The 249th National ACS Meeting in Denver is now recent history, and our Councilors have returned with the newest issue of “Councilor Talking Points.” A disinterested (not to say uninterested) onlooker can excerpt the following, which may attract the attention of interested parties: A total of 13,940 attendees registered at the Denver national meeting. The […]
The Missouri Tri-county Science Fair hit a run of bad weather when it was scheduled on February 21. Rescheduling forced the fair to split: the Honors division for grades 9–12 was held on March 7 at Francis Howell North HS. The K–4th, 5th–8th, and non-Honors 9th-12th divisions will be held on April 25th, 8am–12noon, at
Brownies of all ranks converged on Kirkwood High School on March 6th to learn and earn. Everyone yearning for a badge had to complete five different activities in a topical area. Brownie Scouts, second-graders, met the Home Scientist challenge, and 11 earned their badges. Their five activities centered mostly around food science, and fun. Seven
On Tuesday, February 24, 34 students from eight area high schools competed in the “Battle of Burets.” This year, the Battle was held in the new Science West building at the SIU–Edwardsville campus. Along with the new location, a new competition procedure was also developed. Students competed in teams of two students, but each student
The St Louis section has a limited number of Leadership Development scholarships available for members who are attending the national meeting in Denver later this month. The ACS Leadership Development System® is a competency based integrated framework of courses designed to produce highly skilled leaders. The courses offered in Denver are: Leading Without Authority, Sunday,
David Rhee, research scientist at Sigma-Aldrich, is the winner of the 2015 Chemical Science & Technology Award. The award will be presented officially at Recognition Night, March 7. Refreshingly, David has chosen to tell us a little about himself (lightly edited): I graduated in 2004 from Hanyang University in Republic of Korea with a Master
On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Women Chemists Committee of the St Louis Section–ACS is hosting a visitor, and you’re invited to join. The location is JC Penney Building Room 202, University of Missouri–St Louis (map). Though the hour is traditional high tea, the refreshments are appetizers and a cash bar. The main event
Save the date: April 13 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 PM – Reception/social
Dr Lincoln Diuguid was the recipient of the first “Salute to Excellence” ever awarded by the St Louis Section, November 11, 2000. On January 27, 2015, at the age of 97, Dr Diuguid died at Beauvais Manor. He had been diagnosed with pneumonia and flu. Dr Diuguid’s obituary in the February 1, 2015, St Louis
Call for Nominations for the 2015 ACS Midwest Award Your assistance is solicited in identifying candidates for the 2015 Midwest Award. The St Louis Section of the American Chemical Society established the ACS Midwest Award in 1944 to recognize outstanding achievements in the Midwest region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has
