Come and tase wonderful chocolate at 3:00

914 Heinz Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94710

$15 - and includes 3 standard chocolate bars

To reserve, the Section must receive your check by February 14

Registration has opened for the American Chemical Society Short Course Circuit to be held in La Jolla, CA, December 1-6, 2008. Register before November 3 to receive a $100 discount on your standard registration fee. Academic and group discounts are also available. Visit ACS website for complete details.

 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE!

Dinner meeting, Friday, Nov 21 6:00

$15 ($5 students)

RSVP Kathy Johns at kjohns@csuchico.edu by Nov 14

At the Chevron Richmond Technology Center, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond.  RSVP by Nov. 13.

Time: 5:00 pm social, 6:00 pm presentation, $10.00 for snacks.  RSVP by Nov. 13, 2008 to Section office by emailing to office@calacs.org or call (510) 351-9922.

DINNER AT HOTEL MAC HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Jasmina Vujic is a Professor and Chair at University of California, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.

Mandarin Gardens- 5:30 pm social time, 6:00 pm dinner, 7:00 pm meeting

Councilor

A Councilor is the elected representative of the California Section to the ACS Council,  which meets twice a year at ACS National Meetings.  Councilors must be members of the ACS and the California Section.  Councilors are expected to attend the Western District Caucus meetings, and the Council meetings at the National Meetings, and participate in Council Committees to serve the needs of the California Section and the ACS.  Councilors are voting members of the California Section Executive Committee and are expected to attend Committee meetings and participate in discussions.   They are expected to report on their Council activities and present to the Executive Committee any items the Council is considering for guidance.  Councilors, however, retain the right to vote on Council matters as their consciences dictate.  Reasonable expenses for a Councilor to attend the ACS Meetings, not covered by a third party such as the Councilor’s employer, are reimbursed by the Section and the ACS.  Councilors are expected to mentor Alternate Councilors and newly elected Councilors to pass along the history and experience of ACS Council service.  The term of a Councilor is three years with no limit on the number of terms.  The California Section currently has eight Councilor positions.

Alternate Councilor

An Alternate Councilor is expected to be available to fill in for a Councilor if one or more cannot attend an ACS Council meeting.  The membership requirements for Alternate Councilor are the same as those for Councilor.  Alternate Councilors are voting members of the California Section Executive Committee, are expected to attend meetings and be participants in Section activities.  If substituting for a Councilor at a Council meeting, the Alternate Councilor is expected to assume all the duties of a Councilor. Reasonable expenses for an Alternate Councilors to attend an ACS Meetings as a Councilor substitute, not covered by a third party such as the Alternate Councilor’s employer, are reimbursed by the Section and the ACS. The term of an Alternate Councilor is three years with no limit on the number of terms.  The California Section currently has eight Alternate Councilor positions.

Oak Grove Middle School in Concord CA Address:  2050 Minert Road, Concord, CA 94518 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Volunteers needed! 

To join the fun, please contact Alex Madonik, NCW Coordinator, at <madonika@comcast.net 
  or at 510-872-0528"

This year's theme is, "Having a Ball with Chemistry."  The focus
will be on the chemistry of sports.

San Rafael Joe's in San Rafael, 931 4th Street, San Rafael.  6:00 social, 7:00 dinner, 8:00 presentation. RSVP by Oct.8, 2008

$35.00 for dinner (choice of Roast Leg of Pork, Chicken Piccata or Pacific Red Snapper), salad and dessert.

RSVP by Oct.8, 2008 to Section office by emailing to office@calacs.org or call (510) 351-9922. When making reservations, please indicate your choice of entree.

All Alumni/Post-doctoral fellows from Wagner group are asked to join in Prof. Wagner's retirement symposium on October 11, 2008 at Michigan State University. 

Please send RSVPs to Ms. Nancy Lavrick (lavrik@chemistry.msu.edu) at MSU, so she can have the head count for this event. 

Please pass this information along to anyone you know associated with Professor Wagner's group. 

Boli Zhou (bolizhou@yahoo.com)

Guest Speaker-Rika Regentin, Senior Scientist, Amyris Biotechnologies.  10am-1pm, including lunch.  RSVP by September 29.

California State University, East Bay -Science Building South-Room 149, Hayward, CA

RSVP: Please call the ACS office at 510-351-9922 or email office@calacs.org for reservations by Monday, September 29, 2008.  Please indicate whether you will be attending the lunch after the lecture. 

All are invited and welcome!

