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THE IOTAN

May, 2001 No. 81

Iota Sigma Pi

National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry

Chmielewski of Purdue is Agnes Fay Morgan Research Awardee

synthesis of dimerization inhibitors of therapeutically significant enzymes such as of HIV-1 protease and integrase. An ultimate goal of her work is the inhibition of transcription factor/DNA interactions by specifically disrupting the protein-protein interactions of dimeric transcription factors. Another project is the design of a unique self-replicating peptide system that is sensitive to environmental conditions and can reproduce only under extreme conditions. In Dr. Chmielewski's lab, a new liposome has been prepared that achieves a pH-dependent cargo unloading within the low-pH environment of cellular endosomes. The liposomes are designed to be cell target specific and the liposomal contents are released specifically within cancer cells. Dr. Chmielewski's group has developed peptide shuttles that not only facilitate the cytoplasmic delivery of small molecule and peptidic agents, but also efficiently promote the uptake of these agents into the

nucleus, the side of action for numerous anticancer therapeutics. Another project involves the synthesis, in one step, of stable five-, six-, and seven-helix bundle structures from peptides with sixteen amino acid residues. In Dr. Chmielewski's lab, a wide range of biopolymers has been isolated

within host crystalline

matrices of biominerals. The folded states of the proteins within the matrices have been confirmed and their thermal stability demonstrated.

Dr. Chmielewski has over forty-eight publications and four book chapters or review articles. She has given eighty-four invited lectures. Dr. Chmielewski has obtained almost 3.5 million dollars in funding in seventeen grants and fellowships. Twenty-seven graduate students, thirteen undergraduates and three postdoctoral assistants have worked with Dr. Chmielewski. She received the Arthur E. Kelly Award for Excellence in Teaching. and was named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and an Exxon Foundation Fellow. The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health have recognized her research. She serves on the Editorial Boards of Chemical and Engineering News and the Journal of Peptide Chemistry.

by Christine K. F. Hermann

Director for Professional Awards

Professor Jean Chmielewski (above) is the 2001 recipient of the Iota Sigma Pi Agnes Fay Morgan Research

Award. This annual award is given for research achievement in chemistry or biochemistry. The nominee must be a woman chemist or biochemist, not over forty years of age at the time of her nomination.

Dr. Chmielewski is currently an associate professor of Chemistry at Purdue University. Since 1990, she has taught Organic Chemistry (undergraduate and graduate), Organic Laboratory, Undergraduate Chemistry Seminar, Modern Synthetic Organic Laboratory, and Current Topics in Bioorganic Chemistry. Dr. Chmielewski's areas of research include the design and

In this issue...

Supplies and Information 3

Member News 4

Editors 5

National Council 7

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	Nominees Sought for National Officers for Next Triennium Nominations are being sought for the following National Council offices: President (must have served on National Council within the past 12 years), Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Coordinator of Members-at-Large, Records Chair, Editor, Director of Professional Awards, Director for Students Awards, and Historian (6 year term). Please consider nominating yourself or another member (with her prior approval) for one of these offices. The Iota Sigma Pi Triennial Convention and Centennial Celebration is just over a year away. One of the important items of business that occurs during the convention is the election of National Officers for the coming triennium. All offices are for three years terms except for National Historian, which has a six year term. All officers except the President are limited to two successive terms in the same office but may be renominated after being out of that office for at least one term. The President is limited to one term, but may be renominated after being out of office for at least one term. Serving on National Council is a rewarding experience that allows you to shape the direction Iota Sigma Pi will take as it moves into its next 100 years. Nominations should be sent to Linda C. Brazdil, Chair of the Nominations Committee, 22W061 Marston Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6819 or by email to brazdil@imsa.edu. Any questions regarding nominations or the nomination process can be
		email to this address or you can phone Linda at work (630-907-5069) or home (630-545-1868).	Plan to Attend Aurum Iodide ISP Dinner at Chicago ACS Meeting Aurum Iodide will host a dinner for Iota Sigma Pi members during the August 26-30 ACS meeting in Chicago. The specifics are not yet available, but the dinner meeting and speaker presentation will be held in the downtown area, possibly on Monday night. Please contact Christine Rener for further information and to make a reservation. She can be reached at 262-551-5871, 847-283-0718, or rener@carthage.edu.

		Check Our New Link National Council has agreed to add a link on the Iota Sigma Pi website to Phi Lambda Upsilon, a co-ed chemistry honor society. http://www.cpac.washington.edu/~campbell/plu/ Phi Lambda Upsilon has added a link to the Iota Sigma Pi page as well.

