Congratulation to Elizabeth Hobbs, winner of this year’s High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award! Elizabeth is a Biology, Chemistry and Physics Teacher at Washington High School in Washington, Missouri. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Truman State University. She has been the National Education Association President for the School District of […]
Join us for the 2018 Summer Picnic! Chemists like a party as well as the next science nerd. We’ve been doing this summer picnic thing since 2005…and we hope this year will be great! Date: Sunday July 8, 2018 Time: 1-4 PM Location: Creve Coeur Park Heldman Picnic Shelter Address: 13750 Marine Ave, St. Louis,
We have a winner, indeed we do: the 2018 Saint Louis Chemical Science and Technology Award is proudly presented to Susan Riordan, team member in the Global Regulatory Science Department at Monsanto. Susan’s career can serve as an inspiration to others who develop an interest in the chemical sciences without a traditional undergraduate degree in
The St Louis Section Younger Chemists Committee is sponsoring a talk on Investigating Career Paths in Chemistry featuring our career resources coordinator, Lisa Balbes. Lisa is much more than a local resource. She has been very active in career services at the national ACS level, and literally wrote the book on Non-traditional Careers for Chemists.
This month we’ve got not one, but two, networking/get-acquainted events for you! These are both informal events and meant to serve as networking opportunities for all local chemists and scientists. ACS membership is not required, but we’d love to tell you more about it! Register today to reserve your spot at either (or both!) events.
Fifty two students from thirteen area high schools competed in the annual “Battle of the Burets”. The event was hosted by Dr. Kevin Tucker, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Each team completed 6 titrations, which were scored based on relative error. The top six teams received trophies and a round of
Save the date! Monday, April 9, 2018 Awards Night will be held this year at Maggiano’s on the Boulevard (across Brentwood Blvd from the Galleria – map). Winners of the high school chemistry contest, the high school chemistry teacher-of-the-year, and the outstanding junior chemistry students at area colleges and universities are all recognized. Agenda: 6:00
You can be a Science Fair judge for the St. Louis Section’s Science Fair Chemistry Awards! Volunteer by replying to GSM Sundaram at guruswamis@wustl.edu or phone 314.258.5048. The dates for 2018 fairs that ACS St Louis Section is judging: Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MTRSEF) Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Francis Howell North
Your assistance in identifying candidates for the 2018 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. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious contributions
Join us on Saturday, March 10th, at Pastaria in Clayton, as we celebrate and recognize 50, 60, and 70-year ACS members. Eric Bruton will be presented with the 2017 Distinguished Service Award for the St Louis Section. Eric is a past-chair of the section and currently helps to organize the Leadership Development Forum events. Many
