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Volume 34 Issue 5 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PRINCETON ACS November/December 2024
Meeting and Year-End Celebration
of the Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Louis A. Simpson Building, Room A71
Social hour 5:30 - 6:30 pm with light refreshments
Seminar 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Emily C. Wild, MLIS
Princeton University Library, Lewis Science Library
“Journeys of Science: Introduction to Chemistry Library Research"
Abstract: Join Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian, Emily Wild, on a guided journey discovering print and digital library sources from Princeton University Library's chemistry collections. Bibliographic databases and access to freely available full-text publication sources will include international geological surveys, chemistry societies, chemical companies, chemistry patents, pharmaceuticals, mining companies, environmental chemistry, and other information sources. Chemistry specific search examples in bibliographic databases will include using the search fields to find information by chemistry text terminologies, chemical formula, and chemical structure (2-D and 3-D).
Kelly L. Smalling, MSPH
U.S. Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission, Environmental Health Program Research
“PFAS in US Tapwater: Exposures and Associated Health Information”
Abstract: Drinking-water quality is an evolving concern in the United States, emphasizing the need to broadly assess exposures and potential health effects at the point-of-consumption. Drinking-water exposures to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a national concern, however, there is limited information on PFAS in residential tapwater, especially from private-wells. We conducted a national reconnaissance to compare human PFAS exposures in regulated public-supply and unregulated private-well tapwater. Concentrations of 32 target PFAS were assessed as fractional indicators of the presumptive 8000+ PFAS contaminant-space and compared with land-use and potential-source metrics to explore drivers of contamination. The presentation will provide a brief overview of U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Health Program tapwater research with an emphasis on our national reconnaissance designed to assess human exposures and potential effects of PFAS nationally in tapwater collected at the point-of-use.
Emily Wild is the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian at Princeton University. She provides online and in-person library research instruction on topics such as chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere, elements/minerals, and water; organic and inorganic chemistry; patents for polymers and pharmaceuticals; field and laboratory methods for water and minerals; and trends in use and availability of mineral, energy, and water resources. Emily was a librarian and hydrologist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1996 to 2018, researching and/or publishing in the subject areas of water and rock chemistry, life-cycle of pharmaceuticals and minerals, and zoonotic diseases. She performed water quantity and quality assessments of surface water and groundwater, fieldwork, modelling, report writing, database management, project management and STEM outreach. 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.
Kelly Smalling is a Research Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center. . She is co-lead, along with Paul Bradley of the USGS Environmental Health Program, Drinking-Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Integrated Science Team. Kelly’s research is focused on the actual versus perceived health risks of contaminant mixtures to human health and the environment (including fish and wildlife).
Parking
The meeting will be held in the Louis A. Simpson International Building - Room A71, Princeton University. (Note: this is the “Old Frick”). The social hour will begin at 5:30 pm. The lecture will begin at 6:30 pm. Parking is available in Lots 10 and 13 on William Street, and the Prospect Garage on Prospect Avenue. Princeton University parking lots and garages are open to the public after 4:00 pm. (see http://m.princeton.edu/map/.)
Reservations are requested for the meeting. The seminar is free and open to the public. Seating may be limited. To register, go to https://libcal.princeton.edu/event/13606914.
If you have questions, contact Randy Weintraub, raw4chemistry@gmail.com or Emily Wild, ewild@princeton.edu
2024 National Chemistry Week Illustrated Poem Contest
“Picture Perfect Chemistry”
To celebrate National Chemistry Week (NCW), the Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society (PACS) sponsored the 2024 National Chemistry Week (NCW) Illustrated Poem Contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade in schools within the Princeton Section. Students were asked to write and illustrate a poem that fit the theme of “Picture Perfect Chemistry”. The poems were evaluated based on the
• Artistic Merit - use of color, quality of drawing, design, and layout
• Poem Message - fun, motivational, inspiring about yearly theme
• Originality Creativity - unique, clever and/or creative design
• Neatness - free of spelling and grammatical errors
We had a total of 25 poem submissions and six members of the Princeton Section volunteered to serve as judges. After much deliberation, the winners were selected:
Category K-2nd
First Place:
- Julia Mali, grade K, Community Park School
Second Place:
- Megan Li, Grade 2, Stuart Country Day School
- Brigid Sked, Grade 2, Stuart Country Day School
Category 3rd to 5th
First Place
- Neelia Pamuri, Grade 3, Dutch Neck Elementary School
Second Place
- Michele “Mickey” Clementi, Grade 4, Princeton Charter School
Category 6th to 8th
First Place
- Nikolai Morozov, Grade 8, Princeton Charter School
Second Place
- Rishi Khedekar, Grade 7, Thomas Grover Middle School
Category 9th to 12th
First Place
- Anika Khedekar, Grade 11, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Second Place
- Nandini Bali, Grade 11, Hicksville High School
- Navya Somula, Grade 11, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
The First Place winner in each category were entered into the ACS National NCW Poem Competition.
PACS 2025 Elections
Elections for 2025 Princeton Section Chair-elect, Secretary and Treasurer, were held from October 8 to November 9, 2024. The voting was conducted using SurveyMonkey and invitations were sent to all PACS members that met the criteria to participate in the election. We thank all of the Princeton Section members that participated in the election!
The newly elected members of the 2025 PACS Executive Committee are listed below:
Chair 2025 - Emily Wild
Treasurer 2025 - David Carrick
Secretary 2025 - Allen Jones
*Due to the resignation of Jose Roque, the 2024 PACS Chair-elect, Emily Wild will serve as 2024 Chair-elect and 2025 Chair.
CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK MEETING
JANUARY 08, 2025
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPS FOR CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS
(PART II)
Joanne Leonard, BS, Software Engineering
John Newport, Ph.D., Consulting & Contracted Research in Polymer Science
DATE & TIME: Wednesday January 08, 2025, 6:30 PM
https://chemconsultants.org/event-5970809
Location: Online via Zoom! (Registration required, see below)
Abstract: As a follow up to their May 2023 presentation on AI and its usefulness to consultants, together Joanne and John will discuss more experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) apps with an emphasis on utility, productivity boost and overall benefits for CCN members in their scientific, engineering and consultancy work. Please bring your own experiences and insights so that you can share them with everyone in an open discussion after the presentation.
Biographies: Joanne Leonard, BSIE Rutgers University College of Engineering, has spent her career in both engineering and IT at Amp Inc., Boeing, ADP, Merrill Lynch, consulting and freelance work with a focus on manufacturing/distribution and finance/marketing/trading software development, front end and other web applications, web architecture and technical management.
John Newport, with a PhD in Polymer Science from the University of Manchester, UK and previously a Senior Research Fellow at Hercules Incorporated provides Consulting and Contract research through Chemventive LLC. He also participates in various problem solving / innovation challenges.
Registration: to register go to https://chemconsultants.org/event-5970809