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We frequently see concerns raised in the popular press, TV and radio media
about food safety. For example the recent recalls of peanut butter, spinach
and melons. Beyond the headlines or lead in there is little substantive
information. What is happening to our Food Safety? Some of these issues are
real and others are not much more than an urban legend. The discussion will
cover pesticides, food additives, bacteria, biotechnology, mycotoxins,
allergens, irradiation and nutritional supplements. You may be surprised
as to what are the public concerns as opposed to the ones that will most
effect your health. Mr. Schneider is retired after a 42-year career with
FDA. He held positions as Analytical Chemist, Supervisory Chemist, Research
Coordinator and Laboratory Director with FDA. He served in the Cincinnati,
Chicago and Detroit FDA Laboratories. He received a BS degree in Chemistry
and Mathematics from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. He
is a long time active member of Anachem and the Detroit Section.
Directions to SC4, the location of our April Meeting:
Thank you Henkel! The Detroit ACS Kids & Chemistry group is extremely grateful for a generous grant from Henkel’s Make an Impact on Tomorrow (MIT) Children’s Program. The $3,250 award is the largest award ever received by Kids & Chemistry and will help us to extend our outreach program in the coming year. Our special thanks go to cochair Gina Ludwig for her work in obtaining this grant. May 3, 2007, Rouge Water Festival. On Thursday, May 3, Kids & Chemistry will again be participating in the Rouge Water Festival program on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. This is another week day event and targets 5th graders from throughout Wayne County. Felix Schneider (US FDA-retd) is our organizer for this event as he has been in the past. The program will run from approximately 9:00 to 2:00. Lunch will be provided. We have been asked to run two labs simultaneously as ours is one of the more popular programs and one of the few hands-on programs. That means we are looking for a large group of volunteers. If you would like to participate please respond to Felix directly at: felixschn@wowway.com. Royal Oak Career Fair. We extend our thanks to Felix Schneider and Charles Deak who manned our table at the Royal Oak Career Fair on March 7. They passed out ACS career literature and provided interviews to more than 100 students. It was another successful program. If you would like to be placed on our e-mail list for future events, please send a note to Walter Siegl at wsiegl@sbcglobal.net; we always welcome new participants.
Stress in inevitable. It is a part of life's reality. Learn to recognize stressors. Develop attitudes, habits and passions, that help you to embrace, a more joyful creative lifestyle. The Women Chemists Committee will present at talk on Wednesday April 25th from 6-7:30 pm by . Mira Bakhle is a licensed practicing psycho-therapist since 1971. She is a human development specialist, with additional specialization in the field of early childhood education and social work. She was awarded as one of the outstanding teachers of Michigan in 1995 by metro parental magazine sponsored by Chrysler Corporation and HAP. She was a teacher and parent educator specialist at Bussey center in Southfield public schools. She has been a noted speaker in Metro Detroit in the field of education and mental health. She has been a frequent presenter at N.A.E.Y.C Conferences. In addition to her private practice she was on the advisory board for the Detroit Free press “Parent Talk” page and served as a consultant to the Oakland County juvenile court for youth delinquency prevention.She has taught at Wayne State University, where she received her Master’s Degree. She also did some of her graduate work at the prestigious school, Menill-Palmer Institute for behavioral Sciences. She has a wide variety of research and practical experience. Mira Bakhle is the daughter of a renowned Bio-Chemist from India, She completed her schooling in India, England and Europe. She is well traveled, and brings into her work an unique perspective, sensitivity and brilliance, which she attributes to her early exposure to various cultures and the positive parenting that she was a recipient of, as a child. Currently she is enjoying her retirement and traveling. She is one of the consultant’s for Country De School, Birmingham, Michigan. At present her passion is, as she puts it “ I want to learn as much as I can about healthy aging so I can live fully” with no regrets.
