– photos by David Singer & M.Z. Hoffman
Welcoming remarks at A123 System, Waltham, MA
- Chris Campion (Senior Research Scientist, A123 Systems)
- Lee Johnson (NESACS Chair)
Featured Speaker
- Mindy Levine (NESACS Chair-Elect)
- Sarah McCord (MCPHS University), “Reduce. Reuse, Reframe, Rethink: Data Management and the Future of Chemistry”
Interactive session
- What are we supposed to do?
- Ah, ha!
- Alan Crosby (Newton South High School), at left, with Jerry Bell (Simmons College and ACS, retired)
The College and University Awards
- Ruth Tanner (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Acting Chair, NESACS Education Committee
- Abraham Bayer (Tufts University), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Scholarship, at left, with Ruth Tanner.
- Sewon Oh (Boston College), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Scholarship, flanked by his research advisor, Jeffrey Byers, at left, and Ruth Tanner.
- Rachael Howland (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), recipient of a James Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Scholarship, flanked by her research advisor, Patrick Cappillino, at right, and Ruth Tanner.
Dr. Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Book Award
- Yimin Zhang (Tufts University), recipient of the Brauner Book Award for the best presentation at the Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC), with Ruth Tanner.
The High School Awards
- Jay Chandler (Wayland High School), at left, recipient of the Theodore William Richards Award for Excellence in Teaching Secondary School Chemistry, with Steve Lantos (Brookline High School), Chair, NESACS High School Education Committee.
- Initiation into the Aula Laudis Society: Lorraine Zanini (Algonquin Regional High School), at left, and Rosemary White (Boston University Academy), second from the right, with Ann Lambert (King Phillip Regional High School, Chair, Aula Laudis Society, and Steve Lantos, at right.
Avery A. Ashdown High School Examination Contest
- Second Place: Evan Zeng (Newton South High School), at right, with Steve Lantos.
- Third Place: Peter Wilson (Acton-Boxborough Regional High School), at left, with Steve Lantos.
- Honorable Mention – First Year: Brian Xiao (Groton School), at right, and Henry Heffan (Brookline High School), second from the right, with Steve Lantos, at left, and Alan Crosby (Chair, Ashdown Examination), second from the left.
- Remaining Qualifiers for the United States National Chemistry Olympiad Team: (l-r) Andrew Mulholland (Masconomet High School), Andrew Garber (Cambridge Rindge and Latin School), Juliana Katz (Masconomet High School), Hasan Khan (Sharon High School), Beth LaMacchia (Andover High School)