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PATENT INFORMATIONAWARD TO ROBERTMASSIERobert J. Massie, president of ChemicalAbstracts Service (CAS), a division ofthe American Chemical Society, has beenawarded the 2011 International PatentInformation Award for his “significantachievements toward the advancement ofpatent information.” He received a $3,000honorarium and a plaque during the annualmeeting of the Patent Information UsersGroup in Cincinnati in May.The selection board praised Massie foroverseeing important innovations suchas SciFinder, STNAnaVist, and successiveversions of STNExpress. “Mr. Massie’simpact on ChemicalAbstracts when hetook over in 1992 wasphenomenal. Beforethat time, CAS hadnot given the highestpriority to patents, and processing ofchemical patents had significant delays,”the board noted. “Mr. Massie supportedhis team in completely reengineering thedocument-handling process.”In his acceptance speech, Massie said,“The work of building CAS databases, andin particular the work of correctly identifyingchemical information found in patents,is more than painstaking. It is intellectuallygrueling and it requires the highest order ofskill, dedication, and persistence.”Massie’s previous honors include theMiles Conrad Award, the Patterson-CraneAward, and the Executive of the Year awardfrom the Industry & Technology Council ofCentral Ohio.The award was established and is sponsoredby the literature search firm Technology& Patent Research International.SHIRLEY RADDING AWARDTO CAROL DUANECarol A. Duane , president of D&D Consultantsof Mentor, Ohio, is the recipientof the 2011 Shirley B. Radding Award, presentedannually by the Santa Clara ValleySection in California to an ACS memberwho has contributed to the local, regional,and national activities of the society.Duane has served as councilor for theNortheastern Ohio Section for more thanAWARDS25 years and currently chairs the ACS Divisionof Business Development & Management.She is also an associate on the Committeeon Public Relations & Communicationsand is a memberof the marketingsubcommittee for theLeadership AdvisoryBoard, which overseesthe ACS LeadershipDevelopment System.Duane has alsoserved in leadershiproles on the ACS Committeeon Nominations & Elections, theCommittee on Committees, the Committeeon Divisional Activities, the Committeeon Membership Affairs, and the ChemicalInformation Division. She is an ACS fellow.GRACE BAYSINGERWINS SERVICE AWARDGrace Baysinger, head librarian at theSwain Library of Chemistry & Chemical Engineeringat Stanford University, is the firstrecipient of the Wiggins-RothAward forOutstanding Service,given by the ChemistryDivision of the SpecialLibraries Association.The award recognizesoutstanding contributionsto the field ofchemical informationand includes a $1,000 honorarium sponsoredby Elsevier/Reaxys.INTEL SCIENCE FAIRPRIZES AWARDEDMore than 1,500 high school students fromaround the world competed for prizes duringthe 2011 Intel International Science &Engineering Fair, held on May 8–13 in LosAngeles.The top prize, the $75,000 Gordon E.Moore Award, went to Matthew Feddersen,17, and Blake Marggraff, 18, ofAcalanes High School, in Lafayette, Calif.,for their development of a potentially moreeffective and less expensive cancer treatmentthat places tin metal near a tumorbefore radiation therapy.Two $50,000 Intel Foundation YoungScientist Awards were given to TaylorWilson, 17, of Reno, Nev., for his projectINTEL ISEFCONGRATS Volunteerchemistry judgePaul Bracher (left)poses with winners(clockwise from top)Janner, Nguyen, Vu,Hu, and Hritzo.titled “CounteringNuclear Terrorism:Novel Activeand Passive Techniquesfor DetectingThreats,”and the team ofPornwasu Pongtheerawan,16, Arada Sungkanit, 17, andTanpitcha Phongchaipaiboon, 17, of Thailand,for their project, “Bio-based PackagingPlastics from Fish Scale.”In addition to the top prizes, corporate,academic, and government sponsorsawarded special prizes. The AmericanChemical Society presented four prizestotaling $10,000, along with several honorablemention awards.Bernadette Ann Hritzo, 17, of Villa JosephMarie High School, in Holland, Pa.,won the $4,000 first-place ACS award forher project, “Analysis and Characterizationof the Bioactive Antimicrobial Natural Productsfrom Marine Sponges.” Dianna Hu, 18,of Half Hollow Hills High School West, inDix Hills, N.Y., received the $3,000 secondplaceaward for her project, “ComputationalAnalysis of Specific Missense Mutations inthe SMN Tudor Domain.” Michael LeonardJanner, 15, of Redlands East Valley HighSchool, in California, came in third and received$2,000 for his project, “Synthesis andManipulation of Silver and Gold Nano-Mirrors.”And Quoc-Bao Duy Nguyen, 16, andMai-Anh N. Vu, 15, both of Westwood HighSchool and McNeil High School, in Austin,Texas, won fourth place and $1,000 with aproject titled “Kinetic Analysis of NanometallicCatalyst in Reduction of Nitrophenol:Investigation of a New Class of ‘Super Catalyst.’” Five honorable mention awards werealso given. All award winners and honorablementions receive a subscription to the ACSmagazine ChemMatters.The ACS award-winning projects wereselected by volunteer judges assembled bythe ACS Southern California Section.WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG 40 JUNE 20, 2011
