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ACS PSS September Book Discussion
ACS Puget Sound Section Book Discussion, to be led by John Shafer Sponsored by the Diversity Equity Inclusion and Respect Committee Tuesday, September 9, 2025 @ 7 pm by Zoom Breaking Through: My Life in ScienceBy Katalin Karikó Email strongdespina@gmail.com for a link to Zoom virtual event:
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Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association (WCCTA) Annual Conference October 2-4, 2025
The WCCTA (Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association) annual conference will be held October 2-4, 2025 at the Dumas Bay Centre, Federal Way, Washington. Save the date and mark your calendars if you are interested in attending. Information will be posted when available at the wccta.org website.
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Annual ACS PSS Awards and Member Recognition Dinner – September 27, 2025
Save the date! The 2025 ACS PSS Awards and Member Recognition Dinner will be held on September 27th at Renton Technical College. This event recognizes 50, 60, and 70-year members of the ACS, as well as undergraduate scholarship winners. Further information will be posted at our website later this summer. In the meantime, please put…
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Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Illustrated Poetry Contest 2025 ACS PSS Winner!
Congratulations to Marie-Sua Ki (Roosevelt Elementary School, Olympia), First Prize Winner in the Grades 3-5 Category of the 2025 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCEW) ACS PSS Illustrated Poetry Contest! Here is her entry.
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Chemistry Olympiad Finalists
Congratulations to Lakeside High School students Vishnu Mangipudi, and William Wang, who are among the top 20 finalists selected to participate in the 2025 Chemistry Olympiad Study camp. From June 2-13, the 20 students will be attending a camp at the University of Maryland and will compete for the top 4 spots to represent the…
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Undergraduate Research Symposium Recap
Many thanks to our colleagues at Central Washington University (CWU) for hosting a very successful 2025 ACS PSS Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 19th! The event was well-attended and well-organized. The program and abstracts can be found at the ACS PSS URS page. The following photos offer some highlights. (Thanks to Despina Strong for the…
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Scholarship Application Deadlines in May
May deadlines are coming up soon for some college scholarships offered by the ACS Puget Sound Section! Submit your applications now! Visit this page for details and forms.
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ACS Spring Tours
Join us for a fun day (Thursday, May 29) with stops at three historic landmarks. The event is organized by the Puget Sound Section Senior Chemists Commitee. Everyone is welcome! Events: Group size: Maximum 20. RSVP: By May 15. Please identify clearly which of the three events you are interested in. You may choose one or…
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Nominations for the 2025 Pauling Medal Award Are Due May 2nd
The Pauling Medal Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry and is presented annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society. The award is named after Dr. Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest, because of the inspiration of his example. A nominee shall have made outstanding contributions to chemistry of a character that have merited…
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ACS Press Release about Support for Science
Read about ACS Support for Science and Act4Chemistry at the ACS Support for Science web page. Links are available there to the ACS February press release about the society’s support for science as well as copies of letters that the ACS has sent to policymakers.