St Louis Section–ACS
Calendar — 2011
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January |
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| 13 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
February |
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| 10 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 17 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 6 pm, Lab Sciences 250, Washington University Danforth Campus Steven Fischer, Agilent Technologies |
| 22 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 9:30 am, Southwest Tower 728, Washington University Medical School Andy Tao, Purdue University |
| 24 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 6:00 pm Lab Sciences 250, Washington University Danforth Campus Graham Cooks, Purdue University |
| 24 | Battle of the Burets, 6 pm at St Louis Community College–Florissant Valley This contest pits teams of high school chemistry students against each another in a test of titration accuracy. For information on how to enter a team from your high school, contact Bruce Ritts, phone 314.290.4744 or email bruce_ritts@steris.com. |
| 26 | 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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| 1 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 9:30 am, Southwest Tower 728, Washington University Medical School Hao Zhang, Washington University |
| 2 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 6 pm, Lab Sciences 250, Washington University Danforth Campus David Russell, Texas A & M University |
| 4 | 7:30 pm, Lab Sciences 300, Washington University Danforth Campus ACS tour speaker Dr Robert D Blackledge wrote the book on Forensic Analysis of Glitter, and will tell us all about it. Please join this retired senior forensic chemist from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS): reserve this evening to learn more than you thought there was to know about glitter and crime. An even more tempting preview is here (with parking details). |
| 9 | Joint meeting with AIChE at Pujols 5 Westport 5:15–cash bar; 6:00–dinner; 7:00–presentation Dr Michelle Jones of Covidien will speak on Don’t Have a Blast Running a Chemical Reaction. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP by March 4 to Mike Gentilcore, mike.gentilcore@gmail.com or 314.654.4031. Visit the AiChE website for further details. |
| 10 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 12 | High School Chemistry Contest administered at University of Missouri–St Louis. Friday, March 11, is the alternate day for students unable to participate on Saturday. For information about entering, contact the HSCC coordinator. |
| 12 | Recognition Night at Bartolino’s (I-44 and Hampton, inside Drury Inn) The speaker will be immediate past chair Shelley Minteer. There will be a brief General Meeting of the Section to vote on proposed Bylaw Amendments. All St Louis Section members are eligible to vote on this issue, and your voice is needed! Cost is $30 per person. RSVP by March 5 to: Jeff Cornelius or email jeff.cornelius@prin.edu Make checks payable to St. Louis Section–ACS |
| 15 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 9:30 am, Southwest Tower 728, Washington University Medical School Cheryl Lichti, Washington University Quantitative LC-MS Applications in Breast Cancer and Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| 24 | Society for Applied Spectroscopy “tour speaker” meeting Marriott St Louis Airport (10700 Peartree Lane, St. Louis, MO 63134), dinner at 6 pm, speaker at 7 pm Dr Nathan Bower, Professor of Chemistry at Colorado College X-ray Fluorescence and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Numismatics: Case Studies using Biblical Coins from First Century Judaea Cost for dinner is: SAS members $10, non-members $15, students free! You need not come to dinner to attend the presentation. Parking vouchers provided. RSVP for dinner and/or talk by March 18 to Eileen McClendon at 314.654.1608 or Eileen.L.McClendon@covidien.com |
| 26 | 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. |
April |
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| 4 | 14th Annual Robert W Murray Lecture at University of Missouri–St Louis 4 pm in 104 Stadler Hall (reception adjacent at 3:30 pm) Steven V Ley BP Professor of Chemistry, Cambridge University New Tools for Molecule Makers Reception follows talk in the Center for Nanoscience For more information, contact the chemistry department, 314.516.5311, or chemistry@umsl.edu |
| 4–5 | 35th Annual William J Probst Lecture at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville Technical lecture Apr 5, 11 am, Science Building, Room 3114 |
| 5 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 9:30 am, Southwest Tower 728, Washington University Medical School Tim Collier, Washington University |
| 6 | Leopold Marcus Award competition, 4 pm, Baer-Fuller Hall (Lecture Hall 2), Saint Louis University
The competition consists of presentations based on the undergraduate research projects of senior chemistry majors at Saint Louis University. The candidates, chosen by the faculty, will be making fifteen-minute presentations. The winner of the award is determined by vote of the professional chemists in the audience. All ACS members are invited to attend and are eligible to vote. Refreshments will be available after the competition. For further information, contact Bruce Kowert, 314.977.2837 or kowertba@slu.edu. The winner will be honored at the Awards Night Banquet, April 11. |
