The St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society is seeking nominations for the 2018 High School Chemistry Teaching Award. This award is given to recognize and encourage outstanding teachers of high school chemistry within the St. Louis Section. The award winner will receive a $500 check and a plaque, presented at an awards dinner […]
Submitted by Natalie Lafranzo, Chair of the Saint Louis Section of the American Chemical Society Every few years we send out a Member Survey to get feedback from ACS Members (like you!) in the St. Louis Section. This year, the Survey was open throughout the summer, and offered the incentive of a free iPad for
Submitted by Natalie Lafranzo, Chair of the Saint Louis Section of the American Chemical Society Every few years we send out a Member Survey to get feedback from ACS Members (like you!) in the St. Louis Section. This year, the Survey was open throughout the summer, and offered the incentive of a free iPad for
Kids and Chemistry celebrated a Spooktacular event on Thursday, October 26 at the Saint Louis Science Center. The theme was Spooky Chemistry- fizzing, bubbling and spectacular chemistry. Activities included using Jelly Marbles as vanishing ghost eggs. Jelly Marbles are superabsorbent polymers that refract light the same way as water, so they appear to vanish when
The 13th Chemistry Merit Badge Clinic was hosted by Jost Chemical Company, with 29 scouts attending. Approximately 8 professional chemists, 5 Jost employees, and 6 SLU Chemistry Club students helped run the event. The day kicked off with the scouts discussing the 4 classical fields of chemistry (Natalie LaFranzo) and a safety demonstration (Justin Kuehnel,
On 2017 October 15th, almost 700 cub scouts and their siblings took a haunted tour of Beaumont Scout Reservation. As the grand finale, each youth listened to a discussion of the basics of polymer chemistry and non-newtonian fluids, then made their own batch of slime and took it home. 18 volunteers ran the sessions –
The December Board of Directors meeting, also know as the Continuity Dinner, is a fancier than usual affair to celebrate the year’s achievements, recognize certain members, announce the Distinguished Service Award (conferred in March), and pass the gavel to the incoming section officers. Plus, there is the Henry Godt Memorial Lecture, given by a surprise
The 2018 STL ACS Election has begun. All members should have received an email link directing them to their electronic ballot. Bios of the candidates for open positions can be found here. If you are a voting member who did not receive a ballot via email or would like to request a paper ballot, send
Chair – Elect: Jim Blackledge, President, Capella Imaging; Associate Director of Analytical Chemistry, Galera Therapeutics Service to the Section: n/a Suzy Hartmann, Associate Director, Biologics Sourcing, MilliporeSigma Service to the Section: Leadership Development Forum (2014-present) Secretary: Henry Rohrs, Assistant Director, Washington University NIGMS Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Research Resource Service to the Section: Organizer and Chair
Report by Reni Joseph, Kids and Chemistry coordinator ACS kids’ division celebrated SciFest: Rock, Fossil, Quake at the St Louis Science Center on Saturday, September 23. The hands-on activity included playing with magic sand and regular sand to understand the concept of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. We also studied the negative effects of acid rain on
