Columbus Section Meetings
2005-2015
Year / Date / Subject / Speaker(s) / Affiliation / Venue / Notes2015 / June 4 / CAS Technical Talk and Demo / Matthew Toussant, Loretta Vanover / Chemical Abstracts Service / CAS, 2540 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus OH 43202 / Silver Circle
May 18 / Mechanical Design of DNA Nanostructures and Measurement Devices / Carlos Castro, Michael Hudoba / Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Ohio State Univ. / Ohio Dominican Univ., 1261 Sunbury Rd., Cols, OH 43219 / High School Teacher Award
May 15 / Ohio EPA Technical Talk and Tour / Caroly Watkins, Robert Turrin / Ohio EPA, Office of Environmental Education & NAI Ohio Equities / Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St., Columbus, OH / Silver Circle
April 22 / Nanotech West Technical Talk and Lab Tour / Aimee Bross Price / Insitute for Materials Research, OSU / Ohio State Univ., Nanotech West lab, 1381 Kinnear Rd., Columbus / Silver Circle
April 15 / Demilitarization and My Scientific Career / Dr. Lindy Dejarme / Battelle Laboratories / Ohio State Univ. Golf Course, 3609 Tremont Rd., Columbus OH 43221 / Joint meeting with Ohio State Undergraduate Chemistry Club
Mar. 18 / Earth Under Pressure: The Deep Earth Water Cycle / Dr. Wendy Panero / Ohio State Univ., Dept of Earth Science / Mozart’s Café, 4784 North High St., Columbus OH
2014 / Dec. 3 / Discussion and Demonstration of Forensic Anthropology / Dr. Giuseppe Vercellotti / Dept of Anthropology, Ohio State Univ. / Ohio State Univ. , Baker Systems Eng. , 1971 Neil Ave. / Silver Circle
Nov. 10 / Tour of Owens Corning Science and Technology Center including Acoustic Testing, Roofing Evaluation, Insulation Testing, Composites Assembl and Testing / (Not given in announcement) / Owens Corning / Owens Corning Science & Technology Center, 2790 Columbus Rd., Granville, OH / Dinner at Brews Café, 116 Broadway, Granville OH
Joint Meeting with AIChE
2014 / Nov. 6 / Veterinary epidemiology and ecology leture and Tour of OSU Veterinary Hospital / Dr. Rebecca Garabed / Ohio State Univ. College of Vet. Medicine / OSU Veterinary Med. Academic Bldg. 1900 coffy Rd. / Silver Circle
Oct. 15 / Inspiring & Innovating for Tomorrow / Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt / President-elect, ACS / CAS / Honoring 50 & 60 Year ACS Members
Oct. 2 / Conservation of Genetic Resources of Native Herbaceous Species and the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center / Dr. Pablo Jourdan / Ohio State Univ. / 139 Howlett Hall, Ohio State Univ., 201 Fyffe Ct. / Silver Circle
2014 / June 18 / The Self-Assembly of Functional Nanostructures / Dr. Jon Parquette / The Ohio State Univ. / Bishop Griffin Student Centre, Ohio Dominican Univ., 1216 Sunbury Rd., Cols OH 43219 / 2014 Columbus Section Award
June 5 / Global Energy Consumption and Personal Transportation / Dr. Matteo Muratori, Holly Henley / OSU Automotive Research Center / Automotive Research Center, 930 Kinnear Rd., Cols OH 43212 / Silver Circle
2014 / May 21 / 5th Ave. Dam Removal & Olentangy Restoration Project / Gary Bowen, Betsy Trembley / DLZ Construction Services Div. Mgr. / DLZ Office, 61261 Huntley Rd., Cols, OH 43229 / Silver Circle
May 8 / Unlikely Ed Fellows: How Bill Simmons, The Amish, and Socrates Helped Transform My Classroom / “Dr. Fus” Matthew W. Stoltzfus / The Ohio State Univ. / J. Liu Restaurant & Bar, 6880 N. High St., Worthington, OH 43085 / High School Teacher’s Award
