Category: Awards
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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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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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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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Jennie Mayer Receives 2023 AWIS Award for Excellence in STEM Education/Outreach
Jennie Mayer, MS, Physical Sciences Program Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Bellevue College Jennie Mayer, Physical Sciences Program Chair / Chemistry Instructor at Bellevue College, has been awarded the 2023 Association of Women in Science (AWIS) Award for Excellence in STEM Education/Outreach. Jennie is the Education Committee Chair for the American Chemical Society Puget Sound…
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You Can Help Create Additional Scholarship Opportunities
Over the past 11 years, the Puget Sound Section has awarded fifty scholarships to students interested in chemistry. The funds come from the annual section budget, and we now hope to expand our scholarships to award additional scholarships to diverse students. We have received a $850 challenge grant from the ACS, and Executive Committee members…