Selected Presentations and Articles

by Mark Jones

Technology Related
Chemical City Garden Club on 14 October 2024 at Creative 360 in Midland. "My Journey in Microplastics"	pdf
Keynote at the Akron, Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Sections of the ACS 2024 Cleveland Poison Symposium. Oct. 10, 6-9 pm at Spirits of Willoughby. 3872 Erie St, Willoughby, OH 44094; "Lead: The Accidental Poison"	pdf
ACS Denver National Meeting, PAPER: 4105942 "Stopping Propagation of Misinformation: Correcting Microplastics Misinformation Is A Start ", Division of Chemical Information, 19 August 2024	pdf
ACS on the Cape "Microplastic Misinformation in the Meme Age", 9 July 2024	slides | announcement
Science Rendevous in Toronto, "Manmade Microparticles in Water",  10 May 2024	talk  | demo
R&D World, "Microplastics are bad, but ignoring science is worse", 20 March 2024. This article follows the genesis of the widely reported plastic consumption of 5 grams per week, where errors were made and how, even though wrong, it is still being reported.	link | pdf | LinkedIn
ACS New Orleans National Meeting, PAPER: 4003833 "Scientific facts in the meme age", Division of Chemical Information, 21 March 2024	pdf
ACS New Orleans National Meeting , PAPER: 3988102 "Catalysis made plastics. Can catalysis unmake them too? " for Division of Catalysis Science and Technology, 17 March 2024	pdf
Mid-Michigan AIChE Monthly Meeting, "Scientific Facts in the Meme Age", 23 January 2024, in-person and web.	pdf with links  | announcement | poster
R&D World, "PFAS — the collateral damage begins", 15 January 2024	link | text | LinkedIn
Upper Penninsula ACS on 6 September 2023, "'Avoid Foam' and Other Consequences of Living in a World with PFAS"	about the talk | pdf
Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 5 September 2023	pre-work | slides |  stream video of scale demo
R&D World, "COVID: the sequel", 29 August 2023	link | pdf
Edison Awards Webinar, "Writing an Effective Edison with Tiffany Otten and Susan Turkell. 16 August 2023	link to webinar
ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, 14 August 2023, "We’d Likely Make the Same Mistakes Again:  What have we learned from Thomas Midgley? "; talk 3921690-HIST. 9:35 AM PDT	pdf
Queens University, "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint" (virtural), 31 May 2023	pdf
R&D World, "The pizza box problem — and why it might kill everything from Teflon to drugs", 26 April 2023	link | text | pdf | LinkedIn
Central Michigan University,  "Chicken and Broken Glass",  16 March 2023	pdf
University of Illinois, "Effective Communication of Scientfic Data" for Chemistry 593, Advanced Professional Development Monday, February 27, 2023 from 1-2:20PM Eastern	pdf  |  intro | class homework | example
Central Michigan University,  "“Avoid Foam” and Other Consequences of Living in a World with PFAS",  16 February 2023	pdf
Mid-Michigan AIChE Monthly Meeting, "Tradeoffs on the Road to Sustainability", 31 January 2023, virtual meeting.	pdf  | announcement
Kalamazoo ACS "“Avoid Foam” and Other Consequences of Living in a World with PFAS", 29 November 2022 at Bell's Eccentric Cafe	pdf with links and references  | page
ACS Webinar "Before You Press Send!", more effective email communication, 3 November 2022 (rebroadcast)	link | pdf
SciencePalooza 2022 virtual seminar, 30 September 2022 for ACS Wooster, Lorain Community College and Ashland University	pdf  | flyer
ACS Houston seminar, "Development of a New Pasta: Product development lessons for the chemical industry" , co-presented with Steve Hahn, 29 September 2022	pdf
University of South Carolina seminar, 16 September 2022	link  | for fun
Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 8 September 2022.	slides   |  stream video of scale demo
"Glowing rocks, a new sport, and what we can learn about different approaches", R&D World, 8 August 2022	link | text | pdf
"New dangers in the woods — and the hope that research offers us", R&D World, 29 June 2022	link | text | pdf
"Why There's A Neon Shortage and Why It Matters", R&D World, 19 April 2022.	link  |  text  |  pdf
MSU Organic Seminar.  "Chicken and Broken Glass" 30 March 2022	pdf
"Curling stones: Circular, but not part of the circular economy" ,  R&D World, 24 March 2022	link  |  text  |  pdf
"The chemical cost of salting our roads ", R&D World, 4 March 2022	link  |  text  |  pdf
University of Wisconsin CHEM 505/CBE505: Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals lecture on 3 March 2022.  Topic:  Sustainability and the Chemical Industry	pdf
ACS Webinar "Before You Press Send!", more effective email communication, 26 January 2022	link | pdf
ACLCA webinar on more effective communications, 10 December 2021	pdf
