SPRING 2011 Kids & Chemistry Students from Mr. Olson s 7th grade chemistry class at St. Joseph s School in Kennewick learn about a CO 2 reaction. INSIDE: BUDGET PROPOSAL VOTE MARCH 24 SECTION CHAIR GREETINGS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY COMING EVENTS DID YOU KNOW? ACS LOCAL OUTREACH On November 9, 2010, Jill Johnston (a scientist and URS employee working on the Hanford Vitrification Project in Richland, WA) volunteered her time to be a chemistry ambassador at St. Joseph s School in Kennewick, Washington. As part of Kids & Chemistry program, Jill used the ACS-developed kit, What s New, CO 2? Get to Know a Chemical Reaction, to demonstrate safe science activities to Mr. C. J. Olson s seventh grade science class and help students enjoy learning science. After a safety briefing about the experiment, the class of 21 students participated in a hands-on fun activity on the interaction of water, citric acid and baking soda. The program consisted of four related experiments, although time permitted completing only the first two. The students, already familiar with some chemical terms and the periodic table, learned about the chemical reaction that takes place when adding sodium bicarbonate and citric acid to water. Except for safety glasses, all the chemicals, equipment, and experiment booklets were provided by the ACS. The teacher and students had fun and enjoyed learning about chemical reactions in a different way. The class is looking forward to another fun-filled hands-on science activity day. Jill was very pleased to participate in Kids & Chemistry program. The experience was rewarding and has given Jill more confidence to be involved with future projects of this kind. She is aware of time constraints, the attention span of middle schoolers, and the need to split lessons or plan experiments according to allotted time. She is VERY impressed with chemistry kits and resources developed by the ACS for school kids.
RICHLAND SECTION 11 budget proposal The proposed 2011 budget is shown in the following table. The Section Board believes the budget reflects the encouragement and advancement of chemistry in the broadest manner possible, the increase and dissemination of chemical knowledge, the promotion of scientific interests and inquiry, the stimulation of professional interests, the fostering of chemistry literacy in the community, and education of its members. The budget is submitted to the membership at this time for consideration, and will be voted on by the membership at the Science Café to be held on March 24 at the Richland Public Library, Gallery Room. Proposed 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Budget REVENUES (1) Annual ACS Allotment $6,862 $7,825 $7,400 $7,577 $7,995 (2) New member commissions $0 $15 $75 $15 $0 (3a) Donations, contributions $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 b) Bequests and/or trusts $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 (4a) Rebate from ACS for Councilor travel expenses $1,872 $1,932 $1,994 $1,010 $1,994 b) Rebate from ACS for leadership conference $300 $300 $300 (5a) Program revenue (includes newsletters, short courses, lecture series, national or regional meetings, etc.) $4,296 $8,919 $0 $0 $0 b) Leadership Development System $0 $3,000 $0 (6) Local section dues, affiliate dues $1,801 $1,595 $1,655 $1,673 $1,655 (7) Interest, dividends $2,648 $137 $36 $48 $0 a) Checking interest (Banner) $43 $5 $8 $10 $0 b) Savings interest (Banner) $226 $132 $28 $38 $0 c) ACS Investment Pool $2,379 $0 $0 $43 $0 (8) Special events and activities $0 $2,135 $0 $0 $0 (9) Meals (include total meals in revenue) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 (10) Other revenue (describe and itemize) $500 $0 $0 $300 $0 a) Reserved funds (Science cafes)* $0 $515 Science cafes (New Grant) $300 $300 b) Reserved Funds (student support ACS meetings)* $800 $0 $0 $1,000 c) Reserved Funds (Leadership Development System, $0 $3,000 2010 carryover) d) Reserved Funds (Career Fair grant))* $250 $250 (11) TOTAL REVENUES $18,779 $22,557 $11,460 $14,215 $17,109 EXPENSES (12) Subsidies to subsections, topical groups, or affiliate $2,000 $3,100 $1,500 $2,509 groups a) Travel subsidies for ACS student members $2,000 $2,300 $1,500 $1,500 $0 b) 2-year colleges $0 $800 $0 $1,009 $1,000 (13) Awards, scholarships, grants, etc. $800 $0 $0 $0 $0 a) Travel awards for ACS student members $500 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 b) HS Teacher Grants $300 $0 $0 $0 $500 c) Outstanding Teacher Award $0 $200 (14) Administrative expenses ( including postage, printing, $10 $426 $0 $81 $200 and shipping) (15) Printing, publications, newsletters, meeting announcements, postage $1,220 $1,139 $1,902 $1,056 a) Newsletter $1,220 $803 $1,566 $720 $1,200 b) Public relations $0 $336 $336 $336 $400 c) Web update $0 $500 (16) Local Meetings (include speakers' expenses) $3,577 $7,414 $3,107 $1,690 a) Speakers $1,500 $1,519 $2,588 $1,403 $750 b) ACS Picnic $175 $64 $243 $88 $300 c) ACS Annual social $553 $0 $76 $0 $350 d) Post-NORM celebration $705 $0 $0 $0 $0 e) Science Cafes $286 $615 $200 $200 $515 Leadership Development System $358 $5,831 $0 $0 $3,000 (17) Meals $610 $0 $0 $0 $0 a) Arrangements $610 $0 $0 $0 $0 (18) Travel subsidies to Councilors $4,521 $4,284 $4,190 $2,044 $3,000 (19) Travel subsidy and fee for Local Section Leadership $296 $275 $765 $860 $700 Conference (20) Other expenses (describe and itemize) $5,998 $2,498 $1,563 $1,463 a) Regional Meeting (NORM) CC Event $3,268 $0 $0 $0 $0 b) TCTC Dues $45 $0 $0 $0 $0 c) NCW, K-12 outreach $1,260 $907 $350 $263 $700 d) Olympiad $75 $0 $0 $0 $100 e) Science Fair and award $250 $400 $374 $350 $400 f) HS Teacher Endowment Fund $500 $0 $0 $0 $0 g) Mini-Symposium $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 h) Women and Minority Affairs Cmte $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 i) Boy Scouts Nuclear Science Merit Badge $50 $0 $50 $50 j) Earth Day $441 $250 $100 $250 k) Project SEED $100 $200 $0 $200 $200 l) IYC Events $0 $800 m) Other expenses $89 $0 $0 (21) TOTAL EXPENSES $19,032 $19,135 $13,028 $9,703 $17,615 (22) EXCESS (DEFICIT) ($253) $3,423 ($1,567) $4,512 ($506) * Reserved fund is not new revenue, but monies at hand committed for these activities 11 OFFICERS Meet your newly elected Section officers! They are volunteering their time and expertise to help make the Section the best it can be. Please contact your officers with any ideas you have to make the Richland Section all that you want it to be! CHAIR ARUNA ARAKALI (509) 371-5297 Aruna.Arakali@wgint.com CHAIR-ELECT DAVID HELDEBRANT (509) 372-6359 david.heldebrant@pnl.gov SECRETARY DAVID MERRILL (509) 375-8408 David.Merrill@areva.com TREASURER PHILLIP K. KOECH (509) 372-6891 Phillip.Koech@pnl.gov COUNCILOR RICHARD HERMENS (541) 963-6716 richard.hermens@me.com ALTERNATE COUNCILOR ANNA CAVINATO (541) 962-3561 acavinat@eou.edu 11 BUDGET VOTE MAR 24 RICHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY/GALLERY
2011 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Please note that volunteers are still needed to help. If you have an interest in either chairing or participating on a committee, please contact Aruna or the committee chair directly. Standing Committee chairs appointed by the Section Chair are as follows: PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION/AWARDS BYLAWS PUBLIC RELATIONS ARUNA ARAKALI POSITION OPEN ASANGA PADMAPERUMA & BILL SAMUELS SAM BRYAN ANNE HYLDEN & STEVE KROGSRUD Additional committees and chairs are as follows: EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY (IYC) LOGISTIC COORDINATOR LONG RANGE PLANNING NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK NW REGION (NOR) BOARD REPRESENTATIVE KAREN GRANT JANET BRYANT MATT MONROE JAN FRYE ANNA CAVINATO & ANNE HYLDEN JANET BRYANT PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS POSITION OPEN SAFETY WOMEN CHEMISTS POSITION OPEN ANNA CAVINATO http://acs.labworks.org Richland Section American Chemical Society Sandy Fiskum, Editor Email: sandy.fiskum@pnl.gov GREETINGS FROM SECTION CHAIR Dear Members, I am very proud to be part of ACS Richland Section and honored to serve as the 2011 chair. I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to working with all of you in bringing greater visibility to the power of chemistry in our community. I am thankful and take this opportunity to acknowledge the contributions to-date from many of our members who have worked hard and behind the scenes to strengthen the Richland section. My heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers and the past board members for their countless hours of service to ACS section. I seek participation and input from our members in making 2011 another rewarding year. I urge each and everyone to make an effort to attend the upcoming events and show your support. Feel free to contact me or any board members and share your ideas or suggestions or tell us where you can provide the support. Your feedback in areas of chemistry and related disciplines will be greatly appreciated and will help in strengthening the ACS contribution to the community. 2011 is designated as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), and is unique as it coincides with the 100 year celebration of Madame Curie winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry (more on IYC on page 3). This is our opportunity to share our rich expertise and contributions to the field of radiochemistry and to the world. We are in the process of planning activities for celebrating IYC, National Chemistry Week, Earth Day events and need volunteers to help the committee chairs. We have several tools and resources from ACS to be successful in bringing greater awareness in our communities. Let us all work together in further strengthening our local section and making a difference in the community. We need your participation! Thank you, Aruna
