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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Overview and celebrity predictions

William F. Carroll, bill_carroll@oxy.com. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Dallas,
Texas, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper briefly outlines the methodology of the Enterprise study and checks the
quotes from a number of celebrities who offered their view of the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Energy and feedstocks then and now
William F. Carroll, bill_carroll@oxy.com. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Dallas,
Texas, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on energy and chemical feedstocks, examines the
predictions made in the paper, and discusses what the authors got right, what they got
wrong, the current situation, and what may lie in the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Industry then and now
Thomas M. Connelly, t_connelly@acs.org. American Chemical Society, Washington,
District of Columbia, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by

the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.

Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on the chemical industry, examines the predictions made
about the state of the chemical industry in 2015, and discusses what the authors got
right, what they got wrong, the current situation, and what may lie in the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Science, technology, and sustainability then
and now
Rudy Baum, r_baum@acs.org. American Chemical Society, Oakton, Virginia, United
States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on science, technology and sustainability, examines the
predictions made in the paper, and discusses what the authors got right, what they got
wrong, the current situation, and what may lie in the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Education then and now
Bruce E. Bursten, bbursten@wpi.edu. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester,
Massachusetts, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on education, examines the predictions made in the paper,
and discusses what the authors got right, what they got wrong, the current situation, and
what may lie in the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: The workforce then and now

Katherine C. Glasgow, kglasgow@nomacorc.com. Nomacorc LLC, Zebulon, North
Carolina, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on the chemical workforce, examines the predictions made
about the state of the enterprise in 2015, and discusses what the authors got right, what
they got wrong, the current situation, and what may lie in the future.
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The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015: Government, homeland security, and diversity
then and now
Nancy B. Jackson, nbjacks@sandia.gov. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, United States
The major project of ACS President Bill Carroll in 2005 was a study called The
Chemistry Enterprise in 2015. Written by Carroll and Douglas Raber, it was assembled
from observations of numerous ACS entities and informed by several Presidential
symposia in that year. It contained numerous predictions about the next ten years by
the authors as well as prominent figures in industry, academe and government.
Predictive exercises are common; a critical evaluation years later is much less common.
This paper, which focuses on the government, homeland security and diversity,
examines the predictions made in the original paper, and discusses what the authors
got right, what they got wrong, the current situation, and what may lie in the future.
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Impact of leadership skills on corporations and organizations
Larry K. Krannich, krannich@uab.edu. Dept of Chem, Chem 201, Univ of Alabama at
Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
How do we know that extraordinary leadership skills are important? Research on over
50,000 leaders substantiates that extraordinary leaders do have a significant impact on
numerous factors that impact business outcome and give your organization a strategic
advantage. We will look at these factors and the measurable influence effective leaders

have on profit, employee retention, discretionary efforts, salary satisfaction, productivity

improvement, and employee commitment. Acquiring these leadership skills through a
strengths-based leadership development program can significantly increase your
effectiveness and provide you with a unique career portfolio your competitive edge.
An overview of this strengths-based approach will be given.
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Career Skills Cafe: Enhance your employability for success
Julie Littrell, jlittrell@brewerscience.com. Brewer Science, Rolla, Missouri, United
States
Employers are looking for high performing, high potential employees that will drive the
business into the future. How can I showcase my skills to an employer during the
interview process? What is the scientific formula to unlock the mind of the interview
panel? For some the interview process can be difficult and overwhelming. You can calm
your fears by being prepared. During this talk we will discuss how to boost your skills to
Enhance Your Employability For Success.
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What will get you from here to there?
Dawn Mason, dmason@eastman.com. Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport,
Tennessee, United States
Technical excellence will get your foot in the door, but how can you differentiate yourself
after that? More and more companies are seeking professionals who have additional
skill sets that include leadership and interpersonal skills. Learn how Eastman Chemical
Company develops its future leaders, why these skills are important in your professional
and personal life and how ACS can help you to develop them.
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Learning by doing: Leadership opportunities while you are still in the lab
Robert T. Graf2, robert.graf@lubrizol.com, John S. Manka1, Tricia Sulzbach2. (1)
Lubrizol Corp, Wickliffe, Ohio, United States (2) The Lubrizol Corporation , Wickliffe,
Ohio, United States
As a specialty chemical company, The Lubrizol Corporation hires many organic and
polymer chemists. A significant number of these chemists move out of the lab and into
product development positions. These product development positions are some of the
most important roles in our organization as they are the interface between Customers,
R&D, Marketing, and Manufacturing. Hence, significant leadership skills are required.

We prepare our new chemists for these and other roles through onboarding,
apprenticeships, and by an internal corporate venture capital fund.
Onboarding New hires rotate through multiple technology areas before choosing a
specific area. We are looking for the best match so the new hire can utilize their skills
and creativity to contribute to Lubrizols growth strategy in the shortest time.
Apprenticeships To prepare recent hires for such roles involves a progression of
learning by doing while still in the lab assignments which we call apprenticeships. In
these apprenticeships, we pair a lab chemist with an experienced product developer
and give them a project to progress. The lab chemist maintains their lab projects in
addition to learning the tools and techniques used in product development.
Internal Corporate Venture Capital Fund This fund invests only in projects inside the
corporation, though the projects often involve external partners such as universities and
research institutes. These funds can be accessed by any employee and can be used for
any purpose such as hiring resources such as post Docs, buying equipment, or funding
a partnership.
These elements of learning by doing have been successful in getting important work
accomplished, and have also been very good at developing employees rapidly and
accelerating their career advancement both inside and outside the lab.
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Preparing faculty for leadership in academia: One campus program
Barbara A. Sawrey, bsawrey@ucsd.edu. UC San Diego, EVCAA, La Jolla, California,
United States
While academic administrators have had access to pricey leadership development
courses, such as those offered at the Harvard Business School, universities were slow
to learn from industry about the value of junior faculty leadership training. Now we are
catching up. Non-profit member organizations, such as the National Center for Faculty
Development and Diversity, offer webinar, workshops, and courses in a variety of
leadership and management skills. At UC San Diego, faculty, post-docs, and graduate
students have access to these NCFDD resources. In addition, the campus has
developed several of its own programs to provide faculty leadership opportunity and
guidance to faculty. One such program will be highlighted in this talk. The Associate
Professor Leadership Development Program is a structured 10-session certificate
program designed specifically for newly tenured associate professors. The syllabus,
content overview, and feedback from participants will be shared in this talk.
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ACS commitment to creating leaders

Thomas H. Lane, maingeek1@gmail.com, Diane Grob Schmidt. American Chemical
Society, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The best corporate and academic organizations recognize that in order for their
chemists to be outstanding in their roles, they need more than just maintaining topnotch
technical knowledge and capabilities. Acquiring critical leadership skills is also essential
for them to grow, excel and be extraordinary. The American Chemical Society (ACS)
has long recognized that building skills creates leaders and that not all companies have
the wherewithal to offer the leadership development programs to do so. For fifty years
ACS has provided leadership training for its members, by offering courses, workshops
and retreats geared to a chemist. The ACS Leadership Development SystemTM is the
latest and most elegant offering. The genesis, development and customization of this
strengths-based leadership development framework will be highlighted in this talk.