CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK March 2000 MEETING

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CHEMICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK
March 2000 MEETING

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Simulation Science Abstract: Simulation Sciences is a software technology company offering advanced tools for simulation, modeling and optimization in the process industry. Their Process Engineering Suite is a set of 5 software tools that every engineer can use. From rigorous piping and flare network analysis to heat exchange and unit operations modeling, all aspects of plant design and maintenance are covered in this suite. One of the programs, PRO/II, is a steady state design and simulation package used extensively for many major global construction projects in the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries. Nick Fortune will present features of the PES suite and discuss areas including the extensive thermodynamics available that cover over 1700 components and the the many unit operations that can be modeled using this program.
Fortune Biography: Nick Fortune is a graduate mechanical engineer from the University of North Carolina (Charlotte) and an account manager with Simulation Sciences. His previous industry experience was with Schlumberger, Hercules and W.R. Grace.
CambridgeSoft Corporation Abstract: Dr. Gelin will be demonstrating the CambridgeSoft Corporation products, a suite of desktop chemistry software applications including ChemDraw, the industry standard chemical structure drawing program; AutoNom for generating an IUPAC name for a chemical structure; Name=Structure for converting a chemical name to a chemical structure, ChemNMR for generating a NMR spectrum for chemical structures and ChemProp for predicting chemical properties. Chem3D, a molecular modeling program used for visualizing the 3D surfaces of molecules, for computing the minimum energy of molecules, physical property prediction, and interface to Gaussian for ab initio computations; CS MOPAC for semi-empirical calculations. ChemFinder, a professional chemical database for managing your chemical structures and associated text and numeric data; Cheminfo, a quality collection of databases used in ChemFinder; ChemACX, a collection of catalog data of over 200 chemical suppliers; ChemINDEX, a collection of reference data on common chemicals; ChemRXN, 2 reaction databases and ChemMSDX, with over 7,000 Manufacturers Safety Data Sheets for common chemicals.
Gelin Biopgraphy: Dr. Bruce Gelin, Marketing, joined CambridgeSoft in 1997. Dr. Gelin managages relations with business partners, especially chemical suppliers participating in the company's Available Chemicals Exchange market, ChemACX. He received his Doctorate in Chemical Physics at Harvard University in 1976, where his thesis research developed methods to define protein structures and probe their internal flexibility and dynamics using molecular mechanics. In 1977 he was co-author of the paper reporting the first molecular dynamics simulation of a globular protein. Before joining CambridgeSoft he had a consulting and publishing business in Cambridge Massachusett, where he live now. His focus will remain on ChemDraw.
Meeting Location: The Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA. From City Line Ave. (Route #1) drive north on Conshohocken State Road (Route #23) about 3 long blocks. Continue north on Trevor Lane instead of following Route #23 left. At "Y" in road one block north on Trevor Lane turn left where clubhouse and parking are on the left side of the road. Please park in lot if space is available; otherwise, park on Trevor Lane. If lost, call the club at 610-667-4524.
Reservation: Dinner price is $20.00. To make a reservation, please send an E-Mail: Phila ACS
or call 215-382-1589 no later than noon on March 6th. Leave a message on the machine if necessary. No call needed if attending for talk only.

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