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ACS PSS Election Results
The results of our fall election are in! Thank you to all ACS members who voted, and congratulations to the newly-elected officers and re-elected ongoing officers whose terms will begin on the ACS PSS Executive Committee in January 2024. Chair-elect (proceeds to Chair in 2025 and then Past-Chair for an overall three-year term): Katalina, Biondi,…
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Undergraduate Research Symposium Returning in 2024
The ACS Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Research Symposium is pleased to announce that the symposium will resume in 2024 after a hiatus that began with the Covid-19 pandemic. Western Washington University will host the 2024 ACS PSS Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday April 20th. Details will be posted at the symposium web page and announced…
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Pauling Medal Symposium Recap
The 2023 Pauling Medal Symposium is a wrap. Congratulations again to Professor Laura Gagliardi (University of Chicago), 2023 Pauling Medalist. Professor Gagliardi received her medal at a symposium held at the University of Puget Sound on November 4th. The afternoon symposium featured talks by Dr, Chistopher j. Cramer (UL Research Labs), Professor Donald g. Truhlar…
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Sam Kean (NYT Bestselling Author) to Speak in Olympia in February
Join the New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean as he spins a selection of funny, spooky, poignant, and completely true science stories from several of his award-winning books. Topics covered include the joys of the periodic, the perils and promise of the human genome, and the enduring mysteries of neuroscience, as well as Sam’s…
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Career Event 2024
American Chemical Society- Puget Sound Sectionpresents an informative afternoon on Careers in Chemistry for Undergraduates February 7th, 2024, 1-5 PM City of Tacoma, Center for Urban Waters326 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421(www.urbanwaters.org) Recommended for all undergraduate science students. Event includes Center for Urban Waters Laboratory tour & a Career Panel Must register to participate.* Limited…
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ACS Elections
Members of the ACS, The ACS PSS Executive Commitee strongly encourages ACS members to vote during the local and national ACS elections. The Puget Sound Section will conduct its election later this fall. If you are member of the ACS, please cast your vote for our local section officers when you receive your ballot. A…
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Scholarship, Grant, and Award Opportunities for Students
The Education Committee of the ACS Puget Sound Section is pleased to manage a number of scholarship, grant, and award opportunities for students in our section, including a new scholarship available for historically underrepresented students. Detailed information is at the Education Committee website, including the application forms, deadlines, and answers to FAQs. Student applicants must be enrolled in…
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Read About Some of the 50-, 60-, and 70-Year ACS Members Residing in the Puget Sound Section
Here is biographical information shared with us by some of the 50-, 60-, and 70-year members of the ACS residing in the Puget Sound Section. These members and some other anniversary awardees were celebrated at the Awards Banquet on September 30th. Congratulations to all of them and others who are celebrating major membership anniversaries! Mr…
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Be a Catalyst for Change: Empowering Cultures of Belonging, Leadership, and Innovation to Solve Convergent Global Challenges in Human Health and the Environment
October 12th, 2023 Professor Marilyn Rampersad Mackiewicz (Oregon State University)Be a Catalyst for Change: Empowering Cultures of Belonging, Leadership, and Innovation to Solve Convergent Global Challenges in Human Health and the Environment This event will be held in-person at Pacific Lutheran University. The public is welcome at any or all of the events. A Zoom…
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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…