Category: Awards
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PUGET SOUND SECTION WINS AWARDS!!
The Puget Sound Section won two ChemLuminary awards during the recent ACS meeting in Washington DC. From the ACS website quote” The ACS ChemLuminary Awards honor the best examples of programming, outreach, and operations from local sections, divisions, regional meetings, and international chemical sciences chapters.” The local section was honored for the 2024 trip to…
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Joseph S. Francisco to be Awarded the 2025 Linus Pauling Medal at the October 18th Pauling Symposium
The 2025 Pauling Medal has been awarded to Professor Joseph S. Francisco, President’s Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania. The medal will be presented on October 18th, 2025, in recognition of Professor Francisco’s pioneering studies of the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere. His groundbreaking research reshaped our fundamental understanding of atmospheric processes, including pioneering air-water/microdroplet chemistry. Please go to the…
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Awards and Member Recognition Banquet – September 27th
The Executive Committee of the ACS Puget Sound Section would like to invite you to the annual Awards Banquet. This year’s festivities will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Renton Technical College from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm. See attached flyer. Please RSVP using this Registration Form by September 15th. The program includes…
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International Chemistry Olympiad Gold Medal Winner from the Puget Sound Section!
William Wang, Lakeside High School (Seattle), won a gold medal in the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad, July 5-14, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates! Congratulations to William! William placed 16th among 354 contestants from around the world and earned the highest score on the US team. The US team brought home four gold medals. The other three gold medalists…
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Pauling Medal 2025: Announcing the Winner!
Announcing the 2025 Pauling Award RecipientDr. Joseph FranciscoUniversity of Pennsylvania In recognition of his pioneering studies of the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere. His groundbreaking research reshaped our fundamental understanding of atmospheric processes, including pioneering air-water/microdroplet chemistry. The award will be presented in October 2025 at Seattle University. Please follow the Pauling Medal Award web page…
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Annual ACS PSS Awards and Member Recognition Dinner – September 27, 2025
Save the date! The 2025 ACS PSS Awards and Member Recognition Dinner will be held on September 27th at Renton Technical College. This event recognizes 50, 60, and 70-year members of the ACS, as well as undergraduate scholarship winners. Further information will be posted at our website later this summer. In the meantime, please put…
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Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Illustrated Poetry Contest 2025 ACS PSS Winner!
Congratulations to Marie-Sua Ki (Roosevelt Elementary School, Olympia), First Prize Winner in the Grades 3-5 Category of the 2025 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCEW) ACS PSS Illustrated Poetry Contest! Here is her entry.
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Chemistry Olympiad Finalists
Congratulations to Lakeside High School students Vishnu Mangipudi, and William Wang, who are among the top 20 finalists selected to participate in the 2025 Chemistry Olympiad Study camp. From June 2-13, the 20 students will be attending a camp at the University of Maryland and will compete for the top 4 spots to represent the…
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Undergraduate Research Symposium Recap
Many thanks to our colleagues at Central Washington University (CWU) for hosting a very successful 2025 ACS PSS Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 19th! The event was well-attended and well-organized. The program and abstracts can be found at the ACS PSS URS page. The following photos offer some highlights. (Thanks to Despina Strong for the…
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Nominations for the 2025 Pauling Medal Award Are Due May 2nd
The Pauling Medal Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry and is presented annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society. The award is named after Dr. Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest, because of the inspiration of his example. A nominee shall have made outstanding contributions to chemistry of a character that have merited…