It is hard to deny that pop culture has a huge influence on society and informs how people try to make sense of the world. Christopher Frayling, the British educationalist and writer, analyzed over 1000 films in Great Britain made Read more
On February 18, 2021, Dr. Steven Pollack who doubles as a science fellow at Carbon, Inc. and a luthier for Yellow Rose Lutherie of Redwood City gave a presentation for the Silicon Valley Section titled “Polymer Chemistry and Lutherie: The Read more
March was a month dedicated to the students in our community! Synopsys Championship is an annual science fair that showcases students in Santa Clara County who will become our future scientists, technology experts, engineers, and mathematicians. This regional competition celebrates Read more
By Stephen Boyer, PhD KNIME is an open-source, free, and powerful platform for data integration, analytics, and reporting. In the “old days”, familiarity with tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word was considered essential for professional success across disciplines. Going Read more
Deadline: May 30, 2021 The Abraham Ottenberg Service Award was established in 1973 by the Silicon Valley Section to recognize members who have rendered outstanding service to the Section. It is named after Abraham Ottenberg, a former member who devoted Read more
Deadline: May 1, 2021 This award was established in 1994 by our Section of ACS to recognize demonstrated, dedicated, unselfish leadership, service and significant contributions, over a sustained period of time, to industrial, academic, or applied chemistry and to the Read more
The Silicon Valley ACS has a mentoring program for prospective chemistry transfer students. The main objective of this Paving the Path (PTP) program is to help students, particularly those from underrepresented groups in STEM, transition from community colleges to 4-year Read more
A few days ago, I was scrolling through some social media posts and came across a post by Priya Amin, a mother and the CEO of Flexable. She shared her thoughts on the importance of taking a break from work Read more
Have you noticed how many kinds of periodic tables have sprung up these days? There is a periodic table format for practically everything! All you have to do is search for the term “Periodic table of <insert term of your Read more
Showcase your research during ACS Spring 2021 by submitting an abstract for oral and poster presentations by January 19, 2021. ACS Spring 2021 will be held virtually April 5-16, with a meeting theme of Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century. The Read more
