| OFFICERS | |
| Chair (8/97-98) Ellen B. Stechel
Sandia National Laboratories |
Chair-Elect (8/97-98) Geraldine Richmond
Department of Chemistry |
| Vice-Chair (8/97-98) George Schatz
Department of Chemistry | Vice-Chair-Elect (8/97-98) Daniel Neumark
University of California |
| Secretary-Treasurer (8/96-01) Mark Gordon
Iowa State University and |
Past Chair (8/97-98) George W. Flynn
Department of Chemistry |
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Krishnan Raghavachari (95-98) Bell Labs | |
| COUNCILORS
Alvin L. Kwiram (97-99) Univ. of Washington | |
| ALTERNATE COUNCILORS
Gil Nathanson (96-98) University of Wisconsin | |
| BIOPHYSICAL SUBDIVISION | |
| Chair (8/97-98) Robert G. Griffin
FBML and Dept. of Chemistry | Chair-Elect (8/97-98) Robin M. Hochstrasser
Department of Chemistry |
| Vice-Chair (8/97-98) Eric Oldfield
Department of Chemistry | Secretary(8/94-98) Gerald T. Babcock
Dept. of Chemistry |
| THEORETICAL SUBDIVISION | |
| Chair (8/97-98) William L. Hase
Department of Chemistry | Chair-Elect (8/97-98) Richard M. Stratt
Department of Chemistry |
| Vice-Chair (8/97-98) Kenneth D. Jordan
Department of Chemistry | Secretary (8/95-98) Michael Page
Department of Chemistry |
It is a great honor to assume the position of Chair of the Division of Physical
Chemistry. I now follow a number of highly energetic and dedicated past
chairs. I am particularly indebted for the example set by the immediate past
chair, George Flynn. Furthermore, as I look to the future to the people that
will follow, I take great comfort in knowing that the Division could not be in
better hands. I have little doubt that this year will pass very quickly and,
with mixed personal emotions, I will hand over the position of Chair to Geri
Richmond. Geri has already worked very hard and with great skill on behalf of
the Division. Indeed, we can all experience, first hand, what Geri has so far
brought to the Division, by attending the National meeting in Dallas.
The Division of Physical Chemistry wants your participation and your attendance
at one or both of the National ACS meetings held each year. The number of
people attending determines the revenue for the Division. The revenue
determines what the Division is able to do for you, the membership. Another
revenue determining factor is our total membership. This factor is quantized.
The healthy growth over the last several years has pushed us close to the next
break point of 4,000 members. So please urge your non-member colleagues and
students to join the Division. The revenue goes to enhancing our programming
and to travel fellowships. However, the Division is struggling to provide
travel fellowships for students that need assistance. We all recognize the
importance of enabling students to attend the National meetings and to present
their work. Limited resources prohibit the Division from providing significant
amount of support. We do encourage students to compete for the small number of
travel assistance fellowships that the Division can provide. With the sense
that our objective is to provide more support to students, Past Chair, George
Flynn, established a new initiative to build up an endowment fund specifically
to further finance the "Travel Fellowship" program. The Executive Committee
voted to match donations on a one-to-one basis up to a total of $15,000. The
Division will continue to strive to meet this goal. So if you are a potential
donor or know of an organization that might support this objective, please
contact me for more information.
Organizing the national meetings is the primary objective as well as the most
successful activity sponsored by the Division. We are open to and respectfully
solicit your suggestions on how we can organize the meetings to better serve
your needs. Many of the symposium topics come from proposals from you, our
membership. Please continue to send your suggestions for future topics and
possible organizers to the Division Secretary, Mark Gordon. This ensures the
sustained breadth and depth of our program. The breadth we refer to includes
the broad range of topics addressed by Physical Chemists today. It also
includes a goal of improved catering to Physical Chemists employed in industry.
This year's Program Chair, Geri Richmond has provided the membership with a
well-integrated program that should appeal to a very broad range of Physical
Chemists.
