2016 STUDENT AWARDS LUNCHEON

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1 2016 STUDENT AWARDS LUNCHEON ~Paul R. Mahaffy~ Exploring Ancient and Modern Mars with the Curiousity Rover NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sunday, April 10th 12:00-3:00 pm Doyle Formal Room Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD

2 2016 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, Councilors: Merle I. Eiss, Retired, Paul Smith, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Stephanie J. Watson, N.I.S.T., Dana Ferraris, McDaniel College, Volume 73, Number 2, March 2016 Immediate- Past Chair (chair 2015) Sandra Young, Army Research Lab, Secretary Louise Hellwig, Morgan State University, Treasurer Angela Sherman, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 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, Rose Pesce- Rodriguez, RDECOM, rose.a.pesce- Sandra Young, RDECOM, 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 Message from the Chair Welcome! I am looking forward to working with the Executive Committee and other Section Members to put on a fun and informative program in the coming year. The spring schedule is taking shape. Planned for this spring: The 2016 Student Awards Luncheon, Sunday, April 10 th, at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Also in April, an Earth Day event for high school students at the Montebello Water Plant is planned for Friday, April 22 nd. The Chemistry Olympiad will take place Saturday, April 23 rd at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Our next Executive Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 26 th at Notre Dame of Maryland University. 50 and 60 Year Members Luncheon, Friday May 27 th at the Double Tree Hilton in Pikesville In June, the Remsen Awards Ceremony and Reception will take place and a fun outing to an Orioles game is being planned Please contact me if you would like to be involved in the planning of any of the above events, or if you have ideas for new events that you would like to see the Section organize. Thanks for being an ACS Member! With Best Wishes, Paul Smith 2016 Chair, MD ACS pjsmith@umbc.edu

4 2016 Student Awards Luncheon Exploring Ancient and Modern Mars with the Curiosity Rover ~ Paul R. Mahaffy ~ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sunday, April 10 th 12:00-3:00 pm Doyle Formal Room Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD Free to Awardees, $20 for guests, $10 students Preregistration requested RSVP at: gfarrant@yahoo.com 12:00 pm Reception 12:30-1:30 pm Luncheon 1:30-2:00 pm Awards Ceremony 2:00-3:00 pm Speaker Presentation RSVP requested by April 1 st * gfarrant@yahoo.com Price Free to Awardees, $20 for guests, $10 students * Awardees please RSVP with number of guests and any dietary restrictions Directions to Notre Dame University of Maryland: From the north: Take the Baltimore Beltway (I- 695) to North Charles Street (exit 25). Drive 4.6 miles south on Charles Street. The University entrance is on the left, immediately past Homeland Avenue but before Cold Spring Lane. From the Inner Harbor: Take I- 83 north 4.4 miles to Cold Spring Lane East (exit 9A) Drive 1.3 miles on W. Cold Spring Lane Turn left onto North Charles Street. The University is 0.4 miles on the right.

5 Event Information: The Annual Student Award Ceremony for the top chemistry students from each of the 21 colleges and universities in our area will be held this year on Sunday April 10 from 12-3 PM at Notre Dame of Maryland University Doyle Formal room. The meeting will begin with a reception at 12:00 PM luncheon from 12:30-1:30 followed by the awards ceremony 1:30-2:00 and the speaker from 2-3 PM The cost for the luncheon for guests is $20 per person ($10 for students). Each of the Awardees will be given a free meal, certificate of recognition, other presents and a printed copy of the April Edition of the Chesapeake Chemist. The after dinner speaker will be speaker will be Paul Mahaffy from NASA whose topic will be Exploring Ancient and Modern Mars with the Curiosity Rover Directions to the university can be found here: campus/maps- directions- and- parking/ Speaker Biography: Paul Mahaffy has participated for many years at Goddard Space Flight Center in the study of planetary atmospheres and surface environments and in development of space qualified instrumentation. His main research interests are: (1) Planetary science, especially chemical and isotopic composition of planetary atmospheres and surfaces, (2) Advanced instrument development for organic and light isotope analysis in planetary targets, and (3) Analog studies for Martian environments including both laboratory and field work. Paul Mahaffy is the Principal Investigator (PI) on the Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite on the Curiosity Rover currently operating on the surface of Mars. He is also PI on the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer on the MAVEN Mars orbiter mission on its way to Mars and the PI on the Neutral Mass Spectrometer on the LADEE mission that recently finished a very successful mission in lunar orbit exploring the tenuous lunar exosphere. One of his past career highlights was studying the atmosphere of Jupiter using data from a mass spectrometer on the Galileo Probe as it parachuted down into that atmosphere and sent its data back to Earth. He currently is privileged to serve as the Director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard.

