ACS National Meeting Press Conference Schedule

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11 a.m. Eastern Time

American Chemical Society National MeetingMarch 25-29, 2012Press Conference ScheduleAttend in Person in San Diego or Access Live Audio & Video Online

243rd ACS National Meeting & ExpositionACS Press CenterSan Diego Convention Center, Room 15APress Center Phone: 619-525-6268

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**9:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 5:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Some scum! Microbe in pond scum enlisted in new cancer test Scientists are enlisting the living, self-propelled microbes found in pond scum — the pea-green surface slicks that form on ponds — in the development of a long-awaited new test to detect the cells that spread cancer through the bloodstream from the original tumor to new sites in the body.

Yoshinobu Baba, Ph.D., Nagoya University

**10 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Bacteria use chat to play the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” game in deciding their fate

When faced with life-or-death situations, bacteria — and maybe even human cells — use an extremely sophisticated version of “game theory” to consider their options and decide upon the best course of action, scientists reported here today. In a presentation at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, they said microbes “play” a version of the classic “Prisoner’s Dilemma” game.

José Onuchic, Ph.D., Rice University

10:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, Noon Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Popcorn: The snack with even higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables

Popcorn’s reputation as a snack food that’s actually good for health popped up a few notches today as scientists reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyphenols" than fruits and vegetables. They spoke at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, being held here this week. Joe Vinson, Ph.D., University of ScrantonMichael Coco, University of Scranton

**1 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 8 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

“Noodle gels” or “spaghetti highways” could become tools of regenerative medicine Medicine’s recipe for keeping older people active and functioning in their homes and workplaces — and healing younger people injured in catastrophic accidents — may include “noodle gels” and other lab-made invisible filaments that resemble uncooked spaghetti with nanoscale dimensions, a scientist said here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The world’s largest scientific society, ACS is meeting here this week with reports on more than 11,000 reports on new advances in science on its schedule.

Samuel I. Stupp, Ph.D., Northwestern University

1:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society President unveils initiatives for 2012

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., president of the American Chemical Society (ACS) — the world’s largest scientific society — today described initiatives on climate science, the education of future scientists and commemoration of a landmark federal law that engendered some of the nation’s greatest universities. Those initiatives will be the theme of Shakhashiri’s presidential year.

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012 President, American Chemical Society

**3 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 8 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Nuclear power plants can produce hydrogen to fuel the “hydrogen economy”

The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled “hydrogen economy” — an era based on hydrogen fuel that replaces gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels, easing concerns about foreign oil and air pollution — has been available for decades and could begin commercial production of hydrogen in this decade, a scientist reported here today.

Ibrahim Khamis, Ph.D., International Atomic Energy Agency

**9:00 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time Note to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Behind-the-scenes: Scripting destruction of the infamous Escondido, Calif., “bomb house”

This press conference is an overview of a roundtable discussion on behind-the-scenes planning for the December 9, 2010, burning of the infamous “bomb house” in Escondido, Calif. that was deemed too dangerous to enter. The session, titled “How to ‘safely’ burn down a house,” is part of the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Neal R. Langerman, Ph.D., American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health & Safety, session organizer

**10 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New plastics “bleed” when cut or scratched — and then heal like human skin

A new genre of plastics that mimic the human skin’s ability to heal scratches and cuts offers the promise of endowing cell phones, laptops, cars and other products with self-repairing surfaces, scientists reported today. The team’s lead researcher described the plastics, which change color to warn of wounds and heal themselves when exposed to light, here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Marek W. Urban, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

**10:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 7:15 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New “electronic skin” patches monitor health wirelessly

Like the colorful temporary tattoos that children stick to their arms for fun, people may one day put thin “electron skin” patches onto their arms to wirelessly diagnose health problems or deliver treatments. A scientist reported on the development of “electronic skin” that paves the way for such innovations today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

John Rogers, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

**11 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 4:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New twist on 1930s technology may become a 21st century weapon against global warming

Far from being a pipe dream years away from reality, practical technology for capturing carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas — from smokestacks is aiming for deployment at coal-fired electric power generating stations and other sources, scientists said here today. Their presentation at the 243rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, was on a potential advance toward dealing with the 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide released into the air each year through human activity.

James H. Davis, Jr., Ph.D., University of South Alabama

Other participants from a symposium about ionic liquid applications for sustainable technology in the energy, materials and pharmaceutical areas:

Doug McFarlane, Ph.D., Monash UniversityRobin Rogers, Ph.D., University of Alabama, editor of Crystal Growth & DesignGabriela Gurau, Ph.D., University of Alabama

**11:45 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 6 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

More economical way to produce cleaner, hotter natural gas

New technology is offering the prospect of more economical production of a concentrated form of natural gas with many of the advantages — in terms of reduced shipping and storage costs — of the familiar frozen fruit juice concentrates, liquid laundry detergents and other household products that have been drained of their water, scientists reported here today.

