Public release date: 4-Aug-2008
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Contact: Charmayne Marsh (c_marsh@acs.org)
Michael Bernstein (m_bernstein@acs.org)
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American Chemical Society

Addressing 'Global Challenges' at ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia

Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions -- a series of podcasts from the American Chemical Society.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The American Chemical Society (ACS) is committed to enlisting the worldÆs scientists to address the major challenges facing humanity during the 21st Century. In carrying out that commitment, ACS is sponsoring symposia at its national meetings and has launched a major series of podcasts, Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions.

Some of the relevant symposia are listed below. The Global Challenges podcasts are available without charge for listening on computers and downloading to portable audio devices at iTunes and other podcasting sites. The podcasts also can be accessed on ACSÆs Global Challenges Web site (www.acs.org/globalchallenges). The site provides audio links and full transcripts of each podcast. Additional resources on each Global Challenges topic also are available, on the site, including information for consumers, students, and teachers.

Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions focuses on some of the 21st Century most serious worldwide problems and how new discoveries from the labs of chemists and other scientists offer solutions. The topics include providing safe water, coping with climate change, combating disease, providing safe food, assuring a sustainable future, developing new fuels, preserving the environment, assuring personal safety and national security, and promoting public health.

Here is a quick look at selected papers and symposia at the ACSÆ 236th National Meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 17-21, that involve global challenges topics. For more detail, please use our convenient online search engine at http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/236nm/techprogram/

Future Fuels

Symposium on Global Energy Challenges in the 21st Century
Sunday - Monday
Philadelphia Marriott û Grand Ballroom, Salon E
Session begins at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday; Panel discussion on Sunday at 3:45 p.m.

Bioenergy Production: Challenges, Concerns, and Consequences
Sunday - Tuesday
Crowne Plaza City Center, Independence A/B
Session begins at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday

Fuel Cell Chemistry and Operation
Monday-Wednesday
Doubletree, Symphony Ballroom
Session begins at 1:00 p.m.

Hydrogen Fuel Science and Technology
Monday, Session begins at 8:00 a.m.
Doubletree, Symphony Ballroom

Catalytic synthesis and Utilization of Alcohol
Monday - Tuesday, Session begins at 8:25 a.m.
Radisson Plaza-Warwick, Walnut Room

Catalyst and Process for Biorenewable Energy
Wednesday, Session begins at 8:30 a.m.
Radisson Plaza, Walnut Room

Membranes for Energy and Fuel Applications
Wednesday, Session begins at 8:25 a.m.
Doubletree, Symphony Ballroom

Emerging Technologies: Fuel Biotechnology
Thursday, Session begins at 8:30 a.m.
Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon K

Advances in Fuel Science and Technology
Thursday, Session begins at 9:00 a.m.
Doubletree, Maestro B

Microreactor Engineering in Fuel Science
Thursday, Begins at 9:00 a.m.
Doubletree, Maestro B

Water (Safe drinking water)

Emerging Technologies for a Cleaner and Sustainable Environment
Sunday: Doubletree, Maestro A, begins 8:30 am. û 4:10 p.m. (oral presentations)
Monday: Doubletree, Maestro A, begins 8:30 am. û 11:30 a.m. (oral presentations)
Wednesday: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall C, 6 p.m. û 8 p.m. (poster session)

Evaluation of Agriculturally-Related Chemicals: Effects on Environmental, Animal, and Human Health
Monday: Crowne Plaza City Center, Liberty A, 9:45 a.m. û 4:05 p.m.
Tuesday: Crowne Plaza City Center, Liberty A, 9:15 a.m. û 4:30 p.m.

Global warming/Climate change

Global change symposium
Sunday, 1:30 p.m.- 2:10 p.m.
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Logans 2

Clean Energy Symposium
Monday, 10:00 a.m. û 11:00 a.m.
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Freedom Ballroom G

Legends of Environmental Chemistry*
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m.; 2:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Doubletree, Ormandy West
(* Includes presentation on ôGreenhouse gases and climate changeö by environmental chemist Sherwood Rowland, a Nobel-prize winner)

Sustainability

Emerging Technologies for a Cleaner and Sustainable Environment
Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:10 p.m., Doubletree, Maestro A
Monday: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Doubletree, Maestro A
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall C (Poster session)

Sustainability across the Chemistry Curriculum: Green Chemistry and Beyond
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. û 4:25 p.m.
Independence Ballroom B

Clean Energy Symposium
Monday, 10:00 a.m. û 11:00 a.m.
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Freedom Ballroom G

Agricultural Best Management Practices to Protect Chesapeake Bay Water and Air Quality
Wednesday: 8:15 a.m. û 11:35 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. û 5:00 p.m.
Crowne Plaza City Center, Liberty C

Personal Safety and National Security

Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials
Tuesday: 8:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112B

Chemical Safety in the Trenches
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
Sheraton Philadelphia Center City, Logans 2

Radiochemistry and National Security (single paper: NUCL 77)
Wednesday, 11:50 a.m.
Radisson Plaza-Warwick, Chancellor

Combating Disease

Advances in Nanomedicine 2008
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. û 12:10 p.m.
Lowes, Washington A

New Frontiers in Drug Delivery
Sunday, 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204 A&B

Flavor and Health Benefits of Small Fruits
Sunday, 1:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Crowne Plaza City Center, Congress

Chemical Biology of Tuberculosis
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriot, grand Ballroom, Salon G

New Approaches for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Monday, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

Molecular Imaging in Drug Development and Chemistry
Monday, 1:30-4:00 pm.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204 A&B

Stem Cells (Fate, Tissue Engineering)
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m.- 11:25, Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon H
Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-11:25 a.m., Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon A

The Emerging Potential of the Purinergic Signalling System
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

Histamine H3 Antagonists
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. û 12:15 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204 A&B

Modulation of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels for the Treatment of CNS Diseases
Tuesday, 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

Chemical Senses and Health: 100th Anniversary of AGFD and 40th Anniversary of the Monell Center
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-12 and 1:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-12 and 1:30-5:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113C

New Advances in Modulating Lipid Metabolizing Enzymes
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:50 pm.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

The Blood Brain Barrier
Wednesday, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

Biophysical & Biomolecular Symposium: Protein Folding And Biophysical Characterization
Wednesday, 1:30 û 4:25, Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon I/J
Thursday, 1:30-4:25, Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon C/D

Public Health

Flavor and Health Benefits of Small Fruits
Sunday, 1:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Crowne Plaza City Center, Congress

Chemical Biology of Tuberculosis
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriot, grand Ballroom, Salon G

New Approaches for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Monday, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom A

Pre- and Post-Harvest and Processing Factors Affecting Bioactive Health Maintaining Properties
Monday: Crowne Plaza City Center, Constitution Room, 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday: Crown Plaza City Center, Constitution Room, 8:30 a.m. -12 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Pennsylvania convention Center, Room 113A, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.-4:55 p.m.

Food safety:

Preserving the Environment:

Agricultural Best Management Practices to Protect Chesapeake Bay Water and Air Quality
Wednesday: 8:15 a.m.û11:35 a.m. and 1:40 p.m.û 5:00 p.m.
Crowne Plaza City Center, Liberty C

Emerging Technologies for a Cleaner and Sustainable Environment
Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:10 p.m., Doubletree, Maestro A
Monday: 8:30-11:30, Doubletree, Maestro A
Wednesday, 6:00-8:00, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall C (Poster session)

Sustainability across the Chemistry Curriculum: Green Chemistry and Beyond
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. û 4:25 p.m.
Independence Ballroom B

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