Please note that the Saint Louis Award Banquet is on the same day as the Award Symposium this year. Don’t come a day late, or there won’t be much food left! Friday, October 25th, at Glen Echo Country Club*, 3401 Lucas & Hunt Road, Saint Louis, MO 63121 6:30 pm cocktails (open bar), 7:00 pm […]
ACS section science fair coordinator Sheryl Loux has reported the results of the 2013 Greater St Louis Science Fair judging on May 1. In the Grades 9–12 Honors Division: 1st Place: Ravali Inja, Determination of Caffeine and Theobromine Concentrations of Chocolate in Saliva Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Fenton,
Runpeng Liu, a recent graduate of Ladue Horton-Watkins High School, earned a gold medal at the 45th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). His three teammates also earned high scores, receiving one gold and two silver medals. The Olympiad, hosted July 15–23 in Moscow (Russia, not Idaho), drew teams from more than 70 countries. Despite a grueling
Eric Bruton, Chair of the ACS Saint Louis Award Jury, has announced Washington University chemist D André d’Avignon as the 2013 Award winner. For the past three decades, Dr d’Avignon has managed the Washington University High Resolution NMR Facility. He has published over 70 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, participated in numerous grant proposals as principal-
National chemistry whiz Runpeng Liu of Saint Louis will be one of four students representing the United States at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Moscow, July 15-24. The announcement was made by the American Chemical Society, sponsor of the U.S. team. Runpeng graduated from Ladue-Horton Watkins High School this spring. He scored in the
Monday April 15 was the 2013 ACS Awards Night at the Maggiano’s Little Italy in Brentwood. The evening honored our region’s Outstanding College Juniors, and winners of the High School Chemistry Contest. The Chemical Science and Technology Award and High School Chemistry Teacher Award were also presented. There were 125 people in attendance, including the
The American Society for Pharmacognosy is hosting their 2013 national meeting right here in River City, July 13-17, at the Hyatt-Regency downtown. The theme of this year’s meeting, Natural Products at a Crossroad: Current and Future Directions, naturally centers on natural products, including a plenary address by Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Another
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Outstanding Junior Chemistry Student awards for 2013. Each college and university in the local section territory chooses its winner; all are feted at Awards Night in April. Michael C Boucher and Christopher Mejias (co-winners), Washington University Aaztli Coria, Maryville University Steven Doonan, Saint Louis University Garrett
Earth Day is April 20th, and tradition has it that chemists celebrate by bringing their science to the public. At the Science Center. Between 10am and 4pm. Here are two opportunities for you to make it happen. Volunteers needed to staff tables at these activities: Kids and Chemistry is seeking volunteers for chemistry outreach fun.
The Saint Louis University Department of Chemistry and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation present Peter Dervan, the 2013 Sigma-Aldrich Lecturer. Dr Dervan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at Cal Tech. He has won over a dozen major national and international awards for his work in sequence-specific recognition of DNA by designed small molecules. He will be in
