Senior Chemists Committee
Activities and Information
America Bounty at the
Culinary Institute of America
On Saturday, September 17th, some Senior ACS Members and their guest arrived for a culinary experience, education and innovative taste activity at The Culinary Institute of America. An ‘a la carte’ three-course lunch, new for the Fall Season, was served in the Chairman’s private dining room of the American Bounty restaurant. Our servers and chefs were culinary students who achieved high standards of culinary perfection and personal service. The lunch was followed up in the Theater with a resident Chef’s virtual tour of the CIA’s history, culinary programs and famous, now celebrity graduates. We then received instructions to taste combinations of some ingredients to learn how to improve our home meals’ taste. Thus, we can now “Taste Like A Chef”. The group also did a walking tour through the Hall of Recognition gallery and historic Farquharson Hall built in 1907 as a Jesuit church, now the student’s dining hall. A wonderful 5 hours was had by all!
Glass Blowing Event and Cullet Education
The Senior chemist committee sponsored a glassblowing event on October 5,, 2019 at Hudson Beach glass in Beacon New York. Ten senior chemists were offered a free opportunity to glass blow their own ornament of choice. There was education about glass and colors of glass and everyone enjoyed touring the gallery and store with a 10% discount. As a service to clear glass recycling efforts, six small glass recycling boxes were given out to members willing to go to restaurants, community centers, or schools and educate those places specifically on glass recycling. They would collect clear, colorless, clean glass to be collected and sent to a cullet processor. This saves 40% energy then making glass from sand. Glass recycling by sorting color is not done to any great extent.
Glenn Roy, Ph.D., SCC Chair of MHACS, ACS Professional Member, 32y.
Are you 50+, Retired or Not Retired?
THEN JOIN US...…
The Senior Chemists Committee (SCC) mission is to address and support the social needs and professional ambitions of senior chemists and to utilize their knowledge and experience. I am soliciting your ideas for activities and suggesting some activities to begin planning in detail.
Are you interested in sharing your career with our Younger Chemists Committee and mentoring? And/or just getting out for an entertaining activity? Are you interested in: Seminars (your expertise show, your chemistry magic, your favorite travel, tour of your former employee lab?), Glassblowing your own ornament, Boscobel or other productions, Polich (formerly Tallix) foundry tour, Renegades ballgame evening out, Mountain Scout Survival School, ACS Regional Meeting Reunions.
We invite you to bring back your skills, talents, memories, or get out to a fun event, and network with the SCC in your Mid-Hudson American Chemical Society!
Contact me with your ideas and feedback!
Glenn Roy, Ph.D., Chair MHACS SCC, ACS Professional Member 32y. Glenn.m.roy@gmail.com
THEN JOIN US...…
The Senior Chemists Committee (SCC) mission is to address and support the social needs and professional ambitions of senior chemists and to utilize their knowledge and experience. I am soliciting your ideas for activities and suggesting some activities to begin planning in detail.
Are you interested in sharing your career with our Younger Chemists Committee and mentoring? And/or just getting out for an entertaining activity? Are you interested in: Seminars (your expertise show, your chemistry magic, your favorite travel, tour of your former employee lab?), Glassblowing your own ornament, Boscobel or other productions, Polich (formerly Tallix) foundry tour, Renegades ballgame evening out, Mountain Scout Survival School, ACS Regional Meeting Reunions.
We invite you to bring back your skills, talents, memories, or get out to a fun event, and network with the SCC in your Mid-Hudson American Chemical Society!
Contact me with your ideas and feedback!
Glenn Roy, Ph.D., Chair MHACS SCC, ACS Professional Member 32y. Glenn.m.roy@gmail.com
Senior Chemist StoryCorps
Senior Chemists in the Mid-Hudson ACS were asked "What is your fondest memory as a chemist?" and their oral responses were recorded. Here are the responses from some our section members. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 50,000 interviews from more than 80,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to their weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition and on StoryCorps’ Listen Page.