A forum for learning about and discussing developments in modern science,
Joe Schwarcz (Ph.D. McGill 1973) is Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society which is +dedicated to demystifying science for the public, the media and students. Dr. Schwarcz also teaches a variety of courses with emphasis on health issues and on the application of chemistry to everyday life. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Professor Schwarcz has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public. Among these are the Royal Society of Canada’s McNeil Award and the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Grady-Stack Award. Previous winners of the Grady-Stack have included famed science writer Isaac Asimov, New York Times columnist Walter Sullivan and Don Herbert of TV’s “Mr. Wizard” fame. Dr. Schwarcz is the only non-American ever to be honored with this prize. His latest award is the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sandford Fleming Medal. Dr. Schwarcz was also awarded an honorary Doctorate degree by Athabasca University in the spring of 2002. “Dr. Joe” appears on the Canadian Discovery Channel, TV Ontario, Global Television, CBC-TV, CTV-TV and various radio stations. He hosts the “Dr. Joe Show” on Montreal's CJAD and Toronto’s CFRB every Sunday from 3-4 PM. He was also the host of “Science To Go,” a 13 episode show on the Discovery Channel that focused on common foods. Dr. Schwarcz writes a weekly newspaper column in the Montreal Gazette entitled “The Right Chemistry” as well as a monthly column in Canadian Chemical News. He was the chief consultant on the Reader’s Digest best sellers Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal and The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs and contributed the chemistry chapter to the best-selling Mental Floss. His books Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs, The Genie in the Bottle, That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles, Dr. Joe and What You Didn’t Know, The Fly in the Ointment and Let Them Eat Flax have been best sellers. The books have been translated into five languages and are sold around the world.
On April 14, the Section is running the Tri-Sectional Professional Development
Conference, (see below)
The National ACS also operates an employment website that can be of
help:http://pubs.acs.org/chemjobs/
TRI-SECTIONAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
The Detroit, Toledo and Huron Valley Local Sections welcome ACS members and non-members to attend a Professional Development Conference. Are you looking to network with other professionals in your similar field? This conference is aimed at chemists at any stage of their career. As mentioned above, there is no fee for this conference.
CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION I We are pleased to have Dr. Lisa Balbes as the conference's key presenter. Dr. Balbes will conduct a workshop entitled "Managing an Effective Job Search". The workshop will focus on three aspects of the job search: Targeting the Job Market, Resume Preparation, and Interviewing Techniques. The duration of each session will be approximately one hour.
CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION II Carole DePetro, Career Counselor and Life Coach, will host a workshop that focuses on how to overcome roadblocks in your career path. If you need help figuring out the best direction for you, whether you are just beginning your career, thinking about a job transition, or deciding what to do in your retirement, join this highly experimental, interactive presentation. This lecture will explore clues found in your personality, talents, and skills to help you develop a clearer sense of where to utilize your skill set. Ms. DePetro will lead the group through individual assessments and a brainstorming session. Fun, easy homework will be sent to you to bring to this session, so please remember to submit your e-mail address when you register, as materials will be sent to you.
LUNCHEON PROGRAM During lunch you may meet with other chemists who share similar interests with you. A pizza lunch including refreshments will be provided.
AFTERNOON SESSION Dr. Lisa Balbes will present a premiere new workshop describing how to make a successful career transition. Also presented during this workshop will be non-traditional careers that chemists have discovered.
RESUME REVIEW Half-hour, one-on-one, resume reviews will be provided throughout the day by ACS Career Coordinators Dr. Diana Phillips and Dr. Robin Hood. Space is limited, so send in your registration early! Available timeslots will be posted at the registration booth if openings are available. If your company would like to exhibit or donate door prizes, or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Megan Klein (e-mail below). PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D. founded Balbes Consultants (formerly Osiris Consultants) in 1992. Balbes Consultants provides scientific writing services, including documentation for scientific software and medical devices for over 50 client companies. She was chair of the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society in 2002, receiving an Outstanding Local Section Achievement Award and a Salute to Excellence Award for her work there. She is also very involved in career development for chemists, has been a volunteer career consultant for ACS for 14 years, and is the author of "Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry", published by Oxford University Press in 2006. Dr. Balbes obtained her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her undergraduate degrees in chemistry and psychology from Washington University in St Louis. Her company's web site is http://www.balbes.com/, and includes links to information about the book, as well as her blog on career development for chemists. Carole DePetro has utilized her background in teaching to build on her business and psychology degrees. She often lectures on finding your mission in life, changing careers, identifying personality and temperament types, and creating the life you want. REGISTRATION INFORMATION While there is no monetary charge for this event, we need your cooperation in registering in advance so that we can plan our food and room needs for the day. Accordingly, please download and complete the registration form found from the link on our Detroit-Section ACS website www.detroitsection-acs.org/dsacs37.htm
Submit your completed registration (preferably via E-mail, but FAX or mail
is OK) to Mary Kay Heidtke by Thursday, April 5th at: Magni Industries,
Inc.