Apr 17 / Center for Electron Microscopy & Analysis, Ohio State Univ. – Technical Talk & Lab Tour / Hank Colijn, Ashley Swartz / Center for Electron Microscopy & Analysis / 1305 Kinnear Rd., Cols, OH / Silver Circle
2014 / Apr 15 / Periodic Fun / Dr. Hazari / Univ. of TN / Mozart’s Bakery and Piano Café
4784 N. High St., Cols, OH 43214 / ACS Tour Speaker
Mar 19 / How Do You Make Diamonds? Measuring Extreme Pressures / Dr. Abds-Sami(Sami) Malik
Dr. Emil Stoyanov / Sandvik Hyperion / The Lakes Golf & Country Club, 6740 Worthington Rd., Westerville, OH 43082
Feb 11 / Love Potion # 9: The Chemistry of Scent & Fragrance / Ms. Virginia Hutchins, Dr. Jianjun Li, Dr. Diane Schmidt / Procter & Gamble / Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus OH 43210 / Webinar with Live Q&A
2013 / Dec 12 / Fracking: Safety and Environmental Concerns / Charles Guinther and Jason Henthorn / Scientific Expert Analysis Ltd / SEA Ltd and Buca de Beppo, 60 East Wilson Bridge Road Worthington, OH 43085 / Joint meeting with AIChE
Nov 16 / The Disappearing Spoon and other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of Elements / Sam Kean / Nationally known science writer / COSI / Chemistry Day at COSI; Lecture sponsored by ACS; Reception following lecture
Nov 12 / Corrosion of Underground Storage Tanks Holding Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel; Demos of Remote Control Helicopter, LS10 Liquid Scanner, Medical Devices, Tobacco Exposure Lab / Anne Gregg / Principle Research Scientist, BMI / Battelle Memorial Institute / Silver Circle
2013 / Oct 23 / Talk and Lab Tour of Velocys, Inc. / Jeff McDaniel, Rae Gill / Velocys, Inc. / 7950 Corporate Blvd, Plain City OH / Silver Circle
Oct 16 / A Myriad of Problems Facing High Quality US Science Education / Dr. Tom Barton / 2013 ACS President-Elect / CAS / 50/60 Year Member Recognition
Sept 24 / Talk and Lab Tour of U.S. Geological Survey, Ohio Water Science Center / Kimberly Shaffer, Jim Morris, Allison Kunze / Hydrologist, Director Ohio/Michigan Water Resource Centers, Supervisory Hydrologist / 6480 Doubletree Ave., Columbus OH / Silver Circle
2012 / Dec 4 / A Fulbright Year in Indonesia: Daily Life, the Environment and Geopolitical Issues / Dr. Thomas Weeks / Retired ACS Member / Upper Arlington Public Library / Silver Circle Lunch following at Old Bag of Nails Pub, Tremont Center
Dec 4 / Tour of Momentive Performance Materials, High-Purity Fused Quartz Plant / Mike Jones / Momentive Plant manager / 611 O’Neill Drive, Hebron OH / Joint Meeting with AIChE
Nov 14 / Tour of Nestle Quality Assurance Center / 6625 Eiterman Rd., Dublin OH / Silver Circle
2012 / Nov 14 / Watershed Distillery Tour / Greg Lehman and Dave Rigo / Founders of Watershed Distillery / Watershed Distillery / No organized dinner
Oct 17 / Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Personal and Professional Journey into the 21st Century / Dr. Marinda Li Wu / ACS 2012 President-Elect / CAS / 50 and 60 Year Member Recognition
Sept 20 / Tour of the Ohio Dept of Transportation Labs / West Broad St., Columbus OH / Silver Circle
Sept 20 / Aminooxy Applications in Synthesis and Multiplexed Mass Spectrometry / Sebastien Laulhe / PhD Candidate, Univ. of Louisville / Brio at Polaris Fashion Place
May 7 / Tour of Owens Corning Labs / Dr. James A. Davis; Lisa Kuhn / Corp Lab Leader; Sr. Scientist / Granville OH / Silver Circle Lunch provided
2012 / May 2 / Poster Session / 6 Presenters / The Scotts Company / Greenhouse Headhouse, The Scotts Co. / Meeting and dinner sponsored by The Scotts Co., R&D Dept