Meeting Agenda  

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  -Meet Speaker Over Coffee

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon -Presentation and Questions

12:00 Noon - 1 p.m.       -Lunch

Cost: $20.00 (Students and Unemployed Half Price)

Semi-Synthetic Artemisinin: Integrating Chemistry, Fermentation and Synthetic Biology to Fight Malaria Rika Regentin, Senior ScientistAmyris Biotechnologies, 58850 Horton St. Suite 100, Emeryville, CA 94608, U.S.A Malaria threatens 350-500 million lives every year, with over 1 million deaths, primarily children under the age of five.  Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACT's) are recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria since drug resistance has been observed for almost all treatments except those containing artemisinin and its derivatives.  Currently the only source of artemisinin is extraction from the plant Artemisia annua, and the supply of artemisinin for ACT's can be variable, due to a long planting cycle and climate-dependent yields.  One consequence of this is that ACT's are more costly than the less effective traditional drug treatments.  Drug production by fermentation is an attractive route for supplementing the artemisinin supply since fermentation processes have a shorter cycle time, can be scaled to meet demand, and result in consistent quality.  Genes from the A. annua artemisinin biosynthetic pathway were expressed in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae; fermentation processes were developed for the strains, and chemical conversion of the fermentation products was used to produce semi-synthetic artemisinin.  This alternative artemisinin production option may be a good way to supplement the plant-derived supply should technical milestones be met and if commercial scale production is achieved. Amyris BiotechnologiesAmyris is a technology company that is combining its scientific breakthroughs with a supply chain-focused business model to commercialize a slate of advanced renewable fuels for the transportation industry.  We have developed a proprietary technology platform that allows us to re-engineer microbes to be "living factories" for the environmentally-friendly production of various high value compounds using renewable feed stocks, such as sugarcane and cellulosic crops.  These compounds are expected to have broad application in the production of various products in addition to fuels, including pharmaceuticals and chemicals.  SPEAKER  

BIOGRAPHY Rika Regentin joined Amyris Biotechnologies in 2005.  She is currently a senior scientist heading up the fuels fermentation process development group.  While at Amyris, Rika led the laboratory scale fermentation process development effort on the Artemisinin project from May 2005 through March 2008, when the laboratory scale process was successfully transferred to partner Sanofi-Aventis.  After receiving a M.S. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1996, Rika moved to the San Francisco Bay area.  Prior to joining Amyris, she developed fermentation processes for engineered strains that produce natural products and recombinant proteins for several bay area companies, including Chiron Corporation and Kosan Biosciences.  She holds numerous scientific publications and patents.

"The Changing Face of Chemistry in the 21st Century"  at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

*The Chemistry Cafe is back at a new location and on a new day!* 

Subject:    How Important is Recycled Water?            

Soon water, not oil, will be the vital fluid over which wars will be waged. Locally and globally, our water supplies are rapidly diminishing because of natural wildcards like climate change, global warming and a disappearing snow pack. In the developed world, we are also contaminating our own backyard with discarded pharmaceuticals, personal care products like detergent and shampoo, and unchecked population growth in areas with little water reserves. Recycled water is becoming increasingly important in stretching our water supplies to cover more than landscaping.

Come and listen in on Lori’s presentation and get answers to the questions that have been bothering you on this subject.Good food and beverages are available from the main café with great variety and great prices. Come early to avoid the line and get a table. See you there! 

Francesco's (by the Oakland Airport) 8520 Pardee Dr. Oakland.

6:00 social, 7:00 dinner, 8:00 presentation. RSVP by Sept. 10.

Time: 6:00 social, 7:00 dinner, 8:00 presentation.

Cost:  $35.00 for dinner (choice of Pot Roast or Half Roast of Chicken w/mushroom sauce), salad and dessert.

RSVP by Sept. 10, 2008 to Section office by emailing to office@calacs.org or call (510) 351-9922. When making reservations, please indicate your choice of entree.

