To celebrate the 150th year of the periodic table, the University of Murcia, Spain hosted an international symposium titled Setting Their Table: Women and the Periodic Table of Elements. Several members of the St. Louis Section-American Chemical Society presented. Dr. Reni Joseph, Professor of Chemistry, St Louis Community College presented on Ida Noddack, Lise Meitner […]
Go west, young (or not) person: the Chemistry Department at University of Missouri–Columbia is hosting the 32nd annual Organic Chemistry Day on April 13th. Take a break from preparing your taxes to attend a day of talks and networking opportunities. Speakers from all over, including Bruce Hamper of University of Missouri–St Louis, speaking on Adventures
Sophia Hayes, our Chair-elect, is also Professor of Chemistry at Washington University. Much of her research is focused on NMR techniques, and you know what that means: massive superconducting magnets. And you know what that means: a need for super-low temperatures. Sophia is therefore concerned about the dwindling supply of helium, which is used as
Join us for the 2019 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 June 9, 2019 Time: 1-5 PM Location: Tilles Park – Windegger Shelter Address: 9551 Litzsinger Rd, St. Louis,
On second thought, that headline could be a bit misleading. The truth is that Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered caesium in 1860 and named it for the sky-blue lines in its emission spectrum. But our own Natalie LaFranzo has been named Caesium. IUPAC, as part of its International Year of the Periodic Table festivities,
Our illustrious and tireless Chemistry Awards Science Fair Coordinator, GSM Sundaram, is on the lookout for judges. Dates and times are listed below, please consider volunteering to help the next generation of scientists and chemists. Have we mentioned judges get fed? You can contact him at onlysundaram@gmail.com or phone 314.258.5048 Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and
My name is Walter Gavlick, and I am the new chair of the Chromatography Discussion Group. As I take over for Doug Malkin, the previous chair, I need your help. Unfortunately, Doug’s mailing list for the group was on his work computer. When he left Monsanto, the list was lost, so I need to rebuild
[First in a series of occasional posts for the International Year of the Periodic Table.] As anyone who has been perusing their C&EN knows, the United Nations has declared 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table, and the American Chemical Society will be sponsoring a number of related events. Although 1869 may be viewed
Save the date! Awards Night will be held this year from 6:00 – 9:00 pm on Monday, April 15th, 2019. The venue this year is Vue 17, located across from the Galleria. It is on the 17th floor, so the views of the city as the sun sets will be something to see! Vue 17
Recognition Night celebrates and recognizes 50, 60, and 70-year ACS members and Distingtuished Service Award winner Jeff Cornelius. Jeff is a past Chair of the Section and currently serves as Treasurer (and all that implies). Many other Past Chairs of the St Louis Section will gather, including Immediate Past Chair, Ben Barth, who will give