		Attention Los Angeles Area ISP Members at Large Jodye Selco is trying to reactivate the Sulfur Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi. Jodye would like Los Angeles Members at Large to contact her. She has talked with a number of Iotans in the area, and they share her enthusiasm for beginning chapter activities. Sulfur could follow the model of other large chapters with activities across their geographical areas. If there is sufficient interest, the formal reactivation of the Sulfur chapter will begin through the National Council. Jodye Selco may be reached at University of Redlands, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 3080, Redlands CA 92373-0999, and by email at selco@uor.edu	Mark your calendar for the Iota Sigma Pi Centennial Convention June 12-16 , 2002 The 2002 Centennial Convention will be held on the campus of the University of California Berkeley by the founding chapter Hydrogen. The convention dates are Wednesday, June 12, for the National Council meeting; Thursday-Friday June 13-14, for the business meeting of convention by delegates; and Saturday June 15, the celebration, workshops, poster sessions, panel discussion, speakers, luncheon, dinner. Sunday, June 16 is for free time activities: wine country tour, shopping, San Francisco tour, museums, ...or go home. Plan on attending; San Francisco is a wonderful city to visit! Non-delegates are welcome. At the Interim Meeting, Berkeley CA, July 21, 2000 National Council. discussed plans for the convention and a took a tour of the campus. Send your celebration ideas to Christine Rener at ener@carthage.edu



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		Sources of Iota Sigma Pi Supplies and Information Supplies The publicity pamphlets: "Membership Information" and "National Awards". History, Constitution and Bylaws, Rituals of Iota Sigma Pi, Rules and Regulations, The Iotan, Speakers Bureau Supplies Coordinator Jeanne M. Buccigross 3891 Stillwell Rd. Hamilton, OH 45013 Initiation Membership Application Summary of Applicants National Secretary Forming a Chapter Procedural information and application forms National Vice President Charter Certificates National Historian Financial Reports Financial Report Forms National Treasurer Awards Awards criteria and nominations forms Director for Professional Awards Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award National Honorary Member Award for Professional Excellence Director for Student Awards National Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry Anna Louise Hoffman Graduate Research Achievement Award Gladys Anderson Emerson Scholarship Dues Dues statements and payments National Treasurer Chapter Operations Changes in the Chapter Officers list Forms for reporting local elected officers National Vice President Address Labels and Membership List Change of address and member death Records Chair Historical Information National Historian *** See National Council listings elsewhere in The Iotan for officers' names and addresss.
	Chimica Acta, The Chemist and Applied Spectroscopy. Her research interests include: Analysis of Real World Substances, Microscale Techniques, and Inorganic Synthesis. She has directed over 45 students doing undergraduate research on a variety of topics. Anne is also active in Delta Kappa Gamma, Women Educator's Honor Society and Knox Presbyterian Church. At Knox Anne has served in many positions including Clerk of Session and as a Bible Leader for her women's circle. After retirement the Sherrens will remain in Naperville.
Anne Sherren Retires from North Central College In June Professor Anne T. Sherren, National Historian of Iota Sigma Pi, will retire from North Central College, Naperville, IL after teaching college chemistry for 40 years. In 1961 Anne began her teaching career at the Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas where she was initiated into Uranium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi. In 1966 Dr. Sherren joined the faculty of North Central College. In 1976 she became Professor of Chemistry. In addition to teaching Anne has served on National Council of Iota Sigma Pi from 1972 to 1984 and from 1989 until the present. Her offices include National President, National Immediate Past President, National Director, Presidential Advisor, Supplies Coordinator and National Historian. Anne has published articles in the Journal of Chemical Education, Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic

	Your Collaborative Experiences Are Needed! Have you been involved in collaborative efforts between Iota Sigma Pi and other organizations (ACS, WCC, libraries, schools, GWIS, museums, etc.) that helped to promote women in chemistry? Linda Brazdil, Past President of ISP, has been invited to present a paper at the Women Chemists Committee Symposium cntitiled "Collaborating for the Benefit of All" at the upcoming American Chcemical Society National Meeting in Chicago, August 26-30, 2001. Linda would appreciate your sharing these experience with her before July, 2001 so that she may include them in her presentation. The more specific examples she has, the better. She may be contacted at brazdil@imsa.edu or by mail at 22W061 Marston Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6819




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Barbara Sawrey (MAL ), Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, has been named Acting Provost of Revelle College at UCSD for a one year sabbatical replacement, beginning August 1, 2001.

Iotans Participate in ACS Symposium on Women

in San Diego

Several Iotans presented papers in the symposium "Chemists in the New Millennium", organized by the chair of the Women Chemists Committee, F. K. Wood-Black. Featured speakers presented their perspectives on ChemCensus 2000's data related to women chemists, highlighting the progress indicated as well as the challenges for the future. Papers in the symposium covered the status of women in chemistry as a whole, in academics, and in industry.

