OCTOBER MD ACS EVENT 2016 BRAUDE AWARD

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University Rational Synthesis of Semiconductor Fragments Wednesday, October 26

1 OCTOBER MD ACS EVENT 2016 BRAUDE AWARD ~ Dr. Rebekka Klausen~ Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Rational Synthesis of Semiconductor Fragments Wednesday, October 26 th, :00-8:30 pm Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Campus Faculty Club, ABC Rooms 3400 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD

Volume 73, Number 5, October, 2016 2016 Section Officers: Chair 2016 Paul Smith, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, pjsmith@umbc.edu Vice- chair (chair 2017) Stephanie J. Watson, N.I.S.T.

2 Volume 73, Number 5, October, Section Officers: Chair 2016 Paul Smith, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Vice- chair (chair 2017) Stephanie J. Watson, N.I.S.T., Chair- elect (chair 2018) Beatrice Salazar, Immediate- Past Chair (chair 2015) Sandra Young, Army Research Lab, Secretary Louise Hellwig, Morgan State University, Treasurer Angela Sherman, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Councilors: Merle I. Eiss, Retired, Paul Smith, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Stephanie J. Watson, N.I.S.T., Dana Ferraris, McDaniel College, Jan Kolakowski, US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Alternate Councilors: Charles Chen, Johns Hopkins University, Kelly M. Elkins, Towson University, Sandra Young, RDECOM, Pumtiwitt McCarthy, Morgan State University, Charles M. Zapf, retired, 2016 Members- at- large: George Farrant, Retired, Sara Narayan, Stevenson University, Suzanne Procell, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Beatrice Salazar, Baltimore County Public Schools, Angela Sherman, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Award Committee Chairs: Student Awards George Farrant, Retired, Remsen Award Dana Ferraris, McDaniel College, Braude Award Louise Hellwig, Morgan State University, Maryland Chemist Award Angela Sherman, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Maryland Section on the Web: maryland.sites.acs.org Chesapeake Chemist Editor- in- Chief: Pumtiwitt McCarthy, Webmaster: Pumtiwitt McCarthy, Contact us at: contact-

3 2016 Braude Award ~ Dr. Rebekka Klausen~ Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Rational Synthesis of Semiconductor Fragments Wednesday, October 26 th, :00-8:30 pm Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Campus Faculty Club, ABC Rooms 3400 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD Speaker Bio: Rebekka Klausen joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University as an assistant professor in July Prior to JHU, she earned her PhD with Prof. Eric Jacobsen (Harvard University, ) and completed postdoctoral work with Prof. Colin Nuckolls (Columbia University, ). She directs a research group of eight students and postdocs, including three undergraduate students. Research in the Klausen group is dedicated to discovering new electronic materials based on organic and main group architectures. Abstract: Rational synthesis is enormously powerful for the construction of complex chemical architectures. The application of rational synthesis to organic materials chemistry leads to the isolation of innovative and well- defined materials inaccessible by top- down methods. The smaller synthetic toolkit available to the silicon and main group chemist limits the role of strategic synthesis in the design and preparation of semiconductor nanomaterials for optoelectronic and biomedical applications. This talk describes the development of new synthetic chemistry leading to BN heteroaromatic compounds, complex polysilanes, and charge transfer materials. The contributions of undergraduate researchers will receive detailed attention.

Directions to JHU are given at the website below: http://www.jhuclub.jhu.edu/default.aspx?p=dynamicmodule&pageid=43&ssid=100056&vnf=1 Parking is available in the back of the club.

us@mdchem.org Recent Activities W.R. Grace Event Our September Dinner Meeting took place on Wednesday, September 28th at Grace in Columbia.

