Seeking Candidates for Cal ACS 2025 Governance

The California Local Section of ACS will be conducting the election for 2025 officers by electronic balloting, using Momentive (previously known as SurveyMonkey). The following positions are open: If you are interested in running, please send a short bio and a one-page candidacy statement to Michael Cheng, indicating the position of interest by 9/30/2024. Ballots will be sent in early November.

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Join Cal ACS at the Solano Stroll

Charlie Gluchowski at the Solano Stroll 2023

Our fall public outreach season kicks off right after Labor Day with the Solano Stroll on Sunday, September 8th.  The entire community turns out for this celebration, and Cal ACS will there at the corner of Solano Ave. and Fresno Ave.  As always, our booth will feature hands-on chemistry activities, with a focus on the 2024 National…

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Short Course – Polymeric Foams and Latticed Architectures – Enabling Dematerialization and Performance – September 9th – 11th, 2024

Taught by Instructors: Prof. Tim Long, Arizona State University Prof. Bob Moore, Virginia Tech Prof. Joe DeSimone, Stanford Prof. Rayne Zhang, UC Berkeley Course Description: This course will provide an interdisciplinary introduction to foams, microcellular structures, lattice architectures, and metamaterials, with a thread of sustainability woven throughout the lectures.  Dematerialization represents a critical step in…

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Earth Day At The John Muir Historical Site in Martinez

battery recycle mole

Saturday, April 20th, 2024 – 10 AM to 4 PM Celebrating John Muir’s 186th Birthday And The 54rd Anniversary Of Earth Day Cal ACS will be there with hands-on chemistry, featuring the 2024 Earth Week theme, Get A Charge Out Of ChemistryRecárgate Con La Química The California Section will join numerous other community and educational organizations for…

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ACS Spring 2024 Registration Now Open!

ACS Spring 2024 memo

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…

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Thanksgiving COOKING Chemistry

Guy Crosby - the Milk Street Kitchen

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…

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Lincoln Elementary School STEAM Night

Hands-on Chemistry at Lincoln Elementary School on 16 Nov 2023

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…

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