The minority affairs committee held its first happy hour of the year on February 20 at SOHA bar and grill. This opportunity allowed diverse professional from many industries to gather and connect. Disappointed you missed the good food and new friends? No worries, we have more events coming. One in April, in fact! The minority […]
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Outstanding Junior Chemistry Student awards for 2018. Each college and university in the local section territory chooses its winner; all are feted at Awards Night on April 9. Outstanding Junior Chemistry Student Awards, 2018 College or University Student * ACS-approved programs Greenville College Emily Gaffner Lindenwood
Talented and hopeful chemistry students from area high schools gathered on either March 9th or 10th to compete in the Saint Louis Section High School Chemistry Contest, administered at UM–Saint Louis. Places are based on a written test. The Regular Division exam is open to students who are in their first year of high school
In response to last year’s member survey, Immediate Past-Chair Natalie Lafranzo is organizing monthly meetups for members and other local chemists. The goal is to meet with other chemists and learn about the St. Louis Local Section of the American Chemical Society. Not sure what you’re paying membership dues for every year? Come talk about
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
