkins, Lincoln College 

Contact Bryan Pierce 

T 01865 515472 

E bandwpierce@btopenworld.com 


RSC Conferences 

BioNano 3: An International 

Conference on Bionanotechnology 

Research 

University of Sussex 

Contact Elaine O'Brien, RSC 

T 01223 432254 

E conferences@rsc.org 



Faraday Discussion 132: Surface 

Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 

Imperial College London 

● Prof Richard P Van Duyne, 

Northwestern University, USA 

Contact Morwenna Gilbert, RSC 

T 01223 432254 




Responses to DNA Damage: Insights 

from Chemical, Biochemical, 

Structural Biology and Cellular 

Studies 

University of Sussex 

Contact Fiona Nalden, RSC 

T 01223 432254 



RSC Heterocyclic Group 

Autumn Meeting 

GlaxoSmithKline Research and 

Development Limited 


Contact Dr Peter O'Brien 

T 01904 432535 E paob1@york.ac.uk 


DIARY 


RSC Downland Section 

Chemistry is Fun for Parents Too 

The Forest School 

Contact Sam Godley 

E sam.shirley@zoom.co.uk 


RSC Molecular Modelling Group 

Young Materials Modellers Forum 

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 

Laboratory 

● Students in final year of PhD 

Contact Neil Allan 

T 0117 9288308 

E ymm-forum@bris.ac.uk 

08 October ID=15209 

RSC Kent Section 

Visit to the Greenwich Exhibition: 

"200 years since Trafalgar" 

Greenwich 

Contact Dr SRC Challand 

T 020 8650 1571 

E srchalland@aol.com 


RSC Chilterns and Middlesex Section 

Edward Frankland Lecture - Catalytic 

Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia 

at a Single Molybdenum Centre 

Imperial College 

● Prof RR Schrock, MIT, USA 

Contact Dr George Britovsec 

E g.britovsec@imperial.ac.uk 


RSC Chilterns and Middlesex Section 

Annual Dinner 

Beaconsfield Golf Club 

● Dr Stephen Benn, RSC 

Contact Mrs Anne Gloag 

T 01923 263132 E eagloag@aol.com 

SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 


RSC Mid Southern Counties Section 

Retired Members' Lunch 

Emsworth Sailing Club 

● Walford Davies 

Contact Robert Hammond-Smith 

T 02380 763325 E robert.hammondsmith@merckchem.co.uk 

12 October at 12.15 ID=15385 

RSC Bristol and District Section 

RSC Retired Member's Lunch 

The Langford Inn 

Contact Mike Coles 

T 0117 9421994 

E mike_coles@hotmail.com 


RSC Mid Southern Counties Section 

Pandoras Box 1939–45: The Story of 

the First Atomic Bomb 

Winchester Cathedral 

● Bob Jones 

Contact Robert Hammond-Smith 

T 02380 763325 E robert.hammondsmith@merckchem.co.uk 

EASTERN ENGLAND 

30 August–3 September ID=14516 

European Peptide Society 

9th International Symposium 

on Solid Phase Synthesis, 

Complementary Solution Methods & 

Combinatorial Libraries 

University of East Anglia (UEA) 

● Details tba later via 

Symposium website 

Contact Prof Roger Epton 

T 01384 279324 

E r.epton@mayflower.demon.co.uk 


RSC Biological and 

Medicinal Chemistry Sector 

13th RSC-SCI Medicinal Chemistry 

Symposium 

Churchill College 

Contact Elaine Wellingham 

T 01275 853311 

E confsec@blueyonder.co.uk 


RSC Chemical Information Group/CSA 

Trust 

Chemical Information for the Nonchemist 

RSC, Cambridge 

● Various speakers 

Contact Chris Evans 

T 01452 633390 

E christopher.j.evans@invista.com 


RSC Mid-Anglia Section 

Applications of High Oxidation State 

Alkylidenes to Catalytic Processes in 

Organic and Polymer Chemistry 

Cambridge University Chemistry Labs 


Contact John O'Toole 

T 01223 894174 

E john.otoole9@btopenworld.com 


RSC Applied Catalysis Group 

AGM 

Johnson Matthey Research Centre 

Contact Dr John Birtill 

E john.birtill@ntlworld.com 

MIDLANDS 

7-9 September ID=14117 


Dalton Discussion 8: Metals - 

Centres of Biological Activity 

University of Nottingham 

● Stephen Chapman (University of 

Edinburgh, UK) 

● Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern 

University, USA) 

● Brian Hoffmann (Northwestern 


● Andrew Thomson (UEA, UK) 

● Wolfgang Lubitz (Max-Planck-Institut, 

Germany) 

● Professor Michael B Hall (Texas A&M 


Contact Fiona Nalden, RSC 

T 01223 43 2254 



RSC Birmingham and West Midlands 

Section 



The Courtyard Arts Centre 

● AJS Williams & Dr Jim Ballantine, 



T 01970 624677 

21 September at 10am & 1pm 

ID=15105 

RSC Birmingham and 

West Midlands Section 




● AJS Williams & Dr Jim Ballantine, 



T 01970 624677 


RSC Particle Characterisation Group 

(Analytical Division) 