Several years ago now the Division began having two Poster Sessions because of
the large number of contributed papers. In Dallas the Division will again
sponsor two Poster Sessions, one on Sunday evening and one on Wednesday
evening. The organization of the posters is by general Physical Chemistry
topic headings. In addition to the two Physical Division poster sessions, you
should check-out SCI-MIX, which is an ACS wide poster session on Monday evening
with FREE refreshments. Poster Sessions are lively and informal and for some
the preferred mode for presentation. The abstract form provides an option to
state your preference for an oral or a poster presentation. However, it is not
feasible to accommodate all or even most of the preferences for an oral
presentation. There are two reasons for this. First, the Division rarely runs
a General Oral session. Therefore, in order to be considered, a given
presentation must fit into one of the topical symposia. Second, the organizers
reserve a reasonable but limited number of oral slots specifically for
contributed orals. For future reference, to ensure consideration, you should
send a copy of your contribution directly to an appropriate symposium
organizer. However, experience has shown that there will be many more requests
than slots available. The Symposium Organizer makes the decision as to those
abstracts that fit best in their Symposium. Please understand if the organizer
is unable to honor your requested preference.
In summary, you can help the Division better serve you by (1) attending the
National Meetings and checking the Division of Physical Chemistry on the
Registration Form, (2) suggesting to your non-member colleagues and students
that they join the Division of Physical Chemistry, (3) suggesting topics and
organizers for future meetings (about two years in the future) and (4) donating
or suggesting potential donors for the "Travel Fellowship" endowment fund.
Lastly when you do attend the National Meetings please acknowledge the hard
work and creative efforts of the Program Chair (Prof. Geri Richmond for
Calendar Year 1998), the symposium organizers, the financial management support
of our Secretary/Treasurer, Mark Gordon and the unequaled professional
administrative support from Kris Hinders in Iowa. Please also show respect for
presenters and respect for the audience.
For more information visit us on the world wide web at
http://hackberry.chm.niu.edu/PHYS. Mark Gordon and Steve Bachrach are
providing this excellent service for you.
This newsletter contains information about the ACS national meetings and any
other items of interest to significant numbers of PHYS division members.
All members of the PHYS division are welcome to submit items to the
Secretary for inclusion in the newsletter. The deadlines are generally
around December 1 and May 1 for the newsletters appearing before the Spring and
Fall ACS meetings, respectively. Feel free to submit information to the
Secretary-Treasurer (as listed at the front of this newsletter) via mail, FAX
or e-mail.
The Secretary-Treasurer is required to announce the slate of candidates in the
fall newsletter (which is part of the abstract separates for the fall
meeting).
To increase the input of the members in this nominating process and to broaden
the pool of candidates, the executive committee seeks input directly from
members for use by the nominating committee. Any member may suggest nominees
to any of the officers of the PHYS division in writing. The nominee must agree
to serve.
Additional nominations can come from the membership in the following fashion:
A petition candidate must be supported by the signatures of not fewer than 4%
of the members of the PHYS division in good standing (presently approximately
3,000). No signature shall be valid if it appears on more than one nominating
petition for the same vacancy during the same calendar year.
A letter shall be submitted from each petition nominee stating willingness to
be a candidate for election and to serve the Division for a full term if
elected. No nominee may be a candidate for more than one vacancy. If
nominated for more than one vacancy, the nominee must choose which nomination
to accept.
Four weeks from the date of the mailing of the fall newsletter shall be allowed
for additional nominations to be received by the Secretary-Treasurer. All
valid nominations received within that period shall be accepted, and no
others.
If no valid nominations are forthcoming from the membership, the nominees
submitted by the Nominating Committee for Vice-Chair-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer
and membership on the Executive Committee are declared elected.
Regardless of whether petition nominees are validated or not, the Bylaws
require the Secretary-Treasurer to mail to every PHYS division member a ballot
that bears at a minimum the names and biographical sketches of the single
candidates for each Councilor and Alternate Councilor vacancy submitted by the
Nominating Committee.