Mohammad G. Rabbani, Ph.D. (presenter), Virginia Commonwealth UniversityHani M. El-Kaderi, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

12:15 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, Noon Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Materials inspired by Mother Nature: A 1-pound boat that could float 1,000 pounds

Combining the secrets that enable water striders to walk on water and give wood its lightness and great strength has yielded an amazing new material so buoyant that, in everyday terms, a boat made from 1 pound of the substance could carry five kitchen refrigerators, about 1,000 pounds.

Olli Ikkala, Ph.D., Aalto University, Department of Applied Physics

Other participants from biomimetics symposium:Harry Brumer, Ph.D., of Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia (co-organizer of symposium)Vince Edwards, Ph.D., U.S. Agricultural Search Service, USDA (co-organizer) Paul Gatenholm, Ph.D., Chalmers University of Technology Mark MacLachlan, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

1:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 2 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Two drugs already on the market show promise against tuberculosis

A two-drug combination is one of the most promising advances in decades for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) — a disease that kills 2 million people annually — a scientist reported today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The treatment, which combines two medications already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), delivers a knockout punch to forms of TB that shrug off other antibiotics. John Blanchard, Ph.D., Albert Einstein School of Medicine of Yeshiva University

2 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 1:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Butterfly wings’ “art of blackness” could boost production of green fuels

Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles production of hydrogen gas — a green fuel of the future — from water and sunlight. The researchers presented their findings here today at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) 243rd National Meeting & Exposition.

Tongxiang Fan, Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University

**3 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 8:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New field of chemistry has potential for making drugs inside patients — and more

The traditional way of making medicines from ingredients mixed together in a factory may be joined by a new approach in which doctors administer the ingredients for a medicine separately to patients, and the ingredients combine to produce the medicine inside patients’ bodies.

Carolyn Bertozzi, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

4 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 10 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Preserving arson evidence with triclosan

A preservative in toothpastes, hand soaps, underarm deodorants and other everyday products is getting a second life, helping crime scene investigators preserve evidence of arson, scientists reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Dee Ann Turner, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

4:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 6:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New endoscope technology paves the way for “molecular-guided surgery” for cancer

With more than 15 million endoscope procedures done on patients each year in the U.S. alone, scientists today reported evidence that a new version of these flexible instruments for diagnosing and treating disease shows promise for helping surgeons more completely remove cancerous tumors. Their report on technology that combines the endoscope with the phenomenon responsible for the eerie blue glow in the cooling water of nuclear reactors was part of the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Zhen Cheng, Ph.D., Stanford University

**8 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 6:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

A capsule for removing radioactive contamination from milk, fruit juices, other beverages

Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described development of a capsule that can be dropped into water, milk, fruit juices and other foods to remove more than a dozen radioactive substances.

Allen Apblett, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

**8:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 5 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Hot pepper compound could help hearts

The food that inspires wariness is on course for inspiring even more wonder from a medical standpoint as scientists today reported the latest evidence that chili peppers are a heart-healthy food with potential to protect against the No. 1 cause of death in the developed world. The report was part of the 243rd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, being held here this week.

Zhen-Yu Chen, Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong

9:15 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time Note to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society to announce Entrepreneurial Training Program Scholarships

The American Chemical Society will announce the first recipients of $500 scholarships in the Entrepreneurial Training Program, a partnership with the Kauffman FastTrac program to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. Economic growth in the U.S. has always depended in large measure upon the success of its entrepreneurs and the growth in innovative technology. To increase the rate of innovation and create new jobs in the chemical sciences, ACS is providing competitive scholarships to prospective, high-potential entrepreneurs. To find out more about entrepreneurism at ACS, go to www.acs.org/ei.

**11 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 5 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New evidence that comets deposited building blocks of life on primordial Earth

New research reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) provides further support for the idea that comets bombarding Earth billions of years carried and deposited the key ingredients for life to spring up on the planet.

Jennifer G. Blank, Ph.D., Bay Area Environmental Research Institute

11:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1 p.m. Eastern TimeNote journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

New evidence on effects of green coffee beans in weight loss Scientists today reported striking new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time.

Joe Vinson, Ph.D., University of Scranton

**Noon Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 7:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Transparent, flexible “3-D” memory chips may be the next big thing in small memory devices

New memory chips that are transparent, flexible enough to be folded like a sheet of paper, shrug off 1,000-degree Fahrenheit temperatures — twice as hot as the max in a kitchen oven — and survive other hostile conditions could usher in the development of next-generation flash-competitive memory for tomorrow’s keychain drives, cell phones and computers, a scientist reported today.

James M. Tour, Ph.D., Rice University

1:15 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 11:15 a.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Minority women still most underrepresented in science despite progress

Thirty-five years after a landmark report documented minority women as the most underrepresented individuals in science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, dramatic improvements have occurred for women of color, but serious obstacles remain. That was the message from a report here at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Jeannette Brown, (organizer), independent scholar and historianYolanda S. George, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceSandra Hanson, Ph.D., Catholic UniversityAlison Bruzek, The HistorymakersLilia Abron, Ph.D., President, PEER Consultants P.C.