Nina M. Roscher (Cm) presented, "Data on Women Chemists: A Historical Perspective". Carolyn Ribes presentation was "Marie Curie as a Corporate Fellow: WhatWill It Take toGget There?". Ribes found "that it is very difficult to find out how women are progressing on technical vs. management ladders." She "was able to obtain data within my company but not from other companies. I found that women enter the leadership levels in Analytical Sciences at the same rate as men, but they are more likely to be managers than technical leaders."

Donna J. Nelson (National Vice President) reported the results of her survey on the top 50 chemistry departments in the US, ranked by NSF according to chemical research expenditures. Her paper was entitled, "Strategies for Increasing Women and Minorities in Academia". One of the surprising findings was the very low numbers of minorities on the faculties of these universities at a time when the number of graduating minority Ph.D.'s is increasing. Nelson commented, "I expected to find a low number of African American Assistant Professors. I did not expect to find none. Even though the African American faculty had predicted to me that there might be none, I was astonished." A complete report of the survey is available on her web site at

http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/faculty/djn/diversity/table2.html

and ....... /table3.html

The summary of her results are in the table below.

Janet Clark (Cl Chapter) had her first patent issue on Jan. 30, 2001. US 6179994 is titled Isoparaffinic Base Stocks By Dewaxing Fischer-Tropsch Wax Hydroisomerate Over Pt/H-Mordenite. Janet is a senior chemist at ExxonMobil Process Research Laboratories in Baton Rouge, LA.

Darleane C. Hoffman (H Chapter) Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, received the 2000 Harry and Crol Mosher Award of the Santa Clara Valley Section of The American Chemical Society. in January, 2001. At her award dinner she presented a talk entitled, "The Long-Sought Super Heavy Elements (SHEs) - One-Atom-at-a-Time Nuclear Chemistry." Hoffman also went on a week-long lecture trip in late March to several Texas universities. Her speaking tour was sponsored by the Welch Foundation.

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Amherst newspapers, and on the Sweet Briar College web site.

Parents dropped off their girls off for a total of five hours. Some parents and troop leaders stayed to observe and to enjoy the cafeteria lunch. In addition to being a good break for parents, Jill credits part of the turnout to good timing of the event. It was a fun way to spend a cold and rainy Saturday in January! The basic ideas for the activities in chemistry, biology and physics were adapted from the Brownie Handbook. They included

- growing crystals - black construction paper worked faster than the

usual string

- making recycled paper - it was worth the intensive preparation effort.

- blowing up balloons with CO₂formed by reaction of baking soda with vinegar

- making gloop from cornstarch and water - a messy but fun experience

- performing paper chromatography separation of marker colors

- making bubbles

- a seed sprouting race

- carrying out light and color

Enthralled Brownies try science with Anne Reeve

Lanthanide Chapter

College cafeteria and a short presentation by the "keynote speaker-Lanthanide member Anne Reeve-who spoke about chemistry in everyday life.

Part of the inspiration for the Science Try-It Day came from Jill's Brownie daughter. The event was advertised through word of mouth to local Brownie troops. and received press coverage in Lynchburg and

Hosts Brownie

Science Try-It Day

in Virginia

by Jill Granger

Feature Editor - Chris Rener

Earlier this year, the Lanthanide Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi brought science to young girls in a way that serves as an excellent model of a successful chapter activity. On January 20, 2001, a Brownie Science Try-It Day was held at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. The efforts were led by Jill Granger, Assoc. Professor of Chemistry, Sweet Briar College, and Lanthanide chapter president. Twelve members of the Lanthanide Chapter and students participated in the Science Try-It Day.

In attendance were 28 first - third grade girls from three Brownie Troops and a number of parents and troop leaders. The girls engaged in a several hands-on activities, earning two Brownie badges in Science Wonders and Science in Action. The girls also started work on a third badge in Plants. The activities were followed by lunch in the Sweet Briar

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Feature Editors

Member Spotlight Chris Rener - rener@carthage.edu

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Member Outreach Margaret Workman - mworkman@wppost.depaul.edu

Science Dawn Norman - dawn319@juno.com

Manuscripts for publication in The Iotan may be submitted to the Editor at the address listed elsewhere in this newsletter. Suggestions for articles for the Special Editors are appreciated. Feature articles and book reviews are acceptable. Documents should be on floppy disk, or emailed, typed, double spaced, and no longer than one page.