Ellen B. Stechel Chair 1 year
Geraldine Richmond Chair-Elect 1 year
George Schatz Vice-Chair 1 year
Daniel Neumark Vice-Chair-Elect 1 year
Anne Chaka Executive Committee 3 years
Anthony Dean Executive Committee 3 years
Thom Dunning, Jr. Councilor 3 years
A. Welford Castleman, Jr. Alternate Councilor 3 years
The first six physical chemists assumed their respective offices at the close
of the national ACS meeting in Las Vegas, NV (September, 1997). The last two
began their terms of service on January 1, 1998. The PHYS division thanks
outgoing officers George Flynn (Chair), Ellen Stechel (Chair-Elect), Geraldine
Richmond (Vice-Chair), George Schatz (Vice Chair-Elect), Daniel Gerrity
(Executive Committee), Joseph Weber (Executive Committee), Katharine Hunt
(Councilor) and Joyce Guest (Alternate Councilor) for their service to the
Division.
Subdivision membership is free to dues-paying members or affiliates of the
Division of Physical Chemistry. To join the Theoretical Subdivision notify the
secretary, Michael Page, at the address in the table of officers. Indicate
that you wish to join and mention that you belong to the PHYS division. If you
do not belong to the Division, you may join both the Division and the
Theoretical Chemistry Subdivision by completing the application form at the end
of this newsletter.
Jed Pitera, with a proposal on "Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics Simulations
in Drug Design," is a graduate student at the University of California, San
Francisco, working with Professor Peter Kellman.
Héléne Decornez, with a proposal entitled "Dynamics of
Multiple Proton Transfer in Proteins," is a graduate student in the Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, working with
Professor Sharon Hammes-Schiffer.
Subdivision membership is free to dues-paying members or affiliates of the
Division of Physical Chemistry. To join the Biophysical Subdivision, notify
the secretary, Gerald Babcock, at the address in the table of officers.
Indicate that you wish to join and mention that you belong to the PHYS
division. If you do not belong to the Division, you may join both the Division
and the Biophysical Subdivision by completing the application form at the end
of this newsletter.
As is now customary, Program Chair Richmond has arranged for the presentation
of contributed talks in each of the topical symposia. The contributed talks
will be selected by the individual symposium organizers, from among abstracts
submitted for the poster sessions that explicitly request consideration for
oral presentation. The criterion for selection will be close connection with
the topics addressed in the symposia. Abstracts not selected for oral
presentation will be assigned to the poster sessions, unless the authors
request otherwise.
"Please list ALL of the division(s) to which you belong: "
The individual symposium organizers of each of the topical symposia will select
some contributions from those that specifically request an oral presentation.
Such abstracts should be submitted directly to a symposium organizer. The
criterion for selection will be a close connection with the topics addressed in
the symposia. Since the symposium organizers will not be able to accommodate
all requests, the poster sessions will be specifically organized to group
posters by symposium topic. While the symposia do cover a wide range of
topics, they cannot cover the full depth and breadth of physical chemistry.
The division welcomes general contributions to the poster sessions, which will
be grouped by subject area.
Remarks by the Physical Division Chair
Ellen Stechel
for the Dallas, ACS National Meeting, March, 1998
Notes from the Secretary
Mark Gordon
Election Information
The Bylaws of the Division of Physical Chemistry, approved in 1977, call for
the Division Chair to appoint a three person nominating committee before the
spring meeting. A complete slate of candidates prepared by this committee will
consist of one candidate for Vice-Chair-Elect, one candidate for
each of two vacancies on the Executive Committee, and one candidate for
each vacancy that may have developed in the ranks of the Division Councilors,
Alternate Councilors, and Secretary-Treasurer position. The Vice-Chair-Elect
automatically becomes the Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect, Chair, and Immediate
Past-Chair in each succeeding year. Thus this person makes a commitment to
serve five years on the Executive Committee. In the year this person serves as
Chair-Elect the duties of Program Chair are also his or hers. The term of
office for other Executive Committee members, Councilors, and Alternate
Councilors is three years. The Secretary-Treasurer serves five years.
