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The Princeton Section of ACS
Presents the third annual symposium
Synthesis on Scale:
Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Friday, January 14th, 2022
10:00 AM – 3:45 PM EST
Remote via Zoom
Program
10:00 AM - Welcome and opening remarks, Prof. Spencer Knapp, Rutgers University, Symposium Organizer, ACS Princeton Section
10:10 AM - Fabrice Gallou, Novartis, “Sustainability as a Driver for Innovation;” introduced by Jennifer Albaneze-Walker, Bristol-Myers Squibb
11:10 AM - Megan Smyth, Almac, “Utilising Technology to Deliver Superior Solutions – A CDMO’s Perspective;” introduced by Scott Wharry, Almac
12:10 PM - Discussion (Fabrice Gallou, Jennifer Albaneze-Walker, Megan Smyth and Scott Wharry)
(Break)
1:10 PM - Candice Joe, Bristol-Myers Squibb, “Development of a Scalable Negishi Cross Coupling Process;” introduced by Eric Simmons, Bristol-Myers Squibb
2:10 PM - Matthew Beaver, Amgen, “The Role of Continuous Manufacturing to Advance Amgen’s Synthetic Portfolio;” introduced by Oliver Thiel, Amgen
3:10 PM - Discussion (Candice Joe, Eric Simmons Matthew Beaver and Oliver Thiel)
3:40 PM Closing remarks – Prof. Spencer Knapp
Registration is required and is now open on our website. Speaker abstracts and biographies can also be found there at:
SOS Symposium Organizing Committee
Spencer Knapp , Rutgers University
Mukund Chorghade, Princeton ACS Section
David Carrick, Princeton ACS Section
Louise Lawter, Princeton ACS Section
Lisa Veliath, Princeton ACS Section
Jennifer Albaneze-Walker, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Mark Dresel, IT Support
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Virtual Meeting of the Princeton ACS Section
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
6:00 pm via Zoom
Searching for the LEGOS of Life”.
Professor Paul Falkowski, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
Abstract: The black hole of chemistry is the origin of life. Over the past two centuries, many chemists have attempted to understand how molecules can both become replicative and catalytic, but we have, thus far failed to understand autocatalysis that can lead to a system of reactions far from thermodynamic equilibrium. In this talk I will discuss the distance between applied and theoretical chemistry, and most importantly, what questions each of us asked, and have answered, when we were six years old.
Registration: Information will be posted on our website later next month.
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Meeting of the Princeton ACS Section
Thursday, March 10, 2022
6:00 pm
Carolyn Crosby, Research Investigator at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and Adam Toth, Senior Manager at IFF will give a talk on aspects of flavor delivery. More information will be coming in 2022!
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Meeting of the Princeton ACS Section
April, 2022
(Date and Time TBD)
“Skin - A Different Canvas. The Art and Chemistry of Tattoos, Inks, Removal and Potential Uses for Health"
Professor Geeta Govindarajoo, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University
Biography: Professor Geeta Govindarajoo is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and has taught various chemistry courses for 22 years. During this time, she has sought to employ innovations in Chemistry Education while teaching. She recently originated and developed the “Chemistry of Art” course that is taught at Rutgers University after being inspired by an art forger’s autobiography to research the interplay of chemistry and art. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology, and then a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1998 from the University of California, Irvine.
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PACS Section Receives ChemLuminary Awards
We are pleased to announce that the Princeton Section received two ChemLuminary Awards for 2021! Below are articles describing the events.
Outstanding High School Student Program Award
Princeton ACS Section Earns 2021 ChemLuminary Award for High School Programming
-Barbara Ameer, Chair of Chemagination
The Princeton Local Section was honored to receive the ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding High School Program. This prize was announced during the National Chemistry Week’s 23rd Annual ChemLuminary Awards ceremony, October 21st, when scientist members, staff and officers of the American Chemical Society gathered virtually to honor ACS volunteers who excel in advancing chemistry in their communities.
The Society’s Committee on Education sponsored the award to the Princeton Section, which is one of the 185 ACS sections globally. In addition to national recognition, the Section receives a plaque and monetary prize.
