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Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting awards to Ipsita Banerjee and Barbara Hillery

Ipsita Banerjee , a professor of chemistry at Fordham University, has been named the 2023 E. Emmet Reid Award in Chemistry for Teaching at Small Colleges in the American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Region. Banerjee was cited in the nomination materials as the ideal teacher and mentor who “meets students where they are” and uses enthusiastic and supportive instructional strategies to lead students to high achievement in chemistry and biochemistry. Barbara Hillery , an associate provost at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, has been named the 2023 E. Ann Nalley Middle Atlantic Region Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society. Hillery was cited as generously using her time and talent to support the mission and goals of ACS at the subsection, local, regional, and national levels. Both awards will be presented at the Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting 2023 award reception and dinner on June

Register for the 2023 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

The New York Local Section of the American Chemical Society is hosting the 51st Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) June 9–10. The meeting theme is “Chemistry Refocused.” The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center will host Friday’s events, and St. John’s University will host Saturday’s K–12 educational programs. Details and registration information can be found at marm2023.org. Technical program. The technical sessions will take place Friday and cover six focus areas: chemistry of life sciences; cosmetic chemistry; environmental chemistry; flavors and fragrance chemistry; materials chemistry; and younger chemists symposia. Three poster sessions covering the entire chemistry field also take place Friday. K–12 educational program. The K–12 educational programs will take place Saturday and will include the regional Chemagination contest for high school students. In addition, the Minority Affairs Committee of the New York Local Section will run the “Diversifying the Curriculum in High School Chemistry” workshop for high

Register for the 2023 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

Register for the 2023 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

MARM 2021 to be held virtually

The American Chemical Society Delaware Section and the University of Delaware will host the 2021 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) virtually June 9–12. The meeting theme is “Driving Innovation.” The main meeting events will occur through June 11. The virtual Chemagination competition for high school students will take place June 12. Technical program. Plenary lectures will be delivered by Donna Huryn of the University of Pittsburgh, LaShanda Korley of the University of Delaware, and Daniel G. Nocera of Harvard University. They will discuss innovations in the discovery of new medicines, the design of new polymers and materials, and the invention of artificial photosynthetic systems, respectively. Barbara Morgan of Lubrizol will give a TED-style talk on transitioning from bench chemist to business director. Workshops. Each day of the conference will feature a workshop on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Career workshops include “Opportunities for Chemists in the Federal Government” and “Careers in

Call for papers: MARM 2021

Abstracts are being accepted for the 2021 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM), which will be held virtually June 9–12 . The meeting will be hosted by the American Chemical Society Delaware Sect...

Call for papers: 2021 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

Call for papers: 2021 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

Call for papers: MARM 2020

Abstracts are being accepted for the 2020 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, which will be held June 12 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The meeting will highlight technical advances in chemistry that focus on improving people’s lives. In addition to technical symposia and poster sessions, the meeting will feature a plenary lecture, a luncheon honoring 50-, 60-, and 70-year ACS members, an industrial exhibition, graduate school recruitment, and an awards dinner. The regional Chemagination competition and high school teacher programming will be held the following day at St. John’s University in New York. Symposium sessions include “Flavor and Fragrance Chemistry,” “Cosmetic Chemistry,” “Environmental Chemistry,” “Forensic Chemistry,” “The Chemistry of Life Sciences,” and “Materials Chemistry.” The symposium will also feature 3 min long data-blitz talks selected from the submitted poster abstracts. The final program summary will be published in C&EN in the spring. The online program

2019 Remsen Award to Catherine J. Murphy

Catherine J. Murphy, the Larry Faulkner Endowed Chair and professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the recipient of the 2019 Remsen Award, presented by the American Chemical Society Maryland Section. The award is named after Ira Remsen, Johns Hopkins University’s first chemistry professor and second president. Murphy studies the synthesis, surface chemistry, and optical applications of gold nanorods. She will present the Remsen Lecture at the 47th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting on May 30 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Please send announcements of awards to l_wang@acs.org.

NanoMARM: 46th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

The ACS Lehigh Valley Section will host NanoMARM: 46th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting on June 3 at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Hall, in Bethlehem, Pa. The meeting’s general chair is John Freeman of the Lehigh Valley Section. The meeting’s program chair is Ned Heindel of Lehigh University. Technical program. The meeting’s theme is “Iron Past—Unlimited Future” and touches on many topics in polymer chemistry, including controlled/living polymerizations, conjugated polymer synthesis, synthesis of nanocomposites, nanostructures/assembly, and applications in optoelectronics and regenerative medicine. Attendees interested in the entrepreneurial side of chemistry can attend a two-hour session on chemical business entrepreneurship by Keith Kardos of CD Diagnostics. Topics covered during the session include how to identify a successful idea, the commercialization of ideas, and navigating the regulatory environment. Attendees interested in education can attend a two-hour session on distance education by Christine Martey-Ochola of Avo Global. Martey-Ochola will share how to teach upper-level college

43rd Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

The Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society will host the 43rd Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM 2012) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), from Thursday, May 31, to Saturday, June 2. Cochairs for the meeting are Paul J. Smith of UMBC and Stephanie S. Watson of the National Institute of Standards & Technology. Program cochairs are Bradley R. Arnold of UMBC and Kenneth D. Cole of NIST. For evolving details about the meeting, including registration and hotel information, visit the MARM 2012 website, marmacs.org/2012. Technical Program. The technical program will include the following: Remsen Award Symposium, chaired by Gerald J. Meyer, Johns Hopkins University. The symposium will include presentations by Bart M. Bartlett, University of Michigan; Christopher J. Chang, University of California, Berkeley; Michelle C. Chang, UC Berkeley; Matthew W. Kanan, Stanford University; Shih-Yuan Liu, University of Oregon; Tyrel M. McQueen, Johns Hopkins; and Joel Rosenthal, University ...

32nd ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

32nd ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

31st ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

31st ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

Polymer Science Pilot Program

Natural polymers such as cellulose, proteins, and DNA have been part of earth's store of chemicals long before chemists existed. However, polymers synthesized by chemists first appeared on this planet only sixty years ago. A veritable explosion of materials first known as plastics, later polymers, followed. Today polymers, natural and synthetic, are everywhere, and it is appropriate to include an introduction to polymers in the education of future scientists. The Polymer Science Pilot Program consists of a sequence of experiences with polymers, designed to focus upon the ways in which these materials resemble and/or compare with nonpolymers in physical properties, versatility, and function. The modular format makes it possible for educators to select specific sections of the program for integration into other college chemistry courses. The team learning aspect of he program can also be recommended to educators who select a specific module. When this program was presented at a Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, some attendees were concerned about the limited number of participants as compared with the seemingly large number of college instructors. It was explained that the concentrated format of the four day program necessitates this instructor-to-student ratio; one class consisting of eighteen participants was tried and it was found that some aspects of the program, especially the research paper preparation, were not as thoroughly moderated.

30th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

30th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

27th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

27th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

44th Southeastern-26th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

44th Southeastern-26th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

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24th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

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22nd ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

20th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

20th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

15th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

15th ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting