30 Year Anniversary of the Section

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society. The celebration of this milestone will happen at our annual award banquet on December 4^th, 2021 at the 310 Lakeside restaurant (301 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801).*

We will have moments to look back at the history of our section and to highlight “what-they-are-doing-now” of the award winners at the early days. Each participant will also receive a special and long-lasting souvenir (while supply lasts).

Reservation can be made online at https://forms.gle/okhyqWaqGSGLtTtw8, or by sending email to contact@orlandoacs.org or calling Darlene Slattery at 321-632-2535. Reservations must be made by November 22, 2021 (New deadline). Please include names so that we can provide nametags.

The cost will be $25/person (after subsidy, tax and gratuity included). The Section will pay the bill with a single check. Please be prepared to pay at the door by check or cash—unfortunately we cannot accept credit cards.

Please join us to celebrate the history of our local section and recognize excellence in chemistry!

* All guests are expected to follow safety guidelines of the restaurant on the day of the event. For more information, please visit https://310restaurant.com.

Annual Awards Banquet Invitation

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

The Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society will recognize 2021 awards winners in a traditional annual awards banquet on December 4^th, 2021. You are invited to attend the banquet:

Saturday, December 4^th, 2021
11:30AM to 2:00PM
At the 310 Lakeside restaurant
301 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801

MENU
Appetizers
Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Bruschetta
Fried Green Tomato – pimento spread, bacon jam, chives
Signature Salad
Mixed Greens grape tomatoes, cucumbers, shaved onion, house made balsamic vinaigrette
Entrée choice of
Pasta Primavera seasonal vegetables, grana padano cheese
Chicken Piccata white wine, butter, capers, lemon sauce garlic mash, seasonal vegetable
Salmon tomato bruschetta, balsamic glaze garlic mash, seasonal vegetable
Dessert
Oreo Cream Trifle
Beverages
Iced tea, soft beverages, and Illy coffee
Cash bar is available

Reservation can be made online at https://forms.gle/okhyqWaqGSGLtTtw8, or by sending email to contact@orlandoacs.org or calling Darlene Slattery at 321-632-2535. Reservations must be made by November 20, 2021. Please include names so that we can provide nametags.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Call for Annual Awards

Posted on September 5, 2021November 5, 2021

Since 1991, the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society has recognized individuals who live, work, or study in the seven-county region of the Orlando Section and excel in chemistry. Continuing this tradition, this year, the Orlando Section will give the following awards:

Eileen Tulley Award for Outstanding High School Student
Outstanding High School Teacher
Outstanding Undergraduate at a Primarily Teaching Institution
Outstanding Undergraduate at a Primarily Research Institution
Outstanding Graduate at a Primarily Research Institution
Outstanding Educator at a Primarily Teaching Institution
Outstanding Educator at a Primarily Research Institution
Outstanding Chemist
Outstanding Chemistry Professional
Outstanding Entrepreneur/Employer Award
Outstanding Volunteer

Descriptions and criteria for each award can be found in our website at https://orlandoacs.org/annual-awards

If you know someone or companies who should be recognized publicly, please nominate them for an ACS Orlando Section award. Each Award consists of a plaque and a monetary award. Awardees will be honored at the local Section’s annual banquet held on December 4^th, 2021. Student nominees need not be currently enrolled in chemistry but can be nominated for achievements for the spring 2021 term.

Nomination package includes:
(1) A letter of nomination stating why this person/company* deserves the award.
(2) A letter of support from someone else who knows the nominee.

Each letter should include the name of the award, and the writer’s email address and daytime phone number. Electronic submissions are required. Email PDF letters to Dr. Darlene Slattery, Chair of the Orlando Section Awards Committee at dslattery1@cfl.rr.com. To be considered, nominations must be received by Friday November 5^th, 2021 Monday November 8^th, 2021 .

Nominators of awardees are expected to participate in the local Section’s annual banquet to introduce the awardees.

* Point of contact for nominated company must be included in the letter.

CATL Division Fall 2021 Student Travel Awards

Posted on July 12, 2021July 16, 2021

The Catalysis Science and Technology (CATL) Division solicits applications for CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel Awards that will cover the registration fee of graduate students presenting at the Fall 2021 ACS National Meeting scheduled to be held from 22-26 August 2021.

The travel awards aim to further the shared goals of the ACS CATL (https://www.acs-catalysis.org/) and ChemCatBio Consortium (https://www.chemcatbio.org/) to provide educational opportunities in catalysis, support professional development for young scientists, and foster diversity and inclusion in chemical process research.

To be eligible the student must be an ACS CATL Division Member.

Please send as a single PDF file, in an email attachment:
a) Notice of abstract acceptance for a CATL-sponsored symposium
b) CV of the graduate student
c) Nomination letter from the student’s PhD advisor
d) ACS Member number of the nominator and the nominee
e) Whether or not the student has already registered for the ACS Meeting (if they have registered please also send a receipt and a postal address so we can send reimbursement)

Include CATL REGISTRATION AWARD APPLICATION (in capital letters) as the subject. Forward documentation to the ACS CATL Assistant at contractor.acs.catl@gmail.com

The deadline for application is 2 August 2021.

_{*Reproduced from ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology’s email on 07/12/2021}

Call for nominations for Southern Chemist Award

Posted on June 25, 2021July 16, 2021

The Memphis Local Section of the American Chemical Society seeks nominations for its 2021 Southern Chemist Award, which recognizes distinguished service to the chemical profession in the southern US. Nominees should be US citizens who have worked in the South for at least 10 years and have at least a 10-year record of accomplishment. In addition, nominees must have actively participated in ACS events and have brought recognition to the South through their work.

Nominations should consist of a letter containing biographical details and a brief account of the nominee’s technical accomplishments, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications and patents, a list of ACS activities, and two seconding letters from individuals who are not at the nominee’s place of employment.

Email PDF files by September 1, 2021 to mclaughlinwilliam@comcast.net. Nominators wishing to send their applications by mail should send six copies of all materials to Bill McLaughlin, 9015 Longwood Lane, Germantown, TN, 38139.

Full List of Awardees

Posted on February 13, 2021January 13, 2024

Over the years, the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society recognizes outstanding chemist from Central Florida.

