Your assistance in identifying candidates for the 2019 ACS Midwest Award is solicited. In 1944, the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society established the ACS Midwest Award to recognize outstanding achievements an individual made in chemistry in the Midwest Region. From that point on, the award is conferred annually on a scientist who […]
Nominations are solicited for the St Louis Award, which has been sponsored by the Monsanto Company (now Bayer) and administered by the St Louis Section–ACS. Nominees should be individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry and demonstrated potential to further the advancement of the chemical profession. The awardee is selected by
Now hear this! Our Section normally announces “Salutes to Excellence” at the Continuity Dinner. But this year … crickets. For reasons your reporter has not been able to suss out, lauding excellence was not a feature of this past December’s Continuity Dinner. Well, it was, but in other categories (cough, cough — Jeff Cornelius and
This year’s St. Louis Section ACS Award was given to Professor James Janetka of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Washingon University in St. Louis. To celebrate the award, a symposium on “Mimicking Nature’s Biomolecules in Transformational Drug Discovery” was held on Friday November 2 in Erlanger Hall,
The 2018 Saint Louis Award Banquet in honor of Professor James Janetka of Washington University–St Louis, was held on Friday November 2, at the Glen Echo Country Club. There were over 50 people in attendance, including current and former postdoctoral associates of Dr Janetka and graduate and postdoctoral students from the Department of Chemistry, as
The St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society is seeking nominations for the 2019 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 $750 check and a plaque, presented at an awards dinner
Please meet Qingfeng Ge, the recipient of the 2018 Midwest Award. Dr Ge will officially receive the 74th Midwest Award and keynote the award symposium at the Midwest Regional Meeting in Ames, Iowa, on October 22nd. Dr Qingfeng Ge is a Distinguished Scholar at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale and Professor in the Department of Chemistry and
Nominate a member of your team for the Saint Louis Chemical Science & Technology Award. This award is presented to a chemist in the St. Louis area who has demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and scientific contribution. Criteria used to judge the award include technical proficiency, presentations, coaching/teamwork, and additional professional activities. The award
Friday, November 2, directly after the Saint Louis Award Symposium Glen Echo Country Club*, 3401 Lucas & Hunt Road, Saint Louis, MO 63121 6:30 pm cocktails (open bar), hors d’oeuvres 7:00 pm banquet 8:00 pm program Suzy Hartman, Suzy Hartmann – Associate Director Biologics Sourcing, MilliporeSigma, Chair Elect of the St. Louis Section, American Chemical
The 2018 Saint Louis Award Symposium—Friday, Nov. 2nd—is sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society and Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, with additional support from ProteXase Therapeutics, and Fimbrion Therapeutics. Honoring Dr. James Janetka Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry Washington University