Particle Systems Analysis 2005 

Moat House Hotel 

● Various speakers 

Contact Ron Buxton 

T 01283 520365 E particle@rsc.org 

22 September at 10am & 1pm 

ID=15106 

RSC Birmingham and West Midlands 

Section 







T 01970 624677 




AGM of West Midlands Chemistry 

Teachers Centre 

University of Birmingham 

● Bev Cox, AQA GCSE Chief Examiner 

for Practical Assessment 

Contact D J Jones 

E d.j.jones@wm-rsc.co.uk 


RSC East Midland Section 

Annual Members Meeting 

The Kegworth Whitehouse Hotel 

Contact David McMillan 

T 0115 9375674 

E dmcmillan@wireless.pipex.net 




Section Lecture 

University of Warwick 

● Andrew Dove 

Contact Jeremy Ireland 

T 02476 573821 

E jeremy.ireland@warwick.ac.uk 


RSC East Midlands Section 

Astra Zeneca R&D Charnwood & 

Loughborough University Organic 

Synthesis Symposium 

Loughborough University 

Contact Claire Lowe 

T 01509 222581 

E c.l.lowe@lboro.ac.uk 




Enzymes that make benzoates 


● Chris Able, Cambridge 


T 02476 573821 




Small and Beautiful: from Clusters 

to Nanoparticles 

Nottingham Trent University 

● Prof Brian Johnson FRS, University of 

Cambridge 

Contact Michael Stockenhuber 

T 0115 848 6694 

E michael.stockenhuber@ntu.ac.uk 



ChemSoc Lecture: 

Crash, Bang, Wallop! 

University of Nottingham 

● Dr Peter Licence, School of 

Chemistry, University of Nottingham 

Contact Martin McCoustra 

T 0115 9513568 

E martin.mccoustra@nottingham.ac.uk 




Forensic Science 


● Adrian Downey, Forensic Science 

Service 

Contact D J Jones 

E d.j.jones@wm-rsc.co.uk 




Chemistry Under Extreme Conditions 


● Prof Paul McMillan, University 

College London 



Your guide to RSC events in the coming month 

Contact Prof Jon A Preece 

T 0121 414 3528 

E j.a.preece@bham.ac.uk 




Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful 

Experiments in Chemistry 


● Philip Ball, Nature 


T 02476 573821 


NORTH EAST ENGLAND 


RSC Electrochemistry and 

Electroanalytical Chemistry Groups 

Electrochemistry 2005 

University of Northumbria 


Contact Benjamin Horrocks 

T 0191 222 5619 

E b.r.horrocks@ncl.ac.uk 


RSC Polymer Physics Group 

Physical Aspects of Polymer Science 

● 22nd Biennial Meeting of the 

Polymer Physics Group 

Contact Maureen Thomson 

T 0113 3433810 

E PPG2005@phys-irc.leeds.ac.uk 

14 September at 12noon ID=14312 

RSC Teesside Section 

Retired Members' Informal Lunch 

The Pot and Glass 

Contact Dr Archi Docherty 

T 01642 645346 


RSC Huddersfield Section 

Predoctoral Symposia 

University of Huddersfield 

Contact Stephen Turner 

T 01484 422383 

E steve@turners7.freeserve.co.uk 



Mixer Meeting 

Sporting Lodge Hotel 

Contact Jeff Franks 

T 01642 435784 

E jeff_franks@ici.com 


RSC Newcastle upon Tyne and North 

East Section 

Section Lecture 

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 

● Dr Julie Macpherson, University of 

Warwick 

Contact Ian Edwards 

T 0191 222 7130 

E Ian.Edwards@ncl.ac.uk 






T 01484 422383 



RSC Southumbria Section 

Franklin College Sixth Form 

Lecture: Smarty Pants – The Science 

& Technology of Underwear 

Franklin College 

● Dr Audrey Matthews, De Montford 

University, Leicester 

Contact Mike Lidgard 

T 01472 875000 - daytime 

E mike.lidgard@franklin.ac.uk 

5 October at 12noon ID=15548 


Eric Tittensor Memorial Luncheon 

for retired members 

Bradleys Restaurant 


T 01484 422383 



RSC Applied Catalysis Group 

Successful Catalyst Scale-up 

The Showroom and Workstation, 

Sheffield 


Contact John Birtill 

T 01287 638265 

E john.birtill@catalyst-decay.com 


RSC Sheffield and District Section 

Presidential Address 

University of Sheffield 

● Dr Joe Harrity 

Contact Richard King 

T 0114 222 9309 

E R.M.King@sheffield.ac.uk 


RSC North Humberside Section 

Guest Evening: Lecture and Buffet 

"Perfume, Chemistry and the Sense 

of Smell" 

