SIUE’s 48th Annual William J Probst Memorial Lecturer will be Professor Jayaraman Sivaguru of Bowling Green State University Department of Chemistry, where he is the Antonia and Marshall Wilson Professor of Chemistry and the Associate Director of the Center for Photochemical Sciences. His group’s research focuses on light-induced processes in asymmetric photochemistry, organo-photocatalysis, supramolecular photocatalysis, […]
On November 1, 2024, Dr. Timothy Wencewicz, Professor of Chemistry at Washington University, was selected as the 54th annual St. Louis Section ACS Awardee. The award was given to Wencewicz for his outstanding contributions to the chemistry profession and potential to advance the chemical profession. The symposium, organized by Wencewicz and Dr. Jen Heemstra, focused
The Saint Louis ACS section is seeking nominations for the 2025 Saint Louis Section ACS Award, originally sponsored by the Monsanto Company and administered by the Saint Louis Section. The award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry and demonstrated potential to further the advancement of the
David L. Garin Science Policy Lecture Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 Missouri History Museum, Forest Park 5:15 PM Pre-registration is required; Sign-in between 5:00 and 5:15 PM Dr. Jamie Vernon, Executive Director and CEO, Sigma Xi “Cultivating a Generation of Civic Scientists Through Science Policy” The role of scientists is expanding beyond the bench. Many within
Your assistance in identifying candidates for the 2025 American Chemical Society (ACS) Midwest Award is solicited. In 1944, the St. Louis Section of the ACS established, and since then sponsors and funds the ACS Midwest Award to recognize “those who have made meritorious contributions to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry, or chemical education”
The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program is a tiered chemistry competition for high school students. ACS has sponsored the program since 1984. Our St. Louis ACS section has been active each year with the administration of the Local Exam in March held on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. Students that achieve highest scores
Incoming Chair’s Statement I am grateful for the opportunity to serve our local section of the ACS to promote the joy and understanding of chemistry among the St. Louis community and to celebrate those who contribute to the field as the Chair of our local Board of Directors. Thank you for the trust you have
I am grateful for the faith placed in me by the local section for the past year, which went by with some notable accomplishments. First, I want to thank the outgoing Treasurer, Jeff Cornelius, for his many years of service and welcome Paula Miller as the new Treasurer. It was a pleasure working with Elizabeth
We had a delightful Continuity Dinner at Spiro’s Restaurant in Chesterfield on December 12. There were at least 37 people in attendance, including several past chairs and other notable guests such as, but not limited to, Sue Dudek, Sophia Hayes, John-Stephen Taylor, Joe and Brenda Ackerman, Cynthia Chapple, Leah and Jim O’Brien, Jeff and Donna
Tabbatha Bohac, past chair of the St Louis Section–ACS and chair of the award jury, has announced the winner of the 2024 St Louis Section ACS Award: Timothy Wencewicz, Professor of Chemistry at Washington University. [accordion] [acc_item title=”The Winner” id=”St Louis Award Winner”] Dr Timothy Wencewicz obtained a BS in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics from