Speakers:

·         Jacqueline Barton, California Institute of Technology, USA

·         Mark Bradley, University of Edinburgh, UK

·         Ben Cravatt*, Scripps Research Institute, USA

·         Justin DuBois*, Stanford University, USA

·         Stephen Fesik, Abbott Laboratories, USA

·         Tohru Fukuyama, University of Tokyo, Japan

·         Donald Hilvert, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

·         William Jorgensen, Yale University, USA

·         Stephen Neidle, University of London, UK

·         Paul J. Reider, Amgen (retired), USA

·         Peter Schultz, The Scripps Research Institute, USA

·         Kevan Shokat, University of California, San Francisco, USA

·         Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University, Canada

·         Erik Sorensen, Princeton University, USA

·         Roger Tsien, University of California, San Diego, USA

·         Herbert Waldmann, Max-Plank Institute, Germany

·         James Wells, University of California, San Francisco, USA

·         Robert Williams, Colorado State University, USA * Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awardees

 A special 10% discount on both industrial and academic registration fees is available to ACS members resident in North America. To take advantage of this discount, complete the special registration form at: www.tetrahedron-symposium.elsevier.com/acsdelegates.htm  

The meeting is being held in the Claremont Resort and Spa, Berkeley.  A discounted room rate of $189 is available for the symposium, with the rate including full use of the health club, internet access, and other benefits. Lecture titles, and additional information about the event may be found at the conference web site: www.tetrahedron-symposium.elsevier.com.

July 13-17: Chemistry in the Community five-day residential workshop and a Teaching Inquiry-based Advanced High School Chemistry three-day workshop will be offered at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, CA during the week of July 13, 2008.

More information, requirements, application forms and/or online registration may be found at www.acs.org/education (follow the link for Courses and Workshops).

July 13: Chemistry in the Community five-day residential workshop and a Teaching Inquiry-based Advanced High School Chemistry three-day workshop will be offered at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, CA during the week of July 13, 2008.

These workshops are led by experienced chemistry educators from around the U.S. The Chemistry in the Community workshop will be led by Regis Goode, Bob Dayton, and Pam Diaz. The Teaching Inquiry-based Advanced High School Chemistry Workshop at will be led by Laura Eisen, Jonathan Mitschele and DeAna Irving. The registration fee for this workshop is $50.00; ACS provides room, board, and materials.  More information, requirements, application forms and/or online registration may be found at www.acs.org/education (follow the link for Courses and Workshops).

 Arlene Blum, Visiting Scholar Dept. of Chemistry, UC Berkeley,
biophysical chemist, mountaineer, and author, will present
a lecture entitled "Breaking Trail: Molecules, Mountains,
and Motherhood" and lead a workshop called "Climbing Your
Own Everest: Leadership Skills for Scientists". 

Meet the speaker, coffee, networking from 10:30-11:00;

Lecture from 11:00-12:00; Lunch from 12:00-1:00; Workshop from 1:00-4:00. 

Join us for all or part of this event.
Location: 775 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley Campus

Cost: Lecture, workshop-free! Lunch -$20.00 (students and those seeking employment, 1/2 price)

Please make reservations by July 3, 2008, by calling or emailing the California section office, (510) 351-9922, office@calacs.org. Please indicate whether you will be attending the lecture, lunch, and/or workshop. 

*ISP stands for Iota Sigma  Pi, National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry,

Hydrogen Chapter, University of California, Berkeley

July 6: Green Chemistry Workshops for High School Teachers.  ACS will offer two, week-long workshops on green chemistry for high school teachers in 2008. The workshops will be held in Pittsburgh, PA (July 6 - 11, 2008), and Raleigh-Durham, NC (TBA). Please contact Mary Kirchhoff at m_kirchhoff@acs.org  for more information.

Topic: Awards Luncheon Honoring California Section Petersen Award Recipient, Fifty and Sixty Year ACS Members

Date:  Friday, June 27, 2008Place: Solano Bar and Grill, 1133 Solano Ave, Albany, Ca 94706

Time:   12:00 pm   No-host Social, 1:00 pm Luncheon,  2:00 pm  Awards 

Price:   $24.00 per person (Students and chemists seeking employment pay half-price) Includes luncheon, dessert, coffee/tea, tax, and gratuity. 

Reservations: Contact the California Section Office at (510) 351-9922 or email office@calacs.org, no later than Friday, June 20, 2008.    

June 14:  Cal ACS Section Wine Tasting at DeLoach Winery at 11:30.  $10 a person which will be deducted from the cost of any wine our members purchase.  Participants must mail their check to the Section office by June 5.  Participants can bring a picnic lunch.

DATE:                   Tuesday, May 20
Location:              Michael's Restaurant at Shoreline Park, Mountain View
                              Address:   2960 N Shoreline Blvd.
                              Restaurant phone:   650-962-1014
                             Do NOT call restaurant for reservations.
                             Restaurant's web page directions
                              http://www.michaelsatshoreline.com/location.html

PLEASE NOTE:  we accept cash or checks, but are unable to accept payment by credit card at this time.   You may pay at the door.