The talk was followed by tours of some of Grace s labs and manufacturing facilities on- site, highlighting the synthesis of catalysts and related products and technologies used in

4 Directions to JHU are given at the website below: Parking is available in the back of the club. Price $20 members/nonmembers and $10 Students payable at event 6:00-6:30 pm Registration/Networking 6:30-7:15 pm Dinner 7:15 pm Presentation of Award 7:30 pm Lecture RSVP contact- Recent Activities W.R. Grace Event Our September Dinner Meeting took place on Wednesday, September 28th at Grace in Columbia. The 55 attendees enjoyed networking over dinner. After dinner, Grace Vice President and Chief Technologist Dr. Robert Gatte gave an engaging talk titled Grace: Past, Present, and Future. The talk was followed by tours of some of Grace s labs and manufacturing facilities on- site, highlighting the synthesis of catalysts and related products and technologies used in energy and refining, polyolefins and plastics, as well as petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications. The Section is very grateful to Grace for hosting a very enjoyable and informative evening! October, 2016 Volume 73, Number 5

5 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Travel Grants Undergraduate and Graduate students may apply to the ACS Maryland Section to receive up to $500 for travel and expenses to attend the 253rd ACS National Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco April 2-6, This is open to ACS members who are enrolled full time in a college or university in the Maryland Section. The application should include: Your ACS membership number An estimated budget (cost for travel, registration, lodging, and meals) A 250 word essay describing your motivation for attending the meeting A copy of your abstract and the abstract number ACS gave it when your abstract was accepted A letter of support from your faculty advisor Please state what would be the most convenient way for the check to be made out, in the event you are awarded a travel grant. To a certain extent the decisions will be made on a first come, first served basis, however the goal is to allow students from as many schools as possible to attend, so special consideration will be given to the first student who applies from each college/university. We especially encourage schools which have never had a student apply for a travel grant, to consider applying for a travel grant. Submit your application to Louise Hellwig by e- mail (Louise.Hellwig@morgan.edu). If you are awarded a travel grant, the following items need to be submitted after the meeting: Photocopies of receipts totaling the amount of the award. Trip report summarizing your experience at the meeting and photos of yourself at your poster at the meeting so we can proudly post them in the section s newsletter. Deadline for applications is January 15, Decisions will be announced January 21, ACS Maryland Section Election Ballot for 2017 Officers As chair of the Nomination Committee for the Maryland Section Elections, I would like to introduce the election ballot for 2016: Summary of Candidates: Chair Elect (chair in 2019) Vice Chair (chair in 2018) Secretary Treasurer Dana Ferraris Beatrice Salazar Louise Hellwig Angela Sherman Members at Large George Farrant Rose Pesce- Rodriguez (5 positions open) Sara Narayan Sandy Young Suzanne Procell Councilor Merle Eiss Paul Smith

6 Alternate Councilor: Charles Chen Kelly M. Elkins Pumtiwitt McCarthy Sandra Young Charles M. Zapf We will be using Vote- Now.com for an electronic election in October Please note that there are positions open for Member at Large. If you have questions about this ballot or are interested in a position, please contact stephanie.watson@nist.gov Maryland Section Event Schedule Event Date Location Braude Award Dinner Wed., October 26th Johns Hopkins University National Chemistry Week Oct. 17 th - 22 nd Everywhere ACS MD Member s Recognition November TBA Event Maryland Chemist of the Year December UMBC If you have any ideas or suggestions about new events, let us know: contact-us@mdchem.org REMINDER: Receiving the Chesapeake Chemist Hopefully, if you are reading the Chesapeake Chemist this month, you are receiving it via from us. We went to electronic-only mailings to our MD ACS membership in October Changing your address? Moving out of the MD ACS area? changes can be updated either by: ing us at contact-us@mdchem.org give us your member #, full name, and changes and we can ensure that your records are updated with National ACS. Contacting the National ACS membership division: (US only) or service@acs.org To ensure that you receive the Chesapeake Chemist, please add the MD ACS (contactus@mdchem.org) to your accepted address list IF you have a spam filter. If you are a member who currently doesn t receive the Maryland ACS Chesapeake Chemist but download it from our website, it is possible that National ACS does not have your address on file. If you want to receive the Chesapeake Chemist via , please us at contact-us@mdchem.org give us your member #, full name, and address and we can ensure that your records are updated with National ACS. The current edition and previous editions of the Chesapeake Chemist can ALWAYS be obtained via our website: please see the Newsletter Archive link on the left-hand side of the website.

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SEPTEMBER MD ACS EVENT

SEPTEMBER MD ACS EVENT ~ Dr. Robert Gatte ~ Vice President & Chief Technologist W.R. Grace Co. Grace: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday, September 28 th, 2016 6:00-8:45 pm W.R. Grace and Co. 7500 Grace