April 25 / Dietary Oils that Target Body Fat / Dr. Martha A. Bellury / OSU / Ohio Dominican University, Colonial Room
2012 / Mar 21 / Multi-scale Characterization Studies of Aged Li-ion Batteries for Improved Performance / Dr. Shrikant Nagpur / OSU / The Spaghetti Warehouse / High School Teacher of the Year Award
Feb 21 / The Chemistry of Chocolate / Dr. Sheryl Barringer / OSU / Four Seasons Columbus
2011 / Dec 7 / Tour of GFS Analytical Facility, 800 Kaderly Drive / Harry Ruska and Lee Cherney / GFS Chemicals / Dinner at The River Club / Joint Meeting with AICHE
Nov 14 / Pills, Potions, and Poisons: Engaging Youth with Relevant Science / Nicole Cartwright Kwiek / OSU / Berwick Manor Party House
Oct 11 / Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning / Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri / ACS President-Elect / CAS / 50 and 60 Year Member Recognition
2011 / Sept 21 / Radical Basis of Aging / Dr. Frederick Villamena / OSU / Griffin Student Center, Ohio Dominican Univ
Aug 24 / Gladfelter Paper Mill Tour and Talk / Alan Cox / Gladfelter retiree / Chillicothe OH Plant / Silver Circle
June 21 / Dublin Road Water Plant / Tony Kohler / Plant Manager / Dublin Road Water Plant / Silver Circle
June 1 / Food Chemistry for Cancer Prevention / Dr. Steven Schwartz / OSU / Parker Food Science Technology Bldg / Silver Circle
2011 / May 25 / Development of Food Based Targeted Delivery Systems for Disease Prevention / Dr. Yael Vodovotz / OSU / 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant
April 14 / High School Materials Science Courses as a STEM Integrator and Motivator / Glenn S. Daehn / OSU / Clintonville Woman’s Club
March 16 / Thermoset Materials in Wind Turbine Blade Composites / Kevin Lambrych / Ashland Performance Materials / Ashland, Inc., Dublin OH
Feb 21 / Recent Advances in Understanding Antarctica’s Climate History: How the Science is Done and What We’ve Learned / Dr. Larry Krissek / OSU / Ohio Union at OSU / High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award
2010 / Dec 9 / Wine Making Talk / Camelot Cellars Boutique Winery / Joint meeting arranged by AIChE
Nov 6 / Wine Tasting with Cheese and Bread / Refrectory Restaurant and Bistro / Sat 3:00-5:00 pm
Oct 21 / The Globalization of Science / Dr. Nancy B Jackson / ACS President –Elect; Sandia National Laboratories / CAS / 50 & 60 Year Members
Sept 21 / Bio-inspired Strategies for Mechanical Enhancement / Dr. LaShanda T. Korley / Case Western Reserve Univ / Refrectory Restaurant and Bistro
2010 / May 26 / Iron Chemistry for Life and Health / Dr. James A. Cowan / OSU / Ohio Dominican Univ / 2010 Columbus Section Award
April 26 / Biobased Building Materials: Opportunities for Novel Chemical Innovations / Shannon Hollis & Industry Panel: Jeff Cafmeyer, Battelle Memorial Institute; Tom Fontana, Ohio Soybean Council; Prabhar Krishnaswamy, National Fiber Composites Corp. (NFCC); Bob Moffit, Ashland Performance Materials / Ohio Bio Products Innovation Center, OSU / Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, OSU
2010 / March 17 / Nutrigenomics of Longevity / Dr. Oulianan Ziouzenkova / OSU / Fawcett Event Center
Feb 24 / Mobile Sources: An Opportunity to Leverage Research Interests to Address Global Challenges of Climate Change, Energy Security and Public Health / Timothy J. Buckley, PH.D., CHI / OSU / Clintonville Woman’s Club
2009 / Dec 9 / Labs in Life @ COSI / Dr. Jackie Buell & Dr. Carmen Swain / OSU / COSI / Joint meeting with AIChE
