Sorry but this event has been cancelled Education Night Schedule: 4:30 pm: Executive Meeting 5:30 pm: Social/Networking 6:00 pm: Dinner 7:00 pm: Awards followed by presentation Title: NASA Glenn Research Center's Facilities and Testing Contributions to the Artemis Mission By Deborah L. Waters, Chief of the Test Facility, NASA Glenn Research Center Abstract:  NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is at the forefront of testing for the Artemis Mission.  Test facilities and technologies at GRC will help enable the newest mission…

September 16, 2020 Meeting Peter Psarras Schedule: 6:30 pm: Executive Committee Meeting 7:30 pm: Social time 8:00 pm: Talk Zoom link to be emailed ahead of the meeting Title: An Overview of Negative Emission Technologies By Peter Psarras, Assistant Professor, Cuyahoga Community College. Abstract:  It is widely accepted that conventional mitigation efforts, e.g., fuel switching, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage, are not enough to protect us from the irreversible effects of climate change. The inescapable reality of a continued…

Wed. Oct. 21, 2020 Schedule: 6:00 pm: Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 pm: Social time 7:15 pm: Morley Award presentation and address From Electron Correlation to Condensed-Phase Spectroscopy:  A Quantum Chemist's Perspective John M. Herbert, Professor, The Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry This talk will give an overview of research projects in my group, which are generally aimed at developing the methodology of computational quantum chemistry.  A significant fraction of our research program is aimed at "computational spectroscopy",…

November's speakers will be a group of conservators from the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) Laboratory in near-west Cleveland.  The Cleveland lab of ICA is one of seven art conservation facilities in the country that serve museums and collectors without their own staff, and is currently the only one that serves all forms of art work.  Join Dr. Holly Witchey, ICA Director of Education & Outreach, and several art conservators as we view a 15-minute prerecorded tour, assembled by our own…

Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 pm, Talk 7:00 pm Dr. Andrea Giordano, Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy, “Ma’am, class reports ready to learn”: Insights into the chemistry curriculum and research opportunities at the United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is a unique institution in higher education, as its mission is to educate and train future military officers.  This presents cadets with many opportunities from flying gliders to working on classified research projects.…

Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 pm, Trivia begins 7:00 pm. A NEW EVENT!  In a departure from our normal meeting format, instead of a speaker we’ll do a CHEMISTRY BAR TRIVIA COMPETITION!  Attendees will log onto an online quiz-hosting site and participate in a three-round trivia quiz, emceed by the Section Chair.  There will be 15 questions per round, and speed counts!  Participants will be vying for prizes:  gift cards of $100, $50, and $25 for the top three scorers. Here’s…

Tuesday March 16, 2021 vMIM Concurrent session talks at 3:00 pm. (Cancelled) Presentation at 7:00 pm. Plenary Presentation: "A Perspective on the Future of College Textbook Publishing” By Sean W, Wakely, Vice President, Product and Editorial, FlatWorld Sean W. Wakely is Vice President, Product and Editorial at FlatWorld a mission-driven college textbook publisher that focuses on providing high-quality textbooks at affordable prices. Sean possesses extensive higher education publishing experience across many subject areas gained by working with Cengage Learning, Thomson…

April 21, 2021 Exec committee meeting 5:30 Presentation 7:00 pm Title: ACS Physical Chemistry Exam Creation Process Dr. Chrystal Bruce is a Professor of Chemistry at John Carroll University. She received her PhD  in Physical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on small molecule-protein and small molecule-DNA interactions, the teaching and learning of chemistry, and the importance of mentoring in the professional advancement of science faculty. Currently, she is the co-chair of the…