2 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 5 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this event took place at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

AkzoNobel North America Science Award launched with American Chemical Society

More than 300,000 different metals, plastics, coatings, cements and other forms of material create the important underpinnings of our modern society. In recognition of the vital role that scientists at universities and other research institutions play in advancing chemistry and materials science research, AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the American Chemical Society (ACS), today launched a major new science award.

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., 2012 President, American Chemical SocietyKent Voorhees, Ph.D., Board of Directors, American Chemical SocietyDale Steichen, Ph.D., Vice President, AkzoNobelGeorge Nolan, Manager of North American Communications, AkzoNobelMartha Lester, Director, Professional Advancement, American Chemical Society

2:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 5:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this event took place at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

International Chemistry Olympiad 2012

As athletes tone their muscles and reflexes for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London, athletes of the mind will be girding in the months ahead for the premier intellectual competition — the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad (IchO). The 2012 competition for the world's most talented chemistry students at the secondary school level will be held at the University of Maryland in College Park, the first U.S. venue since 1992. Scheduled participants include representatives of the 2012 sponsor, The Dow Chemical Company; the organizer, the American Chemical Society; and the host, the University of Maryland.

Katie Hunt, Ph.D., R&D Director, Innovation Sourcing & Sustainable Technologies, The Dow Chemical CompanyMary Kirchhoff, Ph.D., Director, Education Division, American Chemical SocietyMichael Doyle, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland

4:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 6 p.m. Eastern Time Note to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Blocking "oh-glick-nack” may improve long-term memory

Just as the familiar sugar in food can be bad for the teeth and waistline, another sugar has been implicated as a health menace and blocking its action may have benefits that include improving long-term memory in older people and treating cancer.

Linda Hsieh-Wilson, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

9 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 7:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Popcorn-shaped gold particles gang up on Salmonella Take an ounce of lettuce, test it for 17 hours, and the results show whether that mainstay ingredient in green salads is contaminated with Salmonella, the food poisoning bacteria that sickens millions of people each year. Another traditional test takes 72 hours to complete. How about a test that identifies Salmonella in five minutes, so that shipments of lettuce can be confiscated before they reach the table?

Paresh C. Ray, Ph.D., Jackson State University

**9:45 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 2:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Toward a test strip for detecting TNT and other explosives in water

Scientists today described development of a new explosives detector that can sense small amounts of TNT and other common explosives in liquids instantly with a sensitivity that rivals bomb-sniffing dogs, the current gold standard in protecting the public from terrorist bombs. They reported on the technology, suitable for incorporation into a TNT test strip, at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), being held here this week.

Yu Lei, Ph.D., University of ConnecticutYing Wang, University of Connecticut

**10:30 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 5:45 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Standard test may miss food ingredients that cause milk allergy

The standard test used to detect milk-protein residues in processed foods may not work as well as previously believed in all applications, sometimes missing ingredients that can cause milk allergy, the most common childhood food allergy, which affects millions of children under age 3, a scientist reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Joseph L. Baumert, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

**11:15 a.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Science celebrates cocoa and chocolate’s potential health benefits

If eccentric candy-maker Willa Wonka could leap from the pages of Roald Dahl’s classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and walk these streets, he might make a bee-line for a festival of cocoa and chocolate on the menu today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Sunil Kochhar, Ph.D., Nestlé Research CenterOther participants in chocolate and cocoa symposium: Joe Vinson, Ph.D., University of Scranton (organizer)Eric Ding, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s HospitalSonia Ramos, Ph.D., ICTAN-CSIC, Madrid, SpainWilliam J. Hurst, Ph.D., The Hershey Company

**1:30 p.m. Pacific Time –– EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

Two-in-one device uses sewage as fuel to make electricity and clean the sewage Scientists today described a new and more efficient version of an innovative device the size of a home washing machine that uses bacteria growing in municipal sewage to make electricity and clean up the sewage at the same time. Their report here at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, suggested that commercial versions of the two-in-one device could be a boon for the developing world and water-short parts of the United States.

Orianna Bretschger, Ph.D., J. Craig Venter Institute

*Instructions for joining chat room sessions

Chat Room Sessions from ACS National Meeting in San Diego

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs is offering the news media the opportunity to join press briefings, whether covering the meeting onsite or from a remote location. This format will provide access for the increasing number of journalists who cover scientific meetings from their home base during ACS’ 243nd National Meeting, held March 25-29 in San Diego.

Borrowing the popular chat room concept from the Internet, we will provide news media with access to both real and virtual chat room sessions during the San Diego meeting.

Reporters attending the meeting can gather with scientists in an informal setting in our Press Briefing Room at the ACS Press Center, Room 15A, at the San Diego Convention Center. The scientists will summarize their research and field questions. Offsite reporters can enter a virtual version of this chat room over the Internet. In addition to seeing and hearing the real-world activity, offsite reporters can submit questions.

Like hosts of a traditional chat room, we never know how many participants will join a session. Each session will proceed, regardless of attendance, so that digital transcripts can be made and posted online as a resource for individuals who are unable to attend.

Chat room sessions begin at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on Sunday, March 25, and continue during the week. Get a head start by registering at Ustream.tv, a live, interactive online video site.

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