Battle of the Burets
2016-02-16 23:30 - 2016-02-17 02:00 (America/Chicago)
Which school has the most awesomest titrators? Find out at the Battle of the Burets, hosted this year by SIU–Edwardsville. Registration and free pizza at 5:30 pm, 1st heat at 6:00 pm, championship heat to follow.
Each school may send up to two teams of two students each. Each student will do three individual titrations; the group score is the sum of the scores for the team.
Registration deadline is 4 pm on Wednesday, Feb 10. If you are a high school chemistry teacher and you have not received an email with registration information, please contact Dr. Leah O’Brien at 618-650-3562 or lobrien@siue.edu.
Student clothing must cover legs and feet, and splash goggles must be worn in the lab. Please park in the visitor lot (pay lot, $1/hr); reimbursement is available upon request. Download a campus map here.
Questions? Please contact Dr. Leah O’Brien at 618-650-3562 or lobrien@siue.edu.

Missouri Tri-County Regional Science & Engineering Fair (Honors Division)
2016-02-27 15:00 - 19:00
This item is the high school honors division; for the regular division and younger grade levels, see April 23.

High School Chemistry Contest (alternate date)
2016-03-11 22:00 - 2016-03-12 00:30
This is the alternate date for students who cannot attend the main testing event on Saturday, March 12, 9-11:30 am, in the same location.
The examination is in two parts:
Part I:Multiple Choice (110 min), #2 lead pencil required
Part II:Tiebreaker (30 min)
Students compete in two divisions, Regular Division for first-year chemistry students other than advanced placement, and Advanced Division for all others. Advanced Division exam is used to determine qualifiers for the 2016 National Chemistry Olympiad Exam. Note that the USA is not sending a team to the 2016 International Chemistry Olympiad in Karachi, Pakistan, due to security concerns, but students can still earn national recognition for their performance in this contest.
Results will be sent by email. Winning students and their teachers will be guests of the Section at Awards Night (date and location TBA).
Teachers: contact HSCC Coordinator Myron Reese to enter your students.
Students who cannot attend this main testing event may come instead on Friday, March 11, 4-6:30 pm in the same location.

High School Chemistry Contest
2016-03-12 15:00 - 17:30
The examination is in two parts:
Part I:Multiple Choice (110 min), #2 lead pencil required
Part II:Tiebreaker (30 min)
Students compete in two divisions, Regular Division for first-year chemistry students other than advanced placement, and Advanced Division for all others. Advanced Division exam is used to determine qualifiers for the 2016 National Chemistry Olympiad Exam. Note that the USA is not sending a team to the 2016 International Chemistry Olympiad in Karachi, Pakistan, due to security concerns, but students can still earn national recognition for their performance in this contest.
Results will be sent by email. Winning students and their teachers will be guests of the Section at Awards Night (date and location TBA).
Teachers: contact HSCC Coordinator Myron Reese to enter your students.
Students who cannot attend this main testing event may come instead on Friday, March 11, 4-6:30 pm in the same location.

Recognition Night
2016-03-19 23:00 - 2016-03-20 02:00
Join us as we celebrate and recognize those with 50 and 60 years of membership in the ACS. We also present the 2016 Distinguished Service Award for the St. Louis Section to Bill Doub, who has been active in a great many capacities in the Section, including the Chair sucession, investment committee, treasurer, and director. The winner of the Chemical Science & Technology Award will be honored as well. Many Past Chairs of the St Louis Section will gather, and the immediate Past Chair of the Section Pegah Jalili will give an entertaining after-dinner talk.
Bristol Seafood Grill is on the northwest corner of New Ballas Road and Olive Boulevard, about three blocks east of I-270. Map.
Agenda:
6:00 –Reception/social hour
6:45 – Dinner
7:45 – Program: • Past Chair’s Address • Introduction of 50- and 60-year members • Distinguished Service Award • Chemical Science & Technology Award
RSVP by March 11 to:
Joseph Ackerman, Chair of the St Louis Section–ACS, with the following information:
Name(s) ______________________________________________________
Number attending ______ × $30 each = amount remitted $_______
Make checks payable to St Louis Section–ACS, and mail to:
Vic Lewchenko
354 Larkhill Ct
Webster Groves, MO 63119

