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Horse, by Geraldine Brooks – DEIR Book Discussion
The next Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Committee meeting will be held virtually on April 23, 2024, at 7 pm. We will be discussing Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Everyone is welcome to join in the discussion. Connection details to be provided in April. The DEIR group will be meeting in September to discuss Chasing…
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ACS Spring Meeting, New Orleans. March 17-March 21, 2024
If you are going to the ACS New Orleans (NOLA) meeting, in addition to attending amazing technical talks and sharing your research with fellow scientists, please consider attending one or more networking events often organized by the ACS committees such as the Senior Chemists Committee (Senior Chemists Committee – American Chemical Society, the Women Chemist…
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ACS PSS Salutes African American Pioneers in Chemistry and Science on FB in February
Visit the ACS PSS Facebook page for daily salutes by the ACS PSS to African American pioneers in chemistry and science during the month of February. Thanks to ACS PSS Councilor D. Strong for posting these profiles on behalf of the ACS PSS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Committee.
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Dharshi Bopegedera Receives Chemical Education Sustainability Award
Congratulations to Professor Dharshi Bopegedera (The Evergreen State College for being selected as one of the 2024-2025 recipients of the ACS-CES Award for Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education, sponsored by the American Chemical Society’s Committee for Environment and Sustainability (CES). Dharshi is receiving this award for her work “Incorporating Green Chemistry, Sustainability, and Climate ChangeThemes…
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LIGO Hanford Tour
The ACS Puget Sound Section is organizing a field trip to Eastern Washington with a private 2-hour tour of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) on May 22nd. We also hope to visit a couple of wineries and have a group dinner the day before the official tour. Please review the attached flyer and respond to…
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The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA’s Double Helix
An ACS Puget Sound Section Book Discussion, led by John ShaferSponsored by the Diversity Equity Inclusion and Respect (DEIR) Committee The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA’s Double HelixBy Howard Markel Tuesday, January 23, 2024 @ 7 PMDownload a flyer here. All are welcome. Link to Zoom…
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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…