The Secretary is happy to report the election results for the 2023 officers of our St. Louis Section. Congratulations to the following members. Chair-Elect Jim Bashkin Secretary Henry Rohrs Treasurer Jeff Cornelius Councilor (2023-2024) Jeramia Ory Councilor (2023-2025) Eric Bruton Director Rhonda Woerndle Director Bill Doub Director Christine DeMeo Thank you for participating in the […]
The Saint Louis Chemical Science & Technology Award is presented to a chemist (scientist) in the St. Louis area who has demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and scientific contribution. Criteria used to judge the award include technical proficiency, presentations, coaching/teamwork, and additional professional activities. The award consists of a plaque, a $1,000 honorarium, and
The St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society is seeking nominations for the 2023 High School Chemistry Teaching Award. This award is given to recognize and encourage outstanding teachers of high school chemistry within the St. Louis Section. The award winner will receive a $750 check and a plaque, presented at an awards dinner
The Department of Chemistry at SIUE will host Dr Dawn Mason for the 6th Annual Kevin A. Johnson Memorial Lecture on Wednesday November 9 2022, at 7:00 pm in the Science East building lower lecture hall (SE 1136). Dawn is a graduate of the University of Missouri and earned her PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from
On October 14 of this year, a symposium and banquet were held in honor of Professor James K. Bashkin, this year’s 52nd annual St. Louis Section ACS Awardee, for his outstanding contributions to the chemistry profession and demonstrated potential to further the advancement of the chemical profession. The symposium “Nucleic Acid Function, Probes and Therapeutics,”
If you are an active member in good standing, you should have received a ballot for the 2023 Officers. If you have not received the email, please reach out to our Secretary Henry Rohrs at rohrs@wustl.edu. The officers up for election are below: Chair-Elect: James Bashkin Secretary: Henry Rohrs Treasurer: Jeff Cornelius Directors (three positions
If you have been otherwise occupied lately (midterms? hanging Halloween decorations? just getting caught up?), you may have missed this little NY Times item that has brought chemistry into national news. To sum up, longtime organic chemistry professor (and textbook author) Maitland Jones was fired by New York University as a direct result of student
Dr Theresa Windus (Iowa State University) has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Midwest Award. The St Louis Section established the ACS Midwest Award in 1944 to publicly recognize outstanding achievements in chemistry in the Midwest region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement
Laura McCullough has been studying issues regarding gender and physics for over twenty years. She has a BA and MS in physics, and a PhD in Science Education. She has given numerous talks on gender issues across the US, and has published on a variety of issues on gender and science. Laura’s current job is
2022 Saint Louis Section ACS Award Symposium Honoring James K. Bashkin Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Missouri-St. Louis Nucleic Acid Function, Probes, and Therapeutics Friday, Oct 14, 2022 Benton Hall 102* University of Missouri-St. Louis 1:00 Dr. Tabbetha Bohac – Chair Elect of the St. Louis Section, American