University of Hull 

● Dr Charles Sell, Quest International 

Contact Geoff Collier 

T 01482 634411 

E geoffrey.collier@virgin.net 

12 October at 12noon ID=15753 


Retired Members' Lunch 

Pot & Glass, Egglescliffe 

Contact Dr A Docherty 

T 01642 645346 






T 01484 422383 


12 October at 11am ID=15589 


Schools Lecture: Making Sense of it 

all - The Chemistry of the Senses 

Contact Andrew Wilson 

T 01724 282998 

E AndrewWilson@leggott.ac.uk 



The Chemistry behind Curry 

Spice of Life, Grimsby 

● Spice of Life Chef 

Contact Mike Bowles 

T 01652 686017 (daytime) 

01724 712552 (evening) 

E mab@singletonbirch.co.uk 


RSC Newcastle upon Tyne 

and North East Section 

Edward Frankland Lecture: Recent 

Advances in High Oxidation State 

Organometallic Chemistry 

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 


Contact Ian Edwards 

T 0191 222 7130 

E Ian.Edwards@ncl.ac.uk 

NORTH WEST ENGLAND 


RSC Liverpool Section 

Disinfection, Chaos and Cellular 

Automata 

University of Liverpool 

Contact Kenneth Rabone 

E rabonek@liverpool.ac.uk 


RSC Speciality Chemicals Sector and 

BACS 

Biocides 2005 - a Global Perspective 

The Lowry, Salford Quays 

Contact Dr David Karsa 

T 01524 849606 

E enquiries@bacsnet.org 


RSC Cumbria Section 

Explosives 

The Chase Hotel, Whitehaven 

● Dr Sean Doyle, Head of R&D 

Forensic Explosives Lab 

Contact Alex Jenkins 

T 019467 74597 

E cumbriasecretary@rsc.org 


RSC Fast Reactions in Solution 

Discussion Group 

FRIS 2005 

University College, Chester 

Contact Roger Bisby 

T 0161 295 4912 

E r.h.bisby@salford.ac.uk 

3 October–12 January ID=14643 


Professional Development in 

Analytical Science: Flexible Learning 

courses with workshops. Study at 

home + 3 day workshop at Liverpool 

John Moores University 

● Various tutors from academia and 

consultants 

Contact Lorraine Hart, RSC 

T 0207 440 3350 

E hartl@rsc.org 


RSC Lancaster and District Section 

More about the ULTRA SECRET of 

Bletchley Park 

Preston College Fulwood Campus 

● R Challen of Padiham 

Contact Harry Clarke 

T 01995 640003 

E harry.clarke6@btopenworld.com 


RSC Manchester and District Section 

The 2005 John Dalton Lecture 

University of Manchester 

● Prof Colin Pilinger, Beagle 2 Project 

Contact Jayne Walker 

E swalkerj@wigan.sch.uk 

IRELAND 


RSC Republic of Ireland Section 

BA Festival of Science 

Trinity College Dublin 

Contact Prof John Kelly 

E jmkelly@tcd.ie 

11–13 October ID=15267 

RSC Northern Ireland Section 

Careers Surgery 

Venue in Belfast 

Contact Caroline Tolond, RSC 

T 020 7446 3346 

E cmp@rsc.org 


RSC Northern Ireland Section 

Tilden Lecture 

Queen's University 

● Prof DW Knight 

Contact Anthony Byrne 

T 028 90368941 

E J.Byrne@ulster.ac.uk 

INTERNATIONAL 


RSC Belgium Section 

The Endangered Earth – 

Towards the Sixth Extinction 

British School of Brussels 

● Dr Paul Simon, (ret'd) director of the 

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy 

Contact Tim Reynolds 

E tim.reynolds@belgacom.net 


EVENTS 

First 

Announcements 

International Symposium on 

Organocatalysis in Organic Synthesis 

Glasgow, UK 

5–7 July 2006 

This unique symposium will focus on 

organocatalysts in organic chemistry and 

asymmetric synthesis. It will highlight the 

current state of the art in an area that has 

experienced explosive growth in the last 

six years. 

Speakers include David W C MacMillan 

(California Institute of Technology, USA) and 

Nick Turner (University of Manchester, UK). 

To see the full speaker list and call for 

posters please visit: 

www.rsc.org/organocat06 

Frontiers in Chemical Biology: 

Single Molecules 

Cambridge, UK 

26–29 March 2006 

This three-day meeting will feature all 

types of single-molecule experiment, and 

will include both techniques innovation 

and the application to important problems 

in biology. 

Speakers include Carlos Bustamante, 

(University of California, Berkeley, USA) 

and Steven Chu (University of California, 

Berkeley, USA). 

Oral abstracts deadline: 25 November 

For more information, please see: 

www.rsc.org/SingleMolecules 

Creating Business through World Patent 

Enforcement of University Generated IP 

London, UK 

13 March 2006 

This seminar will provide a comparative 

analysis of the IP law systems of several 

major jurisdictions, pertaining to 

pioneering innovations in the chemical 

and biomedical sciences, with particular 

emphasis on judicial remedies for the 

enforcement of intellectual property rights. 

