August 2004 Newsletter

Automotive Coolant Chemistry

Dr. Regis Pellet

ChevronTexaco

New Windsor, NY

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

7:00 PM

Reception Room, Aquinas Hall

Mount Saint Mary College

Dinner: 5:30 PM

Student Lounge, Aquinas Hall

Dinner is $17 per person and includes Chicken Francese, penne primavera, rice, tossed salad, rolls, dessert, iced tea, coffee, and tea. Please make dinner reservations by September 15^th. Contact Dr. Lynn Maelia (Mount Saint Mary) at (845) 569-3131 or by email at maelia@msmc.edu.

About the lecture: In today's engines, a coolant must do a lot more than prevent freeze-up in the winter and boil-over in the summer. A coolant must protect all engine components from corrosion, erosion, and cavitation damage in the very harsh environment of the engine's cooling system. In the past, a coolant might last for a couple of years in this environment, if properly maintained. Today, leading coolant technology will last for the life of the vehicle, out to 150,000 miles and beyond, while providing system protection. How have coolants evolved to meet these challenges? What changes in coolants chemistry are required to protect the modern engine? This seminar will attempt to answer these questions and provide some insight into the directions future coolants technology is heading.

About the speaker: Dr. Pellet received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Seton Hall University. He has spent most of his career working in the area of catalysis for petroleum refining and petrochemicals at Amoco, Union Carbide, and, as of 1991, Texaco (now ChevronTexaco). Since 1995, Dr. Pellet has been working in ChevronTexaco's Coolant Technology Group, applying the surface chemistry experience he gained in catalysis to the field of corrosion prevention (corrosion inhibition) for automotive and heavy duty coolants.

Directions to Mount Saint Mary College: Mount Saint Mary is located at 330 Powell Avenue in Newburgh. For additional information, visit www.msmc.edu.

Take I-84E to Exit 10. At the bottom of the ramp take a right onto 9W South. (From the East, take I-84W to the second exit after the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (Exit 10S). At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto Rte. 32 and then another right at the first traffic light onto 9W South.) From 9W South, turn left onto North Plank Road (south of the I-84 overpass). Stay on North Plank Road 1/4 mile and turn right at the first traffic light onto Powell Avenue. The College is 1/4 mile on your left.

American Chemical Society

Mid-Hudson Section

College Recognition Award

The Mid-Hudson Section of the American Chemical Society is once again sponsoring a College Recognition Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each college in the Mid-Hudson Section will be presented an award. The student and his/her advisor will be guests of the Mid-Hudson Section at its December 2004 meeting. The student will be presented with a certificate and cash award.

The chemistry faculty at each college should select one award winner on the basis of general excellence in chemistry. Four-year degree-granting colleges may wish to recognize a junior year student, while a community college may select a second-year student.

Winner selections from the faculty should be submitted by November 7^th. Please send the student’s name, as well as faculty advisor’s name to Patti Cusatis via email (patti63@aol.com) or by regular mail to 15 Arrowhead Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. If you have any questions regarding this award, please do not hesitate to contact Patti at (845) 569-1359.

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ED ROGERS RECEIVES

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AWARD

The Mid-Hudson Section is pleased to announce that Ed Rogers is the recipient of the 2004 High School Chemistry Teaching Award. Mr. Ed Rogers has been a Chemistry teacher at Highland High School for more than 30 years.

The administration at Highland High School regards Mr. Rogers as a valued member of the faculty. He has been active in coaching students for the Chemistry Olympiad for more than 12 years, with a number of students qualifying for the national level of the exam. He coached students in chemistry laboratory competitions involving a number of colleges in the Albany area, resulting in two First Place finishes. He has also contributed greatly to the articulation of the science curriculum at the high school. Mr. Rogers is a regular presenter at the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Conference. The greatest impact he has made is through his ability to turn students on to science. His teaching strategies are student-centered and are able to address all learning styles. He is recognized by the administration as a true role model for students through his personal and professional demeanor. His is cheerful, approachable, humorous, and energetic. His display of genuine love for teaching is evident to all who meet him.

Mr. Rogers received his B.S. and M.A. in Chemistry from SUNY New Paltz. In addition to teaching, he served as the secondary science department chair for the district from 1985 until early 2004. He is also a Chemistry Instructor at SUNY New Paltz.

Mr. Rogers will receive a plaque, $200, and a one-year subscription to the Journal of Chemical Education. He will also be nominated for the regional award for Excellence in Chemistry Teaching. Recipients of the regional award become candidates for the James Bryant Conant Award in High School Teaching sponsored by the Ethyl Corporation presented to the nation’s best chemistry teacher.

The award will be presented at the September meeting. Please join us in congratulating Ed Rogers on this honor.

NERM 2004 UPDATE

The Executive Board would like to remind everyone that the Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society will take place from October 31^st to November 3^rd in Rochester, NY. The abstract submission deadline is September 15^th.

For complete details, visit the NERM 2004 website at www.chem.rochester.edu/~rocacs/nerm. This is an excellent opportunity for students doing undergraduate research to present their results. If anyone is interested in going as a group from the Section, please contact Dan Freedman at

(845) 257-3795 or by email at freedmad@newpaltz.edu.

