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SEMINARSOF THE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE
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Keynote Speaker - Jack Bacon
NASA
The International Space Station project, the upcoming return to flight of the Space Shuttle, and the different concepts under discussion at NASA to meet the President's long-range vision and schedule of returning to the Moon and of landing on Mars will be the topics of this discussion.
Jack Bacon has often been called “The New Carl Sagan.” He is an internationally-known motivational speaker, a distinguished lecturer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He is a noted futurist and a technological historian, and has written two popular books entitled "My Grandfather's Clock" and "My Stepdaughter's Watch."
A graduate of Caltech (B.S. '76) and the University of Rochester (Ph.D. '84), his extensive career includes roles in the development of many cutting edge technologies, including controlled thermonuclear fusion, the development of the electronic office, factory automation, and the globalization of business. He pioneered the deployment of several artificial intelligence systems, learning his craft at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Since 1990, he has been a key player in the development of the most difficult engineering project in history—the International Space Station.
Jack is a fellow of the Explorer's Club, a member of the AIAA, and a founding member of the board of directors of the Science National Honor Society (www.ScienceNHS.org). He routinely advises numerous academic programs and institutions, and he is a champion of education throughout the world.
Joe Zerillo, VWR,
Vice President of Distribution Services, Transportation and Regulatory Affairs
Topic;
This seminar will take place in the hotel, after which we will load onto buses to be transported to Bridgeport, NJ where VWR's main warehouse is located.
Joe Zerillo, Vice President of Distribution Services, Transportation and Regulatory Affairs is degreed as an Industrial Engineer specializing in Business Logistics and Supply Chain Optimization and has been with VWR for 24 years. Having Managed Regional DC and Customer Contact Centers before moving to WC to head up activities on a North American basis with additional support to Sci-Ed business units as well as VWR Europe.
Jack F. Dowling
JD Security Consultants
Downingtown, PA
In the past five years, the Federal Trade Commission estimates about 27.3 million Americans have been the victims of identity theft. Identity theft is frightening, not just because victims don’t realize what’s happening, but because its effects are long-lasting. Mr. Dowling will discuss ways you can protect yourself from this type of theft.
Mr. Jack F. Dowling, CPP, PSP, is Board Certified in Security Management and Physical Security by ASIS International. He has over 30 years of law enforcement and security experience with the last 25 years in administrative positions in higher education. Mr. Dowling is qualified as a security expert witness in court and has served as a security consultant to more than 25 colleges, universities, institutions, corporations and towns. He has been a guest lecturer at Bucknell University and Philadelphia University, has made numerous presentations to professional organizations, and has authored articles that appeared in various professional journals. He possesses a B.S in Commerce and a M.A. in Criminal Justice. Currently, Mr. Dowling is Principal Consultant at JD Security Consultants, Downingtown, PA.
Michael Cann
University of
Scranton
This presentation begins with a conversation on the flawed practice of controlling the risk due to toxic substances by controlling our exposure to these chemicals. Attention is then turned to controlling the same risk by preventing the use and production of hazardous substances, which is at the heart of green chemistry. The Twelve Principals of Green Chemistry are introduced and specific examples of green chemistry and their environmental benefits are discussed. Many companies and academic research faculty now recognize the environmental and economic benefits that environmentally benign chemistry has to offer.
Michael Cann was born and raised in the Saratoga region of upstate NY and attended Marist College where he earned his BA in chemistry in 1969. Mike received his MA and PhD in organic chemistry from SUNY Stony Brook in 1972 and 1973, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Utah (1973-74), and a lecturer at the University of Colorado-Denver (1974-75). Since 1975 he has been a faculty member at the University of Scranton. He is also the co-director of the environmental science program. His areas of interest encompass nitrenium ions, nitrogen heterocycles and green chemistry. His interests in green chemistry consist of microwave assisted organic reactions, and green chemistry education. He has taught a number of courses including general chemistry, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical literature and writing, chemistry seminar, topics in environmental science, internship in environmental science and graduate courses in mechanistic and structural organic chemistry.
Heather McCollor
Macalester College
St Paul, MN
Do you want your job to remain consistent regardless of your supervisor? Does HR believe any high school grad off the street could replace you in a heartbeat? Feeling underpaid? Is your job still defined as the want ad you answered 10 years ago? Has your job been redefined since 9/11? Have you added more responsibilities to your job since your last job description was written? Have your priorities changed over time? Updating your job description can bring you more security than you think. Because NAOSMM members wear many hats, I will bring samples of other members job descriptions to help get you started.
Heather McCollor is the "chemical stockroom czar" at Macalester College in St Paul, MN. While she is still relatively new to the materials management profession, she has managed to increase her salary 35% in four years. Her update job description has given her HR department and her last two supervisors a clear and consistent list of her job duties and relayed the importance of why those duties are important to Macalester College.
Jerry NeSmith
University of Georgia
This is a status report on the implementation of a chemical tracking system at the University of Georgia. For the last year, Jerry Nesmith has been using the Chematix software system. This system provides inventory control for campus storerooms and tracks chemicals "cradle to grave." It also provides a complete hazardous material paperwork and tracking system, plus a complete billing system and all accounting reports. Jerry will share his experiences – good and bad.
