Membership Committee
The Membership Committee continues to be very active, under the able leadership of Erica Martin. Several new initiatives were launched this year. The activities of the committee will be separately reported by Erica.
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Membership -E. Martin
The Membership Committee currently consists of 10 members. They are: Erica Martin (Rohm and Haas, Chair), H. N. Cheng (Hercules, Member-at-Large), Dan Knauss (Colorado School of Mines), Pal Arjunan (Exxon-Mobil), Nozar Sachinvala (USDA), Tim Herod (Essilor), Alan Hopkins (Aerospace Corp), Ana Pla-Dalmau, Charissa Detwiler (YTC America), Maneesh Bahadur (Dow Corning). Work is ongoing in four different areas: member recruitment, retention, recognition, and communication.
Member Recruitment
a. ACS attendees at national ACS meetings We are in the midst of our second annual "Member-Get-A-Member" campaign both onsite here at the Boston meeting until Tues afternoon, and off-site via the internet until Sept 1. PLEASE do your part as a member of the POLY board and bring a new member to the table to sign up. All POLY members who "nominate" a new member qualify to win a choice of polymer texts including Odian's Principles of Polymerization. This event will be held at every Fall ACS meeting.
b. Attendees at the POLY poster session The Membership committee staffed a membership table at the Sunday poster session in Orlando in order to recruit new members. Posters advertising the member suggestion center and member discussion board were displayed at the two poster sessions in Orlando. We plan on having a presence at the Sunday poster session here in Boston as well.
c. Polymer journal initiative We have continued our collaboration with a number of journals to offer to display their journals at our meetings in exchange for placement of our ads in their publications for free. The journals which are cooperating with us will be on display again at this meeting at a new separate table exclusively for this purpose.
d. Participants in POLY symposia at national ACS meetings Email messages will be sent to participants in POLY symposia at this meeting asking them to be members of POLY. Normally we ask the oral session presiders to place the "Join POLY" overhead on the screen before the start of their session and in between talks. At this meeting, there will be a slide advertising our member-get-a-member campaign in each session room.
e. POLY screen saver The committee has compiled a power point slide presentation to serve as a "screen saver"/advertisement for the Division at all ePOLY televised events and at regional ACS meetings (POLY sponsored symposia). The objective is that this slide show can be run during any "dead" time in between talks.
Member Retention
The POLY membership database has been very helpful in our member retention efforts. We need to continue our routine of sending out email messages to first and second year members asking them to renew their membership. Now that our database coordinator has his hands full with a new job and new POLY assignment, we need an individual who can manage this database for our initiatives.
Member Recognition
This year in Orlando we began the annual Spring Recognition Event where we recognized members achieving 5, 10, 20, and 30 years of service. Each member being recognized received a letter from POLY and a special POLY lapel pin as the recognition gift. These members were recognized publicly during the POLY award reception in Orlando. The membership committee applied for and received an ACS mini-grant specifically for this pin recognition program. The awarded money is to be put towards our 2003 pin and letter mailings. As part of this grant, we also need to provide an evaluation of this initiative to the ACS after next Spring¼s event in New Orleans.
Communication
Three projects are ongoing in the area of increasing communication between members of POLY, POLY committees, and the public:
a. POLY Suggestion Center
A reminder that the Membership Suggestion Center is up on the web (thanks again to Ken Carter). The committee is maintaining this site and forwarding concerns/comments to the appropriate POLY board members. There is also a POLY Member Center on the web where POLY members can post scientific questions and hold discussions on topics of interest. This site is accessible to all POLY members as a benefit of membership and we encourage its use.
b. Contact with ACS Local Sections
We have begun getting responses from various local sections throughout the country as part of our initiative to establish contact with and serve as polymer contacts for these grass roots groups. The number-one request has been assistance in setting up polymer speakers at local section meetings ‚ particularly in Spring 2003. We currently have an ACS speaker list from which to pull names from, but we are trying to expand this list in order to have a thorough geographic network of polymer topical speakers. We are asking EVERY POLY BOARD MEMBER to come up with 2 names of respectable individuals who would be qualified to speak on a polymer topic (it may include yourself) and pass it on to the committee.
c. Member Survey
In conjunction with the recognition pins and letters, each of the 5-, 10-, 20- and 30-year members also received a stamped/addressed postcard survey. HN Cheng will report on the data from the surveys that were returned and compiled.
