Dr Benjamin Barth, past chair of the St Louis Section–ACS and chair of the St Louis Award jury, has announced the winner of the 2019 St Louis Award: Dr David Keire, Director of the Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Testing and Research, Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in […]
Two members of the Saint Louis Section are among the 70-chemist-strong 2019 class of ACS Fellows. Jim O’Brien of University of Missouri–St Louis and Young-Shin Jun of Washington University in St Louis have been named ACS Fellows. ACS Fellowship (or is it Fellowness?) is a recognition of outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the
Kevin D Moeller joined the chemistry faculty at Washington University in St Louis in 1987, where he is now Professor of Chemistry. Henry Rohrs, Secretary of the Section, has announced that Kevin Moeller is the winner of the 2019 Midwest Award. Moeller was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 1958, earned a BA degree
Our quest continues: to find times and places that make it possible for area chemists to gather, network, and share refreshments. Next up: our first lunchtime “with chemists” event. Is this a good time for you? Afternoon Coffee with Chemists Wednesday, June 26, 11:30am – 1:00pm Northwest Coffee Roasting 4251 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, MO
The local section Younger Chemists Committee spring event featured a workshop on leveraging social media to build your network and help you successfully navigate your job search. Held on April 17, 2019, in conjunction with the Graduate Professional Council of Washington University, facilitators Michelle Repice and Thi Nguyen revealed some LinkedIn and Twitter tips and
Our program year is the school year, so by now, we have mostly wound up and wound down. During this past program year, “Chemistry is pHun” outreach activities benefited from the involvement of many excellent volunteers. The efforts of these volunteers made it possible to present 27 programs that reached 1,083 school children at 14
The 257th ACS National Meeting was hosted in Orlando, Florida, from March 31 to April 4, 2019. Councilor Donna Friedman was first off the blocks in providing the Councilor Talking Points document for member consumption. A few of the highlights (but if you want it all, it’s here for you): There’s a big reorganization of
Thirty-eight students from seven area high schools competed in the “Battle of the Burets” on February 25th, 2019. Kevin Tucker, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SIU–Edwardsville, hosted the event. Professor Tucker’s account of the proceedings narrowly missed the March issue of the Chemical Bond, and somehow didn’t appear in April, either. Now, May … is
Go west, young (or not) person: the Chemistry Department at University of Missouri–Columbia is hosting the 32nd annual Organic Chemistry Day on April 13th. Take a break from preparing your taxes to attend a day of talks and networking opportunities. Speakers from all over, including Bruce Hamper of University of Missouri–St Louis, speaking on Adventures
Sophia Hayes, our Chair-elect, is also Professor of Chemistry at Washington University. Much of her research is focused on NMR techniques, and you know what that means: massive superconducting magnets. And you know what that means: a need for super-low temperatures. Sophia is therefore concerned about the dwindling supply of helium, which is used as
