Chemical society convenes regional meeting in Spokane, Washington, ...( More than 175 research papers are sched...)

More than 175 research papers are scheduled for presentation at the 57th Northwest regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society, in Spokane, Wash., June 20-22. Over 300 noted scientists as well as undergraduate and graduate students are expected to attend the meeting in the Schoenberg Conference Center on the campus of Gonzaga University. The conference co-chairman, Dennis DeMattia, can be reached at 509-599-2720.

Scientific topics include biochemistry, chemical education, pharmaceutical engineering, bioremediation, and analytical and environmental, inorganic and organometallic, organic, and physical and theoretical chemistry. Meeting highlights include:

Thursday, June 21
Medicinal uses of Northwest plants
9:00 11:30 a.m.

Wood derived food, nutrition, pharmaceutical, and personal care consumer products. (Larry E. LaFleur, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Corvallis, Ore.)

Forest products with biocidal activity against arthropods of public health importance. (Joe Karachesy, Oregon State University, Forest Products, Department of Forest Products, Corvallis)

Overcoming antibiotic resistance with inhibitors of bacterial multidrug resistance pumps. (Frank R. Stermitz, Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry, Fort Collins)

Thursday, June 21
Bioremediation
2:00 4:30 p.m.

Bioremediation using iron in sediments from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge and Hanford sites. (James K. Fredrickson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash.)

Professional achievement recognition is highlighted at the meeting. ACS will honor chemists from Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah on June 20 for industrial innovations that improve global welfare, for stimulating and fostering diversity, and for exemplary teaching at the high s
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Contact: Sharon Worthy
s_worthy@acs.org
202-872-4371
American Chemical Society
17-Jun-2002

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