On Wednesday, February 20th, 20 teams from 10 local high schools participated in the Battle of the Burets competition at St Louis Community College–Florissant Valley. The top team from each of three preliminary rounds—Parkway West, Villa Duschesne, and Westminster Christian Academy—advanced to the winner-take-all championship round. Rachel Arnold and Mary Hogan of Villa Duschesne took […]
Please join the Younger Chemists Committee for Career Management Seminar XVII: Nonverbal Communication in a Professional Setting Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 PM Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Room 213A/B Washington University School of Medicine The presenter, Miles Patterson, is Founders’ Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri–St Louis. His topic: Beyond Words: The Power
Undergraduate ACS student members are invited to participate in the 2013 Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday, April 12, 2013, 5–7:30 pm at Sigma-Aldrich, 2909 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63103 (map, parking available on site). Undergraduates may either present posters or deliver oral presentations. Awards are given for Exceptional Poster and Oral Presentation, and all presenters
Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville and the St Louis ACS Section Women Chemists Committee invite you to a celebration of the life of Rita Levi-Montalcini—Nobel Laureate in Medicine who passed away on December 30, 2012, at age 103. The event will be held on March 16th at 10 am in Room 1033, SIUE Engineering Building (#19 on
This year, Awards Night is Monday, April 15th, at Maggiano’s on The Boulevard (across Brentwood Blvd from the Galleria, map). Agenda: 5:30 – Reception/social hour 6:30 – Dinner 7:15 – Awards program All award winners receive a complimentary dinner, as do the teacher/mentors of high school award winners; others may attend for $20 each. RSVP
Please join the Younger Chemists Committee for Career Management Seminar XVI: The Art of Networking Tuesday, February 12, at 6:30 PM Note new location: Washington University Danforth Campus in Room 278, Danforth University Center (DUC), building #27 on the map. Parking in the Yellow parking permit area of Lot #35 next to the DUC. Registered
Chemistry professor Michael Hauser presented the Faculty Lecture titled Teacher-Student InteREACTION, Establishing the Proper Chemistry in the Classroom to open the spring semester at St Louis Community College–Meramec January 7. Mike was selected by a committee of his peers to receive the highest honor bestowed on a member the Meramec faculty; Mike is the first
The winner of the 2012-2013 Award for High School Chemistry Teaching is Joyce Brown from the School District of Washington. Mrs Brown has taught Chemistry I and Chemistry II at Washington High School for over 20 years and has served as Science Department Chairperson for the majority of her tenure. In 2008, she was recognized
This year, Chemists celebrate Earth Day on April 20, 10 am to 4 pm, at the St Louis Science Center. Volunteers are needed to staff tables of activities: Kids and Chemistry is seeking volunteers for chemistry outreach fun. No experience necessary: tables will be set up and each will have a leader for instruction. Contact
The St. Louis Section Younger Chemists Committee is proud to introduce the new International Chemical Safety Forum! The Forum is an interactive website where students, faculty, and researchers from across the globe may gather and exchange information on laboratory safety.
