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Liviu Mirica snags 2016 Saint Louis Award

Pegah Jalili, past chair of the St Louis Section–ACS and chair of the Saint Louis Award jury, has announced the winner of the 2016 Saint Louis Award. Dr Liviu Mirica obtained his BS from Caltech in 1999, where he carried out undergraduate research with Harry Gray. He earned his

Councilors are back from Philadelphia

Our intrepid Councilors have returned from the 252nd National Meeting in Philadelphia. Lol Barton was the first to provide the Councilor Talking Points, a summary of Council business that forms the basis for Councilors’ reporting to the Section. You can follow the link for the full document. Below one webmaster’

First-time poster presenter? Check this out.

First-time poster presenter? Check this out.

Our very own Professional Activities Committee chair, Brent Znosko (SLU Chemistry) was interviewed by the ACS Reactions blog about poster sessions. He provided six tips for first-time poster presenters. We don’t want to turn this into a listicle, so we’ll just send you to the horse’s mouth,

The amazing First Annual WUCT

The amazing First Annual WUCT

On April 2nd, 174 high school students from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois attended the Washington University in St. Louis Chemistry Tournament (WUCT). WUCT aimed to expose students to creative thinking and intellectual flexibility, increase the number of STEM-based opportunities for high school students, and create a platform for college students

LDF Module 8, Spring 2016 – Failure: It’s a Good Thing (workshop)

LDF Module 8, Spring 2016 – Failure: It’s a Good Thing (workshop)

Workshop: May 26, 6:00–8:30 pm (corrected: start time is 6:00; original post had incorrect start time of 5:30) Location: The Edge (next to Mallinckrodt in Webster Groves) 359 Marshall Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119 (map) Join us Thursday May 26 for the continuation of the

This is your forum, too

This is your forum, too

OK, enough. Enough of one voice for the entire Saint Louis Section ACS. With almost 1,500 members in 13 metro counties and one city-cum-county, surely this Section has other opinions ... or information ... or questions to share. This website — the blog in particular — is now an open (OK, for safety

Portrait: Rob Lamb

It's official: TotY

Meet Rob Lamb, Saint Louis High School Chemistry Teacher-of-the-Year. Rob is in his 13th year teaching science and has spent the past 11 teaching chemistry at Pattonville High School. Kathleen Dwyer, coordinator of the award for the St Louis Section ACS, announced the selection earlier this month. Rob is a