April 2nd Issue - Central North Carolina Section of the American

Volume 47, Number 5, April 2015
TRIAD CHEMICAL TIMES
Central North Carolina Section American Chemical Society
April Section Meeting
Dr. Frank Carver: “The Resilience of a Civil War and Disease
Torn Country: Liberia, West Africa”
When: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Highlights in this issue:
Where: Wake Forest University, Chemistry Building, Salem Hall
Time: Social: 6:30-7:00
Meeting: 7:00
Upcoming Events
April 30, 2015 April Section Meeting (at Wake Forest University)
May 14, 2015 May Section Meeting (at Stonefield Cellars Winery)
May 21, 2015 Triangle Chromatography Group Symposium, NC State
Friday June 19, 2015 Family Picnic, Bur-Mil Park
CNC-ACS Officers
Dr. Deborah Pritchard
Chair
dpritchard1@triad.rr.com
Dr. Fenghai Guo
Chair Elect guof@wssu.edu
Dr. John Merle
Treasurer/Secretary
CNC-ACS Website:
http://www.cnc-acs.sites.acs.org/
Bill Eberle
Newsletter Editor: bill.eberle@syngenta.com
merlejo@wssu.edu
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Poster Vendor Night
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April Speaker Bio
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2015 Executive Commit8
tee and Committee Heads
15th Annual Poster Vendor Night (PVN)
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Robert Yokley tossed around an idea to create an environment for CNCACS members to share their research, network, and meet with vendors; this concept became
Poster Vendor Night. Over the years, through the efforts of Robert and countless members of
the local section, PVN quickly grew to become the largest member event of the section. This
year was no exception with over 225 colleagues attending the 15th Poster Vendor Night.
As always, this event does not just happen by itself. The CNC-ACS would like to recognize
the following individuals for their many contributions:
PVN Organizing Committee:
Photography:
Bill Eberle (Syngenta)
Kathryn Gause (Syngenta)
Jill Tierney (DyStar)
Sameer Tyagi (Syngenta)
Robert Yokley (Consultant)
Hospitality:
Rebecca Roberts (Syngenta)
Robert Yokley (Consultant)
Audio:
James England (Syngenta)
Judges:
Sungjin Cho (JNNS)
Dana DiDonato (Syngenta)
Arther Gates (Syngenta)
Kent Kabler (Syngenta)
Dan Minnema (Syngenta)
Angela Moore (Syngenta)
Fred Rice (Syngenta)
Deborah Pritchard (Section Chair)
Nancy Shi (Syngenta)
Sue Yi (Syngenta)
This year PVN attracted sixteen vendors
and 46 posters from around the Triad. Posters in the Undergraduate and Graduate level were judged. Prizes were awarded to the
top three posters in each category. Winners
are listed on the next page.
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PVN Undergraduate Winners:
First Place:
Laura Johnson – UNCG – Synthesis
and Biological Evaluation of GPR55
Antagonist Analogs
Second Place:
Daniel Nasrallah & Michael Spano –
UNCG – Don’t Overreact, Go with the
flow
Third Place:
Kyla Stingley – UNCG – Cytotoxicity of Diaryl Propyl Ketones
Graduate Level:
First Place:
Shenna Shearin – NC A&T – A
Computational Investigation of the
Adsorption Modes of Binding of
Copper on Silica and Titanium Dioxide
Second Place:
Ronald Nelson Jr. – WFU – Organic
synthesis of novel phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors activated by prostate specific antigen
(PSA) for the treatment of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
Third Place:
Vincent Sica – UNCG – Probing the
spatial distribution of acetogenins
from Asimina triloba
Scenes from Poster Vendor Night
Keep Current on Local Section Events
Depending on your preference, you can keep up with local section events in the following ways:
Twitter:
The CNC-ACS is running two Twitter accounts. The first is @CNC_ACS and our name is Central NC ACS and is being
moderated by Gail Webster. The second account is named PosterVendorNight, @PosterVendor_15 ; it is being moderated by
Kathryn Gause.
Newsletter:
You can request to receive an electronic copy of the newsletter by contacting the editor, Bill Eberle at
bill.eberle@syngenta.com
Website:
The local section website is at http://cnc-acs.sites.acs.org/.
DR. FRANK B. CARVER
Dr. Frank B. Carver is currently the coordinator of the Environmental Science Technology Program at Forsyth Technical Community College, located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He is
also a recently retired Environmental Health Officer (EHO), holding the rank of Captain in the
United States Navy.
With over 30 years of experience in the environmental/occupational health field, Dr. Carver holds a
B.S. Degree in Health Education from Fayetteville State University (N.C.), Master of Science in
Environmental/Occupational Health from East Tennessee State University, along with a Doctorate
Degree in Higher Education Administration from Ohio University. Dr. Carver has worked in industry for more than five years as an Occupational Health and Safety Supervisor and in Liberia,
West Africa for more than five years in environmental/occupational health and education administration.
He has taught and directed environmental health science programs, including occupational health
and safety at the University of Liberia, Cuttington University (Liberia), Mississippi Valley State
University, Western Carolina University, Ohio University, and North Carolina Central University.
His most recent position before joining the faculty at Forsyth Technical Community College was
President and CEO of CARVER and Associates: Green Environment, an organization that provided sustainability, occupation health, and remediation services.
Dr. Carver is an active member of several state, regional, and national professional organizations.
He has published six books, four training manuals and over 35 major refereed articles.
Dr. Carver is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for both his civilian and military
services. He is a proud member of the Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, here in Winston Salem,
N.C. where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
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Councilor ('16)
Councilor ('15)
Alternate Councilor ('17)
Alternate Councilor ('17)
Director ('15)
Director ('15)
Past Chair
Deborah Pritchard
Fenghai Guo
John Merle
Robert Yokley
Gail Webster
Ed Robinson
Rich Honeycutt
Bill Eberle
TJ Mayer
Cale Murray
dpritchard1@triad.rr.com
guof@wssu.edu
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409-6673
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* Chemsense
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Professional Relations
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