Year	Award	Recipient	Organization
2023	Outstanding Student at a primarily teaching institution	Ms. Denette Boucome	Keiser University
2023	Outstanding Student at a primarily research institution (undergraduate)	Ms. Arden Floyd Mr. Matthew Pensenstadler	University of Central Florida Florida Institute of Technology
2023	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mr. Jorge Pereira	University of Central Florida
2023	Outstanding Teacher at a primarily teaching institution	Dr. Mahesh Peddibhotla	Valencia College
2023	Outstanding Educator at a Primarily Research Institution	Dr. Pavithra Pathirathna	Florida Institute of Technology
2023	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Nasri Nesnas	Florida Institute of Technology
2023	Outstanding Chemistry Professional	Dr. Nahid Mohajeri	Nitto Americas
2023	Outstanding Volunteer	Dr. Duy Le	University of Central Florida
2022	Eileen Tulley Award for Outstanding High School Student	Khadeejah Ahmed	Lake Nona High
2022	Outstanding High School Teacher	Mrs. Emily Hill	Crooms Academy of Information Technology
2022	Outstanding Undergraduates Students	Alivia Taylor Natali Barakat	Seminole States College University of Central Florida
2022	Outstanding Grad Student	Mr. Muzammil Ahmed	Florida Institute of Technology
2022	Outstanding Educator At a Teaching Institution	Dr. Angelina Georgieva	Keiser University
2022	Outstanding Educator at a Primarily Research Institution	Dr. Yu Yuan	University of Central Florida
2022	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Laurene Tetard	University of Central Florida
2022	Outstanding Chemical Professional	Dr. Martha Williams	NASA
2022	Outstanding Entrepreneurs	Mr. William Easter	X-Batt, X-Mat, Semplastics
2022	Outstanding Volunteer	Mr. Muzammil Ahmed	Florida Institute of Technology
2021	Eileen Tulley Award for Outstanding High School Student	Mr. Seth Brunner	Trinity Prep
2021	Outstanding Undergraduate at a Primarily Research Institution	Ms Barbara Chiu Ms. Kasey Rigby	University of Central Florida
2021	Outstanding Graduate at a Primarily Research Institution	Mr. Ryan Connelly	University of Central Florida
2021	Outstanding Educator at a Primarily Research Institution	Dr. Titel Jurca	University of Central Florida
2021	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Fernando Uribe-Romo	University of Central Florida
2021	Outstanding Entrepreneur/Employer	Mr. Sergie Albino Mr. Ian Doromal	ecoSPEARS
2021	Outstanding Volunteer	Dr. Titel Jurca	University of Central Florida
2020	Outstanding High School Teacher	Mrs. Carrie Lopez	Trinity Preparatory School
2020	Outstanding Undergraduate Student	Ms. Katie Wilson	Florida Institute of Technology
2020	Outstanding Graduate Student	Ms. Lorianne Shultz	University of Central Florida
2020	Outstanding Educator at a Research Institution	Dr. Karin Chumbimuni-Torres	University of Central Florida
2020	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Xiaohu Xia	University of Central Florida
2020	Outstanding Chemical Professional	Dr. Tracy Gibson	Kennedy Space Center
2020	Outstanding Volunteer	Dr. Michel Johnson	Retired
2019	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Ms. Emily Gearhart	Seminole State College
2019	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Ms. Tam Pham	Stetson University
2019	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mr. Eric Ziegler	Florida Institute of Technology
2019	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Qun Treen Huo	University of Central Florida
2019	Outstanding Volunteer	Ms. Audrey Preston	Florida Institute of Technology
2019	Volunteer Recognition	Mr. George Kenney
2019	Volunteer Recognition	Dr. Angelina Georgieva
2018	Outstanding High School Student	Ms. Gabby Irons	Lake Nona High School
2018	Outstanding High School Teacher	Mrs. Elvira Tomlin	Lake Nona High School
2018	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Ms. Zon Thwin	Valencia College
2018	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Dr. Laura Sessions	Valencia College
2018	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Mr. Christopher Roldan	University of Central Florida
2018	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mr. Pierpaolo Morgante	Florida Institute of Technology
2018	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Andres Campiglia	University of Central Florida
2018	Outstanding Volunteer	Dr. Steven Kuebler	University of Central Florida
2017	Outstanding High School Student	Philip Monsees	Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School
2017	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Sun Hong	Seminole State College
2017	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Dr. Vasudha Sharma	Valencia College
2017	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Franklin Thornburgh	Florida Institute of Technology
2017	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Dr. Joel Olson	Florida Institute of Technology
2017	Outstanding Graduate Student	Tianyu Zheng	University of Central Florida
2017	Outstanding Chemist	Dr. Yi Liao	Florida Institute of Technology
2016	Outstanding High School Student	Angelica Coriano	Cypress Creek High School
2016	Outstanding High School Teacher	Raymond Rowe	Cypress Creek High School
2016	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Shamaron Grier	Valencia College