The University of Detroit-Mercy's McNichols Campus is located in northwest
Detroit,
Stay informed: www.cermacs2007.org Abstract Submission is now open and runs through March 26, 2007, (see website for details). Oral & Poster presentations from all areas of Chemistry are welcome Symposia & General Sessions & Student Programs: Investigative Forensic Science featuring William Dean, Chief of Forensic Sciences & his team at the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office Chemical Education featuring the “Fantastic Four” Science Guys--Bassam Shakhashiri, David Katz, Al Hazari & John Fortman; Special Presentation by Dr. William Jensen, 2005 International Edelstein Awardee Illuminating Molecules” and “Chemical & Biological Sensors” will enlighten us with the newest in the art of “dazzling and sensing”—probing photochemistry, photophysics & sensors around the region Brewing Science & Art: Beer & Beyond” brought to you by the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) Including Topics: Forensics as a Chem Teaching Tool, Organic Chemistry using. Microwaves, Food Flavor: Small Chemical Business Seminar, Chiral Separations, Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry Green Chemistry, Phosphorus Chemistry, HPLC Chemical Technicians Program , Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry Bioinorganic Chemistry ,,Physical / Polymer Chemistry Mass Spectroscopy Chemical Informatics, Terahertz Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Chemistry Chemistry and Obesity, Initiatives in Chemical Education, Ab Initio Spectroscopy Biological NMR, Metallomics, Medical Chemistry / Biochemistry
Targeting the Job Market: Workshop Interviewing SkillsWorkshop
Poster Sessions and Vendor Exhibition
In January, we wrote that the Detroit Section had been voted the winner of the Outstanding Performance for a Medium Large section.That’s our ACS equivalent of winning the Oscar or the Super Bowl. In line with that, we are trying to bring some sort of reward to our members for their hard work. Please, show up at a volunteer event this year. You may be pleasantly surprised, as we figure out what sort of give-aways the Section can afford. One item that we have already made arrangements for – but that you will have to purchase yourself – is a championship ring (sorry, we don’t have the budget to give one to every member). The Champs Division of Jostens has made us a ring design with the ACS Phoenix and your initials on one side, the Old English, Detroit “D” and the year on the other, and the words, “American Chemical Society Detroit Outstanding Section” on the bezel. The prices? For a men’s or women’s white lustrium - $119. For a men’s and women’s suncast goldtone - $149. For a 10 karat women’s yellow or white gold - $239. For a men’s 10 karat yellow or white gold - $329. You choose the stone you’d like. How do you get this symbol of Detroit ACS supremacy? Call Cindy Johnson of Jostens at: 1-800-854-7464, extension 6634, or e-mail her at: cindy.johnson@jostens.com. She’ll take your choices, ring size, and credit card info right there over the phone. Shipping takes about six weeks. While this sort of trophy may not be for everyone, they are gorgeous rings that our members can certainly feel proud to wear. The offer is good at least all through 2007, and will go beyond if we get the ‘okay’ from Jostens. If you attend any of our ACS events this year and want to see one of the men’s rings up close, Section Chair Mark Benvenuto will be wearing one. He has said that as mentioned in the old song, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” he would “like to wave his diamond ring in front of everybody’s nose” (unfortunately for Mark, he’s simply got a blue stone in his ACS ring). But, find him, and you can get a good look. Again, congratulations Detroit! Thanks for all the work we’ve done, and here’s to another good year.
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's 2007 FOCUS conference will be dedicated to global challenges in automotive coatings. The meeting will be held on May 3, 2007, at the MSU Conference Center in Troy, Mich. For more information, contact Renee Shreves: ReneeS@Quakercolor.com
SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS The American Chemical Society is sponsoring teacher training workshops this summer throughout the country for high school chemistry teachers. Two types of workshops are available: Chemistry in the Community and Advanced High School Chemistry Teacher Training Workshops. In each workshop teachers are led by experienced secondary and/or college chemical educators who provide participants with information and tools for teaching inquiry-based learning. Advanced High School Chemistry, Teacher Training Workshops, led by experienced secondary and college chemical educators, provide participants with tools for teaching an inquiry-based honors or advanced high school chemistry course such as IB or AP. The activities used in these three-day workshops are from the ACS college text, Chemistry which emphasizes short experiments to introduce chemical concepts, and promote active and collaborative learning. All interested advanced high school chemistry teachers are encouraged to apply, regardless of current textbook. Chemistry in the Community, Teacher Training Workshops are designed for teachers using or intending to use the ACS textbook, "Chemistry in the Community". In these five-day workshops, experienced ChemCom teacher leaders provide expert instruction and hands-on experience with many of ChemCom’s activities and laboratory investigations. There is a $50.00 registration fee for each workshop, which includes all materials, meals and on-site housing. The dates and locations appear below. • June 24 California State University, Northridge, CA • July 8 Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI • July 8 Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, Hartford, CT • July 15 University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX • August 5 St. Thomas University, St. Paul, MN More information, application forms and/or online registration may be found at www.chemistry.org/education (follow the link for workshops and courses)
