Author: acspugetsoundsection
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Read About Some of the 50-, 60-, and 70-Year ACS Members Residing in the Puget Sound Section
Here is biographical information shared with us by some of the 50-, 60-, and 70-year members of the ACS residing in the Puget Sound Section. These members and some others anniversary awardees will be attending the Awards Banquet on September 30th. Congratulations to all of them and others who are celebrating major membership anniversaries! Mr…
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Be a Catalyst for Change: Empowering Cultures of Belonging, Leadership, and Innovation to Solve Convergent Global Challenges in Human Health and the Environment
October 12th, 2023 Professor Marilyn Rampersad Mackiewicz (Oregon State University)Be a Catalyst for Change: Empowering Cultures of Belonging, Leadership, and Innovation to Solve Convergent Global Challenges in Human Health and the Environment This event will be held in-person at Pacific Lutheran University. The public is welcome at any or all of the events. A Zoom…
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Meet the 2023 Scholarship Winners!
Scholarship winners selected from two-year colleges and from four-year colleges will be presented at the Annual Awards Banquet on September 30th. Here is information about the scholarships and this year’s winners. The scholarships are administered by the ACS PSS Education Committee. A flyer announcing the winners is here. William J. Wasserman Scholarship for Students from…
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Register for the Scholarship Awards and 50,60,70-Year Membership Anniversary Dinner
Come help celebrate scholarship and long-time membership anniversary awardees at our annual Awards Dinner! The Education Committee of the Puget Sound Section has selected six area college students to receive scholarships, and earlier this year, ACS announced nineteen members from our section who are celebrating major milestone (50, 60 and 70 -Year) anniversaries as members…
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Laura Gagliardi is the 2023 Pauling Medal Awardee
The 2023 Pauling Medal has been awarded to Professor Laura Gagliardi, Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor, University of Chicago. The award will be presented to Professor Gagliardi at The Pauling Medal Symposium on November 4th in Tacoma, WA. Further information is below. Please visit Dr. Gagliardi’s’ web page at the University of Chicago for information about her research, activities, and…
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Scholarship Awards and 50,60,70-Year Membership Anniversary Dinner
Save the date for the annual Awards Dinner on September 30th! The Education Committee of the Puget Sound Section has selected six area college students to receive scholarships, and earlier this year, ACS announced nineteen members from our section who are celebrating major milestone (50, 60 and 70 -Year) anniversaries as members of ACS. Our…
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PSS at the ACS Fall Meeting
Here is some information regarding the Puget Sound Section and the upcoming ACS 2023 Fall Meeting. The Puget Sound Section will be taking part in the ACS Local Section Showcase that will take place during the ACS Fall 2023 Meeting at Sci-Mix on Monday, August 14 from 8:00-10:00pm. Councilors Despina Strong, Dharshi Bopegedera and John Macklin will be attending in…
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Seattle Chocolate Factory tour with ACS PSS
The July 12 ACS PSS visit to the Seattle Chocolate Company, announced by email to the section mailing list on June 17, is now fully booked, but interested individuals may be added to a waiting list by contacting strongdespina@gmail.com. Please see the attached flyer. About Seattle Chocolate Company
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ACS PSS is ChemLuminary Award Finalist for “Outstanding U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad”
The ACS Puget Sound Section has been selected as a finalist in the ChemLuminary Awards for “Outstanding U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad”! Please congratulate and thank Jennie Mayer and Clarita Bhat for of all their great work this year and over many years! As one Executive Committee member stated, “You have poured your skills and heart into…
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Prof. A. M. Ranjika Priyadarshi (Dharshi) Bopegedera Receives the E. Ann Nalley Northwest Region Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS
The E. Ann Nalley Northwest Region Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS Congratulations Prof. A. M. Ranjika Priyadarshi (Dharshi) Bopegedera! This award recognizes the volunteer efforts of an individual who has served the American Chemical Society and contributed significantly to the goals and objectives of the Society through their regional activities. Prof. Bopegedera‘s award…