Misc.
The committee is in the process of setting up graduate student groups at two probationary polymer schools. This effort is in the beginning stages and more will be reported at the next meeting. The objective is to establish a relationship between the Division and graduate students with the hopes of this relationship continuing past their graduation and into their careers.
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Awards - A. D. English and T. J. Pacansky
The Industrial Polymer Science Award recognizes outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams. The winner of the 2002 Industrial Polymer Science Award is Dr. Lloyd M. Robeson of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The award will be presented this week in Boston. Previous awardees include W. H. Mandeville, S. R. Holmes-Farley and A. D. English. The POLY Industrial Sponsors support this award.
The Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award recognizes outstanding research and leadership in polymer science. The winner of the 2002 Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award is Professor William J. MacKnight of UMass. The award will be be presented this Fall at the 2002 Biennial in Sonoma, CA. Previous recipients of this award include Paul J. Flory, Carl S. Marvel, Maurice L. Huggins, Herman F. Mark, John D. Ferry, Charles G. Overberger, Walter H. Stockmayer, Michael Swarc, E. J. Vandenberg, Harry R. Allcock, James E. McGrath, James Economy, Murray Goodman, Robert Grubbs, Henry K. Hall, Jr., Robert W. Lenz, Leo Mandelkern, and Otto Vogl. The Dow Chemical Company Foundation currently sponsors the award.
The Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award recognizes and encourages accomplishments and/or innovation of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science by younger scientists. The winner of the 2003 Carl S. Marvel Award is Dr. James L. Hedrick. The award will be presented in New Orleans in March, 2003. Previous Recipients of this award include Louis J. Fetters, Wayne L. Mattice, Edward L. Thomas, Garth L. Wilkes, Robert S. Langer, David A. Tirrell, Sukant Tripathy, Krizysztof Matyjaszewski, Bruce Novak, Joseph M. DeSimone, and Craig J. Hawker. The Dow Chemical Company Foundation currently sponsors the award.
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Workshops - J.S. Riffle and N. Byerly
The Division of Polymer Chemistry of the ACS has organized and scheduled the following workshops and special symposia for the years 2002-2004. We are now planning primarily for 2005 (although we may be able to fit one more into 2004). Please notify either Judy Riffle (judyriffle@aol.com) or Neta Byerly (nbyerly@vt.edu) if you would like to discuss organization of a workshop hosted by the division.
2002 Meetings and Workshops
Polymers and Organic Chemistry 2002, July 14-18, 2002, University of California, San Diego, California, Co-Chairs: Warren Ford & Spiro Alexandratos, 84 Attendees + 12 Students + 9 Guests, Petroleum Research Fund Support: Yes.
Polyurethanes 2002
September 29 - October 2, 2002, Loews Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland, Co-Chairs: James E. McGrath and Garth Wilkes, Full program is available at the POLY booth. Petroleum Research Fund Support: Yes, Registrations are on target to meet budget.
Fluoropolymers 2002 ‚ Current Frontiers and Future Trends
October 13-16, 2002, Savannah Marriott Waterfront, Savannah, Georgia, Chair: Dennis Smith, Full program is available at the POLY booth. Registrations are just beginning to come in heavily.
Polymers in Medicine and Biology: 2002
November 13-16, 2002, Sonoma DoubleTree Hotel, Rohnert Park, California, Chair: Buddy Ratner, Full program is available at the POLY booth.