For more information, please see: 

www.rsc.org/IP2006 

For further information on any of 

these conferences, please contact RSC 

conferences: conferences@rsc.org 

Award winning science presented 

RSC AWARD WINNERS PRESENT their work 

through the programme of endowed lecture 

symposia which runs throughout the year. 

Metals and Molecules; Catalysis, 

Clusters and Synthesis 

Cardiff University 

10.45am, Wednesday 19 October 2005 

Dalton Division 

● The Joseph Chatt Lecture: Weak Field 

Clusters in Biology: A Continuing Challenge 

in Inorganic Synthesis, Professor RH Holm 

(Harvard University, USA) 

● The Edward Frankland Lecture: Applications 

of High Oxidation State Alkylidines to 

Catalytic Processes in Organic and Polymer 

Chemistry, Professor RR Schrock (MIT, USA) 

● A Tilden Lecture: Sensing, Templation 

and Self-Assembly by Macrocyclic Ligand 

Systems, Professor PD Beer (Oxford) 

● A Meldola Medal Lecture: Polymerisation 

Catalysis and Organometallic Polymers: From 

Biodegradable Plastics to Polymer Electronics, 

Dr CK Williams (Imperial College London). 

Supporting lecturers will be given by Dr I 

Fallis (Cardiff) and Professor L Yellowlees 

(Edinburgh). 

Transition Metals in Biology and Catalysis 

University of Edinburgh 

2.00pm, Friday 21 October 2005 

Dalton Division 

● The Joseph Chatt Lecture: Weak Field 

Clusters in Biology: A Continuing Challenge 

in Inorganic Synthesis, Professor RH Holm 

(Harvard University, USA) 

● The Edward Frankland Lecture: Applications 

of High Oxidation State Alkylidines to Catalytic 

Processes in Organic and Polymer Chemistry, 

Professor RR Schrock (MIT, USA) 

Supporting lectures will be given by 

Dr PJ Bailey (Edinburgh) and Dr M Clark 

(St Andrews). 

Advances in Chemical Approaches 

to Cancer Therapy 

The Geological Society, Burlington House, 

Piccadilly, London 

10.45am, Tuesday 25 October 2005 

Chemical Biology Forum/Organic Division 

● The Adrien Albert Lecture: Prodrugs that 

Exploit Tumour Hypoxia: An Idea Whose 

Time Has Come?, Professor WA Denny 

(University of Auckland, New Zealand) 

● The George and Christine Sosnovsky 

Lecture: From Bench to Bedside: 

Development of Promoter-specific Gene 

Silencing Drugs, Professor LH Hurley 

(University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). 

Supporting lectures will be given by Professor 

P Fischer (Nottingham), Professor RJ Griffin 

(Newcastle), Dr CJ Hayes (Nottingham) and 

Dr M Searcey (ULSOP). 

Targeting Cancer by Chemical 

Intervention 

Department of Chemistry, 

University of Newcastle 

2.00pm, Thursday 27 October 2005 

Chemical Biology Forum/Organic Division 

● The Adrien Albert Lecture: Prodrugs that 

Exploit Tumour Hypoxia: An Idea Whose 

Time Has Come?, Professor WA Denny 

(University of Auckland, New Zealand) 

● The George and Christine Sosnovsky 

Lecture: From Bench to Bedside: 

Development of Promoter-specific Gene 

Silencing Drugs, Professor LH Hurley 

(University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). 

Supporting lectures will be given by 

Dr M Carroll (Newcastle), Dr I Hardcastle 

(Newcastle) and Dr DRW Hodgson (Durham). 

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For further information on any 

symposium, contact 

Stanley Langer, RSC, London. 

email langers@rsc.org 

Rapid answers from a virtual library 

Knovel Training Course 

Knovel’s content, its search functionality, optimal 

RSC, London, UK 

search strategies, and describe the database’s 

22 September 2005 and 3 November 2005 data-processing features (e.g. graph plotting). 

The Knovel database, available to all Members, Places are limited and will be reserved on a 

allows access to nearly 700 full text databases first-come first-served basis. To reserve your free 

and electronic books in the chemical sciences place, complete a course registration form at 

and related subject areas. 

least 2 weeks before your preferred course date: 

This course uses worked examples to cover www.rsc.org/Library/News/Knoveltraining.asp 



RSC Industry and Technology Forum 

Register now 

Molecular Modelling 4 Chemists 

Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 

19–21 September 2005 

A practical training course covering the basic 

principles of molecular modelling and informatics. 

MM4C will encourage your staff to innovate, 

enabling them to see the potential of molecular 

modelling and informatics in the workplace. 

● Understanding how modelling supports 

modern product development 

● How to use some modelling tools in practice 

and interpret results 

● How these tools and techniques complement 

experimental studies 

Visit the website for booking information, 

full programme and testimonials: 

www.rsc.org/MM4C 

Essential Skills Management 

The Essential Skills Management (ESM) scheme 

is a personal development programme tailored 

for chemical scientists working in industry. 

