– photos by M.Z. Hoffman
Welcoming remarks at A123 System, Waltham, MA
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- Chris Campion (Senior Research Scientist, A123 Systems).
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- Thomas Gilbert (Northeastern University; NESACS Board of Directors).
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- Morton Hoffman (Boston University), introducing the featured speaker.
Featured Speaker
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- Wayne Jones (University of New Hampshire; ACS Board of Directors), “Career Pathways in the Chemical Enterprise: Things you know that just aren’t so.”
The College and University Awards
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- Ruth Tanner (University of Massachusetts Lowell; Acting Chair, NESACS Education Committee).
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- Naomi Suminski (Simmons College), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship, at right, with Ruth Tanner.
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- Diego Javier-Jimenez (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship, at right, with Ruth Tanner.
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- Matthew Crawford (Tufts University), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship, at right, with Ruth Tanner.
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- Yingzi Huang (Boston College), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship, at right, with Ruth Tanner.
Dr. Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Book Award
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- Abraham Bayer (Tufts University), recipient of the Dr. Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Book Award for the best presentation at the Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC), flanked by Ruth Tanner (on right) and Susan Brauner (Phyllis’s daughter).
The High School Teaching Awards
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- Steve Lantos (Brookline High School; Chair, NESACS High School Education Committee).
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- Janice Compton (Lexington High School), at right, recipient of the Theodore William Richards Award for Excellence in Teaching Secondary School Chemistry, with Steve Lantos.
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- Initiation into the Aula Laudis Society: Suzie Drurey (Newton South High School), at center, and Sandra Kelly (Groton School), at right, with Steve Lantos, at left.
Avery A. Ashdown High School Examination Contest
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- First Place – The Simmons College Award: Eric You (Phillips Academy), flanked by Steve Lantos (at left) and Alan Crosby (Newton South High School; Chair, Ashdown Examination).
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- Second Place – The Simmons College Award: Chanseo Lee (Lexington High School), at left, and Alex Li (Lexington High School), at right, with Michael Berger (Simmons College), in center.
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- Third Place: Brian Xiao (Groton School) flanked by Steve Lantos (at left) and Alan Crosby.
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- Fourth Place: (l-r) Steve Lantos. Hyun Jun (Danny) Heo (Lexington High School), Alec Zhu (Lexington High School), and Alan Crosby.
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- Honorable Mention – First Year: (l-r) Steve Lantos, Clarissa Briasco-Stewart (Wayland High School), Andrew Xu (Sharon High School), Varun Jayanti (Dover-Sherborn High SChool), Austin Wang (Boston Latin School), and Alan Crosby, at right.
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- Honorable Mention – Second Year: (l-r) Steve Lantos, Sanath Govindarajan (Phillips Exeter Academy), Lara Zeng (Belmont High School), and Alan Crosby, at right.
Special Recognition
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- Chanseo Lee, at left, and Alex Li, center, with Janice Compton, their chemistry teacher at Lexington High School. Chanseo and Alex will attend the United States National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) Study Camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy with their hope to be chosen for the team to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Prague and Bratislava.
Notables
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- Sandy Hoffman (at left) with Anna Singer (NESACS Administrative Coordinator).
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- Alan Crosby (Newton South High School), at left, with Jerry Bell (Simmons College and ACS, retired)
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- Wayne Jones with Jodi Wesemann (American Chemical Society).
