Mark Griep is a professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who has devoted his teaching career to finding ways to engage people in learning more chemistry. Inspired by “Clambake,” an Elvis Presley movie that featured a fast-drying, super-hard varnish called GOOP, Griep began offering “Chemistry in the Movies” presentations to middle school and […]
Download Harry Potter's Chemistry poster to share! In 2011, University of Nebraska–Lincoln chemistry professor Rebecca Lai was contemplating how to attract more students to the sciences. She had just reread the entire Harry Potter series and it occurred to her: What if she designed a course around the books’ potions and spells? Thus was […]
The deadline for registration is Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Registration is required in order to be sure there’s plenty to eat. Meals will be packaged individually. We are delighted to announce that our first 2021 in-person event is the annual SVACS July picnic and awards. We will celebrate together with wine- and beer-tasting, good food […]
Download and share this colorful poster! How can engineered bacteria make indigo synthesis and dyeing blue jeans more ecofriendly? Dr. Tammy Hsu, the Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Huue, discusses making sustainable indigo blue for the denim industry so that your favorite piece of clothing can be planet-friendly. The indigo blue currently used to […]
Dr. Lori Spangler, ACS Career consultant Sponsored by the American Chemical Society 9am-10am (Pacific Time), Online via Zoom, Free, Learn more and Register During this FREE virtual career guidance session, you will gain a better understanding of key differences between working in industry versus academia from ACS' Certified Career Consultant Lori Spangler. You will also […]
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 @ 2-3pm ET Speaker: Bill Carroll, Carroll Applied Science Moderator: Tom Halleran, American Chemical Society Registration required: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars.html What You Will Learn: How your persona changes when you retire Why it’s important to actively structure your retirement Some useful tools for retirement success Co-produced with: ACS Careers
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 11am-12pm ET Speakers: H.N. Cheng, 2021 ACS President / Frank Roschangar, Boehringer-Ingelheim and ACS Pharmaceutical Roundtable / Klaus Kümmerer, Leuphana University Moderator: Mary Kirchhoff, ACS Scientific Advancement Registration required: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars.html What You Will Learn: How the current economic, socio-political, and safety/environmental trends all favor green chemistry innovations Why learning […]
Presenters include Frances Arnold and Barry Sharpless Sponsored by Improbable Research 3pm-4pm, Online on YouTube, Free, Learn more (no registration required) The 2021 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony & Webcast “The 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will happen on Thursday, September 9, 2021, beginning at 3 pm (Pacific Time). Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Professor Mary Virginia Orna, College of New Rochelle Sponsored by the ACS San Diego Section 6pm-8pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Learn more and register Abstract That there is a gender imbalance in the list of Nobel laureates is unambiguous. There are many reasons for this situation, among which one may cite the very small pool […]
Sponsored by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education 8am-3pm, Online via Zoom, Registration fee $50, Buy tickets "The future of work is a hot topic that touches the lives of people across industries and geographies, from the C-Suite to the entry-level employee. Learning organizations must adapt accordingly to implement hybrid workplace practices and solutions as […]
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 @ 2-3:30pm ET Speakers: Andrew Dove, University of Birmingham, UK and Robert Waymouth, Stanford University Moderator: Rachel Letteri, University of Virginia What You Will Learn: Application of organic catalysts for stereocontrolled step growth polymerization Development of high temperature organic catalysts for polymerization and depolymerization Using organic catalysts to selectively depolymerize […]