Biennial 2002 - Polymeric Nanomaterials
November 17-20, 2002, Sonoma DoubleTree Hotel, Rohnert Park, California, Co-Chairs: Alan English, Barry Farmer, and Richard A. Vaia, The program is available at the POLY booth. Herman F. Mark awardee: Bill MacKnight, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
2003/04 Workshops/Meetings
Advances in Materials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems
February 23-26, 2003, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, Co-Chairs: James E. McGrath and Tom Zawodzinski, Flyer is available at the POLY booth.
7th International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies
September 21-24, 2003, Radisson Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Co-Chairs: Robson F. Storey and Robert B. Moore, Flyer is available at the POLY booth.
Polyolefins 2003
October 5-8, 2003, Sonoma DoubleTree Hotel, Rohnert Park, California, Chair: Jim McGrath, Flyer is available at the POLY booth
Polycondensation 2004
September, 2004, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, Co-Chairs: Jim McGrath and Ed Paschke
Planned Workshops Pending Executive Committee Approval
Recent Advances in Branched Macromolecular Topologies
May 23-26, 2004, The Woodlands, Williamsburg, Virginia, Co-Chairs: Tim Long and Doug Kiserow, The workshop committee requests executive committee approval.
Molecular Modeling of Polymers
March, 2004, East Coast U.S., Co-Chairs: Rahmi Ozisik and Greg Rutledge, Need more information before executive committee approval can be requested
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Materials Secretariat - R. Laine and M. Rogers
At the Fall meeting we are sponsoring a symposium entitled:
Photonic Multiscale Materials and Devices
Dr. Ghassan Jabbour of University of Arizona will be the organizer. The program which kicks off Sunday begins with a 40 min lecture by A. Heeger, Noble Prize winner . This will be coupled with the Polymer Division, which has 8 sessions in a Photonics area .
The following symposia were suggested and approved by the committee. Organizers will prepare proposals to be submitted to the committee.
Fall 2003
Hybrid Materials organized by Pat Mathers, Rick Laine.
Spring 2004
Combinatorial Chemistry II organized by Andy Gilicinski.
Fall 2004
Composite Materials for use in Transportation (tentative) organized by Martin Rogers.
Spring 2005
Hybrid Materials (tentative) organized by Rick Laine .
The Materials Secretariat has established a website that should be up and running sometime this Fall.
Andy Gilicinski of Gillette [Andy_Gilicinski@gillette.com] is the new Secretary General. The Secretariat is meeting Monday morning, August 19 7:30-9:00 am, Courier Room, Westin Copley Plaza. Anyone with any ideas for a symposium is welcome to attend.
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Audit - K. Wynne
For 2002, the Audit Committee consisted of the Chair-Elect and Professor Ray Ottenbrite, former Division Chair and Division Treasurer. The Committee received the accounts, supporting ledger and Annual Report submitted by the Treasurer, Kathleen O. Halvelka, on July 2, 2002. On 10 July 2002, the Audit Committee finished the audit of the year 2001 accounts and financial records for the Division. The Committee found the accounts and financial records to be in order and in balance. Congratulations and thanks to Kathleen for carrying out the demanding duties of Treasurer for POLY.
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Publications - K. L. Wooley
The number of ACS Symposium series books that have been contracted and published based upon POLY Division symposia in the past twelve months has decreased significantly over past years. The following are lists of Division of Polymer Chemistry symposium-based books that have been published or that are being developed under contract with ACS Books in partnership with Oxford University Press during April 2001 to April 2002.
