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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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Register for the Pauling Medal Award Symposium: 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 2023 Pauling Medal Symposium, to be held on November 4th, 2023 at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The Pauling Medal Symposium web page has details about the speakers, schedule, poster session…
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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…
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Awards Banquet September 30th – Save the Date!
The PSS is hosting an Awards Night with dinner to celebrate the careers of 50, 60 and 70-Year ACS members and to award scholarship certificates to the 2023 student scholarship winners. The awards dinner is scheduled for Saturday, September 30th from 3:30 – 6:30 pm at the Renton Technical College. More details and how to register…
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NORM 2023 Women Chemists Committee Luncheon
Register for NORM 2023 (Northwest Regional Meeting of the ACS, Bozeman, MT, June 28-30) by June 1st to attend the Women Chemists Committee Luncheon (keynote speaker Dr. May Nyman) and to attend many other engaging ACS symposia and events. Download a flyer for the WCC Luncheon here.
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Bad Blood – The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Bad BloodThe Tuskegee Syphilis ExperimentBy James H JonesTuesday, June 13, 2023 @ 7 PM ACS Puget Sound Section Book Discussion led by Sheri Tonn, sponsored by the Diversity Equity Inclusion and Respect Committee In this revised edition (1993) of Bad Blood, the author follows the tragic consequences of the Tuskegee study including the widespread distrust…