The Princeton Section engages high school students and their teachers through the Chemagination competition and related programs. These external learning and skill-building activities stimulate students’ interest in chemistry. Even during the pandemic, the Chemagination competition challenged students to combine their knowledge of chemistry with forward-looking approaches to develop ideas that will improve our lives.
Barbara Ameer, who chairs the programming, was recognized earlier in the year as one of 36 local section and international chapter volunteers to receive an ACS 2021 Outreach Volunteers of the Year award.
Outstanding Collaboration between a Local Section and Division Award
Mukund Chorghade, Princeton Section Member-at-Large served as the organizer from the Princeton Section for this event.
The ACS Philadelphia and Princeton Sections, in association with the ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB), hosted “The Chemistry Entrepreneurs (and how you can become one!)” on November 19, 2020 using the Zoom platform. The three-hour event featured talks given by ACS Career Consultants Mukund Chorghade and Joe Martino as well as SCHB Chair-Elect Jim Skinner. Focused on areas of key importance for prospective and existing entrepreneurs. A panel discussion moderated by ACS Career Consultant Joe Martino and featuring Andrew Cottone (Adesis), Robert Zipkin (BIOMOL), Robert Hormann (Consultant) in addition to Mukund Chorghade and Jim Skinner followed. The panelists engaged in a conversation about entrepreneurship – why they are passionate about their businesses, what are their challenges and concerns, as well as practical, real-world advice for those exploring entrepreneurship.
The ChemLuminary was awarded to the Princeton and Philadelphia ACS Sections as well as the Division of Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB)
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Princeton ACS Elections for 2022 Officers
The Election for 2022 PACS officers was held from October 16 to November 7. We had a 13% participation rate and we thank all of the members who cast their ballots. Our new officers for 2022 are:
Noah Bissonette, - Chair-Elect 2022 (Chair 2023, Past- Chair 2024)
David Carrick - Treasurer 2022
Jasodhara (Jas) Bhattacharya - Secretary 2022
Lauren Ancona, - Member-at-Large (2022-2023)
Noah Bissonette is a PhD candidate at Princeton University under Professor MacMillan. Noah as the PACS graduate student representative for Princeton Univ. over the last year. As chair-elect he is looking forward to further expanding PACS outreach programs and graduate student participation. Outside of chemistry, Noah enjoys racing in Spartan Races, playing piano and watching Netflix with a cold beer.
David Carrick is currently the Director of Scientific Affairs and Laboratory Services at Accord Import Export Solutions. He has been a section member since 2000 serving as 2009 Section Chair, Treasurer since 2012 and an active volunteer in section programs including Chemagination judging, and outreach. Dr. Carrick is an avid orchid grower and beekeeper.
Jasodhara Bhattacharya currently helps with education outreach at the Princeton Center for Complex Materials. Prior to moving to the United States, she was a high-school chemistry teacher in Canada, with 15 years of experience in the classroom and in global education policy
Lauren Ancona is a fragrance application chemist with >10 years of experience developing innovative solutions in the Fragrance Ingredient Synthesis, R&D department at International Flavors and Fragrances. Her current role is to identify novel ingredient innovation for commercialization by evaluating and selecting sustainable molecules that possess unique hedonics and performance capabilities for scent applications. She is passionate about encouraging and cultivating young minds to see and smell the beauty of chemistry.
They join the other members of the Executive Committee who were not up for reelection: Lisa Veliath, Chair 2022, Mukund Chorghade, Member-at-Large (2021-2022), Barbara Ameer, Alternate Councilor (2021-2023) and Louise Lawter, Councilor (2021-2023).
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2021 Princeton ACS National Chemistry Week Illustrated Poem Contest
“Fast or Slow.. Chemistry Makes it Go!”
Louise Lawter, PACS NCW Poem Contest Coordinator
The Princeton Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsored the NCW Illustrated Poem Contest again this year. For the first time, we included the 9-12 grade category in addition to the usual K-2nd, 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grade categories. Students were asked to submit a poem with illustrations that fit the theme “Fast or Slow.. Chemistry Makes it Go.”