ACS POLY Symposium-based Books Published (April 2001 ‚ April 2002):
1. Optical Polymers: Advances in optical fibers and waveguides, Ed. Harmon and Noren, ACS Symposium Series No. 795, Publication Date: August 20, 2001, $120.00
2. Polymer Processing in Microgravity, Ed. Pojman and Downey, ACS Symposium Series No. 793, July 10, 2001, $120.00
ACS POLY Symposium-based Books Under Contract (April 2001 ‚ April 2002):
1. High Resolution Spectroscopy of Polymers, Ed. Cheng and English (San Diego, CA ACS Meeting, April 2001)
2. Silicones and Silicone-modified Materials, Ed. Clarkson (San Diego, CA ACS Meeting, April 2001)
3. Advances in Photoinitiated Polymerization, Ed. Crivello and Belfield (Chicago, IL ACS Meeting, August 2001)
4. Chromogenic Phenomena in Polymers: Tunable optical properties, Ed. Jenekhe (Orlando, FL ACS Meeting, April 2002)
The Committee on Divisional Activities has formed a Task Force to Explore Future Mechanisms for Dissemination of Material Presented at Symposia. During the initial meeting of this task force (held at the ACS meeting in Orlando, FL, April 2002), several ideas were generated regarding materials that would enhance the dissemination of research results presented at ACS meetings. However, most of these ideas, if implemented, would place increasing burdens upon speakers, prior to, during or following the ACS meetings. If you feel strongly that the information exchanged through participation in ACS meetings is sufficient or insufficient, and if you have ideas of how to improve the process, please send a brief note to mailto: klwooley@artsci.wustl.edu.
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Biennial
The Biennial Meeting of the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry is an extraordinary event in which prominent contributors in important areas of polymer science are brought together. We encourage you to send your key technical people to this meeting.
http://www.chem.umr.edu/~poly/poly_ling/meetings/biennial.1102.html.
In these difficult economic times, however, it is often not possible for an organization to send all of those who would benefit by attendance to any given meeting. In light of this reality, the Polymer Division plans to Webcast the "Polymeric Nanomaterials" session of the upcoming 2002 Biennial Symposium. This Webcast will occur on November 18th and will be available for a charge of $1,000. This way an unlimited number of your technical staff will be able to participate --LIVE-- in the Polymeric Nanomaterials session.
You need a good connection to the Internet (at least DSL cable modem or higher) and an up-to-date version of your Web browser (version 4 or higher). In addition, for the Webcast lectures you will use both an Internet connection and dial in to a telephone conference call. To use the conference call you need a telephone near your computer. You need to be able to make a long distance call into the conference call for the course at the same time that your computer is connected to the Internet.
The Webcast program will consist of the following speakers and titles:
E.P. Giannelis (Cornell)- "Polymer Nanocomposites: Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Properties"
R.E. Smalley (Rice)- "Overview + Nanotubes"
U. Suter (ETH)- "Modeling Nanomaterials"
H. Sirringhaus (Cambridge)- "Direct Printing of Polymer Electronic Circuits"
A. Usuki (Toyota)- "Synthesis and Properties of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites"
C. Hawker (IBM)- "Novel Approaches to the Facile Synthesis of Polymeric Nanomaterials"
M. Stone (AFRL)- "Bio-nanocomposites"
K.L. Wooley (Washington U.)- "Synthetic Methodologies of Nanostructured Materials"
For more information or to sign up, contact:
William J. Brittain, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909, 330-972-5147, fax 330-972-5290, brittain@polymer.uakron.edu.
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Circulation - F. Dammont
POLYMER PREPRINTS: Vol. 43-2, Fall 2002
Manager's Report
We have shipped a total of 386 copies of POLYMER PREPRINTS Vol. 43-2, to year 2002 paid up library subscribers. Of these, 373 were hard copies and 13 CD-ROM. 232 copies were mailed by the printers, and 154 (including all CD-ROM's) from Newark, via UPS, to multiple copy subscribers and to addresses where we have previously encountered delivery problems. We expect to ship about 20-30 more copies upon receipt of delayed payments.
Currently, we are investigating the reliability of the USPS M-bag service to foreign addresses. The cost of this service is about half of the exorbitant price which we now pay for shipping via the USPosts or by Deutsche Post (Ex. To Japan, we now pay about $27.00/book: The M-bag service costs $11.00).
An inquiry at the Library of Congress revealed that the last issue registered by us for Copyright was Volume 39-1 (spring 1998). The established procedure for registration is for the Secretary of the Division to complete and sign the required forms (Form SE), and forward them to the circulation office, who in turn mail the books and the payment to the Copyright Office, in Washington.