ESM Team working & Co-operation (Basic and 

Advanced levels) 

RSC, London, UK 


Focusing on the professional team, this workshop 

Call for oral abstracts 

Faraday Discussion 135: Chemical Concepts 

from Quantum Mechanics 

Hulme Hall, University of Manchester, UK 

4–6 September 2006 

FD135 will focus on the extraction of chemical 

information from modern wave functions and 

from experimental high-resolution electron 

densities. 

Speakers include: RFW Bader (McMaster 

University, Canada), Ángel Martín Pendás 

(Universidad de Oviedo, Spain), Philippe Hiberty, 

(Université de Paris Sud, France), Claude Lecomte 

(Université Henri Poincaré, France), Patrick W 

Fowler (University of Exeter, UK), Paul Ayers, 

(McMaster University, Canada), Gernot Frenking 

(Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany), Frank 

DeProft (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium), 

Matthias Bickelhaupt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 

The Netherlands). 

Abstracts for oral presentation are invited by 

7 October. Email to: conferences@rsc.org 

Please see the website for details of how to 

prepare an abstract: www.rsc.org/FD135 

aims to make teams work more effectively by 

focusing all members on the team purpose. 

ESM Fundamentals of Project Management 

RSC, Cambridge, UK 

26–27 October 2005 

This course gives an overall understanding of 

the life cycle of a project and the key activities 

and outputs that occur in the different phases 

of a project. 

ESM Time Management & 

Personal Effectiveness 


24 November 2005 

Are you always running to keep up with 

the demands placed on you? This one-day 

workshop will help you to take control, 

achieve more, learn new techniques and get 

greater value from your time and your life. 

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Visit the website for booking information 

and full course details, for these and 

other courses for industry: 

www.rsc.org/TrainingForIndustry 

Or call us on +44 (0) 1223 432254 

or email: conferences@rsc.org 

Printing of Functional Materials: 

Fundamental Chemistry and Materials 

Science 

Hulme Hall, University of Manchester, UK 

12–14 June 2006 

This meeting on the inkjet printing of cells and 

proteins covers textiles, functional electronics, 

applications, smart packaging, direct write, 

bioprinting and modelling. 

Speakers include: Frits Dijksman (Philips 

Research Eindhoven, The Netherlands), 

Henning Sirringhaus (University of Cambridge, 

UK), Alan Hudd (Xennia Technology Ltd, UK), 

Richard Jones (University of Sheffield, UK). 

Abstracts are invited by 14 October to: 

conferences@rsc.org 

Please see the website for details of how to 

prepare an abstract: www.rsc.org/PFM 

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For more information contact RSC 

Conferences: conferences@rsc.org 

Places are still available for the following 

meetings: 

Faraday Discussion 132: Surface Enhanced 

Raman Spectroscopy 


BioNano 3: An International Conference on 

Bionanotechnology Research 


Responses to DNA Damage: Insights from 

Chemical, Biochemical, Structural Biology 

and Cellular Studies 


Nucleic Acids Chemistry Towards Biology: 

50 Years On 

9 December 2005 

Catalysis and Biocatalysis in Green 

Chemistry 

11–13 December 2005 

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Please see the RSC Conferences 

website for information on 

programmes and registration for all these 

events: www.rsc.org/conferences 

Or call us on: +44 (0) 1223 432254 

or email: conferences@rsc.org 

Information Training 

Training Day on Chemical Information for 

the Non-Chemist 

October 11 2005 


This course provides an introduction to the 

range of chemical information products 

available, and is given by specialists from 

academic information departments, vendor 

representatives and the pharmaceutical 

industry. 

Topics covered include: 

What makes Chemical Information different; 

Searching for Chemicals on the Internet; 

Chemical Structure Drawing Packages; 

Overview of Structure Databases on STN; 

How to search for chemical structures; RSC 

Information Services - including Knovel; 

Introduction to Reaction Searching 

For further information, please contact 

Chris Evans, tel: 01452 633390; email: 

christopher.j.evans@invista.com 

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for both new AA members and 

existing members at renewal 

time and is not generally available 

to individuals. 

Most AA special offers as seen 

in the press are for new members 

only and not for renewals. 

Direct-debit prices are already 

lower than cash prices so this 

offer represents a substantial 

saving available to anyone who 

needs breakdown cover. 

Simply call the AA on 08705 

444222 and quote scheme 

reference RSC 505 either to join 

or to reduce the price of your 

renewal by 15%. 

PHONES 

VODAFONE IS THE largest mobile operator in the world and now 

offers RSC members some excellent deals that can’t be found on the 

High Street. For full details see the Vodafone website: 

www.vodafone-offers.com/members 

If you can’t see the deal that’s right for you, call Vodafone free on 

0800 056 5869. There are over 20 handsets to choose from (many 

of them free) and a choice of the most popular tariffs. There’s halfprice 

line rental on some 18 month contracts. You can also see 

details of the Vodafone Stop The Clock offer where you can talk for 

up to 60 minutes but only pay for the first three. 


