St Louis Section–ACS
Calendar — 2010
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January |
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| 7 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club Note special date: first Thursday! |
February |
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| 2 | Younger Chemists Committee event: Resources for Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Market III—Straight from the Recruiters 6–8 pm in McMillen 311 (Chemistry), Danforth Campus of Washington University More information about the program. RSVP to eric.bruton@gmail.com. Cost is $3 payable at the event. Parking pass and directions will be sent after receiving your RSVP. |
| 11 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 25 | Battle of the Burets St Louis Community College–Florissant Valley, starting promptly at 6 pm The annual contest for high school chemistry students is a test of titration accuracy and speed. Trophies to the heat winners and the winning school. For more information on how to enter a team from your high school, contact Bruce Ritts at 314-290-4744 or bruce_ritts@steris.com |
| 25 | Younger Chemists Committee general meeting 6:30 pm at Thai Gai Yang Cafe, 6250 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63130, 314-862-4400 Come meet your fellow Younger Chemists in the Saint Louis area; network, socialize, make new friends! Bring your friends and/or co-workers with you! |
| 27 | Judging for Missouri Tri-county Regional Science and Engineering Fair St Charles Community College, College Student Center Judging from 9 am–noon. K-4 participation awards distributed. Judging in divisions: 5th–8th, 9th–12th, and honors 9th–12th. Free breakfast for judges 8–9 am. To volunteer for judging, call Sheryl J Loux at 636-237-5149 or email sjloux@gmail.com. |
March |
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| 8 | The 13th Annual Robert W Murray Lecture Reception 3 pm, lecture at 3:30 pm in 451 Benton Hall Daniel G Nocera, Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Personalized Energy for 1 (× 6 billion) There will be a post-lecture reception in the Center for Nanoscience. More information about the speaker and his abstract can be found on the UMSL website. |
| 11 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 13 | Judging for Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences Regional Science Fair SIU–Edwardsville, Morris University Center (#8 on campus map, park in Lot E) Meet at 9:30 am; judging is 10 am–1 pm in divisions: 5th–8th, 9th–12th, and honors 9th–12th. To volunteer for judging, call Sheryl J Loux at 636-237-5149 or email sjloux@gmail.com. |
| 13 | Recognition Night, 2010 6 pm—Social hour 7 pm—Dinner and festivities The Clubhouse at Glen Echo Country Club (map) Please return the reservation form by March 6th. |
| 13 | High School Chemistry Contest administered at University of Missouri–St Louis. Friday, March 12, is the alternate day for students unable to participate on Saturday. For information about entering, contact the HSCC coordinator. |
| 17 | Resources for Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Market, Part IV: Looking at You From the Other Side 6–8 pm in McMillen 311 (Chemistry), Danforth Campus of Washington University With speakers Lisa Rokusek, Managing Partner, AgentHR Recruiting Group and Lisa Balbes, Career Counselor, American Chemical Society. Bring your résumé for peer review and expert advice. More details on speakers and agenda here. Parking pass and directions will be sent to those who RSVP by Monday, Mar 15, to Eric Bruton, eric.bruton@gmail.com. |
| 29 | Probst Lecture event, SIU–Edwardsville Gary Hieftje, Indiana University Scientific talk: Models, Methods, and Machines for Chemical Measurements, 2 pm, Science Building Room 3114, followed by the Student Research Symposium at 3:30 pm in Meridian Ballroom Public lecture: Teaching and Research: Symbiosis or Conflict?, 7 pm, Meridian Ballroom More information about the speaker and campus map. |
April |
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| 8 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 12–17 | Chemical Progress Week Events below as they materialize. |
| 12 | Dwight Chasar, ACS tour speaker, a public lecture on Chemistry is for the Birds, with a special hands-on chemistry component for students. Cosponsored by the Academy of Science of St Louis and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation at Sigma-Aldrich headquarters, 3050 Spruce Street, St Louis, MO. Preregistration required by April 7 for the hands-on session, the public lecture, or both. For more information about the event, the location, and registration details, see here. |