At the risk of stating the obvious, we have confirmed at the ACS Legal Department, that upon formal registration, the Division owns the copyright to the book, but the copyrights to the individual articles belong to their authors. All requests for permission to waive the right must be directed to the authors.
Lastly, we greatly admire and congratulate the editors of the PREPRINTS for preparing the most voluminous issue, to date, of unyielding excellence.
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Poly List and Web Pages - F. Blum
POLY LIST
There are about 1400 members of the POLY list. The volume of mail continues tobe moderate and the number of complaints is low, almost negligible. I have instituted a policy where either Ken Carter or I approve postings to the list. This has the effect of removing most nuisance e-mails from the list .
World Wide Web (www)
The www project continues to grow. Counters on the popular POLY pages in terms of the number of accesses are listed below. Not all of the pages started at the same time. There is increased activity relative to workshops on the web pages. The main page gets over 150 hits per day. It is now out-distancing the jobs page.
The number of members who join the Division via the www and register for workshops continue to increase.
Page 4/02 total
Main Page 16396 159993
Meetings
Natl. 2242 40468
Spon./ workshops 3715 26849
Other Meetings 1310 15951
Past 5838
Secretariats 98 1499
Polym. Prep. On-line 2982 13991
Membership Activities 321 3801
Join 649 6258
What's New 647 8928
POLYED UWSP
IPEC moved
Books 261 722
General Info 328 5431
Org. Chart 1089 9924
Org List 417 4504
Election Info 303 3374
Officers Hist #1 290 2601
Officers Hist #2 118 1495
Mbr. Recog. 928
Operations Man. 190 1718
POLY History (Update) 250 790
Awards 636 6903
Jobs 8862 121881
Nomenclature 1514 6805
Industrial Sponsors 347 3149
Other Servers 8567
Public Relations 113 1599
Poly Discussion List 405 3149
I solicit your help. Please send me things electronically by e-mail for inclusion on the web pages. http://www.chem.umr.edu/~poly or http://www.polyacs.org
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e-Poly - W. Brittain
The current ePOLY committee consists of Bill Brittain (Chair), Judy Benham, Tom Smith, Ken Carter, Frank Blum, Judy Riffle, Ken Wynne, Tom Smith and Drew Donnalley. For 2002, there are two major projects for ePOLY: the continuing development of the ACS Portal Project and webcasting a portion of the 2002 POLY Biennial.
Drew Donnalley is the POLY liaison to „chemistry.org¾ and has been in communication with Beth Weston (Web Operations Team Leader) about developments in the ACS Portal Project. Current financial constraints have limited most ACS web efforts to addressing infrastructure limitations before they begin rolling things out to the divisions. Drew has raised the „look and feel issue¾ with ACS; specifically addressing navigation difficulties and readability. ACS considers this a hot topic of debate and has not found closure. Drew also emphasized the importance of tailored eTOOLs for collaborative efforts among those ACS members involved in governance, committees and programming. Services that would facilitate and enhance communication and organization among POLY officers and volunteers could be extremely valuable. However, ACS is focusing more on web services that will serve a larger ACS population. Drew will continue to press this point.
Frank Blum has worked out a good scheme with Lesia Robertson to take registrations off the web and incorporate them directly into the database for meetings. They also added Erica Martin's Membership committee (and the committees) „get-a-member-stuff¾ to the application form. Frank Blum and Ken Carter continue to monitor the list server and filter out nuisance mailings.
The plans to webcast one-day¼s worth of content of the 2002 POLY Biennial continues. I reported earlier that we estimate the cost of this webcast to range from $7,000-$9,000. We received a $5,000 grant from the Divisional Activities Committee. During the last few months, I have been soliciting customers for the webcast; I relied on personal contacts, the POLY Industrial Sponsors group and the POLY list server (see attached flyer). I received approximately a dozen serious inquiries. We are charging $1,000 for the webcast. So far, I have 4 customers (3 companies and one government lab). I anticipate a few more confirmations before the biennial. With this level of interest, I am making final plans to conduct the webcast.
