Susquehanna Valley Section

December 2001 Meeting

The three hundred and thirty second meeting of the Section will be held in Williamsport, PA on Wednesday, December 5, 2001. Drs. Jeffrey Newman and Holly Bendorf of Lycoming College will present "Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents."

Dinner: 5:30 pm at the Bullfrog Brewery and Restaurant, 229 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport. Call 570-326-4700 for directions. Dinner will be from the menu. Please call or e-mail your reservations to Laura Riel (570-321-4180, riel@lycoming.edu) by November 28.

The meeting will begin at 8:00 pm in room G-11 of the Heim Science building on the Lycoming College campus. Parking is located in front of the Heim Building, at the corner of Mulberry Street and Washington Blvd.

Directions: From I-80, take Route 15 N (exit 30-B). Travel approximately 15 miles to Williamsport. Continue on 15 N over the Market Street Bridge (stay in the left lane). Follow the sign for the Business District. Go to the third traffic light and make a right on to Little League Blvd. Go 1 block to the stop sign and turn left on to Mulberry Street. Travel to the first traffic light and turn right on to Washington Blvd. The entrance to the parking lot will be on your right.

Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents

Recent events have heightened public concerns regarding chemical and biological terrorism. This presentation will survey a variety of chemical and biological warfare agents with respect to historical use and current potential threats. Agents such as cholinesterase inhibitors, mustards, anthrax and smallpox will be discussed.

Dr. Jeffrey Newman earned a bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina and a doctorate in molecular biology from Marquette University. Following a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Kentucky, he joined the Lycoming College faculty in 1995. Dr. Newman teaches molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry. His research interests center on elucidating bacterial purine biosynthetic pathways. Dr. Newman is an assistant professor of biology.

Dr. Holly Bendorf is an assistant professor of chemistry at Lycoming College where she teaches organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and chemistry for non-science majors. Dr. Bendorf's research efforts focus on the synthesis of medium ring heterocycles via rhodium catalyzed intramolecular hydroacylation. Dr. Bendorf earned a bachelors degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a doctorate in organic chemistry from UCLA.