2016	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Dr. Daeri Tenery	Valencia College
2016	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Elizabeth Stewart	Florida Institute of Technology
2016	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Dr. Jessica Smeltz	Florida Institute of Technology
2016	Outstanding Graduate Student	Tyler Maxwell	University of Central Florida
2015	Outstanding High School Student	Anthony Das	Edgewater High School
2015	Outstanding High School Teacher	Nicholas Tomcykoski	Edgewater High School
2015	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Alexandra Allard	Eastern Florida State College
2015	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Van Quach	Seminole State College
2015	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Lauren Gandy	Univ. Central Florida
2015	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Karin Chumbimuni-Torres	Univ. Central Florida
2015	Outstanding Graduate Student	Shishir Chourey	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2015	Outstanding Chemist	Andy Knight	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2014	Outstanding High School Student	Srimayi Tenali	West Shore Jr/Sr HS
2014	Outstanding High School Student	Aadit Vyas	Paul J. Hagerty HS
2014	Outstanding High School Teacher	Caroline Kent	Rockledge High School
2014	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Deborah L. Mead	Seminole State College
2014	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mahmoud Saleh	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2013	Outstanding High School Student	Nicholas Etrick	West Shore Jr/Sr High School
2013	Outstanding High School Teacher	Erica Saylor	University High School
2013	Outstanding High School Teacher	Scott Waisanen	Oviedo High School
2013	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Diana Cox	Rollins College
2013	Outstanding Chemist	Lei Zhai	Univ. Central Florida
2012	Outstanding High School Student	David R. Anderson	West Shore Jr/Sr HS
2012	Outstanding High School Teacher	Dr. Scott McCord	Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr HS
2012	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Lynley Bacheller	Brevard Comm. Col. – Palm Bay
2012	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Ms. Deborah McClinton	Brevard Comm. Col. – Melbourne
2012	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Christian Posea	Stetson University
2012	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Dr. Kurt Winkelmann	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2011	Outstanding High School Student	Mr. Clement Li	Cocoa Beach HS
2011	Outstanding High School Teacher	Romina Jannotti	Hagerty HS
2011	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Danny Arias	Valencia State College
2011	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Eileen Perez	Valencia State College
2011	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Christy Fitzpatrick	Stetson Univ.
2011	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Harry Price	Stetson Univ.
2011	Gordon L. Nelson Award	Joshua Rokach	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2011	Outstanding Student Affiliate Section	UCF Student Chapter	Univ. Central Florida
2010	Outstanding High School Student	Steven Wang	Seminole HS
2010	Outstanding High School Student	Anthony Weishample	Hagerty HS
2010	Outstanding High School Student	Kelsey Savery	West Shore HS
2010	Outstanding High School Teacher	Susan Brennan	Seminole HS
2010	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Justin Wright	Rollons College
2010	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Tandy Grubb	Stetson Univ.
2010	Outstanding Graduate Student	Carolina Andrade	Univ. Central Florida
2009	Outstanding High School Student	Timothy Copeland	Hagerty HS
2009	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Estefania Santamaria	Valencia Comm. Coll.
2009	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Naomi Pernicone	Stetson Univ.
2009	Outstanding Graduate Student	Ciceron Outstanding Yanez	Univ. Central Florida
2009	Outstanding Chemist	Andres D. Campiglia	———–
2008	Outstanding High School Student	Anna Strock	West Shore HS
2008	Outstanding High School Student	Greg Braciack	Hagerty HS
2008	Outstanding High School Teacher	Faren Ahrens	Edgewood HS
2008	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Rafael Gonzalez	Daytona State Coll.
2008	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Katherine Ferstadt	———–
2008	Outstanding Graduate Student	Pranav Patel	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2007	Outstanding High School Student	Adam Klett	West Shore HS
2007	Outstanding High School Teacher	Lisa Scott	Satellite HS
2007	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Gerald Swanson	Daytona Beach Comm. Coll.
2007	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Carlos Toro	Univ. Central Florida
2006	Outstanding High School Student	Robert Gottfried	Hagerty HS
2006	Outstanding High School Teacher	Dawn Arnett	Viera HS
2006	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Juliana Llano	Univ. Central Florida
2006	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Ramee Indralingam	Stetson Univ.
2006	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mussafer Tonguc Oztek	Univ. Central Florida