Deadlines for consideration for the November, February, and May issues, respectively, are September 15, December 15 and March 15. Manuscripts will not be returned and are subject to editing. Publication is based on editorial assessment of reader interest and space available.

Letters to the Editor are encouraged and may be published. Letters should be no longer than 250 words.

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easier to track completion of all of the activities. The girls had fun with science and also worked hard to earn their badges. Earning nearly three badges in a single day is a significant accomplishment; usually it takes a month to earn a single badge.

In organizing the event, the Lanthanide members made it easy for everyone to be involved. Science Try-It Day ran smoothly, and the activity leaders, observers and the girls had fun. For more information, contact Jill Granger directly at granger@sbc.edu.

Heather Marxen, l., (MAL)and Kathy Trahanovsky, r., (Au) visited with Sharon Vercellotti (Cl) at ISP Social Hour in San Diego ACS Meeting

Iota Sigma Pi Notecards Available

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experiments with colored flashlight beams (in darkened "tents" formed under the dining hall tables with tablecloths!)

Jill has some great organizational advice for chapters. Individual activities were set up on dining

hall tables. As the organizer, Jill did not direct an activity herself, but was free to answer questions,

trouble shoot, take pictures and direct the students among the activity tables. Two other Lanthanide members took care of registration and check-in and then served as roaming assistants. The girls were assigned to groups of 3 or 4 with colored name tags. Color-coordinated 3x5 cards with the students' names were initialed by the activity leaders once each girl completed the activity, making it

Our newest merchandise - notecards (beige card stock with green ink). These notecards can be used for initiation invitations, thank you notes or just for freinds. Packages of 10 notecards are $8 each (includes postage) and are available from Jeanne Buccigross, Supplies Coordinator.

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Get your ISP T-Shirt!

The Chlorine Chapter has Iota Sigma Pi T-shirts for sale! The white T-shirt has a large front emblem of our key with the words "Iota Sigma Pi" above the key and "National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry" below the key. The key is dark green-colored with gold-colored text outlined in green. On the back is the 1996 Triennial Convention theme, "Share The Vision" in green. Shirts sized M, L, XL are available for $10 and XXL are available for $11. Please add $3 for shipping.

Send order with checks payable to Iota Sigma Pi - Chlorine Chapter to Janet Clark, 10324 Springdale, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Contact Janet at jrclark@erenj.com or 225-977-8551 if you have questions. Proceeds will help the chapter fund their outreach projects.

IOTA SIGMA PI

NATIONAL COUNCIL 1999 - 2002

President

Susan S. Marine

Miami University Middletown

4200 East University Blvd.

Middletown, OH 45042-3497

(513)422-1683 (h)

(513)727-3372 (w)

(513)727-3462 (fax)

mariness@muohio.edu

Vice President

Donna J. Nelson

Dept of Chemistry

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK 73019

(405)325-2288 (w)

(405)325-6111 (fax)

DJNelson@chemdept.chem.ou.edu

Secretary

Janet R. Clark

ExxonMobil Process Research Labs

P.O. Box 2226

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

(225)769-2089 (h)

(225)977-8551 (w)

(225)977-5039 (fax)

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Treasurer

Kathryn Louie

Dept. Of Pediatrics

Children's Nutrition Research Center

1100 Bates, Room 7060

MC 5-1000

Houston, TX 77030-2600

(713)799-8429 (h)

(713)798-7160 (w)

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Records Chair

Patricia A. Fish

May-Oct 1213 South Shore Court

Amery, WI 54001-5102

(715)268-4632

Oct-May 16588 Bear Cub Ct.

Fort Myers, FL 33908-4323

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Editor

Sharon V. Vercellotti

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Historian

Anne T. Sherren

North Central College

P.O. Box 3063

Naperville, IL 60566-7063

(630)637-5193-(w)

(630)637-5121-fax

ats@noctrl.edu

Coordinator of Members-at-Large

Kathryn A. Thomasson

University of North Dakota

Chemistry Dept. Box 9024

Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024

(701)777-3199 (w)

(701)777-2331 (fax)

Kathryn.thomasson@mail.chem.und.nodak.edu

Director for Professional Awards

Christine K. F. Hermann

Box 694, Dept of Chemistry & Physics

Radford University

Radford, VA 24142

(540) 639-6705 (h)

(540)831-5413 (w)

(540)831-6615 (fax)

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Director for Student Awards

Lily Ng

Department of Chemistry

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH 44115

(216)687-2467 (w)

(216)687-9298 (fax)

l.ng@csuohio.edu

Immediate Past President

Linda C. Brazdil

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy

Office of Research and Evaluation

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Aurora IL 60506-1000

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(630)907-5918 (fax)

brazdil@imsa.edu

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