The ACS ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding Regional Meeting was awarded to the Chemistry Department at Queensborough for hosting the 40th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM 2008) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in May, 2008. That meeting, attended by nearly one thousand scientists, students and educators was the first MARM meeting held at a community college and the first such meeting held at a CUNY College.
The theme of the MARM conference last year, held over a five-day period, was Chemistry and Health, reflecting the importance and impact of the health sciences in the New York metropolitan area. Queensborough students presented nearly 50 posters of their research findings, and lectures were given by Professor Ronald Breslow of Columbia University, on The Invention of SAHA, an Approved Anticancer Medicine with a Novel Mechanism of Action, and Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1981, of Cornell University, on The Chemical Imagination at Work in Very Tight Places.
CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein was a guest speaker at the conference, who declared 2005-2015 to be the Decade of Science throughout CUNY. Queensborough is an active participant in the Decade of Science, achieving growing recognition for the increased number of faculty grant awards in the sciences which are funding new labs and programs in laser and engineering technology. Queensborough’s science faculty are truly dedicated to the success of their students, as evidenced by the multiple scholarships their students have won, the number of prestigious research opportunities awarded their students, and their students’ record of winning in science competitions. As the host of MARM 2008, Queensborough further demonstrates its commitment to providing exceptional educational experiences and an inspiring academic environment for both our students and faculty.
The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society with over 160,000 members. MARM 2008 was proudly sponsored by the New York Section of the ACS.
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