Timing:    6:00 PM  social hour
             7:00 PM  dinner
             8:00 PM  presentation  begins

Cost:                $30 with advance registration
                        Half price for students, retired, and unemployed. (late fee still applies, if applicable)
                        Free if you attend just the lectures at 8:00 PM.
                                 (but please let us know for headcount)
              $40 after registration deadline, if possible -- please contact us to inquire.

Deadline for registration:    5 PM Monday, May 19 (but please try to do so earlier if you can; it helps)

Please register on the web page
             www.GGPF.org

Or, if necessary, contact:
              Syed Askari  
              syed.askari@gmail.com  
              650-864-5429



   Speaker:  Reinhold H. Dauskardt
                    Professor and Associate Chair
                    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
                   Stanford Univesity
                   http://mse.stanford.edu/about_faculty/mse_fac_profile.php?sunetid=rhd

May 17:  The 2008 Spring II WCC Meeting at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Campus Graduation Ceremony, 350 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, California.  Noon-4.  All are invited and welcome! 

RSVP: Please call the ACS office at 925-287-8055 for reservations by May 6, 2008.  Meet at San Rafael Civic Center Lagoon for Lunch at 12:00 Noon (Bring Your Own Lunch).  1:00 p.m. Travel to Guide Dogs Campus for the 1:30 p.m. Graduation Ceremony followed by Guide Dog Campus Tour.  Attending a graduation ceremony at Guide Dogs for the Blind is one of the best ways to really get acquainted with our program.  Puppy raisers say goodbye to their graduating dogs, and the graduating class members bid farewell to return to their homes and families with new partners by their sides.  All are invited and welcome!  RSVP: RSVP the CalACS office by May 6, 2008.

What:  The Palomares School 2nd Annual Science Expo 

Where:  Palomares School in Castro Valley

When:  Friday, May 16, 2008

Contact: Sherry Johnson at joh19701@comcast.net

by Margarete Leclerc, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist at Symyx Technologies, will be held at Saint Mary's College, Galileo Hall, Room201, Moraga, California. From 10 to 11 am, there will be networking time with the presentation from 11 to noon. After the presentation lunch will be available for $20 (students and chemists seeking employment will be half priced). All interested parties are welcome.

Please make reservations by April 30 by calling or emailing the California section office, (925) 287-8055, office@calacs.org. Please indicate if you will be joining us for lunch.

by Margarete Leclerc, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist at Symyx Technologies, will be held at Saint Mary's College, Galileo Hall, Room201, Moraga, California. From 10 to 11 am, there will be networking time with the presentation from 11 to noon. After the presentation lunch will be available for $20 (students and chemists seeking employment will be half priced). All interested parties are welcome.

Please make reservations by April 30 by calling or emailing the California section office, (925) 287-8055, office@calacs.org. Please indicate if you will be joining us for lunch.

Directions to Saint Mary's College, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575, (925) 631-4000

John Courtis is the Manager of Alternative Fuels Section at the California Air Resources Board. His group is responsible for the development of the LCFS and for the development of regulatory requirements for the California refining sector in order to meet the AB32 requirements. Mr. Courtis started his career at the ARB in 1979 where he was involved in the development of California regulations for refineries, and oil and gas production facilities. He was involved in the development of California fuels regulations such as clean diesel, RFG 1 and RFG 2, oxygenates, alternative fuels, fuel additives, clean fuels and clean vehicles and others. He left the ARB in 1998 and as a private consultant he worked for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNEP, and the governments of Thailand, China, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Greece, and others. He returned to the ARB in the summer of 2007. Mr. Courtis has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens, Greece, a degree in Electrical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology, and has done graduate studies in Engineering Systems at UCLA.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

ARB has undertaken development and implementation of a landmark low carbon fuel standard or LCFS, under direction of Governor’s Executive Order S-01-07 and authority of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). This performance-based regulation will require transportation fuel producers to lower the “carbon intensity” or greenhouse gas (GHG) potential of their product offerings by at least 10% by 2020.

KEY PROVISIONS

Fuel producers are required to carefully track and document their fuels and fuel blendstocks to demonstrate a 10% reduction in the net average carbon intensity of their product mix by 2020, achieved through reformulation and/or by providing alternative fuels.

The regulations will establish a credit generation and exchange mechanism whereby producers can collaborate in fuel credit trades to achieve the required GHG reductions in the most cost-effective manner possible. This will incentivize alternative low carbon fuels.

