The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists

  ARTICLE #1 -
  A COMPARISON OF
  CA242 WITH TWELVE
  OTHER TUMOR
  ANTIGENS FOR THE
  SERODIAGNOSIS OF
  PANCREATIC, GASTRIC,
  & OTHER
  GASTROINSTESTINAL
  CANCERS

  ARTICLE #2 -
  STARBURST
  QUATERNARY
  AMMONIUM SALT -
  A NEW EFFECTIVE
  PHASE TRANSFER
  CATALYST

  ARTICLE #3 -
  THE COMBUSTION OF
  DENATURED ALCOHOL
  & ITS ROLE IN
  A LEGAL CASE

  ARTICLE #4 -
  CHALLENGES FOR
  CHEMICAL EDUCATION:
  IMPLEMENTING THE
  'CHEMISTRY FOR ALL'
  VISION

  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY
  NOTHING HAS CHANGED
  IN ENVIRONMENTAL
  FORENSICS

  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY -
  E-CIGARETTES:
  BOOM OR BANE?

  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY -
  MAKING CHEMISTRY
  FUN AT THE MUSEUM
  OF DISCOVERY &
  SCIENCE


Current Issue - Volume 86 \| Number 2
ISSN 1945-0702

In this issue, Niki Judenary and co-authors are reporting a comparative study of the total, free, and % free prostate specific antigen in the serodiagnosis of prostate cancer in African-American and Caucasian-American males in the US. Their study sheds light on some aspects of prostate cancer providing insight for additional research on this leading non-skin related cancer in men.

B. R. Manjunath and co-authors evaluated Cenospheres as fillers for PVC compounds in electrical cable sheathing applications.

Abraham George and co-authors report a theoretical modeling of the geometry of 2-Aminophenol optimized using Hartee-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DTF) methods with the support of the Gaussian 03™ software.

David Manuta describes the chemistry behind a litigation involving the explosion of a lead-acid automotive battery during testing with a battery tester and provides insights about some aspects of chemistry in real-world situations.

S. Baroni and B. Holmes point to the need for improving science and technology communication and education between the community of scientists and the general public in order to “create new research opportunities, facilitate broader education initiatives, and foster a more encouraging view of new discoveries.”

John Hill and co-authors address the challenges of chemical education and explores a sustainable chemistry philosophy and practice through green chemistry.

Table of Contents

Editorial: Chemistry on the March	i

ARTICLES
A Comparison of CA242 with twelve other tumor antigens for the serodiagnosis of pancreatic, gastric, and other gastrointestinal cancers Margot Hall, Sabrina Bryant, Margaret Jackson, James T. Johnson, Harold Schultze, Wileen Cooksey, Slobodanka D. Manceva, Rasheeda Crowell, Sharae Johnson, Tammy Sims-Davis, Kevin L. Beason, Shawn R. Clinton, Deborah Fortenberry, Cynthia Bright, Helen Hua, Jiarong Ying, and Paul Sykes	1
Starburst quaternary ammonium salt - A new effective phase transfer catalyst Divia N, Siji Mathew, T.D.R. Nair and Karickal R. Haridas	17
The combustion of denatured alcohol and its role in a legal case David M. Manuta	23
Challenges for chemical education: Implementing the ‘chemistry for all’ vision John Hill and David Devraj Kumar	27

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY
Nothing has changed in environmental forensics James S. Smith	33
E-Cigarettes: Boon or bane? Sue Rao	35
Making chemistry fun at the Museum of Discovery and Science Kim Cavendish and Madelyn Reus	38

Book Reviews
Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies (9th Edition)	41
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition- Instructor’s Resource DVD	43

The AIC Code of Ethics	44
Manuscript Style Guide	46

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Invitation to Authors	51

AIC Officers & Board of Directors	52