Paul R. Richer
Fisher Scientific Laboratory Equipment Division
This will be a discussion regarding the basics of pH in the lab and in the field. It will touch on the following: What is pH? Why pH is important? Methods used to measure pH. Proper techniques to achieve reliable results. Latest in pH meter technology. Latest in pH electrode technology. Care and maintenance of pH meters and electrodes. There will also be time allotted for your questions.
Paul Richer graduated with a degree in Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. He has held a variety of regional and national sales positions with manufacturers of electrochemistry products. His most recent experience has been with Fisher Scientific, Sentron and Hanna Instruments. Paul has experience selling to a wide variety of industries, including, but not limited to: universities, water and wastewater, food manufacturing and processing, polymer, and pulp and paper. He currently resides in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.
Chuck Ballaro
Sciquest
Decreases in public and private funding have increased demands on campus procurement departments to provide outstanding levels of service to campus constituents with limited financial and human resources. At the same time, regulatory agencies have increased their enforcement of stringent management and disposal requirements for hazardous materials, controlled substances and select agents, brandishing hefty fines and negative publicity against unprepared campuses.
These pressures challenge colleges and universities, particularly the research university, to implement more efficient and cost-effective procurement and materials management practices. This session will explore how leading universities such as the University of Arizona and Arizona State University are integrating the core functions of finding, buying and managing needed goods to reduce inventory and acquisition costs, minimize exposure to risk and increase efficiency for their research communities.
As the director of product management at SciQuest, Chuck oversees the design, development and release of all SciQuest-hosted products including e-procurement and materials management. Chuck brings more than 9 years of experience in helping companies drive their product development objectives from concept to release.
Prior to joining SciQuest, Chuck served as the director of supply chain management at Captive Plastics, where he re-engineered and implemented new systems for manufacturing, payroll and human resources.
Chuck holds a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University.
SciQuest's materials management solutions allow organizations to maximize visibility and use of internal inventory while minimizing disposal costs and health and safety risks.
By having complete visibility into their internal inventories, organizations are able to make better purchasing and materials management decisions. SciQuest uses a centralized inventory database that integrates with the procurement platform modules, ensuring that all data is accurate and up-to-date. Benefits include:
Steve H. Scheuring
Manager – Specialty Gases
Airgas
Gas users say that although gases rank low on the list of expenditures, they rank very high on the list of hassles and headaches. Laboratory gas users are looking for gas relief - solutions to the hassles and headaches they face in buying and using the right gases for their applications.
The "How To Buy Gases" seminar reviews some of the hassles and headaches in buying gases and equipment. These come from the following key areas: selecting the right gas; the process of getting the gas to the point of use, ensuring that the gas is used properly in the analytical process; and handling the logistics of buying gas, including managing cylinders and administration of the ordering and billing process. The seminar highlights common mistakes that gas users make and ideas and tactics to ensure managing the gas supply chain is as headache and hassle-free as possible.
Scheuring's responsibilities include the development of an industry-leading market and product strategy in the specialty gas business of Airgas. Scheuring joined Airgas in 2002 from Air Products, where he spent 12 years in various specialty gas marketing, sales management and sales roles. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Larry Vaughan, Ph.D.
Global Field Applications Manager,
Corning Life Sciences
This introductory talk on microarray technology will describe how microarrays are made and how they have become one of the most important tools in modern biology. The speaker will trace the origins of microarrays up to the present day and describe the growing number of ways in which microarrays can be used to fuel discoveries in biology and medicine. The talk will also focus on some of the key challenges in using microarray technology and how these can be addressed. It will conclude by looking at the future of microarrays and the trend towards their use in diagnostics and personalized medicine.
Larry is currently the Global Field Applications Manager at Corning Life Sciences. He previously held positions as product development manager and new products manager at Corning and led the team which introduced Corning’s first microarray products to the marketplace. He holds a B.A., Natural Sciences in Genetics, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology. Prior to joining Corning, Larry spent over 10 years in vaccine discovery research working at BioResearch Ireland, where he led a group at the National Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Centre, Trinity College Dublin.
Peter Charleton
Nalge Nunc International
This program includes fundamental and enhanced concepts regarding Plastic Molding, Plastic Physical Properties, and Plastic Chemical Resistance. The program reviews, via Power Point illustrations, the molding of plastics. It also reviews the physical properties of some of the key resins used in the industry, including PP, HDPE, PS and PC . . . and will also review some new resins used by NALGENE, including clarified Polypropylenes. In addition there will be a review of some of the critical testing that Nalge Nunc International performs regarding: Leak Proof Performance, Biological Testing, and secondary operations which enhance plastic functional use in long-term storage, cell culture, and chemical resistance.
Peter Charleton received a B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from LeMoyne College and a MA in Biology from SUNY Geneseo. His experience includes 3 years of research at the University of Rochester. Peter has 3 years of sales experience with Boehringer Mannhiem Biochemicals. He has been with NALGE NUNC International for 11 years, holding various positions including: Product Development; Product Manager for NALGENE Bottles, Carboys, and Tanks; Product Manager for NALGENE Packaging Products, and currently as Distribution Marketing Manager.
