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Join us for the Final PACS Meeting of 2023!!
Meeting of the Princeton ACS Section
&
Year-End Celebration
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Emily C. Wild
Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian, Princeton University Library
will speak on
“From the Rocks to the Stocks: A Day in the Life of a Chemistry Librarian”
Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University
Mixer 6:30 pm in Atrium;
Lecture 7:00 pm in Taylor Auditorium
Abstract:
What caused the Macondo well blowout in 2010? Will coal mining increase? What are critical minerals? Please join us in a journey through chemistry disasters, investigation and innovation stories of how a librarian helps researchers discover geology, environment, energy and investment information. Research examples will include oil, natural gas, geothermal, solar, wind, batteries, mineral resources/commodities and pharmaceuticals. Emily will provide “behind the scene” information from her time supporting government research projects - including chemical release investigations, emerging contaminants in the environment and minerals/elements needed for technology.
Biography:
Emily C. Wild is the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian in the Princeton University Library. In 2022, Emily received the Geosciences Information Society’s (GSIS) 2022 Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award for Geosciences Librarianship. Emily has a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Hartwick College, and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island. From 2008 to 2018, Emily was a Librarian (Physical Scientist) at the U.S. Geological Survey Library, where she helped library users find and use science and legislative materials, provided science and government outreach information, bibliographic and map instruction, as well as develop and present online and in-person training sessions on topics such as chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere, rock, sediment, and water; crustal geochemistry and geophysics, organic and inorganic chemistry, and trends in use and availability of mineral, energy, and water resources. Emily was a U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologist, from 1996 to July 2008, researching and publishing in the subject areas of water use, groundwater, surface water, coastal waters, saltwater intrusion and water quality. She performed water quantity and quality assessments of surface water and groundwater, fieldwork, modelling, report writing, database management, project management and STEM outreach. Her past field work experiences include hydrologic and hydrogeologic research in Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as geologic mapping in the Grand Canyon, Arizona; O'ahu, Maui, and Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i; San Salvador Island, Bahamas; Adirondacks, Catskills, Finger Lakes, and Hudson River, New York; Whaleback Anticline, Pennsylvania; and Green Mountains, Vermont.
Parking:
Visitor parking information
Visitors coming to the University on weekdays from 7 AM to 4 PM are welcome to park in Stadium Drive Garage. Frequent TigerTransit service is available from the garage to stops on Washington Road, Nassau Street, and University Place. Visitors parking in the garage are asked to register for a daily visitor permit. Registration can be done online in advance or at the garage during arrival.
After 4 PM on weekdays and all day on the weekend parking registration is not required. University visitors may park in any numbered and non-restricted parking lots, including the Theater Drive Garage, Prospect Ave
Garage, and Stadium Drive Garage. Please see the Princeton University Visitor Parking Map (https://transportation.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf611/files/documents/UniversityParkingMaps_Visitors.pdf) for lot locations and access.
Reservations: There is no fee to attend the meeting but reservations are requested. To register, go to our website at:
https://www.princeton-acs.org/november-29-pacs-meeting.
SAVE THE DATE!
Synthesis on Scale V:
Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Friday, January 12, 2024
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB), Rutgers University
Sponsored by
Princeton Section of the ACS and Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers U.
PROGRAM
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Welcome – Prof. Jean Baum, Rutgers University, Vice Provost for Life Sciences Research and Partnerships, Rutgers University
Opening Remarks – Prof. Lawrence Williams, Chair, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers University
10:10 – 11:10 AM
Harshkumar Patel, Bristol-Myers Squibb
“Development of a Sustainable Synthetic Route to BMS-986278;” introduced by Sarah Steinhardt (BMS)
11:10 AM – 12:10 PM
Kevin Campos, Merck
“Innovations in Synthetic Chemistry at Merck: Striving for the Ideal Commercial Manufacturing Process;” introduced by Marguerite Mohan (Merck)
12:10 AM – 1:10 PM
Lunch Buffet – CCB Foyer
1:10 – 2:10 PM
Chris Senanayake, TCG GreenChem
“Novel Synthetic Approaches toward Complex API Assembly;” introduced by Mukund Chorghade (THINQ Pharma)
2:10 – 3:10 PM
Prof. Ken Houk, UCLA “Pericyclic Reactions in Synthesis and Biosynthesis: Computational Elucidation;” introduced by Jennifer Albaneze-Walker (BMS)
3:10 – 3:15 PM
Closing remarks – Prof. Spencer Knapp
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Reception – CCB Foyer
Registration: More information, including how to register will be posted on our website at https://www.princeton-acs.org/synthesis-on-scale-2024 later this month.
Princeton Section of the ACS
2023 National Chemistry Week Illustrated Poem Contest
“The Healing Power of Chemistry”
As part of our celebration of National Chemistry Week (NCW), the Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society (PACS) sponsored the 2023 National Chemistry Week (NCW) Illustrated Poem Contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade in schools within the Princeton Section. For this contest, students had to write and illustrate a poem that fits the 2023 NCW theme of “The Healing Power of Chemistry”. We received poems in all four categories and our team of six judges had the difficult task of picking the winners in each category.
And the winners are:
Category Grade K-2
First Place: Luke Kim, Princeton Charter School
Category Grade 3-5
First Place: Aubree Dong, Princeton Charter School
Second Place: Caleb Kim, Princeton Charter School
Honorable Mention: Anu Krishman, Princeton Charter School
Category Grade 6-8
First Place: Rishi Khedekar, Thomas Grover Middle School
Second Place: Ian Kim, Princeton Charter School
Category Grade 9-12
First Place: Anika Khedekar, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Second Place: Graciela Zhang, Princeton School of Mathematics and Science
National ACS Poem Competition
Local Section First Place winners advance to the ACS National contest for a chance to win cash prizes. ACS awards $300 to first place and $150 to second-place national contest winners in each grade category!
We have just learned that Luke Kim, our Category Grade K-2 winner, has been selected as the ACS National ACS Poem Contest First Place winner in this category! Congratulations Luke!
See his entry below:
Luke Kim – Princeton Local Section
Princeton ACS Section 2024 Elections
Elections for 2024 Princeton Section Chair-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Member-at-Large (2024-2026), Councilor (2024-2026) and Alternate Councilor (2024-2026) took place earlier this month, closing on November 22nd. The voting was conducted using SurveyMonkey. We thank all of the Princeton Section members that participated in the election!
The newly elected members of the 2024 PACS Executive Committee are listed below:
Chair-Elect 2024 (Chair 2025, Past-Chair 2026):
- Jose Roque
Treasurer 2024:
- David Carrick
Secretary 2024:
- Allen Jones
Member-at-Large (2024-2026):
- Randy Weintraub
Councilor (2024-2026)
- Louise Lawter
Alternate Councilor (2024-2026)
- Barbara Ameer