Dr. Hiroko Karan, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Physical, Environmental and Computer Sciences, was elected as the 2010 Chair-elect of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The American Chemical Society is one of the largest professional organizations in the nation and the New York Section of the ACS is one of the largest local sections f the ACS. It serves over 4,000 members who reside in the New York’s five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, and Rockland Counties and North Jersey. She will be serving as the Chair of the New York Section of the ACS in the year of 2011.
As the 2010 Chair-elect, Dr. Karan has been organizing the William H. Nichols Symposium in honor of the 2010 Nichols Medal Awardee, Professor Tobin Marks, Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University. This is one of the oldest and prestigious award of the ACS and the NY section of the ACS. The symposium program is attached for your information. One chemistry faculty member and two students will be invited from Medgar Evers College to attend the Award Symposium and Dinner.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.