It’s hard to believe that it is already May, until you look outside at all the green hillsides. April was a busy month for our section. On April 27, we held a career panel for community college and transfer students Read more
The ACS just completed the Spring National meeting in Indianapolis. It was a very successful meeting that drew more than 12,000 participants. The vast majority (over 10,000) attended the meeting in person. The convention center location in Indianapolis is a Read more
Members of the Silicon Valley ACS Section and faculty, students, and staff from Stanford University gathered on February 24, 2023 to celebrate Richard (Dick) Zare receiving the well-deserved the 2022 Harry and Carol Mosher Award, the Section’s highest award. The Read more
Sponsored by the Silicon Valley and Puget Sound Sections of ACS. April 12th from 7-8pm. Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required Abstract Chemical informatics technology is improving access to the text and images of patents and the scientific literature through computer-curation. In the example Read more
As societies worldwide emerge from the isolation imposed by the Covid pandemic, we all have an opportunity to adapt and evolve some of our pre-pandemic practices. Last month, SVACS celebrated the 2022 Mosher Award with an in-person gathering at Stanford Read more
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The achievements of African Americans who overcame great odds to pioneer important discoveries and developments in history are featured in several recent publications, African American chemists: academia, industry, and social entrepreneurship and African American women chemists in the modern era. Read more
Each year our section presents the Harry and Carol Mosher Award to recognize a chemist for their contributions and outstanding work in chemistry, for advancing chemistry as a profession, and for service to ACS. The 2022 award will be presented Read more
Changes took place just before the 2022 year-end holidays to Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), our principal medium of contact and information, that deserve attention from the ACS membership. An open letter to the membership of the American Chemical SocietyThis Read more