Nov 12 / Testing in the Consumer Analytical Laboratory / Dr. Mohammed Amin / Ohio Dept of Agriculture / The River Club (formerly the Confluence Park Restaurant)
Oct 20 / [Atmospheric Chemistry] / Dr. Joseph Francisco / ACS President-elect / CAS / ACS Fellows; HS Chem Teacher; 50-60 Year Members
Oct 16 / Tour and discussion of Geological History of Statehouse / Ohio State House / Silver Circle
2009 / Sept 22 / Chemistry is for the Birds / Dr. Dwight Chasar / ACS Cleveland Section / Clintonville Woman’s Club
Sept 9 / {Antioxidants} / Dr. Ouliana Ziouzenkova / OSU Dept of Human Nutrition / OSU Dept of Human Nutrition / Silver Circle
2009 / Aug 27 / Chemistry of Art Glass / Jim Davis, Lisa Kuhn / Owens Corning / Franklin Park Conservatory / Chihuly Reimagined Exhibit
June 25 / [Tour and discussion of Recycling] / Rumpke Recycling Center / Silver Circle
April 20 / Chemistry: The Enabling Science / Rudy M. Baum / C&E News / CAS
April 13 / Minerology and Rock Collection; Tour of OSU Geological Museum / Dr. John Medici; Dale Gnidoveac / CAS Retiree; Geological Museum Curator / OSU Geology Dept / Silver Circle
Mar 17 / Tapping External Technology as a Mechanism for Growth / Dr. Joe Fox / Ashland Performance Materials / Ashland Inc, Dublin
Feb 4 / Darwin’s Prescient Insights on Human Evolution / Dr. Jeff McKee / Ohio State Univ / South Campus Gateway Movie Theater / OSU Science Cafe
2008 / Dec 9 / A Behind the Scenes Tour of the Aquarium Operation / Columbus Zoo and Aquarium / Joint meeting with AIChE
Nov 19 / The ASNT and Nondestructive Testing / Terry M Webb / BP Refining / Clintonville Woman’s Club
Oct 21 / And Now for something Completely Different / Dr. Thomas Lane / ACS President –elect / CAS / 50 year members; HS Chem Teacher of the Yr
Sept 16 / A Human Side of Chemistry: A Portrait of Contemporary Heroes / Dr. Jeffrey I. Seeman / Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board / Clintonville Woman’s Club / ACS Tour Speaker. Meeting canceled due to weather emergency
2008 / May 20 / How Did I Get To Where I Am Now? / Dr. W. Val Metanomski / CAS / Ohio Dominican Univ / Columbus Section Award
2008 / Mar 20 / Zymurgy: Art and Science of Making Beer / Dr. Tracy P. Hamilton / Univ of Alabama, Birmingham / Barley’s
Smokehouse and Brewpub Ale House / ACS Tour Speaker
Feb 21 / Biomass Energy without Hype / Dr. Henry Bungay / Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute / Clintonville Woman’s Club / ACS Tour Speaker
2007 / Dec 13 / Security in the Chemical Industry / Jack Pounds / Ohio Chemical Technical Council / Confluence Park Restaurant
Nov 14 / Renewable Resource Based Unsaturated Polyester Resins / Dr Darcy Caulkin / Ashland Inc / Ashland Inc / Joint meeting with AIChE
Nov 6 / Glitter as Forensic Evidence / Robert Blackledge / Denison Univ / ACS Tour Speaker
Oct 11 / Centrality of Chemistry / Dr. Bruce Bursten / ACS President-elect / CAS / 50 year members
Sept 18 / Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM)
Fuel Cells / Dr. James Saunders / Battelle / Battelle / Joint meeting with AIChE
2007 / May 8 / Communicating in Chemistry / Dr. Gary Wiggins / Indiana Univ / Holiday Inn on the Lane / Patterson-Crane Award
May 2 / Emerging Opportunities for Bio-based Products / Dr. Bhima VIjayendran / Battelle / Battelle / Silver Circle, noon meeting
April 26 / Cancer Fighting Compounds in Black Raspberries / Dr. Gary Stoner / Ohio State Univ / Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe
Mar 20 / European Gardens of Yesterday and Today / Dr. Steven Still / Ohio State Univ / Confluence Park Restaurant