[NMScience] American Chemical Society - Monday April 27 - Santa Fe

[dporterfield at nnsa.net]

Any teachers or others who are not members of the American Chemical Society are welcome to attend this meeting. RSVP contacts are listed below.

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American Chemical Society - Central New Mexico Local Section Meeting on Monday April 27 in Santa Fe , NMDr. Jeffrey I. Seeman, Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, will be making a presentation on the “Human Side of Chemistry”.

Abstract: How is science performed? How does personality affect research objectives, methodologies, and achievements? What lessons have we learned in terms of the "human side of science"? Progress in science andtechnology is dependent on the psychology and personality of its practitioners. When we evaluate technological advancement, the human side of science is something we all share but frequently overlook. With the goals ofeducation, inspiration and fun, this talk will focus on a number of famous chemists who will reveal their various personality characteristics and scientific behaviors. Through the use of photographs of famous chemists takenover the last 90 years, the role of various personality and societal factors will be discussed (for example, ego, pride, sincerity, roots and tradition, family, collaboration and competition, social consciousness, and humor).Numerous anecdotes about these scientists revealing the human side of science will also be presented. A key part of the presentation will be a video entitled In the Pursuit of Discovery. This network quality documentaryfeatures three eminent chemists and reveals the essence of their personalities: the late Derek Barton, Carl Djerassi, and Koji Nakanishi.

Schedule:
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Social Period (Pub & Grill building)6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Dinner (Pub & Grill building)7:30 pm – Presentation (Brewhouse building)

Place: Santa Fe Brewing Company located just off I-25 south of Santa Fe. The Brewhouse address is 35 Fire Place Santa Fe, NM 87508 and the Pub & Grill is right next door at 27 Fire Place Santa Fe, NM 87508.Direction information is available at http://www.santafebrewing.com/visit.php

Meeting attendees will be able to order from the Pub & Grill menu which can be viewed at their web site: http://www.santafebrewing.com/pubgrill.php. We would be happy to assist with the dinner cost of our studentattendees, alcoholic beverages not included. Please RSVP by Friday, April 24 regarding your attendance to Chris Worley, (505) 667-2934 or cworley at lanl.gov. Your RSVPs will allow us to insure the necessaryamount of seating for both the dinner and presentation. Attendees are free to only attend the presentation portion of the meeting. We welcome member and non-member alike to attend this meeting.
During the dinner portion of our meeting the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band will be playing on the main stage of the Pub & Grill without a cover charge. So accompanying persons can enjoy the music in the Pub & Grill orattend the presentation in the Brewhouse. For the presentation in the Brewhouse we are currently planning to use a 2nd level area that can only be reached by stairs. If this is an impediment for any of our attendees we may use a side room in the Pub & Grill building.Just let us know if your attendance at the presentation would require this alternate location.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Seeman has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and patents in the areas of physical organic chemistry, natural products chemistry, and history of chemistry. He conceived of and was Editor of the seriesof 20 autobiographies of eminent chemists, Profiles, Pathways and Dreams published by the ACS. Seeman currently serves as Perspectives Special Editor for The Journal of Organic Chemistry. He also serves on theBoard of Directors of the Chemical Heritage Foundation and is chair of CHF's Heritage Council. He was chair of the Division of the History of Chemistry of the ACS from 2005-2006.

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http://acs.nm.org/archive/April_2009_Newsletter_FINAL.pdf


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