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RACI E-News July 2018 Dear RACI NSW Branch Members,
The President’s Dinner held on the 22nd June saw the celebration of scientific achievement with many wonderful, knowledgeable individuals receiving awards recognising their significance to the chemistry industry. I am pleased to present the following Award Winners: NSW Branch Presidents' Award The Presidents’ Award was awarded to Dr Paul Pui, this award recognises an individual for their significant contributions to chemistry and the chemical profession.
One of Dr Paul Pui’s (SGS Australia) most significant achievements is his innovative classroom project which aims to demonstrate the wonders of chemistry in a real-world context. Through leading a year 9 class of all-girl future scientists through a chemical spill case, this program demonstrates how companies like SGS Australia and Qenos utilise cutting-edge science and world class safety practices to deliver results for clients. As part of the program, the industrial scientists visit classes to demonstrate chemical processes at play, explain the theoretical underpinnings and let the students explore industry equipment. The students are then given the opportunity to use their STEM problem solving skills: each
student independently researches and devises their own emergency response. Beyond his contributions to chemistry, Paul has also contributed significantly to the RACI. He has actively served on the NSW Analytical & Environmental Group and Industrial Chemistry Group committees. He has been instrumental in running events such as “What’s New in Laboratory Instrumentation”, designed to help analytical chemists keep in touch with the latest instrumentation and techniques. He also recruits members for events and committees and is generally a strong advocate for the RACI.
Inside this Issue 1 Message from the
President
2 Welcome new members
3 Calendar of Events
4 Rowe Scientific
5 Recipient of the 2018 Pharmaceutical Science Award
6 NSW recipients of Queens Birthday Honours 2018
7 HSC Chemistry Enrichment Day at Macquarie University
8 Olle Award – nominations open
9 Science and SciLifeLab’s Prize for Young Scientists
10 International Congress on Engineering & Food
11 RACI News Page
RACI E-News July 2018 PAGE 2 Paul is extraordinarily generous in providing support through his extensive professional networks, having acted as a mentor for many chemists in the industry. With the Presidents’ Award, he is recognised for his drive, enthusiasm and passion for inspiring “those who will take chemistry into the next generation.” Nyholm Youth Lecturer 2017-18 The Nyholm Lecture Series award was given to Dr Alice E Williamson for her wonderful work as a youth lecturer. The Nyholm Youth Lectures aim to share the wonder of chemistry with students from around NSW and she certainly did that. Dr Alice E Williamson is lecturer in Chemical Education and Outreach at the University of Sydney. Alice moved to Australia in 2012 to take up a position as principal synthetic chemist for the Open Source Malaria (OSM) Consortium. Alice has set up unusual collaborations with high school students and undergraduates, who have worked on the synthesis of new and existing essential medicines, publishing all of their results on the internet in real time.
Alice’s Nyholm Youth Lecture series discusses “Mother Nature’s Molecules” that are good, bad or ugly, or perhaps all of the above. Together with students from Sydney to Merewether High School to Southern Cross University, she explored the chemistries of deadly toxins, essential medicines and a few things in between. She enlisted help from students with demonstrations and worked on ways to explain and understand the chemistry behind ‘magic’ dissolving balloons and colour-changing liquids. She also touched on heavier topics with the students, including whether anything could ever really be chemical free, how the dose always determines the poison and the importance of chemistry for society. Alice reports that the students asked many
wonderful questions and that she hopes that they will continue to be fascinated by chemistry and science, whatever their chosen career paths. Alice (@all_isee) is an active science communicator and co-host of the ABC Podcast Dear Science, host of Up and Atom on FBi Radio and regular guest on Dr Karl’s Shirtloads of Science Podcast. Ed Krajniak Memorial Award for Chemical Technology The Ed Krajniak Memorial Award for Chemical Technology was awarded to Lester Gallego, this is awarded to the top TAFE NSW student in the Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Chemical and Forensic Analysis). Originally from the Philippines, Lester Gallego moved to Australia in December 2016 and enrolled in Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Chemical & Forensic Analysis) at TAFE