MEMBER NEWS 

Deaths 

Dr Thomas Victor Arden CChem FRSC 

Retired director of administration, 

Water Research Centre. 

Died 2 July 2005, aged 86 

Mr Neville John Chalkley MRSC 

Retired principal analyst, Solvay Interox Ltd. 


Prof Brian Evans Conway CChem FRSC 

Formerly professor of chemistry, 

University of Ottawa. 


Miss Denise Sylvia Deal MRSC 

Formerly regulatory conformance executive, 

GlaxoSmithKline. 

Died 23 May 2005, aged 54 

Mr Joseph Marco Di Fabio CChem MRSC 

Formerly consultant chemist. 

Died 17 May 2004, aged 54 

Mr John Hunter Kenneth Dunlop CChem 

MRSC 

Retired co-ordinator laboratory services, 

Texaco Ltd. Died 19 June 2005, aged 91 

Dr John Lea Farmer CChem MRSC 

Retired senior lecturer in organic chemistry, 

The Polytechnic Wolverhampton. 

Died 2 May 2005, aged 68 

Mr James Joseph Garner CChem MRSC 

Retired works director, John & E Srurge Ltd. 

Died 20 June 2005, aged 79 

Mr James Grieve CChem MRSC 

Retired. Died 22 June 2005, aged 91 

Mr John Miller MRSC 

Retired chief chemist, Robert Fletcher & Son 

Ltd. Died 6 March 2005, aged 66 

Mr James Carey Goodwin Nisbet CChem 

FRSC 

Retired technical director, Lever Pacocha SA. 


Mr Warwick Grenville Michael Shipley 

CChem FRSC 

Retired chartered patent agent. 


Dr John Stafford MRSC 

Retired. Died 4 April 2005, aged 83 

Mr John Doran Sutton CChem MRSC 

Retired. Died 12 June 2005, aged 74 

Mr David John Whitmarsh MRSC 

Formerly scientist, Environment Agency 

Starcross Laboratory. 


New US West Subsection 

paddles into view 

RSC MEMBERS BASED 

in the Western US states 

enjoyed the first event of 

the newly-formed RSC US 

West Subsection in late June 

– a kayak tour on the Pacific 

Ocean just off the La Jolla 

Shores, near San Diego, 

California. 

The group spent two 

hours paddling out on 

the water looking at the 

sea-caves, kelp forest and 

California sea-lions. Of 

added scientific 

interest was the red tide, 

an algal bloom that turned 

the normally blue water a 

rusty red colour, and which practising their moves are: (l to r) James and Tealar Henshilwood, Abu 

bioluminesced a weird bluegreen 

at night on the breaking 

Kanu, Janet White, Jonathan White, Ben, Rebecca Fraser, John Loran, 

Martin and Julia Jones, Mayumi and Christian Baber 

surf. The scientific explanation can be found at: per year rotating between the regions. The 

siobiolum.ucsd.edu/Dino_bl.html 

Subsection also has an email discussion list to 

Janet White, one of the San Diego committee which members may subscribe by sending their 

members who took part, said: “The event was email address to: wcd-inf-qjoin@list.rsc.org 

a great way to get to know other RSC members 

in San Diego and to form useful contacts in the 

local biotech industry.” 

For more information on the 

The US West Subsection has three regional ■i subsection and its activities please 

groups centred in San Diego, San Francisco contact Janet White, 

and Los Angeles and plans to hold four events email: janetwhite99@hotmail.com 

Personal news 

Prof SM Qaim CChem FRSC has been 

awarded the Medal of Honour of the Egyptian 

Atomic Energy Authority for furthering its 

research and development activities. 

He has also received the Egyptian Nuclear 

Physics Association Medial and Certificate of 

Merit for promotion of science in Egyptian 

universities. 

Queen’s Birthday Honours 

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS received OBEs in 

the Queens Birthday Honours List 2005: 

Dr Harkirtan Singh-Raud CChem MRSC 

Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Liverpool 

John Moore’s University, Manchester. For 

Prof JNO Fernando CSCi CChem FRSC has 

been honoured by the Institute of Chemistry 

Ceylon by having a lecture hall in its new 

headquarters named as the JNO Fernando 

Hall. This honour is in recognition of his 

contribution to the Institute and the cause 

of chemical education both nationally and 

internationally over three decades. 

services to education and to diversity. 

Dr Roderick Simpson CChem FRSC 

Consultant. For services to environmental 

conservation and the local communities in 

Ecuador. 



