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The 2008 ACA Summer Course in Small Molecule Crystallography(4) Travel to Indiana, PA. Indiana, PA is located in South Western Pennsylvania about 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. The nearest major airport is Pittsburgh International. Organizers for the Course plan to run a van service from the airport to IUP on Sunday, August 7th 2005 and also on Wednesday, August 17th following the Course adjournment at 11am. The ride to the airport takes about two hours. For those traveling by car, Indiana is located about halfway between the interstate highway I 80 and the Pennsylvania turnpike (I 76) which both run east-west (see the map below). 1. Those coming from the west are advised to take the Turnpike or interstate I 70 and exit at New Stanton, then take the Turnpike extension (route PA 66 north). After the Turnpike ends continue on PA 66 north beyond Delmont about 5 miles. Watch for a sharp turnoff on the right for PA 286 east. Follow this through Saltsburg and eventually to the IUP campus (scenic route). Avoid the alternate route via US 22 and US 119 (see note below).
(2) Those coming from the east on interstate I 80 should exit at Milesburg and follow US 220 south, skirting Penn State University. US 220 becomes interstate I 99 south. Follow this to Holidaysburg then take US 22 west to Ebensburg. From Ebensburg take US 422 west to the South Sixth Street exit in Indiana. (3) Those coming east on the Turnpike should exit at Bedford then follow US220 north (which is also interstate I 99) and exit on US 22 west. At Ebensburg, take US 422 west to the S. 6th Street exit. (4) Those coming from the north or south on interstate I 79 should exit to interstate I 70 west at Washington, PA. Take I 70 west to New Stanton and then follow directions under (1) above. 5. Those coming south on US 219 (from Buffalo, NY), should switch to US 119 south a few miles south of Dubois. Take US 119 to the Wayne Ave exit.
6. Those coming from the southeast on interstate I 70 should exit at Breezewood, go one exit west on the PA Turnpike to Bedford and then follow directions under (3). Note that there is no easy connection from interstate I 68 via Somerset and Johnstown to Indiana. The better approach is along I 70. 7. Those coming from the city of Pittsburgh on I 379 / US 22 east should exit from US 22 at the Golden Mile Highway (PA 286) then follow (1) above. This will avoid construction around Murrysville. Attendees will find that, once they are established on campus, there will be little need for a car. The Campus Towers and Weyandt Hall (site for lectures and labs) are within walking distance of the main street in town (Philadelphia Street) where, between 9th and 5th Streets, there are restaurants, bars and shops that are popular with IUP students. (5) Additional information: ndiana County, named after the original inhabitants, was formed in 1803. The land for the borough of Indiana, the County seat, was given by George Clymer, a co-signer of the Declaration of Independence. The County grew into a center for the coal and gas industry. Coal powers the huge generating stations at Shelocta and Homer City that are important resources for the US Northeast. Most of the coal mines have now been shut down so that the County shows little sign of its mining history except for the gaswells. It is said that Indiana County has over 700 miles of gas underground pipeline. Much of the land is presently farmed or covered with hardwood forest. The Fall is a spectacular season in Indiana. On US 422 entering Indiana County there is a sign proclaiming that this is the Christmas tree capital of the world. Certainly there are many nurseries and market gardens in Indiana. The most famous of Indiana’s sons was the movie actor and Air Force General James M. Stewart whose father ran a hardware business on Philadelphia Street. The Jimmy Stewart Museum is on the corner of Philadelphia Street and 9th Street. His statue is in front of the County Court House almost across the street from the plaque commemorating the family hardware business. Indiana has some fine buildings, including the Old County Court House with its gold cupola, located on 6th Street and Philadelphia Street. At the back of what is now a bank can be seen the bars of the former jail and the Bridge of Sighs for bringing prisoners into court. Sutton Hall with its tower is a century-old foundation building of IUP from the time when it was a teachers’ college. Among other national heritage buildings in town is the Historical Society on South 6th Street. (See also http://www.indiana-co-pa-tourism.org) The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) has about 13,000 students and faculty, mostly involved in undergraduate studies. IUP is now the County’s largest employer. It is the largest of a system of 14 universities that is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. An interdisciplinary X-ray Laboratory was formed at IUP in 1997 when Prof Craven moved from the University of Pittsburgh bringing with him most of the facilities of the former Crystallography Department. For the summer course, the X-ray Lab at IUP will be linked electronically to the Bruker-Nonius diffractometer at Duquesne University (Prof. Aitken). This instrument, which has a CCD detector, will enable students to collect single crystal data rapidly by remote control. An all-day excursion to Pittsburgh will enable students to see this diffractometer at first hand. In 1999, a consortium of faculty at IUP from Chemistry, Physics and Geology were successful in an application to NSF for a Bruker-Nonius D8 powder diffractometer which is equipped with a heating stage. This will be available for powder data collection during the summer course. The X-ray Lab will have a new acquisition of a Rigaku-Americas Miniflex powder diffractometer. There will be adequate computing facilities, including access to the Cambridge structural data base and the ICDD powder diffraction data base. Bryan Craven and Charles H. Lake, Organizers, ACA Summer Course, 2008.
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