| 14–15 | Sigma-Aldrich–Saint Louis University Lecture Series featuring Ronald Breaker, Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry First lecture, 4 pm, April 14, at Saint Louis University, Lee Lecture Hall: Metabolite-sensing Riboswitches: Molecular Relics from the RNA World? Second lecture, 10 am, April 15, in the Sigma-Aldrich Life Sciences Auditorium (Room 1610), 2909 Laclede Avenue: Discovery and Analysis of Extraordinary Noncoding RNAs All members of the Saint Louis scientific community are welcome at both events. For further information, contact Dana Baum at Saint Louis University (314-977-2842 or dbaum1@slu.edu) or Ernie Mueller at Sigma-Aldrich (314-289-8496 x4382 or emueller@sial.com). |
| 14 | Chromatography Discussion Group, featuring pizza, soda, and Michael Hvizd of Dionex Corporation speaking on Recent Developments in Ion Chromatography. For venue, parking, and reservation, see here. Reservation deadline is noon on April 12. |
| 15 | Tour speaker R Kenneth Marcus of Clemson University will be the special guest of the St Louis Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. He will speak on Novel LC/MS Characterization of Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements – What’s Really in the Bottle and Does It Matter?. For more information about the event, the location, and registration details, see here. Registration deadline is April 8. |
| 16 | Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2–4 pm, Morris University Center at SIU–Edwardsville All undergraduate researchers within the St Louis Section territory are eligible to present posters on their research. Please submit abstracts to Cristina De Meo, Associate Professor of Chemistry at SIU–E, cdemeo@siue.edu. Awards to all participants. All interested persons are invited to attend, to view the poster sessions and share in the refreshments. |
| 19 | Awards Night Banquet honors winners of • High School Chemistry Contest • Leopold Marcus Award • High School Teaching Award • Outstanding Junior Chemistry Students at area colleges and universities 5:30 social hour; 6:30 dinner; 7:30 program, with guest speaker Robert Blankenship, Washington University, How Does Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency of Natural Photosynthesis Compare to Photovoltaic Cells Maggiano’s, 2 Boulevard Saint Louis, Richmond Heights (across Brentwood Blvd from the Galleria), map. Free parking in the garage. Cost is $20. RSVP by April 12 to Pat Burrell-Standley, standley@mvp.net. Send check payable to St Louis Section–ACS to: Pat Burrell-Standley |
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Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, 10 am to 4 pm, May Exhibition Hall at the Saint Louis Science Center. Don’t pay any attention to the date in the graphic; we celebrate Earth Day on a Saturday.This year’s theme is Plants–The Green Machine. Your participation will help make it the best Earth Day ever. Contact Greg Wall ASAP if you’re willing to help with this very popular public outreach event. Email gwall37@msn.com or phone 314.435.6487. Also at this event, Kids and Chemistry will sponsor three tables of hands-on activities:
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| 25 | YCC meeting/happy hour (yes, Sunday!), 4 pm at the Thai Country Café, 6223 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63130. A good time to meet other ACS YCC members and find out what is going on in the area. Bring a friend or a co-worker with you! The more the merrier.... More information about YCC. |
May |
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| 5 | Judging for Greater St Louis Science Fair Greensfelder Rec Complex, Queeny Park, 550 Weidmann Road in west St Louis County Elementary (K-5): Participation Awards distributed to chemistry-related projects. Three people needed for about one hour each between 3:00 and 8 pm. No judging involved. Secondary (6th–12th grade): judging of chemistry-related projects 3–8:30 pm. Please volunteer for at least 2½ hours. Free dinner for judges (5–6 pm). Judges must be present at 8:30 to pick winners. To volunteer for judging, call Sheryl J Loux at 636-237-5149 or email sjloux@gmail.com. |
| 5 | Chromatography Discussion Group, 6–8 pm, featuring pizza, soda, and Kathy Lawrence, Reveleris® Flash System Product Manager for Grace Davison Discovery Sciences, speaking on Addressing Pharmaceutical Discovery Challenges Using an Integrated ELSD/UV Flash Purification and Fraction Collection Single Platform Technology. For venue, parking, and reservation, see here. |