"Can We Ever Get The Lead Out", R&D World, 1 November 2021	R&D World  | text
AIMCAL keynote on 18 October 2021, "The Journey to 'More Sustainable'.  Orlando meeting, given via Zoom	pdf
Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17 September 2021.	slides   |  stream video of scale demo
ACS Atlanta National Meeting, "Invention of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry", Abstract ID: 3594497, August 23, 2021	slides
ACS Webinar; hosted "Designing Bio-Sourced Polymers that Enable Recycling", 1 July 2021 with Stefan Mecking.	link
NTRO presentation on 25 March 2021.  "Effective Communication of Scientific Data".	slides  |  for fun activities
Cabot Corp. discussion on sustainability on 19 25 January 2021.	slides
Mid-Michigan AIChE meeting on 12 January 2021.  "Effective Communication of Scientific Data".	slides  |  for fun activities
Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17 September 2020.	slides   |  stream video of scale demo
ACS Webinar "Grateful for Chemistry" with Matt Grandbois on 15 July 2020.	link
ACS Webinar "Better Communication in the Digital Age:  Writing with Brevity and Clarity" on 23 June 2020.	link  |  pdf
ACS Webinar "Better Communication in the Digital Age" on 29 April 2020.	link  |  pdf
University of Wisconsin guest lecture on 30 January 2020: "Sustainability and Its Impact on the Chemical Industry"	pdf
R&D 100 conference on 4 December 2019 in San Mateo:  "Writing an Effective R&D 100 Nomination"	pdf
Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17 September 2019.	slides   |  stream video of scale demo  | download
Celebrating the invention of the GC-MS.  Chemicals Knowledge Hub magazine, August/September 2019 issue, page 52.	Chemicals Knowledge Hub magazine  | pdf
"Present your data more effectively to management", part of Essential Workplace Skills for STEM Industry Professionals presented by ACS Industry Member Programs,  San Diego ACS Meeting, August 27, 2019	slides for printing |  bad animation video pre-work for participants  |  printing updated homework  | 2  | 3  |  4  | 5 |  6 | 7 | 8
"What I Learned" interview on ACS Industry Site, 1 July 2019	acs.org/content/acs/en/industry/industry-matters/ text
Celebrating the invention of the GC-MS.  Chemicals Knowledge website, July 2019	chemicalsknowledgehub.com  | text
"Present your data more effectively to management", part of Essential Workplace Skills for STEM Industry Professionals presented by ACS Industry Member Programs,  Philadelphia, June 18, 2019	slides as pdf  |  bad animation video pre-work for participants
Development of the GC-MS started right here in Midland, CERM History Symposium, 7 June 2019	pdf
National Historic Chemical LandmarkDedication and Reception in the Midland Chemist newsletter, June 2019, Vol. 56, No. 6	link  page 24
"Celebrating the Invention of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry", R&D magazine, 3 June 2019	link  | captured page
ACS Webinar; hosted "Is Biodegradability a Solution to Plastic Waste Pollution in the Ocean and on Land?" , 14 March 2019 with Ramani Narayan.	link
Presentation Skills Workshop, 17 February 2019 at the AAAS Meeting in Washington, D.C.	pdf
Keynote for Chemicals America / SOCMA meeting in Fort Worth, TX, 13 February 2019: "Sustainability Initiatives: How Expectations of a Circular Economy Strain the Chemical Industry:	pdf
R&D Magazine Story: "R&D Efforts to Make Plastic More Sustainable" with Bob Maughon,  29 January 2019	link  | captured page
Industrial Chemistry Graduate Class Invited Speaker, 23 January 2019 Going in Circles	pdf
R&D 100 Conference November 16, 2018.  Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint	pdf with links to videos
MSU 21 Sept 2018	pdf
SPE Medical Division Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint" on June 7, 2018	link  |  pdf  | animation
ACS Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint: The Sequel" on 17 May 2018	link | pdf
Edison Award  Symposium on 11 April 2018 in New York.  Materials Innovation.	slides used  |  video
ACS meeting New Orleans  "Promoting safety culture through sharing–a Dow perspective" on 19 March 2018	pdf
ACS Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint: How to Communicate in the Digital Age" on 15 March 2018	link pdf |  bad animation video streaming video
Panelist at Joseph Priestley Society Symposium March 8, 2018 on “Exploring the Public Perception of the Chemical Enterprise.”  Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.  Missed due to Nor'easter.	link
National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology Meeting on March 1, 2018 in a session on ocean plastics; overview of industrial production and efforts	pdf
Local ACS Section/ Young Researchers Committee, 11 December 2017:  Say What? Questions, Answers and Rules for an Industrial Career	pdf