Admissions — July 2005 

Chartered Chemist 

(CChem) 

Katherine Bate 

Vikki Louise Binns 

Jonathan Paul Hamlet 

Martin John Hanton 

Richard Alan Layfield 

Lisa Ann Little 

Stuart Paul McCullock 

Katriona Rosalyn Methven 

Evelyn Elizabeth Newby 

Adam George Petersen 

Wendy Roslyn Russell 

Yongjun Tang 

Anwar Ul-Haq 

Fellow (FRSC) 

Ruedi Aebersold 

Richard Allan 

Santiago Alvarez 

David William Barr 

Laurence David Barron 

Jillian M. Buriak 

Ernesto J Calvo 

Rong Cao 

Richard Anthony Collins 

Avelino Corma 

John Couves 

Craig Crews 

Michael Mary Devereux 

Gregory C Fu 

Naoki Furuta 

Bente Gammelgaard 

Simon John Gillespie 

Brian John Handy 

Martin Jansen 

Richard Lacey 

Jamie Richard Lead 

Kwang-Ting Liu 

Chris R. Lowe 

Nazario Martin 

Michael J. Martinelli 

Peter Leonard Mayes 

Tom McLeish 

Hisakazu Mihara 

Makoto Misono 

Patrick Moyna 

Eiichi Nakamura 

William Pitt Palmer 

Leo Petrus 

A R Ravishankara 

John Michael Riddick 

Edward Roberts 

Anthony Joseph Robins 

Wolfgang Schuhmann 

Nadrian C Seeman 

Wing Cheong Sham 

Jonathan William Steed 

Ullrich Steiner 

Pietro Tundo 

Piet W N M Van Leeuwen 

Kemin Wang 

Colin Michael Ward 

Member (MRSC) 

