Category: Awards
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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…
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Deadline May 16th for Nominations for the 2023 Pauling Medal Award
Nominations are being accepted until May 16th for the 2023 Linus Pauling Medal Award. Sponsored jointly by the American Chemical Society Portland, Puget Sound, and Oregon Local Sections, the award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement in chemistry in the spirit of and in honor of Linus Pauling, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The medal will be…
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Undergraduate Scholarship Applications Due April 1st
Scholarship applications for 2-year and 4-year college students are due April 1. In addition, we have a NEW DEIR Scholarship available for historically underrepresented students. $1500 Scholarships from the American Chemical Society: Two-year college students: Four-year college students: The DEIR Scholarship has slightly different questions than the Wasserman and Rutherford scholarships, so if students who apply for…
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Call for 2023 Pauling Medal Award Nominations to Open Soon
Nominations will soon be open for the 2023 Linus Pauling Medal. The solicitation and procedure for nominations will be announced here and in Chemical and Engineering News (CEN). The Award Chair for the 2023 Pauling Medal is John Hanson (University of Puget Sound). Questions about nominations can be sent to him at hanson@pugetsound.edu. Please check this web page for…
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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…