RACI E-News July 2018 PAGE 3 Southwestern Sydney Institute. Finishing the 18 month course in just 12 months, he completed the course in December 2017. Lester is currently working full time as Lab Technician at Australian Laboratory Services in Rydalmere, NSW. Lester performs metals testing of food and pharmaceutical samples using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Honorary Life Membership An Honorary Life Membership is awarded for 50 years of membership of the RACI to Dr Ken Nicol Dr Ken Nicol has had a 50 year career in Laboratory, Quality and Regulatory Affairs Management spanning the petroleum, food, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and medical device industries. Following his BSc (Hon) and PhD degrees from UNSW School of Chemistry, he spent 10 years at CSIRO Division of Food Research before moving into the food and pharmaceutical industries. While working at CSIRO, Ken lectured in Food Analysis at the then Sydney Technical College, and for his research interests, gained an MSc (Biotech) degree at the UNSW. From responsibility for gaining QMS Certification and product testing compliance in telecommunications, he moved to the medical device industry where he continued for 20 years. He was responsible for his Australian-affiliate company achieving the first CE Mark for a range of unique devices which were critical to the company’s survival. Joining a second global medical device company for 10 years, he retired holding the position of Director, Asia Pacific, Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs. The Awards Dinner had an energetic vibe to the evening as members of many ages mingled and networked. The age difference spanned from 20 years of age up to 90 years of age which is amazing.
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A special thanks is extended to Dave Sammut, Chair of the Mentoring Programme, for encouraging the mentees and mentors to attend the evening. Dave is pictured here at his best inspiring the next generation. Great work Dave!
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Past Presidents: L to R: R Read, D Wong (President Elect) T Notaras (current), D. Edmonds,
I Watt, R Ryan, J Warby (not pictured – A Tottszer, G Batley) I would also like to thank our sponsors at DCS Technical, Foundry IP and Envirolab for their generous donation allowing the Mentees to attend and gain valuable networking skills. Other events held over the month included: TGA sponsored Forum on GMP held on Tuesday 26 June at the SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney. This event had an epic 450 registrations and a waiting list of 70. BIG Science; A combined AIP, RACI, Royal Society and ANSTO meeting held on Tuesday 26 June at the ANSTO Discovery Centre, New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights. This event explored the future of the world’s most exciting STEM challenges and developments. NSW Polymer Group Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF) of polymers, proteins and nano-particles workshop held on Friday 29 June at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus. All the best, Tania Notaras RACI NSW Branch President "Nurture the passion, discover the possibilities"
L to R: Tania Notaras (President), Danny Wong (President-Elect), Joseph Bevitt (Past-President), Jon Beves (Hon Secretary), Lidia Matesic (Hon Treasurer), Robert Ryan, Dave Sammut, Renate Griffith, Andrew Jones, Suzanne Neville, Philip Gale, Adam Martin, Jonathan Ryan, David Edmonds
RACI E-News July 2018 PAGE 6 The next Branch Committee Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 18 July, 5.00pm via conference call. Welcome New Members. We would like to welcome all new NSW members who joined the RACI in June. As a professional membership organisation, we provide networking and special interest events during the year. Details of all Branch events can be found on the website: www.raci.org.au/branches/nsw-branch.
Dr Daniel Twycross MRACI Cchem Dr Shelley Wickham MRACI Mr Chung Man Kim MRACI Mr Junwei Li PG Student
In Memory of… We send our sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Mr Mal Oates FRACI CChem, one of our esteemed Honorary Life members, who joined in 1951. Mal was a founding committee member of the Pharmaceutical Science Group since its inauguration in the late 50s and a member of the NSW Branch Committee for many years. He also received the President’s Award in 1990.