CSW OFFERS STUDENTTRAVEL AWARDSThe Chemical Society of Washington issoliciting applications for two $500 professionaldevelopment awards that will supportgraduate students in attending the fallACS national meeting in Denver.Applicants should submit the followingto csw@acs.org by midnight on June 25: acover letter stating how and why attendingthis ACS meeting would promote thestudent’s career, the student’s curriculumvitae, a letter of recommendation fromthe student’s mentor explaining why thestudent deserves the award and how attendingthe meeting would contribute to thestudent’s professional development, and anaccepted abstract with proof of acceptance.The award is open to students enrolledin a graduate program within thejurisdiction of the Chemical Society ofWashington. Previous awardees are noteligible, and the award is not intended forpostdocs.SPECTROSCOPYAWARDS AVAILABLEThe Coblentz Society is seeking nominationsfor its 2012 awards. The ABB-sponsoredBomem-Michelson Award honors avibrational, molecular, Raman, or electronicspectroscopist at least 37 years of age;nominations are due on June 30. The CoblentzAward honors a molecular spectroscopistunder the age of 40; nominations aredue on July 31. The Craver Award honors ananalytical vibrational spectroscopist underthe age of 45; nominations are due on July31. The Ellis R. Lippincott Award recognizessignificant contributions and notableachievements in vibrational spectroscopy;nominations are due on Oct. 1. The societyalso presents the Williams-Wright Award,which recognizes an industrial vibrationalspectroscopist who has made significantcontributions to vibrational spectroscopywhile working in industry; nominationsare closed. For more information, visitcoblentz.org.LINDA WANG compiles this section.Announcements of awards may be sent tol_wang@acs.org.MEETINGSSoutheast Regional Meeting Call For PapersThe 63rd Southeastern Regional Meeting(SERMACS 2011), hosted by the VirginiaSection of the American ChemicalSociety, will take place on Oct. 26–29at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Va.The theme for the meeting is “ChartingChemical Connections.”Information on the evolving meetingprogram and schedule of events as wellas details about transportation and lodgingcan be found at sermacs2011.org.Program cochairs are Fred M.Hawkridge of Virginia CommonwealthUniversity and Ann M. Sullivan of J.Sargeant Reynolds Community College.Joseph M. Pompano of Arista Laboratoriesis the general chair.Meeting presenters must submit anabstract for each presentation throughACS’s Program & Abstract Creation Systemat abstracts.acs.org. Meeting symposiawill focus on analytical, biological,environmental, inorganic, medicinal, organic,physical, and polymer chemistry;chemical education; chemical health andsafety; chemical information; chemicaltoxicology; biotechnology; nanotechnology;and forensics.Sessions and symposia scheduledas of press time are “Flavor Chemistry,”“Sustainability in Packaging,” and “Computersin Chemistry.” Poster sessionsand one or more general sessions will beincluded in the program.Manfred Psiorz, chief executive officerof Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals andhonorary general cochair of SERMACS2011, will open the meeting with a plenarytalk on Wednesday afternoon. Technicalsessions will begin after his lecture.On Thursday evening, a symposiumand reception at the Science Museum ofVirginia will celebrate the InternationalYear of Chemistry. Winners of the StanleyC. Israel Award for Advancing Diversityin the Chemical Sciences, the E. AnnNalley Southeastern Regional Award forVolunteer Service to ACS, and the localsection’s Industrial Innovation Award willbe honored during the reception.The section of the program organizedfor undergraduates—“Chemical Minds:The Application of Forensics”—will emphasizecareer building. It will includetraditional résumé- and career-relatedsessions, informal mock interviews, agraduate school fair, a forensics-inspiredscavenger hunt, a poster session, a pizzaparty and karaoke event, and an awardsbreakfast with forensics expert and VirginiaCommonwealth University professorMarilyn Miller.SERMACS 2011 will also include threecareer programs on “Planning a JobSearch,” “Résumé Preparation,” and “InterviewingSkills.”The meeting will feature workshopsfor chemistry educators at the precollegeand undergraduate levels as wellas a high school chemistry workshopon chemical safety and a chemicaldemonstration show presented by BrianMoores of Randolph-Macon College.Special events will include an opportunityto meet with ACS governance at acomplimentary ice cream social hostedby the ACS Board of Directors, and aWomen Chemists Committee workshopand luncheon. An awards dinner will beheld on Friday to honor the winner of theACS Division of Chemical Education’sSoutheastern Regional Award for Excellencein High School Teaching.Attendees can register for SERMACS2011 at www.acs.org. Early registrationwill close on Sept. 20. Registrations orpayments received after that date will beprocessed at standard registration rates,which will be in effect through Oct. 29.Vendors and other organizationswishing to connect with SERMACS attendeeswill be provided exhibitionspace in a central, highly visible areaduring the meeting. Details will be madeavailable on the meeting website. Vendorinquiries should be directed to MarkMabry of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare atSERMACS2011exhibits@gmail.com.SERMACS 2011 has a block of roomsreserved at the Omni Hotel. Reservationscan be made through the meetingwebsite.WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG 41 JUNE 20, 2011
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