Over 55 poems were received, with the vast majority in the new 9th-12th grade category. Because of this large number, the category was broken into 9th-10th and 11th-12th grade subcategories. One overall First Place winner for the category was selected for submission to the National ACS contest, along with the other First Place category winners.
Our judges had the difficult task of selecting final winners from among the many excellent and unique submissions! They accomplished their goal and selected the following winners:
Category K-2nd grade
· First Place - Leyana Ahmed, Princeton Charter School
· Second Place - Alice Wang, Princeton Charter School
Category 3rd-5th grade
· First Place - Caleb Kim, Princeton Charter School
· Second Place - Rishi Khedekar, Village School
Category 6th-8th grade
· First Place - Anika Khedekar, Grover Middle School
· Second Place - Hema Gujjar, Lawrence Middle School
Subcategory 9th -10th grade
· First Place - Pavana Gujjar, Lawrence High School
· Second Place - Mohamed Kareem, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
· Third Place - Ketaki Guhagarkar, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
· Fourth Place - Anushka Bilawar, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Subcategory 11th -12th grade
· First Place - Zhiyuan Chen, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
· First Place - Hannah Feng, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
· Second Place - Swathi Radhakrishnan, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
· Third Place - Charlotte Petty, The Hun School of Princeton
Overall Category 9th -12th grade
· First Place - Pavana Gujjar, Lawrence High School
Congratulations to our winners! We also wish to thank all the students who participated in the contest, the parents and teachers who supported them and the judges that played a key role in making the contest a success.
UPDATE - NATIONAL CONTEST RESULTS!!
It has just been announced that the Princeton Section’s Caleb Kim, won First Place 3rd-5th grade and Anika Khedekar Second Place in the 6th-8th grade categories!
Over 600 students participated in 31 local sections and 72 local winners advanced to the national contest.
At the national level, first- and second-place prizes were awarded in four categories. Check out the first-place winners below:
https://app.connect.discoveracs.org/e/es?s=341921710&e=494610&elqTrackId=efd74c1a1b7a40299e524d6e5aa03bea&elq=5c8cd6a7bf554db6891665134b2010a1&elqaid=4492&elqat=1
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Virtual Princeton ACS Section
NCW Activities Event!
The Princeton Section continued its long tradition and held a National Chemistry Week (NCW) Activities Event this year to celebrate the importance of chemistry in everyday life! It was held Saturday October 23 from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm on Zoom. The focus was on year’s theme, Fast or Slow...Chemistry Makes It Go, with exciting virtual hands-on activities for ages 5 and up. It consisted of several video’s that demonstrated how reactions can take place, in surprising and entertaining ways!
The organizing committee members were Jasodhara (Jas) Bhattacharya (NCW Coordinator), Allen Jones, Daniel Steinberg, Kitty Wagner and Louise Lawter.
Examples of some of the videos presented are:
- Iodine clock reaction: demonstrates how chemical reactions can be altered by adding different ingredients
- Introduction to catalysts - demonstrates how we see that chemical reactions can be controlled
- Using sunlight as a catalyst - connection to real world application
- Luminol - we are going to see a reaction produce light!
- Genie in the Bottle and Elephant Toothpaste – two ways to catalyze the same reaction; amazing results!!
- Types of Catalysts - Overview of the different types of catalysts
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Princeton ACS Member Survey
The PACS Executive Committee is committed to serving all of our members, current and future. To this end, a survey of PACS members’ needs and interests was conducted this past August- September. Respondents were from industry and academia, currently employed or retired. Some of the key findings were:
- Preferred format for in person meetings was some combination of seminar with social hour and/or dinner
- Members were also interested in a mix of in-person and virtual events and meetings
- There also was interest in symposia, poster sessions and career related events
- Members expressed interest in:
- technical seminars on relevant topics
- networking opportunity
- career assistance
- community outreach
We thank all our members who took the time to complete the survey. Our raffle winners for Amazon gifts cards were Timothy Blizzard and John Gregg.