R&D 100 Conference, 16-17 November 2017 in Orlando, FL.  Invited talk:  Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: Can They Make Today’s Researchers Obsolete?	pdf
Keynote at the Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) Fall Meeting, 20-22 September 2017 in Hilton Head, SC.  Invited talk:  The good, The bad and the uncertain: Public perception of the chemical enterprise	pdf
Randolph-Macon College on 15 September 2017:  Shale and Sustainability Are Creating Change	pdf
ACS National Meeting on 22 August 2017  CHAS 20: The good, The bad and the uncertain: Public perception of the chemical enterprise	pdf
ACS National Meeting on 21 August 2017 PRES 12: Improving safety in the chemical enterprise through transparent sharing of best safety practices: The Dow Laboratory Safety Academy delivers safety information to all	pdf
ACS Webinar on 13 April 2017 The Good, The Bad and the Uncertain: Public Perception of the Chemical Enterprise	pdf
AAAS 2017 Annual Meeting in Boston.  Advancing Your Scientific Career With Personal Branding and Social Media Savvy.	pdf
CalTech Invited Lecture, 14 February 2017.  Going in Circles:  Implications for Individuals, Industry and the Ecosystem.	pdf
R&D 100 Conference, November 2-4 in Washington, D.C.  Thought Leadership Session 4-C Forces Shaping Industry: Shale and Sustainability Are Creating Change	pdf
August 2016 Fall ACS National Meeting MPPG: Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group, session 18 - Chemical industry communication efforts panel discussion, 23 August 2016	slides (pdf)
Article on Sustainable Manufacturer Network Yikes! I just increased my platinum footprint on 8 August 2016	link
University of Michigan Department of Chemistry Karle Symposium opening keynote, 25 July 2016, Forces Shaping the Chemical Industry: Shale and  Sustainability are Creating Change	link  |  pdf
REFOCUS Recycling Summit and Expo, an SPI event.  Spoke in "Design for recycling: A practical ‘how to’ discussion from an organizational perspective", Wednesday, April 27th - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Steve Alexander, Executive Director of The Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers Mark Jones, Research Fellow at The Dow Chemical Company Moderator: Kari Bliss, Sales Executive at Padnos	pdf
Talk PROF 7: Presentations in the digital age: How to make exceptional presentations in spite of PowerPoint, presented in the Division of Professional Relations, cosponsored by the Younger Chemists Committee, session Enough to be Dangerous: A Chemist’s Handbook to Cross-Functional Development, 13 March 2016 at the ACS Spring National Meeting, Marriott Marquis, San Diego.	pdf
Opening plenary talk at The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production:  Implications for Catalysis, A Workshop sponsored by the National Academy's Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, 7-8 March 2016 at the National Academy, Washington, D.C.	pdf  | study  |  agenda
Interview from R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, held Nov. 12 to 13, 2015 in Las Vegas	video
Interview from R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, held Nov. 12 to 13, 2015 in Las Vegas where I replaced David Bem.  Published in the January/February 2016 issue of R&D magazine.	link
Discussion lead at joint DOE, United States Energy Association (USEA), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) "Modular Systems Dialogue", Boulder, CO, 16 February 2016.	link  |  pdf
USC seminar on chemical industry and sustainability, 10 February 2015:  "Chicken and Broken Glass"	pdf
CalTech class lecture on sustainability, 9 February 2015:  "Reducing My Platinum Footprint"	pdf
ACLCA LCA XV Vancouver, 6 October 2015	link
Keynote at 2015 Chemicals American, Charleston, SC, 10 September 2015:  "No Respect:  American Manufacturing"	conference link  |  pdf
Speaker at 2015 Sustainable Manufacturer conference, Naperville, IL.  May 18-19.  "The Four Dimensional Product"	pdf
Spring ACS meeting, Denver, CO.  Cellulosics session Research on Renewable Materials: US and EU Perspectives Plenary Talk, Thursday, 26 March 2015. "4D product: Integration over time is the only way to understand sustainability"	pdf
University of Wisconsin CHEM 505/CBE505: Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals lecture on 3 March 2015.  Topic:  Integration:  Critical at the Start of the Chemical Industry, Not So Much Now….	pdf
Plenary speaker at Plastics Recycling Conference (Plenary Session 5), 25 February 2015, Dallas, TX.  "Sustainability is More Than Just End of Life"	link  |  conference link
Speaker at 2014 GTC 5th Biobased Chemicals:  Commercialization & Partnering, 18 September 2014, San Francisco, CA.	link
Keynote at 2014 Chemicals American, Charleston, SC, 8 September 2014:  "Chemical Industry Sustainability and Shale Gas Trends"	conference link  |  pdf
Dow TV commercial showing nationwide for The Human Element at Work campaign.  I am in Traveling at the Speed of Light at about 35 seconds.	see it on Youtube (very similar to the Generic Brand Video )
Invited viewpoint requested on synthetic biology.  Mark E. Jones and William F. Banholzer; "Solar flux, water, and land impose limits on biology", Biotechnology and bioengineering, 111(6), June 2014, pages 1059-1061.	pdf
"The Four Dimensional Product: Integration Over Time is the Only Way to Understand Sustainability", presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers' (SPE) Plastics Environmental Division is excited to present this year’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC®). Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL from March 12-14. Talk occured on 14 March 2014 because of travel delays due to snow.	conference link |  slides(pdf) Plastics News article  |  pdf
P&G Sustainability Symposium, Cincinnati, 13-14 November 2013.	pdf
AIChE talk on sustainability: Banholzer, W.F. and Jones, M.E.; "The Four Dimensional Product: Integration Over Time is the Only Way to Understand Sustainability", Proceedings of the AIChE, 2013 Annual Meeting (San Francisco), Sustainable Engineering Forum, 4 November 2013.	pdf  |  proceedings  link  pdf
ChemInnovations Keynote (in place of David Bem) 25 September 2013, Galveston, TX: The Shale Gale Is Blowing: Plotting a Course That Avoids the Shoals and Rocks	link | pdf
Excerpt from AIChE Journal Perspectives William Banholzer and Mark Jones, "Possible versus practical", Chemistry World, October 2013, page 41 and on-line 19 September 2013.	link  |  pdf
Origami and the Importance of Scale Jones, Mark E.;"Why Big Always Wins: Examining the Economies of Scale", Chemical Enginereering, 10 September 2013.	link  |   pdf
Chemical Engineering Progress excerpt William F. Banholzer and Mark E. Jones; "Needed: ChEs to Solve Global Problems",  Chemical Engineering Progress,  August 2013, page 15.	link  | pdf
AIChE Journal Perspectives. William F. Banholzer and Mark E. Jones; "Perspective: Chemical engineers must focus on practical solutions", AIChE Journal, Volume 59, Issue 8, August 2013, pages 2708–2720. Article first published online: 15 JUL 2013 |	DOI: 10.1002/aic.14172  |  link  | pdf
Central Regional ACS Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 16 May 2013.  Keynote.	conference | announcement  | Sustainable Decision Making  (pdf)
Central Regional ACS Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 16 May 2013.  Green Chemistry Symposium.	conference | Scale Creates Challenges for Chemicals from Biomass  (pdf)
International Biomass Conference, Minneapolis, MN  10 April 2013.  Session:  Tracking Investment Trends and Biofuels Economics to Understand Which Deals Get Done and Why (travel cancelled at last minute; presented by Chris Sacksteder)	conference | Scale Creates Challenges for Chemicals from Biomass (pdf)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) National Meeting in Boston, 16 February 2013. Session:  Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing in a Resource-Limited World	conference  |  session  | Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Is a Competitive Advantage (pdf)
National Advanced Biofuels Conference, Houston, 28 November 2012	conference  |  link  | Scale Creates Challenges for Chemicals from Biomass (pdf)
Webinar on the National Research Council report Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States hosted by Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera, chair, and member, Dr. Mark Jones, of the report-authoring committee, 27 November 2012	http://dels.nas.edu/Report/Sustainable-Development-Algal-Biofuels-2012/13437
University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley Center For Green Chemistry Seminar, 29 October 2012	pdf
Platt's Biofuels and Biomaterials Conference, Houston, 18 October 2012	conference |  link  |  pdf
NPR interview with Richard Harris aired on 25 October 2012	link to audio and transcript |  audio
Congressional Staff Briefing 24 October 2012
DOE Leadership Briefing  23 October 2012
National Research Council of the National Academies report on Sustainability of Algal Biofuels	link
Joseph Priestley Society Panel, The Future of Biobased Chemicals,  20 September 2012	link
ACS Meeting in Philadelphia, 19 August 2012, Polymer Science of Everyday Things Symposium, Virtual tour: Dow's InVison zero home	symposium |  pdf  | pptx
Energy Policy Institute of Chicago, Chicago-Booth, June 2012	site| pdf | pdf
Local Midland AIChE - January 2012	link  |  slides
DOE Office of the Biomass Program, Biomass 2011 Conference in Washington, D.C., July 2011	link  |  pdf
Other
Quoted by Faye Flam in Bloomberg on 11 December 2023, "FDA Needs to Get to the Root of Hair-Straightener Carcinogens"	Bloomberg hair straighteners
letter to the editor of the Midland Daily News on 12 December 2023 on PFAS in fish. "Recent story did not do Michigan’s Eat Safe program justice "	PFAS and fish
Quoted by Mario Lee on 23 August 2023 in Fact Check: NO Evidence Walking Barefoot Changes pH Of Body	barefeet changing blood pH
Quoted by Sarah Thompson on 9 August 2023 in Fact Check: pH Of Soda Is NOT Toxic, Does Not Alter pH Of Human Body	soda toxicity
Quoted by Charles Q. Choi on LiveScience, July 30, 2023 Why is gold so soft?	why gold is soft
Quoted by Dayimar Ayala Altuve in Univision on 24 June 2023, Llenar completo el tanque de gasolina en días de calor no hará que explote, como circula en redes (Full filling the gas tank on hot days won't make it explode)	gasoline tank safety
Letter to the editor of the Midland Daily News: Roundabouts are good for safety, the environment May 24, 2023	roundabouts
Quoted by Nicole Karlis in Salon on 22 February 2023, How non-scientists can assess the danger of mystery chemicals	chemical safety
Quoted by F.D. Flam on 17 February 2023, We Shouldn’t Need Body Bags to Learn From Ohio’s Train Disaster	train wreck
Quoted by Craig Jones on 14 February 2023 in Newswise, Fact-checking the reporting of the explosion in East Palestine, Ohio	more train wreck
Quoted by Andrew Mullin in the Midland Daily News, 26 January 2023, New study shows high amount of harmful PFAS substances in fresh water fish	PFAS
Quoted by Adam Kovac on 19 December 2022 in Forward, 5th grade scientists conduct a Hanukkah experiment to answer a burning question	Hanukkah oil
Watson Goodbye, 30 October 2022	Watson Goodbye
Letter to the editor of the Midland Daily News, 26 October 2022.	In defense of the editor
Quoted in Matilda Handsley-Davis, "Explainer: what are PFAS?", Cosmos, 12 May 2022.	link
Quoted in Jansen, Kerri; "Orange you glad it wasn't CO", Chemical And Engineering News, 7 March 2022, 100:9, back page.	link
Quoted several times in Wilke, Carolyn; "Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price", Science News,  29 January 2022 print edition cover story.	ScienceNews cover story
Quoted several times in Wilke, Carolyn; "Materials that made us", Science News, 7 December 2021.	ScienceNews web article
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor on Dow flying the rainbow flag on 11 June 2019	Glad to see flag fly
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Press should not give Schuette a pass, 12 January 2018.
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: The law protects our public dissent, 23 October 2017.
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Editorial cartoon was inappropriate, 19 September 2017.
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Use facts to inform decisions, 24 January 2017.
Penn State Energy Days, 22-23 May 2017; interviewed by local TV
Quoted in Investors Business Daily on 2 Sept 2016	investors.com
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor on the Flint Water Crisis published in print on 10 August 2016	Safety for All
Penn State Energy Days, 19-20 May 2016
World Congress on Industrial Biotech, San Diego, April 2016 - Board of Directors
World Economic Forum Session on Biotech, Montreal, 22 July 2015
DOE Proposal Review in Golden, CO, 26 February 2015
World Economic Forum Boston Meeting on Energy, 15 April 2014
BIO Industrial Biotech Board
White House's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
American Chemical Society, Indianapolis National Meeting, Panel Discussion: Role and Value of Social Networking in Advancing the Chemical Sciences, 9 September 2013.
I have been asked to serve on the Advisory Board of the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology - first meeting 17 January 2013	link
I was quoted in Waltz, Emily. "Algal biofuels questioned." Nature Biotechnology 31, no. 1 (2013): 12-12.  Perhaps the only time I'll be quoted in the same article as the great Craig Venter.	link |  doi:10.1038/nbt0113-12a
DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2011 Biennial Review Report, February 2012 (review conducted 27-28 June 2011) - steering committee co-chair	link
DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2009 Biennial Platform Review, December 2009 - review panel chair	link
Thermochemical Conversion Reviewers Report, 15 July 2009 - review panel chair	link
DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2007 Biennial Platform Review, December 2007 - review panel chair	link

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