The 2001 Gibbs Award Dinner
Presented by the Chicago Section
of the American Chemical Society
 
Gibbs Medal Awardee: Dr. Marks
Professor Tobin J. Marks
Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Northwestern University

  Date:  Friday, May 18, 2001

Location:   Argonne Guest House
Argonne National Laboratories
9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 460
Argonne, Illinois
630-739-6000
Time:   6:00 pm Social Hour, 7:00 pm Dinner, 8:30 pm Presentation

Introducing Professor Marks:   F. Albert Cotton,
    W.T. Doherty- Welch Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
    Texas A & M University

Cost:  $35.00 for members of ACS and their guests/ $37.00 for non-members
     No discounts allowed for students or unemployed

To register, call:   (847) 647-8405

or,   REGISTER ON LINE !

•   NON-U.S. CITIZENS: PLEASE CONTACT THE ACS OFFICE AT 847-647-8405 ASAP.
      You will need to provide your name, birthdate, and birthplace city and country.

•   The names of all registrants will be entered on a list that will be checked by Argonne Security at their gate house. You must be on the list to be admitted.
•   No refunds will be made after noon Tuesday, May 15 for cancellations or no-shows.
•   Tables of ten are available upon request.

The Chicago Section American Chemical Society gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of the following companies to support the 2001 Josiah Willard Gibbs Medal Award ceremony:

Platinum Donor ($1,000 or more)
    Abbott Laboratories

Silver Donors ($500 - $749)
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.
    Grace Dearborn Alumni Clubs
    Stepan Co.
    Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA

The Citation:       For highly original research that has had a major, lasting impact on important areas of chemical science,including f-element coordination and organometallic chemistry, homogeneous small molecule and polymerization catalysis, molecule-based photonic materials, low-dimensional electronic conductors, oxide chemical vapor deposition, high temperature superconductors, and metallocene anti-tumor agents.

BRIDGES BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS.
THE CASE OF SUPPORTED AND HOMOGENEOUS OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS

Abstract:     When chemisorbed upon certain metal oxide and halide surfaces, the reactivity of many types of organometallic molecules is dramatically enhanced. High activities for olefin polymerization and hydrogenation are two illustrative consequences of this altered reactivity. This lecture describes chemical and spectroscopic studies using designed organometallic molecules to probe the nature of the molecule-surface coordination chemistry and to understand the reasons for the enhanced reactivity. Such information leads to design rules for the synthesis and spectroscopic/crystallographic/catalytic characterization of functional homogeneous phase organometallic models for the surface species. These latter studies lead to not only better understanding of the surface organometallic chemistry and catalysis, but also to better understanding of technologically important classes of “single-site” homogeneous olefin polymerization catalysts. Finally, this information can in turn be used to design next-generation supported catalysts.

Biography:    The Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society is proud to honor Professor Tobin Marks for his highly original research that has had a major, lasting impact on important areas of chemical science. Professor Marks has published 595 papers based on his research (with several more in press) and had 52 patents issued.

For over 30 years, Professor Marks has conducted pioneering and interdisciplinary research in the areas of inorganic, organometallic, catalytic, and materials chemistry. These include f-element coordination and organometallic chemistry, homogeneous small molecule and polymerization catalysis, molecule-based photonic materials, low-dimensional electronic conductors, oxide chemical vapor deposition, high temperature superconductors, and metallocene anti-tumor agents. His style embodies discriminating choice of problem, elegant synthesis, incisive elucidation of reaction mechanism, and decisive application of an awesome array of physicochemical techniques. He is one of the most cited inorganic chemists in the world.

Professor Marks has also thrown tremendous energy into serving the chemical community. He has organized highly successful National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Workshops, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Institutes, ACS Symposia, the Inorganic Gordon Conference, and International Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Workshops. He has served as Associate Editor of Organometallics, and, most recently, as Chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry. He has served on numerous governmental advisory committees, and has mentored 70 Ph.D. students and nearly as many postdoctoral fellows. More than 50 of his alumni hold tenure-line academic positions worldwide.

Honors to Professor Marks include the following among many others: 1989 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry, 1994 ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, 2001 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Professor Marks received his B.S. at the University of Maryland in 1966 and his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1970. He is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Directions:
From the City:

Take Interstate 55 South (towards St. Louis). Exit at South Cass Avenue. Proceed on Cass Avenue south one quarter mile to the Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the right. Turn right and proceed to the gate house and, after checking in, follow signs to the Argonne Guest House.

From the North:

Take Interstate 294 South to Interstate 55 South (towards St. Louis). Exit at South Cass Avenue. Proceed on Cass Avenue south one quarter mile to the Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the right. Turn right and proceed to the gate house and, after checking in, follow signs to the Argonne Guest House.

Parking:   Free

Dinner:
crab cakes with avocado butter sauce
spinach and bib salad with roasted cashews and cucumber dressing
a choice of:
    •Beef Tenderloin Topped with Red Wine Reduction Sauce, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Seasonal Vegetables,
    •Seared Semi-Boneless Breast of Chicken Accented with Pomegranate Syrup, Roasted Potatoes, and Seasonal Vegetables ,
    •or Grilled Atlantic Salmon Fillet Accented with a White Wine Sauce, Herb Flavor Rice, and Seasonal Vegetables
chocolate wave cake
(A vegetarian entrée is available on request.)




Updated 5/10/01