Calendar of Events 2018 Date Title Location Further Info
5 July 2018 NSW Young Chemists Group: Ixom Site Tour
16-20 Beauchamp Road, Matraville
https://www.raci.org.au/events/event/nsw-ycg-ixom-site-tour
9 July 2018 Polymer Group Research Seminar: “The Limits of Precision Polymerization”
Western Sydney University – School of Science & Health, Parramatta South Campus
https://www.raci.org.au/events/event/nsw-research-seminar-the-limits-of-precision-polymerization-dr-simon-harrisson
13 July 2018 Macquarie University: HSC Chemistry Enrichment Day
Price Theatre, 23 Wally’s Walk, Macquarie University
https://goto.mq.edu.au/chem-hsc-enrichment
10-14 July 2018 International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE18); 10-14 July
Sydney University https://iupac.org/event/25th-international-conference-chemistry-education-icce-2018/
22-25 July 2018
International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
Darling Harbour, Sydney http://www.ishhc18.com/
16 August 2018
UNSW School of Chemical Engineering: 2018 Industry Night & Masterclass
The Tyree Room, John Niland Scientia Building UNSW
https://mailchi.mp/1bdcea616ab6/unsw-chemical-engineering-food-science-industry-night?e=3fdf0b2aa6
28 September 2018
NSW Natural Products Annual Symposium UNSW https://www.ivvy.com.au/event/NNG
800/
Registration details can usually be found on the RACI Events website: www.raci.org.au/events. If you have an event you would like to publicise please contact [email protected]. If any groups or sections have any events scheduled please email [email protected].
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Laura Hallam – 2018 Recipient of the Pharmaceutical Science Award
I am studying a Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Wollongong and am currently completing my Honours year.
The project I am working on involves the synthesis of compounds to act as inhibitors of sialyltransferase enzymes, in the attempt to produce an anti-metastatic agent for various cancers, such as ovarian, pancreatic and lung cancer.
I will also be carrying out biological testing of all the compounds produced within our research group. This project and my previous research project carried out during my semester abroad in Germany has given me a strong interest in organic chemistry and cell biology and is something I wish to pursue in the future.
I would like to sincerely thank RACI for this award, and I greatly appreciate being one of the recipients.
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NSW RACI Fellows recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours 2018
NSW Branch would like to extend warm congratulations to the following NSW Chartered Fellows who received recognition on 11 June 2018 as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours 2018:
Officer (AO) of the General Division
Emeritus Professor Sever Sternhell (FRACI CChem)
For distinguished service to education in the field of organic chemistry, specifically to nuclear magnetic resonance, as an academic and researcher, and to scientific institutions.
While based at Sydney University (since 1964), Professor Sternhell was involved in the introduction of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to Australia. His service to science in Australia includes membership of the Australian Research Council (1988-1992), during which time he was Chair of both the Interdisciplinary Panel (1992) and the Chemistry Panel (1991-1992). He is also former member of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Chemistry, and has been a Fellow of the Academy since 1992. He has been a Fellow of the RACI since 1973.
Member (AM) in the General Division
Emeritus Professor David Brynn Hibbert (FRACI CChem)
For significant service to science in the discipline of chemistry, to professional societies, and to sport through illicit drug profiling.
During his time at the University of New South Wales (since 1987), Professor Hibbert served as Head of School of Chemistry, Head of Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chair of the Faculty of Science, as well as numerous academic boards. He has also served in several titled roles on the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Analytical Chemistry Division, and continues to be involved as National Representative for Australia in 2018. His broad involvement with professional societies includes the Royal Society of New South Wales (President since 2016), the Australian Academy of Forensic Science (Council member since 2009) and the National Association of Testing Authorities. He has been a Fellow of the RACI since 1987.
Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the General Division
Ian Starr Wheatley (FRACI CChem)
For service to pharmaceutical science.
Mr Wheatley's service to pharmaceutical science includes his work as auditor for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, and similar work for bodies including the National Association of Testing Authorities and Schlering Plough Corporation (now Merck & Co.). He has undertaken a number of industry representative roles, including on the Standards Association of Australia Committee, Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Advisory Committee and the NSW Poisons Advisory Committee. He is a Fellow of the Quality Society of Australasia (since 1991) and has been a Fellow of the RACI since 1997.
