50 Years of the ACS International Activities Committee

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50 Years of the ACS International Activities
Committee
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The 1960s
IAC Chairs Dr. W. Albert Noyes, 1963 Dr.
Robert C. Elderfield 1964-1966 Dr. W. Albert
Noyes 1967-1968
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"In science, even the best-laid-out ideas
frequently don't work out." "You have to find a
way to get around the difficulties. If you give
up right away, you won't get anywhere. -
Ernest Eliel
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The 1970s
IAC Chairs Dr. John C. Sheehan 1969-1973 Dr.
Robert W. Parry 1974-1976 Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg
1977-1980
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• My advice is this Do not worry too much about
  your intelligence, about how you compare with
  your contemporaries, but concentrate on going as
  far as possible with the basic endowments nature
  has given you.
• Don't underestimate yourself. . . . Set yourself
  a high goal of achievement and exert yourself to
  advance toward this.
• - Glenn Seaborg

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The 1980s
IAC Chairs Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma 1981-1983 Dr.
Bryant W. Rossiter 1984-1986 Dr. Helen M. Free
1987-1989
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You have given me the opportunity to make a
personal impact on one of largest and most
influential scientific organizations in the
world. I welcome the challenge. - Helen Free
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The 1990s
IAC Chairs Dr. Roland Hirsch 1990-1992 Dr.
Edwin D. Becker 1993-1995 Dr. David L. Venezky
1996-1997 Dr. Mary Good 1998-2000
Dr. Mary Good
Dr. Roland Hirsch
Dr. Edwin Becker
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Project Bookshare
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The 2000s
IAC Chairs Dr. William Carroll 2001-2003 Dr.
Catherine Costello 2004-2005 Dr. Nina I.
McClelland 2006-2008 Dr. Peter Dorhout
2009-2009 Dr. Judith L. Benham 2010-2012
Dr. Peter Dorhout
Dr. William Carroll
Dr. Catherine Costello
Dr. Nina McClelland
Dr. Judith L. Benham
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Frontiers of Chemical Sciences Research
Education in the Middle East
"It's unbelievable how much everyone wants to be
part of what we are doing. It's just amazing. The
point is that all of us need to continue the
effort to use science as our common language--as
our common interest--to reach stability in the
Middle East. - Zafra M. Lerman, Professor of
Chemistry, Columbia College
When scientists meet, the science becomes a
vehicle to goodwill and cooperation across
political borders that divide regions having a
common, entangled future. - Leiv K.
Sydnes, IUPAC President
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ACS Welcomes Delegation of 10 Iraqi Chemists
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International Activities Committee Roster
ChairDr. Judith L. Benham 2012-2012MembersDr.
Judith L. Benham 2010-2012Dr. Madan M. Bhasin
2011-2013Dr. Susan B. Butts 2010-2012Dr. Guang
Cao 2010-2012Dr. Eun-Woo Chang 2011-2013Dr.
Ellene T. Contis 2012-2014Dr. Richard S.
Danchik 2010-2012Dr. Richard W. Hartmann
2011-2013Dr. Bryan R. Henry 2012-2014Dr. John
O. Hoberg 2012-2014Dr. Rolande R. Hodel
2010-2012Dr. Michael Hurrey 2012-2014Dr.
Gabriel A. Infante 2010-2012Dr. Venera Jouraeva
2011-2013Dr. Eli M. Pearce 2012-2014Dr. Martin
Thompson 2012-2013
Committee AssociatesDr. Morton Z. Hoffman
2012-2012Dr. Csaba Janaky 2012-2012Ms. Jody A.
Kocsis 2012-2012Ms. Rama Konduri 2012-2012Dr.
Agnes M. Rimando 2012-2012Dr. Jonathan L.
Sessler 2012-2012Dr. Isai T. Urasa 2012-2012Dr.
Douglas B. Walters 2012-2012Staff LiaisonDr.
Bradley D. Miller 2007-Committee on Committees
LiaisonDr. Ingrid Montes 2010-2012
Sub Committee Chairs Dr. Eun-Woo Chang - Asia
and the Pacific Basin Dr. Ellene T. Contis -
Europe and the Middle East Dr. Bryan R. Henry -
Africa and the Americas