| 7 | ACS Career Day, 9 am to noon at UM–St Louis. Program consists of lectures on careers in chemistry; tours of the NMR center, mass spectrometry center, x-ray diffraction center, machine shop, and six research labs; and demonstrations of glassblowing and chemistry magic; concluding with lunch for all participants. For more information, contact Jim O’Brien at 516-5717 (office), 516-7023 (lab) or 757-5717 (cell), or email obrien@jinx.umsl.edu |
| 13 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 18 | Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) meeting, 6:30 pm. A great opportunity to meet other ACS YCC members and find out what is going on in the area while networking and socializing with new and old friends. Pi |
June |
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| 9 | Chromatography Discussion Group, 6–8 pm, featuring pizza, soda, and Eric Grumbach, Marketing Manager, Chemistry Operations for Waters Corporation, speaking on Superficially Porous Particles: A Critical Look. For venue, parking, and reservation, see here. |
| 17 | YCC meeting and happy hour, 6:30 pm at the Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110 You’re invited! Come meet other YCC members and find out what is going on in the area while networking and socializing with new and old friends. We will be planning our upcoming hike and starting to plan our annual Chemistry Career Night. |
| 19 | Sixth Annual Section Picnic 12 noon to 5 pm at  Windegger Shelter at Tilles Park, McKnight and Litzsinger in Ladue.Bring the family! Just $5 per person. Kids under 12 free. Please reserve by June 14th so we can plan for food and drink, and crowd control. Questions and reservations to: Bill Doub |
July |
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| 1 | Nominations for Midwest Award extended. Nominate a colleague for this prestigious award. See the Midwest Award page for eligibility criteria and how to submit a nomination. |
| 10 | Take a hike with the YCC, 10am–4pm Meet at 10am at Brentwood Pointe Dierberg’s, 8450 Eager Rd, St Louis, MO 63144, and carpool to Shaw Nature Reserve, returning to Dierbert’s about 4pm. Event includes lunch, with vegetarian options. RSVP by July 7 to Sarah Torkamani, torkamanis@seas.wustl.edu |
| 15 | YCC meeting and happy hour, 6:30pm at Latitude 26, 6407 Clayton Ave Come meet other YCC members and find out what is going on in the area while networking and socializing with new and old friends. We will be planning our annual Chemistry Career Night and making plans our next Career Management Event. |
August |
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| 13–22 | ACS at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL A group of ACS sections sponsors a booth. The St Louis Section has sent volunteers to work in the booth since 2004. Check out the website for ACS at the Illinois State Fair, and for volunteer sign-up. Minimum commitment is one four-hour shift, but any help would be appreciated. |
September |
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| 11 | Boy Scout Chemistry Merit Badge Clinic, 8:30–2:30 at Jost Chemical, 8150 Lackland Rd, St Louis, MO 63114 This event always draws a capacity crowd of Boy Scouts, and Lisa Balbes needs a capacity crowd of volunteers, particularly to run chemistry demos during the one-on-one reviews of merit badge requirements (12:30–2:00 pm). Contact Lisa at 314.966.5298 or lisa@balbes.com |
| 15 | Chromatography Discussion Group Meeting 311 McMillen Lab Building, Washington University Danforth Campus, pizza at 6pm, talk at 6:30 James Mott, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Practical Strategies for Flow Switching Designs in HPLC and GC. For more information, parking details, and RSVP, see here. |
| 15 | Chemistry Career Night, presented by the Younger Chemists Committee of ACS–St Louis Section, 6–8:30pm at Washington University Danforth Campus, Laboratory Sciences Building, Room 300 & Rettner Gallery Expert panel:
On-site parking is free for attendees. Just print this parking permit and leave it on your dashboard. Contact eric.bruton@gmail.com with questions. |
| 16 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club Note special date: third Thursday! |
October |
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| 14 | YCC meeting and happy hour 7 pm at the St Louis Bread Company in Brentwood (Brentwood Square Shopping Center on Brentwood Blvd just south of I-64/US-40, phone 314.963.8998). Come meet other YCC members and find out what is going on in the area while networking and socializing with new and old friends. We will be making plans for the rest of the year’s activities. |
| 15 | St Louis Award Symposium, honoring the 2010 winner, Dr William Buhro of Washington University 2–5 pm in Room 300, Laboratory Sciences Building, Washington University For complete details on the winner, the symposium program, the reception following, and parking, see the St Louis Award page. |