WOMEN CHEMISTS COMMITTEE NEWS

The Women Chemists Committee is a finalist for the Chem Luminary Award to be awarded at the National ACS meeting in Philadelphia this August. The category is "Best Single Event Promoting Girls in Science." Mary Dery, WCC Chair, will be presenting a poster at the conference.

WCC members have decided to expand the Girl Scout Badge Day to Putnam and Ulster Counties this year. Mary Dery and Michelle Rodden will coordinate with the Putnam and Ulster Girl Scout Councils. The target date for the first Science badge day is Saturday, November 6, in Mahopac, Putnam County. All WCC members interested in helping can contact Mary Dery at derymary@aol.com.

The next meeting of the WCC is targeted for September 10, 2004, at 6:00 PM at a restaurant to be determined. Please mark your calendars, and watch your email for more details.

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK 2004: HEALTH & WELLNESS

The mission of National Chemistry Week is to reach the public, particularly elementary and secondary school children, with positive messages about chemistry:

to make a positive change in the public's impression of chemistry;

to promote a mechanism for effectively mobilizing ACS local sections; and

to motivate the ACS membership through local section activities.

The Mid-Hudson section’s National Chemistry Week Coordinator is Michelle Rodden. Please contact her with any questions and to volunteer to help with any of the events scheduled to celebrate NCW! (Work: (845) 687-5000/5165 or roddenm@sunyulster.edu; Home: (845) 338-3922 or roddenm@msn.com) Please type “ACS” in the subject line for all NCW correspondence. All events start PROMPTLY at time shown- plan to arrive 15 -30 minutes early for seating, etc.

Sunday, October 17^th Chemists’ Hike at Poet’s Walk in Annandale-on-Hudson, 2:00 pm. A botanical guided tour of one of our local treasures. The park's mown and gravel paths provide access to the 120 acres of fields and forest. The park's design reflects 19^th century picturesque style of American landscape design. The extraordinary vistas, sunlit fields, and thick forest were the focus of landscape architect Hans Jacob Ehlers’ vision for the property in 1849. Using walls of foliage and breaks in the rise of a field or a stone wall, he created several "outdoor rooms", each evoking a different atmosphere. As you walk the park, you will see the maturity of his design, which has endured through the efforts of previous landowners. Today, the visual integrity of the park and its setting is protected by The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's conservation easements on the surrounding 800 acres. Directions: From the Hudson River, going east, after the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge (this is Rte. 199), turn left (north) onto River Road, County Rte. 103. Poet's Walk Park is on the left side of the road.

Monday, October 18^th Chemistry Elemental Puzzle Contest entries are due. Five people will win cool prizes. See puzzle entry form for details and contest rules.

Tuesday, October 19^th Poster Contest entries are due. Winners in each of four age categories (top 3) receive awesome prizes. First place winning posters will be sent to the National ACS competition. See announcement for details and contest rules.

Thursday, October 21^st Chemistry Family Night, five locations, 6:30pm-8:00 pm, space is limited to 50 kids per site- reservations are mandatory! Beverages and snacks will be served. Door prizes. Several experiments will be demonstrated and kids will be able to do their own experimenting, too! Pepsi will be the sole sponsor for refreshments and snacks! Yes, there is chemistry in food and beverages!

Ulster County Location: SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Science Building; Host: Dan Freedman (845) 257-3795 or freedmad@newpaltz.edu; Directions: From NYS Thruway Exit 18, take Rte. 299 West. Turn left onto Rte. 208. Enter parking lot on left. Walk up to the middle of campus, adjacent to the Library.

Orange (Western) County Location: SUNY Orange Community College (Middletown) in Horton Hall; Host: Pak Leung (845) 341-4576 or pleung@sunyorange.edu; Directions: From Rte. 17M West in Middletown turn left onto Fulton Street. Turn left onto Wawayanda Ave. Turn left onto Grandview Ave. Enter parking lot on right. Walk up hill to old stone building with green ceramic tile roof.

Orange (Southern) County Location: NEPERA Inc. at Harriman Elementary School; Host: Iris Sandow (845) 782-1200/221 or iris.sandow@cambrex.com; From NYS Thruway Exit 16 proceed to traffic light (you are facing the school). Make first right turn on Rte. 32, then make immediate first left turn into school parking lot.

Dutchess & Orange (Eastern) Counties Location: Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh) in Aquinas Hall; Host: Lynn Maelia (845) 569-3131 or maelia@msmc.edu; Directions: From I-84, take 9W South exit (near Newburgh-Beacon Bridge). South of the I-84 overpass, take first left (traffic light) onto North Plank Road. Take first right (traffic light) onto Powell Ave. Enter campus on left and park in last parking lot on left.

Putnam County Location: Austin Road Elementary School; Host: Mary Dery (845) 528-0230 or derymary@aol.com. Directions: Take Taconic Parkway to Bryant Pond Road Exit. Go 1/10 mile east on Bryant Pond Road. Turn left onto Wood Street, 1.5 miles to Bullet Hole Road. Turn right onto Bullet Hole Road, then right at stop sign onto Austin Road. Go ¼ mile to school on left.