Washington University chemistry tournament
2016-04-02 00:00 - 2016-04-03 00:00
Inaugural event organized and hosted entirely by WUSTL undergraduate chemistry students. Teams consist of six students enrolled in high school and one adult coach. Complete information on the tournament format, rules, and registration materials can be found at wuct.wustl.edu.
The registration fee is $60 per team. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided, but teams will have to provide their own transportation and lodging if needed. The sponsors will work with local hotels and transportation companies to provide discounted prices for participants.
For questions and more information, please e-mail the WUCT Co-Directors, Harshath Gupta and Abhishek Sethi, at wuct.washu@gmail.com. For details about the competition format, check the event flyer (pdf, 95 kB).

Illinois Jr Academy of Science Region XII Science Fair
2016-04-02 14:30 - 18:00
This fair hosts over 200 of the finest 5th through 12th grade student projects from a ten-county area. For more information, see here.
Judges meet at 9:30 am; judging 10 am to 1 pm for grades 5-8, 9-12, honors 9-12. Light judges’ buffet lunch available. Morris University Center is #8 on campus map. Park in lot E.
Your participation as an ACS judge would be greatly appreciated! To volunteer, contact coordinator Sheryl Loux (sjloux@gmail.com; 636-237-5149).

Awards Night
2016-04-18 23:00 - 2016-04-19 01:30
Save the date!
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 hour
6:30 PM – Dinner
7:45 PM – Awards program
All are welcome, whether you’re coming to applaud a particular honoree or not. Student winners and High School teachers receive a complimentary dinner; others may attend for $25 each. RSVP by Tuesday, April 12, to the Awards Night coordinator, Leah O’Brien at lobrien@siue.edu or 618-650-3562.

MO Tri-County Regional Science & Engineering Fair (regular division)
2016-04-23 14:00 - 17:00
Judging for K-12 (not including high school honors projects).
Your participation as an ACS judge would be greatly appreciated! To volunteer, contact coordinator Sheryl Loux (sjloux@gmail.com; 636-237-5149).

Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
2016-04-23 14:30 - 21:30
Are you set for the annual Chemist Celebrate Earth Day at the Saint Louis Science Center, Lower Level?
This years theme “The Great Indoors: Your Home’s Ecosystem” seeks to focus international attention on environmental causes such as clean air, water, and energy to illustrate the positive role that chemistry plays in preserving the Earth. The time is now for you to participate in this public outreach event: share your passion for chemistry with the community.
Set-up will begin at 8:30 am; volunteers park free in the Science Center lot. Please join us in hands-on activities, demonstrations, and displays. And share this information with your colleagues. To volunteer or for further information, please email gwall37@msn.com or phone 314.435.6487.
Kids and Chemistry will also have a table doing “Erupting Volcanoes” and needs volunteers (no experience necessary, 2 hour minimum). Sign up with Reni Joseph, rjoseph15@stlcc.edu.

Greater St Louis Science Fair
2016-04-27 20:00 - 2016-04-28 02:30
Elementary (K-5) — Participation Awards distributed to chemistry-related projects. Three people needed for about 1 hour each between 3 pm and 8 pm. No Judging involved.
Secondary (6-12) — Judging of chemistry-related projects 3 pm to 8:30 pm (please come for at least 2.5 hours). All secondary judges must be present at 8:30 PM to pick winners. Please allow about 1 additional hour for this process.
Your participation as an ACS judge would be greatly appreciated! To volunteer, contact co-coordinator Philip Ferko (pferko8@gmail.com; 678.592.4710.

