Saint Louis University’s ACS Student Chapter (Chemistry Club) has been awarded a Community Interaction Grant from the national American Chemical Society. The mission of the grant program is “to provide funding for chapter projects that help to improve the science learning experience of underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged K-12 students.” The Chem Club will bring […]
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
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
Chemistry professor Michael Hauser presented the Faculty Lecture titled Teacher-Student InteREACTION, Establishing the Proper Chemistry in the Classroom to open the spring semester at St Louis Community College–Meramec January 7. Mike was selected by a committee of his peers to receive the highest honor bestowed on a member the Meramec faculty; Mike is the first
Three distinguished and long-standing members of the Saint Louis Section have been selected in the 2012 class of ACS Fellows. A total of 96 members, representing 52 local sections and 23 technical divisions, were elected in this class. The ACS Fellows Program was established in 2008 “to recognize members of ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions
Dr William Standish Knowles, a Monsanto chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001, died at his home in Chesterfield at the age of 95. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1939 and his PhD from Columbia University in 1942, he spent his entire career working for
Henry D Barnstorff, who served as Secretary of the local section 1964-5, and in the Chair succession 1965-7, died on May 30, 2012. Hank received his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Missouri Valley College as part of a World War II Navy training program. After the war, he spent two years in medical school, then
Runpeng Liu, sophomore (!) at Ladue Horton-Watkins High School, has qualified to compete for one of four spots on the US team bound for the 44th annual International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). He is one of only 20 students nation-wide invited to a two-week intensive study camp at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,
Samir El-Antably died today. He served as Chair of the St Louis Section–ACS in 1982, and since then had been the go-to guy for arranging any sort of banquet or special event. His interest in cooking naturally led him to knowledge of the local restaurant scene, and he used that knowledge to the Section’s benefit
Robert W Murray, Curators’ Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at UM-St Louis, died March 13, aged 83. He joined the University in 1968 after a ten-year career at Bell Laboratories. He graduated from Brown and Wesleyan and completed his PhD degree at Yale. Bob was department chair from 1975 to 1980 and was appointed Curators’ Professor