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THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL INSTITUTE
New South Wales Branch [email protected]
ARCHIBALD D. OLLÉ PRIZE Nominations are invited nationally for the Archibald D. Ollé Prize, an annual prize awarded to a member of the RACI who submits the best treatise, writing or paper on any subject relevant to the interests of the Institute. Archibald Ollé was very active in the chemical and scientific life of NSW in the first 40 years of the twentieth century, and his wife, who outlived him, left a bequest to the RACI NSW Branch to his name with an annual prize. The NSW Branch Committee administers the Prize and has established the following conditions: 1. Nominations are invited from candidates themselves or from persons knowing suitable
candidates. 2. Nominees must be financial members of the RACI and have been so for the past 12 months. 3. Each nominee shall submit a single scientific work published during the period 1 January - 31
December 2017. 4. Nominations must be in writing, setting out the name, address, academic qualifications and
present position of the nominee and be signed by the nominee and nominator. 5. Where the work involves more than one author, the nominator should arrange for all the other
authors to send an indication of the contribution of the nominee. Though submission of multi-authored works is not discouraged, authors should be aware that in the past the adjudicators have found it very difficult to establish the relative merits of single and multi-authored works in terms of making an award to an individual
6. Nominations should be addressed to: The President The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, NSW Branch School of Chemistry UNSW Sydney 2052 Nominations must be lodged on or before Friday 24 August 2018 Applications should be made in a single PDF document via the NSW Branch Office: [email protected] / RACI NSW c/o School of Chemistry, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052.
Receipt will be acknowledged by return email. 7. In all matters relating to this Prize, the decision of the NSW Branch Committee shall be final,
and the Committee may not make an award if, in the opinion of the assessors, the submissions are not of a sufficiently high standard.
The result will be communicated to all entrants and will be published in “Chemistry in Australia”
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Who will be the next winner of Science and SciLifeLab’s Prize for Young Scientists?
The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists is now open for entries! This is the sixth year that Science and SciLifeLab will present this award, which offers four recent PhD graduates a life-
changing opportunity.
Recent doctoral graduates in the life sciences may submit a 1000-word essay based on their thesis work. Four winners — in the categories of Cell and Molecular Biology,
Ecology and Environment, Genomics and Proteomics and Translational Medicine — will be selected for this international award. Make sure your recent PhD graduate doesn’t miss out on this
opportunity!
Application deadline: July 15th, 2018
The winners will:
• Have their essay published by Science • Receive up to 30,000 USD in prize money
• Be honored in Stockholm, Sweden in December
Do you know someone deserving of this award? Please share this online.
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13th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF13) 23 – 26 September 2019 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne, VIC, Australia http://icef13.com [email protected] The International Congress on Engineering and Food is a quadrennial event, which has been established as the major event in food engineering and related fields over the last 50 years. It is held in a variety of international locations and we are honoured to organise the first ICEF in the Oceania region on 23-26 September 2019. The Congress will highlight opportunities for engineering innovations across the food supply chains to add value and enable the sustainable manufacture of healthier food products for the global markets. Other relevant topics featured in the Congress program include food security, novel food processing technologies, food systems engineering and modelling, food properties and packaging, nutrition and health, food education, food engineering innovations in Australasia, and many more. ICEF13 fills a need to bring together representatives from the production sectors, science, technology, business communities and government, focussing on how food engineering can deliver innovation and solutions to enhance the food value chain for the benefit of consumers, the environment and economy. We cordially invite you to engage and take part in the development of an exciting and successful Congress. Mark your calendars, register your interest and plan early to submit your ICEF13 contributions. Call for Sessions is now open and will close on Monday 30 April 2018. Please visit the website for further information.
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Would you like to become a RACI Fellow? The RACI Fellow Membership grade is awarded in recognition of a RACI Member (MRACI) who is in a position of eminence within the chemistry profession. Election to this grade is based on:
• Services rendered to the RACI • Academic qualifications and honours • Experience and status • Creative achievement in chemistry • Responsibility and contribution to chemical science
Acceptance as a RACI Fellow will be based on the recommendation of the RACI Assessment Committee. Further information: mailto:[email protected]
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