| 7 | 6–8 pm in Lab Sciences 250, Washington University, the seventh edition of the popular career management workshop series, Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Environment, sponsored by the YCC. This session features Dr Arlene Taich (Graduate Career Strategist, Washington University) on Career Resilience; and Dr Lisa Balbes (Career Consultant, ACS) on Networking 101. See here for program details, including RSVP, parking, and directions. |
| 9 | Undergraduate Research Symposium, 8:30–10:30 am in Science-Math Room 111, Saint Louis Community College–Florissant Valley Undergraduate students at any college or university within the St Louis Section borders are eligible to present a poster or an oral presentation based on their research. Each presenter receives a Certificate of Participation; awards are given for “Exceptional Presentations.” Participants must preregister. Return the registration form to Dr Donna G Friedman, who is also the contact for additional information: dfriedman@stlcc.edu or 314.513.4388. |
| 11 | Awards Night Banquet honors winners of • High School Chemistry Contest • Leopold Marcus Award • Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher • Outstanding Junior Chemistry Students at area colleges and universities 5:30 social hour; 6:30 dinner; 7:30 program. The guest speaker is Bob Becker, Kirkwood High School chemistry teacher, 1997 winner of the ACS James Bryant Conant teaching award, and 2010 Missouri teacher-of-the-year. He’ll have a fascinating presentation, including demonstrations. 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 4 to Vic Lewchenko, viclewchenko@yahoo.com or 314.973.1308. Send check payable to St Louis Section–ACS to: Vic Lewchenko |
| 13 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 6:00 pm, Lab Sciences 250, Washington University Danforth Campus Daniel Eikel, Advion BioSystems |
| 11–13 | ACS Short Course Circuit comes to St Louis The following ACS Short Courses will be offered in St Louis, all beginning April 11. Save tight travel funds by staying local; save even more with early registration (ending Feb 28) and five-for-four group rate:
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| 14 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 14 | AIChE Trivia Night (non-members welcome) This mini-trivia event (8–10 categories, 6–8 questions each) includes wine, beer, soda, snacks, and a prize for First Place. Pre-registration required by April 4. For all the details, including registration, check it out. |
| 16 | Chemistry Olympiad for top contenders from the March High School Chemistry Contest. They will know who they are and where to go. |
| 19 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion group, 9:30 am, Southwest Tower 728, Washington University Medical School Bo Wang, Washington University and FDA |
May |
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| 4 | 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 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. |
| 12 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 17 | Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group, 6:30 pm, Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus, Washington University Julian Whitelegge, UCLA Top-down approaches to analysis of integral membrane proteins using high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| 18 | Joint event with Washington University Postdoc Society and the St Louis Younger Chemists Committee: A Career in Academia or Industry: Where do I fit? 6 pm in Holden Case Study Room, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, at Washington University School of Medicine For complete details, see the YCC meetings focus. |
June |
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| 18 | Seventh Annual Section Picnic 12 noon to 5 pm, at the Chinese Shelter in Tower Grove Park, #7 on this map. Bring the family! Just $5 per person. Kids under 12 free. Please reserve by June 13th so we can plan for food and drink, and crowd control. Questions and reservations to: Jeff Cornelius |
July |
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| 21 | YCC Meeting, Thai Gai Yang Café, 6250 Delmar Boulevard (U City Loop, one block west of Skinker), 6:30 pm Meeting to continue organizing for the September 15th Chemistry Career Night |
August |
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| 24 | Last day to submit an abstract to the Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, October 19–22 in St Louis. Visit the meeting website for all the details. |
| 30 | Career Services wants you to know about this live-and-virtual seminar: Bonnie Coffey of Contacts Count, Networking 101: Making Your Contacts Count. Presented live at the Denver National ACS meeting and streaming on the internet, at 4 pm Mountain Time (5 pm in St Louis), followed by a networking reception for both physical and virtual attendees. Visit acs.org/vcf for details and to register. |
September |
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| 8 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 15 | YCC 2011 Chemistry Career Night, 6 pm at Washington University Lab Sciences Building, Room 250 & Rettner Gallery. Details on program and registration are here. |
| 29 | ACS tour speaker Wayne Jones, SUNY–Binghamton, on Nanotechnology: Molecular Wires and Devices in the Modern World, 7:30 pm at Sigma-Aldrich R&D Center, 2909 Laclede Ave, St Louis (map). Talk is tailored for general audiences, high school and above. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Jeff Cornelius by Sep 28. Use the main entrance on circle drive to pick up name tag. |