The American Chemical Society has developed an exciting new Strategic Plan in support of the ACS Vision: "Improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry." The plan was recently released at www.chemistry.org/strategicplan and will shape the Society's strategic direction through 2007 and beyond. All ACS members were invited to contribute to the plan, and the final version reflects thousands of their comments and survey responses. The document has a built-in feedback mechanism where, through the Web, members can continue to make suggestions about the plan as it evolves from year to year. The Strategic Plan also features links to numerous ACS programs, so that readers can see part of how the Society plans to accomplish the plan’s objectives. There is a new external focus in this Strategic Plan that calls upon ACS members to use their science to "transform the world" for the benefit of Earth and its people. As in the past, the plan pledges to continue to provide information, programs, products, and services to give members the highest value for their involvement. The plan sets out three areas for the Society and for its members to work towards: • Enabling Scientific Progress: To provide the highest quality education, knowledge, and tools to facilitate solutions for major scientific challenges safely and sustainably • Fostering Community: To strengthen the power of association by connecting people around the world in chemistry-related disciplines • Transforming the World: To focus on challenges and opportunities at the intersection of chemistry and society that improve the quality of human life You are invited to visit www.chemistry.org/strategicplan to review the plan and to "join the discussion" regarding the overall plan and its themes. Together, through collaborative engagement, all members can continue to benefit from their involvement with ACS and improve people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry as well.
In response to the growing demand for scientific experts in the legal, accounting and consulting fields, ACS is launching ChemInsight™ – a scientific experts matching service – at the Chicago National Meeting.Legal professionals often find themselves involved in litigation with scientific topics which a lay person would have difficulty understanding. They resolve this problem by hiring experts to assist in the understanding of scientific issues, make pre-trial preparations or provide testimony to persuade a jury during trial. In these roles, experts often play a critical role in determining the course and outcome of a case. Demand for experts is not limited to the legal domain. In the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, forensic accountants and consulting firms also seek experts to provide insights into the sciences, technologies, processes, and other areas with strong scientific content. As chemical and allied sciences increasingly find their way into commercially successful products and services, the demand for scientific experts to help legal and other professionals is bound to increase. Initially, ChemInsight™ plans to offer two services: 1. Directory Listing Service, which would promote experts through a free search on ChemInsight.org and through a free print directory distributed to over 60,000 law, forensic accounting and consulting firms; 2. Expert Matching Service, whereby ChemInsightTM would contract with law, accounting and consulting firms to conduct a customized search to identify the most relevant experts who best meet their needs. By helping scientists in chemical and allied sciences gain access to opportunities beyond their core disciplines, ChemInsight™ would enable them to earn additional income and solve challenging problems in a new context, thereby enhancing their visibility beyond the scientific community. This would also help legal, consulting, and accounting firms solve the ever increasing number of cases and problems involving complex scientific topics. If you have expertise in a relevant science area, ACS invites you to list with ChemInsight™. Listing with ChemInsight™ offers several advantages over other expert services in the market, such as: 1 Exclusive focus on chemical and allied sciences – there is no other service that caters exclusively to these sciences 2 Offered by the American Chemical Society – the world’s largest scientific organization 3 Lowest listing fees among comparable services 4 Attractive member discounts on top of the already low listing fees
5 Active promotion through the web and print media, including: ChemInsight™ is a new initiative of the Office of New Business Development (NBD) of the Society. Thomas Smith serves as the Manager of ChemInsight™. For more information, please visit www.ChemInsight.org.
WHY ADVERTISE IN THE DETROIT CHEMIST ? Companies, Universities and Hospitals advertise in American Chemical Society Section Newsletters because it is the lowest cost method of reaching this highly select audience of Chemists and Biochemists. They place ads to promote their products and services, to offer college courses and to recruit candidates for laboratory and teaching positions. It has been estimated that the ACS Detroit Section membership buys and influences more than $80,000,000 annually of equipment, supplies, consulting and educational services. Placing an advertisement in The Detroit Chemist is the lowest cost method of reaching our 1,600 ACS members. Vince Gale at Services is our advertising manager. You can see The Detroit Chemist, the Rate Card and other advertising info at his web site at http://www.mboservices.net/r.php?i=78 If you want to place an advertisement in the Detroit Chemist, you can email Vince at: cust-svc@mboservices.
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