– photos by Morton Z. Hoffman
Presentation of the 2017 U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Team
- The 2017 U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Team with their gold medals in Thailand: (l-r) Brendan Yap (Carmel High School, Indiana), Steve Liu (Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California), Joshua Park (Lexington High School, Massachusetts), Harrison Wang (Hinsdale Central High School, Illinois). (Photo by Cecilia Hernandez; C&EN, Vol. 95, Issue 30, July 24, 2017, p. 4)
- Joshua Park with Janice Compton, his chemistry teacher at Lexington High School.
- Displaying their NESACS certificates of recognition: (l-r) Joshua Park, Harrison Wang, Steven Liu, Brendan Yap.
- The Olympiad Team with Dorothy Phillips, ACS Director-at-Large.
Presentation of the Henry A. Hill Award (posthumously to Marietta Haeg Schwartz)
- Anthony Cromwell Hill provides reflections on his father, Henry A. Hill.
- Robert Carter (University of Massachusetts Boston) speaks about his colleague, Marietta Schwartz.
- Timothy Haeg, accepting the Hill Award on behalf of his sister, Marietta Schwartz.
- Presentation of the Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Northeastern Section: (l-r) Lee Johnson (NESACS Chair), Dorothy Phillips (NESACS Award Committee Chair), Timothy Haeg on behalf of Marietta Schwartz, Anthony Cromwell Hill.
- Celebrating the Hill Award: (l-r) Ruth Tanner (Acting Chair, NESACS Education Committee), Lee Johnson (NESACS Chair), Timothy Haeg (brother of the Awardee, Marietta Schwartz), Dorothy Phillips (Chair, NESACS Awards Committee), Michael Filosa (Editor, The Nucleus), Michael Singer (NESACS Secretary).
Presentation of the James Flack Norris Award
- Mark Tebbe (Chair, NESACS Norris Award Committee).
- Ken Mattes (NESACS Archivist) presents the history of the James Flack Norris Award.
- Melanie Cooper (Michigan State University) introduces the Norris Awardee.
- Presentation of the James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry: (l-r) Mark Tebbe (Chair, NESACS Norris Award Committee), Marcy Towns (Purdue University), Lee Johnson (NESACS Chair).
- Marcy Towns (Purdue University) gives the Norris Award Address, “Improving Student Hands-on Laboratory Skills Through Digital Badging.”
Celebrating the Norris Award
- Norris Awardees: (l-r) Morton Hoffman (Boston University), 2005; Marcy Towns (Purdue University), 2017; Melanie Cooper (Michigan State University), 2013.
- Norris Awardees with Dorothy Phillips (ACS Director-at-Large).
At the Reception
- The 2017 U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Team: (l-r) Brendan Yap, Steven Liu, Harrison Wang, Joshua Park.
- Timothy Haeg (at left) and Tony Hill.
- Marcy Towns (at left) and Melanie Cooper.
- (l-r) Chris Bauer (University of New Hampshire), Marcy Towns (Purdue University), Melanie Cooper (Michigan State University), Tom Gilbert (Northeastern University).
- In conversation: (l-r) around the table: Doris Lewis, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Mary Jane Shultz, Carol Mulrooney, Tom Gilbert. At left in the background: Catie Rawlins and Brian D’Amico.
At the Registration Desk
- Sandy Hoffman (at left) with Anna Singer (NESACS Administrative Coordinator).