ACS Webinar: The Green Evolution: Sustainable Chemistry in Global Scholarly Education
VirtualDate: 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 […]
The 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony
VirtualPresenters 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, […]
Ladies in Waiting AND Still Waiting for the Nobel Prize
VirtualProfessor 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 […]
Future of Work – Reimagining the New Workplace: Online Pop-Up Conference
VirtualSponsored 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 […]
ACS Webinar: Advancing Polymer Science with Organic Catalysts
VirtualDate: 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 […]
Seven Months of Perseverance on Mars
VirtualThursday, September 16, 2021 from 5:00-6:00 PM PDT Presentation, 6:00-6:30 PM PDT Q&A Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required Abstract: February 18, 2021 marked a momentous occasion in space exploration: after a six-month journey, the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’s Jezero Crater. Thus began a mission that has promised to yield novel insights into the […]
ACS Webinar: Designing Around Structural Alerts in Drug Discovery
VirtualDate: Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 2-3:15pm ET Speaker: Nick Meanwell, Bristol-Myers Squibb Moderator: Deepak Dalvie, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals What You Will Learn: The identity of structural alerts that have been associated with problems in drug discovery and development The fundamental mechanistic organic chemistry subtending structural alerts that are subject to bioactivation Strategies and tactics to […]
Air Pollution in High Definition: Building Low-Cost Sensor Networks & Community Partnerships
VirtualDr. Alexis Shusterman and Dr. Chelsea Preble, University of California at Berkeley Sponsored by the ACS California Section, Women Chemists Committee 10:30am-Noon, Online via Zoom, Free, Learn more and register (Please register no later than Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 before 10:30 am) Abstract: Measuring atmospheric pollutants at high spatiotemporal resolution has the potential to help […]
Newsletter: Submission Deadline for October 2021
VirtualSubmit articles by Monday at Noon (All Authors to Grace): 9/20/2021 Review & revise manuscripts by Thursday at Noon (Jane, George, Grace): 9/23/2021 Proofread and finish publication by Saturday at Noon (Lillian, Jane, Grace): 9/25/2021 Post & distribute to Members by Monday at Noon (Sogol, Grace): 9/27/2021
ACS Webinar: Service Dogs in Your Chemistry Lab
VirtualDate: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 2-3pm ET Speakers: Patricia Redden, Saint Peter’s University / Joey Ramp, Empower Ability Consulting, LLC / Ashley Neybert, Independence Science Moderator: Partha Basu, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis What You Will Learn: What does the Americans with Disabilities Act cover regarding access rights for service dogs How is a service […]
Improved Energy and Information Collection from Light with Nanomaterials
VirtualProfessor Oscar Vazquez-Mena, University of California at San Diego Sponsored by the ACS San Diego Section 7pm-8pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Learn more and register Abstract: Light carries vital energy and information for life. It is the key for photosynthesis, and the reason for one of our key senses: sight. A key challenge to achieve […]