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ACS Holiday Party
You and a friend are cordially invited to the Puget Sound ACS Holiday Dessert Party Sunday, December 18, 2022; 7:00 pm Carole and Russ Berg’s home 14017 SE 139th St., Renton, WA 98059 Come enjoy homemade desserts, glogg, music, puzzles and chemistry companions. Everything is provided. Bring your significant other for an evening of fun!!!! RSVP: …
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2022 Pauling Medal Symposium Photos
Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows, University of Utah, is the 2022 Linus Pauling Medal Awardee. The medal was presented at the 2022 Pauling Medal Symposium held at the Robertson Life Science Building (Oregon Health Sciences University and Portland State University) on October 29th, 2022. The symposium was organized by the Portland Section of the American Chemical…
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Dr. Anne McCoy, ACS 2022 Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medalist
The ACS Puget Sound Section WCC and UW Department of Chemistry Present Dr. Anne McCoy, Natt-Lingafelter Professor of Chemistry, and the recipient of the ACS 2022 Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal. This is a Hybrid event. The title of her talk is: “Making connections: My trajectory in theoretical spectroscopy, and some things I have learned…
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Puget Sound Section Celebrates Long Term ACS Members on November 15
The Puget Sound Section is hosting a virtual hour on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 7 pm to celebrate the 50, 60 and 70-Year members of ACS who live within our local section. You will hear directly from two members. They will share highlights from their long and illustrious careers. See attached flyer for details.…
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ACS PSS Election is Open
Dear ACS Puget Sound Section member, If you are a member of the American Chemical Society, you should soon receive an email with a link to the ballot for the 2022 election of local section officers. If you requested a mail-in ballot, you may expect to receive it within the next several days. Ballots should…
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CHEMISTRY AS A FOUNDATION FOR NONCHEMISTRY CAREERS
CHEMISTRY AS AFOUNDATION FOR NONCHEMISTRYCAREERS Presented by Monique Phillips, BOLD Global Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb Monique Phillips is an efficiency driven pharmaceuticalprofessional with over a decade of experience. She began hercareer at BMS in 2008 as a Discovery Chemist. She hascompetencies across the industry. Her work includes smallmolecule discovery, clinical trial management, project managementand clinical…
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Pauling Medal Symposium – October 29, 2022
The three Northwest ACS sections (Puget Sound, Portland, and Oregon) are happy to announce the upcoming Pauling Medal Symposium and Poster Session starting at 11 AM on October 29 at the Robertson Life Science Building (Oregon Health Sciences University) in Portland. This year’s Pauling Medalist is Professor Cynthia Burrows of the University of Utah, and she will be joined…
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ACS PSS Senior Chemists Committee Wins a ChemLuminary Award
Best New Senior Chemists Activity within a Local Section The Puget Sound Section won a ChemLuminary Award at the 2022 Chicago ACS meeting for the virtual Senior Chemists Committee (SCC) Breakfast that they organized at the 2021 Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM 2021). Attendees enjoyed a diverse program and included members of the ACS presidential succession, Board…
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50-, 60-, and 70-Year Membership Anniversary Awards Dinner
The Puget Sound Section honored individuals who have been ACS members for 50, 60, and 70 years at a dinner held on August 13 at the Bellevue Hilton. This year 12 Puget Sound members are in the 50-year membership anniversary category, 15 are in the 60-year membership anniversary category, and 5 are in the 70-year…
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Join a book discussion led by Kate Schultz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), about the book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 7 pm, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Register for the Zoom Meeting. Download a flyer. Robin Kimmerer is a botanist and a member of the…