11 COMING EVENTS MARCH 24 Science Café & 2011 ACS Budget Vote 6-8pm, Gallery Room at Richland Public Library David Heldebrant Binding Organic Liquids (BOLs) for Natural Gas Purifications MARCH 19 & 26 Nuclear Science Merit Badge Date & Time TBD JUNE 26-29 NORM Portland, Oregon, www.norm2011.org JUNE Annual Member Picnic NATIONAL LAB DAY Imagine Tomorrow As part of National Lab Day support, Aruna Arakali volunteered to mentor students at River s Edge HS in Richland WA. She provided guidance to teams participating in the Imagine Tomorrow competition that was held at WSU campus in Pullman, WA (May 21-22, 2010). The students had identified their projects relating to the future with alternative energy ideas and minimizing carbon emissions. She guided the teams in with their research ideas and presentations for the competition. The students and the teacher, Mrs. Ann Autrey appreciated the support. WOMEN SHARING A CHEMICAL MOMENT IN TIME An IYC breakfast event was held the morning of January 18, 2011 at the PNNL EMSL auditorium featuring several local speakers discussing local women chemists contributions to STEM education and mentoring, and to radio- and nuclear chemistry. The new EMSL Radiochemistry Laboratory, opening in 2012, was highlighted. ACS Members (Barbara Rogers, far left) and Student Members at Windward Community College in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This event was one of nearly 100 events in 40 countries connected via the internet starting in New Zealand, circling the globe, and ending back in New Zealand. In Richland, over 53 people attended physically with nearly 100 viewing the website live streaming url. The event connected to 8 different locations from across the USA, including 3 islands in Hawaii, as part of the handshake around the world. The taped event, sponsored by Richland Section, PNNL EMSL and S&E Education Office, and Women in Nuclear is accessible at: http://bit.ly/hvll94 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY 2011 Chemists, this is your year to shine! The International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011 has begun. This global event will celebrate the achievements of chemists throughout history and recognize the essential role of chemistry in everyday life. Through a variety of local events and activities, participating organizations will spread awareness and excitement about the chemical sciences in their communities, guided by the slogan Chemistry our life, our future. In addition to regional and community-level efforts, IYC 2011 will feature a global water quality experiment. Primary to high school students around the world will collect water samples and perform experiments to learn about acidity, salinity, and purification techniques. They can then enter their findings into an online map to compare results with students in other countries. IYC 2011 is arranged through the partnership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). It is also sponsored by several national chemical societies and leaders in chemical industry. IYC 2011 collaborators are seeking ideas and volunteers. Find background information, ideas for projects, and opportunities for participation at: http://www.chemistry2011.org/
NUCLEAR SCIENCE MERIT BADGE Merit Badge to be Offered Richland ACS Section member Sandra Fiskum is organizing a training event for Scouts and other youth (13 to 17 years old) interested in learning about nuclear science. During the 2-Saturday course (March 19 and 26), experts in nuclear science fields will teach material as outlined in the Boy Scouts of America Nuclear Science merit badge book. Most activities are interactive and will be conducted in a small group setting. This experience should be fun, interesting, and rewarding. At the conclusion of this 2-day class, each Scout will have completed the requirements to earn the Nuclear Science merit badge. Girl Scouts may be awarded an activity badge by the GSA. Non-scouts will receive a certificate of completion. Contact Sandy at 628-1424 or click here for more information: www.bmcbsa.org/docs/nukescience.pdf DID YOU KNOW? Marie Curie in her chemistry laboratory at the Radium Institute in France, April 1921. Source: Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands. Photographer unknown. No known copyright restrictions. 100 years ago, Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911 Reference: Nobelprize.org, 14 Feb 2011 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1911/ PASSING & RECEIVING THE NEWSLETTER TORCH As the outgoing editor of the Richland Section newsletter, I would like to thank the many members who over the years have helped put the newsletter together by offering articles, photos, suggestions, and just general support. What success I have had is due to realizing early on that I needed help and finding it among our members and also our graphic designer, Ms. Kacie Bane of Visual Verve Design & Print, who has designed the layout for every newsletter since I started as editor in 2002. Please join me in welcoming the new newsletter editor, Sandy Fiskum. I m happy to be leaving the newsletter in her capable hands. Steve Krogsrud I have volunteered to be your Section newsletter editor. I do this with some trepidation as Steve s newsletter work is a hard act to follow. Please bear with me as I learn the ropes, the people, and the timelines. Please also feel free to provide to me any ideas, suggestions, or news items you may have. I would like to also initiate a Did you know..? section I welcome your ideas for this. Sandy Fiskum