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Dr. Despina Strong Receives the E. Ann Nalley Northwest Region Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society
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. The ACS Citation can be found here. Dr. Strong has been an active member of ACS for over 40 years, serving as the Chair…
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NORM 2024 and the WCC
The ACS 2024 Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM) was held in Pullman Washington, from June 23- through June 26, 2024. The primary organizers were the Washington-Idaho Local Section and the Chemistry Departments at Washington State University (WSU) and the University of Idaho. The theme of NORM 2024 was Breaking Borders: Building Bonds. The WCC luncheon was organized by WCC member, Despina…
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AP Chemistry Success at Redmond High School
Congratulations to Redmond High School Chemistry teachers Kirby Zornes-Osborn and Brian Schnierer. They had 166 students taking the AP chemistry exam. 46% of the students (76) received the highest score (5) and the school mean of 4.31 is a whole point higher than the national mean of 3.31. Here is an article about this impressive…
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Nominations Are Being Accepted for the 2024 Pauling Medal Award
Nominations are being accepted for the 2024 Linus Pauling Medal Award. Submit nomination packages using the 2024 Linus Pauling Medal Award Nomination Form Deadline: June 3, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (PDT) The American Chemical Society Portland, Puget Sound, and Oregon Local Sections jointly sponsor this annual award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to chemistry that merit…
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Photos from the 2024 ACS Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Congratulations to all of the students who presented research at the 2024 ACS Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 20th, and thanks to our colleagues at Western Washington University for hosting! Here are some photos from 2024 at Western Washington University. Looking forward to seeing you next spring for the symposium at Central…
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Register by April 8th for the ACS PSS Undergraduate Research Symposium
Register and plan to attend the ACS PSS Undergraduate Research Symposium! The symposium will be held on April 20 at Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), The registration deadline is April 8th. Please see the symposium web page for all details about registration, abstract submission, travel, etc. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Plan to Attend NORM 2024!
The Washington-Idaho Border Section is excited to welcome you to the Palouse, an area where Eastern Washington meets Northern Idaho, for the 78th Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM) on June 23-26, 2024. Information about program, registration, and travel can be found at the NORM 2024 website. The meeting theme, “Breaking Borders, Building Bonds,” is intended to highlight the multidisciplinary…
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Women Chemists Committee Luncheon at NORM 2024
Joan Broderick (Montana State University), 2019 Alfred Bader Award in Bioionorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry will give a keynote address titled “Radical SAM and the Catalysis of Difficult Reactions in Biology” at the Women Chemists Committee Luncheon on Monday June 24th, 12:00-1:30 p.m., at NORM 2024, Washington State University, Compton Union Junior Ballroom. Register for the…
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Save the Date for The Annual Awards Banquet
The Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The banquet will honor 50, 60, and 70-Year members of ACS PSS and give members a chance to meet the 2024 Puget Sound Section undergraduate scholarship winners. Further information will be posted in the Puget Sound Chemist News Blog.
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Despina Strong Recognized as 2024 Outreach Volunteer of the Year in the Puget Sound Section
Congratulations to Dr. Despina Strong, ACS PSS Councilor, for her recognition as Outreach Volunteer of the Year in the Puget Sound Section! Dr. Strong is an active member of the Puget Sound of the ACS. She has held several leadership positions, including serving twice as Chair of the ACS Puget Sound, and as Education Committee…