1. 2013 Indianapolis ACS Meeting R. A. Weiss, Theme Coordinator Plenary Session LuAnne McNulty (Butler University) Scott Sheehan (Eli Lilly) Paul Weiss Indiana Section Christina Bodurow (Eli Lilly) Sibel Selcuk (Heritage Research Group) Linda Osborn (Heritage Research Group) David Mitchell (Eli Lilly) Thematic Programming Bryan Vogt (University of Akron) David Lohse (Retired, Exxon-Mobil) Paul Weiss (UCLA) Heavy Lifting Richard Love

2. Plenary Session Sunday, September 8 th, 4 – 6:30 pm Prof. Naomi J. Halas, Rice University Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Laboratory for Nanophotonics Title: Pending Dr. Dan Kittle, Dow AgroSciences Global Leader of Research and Development From Lab Bench to Table Top: Science Serving the Needs of a Growing World Dr. Brett Huff, Eli Lilly Vice President of Chemical Research and Development Title: Pending

3. Kavli Lectures Monday, September 9 th from 4:30-6:30 pm Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture A Small Molecule Synthesizer Prof. Martin Burke, University of Illinois Associate Professor of Chemistry Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Lecture Powering the Planet with Solar Fuel Prof. Harry Gray, California Inst of Tech. Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry and Founding Director of the Beckman Institute.

4. Activities Sunday, September 8. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indiana Section: Annual Celebrate Science Indiana  ~200 local schools, companies and government organizations will exhibit STEM-related hands-on demonstrations.  Racing experiences with professional race car drivers in high performance sports cars.  1. on the Oval  2. on the North Section of the Formula One course  Racing-related exhibits  Food, beverages, souvenirs

5. Chemistry of Racing (Thematic Symposium) Monday, September 9, Convention Center Bryan Vogt and David Lohse Sibel Selcuk, Christina Bodurow, David Mitchell, Linda Osborn Division Sponsors: POLY, PMSE, and ENFL Sponsor: Indiana Section Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Stéphen Grégoire The Indy 500 at over 225 mph

6. Monday AM session  Green and mean : Biodiesel in high performance engine – Stuart Coles  Electric vehicle racing – the electrochemical charge of the future – John Waters  Asphalt paving of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: an engineer's perspective – William Pine,  The Indy 500 at over 225 mph – Stephan Gregoire Monday PM session  An overview of asphalt chemistry and how chemistry relates to pavement performance –Anthony Kriech  Challenges of Racing – Dennis Boley  Effect of innerliner gauge on Tire Performance - Bernard D'Cruz  Chemistry of racing fuels - Indresh Mathur  Fuel testing in the Indy Racing League – keeping racing honest – Timothy Ruppel Chemistry of Racing

7. Nanoscience of Light-Weight Materials and Energy Storage for Transportation (Thematic Symposium) Paul Weiss, U.C.L.A Divisions Thematic Programming 8 Divisions: 19 Symposia