Pegah Jalili, 2015 Chair of the St Louis Section–ACS and Chair of the Midwest Award Jury, has announced the winner of the 2015 Midwest Award: Professor Robert Blankenship of Washington University. Dr Blankenship was born and grew up in southeast Nebraska. He received his BS in Chemistry from Nebraska Wesleyan University (1970) and obtained his […]
Our national Councilors have reported from Boston, where the 250th national ACS meeting continues through today. As usual, they have provided the document “Councilor Talking Points” that gives a good summary of governance issues raised, discussed, voted on, etc. It would be reckless for anyone to try to select the meatiest, weightiest subjects and summarize
Jim O’Brien, Immediate Past Chair of the Saint Louis Section–ACS and Chair of the Saint Louis Award Jury, has announced the winner of the 2015 Saint Louis Award. Sophia Hayes is Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St Louis. Her BS is from UC Berkeley in Chemistry. She spent three years in energy and
Have you ever given a moment’s thought to how the local ACS section is run? I know, I know, that’s not likely for most, but you are reading this, so maybe…. You might have some ideas about how things could be done better or some things that we’re not doing but should. Or you might
On March 13 or 14, hopeful chemistry students from area high schools gathered to compete in the Saint Louis Section High School Chemistry Contest. Places are based on a written test. The Regular Division exam is open to students who are in their first year of high school chemistry (other than an AP course); the
Seminar: April 23, 6–8:30 pm Location: CIC@CET, 20 S Sarah St, Saint Louis, MO 63108 (map) Please join us for the seminar on the topic of “Leading Without Authority” with speaker Joseph Ackerman Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Washington University. All disciplines and professionals are welcome; you need not be a chemist or scientist to attend!
The 2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held from 2 to 4 pm on Friday, April 24, at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville. Undergraduate chemistry students from all colleges and universities in the St Louis Section area are invited to present a poster on their research. Awards will be presented to outstanding participants. ACS student chapters are
Kathleen Dwyer, coordinator of the High School Chemistry Teacher-of-the-Year Award, has announced this year’s winner: Amy Heath of Granite City (Illinois) High School. Amy Frances Heath received her BS in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University in 1988. While employed as an industrial chemist, she began working with high school students through Junior Achievement and realized
Sponsored by the STL ACS Education Topics Group, a chemistry-and-quickness competition for area high school students (first-year, non-AP), promising to become an annual event. Teachers will have received separate registration materials, but this is for you, the audience. Come on out. Cheer on your favorite school, favorite student, favorite coach/teacher. Or just dispassionately take in
Saturday, March 7th, was the date. Maggiano’s Little Italy was the place. Twenty-five people were in attendance. The evening started with appetizers and a slide show of 2014 section activities. Following dinner, each new 50- and 60-year ACS member received a certificate from the ACS. There was one new 60-year ACS member, Avrom Ringel Handleman,