| 30 | Last day for advance registration at reduced fee to attend the Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, October 19–22 in St Louis. Visit the meeting website for all the details. |
October |
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| 11 | YCC planning meeting at Café Ventana, 3919 West Pine Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 (near SLU). Get there are 6:30 pm, have something to eat and talk with other YCC members. At 7:00 pm, we will start the meeting: planning for another seminar in our Career Management series as well as other activities to finish out a busy and fun year with the YCC. RSVP to Eric Bruton, eric.bruton@gmail.com |
| 13 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
| 14 | St Louis Award Symposium, honoring the 2011 winner, Dr Lucinda Buhse 2–5 pm in Louderman Hall Room 458 at Washington University, with reception to follow For the award citation, the symposium program, and parking information, see the St Louis Award page. |
| 15 | St Louis Award Banquet, continuing to honor the 2011 winner, Dr Lucinda Buhse Glen Echo Country Club, 3401 Lucas & Hunt Road, St Louis, MO 63121 6:30 pm cocktails (open bar), 7:00 pm banquet, 8:00 pm program Reservations required by October 12 |
| 15 | The St Louis Section’s National Chemistry Week Expo will be at the St Louis Science Center, 10 am to 4 pm. To volunteer to help, contact Greg Wall at 314.435.6487 or gwall37@msn.com, or just bring the family to enjoy the activities. More details about participating in NCW 2011 are down-calendar at October 16–22. |
| 20 |  Happy Hour for Younger Chemists at the Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Meeting5:30–6:30 pm at Pujols 5 Westport Grill, 342 Westport Plaza, St Louis MO 63146 Meet YCCers from farflung sections within the Midwest and Great Lakes ACS regions. You don’t have to be registered for the meeting to attend the happy hour. Appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided by St Louis YCC. |
| 16–22 | National Chemistry Week is loosely defined as October 16–22 this year, with the theme, “Chemistry—Our Health, Our Future.” If you want to participate in chemistry’s biggest annual outreach event, either by conducting an activity or by volunteering for ones already planned, contact Greg Wall at 314.435.6487 or gwall37@msn.com. The St Louis Section’s NCW Chemistry Expo will be at the St Louis Science Center on October 15th from 10 am to 4 pm. |
| 19–22 | Midwest/Great Lakes Joint Regional Meeting hosted by the St Louis Section. All the details are at the meeting website. |
| 20 | Midwest Award festivities at the Midwest Regional Meeting (MWRM) in St Louis the Midwest Award Symposium from 3 to 5 pm, the Midwest Award Address from 5 to 6 pm, both in the Zurich Room, followed by the Midwest Award Reception from 6 to 7 pm in the Matterhorn Room. If you register to attend the MWRM, you can plan to attend and or all of these events, in honor of the 2011 Midwest Award winner, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Ameritas Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. You can add the Award Banquet, 7–9 pm, to your meeting registration for an additional $30. You can attend the Awards Banquet even if you don’t attend the MWRM. Just fill in the events-only registration form and submit it with your payment. |
| 31 | Last day to vote in the Section Election If you didn’t get a personalized link to the ballot by Oct 10th, 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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| 1 | YCC planning meeting, Café Ventana, 3919 West Pine Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 (near SLU). Get there are 6:30 pm, have something to eat and talk with other YCC members. At 7 pm, we will start the meeting: planning for another seminar in our Career Management on 11/8 and the next on 12/6 as well as other activities to finish out a busy and fun year with the YCC. RSVP to Eric Bruton, eric.bruton@gmail.com. |
| 8 | Continuing the highly informative and well attended series: Resources for Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Market: VIII—Entrepreneurial Spirit, 6:30–8:30 pm, Washington University McMillen Laboratory Sciences 311. For full details, see the YCC meetings spotlight. |
| 10 | Board Meeting at Glen Echo Country Club |
December |
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| 1 | Nomination deadline for 2012 High School Chemistry Teaching Award To submit a nomination, please request a nomination packet by November 1, 2011, and submit the nomination (five copies) by December 1, 2011. Nomination materials and instructions are available on the Awards page. |
| 6 | Another in the series for chemists interested in careers (and who isn’t?): Resources for Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Market: IX—Straight from the Recruiters, 6:30–8:30 pm, Washington University McMillen Laboratory Sciences 311. For full details, see the meetings spotlight, and RSVP by Dec 5th. |
| 8 | Continuity Dinner – General Meeting of the Section – Board Meeting, including inauguration of new Chair, Henry Godt Memorial Lecture, more. CJ Muggs, 101 West Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves (map), free parking in public garage behind restaurant, entry off North Gore Ave 5:30 social hour with cash bar; 6:30 dinner and meeting Reservations by December 5 to: Dr Jeff Cornelius Make checks payable to St Louis Section–ACS |
| 16 | Nomination deadline for 2012 Chemical Science & Technology Award Make sure your right hand gets the recognition s/he deserves. For eligibility, nomination materials, and contact information, see the Awards page. |
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