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Additional News:

June 09 Elements of Communication:
The ACS this month debuted new video episodes of Bytesize Science, its award-winning chemistry podcast for kids and teens, in crisp high–definition (HD). Watch the latest episode at www.BytesizeScience.com to find out how scientists are developing “super paper” that is stronger than cast iron. The new episode reveals how scientists created this super tough type of paper, which may someday lead to a new kind of bullet proof vest. This video is the first product to come out of ACS’ brand new podcasting studio, which features a full-size green screen and professional audio and video equipment.

Chemistry is an electronic magazine published three times a year by the American Chemical Society. Our experienced team of professional science writers delivers articles that provide a snapshot of current happenings throughout the world of chemistry. The information in Chemistry is useful to American Chemical Society members, student affiliates, and those interested in learning more about the chemical sciences and the American Chemical Society.

An excerpt from the Aug 07 publication:
The Quest for Rapid and Inexpensive Sequencing Technologies
It took more than a decade to finish the human genome at a sequencing cost of about $300 million. Even though the time and costs have fallen dramatically over the last decade, sequencing all the cancer genomes is still not feasible using the technology that produced the Watson genome. To meet this challenge, the National Cancer Institute, in a joint effort with the National Human Genome Research Institute, recently launched a major initiative, the Cancer Genome Atlas (http://cancergenome.nih.gov). This initiative, which seeks to increase our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through genomic analysis, requires and supports the development of even faster and less expensive sequencing methods.
Fredrick Sanger developed the workhorse method used to sequence the human genome in the mid-1970s. In this technique, DNA is first chopped into smaller pieces, then amplified by copying it many times, and finally sequenced using multiple machines. Although still considered the gold standard, the amplification steps in the Sanger method make it costly and time-consuming despite more than 30 years of evolutionary improvements. Even today, a whole host of Sanger-derived technologies are under development in academic and corporate laboratories to make sequencing more inexpensive, rapid, and accurate. Many of these new methods rely on microfluidics, a nanoscale version of today’s capillary electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction technologies, and few experts doubt that microfluidic sequencing devices will further drop the cost of genome sequencing efforts.
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2009 Special Events

There are many activites planned for the upcoming year.
Please contact one of the section officers to see how you can participate.

Boy Scout Merit Badge: USI will host lab exercises to help the scouts earn
their merit badge on Saturday, February 21.

Olympiad Exam: The local will participate in the Olympiad competition again this year.
Both will be hosted at USI and dates will be posted once determined.

Earth Day: First year HS students are invited to participate in a chemistry bowl competition.
The event will occur at USI on April tba.

Girl Scouts: Event at USI on Friday, April 24.
Contact Dr. Shelly Blunt for further information.

National Chemistry Week: Numerous activities, including classroom visits and chemical
demonstrations will occur during the week of October 19-23 and the following week.

Mole Day: Second year HS students are invited to participate in a chemistry bowl competition.
The event will be hosted by USI on Oct 29.

For additional pictures from past activities click here.

Misc. activities in the area.

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Annual Reports

2008 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2007 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2006 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3
YCC Report
Award Nominations

2005 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3
Nominations

2004 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2003 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2002 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

Employment Services

We would like to provide the opportunity to assist chemists and engineers
in our region with their career changes and job searches.

Information to help can be found on the ACS Career Services web site.
We also have additional documentation and counceling available to assit you locally.

Furthermore, if you have a job to post we would be happy to include it
on this web site and to assist you in filling the position.

New Positions:

1. Analytical Chemist B.S./M.S.
Merck
Job #: CHE001011, CHE001060, CHE001061 Posted: March 5, 2007
Information and application for this position can be found here.

2. title
company
Location:
Job #: Posted: date
Information on this position can be found here.

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Government Relations

Stay abreast on current issues related to legislative activity by visiting the Capital Connection. The Capitol Connection is published to keep its subscribers informed about legislative and regulatory activities. Additionally, the Connection serves as a vehicle to encourage local section member involvement and interaction.

Undergraduate Research

We will be posting links to REU and other undergraduate research
opportunities on this web site in the near future.

Alumni of Area Universities

Where are they now? If you have information about an alum and
would like to let others know, please forward the info to the web master.

If you have questions or concerns about the content of this web site
or would like to have us provide information to our members
through this site, please contact the web master.

We thank you for visiting our site and welcome the opportunity
to work with you and your organization.

Chair: Derek Lake SABIC Innovative Plastics 812-831-4641 derek.lake@sabic-ip.com		Past Chair: Kristy Miller University of Evansville 812-488-1077 km123@evansville.edu
Chair Elect: Marilyn Hurst University of Southern Indiana 812-464-1716 km123@evansville.edu		Secretary: Nancy Flachskam Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 nancyfl@kwc.edu
Treasurer: W.L. Magnuson Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 magnuson@kwc.edu		Councilor: Jeff Seyler University of Southern Indiana 812-464-1923 jseyler@usi.edu
Past Years:
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Thursday, Jan 29	CANCELED due to weather. Dr. Bill Hollar, Principal Engineer, Sabic Innovative Plastics on "A Process History of LEXAN* Polycarbonate Resin" Where: UE, 101 Koch Center Time: 7:00 pm Dinner with the speaker at Western Ribeye at 5:30pm Contact Derek Lake for more information and dinner reservations.
Thursday, Feb 12	Marshall Lake, P.G., PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LP, on "Environmental Consulting and Remediation - A Case Study Discussion" Abstract and other info. Where: USI, ED 1101 Time: 7:00 pm Join other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Meet at 5:30 P.M. at the Gerst Haus, 200 W. Franklin Street, Evansville. Make dinner reservations with Derek Lake
Monday, Mar 2	ACS Tour Speaker TBA CANCELED Where: USI, ED 1101 Time: 7:00 pm Join other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Make dinner reservations with Derek Lake
Thursday, Mar 19	Dr. Bill Hollar, Principal Engineer, SABIC Innovative Plastics, on "A Process History of LEXAN* Polycarbonate Resin" Abstract and other info. Where: USI, HP 1006 Time: 7:00 pm Join other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Meet at 5:30 P.M. at Los Bravos, 4630 W Lloyd Expressway, Evansville. Make dinner reservations with Derek Lake
Thursday, Apr 30	Awards Banquet and Speaker Dr. Sandra Rosenthal from Vanderbilt University on "Structure-Property Relationships in Functional Nanocrystals; From Single Protein Tracking to Solid State Lighting" Where: Room 108 at the Hahn Science Center, KWC Time: 7:00 pm Join other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Meet at 5:30 P.M. at Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn, 2840 West Parrish Ave in Owensboro. Make dinner reservations with Nancy Flachskam
Monday, Sep 21	Dr. Suzanne Lomax from the National Gallery of Art on "The Application of Chemistry to the Examination of Works of Art" Abstract and other info. Where: Room 101 Koch Center at Univ of Evansville Time: 7:00 pm Join other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Meet at 5:30 P.M. at Western Ribeye and Ribs at 1401 Boeke Rd, Evansville. Make dinner reservations by Sept 18 with Derek Lake or Marilyn Hurst.
Thursday, Oct 15	Dr. Jonathon Wilker, Assoc. Prof. Purdue University on "Biomaterials at the Beach: Characterizing and Mimicking Adhesives from Mussels and Barnacles" Abstract and other info. Where: Room ED 1101, Univ of Southern Indiana Time: 7:00 pm Join the speaker and other chemists for dinner before the meeting. Meet at 5:30 P.M. at O'Charley's, 5125 Pearl Drive, Evansville, IN. Make dinner reservations by Oct 14 with Derek Lake.