Posts by Alex Madonik
ACS Virtual Office Hours: Acing the Interview
Thursday, Jan. 4! Open to Members and Non-Members Want to ace your next interview or performance review? This virtual career guidance session, titled ‘Acing the Interview,’ will be led by ACS Career Consultant Heinz Plaumann, Ph.D, who will share pro tips to help grow your leadership and people skills to advance in your career.
Read MoreACS Spring 2024 Registration Now Open!
Register and join us from March 17 – 21 for ACS Spring 2024! We’ll be in-person in New Orleans, LA at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center or virtually across the globe. The theme, Many Flavors of Chemistry, will be at the core of programming for the hybrid event. The Schedule Overview is available for you to explore the overall meeting schedule. Check out…
Read MoreCHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD – Register by December 15th!
DRASTIC changes in registration for 2024 Chemistry Olympiad (local, national and international) for all students. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 19 You must register at the USNCO website. More information on our Chemistry Olympiad page.
Read MoreThanksgiving COOKING Chemistry
Join certified food scientist Guy Crosby of Milk Street Kitchen as he shares his practical and scientifically proven recipes for the most challenging holiday staples. What You Will Learn: – How to prepare and cook a moist, flavorful turkey in the oven and the chemistry of safely frying your bird – How to make fantastic…
Read MoreLincoln Elementary School STEAM Night
As reported by Charlie Gluchowski: The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) outreach event on Thursday evening, November 16th at Lincoln Elementary School in Richmond was a great success. Bryan Balazs led the charge and warmed up the crowd of students and parents with several explosive, colorful and educational demonstrations. Then, participants spread out…
Read MoreThree quantum dot researchers awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov share prize for research that added color to nanotechnology – Chemical & Engineering News The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three researchers “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” Moungi Bawendi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Louis Brus of Columbia University, and…
Read MoreKatalin Karikó and Drew Weissman receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine
for discoveries regarding nucleoside base modifications that made it possible to develop effective vaccines for COVID-19. Chemical & Engineering News
Read More25th Annual ChemLuminary Awards Ceremony
The 25th Annual ChemLuminary Awards ceremony was held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Salon 8-9, on Tuesday, August 15. The celebration began with a poster session and reception, followed by the presentations of awards given by 22 committees of the Society, and event continued with a dance party until midnight. Sunny C. Tang, President of the AllPeopleBeHappy foundation,…
Read MoreThe Physics And Chemistry Of The Atomic Nucleus
The atomic nucleus truly sits at the intersection of chemistry and physics. Dr. Heather Crawford will present the current state-of-the-art in nuclear science. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at LBNL is opening a new era for studies of the nucleus, advancing our understanding of nuclei across the Segre chart, and our knowledge of the…
Read MoreCal ACS at the Solano Stroll
The Solano Stroll is BACK! Come join the fun on Sunday, September 10th (10 AM to 5 PM), and please let us know if you can help out at the Cal ACS booth. Michael Cheng will be there to set up at 9 AM, and extra helpers will be welcome throughout the day.
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