Thursday, January 22nd
Moravian University, HUB 410
Speaker: Ed Boscola, Director of the Water and Sewer Resources Department for the City of Bethlehem
“City of Bethlehem Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems”
Abstract: “Bethlehem delivers 14 million gallons per day of drinking water to over 120,000 persons in the city and surrounding communities and treats 11 million gallons per day of waste water for discharge to the Lehigh River. The drinking water system includes surface water reservoirs, a filtration plant, pump stations, storage tanks, and distribution piping. The sewer system includes a wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and gravity collection mains. Water and wastewater chemistry is monitored daily to ensure quality parameters and regulatory requirements are met. This presentation will offer a history and overview of the City’s drinking water and wastewater systems.”
Bio: Edward Boscola is the Director of the Water and Sewer Resources Department for the City of Bethlehem. He is a graduate of Villanova University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering; he has held the position of Director for 12 years. The Department he directs provides water and sewer services for the City and all or parts of 12 surrounding municipalities.
Moravian University, 1200 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN Haupert Union Bldg. (HUB) ROOM 410
Social Hour: 5:30 pm
Dinner: 6:00 pm
Meeting: 7:00 pm
Members $25; Students/retired $15
REGISTER: c/o June Thompson, thompsonj03@moravian.edu
POST FLYER EVERYWHERE!
MEETING CONTACT: Carl Salter, salterc@moravian.edu
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November Section Meeting
Thursday, November 20th, 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Lehigh University, Wood Dining Room in Iacocca Hall
111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Annual Ned D. Heindel Lecture
Speaker: Sam Niedbala, CEO, CryoConcepts LP
Social Hour: 5 - 6 pm
Dinner: 6 - 7 pm (MENU)
LVACS business meeting and awards presentations: 7:00 - 7:30 pm
Ned D. Heindel Lecture: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
$30 members / $15 students/retirees/unemployed.
REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER MEETING
POST flyer everywhere!
Parking is available in the visitor lots; pay using the Passport Mobile App or at one of the kiosks located throughout the lots; $1 per hour.
CONTACT: Carl Salter, salterc@moravian.edu
Happy LVACS crew at Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, PA for NCW: Guido Pez, Philip Elias, Marsha Baar, Ted Wursta and Nigel Sanders
“Reach for the Stars, Settle for the Moon!”
DeSales University professor Julie Himmelberger and DeSales students pose with Dr. Hernandez
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“Reach for the Stars, Settle for the Moon!”
LVACS September 18th, 2025, Section Meeting features guest speaker Rigoberto Hernandez, ACS 2025 President-elect.
The meeting will be held at Fegley’s Allentown Brew Works, ballroom ‘FIVE,’ 812 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101 from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Thursday, September 18th, 2025.
Social Hour: 5:00pm-6:00pm
Dinner: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Meeting & Awards: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Presentation by Professor Hernandez: 8:00pm-9:00pm
Members: $30; Students/Retired & Unemployed Members: $15
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LVACS celebrated with 50 and 60-year ACS anniversarians at a brunch on July 11th at Chris' Family Restaurant, 5635 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104. Sharing the table were (left-to-right): Patricia Waller, Fran Waller (60 year), Barbara Orwig (60 year), Chester Crane (LVACS Chair), Marsha Baar (50 year), Jeanne Berk (LVACS Councilor), Sherman Cox (LVACS Treasurer) and Nigel Sanders (LVACS Secretary). Many good wishes to Fran, Barbara, Marsha and all of our 50/60-year members from the LVACS Executive Committee!
Tuesday, April 8th, 4:30-9:00 pm
University Center, DeSales University
Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium and Awards Banquet
**DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS IS MARCH 28, 2025**
Speaker: Jonathan Kuo, Penn State
Jonathan L. Kuo, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at The Pennsylvania State University. Previously, he was an NIH sponsored Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his doctorate from Columbia University and his B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Kuo is interested in developing transition metal catalyzed processes that approach perfect atom economy. Examples include oxidations which use O2, or reductions which use H2. Many of these transformations involve careful consideration of how to choreograph the movement of protons and electrons around a transition metal ion in a controlled fashion.
4:30-6:00pm Poster Symposium: Trexler Room
Social Hour Menu: Cheese and Fruit Display, Crisp Crudities Platter with soda and water
6:00-9:00 Dinner, Awards, Meeting and Talk: Commonwealth Room
Dinner Menu: Pasta Buffet Dinner with vegetarian option and dessert.
($20 for members, $10 for students/retired/unemployed)
RSVP: https://forms.gle/chdYkLPTrTkxVGA16 (to submit an abstract or just attend)
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CONTACT: Sara Hayik, sara.hayik@desales.edu
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Philip Elias, LVACS past chair, and Guido Pez, emeritus member, had a great day judging projects at the Lehigh Valley Science Fair at Lehigh University's Rauch Fieldhouse. How about joining them next year?
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SAVE THE DATE! THINK SUMMER CHEMISTRY!
Section Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025
Collier Hall of Science, Moravian University
Swimming Pool Chemistry, or How to Green the Rio Diving Pool
Reservations: Please contact June Thompson, thompsonj03@moravian.edu
The meeting will be hybrid: connection details will be posted shortly
MEETING CONTACT: Carl Salter, salterc@moravian.edu