Sharon Elizabeth Ashbrook 

Garreth Martyn Aspinall 

Judith Anne Bain 

Kason Bala 

Jan Lesley Balaam 

Ian Bates 

Konstantinos Beis 

Nathalie Sylvie Bouloc 

Peter Bowman 

Stuart Edward Bradley 

Wendy Louise Bradshaw 

Wayne Brailsford 

Adrian Butcher 

Abdul-Rahim Butt 

Anthony Richard Buxton 

Lorraine Byrne 

John D Callon 

Christabel Anne Carter 

Chandrashekhar 

Joyce Lai Chu Chim 

Dominic Francis Clare 

Jennifer Anne Clark 

Michael James Clevett 

Nicola Colverson 

Joanne Louise Copley 

Richard Lawrence Cordiner 

Matthew John Cox 

Gemma Louise Crawley 

Neil Andrew Dash 

Helena Jade Dennison 

Vincenzo Di Stazio 

Monica Laura Maria Dolci- 

Burnett 

Daniel John Driscoll 

Nnabuk Okon Eddy 

Paul Ian Parker Elliott 

Annette Farrell 

Karen Jane Faulds 

Lesley Anne Fitzgerald 

Stefan Markus Furegati 

Peter Kevin Gannon 

Susan Geddes 

Andrew Philip German 

Mohamed Ali Mohamed Ali 

Ghanem 

Samantha Jane Glynn 

Sandrine Goetz 

Richard Spencer Gordon 

Pritti Gosai 

Robert Gossage 

Neil James Gow 

Scott Grainger 

Leif Ola Grehn 

Nazneem Grogan 

Frances Margaret Mary 

Hannaway 

Matthew David Hanson 

Pascal Harper 

Joanne Elizabeth Harvey 

Katherine Jane Haxton 

William Heal 

Paul Steven Holland 

Robert Keith Hughes 

Patricia Anne Hunt 

Ian Gordon Jolliffe 

Linda Kelly 

Darren Michael Kenny 

Syma Khalid 

James Thomas Eric 

Kinghorn 

Andree Kirsch-de 

Mesmaeker 

Ki Fung Cliff Ko 

Darren Lam 

Linos Lazarides 

William Neal Lewis 

Yat Li 

Deborah Anne Longbottom 

Rui Manuel Da Silva 

Loureiro 

Dimitris Makris 

Andrew Gwyn Manley 

Ombretta Masala 

Neil Maxted 

Colin John McEnaney 

Padraig Thomas Francis 

McLoughlin 

Trudy McMurray 

Andrew Morris 

Lewis Mortimer 

John Edward Moses 

Atkins Mucherahowa 

Nicholas Patrick Murphy 

Benjamin Murray 

Fiona Elizabeth Neave 

Maurice Sydney Newton 

Wai Man Ng 

Philip Anthony Niles 

Norah O'Farrell 

Simon Adam O'Neil 

Hayley Claire Ormes 

Sofia Ioana Pascu 

Anup Patel 

Jonathan Michael Pilling 

Kevin Pointon 

Martin James Procter 

Avishkar Ramcharan 

Rada Borislava Ramsay 

Jill Elizabeth Readings 

Karl Michael Reid 

David Andrew Robb 

Claire Jennifer Rowntree 

Emily Jane Rumsey 

Wendy Roslyn Russell 

Brian Sadler 

Mark John Sarsfield 

Christopher James Satterley 

Brenda Seaman 

Janet Alice Selbie 

Kirill Shafran 

Nikesh Suresh Shah 

Anna Elizabeth Simmons 

James Peter Sinclair 

Andrew Paul Smith 

Jody Ann Smith 

Neil Smith 

Rhys Gareth Stoneman 

Peter James Stotereau 

Mariano Andres Teruel 

Adrian Keith Thomas 

Tracy Anne Heather 

Thompson 

Pui Ling Tong 

Marie Kathleen Too Heng 

Kwee 

John James Turner 

Marie-Pierre Vieira 

Francine Walker 

Yating Wang 

Katrina Jane Wareing 

Nicola Ellen Watt 

Colin Robert Waugh 

Jonathan West 

Stephen Alan Westcott 

Mark Langford Whatton 

Andrew Brian Wingham 

Chris Wai Leung Wong 

Ho Fai Wong 

Diane Frances Wood 

Avril Rose Worrall 

Joseph Alexander Wright 

Robert Anthony James 

Wybrow 

Adeola Yerokun 

Ka Fu Yung 

Shanju Zhang 

Associate Member 

(AMRSC) 

Ekaterina Abramova 

Anil Kumar Agarwal 

Imad Ahmed 

Nina Gabrielle Athey- 

Pollard 

Nayyar Aziz 

Claire Lucy Badger 

Andrew James Baldwin 

Oliver Russell Karl Barnes 

Lee Beaumont 

Oguarabau Benson 

Christopher Michael 

Brookes 

Matthew William John 

Brooks 

Clare Joanne Broomhead 

Neil James Bullen 

Anna Sara Butler 

Ben Cale 

Mark Cawley 

Matthew Phillip Channon 

Paul Richard Clarke 

Sarah Cregg 

Emma Louise Cropper 

John Paul Darby 

Ashish Dasani 

Fiona Maria Deane 

Helen Disley 

Cecile Ayako Dreiss 

Osman Erkek 

Michael James Fearn 

Richard Jonathan James 

Gilham 

Evgenia-Varvara Gkenakou 

Gabrielle Goldet 

Natalie Elizabeth Jane 

Gooseman 

Barry Michael Goss 

Christopher John Graham 

Katherine Ruth Hebditch 

Christopher Roy Howle 

Poobalasuntharam 

Iyngaran 

Manibala Jayachandran 

Vineetha Jayawarna 

Chao Jiang 

Gushinder Kaur 

Syed Kalab Abbass Kazmi 

Gillian Elizabeth Keane 

Samaira Khawaja 

Hannah Jayne Kidd 

Marie Kissane 

Chrispin Kowenje 

Marie Landrum 

Thushitha Mahenthirarajah 

Joel Manuvelpillai 

Gregor Ross Maxwell 

Jonathan May 

Irene Mijangos 

Reena Mistry 

James Richard Mitchell 

Crow 

Josephine Claire Nichols 

Jonathan Olds 

James Parker 

Chirag Patel 

Suzanne Helen Pelfrey 

Rachael Elizabeth Priestley 

Teresa Raventos-Duran 

Nicholas Reiter 

Nicholas Paul Richards 

Gwenola Celine Sabatte 

Kathryn Ann Sear 

Anupama Sethi 

Md Reduwan Billah Shah 

Michael Shaw 

Maciej Sosna 

Christopher Keith 

Spanswick 

Nikola Strickland 

Sazia Suliman 

Katharine Sullivan 

John Edward Swancott 

Ivica Vidovic 

Robert Walker 

Chao Wang 

Julie Welburn 

Ruth Helen Wellock 

Peter Wells 

Natalie Wright 

Judit Za'dor 

Lei Zhou 

W W W . R S C . O R G R S C N E W S | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 5 

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AND FINALLY... 

Only two months till 

Chemistry Week 2005 

CHEMISTRY WEEK 2005, the RSC’s biennial 

celebration of the chemical sciences, is 

taking place from Friday 4 November to 

Sunday 13 November. Activities are being 

organised nationwide including a road 

show of UK shopping centres, a CHEMBUS 

tour visiting schools across Fife and Tayside 

and a go-karting experience in Mid Anglia. 

Posters are available to publicise the Week. 

The first design is illustrated here and a 

second design will also be available. Please 

contact Isabel Lee (details below) if you’d like 

to receive some posters. 

This year there will be a competition 

open to all age groups, set around the 

theme for Chemistry Week which is ‘Know 

Chemistry’. What would your world be like 

with no chemistry in your lives? Full details of 

the competition will be announced shortly. 

■i 

Further information regarding the 

competition and other activities 

taking place in Chemistry Week will appear 

soon on the Chemistry Week web site at: 

www.rsc.org/ChemistryWeek 

If you’d like some posters or an 

information pack, please contact 

Isabel Lee at RSC, TGH. Tel: 01223 432313, 

email: chemweek05@rsc.org 

Good News for 2006 - membership 

subscription by monthly instalments! 

For your 2006 membership the RSC is planning to offer you 

the option of paying your membership subscription by monthly 

instalments (excluding students). 

More details will appear in RSC News and on the website and 

we will be contacting members directly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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