New Officers
New Officers for the PHYS division are:
Theoretical Subdivision
Theoretical Chemistry News is mailed semiannually to all members of the
Theoretical Chemistry Subdivision. It includes news of symposia at national
meetings as well as information about the Theoretical Chemistry Postdoctoral
Position Clearinghouse.
Theoretical Chemistry Awards
The Theoretical subdivision administers an award in computational chemistry for
theoretical chemistry graduate students. This year a first and second place
award, sponsored by IBM and the University of Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute will support the scholarly activity of theoretical chemistry graduate
students, and encourage the use of computers in theoretical chemistry. Both
awards carry with it 1000 node hours on the University of Minnesota-IBM Shared
Research Project Cluster of SP2 and RS6000 computers. In addition, the first
prize winner receives a check in the amount of $2,500, the second cash prize is
$1,000. Applicants for these awards submit a research proposal describing the
scientific problem to be solved, and detailing how state-of-the-art computers
would help in solving their problem. Jed Pitera and
Héléne Decornez have received the first and second IBM
awards, respectfully.
Biophysical Subdivision
In response to member feedback, the Biophysical Subdivision was formed to
support the growing number of physical chemists who study biological systems.
Spring Meeting
Technical Program
The 215th American Chemical Society National Meeting will be held in Dallas,
TX, March 29 - April 2, 1998. Dr. Geraldine L. Richmond, PHYS Division Program
Chair, has arranged for the breadth of modern physical chemistry to be featured
in eight symposia and two poster sessions devoted to a wide range of topics.
The topical symposiums and organizers are:
Awards Symposium
Very Important Notice
A significant portion of the Division's annual income is provided by the ACS,
based in part on Division members' attendance at the national meetings. On the
advance meeting registration form you will see a question such as that given
below. If you list the Physical Division, you will contribute to our income
and allow the Division to offer better symposia.
Autumn Meeting
Call for Papers
The 216th American Chemical Society National Meeting will take place in Boston,
MA during the week of August 23 - 27, 1998. Dr. Geraldine Richmond, 1998
Physical Chemistry Division Program Chair, has arranged a technical program
consisting of nine topical symposia and two general poster sessions. The
topical symposia and their organizers are:
Submission of Abstracts
Important notes for all contributed papers for presentation at the Boston
meeting, in either the topical symposia or the general poster session, are:
| Abstract deadline: April 1, 1998 |
Send Abstract to: The symposium organizer listed after the appropriate symposium title. |
| Program Chair: Dr.
Geraldine L. Richmond Department of Chemistry University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 346-4784 FAX (541) 346-3422 acs@oregon.uoregon.edu | Abstract requirements: Four copies, one of camera-ready quality, on an original ACS abstract form, of 150 word abstract. Abstracts sent via FAX cannot be accepted. Information about obtaining abstract forms is listed under "General Information for Contributed Papers." |
| Chemical Equilibrium | Magnetic Resonance | Solutions |
| Electrochemistry | Photochemistry | Spectroscopy |
| Kinetics: Gas Phase | Theoretical Chemistry | Thermodynamics |
| Kinetics: Liquid Phase | Radiation Chemistry | (Others) Specify area |
Short Abstract--The abstract must be sent on an ACS abstract form to the Symposium Organizer (or, for non-symposium specific submissions, the Program Chair for the year of the meeting). The abstract form is typically available in academic chemistry department offices. They can also be downloaded from the Web; the appropriate page can easily be reached from the PHYS homepage http://hackberry.chem.niu.edu/PHYS/abstract.html
Forms can also be obtained directly from ACS at 1-800-227-5558, the general ACS number, or 202-872-4396 (the direct meeting's number). In the unlikely event that neither of these have forms, contact the Secretary-Treasurer of the PHYS, Dr. Mark Gordon. The abstract cannot be changed in any way after the deadline date. It should arouse interest in the paper and do it justice. Succinctly state the purpose of the paper and mention important results and conclusions. Since the abstract is reproduced photographically, it is very important to use a good typewriter ribbon or laser printer cartridge. If the abstract has to be retyped, the Division of Physical Chemistry is required to pay for typing, which in the past this has been a sizable charge against the Division.
