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This year's conference theme is "Catalyzing Innovations: Smarter Research, Greener Design, Better World." Share your innovations, insights, and strategies at the premier conference for green chemistry and engineering. If you are interested in submitting an abstract, take a look at this year's session themes to find your best fit. The 2015 conference highlights green chemistry and engineering's role in catalyzing innovation. Over three days, a wide array of topics will be covered – with five concurrent sessions every morning and afternoon, plus a large poster session. Abstracts will be accepted until March 13.
Visit the 2015 GC&E program page to review the list of symposium topics for this year's conference, and submit your abstract. Let's come together to share smarter research and greener design, and start building a better world!
Deadline Extension for Green Chemistry Student Awards
The deadline for the Joseph Breen and Kenneth Hancock Memorial Awards has been extended to March 13, 2015! Students are encouraged to apply for those awards, as well as the NSF Travel Scholarship, any of which will help support travel to the GC&E, as well as covering registration and housing costs: |
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My ACS Story
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Click here to read Shannen's story about an experience she had during her senior year as an undergraduate where she had an opportunity to communicate her passion for chemistry through an after school science workshop for elementary school students.
While you're at the My ACS Story website, you can read stories from other members and see how they are taking advantage of their membership. If you submit your own story to us and we publish it, we'll send you a free My ACS t-shirt as our way of saying thank you! |
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Advance Yourself & Your Science
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Join ACS Board of Directors member Dr. Dorothy Phillips for the upcoming webinar, "ACS Science and Human Rights: Past, Present, and Future," on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 3:00 PM EST. Participants learn about the history of the ACS's work in science and human rights, how to get involved in these issues themselves, and upcoming plans to continue the Society's great work in this area. Register online today! |
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Thursday, February 26, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
In the second session of our symposium, Dr. Michael Walker presents the factors that govern the aqueous solubility of small molecule drugs. In addition, a number of different strategies for improving solubility through structural modification will be presented. Join us to learn, and comment on, what can stand in the way of optimizing solubility. Did you miss the first session of the 2015 Drug Design and Delivery Symposium? Catch up and discover what you are missing by viewing a public recording on YouTube.
Thursday, March 5, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
In this presentation, Dr. Marc Hillmyer will introduce the Center for Sustainable Polymers and give an overview of the organization's current research portfolio, which is aimed at the discovery of efficient and precision conversions of renewable raw materials into innovative polymeric products that outperform the current suite of non-sustainable polymers from performance, environmental, and cost perspectives. Get ready for the presentation by viewing this short video with Dr. Hillmyer from Science Nation and the National Science Foundation.
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ACS Career Navigator
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Make sure that you put your best foot forward at the ACS Career Fair, March 22-24, 2015 (at the ACS National Meeting in Denver), by being prepared for the questions that are likely to come your way. Work on your 30-second "elevator pitch." Ask for information you could not find on the employer's website. Show employers what you know, and ask for more. Practice with a fellow professional before attending the Career Fair and ask them to treat you as though they had never met you before. Review the most common and the most difficult interview questions prior to attending the event, and make sure that you have an answer to each one.
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Five insightful Leadership Development Courseswill be offered at the ACS National Meeting in Denver, providing attendees the opportunity to learn the leadership skills necessary to excel at their careers. Learn how to avoid misunderstandings and awkward confrontations in "Engaging Colleagues in Dialogue," how to help your employees and colleagues become more effective in "Coaching and Feedback," and much more. Learn more and see all Leadership Development Courses offered at acs.org. |
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ACS News
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The ACS Scholars Program is now accepting online applications for scholarships that will begin in the 2015-2016 academic year. Go to www.acs.org/scholars for complete details and access to the online application system. Interested students can also contact us by e-mail at scholars@acs.org, by telephone at (202) 872-6250, by fax at (202) 872-4361, or by regular mail to ACS Scholars Program, 1155 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. The deadline to receive completed applications and supporting documents is March 1, 2015. |
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AGRO, a technical division of ACS, continues its Lunch and Learn Webinar Series with "Biopesticides: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape in the European Union and the United States," on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM ET. This event will feature two presentations: "Biopesticides in the U.S.: Classification & Regulatory Processes," by Dr. Russell Jones, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and "Registration of Bio-pesticides in Europe under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Its Difference to the U.S. Procedure," by Dr. Matthias Weidenauer, Battelle. Visit the AGRO website for presentation descriptions and speaker biographies, then register online and join the discussion! |
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If it hadn't been for Project SEED, Julia Gensheimer, a Siemens Competition semifinalist, would have worked as a lifeguard during the summer. Instead, with a stipend from ACS donors, she conducted research on graphene under the guidance of her Project SEED mentor, Dr. Yan Cao, and she presented at the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco. Read her candid interview about her Project SEED experience. |
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Nominations are now open for the 2015 class of ACS Fellows; the deadline for nominations is April 1, 2015. The ACS Fellows Program recognizes ACS members for excellence and leadership in both of two areas: (1) science, the profession, education, and/or management, and (2) volunteer service in the ACS community. Nominations are submitted online and are solicited from ACS National Committees, Local Sections, and Divisions, as well as from individual members. Visit www.acs.org/fellows for additional information, or e-mail questions to fellows@acs.org. |
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Be a Chemistry Ambassador and get kids excited about chemistry! Share your passion for chemistry by giving them Kids Discover magazine – a special chemistry issue targeted to grades 5-7. It has engaging articles on Nature's Pharmacy, Color of Fireworks, Chemistry Superstars, Why Matter Matters, and more, plus experiments and games. Cost is $0.50 per copy. To request a coupon code that will entitle you to up to 50 free copies, send an e-mail to kidsdiscover@acs.orgwith your name, shipping address, a description of how you plan to use the publication, and how many copies you are requesting. A shipping charge of $7.60 will apply. Share chemistry! Spark a reaction! |
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ACS members can take advantage of discounts of up to 25% on vehicle rentals in the U.S. and Canada. Whether you're traveling for professional or personal matters, AVIS has a vehicle that will fit your needs. |
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- Feature: Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference – Submit Abstracts, Apply for Student Awards by March 13
- My ACS Story: Shannen Cravens - I SHARE with My ACS
- Advance Yourself & Your Science: Science and Human Rights: Past, Present, and Future
- ACS Career Navigator: Are You Ready for the ACS Career Fair?
- ACS News
- pHun & Games
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In your lab, or classroom, or wherever you practice your scientific craft, it's likely that you prefer to avoid explosions - but where's the fun in that? In last week's episode, the purveyors of ACS's "Reactions" video series "go Hollywood" and explain the chemistry behind those spectacular big-budget explosions in the movies. We have to imagine that making all those special effects go boom would be fun work if you could get it, and probably really satisfying to our inner 14-year-old. Who knows, maybe there's some showbiz science in your future? (Don't forget your ear protection!)
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