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ACS Industry Matters Newsletter
Information, insights, and advice for ACS industry members 
August 15, 2019
 
Greetings. As many of us head off to the ACS San Diego meeting, we leave you with some interesting reading courtesy of Patricia Hubbard, Senior VP and CTO of the 137-year-old Cabot Corp. You'll also hear some straight talk from Neal Langerman on the state of safety in the chemical enterprise. There's more of course. Hope you enjoy it.
 
John C. Katz 
Executive Editor

BOSS TALK

Insights and advice from a senior executive in the chemical industry
John Banovetz  
Patricia Hubbard, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Cabot Corporation
In the Cabot Corporation press release announcing your appointment as SVP and CTO, you were quoted as saying, "I see great opportunity for Cabot to bring the power of materials innovation to address some of the most pressing global macro trends." Can you elaborate on the primary macro trends Cabot hopes to address?
There are a few important macro trends where Cabot's materials have a significant role to play, but probably the two most prominent are... Read More
  
 

WHAT I LEARNED

Observations and reflections from chemists with decades of experience working in industry.
John Pochan
 
Neal Langerman, Principal Scientist, Advanced Chemical Safety
 
Is any country doing chemical safety awareness better than the U.S.? If so, what are they doing to achieve this superiority?
The British Health and Safety Executive (HSE, the British equivalent of US OSHA) has had consistent political support from Parliament.  Over decades, the HSE has fostered a... Read more.

CAREER CORNER

ACS Career Consultants and other experts answer questions about advancing your career in industry
How do you suggest I make the most of my 1:1 with my supervisor?
 
Paul Kirsch
Patrick Gordon, ACS Career Consultant
 
 
Go in with your past accomplishments, take notes, ask detailed questions about how your performance is evaluated, and remind... Read more.
 
Paul Kirsch
Matt Greaney, Senior Research Chemist in the Catalysts Business Unit of Cariant
 
 
It's important to be open and up front with your supervisor(s).  Poor communication is often the... Read more.
 
Paul Kirsch
Kara Allen, Director, Recruitment & University Relations, Aegis Sciences Corporation
 
 
A 1:1 meeting is a great way to get feedback and direction from your manager. Prepare ahead of time, and ensure you create a... Read more.
 
Paul Kirsch
Donald Truss, ACS Career Consultant
 
 
Build a friendship. Ask about non work things and wait for him/her to talk about work. Anticipate what... Read more.
  
 
  
 

LINKEDIN LEARNING COURSE

What you most need to know from an industry-connected LinkedIn Learning Course. Today's course: Balancing Multiple Roles as a Leader
Leadership is an essential skill for career advancement and involves a complicated juggling act between strategist, subject matter expert, coach, change agent and visionary.  In the... Read More

SPOTLIGHT ON EARLY CAREER CHEMIST

Get to know an early career chemist working in industry.
Erin Hiestand 
Jana Olson, Science writer, Philip Morris International
 
Who has been your favorite interviewee so far?
Bob Curl, Nobel laureate and chemistry professor at Rice University. He was so... Read more.
  
 

QUOTABLE

"I think that women have been taught to be quiet, to be slow in taking credit for their accomplishments and excellent ideas, and not to seek out people who might become their champions/mentors.  Unfortunately, this has not worked in their favor." 

Val Kuck, Bell Laboratories (Retired).  Hear more from Val on this topic and others in the August 29 issue of ACS Industry Matters.



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