Happy New Year. Here we are again at the beginning of a new year. The past few years have been a challenging time, but we have made it through them and even learned new skills. I am quite confident that Read more
The Silicon Valley ACS supports local science teachers with an annual BUBBLE Grant of up to $1,000 to acquire teaching equipment in their classrooms. The winner of the 2022 Bubble Grant Award is Po Yin Bowie Lee, a chemistry teacher Read more
The Harry and Carol Mosher Award of the Silicon Valley Local Section (siliconvalleyacs.org) of the American Chemical Society (ACS.org) has been awarded for over 40 years recognizing individuals who advance the chemistry profession, contribute scientifically and support ACS in their Read more
Many thanks to the members who supported the Silicon Valley ACS by voting for its 2023 leadership team. Your participation as members is appreciated. Voting was open from 12:01am, October 25, 2022, to 11:59pm, November 14, 2022. Total voters for Read more
The Bay Area Chemistry Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect local students and academics with scientists from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, covering themes of synthesis and design in medicinal, process, biological, and computational chemistry. The one-day symposium will Read more
Voting Period: October 25 to November 14, 2022 SVACS members received an emailed notification to cast their votes online. To help you be more informed when casting your ballot, a sample ballot is shown below. After the sample ballot, candidate Read more
By Stephanie Benight, PhD. Happy Fall everyone! With Fall comes some exciting programming and events. The ACS Western Regional Meeting takes place this month in Las Vegas, October 19th – October 22nd. The meeting spans many diverse topics in chemistry, Read more
Below is a reprint of a fact sheet published by SPARC, a non-profit advocacy organization that supports systems for research and education that are open by default and equitable by design. On August 25, 2022, the White House Office of Read more
By Stephanie Benight, PhD. With Summer winding down, your Program Committee is hard at work putting together some exciting events with the aim to resume gathering in person! Stay tuned for more details. Looking forward we have the Bay Area Read more
Dr. Shah received her B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2006 and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry in 2008 from Fergusson College in the city of Pune, India. For her doctoral degree, she performed research on reactions of indoles with trichloroacetimidates at Syracuse Read more