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Publicity - H. Ly
For the year 2002, Team Pub consisted of Erica Martin (Rohm & Haas), Peter Broske (Agilent Technologies), and Anil Mahapatro (Polytechnic University)
Action items since the last meeting:
Unilever Award announcement in C and E News (page 31, July 1, 2002 issue)
Industrial Sponsors¼ Award announcement in C and E News (page 812, July 22, 2002 issue)
Posters were provided for the awards reception and symposium , Industrial Sponsors¼ Award symposium and reception, the Unilever Award, and the Women Chemists Committee and Industrial Sponsors Group co-sponsored luncheon
Event updates (workshops, awards, symposia, etc.) have been maintained on the electronic distribution list and web site
Working with the Membership Committee to recruit new members and advertise receptions and symposia
Working with the Membership Committee on the Local Section initiative to improve communications and foster cooperation between POLY and ACS Local Sections
As always, Team Pub is here to serve the needs of the different committees within POLY. Please continue to utilize our resources to help promote the Division¼s programming and events!
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2003 Graduate Student Polymer Research Conference - J. Roberts
June 22-25, 2003 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA
The 5th National Graduate Research Polymer Conference will be held June 22-25, 2003, at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. Sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., the conference is designed for graduate students in all areas of polymer science and engineering to present their own work, and to interact with students, faculty members, and industrial representatives. Abstracts should be submitted through the conference website, which will be operational by December 1, 2002:
www.lehigh.edu/~esd0/polyconf/polyconf.htm
Abstracts submitted before April 1, 2003 will receive full consideration. Notification will be sent to all applicants by May 1, 2003. Registration fees are estimated at $95 (including 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners); accommodations in Lehigh University residence halls are estimated at $28 per night. For more information, contact Professor Jim Roberts, c/o Leanne Adamcik, Center for Polymer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, Phone: 610-758-3590, Fax: 610-758-5880.
Executive Planning Committee: The Executive Planning Committee for the 5th National Graduate Polymer Research Conference includes Professor James E. Roberts, Chair, Professor Ray Pearson, Professor Les Sperling, Dr. Eric Daniels, Dr. David Sudol, and Ms. Leanne Adamcik, all of Lehigh University. Each person has oversight for specific responsibilities, although in many cases other people will do much of the work.
Program Committee: Faculty members of the Center for Polymer Science at Lehigh University will serve as advisors for defining session topics, and in many cases will chair sessions. Input will be solicited from the >faculty whips= (see below) as well. Faculty and industrial researchers attending the conference may be asked to chair a session if they are willing to do so.
Fund Raising: We request up to $2,000 in >seed money= from the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., if such funds are available. This money will be used primarily for office expenses and publicity purposes, and will be returned to the organization once the conference is concluded. We have identified 35 specific individuals at various companies that are being approached for donations in the $2,000 range; suggestions for additional contacts would be greatly appreciated. Publicity and >Faculty Whips=: Publicity will follow the traditional modes of mailing, emails, etc., but we have added the position of >faculty whip= to act as a local information source for people in their own department. We will also encourage them to talk directly to individual graduate students and faculty members to build support for attending the conference. While we have identified more than 30 potential candidates, volunteers or suggestions are very welcome.
Website: Dr. Eric Daniels has primary responsibility for the conference website. Dr. Daniels was the designer of the website for the Colloid 2000 meeting held at Lehigh University; the >boiler plate= information from that conference will be updated and used for this one. The website will be available by December 1, 2002 (earlier, if possible). The address is:
www.lehigh.edu/~esd0/polyconf/polyconf.htm
Submission of abstracts and registration for the conference and on-campus housing will be through the website.
Facilities: Conference sessions will be held in various lecture halls on the main campus of Lehigh University. Housing will be available through the Lehigh University residence halls; the website will also contain information on local hotels and motels.
Additional ideas are always welcome. Please address comments, suggestions, and/or questions to Jim Roberts at james.roberts@lehigh.edu , or 610-758-4841.