Carol A. McKissick, MBA
Operations Manager
UM,B Freezer Program
University of Maryland
This talk highlights the advantages that can be afforded to the Research community by the developments in the field of Information Technology.
There are many institutions that have some kind of a ‘core-store’ which cater to the daily needs of the labs. We have grown from a similar departmental program that serviced a few labs to an institution-wide program that serves about 70-80% of all the lab’s research supplies. One of the main reasons we have seen this growth is because we have married ‘Amazon.com’ like e-commerce technology with customer-oriented service.
We worked with our in-house IT department (Center for Information Technology Services) to create this website (www.umaryland.edu/freezer.)
Kurt Christensen
American Health & Safety Inc.
Kurt Christensen, CEO and founder of American Health & Safety Inc., will share his knowledge on "discovering and evaluating the correct levels of barrier protection needed for chemical and biohazard exposures found in lab research." His talk will include "head to toe" personal protective equipment (PPE) and the ANSI standards needed for OSHA compliance and more importantly researcher protection. Mr. Christensen has been involved in providing all levels and types of barrier protection and safety for labs since 1973. He has devoted the last 10 years of his life toward the innovative development of protective disposable clothing for lab researchers by developing joint venture partners in China to produce cost-effective barrier protection to replace tyvek and allergenic latex gloves.
Levelle G. Blanchard
John Hopkins University CORE Store IT Specialist
In an effort to increase the efficiency of the Johns Hopkins Genetic Resources CORE Facility, management decided to add an online ordering service for our customers. This process began in 1998 and continues to evolve even today. We have gone through the process from the beginning stages of holding focus groups to ask our customers what they want and need in a website straight through to the roll-out and annual maintenance of our online ordering service.
The resulting product is our current online ordering website – www.jhucorestore.com. It encompasses our customers’ needs for quick searches, up-to-date information, easy ordering and online order history. From the standpoint of website owners, the CORE Facility has the ability to generate multiple reports that offer insight into user usage, vendor sales ability and marketing ability of products. It is our goal at the Johns Hopkins Genetic Resources CORE Facility to eventually drive all orders through our CORE Store website.
Gregory D. Williams
New England Biolabs, Inc.
The "right to sell" or "freedom to operate" in the biotech field presents unique patent and licensing issues for those who purchase and use reagents and processes. A review of basic patent issues and strategic licensing concerns will be presented followed by an open question and answer form.
Gregory D.Williams is the General Counsel and Patent Counsel for the New England Biolabs Inc. He is the President of the Boston Patent Law Association. Mr. William has received degrees from B.Sc McGill University, LL.B McGill University and LL.M University of Pennsylvania. Before joining New England Biolabs in 1994, Mr. Williams was in private practice working on intellectual property law.
Jack F. Dowling, CPP, PSP
JD Security Consultants, LLC
Learn some of the danger signals surrounding building and storeroom security and what to ask for to mitigate the threats. Find out about the types of risk based protections that provide security for buildings and property, especially where storerooms are located. See how furnishing a reasonable security program for buildings and storerooms can reduce crime, save money and lessen liability.
John Handy
Spectrum Chemicals & Laboratory Products
The safe, legal shipment of scientific materials and chemical samples concerns us all whether we are sending or receiving. Are you ever required to ship scientific samples for your institution? John’s presentation will cover the area of Department of Transportation, Title 49 C.F.R (Code of Federal Regulations). This is an overview of the type of training required to ship domestically by air, ground and water. John has over 20 years of experience in this type of training.
Convinced that a materials management solution is the right choice for your university, but unclear how to gather support, and most importantly, funding for the project? In this session you will learn how to approach key stakeholders in different departments, how to build a requirements document, understand implementation tasks and timelines and calculate a return on investment for your project. Also includes several business models that universities are using to fund a materials management software implementation.
JAMES A. KAUFMAN, Ph.D.
LABORATORY SAFETY INSTITUTE
This one-day seminar will include fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. Among the topics are: accidents, legal aspects, labeling, chemical handling and storage, eye and face protection, disposal of chemicals, electrical safety, planning your safety program and safety information resources. There will be time for a question and answer session as well as an informal roundtable discussion. Click here to download registration form.
JAMES A. KAUFMAN, Ph.D.
LABORATORY SAFETY INSTITUTE
Important issues will be covered for Chemical Hygiene Officers-lab hazards, chemical hygiene plan development and implementation, the lab standard, other lab regulations, beyond the lab standard, resources, and sample exam. This is the RJG Associates prep course for taking the NRCC CCHO Certification exam.
Dr. Kaufman is the director of the Laboratory Safety Institute. He has been sharing ideas about improving lab safety programs for more than 25 years. More than 50,000 scientists and science educators have attended his seminars and short courses. He is the author/narrator of the American Chemical Society audio course on lab safety and the LSI Two-day Lab Safety Video Short Course. Click here to download registration form.