| 16 | St Louis Award Banquet, continuing to honor the 2010 winner, Dr William Buhro Kemoll’s, One University Square, St Louis, Missouri 63102 6:00 pm Cocktails, 7:00 pm Banquet, 8:00 pm Program Reservations required by October 14. RSVP info here. |
| 17–23 | National Chemistry Week Theme: Behind the Scenes with Chemistry!, finding chemistry in unexpected places. The national ACS page for NCW has lots of background, ideas, and resources for local celebrations. If you have an NCW event you want to publicize, or for which you want to solicit volunteers, or if you want to volunteer, contact the NCW coordinator. |
| 23 | SLSC event for National Chemistry Week, 10am to 4pm Our traditional big windup event, again at the St Louis Science Center, on the Dinosaur Overlook, this year corresponding perfectly to Mole Day. More details as they become available. |
| 27–30 | 45th Midwest Regional Meeting Hosted by the Wichita Local Section at the Marriott Hotel, Wichita, Kansas. Visit the meeting website for an overview, as well as to register or submit abstracts. Abstracts will be accepted until September 3. |
| 31 | Last day to vote in the Section Election If you didn’t get a personalized link to the ballot, please email election@stlacs.org. Send your full name, return email address, and (if it’s not too much trouble) your member number from a recent copy of C&E News. |
November |
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| 2 | Chromatography Discussion Group (note new date and time) 6:45–8:45pm, McMillen 311 (Chemistry), Washington University Dr Peter Tidswell, Optimizing a High Throughput Purification Platform for Pharmaceutical Research For details on the talk, RSVP and parking info, see here. |
| 3 | Irrational Scientific Ideas: A Science Café featuring ACS member and St Louis Academy of Science Outstanding Science Educator Awardee Hal Harris 7:30–9 pm, at the St Louis Zoo (River Camp), free including free parking in the South Lot. Water, lemonade, and coffee will be available. For information about the entire lineup of Academy of Science seminars, see here. |
| 8 | Science Day at Novus International A full day of talks and discussion, beginning with a welcome at 9 am and ending with a roundtable at 4:45 pm. Attendance is free, but space is limited. Contact Ray Cooper (Ray.Cooper@novusint.com) if you want to attend. |
| 10 | Fifth edition of the career management workshop, Looking Forward in Your Career, sponsored by the YCC. See here for location and program details, including RSVP, parking, and directions. |
| 11 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 15 | Women Chemists Dinner, featuring Dr Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon and founder of CoACh (Committee for the Advancement of Women Chemists), explaining Career Advancement Tips & Techniques:
What They Left out of the Lab Manual 6–8 pm in Busch Student Center, Saint Louis University All are welcome. RSVP to Leah O’Brien, lobrien@siue.edu. Cost $10, payable at the door. Sponsored by the Women Chemists Committee, St Louis Section–ACS |
| 18 | YCC meeting and happy hour, 7 pm at the St Louis Bread Company, Brentwood Square Shopping Center on Brentwood Blvd just south of I-64/US-40 Come meet other YCC members and find out what is going on in the area while networking and socializing with new and old friends. We will be making plans for the rest of the year’s activities and start looking forward to next year. |
December |
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| 1 | Chromatography Discussion Group 6–8pm, McMillen 311 (Chemistry), Washington University Jawad Pashmi, HPLC Sales Support Specialist, Dionex Corporation, Ultra-high Performance Nano/Capillary HPLC—New Developments and Applications For details on the talk, RSVP and parking info, see here. |
| 8 | Sixth edition of the popular career management workshop series, Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Environment, sponsored by the YCC. See here for location and program details, including RSVP, parking, and directions. |
| 9 | Continuity Dinner – General Meeting of the Section – Board Meeting, including inauguration of new Chair, Henry Godt Memorial Lecture, more. Important: vote on proposed Bylaw Amendments! All St Louis Section members are eligible to vote on this General Meeting issue, and your voice is needed! Glen Echo Country Club (  map), 5:30 social hour with open bar (beer, wine, soft drinks); 6:30 dinner and meeting.Reservations required by December 1 to: Dr Shelley Minteer Make checks payable to St. Louis Section–ACS (Don’t miss this event!) |
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