6 2016 Student Awardees Khara Karpouzie Notre Dame of Maryland University Jahnn Drigo Morgan State University Kailyn McNulty Harford Community College Sophia Fricke McDaniel College Nina Uchida Anne Arundel Community College Ryan Franklin Hood College George Abbas Community College of Baltimore County Nicole Hadler US Naval Academy Kori McDonald University of Maryland, Baltimore County March 2016 Heather Palacorolla Volume 73, Number 2 Frederick Community College

7 Ethan Hain St. Mary s College of Maryland Cassidy Stout Towson University Katie Dalphon Mount Saint Mary s University Felipe d Andrea Johns Hopkins University Emily Thimothy Goucher College Amy Marie Green Howard Community College Anster Charles Coppin State University Abdallah Naanaa Stevenson University Cassandra Slivestrone Jenna Chirico March 2016 Loyola University Maryland Washington College Volume 73, Number 2

8 Nominations Open for 2016 ACS Fellows Nominations are now open for the 2016 class of ACS Fellows; the deadline for nominations is April 1, The ACS Fellows Program recognizes ACS members for excellence and leadership in both of two areas: (1) science, the profession, education, and/or management, and (2) volunteer service in the ACS community. Please consider chemical professionals for nomination who have outstanding contributions and achievements in both the science/profession and the ACS community. Nominations are submitted online and are solicited from ACS National Committees, Local Sections, and Divisions, as well as from individual members. A list of the 2015 Fellows inducted at the Fall ACS National Meeting in August may be found at ACS- Fellows.html. We look forward to receiving your nominations, and to the opportunity to recognize chemical professionals who are making an impact. Visit for additional information, or e- mail questions to fellows@acs.org. While nominations can be submitted by individuals, the MD Section of the ACS is looking to nominate several worthy candidates, and is looking for your input. Please contact Rose Pesce- Rodriguez at rose.a.pesce- rodriguez.civ@mail.mil if you know of a chemical professional who should be nominated. Chemists Celebrate Earth Day at the Howard County Public Library: CHEMISTRY IN THE LIBRARY - THE GREAT INDOORS Join a chemist from the Army Research Laboratory and the American Chemical Society for hands- on experiments exploring the chemistry of the home ecosystem. For children ages 7 & up (7-8 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). Program will run for 60 min. Registration required Dates & Times: - Savage Branch, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD 20723, Phone: Sat, April 2 pm - Glenwood Branch, 2350 State Route 97, Cooksville, MD 21723, Phone: Sat, April 11 am - East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045, Phone: Sat, April 2 pm - Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042, Phone: Sat, April 1pm& 3 pm (two sessions) - Elkridge Branch, 6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075, Phone: Sat, May 2 pm

9 Undergraduate and Student Travel Awards Undergraduate and Graduate students may apply to the ACS Maryland Section to receive up to $400 for travel and expenses to attend the 252nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition in Philadephia, PA August 21-25, 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. We have begun accepting applications; decisions will be announced May 31, 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 Remsen Award to Dr. Charles Lieber The Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Charles M. Lieber, Chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, is the recipient of the 2016 Remsen Award. The Remsen Award was established in 1946 to commemorate the career of Ira Remsen, first Professor of Chemistry and second President of the Johns Hopkins University, as a chemist, educator, and administrator. The Remsen Award Lecturers are chemists of outstanding achievement, in keeping with Ira Remsen's long and devoted career as an exponent of the highest standards in teaching and research in chemistry. Per tradition, Dr. Lieber will present the Remsen Lecture on May 12th in Remsen Hall on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.

10 Recent Activities Women Chemists Dinner Meeting Dr.Nandini Mouli founder/prinicipal esaillc, Reisterstown, MD was the speaker for our Women Chemists dinner meeting held at Towson University on February 17. Her topic of presentation was Women Empowerment through Chemistry. Dr.Nandini Mouli worked for Maryland Energy commission before she started her own esai LLC business. Prior to that, she worked at DuPont for nearly 20 years. She gave a very inspiring talk on her three mentors, who were her role models in her life, while she was working at DuPont. These mentors were Stephanie Louise Kwolek inventor of Kevlar, Barbara Minor a co- inventor of next generation refrigerants and Uma Chowdhry the first woman appointed laboratory director and was a senior vice president and CTO of Dupont. At esaillc, Nandini consults on implementation of energy management practices and her emphasis is on promoting the Combined Heat and Power Program in Maryland. She has received several awards and has written 46 patents out of which 23 have been awarded. For its innovative growth, esai LLC was awarded as the best woman owned small business of the year 2015 by the Greater Baltimore Business Council in November Upcoming Events and Announcements SAVE THE DATE: STEAM Night Halstead Academy Halstead Academy will be hosting a STEAM Night for the school communities of Halstead Academy and Pleasant Plains elementary on March 23rd from 5:30pm to 7pm. This actively engaging evening will be comprised of presenters in the areas of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Hands- on activities will flourish as the family members from Halstead Academy and Pleasant Plains investigate STEAM. Presenters have been secured so far from the following organizations: American Chemical Society, Walter's Art Museum, Maryland Council Teachers of Mathematics, and the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. This night will enable the families of these title one communities to work with experts in the field of STEAM as Halstead Academy and Pleasant Plains prepares students to be college and career ready.

11 USA National Chemistry Olympiad The USA National Chemistry Olympiad, will take place Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Notre Dame of Maryland University. Please see the following website for more information: ACS Celebrates Earth Day The Maryland local section will be holding an Earth Day event for high school students on Friday, April 22, High school students have been invited to a tour of the Montebello Water Filtration Plant- 1. For more information on this event go to Maryland Section Event Schedule Event Date Location Student Awards Luncheon Sunday, April 10 Notre Dame of Maryland University Earth Day Event Friday, April 22 Baltimore City Water Treatment Plant at Lake Montebello Chemistry Olympiad April 23, 2016 Notre Dame of Maryland University Executive Meeting Tuesday, April 26 Notre Dame of Maryland University Remsen Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 12 Johns Hopkins University 50 and 60 Year Members Friday, May 27 Doubletree Hilton, Pikesville Luncheon Baltimore Orioles Baseball Game June (TBA) Camden Yards Stadium If you have any ideas or suggestions about new events, let us know: contact-us@mdchem.org

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