Tuesday, October 26^th Chemistry College Bowl, Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, Mudd Chemistry Building, 7:00 pm- until the end of the game, Host: Chris Smart

Beverages and dessert will be served. Door prizes. TEAMS OF 4 MUST ENROLL BY 10/15! Singles may be teamed with other singles- call for a team assignment. Participation is for college students only, but others may join in the fun as spectators! (845) 437-5730 or jahirkala@vassar.edu; Directions: From NYS Thruway Exit 18 (New Paltz) take 299 East. Turn right onto 9W South. Take exit for Mid-Hudson Bridge into Poughkeepsie. Take Rte. 44/55 East. Turn right onto Raymond Ave. Enter campus on left.

Wednesday, October 27^th Chemistry Magic Show, Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, Mudd Chemistry Building, 3:30-4:30 pm, Host: Stuart Belli

Beverages will be served. Door prizes. An after-school chemical demonstration for kids (especially ages 8-14 years) and their friends and families! (845) 437-5730 or jahirkala@vassar.edu; Directions: From NYS Thruway Exit 18 (New Paltz) take 299 East. Take right onto 9W South. Take exit for Mid-Hudson Bridge into Poughkeepsie. Take Rte. 44/55 East. Turn right onto Raymond Ave. Enter campus on left.

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Text Box: National Chemistry Week-2004
Poster Contest
“Health and Wellness!”

As part of the National Chemistry Week 2004 celebration and in recognition of its theme, "Health and Wellness", the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a poster contest for elementary, middle, and high school students!

Students are invited to create a poster that will serve as a public service announcement stressing chemistry’s role in keeping people healthy and well.

Participants may create a poster that has a health and wellness message for their peers or any other age group.

The Mid-Hudson ACS local section is inviting you to participate in the 2004 NCW unifying event-a national poster contest for K-12 students- by participating in the event at the local level. We offer local section prizes as well as the opportunity to represent our region at the national level.

Winners will be selected in each of the following categories and receive prizes:

K – 2^nd grade

3^rd – 5^th grade

6^th – 8^th grade

9^th – 12^th grade

Entry Guidelines

All entries must be original works without aid from others. Draw and illustrate the NCW theme: Health & Wellness!

Posters must not exceed 14x22 inches in size and NO foamcore!

Entries must be drawn using crayons, paint, colored pencils or markers.

Only one entry per student will be accepted.

All entries must have the following information included on the back of the poster: ACS Mid-Hudson Section, student’s name, grade, home address, telephone number, email, and name of school, science teacher’s name, email, and school telephone number.

Prizes will be awarded on the local level for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in each category.

First Place posters will be submitted by local sections to the National ACS in Washington, DC and will be displayed during the 229^th ACS national meeting in San Diego, CA, March 13 – 17, 2005. One winner and one honorable mention will be chosen in each category for the national prize. National winners will receive a handheld color TV. National honorable mentions will receive a set of TalkAbout 2-Way radios. Teachers of winning students will receive a “Periodic Table of the Elephants” Poster.

All posters become the property of the American Chemical Society.

Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ names, likenesses and entries for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes.

Entries will be judged based upon: originality, creativity, relevance and incorporation of the NCW theme, visual impact, and neatness.

Postmark your entry by 10/19/2004 and send to: Michelle Rodden, 91 Lucas Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. ACS is not responsible for lost or damaged shipments.

For additional information about the contest, contact the American Chemical Society,

Office of Community Activities at 800-227-5558, ext. 6097.

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK 2004 CHEMISTRY ELEMENTAL PUZZLE CONTEST

For ages 10 to 100!

How’s Your Element IQ? Each sentence below conceals an element from the periodic table spelled out in consecutive letters. Only a true chemist will find them all. Circle the element in each.

Prizes will be awarded to five randomly chosen entries containing ALL the correct elements circled.

Entry of puzzle constitutes consent to use winner’s name, likeness, and puzzle entry form for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes.

Send and postmark your entries by 10/18/2004 to: ACS Puzzle Contest, C/O Michelle Rodden, 91 Lucas Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Your Name: _________________________________________________________ age: _____________

Your home address: ___________________________________________________

________________________ , ___________ _______________

Example: The fir on the corner is blue spruce. (iron)

1. The sunlight illuminated the golden atrium.

2. Since you ran, I umpired the game.

3. On National Public Radio, diners were interviewed about the new restaurant.

4. In a panic, Kelly called the police.

5. Her hiccup rumbled and echoed through the kitchen.

6. Do you have a bat in your belfry?

7. Post your ad on the Internet!

8. JAZZ Incorporated manufactures saxophones.

9. On Vixen, on Donner, on Blitzen!

10. The wolf rambled across the ridge.

11. The corncob altered the look of the Thanksgiving centerpiece.

12. Marlboro nights are cool in the summer because of the location near the river.

13. The plumb umbrella kept the woman in the yellow slicker dry.

14. One on one basketball is a favorite among kids.

15.

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As part of the National Chemistry Week 2004 celebration and in recognition of its theme, "Health and Wellness", the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a poster contest for elementary, middle, and high school students!