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February 25,
2010
Hiroko Karan
Appointed
Chair-Elect of
NY Section
American
Chemical Society
Dr. Hiroko
I. Karan,
Professor of
Chemistry,
Department
of Physical,
Environmental
and Computer
Sciences at
Medgar Evers
College/CUNY
and the
Chair of the
Board of
Directors of
the Asian
American/Asian
Research
Institute of
CUNY is
the Chair-elect
of the New
York Section
of the
American
Chemical
Society
(ACS). The
American
Chemical
Society is
one of the
largest
professional
organizations
in the
nation and
the New York
Section of
the ACS is
one of the
largest
local
sections of
the ACS. It
serves over
4100 members
who reside
in New York
City, Long
Island,
Westchester
and Rockland
Counties and
North
Jersey. Her
term begins
in 2011.
The 2010
Chair-elect,
Dr. Karan
has been
organizing
the William
H. Nichols
Symposium
which will
be held on
March 5,
2010 at
Crown Plaza
Hotel, White
Plains, N.Y.
in honor of
Professor
Tobin Marks,
the 2010
Nichols
Medal
Awardee,-
and Vladimir
N. Ipatieff
Professor of
Catalytic
Chemistry,
Professor of
Materials
Science and
Engineering,
Northwestern
University.
This is one
of the
oldest (over
100 years)
and
prestigious
award of the
ACS and the
NY section
of the ACS.
Several of
Nichols
Medal
Awardees
have
subsequently
been awarded
the Nobel
prize.
Attached is
the 2010
symposium
program. One
chemistry
faculty
member and
two students
will be
invited from
Colleges and
Universities
in the NY
Section to
attend the
Award
Symposium
and Dinner.
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