ARB will closely monitor advancements in fuel and vehicle technology, and periodically adjust the LCFS to further reduce GHG emissions as market conditions warrant.

SCHEDULE

In October 2007 ARB’s Board established the LCFS as a high priority “early discrete action item” pursuant to AB 32. 

Also in October, ARB staff began convening four working advisory groups – open to all stakeholders - to help develop key components of the standard. The groups are: 1) life-cycle analysis (LCA), 2) compliance & enforcement, 3) policy & regulatory development, and 4) economic & environmental issues. ARB is cooperating with national and international organizations and is monitoring LCFS activities at the national and international level.

On March 25, 2008, ARB staff discussed with stakeholders a preliminary “strawman” proposed version of the LCFS. 

In June 2008 ARB staff will issue its draft regulation and conduct formal public workshops on the LCFS.

In December 2008, ARB’s board will consider adoption of the LCFS regulations.

Implementation will begin in 2010.

EMERGING ISSUES

To the extent possible, ARB needs to design the LCFS regulation to encourage complementary efforts at the national and international levels. In particular, emissions calculations, compliance mechanisms and credit exchange programs must be harmonious for interrelated GHG reduction programs to function most effectively and economically.

The ARB needs to design the LCFS in a way for promoting the advancement in technological innovation for all fuels and for fuel-vehicle systems. These advancements will provide the foundation for achieving the post-2020 targets for reductions in carbon intensity.

Some recent studies indicate that the carbon reduction benefit of certain biofuel strategies are negated by their indirect GHG emissions from land use conversion. ARB and other research entities are evaluating these new data to ensure that the GHG reductions achieved by the performance-based LCFS are real and quantifiable, and not reliant on carbon intensive fuels.

April 26:  Earth Day with Friends of Five Creeks at Cerrito Creek at the base of Albany Hill from 9 am to noon. 

Please email or call Alex Madonik, the Cal ACS coordinator for this event at madonika@comcast.net or 510-872-0528 (cell) if you plan to attend this event.Friends of Five Creeks will have a work party 9 am - noon Saturday, April 26, on Cerrito Creek at the base of Albany Hill, a significant landmark with a large natural area and Native American grinding stones. 

April 26:  Earth Day with Friends of Five Creeks at Cerrito Creek at the base of Albany Hill from 9 am to noon. 

Please email or call Alex Madonik, the Cal ACS coordinator for this event at madonika@comcast.net or 510-872-0528 (cell) if you plan to attend this event.Friends of Five Creeks will have a work party 9 am - noon Saturday, April 26, on Cerrito Creek at the base of Albany Hill, a significant landmark with a large natural area and Native American grinding stones. 

Friends of Five Creeks, an all-volunteer group, has been removing invasive and planting natives along more than a half mile of creek here for some years. The main job will be removing invasive thornless blackberry, which can cause floods and take over good habitat.  There will be other tasks, light and heavy. 

All ages welcome; kids can have fun playing in the creek or on the climbing structure in El Cerrito's Creekside Park, across from the work area.

To get there: From Central Avenue in El Cerrito, between I-880 and San Pablo, turn south toward Albany Hill on Santa Clara Avenue.  This short street ends at Creekside Park, where we meet to ford the creek (on stepping stones). Alternatively, take Buchanan Street west almost to I-880 and turn north (right) on Pierce Street. Pass the large condos at the foot of Albany Hill, cross the creek on a bridge, and immediately turn east (right) into the parking lot of Pacific East Mall, 3288 Pierce St., Richmond. Park at the rear corner of the lot and walk east into Creekside Park.Dress in layers and wear shoes with good traction; be prepared to get dirty.  Bring a sturdy shovel if you can.  Water and snacks will be supplied. Alex Madonik will be the Cal ACS coordinator for this event and can be reached at madonika@comcast.net or 510-872-0528 (cell).  If you have trouble finding the location on the work-party morning, you can also try 510-599-4709 (cell for Friends of Five Creeks).

April 23: Section Meeting, "The Discovery and Development of Lipitor" - Dr. Bruce Roth, Genentech Inc.  Building 33.  6:00 social, 7:00 dinner, 8:00 presentation.  Buffet dinner for $25.  Wine and other beverages provided courtesy of Genentech.  RSVP by April 16 to Section Office at office@calacs.org. 

Section Meeting, "The Discovery and Development of Lipitor" - Dr. Bruce Roth, Genentech Inc.  6:00 social, 7:00 dinner, 8:00 presentation.  Buffet dinner for $25.  Wine and other beverages provided courtesy of Genentech. 