2006	Outstanding Chemist	Virender Sharma	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2005	Outstanding High School Student	Xiaoming Jia	West Shore HS
2005	Outstanding High School Teacher	Delilah Narvaez	West Shore HS
2005	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Sarah Kellner	Brevard Comm. Coll.
2005	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Martin McClinton	Brevard Comm. Coll.
2005	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Gail Schneider	Univ. Central Florida
2005	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Stephen Kuebler	Univ. Central Florida
2005	Outstanding Graduate Student	Nadine Noorhasan-Smith	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2005	Outstanding Chemist	Rodger Capps	Boeing Company
2004	Outstanding High School Student	Andrew First	Winter Springs HS
2004	Outstanding High School Student	Alexander Roederer	West Shore HS
2004	Outstanding High School Teacher	Thomas Sammet	University HS
2004	Outstanding Two‐year College Student	Ryan Michael	Brevard Comm. Coll.
2004	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Christopher Stefancik	Stetson Univ.
2004	Outstanding Graduate Student	Sheila Jacobo	Florida Inst. of Techn.
2004	Outstanding Chemist	Florencio Hernandez	Univ. Central Florida
2004	Gordon L. Nelson Award	Brooks Madsen	Univ. Central Florida
2003	Outstanding High School Student	Kim Hoang	Palm Bay HS
2003	Outstanding High School Teacher	David Pieski	Freedom HS
2003	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Edgar Perez	Univ. Central Florida
2003	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Brooks Madsen	Univ. Central Florida
2003	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mirna Franjic	Univ. Central Florida
2003	Outstanding Chemist	Christian Clausen	Univ. Central Florida
2002	Outstanding High School Student	Gregory DiMicco
2002	Outstanding High School Teacher	Lara Sharp
2002	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Carri Brodnax
2002	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Michael Hampton
2002	Outstanding Graduate Student	Christina Coon
2002	Gordon L. Nelson Award	Barry Fookes
2002	Chairman’s Award	Ramee Indralingam	Stetson Univ.
2001	Outstanding High School Student	Erin Riley
2001	Outstanding High School Teacher	Karen Deo
2001	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Sean Burrow
2001	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Glenn Cunningham	Univ. Central Florida
2001	Outstanding Graduate Student	Janice Lomness
2001	Outstanding Chemist	Cherie Geiger
2000	Outstanding High School Student	Matthew Offerman
1996	Outstanding High School Student	Jona Hattangadi	University High
1996	Outstanding High School Teacher	Kenneth Holt
1996	Outstanding Four-year College Student	Kim Millar	Univ. Central Florida
1996	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Jan Ems-Wilson	Valencia Community College
1996	Outstanding Graduate Student	Mustafa Adiyaman	Florida Institute of Technology
1996	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Guy Mattson	Univ. Central Florida
1996	Outstanding Chemist	Clovis Linkous	FSEC/Univ. Central Florida
1996	Gordon L. Nelson Award	Gordon L. Nelson	Florida Institute of Technology
1995	Outstanding High School Student	Laura Meyer
1995	Outstanding High School Teacher	Jennifer Foulk
1995	Outstanding Four-year College Student	Lynda Dawson
1995	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Jeanne Robinson
1995	Outstanding Graduate Student	Chun Lin
1995	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Brooks Madsen	Univ. Central Florida
1995	Outstanding Chemist	Michael Babich	Florida Institute of Technology
1994	Outstanding High School Student	Meetesh Karia	Palm Bay High
1994	Outstanding High School Teacher	Erica Leonard	Mainland High
1994	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	Tom Beall	Brevard Community College
1994	Outstanding Student at a Four-year College	Janice Lomness	Univ. Central Florida
1994	Outstanding Graduate Student	Scott McKay	Florida Institute of Technology
1994	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Michael Hampton	Univ. Central Florida
1993	Outstanding High School Student	Chris Bray
1993	Outstanding High School Teacher	Janet Morgan	Dr. Phillips High
1993	Outstanding Two‐year College Teacher	David Wilson	Valencia Community College
1993	Outstanding Graduate Student	Guo Shen	Florida Institute of Technology
1993	Outstanding Four‐year College Teacher	Alan Brown	Florida Institute of Technology
1993	Outstanding High School Student (Special Awards)	Thanh Tan Nguyen Ranjani Raghunathan John Foley Tom Tomble
1993	Outstanding Graduate Student (Special Awards)	Jennifer Batten
1992	Outstanding High School Students	Matt Carrigan Ben McFarland
1992	Outstanding Undergrad Students at a Four-Year College	Chris Bender Melissa Heck
1992	Outstanding High School Teachers	Sharon Blankenship Nancy Benton
1992	Outstanding Teacher at a Four-year College	Seth Elsheimer
1992	Outstanding Chemist	Mary Sohn
1991	Outstanding High School Student	Eileen Tulley	Titusville High
1991	Outstanding High School Teacher	Collette Davis Joseph Pekich	Dr. Phillips High Palm Bay High
1991	Outstanding Four‐year College Student	Cherie Geiger	Univ. Central Florida
1991	Outstanding Graduate Student	Seong Woo Hwang
1991	Outstanding Chemist	Michael D. Hampton John H. Trefry III	Univ. Central Florida Florida Institute of Technology