Aug
05
How One Company is Making Blue Jeans ‘Green’
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Aug
04
Chair’s Message – August 2021
It’s hard to believe that it is already August. The summer is rushing by as it so often does. We had the SVACS annual picnic in-person on 17 July 2021. The weather was perfect, the venue was beautiful, the wines, Read more
Jul
01
Chair’s Message – July 2021
Greetings! Last month, we announced that we are proceeding with plans for our 2021 annual picnic but will do things a little differently due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. As we emerge from over a year of unplanned hibernation, the Read more
Jun
01
Chair’s Message – June 2021
This is the sixth Chair’s Message I’ve written during the pandemic. Hopefully, we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. As the Bay Area slowly reopens, it is critical for everyone to get vaccinated and do their Read more
Jun
01
2021 United States National Chemistry Olympiad update for the Silicon Valley Local Section
It gives me great pleasure to write this article for the first time about the Chemistry Olympiad. After successfully coordinating Chemistry Olympiad exams multiple times, Sally Peters decided to transfer her role this year, so I agreed to share the Read more
May
01
Chair’s Message – May 2021
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
Apr
12
Watch recording “The Materials of Fretted Instruments”
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
Mar
14
Worth Knowing About: KNIME
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
Mar
14
2021 Abraham Ottenberg Service Award: Call for Nominations
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
Mar
08
Shirley B. Radding Award: Call for Nominations
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