RSVP by April 16 to Section Office with choice of entree. 

Dinner Buffet Menu

Roasted Broccoli Salad with Parmiggiano Reggiano
Roasted Chicken with Romesco Sauce
Tomato, Red Bell Peppers and Marcona Almonds
Panko Crusted Salmon with Lemon Pepper Sauce
Caramelized Shallot Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Asparagus
Assortment of Dinner Rolls with Butter Tiramisu for dessert

Location/Parking:  The meeting will be in B33, and people will need to come into the building using the door closest to the B33 reception area rather than using the "back door" like many of us do to get into the cafeteria. There will be a security guard at the door to check people in. He will ask to see a photo ID and have them sign the sheet prior to giving them their badge. The parking lot this group will use is called the Upper Lot. It's located across from B20. There will be a sign at the lot, and I expect that Security will post 1-2 bike patrols officers at the entrance to assist visitors. 

The East Bay Regional Parks District is sponsoring an Earth Day event at the Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness.  Join other volunteers in planting, cleaning the creek and decreasing the carbon footprint at the Sunol Wilderness from 12-4 pm.  Exit at the Calaveras exit and meet at the Visitor Center.  Please call or e-mail the Section in advance if you plan to attend, please contact Sheila Kanodia, the California ACS coordinator for this event at sushila.kanodia@gmail.com.

Earth Day Eastshore State Park in Berkeley from 10am-12pm.  Please call or e-mail the Heather Runes, the California ACS coordinator for this event, at hrunes@sbcglobal.net or 510-407-2245 (cell) in advance if you plan to attend.

Note to Teachers – if you want Earth Day materials, please use the following link  http://fs12.formsite.com/ACS-OCA/ccedgenpublic/index.html by April 3.

The East Bay Regional Parks District is sponsoring an Earth Day event at Eastshore State Park in Berkeley from 10am-12pm.  Join the California Section and other volunteers to clean up our bay shoreline by removing trash debris and non-native plant vegetation.  Bags and gloves will be available.  Bring a pulaski, pick or round point shovel if you have one.  There will also be refreshments available.  Park and meet behind the Sea Breeze Deli off of University Avenue (heading west) and West Frontage Road in Berkeley.   If possible, please call or e-mail the Heather Runes, the California ACS coordinator for this event, at hrunes@sbcglobal.net or 510-407-2245 (cell) in advance if you plan to attend.

Note to Teachers – if you want Earth Day materials, please use the following link  http://fs12.formsite.com/ACS-OCA/ccedgenpublic/index.html by April 3.

California Section of the American Chemical Society
February Program
Wednesday, 13 February 2008

"The Chemistry of Love"
Dr. Ariel Fenster
McGill University

HS Lordships, 199 Seawall
Berkeley, Ca.  94710

$40 dinner, students and unemployed ½ price
(There is no charge to attend the lecture only.  Please let the ACS Office know this when you RSVP.)

Social Hr.: 6:00pm,   Dinner: 7:00pm,   Presentation: 7:45pm

Reservations for this California Section Event can be made by
telephoning (925) 287-8055, or e-mailing office@calacs.org
no later than Saturday, 9 February 2008

ABSTRACT
A lighthearted but scientific look at a topic of interest to all. The presence of sex attractants in insects constitute the background to a discussion of analogues to these compounds in humans; "love molecules" that control our emotions from the initial attraction, to infatuation, and finally long term attachment. The lecture includes a description of aphrodisiacs in history and of the more modern, and effective, analogues such as Viagra. This talk is of interest to anyone that ever has been, is at present or ever plans to be "in love.

BIOGRAPHY
Ariel Fenster teaches at McGill University, where he is a founding member of the Office    for Science and Society, an organization dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information in the areas of food, food issues, medications, and the environment and health topics in general.  Dr. Fenster is well known as an outstanding communicator and an exceptional promoter of science with an extensive program, developed over three decades.  Over that period he has given close to 600 lectures and public presentations in English and in French across North America and Overseas.

He appears regularly on TV and radio to discuss health, environmental and technology issues and has presented numerous science segments for children’s television. 

His contributions to teaching, and to the popularization of science, have been recognized by numerous awards.  Among them: the "McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science" from the Royal Society of Canada (1992, inaugural award) and the Michael Smith Award for the Promotion of science in Canada from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2005).

Ariel Fenster, who is a native of the wine-growing region of Bergerac, France, holds a Master's degree from the University of Paris and a Ph.D. from McGill University.