The California Section was a finalist for ten ChemLuminary Awards, recognizing the excellent work compiled by Past-Chair Atefeh Taheri in our 2023 annual report. We took home three of those awards at the Denver National Meeting, including Outstanding Performance by a Local Section – Very Large Size:
Cal ACS receives the Outstanding Performance Award for a Very Large Local Section – LSAC Chair Beth Lorsbach, Cal ACS Chair-Elect Alex Madonik, Marinda Li Wu (past Chair and ACS President 2013), Fanny Frausto (past Chair), Jim Postma (past Chair), Cal ACS Chair Patrick Lee, Donald MacLean (Vortex Editor and past Chair), Dupeng Liu, Michael Cheng (Secretary), Mariana Alves, and ACS President-Elect Dorothy Phillips
We were also recognized for our Outstanding U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad program (congratulations, Eileen Nottoli)
Traci Halmi (Society Committee on Education), Fanny Frausto (past Cal ACS Chair), Cal ACS Chair Patrick Lee, and ACS Past-President Judy Giordan
The 2023 Bay Area Chemistry Symposium was recognized by the Outstanding Local Section Industry Event, presented by the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates.
Don Wardius (Committee on Corporation Associates) with Dupeng Liu, Mariana Alves, Cal ACS Chair Patrick Lee, and ACS Past-President Judy Giordan