LDF Seminar - Failure - It’s a Good Thing
2016-04-28 23:00 - 2016-04-29 01:30
Please join us for the seminar on the topic of Failure – It’s a Good Thing with speaker Mike Shaner, Professor at St. Louis University Cook School of Business
Register by April 26 at bit.ly/LDFM8Seminar.
All disciplines and professionals are welcome – you need not be a chemist or scientist to attend! All ages welcome, too!
Location: Room L27, Cook Hall (7 on the map)
Come early if you can (5 pm start time) and join the Billicon Valley event: attendees will hear from and network with student businesses, local businesses, and leading professionals.
Parking in Laclede Parking Garage (23 on map) is free if you tell the attendant you are there for the Billicon Valley event. Metered street parking is available on Lindell, Spring, and West Pine, free after 7 pm (map)
Event Highlights
6:00 pm – Reception (dinner & networking)
6:30 pm – Introduction
6:40 pm – Seminar
7:30 – 8:30 pm – Discussion
Free admission & dinner
More information about the Leadership Development Forum
Please contact email Eric Bruton if you have any questions.

St Louis Area Chem Bowl
2016-04-30 15:00 - 19:30
Contest information and registration materials have already been sent to area high schools, but this is for you spectators. Go to cheer on your favorite team or just to see how today’s high school science students are doing. Questions can be addressed to organizer Bob Becker.

Career Day at UMSL
2016-05-06 14:00 - 17:00
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the objective is to introduce high school science students to careers in chemistry and biochemistry and have them observe activities in those areas. Your visit includes tours of research laboratories and instrument facilities, and chemistry demonstrations by the UM-St. Louis Chemistry Club.
In the department tour, research in biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry will be featured and major instruments to be demonstrated include x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry and electron microscopy.
Lunch (pizza, etc.) starting at about 11:30 a.m. concludes the event.
For more details, please see the invitation letter.
Please respond by Friday April 22nd, 2016 to Michelle Haley (516-5311, e-mail: haleym@umsl.edu) with the number of students who will attend and include an email address in your response. Questions about the program can be addressed to:
Professor Keith Stine
kstine@umsl.edu
(314) 516-5346
—or—
Professor James J. O’Brien
obrien@jinx.umsl.edu
(314) 516-5717
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63121

YCC professional networking event
2016-05-26 23:00 - 2016-05-27 01:00
Contact Doug Malkin, chair of the STACS YCC, for further information or answers to questions

Leadership Development Forum Workshop
2016-05-26 23:00 - 2016-05-27 01:30
Join us for the continuation of the module on failure with an interactive workshop.
Prof. Michael Shaner of St. Louis University School of Business and Administration and international speaker will lead the workshop on how failure is a good thing to help us grow and succeed. One of the sayings in the pharmaceutical industry is “Fail Early, Fail Often” (get problems out of the way early, and focus on what will work).
Register early, register often to reserve your spot (no later than May 24).
All disciplines and professionals are welcome – you need not be a chemist or scientist to attend! All ages welcome, too!
Event Highlights
6:00–6:30 pm – Free dinner
6:40–8:00 pm – Prof. Michael Shaner
8:00–8:30 pm – Discussion and networking
More information about the Leadership Development Forum
Please contact Eric Bruton if you have any questions.

12th Annual Section Picnic
2016-06-25 18:00 - 22:00
Bring the family for this unscripted, informal, get-together that always attracts a mix of old-timers and newbies, members and their families.
Please let us know by June 10th if you are coming (and how many “you” are). Email your RSVP or questions to pegahtm@yahoo.com.
Highlights:
— lunch at 1:30 PM
— games
— networking
— of course great people!

Board of Directors (open meeting)
2016-09-08 23:30 - 2016-09-09 02:00
Social hour @ 6:00
Meeting begins @ 6:30, with hiatus for dinner.
Cost of dinner usually $22 (unemployed members and student members half price), with bar service and dessert optional extras.
Reservations to the Chair no later than prior Monday. Dinner is Chair’s treat for your first meeting if you express an interest in getting involved in Section activities. If you are not a regular attendee and wish to attend a Board meeting, please place your reservation by email to the chair.
The “map” link above gets you to the Glen Echo Country Club entrance gate. For more detailed directions on premises and the back-door entrance from the north, use this one.

YCC: Catalyze the vote!
2016-09-29 23:30 - 2016-09-30 00:30
Join YCC in amplifying the voice of younger chemists within ACS to make sure programming remains relevant to our needs and well-funded. Start by taking a look at the candidates for President-Elect and see what they have to offer (listed alphabetically). View more information on the candidates here.
Then sign up to participate in the live Virtual Town Hall including Q&A session.

Society for Applied Spectroscopy tour speaker
2016-10-07 00:00 - 01:30
Dr. Ian R. Lewis, Kaiser Optical Systems
Shift Happens: Adventures with Raman Spectroscopy both Inside and Outside the Laboratory
Buder Commons is #5 on the campus map. Parking available in any lot. For more information contact Eileen.McClendon@Mallinckrodt.com.

Saint Louis Award Symposium
2016-10-15 18:15 - 22:30
The broad array of speakers for the Saint Louis Award Symposium reflects the award winner’s wide-ranging research interests. Come for the science; come back for the banquet.
Metals for Green Chemistry and Medicine
honoring Liviu Mirica
Department of Chemistry, Washington University
2016 Saint Louis Award winner
Louderman Hall 458, Washington University Danforth Campus
(see venue information below)
1:15pm — Dr Joseph Ackerman, Washington University (Chair, Saint Louis Section–ACS)
Welcome and general introductions
1:20pm — Dr William E Buhro, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Washington University (Symposium Chair)
Introduction and Salute to Dr Mirica
1:25pm — Dr Liviu Mirica, Department of Chemistry, Washington University (Saint Louis awardee)
High-valent Transition Metal Catalysis
2:15pm — Dr Dan Stack, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
Biological Relevance of Cu(III)
3:05pm — Refreshment break
3:25pm — Dr Wesley Bernskoetter, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri–Columbia
Conversions of Carbon Dioxide to Useful Chemicals with Inexpensive Metals
4:15pm — Dr Buck Rogers, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University–Saint Louis
Development of Radiometal-labeled PET Imaging Agents
5:05pm — Dr William E Buhro
Concluding remarks
Reception immediately following in Louderman 461

Venue information: Enter parking structure via Throop Drive from Forest Park Pkwy on north edge of campus or Snow Way Drive from Big Bend on the west end. Download the parking permit and display it on your dashboard. Follow path marked on map to Louderman Hall.

6:30pm — Saint Louis Award Banquet, Glen Echo Country Club, 3401 Lucas and Hunt Rd, Normandy, MO
Reservations required

Saint Louis Award Banquet
2016-10-15 23:30 - 2016-10-16 02:30
6:30 pm cocktails (open bar), hors d’oeuvres (candied bacon, veggie-stuffed mushroom caps)
7:00 pm banquet menu
1st Course: mixed green salad; house or Italian dressing
entrée: tenderloin Oscar (tenderloin topped with crabmeat)
(optional substitutes: fish or vegetarian entrée)
asparagus with béarnaise sauce
chef’s choice potato
seasonal vegetables
dessert: cherries jubilee
8:00 pm program

Dr Joseph Ackerman, Professor of Chemistry, Washington University–Saint Louis and Chair, St. Louis Section–ACS
Opening Remarks and Award Presentation
Dr William E Buhro, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Washington University–Saint Louis
Introduction of the Awardee
Dr Liviu Mirica, 2016 Saint Louis Awardee
Award Address: Metals on the Brain

Please send reservations, including check, by October 12th to:

Lawrence Barton, Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
315 Benton Hall (MC 27)
University of Missouri–St Louis
Saint Louis, MO 63121
email lbarton@umsl.edu
office phone 314.516.5334; cell 314-698-9748; fax 314.516.5342
Make checks payable to Saint Louis Section–ACS and note any special dietary limitations. Please send an email confirmation to Dr Barton, with the following information:
Name(s) _______________________________________________________
Number attending _____ × $60.00 each = amount remitted $_______________
Special dietary limitations, if any ______________________________________

*Venue directions

Midwest Regional Meeting
2016-10-26 00:00 - 2016-10-29 00:00
hosted by the Kansas State University local section
Keep your pulse on registration, abstract submission, lodging, and activities at www.mwrm2016.org.

WCC presents ...
2016-10-29 17:00 - 19:00
The Women Chemists Committee presents
Ms. Ashley Neybert, BS Chemistry
Recipient of the 2015 National WCC Overcoming Challenges Award
Title: Ad astra per aspera: to the stars through difficulty
$5 ticket, RSVP by October 23rd (seating is limited):
cdemeo@siue.edu or WilkingJ@msx.umsl.edu

Undergrad Research Symposium
2016-11-04 19:30 - 22:00
Applications are now being accepted to participate in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. All undergraduate students participating in chemistry research are encouraged to present a poster. Student Chapters are also invited to bring a poster. Being an ACS member is not required.
There is no charge to participate, and this is an opportunity to meet folks from other universities and get presentation experience in a low-stress environment.
For further details, including contact information and an application form, see here. Application deadline has been extended to October 28.

Board of Directors (open meeting)
2016-12-09 01:00 - 03:00
…in the Creve Coeur Room.
It will be a combined Board of Directors meeting (where non-Board members have voice but no vote) and a general meeting of the Section (where all Section members have a vote, including a vote on the revised bylaws).
The bylaw revisions have been approved both by the ACS St. Louis Section Board of Directors and ACS National Constitution and Bylaws committee. Please address any comments, queries, or concerns about the bylaws to Donna Friedman.
The charge will be $28 per attendee with a cash bar. Please send reservations by Monday, November 21 to Section Chair Joe Ackerman at ackerman@wustl.edu.

NMR symposium
2017-01-06 14:15 - 23:30
Symposium in honor of Prof. Jacob Schaefer, with a confirmed list of at least 13 distinguished international speakers.
PLEASE REGISTER by Dec. 22. Attendance is free, including lunch if you register for both the morning and afternoon sessions. There will be a cost to attend the (optional) banquet that immediately follows the symposium. Details on the banquet will be sent to all symposium registrants.

Battle of the Burets
2017-02-28 23:30 - 2017-03-01 02:00
Which school has the most awesomest titrators? Find out at the Battle of the Burets, hosted this year by SIU–Edwardsville. Registration and free pizza at 5:30 pm, 1st heat at 6:00 pm, championship heat to follow.
Each school may send up to two teams of two students each. Each student will do three individual titrations; the group score is the sum of the scores for the team.
Registration deadline is 4 pm on Wednesday, Feb 10. If you are a high school chemistry teacher and you have not received an email with registration information, please contact one of the organizers by email or phone (below).
Student clothing must cover legs and feet, and splash goggles must be worn in the lab. Please park in the visitor lot (pay lot, $1/hr); reimbursement is available upon request. Download a campus map here.
Questions? Please contact organizers Kevin Tucker, phone 618.650.5868, or Mina Sumita, phone 618.650.2420.

Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MTRSEF)
2017-03-04 15:00 - 18:00
Judging is 9 am – 12 noon: K–4 participation awards (not judged), grades 5–8 and 9–12 (not honors 9-12)
Free judges’ breakfast 8 – 9 am.
To help with awards and judging, please volunteer by replying to GSM Sundaram at guruswamis@wustl.edu or phone 314.258.5048.

High School Chemistry Contest (alternate date)
2017-03-10 22:00 - 2017-03-11 00:30
Primary Date: Saturday, March 11, 9:00 to 11:30 am
An examination in two parts
Part I:Multiple Choice (110 min) (No. 2 lead pencil required)
Part II: Tiebreaker (30 min)
Students compete in two divisions, Advanced and Regular. Regular Division for first year students other than advanced placement; Advanced Division for all others.
The Advanced Division exam is used to determine qualifiers for the 2017 National Chemistry Olympiad Exam.
Teachers may enter their students by filling and submitting the registration form.
Teachers will be notified when results are available. Winning students and their teachers will be recognized at Awards Night in April.
