The WCC Merck Research Award recognizes eight individuals who will present their research at a Women Chemists Committee (WCC)/Merck half-day symposium during the ACS Fall 2025 Meeting and be recognized at the Awards Symposium Luncheon and the WCC Luncheon. Women Read more
Voting Period: November 7 to November 17, 2024. Silicon Valley ACS members eligible to vote for our leadership group will soon receive an email notification to cast their votes online. A sample ballot, plus biographies and statements for candidates, are Read more
Registration is still open for the 5th Annual Bay Area Chemistry Symposium which will be held on October 25, 2024, at the UCSF Mission Bay Robertson Auditorium. “The Bay Area Chemistry Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect local students Read more
Calling all community college and transfer students interested in chemistry-related fields to attend a virtual career panel that can be accessed by Zoom on your own or at an in-person watch party on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 5-7 pm. Download the flyer Read more
From left to right: Aanya Kandala (awardee), Carol Ann Parker (spouse), Susan Hines (SVACS), Phil Hines (SVACS), Mridula Rajagopalan (awardee), Viraj Pandey (awardee). In November 2020 the San Jose Mercury News published the obituary of David (Dave) Parker, a Ph.D. chemist and HAZMAT fire officer Read more
Download flyer (PDF) Who can enter? The photography contest is open to individuals of any age in any part of California. Your photograph should focus on Science. Taking a camera, and shooting a picture is an easy deal. What about Read more
Sponsored by the ACS Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, the Silicon Valley Local Section created a Career Panel and Networking event supporting community college and transfer students. The panel featured four scientists who started their higher education at community 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
About 50 people attended our Annual Picnic & Awards event that was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, from 4-7 pm that was held at Cuesta Park in Mountain View, California. This event included wine/beer tasting plus food from Armadillo Read more
Madalyn Radlauer receiving the Abraham Ottenberg Service Award from Peter Rusch, Chair of the Ottenberg Award Committee at the 2024 Annual Picnic & Awards. Also pictured are Todd Eberspacher and Amanda Nelson, Chair and Chair-Elect of the Silicon Valley ACS Read more