Information And Rules Applying to All Contributed Poster Papers
1. No paper will be accepted unless an author expects to be present.
2. ACS Bylaws 3(a) require that "papers by American Chemists or chemical engineers not members of the Society shall not appear on the program unless they be joint with one or more Society members."
3. Prospective poster presenters who also submit papers to other Divisions should inform the Chairman-Elect as to the Division, titles of papers and co-authors by the deadline date.
4. Each poster paper will have a poster board measuring 4'x8'.
5. All illustrations, charts, and textual material to be posted must be prepared in advance since materials for these purposes will not be available at the meeting.
6. Posters should be mounted prior to the opening of the session and left in place until the close. Authors are encouraged to be present the entire session.
7. There must be a heading (with lettering at least 1[[Omega]]" height) giving the title of the papers, the author(s), their affiliation(s), and the number assigned to it in the program.
8. Illustrative material will be read by attendees from a distance of 3' or more, so lettering on illustrations should be at least 3/8" high.
9. There should be a logical sequence (introduction, development and conclusion) to the display and each sheet should be numbered.
10. The presentation's effectiveness will be enhanced by mounting the sheets on colored construction paper and using other techniques for improving graphic impact. Ease of reading is far more important than artistic flair. Certain color combinations, for instance, may look beautiful but may be almost impossible to read, especially in the absence of optimum lighting.
11. Do NOT mount illustrations on heavy stock which is difficult to mount on the poster boards.
12. Each author is responsible for mounting his or her material at least 1/2 hour prior to the opening of the assigned poster session and removing it within 1/2 hour after the close of the session. ACS cannot assume any responsibility for materials beyond those time limits.
13. Do provide sign-up sheets to record names and addresses of attendees who wish more information.
14. Do bring duplicates of data and conclusions. Duplicating facilities are unavailable through ACS.
15. ACS provides a modest supply of push-pins, masking tape and felt-tipped pens but it is wise to bring your own. Upon advance request, ACS will arrange for blackboards to be available in the room.
16. Admission to poster sessions will be by ACS meeting badge only.
17. A poster paper submitted to the Program Chair (before the deadline) for presentation at a national meeting should be considered accepted unless the author is specifically notified to the contrary by the Division of Physical Chemistry Program Chairman.
| Professor Marsha I. Lester Pacifichem 2000 Area 10 Coordinator Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323 Tel: (215) 898-4640 Fax: (215) 573-2112 E-mail: milester@sas.upenn.edu |
Pacifichem Secretaria c/o American Chemical Society 1155 16th St., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 872-4396 Fax: (202) 872-6128 E-mail: pacifichem@acs.org |
The guidelines for submission of a symposium proposal can be found at http://www.acs.org/meetings/pacific/techprog.html
Thanks in advance for your help!
Symposium Suggestion Form
Pacifichem 2000
Area 10 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2000 International Chemical Congress of the Pacific Basin Societies
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 14 - 19, 2000
Symposium Title:
Three (3) co-organizers who are from different countries:
Co-organizer (1)
Name
Affiliation
Address
City, Code, Country
Telephone, Fax
E-mail
Co-organizer (2)
Name
Affiliation
Address
City, Code, Country
Telephone, Fax
E-mail
Co-organizer (3)
Name
Affiliation
Address
City, Code, Country
Telephone, Fax
E-mail
A brief description of the focus and content of the proposed symposium:
A list of possible speakers:
Please send completed forms by September 1, 1998 to:
Professor Marsha I. Lester
Pacifichem 2000 Area 10 Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
Request for Symposia Topics and Speakers
The Executive Committee is soliciting formal suggestions of symposia and
speakers which will provide essential input for programming at future national
meetings. The Executive Committee will meet at the Boston meeting in August to
plan the symposia for 2000, therefore the deadline for receipt of
suggestions is August 1, 1998. (Send these
to the Secretary/Treasurer, Mark S. Gordon, at the address in the table of
officers.) A list of all PHYS symposia since 1995 appears below for
informational purposes. Please follow these suggestions for greatest
effectiveness: