{"id":3088,"date":"2022-04-14T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T16:33:34","slug":"oesper-museum-receives-national-landmark-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/oesper-museum-receives-national-landmark-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Ted Baldwin, Director, Science and Engineering Libraries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 15, 2022, nearly 100 people representing the University of Cincinnati, the American Chemical Society and the regional community of scientific and museum professionals gathered to celebrate the recognition of the University of Cincinnati\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.libraries.uc.edu%2Foesper%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNORRISMS%40UCMAIL.UC.EDU%7C33531b1852a0465bdfbf08da1d5c5905%7Cf5222e6c5fc648eb8f0373db18203b63%7C1%7C0%7C637854579756449727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=F0rZTpirg5pnDrGbKKZ%2BKGhgUMrx0v%2BhE3p9FMfybJg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Ralph E. Oesper Museum and Collections in the History of Chemistry<\/a> as an American Chemical Society <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acs.org%2Fcontent%2Facs%2Fen%2Feducation%2Fwhatischemistry%2Flandmarks.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNORRISMS%40UCMAIL.UC.EDU%7C33531b1852a0465bdfbf08da1d5c5905%7Cf5222e6c5fc648eb8f0373db18203b63%7C1%7C0%7C637854579756449727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=vsNjDNcu5xbp67DZwoSYmu4pLB3hsWn4qSXUzukvU8A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">National Historic Chemical Landmark<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACS National Landmark program recognizes seminal achievements in the chemical sciences in order to enhance public appreciation for contributions of the chemical sciences to modern life.\u00a0 The Oesper Museum and Collections is the second ACS National Landmark awarded in Cincinnati, the first being the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acs.org%2Fcontent%2Facs%2Fen%2Feducation%2Fwhatischemistry%2Flandmarks%2Ftidedetergent.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNORRISMS%40UCMAIL.UC.EDU%7C33531b1852a0465bdfbf08da1d5c5905%7Cf5222e6c5fc648eb8f0373db18203b63%7C1%7C0%7C637854579756449727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Ltf9Q0ZcjZ3QT68BBunIBI22BsD9hDIdfU2lkHi29BQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">development of Tide synthetic detergent<\/a> by Procter and Gamble Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-event.jpg\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" class=\"wp-image-3089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-event.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-event-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-event-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-event-1140x704.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><figcaption>Ted Baldwin, Dr. Anna Gudmundsdottir, Interim Head, Chemistry Department, Dr. Diane Schmidt (UC Grad &amp; 2015 President, American Chemical Society), and Xuemao Wang, Dean and University Librarian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.edu\/news\/articles\/2022\/03\/american-chemical-society-names-uc-museum-national-chemistry-landmark.html\">UC\u2019s press release<\/a> for more information on the Oesper Museum and this prestigious recognition.&nbsp;Below, enjoy photo galleries from the night\u2019s celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:38.98991427857541%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"3090\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?attachment_id=3090\" data-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/5-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/5-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:22.02017144284918%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"3091\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?attachment_id=3091\" data-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/6-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/6-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:38.98991427857541%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"3092\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?attachment_id=3092\" data-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:51.44722312552301%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"3093\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?attachment_id=3093\" data-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/18-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/18-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:48.55277687447699%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oesper Museum Receives National Landmark Award\" data-height=\"2035\" data-id=\"3094\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?attachment_id=3094\" data-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-jensen-wang-2-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oesper-jensen-wang-2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is invited to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.libraries.uc.edu\/oesper\/\">Oesper Museum and Collections<\/a> and appreciate this crown jewel of the University of Cincinnati.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To schedule a tour, contact Ted Baldwin, Director of the Science and Engineering Libraries, <a href=\"mailto:Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu\">Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ted Baldwin, Director, Science and Engineering Libraries On March 15, 2022, nearly 100 people representing the University of Cincinnati, the American Chemical Society and the regional community of scientific and museum professionals gathered to celebrate the recognition of the University of Cincinnati\u2019s Ralph E. Oesper Museum and Collections in the History of Chemistry as an American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmark.\u00a0 The ACS National Landmark program recognizes seminal achievements in the chemical sciences in order to enhance public appreciation for contributions of the chemical sciences to modern life.\u00a0 The Oesper Museum and Collections is the second ACS National Landmark awarded in Cincinnati, the first being the development of Tide synthetic detergent by Procter and Gamble Company.\u00a0 View UC\u2019s press release for more information on the Oesper Museum and this prestigious recognition.&nbsp;Below, enjoy photo galleries from the night\u2019s celebration.&nbsp; The public is invited to visit the Oesper Museum and Collections and appreciate this crown jewel of the University of Cincinnati.&nbsp; To schedule a tour, contact Ted Baldwin, Director of the Science and Engineering Libraries, Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,146],"tags":[54,18,33],"class_list":["post-3088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-volume-20-issue-2","category-volume-20","tag-collections","tag-events","tag-special-collections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3088"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3162,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions\/3162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}